I claim:
1. A ballistically deployable cover comprising a light weight fabric, having a plurality of weights affixed thereto, generally evenly spaced along the perimeter of the fabric, each of said weights comprising an outer pouch, padding within said pouch and ballast material within said padding.
2. A ballistically deployable cover for a vehicle comprising a generally rectangular shaped light weight fabric, having a plurality of weights affixed thereto, generally evenly spaced along the perimeter of the fabric, each of said weights comprising an outer pouch, a layer of foam padding within said pouch, a ballast container within said padding, and ballast material within said ballast container.
3. The cover of claim 1 or 2 further comprising hook and loop fasteners to close said pouch.
4. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which said ballast comprises loosely packed sand.
5. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which said pouch is composed of vinyl.
6. The cover of claim 1 or 2 further comprising a plurality of suction cups affixed to the cover.
7. The cover of claim 1 or 2 further comprising a plurality of grommets affixed to the cover.
8. The cover of claim 1 or 2 further comprising a plurality of self-closing vents in said cover.
9. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which said cover is composed of light weight polyester.
10. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which the cover is coated with aluminized polyurethane.
11. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which the cover is coated with a water repellant coating.
12. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which the weights are coded to aid in the ballistic deployment of the cover.
13. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which the cover is generally shaped to the shape of the object to be covered.
14. The cover of claim 1 or 2 further comprising a storage strap affixed to the cover.
15. The cover of claim 2 in which the ballast containers have radiused corners.
16. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which there are four weights evenly spaced along the perimeter of the fabric.
17. The cover of claim 16 in which two weights are coded for projection and two weights are coded for being held.
18. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which the weights are generally rectangular shaped and adapted to be stacked together and held in one hand for wrapping the cover around the stacked weights, for stowage of the cover.
19. The cover of claim 1 or 2 in which each weight has a handle affixed thereto.
20. A method for covering an object with a light weight cover comprising ballistically deploying said light weight cover over the object to be covered, said cover having a plurality of padded weights affixed thereto, generally evenly spaced along the perimeter of the cover, by holding a pair of weights in each hand, projecting two of said weights over the object and holding one of said weights in each hand, such that the cover is quickly and easily deployed over said object.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
We claim:
1. A process for the isomerization of a feedstock which comprises unsaturated linear fatty acids, alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids or mixtures thereof, wherein said process comprises subjecting said feedstock to an isomerization reaction in the presence of an acidic catalyst having a three-dimensional channel pore structure wherein at least one channel structure has a pore size diameter of at least 6.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein the isomerization of said feedstock comprises branching of the fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein said acidic catalyst comprises a zeolite, acidic clay, molecular sieve, or mixtures thereof.
4. The process of claim 3 wherein said acidic catalyst comprises a zeolite.
5. The process of claim 4 wherein said zeolite comprises at least one of the following framework structures: AEL, AFO, AHT, BOG, CGF, CGS, CON, DFO, FAU, FER, HEU, AFS, AFY, BEA, BPH, CLO, EMT, FAU, GME, MOR, MFI, or mixtures thereof.
6. The process of claim 4 wherein the SiO2Al2O3 ratio of the zeolite is at least 10.
7. The process of claim 4 wherein said zeolite contains at least one channel structure having a pore diameter of at least 6.5 .
8. The process of claim 4 wherein said zeolite contains at least one channel structure having a pore diameter of at least 7 .
9. The process according to claim 1 wherein the feedstock comprises of at least 50% by weight of unsaturated fatty acids, alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids or mixtures thereof.
10. The process of claim 9 wherein the feedstock comprises of at least 70% by weight oleic acid.
11. The process claim 10 wherein at least part of the isomerization is performed at a temperature of between 100 C. and 350 C.
12. The process of claim 11 wherein at least part of the isomerization is carried out at a temperature of between 230 C. and 285 C.
13. The process of claim 1 wherein said isomerization is conducted in a batch reactor.
14. The process of claim 1 wherein said isomerization is conducted in a fixed bed continuous flow reactor.
15. The process of claim 13 wherein the feedstock is contacted with the catalyst for a period of at least 30 minutes.
16. The process of claim 13 wherein the amount of catalyst used is between 0.5 and 20% by weight of the feedstock in the batch reactor.
17. The process of claim 13 wherein the amount of catalyst used is between 0.5 and 20% by weight of the space velocity of the feedstock in a continuous flow reactor.
18. The process of claim 4 wherein said zeolite having a three-dimensional pore structure comprises at least one pore structure containing 10-membered rings as catalysts.
19. The process of claim 4 wherein said zeolite having a three-dimensional pore structure comprises at least one pore structure containing 12-membered rings as catalysts.
20. The process of claim 4 wherein said zeolite having a three-dimensional pore structure comprises at least one pore structure containing at least one ring having greater than 12 members as catalysts.
21. A process for the isomerization of a feedstock which comprises unsaturated linear fatty acids, alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids or mixtures thereof, wherein said process comprises subjecting said feedstock to an isomerization reaction in the presence of an acidic zeolite catalyst having a three-dimensional channel structure wherein at least one channel structure comprises rings having at least 12 members as catalysts.
22. A process for the isomerization and hydrogenation of a feedstock which comprises unsaturated linear fatty acids, alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids or mixtures thereof, wherein said process comprises subjecting said feedstock to isomerization and hydrogenation reactions in the presence of an acidic support material loaded with at least one metal capable of hydrogenating unsaturated chemical bonds in the presence of hydrogen or a hydrogen source.
23. The process of claim 22 wherein said acidic support material comprises acidic clay, acidic zeolite, molecular sieve, or mixtures thereof.
24. The process of claim 22 wherein said acidic support material comprises acidic zeolite.
25. The process of claim 24 wherein said zeolite comprises a three-dimensional channel pore structure.
26. The process of claim 24 wherein said zeolite comprises at least one channel structure having a pore diameter of at least 6.0 .
27. The process of claim 24 wherein said zeolite having a three-dimensional pore structure comprises at least one pore structure comprised of rings having at least 12 members as catalysts.
28. The process of claim 24 wherein said acidic zeolite comprises at least one zeolite having one of the following frameworks: FAU, MFI, MOR, BEA.
29. The process of claim 24 wherein said metal comprises Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ni, Co, Ru, Cu, or mixtures thereof.
30. The process claim 22 wherein at least part of the isomerization is performed at a temperature of between 100 C. and 350 C.
31. The process of claim 22 wherein said isomerization and hydrogenation is conducted in a batch reactor.
32. The process of claim 22 wherein said isomerization and hydrogenation is conducted in a fixed bed continuous flow reactor.
33. The process of claim 31 wherein the feedstock is contacted with the catalyst for a period of at least 30 minutes.
34. The process of claim 31 wherein the amount of catalyst used is between 0.5 and 20% by weight of the feedstock in the batch reactor.
35. The process of claim 32 wherein the amount of catalyst used is between 0.5 and 20% by weight of the space velocity of the feedstock in a continuous flow reactor.
36. A process for the isomerization and hydrogenation of a feedstock which comprises unsaturated linear fatty acids, alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids or mixtures thereof, wherein said process comprises subjecting said feedstock to isomerization and hydrogenation reactions in the presence of a mixture of at least two types of catalysts, wherein at least one catalyst is an acidic catalyst material capable of isomerizing straight chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof into branched isomers, and at least one catalyst is a metal catalyst loaded with at least one metal capable of hydrogenating unsaturated chemical bonds in the presence of hydrogen or a hydrogen source, wherein said isomerization and hydrogenation is conducted in a single batch.
37. The process of claim 36 wherein said acidic catalyst material comprises acidic clay, acidic zeolite, acidic molecular sieve, or mixtures thereof.
38. The process of claim 36 wherein said acidic support material comprises acidic zeolite.
39. The process of claim 36 wherein said acidic zeolite comprises at least one zeolite having one of the following frameworks: FAU, MFI, MOR, BEA.
40. The process of claim 36 wherein said metal comprises Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ni, Co, Ru, Cu, or mixtures thereof.
41. The process claim 36 wherein at least part of the isomerization is performed at a temperature of between 100 C. and 350 C.
42. The process of claim 36 wherein the feedstock is contacted with the catalyst for a period of at least 30 minutes.
43. The process of claim 36 wherein the amount of catalyst used is between 0.5 and 20% by weight of the feedstock in a batch reactor.
44. The process of claim 36 wherein said metal catalyst is a metal zeolite.