Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of benzazolones of the formula I where the variables R1, R2, R3, A and Hex are as defined in claim 1, and their salts, and their use for controlling harmful plants, are described.

Abstract: A composition comprising a) compounds of formula (I) wherein A-B denotes C—C or C?C; X is S, O, SO, SO2, NRa, or CRbRc; R1, R2 are H, halogen, OH, SH, NH2, CN, NO2, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkenylamino, alkenylthio, alkynyl, alkynyloxy, alkynylamino, alkynylthio, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfoxyl, alkenylsulfonyl, alkynylsulfoxyl, formyl, alkylcarbonyl, hydroxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyloxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, phenyloxy, C(O)NRdRe, (SO2)nNRdRe, or C(?NORf)-?p-Rf?, a mono- or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aromatic ringsystem, a 5- to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring system, or cycloalkyl, each optionally substituted, which is unfused or fused to the aromatic group to which it is bonded and which, when unfused, is bonded directly or through an O, S, alkyl, or alkoxy linkage; R3, R4 are each independently H, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamine, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon atoms in these aliphatic groups may be substituted, or R3 and R4 together with the n

Abstract: The present invention is directed to sulfonimide-containing polymers, specifically sulfonimide-containing poly(arylene ether)s and sulfonimide-containing poly(arylene ether sulfone)s, and processes for making the sulfonimide-containing poly(arylene ether)s and sulfonimide-containing poly(arylene ether sulfone)s, for use conductive membranes and fuel cells.

Abstract: Benzoylcyclohexenone derivatives of the formula I 1

Abstract: The invention relates to sulfonimide bearing phenolic compounds and the use of those compounds to produce polyphosphazenes functionalized by one or more of those compounds alone, or in combination with cosubstituents. The invention also relates to blends of sulfonimide functionalized phosphazene polymers with other polymers, membranes formed of the functionalized polymers, and the use of those membranes in devices such as fuel cells.

Abstract: N-heterocyclyl-substituted thienyloxypyrimidines of the formula I 1

Abstract: Proton conducting membranes having improved resistance to methanol crossover are provided, along with methods for their manufacture. In a preferred embodiment, the polymeric membranes are formed by (a) dissolving a polymer, preferably a polyphosphazene, in an organic solvent to form a polymer solution; (b) adding an oxyacid to the polymer solution; (c) optionally, adding water to the polymer solution, preferably in a molar ratio equivalent to the oxyacid; (d) optionally, concentrating the polymer solution; (e) casting the polymer solution on a casting surface, such as one formed of or coated with TEFLON™; and (f) removing the organic solvent, so as to form the polymeric membrane. A particularly useful application for these polymeric membranes is in fuel cells, such as those wherein methanol and oxygen are converted into electrical energy.

Abstract: Pyrazolylbenzazolones of the formula I 1

Abstract: A system for coating band-shaped material, where the band-shaped material travels through at least one process chamber in which there is a vacuum, and at least one cooling roller. On the peripheral surface of each cooling roller are at least two magnetron sputter sources that are arranged separate from one another in magnetron chambers, which are formed by separate magnetron chamber walls and allow each chamber to be evacuated, so the pressure in the magnetron chamber can be maintained higher than that in the process chamber. The magnetron chamber walls and the magnetron sputter sources can be mounted on a common carriage, which is displaceable parallel to the cooling roller axis. The result is the reduction in the maintenance costs in cleaning of the magnetron chamber walls and at the same time improvement of the separation of gas between the magnetron chambers and the process chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reversing aid for supporting the driver of a motor vehicle, particularly when parking, comprising at least one transmitter (12), arranged at the rear end region (10) of the motor vehicle, for emitting measuring beams (14) into the rear danger zone, at least one receiver (16, 16a, 16b), arranged at the rear end region (10) of the motor vehicle, for receiving beams (20) reflected at at least one detected object (18), a distance-measuring device for determining the distance (A) between the vehicle and the detected object (18), and a display device (22) for optically representing the distance (A) from the detected object (18).

Abstract: The invention relates to a line camera for imaging object strips on photosensitive detector lines, having an objective producing a line image of an object strip, having a ray deflecting system situated at the site of the line image by which the line image is divided into adjacent image sections, in such a manner that paths of the rays pertaining to adjacent image sections are deflected into respective different directions in space. One optical relay system respectively is optically arranged behind each image section for the imaging of the respective image section on its own respective detector line. The total number of optical relay systems is divided into at least two groups, each group being assigned to a different direction in space.

Abstract: In a digital communication system, synchronization of a plurality of asynchronous digital signals is usually achieved by stuffing one or more pulses in a pulse stream. Thereby, stuffing equalizes the input signal bit rate with the usually fixed bit rate of a signal on a transmission link. For example, in pulse stuffing, single pulses are added at certain allowed times to equalize the input bit rate with the transmission link bit rate. On the other hand, in block stuffing, a block of pulses is added. However, conventional block stuffing usually requires a narrowband phase-locked loop for removing jitter in the received signal. As a result, slower acquisition of synchronization occurs.

Abstract: A digital speech interpolation (DSI) system advantageously utilizes speech inactivity time to reduce the bit rate by compressing digital characters from a plurality of trunks onto a lesser plurality of channels. A signaling arrangement is typically employed therein to signal a receiver as to the activity of a trunk. If the number of active trunks exceeds the number of channels, an overload may exist. Known arrangements for mitigating overload typically include apparatus responsive to an activity signal for truncating one or more bits from the digital characters and for transmitting the truncated characters. Unfortunately, quantization noise is increased and digital precision decreased in such arrangements. The hereindisclosed system includes an improved automatically adaptive arrangement for advantageously incorporating nearly instantaneous companding (NIC) and priority trunk rotation in a plurality of frames, called a multiframe.