Abstract: Method and product resulting therefrom of controlling the residual resistivity of an electrolessly deposited metal by first, calculating the mathematical relationship between the residual resistivity of the deposited metal and its rate of deposition and second, depositing said metal at a rate to produce a predetermined residual resistivity.

Abstract: Implement having a flexible core to which compressible, resilient and flexible fiber mats bearing fine abrasive material are secured to form a tool that can conveniently conform or coincide with convex, concave, flat or curved surfaces and to corners and crevices to enable improved, easier cleaning and smoothing of relatively soft greenware without damage to the surface. The tool can be an elongated member with parallel working surfaces or it can be a cylindrical, conical or other shape for adaptation to special requirements.

Abstract: Device for removing fiber pills and lint from a fabric in which a supporting substrate has affixed on one surface an abrasive coating of substantially uniform particles lying in the range of 280-600 grit size for removing pills and on another surface a fabric with a slant, hook or loop pile to remove lint. The device can be a pliant foam sheet with abrasive-coated film and fabric pile on opposite surfaces or a heavier brushlike implement having those two surfaces.

Abstract: Retainer element for releasably inhibiting movement of a restraining clip along a clinched blade end of a staple used to bind one or more pieces of sheet material. The element is wedge-shaped, inexpensively formed and inserted between the clinched blade end and a yoke or between the blade end and its restraining clip to frictionally prevent movement of the clip during transport and storage of the bound sheets.

Abstract: Apparatus for recording a displayed frame of video data by storing the binary data bits from identical segments of each video scan line, thereafter supplying the stored bits of the segments to a traversing matrix print head for recording the bits in those segments, and repeating the process with data bits from a different series of scan line segments. The number of data bits comprising a segment usually corresponds to the number of recording elements in the print head, and the number of print head excursions will vary inversely to the number of data bits in each segment. A resulting recorded video frame thus appears rotated 90.degree. with respect to the original frame orientation.

Abstract: A lightweight monohull sailboat of length less than sixteen feet having a clear uninterrupted, full beam, deck area above the waterline of the hull of at least sixteen square feet. The sailboat is molded fiberglass or plywood construction including integral flotation chambers and having removable mast, sail and tiller that permit the sailboat to be easily loaded on a cartop by one person. The sailboat readily accomodates at least two adults for sleeping when launched.

Abstract: Apparatus for adjustably positioning a supported transducer in sensing relation with recorded indicia on a shaft encoder in which a first frame portion is fixed and a second movable portion carrying the transducer is attached to the frame portion through a flexure means with the flexure means being on the opposite side of the shaft from the transducer and the movement of the transducer and path of indicia being at the same radius from the center of said shaft substantially decreasing the number of components formerly used, which enables highly accurate adjustments and lends itself to fabrication by molding.

Abstract: Arrangement for reducing cross talk between electrical circuit conductors wherein the conductors lie within individual parallel channels within the same plane or different parallel planes within the induced voltage or cross talk region of an energized and a quiet conductor and either converge or diverge with respect to each other. The amount of relative convergence or divergence, preferably mor than six degrees and less than 15 degrees, is that required to attenuate the magnitude of any signal induced by the activated conductor in a neighboring or quiet conductor to maintain an acceptable and desired signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: Gas bearing of the hydrodynamic self-acting type in which replenishment gas for the support film is drawn by the operating bearing through filter means as required to assure entrapment of potentially damaging particles before they can enter the gas film in the narrow clearance between the rotating and stationary bearing members. To further increase the flow of filtered gas, the bearing elements may optionally be equipped with supplemental gas pumping apparatus.

Abstract: Method and product resulting therefrom of controlling the residual resistivity of an electrolessly deposited metal by first, calculating the mathematical relationship between the residual resistivity of the deposited metal and its rate of deposition and second, depositing said metal at a rate to produce a predetermined residual resistivity.

Abstract: A single runner ski-sled for use by youngsters on snowy slopes and particularly adaptable to molded plastic construction. The ski-sled comprises a principal frame member to which the single runner is permanently attached and a removable seat member on the frame is supported by a disengageable strut member at the outboard ends. Structural elements utilize I and C cross-section for strength with minimal weight and incorporate integral, resilient fastening devices to facilitate quick and easy assembly and disassembly of the ski-sled components. The device can be compactly packaged or stored.

Abstract: Method of determining cylindricity and squareness of mating shaft and bearing members by rotating one member with respect to the other stationary member while using a fluid film as a stiff supporting lubricant to establish a stable and dynamic reference axis, and placing a sensing transducer in the stationary member to measure the variation in distance between the transducer and surface of the rotating member at predetermined increments of rotation and to measure the deviation in squareness in a thrust bearing arrangement. The rotating member is axially translated relative to the transducer and cylindricity measurements made at regular intervals during each of a plurality of revolutions during the axial translation to precisely map the variations in distance to the surface of the rotating member. Squareness measurements are also made under dynamic thrust loading to establish deviations from a true right cylinder.

Abstract: Damping apparatus within an actuator device in which a backstop is supported on one portion of a dual cantilever to match the movement of the impacting actuator to reduce wear and provide positive restoration of initial position, wherein the backstop-supporting cantilever portion is embedded in energy-absorbing elastomeric material that is symmetrically confined to shorten settling time of the actuator and remain unaffected by temperature changes.

Abstract: Apparatus for the selective removal of the solder and a connector soldered in the through hole of a circuit panel including means for heating the solder and a pair of aligned tubes placed against opposite surfaces of the panel surrounding the connecting through hole with the tubes being supplied with fluid under pressure so as to produce a pressure differential across the solder column in the through hole and effective to urge the connector and solder from the through hole into the low pressure tube when the solder is melted.

Abstract: Apparatus for determining the location of a physical feature, such as a hole in a panel, relative to two coordinate axes by optically scanning across the panel and hole from a reference while measuring the distance of the hole from the reference and the length of the hole chord for each of a plurality of scans, then adding half the chord length to the respective distance to the hole edge and averaging the results for the plurality of scans. Scan lines used for the hole edge and chord measurement can be selected from among a plurality of scan lines having a predetermined chord length. The measuring apparatus can also be readily adjusted to accommodate a range of feature dimensions.

Abstract: Woven glass cloth and method of its manufacture suitable for use as a resin-impregnated substrate for printed circuits in which the major dimension or transverse axis of the elliptical warp yarns exceeds a predetermined fraction of that dimension of the fill yarns of the woven cloth. Multi-filament warp yarns are typically subjected to tensile stress during weaving and firing such that the yarn compaction prevents the thorough impregnation by a resin. The result is that voids are maintained along the innermost filaments of the yarn. These voids, when filled with materials other than resin, such as plating solution, ultimately produce circuit failures.

Abstract: Woven glass fiber cloth for printed circuit substrates in which the warp is of plied yarn and the fill is of unplied or twisted yarn to facilitate more thorough polymeric resin impregnation and achieve improved dimensional stability.

Abstract: In apparatus for repairing printed circuit lines or attaching electrical components, a pair of brazing electrodes and holder therefor in which the electrodes can be repetitively extended to compensate for wear without necessity of removal and machining heretofore required. The holder is a part of the circuit delivering electrical power to the electrodes and makes contact with the electrodes close to the working tip to maintain uniform circuit resistance and repairs of consistent quality.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for determining the initiation, progression and quality electroless plating of blind or through hole walls in circuit panels. A test coupon for monitoring plating is provided having a sensitized initiation conductivity zone and sensitized through-hole walls arranged in a series resistance circuit with both conductivity zone and series circuit being measured periodically as to resistivity to determine the start or "take" of electroless plating and its progress during continued immersion.

Abstract: Apparatus for generating clocking pulses from serially transmitted data in which a level shift recurs with each bit. The circuit uses a coincidence of data word recognition and initial level shift to generate an initial clock pulse and thereafter uses the delayed clock pulses and level shift to produce subsequent clock pulses. A data word recognition circuit is also disclosed that employs a delay line for examining the profile of a synchronizing wave form.