Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determination of bulk refractive indicies of fluids utilizing thin films thereof on a roughened surface of a two sided rigid or semi-rigid object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of determining a winner in a game of chance involving four game areas of numbers. The winner is established based upon having placed a wager on numbers which are selected to appear in game areas three (302) and four (303), in accordance with a selected criteria which operate on numbers which are caused to be present in first (314) and second (315) game areas as a result of chance.

Abstract: Disclosed are two terminal bistable memory cells having least two high-spin polarization magnetic material junctions which are separated from one another by electron trap site defect containing insulator. The two terminal bistable memory cells demonstrate stable, low current readable, hysteretic resistance states which are set by the flow of a relatively high, (eg. a milliamp or less), plus or minus polarity D.C. current therethrough, which resistance is monitored by lower magnitude A.C. or D.C. current flow therethrough. Preferred cells have at least one CrO2/Cr2O3/CrO2 sequence but typically have multiple CrO2/Cr2O3/CrO2 sequences in series.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for installing tiles and the like. The system allows for easily spreading mortar before installation of tiles or the like, and grout thereafter; and the method uses the same system for dispensing both mortar and grout with only minor modification thereto being required to optimize material spreading results.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multiple antenna, and/or gimbaled antenna system mounting system for maintaining electromagnetic signal reception means of an antenna system present in a remote unit in a global positioning system (GPS) based system for continuous electronic monitoring and tracking of monitored individual(s) from a central control station (CCS), in an essentially constant desired orientation with respect to an earth orbiting satellite source of electromagnetic signals, when, in use, change occurs in the orientation of a structural frame element of the remote unit to which the antenna system is, via the multiple and/or gimbaled antenna system mounting system, mounted.

Abstract: Application of selected wavelength range, oblique angle of incidence, reflection mode, spectroscopic ellipsometry DELTA data to monitor and/or control fabrication of multiple layer High/Low Refractive Index Narrow Bandpass Optical Filters, either alone or in combination with transmissive or reflective non-ellipsometric data obtained at an essentially normal angle of incidence.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for enabling easy characterization, storage and retrieval of multi-dimensional data structures involving use of a translation, rotation and scaling invariant index which results from concatenating a series of Eigenvalue calculation mediated index elements determined at a plurality of hierarchical data depth levels by characterizing spatial first and second central moment calculations, optionally including pre-selection of pixels in data structures which demonstrate significant intensity and/or color gradients with respect to surrounding pixels. Preferred characterizing vector(s) consist of typically orthogonally specific frequency integer counts of said pre-selected pixels, as well as spatial data structure first central monent value(s), and non-degenerate parameters determined from Eigenvalues derived from second central moments.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices including at least one junction which is rectifying whether the semiconductor is caused to be N or P-type, by the presence of applied gate voltage field induced carriers in essentially intrinsic, essentially homogeneously simultaneously containing both N and P-type metallurgical dopants at substantially equal doping levels, essentially homogeneously simultaneously containing both N and P-type metallurgical dopants at different doping levels, and containing a single metallurgical doping type, and functional combinations thereof. In particular, inverting and non-inverting gate voltage channel induced semiconductor single devices with operating characteristics similar to conventional multiple device CMOS systems, which can be operated as modulators, are disclosed as are a non-latching SCR and an approach to blocking parasitic currents utilizing material(s) which form rectifying junctions with both N and P-type semiconductor whether metallurigically or field induced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for pre-selecting pixels in data structures which demonstrate significant intensity and/or color gradients with respect to surrounding pixels, (tyically the result of depicted-object-edge-effects in the data structure), in “X” and/or “Y” and/or “Z” direction(s), and utilizing the pre-selected pixels in data structure characterizing spatial first and second central moment calculations, to the end that data structure characterizing vector(s) are constructed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of conducting a competition utilizing a slotless-micro-race-track system and remote control motorized racing vehicle(s), optionally including the providing of benefits to sponsors in the form of televised presentation of identifying marks during the competition. The method involves an initial selecting and effective licensing of a practitioner as a sponsor.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems for, and methods of controlling radial energy density profiles in, and/or cross-section dimensioning of electromagnetic beams in polarimeters, ellipsometers, reflectometers and spectrophotometers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system, and method, for producing a directly extracted flow of preferred-spin-polarization-direction electrons. The present invention optically pumped electron spin filter system provides a mixture of, typically alkali, atoms and electron polarization direction enhancing buffer gas, to a, preferably, single chamber essentially enclosed space, into which essentially enclosed space is entered a predominately single handedness, preferably laser system produced, beam of photons which optically pumps electrons in atoms to a dark-ground state with a preferred-spin-polarization, that is maintained in the presence of an imposed magnetic field, which magnetic field is oriented essentially co-linear with said beam of predominately single polarized photons.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multiple longitudinal flow cell channel electromagnetic radiation absorption or fluorescence monitoring system wherein a source of electromagnetic radiation is positioned to input electromagnetic radiation to each of the longitudinal flow cell channels, and wherein a single low cost, low drift, preferably linear and sensitized to UV, array detector system is positioned to directly simultaneously monitor electromagnetic radiation from at least two of the longitudinal flow cell channels, at different locations thereupon.

Abstract: A shielded paint roller for use in paint edging work, having paint roller sock filling and painting orientation control capability and including a thumb operated lock to maintain the roller sock in a painting position while paint is being applied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a modulated grain-composition magnetic recording material with up to terabit areal density recording capacity which, preferably, is produced by sequential vacuum deposition and subsequent annealing procedures that allow selective fabrication of magnetic material with desired grain size and coercivity, and with desired longitudinal or perpendicular magnetic particle “c-axis” orientation. The preferred magnetic recording material has multiple layers of FePt/B2O3 and/or Fe/Pt/B2O3, with minimum grain size of approximately ten (10) nanometers, with perpendicularly oriented “c-axis”, and with coercivity (Hc) of up to twelve (12) K-Oe. The preferred fabrication procedure involves sequential sputter deposition of FePt and B2O3 layers, followed by an anneal step.

Abstract: Disclosed are ellipsometer and polarimeter systems which have multi-element input and output lenses that demonstrate essentially the same focal length at each wavelength in a spectroscopic range of wavelengths.

Abstract: Disclosed are spectrophotometer, polarimeter, and ellipsometer systems which have multiple easily, sequentially, positionable detector systems therein mounted to allow easy positioning thereof, to for instance, allow sequential monitoring of ellipsometric and spectrophotometric signals, without removal of any detector system from the spectrophotometer, polarimeter, or ellipsometer system. Also disclosed are methods of use wherein-different detectors in a positionable multiple detector containing system are utilized during different electromagnetic beam detection steps.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bio-electic interface adapter with at least two large area defibrilation electrodes and sufficient smaller precordial electrodes present therein to allow standard twelve lead ECG monitoring. The defibrillation electrodes can be affixed to the bioelectric interface via perforations, or by a functionally similar approach, to allow easy detachment in use. The bioelectric interface adaptor preferably has an undulated outer edge geometry, and provides electrodes for forming limb leads, optionally allowing use of the defibrillation electrodes as Right Arm and Left Leg electrodes. Limb lead forming electrodes are preferable affixed via perforations, or by a functionally similar approach, to allow easy detachment and deployment to conventional limb electrode locations, in use.

Abstract: A method of storing and accessing data utiliaing two-terminal static memory cells made from semiconductor quantum dots. Each quantum dot is approximately 10 nm in dimension so as to comprise approximately 1000-10,000 atoms, and each memory cell has in a volume of approximately 6.4×107 cubic Angstroms, thereby corresponding to about 300,000 atoms. In use one of at least two possible stable states is set in the static memory cell by application of a D.C. voltage across the two terminals. The stable state is then monitored by application of A.C. voltage across the two terminals while monitoring the resulting A.C. current flow.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotating compensator sample system investigation system which includes a source of a beam of electromagnetic radiation, a polarizer, a stage for supporting a sample system, a beam splitting analyzer, and at least two detector systems which are positioned each to intercept a different of the at least two electromagnetic beams which emerge from the beam splitting analyzer. Also disclosed is a regression based approach to calibration which simultaneously extracts a sample system PSI and DELTA.