Abstract: A method and apparatus for aerating an aqueous solution is disclosed comprising a vortex cylinder for receiving an aqueous solution stream under pressure. The aqueous solution stream is tangentially injected into the vortex cylinder forming a descending swirling vortex of aqueous solution. The swirling vortex develops a negative pressure zone for drawing air into the vortex through an air intake tube open to ambient pressure. The air and aqueous solution are mixed in a mixing chamber for supersaturating the aqueous solution with dissolved oxygen.

Abstract: A coating and bonding composition is disclosed. The composition includes suspending, bonding and thinning agents, and a metallic flake. The composition may be used with an environmentally friendly lubricating composition to form an environmentally friendly lubricating system for protecting threaded connections from galling or other damage. That system may be used in a method for protecting threaded connections that includes the steps of: coating me threads, prior to make-up, with the coating and bonding composition and then coating them with the environmentally friendly lubricating composition, after the coated threads have dried.

Abstract: An automatically tuned musical instrument provides a means for keeping strings under tension in proper tune. It also provides a mechanism to simplify installing new strings on the instrument. The tuning system includes a magnitude comparator to eliminate crosstalk which can result in improperly tuning one string when receiving a tone from an adjacent string. The system tensions a string or a plurality of strings at fast speed to within a whole tone or their desired frequency and then fine tunes the strings to desired frequencies. The mechanism includes a guide canal for each string to guide the string into pinch rollers and a flexible conduit to guide the string onto a guide reel to provide an easy, sure way to install strings onto the instrument.

Abstract: A vertical lift aircraft includes a central cabin and a set of concentric, circular, counter-rotating power blade assemblies. Gas turbine engines located in the central cabin provide power for rotating the power blade assemblies to cause lift and motion of the aircraft. The turbine engine exhaust gases are directed through a rotatable exhaust nozzle for aiding in the thrust and momentum of the aircraft. The gas turbine engines drive electric power generators which provide the necessary power for operation of the aircraft.

Abstract: A method of forming a bearing assembly is set forth. A PCD disk typically of circular construction is joined to a cylindrical plug formed of support metal. The plug is registered with respect to an internal shoulder in a passage formed in a ring for the bearing assembly. Multiple PCD disks are installed in the same fashion. In assembly, the disk is attached to the cylinder, the cylinder is wrapped in brazed material, then the cylinder with the brazed material wrapping is registered on an internal shoulder in a drilled passage in the bearing assembly. A brazing temperature which is too low to damage the material is applied to complete joinder. Then, multiple disk faces supported by individual disk in a circle around the bearing assembly can be lapped to assure that they are brought to a common height with respect to a reference plane.

Abstract: In a liquid heating apparatus according to the present apparatus, an external drum comprising a dual wall is provided in a water tank, the external drum has a combustion gas distribution chamber formed in the dual wall, an internal drum having a combustion chamber is provided therein and a partitioned water chamber is formed therebetween, an upper communicating tube penetrating the external drum and communicating to inside of the water tank and a lower communicating tube communicating the lower section of the partitioned water chamber to the base of the water tank are provided in the upper and lower sections of the partitioned water chamber respectively, a draft tube communicating a combustion chamber to a combustion gas distribution chamber is provided in the upper section of the partitioned water chamber, an exhaust tube opened to the outside of the water tank is provided in the lower section of the external drum, and a combustor support cylinder penetrating the external drum and the partitioned water chamb

Abstract: An optical system provides for receiving and transferring an image in three dimensions. The system includes at least two non-reflecting first receiving mirrors being disposed in a V-shaped configuration which allows the free pass of an image and this image is captured and directly projected toward a common plane. A mirror for each non-reflecting mirror, which are symmetrically disposed behind each non-reflecting mirror also captures the image and this is reflected with a predetermined incidence angle over the rear part of the non-reflecting mirrors. The image reflected over the rear part of the non-reflecting mirrors is projected toward coincidence with the rays captured by the non-reflecting mirrors producing an image with a three dimensions effect.

Abstract: In a liquid heating apparatus according to the present invention, an internal drum is arranged at a space from and in an external drum, a combustion gas descending chamber is provided therebetween, an outer water chamber having a hot water outlet port and a water supply port in the upper and lower sections thereof is provided outside the combustion gas descending chamber, an inner water chamber communicating with communicating tubes in the upper and lower sections to the outer water chamber is provided inside the combustion gas descending chamber, a combustion chamber communicating to the combustion gas descending chamber in the upper section is provided inside the internal drum, and exhaust port is provided under the combustion gas descending chamber, a smoke collecting chamber having a larger cross-sectional area than that of said exhaust port is provided under the exhaust port, and a smoke exhaust port is provided in this smoke collecting chamber.

Abstract: A cipher system for use by a sender and receiver provides a plaintext alphabet, each character of which is coded by a numerical synonym, the set of numerical synonyms comprising a collection of non-negative integers of common length and known to both sender and receiver. The system further provides a concatenation of the numerical synonyms comprising a plaintext message string integer corresponding to a plaintext message and a masking tape string integer comprising a randomly or pseudo-randomly accessed sequence of digits extracted from a string of digits accessible to both sender and receiver and added to the plaintext message string to form a ciphertext string. The numerical synonyms of plaintext alphabet characters may be permuted, relative to the normal listing of the alphabet, from message to message according to prior secret arrangement of sender and receiver.

Abstract: A rotary control valve is provided with a variable area orifice in the control element that communicates with a bypass channel, which contains noise silencing means, when the valve is in the less than full-open position. This arrangement minimizes cavitation and noise when the valve is not in the full-open position while providing maximum flow with minimum friction and pressure drop when the valve is in the full-open position. The removable bypass channel configured with a single variable orifice in the control element allows for in-line maintenance of, or modification to, either the noise silencing means in the removable bypass channel or the valve body itself through top entry to the valve. The cross-sectional void area of the upstream and downstream ports as a means of further reducing noise and controlling velocities. The silencing means located within the bypass channel can be a multiplicity of balls or other such means that can be placed within the bypass channel.

Abstract: In a random coding cipher system and method, a sender and receiver pair share a long string of random digits, the masking tape. To encrypt a plaintext message, the sender generates a random integer (with a random number generator, RNG) or a pseudo-random integer (using a pseudo-random number generator, PRNG). This is the initializing integer. The sender then selects an integer formed from a subset of the digits of the initializing integer. This is the starting integer for the message. The starting integer determines a starting, or indexing, position in the masking tape for extraction of a sequence of blocks of digits, of common length, to be put in one-to-one correspondence with the characters of the plaintext alphabet used for communication. The integer blocks comprise the numerical synonyms for the plaintext alphabet characters.

Abstract: An elongate mercaptan injection apparatus is disclosed. From the remote end, there is an external fitting for connection with a supply line of liquid mercaptan. It communicates serially with an internal check valve captured in a chamber. The check valve includes a spring and ball cooperative with a valve seat. Through the check valve, the liquid mercaptan flows into an elongate hollow tubular member which is sealed externally with a number of fittings to prevent leakage. It extends to the interior of the pipeline through a fitting which seals to the wall of the pipeline. On the interior, it connects with an elongate hollow member packed with particulate material. A number of transverse openings provide cross ventilation so that flowing natural gas is able to pass through the particulate material.

Abstract: A well tender system for controlling, separating, storing and offloading well fluids produced from subsea hydrocarbon formations. The system comprises a vertically aligned series of tethered cylindrical tanks which are torsionally stabilized by flexible catenary production riser and export riser bundles, and serviced by separate catenary pipe bundles. Piles are secured to the seabed, each pile assembly being pivotally connected to a lower rigid tendon, which is in turn connected to tendons arranged about the periphery of the interconnected cylindrical tanks.

Abstract: An apparatus for de-airing the heart comprises a clear, resilient bulb fixedly secured to an aspirating needle. The bulb includes a valve which permits air, upon squeezing the bulb, to be discharged therefrom. The aspirating needle includes an axial passage which is closed at the distal end of the needle. One or more longitudinal slots formed in the wall of the needle provide access to the axial passage of the needle for aspirating air from the heart.

Abstract: An attachment for an automobile is disclosed which enables handicapped persons to operate a vehicle with hand applied power and without foot operation of the pedals. A mounting bracket is set forth. It has a supporting structure which connects with a pair of upstanding tabs, a rotatable shaft serving as a pivot point supported by said stubs, and a pivotally mounted lever connected to said shaft. The lever operates a bell crank mechanism. At one side the bell crank mechanism connects with a cable which is connected at the opposite end to the accelerator, carburetor or points in between to speed up the engine speed. At the opposite end of equipment, it connects with a flexible drive cable in a sheath wherein the cable and sheath extend from the installed apparatus under the vehicle and connect with the brake pedal hanger mechanism. This enables a handicap user to apply the vehicle brakes.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sample collecting and storing apparatus. A metal cabinet encloses a hand operated, chain driven pump connected serially with inlet and outlet lines providing a closed loop flow with a large tank to be sampled. The pump connects serially with a three port, two position valve mechanism defining a bypass. Another port of the valve serially connects with an industry standard fitting which in turn connects with the head of a syringe positioning a needle tip in alignment with the valve. A suitable mounting bracket supports the valve and associated syringe in conjunction with a second syringe preferably bent in a 90.degree. angle and having fittings for the syringe. This defines a second syringe tip so that two syringe needles insert through a septum into a sample receiving container. A method of operation is also set forth.

Abstract: A toothbrush particular adapted for use in prisons and jails is set forth. The handle is of plastic construction and is preferably formed with a pair of elongate frame members defining preferably two or three cutouts therebetween. The body of the handle is formed of a flexible plastic material and has substantial filler therein. This defines a handle which cannot be sharpened to form a dangerous instrument. The handle is of conventional length and width in other regards.

Abstract: A fluid operated overshot with an outer metal mandrel internally supports a resilient internal sleeve. The sleeve telescopes over a fish to grip the fish on expanding radially inwardly. This expansion is fluid powered by applying a force to the inner sleeve to expand inwardly from a piston which compresses the sleeve, or form surrounding the inner sleeve in a concentric fluid receiving cavity.