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Cargill Inc.

Don M Clark

Xiangsheng Meng

Colin Weyrauch

Paris Tsobanakis

Alan Peacock

A transit vehicle for use in the transporting of roadway vehicles whose passengers and cargo remain inside the roadway vehicle during transit, and the transporting of roadway vehicles whose passengers travel in a separate passenger area. The transit vehicle is essentially an overland ferry wherein drivers park their roadway vehicles in easy-access bays and remain inside their vehicle during commuter journeys or take a place in the passenger area on longer journeys. With rapid loading and unloading functions, and capable of high speed when powered by an appropriate motive source, the transit vehicle can reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions by transporting a substantial number of commuters.

Transit vehicle for ferrying roadway vehicles, passengers, cargo and commuters

Phosphate rock is reacted with phosphoric acid to produce monobasic calcium phosphate. Monobasic calcium phosphate is reacted with ammonium carbonate to produce ammonium phosphate. Dibasic calcium phosphate is also produced as a by-product when monobasic calcium phosphate reacting with ammonium carbonate. The dibasic calcium phosphate is reacted with sulfuric acid to produce phosphoric acid. The phosphoric acid is used to react with phosphate rock. Ammonium sulfate or ammonium hydroxide may be used instead of ammonium carbonate. Phosphate other than ammonium phosphate can be produced if calcium phosphate is reacted with x-y to produce x-phosphate, where x is lithium, sodium, ammonium or potassium and y is carbonate, bicarbonate hydroxide or sulfate.

Process for producing high purity phosphates

An animal training apparatus includes an elongated main cord with an enlarged member connected to each end thereof. A pair of pressure beads are connected to the cord proximal to and spaced equidistant from a median point on the cord. A pair of pressure beads are slidably connected to the cord on opposing sides of the median point. A pair of attachment members each have a loop portion slidably threaded onto the cord with hook members projecting from the loops. The pressure members may also include magnets, creating a magnetic field surrounding the pressure beads. In the method of the invention, the main cord is placed over the horse's head with the pressure beads located directly behind the horse's ears and the median point of the cord centered between the horse's ears. The attachment members are connected to cheek rings on a halter on the horse's head such that the enlarged members of the cord hang below the cheek rings of the halter. A lead strap connected to the halter is grasped in one hand, while the hitched members on the free ends of the pull cords are grasped in the other hand. A trainer gradually applies pressure to the pressure beads by pulling downwardly on the pull cords, maintaining the pressure on the main cord until the horse yields and lowers his head. The trainer then partially releases pressure on the cords, subsequently reapplying pressure until the horse again yields to the reapplied pressure.

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Tyler, TX, United States of America

Don M Clark