Abstract: An apparatus for drying a wafer includes a rotating chuck configured to rotate the wafer. A movable de-ionized water supply member and an organic solvent supply member are positioned adjacent a face of the wafer. The de-ionized water supply member supplies de-ionized water onto the wafer, and the organic solvent supply member has a plurality of solvent supply nozzles disposed to supply an organic solvent onto the wafer. The organic solvent supply member includes a first solvent supply member and a second solvent supply member. The de-ionized water supply member and the first solvent supply member move radially between a position adjacent the central portion of the wafer and the edge portion of the wafer.

Abstract: A drying unit for removing solvent from moist material, and a method for drying moist material with the drying unit. The unit comprises at least one drying chamber (23) having at least one stand plate (2) for holding vessels (3), which are filled with moist material, or flat layers of moist material, the drying chamber (23) being connected to a condenser (22) via a vapor passage (15), in which sublimed solvent can be separated out, the stand plates (2) being connected to a temperature-controlled heating/cooling circuit, the chamber (23) having heating/cooling plates (4) or (4′) which are connected to a second heat-transfer circuit, wherein the heating/cooling plates (4) or (4′) are substantially thermally isolated from the chamber wall (6).

Abstract: An ear canal dryer that removes excess fluid or moisture retained in the outer ear canal. The ear canal dryer comprises a bulb and a speculum, each having an air flow controller. By inserting the speculum into the ear canal and squeezing the bulb, an air stream is injected into the ear canal causing evaporation of fluid and carrying the moisture out of the canal. The ear canal dryer of the present invention is easy to carry and use. It can be manufactured at a low cost and may also be adapted for veterinary use.

Abstract: Drying printed material, in strip or sheet, using a drying fluid propelled in the direction of the printed material through nozzles. Each nozzle has one outlet or blowing opening to blow a drying fluid or medium which has been warmed by heating elements. The nozzles are arranged in an enclosure of a drying device. Near the printed material, the drying fluid or medium presents a turbulent flux that is immediately produced at the nozzle outlets through transformation means of a laminar flux into a turbulent flux. The drying fluid or medium is extracted from the enclosure of the drying device by an exhaust pipe located between two successive nozzles, and preferably equidistant from each of the nozzles.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-heat drying method which allows a catalytic substance and the like to be deposited uniformly onto a workpiece to be dried in a dramatically short time as compared to a prior art method, and also an apparatus therefor.

Abstract: A system and method of moving a meniscus from a first surface to a second surface includes forming a meniscus between a head and a first surface. The meniscus can be moved from the first surface to an adjacent second surface, the adjacent second surface being parallel to the first surface. The system and method of moving the meniscus can also be used to move the meniscus along an edge of a substrate.

Abstract: A control system for a clothes dryer including a temperature sensor and a thermostat for regulating at least one dryer heating element is provided. The control system includes a microcomputer programmed to compensate for a conflict between the thermostat temperature regulation and the temperature sensor temperature regulation during dryer operation at a selected operating temperature.

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a dryness degree in an exhaust type clothes dryer and a control method using the same, includes an electrode sensor for sensing a clothes drying state based on the humidity of the clothes in the drum, and a thermistor for sensing the temperature of the air discharged after drying the clothes. By comparing the clothes drying state and discharged air temperature, the operation of the dryer is controlled, so that the drying of clothes can be accurately performed, thus to improve efficiency and performance of an exhaust type clothes dryer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for conditioning fibrous substances, especially wood fibers that are dried in a dryer. In a substantially closed drying circuit (1) a vapor-gas mixture is guided in said dryer as a circulating gas (referred to as vapors) that is separated from the dried fibers (6) in a separator (5) once it has passed the drier, and is then returned to a first heat exchanger (7) connected to the drying circuit (1). Gas is heated in a furnace (11) and is supplied to the heat exchanger to heat the vapors. A partial flow (8) of the vapors is coupled out upstream of the first heat exchanger (7) when seen in the direction of the drying circuit (1), heated in a second heat exchanger (10) and is then supplied to the furnace (11) and combusted. In order to reduce emissions and save energy, the partial flow (8) of vapors coupled out, before being heated in the second heat exchanger (10), is cooled in a vapor condenser (9) and depleted, and the resulting condensation product (14) is fed out.

Abstract: The shoe cover is formed from two sheets of tough flexible material, such as leather. The two sheets of material are shaped to cooperatively shield a shoe from the metatarsal area to the toe tip from fallin cherries. The first sheet forms a first shield member for protecting the area of the shoe covering the metatarsal area of a foot or the shoe lace and tongue area of shoes. The second sheet forms a second shield member that is adjustably attachable to the first shield member and shaped to generally cover the toe area of shoes. A pair of eyelets is arranged on the first shield member between fastener patches in a manner so that when shoe laces are passed through the eyelets and tied into a bow upon the front face of the first shield member, the upper portion of the sheet can be folded upon itself to cover the shoe laces and the tongues of the shoes. A wide patch of VELCRO™ hook and loop fastener material is secured onto the back face of the first shield member.

Abstract: A self-adjusting snow plow for use with pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles is disclosed. The snow plow includes a mounting apparatus for attachment to a vehicle and a plow blade having first and second ends, a top, a bottom, a plurality of retention members and a rubber scraper. The mounting apparatus includes a pair of mounting uprights and a hitch tongue which is easily mounted in a hitch receiver which is secured to the front of a vehicle. The retention members are constructed and arranged to at least partially encircle one of the respective mounting uprights when the plow blade is engaged with the mounting apparatus in a working orientation such that the plow blade is in contact with the ground or objects on the ground. Each of the respective retention members is slidably engaged with one of the respective mounting uprights when the plow blade is in a working orientation.

Abstract: An improved snow plow for use with light and medium duty trucks is disclosed which has an impact-absorbing mechanism which absorbs the shocks of both the tripping of the snow plow blade upon striking an object and the spring-biased return of the snow plow blade to its original position. Impact-absorbing members made of a polymeric material are mounted in pockets contained in the pivot support structure of the snow plow blade support structure, and portions of the snow plow blade frame impact the impact-absorbing members prior to the snow plow blade reaching either a tripped position or a trip return position. The impact-absorbing members are highly resistant to damage even when absorbing large shocks caused by substantial impacts, and are easily replaceable when their lifetime has been expended.

Abstract: A shovel has an articulated shovel blade for pivoting movement relative to a wheeled carriage on which the blade is mounted. The shovel blade is adjustably locked in position at different angles relative to the direction of travel of the carriage, for pushing snow or other material to the side of the shovel as it travels across the ground. The carriage is pushed forward using a handle or a motor is provided for self-propelling the carriage. A pivoting shovel without wheels is also disclosed.

Abstract: A chain with opposite plane links is disclosed and may be utilized in connection with an excavator or other heavy-duty operation. Each opposite plane link includes two discrete loop portions orthogonally-oriented with respect to each other. The excavator may be, for example, a dragline excavating operation that includes a drag rope and a dragline bucket. The opposite plane link chain forms a portion of the drag system positioned adjacent to the dragline bucket and secured to the dragline bucket. In operation, the opposite plane link chain drags against the ground and experiences wear. By rotating the opposite plane link chain and reversing the ends of the opposite plane link chain, four discrete wear surfaces are sequentially positioned to engage the ground.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle jet water conduit connecting arrangement for connecting a plastic corrugated pipe within a motor vehicle jet water conduit system, wherein said connecting arrangement is formed with a corrugated pipe section and a connector support section, and a socket section is provided in accordance with the invention which comes to rest in a fitting position between a connector support area on the corrugated pipe side and the connector support section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic control apparatus for a construction machine. The hydraulic control apparatus includes a target velocity table (4) which stores target actuation velocities of a hydraulic actuator (30) corresponding to operation amounts of the operation member (2) to be operated by the operator, a target acceleration table (5) which stores target actuation accelerations of the hydraulic actuator (30) corresponding to operation amounts of the operation member (2), and one of the target velocity table (4) and the target acceleration table (5) can be selected by operation of a selection switch (3) by the operator. Further, by the control means, the target value corresponding to the operation amount of the operation member (2) using the table selected by the selection switch (3), and a control valve (17) for controlling the pressure oil supplying amount from a hydraulic pump (16) to the hydraulic actuator (30) is controlled based on the set target value.

Abstract: A failure detection device for a hydraulic motor according to the present comprises a hydraulic pump (3) that is driven by a prime mover (2); a hydraulic motor (1) that is driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump (3); an abnormality detection device (35) that detects a sign of abnormal operation of the hydraulic motor (1); and a warning device (39, 40) that issues a warning when the sign of the abnormal operation of the hydraulic motor (1) is detected by the abnormality detection device (35).

Abstract: A tip assembly has a replaceable wear member mounted to an adapter carried on the cutting edge of an implement of an earth-working machine. The adapter has an external surface formed to engage a complementary internal cavity of the wear member and includes a pair of transversely spaced sides at least one of the transversely spaced sides include a guide arrangement and a retainer pocket positioned therein. The wear member has a body with an exterior ground-engaging surface, a mounting end, an adapter receiving cavity and at least one ear extending from the mounting end. The at least one ear is configured to be received by the guide arrangement when the wear member is positioned on the adapter.

Abstract: Fabricated excavator teeth comprising projections cut from hard, highly abrasion steel plate or bar stock, for example having a Brinell Hardness exceeding 225, and as high as 400 or higher, welded to cores through which the teeth may be connected with excavator apparatus, including any kind of digging implement, such as buckets and ripping arms, and any kind of excavating machine, such as power shovels, backhoes and dredges.

Abstract: A tooth block 2 to be attached to a bucket 1 for a shovel machine, wherein the tooth block 2 is removably attached to the bucket 1 through an adapter member 3 provided at the lip of the bucket, being projected therefrom, and the tooth block 2 is provided with a masking portion 4 for masking the gap produced between the lip of the bucket 1 and the base of the tooth block 2 when the tooth block 2 is attached to the lip of the bucket 1, the masking portion 4 being provided outside the base of the tooth block 2 such that the masking portion 4 is overlapped with the outer surface of the lip of the bucket 1, and is connected and fixed to the bucket 1 through a fixing portion 5.

Abstract: The invention provides a pin assembly and Implements connecting apparatus which can replace a working means such as a bucket or the like easily and for a short time. A first member (20) having a pair of brackets (18, 19) is connected to a second member (22) having a boss portion (21). The first member (20) and the second member (21) are connected so as to swing freely and mutually by inserting a pin assembly (17) having an outer tubular body (15) and a connection pin (16) rotatably connected thereto into one bracket (18), the boss portion (21) and another bracket (19). In the connection state, the outer tubular body (15) and the boss portion (21) are fixed. The pin assembly (17) can be pulled out by applying a pressing force to an opposite side in an inserting direction of the pin assembly (17).

Abstract: A display for collectibles includes a first portion or wall and second portion or wall. The first and second walls are joined at one end thereof and together provide a self-supporting structure. Each of the first wall and second wall has a display surface. The display surface is puncturable for mounting one or more display pins in a variety of positions and patterns. The display surface is also suitable for display of photographs, labels, stickers and the like, or any combinations thereof.

Abstract: A drinking cup identification system comprises a set of a plurality of drinking cups, particularly children's spill-proof drinking cups, each of the drinking cups being provided with a unique identifying indicia selected from a sequential pattern of indicia. The use of the sequential pattern of indicia enables the user to plainly identify each of the drinking cups and to easily monitor and visually track the set of drinking cups to determine whether any of the drinking cups is missing from the set. The unique identifying indicia can be any indicia which can be classified into a sequential pattern, including a series of numbers, alphabet letters and the like. The unique identifying indicia can be adhesively applied to each drinking cup, such as by labels, or can be machine molded, etchingly inscribed or printed onto each drinking cup.

Abstract: A flame simulating apparatus to simulate flames emanating from a wood or fossil fuel burning fire. The flame simulating apparatus includes a light source, a light reflecting element, and a fire simulation screen. The light reflecting element produces a moving and generally random pattern of reflected light when light is cast upon it by the light source. The fire simulation screen has the image of a fire thereon and is positioned so that reflected light from the light reflecting element is cast upon its rear surface. The fire simulation screen includes at least one portion that is at least partially translucent such that light cast upon the partially translucent portion by the light reflecting element is diffused and at least partially passes through the translucent portion to present a moving flame image when viewed from a position in front of the fire simulation screen.

Abstract: The current invention is a wind driven spinning display sign. It has a shape that causes it to spin in wind coming from any direction. This unique shape also allows it to display text and images clearly in 360 degrees of direction while spinning. The device can be a decorative device for automobile antennas, to display colors, personalized messages, images, or advertisements.

Abstract: A business form particularly adapted for use during medical emergencies includes in a first embodiment a wristband/label assembly that is readily separable from a carrier, with the wristband including a single end for looping around a victim's appendage through a cinch and a tab carrying a plurality of labels with the wristband and each label having an identifying indicia such as a bar code printed thereon. The wristband bar code thus becomes associated with the victim and the labels are used to identify items associated with the patient such as his possessions, medical charts, medicines, etc. The wristband may be color coded so that as the medical personnel triage victims they are categorized by color as to their need for medical care, with the color coding thus being readily ascertainable by others as multiple victims are processed.

Abstract: A business form particularly adapted for use in a medical or hospital environment includes in a first embodiment a wristband assembly that is readily separable from a carrier comprised of a layer of face stock and a laminate, with the wristband including a printable face stock region die cut into the face stock and a strap portion, a laminating portion, and a cinch die cut into the laminate layer. The laminating portion includes two halves which fold together about a fold line to enclose the face stock, with the strap portion extending from one of said halves. The cinch may be located in one of two locations, either in an extension from the other side of the face stock or intermediate the face stock and the strap portion. In either case the cinch comprises a slot through which the strap portion is inserted and then adhered to itself after its length has been adjusted by the medical professional.

Abstract: The present invention includes a clean release magnet label and manufacturing method thereof. The clean release magnet includes a pressure sensitive carrier layer having a permanent adhesive applied to a first face and a clean release adhesive applied to a second face. A magnet layer is removably affixed to the pressure sensitive carrier layer with the clean release adhesive, and a filmic face layer, having printing thereon, is attached to the magnet layer with an adhesive. The method of manufacturing enables manual or automatic application of clean release magnets onto products. With this arrangement, the magnet layer is non-tacky when removed from the pressure sensitive carrier layer, the original product label is visible upon removal of the clean release magnet and the product contents remain free from contamination from the clean release magnet.

Abstract: Novel point-of-purchase cantilevered deflectable display assemblies, which normally extend transversely into a shopping aisle. Display assemblies which accommodate substitution of one frame-carried form or configuration of advertising for another, which can be radically different, without disconnecting the entire display assembly from its mounting to a molding at a store shelf or like. The advertising frame with which the advertising medium is associated is removably connected to a hanger portion. The hanger portion accommodates the above-mentioned on-site frame and advertisement removal and exchange while the remainder of the display assembly remains in its shelf-mounted or like position. Display assemblies are disclosed which enhance the deflectable nature of the cantilevered distal part of the display assemblies, the manner in which pivoting occurs and is controlled or limited and the way in which the display assemblies are biased toward neutral in the assembled condition.

Abstract: A lock housing for releasably securing the free end of a cable or shackle in the interior of the housing is in the form of an inner plastic body encapsulated or enclosed within a metal shell. The housing has a top and bottom wall and cable or shackle free end receiving bore. A cavity extends into the housing from the bottom wall with a key lock cylinder mounted therein. The lock cylinder includes a rotatable plug for turning through a predetermined angle from a locked to an unlocked position with a key. A locking member or deadbolt, coupled to the plug, is arranged to move into a detent or groove in the cable or shackle free end to secure the free end in the housing. Rotating the plug to the unlocked position allows the cable of shackle free end to be removed from the housing.

Abstract: This invention, a stock mounted ammunition holder, when used by hunters and law enforcement is designed to address the problem of accidental loss of ammunition from the carrier.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a novel inner barrel for sport rifles, which has the particularity of installing or removing in a simple way, and allows using ammunition and pellets of different calibers. In this way, the sport rifle becomes a versatile device that uses indifferently either ammunition or pellets of different calibers without the necessity of removing the original barrel. On the other hand, this inner barrel can be adapted in sport rifles carrying out, previously, a simple repair consisted in making a cord on the mouth of the barrel and increasing the correlative diameter to the proposed inner barrel, in order to become a versatile rifle.

Abstract: An accessory mount, and a method for mounting accessories for a hand held firearm having a barrel and a mounting rail coupled beneath the barrel, the accessory mount including a frame, defining a substantially flattened bottom surface and a track for mounting along the mounting rail, the frame having a cavity for receiving a light, and a bipod mount coupled adjacent the track and behind the light cavity and arranged to hold a bipod having legs which can be folded substantially adjacent the barrel.

Abstract: The “Make it Real” decoy is a plastic, inflatable, simulated turkey feed, hunting decoy which simulates piles of turkey feed but is lightweight and easy to carry. It has a small valve and cap that enables it to be inflated by a person blowing into the valve and is weighted.

Abstract: Artificial lures, fishhook constructions, and a method for creating the same are provided. The fishhook has a shank portion attachable to a fishing line, a bend portion extending arcuately from the shank to terminate in a pointed tip, and a blade projecting from the shank. When used in conjunction with an artificial lure, the blade imparts movement to the lure to improve its presentation in the water. There may be two blades positioned in opposed relationship that diverge away or converge toward one another. Alternately, the blades may be staggered along the length of the shank. The blade(s) may be joined to the shank with a binding member that may be a slotted piece molded about the shank and having circumferential grooves formed therein. The blade and binding member may be plastic and formed as a single piece construction or as two separate pieces.

Abstract: The invention relates to additives for improving cold-flow and lubricating properties of fuel oils, comprising

Abstract: There is described a fuel composition which is substantially free of alkanolamides, containing at least 95 % by volume of a hydrocarbon-based fuel and from 0.1 to 5 % by volume of an additive selected from the groups consisting of: a) the optionally alkoxylated linear or branched saturated or unsaturated monoalcolhols having 8 to 24 C atoms, containing zero or 1 to 20 mol of ethylene oxide and/or 1 to 5 mol of propylene oxide per mol of alcohol, or b) the polyols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, optionally partially esterified with fatty acids having 12 to 24 carbon atoms, or c) the alkoxylated fatty acids having 12 to 24 carbon atoms and 4 to 20 mol of ethylene oxide per mol of fatty acid, or d) the ethoxylated dimeric fatty acids.

Abstract: Oils having improved lubricity and low temperature properties and additives for use therein.

Abstract: A gasoline additive composed of a plurality of isomers of at least one of dibutyloxide, dipentyloxide, and butylpetyloxide, methods of making same comprising reacting at least one monoolefin with at least one monoalcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst, and methods of using same.

Abstract: Comprehensive transportation fuel additive compositions are designed to improve low-quality transportation fuels, particularly for underdeveloped countries. A preferred formula of the present invention comprises at least one octane booster, at least one combustion modifier, at least one corrosion inhibitor, at least one water demulsifier, at least one detergent, at least one solvent, at least one fuel stabilizer, at least one biocide, and at least one fuel lubricant. Under appropriate circumstances, such as, for example, use in cold climates, the preferred formula may also comprise at least one low temperature additive. The comprehensive fuel additives of the present invention have a novel capability of substantially correcting all of the detrimental aspects of low-quality transportation fuel, thereby lowering pollution, improving fuel efficiency, and reducing vehicle maintenance costs. The comprehensive fuel additive formula is preferably tailored and adjusted to meet local needs.

Abstract: A process for cultivating Morchella ascocarps using mycelium and a tree seedling, the tree seedling having a root system and a shoot system. The process includes the steps of inoculating the root system with the mycelium to produce an inoculated tree seedling; stimulating the mycelium to form sclerotia by distressing the inoculated tree seedling; and inducing the sclerotia to produce ascocarps by providing conditions conducive to the formation of ascocarps. Also, the growth of trees may be accelerated by inoculating the root system with the mycelium. Further more, a process for cultivating Morchella sclerotia using mycelium and a tree seedling, the tree seedling having a root system and a shoot system includes the steps of inoculating the root system with the mycelium to produce an inoculated tree seedling; and stimulating the mycelium to form sclerotia by distressing the inoculated tree seedling.

Abstract: An adjustable, modular transport system for safely moving floral arrangements for funerals and other events by means of a truck or van. The system includes a base unit of various lengths having an elongated base with groove-forming rails mounted on the sides of the base along the length thereof to form respective inward facing grooves. The base floor and the inward facing grooves form a slot. The rails contained bores spaced therealong at equal intervals to accommodate spacers having corresponding rods extending downward therefrom. The slot accommodates a conventional floral basket base extension. A number of baskets may be inserted and separated by the spacers installed therebetween. The slot accommodate a base support for a flower pot or vase holder and of the same dimensions as that of the conventional basket base. The flower vase holder is tubular in shape, vertically mounted on an end.

Abstract: A plant cultivation method for preventing weed, pest and soil borne disease is disclosed. The method is characterized in that a photo-resistive and degradable covering material daubed with a bio-control microbe (a specific fungus: Gliocladium sp.) is applied to cover the cultivation media of a sown plant or transplanted seedling so as to control the weed growth and prevent pest and soil borne disease.

Abstract: A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a base portion. The sleeve may have an upper sleeve portion which can surround a plant disposed in a pot and which can be detached once the function of the sleeve has been completed. The sleeve has a plurality of folds, some constricted by a constriction element, the folds comprising expansion elements for allowing portions of the base portion to expand, when a pot is disposed within the sleeve.

Abstract: A decorative assembly for supporting a floral grouping utilizes a floral holding material, a sheet of material and a band. The decorative assembly is formed by a method which includes the steps of forming the sheet of material about at least a portion of the floral holding material with a forming device such that an upper end of the floral holding material remains substantially uncovered, and thereafter securing the sheet of material about the floral holding material with a band.

Abstract: A plant package comprising a sleeve wrapped about a potted plant or a comestible item. The sleeve has a curved bottom when flat. The sleeve has an expansion element in the lower end enabling the sidewall of the sleeve to conform to the outer and bottom surfaces of the pot to provide a decorative cover. The sleeve optionally has a detachable upper portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a relatively small scale apparatus for gasifying solid fuel in which pyrolysis gas produced in a pyrolyzer by thermal-decomposition reaction of the solid fuel can be reformed to crude fuel gas. The apparatus comprises a solid fuel pyrolyzer 1 and a steam reformer 5, and thermally decomposes the solid fuel with a combustion reaction of a low oxygen density to produce the pyrolysis gas, and reforms the pyrolysis gas to produce the crude fuel gas. The pyrolyzer has an air inlet 18 positioned at a bottom part thereof and upwardly blowing combustion air into the pyrolyzer; a bed of pyrolyzer 30 located above the air inlet; and a pyrolysis gas exit positioned at an upper part of a body of the pyrolyzer and conducting the pyrolysis gas out of the pyrolyzer. The bed is made by a layered stack of many spherical heat-resistant materials 32 which form a number of narrow gaps for draft of the combustion air over the whole bed.

Abstract: A process for burning coal to produce substantially pure hydrogen for use in fuel cells, together with “sequestration ready” carbon dioxide and a stream of oxygen depleted air for powering gas turbines, characterized by using a combination of two fluidized bed reactors and a third transfer line reactor, the first reactor being supplied with coal particles or “char” and fluidized with high temperature steam; the second reactor being fluidized with high temperature steam and the third reactor being fluidized by compressed air. Solids circulated among these three reactors include a mixture of materials containing calcium compounds (present as CaO, CaCO3 and mixtures thereof) and iron compounds (present as FeO, Fe2O3 and mixtures thereof). The coal is gasified by the steam in the presence of CaO to produce CaCO3 and relatively pure hydrogen for use in fuel cells per a CO2 acceptor process.

Abstract: A compact steam reformer produces hydrogen to power a fuel cell, such as can be used in a vehicle. The steam reformer includes a first channel, at least partly coated with a steam reforming catalyst, and a second channel, at least partly coated with a combustion catalyst, the channels being in thermal contact with each other. Heat from the combustion is used in the steam reforming reaction. The steam reformer may be provided as a stack of strips defining steam reforming channels which alternate with combustion channels. The reformer may also include a set of modules, connected in series, each module including a stack of strips as described above. The steam reformer preferably also includes a channel wherein a water-gas shift reaction occurs, to convert carbon monoxide, produced by the reformer, into carbon dioxide.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for the preparation of synthesis gas by catalytic steam and/or CO2 reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising the following steps: