Rigidifiable composites are formed by stitching a reinforced B-stage resin sheet stock to form a three-dimensional preform. The preform is subsequently rigidified by initiating final cure of the resin. Molded articles, inflatable and other structures, such as, tank, tunnel and sewer liners are some of the typical structures which can be formed by the methods of the invention. Control of thread count, thread tension and thread spacing can be used to consolidate multi-ply or layered preforms, whic...

An outer shell is stitched to the lower edge of an outer collar part which has its upper edge stitched to the upper edge of an inner collar part. The inner collar part has a lower edge stitched to a neck facing which carries a quick-disconnect fastening means for engaging a quick-disconnect fastening means on the upper edge of a separate liner so that the collar portion and the liner can be quickly manually disconnected from and connected to one another. The lower edge of the outer collar part i...

The present invention relates to vitamin D compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group; R.sub.2 is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkyl group, a hydroxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkyl group, a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.2)alkoxymethyl group or a (C.sub.2 -C.sub.3)alkenyl or alkynyl group; n is 1; R.sub.3 is a branched or non-branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)hydrocarbon or oxyhydrocarbon biradical; R.sub.4 is a bra...

Pt/Co multilayer materials systems having a thin metal interlayer possess superior room temperature coercivity, a square polar Kerr hysteresis loop, sufficient polar Kerr rotation, and are suitable for magneto-optical recording. These material systems allow the reading and writing of information from the substrate side of the multilayer film.

A reactor core for a boiling water nuclear reactor includes a plurality of fuel assemblies (40) with a plurality of vertical fuel rods (10) and possibly occasional vertical water-filled rods or channels (32, 48, 49, 50, 51) which are surrounded by a fuel channel (1). Between the fuel assemblies (40) there are arranged water gaps (37a, 37b). At least one fuel assembly (40) has at least one outer, reduced corner portion (41) facing a gap (37a, 37bb), and the number of fuel rods (10) in each such f...

Barium titanate temperature stable dielectric compositions are disclosed containing magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide, germanium oxide and optionally an oxide or carbonate of barium, calcium or strontium which can be used to produce multilayer ceramic capacitors with nickel or nickel alloy electrode that have a variation of capacitance with temperature of less than .+-.10% over the range -55.degree. C. to +125.degree. C. compared with the value of the capacitance at 25.degree. C., or to produce m...

Pt/Co multilayer systems having a thin metal interlayer possess superior room temperature coercivity, a square polar Kerr hysteresis loop, sufficient polar Kerr rotation, and are suitable for magneto-optical recording. These materials systems allow the reading and writing of information from the substrate side of the multilayer film.

A flooring in a pigpen includes first and second grates which provide two levels to the flooring, the upper level intended for the sows and the lower level for the piglets. The second grates, which provide the upper flooring level, can be positioned on the first grates or on a steel subfloor support grid. The flooring can include third and fourth grates which enable the second grates forming the upper flooring level to extend obliquely to a side of the pigpen.

A luggage management system arranged so as to improve the efficiency of parcel collection, parcel examining and parcel delivery, to save the labor of operators, to accurately manage parcels, and to improve the efficiency and accuracy of parcel tracing operation is provided. When a parcel checker examining a parcel being conveyed depresses an "examine" switch, an examine result signal is transmitted from an examine part to an electronic tab through an antenna. When this signal is received by a lo...

Process for the preparation of crystalline vinylaromatic polymers with a predominantly syndiotactic structure which comprises polymerizing the vinylaromatic monomers, alone or mixed with at least another copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer, in the presence of a catalytic system essentially consisting of: a) an adduct between a derivative of titanium having the formula R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4 Ti and a calix-[n]-arene, or an oxa-calix-[n]-arene; b) a co-catalyst selected from...