Abstract: A reduction gear with two reduction stages including a first reduction stage consisting of a wheel and worm screw system. The system has a screw and a first wheel. A second stage includes a pinion meshing with a second toothed wheel. The wheel of the wheel and worm screw system includes two lateral parts spaced axially and equipped with teeth adapted to mate with the thread of the screw. A center part is located between the lateral parts, and includes teeth with an outside diameter less than the diameter of the teeth of the first wheel, this center part forming the pinion of the second reduction stage.

Abstract: A device for converting direct voltage into a three phase alternating voltage having a two level converter connected to a direct voltage network and to an alternating voltage network. A control apparatus for performing pulse width modulation determines the pulse width modulation pattern for each phase by comparing a triangular wave for each phase with a reference alternating voltage. The triangular wave is inverted an even number of times during a fundamental oscillation of the reference alternating voltage and the time position of the inversions of each triangular wave is always such that two triangular waves are half a period displaced with respect to the third.

Abstract: An injection device is provided for the infinitely variable metering and administering of a liquid preparation from a multi-dose injection cartridge having a rear piston which may be moved forward by means of a piston rod. The longitudinal movement of the piston rod is governed by two couplings arranged along the piston rod and each being capable of releasably gripping the piston rod by a locking device. The piston rod has a wedge-shaped cross section and each of the couplings includes a clamping shoe which has a wedge-shaped groove, the cross section of which is adapted to that of the piston rod, and locking device, by which the piston rod and each clamping shoe may be releasably clamped together to lock the piston rod in the groove of said clamping shoe.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing heparin or heparin fragments or their derivatives in combination with one or more glycerol esters of at least one fatty acid as single absorption enhancer. The compositions are useful for oral administration, for administration through mucous membranes or for transdermal administration. The compositions will when necessary contain further physiologically acceptable additives, such as diluents and/or carriers, suitable for the adaptation to oral, buccal, rectal, sublingual, nasal, subcutaneous or transdermal administration. The composition according to the invention provide excellent absorption and bioavailability without employing additional enhancers or promoters.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus for transmitting signals between a plurality of controllers and a master unit in a wireless fashion and a game machine using the wireless communication apparatus are disclosed, wherein different delay times are set for the respective controllers, each of the controllers comprises a first receiver for receiving a reference time signal from the master unit, an input device for inputting an operating signal by a user and a first transmitter for transmitting the operating signal to the master unit at the delay time set for the controller after receiving the reference time signal and the master unit comprises a reference time signal generator for repeatedly generating the reference time signal, a second transmitter for transmitting the reference time signal to each controller, a second receiver for receiving the operating signal transmitted from each of the controllers and a discriminator for taking out output signals from the signals received by the second receiver, respectively

Abstract: A device achieves thermal protection and cooling of the poles of an electromagnetic inductor, in particular for an induction furnace. The furnace comprises a plurality of tubes, arranged side by side and substantially coplanar, through which a coolant fluid flows. The connection of the tubes to the inlet and outlet pipes for the coolant fluid is made by a combination of socket and O-rings designed to ensure both electrical discontinuity and leaktightness between each tube and the pipes.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first conduction type. A gate insulating film is provided on the substrate. A gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating film. A source region provided on the substrate has a second conduction type different from the first conduction type. A drain region provided on the substrate has the second conduction type. The source region and the drain region extend below the gate insulating film, and are located at respective sides of the gate electrode. A first region provided on the substrate has the first conduction type and extends below the gate insulating film. A second region provided on the substrate has the second conduction type, and extends below the first region. The second region connects with the first region via a pn junction. Third regions provided on the substrate have the first conduction type, and connect with the second region via respective pn junctions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically associating physical network addresses with logical identifiers in local area networks. The physical network address is transmitted to a central administrator of the local area network, where the association between such address and a logical identifier is made. In the case where a new device is being installed on the network, the logical identifier may be an arbitrary word, number, or combination thereof which is supplied by the operator at the central administrator. In the situation where a device is being replaced, the logical identifier is the same as the identifier of the replaced device, while the physical network address of the replacement device is substituted in the association for the address of the replaced device. A compilation of the associations is maintained at the central administrator, and the associations are transmitted back to the devices being installed or replaced, as well as other devices on the network.

Abstract: A method of molding generally hollow components and assemblies for a bicycle frame of composite materials, such as heat curable synthetic resins reinforced with structural fibers. The entire bicycle frame may be one integrally united piece. Layers of the composite material are shaped to form a shell for the frame component. Uncured portions of this shell are then compressed against the surfaces of a mold by a pressing member such as an inflatable bladder routed to the outside through a passageway passing through a metal sleeve.

Abstract: A character generator with multidirectional scan and variable line and character (or symbol) size capability is disclosed. Universality is implemented by producing a serial binary stream which can be used to print or display in any of eight combinations of scan direction and progression, that is, for scan direction left to right, or vice versa, progressing up or down, or scan direction top or bottom or vice versa, progressing left or right. In formatting the serial binary stream, a font is accessed (for basic symbol definition), which selectively provides for orthogonal scan of the symbol definitions. Variable line size is implemented by terminating a symbol row (or line) based on a predetermined size criteria regardless of the comparable font dimension and "filling" up to the line size to the extent the corresponding font dimension is less than the predetermined size criteria.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for effecting vital functions notwithstanding the fact that non-vital hardware is employed. A vital processor is implemented using non-vital hardware in the form of a digital computer which may for example be a microprocessor. The vital processor accepts binary input values and, based on a series of logical expressions relating output values to input values, determines the appropriate output values. Rather than employing a single bit to represent the condition of a particular input or output, unique multibit binary values or names are used. Each input or output has assigned to it at least two unique multibit values, each satisfying the code rules of a different code. Thus rather than representing a closed contact as a single 1 bit, and an open contact as a single 0 bit, the closed contact is represented by a unique multibit name which satisfies the code rules of a first code.

Abstract: Apparatus for preparing a chocolate paste in which the various ingredients comprising at least cocoa and powdered sugar are subject to operations of grinding to a predetermined degree of particle size, of fluidification by dispersion of the particles of sugar and of cocoa into a continuous fatty phase and of degasification for the removal of water and undesirable volatile compounds. At least part of the treatment is carried out in a conveyor with several screws and an arrangement for regulating the temperature of the entrained material. After preliminary grinding of the ingredients to obtain a refined paste having the desired degree of particle size in the screw conveyor, dry-conching of the refined paste is carried out and then the liquefaction of the paste is obtained by the incorporation of additives in accordance with the receipe.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming an article by injection molding, such as a shoe, and comprises the formation of a mold (5) by coating a master pattern of the article with a pourable, heat-resistant molding compound, such as an epoxy resin or polyurethane. The master mold (5) so formed is secured in a mold casing (1) for an injection molding plant and molding material such as poly-vinyl chloride or polyurethane is injected to form the finished article. The master mold may be formed directly in the mold casing (1) to which it can be secured such as by mechanical securing and located means (6,7,8,) or by being adhered thereto. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the master mold may be formed in a mold box and subsequently fitted into the mold casing (1) for reproduction of the article.

Abstract: A coaxial multicore receptacle is provided which has a plurality of ground pins set upright on an insulating substrate and arranged in a matrix pattern, a plurality of signal pins set upright on the substrate each being located at the center of each box of the matrix pattern, first metallic lattice boards provided perpendicularly to the substrate each being positioned correspondingly to and above each column of the ground pins, and second metallic lattice boards provided perpendicularly to the substrate each being positioned correspondingly to and above each row of the ground pins. The first and second lattice boards cross one another orthogonally to define angular coaxial contact insertion holes surrounded by the boards and arranged in the matrix pattern. Each of the first lattice boards is formed with notches in the end portion on the side of the substrate to provide ground pin contact springs which are in elastic contact with the corresponding ground pins.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hollow charge for a missile, projectile, shell or the like. The invention is particularly intended to be used on a missile which is arranged to pass a target and the hollow charge initiated when the missile is over, at the side of or under the target which means that the hollow charge is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (13) of the missile. The hollow charge comprises an inner, jet-forming, trumpet-shaped cone member (3) and an outer casing (2) having a substantially straight cylindrical part (8) connected to a conical tapered part (9, 10) to give the hollow charge jet an extremely high front tip velocity as well as a low velocity gradient.

Abstract: A fluid-cooled thyristor valve including a plurality of series-connected thyristors that are cooled by non-conducting fluid flowing through electrically conducting cooling bodies positioned at the anode and cathode sides of the thyristors. The cooling bodies at opposite sides of adjacent thyristors are connected by fluid pipes that pass the cooling fluid. A plurality of electrically conducting sections of pipe connect the cooling body on the anode side and the cooling body on the cathode side of adjacent thyristors to pass the cooling fluid in one direction and to electrically connect the thyristors in series through the electrically conducting cooling bodies. A plurality of electrically insulated sections of pipe connects the cooling body on the cathode side and the cooling body on the anode side of adjacent thyristors to pass the cooling fluid in the opposite direction.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the output power of a laser diode the beam of which is directed in a selected direction toward a target so as to enable a missile or the like to be directed along the beam toward the target. The apparatus includes a circuit which supplies a variable amount of power to the diode, and a circuit which is responsive to the radiation emitted by the diode, and the latter circuit generates a signal which is proportional to the magnitude of the emitted radiation. A control circuit is provided which is initiated into operation at the time of firing of the missile and generates a signal which represents the desired increase in magnitude of the radiation emitted by the diode during the time of travel of the missile toward the target.

Abstract: A clock for locally distributing a synchronized signal derived from a remotely transmitted signal. The clock normally operates in the slave mode, phase locked to the remotely transmitted signal, when that signal is deemed available. If it is not available the clock switches to a master mode in which it independently generates the necessary signal.