Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing direct reduced iron from dry compacts composed of iron oxide and carbonaceous material by feeding compacts no more than two layers deep onto a hearth and removing all the volatiles and metallizing the compacts by exposing said compacts to a radiant heat source at a temperature of from about 2400.degree. to about 2600.degree. F. (1316.degree.-1427.degree. C.) for a total time period of about four to ten minutes and partially cooling the compacts while discharging them from the hearth.

Abstract: A textile wet processing machine includes a processing chamber having an adjustable inner wall. The inner wall is adjustable to accommodate textile fabrics in cloth rope form having great variations in weight, texture, thickness, flexibility and load. The inner wall may be positioned at any position between a predetermined innermost position and a predetermined outermost position relative to the outer wall of the processing chamber. In a preferred embodiment, adjustment is accomplished by a pinion that is linearly movable on a rack. A connecting rod extends outwardly from the pinion. One end of the connecting rod is rotatably secured to the transverse shaft of the pinion and the other end of the connecting rod is secured to the inner wall. In an alternative embodiment, adjustment is accomplished by a linkage assembly that is rotatable about a transverse shaft.

Abstract: A face shield for a helmet. The face shield having a weather lens and a face lens spaced from the weather lens so as to form an air gap, is characterized in that an electroconductive film is attached to the air gap side of the weather lens, in that upper and lower electrodes are printed on upper and lower sides of the electroconductive film, receptively, and in that the weather lens is made from a material such as a polycarbonate, butyrate, or an acrylic, and the face lens from an anti-fog sheet.

Abstract: A double-pallet parking garage for automobiles is disclosed. A ground pallet is carried on a pair of parallel base frames to be horizontally movable between the entrance and parking positions thereof. Guide and support columns stand on both ends of each base frame. The liftable pallet moves between the entrance and parking positions thereof in accordance with the turning motion of a pair of turning links. The liftable pallet is movably held by the upper ends of the turning links and moves between the entrance and parking positions while remaining horizontal. The liftable pallet moves vertically under the guide of the guide column and moves along an arcuate trace under the guide of an arcuate guide beam. The double-pallet parking garage of this invention does not cause any interference between the liftable and ground pallets during movement of the pallets.

Abstract: A multiposition locking mechanism for use in industrial grippers capable of restraining substantially infinite forces including: an angular or conical surface; a locking part; a release part; a force surface for establishing locking forces; a plurality of cylindrical or spherical parts such that the mechanism is capable of moving and locking and releasing a jaw device at more than one discrete point with a maximum of one motor device operatively attached to the jaw device.

Abstract: An orthopedic casting material having strength and porosity characteristics which heretofore have been associated only with high modulus fibers, while using casting material comprising a fabric made from a multi-filament, low modulus fiber. The fabric is impregnated with a reactive resin which hardens by wetting with a curing agent. A method for making an orthopedic cast and the resulting cast product are also disclosed, as is coloring of the cast product in a variety of desired colors and patterns.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for instrument gauge holders which are precision made to fit each gauge properly so they prevent excessive vibration and damage. These holders can easily be properly located to increase the visibility of the gauges, and, importantly, it is not necessary to alter the original factory dash design.

Abstract: A face shield for a helmet. The face shield having a weather lens and a face lens spaced from the weather lens so as to form an air gap, is characterized in that an electroconductive film is attached to the air gap of the weather lens, in that upper and lower electrodes are printed on upper and lower sides of the electroconductive film, respectively, in that a plurality of dot electrodes which are uniformly spaced from each other are printed on the entire part of the electroconductive film, and in that the weather lens is made from a material such as a polycarbonate, butyrate, or an acrylic, and the face lens from an anti-fog sheet.

Abstract: A system for treating laundry with ozone including a controller that receives a load signal based on a wash load selection. The controller varies an output potential from a variable power supply to an ozone generator in response to the load signal. The ozone generator produces different levels of ozone corresponding to the output potential. A wash liquor is drawn out of a laundry machine and sent through a filter past an injector adjacent a venturi. The injector entrains ozone from the ozone generator into the wash liquor and the wash liquor is returned to the laundry machine.

Abstract: A pre-compression dehydration system optimizes the gas flow parameters which are essential to the performance of a radial or spherical desiccant dryer. When used in conjunction with a low pressure dryer, the system protects the desiccant bed from channeling, which can cause the gas to flow unevenly through the desiccant bed and fail to make effective contact with the desiccant. The system provides a multiple zone, or divided, desiccant bed adsorption unit to maintain a proper flow distribution as required by the demand of the air compressor and to eliminate the potential for channeling. The system may also include a controller for automatically opening and closing the port access doors of the adsorption unit to control the amount of desiccant utilized to dry the air. A thermostatically controlled precooler may be provided for cooling the ambient air prior to adsorption to insure that the temperature of the effluent air will not exceed 100.degree. F. (37.8.degree. C.

Abstract: A method of lining a sewer in which an inner pipe is introduced into an eting sewer, and the space between the outer surface of the inner pipe and the inner surface of the sewer is filled with a filler. To introduce the filler into the space, at least one supply duct which preferably is provided with a delivery nozzle is introduced into the sewer until the at least one supply duct extends over the entire longitudinal length of the inner pipe. Subsequently, the at least one supply duct is removed by a withdrawal movement. During the removal of the at least one supply duct, the filler is delivered into the space through the duct or through the delivery nozzle preferably provided on the duct in an amount sufficient to completely fill the space.

Abstract: An accessories kit for allowing a user to coordinate a clothing accessory with a variety of outfits without the expense of purchasing a separate clothing accessory for each outfit. The accessories kit includes a clothing accessory and a plurality of decorative, interchangeable ornaments for attachment to the clothing accessory. At least one of the ornaments is secured to the exterior surface of the clothing accessory by a VELCRO.RTM. fastener. The accessories kit further includes a storage container for conveniently organizing the clothing accessory and the plurality of ornaments therein. The ornaments are secured to the bottom surface of the storage container by a corresponding plurality of VELCRO.RTM. fasteners. The clothing accessory is secured to the bottom surface of the storage container, or to the opposed sides of the storage container by an elastic string.

Abstract: A heat processing furnace is provided with a bifurcated feeder which allows scrap steel to be introduced to the furnace from an associated preheater, and direct reduced iron, slag formers, carburizers, and other alloys to be introduced through a lower channel in the connecting car pan directly into the furnace. The feeder is arcuate which prevents collection of molten metal and slag splash and spatter in the corners. The feeder is mounted on a connecting car, which is preferably removable and interchangeable. Apparatus for accomplishing connecting car interchangeability is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing leak-proof sites of entry for domestic connection pipes and other feed pipes into sewers. The method includes the steps of widening the site of entry of the feed pipe into the sewer, providing a barrier towards the interior of the sewer at the site of entry, providing a barrier within the feed pipe at a predetermined distance from the site of entry, introducing an expanding solidifying sealing mass into the space between the barriers so as to fill the space and any openings, fissures, or cracks found therein, clearing a path of flow from the feed pipe through the sealing mass and into the sewer, and optionally lining the flow path with a solidifying, insoluble, corrosion-resistant and non-ageing material.

Abstract: A method for extracting and reclaiming metals from scrap CIS photovoltaic cells and associated photovoltaic manufacturing waste by leaching the waste with dilute nitric acid, skimming any plastic material from the top of the leaching solution, separating glass substrate from the leachate, electrolyzing the leachate to plate a copper and selenium metal mixture onto a first cathode, replacing the cathode with a second cathode, re-electrolyzing the leachate to plate cadmium onto the second cathode, separating the copper from selenium, and evaporating the depleted leachate to yield a zinc and indium containing solid.