The present invention relates to the optically brightening of organic fibrous materials with compositions containing a mixture of 1.2-bis-[5-methyl-benzimidazol-(2)-yl]-ethylene and 2.5-bis-[benzoxazol-(2)-yl]-thiophene. The mixture of said brighteners show surprising synergistic effects.

Circuitry for providing electrical isolation between an input signal source and other circuitry which utilizes such input signal. The isolation circuitry uses an optical coupling means comprising a light-emitting diode circuit and a photo-responsive element, the input signal being supplied by a bridge circuit which provides a unidirectional voltage from the input signal which is then applied to a normalizing, or limiting, circuit which converts the unidirectional voltage to a substantially const...

An improved, thin layer, metallic diaphragm structure for electron microscopes is disclosed having a very thin sheet member, approximately 0.5 to 1 micron thick, surrounding the aperture which is attached to and supported by a reinforcing member approximately 30 microns thick, set away from the aperture. Both the thin sheet member and the reinforcing member are formed from the same heavy metal, preferably gold. A modified object diaphragm structure is also disclosed which is provided with a mesh...

A process for fermentatively hydrogenating and reducing ketoisophorone to produce optically active [4R,6R]-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohexanone useful as an intermediate in the production of optically active carotenoids and intermediates in the production of these carotenoids.

Disclosed are optically active anthracyclinones and their daunosaminyl derivatives, which are useful for the treatment of malignant diseases, particularly sarcomas, breast cancer, bronchogenic carcinoma, malignant lymphomas, neuroblastomas, acute leukemia and bladder cancer.

A process for the preparation of optically active allethrolone of (S) or (R) configuration comprising reacting in at least one organic solvent a sulfonate of optically active allethrolone of (R) or (S) configuration of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms and phenyl optionally substituted in the p-position with a member of the group consisting of methyl, chlorine, bromine and fluorine with a salt of an organic carboxylic acid select...

In optical analysis of fluids a method and an apparatus are described by which it is possible to continuously measure the concentration value of the fluid within a very broad range of concentration values. In one single test glass optical paths of different lengths are provided substantially perpendicularly to each other. The concentration value of the fluid is measured simultaneously along the two mutually perpendicular optical paths.

Optically pumped laser amplifiers are disclosed. One type of such amplifier utilizes an excitable medium, the atoms, ions or molecules of said medium having well defined energy states including a lowest state, a lower state above said lowest state, and a higher state above said lower state, and a bright pumping light source composed of a radiative substance different from such medium which radiative substance emits energy in a spectral range which can be absorbed by such medium, and wherein the ...

An optical smoke detector for pulsed or continuous operation in which optical biasing of a light source and receiving transducer is employed to permit operation of the detector at points of greater sensitivity, stability and linearity than are found at low light levels. The optical biasing may be provided by a light-scattering optical integrator associated with the light source causing controlled impingement of light upon the field of view of the receiving transducer. Adjustment of the relative ...

A stable optically clear serum is prepared for use in the preparation of standards and quality control reference material for the assay of human serum components. In one aspect of the present invention, high density lipoproteins isolated from human blood serum are added to substantially human serum to produce a standard or reference material. A second aspect of the present invention involves the addition of isolated, non-primate lipoproteins to substantially human serum. The serum prepared as di...