Enzymes in an aqueous medium are cooled to 50.degree. F. or below and then subjected to microwave energy under controlled conditions whereby the stability of the enzymes against deterioration is materially increased.

Stepladders having good lateral stability comprise a pair of channel members of fixed length pivoted at their top end to the side rails of the front ladder section to swing between a closed position and an extended position. The bottom ends of each channel member carries a foot member which always extends below the bottom end of the front section side rails so that the front section is supported in use of the ladder exclusively upon said foot members and not upon the bottom ends of the side rail...

An injectable physiologically acceptable aqueous phase fluorocarbon emulsion, which has substantially no free fluorocarbon, has an excellent stability is prepared by a process of the invention. Typically, more than about 99.8 wt. % of the fluorocarbon remains in the size range of about 0.2 to 0.4 microns even after being stored at room temperature for one year or more in sealed containers under a non-oxidizing atmosphere. The emulsion is useful in medical applications, for example, coronary angi...

An organic light emitting device is provided. The device has an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer further comprises an emissive material having the structure: ##STR00001## wherein M is a metal having an atomic weight greater than 40; ring A is an aromatic heterocyclic or a fused aromatic heterocyclic ring with at least one nitrogen atom that is coordinated to the metal M, wherein the ring A can be optionally substituted; (X--Y)...

The outputs of a pair of linear accelerometers are utilized to provide measures of craft vertical acceleration and body axis pitch angular acceleration. The pitch angular acceleration signal is integrated to provide a measure of body axis pitch rate. The pitch rate signal is in turn integrated to provide a measure of body axis pitch attitude. An earth referenced pitch attitude sensor provides a measure of earth referenced pitch attitude and through a rate taker a measure of earth referenced pitc...

A heavy lift helicopter supporting a load suspended on a long cable is automatically controlled to minimize pendular motion of the load beneath the helicopter. The inner control loop of an automatic flight control system of a helicopter has an additional input which is the summation of a function of the rate of change of the angle between the cable and vertical, and the lag filtered rate of change of the angle, in both the lateral (roll) and longitudinal (pitch) directions of the aircraft. The s...

In a process for the production of an electret composed of a high molecular weight base material by applying to the base material a high D. C. potential at a high temperature, cooling the material while continuing the application of the potential, and then removing the electric potential, the improvement which comprises covering the opposite surfaces of the base material before polarizing the base material with thin films of a different high molecular weight material having a higher electrical i...

A heavy lift helicopter supporting a load suspended on a long cable is automatically controlled to minimize pendular motion of the load beneath the helicopter. The inner control loop of an automatic flight control system of a helicopter has an additional input which is the summation of a function of the rate of change of the angle between the cable and vertical, and the lag filtered rate of change of the angle, in both the lateral (roll) and longitudinal (pitch) directions of the aircraft. The s...

Stability of viscous liquid hydrocarbon emulsions, wherein the hydrocarbon is present in a major proportion as the dispersed phase and emulsifiers do not represent more than 2 wt. percent of the total emulsion, is improved by the addition of certain dicarboxylic acid derivatives derived from reaction with amines and alcohols.

A resilient control device for stabilizing the road and load response of a vehicle as well as being useful as the main suspension means for certain vehicles. The device has the characteristics of resisting movement in opposite directions from an initial relationship of the sprung and unsprung components of a vehicle, as well as imposing a desired rate of load carrying capacity.