Abstract: This invention relates to a keyboard device for typing and inputting characters in Chinese and other oriental languages. In particular, the keyboard device of this invention comprises a plurality of keys representing selected strokes, combinations of strokes, radicals and some characters, collectively called the configurations, which are arranged in a particular way and thus makes it possible to type and to input Chinese and oriental characters entirely by touch. By dividing each oriental character into components which resemble the special configurations on the keys, the typing and inputting can be carried out by depressing the keys representing the component configurations without the need of any "menu" selection step. The keyboard device and method of this invention can be used in typewriters, word processors, computers, typesetting machines, teletype machines, telecommunication machines and other machines that use or require a keyboard to input characters in Chinese or other oriental languages.

Abstract: An improved viscosity measurement device which employs a sample container having a sleeve therein and a rotor disposed within the sleeve. The rotor is cylindrical and includes openings which extend through the rotor in the axial or longitudinal direction, parallel to the rotor axis. This enables the viscometer to test non-Newtonian oils at very low shear rates without introducing non-uniform shear rate.