Abstract: A floral stand which is designed to display flower or branch arrangements in any desired orientation, including horizontally or upside down. The stand is a hollow shell made of a light weight plastic material and formed into any pleasing shape desired for flower display. Inside the shell are located air-tight compartments for holding liquid nutrient. Each compartment includes a hole for insertion of a flower stem into it and a means to grip the stem tightly. The air-tight nature of the compartments, the stem gripping means and the relative difference in pressure between the inside of the water filled compartment and the outside air, prevent the possibility of any significant fluid leakage from the stand in any orientation and under normal handling conditions.

Abstract: A very low fat baking substitute compound for fat and egg yolks, and the methods recommended for using the compound in the preparation of baked goods. The substitute compound imparts a soft and rich texture to the baked goods as well as preserving taste. In addition to greatly reducing the fat, it completely eliminates the cholesterol content of the baked goods while significantly increasing its shelf life.

Abstract: A device for testing multi-wire harnesses, printed wiring board assemblies and card cages for wiring faults. The device comprises power and logic circuits in a housing, a fault indicator panel, a resistance balance circuit and a low voltage wiring test array. The wire harness is connected with both ends of the wires to sets of terminals on the wiring test array. In testing a wire harness, the operator grasps two probes which are attached to the resistance balance circuit and wipes them on the terminals of the test array. For test of printed wiring board assemblies or card cages, only one probe is required to contact the terminals on the test array. This action causes the resistance balance circuit to combine with the wiring test array segment and a wiring harness wire to form a voltage divider circuit which outputs voltage signals related to the wiring status. The device logic processes these signals and causes any fault indication to illuminate on the indicator panel.

Abstract: An output frequency control circuit is mounted on the rotating shaft connecting a motor and generator. The motor-generator system includes exciter circuits, an input power factor control and an output voltage regulator. The input power factor control ensures that the motor input power factor is unity, which is desirable for motor control. The frequency control circuit responds to variations in the AC power source frequency by generating low frequency excitation to boost or buck the operational speed of the machine, causing the generator output frequency to remain constant at a selected frequency output irrespective of input power source frequency variation. The output frequency may be selected over a given range from a control panel adjustment pot.The major innovation is that the entire frequency control circuit is shaft-mounted and requires no slip-rings or magnetic transformers for signal transfer, thus reducing the possibilities of mechanical failure.