Month of May 2008

A slow forming, thermally reversible gel for filling cables at or below the polybutylene use temperature, which comprises a butene-1 polymer or copolymer which may contain either or both ethylene comonomer and a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer, and the rest naphthenic or paraffinic oil with an oil...

Disclosed in an integral multilayer analysis element comprising in order, first at least one reagent layer and second a porous spreading layer laminated on a light-transmissive water-impermeable support, wherein a fluorine-containing surfactant is incorporated at least in said spreading layer. The element is...

In a dry analytical element for the determination of creatine kinase enzymatic activity is disclosed, comprising at least one porous medium and at least one water permeable layer having a liquid contact relation with the porous medium, the porous medium or the water permeable layer contains creatine phosphoric acid,...

A method of modifying the flavor of distilled spirits is provided. Crystalline fructose (optionally with crystalline dextrose) or aqueous solutions thereof are added to distilled spirits in minor amounts, e.g. less than 5% by weight, to modify the flavor thereof. The method is particularly applicable to distilled...

Conifer growth is stimulated by topical and/or foliar application of biuret which achieves direct contact of biuret with the conifer roots and/or foliage respectively. Foliar application is more effective on older trees. Optionally, undesired vegetation, such as ferns and broad-leaf plants, is controlled and conifer...

Medium and long-chain alkyl glycosides are prepared by reacting a saccharide and a monohydric alcohol in the presence of at least 1 mole N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone per mole saccharide unit. The saccharide is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted saccharides, short-chain alkyl glycosides, and mixtures...

An instrument for measuring the interpupillary distance of a subject is described which comprises two parallel sighting tubes disposed in adjustable spaced relationship along parallel optical axes and interconnected for measuring the spacing between the axes, two eyepiece lenses of preselected equal focal length...

A pressure resistant seal for a metallic container is formed between a cylindrical portion having one end open and a cap which seals the open end of the shell. The cap is in the form of a frusto-conical flange which is inserted narrow end first into the open end of the shell and the container is sealed by means of a...

A method of adjusting a laser diode relative to a solid optical correlator ody to adjust the optical axis of the laser diode relative to a matched filter mounted in a predetermined position on the solid optical correlator body and then securing the laser diode in the predetermined position to provide an aligned...

A scalable, low light, high speed wavefront sensor system is disclosed for real time sensing of optical wavefronts using: a gateable image intensifier tube (GIIT), a monolithic lenslet array (MLM), a custom high speed switched silicon detector array, high speed analog/digital processing components, which are...