Abstract: Rake wheels for a raking apparatus for gathering crop material into a windrow. The rake wheel may include a center hub and a plurality of tines that extend outward from the center hub. In some embodiments, the rake wheel includes support members such as disks for securing and limiting circumferential and/or axial movement of the tines of the rake wheel.

Abstract: A glazing includes a transparent polymer material sheet having a thickness of from 5 to 25 mm and a glass sheet having a thickness of between 0.5 and 1.5 mm, which are bonded to one another by an adhesive interlayer, the hardness of which at a temperature at least equal to ?5° C. is at most equal to 70 Shore A and the thickness of which is a decreasing function of the thickness of the glass sheet, an adhesive interlayer thickness of 2.5 mm being sufficient for a glass sheet thickness of 0.55 mm and an adhesive interlayer thickness of 1.25 mm being sufficient for a glass sheet thickness of 1.25 mm.

Abstract: A chemical formulation for cleaning and treating plastic and other surfaces comprises linseed oil in a concentration of 43%-59% wt.; mineral spirits in a concentration of 41%-57% wt.; and carnauba wax in a concentration of 2%-10% wt. A method of using the chemical formulation comprises applying it the composition to a surface.

Abstract: Oil compositions having a high concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids are described for use in various applications including use as drying oils, in ink compositions and coating compositions. Oil compositions wherein the double bonds of the fatty acids are substantially epoxidized are described and used as plasticizers and thermal stabilizers for various halogenated polymer compositions.

Abstract: A bio-based corrosion inhibitor composition includes a corn stillage product, and may be a substantially water insoluble fraction of corn stillage. The corrosion inhibitor composition is useful in protecting metal articles from corrosion.

Abstract: A composition for the creation of a protective barrier on a wide variety of materials to prevent the deterioration and degradation caused by exposure to moisture and sun over time.

Abstract: A protective coating is formed on a metallic material surface by applying a treating agent comprising water, an alkali silicate, and, optionally, a lubricating component to the surface and drying the treating agent. The coating film thereby formed has excellent anti-galling and rust preventive properties. If a lubricating component is present, the coating film also has excellent self-lubricating properties.

Abstract: A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and work quality requirements for parts around tires, parts with pockets, and plate-bonded parts, and having volatile organic solvent of not more than 10 mass %. A rustproofing composition has 5 to 60 mass % of the overall composition of at least one kind of heat-polymerized drying oil in which oil having an iodine value of not less than 130 is heat-polymerized, and 1 to 50 mass % of the overall composition of at least one kind of wax selected from natural waxes and synthetic waxes, and/or at least one kind of rustproofing additive dissolved or dispersed in mineral oil type lubricant based oils, synthetic lubricant based materials or liquid saturated-hydrocarbon mixtures vegetable oil based semidrying oils, and vegetable oil based nondrying oils. In the rustproofing composition, nonvolatile content at 105° C. for 3 hours is not less than 90 mass %.

Abstract: Formulation of a liquid composition to form an electrical insulator, an antioxidant or a degreaser, obtained from the combination of by-products with mineral origin, whose formulation shall vary to meet different characteristics, becoming an electrical insulator, an antioxidant or a degreaser, ideal for different applications, the basic formula comprising: tetrachloroethylene, Mineral oil, methyl cellulose carboxy and 5 to 7% dipropylene glycol.

Abstract: An oil-based corrosion inhibitor composition for use in lubricating and/or hydraulic oils includes an oil-soluble sulfonate salt, an imidazoline salt of a fatty acid or a poly acid, and a polymerized ester, with the corrosion inhibitor composition being diluted with a polyalphaolefin to a suitable viscosity for subsequent use as an additive to such oils. In preferred embodiments, the corrosion inhibiting additive composition is mixed with the lubricating and/or hydraulic oils at a concentration of between about 2–5% by weight of the combination.

Abstract: A method for coating zinc, zinc plated, or steel articles with a hydroxy benzoic acid protective coating by coating a cleaned zinc, zinc plated, or steel with a hydoxy benzoic acid composition having a pH of about 2.0 to 5.0; and coating cleaned tin surfaced articles with a composition having a PH of 2.0 to 12.0, and the composition having as its essential ingredients proteins, amino acids, amino acid—protein compounds and amine alcohols; and the articles produced thereby along with the coated articles having an appropriate paint thereon.

Abstract: Corrosion-inhibiting pigments based on manganese are described that contain a trivalent or tetravalent manganese/valence stabilizer complex. An inorganic or organic material is used to stabilize the trivalent or tetravalent manganese ion to form a compound that is sparingly soluble, exhibits low solubility, or is insoluble in water, depending upon the intended usage. Specific stabilizers are chosen to control the release rate of trivalent or tetravalent manganese during exposure to water and to tailor the compatibility of the powder when used as a pigment in a chosen binder system. Stabilizers may also modify the processing and handling characteristics of the formed powders. Manganese/valence stabilizer combinations are chosen based on the well-founded principles of manganese coordination chemistry. Many manganese-valence stabilizer combinations are presented that can equal the performance of conventional hexavalent chromium or tetravalent lead systems.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to temporary corrosion resistant coatings and films upon metal substrates, e.g., metal tools and dies. The temporary coatings and films will not adversely chemically alter the surface of the underlying substrate. The coatings/films comprise a mixture of at least one of an acrylic, water, an oil, silica, at least one silicate, surfactants and optionally one or more buffering materials and waxes.

Abstract: A method of preventing corrosion in pipelines comprising draining pipeline of all residual compounds, blowing through with nitrogen and rinsing with a corrosion inhibiting rinsing agent.

Abstract: An aqueous composition containing at least 2% by weight of pregelatinized starch and, as an emulsion, at least 1% or vegetable wax or oil, preferably chosen from carnauba wax, jojoba oil and candelilla wax. Also a process for applying a layer of this composition and in drying it so as to obtain a dry film having; a surface density of between 1 and 2.5 g/m2. Treating a metal surface with the composition provides temporary corrosion protection and prelubrication.

Abstract: Vegetable oil-based printing inks having at least about 20 poises are formulated by admixing a vegetable oil-based printing ink vehicle having an effective amount of polymerized vegetable oil and an effective amount of unpolymerized vegetable oil sufficient to provide the vegetable oil-based printing ink with a viscosity of at least about 20 poises, and an effective amount of colorant to provide the vegetable oil-based printing ink with a predetermined color. Methods for reclaiming residual vegetable oil-based printing ink from a printing press and polymerizing the vegetable oil component of the vegetable oil-based printing ink vehicle are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to temporary corrosion resistant coatings and films upon metal substrates, e.g., metal tools and dies. The temporary coatings and films will not adversely chemically alter the surface of the underlying substrate. The coatings/films comprise a mixture of at least one of an acrylic, water, an oil, silica, at least one silicate, surfactants and optionally one or more buffering materials and waxes.

Abstract: Entirely asphaltic, micro-crystalline wax- and aluminum-based coating compositions, which are fully flexible and accommodate any expansion or contraction in steel structures, are prepared from various combinations of components, e.g. those selected from microcrystalline wax, naphthenic and paraffinic oils, oil-soluble alkali-metal sulfonate, gilsonite, linseed oil, naphthenic acid, solvent, a viscosity modifier, aluminum paste, attapulgite, emulsifier, milled cellulose fiber, ground mica, and silica gel, according to a described stepwise mixing procedure.