Abstract: A tape is adapted to be secured to a container or other object which when removed therefrom causes the display of a message which was formerly not visible, such as a notification that the object has been tampered with, the tape being provided on one surface with an adhesive layer so that it can be attached to the object and provided on its opposite surface with a release layer so that it can be wound upon itself and readily dispensed without having to remove a protective liner therefrom, the message displayed by the tape both when initially secured to said object and after removal therefrom being located on said one surface of said tape, whereby said tape may be readily and inexpensively manufactured and readily dispensed from appropriate mechanical equipment in large quantity applications.

Abstract: The portion of the lead which is soldered between electrical components in a circuit module includes one or more radially extending slits. Once heated, the fluid solder is drawn into the slits by capillary action. Trapped air escapes, eliminating air pockets or gaps. The result is a stronger joint and a reduction in solder overflow.

Abstract: One or both ends of the connector bar is extended outwardly beyond the main section of the bar to which the attachments are mounted. The extended end provides access to the clip from the exterior of the attacher housing, permitting the clip to be manually advanced if the feed mechanism fails. An element may be situated on one extended end to facilitate grasping. In a clip having two connector bars, the ends of both bars extend in the same direction. The extended ends may be bent towards each other and may be connected to form a bridge. A second aspect of the invention relates to a connector bar which has an element designed to cooperate with the housing to prevent advancement of the clip all the way through the housing channel, thereby requiring the operator to remove the empty connector bar from the device for better control of disposal.

Abstract: Means are provided for removably mounting an ornamental element to the temple piece of an eyeglass frame. In one set of preferred embodiments, a recess which receives the temple piece is defined between the element and a part. One or more machine screws are employed to secure the element on the temple piece. The orientation of the element is determined by a surface which cooperates with the temple piece. In a second set of preferred embodiments, a part with a screw receiving aperture is received in an opening or slot which has a second screw receiving aperture associated with it. A machine screw is received in the aligned apertures to secure the element to the temple piece.

Abstract: Within a rigid housing cavity, freely moveably received members respectively support oppositely oriented spaced needles. Double "T" bar end type attachments situated between parallel connector bars are dispensed through the needles to attach buttons. Depressing protrusions accessible from the exterior of the housing moves the needle support members to alter the needle spacing to accomodate buttons with a variety of thread hole spacings. In order to reduce the peak force necessary to sever the attachments from the connector bars, the connector bars are severed from the ends of each attachment at slightly different times during the trigger stroke. A triangular linkage associated with the trigger provides a mechanical advantage which increases at an increasing rate, transmitting maximum force towards the end of the stroke, as the filament connecting the "T" bars stretches around the portion of the button between the thread holes.

Abstract: The functional portion of the instrument includes a pin and lever assembly. One end of the pin is received in an opening in the handle. The other end of the pin is bent into a "U" shape to form a plunger. The lever, which carries a cylinder, is mounted on and moveable relative to the pin. As the lever is moved relative to the pin, the plunger moves within the cylinder to dispense the amalgam. The lever is held on the pin by a bias spring which extends from the handle. A flexible element within the handle normally engages the pin end to retain the assembly on the handle. Depression of a button on the exterior of the handle causes the internal element to flex to disengage the pin end. The assembly may then be easily removed from the handle as a unit by disengaging the bias spring from the lever. This facilitates thorough cleaning of all parts of the instrument and reassembly thereof.

Abstract: To minimize contamination of gas flow lines and reactor surfaces from high impurity concentrations present in the CVD reactor, control of the dopant gas supply is located closely adjacent to the reactor input port and the dopant gas supply line is separately vented. First and second dopant gas supplies and a diluent gas supply are connected to branch lines which converge to form the dopant supply line. A solenoid valve is situated in the main dopant supply line as close to the input port as possible. A vent line is connected to the dopant supply line, prior to the solenoid valve. The etchant and silicon gas supplies are each connected to the reactor input by a separate supply line. The etchant and silicon gas supply lines are vented separately from the dopant gas supply line.

Abstract: The elongated, substantially flat base has a gripping portion and a second portion. The second portion of the base has first and second oppositely oriented surfaces. A first fabric section, treated with jewelers' rouge, is adhesively affixed to the first surface and used for cleaning. A second fabric section is adhesively affixed to the second surface and used for polishing. The fabric sections may be felt or cotton and are visually distinguishable for ready identification.

Abstract: The edges of first and second fabric sides are joined along a seam to form an enclosure for cushion material. Tie strings extend from the seam along one end of the cushion. First and second fabric flaps are provided. Each flap is joined along three edges to the seam. One flap extends from the same end of the cushion as the tie strings. The other flap extends from the opposite end of the cushion. When located on the same side of the cushion, the flaps partially overlap and hide the underlying side from view. Reversing the positions of the flaps hides the tie strings and the other side of the cushion, converting the chair pad into a decorative pillow. If the sides have different appearances, and if the surfaces of each flap coordinate in appearance with different ones of the sides respectively, the appearance of the cushion can be changed as well, as the cushion is converted.

Abstract: The vessel includes a fluid container or conduit. First and second magnets are situated on opposite sides of the vessel wall and are encircled by a metallic band or collar. The vessel may have an open mouth defined by a rim. In one embodiment, magnets are suspended by hangers form a rim of a cup. The cup and magnets are received in an exterior container with a removable lid. Other embodiments include oxygen tanks, oxygen tubes and containers for intravenous liquids.

Abstract: The security of articles, and particularly articles in transit, is checked by detecting the status of a magnetic strip attached to the articles at a strategic location when the strip is subjected to an electromagnetic field which causes the strip to substantially saturate magnetically, the status of an improper strip, that is to say, a strip whose electromagnetic properties differ from those of a proper strip as a result of physical modification or disparity, being reflected in the nature of the electromagnetic field emanating therefrom, detection of the status of that field providing an indication of whether the strip is proper or not. The same principles can be applied to the coding of articles for validation of identity or authenticity.

Abstract: A semiconductor package houses a single two terminal semiconductor component. The package is hermetically sealed and is adapted for surface mounting. The package consists of an open ceramic box that has slots for external leads. A glass seal provides the means for sealing the leads to the ceramic box. The semiconductor element is in a die form and one terminal is directly bonded to one of the external leads. The other terminal is bonded to a clip that in turn is bonded to the other lead. A lid is sealed to the top of the ceramic box to provide the hermetic seal.

Abstract: A method and system for updating a database stores billing rate parameters for call rating devices associated with a calling station. The calling station calls at a predetermined date and time a rate provider, which includes billing rate parameters for a plurality of calling stations. The call rating device transmits over the telephone network to the rate provider the phone number of the calling station, and the date and time of the last updated database. The rate provider verifies that the billing rate parameters of the calling station should be updated, then transmits back over the telephone network to the calling station the updated database. The rate provider also sends data as to the new date and time for the call rating device to place a call to the rate provider.

Abstract: Means are provided for removably mounting an ornamental element to the temple piece of an eyeglass frame. In one set of preferred embodiments, a recess which receives the temple piece is defined between the element and a part. One or more machine screws are employed to secure the element on the temple piece. The orientation of the element is determined by a surface which cooperates with the temple piece. In a second set of preferred embodiments, a part with a screw receiving aperture is received in an opening or slot which has a second screw receiving aperture associated with it. A machine screw is received in the aligned apertures to secure the element to the temple piece.

Abstract: The base defines a liquid retaining reservoir and has a cover with a straw containing compartment which includes a tubular section and an enlarged section. A pivotally mounted lever has a portion accessible from the exterior of the container and an interior portion situated within the enlarged section of the straw containing compartment. In the retracted position of the straw, a lid seals the straw opening in the cover and the straw seals the liquid passage between the base reservoir and the tubular section. When pivoted, the lever moves the straw up the compartment to open the lid and protrude above the cover. The interior portion of the lever is bifurcated and moves through an arcuate path. The enlarged section is shaped to accommodate this arcuate travel path.

Abstract: When in use on a chair, sets of strings which extend from the seam proximate an expandable pocket are tied around vertical elements of the chair back to secure the cushion. The strings are stored within the pocket when the product is used as a decorative pillow. The pocket material matches the material of the side wall and may be similarly pleated, so as to be visually unobtrusive. The product saves space and money because it can be used as a decorative pillow or a seat cushion, as needed.

Abstract: A powered machine for inserting an attachment member having a filament with a head at one end through an opening in an article and including a needle which is projected from machine in order to penetrate that article and convey the filament head therethrough, in which the needle is cleaned during each actuation thereof by being wiped and/or having a jet of fluid blown across it, and in which the machine is provided with structure for grasping a tag which is to be penetrated by the needle, holding the tag in position while the needle penetrates it, and permitting the release of the tag after the fastening operation has been completed, all with positiveness and facility of manipulation.

Abstract: A banding assembly has a needle at one end, a long thin band, and a buckle at the other end. The buckle is provided with upstanding elements on either side of a channel which receives the band. The elements have openings adapted to be engaged by a towel clamp to retain the buckle as the band is drawn through the channel and locks into position. The elements are normally spaced apart by a distance slightly less than the width of the band. Once locked into place, the band is trimmed, leaving a tail extending from the buckle. The tail is bent backwards and "snap fits" between the elements. The elements are then crimped over the tail to retain it on the buckle and to cover any sharp edges. A dome-like member is provided to guide the band into the channel. The buckle is attached to the end of the band by spaced tabs which extend through openings in the band and are crimped toward each other.

Abstract: An all epitaxial process performed entirely in a CVD reactor is employed to grow epitaxial layers with accurately controlled successively low and high dopant concentrations over a heavily doped substrate, eliminating the need for a separate diffusion, even for high purity concentrations. After purging the reactor system, the heavily doped silicon substrate is "capped" by growing two successive very thin silicon sublayers of the same conductivity type. The reactor chamber is subjected to a hydrogen purge to deplete any contaminents after each sublayer is formed. The cap sublayers form a narrow, abrupt intrinsic transition region with the substrate and become an active part of the device structure. A lightly doped epitaxial layer is grown over the "capped" substrate so that a depletion region can be formed in the device under suitable reverse bias. A heavily doped epitaxial layer is then grown over the lightly doped epitaxial layer.

Abstract: A device interconnects within the phone line coming from a first phone and routes telephone calls along a least cost route originating from the first telephone to a second telephone via the network. A housing forms an enclosure and has a first jack for interconnection to the phone side of the phone line and a second jack for interconnection to the network side of the phone line. The housing forms an enclosure which includes a switch for disconnecting the first phone from the network. The device generates a source of current through the switch to the first phone corresponding to the amount of current provided by the phone network. A database stores billing rate parameters for determining various communication paths of different carriers based on parameters such as the time and date of the call. Phone calls from the first phone are detected and stored. The database is addressed and a plurality of communication switch paths are identified as well as the cost rate of each path.