The operation of filling plants for filling drinks or other foods is subject to stringent regulations under the law on foodstuffs. In this connection, an essential aspect is the cleanness of the filling plant, which consists of a filler and a conveyor. To clean a filling plant, it is known to provide four separate cleaning systems with four separate supply stations and control systems as well as line systems. The invention provides, for all partial cleaning systems in a common central cleaning c...

Promoters capable of efficiently expressing a gene of interest in plants include (1) either a DNA containing SEQ ID No:1 or SEQ ID No:7, or a biological functional equivalent DNA containing SEQ ID No:1 or SEQ ID No:7 that have modifications in their respective nucleotide sequence provided that each retains more than 90% identity to the nucleotide sequence of any region containing at least 250 bp within SEQ ID No:1 or SEQ ID No:7, respectively. Terminators capable of efficiently expressing a gene...

An integrally molded plant pot for growing a plant which has a base portion and a plurality of flap portions connected to the base portion, each having a plurality of perforated penetrating holes. The base portion is surrounded by the flap portions. The flap portions are assembled by means of a clamping portion provided on a side edge thereof. The flap portions are economically designed to be molded in an injection molding machine or the like, so that they can be opened outwardly at a bending po...

A power plant includes an internal combustion engine which drives a planetary differential through a lockable hydrostatic torque converter. One of the differential outputs drives a supercharging air compressor, while the other output drives the power plant load through a drive shaft. The two outputs are inter-connected by a variable displacement hydrostatic drive including a pump and a motor. Thus a split path drive through the hydrostatic leg and through the mechanical connection to the output ...

The plant cover has a rectangular top frame and first and second rectangular side frames pivotally interconnected so that they can be substantially orthogonally positioned. In such position, the side frames act as sides and legs which hold the top frame above the ground. When not in use, the side frames fold into the top frame. The top frame and side frames are covered with a material substantially transparent to actinic rays, so that the structure can be erected and placed over a plant to prote...

A high-expansion foam is employed as a vehicle for applying seeds, fertilizers, and other biological and chemical agents to plant life and soil. The long lasting foam is mechanically generated with a portable hand-held water powered generator from a foam-providing concentrate within which is incorporated the plant and/or soil agent. The foam-providing concentrate and the method of applying the foam are especially adaptable for employment with a residential-type garden hose utilizing typical resi...

A power plant for an aircraft comprises a gas turbine engine which in at least one mode of operation is run at maximum continuous speed, variations in overall thrust being effected by the use of a thrust reversal device. A variable area intake is provided, and because of the high mass flow in this mode, need not produce a very large reduction in the throat to achieve intake silencing. This invention relates to a power plant comprising a gas turbine engine. In a gas turbine power plant for aircra...

This invention concerns a plant box comprising a container having at a distance from its unperforated bottom a perforated element delimiting with said bottom a drainage chamber containing a quantity of water limited by at least one lateral overflow aperture. This container contains, upon to the perforated element, a mass of mineral substance regularly moistened by wicks conveying water to it by capillary action. The said container rests in a water-tight tray, mounted on rollers, which contains a...

Input material comprised of stone, gravel or other material to be crushed is screened at a receiving station to separate the largest pieces of input material into two different sizes. The largest pieces are fed into an adjacent primary crusher at one of a plurality of zones at which crushing takes place. The second largest pieces are conducted past said first designated crushing zone, in overhead relation thereto, and delivered to crushing means at another zone. Screens located under the crushin...

A crushing plant having elevator means located primary and secondary crushers, each comprising first and second stage crushing devices. Input material is fed into a receiving unit is separated thereby into pieces of finish size which are discharged onto a delivery conveyor, and pieces of two different larger sizes. The latter are separately fed to the primary crusher stages, which discharge onto separate screens located above the delivery conveyor. Carryover material on the screens is separately...