Abstract: Injection moldable copolymers are prepared from fully or partially acylated aromatic diamines and aromatic tricarboxylic anhydride compounds or mixtures of tricarboxylic anhydrides and dicarboxylic acids. These copolymers are useful for the preparation of injection molded articles and fibers.

Abstract: Novel tailor made copolymers and terpolymers of the amide-imide type are prepared from tricarboxylic acid anhydride compounds, N,N'-diacylated diamines, N-acylated diamines, and primary diamines. These copolymers and terpolymers are useful for preparing injection molded articles of superior properties. A novel process for the manufacture of amide-imide copolymers and terpolymers is disclosed wherein the imide, imide-imide, amide, and amide-imide moieties incorporated into the polymer backbone are controlled by acylating the amine functionality which is to form the amide and amide-amide moieties while reacting directly those diamines with a tricarboxylic anhydride compound which are intended to form the imide and imide-imide moieties.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of erythorbic acid and ascorbic acid 6-fatty acid esters using liquid anhydrous hydrogen fluoride as catalyst and solvent.

Abstract: A chub cartridge has a tubular chamber containing a water-bearing blasting agent, and a longitudinal tunnel adjacent to the tubular chamber and integral therewith. Preferably, the tunnel is full-length and continuous and has holes for threading a detonating cord therethrough and for holding a cord firmly against the tubular chamber for the cord-priming of the cartridges. In primer assemblies, the tunnel also can be used to hold a cap/booster in place, and for lacing cap wires or a low-energy detonating cord. A preferred cartridge is made continuously in a series by wrapping a web of film having a row of holes along one edge so as to form a tube and an outer flap containing the holes, and sealing the tube and the flap so as to form a tunnel containing the holes in its outer portion, the wrapping being performed so that either the inner or outer portion of the tunnel is circumferentially longer than the other.

Abstract: Esterification of phenolic compounds which comprises reacting a phenolic compound and a carboxylic acid using a catalyst consisting essentially of an alkali metal compound and a boron compound wherein said alkali metal compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of boric acid, alkali metal polyborates, alkali metal hydroxides, and alkali metal borohydrides and said boron compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of boric acid, boric anhydride, alkali metal polyborates, alkali metal salts of boric acid and alkali metal borohydrides.

Abstract: An iron alloy is provided which exhibits excellent strength and toughness characteristics at cryogenic temperatures. The alloy consists essentially of about 10 to 16 percent by weight nickel, about 0.1 to 1.0 percent by weight aluminum, and 0 to about 3 percent by weight copper, with the balance being essentially iron. The iron alloy is produced by a process which includes using cold rolling at room temperature and subsequent heat treatment at temperatures ranging from 400.degree. to 650.degree. C., and possesses a fracture toughness ranging from 200 to 230 ksi .sqroot.in. and yield strengths up to 230 ksi.

Abstract: A steel alloy is produced by a process which includes using cold rolling at room temperature and subsequent heat treatment at temperatures ranging from 500.degree. to 650.degree. C.The resulting alloy exhibits excellent strength and toughness characteristics at cryogenic temperatures. This alloy consists essentially of about 10 to 16 percent by weight nickel, to about 1.0 percent by weight aluminum, and 0 to about 3 percent by weight of at least one of the following additional elements: copper, lanthanum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, yttrium, zirconium and the rare earth metals, with the balance being essentially iron. The improved alloy possesses a fracture toughness ranging from 200 to 230 ksi.sqroot.in. and yield strengths up to 230 ksi.

Abstract: To permit safe operation of clutch actuated moving ram machines, especially when the operator is to be permitted to "float" the ram, the operating linkage to the clutch is formed with a connection which requires input motion of the linkage in predetermined degree to actuate a safety mechanism. The purpose is to prevent ram operation until the operator is out of harm's way. The linkage is formed such that additional motion of the input elements to the clutch is ineffective to actuate the clutch until the safety apparatus is properly positioned whereupon such additional motion of the input member is made effective to actuate the clutch. An apparatus effective to perform according to that method comprises a piston and a cylinder capable of movement relative to one another and both capable of movement relative to a frame on which the clutch is mounted.

Abstract: A mechanical separator having a container providing a chamber for receiving plant material, such as herb plants, spice plants and the like, a motor driven substantially flexible member being rotatably supported for substantially free form random thrashing movement within and about the chamber in juxtarelationship for engaging, fragmenting and separating the intrinsic parts of the plant material as desired for flavoring from the waste portions thereof, a screen being provided across a dischargeway opening from the chamber of the container, such screen being of a mesh size to act to permit the fragmented and separated intrinsic parts of the plant material to be discharged therethrough and to act to retain waste portions of the plant material within the chamber.

Abstract: 4-Dedimethylaminotetracyclines and the corresponding 5a,6-anhydro derivatives having an oxo, hydroxy, substituted imino, amino or substituted amino group other than dimethylamino at the C.multidot.4-position useful as antimicrobial agents. The 4-oxo-4-dedimethylaminotetracyclines are prepared by oxidation of tetracyclines with a hydrocarbon dicarboxylic acid haloimide and then converted by reduction to the corresponding 4-hydroxy compounds or by reaction with a primary amine to 4-substituted imino derivatives. The latter compounds are reduced to 4-amino derivatives which are reductively methylated or alkylated to 4-substituted-4-dedimethylaminotetracyclines. Dehydration of the tetracycline compounds affords the corresponding 5a,6-anhydro compounds.

Abstract: 4-Dedimethylaminotetracyclines and the corresponding 5a,6-anhydro derivatives having an oxo, hydroxy, substituted imino, amino or substituted amino group other than dimethylamino at the C.multidot.4-position useful as antimicrobial agents. The 4-oxo-4-dedimethylaminotetracyclines are prepared by oxidation of tetracyclines with a hydrocarbon dicarboxylic acid haloimide and then converted by reduction to the corresponding 4-hydroxy compounds or by reaction with a primary amine to 4-substituted imino derivatives. The latter compounds are reduced to 4-amino derivatives which are reductively methylated or alkylated to 4-substituted-4-dedimethylaminotetracyclines. Dehydration of the tetracycline compounds affords the corresponding 5a,6-anhydro compounds.

Abstract: A process for preparing high molecular weight solid polymers, which process comprises reacting essentially equal molar amounts of a carbocylic aromatic primary diamine and an acyl halide derivative of trimellitic anhydride under essentially anhydrous conditions for a period of time and at a temperature controlled to produce a polymer with free carboxyl groups and amide groups available for further reaction. Also, a process for preparing cured polyamine-imide polymers which comprises heating of the soluble polymers prepared as aforementioned at a temperature above 150.degree. C. sufficient to effectively and substantially convert said carboxyl and amide groups to imide groups and thereby produce a polyamine-imide which is insoluble in organic polar solvents.

Abstract: Process of producing an amideimide polymer without using an acid having an acyl halide group which comprises reacting a composition comprising an aromatic diprimary amine and a tricarboxylic acid compound in an alcoholic solvent comprising an alkanol containing from 4 to 10 carbon atoms. In those cases where only diprimary aromatic amine is reacted, a tertiary amine is required. If desired, a glycol can be present.

Abstract: Polyamides are prepared by reacting aromatic diacid with aromatic or aliphatic diamine in the molar ratio of about 1:0.5 to about 1:0.9 and then reacting this product with at least 0.1 to about 0.5 up to about 0.75 moles of an aromatic or an aliphatic diisocyanate. The products are useful as wire enamels, coatings, and molding resins as well as films, fibers, adhesives, and impregnating materials.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing liquids into a container or tank with the container or tank having a filling hatch. The apparatus includes a filling tube which has a flange secured thereto which carries a seal member adapted to engage portions of the hatch for forming a seal between the flange and the hatch. Dispensing apertures are provided adjacent a lower end of the filling tube and a valve member is slidably mounted on the filling tube and is moveable between an aperture open and an aperture closed position with seal means being provided that cooperate with the filling tube and the valve member to prevent leakage of fluid from the filling tube when the valve member is in the aperture closed position.

Abstract: A dental handpiece operable by compressed air having a turbine rotor, a drive sleeve for holding a dental instrument and coupled with the rotor by a ball-type planetary transmission, and an adjustment member operable on the planetary transmission so as to increase the torque transmissible by the planetary transmission. The transmission comprises inner and outer rings, with the balls frictionally engaged therebetween, the balls being in drive transmitting relationship with the rotor or the drive sleeve. A first of the rings is non-rotatable and a second of the rings is coupled with whichever of the rotor or drive sleeve is not associated with the balls. One of the rings is axially moveable relative to the other ring by the adjustment member in order to increase the radial load applied between the inner and outer rings through the intermediary of the balls whereby the torque transmitted by the planetary transmission can be increased.

Abstract: Magnet Wire Bearing a Self-Bonding Poly(alkylenetrimellitate ester imide) varnish coating which is capable of forming a unitary structure after producing a fabricated article from the coated wire wherein the varnish layer bonds on heating.

Abstract: A stirring device is disclosed for mixing liquid and dry ingredients in a tank. The stirring device employs an agitator prop having claws or fingers formed thereon to break up balls of dry ingredients, a shear plate to strain and shear ingredients forced therethrough by operation of the agitator prop and a pump prop. The agitator and pump props have reverse pitches with respect to each other such that both props push the ingredients toward the shear plate.

Abstract: Polyamide-imides are prepared by reacting trimellitic acid with an aromatic or an aliphatic diamine in the molar ratio of about 1:0.55 to 1:0.95 and then reacting this product with at least 0.45 to about 0.75 moles to about 0.05 to about 0.35 moles of an aromatic diisocyanate. The products are useful as wire enamels and coatings when they are formulated into wire enamels and coated on electrical conductors. They may also be used as molding resins.