Abstract: The invention provides a device for adjusting an intake in accordance with the loading condition in overall speed range including: a plurality of small valves for opening or shutting the intake duct, a plurality of large valves for opening or shutting the intake duct in which the small valves are formed, i.e.

Abstract: A movable coil-type actuator including (a) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a flat permanent magnet and a lower yoke element made of ferromagnetic material, the permanent magnet assembly including a recess in a central portion; (b) an upper yoke element made of a ferromagnetic material, the upper yoke element having such a shape that an edge of the permanent magnet does not extend from a periphery of the upper yoke element when viewed from above; (c) a unitary base member made of a thermoplastic resin and integrally including a hold portion for receiving the permanent magnet assembly and support portions for supporting the upper yoke element, a magnetic gap being defined by the permanent magnet and the upper yoke element; and (d) a movable coil fixed to an end of a swingable arm and movable in the magnetic gap.

Abstract: An annular combustor system has an annular housing defining a single stage combustor, an external fuel/air premixer system to provide a preselected, nominally constant lean fuel/air ratio mixture for introduction to the combustion zone of the annular housing. Compressed air conduits channel a portion of the total compressed air flow to the premixer and the remainder to the dilution zone of the combustor. Convection cooling of the annular housing and the turbine shroud is accomplished using essentially the remainder portion of the compressed air without diluting the fuel air ratio in the combustion zone. The premixer includes a venturi, and a fuel nozzle for spraying fuel into the venturi inlet along the venturi axis to provide admission of the fully premixed fuel/air mixture.

Abstract: A developing apparatus including a fixed permanent magnet member 4 having a plurality of magnetic poles on the surface and a non-magnetic cylindrical sleeve 5 which is rotated around the permanent magnet member 4 at a position opposing a movable image-bearing member 1 having an electrostatic latent image on the surface, to form a developing region Z; causing a developer 3 to be magnetically attracted onto a surface of the non-magnetic cylindrical sleeve 4, and rotating the non-magnetic cylindrical sleeve 4 to convey the developer 3 into the developing region Z, and developing the electrostatic latent image with the magnetic toner 3, the moving velocity of the developer 3 in the developing region Z being higher than the peripheral velocity of the non-magnetic cylindrical sleeve 5.

Abstract: Low optical density magnetic fluid which is a stable dispersion of fine magnetic particles. A method of forming the stable dispersion which includes providing an ion exchange resin, loading the ion exchange resin with an ion capable of forming a magnetic phase, treating the loaded resin to form magnetic particles and micronizing the resin and magnetic particles in a fluid to form an aqueous stable colloid. The invention provides submicron particles and submicron particles which are dispersed in an aqueous colloid. A method of forming the stable dispersion which includes providing an ion exchange resin, loading the ion exchange resin with an ion, treating the loaded resin to form nanoscale particles. Fluidizing the resin and particles to form an aqueous stable colloid. A method of forming magnetic materials having tunable magnetic properties and the magnetic materials formed thereby.

Abstract: A false-transition inhibitor circuit for a bar code reader that produces a detection signal from a scan of a bar code, a first derivative signal related to the first derivative of the detection signal, and a peak signal indicating peaks of the detection signal includes an inhibitor comparator, a latch comparator, and a feedback circuit. The inhibitor comparator compares the first derivative signal to a feedback signal and sets and outputs an inhibition signal in a blocking state when the first derivative signal bears a first relationship to the feedback signal. The latch comparator prevents the transmission of the peak signal when the inhibition signal is in the blocking state. The feedback circuit samples the inhibition signal and the output of the latch comparator and to produce the feedback signal.

Abstract: To ensure that a user of radio paging services receives page messages while traveling, page messages are broadcast over both the user's local paging channel and a nationwide paging channel during periods of scheduled travel. At all other times, page messages are broadcast over the user's local channel and accompanied by tone-only messages of abbreviated length broadcast over the nationwide channel. Receipt of a tone-only message provides user notification that he or she was paged over the local channel. Receiving logic in the pager carried by the user automatically switches the pager between local and nationwide channel frequencies under the control of channel marker codes transmitted over the local channel and a switching code included in tone-only messages received over the nationwide channel. To facilitate system management, all page messages are routed through a nationwide paging terminal.

Abstract: An adhesive composition, useful for making a repositionable sheet, which is made up of a mixture of: (a) a polymer prepared by aqueous suspension polymerization of at least one monomer selected from an acrylate, a methacrylate and acrylic acid, the polymer having a geometric mean particle size ranging from about 30 to about 100 microns; and (b) a polymer prepared by aqueous suspension polymerization of at least one monomer selected from an acrylate, a methacrylate and acrylic acid, the polymer having a geometric mean particle size ranging from about 4.1 microns up to about 30 microns.

Abstract: An improved injection blow molding machine has an melt accumulator or melt metering chamber and a vertically extending oval type die communicating therewith for injecting an elliptical annular parison through the die, which is to be blow molded to produce a hollow double wall type article. The oval type die includes a die housing and a mandrel mounted therein to define a melt passage therebetween having a die lip or opening of a four sided elliptical annular profile at a free lower end of the die. The accumulator is in direct contact with the mandrel, and/or the die housing is enlarged in a horizontal direction at a lower end portion thereof. Preferably the enlarged lower end portion is formed by a plate part fixed to a block part forming an upper portion of the die housing.

Abstract: A wood-type golf club with a club head having an improved aerodynamic shape to reduce drag, increase club head lift, improve sensation and control as the club head is swung and increase club head stability at impact, the club head having a deep, channel-shaped cavity formed in the top surface of the club extending rearwardly from the ball striking face. The cavity includes an ari flow restriction formed between the ball striking face and the rear face. The cavity is defined by various parameters including width and depth wherein the width of the cavity is substantially greater than the depth, the depth being at least 1/4 inch from the top surface of the club head and the width being at least 1/2 inch.

Abstract: A seat angle regulating apparatus comprises: an upper arm mounted to a seat back of a seat; a lower arm mounted to a seat cushion of the seat; an internal gear and an external gear; an angle regulating unit having an eccentric shaft; a motor for rotating the eccentric shaft; and a locking unit for engaging and disengaging the angle regulating unit to and from either of said upper arm or said lower arm. The best feature of the present invention is that the angle regulating unit has a motor rotation control unit for controlling the forward and backward rotation range of the motor and enabling the rotation of the motor within a predetermined rotation range.

Abstract: An arrangement for detachably mounting a platform stanchion on the edge surface of a truck platform comprises an attachment (10) which is permanently secured to said edge surface. The attachment has an upper and a lower horizontally projecting yoke (12 and 13, respectively). The rear wall (15) of the stanchion has at its lower end a tongue (20) insertable into the lower yoke (13), and an opening (25) adapted to be moved over the upper yoke (12), such that a locking key (23) can be pushed through the yoke on the stanchion side facing away from the edge surface. The wall surface of the stanchion facing said edge surface has a recess and, within the confines of said recess, a projection (22). The recess and the projection are dimensioned to receive the attachment (10) in the recess, such that the projection (22) extends through a hole in the attachment (10).

Abstract: A coupler for use between an ultrasonic transducer probe and a sample to be examined thereby to keep the ultrasonic transducer probe and the sample spaced a prescribed distance from each other includes an acoustic lens in an area through which a ultrasonic signal is to pass from the ultrasonic transducer probe. The acoustic lens allows the focusing point of the lens of the ultrasonic transducer probe to be shifted to a desired position. Since the ultrasonic transducer probe and the sample are spaced from each other by the coupler, the image of an observed region of the sample can be positioned in a wide field of view on a screen.

Abstract: A coated article and method for manufacturing the same wherein an alloy substrate of iron, nickel, cobalt, or titanium base has a diffusion layer formed thereon of an intermetallic boride of the substrate alloy. A coating is subsequently deposited on the diffusion layer, which coating is a refractory, ceramic or intermetallic compound having desired wear and/or corrosion resistant properties superior to those of the substrate.

Abstract: A permanent magnet of R.sub.2 Co.sub.17 type crystal structure consisting essentially of, in percent by weight, at least one rare earth element within the range of 24 to 28, cobalt within the range of 48 to 53, copper within the range of 2 to 4.9, iron within the range of 18 to 30 and zirconium within the range of 1.7 to 3.0. By substituting zirconium for a portion of copper an optimum combination of coercive force and residual magnetization (saturation induction) may be achieved.

Abstract: A fluid flow meter comprising a fluid tight housing including an inlet and an outlet; a hollow liner mounted within the housing including at least one slot, the slot for receiving fluid from the inlet and communicating it to the outlet; a magnetic piston slidably positioned within the liner for movement in response to the flow of fluid from the inlet through the slot; and a Hall effect transducer mounted in the housing in substantially side-by-side relation to the piston for producing an electrical signal corresponding to the position of the piston in the cylinder.

Abstract: A method of increasing the caliper and bulk of air laid dry fibrous webs, particularly such webs intended for use as napkin, tissue, and absorbent paper towel products by partially drying the loose formed fibrous webs to a degree of dryness of less than 4% prior to consolidation. In the preferred embodiment uniformity of the product web caliper in the machine direction is obtained by measuring the caliper downstream of the bond curing drier and before take-up on the parent roll, output signals therefrom being transmitted to the drier for adjustment of one or more of the drier parameters. Uniformity of caliper in the cross machine direction can be optimized by providing multisectional driers in the cross machine direction, a series of output signals from the caliper sensing means being transmitted to the respective drier sections for individual adjustment of the drier parameters.

Abstract: A novel positive pressure and volume measurement respiratory device is disclosed which provides positive pressure respiratory therapy to the user. Simultaneously the user's inspiration volume can be measured by merely observing the amount of liquid displaced from one container to another. The respiratory therapy device is comprised of two containers connected by flexible tubing which are raised and lowered relative to one another by appropriate linkage connected to a motor either cyclically or intermittently dependent upon the needs of the user. A user tube which communicates with the interior of one container acts as the conduit to the mouth of the user for expelled air when positive pressure is developed within the container.