Abstract: A UV lamp rack assembly usable in an ultraviolet ray wastewater treatment system, the rack including a horizontal hanger bar. When the assembly is installed in a channel through which a stream of wastewater to be treated is conducted, the bar is then supported above the channel in the flow direction of the stream. Depending from the bar at an upstream position is a vertical rod along which sleeves are pivotally mounted at spaced points thereon whereby each sleeve can be swiveled in a horizontal plane. Depending from the bar at a downstream position is a vertical conduit along which detachable lamp couplers are mounted at corresponding points, each coupler housing a lamp socket that is connected through the conduit to a power source. Extending between each sleeve and the coupler corresponding thereto is a lamp unit formed by a transparent protective tube enclosed at its upstream end and housing an elongated UV lamp whose terminal pins are at the downstream end.

Abstract: A modem coupler making it possible for a modem to access an analog signal telephone communication system directly from a multi-line key telephone set, the modem interfacing the system with a digital computer terminal or any other terminal that processes digital data. The modem coupler is self-sufficient whereby its interposition between the modem, the telephone set and the communication system entails no additional wiring or modifications of the telephone set, the modem, or the system.

Abstract: A rhythmic biofeedback technique for inducing relaxation to counteract the adverse physiological and psychological effects of chronic stress on an individual. In this technique, the heart beat of the individual being treated is continuously monitored and the prevailing rate is displayed to him as he undergoes a rhythmic conditioning session constituted by successive exercise-relaxation cycles extending for a predetermined period. In the course of each cycle, the individual is required to raise his level of exertion, as indicated by his perceived heart beat rate, to a peak representing an established safe upper limit, following which he is required to decrease his exertion until he reaches a lower limit at which a recovery relaxation response takes place. The upper and lower limits are determined by the individual's existing capacity for exercise and define his target heart rate zone.

Abstract: An air-freshener package activated by microwave energy to discharge into the atmosphere an aromatic vapor comparable to that exuded by a potpourri. The package comprises a container formed of thermal insulation material permeable to microwave energy and having a vent therein. Stored in the package is a porous pad impregnated with a liquid fragrance which simulates the aroma of a natural potpourri. When the package is irradiated in a microwave oven, the liquid fragrance is then heated to a level causing it to volatilize to generate an aromatic vapor. This vapor is discharged into the atmosphere through the vent when the package is removed from the oven and placed in a room. The temperature level is substantially maintained for a protracted period by the thermal insulation so that the aromatic vapor suffuses the room.

Abstract: An oral hygiene composition in paste or cream form that can be brushed or otherwise applied to the surface of teeth and adjacent gum tissue to create thereon a removable layer that is maintained on these surfaces in an active state for a period of several hours. The composition includes a synergistic blend of magnesium peroxide and calcium peroxide which together release active oxygen at a relatively slow rate. This oxygenation is sustained during the full treatment period to effect a bleaching action removing stains from the teeth surface and serving to whiten and brighten them. The active oxygen also functions as an oxidizing germicidal agent to destroy anerobic bacteria associated with dental plaque and periodontal disease.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a high-temperature ceramic superconductor having a Y-Ba-Cu-O or other copper-oxide composition of comparable properties so as to render the ceramic porous to define interlaced diffusion channels throughout the entire body of the ceramic. As a consequence, oxygen, an essential component thereof, will in the course of firing the ceramic, diffuse throughout the interior of the body and thereby interact and become integrated with the crystal structure of the ceramic to form a superconductor having superior properties. The resultant porous ceramic body may be used as a superconductive device, or it may be ground into particles and dispersed as a filler in a binder acting as a plastic agent that can be extruded, molded, or otherwise shaped to create a Meisner-effect shield, a cylindrical superconductive bearing or other superconductive structure.

Abstract: A technique for imparting an emotionally expressive microstructure to the respective notes in the score of a musical composition constituted by successive notes whose notation gives the nominal value for each note in regard to its pitch and duration. The techinque includes the steps of entering into a digital computer data representing the nominal pitch and duration of each of the successive notes in the musical score to be processed therein; processing the notes in the computer to contour the amplitude of each note in accordance with its relationship to the succeeding note in the score; and generating and audibly reproducing tones representing the amplitude-contoured notes in the processed score to impart expression to the reproduced music derived therefrom.

Abstract: A modular stool capable of functioning in a kindergarten or similar facility as an individual seat or as a desk unit for a small child. When interlinked with like stools, one can then create a large ring of stools or a series of staggered stools for group seating, or just a pair of stools forming a love seat. The modular stool is formed from a single blank of plywood or other moldable material that is bent and contoured to define a wedge-shaped seat section and left and right side sections outwardly inclined with respect to the seat section. The side sections of each stool are adapted to be interlinked with the side sections of adjacent stools.

Abstract: A multi-constituent mixing and metering dispenser adapted to yield a composition whose intermixed constituents are in relative proportions settable by the user. The extrudable constituents are stored in separate compressible pouches encased in face-to-face relation in the squeeze container of a supply section. Secured to the top of the container is a metering and mixing output section having a mixing chamber therein provided with an outlet. Each pouch has a flexible dip tube inserted therein leading to the mixing chamber in the output section. The container includes a check valve that is caused to close when the container is squeezed, thereby hermetically sealing the container and exerting pneumatic pressure on the pouches to cause extrusion of the constituents into the mixing chamber from which the resultant mixture is discharged through the outlet.

Abstract: A window guard screen and frame assembly installable on the jamb of a building window to prevent unauthorized access therethrough. The assembly screen is fabricated from a single sheet of metal having folded-in margins to define channel-like upper and lower end branches and right and left side branches bordering a planar field that is perforated in a predetermined pattern to admit light and air. The planar frame is dimensioned to overlie or nest within the window jamb and is secured to the walls or face of the jamb by adjustable brackets. Integral with the inner surface of the frame and surrounding the opening therein is a slideway socket for receiving the screen, the socket being defined by upper and lower end legs and right and left side legs.

Abstract: A photographic technique for producing a picture in which an individual whose picture is taken is seen jointly with a figurative character in such a way as to establish an apparent relationship therebetween. To carry out this technique, a camera is loaded with a light-sensitive film whose successive frames are partially pre-exposed so that each frame contains a latent image of a character. When the camera is set to place a particular frame behind the lens, the individual is then posed before the camera to occupy a predetermined position relative to the latent frame image. Upon actuation of the camera, a latent image of the individual is formed on the frame in juxtaposition to that of the character and the exposure of the frame is completed. The film is then developed and printed to provide the desired picture.

Abstract: A desktop computer terminal having a keyboard in which an operator can enter data and an electronic display module for presenting data entered into and received by the terminal. The module casing is defined by a semi-cylindrical trough covered by a panel on which the display is mounted, the module being nested in a complementary cradle defined by a concavity in the housing of the terminal adjacent the planar face of the keyboard. The module is shiftable from a zero position in which its panel is coplanar with the face of the keyboard, at which position the module is fully nested in the cradle, to an angled position at which the panel is more or less inclined with respect to the keyboard face and the module is then partially nested in the cradle. Means are provided to maintain the display module at that angle which affords optimum visibility.

Abstract: A bending machine for shaping a flat sheet into a cylinder or cone by passing the sheet between a support roll and a train crenelated rolls having parallel axes. The crenelated rolls are subjected to pressure by a train of press rolls having axes parallel to those of the crenelated rolls.

Abstract: A harness for hitching a moistened-tissue dispenser onto a conventional toilet-tissue roll holder so that a user has ready access to either type of tissue. The dispenser is formed by a cylindrical can housing a roll of pre-moistened tissue perforated along its length to provide individual tissues that are successively withdrawn through an orifice in the cover of the can below which is an annular groove. The harness, which is formed of flexible plastic material, consists of a hoop adapted to encircle the can groove and a pair of straps extending from the hoop at diametrically opposed positions. Adjacent the free end of each strap is a hole, making it possible to link the strap to an end journal of a spring-biased, retractable spindle supporting the toilet-tissue roll, the spindle journals being received in bearing sockets on the holder. The straps suspend the moistened-tissue dispenser below the toilet-tissue roll.

Abstract: An oral hygiene composition that when brushed on or otherwise applied to the surface of teeth and adjacent gum tissue acts not only to bleach the teeth but also to improve the condition of the gums. The composition includes both magnesium peroxide and magnesium hydroxide, the magnesium peroxide, when activated, being capable of releasing active oxygen to effect a bleaching action removing stains from the teeth surfaces and to whiten and brighten them, and at the same time to oxidize and destroy anerobic bacteria associated with dental plaque. The magnesium hydroxide renders the pH of the magnesium peroxide alkaline, whereby the composition, when stored in a toothpaste tube or other sealed container remains inactive, and is activated only when the composition is applied orally and rendered acidic in the mouth by saliva.

Abstract: A universal handle for household and other hand-held implements, the handle being adapted to ergonomically render the implement to which it is applied useable by individuals who have diffculty in firmly grasping a conventional handle. The universal handle, which is fabricated of elastomeric material having good thermal insulation and cushioning properties, includes an internal cavity to socket the core shank of the implement. The handle has an elliptical cross section, the opposing sides of the handle adjacent its upper end each having a concave depression, in each of which an array of spaced, flexible fins is anchored to define a depressible grip site. When the fingers of a user's hand are clenched about the handle, the internal region of the resultant fist conforms to the form of the handle to provide a good grip thereon, the thumb and forefinger pressing into the grip sites to enhance the user's grip on the handle.

Abstract: A test probe assembly for testing an integrated circuit (IC) device having contact pads deployed in a predetermined pattern in a common plane. The assembly includes a contactor formed by a flexible film of dielectric material having a rectangular planar central zone from whose corners extend radial slots to define suspension quadrants. Probe contacts formed on the undersurface of the central zone in a matching pattern are connected to probe terminals on the margins of the quadrants. The quadrants are marginally supported on corresponding branches of a mounting frame whereby the central zone sags below the frame which surrounds a central port in a printed circuit board, the port exposing the central zone to the IC device to be tested.

Abstract: A flowmeter of the Coriolis type in which the fluid to be metered is conducted through a straight measuring tube attached at its inlet and outlet ends to fixed supports, whereby the tube is free to vibrate in a circular path as well as to torsionally oscillate. Actuator means are provided to excite the tube at a point intermediate the inlet and outlet ends, causing the tube to vibrate in a circular path. When fluid flows therethrough, the tube is subjected to Coriolis forces, causing it to torsionally oscillate in accordance with mass flow. A pair of sensors are disposed at respective points between the inlet and outlet ends of the tube and the excitation point to yield in response to the torsional oscillations, sensor signals which are applied to a processing circuit from which a measurement signal is derived that depends on the relative phases of the sensor signals, after averaging several circular vibrations to provide a mass flow readout.

Abstract: A sleeve for packaging a set of golf balls to create separable modules, each housing an individual ball. The sleeve is formed from a single rectangular cardboard blank divided into equal sections by transverse lines of perforations extending between opposing edges of the blank and passing through the diameters of upper and lower circles scored in the blank, the diameters being slit. Scored in opposing ends of the blank are upper and lower semicircles whose diameters are a respective end. The golf balls in the set are placed at the centers of the sections and the blank is wrapped thereabout and edge-sealed to define a cylindrical sleeve. The semicircular regions defined by the slit circles and the semicircles on the blank are pressed in to create modules in each of which a ball is trapped. Each module is separable from the sleeve at the perforated line. When so separated, the module is open-ended and the ball may be extracted therefrom by pushing it out of the module with a finger.

Abstract: An infrared dehydrator unit for minced fish to produce an edible fish product. The unit is constituted by a gas-fired infrared heater provided with a refractory body having a radiation horn from which infrared rays are projected into the interior of a tank containing a load of minced fish to be dehydrated. The tank is provided with an agitator acting to pick up and expose all pieces of the load to the rays to effect dehydration thereof. The radiation pattern of the horn is such as to confine the projected rays to the exposed pieces of the load and to avoid striking and heating the sides of the tank. In this way, scorching and sticking of the agitated pieces when they make contact with these side walls are prevented. As a consequence, the dehydrated pieces are of substantially uniform quality and waste thereof is obviated.