Abstract: Substituted dibenzyl aminoxyethyl sulfoxides and sulfones of the formula ##STR1## are prepared by the reaction of the appropriate dibenzylhydroxylamine compound and the appropriate vinyl sulfoxide or sulfone, said compounds being useful as color improvers and stabilizers in various polymeric substrates.

Abstract: A transport apparatus for boards or workpieces in board form, for example printed circuit boards which are to be coated with plastic, for example UV curable plastic, has advancing means for the transport of the boards and grippers or clamps for seizing the board edges during the transport and advancement of the boards. In order to avoid a risk of damaging the sensitive board surfaces, in particular when transferring the boards from one conveyor to the other, the gripper or grippers or clamps is/are attached to a holding element or rack, releasably coupled to the transporting or advancing means of the apparatus. This holding element remains connected, via its grippers to the board during the complete transport of the latter and can be transferred and reloaded together with the board held by it at transitions from one advancing means to another or from one processing station to the other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to copolyimides of 100-70 mol % of recurring structural units of the formula I and 0-30 mol % of recurring structural units of the formula II ##STR1## in which Z.sup.a is a tetravalent aromatic tetracarboxylic acid radical other than that of thioxanthonetetracarboxylic acid, the carboxyl groups thereof in each case being located in pairs in the ortho-position or peri-position relative to one another, and X.sup.a is a divalent aromatic diamine radical which, in at least one ortho-position relative to at least one nitrogen atom, carries a hydrocarbon substituent having at least one aliphatic .alpha.-hydrogen atom or X.sup.a is a radical of the formula III ##STR2## in which X.sup.c is a divalent aromatic diamine radical which, in ortho-position relative to both nitrogen atoms, carries in each case at least one monovalent hydrocarbon substituent having at least one aliphatic .alpha.-hydrogen atom, n assumes an average value of 1.0 to 2.5, Z.sup.b is as defined for Z.sup.a and X.sup.

Abstract: Spherical fused silica with an average particle diameter within the range of 10 to 50 .mu.m and having a particle size distribution of 1 to 100 .mu.m in diameter is a useful filler for resin compositions having improved mechanical and electrical properties as well as good flowability and low viscosity. The spherical fused silica is preferably treated on its surface with a silane coupling agent. Resin compositions containing said spherical fused silica as the major filler are particularly useful as casting materials.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition useful as an adhesive comprises (a) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin or a mixture of epoxy resins, (b) from 1-20 parts by weight of an acrylic oligomer, (c) from 5-150 parts by weight of an amine, and (d) from 10-200 parts by weight of a nitrile rubber having a terminal amine group.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising a resin processable at temperatures upto 160.degree. C. having incorporated therein a flame retardant amount of a salt formed by reaction between dimethyl methyl phosphonate, monomethyl methyl phosphonate or methyl phosphonic acid, and a compound of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which X is 0 or S; R.sup.1 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms, CN, CONH.sub.2 or NH.sub.2, R.sup.2 is H, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkenyl of up to 4 carbon atoms or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring of up to 6 carbon atoms which may optionally contain another hetero atom and R is H, an alkyl group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group with 5 to 12 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic group with up to 9 ring carbon atoms, or, together with R.sup.1 forms an alkylene chain of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or R is a group NHR.sup.

Abstract: Compounds of the formulae ##STR1## are useful stabilizers of organic polymeric materials which are subject to thermal, oxidative and/or actinic degradation.

Abstract: The movement and stretching behavior of experimental animals, which is significant in different tests of the effect of drugs, is rendered objectively analyzable by the photoelectric conversion of the shadow of the animal into an electric signal. The shadow of the animal is projected onto a photoelement (4) forming a projection surface. The signal generated by the photo-element-projection surface (4) is conducted by means of a current/voltage converter (5) to an aplifier (6). The amplified signal (S) is passed on the one hand to a recorder (7) and on the other through an amplitude threshold value detector (8) and a time interval threshold value detector to a counter (9). The threshold values are set in a manner such that the counter counts only the significant stretchings of the experimental animal.

Abstract: Polyurethane syntactic foam compositions having high glass transition temperatures and low coefficients of thermal expansion suitable for use in tooling applications as modeling stock are prepared from polymeric isocyanate, an amine-based polyol, a polyether triol, molecular sieve material and hollow microspheres.

Abstract: Reflection holograms are described and are prepared from a transmission hologram. The reflection hologram is divided into a plurality of sequential parallel notional strips each of which is divided into bands, the bands and strips extending across the hologram from one side or end to the other and being parallel. Each band of a strip contains information derived from a respective notional strip into which the transmission hologram was divided during production of the reflection hologram. Thus each strip of the reflection hologram contains information derived from the whole of the transmission hologram. The reflection hologram is produced from the transmission hologram by a process in which each band of a notional strip of the reflection hologram is exposed in turn to a respective notional strip of the transmission hologram.

Abstract: New pigment compositions, in storage-stable free-flowing flake form comprise(a) pigment; and(b) water in a maximum amount of 10% by weight above the critical moisture content of the pigment component.The pigment compositions are produced by partially de-watering conventional aqueous pigment compositions, especially aqueous pigment filter-cakes.

Abstract: Vehicles for ultraviolet radiation-curable ceramic enamels comprising (a) acrylate- or methacrylate- modified oligomers; (b) monofunctional acrylate- or methacrylate-modified monomers; (c) pentafunctional acrylate or methacrylate-modified monomers; and (d) a photoinitiator system for said polymerizable components; and the enamels prepared therefrom comprising glass enamels and the vehicles as described.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing dithiobisphenols wherein the appropriate phenol is reacted with sulfur monochloride in the presence of substantially molar amounts of an aliphatic or heterocyclic amine.

Abstract: A coated photosensitive material on a support comprising a layer of polyamic acids and polyamic acid aryl esters derived from tetracarboxylic acids or aminodicarboxylic acids containing a benzophenone structural unit and aromatic diamines which are substituted in both ortho-positions by at least one amino group. The material is autophotocrosslinkable and is suitable for producing protective coatings and photographic images, with corresponding polyimides being formed after irradiation by a thermal aftertreatment.

Abstract: A process for preparing opaque pigmentary quinacridone derivatives which comprises milling the starting quinacridone materials at ambient or near ambient temperatures in the presence of an alcohol and a base.

Abstract: A process for preparing pigmentary solid solutions of at least one quinacridone derivative and the parent quinacridone compound which comprises milling the starting quinacridone materials at ambient or near ambient temperatures in the presence of an alcohol and a base.

Abstract: Metallic force-introducing elements are fastened to the two ends of a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin material tube. These elements consist each of an inner and an outer part which are screw-connected with one another. The inner part comprises a bushing-shaped thread-bearing shaft having an external threading and being screwed into the respective tube end. The outer part comprises a supporting sleeve which surrounds the tube end and absorbs radial forces generated by the thread-bearing shaft. This type of connection of a synthetic resin tube with force-introducing elements is not critical with respect to temperature changes and is particularly simple to assemble in the manufacture of a novel tension-compression stay.

Abstract: Curing systems for epoxy resins comprising an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine in combination with anhydrous methane sulfonic acid as an accelerator for the curing reaction.

Abstract: Lead-free glass frit compositions for use in vitreous coatings consisting essentially of SiO.sub.2 -Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 -B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -alkali metal oxide-ZrO.sub.2 /TiO.sub.2 in appropriate concentrations.

Abstract: Optically active compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, R.sup.2 is a radical of the formula II or IIa ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 is H or --CH.sub.3, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a radical of the formula ##STR3## in which R.sup.2 has the meaning given above; and * represents predominantly R or predominantly S configuration.The compounds can be polymerized to give homopolymers or copolymers. The compounds and the polymers can be complexed with iridium(I) salts in the presence of a diene. The complexes are suitable as enantioselective catalysts.