Abstract: A plurality of test chambers or fixtures are operable for successively testing a plurality of condoms, respectively, in an automated manner. Each test chamber for testing a condom includes a housing containing a porous liner having an interior cavity conformed to the exterior shape of a condom to be tested, whereby a holder carrying the condom is inserted into the liner, a closed pathway for gas flow is provided between a gas port of the holder and the interior volume of the condom, for permitting the condom to be inflated with the gas, causing the exterior walls of the condom to be pushed against opposing inside walls of the liner, permitting gas passing through holes in the condom to flow through pores in walls of the liner to another gas port of the housing for detecting unacceptable holes in the condom using differential pressure techniques and/or gas tagging.

Abstract: A lock pick kit and method for opening a padlock without the padlock key, through the use of a conventional drill bit and a pair of specialized tools. The lock pick kit comprises a chisel having a shaft with first and second ends, a chisel handle attached to the first end, and a cylindrical protrusion attached to the second end. The second end of the shaft further includes a beveled cutting edge being positioned below and proximate a base portion of the protrusion. The kit further includes a pick having a shaft with first and second ends, a pick handle attached to the first end of the pick, with the pick handle configured to bend at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, at its midpoint, an elongated tab extending from the second end of the pick at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and a cylindrical protrusion extending from a free end of the elongated tab parallel to the axis of the shaft.

Abstract: A plurality of silicon and GaAs wafers each including integrated circuitry for providing particular functions for each wafer are mounted within a housing in a stacked, spaced apart, and parallel configuration. Photodetectors and LED's are used to transmit and receive data between opposing wafers. In this manner a micro-packaged device or system is obtained for use amongst other things in lightweight miniaturized microsatellites.

Abstract: A condom includes at least one ring above a ring at the opening of the condom, and at least one section of reduced inside diameter relative to other sections thereof between the open and a closed ends.

Abstract: A rail section assembly having a vertically directed plurality of spindles, each having an open hollow cavity at opposing first and second ends, a plurality of retaining members or brackets, each one of the brackets having at least one vertically projecting stud configured to snugly fit into the open end cavities of a corresponding spindle. An equal number of brackets are coupled successively together end-to-end for forming top and bottom rails of equal length, respectively. The spindles are rigidly secured at associated ends between and to the studs of opposing top and bottom brackets for forming a rail section.

Abstract: A pair of opposing shoes are alternately and successively moved into and out of contact with a ring previously formed on a prophylactic device on a mandrel, whereby the mandrel or the shoes or both are moved in a direction during each time of contact of the shoes with the rolled portion of the device, for at least partially rolling the prophylactic device up toward its closed end, with the process being repeated until the prophylactic device is rolled up and off of the mandrel.

Abstract: Amorphous silicon thin-film transistors on glass foil are made using exclusively electrophotographic printing for pattern formation, contact hole opening, and device isolation. Toner etch masks are applied by feeding the glass substrate through a laser printer or photocopier, or from laser-printed patterns on transfer paper. This all-printed patterning is a low-cost, large-area circuit processing technology, suitable for producing backplanes for active matrix liquid crystal displays.

Abstract: A multi-tap 2 has two compartments 4,6, the first including input ports 46,48 for conducting RF signals (RF) and AC power (AC), a microstrip 206 for conducting the RF and AC from input ports 46,48 to a conductor 62 passing through a passageway 64 between compartments 4,6 for passing the RF and AC to the microstrip 206 in the compartment 6. The latter microstrip 206 conducts the RF and AC to output ports 78,82 at an end of the compartment 6 in a first operating configuration. In a second operating configuration, a wire 80 conducts RF and AC away from the output ports 78,82 to a microstrip 90 for conducting the RF and AC to a wire 94 passing through a passageway 96 between compartments 4,6 for further conducting the RF and AC to a microstrip 102 in compartment 4 to divert the RF and AC to alternative ouput ports 84,86 of compartment 4.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed female connector for a coaxial cable, includes a barrel-shaped brass housing enclosing in the order given from a top end providing an input port to a bottom end, a rubber boot having a center portion partially protruding from a central hole in the top end, a first cap having an upper portion within the boot and a lower portion, a second cap having an upper portion contained within the lower portion of the first cap, the second cap also having a lower portion with a top edge abutting against the bottom of the first cap, a rubber washer with a top face abutting against the bottom of the second cap, a plastic washer with a top face abutting against the bottom face of the rubber washer, and a clip pin secured in the central longitudinal portion of the housing between the input port and the bottom end with an end of the clip pin protruding out of the bottom end of the housing, the bottom end of the housing being peened over to retain the connector components under compression for causing the

Abstract: An elevator cup configured for vertical sliding movement and for retaining a portion of a solid stick-form product within a dispensing container. The dispensing container has an internal surface, an open top end, a closed bottom end, and means for selectively reciprocally moving the elevator cup in a piston-like manner between a retracted position adjacent the closed bottom end and a fully advanced position adjacent the open top end. The elevator cup includes a horizontal base with top and bottom portions. The top portion is configured for retaining an end portion of the stick-form product. A ductile flange extends along a perimeter of the base for sealing against the internal surface of the container to prevent seepage of liquid product and product volatiles, and to substantially absorb and distribute shock associated with handling of the container, away from the product.

Abstract: An inkjet printer is described in which ink is prevented from spreading on paper by application of an electric field between an inkjet printhead and the paper.

Abstract: A machine is described for performing a draw-down operation in which a carriage for supporting a scraper is mounted on the base so as to travel along it, an electric motor is coupled to the carriage for moving it and a scraper is pivotally mounted on said carriage with a means for pushing the scraper against the top of the base with a selectable force.

Abstract: A plasma reactor showerhead electrode assembly for processing semiconductor wafers comprised of a typically silicon disk shaped gas plate having a plurality of gas passage holes therethrough, and a graphite circular split collar assembly including first and second semicircular sections forming a circumferential inner slot when opposing ends of said sections are secured together, the slot mating in a dovetail connection with an outer circumferential groove of said gas plate for retaining the latter between said sections. A conductive gasket may be interposed between the gas plate groove and the mating collar assembly to provide an electrically and thermally conductive seal. The first and second semicircular sections have opposing ends screwed or pinned together for providing easy disassembly thereof for replacement of the gas plate.