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The present invention is directed to an adhesive composition, which comprises an epoxy resin, a coupling agent, filler, and an effective amount of an amine-curing agent or curative for said epoxy resin. Advantageously, tri-functional and / or tetrafunctional epoxy resins and / or acrylate monomers will be incorporated into the adhesive composition in order to reduce open time and enhance substrate adhesion. Advantageously, a mixture of amines will be used in the curative including aliphatic amines, which have low viscosities and efficiently wet the substrate for enhancing adhesion; polyamines, which can be used to manipulate open time and allow for improved ratio tolerance of the adhesive system; and amine-terminated rubbers (ATBN), which can improve impact resistance and the toughness of the cured adhesive. Preferred coupling agents are silanes.

The present invention relates to immunological adjuvants comprised of the N-formyl methionyl peptide fMLP. FMLP, when used as an adjuvant in accordance with the present invention, provides for an immune response to suboptimal doses of recombinant antigens.

An adjustable air cushion bicycle seat hydraulic ram system mounted within the seat post of a bicycle with one end of the ram attached to the bicycle seat, and the other end of the ram in communication with an internal reservoir associated with an adjustable pressurized air / oil reservoir to selectively fill the internal reservoir with a pressurized air column to form an air cushion within the ram to provide the desired ride cushion.

The present invention is directed to an adhesive composition, which comprises an epoxy resin, a coupling agent, filler, and an effective amount of an amine-curing agent or curative for said epoxy resin. Advantageously, tri-functional and / or tetrafunctional epoxy resins and / or acrylate monomers will be incorporated into the adhesive composition in order to reduce open time and enhance substrate adhesion. Advantageously, a mixture of amines will be used in the curative including aliphatic amines, which have low viscosities and efficiently wet the substrate for enhancing adhesion; polyamines, which can be used to manipulate open time and allow for improved ratio tolerance of the adhesive system; and amine-terminated rubbers (ATBN), which can improve impact resistance and the toughness of the cured adhesive. Preferred coupling agents are silanes.

This invention concerns a composition useful as a paint remover, comprising: an organic carbonate, an alcohol, an activator, hydrogen peroxide, and water. The alcohol may be benzyl alcohol. The organic carbonate may be propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, or combination thereof. The activator may be an alkyl-substituted cycloalkane (naphthene), a soy oil, an alkyl soyate, or combination thereof.

Provided is a toner having an excellent low-temperature fixability and hot offset resistance, a broad fixing temperature latitude in low-temperature areas to high-temperature areas, and a high heat-resistant storage stability. The toner includes toner particles having a core-shell structure in which a shell phase containing a resin A is formed on a core containing a binder resin, a colorant and a wax. In measurement of resin A by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the peak temperature TpA (° C.) of a maximum endothermic peak in the first temperature rise is at least 55° C. but not more than 80° C. In measurement of a viscoelasticity of resin A, the loss elastic modulus at TpA−10 (° C.) is at least 1×107 Pa but not more than 1×108 Pa. In measurement of the viscoelasticity of resin A, the loss elastic moduli at TpA (° C.), TpA+10 (° C.) and TpA+25 (° C.) satisfy specific conditions.

The present invention relates to pneumococcal genes, portions thereof, expression products therefrom and uses of such genes, portions and products; especially to genes of Streptococcus pneumoniae, e.g., the gene encoding pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), i.e., the pspA gene, the gene encoding pneumococcal surface protein A-like proteins, such as pspA-like genes, e.g., the gene encoding pneumococcal surface protein C (PspC), i.e., the pspC gene, portions of such genes, expression products therefrom, and the uses of such genes, portions thereof and expression products therefrom.

A thickened composition and process useful for removing paint, comprising: a carbonate such as propylene carbonate or ethylene carbonate, a thickener such as polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), hydrogen peroxide and water. The composition may include additional cosolvents such as glycol ethers and alcohols such as benzyl alcohol, and / or dibasic ester (DBE).

Provided herein relates to silk fibroin-based compositions comprising non-hydrolyzed silk fibroin and a humectant agent and methods of making the same. In some embodiments, the silk fibroin-based compositions can be formulated for personal care products, e.g., but not limited to, cosmetic products, skin care products, body care products, and / or hair products. In some embodiments, the silk fibroin-based compositions can be formulated for food applications.

Cement compositions comprising carboxylated inulin and methods of using the same to cement a workspace. In one embodiment, a method of cementing includes providing a cement composition comprising a carboxylated inulin, for example, in a subterranean formation. The method further includes allowing the cement composition to set. In some embodiments, the cement composition has a thickening time of from about 2 hours to about 11 hours. In other embodiments, the cement composition has a viscosity that is about constant for a period of time after the cement composition is placed.

This application relates to an aqueous, acidic, self-preserving, liquid cleaning composition, typically a dishwashing liquid, having a pH for the composition within the range of 2.5 to 5 initially and upon dilution, which composition comprises a plurality of surfactants, the surfactants including surfactant active components comprising from greater than 39% to up to 55% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of from 80 to 3000 mPas as measured at 25° C., and the composition is dilutable with water to form a non-gelling diluted composition having up to five times the volume of the undiluted composition and a viscosity within the range of 80 to 3000 mPas as measured at 25° C. at any dilution up to the five times dilution.

To provide a tube-coated belt suited for a heat-fixing apparatus oriented to the high-quality fixation of color images and the like, downsizing and high-speed operation; and an organopolysiloxane adhesive composition of high adhesion durability suited for the manufacture of the heat-fixing apparatus and the tube-coated belt. There is provided a tube-coated belt having a resin tube on a silicone-rubber elastic layer through an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is composed of a cured product of an organopolysiloxane adhesive composition containing a specific organopolysiloxane component.

An electroconductive paste composition characterized in that an electroconductive powder with a mean grain size of 1 μm or less and a copolymer binder composed of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride are dispersed in a solvent. The present invention provides an electroconductive paste. composition that can be cured at low temperatures and can be endowed with low resistivity as a result of using a conventional mixing technique without the need for particularly expensive materials or techniques.

Protein-dense micellar casein-based liquid enteral nutritional composition are provided that contain micellar casein and optionally caseinate. Liquid enteral nutritional compositions are disclosed comprising 10 to 20 g of protein per 100 ml of the composition, in which all or a major part of said protein comprises native micellar casein. Also, a method is disclosed for producing the composition according to the invention, comprising a step wherein an aqueousprotein solution in which all or a major part of said protein comprises native micellar casein, is subjected to an evaporation step.

A down hole tool includes a tool body, a fluid cavity, a magnetorheological fluid disposed in the fluid cavity, and an electrical control unit in communication with the MR fluid. The electrical control unit is configured to adjust a viscosity of the MR fluid by varying a magnetic field.

An electric wire 1 is moved in a moving direction at a desired speed. An insulating layer of varnish is formed on the outer surface of the electric wire 1 by a device for applying the varnish. The device includes a rough-like container 2 and dropping means 8. The rough-like container 2 is located below the electric wire 1 in the moving direction. The dropping means 8 is located for the electric wire above the container. A desired quantity of varnish is dropped from the dropping means 8 toward the outer surface of the electric wire 1 through a flow rate adjusting portion. The flow rate of the varnish is adjusted by the flow rate adjusting portion 9.

A light duty liquid detergent composition having improved greasy and baked-on soil removal properties is disclosed which comprises at least one of certain described fatty amine derivatives and an anionic surfactant formulation comprising an alkylbenzene sulfonate having a C6-C22 alkyl group. Methods for making and using a light duty liquid detergent composition are also disclosed.

A method of performing viscosurgery and intra-articular therapy and a dilution resistant viscoelastic composition are disclosed. One embodiment of the dilution resistant composition comprises a hyaluronate-based viscoelastic agent and a low viscosity, polymer-containing solution. The hyaluronate-based viscoelastic can be an aqueous solution sodium hyaluronate having an average molecular weight greater than 750,000 Daltons and a concentration by weight between 0.5% and 10%. The polymer-containing solution can contain a polymer selected from the group consisting of chondroitin sulfate and methylcellulose. One embodiment can comprise a polymer-containing solution containing methylcellulose at a concentration by weight from about 0.05% to about 5.0% and chondroitin sulfate at a concentration by weight from about 0.1 to about 10%.

Immunological compositions and methods for making and using them. The compositions contain an antigen and a lipoprotein and optionally an adjuvant. The lipoprotein can itself be antigenic or immurogenic. The antigen can be influenza HA and the lipoprotein a recombinantly expressed product having an OspA leader for lipidation and PspA for the protein portion. The antigen can be OspC and the lipoprotein OspA. The components of the composition are co-administered. A potentiated immunological response is obtained by the compositions and methods.

The invention discloses ultralow temperature ash-free antiwear incombustible ester type hydraulic oil, a production technology and application thereof. The ultralow temperature ash-free antiwear incombustible ester type hydraulic oil is prepared from a viscosity index improver, a pour point reducer, an emulsion breaker, a defoaming agent, an antiwear reagent at extreme pressure, an ash-free detergent dispersant, an antirust agent, an antioxidant, a fire retardant and base oil. The ultralow temperature ash-free antiwear incombustible ester type hydraulic oil has the advantages that firstly, theoil has the extremely stable molecular structure, and the good oxidation stability; secondly, the oil has the extremely good lubricating performance and antiwear performance, and can effectively prolong the life of an engine; thirdly, the oil has the low temperature fluidity so that the engine can be easily started; fourthly, the oil has the good high temperature high shearing performance, the volatile loss at a high temperature is less, and the oil film tenacity and strength of an oil product at the high temperature are ensured; fifthly, the viscocity and the lubrication of the oil can be maintained after a ultralong driving process; sixthly, the oil has the good detergent dispersing performance, and the dust deposition amount is less after the oil is used for a long time; seventhly, theoil has the good biodegradability; and eighthly, the oil has low condensation point and can be widely applied to bad working environments such as low temperature and cold.

An electric wire 1 is moved in a moving direction at a desired speed. An insulating layer of varnish is formed on the outer surface of the electric wire 1 by a device for applying the varnish. The device includes a rough-like container 2 and dropping means 8. The rough-like container 2 is located below the electric wire 1 in the moving direction. The dropping means 8 is located for the electric wire above the container. A desired quantity of varnish is dropped from the dropping means 8 toward the outer surface of the electric wire 1 through a flow rate adjusting portion. The flow rate of the varnish is adjusted by the flow rate adjusting portion 9.

Provided is a toner having an excellent low-temperature fixability and hot offset resistance, a broad fixing temperature latitude in low-temperature areas to high-temperature areas, and a high heat-resistant storage stability. The toner includes toner particles having a core-shell structure in which a shell phase containing a resin A is formed on a core containing a binder resin, a colorant and a wax. In measurement of resin A by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the peak temperature TpA (° C.) of a maximum endothermic peak in the first temperature rise is at least 55° C. but not more than 80° C. In measurement of a viscoelasticity of resin A, the loss elastic modulus at TpA−10 (° C.) is at least 1×107 Pa but not more than 1×108 Pa. In measurement of the viscoelasticity of resin A, the loss elastic moduli at TpA (° C.), TpA+10 (° C.) and TpA+25 (° C.) satisfy specific conditions.

A viscous composition of the present invention comprises specific cellulose fibers (A), (A′) and (A″) which are selected according to uses of a cosmetic composition, a gel-like composition and a spray composition. By using the composition of the present invention, a cosmetic composition which is excellent in shape retention ability and dispersion stability and excellent in water tolerance to satisfy the properties and the performance which is necessary for cosmetics; a gel-like composition wherein gel-state can be kept without separation or water release; and wherein various functional additives which is necessary for the use is mixed without any problem can be obtained.

A method for producing ketones includes a) providing a feedstock of biological origin having fatty acids and / or fatty acid derivatives having an average chain length of 24 C-atoms or less; b) subjecting the feedstock to a catalytic ketonization reaction in the presence of aK2O / TiO2-catalyst; and c) obtaining from the ketonization reaction a product stream having ketones, which ketones have a longer average hydrocarbon chain length than the average hydrocarbon chain length in the feedstock, wherein step b) is carried out directly on the feedstock and in the presence of the K2O / TiO2-catalyst as the sole catalyst applied in the ketonization reaction.

The technology is directed towards soy-based adhesive compositions having improved viscosity properties due to the use of soy flour having a particular particle size distribution. These compositions are useful for making lignocellulosic composites or engineered wood products.

The invention provides a preparation method for freeze-dried Chinese yam superfine micro-powder. The preparation method comprises the following steps: selecting materials and washing; peeling off and slicing; lyophilizing; crushing to obtain superfine micro-powder and sealing and packaging; after selecting the materials and washing, pre-cooling Chinese yams; then peeling off and slicing, wherein the pre-cooling temperature of the pre-cooling step ranges from-27 DEG C to -30 DEG C and the pre-cooling time of the pre-cooling step lasts for 3h; the slicing thickness in the step of peeling off and slicing is 3-5mm; the temperature in the lyophilizing step ranges from -35 DEG C to -45 DEG C; the water content of the lyophilized materials is less than or equal to 3%; the step of crushing to obtain the superfine micro-powder adopts a vibration type superfine micro-powder crusher to crush the materials; the temperature of the materials is controlled to -10 DEG C in the crushing process. According to the preparation method for the freeze-dried Chinese yam superfine micro-powder provided by the invention, immersion by adopting color-protecting solution and enzyme deactivation are not needed and the loss of heat-sensitive components of the prepared Chinese yam micro-powder is small; the loss of nutrition ingredients of the raw materials is little, the reconstitution property is good and the medical value is high.