Abstract: An underwater drainage apparatus is provided with an underwater seal formed by fluid from the pleural cavity of the patient. The dead air space within the underwater drainage apparatus is reduced to a minimum by dividing the collection chamber into a plurality of compartments and providing seals between the compartments which are dissolved when liquid from the preceding compartment reaches the dissolvable seal. A passageway is provided in the air space directly above the underwater seal chamber to connect to the outlet to suction and a one way valve is provided in this passageway.

Abstract: A suture package is provided comprising an outer sealed package and an inner sterile suture containing package. The inner suture containing package comprises pairs of heat sealed plastic sheets which form a series of pockets which are open at one end. Each of these pockets is adapted to contain a pre-reeled suture disposed within an envelope. Two rows of pockets are sealed together so as to be offset both laterally and vertically to provide a pair of rows of suture containing pockets which are offset with respect to each other for easy access. A portion of the suture within each envelope extends outwardly of the end of the envelope so that the suture may be grasped and withdrawn from the envelope.

Abstract: A whistling teakettle with an attached food boiling device is disclosed which is especially suitable for soft-boiling eggs and the like. Both the teakettle and the boiling device are designed to be exposed to a burner surface. However, due to the decreased volume of water in the boiling device, this water boils sooner than the water in the teakettle. Thus, a food, such as eggs, placed in the boiling device is cooked during the same time that water in the teakettle reaches a boil and causes the teakettle to "whistle". By measuring the volume of water in the teakettle, the "whistle" of the teakettle is used as a timed alarm for the cooking of the eggs.

Abstract: A receiving device for bruisable objects having obliquely and downwardly extending receiving members, which can yield downwardly and outwardly and a pivot mechanism for pivoting at least one receiving member downwardly and outwardly, a restriction member being provided for retarding or hampering the movement of the receiving member and for moving in unison with the receiving member when a pivot mechanism pivots the receiving and restriction member in unison.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrically operated condensate drain valve arrangement for draining condensate from a fluid transfer system, the arrangement comprising a condensate drain valve (3), an electronic circuit (5 or 21) for controlling operation of the valve, and at least one sensing element (1 or 19 and 20) for insertion in the fluid transfer system to trigger the electronic circuit for operating the valve when a predetermined condition in the system is sensed by the sensing element; the electronic circuit including a delay means (10) imparting a desired minimum period between successive particular operations of the valve. In one use the predetermined condition is that condensate level is below the sensing element and the circuit is triggered to close the valve when this condition is sensed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hanger strip attachable to a document for vertically suspending the document from a plurality of bars in a filing cabinet. The elongate strip is of a thin, flexible polyester material and has a plurality of groups of coplanar oval orifices therein equal in number and spaced so as to be mountable on the plurality of bars. Each orifice has a length that is larger than the diameter of the bars and has an upper perimeter that extends longitudinally as a substantially straight edge, and all of the orifices are aligned such that all of the upper orifice perimeters are substantially colinear.

Abstract: Apparatus for transfer of toxic and radioactive materials between a work enclosure and a container for storing and transporting the materials. Materials are moved through a "double-cover" in which a port in the enclosure is closed by a first cover and the container is closed by a second cover. During transfer, the covers are connected together and the space between the covers is swept by an air stream to prevent ingress and deposition of toxic or radioactive material on the surfaces thereof which are exposed to the environment on separation of the covers.

Abstract: An arrangement for storing cryogenic liquid comprises a Dewar-flask-like vessel. The vessel is filled completely with a material able to absorb a cryogenic substance when said substance is in liquid form but only capable of absorbing said substance to a limited extent when said substance is in gas form. Adjacent to the mouth of said vessel and externally thereof there is provided a cavity, which is arranged to cooperate with means by which any gases formed in said cavity can be released to atmosphere when the pressure in said cavity exceeds a given pressure.

Abstract: An electrode, connected to a fence charger or the like is secured across the bottom of a gate, fence or the like. A shield partially surrounds the electrode to prevent animals from contacting the electrode unless the animals attempt to put their heads under the gate or fence or attempt to crawl under the gate or fence.

Abstract: A monolithic Darlington in which the transistors forming the Darlington pair are formed on a substrate together with a fourth terminal in addition to the normal three terminals provided for a Darlington pair, the fourth terminal being connected to the base electrode of the second transistor and the emitter electrode of the first transistor. The addition of the fourth terminal enables a control circuit for controlling the rate of switch off to be connected between the fourth terminal and the command collector electrode, this removing the effect which the stored charge on the base electrode of the first transistor has on the switching rate of the Darlington pair, thus enabling a faster switching rate to be achieved.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for measurement of brightness of milled products, especially flour, are disclosed. The process is of the general type in which the surface of a layer of flour is illuminated, and the returned quantity of light is taken to an optical electrical transducer. A light source is used for illumination, and the light beam is optically decomposed into at least two part-beams (reference beam and measurement beam) for transmission to the transducer. At least one of the part-beams is cyclicly interrupted or broken into two essentially time-shifted measurement phases in such a way that of the two part-beams, only one of the two-part beams will strike the transducer during a first measurement phase, and during a second measurement phase at least the other part-beam will be applied to the transducer.

Abstract: A method of determining the volume flow of a fluid through a conduit usable with a single crystal, whereby at least one of the fluid and the conduit have energy-scattering interfaces. The method in one embodiment includes transmitting a known, uniform sound field through the fluid which illuminates the entire cross-sectional area of the conduit, obtaining the Doppler signal from the received signal such that the sampling region is normal to the direction of propagation of the sound field; and obtaining the integral of the power over this surface. A known volume of fluid totally within the conduit is then sampled for the reference power return therefrom and this reference power return is divided into the first moment of the power to produce a signal proportional to the volume flow of the fluid through the conduit.

Abstract: The invention provides improved stator windings for pole-amplitude modulation (P.A.M.) pole-changing electric motors and generators. In large machine of high pole-numbers, the effect of adjacent harmonics of m.m.f. waveform becomes evident in the form of low-frequency vibration of the frame. In small machines the effect, although present, is less important. The invention provides stator windings, particularly for large machines, wherein the phase-winding coil grouping, selected primarily for sinusoidal modulation, is selected secondarily to include a third-harmonic content, whereby the adjacent harmonic m.m.f. content may be reduced for both alternative pole-numbers.

Abstract: A sealing device for minimizing the leakage of toxic or radioactive contaminated environments through a biological shield along an opening through which a flexible component moves that penetrates the shield. The sealing device comprises an outer tubular member which extends over a length not less than the maximum longitudinal movement of the component along the opening. An inner sealing block is located intermediate the length of the component and is positioned in the bore of the outer tubular member to slide in the bore and effect a seal over the entire longitudinal movement of the component.

Abstract: A method for preparing a protein concentrate useful in the production of a low calorie margarine of water-in-oil type which comprises acidifying a raw material comprising skimmed milk, skim milk powder or a mixture thereof to a pH of 4-5 to precipitate protein therefrom, heating the acidified raw material in a first heating stage to a temperature of about 35.degree.-65.degree. C. and maintaining said temperature for a period of at least 15 minutes, then quickly raising the temperature of the acidified milk in a second heating stage to a temperature of about 60.degree.-95.degree. C. and immediately after reaching the intended temperature, concentrating the precipitated protein and cooling the resulting concentrate.

Abstract: A space dividing assembly is provided for dividing an existing drawer into smaller compartments or for forming a storage drawer, storage unit or the like. The basic building blocks of the assembly are generally flat rectangular runner members having longitudinal slots in the upper and lower edges thereof and connectors for connecting the runner members together. The connectors include T-shaped members having perpendicularly extending flanges which are received in the slots in the runner members and L-shaped corner members which include similar flanges. A "starter" component which secures the runner members to the side walls of an existing drawer includes a back portion which has an adhesive backing and spaced, outwardly extending flanges which are received in the upper and lower slots in a runner member.

Abstract: A device for teaching a patient to keep his lips closed, to combat dribbling, has a sensor electrode (12,22,46) for insertion between the lips, and an electrical detector (G1) and indicator (30) to indicate cessation of contact with at least one lip. The patient is thus reminded to keep his lips closed.In one form, there is a secondary electrode (26) attached to a remote part of the patient's body, the detector detecting when an electrical circuit through the body is broken by the sensor electrode falling from the lips. In another form, the sensor electrode (46) is upwardly hooked (50) to contact the upper lip, and the detector detects absence of electrical contact between sensor electrode and a frame (32) hooked behind the lower lip.

Abstract: A flexible wallcovering is made by applying a foamable composition (13) to a woodchip paper (12, 14) having woodchips defining a relief surface on the paper by a screen printing process and then foaming the composition. Preferably, the wallcovering is of two ply construction with a woodchip content between the plies and the paper is formulated so that the upper ply is dry removable from the lower ply. The woodchips are at least 2 mm in average length; and the woodchips form 20 to 35% by weight of the paper.

Abstract: Bale handling apparatus is disclosed which in one embodiment is capable of self-loading a plurality of, for example, four large round hay bales, transporting the hay bales, stacking the hay bales, loading a stack of hay bales for transporting to another area, and unrolling a hay bale. The apparatus comprising a frame, a chassis for movably supporting the frame over the ground, and a bale engaging assembly for releasably engaging a bale at the ends thereof and for loading the engaged bale onto the frame at one side of one end thereof. A transversely movable carriage can move such a bale to the other side of the frame to make room for a further bale on the one side. The frame is pivotably mounted to the chassis at the other end thereof and can be tilted with respect thereto so that bales which have been loaded onto one end of the frame can be displaced rearwardly so as to make room for loading of additional bales. In addition, the frame can be rotated by position of approximately 90.degree.

Abstract: A drainage device is provided for draining fluid from a body cavity and for use with a vacuum. The drainage device has three chambers, a collection chamber, a water seal chamber and a pressure regulating manometer chamber. In operation, air bubbles passing through a body of liquid in the manometer chamber produces a disturbing sound. The present invention provides a sound muffling baffle plate including a plurality of fine apertures which is disposed in the lower end portion of the large arm of the manometer chamber, which prevents the formation of large air bubbles and effectively muffles the sounds emanating from the device during use.