COAL SLURRY MONITOR MEANS AND METHOD (D#76,778-F) A monitor receives a slurry of coal and water and provides an output signal corresponding to the coal content of the slurry. The monitor includes sensing apparatus which senses the hydrogen content of the water in the slurry and provides a corresponding signal. A circuit supplies a signal corresponding to the hydrogen content of water. An output ne...

A method and apparatus for making a necked container are disclosed wherein a sheet material is formed into a generally cylindrical tubular member and the adjacent longitudinally extending edges of the sheet are butt welded. The welded tubular member is progressively necked-in over a dome-shaped surface of a single mandrel provided within the welded tubular member. The free end of the necked end po...

The illusion of three-dimensional images is achieved by having a first video camera oriented to view the subject from one point of origin, a second video camera oriented to view the subject from another point of origin, a switching device for alternately coupling first and second series of composite picture frames to a display device including a viewing surface for converting the signals at the ou...

An actuating and dispensing nozzle assembly for a pressurised dispenser (so-called 'aerosol') especially for food products like cream or mousses, or for two-component products, the nozzle (2) is made easy to clean without removing it from the container by allowing it to hinge right back (4,8,9) to expose both ends (6,3) for rinsing under a tap or with a solvent.

A nozzle for dispensing a liquid for use in trigger actuated sprays or aerosol sprays. The nozzle (10) comprises a body (11) having a convex, preferably hemispherical, face (14), a cap member (17) overlying the convex face of the body and having a concave, preferably hemispherical inner face (18) lying in close proximity with the convex face of the body and defining therebetween an enclosed space ...

A system for diagnosing an internal combustion engine. The system comprises: a control signal generating system for monitoring the operation of the engine, such ignition, and for generating a control signal; a driven system, such as a fuel injection system, operated in dependency on the control signal. A first diagnosis circuit is provided for diagnosis of the operation of the control signal gener...

PURPOSE:To make a manufacture of an oxygen electrode easy, to miniaturize said electrode and to uniform the quality by forming an anode of a diaphragm covering type oxygen electrode by a conductive adhesive, etc. CONSTITUTION:A platinum wire for a cathode 2 and a lead wire 6 are embedded previously in a cylindrical insulating stem 1, and the conductive adhesive is painted and packed to an annular ...

The processibility of high viscosity, marginally extrudable polyorganosiloxane compositions containing a reinforcing silica filler and a filler treating agent to prevent crepe hardening of the compositions is improved by the presence in said treating agent of at least one component that is incompatible with the polydimethylsiloxane portion of the curable composition prior to the reaction of said c...

Mechanism for cleaning and drying compressed gas (10) includes a housing (12) having an open end closed by an end cover (14). A desiccant canister (16) is mounted on a plate (24) which is clamped between the end cover (14) and the housing (12) so that the canister (16) is received within the housing (12). A circuitous passage (78) communicates an inlet port (76) with a sump cavity (68) which is co...

This invention is directed to germicidal compositions comprising a germicidally effective amount of at least one alkyl monophosphonic acid having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain in admixture with one or more surfactants in acidic solution and to the use of such compositions in disinfecting surfaces.

A wind powered vehicle having a platform (10) and a sail (152) mounted by a mast (90) to an upper surface (12) of a platform. A pair of elongated runners (14 and 16), such as snow skis, water skis, skates pontoons or the like are pivotally secure to opposite sides of the platform so that the runners are spaced apart and parallel to each other. The platform (10) is pivotal with respect to the runne...

PCT No. PCT/JP80/00111 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 24, 1981 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 16, 1981 PCT Filed May 23, 1980 PCT Pub. No. WO80/02633 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 27, 1980.A hollow multilayer printed wiring board and a process for manufacturing the same are provided. The hollow multilayer printed wiring board is comprised of a plurality of printed substrates (1), (2), (3) and (4), superposed upon each other with...

A method and apparatus for logging current-voltage (I-V) characteristic data of a solar cell module (10) in two modes using a portable instrument. One mode controls the load current through a circuit (36) in 256 equal intervals while voltage is measured from open circuit to at least halfway into the knee of the curve and the other mode controls the load voltage through a circuit (34) in 256 equal ...

A method for forming a pattern in a metallic and/or ceramic substrate by laminating together the substrate which is in the green stage and a composite of a photosensitive material and a backing wherein the photosensitive material has been developed into the desired pattern, and then subjecting the substrate to elevated temperatures in order to cause sintering of the substrate and removal of the ph...

PURPOSE:To facilitate adjustment by adding the graduation as a standard of sound volume to a bar display in case that the bar display indicating sound volume is performed only at a sound volume adjustment time on a television screen. CONSTITUTION:Horizontal synchronizing signals are applied from input terminal 1 to produce a saw tooth wave. Displayed control signals are applied from input terminal...

An adaptive control system for a machine tool or the like includes a temperature sensor for measuring spindle bearing temperature and two pairs of thrust sensors for measuring radial and axial spindle deflection. Data processing apparatus, typically comprised of a microcomputer, is coupled to the temperature and thrust sensors and regulates the percentage of oil in the oil-air mixture lubrication ...

A method of controlling the temperature of an article comprised of predetermined material during treatment of the article in vacuum comprises providing a heat conductive substance having a solid, rigid state at the temperature of the treatment, having a molten state at a higher temperature below the minimum damage temperature of the article, and being chemically nonreactive, nonwetting and nonadhe...

A structural component of fiber reinforced synthetic resin material is strengthened by a multitude of metal or synthetic material pins extending approximately perpendicularly through the layers of fibers and resin. The pins are bonded to the fibers and resin as a result of curing the resin after the pins have been driven into the resin fiber layers in the form of so-called prepregs. The pins are b...

Apparatus for tensioning a plastic strapping band positioned around a package and for connecting the overlapping ends of the band by hot bonding consisting of a fastening mechanism for hot bonding the overlapping ends of the band and including a backing plate, between the band and the package, against which three plungers aligned along the longitudinal axis of the band can be applied, the first pl...

Method and apparatus for joining an end of a first web to an end of a second web by, for example, double-sided adhesive tape, glue or the like, include locking the end of the first web at a fixed position by first locking apparatus and locking, i.e., holding the end of the second web by second holding and moving apparatus. The held end of the second web is moved by the second apparatus into pressu...