Abstract: A fluxing method is disclosed by which the melt of aluminum-contaminated Ni-based glass-forming alloys is fluxed using a fluxing agent based on boron and oxygen in order to reverse the adverse effects of aluminum impurities on the glass-forming ability and toughness.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR0902031, its seed, its progeny and their cell, and methods of making AR0902031.

Abstract: A form of play is disclosed that provides a house advantage in a blackjack side game.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a grease composition, which comprises mixing grease components under high pressure and high flow rate impingement. In one embodiment, a first mixture of an amine in a lubricating base oil is mixed with an isocyanate in a lubricating base oil under high pressure and high flow impingement. In another embodiment, the mixing and reaction occurs in a reaction injection molding device. The orifice size through which each of the mixtures is introduced into a reaction/mixing zone is less than 0.030 inch (0.0762 centimeter) in diameter. The resulting grease composition is an extremely low noise grease, being virtually clear of any urea thickener particles, and/or can exhibit good high temperature resistance and mechanical stability.

Abstract: A form of play is disclosed that provides a house advantage in a blackjack side game.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1112511 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1112511 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1112511.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1111955 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1111955 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1111955.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1111559 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1111559 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1111559.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method of forming high-aspect-ratio metallic glass articles that are substantially free of defects and cosmetic flaws by means of rapid capacitive discharge forming. Metallic glass alloys that are stable against crystallization for at least 100 ms at temperatures where the viscosity is in the range of 100 to 104 Pa-s are considered as suitable for forming such high-aspect-ratio articles.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1111663 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1111663 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1111663.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1111926 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1111926 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1111926.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR0902417 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR0902417 and its progeny, and methods of making AR0902417.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR0902412 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR0902412 and its progeny, and methods of making AR0902412.

Abstract: Golf clubs formed from bulk-solidifying amorphous metals (i.e., metallic glasses) having high elastic modulus and fracture toughness, and to methods of forming the same are provided. Among other components, the golf club materials disclosed enable fabrication of flexural membranes or shells used in golf club heads (drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters) exhibiting enhanced flexural or bending compliance together with the ability to deform plastically and avoid brittle fracture or catastrophic failure when overloaded under bending loads. Further, the high strength of the material and its density, comparable to that of steel, enables the redistribution of mass in the golf club while maintaining a desired overall target mass.

Abstract: A method of forming a bulk metallic glass is provided. The method includes overheating the alloy melt to a temperature above a threshold temperature, Ttough, associated with the metallic glass demonstrating substantial improvement in toughness compared to the toughness demonstrated in the absence of overheating the melt above Tliquidus, and another threshold temperature, TGFA, associated with the metallic glass demonstrating substantial improvement in glass-forming ability compared to the glass-forming ability demonstrated in the absence of overheating the melt above Tliquidus. After overheating the alloy melt to above Ttough and TGFA, the melt may be cooled and equilibrated to an intermediate temperature below both Ttough and TGFA but above Tliquidus, and subsequently quenched at a high enough rate to form a bulk metallic glass.

Abstract: An automated rapid capacitive discharge apparatus is provided for sequentially or simultaneously rapidly heating and shaping a plurality of metallic glass feedstock samples. The apparatus includes a sample feeder defining a body for holding a plurality of samples and being capable of sequentially positioning at least one feedstock sample into a discharge position within the processing compartment. In the processing compartment the sample is heated by a discharge of a quantum of electrical energy supplied via electrodes, then shaped into a desired shape by means of a shaping tool, and subsequently moved out of the discharge position as a second feedstock moves into a discharge position.

Abstract: A form of play is disclosed that provides a house advantage in a blackjack side game.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1011191 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1011191 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1011191.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1011118 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1011118 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1011118.

Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, includes a head that includes a face having an outer surface located at a front of the head, a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, and a face mask connected to the outer surface of the face, the face mask having a first surface configured for forming at least a portion of a ball striking surface of the head configured for striking a ball, a second surface opposite the first surface and confronting the outer surface of the face, and a plurality of elongated slots extending completely through the face mask, from the first surface to the second surface. The slots combine with the outer surface of the face to form a plurality of face grooves on the ball striking surface.