Abstract: A pressure sensor manifold is provided. The pressure sensor manifold includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a dome-shape cavity connecting with both the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The fluid inlet has a first interior cross-section, and the fluid outlet has a second interior cross-section. The dome-shape cavity has an apex. A line that is tangential to the apex passes through a plurality of points on both the first interior cross-section of the fluid inlet and the second interior cross-section of the fluid outlet.

Abstract: An antenna system (20) in transponder article surveillance and identification system (10) employs a separate interrogating transmitting antenna (31) and interrogating receiving antenna (41) both of which are circularly polarized in opposite hand senses whereby very little of a transmitted electromagnetic interrogation signal is coupled to the interrogation receiving antenna (41) and reflections from nearby surfaces are transparent, significantly improving system performance. Interrogating transmitting antenna (31) and interrogating receiving antenna (41) are cavity-backed, crossed-dipole-fed antennas producing a substantially hemispherical radiation pattern. Transponder (11) is mounted together with a dipole antenna (50) on a tag (13) carried on each article to be identified.

Abstract: An alarm system (10) for detecting unauthorized intrusion into a vehicle and determining the location of such vehicle includes a vehicle alarm (11) and one or more networks (12, 13, 14) for receiving the output signal from vehicle alarm (11). Vehicle alarm (11) includes a transmitter (40) for broadcasting a low frequency modulated radio frequency alarm signal at the citizen band distress frequency and a control unit (25) for selectively activating the alarm upon a drop in the voltage magnitude of the vehicle power supply (27) induced by an unauthorized intrusion. Networks (12, 13, 14) respectively include citizen band radio detectors (15), mobile dedicated alarm detectors (16), and fixed dedicated alarm detectors (17) accompanied by a display unit (18).

Abstract: Brain wave patterns associated with relaxed and meditative states in a subject are gradually induced without deleterious chemical or neurological side effects. A white noise generator (11) has the spectral noise density of its output signal modulated in a manner similar to the brain wave patterns by a switching transistor (18) within a spectrum modulator (12). The modulated white noise signal is amplified by output amplifier (13) and converted to an audio signal by acoustic transducer (14). Ramp generator (16) gradually increases the voltage received by and resultant output frequency of voltage controlled oscillator (17) whereby switching transistor (18) periodically shunts the high frequency components of the white noise signal to ground.

Abstract: A speech analyzer is provided for determining the emotional state of a person by analyzing pitch or frequency perturbations in the speech pattern. The analyzer determines null points or "flat" spots in a FM demodulated speech signal and it produces an output indicative of the nulls. The output can be analyzed by the operator of the device to determine the emotional state of the person whose speech pattern is being monitored.