Abstract: A package for a two-part coating includes a container having an outer wall and at least one dividing wall extending across the outer wall to divide the container into at least first and second chambers that are separated from each other by the dividing wall. A roller tray has a longitudinal edge adapted removably to be received over the dividing wall such that the roller tray extends from the dividing wall over one of the chambers. In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one support leg extends from an opposing edge of the roller tray and is adapted removably to be received on the outer wall of the container.

Abstract: An article (1) for moving a substance to be consumed (7) in a substance holder (6), which article (1) preferably has a substantially elongated form, which article (1) comprises and/or forms a container which is at least partly filled with a substance (5) other than air to be mixed with said substance for consumption (7). This article (1) can for instance serve as a container and as stirrer.

Abstract: A vessel includes an enclosing body, a physical barrier dividing the enclosing body into at least two compartments, and side-by-side openings from the compartments such that material from each compartment may be expelled in a single stream.

Abstract: Popcorn containers constructed from paper in bag, box, and bucket or tub form are enhanced with small, individual-use moist towelette packages affixed to those containers, providing users with a means of personal hygiene. The moist towelette packages are supplied as inherent aspects of the popcorn containers as single units, given that the towelette packages are secured to the popcorn containers with an adhesive rubber cement during the manufacturing process of those containers. Once a user has finished consuming the popcorn and, or, has soiled his hands and wishes to clean them, he peels the moist towelette package away from the popcorn container, tears opened the moist towelette package, and uses it to clean his hands of any popcorn residue.

Abstract: According to the invention, a metal salt and an oxygen source are applied to penetrate or impregnate a suitable substrate sequentially in effective amounts so as to react in contact with the substrate and produce a mineral compound fixed within the surface of the substrate. The inventive combination of a mutually compatible metal salt, oxygen source, and substrate brings about an in situ reaction, and modifies the substrate to bring about a lasting desired effect. The mineral compound that is produced according to the invention is linked to the substrate, is stable and long-lasting or permanent, and is immobilized or insolubilized in the substrate. The mineral compound is bound or contained within and on the surface of the substrate, so it may be said to be ingrained in the fibers or matrix of the substrate, or embedded within the substrate. The desired effect is preferably a color. A wide variety of metal salts may be used depending on the desired effect.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging unit for homogenising ceramic slurry in mixing devices with at least one packaging vessel, which exhibits a releasable closure, containing ceramic slurries or their components in pre-metered quantities.

Abstract: A cleaning solution kit includes a liquid that is disposed within a first compartment and that is isolated from a cleaning solid disposed in a second compartment by a first openable barrier. When the first openable barrier is opened, the liquid and cleaning solid are exposed to one another, forming the cleaning solution. A cleaning kit includes the first and second compartments of the cleaning solution kit and also includes wipes. The wipes are disposed within a third compartment and are isolated from the cleaning solid and the liquid by a second openable barrier and the first openable barrier. When wipes are needed to clean an area, after the cleaning solution is formed by opening the first openable barrier, the second barrier is opened and the cleaning solution wets the wipes. The wipes are then ready for cleaning surfaces within an area.

Abstract: A dual-chamber package for the constituent materials for preparing an alginate dental impression paste includes a first chamber containing a pre-measured volume of water, and a second chamber, attached to and isolated from, the first chamber, and containing a pre-measured quantity of alginate powder, wherein the quantity of powder and the volume of water are in a pre-determined ratio for making a dental impression paste when mixed together. The powder and the water may be mixed outside of the package by dispensing the water and the powder respectively from the first and second chambers. Alternatively, the powder and water may be mixed within the second chamber by breaching a barrier between the first and second chambers to allow water to flow from the first chamber into the second chamber, after which the alginate dental impression paste is dispensed from the second chamber.

Abstract: A vessel in the form of a flexible, pleated bag for receiving a paw, hoof or hand of an animal or person. The bag may contain a treatment agent and be manipulatable with the item in the bag. A membrane closes the open end of the bag and includes an insertion opening. A cloth for wiping the item is supported at the open end.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable kit that includes a tray having disposed therein at least two compartments containing reactive components of a coating composition, the compartments being sealed with a single cover or wherein each said compartment is sealed with a discreet cover; and a spatula positioned across an exposed face of said tray. The portable kit is suitable for use in repairing minor automotive coating defects, such as chipped, scratched, cracked, delaminated, etched and marred areas on automotive bodies.

Abstract: Packaging for medical devices that impart anti-microbial properties to the surfaces of a medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first compartment stores a medical device and a second compartment stores an anti-microbial agent. When the medical device is ready to be used, the anti-microbial agent from the second compartment flows into the first compartment to impart anti-microbial properties to the surface of the medical device. In another embodiment, components of the package are treated with an anti-microbial agent, which are then transferred or imparted to the surfaces of a medical device stored within the package.

Abstract: A pail (50) for dry contents (32) with an inner container (20) for liquid contents (34). The inner container (20) has a lip (24) that overlays a lip (51) of the pail (50) for sealing of both the pail (50) and the inner container (20) with a common lid (52). The inner container (20) has two bottom walls (26, 28) forming an air pocket (30) to accommodate settling of the dry contents (34). The air pocket (30) may optionally contain instructions (36) for mixing and usage of the compounds (32, 34).

Abstract: A sealed dispensing apparatus suitable for packaging and dispensing a single service portion of a food product. The food product is contained within an inner container cavity formed by an outer cover and a center member. Draw means are provided for transferring a force from the user to the outer cover, whereby the force peels the outer cover from the center section, thus folding the outer cover over itself as it is removed from the center section. The food product is dispensed when the inner container is opened by removing the outer cover from the center member. An optional outer container seals and holds portions of bread or other sandwich portions while the inner container is located therebetween. Box means holds the combination formed by the inner container and the outer container as well as optional condiments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel selective inhibitors of the urokinase plasminogene activator (uPA, EC3,4.21.31) of the aryl guanidine type.

Abstract: The present invention relates to kits including compounds that may be used as a carbon monoxide source and optionally as a reducing agent in the preparation of transition metal carbonyl complexes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for storing and mixing especially pasty materials, preferably dental materials, such as filler materials. The invention comprises at least one compartment (7) that receives the substance, said at least one compartment (7) being formed by sealing (3) a base film (1) and a cover film (2), which can be detached from each other by peeling.

Abstract: A container assembly system for storing multiple components of a formulation in separate individual container assembly units (10, 30, 30?, 130, 130?, 230, 230?) that can be assembled easily into a single multi-compartment container. The components of a formulation may be stored in each assembly units (10, 30, 30?, 130, 130?, 230, 230?) and then assembled into a m can be mixed into a formula just prior to use. The assembly units, each containing a component of a formulation, can also be assembled into a single multi-compartment container first and then stored until ready for use.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for preparing a fluid for a medical procedure by mixing of at least one medicament in the form of powder with water, the medicament is held in a vessel which defines a bottom, a side wall, and a top opening which is closed by an membrane for sealing the inside of the vessel. The apparatus includes an opener for opening the membrane of the vessel.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid treatment chamber. A drawer for holding containers of biological fluid introduces the containers into the chamber. Containers for holding the biological fluid are marked by the apparatus to indicate the status of the treatment.

Abstract: A lid closure for dispensing a fluent material into a hot or cold beverage container comprises a one-piece molded lid closure with one or more sealed compartments containing the fluent material and an integrally molded conical recess associated with each compartment that can be deflected to puncture a hole in a thin foil or plastic layer sealing the compartment. The conical recess is deflected by pressure applied by the consumer and when the pressure is released, automatically retracts from the hole formed in the sealing layer to permit the fluent material to discharge into the container.

Abstract: A container assembly system for storing multiple components of a formulation in separate individually sealed assembly units or containers that can be assembled into a single multi-compartment container. The components of a formulation may be stored in each of the individually sealed assembly units while the assembly units remain sealed and then assembled into a multi-compartment container. The seals sealing each of the assembly units can then be unsealed so that the components can be mixed into a formulation.

Abstract: Melanin concentrating hormone receptor ligands (especially 1-benzyl-4-aryl-piperazines, 1-benzyl-4-aryl-piperidines and related compounds), capable of modulating MCH receptor activity, are provided. Such ligands may be used to modulate MCH binding to MCH receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding and sexual disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting MCH receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).

Abstract: Packaging device allowing two or more products that are mixed at the time of use thereof to be expended in a single package, including a package differentiated in two or more enclosures, one of them provided with an openable stopper, separated by a movable stoppering partition and each filled with one of the products to be contained separately in the package and with a gaseous fluid compatible with each of said products, the gaseous fluid being substantially subject to pressures different from normal atmospheric pressure, which pressures exert an equal force on opposite faces of the internal movable stoppering partition, maintaining a balance between both enclosures.

Abstract: The present invention concerns novel methods for enhancing the mechanical performance of tissue adhesives and sealants which comprises employing a primer molecule in association with a tissue adhesive or sealant, wherein the primer molecule serves to enhance the strength of the interface between the tissue and the adhesive matrix. The primer molecules described herein function to interact with a protein present in the tissue, thereby altering its characteristics to make it more amenable to bonding with the adhesive matrix. Primer molecules may be applied to the tissue independently from the tissue adhesive or sealant or may be mixed with the tissue adhesive or sealant prior to application to the tissue.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for introducing an additive material (131) in the form of a liquid or granulated solid into a liquid (40) stored in a first container (150). The additive component (131) is stored separately from the liquid (40) in a dip tube or conduit (130). The dip tube (130) is a resilient hollow tubular member and has a valve (300) at one end, adapted to open when the dip tube (130) is subject to internal pressure to allow the passage of said additive material (131) therethrough. The valve prevents the additive material (131) from leaking or dripping into the liquid (40) in the first container (150) when the dip tube and first container are at the same pressure, but which allows the passage of liquid or pourable solid additive from the dip tube (130) into the liquid (40) in the first container (150) when the dip tube is pressurised by introduction of propellant fluid (116, 516).

Abstract: An enclosed implantable material mixing system is described herein. The system uses an enclosable vial or container into which bone cement mixture may be mixed by agitation. The bone cement mixture may be made of a combination of polymer and liquid monomer, but because of the method of agitation, e.g., shaking the vial and its contents, the ratio of the monomer-to-polymer is critical. A desirable weight ratio of the monomer-to-polymer is about 0.3 to about 1, and more preferably about 0.53 to about 0.63, and is more preferably about 0.57. The vial or container may also include a free-floating, or disassociated, agitator to aid with the mixing process. To prepare the composition, the vial and its contents may be capped and shaken until the mixture dissolves completely. The contents of the vial are then allowed to sit and undergo a solvation process at the end of which the mixture may be shaken again and then poured out for use.

Abstract: A fingerprint ink dispenser includes a one-piece clamshell pocket sized case including base and pivotal lid that overlies the base. The base holds a fingerprint inkpad and includes provisions for mechanically, frictionally and magnetically mounting the case on a variety of mounting surfaces.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the convenient compounding of pharmaceuticals. Single and multiple unit of use kits are provided which contain all the necessary components required for preparing a compounded pharmaceutical.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof where the variables R1, R2, A, R4, R5, R6, R6′, n, and W are defined herein. These compounds bind to the benzodiazepine site of GABAA receptors are provided and, therefore can be used to modulate ligand binding to GABAA receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals.

Abstract: The subject invention provides a compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a method for treating a disease associated with the A3 adenosine receptor by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the compound.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for reducing the degradation of heat sensitive components contained in a medical substance during heat sterilization of a heat sterilizable container including a first chamber including a first amount of a first medical substance and a second chamber including a second amount of a second medical substance, the first amount being greater than the second amount. The method includes heating the heat sterilizable container to a first predetermined temperature for sterilizing the first and second medical substances, thermally insulating the second chamber during at least a portion of the heating of the heat sterilizable container to the first predetermined temperature, holding the heat sterilizable container at the first predetermined temperature for a first predetermined time period, and cooling the heat sterilizable container thereafter.

Abstract: The kit for removing mildew includes a premeasured amount of sodium perborate and a premeasured amount of non-ionic detergent. The premeasured amount of sodium perborate, the premeasured amount of non-ionic detergent and water combine to form an aqueous solution that can be applied to a mildew infected area. The aqueous solution removes mildew from a mildew infected area.

Abstract: An assembly for separately packaging two products for extemporaneous mixing comprises a first container and a second container. The first container contains a first product and delimits a first opening. A removable stopper is associated with the first opening. The second container contains a second product and delimits a second opening. The second container comprises a first coupling member. The first container and the second container are configured to be connected to one another. The first coupling member and the removable stopper are configured such that the first coupling member engages the removable stopper during establishment of a connection between the first container and the second container and the removable stopper passes into the second container so as to expose the first opening and allow the first product and the second product to be brought into contact with one another.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus for delivery of a gas, e.g., carbon dioxide and/or chlorine dioxide, and methods of its use and manufacture. The apparatus includes an envelope, and a sachet within the envelope that contains reactant, which generates a gas in the presence of an initiating agent, e.g., water. The envelope allows release of the gas from the envelope. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes an envelope and a partition that separates two reactants within the envelope. The envelope allows an initiating agent into the envelope and release of the gas generated by the reactants in the presence of the initiating agent.

Abstract: A make up kit comprises a base material in which colorants may be mixed to achieve desired hues that may then be applied to a person. The kit may further comprise a mixing dish in which the make up may be mixed and an instructional aide that instructs users on how to mix the make up paints and apply the paints.

Abstract: The two-component composition for chemical fastenings consists of a first component and a second component separate from the first component. The first component contains a free-radical-curable synthetic resin, which is a mono-acrylate or monomethacrylate of an alkoxylated bisphenol having a viscosity of 100 to 5000 mPa·s at 23° C. The second component is a curing agent for the synthetic resin, such as dibenzoyl peroxide or methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. The first component may also include an accelerator. Good adhesion characteristics in wet concrete are provided by the adhesive composition because a monoacrylate and/or monomethacrylate of an alkoxylated, especially an ethoxylated or propyloxylated, bisphenol is used as the curable synthetic resin.

Abstract: The present invention concerns novel methods for enhancing the mechanical performance of tissue adhesives and sealants which comprises employing a primer molecule in association with a tissue adhesive or sealant, wherein the primer molecule serves to enhance the strength of the interface between the tissue and the adhesive matrix. The primer molecules described herein function to interact with a protein present in the tissue, thereby altering its characteristics to make it more amenable to bonding with the adhesive matrix. Primer molecules may be applied to the tissue independently from the tissue adhesive or sealant or may be mixed with the tissue adhesive or sealant prior to application to the tissue.

Abstract: Polyurethane formulations based on hydroxylated polybutadiene are catalyzed by an N-substituted imidazole derivative. This type of catalysis advantageously replaces the conventional catalysts based on mercury salt. The catalysis does not pose an environmental problem and allows a particular increase in viscosity, permitting an extended pot life and rapid setting.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein Q, X, Y, Z, and R1 R9, and R12-R19 are defined herein. These compounds are selective modulators of MCH 1 receptors that are, therefore, useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding, and sexual disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Flexible wrap kits comprise a flexible film and an adhesive component wherein the adhesive component is adapted for application to the flexible film or an article for adhering the flexible film and the article upon contact therebetween, and wherein the kits are suitable for use in methods for adhering an article with the flexible film. In specific embodiments, the flexible film comprises plastic films, wax papers or metallic foil wraps.

Abstract: An article for the delivery of personal care foams including a package comprising a container having flexible, deformable walls, an opening portion, a first sponge and a foaming composition. The package also includes at least one temperature changing element. The temperature changing element may include an anhydrous reaction, heats of solution, oxidation reactions, crystallization, electro-chemical heaters, zeolite-liquid systems and heats of neutralization. Further, the container may also include a second sponge.

Abstract: A method of bonding substrates by hydroxide-catalyzed hydration/dehydration involves applying a bonding material to at least one surface to be bonded, and placing the at least one surface sufficiently close to another surface such that a bonding interface is formed between them. A bonding material of the invention comprises a source of hydroxide ions, and may optionally include a silicate component, a particulate filling material, and a property-modifying component. Bonding methods of the invention reliably and reproducibly provide bonds which are strong and precise, and which may be tailored according to a wide range of possible applications. Possible applications for bonding materials of the invention include: forming composite materials, coating substrates, forming laminate structures, assembly of precision optical components, and preparing objects of defined geometry and composition. Bonding materials and methods of preparing the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A device is provided for mixing at least two products to form a mixture. The device may include a first compartment configured to contain a first product, a second compartment configured to contain a second product, and a sealing arrangement isolating the first compartment from the second compartment when the device is in a storage position. The first compartment may include a dispensing orifice capable of dispensing a mixture of the first product and the second product. The sealing arrangement may be actuatable to place the first compartment and the second compartment in flow communication with one another and thereby enable mixing of the first product and the second product to form the mixture. The second compartment may include a sampling orifice to enable the withdrawal of a sample of the second product from the second compartment prior to the mixing of the first product and the second product.

Abstract: A storage and mixing apparatus for storing and mixing a substantially flowable substance that includes a container formed from a folded flexible sheet incorporating releasably sealed enclosure seams. The flexible sheet is unfoldable along a plurality of fold seams into a mixing mat, which has a basin portion. The mixing mat also includes a periphery that incorporates at least one releasably engagable basin former that is configured to form the periphery into a circumferential riser when the at least one basin former is engaged. The basin former can be incorporated into the periphery and may be formed with a raceway received with a cinch cord operative to form the riser when drawn. In the alternative, the periphery may be folded along the plurality of fold seams to form the riser from opposing walls. In this configuration, the at least one basin former can be adapted to releasably engage the opposing walls to form a basin from the basin portion and the opposing walls.

Abstract: Containers and methods for storing medical solutions are provided. More specifically, containers and methods for storing components that are to be admixed, together to create a final solution, one of the components comprising a lipid. In an embodiment, a container including an interior defining at least two chambers. The first chamber includes a lipid containing liquid. The second chamber includes a liquid that does not include a lipid. The first and second chambers are separated by an openable seal.

Abstract: A method, container and kit for a two-component polymeric material, such as an epoxy coating includes filling a first pouch with a polymeric precursor material. A second pouch is filled with a curing agent. The first and second pouches are sealed. The first and second pouches are inserted into a mixing container and the mixing container is sealed. The first pouch can be filled with a first amount of polymeric precursor material. The second pouch can be filled with a second amount of curing agent with the first and second amounts totaling a first volume. The mixing container can have a second volume, with the first volume being greater than about half the second volume. The contents of the pouches can be transferred to the mixing container and mixed therein to react the components and dispense the resulting material.

Abstract: The present invention entails a hair coloring kit that enables a person to mix or formulate a plurality of different hair color compositions. The kit includes a base composition or hair spray, a group of color concentrates, and a dispenser. One or more of the color concentrates is mixed with the base composition in the dispenser to form a hair coloring composition of a particular color. Thereafter, the formed hair coloring composition can be sprayed onto the hair of a person.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for custom blending and fabricating lipstick to the specific demands of individual customers. The present invention provides a kit which enables a user to blend various pigments to arrive at a very specific shade, and then blend the desired shade with a specific base to result in a desired consistency of lipstick, and which also allows the blended bases and pigments to be heated to a liquefied form and poured into a mold for hardening. Upon cooling and hardening, a conventional lipstick case can be attached to the lipstick for removal from the mold and use by the customer. The present invention therefore not only allows a user to quickly attain the specific shade and consistency of lipstick desired, but also eliminates the time consuming and unsatisfactory process of visiting multiple stores having expansive inventories of variously shaded and textured lipsticks.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method of detecting any compromise to the seal separating the compartments in two-compartment flexible packages. Such seal tamper indicating system may include a middle seal area configured to form an interface compartment between the two main compartments, the interface compartment providing a visual indicator of whether a seal has been compromised. In another embodiment, a flow valve device may be connected between two compartments, the normally closed position of the valve providing the sealing between the two compartments until the contents of the two compartments are ready to be mixed.

Abstract: A system of aqueous nail polish compositions is provided, including base coat, color coat, and top coat formulations. The base coat formulation comprises aqueous emulsions of acrylic polymer and vinyl acetate/acrylic copolymer. The color coat formulation comprises an aqueous solution of polyurethane resin and a colorant in addition to aqueous emulsions of acrylic polymer and vinyl acetate/acrylic polymer. Finally, the top coat formulation comprises an aqueous emulsion of vinyl acetate/acrylic polymer and an aqueous solution of polyurethane resin. The aqueous nail polish formulations of the present invention are substantially non-flammable and non-toxic while providing comparable nail coverage, wearability, and stability to non-aqueous nail polishes. Further, the present formulations offer rapid dry times and may be readily applied to nails using conventional nylon brushes.