Abstract: A transparent/translucent flexible resilient plastic scooper container for operation by underwater remotely operated vehicle jaws, having a flat-bottomed lower portion hollow bowl and an upper inverted bowl lid rearwardly hinged thereto and resiliently insertable into and withdrawable from the hollow of the lower portion by the closing and opening of the jaws.

Abstract: A process for forming a polymer (and the polymer formed thereby) for passivation, resist and bonding uses, for example, that is thermally stable at relatively high temperatures in excess of 400.degree. C., but is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. The process includes forming a heteroatom ring polymer that includes a chain formed of a large number of closed aromatic rings such as polyimide groups. According to the present teaching, intervening moieties, (that is, chemical groupings) in the form of open ring precursors of the aromatic rings, such as polyamic acid groups are introduced between the successive closed aromatic rings, which destroy and/or delimit the colinear character and the coplanar character typical of the successive aromatic rings, thus rendering the aromatic rings sensitive to structural change by electromagnetic radiation exposure, and soluble in common organic solvents, but with the exposed HRP insoluble in resist developers.

Abstract: A catalyst system for the polymerization of alpha-olefins comprising:(a) a solid precursor comprising the reaction product of (i) a halogenated vanadium compound wherein the vanadium has a valence of 2 to 5; (ii) a magnesium compound; and (iii) an inside electron donor wherein the molar ratio of inside electron donor to vanadium compound is in the range of about 0.2:1 to about 2:1; the atomic ratio of magnesium to vanadium is in the range of about 3:1 to about 40:1; and the reaction product (A) is a solid having a surface area greater than about 10 square meters per gram or (B) is adsorbed on the surface of an inorganic support having a surface area greater than about 10 square meters per gram;(b) a hydrocarbyl aluminum cocatalyst wherein the atomic ratio of aluminum to vanadium is in the range of about 2:1 to about 300:1; and(c) an outside electron donor wherein the molar ratio of outside electron donor to aluminum is in the range of about 0.02:1 to about 1:1.

Abstract: An improved mains outlet and method of operating the same that automatically and safely distinguishes between the conditions of human or animal contact with the outlet terminals and contact with appliances such as light bulbs and consumer products, to prevent any substantial voltage or power from being drawn in the former case and automatically applies substantially full mains voltage when the appliance is connected to the outlet, including appliances presenting inductive loads. Use with ground fault detector systems is also feasible.

Abstract: Process for producing metal oxide superconductor (MOS)-polymer (P) composites by (i) mixing a monomer and initiator with MOS followed by in-situ polymerization of the monomer, (ii) mixing MOS with a polymer solution followed by removal of solvent, (iii) blending MOS with a molten polymer and processing the MOS-P composite obtained by processes (i), (ii), or (iii) by extrusion or molding, and (iv) mixing MOS with monomers or prepolymers with or without catalysts to give MOS-P composite through reaction-processing, the polymers being one of all thermoplastic and thermoset resins, thermoplastic elastomers, or elastomers, the last with or without crosslinks.

Abstract: Methods of labeling and novel labels for needle syringes and medication vials are provided, involving fool-proof transfer of medication information labels peelable from the vial and applied as a syringe label tag or flag remote from the syringe barrel calibrations and in no way impeding physical syringe operation.

Abstract: Novel artificial or simulated stone facing formed on a substrate with surface-cured finish conformance to the finish of the innerface of a thin flexible film air-sealed to the outer surface of the facing before curing.

Abstract: Viscoelastic measurements of sublingual saliva thinning minimums are employed reliably to determine the approach of ovulation in females and other related hormonal and rheological functions.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with problems of energy conservation and more effective utilization at desired critical times only in, for example, sonar-triggered underwater elapsed time strobe photography of objects or scenes or in applications having similar problems; accomplishing such and other ends by restricting optical and sonar monitoring to relatively low periodicity intervals until the desired object has come within range, whereupon the apparatus automatically changes mode to take rapid successive strobe photographs or other records supplemented by contemporaneous sonar recording.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for enhancing the speed of both certain black and white and color films, through initial black-and-white development, and redevelopment with color coupling developers and color coupling dye units, and replacement of silver units with multiple color dye units for each silver unit that provide a color image enhanced over that provided by the silver image.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with employing substantially orthogonal transducer arrays with substantially complementary fan-shaped beams for pin-pointing underwater objects and the like.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with using different types of energy to probe for objects in media (such as water) in which one of the different types (such as acoustic energy) is more facilely propagated than another (such as light), so as to enable said one type of energy to monitor for objects of predetermined characteristics within range of another type of energy propagation and, upon detection of such, to direct the other type of energy to indicate such objects, and enable correlation of the indications of the same by both types of energy.