Abstract: An in-water distributed control system for use in marine seismic survey. The system includes a shipboard interface and power supply coupled to an in-water subsystem via a high bandwidth communication link. The in-water subsystem includes a remote control module for generating firing commands based on synchronizing and position parameters transmitted by the interface. The remote control module transmits power, data, and commands to a plurality of gun control modules. Each gun control module operates an air gun. An individually addressable remote cut-off valve controls air to each air gun. Depth and pressure at the gun control module is sensed by at least one DT/PT module. An optional expansion unit provides additional DT/PT capability.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) and control system for marine seismic data acquisition is described along with a method of real-time quality control of the seismic survey. The control system includes real-time data processing of individual source near-field measured signals and concurrent synthesis of array far-field signatures. The control system determines individual source out-of-specification conditions and computes far-field signatures based on an array configuration excluding the failed source. Source, array, and troubleshooting information are presented to a user in real-time over a GUI monitor to allow informed decision-making regarding continued and/or modified survey operations and operational parameters.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a coating material comprising: a functional coating component; and a fluorescent additive component whose fluorescence is substantially unquenched by the coating component, the fluorescent additive component having a peak fluorescence emission under excitation by visible or infrared light, the wavelength of that peak fluorescence emission being greater than 500 nm and lying outside the principal fluorescence absorption and emission wavelengths of the coating component.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) and control system for controlling and testing an acoustic source. The control system includes real-time data processing of individual source near-field measured signatures and synthesis of array far-field signatures. The control system determines individual source out-of-specification conditions and computes far-field signatures based on an array configuration and, when applicable, excluding failed sources. Source, array, and troubleshooting information are presented to a user in real-time over a GUI monitor to allow informed decision-making regarding continued and/or modified survey operations and operational parameters.

Abstract: A formulation for depositing a film on a substrate comprising 5 to79.9 wt. % of an alkylene trialkoxy terminated polysiloxane; 0.01 to 5 wt. % of a catalyst; 20 to 94.99 to wt % of a volatile diluent, and, optionally, 0.01 to 5 wt. % of an alkoxysilane and 0.1 to 25 wt % of a filler. The formulations are especially valuable for forming films to be used in personal care or healthcare applications.

Abstract: An integrated circuit with a buried layer for increasing the Q of an inductor formed in the integrated circuit. The substrate includes a highly doped buried preserving device and latchup characteristics. The inductor may also include an increased thickness conductive layer in the inductor to further increase Q. The present invention is also directed to a low loss interconnect.

Abstract: A flexible ocular insert device adapted for the controlled sustained release of an ophthalmic drug into the eye. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongated body of a polymeric material in the form of a rod or tube containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient and with at least two anchoring protrusions extending radially outwardly from the body. The device has a length of at least 8 mm and the diameter of its body portion including the protrusions does not exceed 1.9 mm. The sustained release mechanism may, for example, be by diffusion or by osmosis or bioerosion. The insert device is advantageously inserted into the upper or lower fornix of the eye so as to be independent of movement of the eye by virtue of the fornix anatomy. The protrusions may be of various shapes such as, for example, ribs, screw threads, dimples or bumps, truncated cone-shaped segments or winding braid segments.

Abstract: A line transformer circuit in which the DC component of magnetization produced in the tip and ring windings by the battery supplying loop current to the telephone set microphone may be neutralized by an oppositely-poled, serially-connected balancing winding is disclosed. One end of the balancing winding is connected to the supply battery and is, therefore, at AC ground. The other end is kept at a point of high AC impedance to ground by the collector of a transistor so that audio frequency voltages induced in the balancing winding cannot load the transformer. The AC currents in the tip and ring windings are provided with a virtual ground return path by means of a differential amplifier controlled Darlington pair in circuit between the tip and ring windings and the balancing winding. The AC components of the Darlington pair collector current are bypassed to ground by a shunt capacitor at the junction of the Darlington pair collector terminal and the third winding.

Abstract: An electronic switch is disclosed comprising a transistor bridge having input and output signaling nodes and bias control nodes. A pair of matched current sources are selectively activated and deactivated in a series arrangement with symmetrical turn-on turn-off circuitry in response to a receipt of instruction signals. The instruction signals control the gating of a constant current to the turn-on/off circuitry for enabling the matched current sources to selectively apply and withdraw matched currents from bias control nodes. Switched turn-off circuitry is employed for reverse biasing the transistor bridge in response to a deactivation of the matched current sources. A pair of voltage reference and antisaturation circuits cooperate with bridge discharge circuits to effect the reverse biasing of the bridge and to discharge rapidly the effective electrical capacitance of that bridge shortly after the receipt of a bridge turn-off instruction.

Abstract: This specification discloses transistor circuitry suitable for use as a switch or as a floating current driver to control the concurrent operation of a pair of utilization devices. The circuitry comprises an NPN and a PNP output transistor which are substantially simultaneously switchable to ON and OFF states by a bias control means. The output transistors each have a collector connectable to a utilization device and a voltage of a prescribed polarity. Emitters of the output transistors are connected together in a floating voltage arrangement via a resistor. The bias control means comprises a pair of NPN transistors and a diode connected PNP transistor illustrated for switching the NPN output transistor and then the PNP output transistor to ON and OFF states. A logic gate switches a constant current to the bias control transistors for controlling the switching operations.