Author: claimsbot

1. A method of making a hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer membrane comprising the steps of:
forming a hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer comprising one or more hydrophilic monomers comprising a sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer and a second monomer and one or more hydrophobic monomers comprising a non-sulfonated third monomer and a fourth monomer, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer introduce a sulfonate into the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone monomer, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a diphenylsulfone, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, the second monomer comprise a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, the second monomer comprise a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, a monosulfonated-diphenylsulfone, a substituted-diphenylsulfone, or a disubstituted-diphenylsulfone.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second monomer comprise a biphenol, a substituted biphenol, a multiply substituted biphenyl, 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a multiply substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), a substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), or a multiply substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane).
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a diphenylsulfone, a substituted diphenylsulfone, a multiply substituted diphenylsulfone, a 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, a substituted 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, a multiply substituted 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide a substituted 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide, or a multiply substituted 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol, a substituted biphenol, a multiply substituted biphenyl, a 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a multiply substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), a substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), or a multiply substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane).
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer, the second monomer, the non-sulfonated third monomer and the fourth monomer are connected individually by an ether bond.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer, the second monomer, the non-sulfonated third monomer and the fourth monomer are independently connected by an O, a S, a C, a F, a C(CH3)2 group, a CF3 group, a C(CF3) group, a C(CF3)2 group, a C(CF3)(C6H5) group, a C(O) group, a COO group, a S(O)2 group, and a P(O)(C6H5) group, or a carbon-carbon single bond.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of adding one or more cross-linking agents to the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer to form a cross-linked hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer has a mole percentage between 5 and 80 percent.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of forming the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer into a hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer membrane.
14. A hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer membrane comprising:
one or more hydrophilic regions comprising a sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer and a second monomer; and
one or more hydrophobic regions comprising a non-sulfonated third monomer and a fourth monomer, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer introduce a sulfonate into the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer.
15. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer, the second monomer, the non-sulfonated third monomer and the fourth monomer are connected independently by an O, a S, a C, a F, a C(CH3)2 group, a CF3 group, a CH(CF3) group, a C(CF3)2 group, a C(CF3)(C6H5) group, a C(O) group, a COO group, a S(O)2 group, and a P(O)(C6H5) group, or a carbon-carbon single bond.
16. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone monomer, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a diphenylsulfone, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
17. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
18. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
19. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, a monosulfonated-diphenylsulfone, a substituted-diphenylsulfone or a disubstituted-diphenylsulfone; the second monomer comprise a biphenol, a substituted biphenol, a multiply substituted biphenyl, a 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a multiply substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), a substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane) or a multiply substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane); the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a diphenylsulfone, a substituted diphenylsulfone, a multiply substituted diphenylsulfone, a 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, a substituted 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, a multiply substituted 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide a substituted 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide, or a multiply substituted 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide; and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol, a substituted biphenol, a multiply substituted biphenyl, 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a multiply substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), a substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), or a multiply substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane).
20. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer, the second monomer, the non-sulfonated third monomer and the fourth monomer are individually connected by an ether bond.
21. The composition of claim 14, wherein the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer membrane has a mole percentage between 5 and 80 percent.
22. A method of making a chlorine tolerant hydrophilic-hydrophobic copolymer desalination membrane comprising the steps of:
forming a hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer comprising one or more hydrophilic monomers comprising a sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer and a second monomer and one or more hydrophobic monomers comprising a non-sulfonated third monomer and a fourth monomer, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer introduce the sulfonate into the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer; and
forming the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer into a hydrophilic-hydrophobic copolymer desalination membrane that is chlorine tolerant membrane.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone monomer, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a diphenylsulfone, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
24. The method of claim 22, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
25. The method of claim 22, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, the second monomer comprises a biphenol, the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide, and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol.
26. The method of claim 22, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer comprises a disulfonated-diphenylsulfone, a monosulfonated-diphenylsulfone, a substituted-diphenylsulfone, or a disubstituted-diphenylsulfone; the second monomer comprise a biphenol, a substituted biphenol, a multiply substituted biphenyl, 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a multiply substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), a substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), or a multiply substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane); the non-sulfonated third monomer comprises a diphenylsulfone, a substituted diphenylsulfone, a multiply substituted diphenylsulfone, a 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, a substituted 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, a multiply substituted 2,6-dichloro-benzonitrile, 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide a substituted 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide, or a multiply substituted 4,4\u2032-difluoro-triphenyl phosphine oxide; and the fourth monomer comprise a biphenol, a substituted biphenol, a multiply substituted biphenyl, 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, a multiply substituted 2,2-bis-phenylpropane, 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), a substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane), or a multiply substituted 1,1-di(trifluoromethane)(diphenylmethane).
27. A water purification kit comprising:
a chlorine tolerant hydrophilic-hydrophobic copolymer desalination membrane comprising one or more hydrophilic regions comprising a sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer and a second monomer and one or more hydrophobic regions comprising a non-sulfonated third monomer and a fourth monomer, wherein the sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer introduce a sulfonate into the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer; and
a set of instructions.
28. A chlorine tolerant hydrophilic-hydrophobic multi-block copolymer desalination membrane comprising:
a hydrophilic random oligomer comprising a sulfonated polyarylsulfone monomer and a second monomer; and
a hydrophobic random oligomer comprising a non-sulfonated third monomer and a monomer, wherein a hydrophilic-hydrophobic multi-block copolymer desalination membrane that is chlorine tolerant and includes one or more blocks of the hydrophilic random copolymer and one or more blocks of the hydrophobic random copolymer.
29. A hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer desalination membrane comprising one or more units having the structure:
wherein X, Y, Z and R independently comprise an O, a S, a C, a F, C(CH3)2 group, a CF3 group, a C(CF3) group, a C(CF3)2 group, a C(CF3)(C6H5) group, a C(O) group, a COO group, a S(O)2 group, or a P(O)(C6H5) group, or a carbon-carbon single bond and A=1\u2212B.
30. The composition of claim 28, wherein the X is an O, Y is a carbon-carbon single bond, Z is a S(O)2 group, and R is a carbon-carbon single bond.
31. The composition of claim 28, wherein the X is an O, Y is a carbon-carbon single bond, Z is a S(O)2 group, and R is a carbon-carbon single bond.
32. The composition of claim 28, wherein the X is an O, Y is a C(CF3) group, Z is a S(O)2 group, and R is a carbon-carbon single bond.
33. The composition of claim 28, wherein the X is an O, Y is a C(CH3)2 group, Z is a S(O)2 group, and R is a carbon-carbon single bond.
34. The composition of claim 28, wherein the X is an O, Y is a P(O)(C6H5) group, Z is a S(O)2 group, and R is a carbon-carbon single bond.
35. The composition of claim 28, wherein X is an O, Y is a C(CH3)2 group, Z is a S(O)2 group, and R is a carbon-carbon single bond.
36. The composition of claim 28, wherein the hydrophilic-hydrophobic random copolymer has a mole percentage between 5 and 80 mole percent.
37. A chlorine tolerant hydrophilic-hydrophobic copolymer desalination membrane containing units of the following formula:

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A mounting system for a winch, said mounting system comprising:
a mounting plate having a first end and a second end,
a flex plate made from a flexible material,
said flex plate having a first end and a second end,
said second end of said flex plate may be attached to said mounting plate,
whereby said flex plate can flex with respect to said mounting plate,
a guide plate having a first end and a second end,
said second end of said guide plate being mounted to said first end of said mounting plate by a hinged connection,
whereby said guide plate can pivot with respect to said mounting plate,
a cable guide securely attached to said first end of said guide plate,
means for securely attaching said second end of said mounting plate to a fixed object.
2. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said winch is electrically powered.
3. The mounting system of claim 2, further comprising an electrical control box attached to said mounting plate,
said electrical control box capable of receiving electrical power from an external source and transferring the electrical power to the winch.
4. The mounting system of claim 3, said electrical control box further comprising a possible separate module capable of receiving wireless control signals.
5. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said means for attaching said second end of said mounting plate to said fixed object is a shackle.
6. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said guide plate can pivot with respect to said mounting plate from an angle of approximately 90 degrees to an angle such that the desired orientation is achieved during operation, and
said angles being measured from a plane of said mounting plate relative to a plane of said guide plate.
7. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said flex plate is made from high tension flexible steel.
8. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said winch is attached to said mounting plate by means of a plurality of bolts.
9. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein said means for attaching said second end of said support plate to said mounting plate is a plurality of bolts.

1. A process for producing a fluoropolymer having two or more units of a repeating unit represented by the following formula (2), which comprises ring-opening polymerization of a fluorinated epoxy compound represented by the following formula (1) in the presence of a trialkylaluminum and a salt having an organic cation as a counter cation:
wherein Q represents a single bond or a bivalent linking group containing no fluorine atom; RF represents a monovalent organic group containing a fluorine atom; and * indicates that the carbon atom marked with * is an asymmetric carbon atom.
2. The process for producing the fluoropolymer according to claim 1, wherein the ring-opening polymerization is a reaction of ring-opening homopolymerization of a fluorinated epoxy compound represented by the formula (1).
3. The process for producing the fluoropolymer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fluorinated epoxy compound represented by the formula (1) consists of a compound in which the absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon atom marked with * is either exclusively S or exclusively R and the absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon atom marked with * in the repeating unit represented by the following formula (2) is substantially the same as the absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon atom in the fluorinated epoxy compound represented by the formula (1).
4. The process for producing the fluoropolymer according to claim 1, wherein the trialkylaluminum is triisobutylaluminum and the salt having an organic cation as a counter cation is a cation represented by the following formula (3-1) or the following formula (3-2):
Chem. 3
Ph3P\u2550N\u2550PPh3+\u2003\u2003(3-1)
Chem. 4
Ph3PMe+\u2003\u2003(3-2)
wherein Ph represents a phenyl group and Me represents a methyl group.
5. The process for producing the fluoropolymer according to claim 2, wherein the trialkylaluminum is triisobutylaluminum and the salt having an organic cation as a counter cation is a cation represented by the following formula (3-1) or the following formula (3-2):
Chem. 3
Ph3P\u2550N\u2550PPh3+\u2003\u2003(3-1)
Chem. 4
Ph3PMe+\u2003\u2003(3-2)
wherein Ph represents a phenyl group and Me represents a methyl group.
6. The process for producing the fluoropolymer according to claim 3, wherein the trialkylaluminum is triisobutylaluminum and the salt having an organic cation as a counter cation is a cation represented by the following formula (3-1) or the following formula (3-2):
Chem. 3
Ph3P\u2550N\u2550PPh3+\u2003\u2003(3-1)
Chem. 4
Ph3PMe+\u2003\u2003(3-2)
wherein Ph represents a phenyl group and Me represents a methyl group.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A catheter assembly for inserting in a fluid filled space in a body, the catheter assembly comprising:
a main body having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being positionable within the fluid filled space and the second end portion being adapted to extend outward from the fluid filled space when the first end portion is positioned within the fluid filled space; and
a catheter tip connected to the second end portion, the catheter tip comprising:
a housing having a cavity defined therein; and a rotating element positioned within the cavity, wherein the rotating element being connected to the first end portion of the main body such that rotation of the rotating element results in at least one of rotational and linear movement, relative to the housing which has no movement imparted to it, of the first end portion of the main body within the fluid filled space.
2. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rotating element is configured to rotate in a single direction.
3. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the housing comprises:
a cap member; and
a base member coupled to the cap member such that the cavity is defined therebetween.
4. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 3, wherein the catheter tip further comprises a bearing portion coupled to the base member and to the rotating element, the bearing portion being configured to seal the cavity.
5. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rotating element comprises a connecting device for connecting the catheter tip to the second end portion of the main body.
6. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rotating element is made of at least one of tungsten, gold, titanium, tantalum, and steel.
7. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a sleeve portion to substantially circumscribe at least a portion of the catheter tip and at least a portion of the main body.
8. A shunt system for insertion into a body, the shunt system comprising:
a catheter assembly for inserting in a fluid filled space in the body, the catheter assembly comprising:
a main body having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being positionable within the fluid filled space and the second end portion being adapted to extend outward from the fluid filled space when the first end portion is positioned within the fluid filled space; and a catheter tip connected to the second end portion, the catheter tip comprising:
a housing having a cavity defined therein; and a rotating element positioned within the cavity, the rotating element being connected to the first end portion of the main body such that rotation of the rotating element results in at least one of rotational and movement of the first end portion of the main body within the fluid filled space relative to the housing which has no movement imparted to it, and
a control valve in fluid communication with the catheter assembly and configured to control the flow of fluid from the fluid filled space.
9. A shunt system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the rotating element is configured to rotate in a single direction.
10. A shunt system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the housing comprises:
a cap member; and
a base member coupled to the cap member such that the cavity is defined therebetween.
11. A shunt system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the catheter tip further comprises a bearing portion coupled to the base member and to the rotating element, the bearing portion being configured to seal the cavity.
12. A shunt system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the rotating element comprises a connecting device for connecting the catheter tip to the second end portion of the main body.
13. A shunt system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the rotating element is made of at least one of tungsten, gold, titanium, tantalum, and steel.
14. A catheter assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rotating element has an upstream surface and a downstream surface, both of the upstream and downstream surfaces being semi-circular in shape.
15. A shunt system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the rotating element has an upstream surface and a downstream surface, both of the upstream and downstream surfaces being semi-circular in shape.