Abstract:
An apparatus for manufacturing articles made of polyurethane that includes a mold assembly in communication with a mix chamber. The mix chamber is positioned below the mold assembly. The mix chamber includes a propeller for mixing the liquid polyurethane chemicals. The mix chamber further includes a pneumatically actuated bladder that causes the mixed chemicals to move from the mix chamber to the mold assembly. The chemicals expand to take on the shape of the mold. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) selecting polyurethane chemicals having certain specific weights; (b) placing said chemicals in a mix chamber wherein chemicals stratify according to their specific weights to prevent detrimental reaction among the chemicals until final mixing; and (c) allowing the chemicals to expand to form an article.
Abstract:
A process for the production of an open cell polyurethane foam comprises the mixing of the following components at ambient temperatures in a mixing zone: a diisocyanate having a functionality of at least about 2.0, at least one hydrogen donor, at least one surfactant which is effective in forming an open cell polyurethane foam, at least one catalyst, and a blowing agent comprising a gas having a boiling point below approximately -100.degree. F. at atmospheric pressure which preferably comprises carbon dioxide. In addition, the mixture may also optionally contain water. The mixture is subjected to a pressure in said mixing zone which is sufficient to maintain the blowing agent in the liquid state at ambient temperatures. After mixing, the mixture is ejected from the mixing zone to atmospheric pressure, thereby completely and instantaneously vaporizing the blowing agent to provide expansion of the mixture. The resultant foam is then cured at ambient temperatures.
Abstract:
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus includes at least one memory including computer program code, and at least one processor. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to receive a request to generate a prior authorization form for a prescription drug, select the prior authorization form from a plurality of prior authorization forms based on the request, and transmit the selected prior authorization form to a user so that the user can complete and submit the prior authorization form to the health plan and receive a determination on the request. The prior authorization form is selected based on at least one of a user search result and a standardized transaction.
Abstract:
A turbine nozzle includes a row of vanes joined to radially outwardly inclined outer and inner bands. Each vane has camber and an acute twist angle for importing swirl in combustion gases discharged at trailing edges thereof. The trailing edges are tilted forwardly from the inner band to the outer band for increasing aerodynamic efficiency.
Abstract:
Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein G, J, L, M, m and D have any of the meanings given in the specification, their N-oxides, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are nonpeptide antagonists of neurokinin A and useful for the treatment of asthma, etc. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, processes for preparing the compounds of formula I and intermediates.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming articles made of polyurethane. The apparatus includes a polyol weigh tank, an isocyanate weigh tank, an additive tank and a mix tank enclosed by a vent chamber. The vent chamber is in communication with inlet and outlet pipes to move air and fumes from the interior of the vent chamber past a filter. The apparatus further includes a containment vessel also having inlet and outlet pipes for movement of air and fumes. The containment vessel is in communication with a pump for creating a vacuum in the vessel to reduce pressure in the interior of the vessel in which a mold is placed. The method includes the steps of: creating a vacuum around a mixture of at least one polyol, at least one isocyanate and at least one additive, to lower the pressure on the mixture below atmospheric pressure as the mixture expands; allowing the mixture to expand; reducing the vacuum to increase the pressure on the mixture in proportion to any further expansion of the mixture caused by the generation of a blowing influence in the mixture; and returning the pressure to atmospheric pressure.
Abstract:
A supersonic wing in turning the airstream downward to generate increased pressure on its underside also increases the air density. The energy of this compression field is normally diverted away from the wing downward towards the ground in the supersonic wave system, coalescing into a strong shock wave which dissipates most of this energy into heat, with a small residual reaching the ground and causing the sonic boom. My copending application No. 342,151, filed Mar. 16, 1973, disclosed the use of an expanding jet under a concave downward wing to transform this compression energy into vorticity. The present continuation-in-part application provides a wing section which concentrates most of the concave downward curvature of the wing underside in a short interaction region to generate the compression near its leading edge, corresponding to the short expansion region of the underexpanded jet. This correlation of the density change locations generates in adjacent regions both (1) equal magnitude and opposite sign Coriolis reaction forces due to the contrasting changes in angular momentum of the underwing streams as they are turned downward by the wing, providing a mechanism to feed energy into the transformation process, and (2) opposing sign perturbation velocities on the interface between the upper compressing stream and the lower expanding stream, thus invoking viscous forces to spin the fluid elements into an ordered form of vorticity about spanwise axes. The energy transformed into vorticity then proceeds aft with the flow under the wing, where its upwash adds to the streamwise velocity to comprise an upward inclined flow, producing an increased pressure on the undersurface enabling the wing to operate at a lesser angle with reduced drag. Residual energy unrecovered into useful work is retained as vorticity in the flow stream at the aircraft altitude, where it will eventually decay into heat, precluding its transport towards the ground to generate a sonic boom.
Abstract:
An improved connected dispenser system where at least two dispensers of the same or different geometric shapes are joined together to allow a user to conveniently carry related compounds together in the connected dispenser system.
Abstract:
Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1, m and M have any of the meanings given in the specification, their N-oxides, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are nonpeptide antagonists of neurokinin A and useful for the treatment of asthma, etc. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, processes for preparing the compounds of formula I and intermediates.
Abstract:
Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1, Q.sup.2, Q.sup.3, and Q.sup.4 have any of the meanings given in the specification, their N-oxides, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are nonpeptide antagonists of neurokinin A and useful for the treatment of asthma, etc. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, processes for preparing the compounds of formula I and intermediates.