Abstract: A spaceborne hybrid antenna reflector for dual frequency band illumination of common spot beam coverage regions contains an interior solid reflector region, that is adjacent at its perimeter to a ring-shaped exterior dichroic reflector region and adjoined by a common backing structure. The solid interior region is reflective to RF energy at each of first and second spaced apart frequency bands, while the exterior dichroic reflector region is reflective at the first frequency band, but non-reflective at the second frequency band. This allows the hybrid reflector to realize the same beamwidth coverage for a transmitter operating at one frequency band and a receiver operating at the other frequency band. The backing support frame at the rear side of the reflector is electrically decoupled from the exterior dichroic ring.

Abstract: A system for updating a memory storing configuration information of a network element includes a network element and a network manager coupled to the network element using a communication network. The network manager receives selected configuration information from the network element to update a selected part of the memory if a received state variable does not match a stored state variable.

Abstract: The invention relates to melt cast explosives, propellants or pyrotechnics which contain a nitrated energetic material such as trinitrotoluene, a desensitizer such as wax or petroleum oil and an alkylated polyvinylpyrrolidone emulsifying agent.

Abstract: A method is provided for inhibiting herpetic lesions associated with herpes virus infection in warm blooded animals comprising topically administering to any such warm blooded animal a lesion-inhibiting amount of antiherpes platinum coordination compound contained in a pharmaceutical composition in topical dosage form.

Abstract: Amorphous ferrimagnetic layers are described with support stable and mobile magnetic charged walls. These layers can be used as drive layers in magnetic bubble domain devices, and are characterized by very weak even-fold in-plane anisotropy, or substantially zero in-plane anisotropy. The layers are metallic alloy compositions having magnetic properties that can be tailored over wide ranges, and are particularly suitable as drive layers for the propagation of bubble domains of extremely small diameters.

Abstract: A stackable, nestable shipping tray for fruit. The tray is formed from a single plastic sheet and has a plurality of pockets interspersed by posts which engage the underside of the pockets to support the trays when they are in stacked relation. Grooves and channels in the posts, holes in the pockets and recesses in a border flange around the sheets promote airflow around the fruit as well as drainage of moisture. The configuration of the trays and their relation to the container in which they are disposed for shipping provides maximum protection to the fruit.

Abstract: An improved method of preparing calcium or barium sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester salts is presented which comprises coneutralizing the corresponding sulfonic or sulfuric acid esters with a mixture comprised of a calcium or barium base and a base of an alkali metal, ammonia, or magnesium.