Abstract: A container for an air freshener having a gabled top. Openings sealed with removable tape are provided in the carton to expose the contents to the air. The openings may also comprise reverse cut slots which expose the interior when the consumer presses on the slots. The gable top container is formed from a single ply of foil laminated lined paperboard. In the preferred embodiment a plurality of openings are formed in the paperboard and are covered by a release tape which can be removed to permit exposure of less than all of the openings depending on the amount of air freshener to be exposed to the atmosphere.

Abstract: An ultrafiltration system has a plurality of filter modules coupled in a parallel arrangement. The flow rate at the output of each filter module is detected. When the flow rate of a given module falls below a threshold value, that module is disconnected from the ultrafiltration system and automatically coupled into a regeneration circuit so that the filter module can be cleaned. Once regenerated, the filter module is recoupled into the ultrafiltration system. If the regeneration circuit is already in use when a filter module is detected to be in need of regeneration, that module is placed in a queue for regeneration once the regeneration circuit is free, and all other modules previously placed in queue have been regenerated. While awaiting regeneration, the filter modules are kept in service in the ultrafiltration system.

Abstract: A packing hood handle adapter for providing an increased manual torque producing leverage to an elongated tool stem. The handle adapter includes an elongated body for providing the increased torque. The diameter or thickness of the elongated body is provided such that it can include an interior chamber defined by the body side wall which is large enough to receive the oppositely extending transverse handle or cross-member of the "T-shaped" handle. A longitudinal opening in the body side wall is in communication with the interior chamber and is wider and longer than the T-shaped handle to permit the cross-member to move into and out of the interior chamber. A transverse opening is provided to accomodate and seat the stem when the cross-member or oppositely extending transverse handle is in the interior chamber. The transverse opening is intermediate the ends of both the interior chamber and the longitudinal member, and in the case of the standard packing hook handle adapter, is at right angles thereto.

Abstract: A ternary alloy consisting of sodium, copper and lead, especially in the form of a slurry in oil, is useful for decontaminating halogenated hydrocarbons by reacting with the halogen therein.

Abstract: The bag is preferably a flat bottom side gusseted open top bag of the shopping bag type, which has soft braided or woven fabric handles. The handles are closed bail type handles having ends which are sandwiched between the bag side walls and a patch adhesively secured to the inner surface of the bag side walls. The bail portion of each handle is soft, limp and flexible while the end portions of each handle sandwiched between the patch and bag wall are stiff and relatively rigid. The ends of the handles are stiffened prior to assembling the bags. In assembly, the bag body is formed and the patches are adhesively secured to the bag side walls. Non-adhered pockets are positioned between the patches and the bag walls for reception of the stiffened ends of the handles. The ends of the handles are coated with adhesive and then inserted into pockets for securing to the bag body.

Abstract: A particle refining process is controlled in response to detected electron transfer phenomena. Pulses of electromagnetic radiation emanating from a refiner during a refining process are detected. The detected radiation is produced by dissociation and recombination phenomena in the particles being refined. The detected pulses are processed to obtain data indicative of the performance of the refining process. In particular, the mean pulse duration and mean energy per unit time of the detected pulses are computed. A process control signal is produced in response to the data, and the operation of the refiner is controlled with the process control signal to optimize the refining process.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for use in conducting an electroencephalographic (EEG) test where the apparatus includes a headset suitable for placement on the head of a subject to be tested. A plurality of electrodes are mounted on the headset at pre-determined positions about the headset. The electrodes are preferably mounted to the headset by the use of a resilient material, preferably a resilient wire or plastic mesh which is bonded to both the electrode assembly and to the headset.Each of the electrode assemblies include a separate air cylinder for displacing the electrode in the direction of the subject's head upon the application of additional air pressure into the cylinder. A bellows arrangement is provided within each air cylinder for effecting displacement of the electrode.Means are further provided for dispensing a predetermined amount of an electrolytic material from an external source of electrolyte, through the electrode, to the point of contact between the electrode and the subject's head.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dewatering sludges and the like as part of landfill operations by electrokinetic techniques including placing anode and cathode electrode modules in contact with the sludge and applying electrical energy to the electrodes to establish an electric field in the sludge. Charged particles within the sludge, including macro-molecules, colloids, and suspended particles, elecrophoretically migrate to the oppositely charged counter electrode and consolidate. A filtration media located at one of the electrodes permits the electro-osmotic removal of water from the sludge to encourage solids densification. The electrical energy applied to the electrodes is a chopped, time-varying, intermittent unidirectional current having a rapid rise edge which provides dewatering results comparable to prior methods that used direct current or full AC current but at substantially reduced energy consumption to provide more economical dewatering.

Abstract: A personal sled or luge is provided for use by an individual for sledding on snow or ice. The sled comprises a one piece jacket having front and back portions which is adapted to fit over the torso of a sledder. The jacket is open at its upper end to permit a sledder to be able to draw the jacket upwardly about his or her torso. The jacket further includes a crotch portion at its lower end which defines a pair of leg holes for accommodating the sledder's legs. A pair of arm holes are provided for accommodating the sledder's arms. Shoulder straps are provided for securing the sled to the sledder. The jacket is fabricated from a material with a low coefficient of friction relative to snow or ice. The material is preferably a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene or polypropylene or a fabric such as nylon or polyester which is coated with a release agent such as, for example, a silicone release agent.

Abstract: A unitary sheet of plywood comprising at least one layer of plywood veneer expanded in a direction perpendicular to the grain and at least one layer of plywood veneer bonded to said expanded layer; the method of forming such plywood comprising forming a first layer or layers of plywood veneer expanded in a direction perpendicular to the grain and bonding at least one layer of plywood veneer to said expanded layers, the method of forming expanded veneer comprising incising a strip of green veneer with at least one multi-bladed nip roller to cause an expansion thereof in a direction perpendicular to the grain and drying said incised strip, and apparatus for expanding a sheet of green veneer comprising at least one multi-bladed roller for incising a sheet of green veneer to cause expansion thereof in a direction perpendicular to the grain and means for drying said incised veneer sheet.

Abstract: A radiation sensor provides on-line measurement of web MD/CD fiber orientation ratio, formation indexes of multiple spatial frequencies, and optical density as it relates to basis weight. A light source illuminates one side of a substrate to be measured. The radiation passing through the substrate is detected by a pair of detectors having fields of view along narrow strips which are perpendicular to each other. The combined field of view is scanned in a repetitive pattern traversing an area on the substrate to be analyzed. The detector outputs are processed to provide fiber orientation ratio, formation, and basis weight measurements.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for use in conducting an electroencephalographic (EEG) test where the apparatus includes a headset suitable for placement on the head of a subject to be tested. A plurality of electrodes are mounted on the headset at pre-determined positions about the headset. The electrodes are preferably mounted to the headset by the use of a resilient material, preferably a resilient wire or plastic mesh which is bonded to both the electrode assembly and to the headset.Each of the electrode assemblies include a separate air cylinder for displacing the electrode in the direction of the subject's head upon the application of additional air pressure into the cylinder. A bellows arrangement is provided within each air cylinder for effecting displacement of the electrode.Means are further provided for dispensing a predetermined amount of an electrolytic material from an external source of electrolyte, through the electrode, to the point of contact between the electrode and the subject's head.

Abstract: A folded paperboard tray suitable for cooking food products contained in the tray in a microwave oven has an interior surface which is coated with a styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer to prevent liquid seepage from the food product through the paperboard. The tray has a peripheral flange formed thereon which is connected to the remainder of the tray by means of a cut score fold line. The use of the cut score fold line prevents the copolymer coating on the tray from tearing away from the edges of the tray when the edges are cut from a stock sheet of coated paperboard.

Abstract: A device for removing samples of a material which is dropped through a vertical pipeline. The device includes a scoop which can be telescoped into the pipeline through a side mounting track to catch a material sample, and then telescoped out of the pipeline into the mounting track. The mounting track has a lower discharge opening which registers with the scoop when the latter is rotated 180.degree. so that the sample can be dropped into a container. The inner end of the scoop is closed so that the pipeline remains closed during all phases of the sampling operation. The mounting track is secured to a nozzle on the pipeline.

Abstract: A lathe for peeling logs to produce veneer for making plywood or the like. The lathe includes sets of inner and outer dogs supporting each end of a log being peeled. A reciprocating-pressure bar or roller is included for engaging the peeled veneer adjacent to the knives. The lathe is operated by a programmed controller. The radius of each log being peeled is determined by the controller based on the position of the pressure bar or roller after round up of the log. When the radius of the log is greater than a preprogrammed value, the log core is released from the lathe after peeling to the diameter of the outer dogs. When the radius of the log is less than the preprogrammed value, the log core is released from the lathe after peeling to the diameter of the inner dogs. The controller automatically determines to which core diamter each log is to be peeled.

Abstract: An apparatus and process are provided for the production of plywood. The apparatus is adapted to form plywood panels without prior patching of defects in the veneer sheets used to form the panel. The formed panel then is electro-optically scanned to identify and locate defects. The sensed defect data is stored in a control unit which in turn directs a defect removal apparatus and a patcher to appropriate locations for removing and patching the defects.

Abstract: The splattering of ink droplets in rotogravure printing onto plastic film is eliminated by an improved rotogravure process. There is applied to the surface of the rubber impression cylinder, a coating of a polymeric substrate which is triboelectrically more positive than the plastic film which is to be printed. When the coated impression cylinder makes contact with the plastic film, a negative charge is triboelectrically imparted to said film, thereby eliminating the static attraction between the film and the negatively charged ink.

Abstract: Moisture is removed from stack gas prior to measuring concentrations of gaseous constituents in the stack gas. A sample of the stack gas is passed through a cooling zone wherein the gas is cooled to a temperature in the range of about 40.degree.-45.degree. F., after which the cooled gas is passed through a condenser. The gas rises through the condenser wherein water condenses out of the gas and falls by gravity into a U-shaped trap. A drain passage communicates with the downstream side of the trap whereby condensed water can be drained periodically out of the trap to control the amount of water in the trap. The dried gas passes out of the condenser into one or more gas constituent monitoring stations.

Abstract: A vaginal device adapted for use as a disposable female contraceptive or as a disposable article for controllably dispensing drugs is provided comprising an outermost layer of resilient, compressible open-celled polymeric foam. Affixed to the outermost foam layer is a non-porous film layer made of a liquid proof, soft elastomeric material. Affixed to the non-porous film layer is another layer of open-celled polymeric foam. The intermediate film layer provides a barrier between the two foam layers. The outermost and innermost foam layers are formed from foams differing basically in density and/or number of pores per inch, with the more dense or smaller pored foam constituting the outermost layer, the outermost layer being adapted to lie against the cervix of the uterus and block the upper vaginal vault.