Abstract: An expanded farinaceous food product is produced without the use of a drying apparatus. A farinaceous food mixture containing from about 5 weight percent to about 17 weight percent of at least one plasticizer selected from monosaccharides, polysaccharides, and edible alcohols and having a moisture content of from about 9% to about 17% is plasticized in an extruder barrel having a barrel pressure equal to or in excess of the vapor pressure of the water in the mixture; and the plasticized mixture is extruded through a profile die into a zone of ambient pressure below the vapor pressure of the water in the mixture.

Abstract: A motor-driven type power steering control device includes a control unit. When the control unit detects that power elements are short-circuited or in an open state, the control unit cuts off a current supplied from the power elements to a motor and a voltage applied to an electromagnetic clutch. By modifying a control program for the control unit, it is possible to attain the measures for preventing that burning of a wiring or a battery from dying upon short-circuiting of the power elements and the measures for preventing that only one side of a steering wheel becomes light to steer upon breakage of the power elements.

Abstract: In the load flow calculating method of the present invention, a Jacobian matrix for reactive power with respect to voltage is made to coincide with a part of a Jacobian matrix for effective power with respect to phase by introducing variables of the quotients of differences between effective power and reactive power flowing through each node and specified values divided by the square of voltage on each node, whereby the need for triangular factorization of the Jacobian matrix for reactive power with respect to voltage is eliminated, and, at the time of calculating a voltage correction amount, the voltage correction amount is compensated by the use of the product of a Jacobian matrix for reactive power with respect to phase and a vector of phase correction amount, and by virtue of the needlessness of triangular factorization of the Jacobian matrix for reactive power with respect to voltage and nonnecessity, at the time of calculating the voltage correction amount, for calculating discrepancy of reactive power

Abstract: A removable core cam lock of the type having a key operated core within a shell, is provided with a spring clip controlled by a core removal key which is longer than an operating key. The spring clip fits in a groove in the core and extends through a slot in the shell so that when the core removal key is put into the lock it operates the lock and on rotation of the lock it lifts the spring clip to allow core removal.

Abstract: An input pen of data input tablet comprising a magnetic core which is positioned at the data input tablet side end of a pen case and passes a magnetic flux generated from the data input tablet, a conductive holder for holding this core, a detection coil wound around on the core, and a lead wire led out from the coil in close contact with the holder. The magnetic flux generated by the current flowing into electrodes formed in the data input tablet is detected by the detection coil, thereby detecting a position on the data input tablet. A protective tube which covers at least the detection coil and magnetic core to protect the coil and core is also provided. An annular shield case formed of metal or other conductive material and functioning as an electromagnetic and electrostatic shield near the protective tube is provided in another embodiment.

Abstract: Water-containing explosives, such as emulsions, slurries and water gels, are sensitized in their salt phase with sensitizing energy release agents based on nitroalkanes and nitroalkane blends and optionally including arene coupling agents.

Abstract: Flow-induced pressure pulsations in a piping system transporting natural gas or other gaseous medium are suppressed by disturbing the shear layer in the open end of a sidebranch line. Inserts are located in the sidebranch line to effect the shear layer disturbance.

Abstract: A gas mixer and distributor for a reactor has first and second inlet chambers with the second inlet chamber being interposed between the first inlet chamber and an entrance to a reaction chamber. Walls form tubular or slit-like passageways extending from the first chamber to the entrance of the reaction chamber through the second chamber. Upper portions of the passageways have uniform cross-sections selected to produce gas velocities above the flashback velocity, as well as producing turbulence to completely mix gas passing from the second chamber through orifices in the walls of the passageways. Lower sections of the passageways gradually increase in cross-section to reduce velocity and minimize vortexing and recirculation at the entrance to the reactor chamber.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for changing oil in an internal combustion engine pierces an outer wall of an old oil filter containing old motor oil to form an opening in a lower portion of the filter wall. Old motor oil is drawn from the pierced oil filter into a container by suction through the filter wall opening and a suction conduit. The oil drain plug from a crankcase containing old motor oil is removed to form a drain opening in the crankcase, and old motor oil is drawn from the crankcase into a container by suction through the drain opening and a suction cup, to empty the crankcase of old motor oil. The drain opening is closed after emptying the crankcase of old motor oil by securing the drain plug in the drain opening. The pierced and drained old oil filter is replaced with a new filter and the drained crankcase is refilled with fresh motor oil.

Abstract: A drain plug removing device includes a clip for rotatably engaging and selectively holding a head of a threaded drain plug. The clip has an axis of rotation and includes a pair of openable jaws urged together by a spring. The device includes a selectively bendable, flexible shaft attached to the clip at one end thereof, the shaft being formed of a reboundable coil spring extending away from the clip along the axis of rotation of the clip when the shaft is in an unflexed configuration. The shaft has a handle at another end thereof opposite the clip, such that rotation of the handle applies rotational force to the shaft, which in turn applies rotational force to the clip to cause rotation of the clip and a drain plug held therein. A drain plug can be removed from a crankcase oil pan with the device of the invention without spilling oil onto the fingers and without dropping the plug into a drainage catch basin or funnel beneath the oil pan.

Abstract: A radiation dosimeter includes an optical waveguide enclosing a radiation-sensitive material that changes color or color intensity with increasing amounts of exposure to high energy ionizing radiation. A light-transparent radiation-transparent light-transmitting member extends along the length of the optical waveguide, and is separated from the radiation-sensitive material by a light-opaque sidewall. Outside the light-transmitting member is a light-opaque shield that permits light to enter distal ends of the waveguide and the light-transmitting member, while permitting light to exit the proximal ends thereof, the light-opaque shield being transparent to high energy ionizing radiation.

Abstract: A radio data transmission system wherein signals received via a plurality of diversity antennas are switched at a cycle of subtime slot so that, when the reception level of at least one antenna is sufficiently high to receive the required signal in the relevant time slot, the digital signal in that time slot can be detected properly even if the reception level of any other antenna is not sufficiently high. Accordingly, the code error rate can be minimized by constituting the system in such a manner that the correlation of variations in the reception levels of the diversity antennas becomes extremely low.

Abstract: A substrate multimedia data transmission control system in which transmission frame bits set in a unit of a transmission frame having a repeating cycle of 8 KHz according to the present invention enables it to effect a realtime multiplexed bit allocation in the 8 kbps unit in a variable fashion such that an automatic matching of a transmission frame is achieved at an initiation of a transmission and error check bits of the error correction code are contained in a transmission frame with a satisfactory matching. In addition, the multiframe configuration according to the present invention enables it to handle in an integrated fashion the synchronizations of the voice data frame, the error correction frame, and the video data packet, which as a result minimizes the size of the buffer memories disposed to send and/or to receive motion video and which enables the transmission speed smoothing operation to be accomplished in a simple configuration through an easy control.

Abstract: Potato chips having texture and flavor characteristics of batch-fried potato chips are produced in a continuous process by conveying potato slices from an initial frying region having a temperature of from about 240.degree. F. to about 320.degree. F. through an intermediate frying region of decreasing oil temperature to a final frying region having a temperature of from about 210.degree. F. to about 290.degree. F., where the chips are continuously removed from the frying oil.

Abstract: This invention relates to bifunctional coupling agents useful in forming conjugates with biologically useful molecules, such as antibodies. These conjugates can be complexed with radionuclide metal ions to provide materials useful for in vivo diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Abstract: A sheetable, thermostable filling composition capable of being baked to a crisp texture is produced by a method which comprises: dispersing gelatin and maltodextrin in water at a temperature of at least 140.degree. F.; and adding a pregelled starch.

Abstract: A coin sorter for coin-operated machines including a frame subdivided on the interior into vertical passages for coins, the upper ends of which open out through apertures in a transversely aligned position, and the lower ends of which open out through apertures in two axially shifted positions. The frame is mounted so as to be able to pivot about a medium axis parallel to and near the bottom and is connected to a mechanism that causes the partial tilting of said frame toward one side or the other, moving the upper opening of the passages sideways. The passages can have openings through a smaller wall, in which case gates permit the selective closing of any of the openings.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor crystalline layer comprising the following steps: a step of forming, on a single crystalline substrate composed of a semiconductor having a main face on <001> face and having a diamond-type crystal structure, an orientation flat face in which the direction of the intersection with the main face makes a predetermined angle relative to the direction <110> on the main face and which serves as a reference for defining the direction of arranging semiconductor chips formed on the substrate; a step of forming, on the main face of the substrate, an insulation layer at least a portion of which has an opening reaching the main face and which insulates the substrate at the region other than the opening; a step of forming a semiconductor layer composed of a polycrystalline or amorphous semiconductor on the surface of the opening and the insulation layer; a step of forming a reflectivity varying layer which is in the direction in parallel with or vertical to the inters

Abstract: A bin for storing and handling bulk material includes a fill opening through which material is introduced into the bin for storage and a discharge opening in a bottom portion of the bin through which material stored in the bin is discharged. The bin includes a primary bin support frame, and has at least one dump assembly with a bin floor panel that is hinged adjacent the discharge opening of the bin. The bin floor panel is pivotable from a generally horizontal position to an angled position for dumping bulk material into the discharge opening. The dump assembly includes a selectively collapsible secondary frame connected to the bin floor panel and pivotable with the bin floor panel. The bin further includes a flexible and collapsible bin wall portion connected to the primary and secondary frames and the bin floor panel to form an enclosure for storage of bulk materials.