Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an image layer and a support comprising at least one layer comprising an inorganic particle having an aspect ratio of at least 10 to 1, a lateral dimension of between 0.01 &mgr;m and 5 &mgr;m, and a vertical dimension between 0.5 nm and 10 nm, and polymeric resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material comprising a web wherein said web comprises at least one surface layer comprising polyether polymeric antistat, extrudable polymer, and compatibilizer wherein said surface layer has a roughness of greater than 0.3 Ra.

Abstract: A method for converting methane by an oxidative coupling reaction to longer chain hydrocarbons comprising cofeeding methane and oxygen simultaneously and continuously into a reaction zone to form a mixture, contacting said methane and oxygen mixture under oxidative coupling reaction conditions with a solid catalyst consisting essentially of manganese oxide and silicon oxide, promoted with an alkaline metal and non metal, to form longer chain hydrocarbons wherein the manganese, silicon oxide, alkali metal and non metal are present in a molar ratio 0-0.5:93.2-93.7:4.2:2.1.

Abstract: An improved method for the oxidative conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbons in which methane and oxygen are continuously and simultaneously cofed into a reaction zone under effective oxidative coupling conditions and contacted with a solid catalyst consisting essentially of a catalyst having a composition of empirical formula Ce.sub.a Na.sub.b Ca.sub.100 O.sub.x wherein a is in the range 0.03 to 2.0, b is in the range of 0.7 to 7.0 and oxygen is present in a molar amount sufficient to fulfill the valence requirements of cerium, sodium and calcium.

Abstract: Based on the improvements of the invention it is possible to obtain by a single body, after its corresponding transformation, different boards for practicing multiple games, starting from the development of a rectangular sheet divided in a given number of equilateral triangles equal to each other, each one of which is equipped with a motif or drawing which combined in a given position will form a different game board for each transformed figure, which is obtained after the proper folding of that sheet, through the hinges that the contiguous sides of the triangles constitute, until obtaining a plane body of hexagonal contour formed by six equal triangles, capable of being transformed into another equal hexagon but showing so many other different triangles, up to a total number of five transformations, allowing the attainment of the same number of game boards based on the drawings which are suitably combined in each plane hexagonal figure shaped by each transformation.

Abstract: In a process for the manufacture of glass articles, mainly glass bottles, said glass articles are strengthened by an ion exchange method, which involves exchanging alkali metal ions from the surface of said glass articles by other alkali metal ions provided by an ion exchange medium applied to the surface of said glass articles, which provides a strengthening layer in the surface of said glass articles. This ion exchange method is greatly improved by supporting said glass articles on a grounded metallic conveyor; charging electrostatically an ion exchange medium; and spraying a flow of said electrostatically charged ion exchange medium on said glass articles, in the line of production before the stage of article thermal treating. This promotes a uniform application of the ion exchange medium in the surface of said articles.