Abstract: A quiver for safely storing and transporting hunting and target arrows including a symmetrically shaped two piece housing with means for selectively storing arrows and foam in the end of each section for preventing relative movement of the arrows. The two sections of the housing are joined by a rail and grove arrangement whereby the ends of the sections form a staggered interface, allowing convenient access to the arrows. A harness attached to the quiver allows it to be carried over the shoulder or in the hand as desired. When the quiver is joined and locked it is highly resistant to moisture and dampness.

Abstract: A portable golf club cleaning device including a plastic pail containing a cleaning fluid and a cover for the pail having a large and a small opening. Brushes attached to the cover extend into the fluid and surround each opening so that a golf club placed into the hole will be scrubbed by the brushes and washed by the fluid. The brushes are limited in deflection due to insertion of the club between the brushes, by strapping opposite facing pairs of brushes together near the end away from the mounting. The container has a handle for lifting and carrying.

Abstract: Configured to resemble a classic sawhorse the invention is formed of rectangular metal tubes and "I" beams that are attached to and contained within a main beam. Side mounted tubes swing out and extend tubular members contained within them. "I" beams extend from the main beam and extend channel beams transverse to the longitudinal axis. Through a series of holes and pins the beam extensions and the supporting legs are adjustable over a wide range.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cap for pickup truck cargo bodies that is secured in place by hinges and may be tilted by removing the hinge pins on one side and removed by removing the hinge pins from both sides. Rods are provided which engage the hinge cylinder on the body and on the cap and thereby secure and support the cap from dynamic forces that might otherwise cause the cap to lift or drop.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner head for simultaneously use on submerged non-parallel surfaces, such as the bottom and side of a swimming pool. The cleaning head is divided into multiple parts, connected so that certain parts may rotate up to an angle of almost ninety degrees from the bottom.

Abstract: A decoy missile having the shape of a reentry vehicle and containing a pair of conically shaped dipole jacks in tandem, the jacks are shaped and spaced to provide a desired reflective cross section at a specific frequency, the rear cover plate of the decoy is constructed of radar absorbing material to aid in the enhancement process.

Abstract: A portable system for testing and adjusting security alarm system modules where an alarm module is removed from the security system and inserted into the test system, an adapter card, connected to the test system, replaces the module, whereby the alarm system continues to function normally, the alarm circuit is then tested for voltage, current and continuity and necessary adjustments made.

Abstract: A hand held tool for cutting hard materials such as wire, having a pair of jaws which close around the material to be cut and including a resilient "U" shaped material affixed to the jaws and adapted to roll back while gripping and holding with variable force, one portion of the material cut.

Abstract: A time pulse generator producing selectively, singular or multiple output pulses over a range from 1 sec to 10 seconds with provision for preselected reset. Additional features include an output for all pulses, an output increasing as the sum of the number of output pulses increase, and a blanking output pulse adapted to control the duration of a cathode raybeam in an oscilloscope application.

Abstract: Infrared detector arrays have focal plan processing in modular form mounted on stacked boards, where the processing integrated circuits are recessed in adjacent boards.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for forming a waveguide cavity as a step in the process of diode fabrication. Semiconductor diodes are formed in a conventional manner. A plate of waveguide material having a thickness equivalent to waveguide height and slots corresponding to waveguide width is bonded to a semiconductor wafer containing a number of diodes. The slots are formed to correspond to rows of diodes, so that when bonded the diodes are centered in the slot. The package may then be divided as needed and the sides and thickness of the slot form the waveguide.

Abstract: A compact lens-less spectrum analyzer where a laser impinges upon a distributed Bragg deflector via a slab-coupled optical waveguide and is bent 90 degrees. A surface acoustic wave transmitter controlled by an R-F frequency puts out a traveling strain wave which deflects the light beam according to the frequencies present; a manifold of distributed Bragg deflectors receive the deflected signal and are so arranged as to resonate at a particular frequency; the output of the resonating Bragg deflector is detected by a CCD or self-scanning diode array which produces an output indicative of the particular frequency detected.

Abstract: A digital phase-frequency detector which provides rapid frequency acquisition and phase control when used in phase-locked loop applications. In a locked condition the output of a pair of flip-flop circuits are high causing an EXOR gate to produce a detector output, when unlocked a phase difference will increase until the higher frequency exhibits two positive transitions before one positive transition of the lower frequency can propagate through the circuit, this will cause the flip-flop receiving the higher frequency to change state thereby preventing the EXOR gate from gating and the other flip-flop from changing state, the flip-flop therefore controls the detector output until the two input freqencies again coincide and the output controlled by the EXOR gate.

Abstract: A spark gap switching device for high peak currents including a pair of main electrodes with protruding, opposing sub-electrodes, surrounded by high permeability cores typically of ferrite material. Small air gaps separate the sub-electrodes. The switch is activated by an over voltage or the like causing one of the sub-electrodes to breakover producing a flux time rate of change in the core. A voltage is induced in the non conducting sub-electrodes causing aligned pairs to rapidly increase in potential difference until one by one they all conduct.

Abstract: A portable tester for trouble shooting aircraft electrical systems, particularly condition warning systems including a housing having a plug, adapted to connect a wiring harness from the master controlling display unit, and circuitry which simulates various conditions causing the display panel to react in a known manner. Failure of the display panel to react correctly indicates electrical malfunction.

Abstract: A solar energy system where the incident solar radiation evaporates a quantity of water in a distillation pond; the water vapor/air mixture rises buoyantly through a duct to a high elevation where it drives a wind turbine to produce electricity; the water is condensed out of the mixture and stored in a high elevation reservoir, where it is used to drive hydro-electric turbines; spent water is stored at a low elevation and is used for drinking, irrigation or recycling to the distillation pond.

Abstract: A precision motor speed control system where a reference generator produces pulses for each revolution of a dispenser shaft, the time between pulses is measured and compared to a preselected standard, a time greater than standard will generate a pulse causing a transistor circuit to apply an accelerating voltage to the motor, a time less than the standard will generate a pulse causing a transistor circuit to apply a decelerating voltage to the motor.

Abstract: An active optical tracking system for air-to-air type missiles of relatively small dimensions having a pulsed laser transmitter operating through a gimbaled mirror system and a reflection receiving system connected to the guidance and control unit of the missile to direct it to a target.

Abstract: A circuit for the protection of devices from power line transients and accidental shut-down requiring operator performance for restart including a push button switch for resetting holding relays to operate the apparatus.

Abstract: An optical shaft encoder system for measuring electrically powered motor shaft speed, including a system for increasing the sinosoidal encoder output waveforms by a multiplication factor, converting the product of the multiplied waveforms to square waves, comparing the waveforms to a reference waveform and generating a correction signal which is fed back to the motor through servo circuitry, thereby correcting errors in motor shaft rotational speed.