Abstract: A one piece carrier for flatpack chips capable of accommodating chips of varying size. The carrier includes a pair of cantilever arms each having a tapered head for holding chips of varying thicknesses. The arms extend into the carrier's central aperture, one from the top and one from the bottom side of the aperture. Longitudinally offset stops are mounted on the arms to both laterally and longitudinally stabilize a small chip whose length is insufficient to reach the conventional stops mounted on the top and bottom sides of the central aperture. A recess is provided in the lateral sides of the central aperture to accommodate motion of the cantilever arms so that chips of varying widths may be held between the heads of the arms up to the width of the central aperture. A step of lower elevation is formed in the body of the carrier between the lead support channels adjacent the lateral sides of the central aperture to accommodate the formed leads of a chip.

Abstract: A refrigeration lubricating oil composition comprising a branched-chain alkylbenzene or mixture of branched-chain alkylbenzenes containing a total of from 10 to 25 carbon atoms in the alkyl groups, and about 50 ppm to 5 weight percent of a dialkyl sulfosuccinate wherein each alkyl group has 3 to 7 carbon atoms.

Abstract: 5-Deoxy-3-O-arylmethyl or substituted aryl-methyl-1,2-O-substituted-alkylidene or cycloalkylidene-alpha-D-xylofuranose and 5-C-alkyl, alkylidenyl and alkenyl derivatives thereof. The compounds are useful as herbicides and plant growth regulators.

Abstract: 2S-(2.beta.,4.beta.,5.beta.)-5-Arylmethoxy-4-substituted 2-alkyl-1,3-dioxane and derivatives thereof. The compounds are especially useful as herbicides.

Abstract: Bicomponent fibers, and webs made therefrom, are taught in which one component of the fibers is a crystallizable material. When a web of the fibers is heated in a mold above the temperature at which crystallization occurs, the fibers tend to be set in the position they are held in the mold. A preferred fiber comprises blown fibers comprising as one component amorphous, crystallizable polyethylene terephthalate, and as the other component polypropylene. A web of such fibers not only becomes formed into a shape-retaining form by crystallization during the molding process, but also can be further established in its shape-retaining character by heating the web above the softening point of the polypropylene, whereupon the fibers become bonded at their points of intersection.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium has a biaxially-oriented polyester film base which includes carbon black beads having a median diameter from 50 to 500 nm and is substantially free from beads or agglomerates more than 5 micrometers in diameter. The beads provide opacity such as is often required of the flexible recording disk of a diskette. The film base may be either a single layer, throughout which the beads are uniformly dispersed, or it may be multi-layer, e.g., a central layer containing the carbon black beads and two surface layers which are free from the beads.

Abstract: The magnetizable layer of a magnetic recording medium which has a flexible polyester film base is better adhered to the film base and better resists abrasion if the film base is first subjected to electron-beam irradiation while passing through an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen.

Abstract: The amount of tape wound on the hub of a reel can be determined by the tape drive by using a force/acceleration relationship. An electrical power which provides a certain torque to the motor is applied to the reel drive. The torque imparts a fixed rotational displacement over a fixed period of time. The rotational displacement is measured by a tachometer. The angular acceleration of different inertias results in different rotational displacement over the set period of time which can be used to indicate the amount of tape on the reel since the inertia of the other items, the motor, the clutch and the hub, remains the same.

Abstract: Herbicidal 2-(oxaheterocycle or thiaheterocycle)-5-amino-3-oxo-4-(substituted-phenyl)-2,3-dihydrofurans and derivatives thereof. The compounds generally exhibit both pre-emergence and post-emergence phytotoxicity and are useful as herbicides and also plant growth regulating agents at low dosages.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal light valve pixel driver circuit comprising a pair of power electrodes, a pair of half-pixel electrodes, each half-pixel electrode being associated with a respective one of the power electrodes and a transistor switch for selectively conductively interconnecting the pair of half-pixel electrodes, the transistor switch being responsive to an applied data voltage potential. A strobe transistor and capacitor are further associated with the driver circuit to enable the demultiplexing of data from a data line and the transfer of a data representing voltage potential to the capacitor for application to the transistor switch.

Abstract: A method and composition is provided to control fungal infection of seeds and seedlings. Certain species of Streptomyces are grown on dried ground shrimp waste preferably suspended in a mineral salts medium. The supernate derived from the culture provides fungal infection control when used as a seed-coating or seed-soaking material. The residue, consisting of unused shrimp waste and a Streptomyces species, also provides protection against fungal infection of plants such as cotton seedlings. The residue is employed as a amendment to the soil in the immediate area of the newly planted seed.

Abstract: Described is a raised pavement marker comprised of (referring to FIG. 1): a flexible foam body 2, a reflective film 4, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive 3. Raised portion 5 provides back support for the reflective film. This pavement marker has significant advantages over existing markers in terms of cost and ease of placement on the road surface. A lane delineation tape is also disclosed.

Abstract: 5-Deoxy-3-O-arylmethyl or substituted arylmethyl-1,2-O-ethylene-alpha-D-xylofuranose and 5-C-alkyl, alkylidenyl and alkenyl derivatives thereof. The compounds are useful as herbicides and plant growth regulators.

Abstract: A silicone coating of a silicone release liner which has a polyester film base is better adhered to the film base and better resists removal when rubbed if the film base is first subjected to electron-beam irradiation while passing through an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen.

Abstract: A new trim material is disclosed comprising a fire resistant fabric having a weight of at least about 85 g/m.sup.2 and characterized by:(A) A fluorescent coating;(B) a flexible, drapable, stretchable, retroreflective sheeting covering a portion of the fluorescent coating of part (A);(C) the combined thickness of the fluorescent coating and any flammable part of the retroreflective sheeting being about 5 to 60% of the thickness of the fire resistant fabric.This trim material is useful for such articles such as firemen's coats in that it meets most of the same requirements for flame retardance as are applied to the outer shell material itself. Specifically, it retains its reflectivity in a laboratory oven test at 260.degree. C. for five minutes and retains the color of the fluorescent portion at 204.degree. C. in a laboratory oven for five minutes. The fabric properties of strength, fire retardancy, and resistance to heat are preserved in the composite trim material.

Abstract: Halothiopyruvic amides, which have viricidal and/or fungicidal activity of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is chloro, fluoro, bromo or iodo; andR is cyclohexyl substituted with 0, 1 or 2 lower alkyl groups, or phenyl substituted with 0, 1 or 2 lower alkyl groups.

Abstract: A thread is provided which comprises a polymeric material onto which has been fixed a symbol or repeating multiple symbols which are detectable and readable under magnification. When incorporated into garments or garment labels, this thread is useful in identifying the true manufacturer of the goods, and the absence of such threads would help in the detection of counterfeit goods.

Abstract: A game made up of sixteen levels of criss-crossed platform blocks, each block being identical in length, width and height with every other block. The blocks, composed of material which has a weight and sliding characteristic which permits them to be easily removed from the stack, are pulled out one-at-a-time, from anywhere below the existing top layer at the respective players' discretion, then reinstated at an appropriate position back atop the stack. The process continues until one player is eliminated by reason of his or her induction of the collapse of the stack. A setup rack for the game, which may also serve as a storage and carrying case, is included.

Abstract: Flexible, raised pavement markers having improved shapes which take advantage of relief cuts and ribs to increase the durability and retention of reflectivity. One embodiment of such a marker comprises: a flexible body made of sponge rubber and having a raised surface connected to a base portion through a connecting portion, a reflective film attached to the raised portion, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the base. Relief cuts along the back of the connecting portion provide a bending or folding action whereby the reflective film is made to lie flat when a tire passes over the marker, thus protecting the reflective sheeting from scuffing.

Abstract: A mechanism for receiving, cradling, and loading, under force, a disk drive cartridge onto the drives spindle is disclosed. The mechanism has an U-shaped cradle, a transverse yoke, and a centrally mounted nub for applying downward pressure on the cartridge. A lever, actuated by motion of the drive's door, moves the cradle/yoke combination in the vertical direction.