A method and apparatus for retaining asepsis of a sterile web of bags as the web is fed onto the filling pipe of a packaging machine. The filling pipe is covered by a special sterilizing boot and sterilized by directing steam or another sterilizing agent into the boot. The leading end of a sealed web of bags, the interior of which is sterile, is then attached to the boot adjacent the upstream end of the filling pipe with a sterilizing medium, such as hydrogen peroxide, interposed between opposed...

The invention provides a continuous cast electrical steel and its method of production from a steel melt having a composition range of up to 0.06% carbon, up to 0.04% sulphur, up to 0.15% phosphorus, up to 1.0% manganese, and not more than 0.001% silicon, the remainder being iron and incidental impurities, a silicon addition being made to the molten metal prior to the continuous casting mould in the range of 0.05% and 0.25%.

A process for preparing and packaging an ink jet cartridge in a package container is disclosed. The ink jet cartridge is filled with ink and has an outer frame, a discharge port for discharging the ink and an electrical connecting portion through which a recording signal is supplied to discharge the ink through the discharge port. The package container includes a recess member having a recess portion in which the ink jet cartridge is received, a cap member joined to the recess member to close th...

A product delivery system is provided wherein consumer products are delivered in bulk to the retail site and can be dispensed to individual containers at the retail site. The consumer products can include products in concentrated form that may be diluted prior to dispense or use. The consumer products can include, for example and without limitation, foodstuffs, beverages, household products and automotive products. The product delivery system can include manufacture and/or blending of one or mor...

The present invention provides a transfer picture transferring member which prevents occurrence of simultaneous feed of two or more sheets, inhibits the amount of curling of paper in various environments, and prevents occurrence of curling even when taking out a sheet of paper from the package. The transfer picture transferring member having a transferring layer on a surface of the substrate of the invention is characterized by a water content within a range of from 4 to 6%.

A dosage unit for treating stomach disorders, comprises an effective dosage of L- or DL-Methionine, and an effective dosage of a sweetener.

A glass frit composition having the theoretical oxide values (in weight %) of 0.5-9 Li.sub.2 O, 29-38 Na.sub.2 O, 0-25 CaO, 5-10 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 38-50 of SiO.sub.2 is characterized in that it is virtually fluorine-free and was found to be eminently suitable in its molten form as a lubricant in the continuous casting of steel. The invention is thus related to a lithium containing fluorine-free frit compositions and in a second aspect to an improvement in the process for the continuous casting...

An apparatus for handling of unsealed slit boxes (2) of the type having at least at the bottom thereof two pairs of close flaps (3, 4), and which comprises a cradle-like support (11) in the form of a U-bar which is open at the top and which at the bottom is formed with a guide and lock bar (17) having two lock plates (19, 20) provided spaced one above the other and spaced from the bottom of the cradle support and between which two opposite close flaps (4) at the bottom of the slit box (2) can be...

A cartoning apparatus for loading loose media, such as spaghetti, vermicelli, or other loose, into a carton, wherein the apparatus is provided with bucket structures, platens, actuators, and a loading assembly which are all moved along parallel predetermined paths. The bucket structures include forward and rearward ends whereby the bucket structures may be translated such that the forward end may be disposed adjacent an aligned open carton, and the rearward end may receive loading assembly. Such...

A non-venting propellant filling and sealing valve is adapted to be seated in a propellant filling hole in a bottom wall of a container and permits pressurization of a container through the hole and thereafter seals the container. The propellant filling and sealing valve includes an umbrella sealing portion, a stem portion and shoulder portions in a collar around the stem portion. The umbrella sealing portion is employed to selectively engage, separate from, and then make a generally annular sea...