Abstract: Controller for the lapping, fade out and fade in photography of a cinecamera, in which a diaphragm is slowly stopped down partially, photography is interrupted, and the diaphragm is further rapidly stopped down to its full stroke with the shutter being shut off. The film is rewound a predetermined amount with shutter and diaphragm under that condition. The diaphragm is then rapidly opened with the shutter being shut off to effect the stand-by operation so that the fade-in photography may be started.

Abstract: Hydrocarbons are subjected to hydrogenation, pressure reduction and separation into liquid and gaseous fractions. The gaseous fractions are purified and desulfurized. Hydrogen-rich components of the gaseous fraction are returned to the hydrogenation stage. Hydrocarbon-rich components of the gaseous fraction and components of the liquid fraction are cracked and fractionated. Residue is partially oxidized with oxygen and steam. Gas produced by the partial oxidation is desulfurized and separated, and hydrogen is returned to the hydrogenation stage. A polymer free fraction of the residue is returned to the feed stock and to the hydrogenation stage, a heavy residue component of the initial liquid fraction is partially oxidized with the residue.

Abstract: Process and equipment for the exchange of heat between flows of a medium flowing in and out of a building, and facade assemblies in which the process is implemented.

Abstract: A hollow end of a needle has an end of a suture crimped therein by crimping dies. A cam drives a table downward. The table pulls a spring which in turn pulls a guide and an adjusting screw which urges a block toward the table. One end of an arm is connected to the block, another end of the arm is connected to a pivot. A link at an intermediate position on the arm is connected to drive a ram against a movable die, driving the die to crimp the needle end. The ram carries a pressure means which urges the movable die toward the fixed die when the ram is not contacting the movable die so that the needle is held between the dies with a less-than-crimping force. The cam moves the table downward to apply the holding force and then moves the table further downward to apply the crimping force. When the adjusted crimping force is met, the spring stretches and allows the block to move away from the table to prevent excessive crimping force.

Abstract: A doll house has a base with a series of interconnected grooves, a first front wall, two tall vertical front walls, a shorter side wall and a shorter interior wall. A floor member engages those walls and cantilevers outward over the shorter interior wall. Together the floor member and base and walls form a rigid frame to which remaining panels of the doll house are connected. A front door assembly with side lights and platform steps are grooved to be tightly held within a door opening. A second short front wall and a side wall are captured between the cantilevered portion of the floor member and the base, further promoting stability. An intermediate floor and front, top, and side roof panels and chimney connectors complete the basic structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water surface cleaner method and apparatus for suctioning flotage such as oil, pollutants, floating debris and the like from water surfaces. A water guide passage extends between front and rear ends of a floating body. Exhaust flow of a pump generates an effective surface current in front of the body and through the passage. A flotage collecting section is provided at the rear end of the water guide passage. Buoyant means support the flotage collecting section at and under the water surface. A propeller system is connected to a radio control receiver provided on said body.

Abstract: A hospital bed has ducts with openings in a frame and a mattress and blanket connected by a hose to an exhauster and filter. A hood formed of several panels at a head of a bed reduces noise and provides ventilation.

Abstract: A sensor observes a timing track along a magnetic stripe on a magnetic card and detects change in the sliding speed of the magnetic card relative to the magnetic head as a timing signal, by which reading or writing of a data signal by the magnetic head is controlled. A corner of the timing track is removable to delay the timing signal and thereby control a read-only mode. The magnetic head is mounted centrally on a leafspring to follow bends in the card.

Abstract: A hollow inner hoop receives a fluent material through a filler valve and fits within a curved inward facing depression in an outer hoop. The outer hoop has a slot in its outer surface; a stick with guiding wings at a proximal end fits within the slot and is turned to align the guiding wings within an axial direction of the hoops.

Abstract: An exhaust gas control system has a proximal end for connection to a distal end of an exhaust pipe and has a first divergent and convergent and second divergent portions. Curved spiralling blades extend around inner walls of the first divergent and convergent portions leaving an open central space about which exhaust gas whirls. The second divergent portion exhausts the swirling gas through a distal opening. A duct surrounds the convergent and second divergent portions and controls flow of ambient air over those portions.

Abstract: The money passing device is adapted to equip counters having windows and is of the type comprising a bowl inserted in the counter and fictitiously divided into two parts by the extension of a partition wall separating the official from the public.The device comprises a shutter whose dimensions are very slightly less than those of the upper side of the bowl. The shutter is freely pivotable about an axis which coincides with the median plane of the partition wall. The axis is located slightly above the bowl so that, in its horizontal position, the shutter covers the bowl. End-of-travel abutments are provided for limiting the angular movements of the shutter in which the latter alternately uncovers one of the two parts of the bowl while it closes the other opposite part.This device has its application in any counters or counter windows and can be used for passing money, documents or other objects.

Abstract: A watersled towed behind a moving boat is steerable from side to side by a rider pulling on or releasing the handle on a single control rope which is attached to a tow rope. The handle is held at various positions by two cleats connected to a raised section of the top deck of the sled between the rider's legs to facilitate proper operation of the sled. The tow rope is attached to the rear of the sled by being passed through an opening in the hull and knotted. The tow rope is held in proximity to the bottom of the sled by passing the rope through a plastic slide configured to travel within a groove extending the width of the sled. The groove is shaped in an arc having a center at the tow rope attachment point and has end closures to prevent the slide from leaving the groove. The control rope is held forward of the tow rope attachment point by a knot in the tow rope.

Abstract: This invention relates to protective cast devices for various parts of the body. The protective cast device of the present invention comprises a thin relatively rigid bendable lightweight closed cell member on which straps are fixed to form and hold the device about a body part. Once the device is bent and secured in one direction, it resists bending in any other direction. The member has a relatively more dense outer skin and a relatively less dense and more soft inner surface.

Abstract: At least one pair of regulating blocks are provided on a base table so as to move on a major face of the base table in parallel therewith. Each of said pair of regulating blocks has a holding face with a regulating face so as to position a member to be adjusted in a desired angle. The member to be adjusted is held by the holding faces of the respective regulating blocks and, as a result, the member is positioned in the required angle following the regulating faces of the respective holding faces. With the so constructed device of the present invention, the member to be adjusted can be easily positioned with respect to its angle simply by holding the member by at least one regulating blocks.

Abstract: The lock chamber is employed for the passage of packets or large-sized objects between a room reserved for the public and a premises which is isolated and protected from the public by a safety partition wall. It may be for example employed in administrative services such as post-offices, departmental stores or left-luggage offices of stations or airports, etc.In this lock chamber, the drum has at least one window closed by a transparent bullet-proof material. This window is diametrally opposed to the access opening for supervising the exchange. The drum has end-of-travel abutments and locking means which automatically fix the drum in any one of its loading or unloading positions.

Abstract: An omnidirectional airspeed indicator has a plate with a window and a fixed horizontal bar across the window. A drum with graduations and numerical indications of speed and forward and rearward direction and with a safe flight envelope indication and safe engagement and disengagement indication rotates within the window so that the horizontal bar points to the forward and rearward speeds. A vertical bar moves between a drum and the window to indicate lateral speeds. Vectoral sum of speed is presented in digits at the top of the window. A rearward flight warning light is mounted beneath the window and a high speed warning flag appears in the window when maximum safe speeds are approached. Triangles at the lateral edges of the window cause the vertical bar to appear as a broken line when maximum lateral indications are approached or exceeded. Rate of climb is indicated by a pointer beside the window. A selector switch lights air density in the digital display.

Abstract: A fireproof respiratory face mask for use in fires and smog has a granular expanded calcium aluminum silicate base material coated with layers of soda lime, active carbon dust, copper dust soaked into a caustic soda solution and manganese dioxide dust held between two layers of ceramic fiber fleece-like materials felted together to hold the coated granules. The face mask is stored in an easy opening ceramic fiber fireproof package with a pair of fireproof gloves.

Abstract: An acoustic liner for attenuating noise comprises a backing face and a perforated facing sheet arranged over and spaced from the backing face, the perforated facing sheet being on non-uniform thickness in the direction of noise propagation.

Abstract: Bottle filling machines are known in which bottles travel in a circular path and, while doing so, are filled with liquid under pressure, e.g. beer, by individually associated filler mechanisms. If, because of the pressure, a bottle explodes, glass fragments can adhere to the associated filler mechanism and it is important that these be removed, to keep glass from entering the next bottle coming in. Resort has been made to using water sprays but heretofore such means have been relatively ineffective and in some cases, very messy in operation. The present invention provides apparatus which can thoroughly clean a filler mechanism in the event of an exploding bottle. A broken bottle sensor is located between the infeed mechanism and outfeed mechanism on the bottle filling machine.