Abstract: A semiconductor switching element comprised by a high resistivity polycrystalline silicon resistor whose resistance irreversibly decreases to a small value at a threshold voltage upon the voltage across the resistor reaching the threshold voltage. A semiconductor memory device is constituted by using the switching element as a memory cell and a semiconductor gate element for controlling the current flowing through the semiconductor switching element.

Abstract: An electron beam tube electrostatic deflection system and method of operation is described. The electron beam tube includes an eight-fold deflector and means are provided for applying two different quadrupole correction electric potentials to selected ones of the eight-fold deflector members and for applying an octupole correction electrical potential to all eight deflector members. In the preferred embodiment, the quadrupole and octupole correction potentials applied to one set of four deflector members are represented by the respective values (V.sub.2c - V), (-V.sub.2c - V), (V.sub.2c - V) and (-V.sub.2c - V), and the quadrupole and octupole correction potentials applied to the second set of four deflector members are represented respectively by the values (V.sub.2s + V), (-V.sub.2s + V), (V.sub.2s + V) and (-V.sub.2s + V) where the quadrupole correction electric potentialV.sub.2c = [A.sub.2c (V.sub.x.sup.2 - V.sub.y.sup.2)]/V.sub.c, (1)the quadrupole correction electric potentialV.sub.2s = (2A.sub.2s V.

Abstract: The impurity concentration distribution of the layers of a multilayer junction diode is varied such that the concentration in a first region contiguous to the junction is low, in a second region is high, in a third region is low and in a last region gradually increases in the direction away from the junction.

Abstract: In an electric device wherein the shaft of a rotary component part of the electric device is operated by an operating member located eccentrically with respect to the axis of the shaft, a universal coupling is provided between the operating member and the shaft.

Abstract: An improved children's marionette theatre for self-propelled puppet-like objects utilizing a housing formed from collapsible sides, back and ceiling members that may be readily collapsed into a relatively flat compact structure for ease of transport and storage. The housing defines a stage on which puppet-like objects are displayed and includes an upper ceiling member disposed over the stage. The upper ceiling member has path-like guide means formed by a track suspended from the under surface of the ceiling member and on which self-propelled puppet transport vehicles are supported. Means are provided for securing puppet-like objects to the self-propelled vehicles for display and movement across the stage. The puppet-like objects may comprise facsimiles of the sun, earth, moon and other planets as well as the inclusion of lighting effects to simulate stars, galaxies and constellations.

Abstract: A system for processing passengers and their luggage at civil airports including a passenger processing counter for verifying airline tickets and confirming passenger identity, equipment for conveying large luggage to be separately stowed aboard the plane from the counter to the plane and installations for performing a security check of both the passengers and their hand or cabin luggage. The system is characterized by a movable conveyor belt extending from the passenger processing counter and along side a passenger passageway for lined-up passengers and the counter in close proximity thereto but inaccessible to the passengers from the station for passenger processing to a point of pickup and handling by secure airport personnel.

Abstract: The differential detection system comprises a demodulator for a modulated carrier transmission system for binary signals, in which a symbol detected from the phase difference between the received signal delayed by one signaling interval and the signal received in the present signaling interval is converted into data and a symbol detected from the phase difference between the received signal delayed by two signaling intervals and a signal received in the present signaling interval is converted into parity. The data and the parity are applied to a decoder for a rate 1/2 single error correcting self-orthogonal convolutional code effecting demodulation with non-redundant error correction. The correction system is also applicable to demodulate a carrier wave modulated by m (an integer) level digital data.

Abstract: Inverted frustum shaped polycrystalline semiconductor layers are formed on the emitter and collector regions provided on one surface of a semiconductor substrate, and conductor layers are applied on the upper surfaces of the polycrystalline semiconductor surfaces to form emitter and collector electrodes thus providing a bipolar transistor for the integrated circuit device.

Abstract: A data recording and readback subsystem for digital computer systems employing random access electron beam memories having an electron beam write/read apparatus for recording data to be stored on a recording member that is subject to fatigue in the eventuality of excessive write/read storage operations at any given physical location on the recording member. The improved method and apparatus for data management comprising systematically permuting the physical location of data stored on the recording member, recording each permutation of the data, deriving signals representative of the number of permutation operations, and combining programmer initiated requests from the computer system central processing unit for data stored in the electron beam memory with the signals representative of the number of permutations to derive an actual physical address signal for application to the electron beam memory for recovery of the requested data.

Abstract: A ball and socket joint comprising a ball housing threaded into the socket using a screw-thread of one hand and an annular locking member threaded into the socket and into engagement with the ball housing using a screw-thread of the opposite hand, the annular locking member having an inwardly directed portion at least a part of which is deformed axially into at least one recess in the ball housing to prevent relative rotation between the locking member and the ball housing.

Abstract: A video signal produced by picking up the light image of light projected upon a screen is quantized by a plurality of voltage comparators grouped in pairs and applied with different reference voltage levels. One of the outputs of comparators of respective pairs is inverted in an orderly manner and then synthesized with the rest of the outputs to produce a dark and bright stripe signal which is displayed on a video display device to form a radially discrete annular pattern representative of equibrightness curves.

Abstract: An amplifier device comprises a pair of cascode connected transistors wherein the base of the first transistor is connected to an input terminal, the emitter is grounded through a resistor, the collector is connected to the emitter of the second transistor, the collector of the second transistor is connected to a source through a resistor and to an output terminal, and the base of the second transistor is connected to the emitter of the first transistor via a biasing circuitry. The voltage drop between the collector and the emitter of the first transistor is kept constant irrespective of the input signal voltage. The amplifier operates stably with a small deformation of the waveform.

Abstract: A thermal protection system is provided for a solid state valve that includes at least one representative thyristor having a junction and a heat sink system. The protection system comprises a thermal analog model whose electrical network dynamic electrical operating characteristics are electrically analogous to the thermal characteristics of the solid state valve for any given value of instantaneous load current supplied through the valve, which thermal characteristics include the heat transfer to cooling fluid capability characteristics of said representative thyristor including its heat sink system. A first electrical signal is derived which is representative of the value of the D.C. load current through said valve. A D.C.

Abstract: To a light converter including an optical effect element is applied an electric input having an amplitude exceeding the linear region of the characteristic of the light converter. The number of the peaks of the output reaching a maximum amplitude is added to the magnitude of a peak of the output not reaching the maximum amplitude thereby measuring the magnitude of the input. Two or more light converters with differential or cumulative inputs may be used.

Abstract: An optical fiber for communication comprises an optical fiber covered with a coating of a high-molecular elastomer having a flexural modulus of not less than 200 kg/cm.sup.2 at room temperature, the difference between the flexural moduli of said elastomer at room temperature and about -50.degree. C being not more than 1000 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: An HVDC electric power delivery system having a floating current order current control subsystem is described. The system is comprised by power converters at each end of an HVDC power conductor link each of which includes a plurality of controllable electric valves connected between alternating current and the direct current electric power conductors together with means for cyclically firing the valves in a predetermined sequence and at firing angles measured with respect to the alternating voltage that can be varied to control the flow of power between the alternating current system and the direct current system. Each of the power converters further includes a regulator for comparing a plurality of input control signals which respectively represent different predetermined operating characteristics of the HVDC system during operation and for deriving an output error control signal that controls the firing angles of the valves.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for twisting insulated conductors into quads, four insulated conductors are paid off from stationary bobbins, pretwisted alternately in the S and Z directions and thereafter twisted together into a star quad.

Abstract: Solvent refined coal is treated with liquid water at a temperature of about 500.degree.-550.degree. F in a closed cylindrical vessel under the saturation pressure 665-1030 psig of water at that temperature and under gentle agitation to insure low shear liquid-solid contact for about 1/2 to 2 hours.Surprisingly, the soluble ash, generally sodium or potassium salts, is leached out to bring the sodium content down from 50-60 parts per million to a value of less than 1 part per million which makes the product very suitable as a feed for direct firing in a gas turbine.In addition the total ash content is reduced from a value of approximately 0.1% to a value less than 0.05% which means that in addition to reducing the quantity of sodium and potassium, there are other constituents of the ash which also have been removed.

Abstract: A combined scanning spectrophotometer-digital data processing system including a microcomputer is described for making appearance measurements. The instrument is comprised by an optical sensing unit and a signal processing unit. The optical sensing unit utilizes a simulated D65 light source lamp together with an 8 inch diameter integrating light sphere for use primarily in the diffuse polychromatic illumination of reflectance test specimens but which also is used with transmittance test specimens. Light leaves the sphere through a transmittance port in which a transmittance test specimen may be disposed in the case of transmittance measurements. The light sphere further includes a reflectance port for making reflectance measurement of a test specimen placed at the reflectance port.

Abstract: In a shutter operating circuit wherein the shutter time is controlled by a photoelectric transducer disposed to receive the light transmitting through the objective lens, there are provided a first amplifier for amplifying the output from the photoelectric transducer, a second amplifier having a high input impedance and operating to generate an output corresponding to the output from the first amplifier, means for feeding back the output from the second amplifier to the input of the first amplifier, a capacitor connected on the input side of the second amplifier for holding the output from the first amplifier in accordance with the opening operation of the shutter of the camera, a first impedance element connected in series with the photoelectric transducer, a second impedance element connected in parallel with the series combination of the first impedance element and the photoelectric transducer, an integrating capacitor for integrating the output from the second amplifier in accordance with the opening oper