Author: claimsbot

We claim:

1. A coloured granular composition for use as speckles in a particulate laundry detergent composition comprising a porous granular carrier, which is a spray-dried detergent base powder comprising surfactant and optionally builder, and at least 0.01 wt % photobleach based on the active ingredient, the composition having an average bulk density of at most 600 gl.
2. A coloured granular composition according to claim 1, which has an average bulk density of at most 500 gl.
3. A coloured granular composition according to claim 2, which has an average bulk density of at most 400 gl.
4. A coloured granular composition according to claim 1, which has a number average particle size of at least 200 microns.
5. A coloured granular composition according to claim 4, which has a number average particle size of at least 400 microns.
6. A coloured granular composition according to claim 1, which comprises at least 0.05 wt % photobleach based on the active ingredient.
7. A coloured granular composition according to claim 6, which comprises at least 0.1 wt % photobleach.
8. A coloured granular composition according to claim 1, which also comprises propylene glycol.
9. A coloured granular composition according to claim 1, wherein the photobleach is a zinc andor aluminium phthalocyanine sulphonate.
10. A coloured granular composition according to claim 9, wherein the photobleach is a mixture of zinc and aluminium phthalocyanine sulphonate.
11. A coloured granular composition according to claim 1, which is non-effervescent.
12. A particulate laundry detergent composition which comprises surfactant, optionally builder, and from 0.05 to 10 wt % of speckles which are a coloured granular composition according to claim 1.
13. A detergent composition according to claim 12, which comprises a spray-dried base powder and wherein the composition of the carrier of the speckles is substantially the same as the composition of the base powder.
14. A detergent composition according to claim 12, which comprises from 1 to 5 wt % of speckles.
15. A detergent composition according to claim 12, which comprises from 5 to 60 wt % surfactant and from 10 to 80 wt % builder.
16. A detergent composition according to claim 12, wherein the bulk of the composition is blue and the speckles are a darker shade of blue than the rest of the composition.
17. A detergent composition according to claim 12, wherein the bulk of the composition is white and the speckles are blue.
18. A detergent composition according to claim 12, wherein the average bulk density of the speckles is within 100 gl, preferably within 50 gl, of that of the composition as a whole.
19. A detergent composition according to claim 12, wherein the number average particle size of the speckles is within 200 microns, preferably within 100 microns, of that of the composition as a whole.
20. A detergent composition according to claim 12, wherein at least 50 wt % of photobleach present in the composition is contained within the coloured speckles.
21. A detergent composition according to claim 20, wherein all photobleach in the composition is contained within the coloured speckles.
22. A process for making a coloured granular composition for use as speckles in a particulate laundry detergent composition, which comprises the steps of:
(i) mixing a liquid photobleach with a porous carrier having an average bulk density of no more than 600 gl; followed by
(ii) layering with a finely divided, high liquid carrying capacity particulate material.
23. A process according to claim 22, wherein the porous carrier has an average bulk density of no more than 500 gl.
24. A process according to claim 23, wherein the porous carrier has an average bulk density of no more than 400 gl.
25. A process according to claim 22, which is preceded by the step of blending an aqueous solution of photobleach with propylene glycol.
26. A process according to claim 22, wherein the high liquid carrying capacity material is zeolite andor silica.
27. A process according to claim 22, wherein step (i) comprises atomising and spraying the liquid photobleach onto the porous carrier.
28. A process according to claim 22, wherein the porous carrier is a spray-dried detergent base powder.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system for distributing packets of information to individuals in a specified geographic location, said individuals having electronic receivers having means for receiving wireless telecommunication signals, said system including:
means for creating said packets of information in a digital format; and
means for transmitting said packets of information to said geographic location such that said electronic receivers may automatically receive, process and store said transmitted packets of information, and convert said packets of information into a format into an audiovisual display.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said packets of information are selected from the group consisting of messages, notices, redeemable retail coupons, recipes, tickets, warnings, written information, pictures, greetings, text messages, photographs, blog excerpts, music and videos.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein means for transmitting comprises means for transmitting a signal via broadband.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein said means for transmitting is selected from the group consisting of satellite transmission systems, cellular telephone networks, wireless pager networks, RF transmitters, satellite dish tap, remote control, radar, ultraviolet transmitters, infrared transmitters, X-ray transmitters and gamma ray transmitters.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein said means for creating includes means for importing textual and graphic information relating to said packets.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said means for identifying includes a database manager having a directory of all receivers and means for identifying those receivers to which each of said packets are intended to be distributed.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein said means for sequencing comprises a transmission sequence compiler.
8. A method for distributing packets of information to individuals in a specified geographic location, said individuals having electronic receivers including means for receiving wireless telecommunication signals, said system including, said method including:
creating said packets of information in a digital format;
transmitting said packets of information to said geographic location over a wireless network;
selectively and securely receiving, processing and storing said transmitted packets of information at selected receivers; and
converting said packets of information into a format into a visual or audio display.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said packets of information are selected from the group consisting of messages, notices, redeemable retail coupons, recipes, tickets, warnings, and written information.

1. A bird cage cleaning assembly for bird cages comprising:
a bird cage;
a lower cleaning sink attached to the bird cage, said lower cleaning sink having a perimeter wall extending upward from a floor that angles downward towards a drain;
an extension pole having a bottom end and a top end that is attachable to an upper cleaning sink by an integral attachment means;
a loop extending from the top end of the extension pole; and
a curtain attached to the loop.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. Pedicle screw (1), comprising a screw shank (2) with a ball head (17) as well as a screw head (3) having
two opposite recesses, characterized in that the ball head (17) has two opposite parallel surfaces (18a, 18b) which abut on corresponding parallel surfaces (18c, 18d) of the screw head (3) and in that a longitudinal axis passes through the two opposite recesses of the screw head (3) perpendicular to the parallel surfaces (18c, 18d) of the screw head (3) and in that the screw head (3), which is supported on the screw shank (2), cannot freely rotate about the longitudinal axis of the screw shank (2),
a fixation means (5),
a ball element (6) with a recess for receiving a linking member (4) that is supported such that it is movable in the screw head (3),
wherein the ball element (6) consists of two olives (8,9) supported on each other, having an internal diameter which is preferably equal to the external diameter of the linking member (4), having an external diameter which is substantially equal to the internal diameter of a bore in the screw head (3) in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the screw shank (2), and the lower olive (8) is facing the screw shank (2) and the upper olive (9) is facing the fixation means (5), wherein the screw head (3) has an opening for receiving the fixation means (5) on the side which is opposite the screw shank (2), a tip of the fixation means (5) has a guide pin (11), and the upper olive (9) facing the fixation means (5) has a recess (10) for receiving the guide pin (11) of the fixation means (5).
2. Pedicle screw according to claim 1, characterized in that the ball element (6) has a bore along an axis which passes through the two opposite recesses.
3. Pedicle screw according to claim 1, characterized in that the screw head (3) is supported on the ball head (17) of the screw shank (2) such that the screw head (3) can make one-dimensional tilting movements about the axial axis.
4. Pedicle screw according to claim 1, characterized in that the screw head (3) has a convex curvature (13) on a side facing the screw shank (2).
5. Pedicle screw according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixation means (5) is a threaded pin.
6. Device for the stabilization of the spine comprising at least two pedicle screws (1), each pedicle screw comprising a screw shank (2) with a ball head (17) as well as a screw head (3) having
two opposite recesses, characterized in that the ball head (17) has two opposite parallel surfaces (18a, 18b) which abut on corresponding parallel surfaces (18c, 18d) of the screw head (3) and in that a longitudinal axis passes through the two opposite recesses of the screw head (3) perpendicular to the parallel surfaces (18c, 18d) of the screw head (3) and in that the screw head (3), which is supported on the screw shank (2), cannot freely rotate about the longitudinal axis of the screw shank (2),
a fixation means (5),
a ball element (6) with a recess for receiving a linking member (4) that is supported such that it is movable in the screw head (3),
wherein the ball element (6) consists of two olives (8,9) supported on each other, having an internal diameter which is preferably equal to the external diameter of the linking member (4), having an external diameter which is substantially equal to the internal diameter of a bore in the screw head (3) in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the screw shank (2), and the lower olive (8) is facing the screw shank (2) and the upper olive (9) is facing the fixation means (5), wherein the screw head (3) has an opening for receiving the fixation means (5) on the side which is opposite the screw shank (2), a tip of the fixation means (5) has a guide pin (11), and the upper olive (9) facing to the fixation means (5) has a recess (10) for receiving the guide pin (11) of the fixation means (5),
and at least one linking member (4).
7. Device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one linking member (4) is a support rod, tube, wire netting, guide bar or a bent guide rod.