A towrope retriever system for a watercraft for simplifying and improving the safety of the towrope handling, storage, reeling out, and reeling in of a towrope, in which the towrope retriever is connected to or integrated into a support unit such as a tower or pylon securely attached to the watercraft, substantially increasing the overall height of the watercraft, and allowing the performer to jump higher and perform more challenging aerial maneuvers, is disclosed. The towrope retriever may be r...

Foamed treatment fluids comprising water, a gas, and a foaming and foam stabilizing surfactant mixture comprising an alkali salt of an alkyl ether sulfate, wherein the alkali salt of the alkyl ether sulfate comprises an alkali salt of a C.sub.6-10 alkyl ether sulfate, and an alkali salt of a C.sub.4 alkyl ether sulfate, an alkyl amidopropyl amphoteric surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alkyl amidopropyl hydroxysultaine, an alkyl amidopropyl betaine, and combinations thereof, and...

The invention concerns a method of pretreating aluminum or aluminum alloy surfaces before application of a permanent corrosion-protective conversion coating treatment, in particular before phosphating in acidic phosphating baths containing zinc, a chromating treatment, or a chromate free treatment. The method is characterized in that the surfaces are brought into contact with acidic aqueous treatment solutions containing complex fluorides of the elements boron, silicon, titanium, zirconium, or h...

Suedelike sheet is manufactured by forming a coagulated polymer layer containing relatively large spongy spaces inside between two base materials and tearing the coagulated polymer layer into two layers at the center of the polymer layer by pulling both the base materials mutually in an opposite direction.

Perfluoropolymers prepared from tetrofluoroethylene, perfluro (alkyl vinyl) ether and cyano-cure site monomer, and further comprising iodo moieties, and cured elastomers prepared from the perfluoropolymers.

A process for the preparation of perfluoropolymer by the random interpolymerization of tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoro (alkyl vinyl) ether and bromo curesite reactant, and the improvement wherein the interpolymerization reactants further comprise compounds of the formula RI.sub.n, in which R is a hydrocarbon or halocarbon radical and n is 1 or 2.

Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a lower alkyl (C1-C6) substituent which may be straight or branched; R2 represents an aryl substituent of the formula: ##STR2## and Q, V, W, X, Y and Z are as set forth in the accompanying specification, are useful in prophylaxis of influenza virus infection.

Copolymers of perfluoro(1,3-dimethyl-2,2-dioxole) with perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) and, optionally, with a third comonmer are amorphous in all monomer proportions, and soluble in perfluoro(2-butyl tetrahydrofuran). These copolymers are suitable in many high technology applications, especially where solubility is important, e.g., in applying coatings to substrates or articles for protection against mechanical, chemical, or environmental hazards. Dipolymers of the present invention have lower g...

Perfluoroelastomers characterized by low molecular weight and freedom form color-forming impurities can be prepared by pyrolysis techniques, and are useful in pellicle coatings and other optical applications.

The comonomers are perfluorocyclic unsaturated compounds, copolymerized to form amorphous copolymer. Such copolymer forms optically clear tough coating and films.