Abstract: The invention provides an emulsified water in oil composition comprising: A) a fuel; B) a water; C) a high molecular weight emulsifier; D) a surfactant having a molecular weight of about less than or equal to about 950 g/mol wherein the surfactant comprises: i) natural fats; ii) non-ionic and ionic surfactants; iii) co-surfactant; iv) fatty acids and their amine salts; or v) combinations thereof; and E) optionally ammonium nitrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improver in the form of a mixture of at least polysiloxane antifoaming agent and at least partially or totally neutralised fat acid. The inventive fuel and additive containing said mixture are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the hydrogenation of a reactant selected from the group consisting of: (a) a 5- or 6-membered lactone that is substituted at the ring-closing carbon atom and has a proton at a carbon atom adjacent to the ring-closing carbon atom; (b) an ester of a carboxylic acid having a gamma-carbonyl group and a proton at a carbon atom adjacent to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group; and (c) a carboxylic acid having a gamma-carbonyl group and a proton at a carbon atom adjacent to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group, wherein the reactant is contacted with a strongly acidic heterogeneous catalyst comprising a hydrogenating metal, in the presence of hydrogen, at a temperature in the range of from 100 to 350° C. and a pressure in the range of from 1 to 150 bar (absolute). The invention further provides a fuel composition, preferably a diesel composition, comprising di-alkyl 4-methylnonanedioate or di-alkyl 3-ethyl-4-methylheptanedioate.

Abstract: The invention provides a water blended fuel composition made by combining (i) a normally liquid hydrocarbon fuel; (ii) water; (iii) a nitrogen-free surfactant; and an acid having a pKa of up to about 6.

Abstract: An additive for improving the lubricity of fuel oils having a maximum sulfur content of 0.035% by weight, comprising A) at least one partial ester composed of a di- or polyhydric alcohol and unsaturated and optionally also saturated fatty acids whose carbon chain lengths are between 8 and 30 carbon atoms, at least 60% of the fatty acid radicals containing at least one double bond, and B) at least one alkylphenol-aldehyde resin, obtainable by the condensation of (i) at least one alkylphenol having at least one C6-C24-alkyl or C6-C24-alkenyl radical and (ii) at least one aldehyde or ketone, to a degree of condensation of between 2 and 50 alkylphenol units.

Abstract: A method and system for using plastic material as a fuel includes dissolving the plastic material in biodiesel to form a solution. After the solution is created, it is filtered to remove insoluble contaminants and is then fed to a generator that oxidizes the solution to create power and/or heat. Heat from the oxidation of the solution can be utilized to facilitate the further dissolution of plastic material in biodiesel and to reduce the viscosity of the resulting solution.

Abstract: Compositions of oxygenated gasolines are disclosed that have reduced vapor pressure compared to those containing a single oxygenate and no RVP reducing compound. Such compositions can be formed at a refinery or at a terminal. Methods of reducing vapor pressure of an oxygenated gasoline are disclosed and methods of reducing vapor pressure constraints upon a refinery in the production of oxygenated gasoline are disclosed. Fundamental properties of RVP reducing compounds are disclosed including IR spectrum analysis. Processes and methods for blending and distributing these fuels are also disclosed.

Abstract: A briquette includes an upper briquette part, and a lower briquette part under the upper briquette part; both of the upper and the lower briquette parts are made of completely carbonized cinders of burnt shells of grains and small pieces of grass and wood, and are formed by compressing and drying a mixture of the cinders and incombustible adhesives such that the briquette won't fall apart easily after it is burnt; when the upper briquette part is positioned on top of the lower briquette part, a room will be formed between the upper and the lower parts, in which kindling materials will be held and burn, and the upper briquette part propped up off a ground by the lower briquette part; several air passages extend through the briquette from lateral sides of the briquette to the room for the kindling materials.

Abstract: An improved process for the production of biodiesel fuels and fuel additives from triglyceride-containing feed stocks is described wherein the improvement involves the use of microwave energy to reduce free fatty acid content of feed stocks, enhance the reaction rate and conversion yield of triglycerides to fatty acid esters (biodiesel product), and/or assist in the separation of at least one of the mixtures formed in the biodiesel production process.

Abstract: A system for transplant production comprising: at least one air conditioner installed in a completely light shielding closed structure surrounded by a thermally insulated wall, the air conditioner controlling the temperature and humidity of air in the closed structure; at least one box-shaped culturing module disposed in the internal space of the closed structure, the culturing module having a front face opening which is opened to the internal space of the closed structure; a plurality of transplant production shelves arranged vertically in multi-layer in the culturing module to form a transplant production space between the upper and lower transplant production shelves; a plurality of plug trays for holding a plant growing medium mounted on each transplant production shelf; a sub-irrigation unit capable of irrigation from the bottom of the plug trays mounted on each transplant production shelf; an artificial lighting unit provided on the back of each transplant production shelf, the artificial lighting unit

Abstract: A polytunnel system comprises a plurality of cover support members (14), a series of leg members (12) and a cover. The cover support members (14) are supported by associated ones of the leg members (12). The cover support members (14) are securable to the leg members (12) at a plurality of different heights.

Abstract: A seed tape including successively arranged germinating units (1a, 1b, 1c) is made of at least one carrier strip (2) as well as at least one layer (3) of biodegradable, gas-permeable material placed on said carrier strip. Each germinating unit (1a, 1b, 1c) includes a mixture of carrier (7), at least one additive (8) and optionally an adjuvant(s) (9) in addition to one or more seeds (10). The layer (3) of biodegradable, gas-permeable material is flexible and non-woven. The additive or additives (8) are water-absorbing. In this manner the seed tape is particularly suited for being subjected to a pregermination procedure because it possesses a very high capacity of retaining water without disintegrating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a product for use in agriculture or horticulture comprising a capsule dissolving or disintegrating in the presence of humidity wherein at least a seed and a controlled release system comprising an agrochemical compound is located.

Abstract: This invention shapes a thick slice of green or ripened plantain into a open rectangular bowl that can be filled with various edible foods such as, but not limited to, chicken, shrimp, beef, and custard.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a seed germinating apparatus, comprising a soil for cultivating the seed and a container having the soil potted therein. The seed is germinated after the container is opened, and produces a seed leaf formed with a predetermined mark indicative of a message or the like, thereby making it possible to send a message or the like after a certain period of time to an addressee without using an internet computer terminal, a display unit and a printer, or a durable capsule or the like to be buried deep in the ground.

Abstract: A nutriculture device and a stack-type nutriculture pot system for use in the nutriculture device are disclosed. The nutriculture vice includes moving means for periodically moving a plurality of nutriculture pots, each having culture soil for supporting a crop, on a predetermined closed loop type moving track, a spray nozzle installed at a location on the moving track of the nutriculture pots, for supplying a nutrient solution to the nutriculture pot passing through the location, and a nutrient solution recovery channel for recovering the nutrient solution flowing from the nutriculture pot. Since the above-described nutriculture device supplies a nutrient solution to a plurality of nutriculture pots using a single spray nozzle, its construction can be noticeably simplified. Also, since a nutriculture pot moves periodically so that its location in a houseplant changes at any time, an amount of sunshine applied to a crop is uniformly maintained, allowing the crop to grow evenly.

Abstract: An irrigation system for plants comprises at least one elongate plant through a main pipe with a first, greater cross-sectional area, a plurality of openings distributed in the longitudinal direction and positioned in the bottom of the plant trough, and a plurality of branch pipes each with a second, smaller cross-sectional area. The branch pipes connect the main pipe to the openings. The main pipe is further connected to means for supply and discharge of water. The water level in the plant trough is regulated by supplying or discharging water to and from the main pipe. In manufacture, the means are arranged on a frame belonging to a cultivation table.

Abstract: To provide a compact sensor device for the automatic door assembly, which can be mounted and dismounted easily to a support member and be effective to secure the safety in the doorway vicinity, a activation sensor (1) for opening a door (3) and a safety sensor (2) for keeping the door (3) open are supported in a fashion overlapped one above the other in a direction conforming to the direction in which they are secured to a support member (5).

Abstract: Door closure protective apparatus for hinged doors including a door frame, a door having hinge means for attachment to said door frame for pivotal movement to swing between a closed and open position wherein such movement leaves an open space between mating faces of said door frame and said door when said door is an said open position, the apparatus including a frame mounting member, a spring attachment member mounted to said frame mounting member, a longitudinally extending spring having one end attached to the spring attachment member and the other end attached to an obstruction member such as a ball, the combination configured and arranged such that the obstruction member overlays said door when said door is in the closed position and enters the open space to restrict closing of the door when the door is opened.

Abstract: A weatherstrip for a hardtop automobile comprising a molded part that is attached to the corner part of the door opening edge of the body, wherein the molded part has a base that is attached to a retainer fixed to the body, sidewalls rising from the base, a sealing wall that forms a hollow together with the base and sidewalls and is resiliently pressed against the door glass when the door is closed, and a lip that is extended from the sealing wall and inserted between the body and a garnish attached to the body and a projection that makes contact with the body to support the lip is formed on the back of the lip, whereby a gap is not created between the lip and the garnish when the door is closed and the lip is pushed inward.

Abstract: A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of providing a seal between an opening portion of a vehicle body, and a closing member for closing the opening portion. The weather strip includes a base portion in which a flange provided in the opening portion of the vehicle body or the closing member is adapted to be inserted and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion for contacting the opening portion or the closing member, and sealing between the opening portion and the closing member. The base portion holds a sealant member which is formed separately from the base portion and is composed of a highly foamed sponge material with a specific gravity of not more than 0.2 with a bottom wall thereof, and a projecting end of the flange is inserted into the sealant member.

Abstract: A structure of attaching a weather strip includes a roll sash of a sash door, and a weather strip attached to an outer circumferential end face of the roll sash, a hollow seal portion on the vehicle interior side and a seal lip portion on the vehicle exterior side of the weather strip formed integrated with each other into one body, the hollow seal portion and the seal lip portion coming into elastic contact with a vehicle body to seal a portion between the sash door and the vehicle body.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a friction material composition comprising a fibrous material except for asbestos, an inorganic friction regulating agent, an organic friction regulating agent and a binder, wherein active alumina is contained as the inorganic friction regulating agent, and a fluorine series polymer is contained as the organic friction regulating agent, and to provide a friction material using the friction material composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cerium oxide abrasive for selectively polishing various SiO2 films and SiO2—Si3N4 films; and a slurry containing the same. The cerium oxide abrasive and the polishing slurry of the present invention have a high polishing rate and are also free from microscratches in a polished surface upon polishing since polycrystalline cerium oxide having a mean crystalline particle size of 5 nm or less is synthesized by using hexagonal cerium carbonate having a hexagonal crystal structure as a raw material of cerium.

Abstract: A low solids-content slurry for polishing (e.g., chemical mechanical planarization) of substrates comprising a dielectric and an associated method using the slurry are described. The slurry and associated method afford high removal rates of dielectric during polishing even though the slurry has low solids-content. The slurry comprises a bicarbonate salt, which acts as a catalyst for increasing removal rates of dielectric films during polishing of these substrates.

Abstract: A panel assembly for providing underdeck water drainage and for other applications such as wall panels and skirting for exposed areas under building. The panel assembly, for an underdeck water drainage system, includes a plurality of joist brackets that are mounted transversely to and under the joists of a deck, a plurality of drainage panels, a plurality of drainage panel brackets, and a plurality of joist bracket spacers. The drainage panels may be slidingly engaged or snapped into separate panel brackets or into panel bracket portions of adjacent drainage panels. When properly installed, the underdeck drainage system will protect an area of interest, such as a patio or storage area under a deck, from rain water and keep the area dry. Another application of the present invention is to provide a shield, skirt, or cover for an exposed area under a deck, a home, a mobile home, a wall, or other place of interest.

Abstract: A grate for an opening that has a wall section with an upper rim, such as a window well, includes a rigid base and a plurality of rigid spokes extending outwardly from the base. Each spoke includes a fixed section affixed to the base and an extendible section that terminates in a distal end and that is movably supported by the fixed section between a retracted position and an extended position. The sections of the spokes may be telescopically engaged. In one embodiment, the base includes a hub member and a brace member positioned outwardly of the hub member with the fixed member of the spokes having opposite ends affixed respectively thereto. In another embodiment, the base member has a central section and a pair of base extension pieces that may be extended and retracted.

Abstract: A device for actively reducing sound transmission, provided with a first and second wall (3, 5) enclosing an inner space (1, 2), wherein at least the second wall (5) is provided with actuators (6), for instance eletromagnetic actuators and/or piezoeleteric elements, wherein the said inner space is provided with at least one inner wall (4) to divide this space into at least two layers of air (1, 2), which inner wall (4) is arranged such that the layers of air (1, 2) are in fluid connection with each other.

Abstract: A double hung window assembly includes a frame having horizontally spaced-apart first and second vertically extending stiles and upper and lower frame members extending between and interconnecting the first and second stiles to form a vertically enlarged frame opening that is generally quadrilateral in shape. The window assembly includes a bottom window sash that is movably disposed in a lower portion frame opening. The bottom window sash includes a generally quadrilateral first frame having an enlarged first window opening therethrough, and a lower window pane mounted to the first frame in the first window opening. The first frame has vertically spaced-apart horizontal upper and lower edges defining a first height. The window assembly further includes an upper window sash that is movably disposed in an upper portion of the window opening.

Abstract: Raised panel, louvered and Bahama shutters can be produced that have two stiles and either a central panel or louvers. The shutters are free of separate support members.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for storing vehicles, which device comprises a plurality of storage locations for said vehicles lying beside and above each other, at least one exchange location connecting to the surroundings of the device, wherein all the aforesaid locations comprise an open supporting platform for supporting a vehicle. The device furthermore comprises means of transport for transporting a vehicle between said at least one exchange location and a storage location, said means of transport comprising a horizontally movable guide system for guiding a lift in vertical direction, which lift comprises a lift platform which can move in horizontal direction between said lift and said locations and which can pass an open supporting platform in vertical direction for transferring a vehicle between the supporting platform in question and the lift platform.

Abstract: An off-module connector system for a partition system which detachably connects a first partition with a second partition in a non-parallel, angular relationship at a location on the first partition between the opposite side members thereof. The off-module connector system includes top and bottom connector brackets, which engage the attachment slots on the panel frames to securely, yet removably, mounting the two partition panels in an off-modular relationship.

Abstract: An improved anchor sheet is described. The anchor sheet can be injection molded from polypropylene and can have a thickness of between 0.031 inches and 0.75. Such an anchor sheet can be molded with hooks and can have an attached resilient layer. Stems integral with the anchor sheet are used to form the hooks, and may be 1 mm high and 0.55 mm in diameter. The density of stems may be approximately 230 per square inch, or approximately 128,000 stems on a plate. An anchor sheet made in this way makes an excellent field of hooks when installed onto a supporting surface such as a floor. This field of hooks can take an overlying decorative covering such as pieces of loop backed carpet.

Abstract: A profiled rail for supporting plate-shaped elements, particularly for inlay mounting of ceiling plates for louvered ceilings includes a base body, having a T-profile in select areas, a longitudinally extended web and a lower flange. The lower flange runs along a longitudinal edge of the web and comprises two lower flange sections each extending from the web essentially in opposite directions. The lower flange is formed by bending the web. The side of the lower flange, which is oriented away from the web, is provided with a facing board. A multitude of openings are provided in the web, whereby at least one of the lower flange sections is formed by material sections of the web that are folded out from the openings. The web is provided as a single layer essentially over its entire surface. A method for producing a profiled rail of this type is also provided.

Abstract: The invention concerns a floor panel (1) comprising a carrier panel portion (2, 24, 33, 43, 50a) that is provided at a top side with a duty layer arrangement (3, 25, 34, 44), which duty layer arrangement (3, 25, 34, 44) has at least one decorative layer (D) and edge locking profiles (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) at at least two mutually opposite edges of the floor panel, wherein at least one edge locking profile (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) has at least one elastically bendable locking means (V, V1, V2), and wherein material is removed at least at one side edge portion at the top side of the floor panel and formed thereby is an obtuse edge (8, 9) with a protection surface (8a, 9a), and wherein the protection surface (8a, 9a) of the obtuse edge (8, 9) is provided with a coating, wherein at least the decorative layer (D) of the duty layer arrangement (3, 25, 34, 44) is bent over at the side edge portion of the floor panel and that the coating on the protection surface (8a, 9a) of the obtuse edge (8, 9) is formed by the bent-over decora

Abstract: Benchtop panels are formed with spaced apart longitudinal edge webs and intermediate webs and spaced apart transverse edge webs and intermediate webs forming a grid with parallel top and bottom surfaces. At least one pair of longitudinal and transverse intermediate webs are closely spaced to allow subdividing the panel into plural panels by severing portions of a panel at a point between the closely spaced webs. Longitudinal bottom surface flanges provide for ease of mounting panels on a frame or table at spaced apart frame members. A connector with spaced apart legs and a connecting tab may be inserted in openings formed in gussets of adjacent panels to secure panels to each other.

Abstract: A device for fastening façade plates, includes a threaded bar which extends from a holding element. The holding element is provided with an annular space at the first end thereof, which is located near the threaded bar. The annular space encompasses a wall that is made of an elastic material. A channel extends from the annular space to a second end which is located at a distance from the threaded bar while a valve, by means of which the channel can be sealed, is provided at the second end.

Abstract: A window glass, particularly for installation by adhesive bonding in an opening of a vehicle bodywork, comprises a sheet of glass with a profiled bead that is fixed at least to the main surface of the sheet of glass facing toward the interior in the installed state and that rests against at least part of the opening. The use of such a window glass makes it possible, once the window glass has been installed in the bodywork opening, to obtain a visible space less than 5 mm between the opening and the edge face of the window glass.

Abstract: A method for replacing at least a portion of a pole (1) with a new pole part comprising the following steps: a) providing support for the pole (1) so that it is held in a stable position during the subsequent steps, b) dividing the pole into at least two parts (2,3) by a cut (4) which is substantially diagonal, c) removing the part or parts (3) of the pole that have to be replaced, d) replacing the removed part with a new pole part (3?) which has at least one end portion with a diagonal cut face that matches the diagonal cut face of the remaining part or parts (2) of the pole (1), e) providing several attachment devices, each extending around the circumference of the pole in the joint region, with the result that the attachment devices encircle both the original pole part (2) and the new pole part (3?), the attachment devices being distributed at intervals in the pole's longitudinal direction in the joint region in order to ensure that the diagonal cut faces of the new pole part (3?) and remaining pole part(s

Abstract: A method for beautification of an uninhabited or condemned building in an urban area utilizing camouflage sheeting placed over sealing materials (such as plywood) which have been secured across door and window penetrations to prevent egress by unauthorized persons. The camouflage depicts a realistic rendering of an external door, or a view through a window to the interior of a room, making it appear to a casual external observer that proper doors and windows are in place. The rendering may be made of UV-resistant coloring and covered with UV-resistant laminate. The camouflage sheeting may be made from paper, plastic or fabric and is sized to suit its respective opening and may be adhered to said egress-preventing materials or to the edges of said penetrations. The disclosed method of urban beautification is an economical solution to the loss of aesthetics caused by the boarding up of abandoned or condemned housing.

Abstract: A method of constructing an interlocking corner joint by combining fixed or variable sized interlocking fingers from at least two sides, full or partial feed though dowel pegs or other geometrically shaped pegs, finishing nails, pins or screws and glue or epoxy at the interface of the interlocking fingers and pegs and pins. The resulting interlocking corner joint is much stronger than a standard dovetail joint or box finger joint due to the increased surface area created by the holes, pegs and pins. Due to the interlocking fingers, holes, pegs and pins, the interlocking corner joint will not pull apart in any one dimension x,y,z in the event that the glue joint fails.

Abstract: The invention relates to an end wall module for a transport vehicle. The inventive end wall module having a first wall and the second wall arranged at a distance therefrom. The first wall is embodied in the form of a first corrugated structure and the second wall is embodied in the form of a second corrugated structure. Said corrugated structures are embodied in such a way that they are distanced from each other when the end wall module is mounted without being deformed and are engaged into each other by the shape thereof when the end wall module is at least in the first deformation stage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a marine vessel, such as ships, floating platform etc, where the whole or part(s) comprises a layered structure and a layered structure for use in vessels, including two substantially parallel metal sheets with a concrete layer in between, where the concrete has density significantly less than that of normal concrete, preferably less than about 1200 kg/m3, where the layered structure is dimensioned as if the concrete layer in the structure carries essentially no tension but is capable of carrying compressive forces and support the metal sheets. The invention also regards a method for improving carrying capacity at existing structures, and an improved corrugated structure. The invention also includes a layered structure module, elements for building a module, and methods for producing a layered structure according to the invention.

Abstract: An acoustic insulating glazing unit including at least two substrate sheets, joined together around their periphery using a device that forms a sealed joint and a spacer frame, which device, with the two substrate sheets, defines a flat cavity filled with a gas. At least one microcavity is formed over at least part of the periphery of the cavity, constituting a zone of thermoviscous losses from the cavity along at least one of internal walls of the two substrate sheets by which the cavity is bounded. Dimensions of the at least one microcavity are chosen to promote propagation of some of the acoustic waves from the cavity into the microcavity, generating thermoviscous losses and thus reducing acoustic energy of the cavity. A mechanism is provided to contain the acoustic waves escaping from the microcavity.

Abstract: A muntin clip has a bar support adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a base member adapted to be connected to a spacer frame. The bar support has a plurality of flexible support members attached thereto, which are adapted to contact the opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end and deform in response to such contact. The base member has two flexible members forming a flexible latching structure which is adapted to deform when inserted into the spacer frame. The muntin clip to be used with muntin bars and spacer frames having a range of different dimensions and configurations.

Abstract: A muntin clip has a bar support adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a base member adapted to be connected to a spacer frame. The bar support has a plurality of flexible support members attached thereto, which are adapted to contact the opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end and deform in response to such contact. The base member has two flexible members forming a flexible latching structure which is adapted to deform when inserted into the spacer frame. The muntin clip to be used with muntin bars and spacer frames having a range of different dimensions and configurations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a removable ceiling panel, a rectangular material with a face, a back and four sides with edges, installed from beneath and retained horizontally by its four sides, concealing the profiled suspension grid. The panel is supported at the four sides and it is retained by gravity in the vertical direction. The profiled suspension grid is of the standard type known in the market. The design of the sides of the panel permits carrying out its installation on the basis of simple precise movements, which procedure for installation also forms part of the patent applied for. Said installation movements are not natural and, consequently, render the panels aseismic.

Abstract: A packaging apparatus includes a support unit having a first support shaft with a first open end portion, the first support shaft being adapted to rotatably support the film roll in a cantilevered manner; a packaging unit adapted to receive the film of the film roll supported by the support unit, the bag packaging unit being adapted to package items with the film; and a temporary holding unit. The temporary holding unit has a second support shaft that has a second open end portion, the second support shaft being adapted to support the film roll in a cantilevered manner, and a movement mechanism configured to controllably pass the film roll from the second support shaft to the first support shaft when the first open end portion of the first support shaft and the second open end portion of the second support shaft are substantially aligned.

Abstract: A torque transducer assembly includes a first shell having a threaded neck and a distal end. A second shell is also provided. A sensor module includes a first frame member, a second frame member, and a sensor. The first frame member is attached to the first shell and the second frame member is attached to the second shell such that the first and second shells are coupled to one another. A method of manufacturing a torque transducer assembly is also provided. A packaging system including a torque transducer assembly is additionally provided.

Abstract: Proposed is a closing cone for screwing screw closures onto containers, particularly bottles, with a receiving part, with a pick ring coupled therewith in rotation-resistant manner and with a pick-up system. The closing cone is characterized in that the pick ring (5) is segmented and is provided with movable segments (17), and that an actuation system (65) is provided which cooperates with the segments (17) so as to create a variable inner diameter of the pick ring (5). Closing cone according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the actuation system (65) is provided with a cone-taper coupling between the receiving part (3) and at least one segment (17), and preferably all segments, of the pick ring (5).