A digital switch module for a time division digital switching system includes an encoding law conversion memory and a control memory. The encoding law conversion memory has previously stored therein conversion data for converting between different types of encoding laws. For example, the A-law and mu -law encoding laws set forth in CCITT Recommendation G.711 can be converted by a digital switch m...

A Stirling-cycle assembly comprises an engine with a displacer piston mounted in a cylinder and defining a compression compartment and an expansion compartment respectively of a gaseous working fluid. These compartments communicate via a heat exchanger associated with a hot source, a regenerator and a heat exchanger associated with a heat sink. The engine is coupled to a heat pump having the same ...

A BRIDGE CIRCUIT FOR INTERCONNECTING NETWORKS The present invention, in a preferred embodiment, employees at least first and second logic circuits respectively connected to first and second networks. The first and second logic circuits monitor a message being transmitted thereto to determine if it is complete and simultaneously therewith the message is temporarily stored. If the message is complet...

A three-piece tank assembly including a tank, a support base, and a support liner. The tank has a conical bottom with a discharge conduit at its apex; a longitudinally corrugated antisplash filling trough integrally formed with a sidewall of the tank; and an integrally formed cover including a bunghole for providing access to the filling trough. The discharge conduit may include a flow valve and c...

A process for the treatment of hypoxia is provided. The process involves the infusion of highly oxygenated perfluoro-chemicals into the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for oxygen transport into the body and carbon dioxide transport out of the body. The oxygenated perfluorocarbons are subsequently removed from the peritoneal cavity. The infusion and removal can be on a continuous or intermittent ba...

A floor underlayment composition for producing a fluid, quick-setting cementitious underlayment which includes alpha gypsum, beta gypsum, fly ash, and Portland cement.

A setting-type cementitious composition useful for a variety of applications, including, in a preferred embodiment, a joint compound for finishing joints between adjacent gypsum wallboards, comprising a first or cementitious component in pre-mixed form comprising an aqueous slurry of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and a retarder formed of two ingredients, one an organic retarder and the other a retar...

A dialysis instrument having a pump located on the dialysate side of a dialyzer for moving body fluids. A disposable cartridge mounted to a main frame includes containers of calcium chloride, priming solution, water, sorbent column, dialysate reservoir bag and potassium/hydrogen citrate reinfusate reservoir. A plurality of monitors detect the status of the flow of fluids and process of dialysis an...

A composition is disclosed which comprises (A) at least one water-dispersible reaction product made by reacting (A)(I) at least one compound represented by the formula wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group of from about 8 to about 40 carbon atoms, with (A)(II) at least one water-dispersible amine terminated poly(oxyalkylene) and (B) at least one surfactant. Aqueous concentrates and water-base...

An article which in use is heated to an elevated utilization temperature comprises a thermochromic composition, which when heated to a transition temperature, provides a visible color change in less than about 5 seconds. The transition temperature is at least 30 DEG C. greater than the utilization temperature. To place visible indicia on the article, the article is heated to a temperature at least...

Renin inhibitory peptides of the formula (I.) and analogs thereof inhibit renin and are useful for treating various forms of renin-associated hypertension and hyperaldosteronism.

Transparent aqueous organopolysiloxane compositions comprising (A) a salt of a water-soluble organic or inorganic acid and a polysiloxane, which contains in addition to the other siloxane units siloxane units containing SiC-bonded monovalent radicals having basic nitrogen atoms in an amount of at least 0.5 percent by weight, based on the weight of the polysiloxane; and (B) an organic silicon compo...

A food package assembly is disclosed for use in heating food in a microwave oven having a support surface wherein the assembly includes a packaging such as a paperboard carton having a detachable panel arranged to (1) form an opening for removal of the food contained in the carton and (2) to leave strengthening portion, such as corner webs, for strengthening the remaining side walls when the opene...

A container for use in heating by a microwave oven which is capable of preventing hardening and drying of the corners of the contents, and of allowing its contents to be uniformly and effectively heated. Referring to FIG. 1, the container of the present invention comprises an oblong container proper 1, a device 3 for elevating the container proper 1, a lid 5 and a microwave shielding layer 4. The ...

A pair of processors are each connected to a central memory through a plurality of memory reference ports. The processors are further each connected to a plurality of shared registers which may be directly addressed by either processor at rates commensurate with intra-processor operation. The shared registers include registers for holding scalar and address information and registers for holding in...

Apparatus in a digital computer system for obtaining descriptors of data from names representing the data. The digital computer system executes sequences of instructions. Names representing data processed during execution of an instruction sequence are associated with the instruction sequence. Each name associated with the instruction sequence corresponds to a name table entry associated with the ...

In a semiconductor memory includes a memory array consisting of a plurality of memory cells respectively having at least one storage capacitor, an addressing circuit which designates location of each memory cell, data lines which transmit data connected to said memory cells and data writing and reading circuits connected to said data lines. The semiconductor memory has a multiple level storage str...

An extended error code particularly applicable to a code that can correct any number of errors in one sub-field but can only detect the existence of any number of errors in two sub-fields. If the initial pass of the data through the error correction code indicates an uncorrected error, the data is complemented and restored in the memory and then reread. The retrieved data is recomplemented and aga...

This invention relates to a device for exploiting the maximum drive unit torque of the drives of vehicles (35) or conveyers, which vehicles (35) are movable in an optional direction or which conveyers permit transport of objects in an optional direction, the vehicle (35) or the conveyer having at least two driven means (H1, H2, H3, H4) with oblique ground contact elements (41), the driven means be...

New compounds, 2',3'-dideoxy-2'-fluorokanamycin A and 1-N-( alpha -hydroxy- omega -aminoalkanoyl) derivatives thereof, particularly 1-N-(DL- or L-3-amino-2-hydroxypropionyl)- and 1-N-(L-4-amino-2-hydroxybutyryl)-2',3'-dideoxy-2'-fluorokanamycins A are now provided, which are each useful as antibacterial agent. 2',3'-Dideoxy-2'-fluorokanamycin A is prepared by a process comprising condensing a 6-az...