Author: claimsbot

1-24. (canceled)
25. A method, comprising:
providing a penetrator, comprising:
a fore body having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity; and
a stabilizing portion removably attached to the fore body such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator:
propelling the penetrator toward a first target;
penetrating the first target with a fore body of the penetrator;
detaching a stabilizing portion of the penetrator from the fore body;
skewing a spatial orientation of the fore body after the stabilizing portion is detached from the fore body; and
impacting the second target with the fore body.
26. A method, according to claim 25, wherein propelling the penetrator further comprises propelling the penetrator from a barrel of a gun.
27. A method, according to claim 25, wherein propelling the penetrator further comprises propelling the penetrator from a cartridge disposed within a gun.
28. A method, according to claim 25, wherein propelling the penetrator further comprises dispensing the penetrator from an airborne vehicle.
29. A method of using a penetrator, comprising:
propelling the penetrator toward a first target;
penetrating the first target with a fore body of the penetrator;
detaching a stabilizing portion of the penetrator from the fore body;
penetrating an intermediate target with the fore body;
skewing a spatial orientation of the fore body after penetrating the intermediate target; and
impacting a second target with the fore body.
30. A method, according to claim 29, wherein propelling the penetrator further comprises propelling the penetrator from a barrel of a gun.
31. A method, according to claim 29, wherein propelling the penetrator further comprises propelling the penetrator from a cartridge disposed within a gun.
32. A method, according to claim 29, wherein propelling the penetrator further comprises dispensing the penetrator from an airborne vehicle.
33. A method, according to claim 29,
wherein skewing the spatial orientation of the fore body comprises skewing the spatial orientation of the fore body as it travels through the second target.
34-36. (canceled)
37. A penetrator, comprising:
a fore body having a center of aerodynamic pressure forward of a center of gravity; and
a stabilizing portion removably attached to the fore body such that, when attached to the fore body, a center of gravity for the penetrator is forward of a center of aerodynamic pressure for the penetrator.
38. A penetrator, according to claim 37, further comprising a pin removably attaching the fore body and the stabilizing portion.
39. A penetrator, according to claim 38, wherein at least one of the fore body and the stabilizing portion defines a bore in which the pin is retained.
40. A penetrator, according to claim 39, further comprising an adhesive layer for retaining the pin in the bore.
41. A penetrator, according to claim 39, wherein the pin is snapped into the bore.
42. A penetrator, according to claim 39, wherein the bore defines a protrusion and the pin defines a groove engaged with the protrusion.
43. A penetrator, according to claim 38, wherein the fore body defines the pin and the stabilizing portion defines a bore in which the pin is retained.
44. A penetrator, according to claim 43, further comprising an adhesive layer for retaining the pin in the bore.
45. A penetrator, according to claim 43, wherein the pin is snapped into the bore.
46. A penetrator, according to claim 43, wherein the bore defines a protrusion and the pin defines a groove engaged with the protrusion.
47. A penetrator, according to claim 38, wherein the stabilizing portion defines the pin and the fore body defines a bore in which the pin is retained.
48. A penetrator, according to claim 47, further comprising an adhesive layer for retaining the pin in the bore.
49. A penetrator, according to claim 47, wherein the pin is snapped into the bore.
50. A penetrator, according to claim 47, wherein the bore defines a protrusion and the pin defines a groove engaged with the protrusion.
51. A penetrator, according to claim 37, wherein the stabilizing portion comprises a plurality of outwardly extending fins for improving the aerodynamic stability of the penetrator.
52. A penetrator, according to claim 51, wherein the plurality of outwardly extending fins extend outwardly beyond an outside diameter of the fore body.
53. A penetrator, according to claim 37, wherein the stabilizing portion comprises one of an outwardly extending flare and a plurality of outwardly extending flaps for improving an aerodynamic stability of the penetrator.
54. A penetrator, according to claim 53, wherein the outwardly extending flare or the plurality of outwardly extending flaps extend outwardly beyond an outside diameter of the fore body.
55. A penetrator, according to claim 37, wherein the stabilizing portion further comprises one of a tuft, a balloon, and a ribbon disposed proximate an aft end of the stabilizing portion for improving an aerodynamic stability of the penetrator.
56. A penetrator, according to claim 37, wherein the stabilizing portion is adapted to be retained in a target.

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 method of making a prepreg, the method comprising:
forming a sized glass-fiber substrate, wherein the sized glass-fiber substrate is formed by:
contacting glass fibers with a sizing composition comprising a blocked isocyanate coupling compound to make sized glass fibers; and
assembling the sized glass fibers into the sized glass-fiber substrate; and

contacting the sized glass-fiber substrate with a solid thermoplastic polymer comprising a polymer film or polymer particles.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the blocked isocyanate coupling compound comprises a carboxamide compound, a carbamate compound, or an isocyanurate compound.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the carboxamide compound is 2-oxo-N-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)azepane-1-carboxamide.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the carbamate compound is chosen from triethoxysilylpropylethyl carbamate and (3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-t-butyl carbamate.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the isocyanurate compound is tris(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the solid thermoplastic polymer comprises a polyamide polymer.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the polyamide polymer comprises nylon-6, or nylon-6,6.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sized glass-fiber substrate comprises a woven glass-fiber fabric.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the contacting the sized glass-fiber substrate with the solid thermoplastic polymer comprises:
pouring a resin mixture on the sized glass-fiber substrate, wherein the resin mixture comprises the polymer particles of the solid thermoplastic polymer in a liquid medium; and
removing the liquid medium from the sized glass-fiber substrate to form the prepreg.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the liquid medium comprises water.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the solid thermoplastic polymer contacting the sized glass-fiber substrate comprises both the polymer film and the polymer particles.
12. A method of making a fiber-containing composite, the method comprising:
forming one or more prepreg layers from the combination of a sized glass-fiber substrate and a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the sized glass-fiber substrate is formed by:
contacting glass fibers with a sizing composition comprising a blocked isocyanate coupling compound to make sized glass fibers; and
assembling the sized glass fibers into the sized glass-fiber substrate,
wherein the thermoplastic polymer is chosen from at least one of (i) a thermoplastic polymer film, and (ii) thermoplastic particles; and
heating the one or more prepreg layers to a temperature that unblocks the blocked isocyanate coupling compound to create an activated isocyanate moiety on the compound, wherein the activated isocyanate moiety reacts with the thermoplastic polymer to form the fiber-containing composite.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more prepreg layers comprise a plurality of the prepreg layers.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of prepreg layers are compressed together during the heating to the temperature that unblocks the blocked isocyanate coupling compound.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises at least one polyamide polymer.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the polyamide polymer comprises nylon-6, or nylon-6,6.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises a blend of two or more thermoplastic polymers.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein the blocked isocyanate coupling compound comprises a carboxamide compound, a carbamate compound, or an isocyanurate compound.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the carboxamide compound is 2-oxo-N-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)azepane-1-carboxamide.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the carbamate compound is chosen from triethoxysilylpropylethyl carbamate and (3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-t-butyl carbamate.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein the isocyanurate compound is tris(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate.
22. A prepreg comprising:
a sized glass-fiber substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a blocked isocyanate coupling compound coupled to the glass fibers; and
a solid thermoplastic polymer, wherein the solid thermoplastic polymer comprises a polymer film, polymer particles, or a combination of polymer film and polymer particles.
23. The prepreg of claim 22, wherein the sized glass-fiber substrate comprises a woven fabric of the sized glass fibers.
24. The prepreg of claim 22, wherein the solid thermoplastic polymer comprises a polyamide polymer.
25. The prepreg of claim 24, wherein the polyamide polymer comprises nylon-6, or nylon-6,6.
26. The prepreg of claim 22, wherein the blocked isocyanate coupling compound comprises a carboxamide compound, a carbamate compound, or an isocyanurate compound.
27. The prepreg of claim 26, wherein the carboxamide compound is 2-oxo-N-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)azepane-1-carboxamide.
28. The prepreg of claim 26, wherein the carbamate compound is chosen from triethoxysilylpropylethyl carbamate and (3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-t-butyl carbamate.
29. The prepreg of claim 26, wherein the isocyanurate compound is tris(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate.
30. A fiber-containing composite comprising:
at least one sized glass-fiber substrate and at least one thermoplastic polymer coupled to the sized glass-fiber substrate, wherein the fiber-containing composite is derived from a prepreg that is formed by:
contacting glass fibers with a sizing composition comprising a blocked isocyanate coupling compound to make sized glass fibers,
assembling the sized glass fibers into the sized glass-fiber substrate, and contacting the sized glass-fiber substrate with the thermoplastic polymer comprising at least one of (i) a thermoplastic polymer film, and (ii) thermoplastic particles.
31. The fiber-containing composite of claim 30, wherein the sized glass-fiber substrate comprises a woven fabric of the sized glass fibers.
32. The fiber-containing composite of claim 30, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises a polyamide polymer.
33. The fiber-containing composite of claim 32, wherein the polyamide polymer comprises nylon-6, or nylon-6,6.
34. The fiber-containing composite of claim 30, wherein the blocked isocyanate coupling compound comprises a carboxamide compound, a carbamate compound, or an isocyanurate compound.
35. The fiber-containing composite of claim 34, wherein the carboxamide compound is 2-oxo-N-(3-(trethoxysilyl)propyl)azepane-1-carboxamide.
36. The fiber-containing composite of claim 34, wherein the carbamate compound is chosen from triethoxysilylpropylethyl carbamate and (3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-t-butyl carbamate.
37. The fiber-containing composite of claim 34, wherein the isocyanurate compound is tris(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate.

1. A purification compound comprising:
a support matrix; and
a ligand of Formula IV.
2. The purification compound of claim 1 wherein the support matrix is a cellulose bead.
3. The purification compound of claim 2 wherein the cellulose bead is substantially non-porous.
4. The purification compound of claim 3 wherein the cellulose beads range in size from about 0.1 microns to 20 microns.
5. The purification compound of claim 1 further comprising a spacer arm linking the cellulose bead with the ligand of Formula IV.
6. The purification compound of claim 5 wherein the spacer arm is a linear polyethylene glycol molecule of molecular weight ranging between about 64 and 2000 daltons.
7. The purification compound of claim 5, further comprising a molecular super structure, wherein the molecular super-structure is a terminal, reactive epoxy functional group linked to the spacer arm.
8. A method of manufacture of a ligand of Formula IV comprising:
reacting a primary amino group on a spacer arm with a triepoxy compound to
form a terminal diepoxy compound; and reacting the terminal
diepoxy compound with a mercaptoheterocyclic compound.
9. The method of manufacture of claim 8 wherein the mercaptoheterocyclic compound is selected from the group consisting of mercapto-N-methyl imidiazol, 2-mercapto pyridine, mercaptopyridine-N oxide, 2-mercaptoimidazole, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, sodium 2-mercapto-5-benz-imidazolesulfonic acid, 2-mercapto-benzothiazole, 2-mercaptobenzoxazole, 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole, 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole, 2-mercapto-4-methylpyrimidine, 2-mercapto-5-nitrobenzimidazole, 2-mercaptopyridine, 2-mercaptopyridine N-oxide, 2-mercapto-pyrimidine, 2-mercapto-4(3H)-quinalo-zine, 2-mercaptothiazoline, 2-mercapto-thiazole, 2-mercaptothiadiazole, and 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol and combinations thereof.

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 device comprising, in combination:
at least one off gas extraction source;
a vacuum and compression module; and
a vapor elimination module comprising:
at least one condensation module to condense fluid from off gas;
a regenerative adsorbing module having a plurality of adsorbers;

wherein each adsorber adsorbs pollutants from a high pressure gas and desorbs the pollutants into a low pressure gas;
wherein the low pressure gas holding the desorbed pollutants is returned into the vacuum and compression module;
further comprising at least one activated carbon residual scrubber;
wherein the vacuum and compression module comprises a compressor;
wherein the condensation module comprises an air-to-air heat exchanger and an air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger working in tandem; and,
wherein an exhaust gas from the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger is used to cool an intake gas into the air-to-air heat exchanger and the intake gas into the air-to-air heat exchanger is used to warm the exhaust gas from the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger.
2. A device comprising, in combination:
at least one off gas extraction source;
a vacuum and compression module comprising:
a compressor; and,
a vapor elimination module comprising:
at least one condensation module to condense fluid from off gas;
a regenerative adsorbing module having a plurality of adsorbers;

wherein each adsorber adsorbs pollutants from a high pressure gas and desorbs the pollutants into a low pressure gas;
wherein the low pressure gas holding the desorbed pollutants is returned into the vacuum and compression module;
further comprising at least one activated carbon residual scrubber;
further comprising a specific gravity separator;
wherein the condensation module comprises an air-to-air heat exchanger and an air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger working in tandem;
wherein an exhaust gas from the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger is used to cool an intake gas into the air-to-air heat exchanger and the intake gas into the air-to-air heat exchanger is used to warm the exhaust gas from the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger.