Abstract: A mating device for a cartridge-type fuse to facilitate its insertion in a holder and the removal therefrom. The fuse has a tubular casing whose ends are enclosed by terminal caps which are engageable by the spring clips of the holder. The fuse mate is molded of synthetic plastic material configured to define a block-shaped socket having a longitudinal channel therein adapted to accommodate the tubular casing of the fuse and lateral inlet jaws which are dilatable to admit the casing into the channel, the socket being integral with the underside of a rectangular shield which protectively covers the entire fuse and the "live" holder clips. Formed on the upper side of the shield and integral therewith is a handle having concave sides to define finger depressions and a face which lends itself to marking.

Abstract: A hybrid lubricant in which a stabilized, colloidal dispersion of solid lubricant particles (PTFE) is uniformly dispersed in a fluid lubricant carrier including a small amount of halocarbon oil. When the hybrid lubricant is diluted with a major amount of a conventional fluid lubricant, it functions in the environment of rubbing surfaces and reacts therewith to develop a layer of solid lubricant on these surfaces whereby the surfaces then have the benefit of both solid and fluid lubrication, thereby minimizing friction under all operating conditions regardless of their severity.

Abstract: A transmission system for a vortex-shedding flowmeter adapted to measure the flow rate of fluid passing through a flow tube by generating fluidic oscillations whose frequency varies with flow rate. These oscillations are detected by a sensor/resonator included in the frequency-determining circuit of a carrier oscillator having a predetermined center frequency. The carrier frequency is caused to deviate from the center frequency at a rate depending on the frequency of the fluidic oscillations and to an extent depending on the amplitude of these oscillations to produce an F-M carrier signal which is mixed with a local oscillator signal to produce a negative beat signal having a relatively low frequency. Though the deviation in the carrier frequency produced as a function of fluid flow rate represents a small percentage change, this same deviation as reflected in the beat signal represents a greatly multiplied percentage change and hence gives rise to a significant increase in sensitivity.

Abstract: A gas transfer system adapted to dissolve a gas or other compressible fluid in a relatively non-compressible liquid such as waste water with a minimum expenditure of energy. The system makes use of a drum divided by radial vanes into liquid chambers. Rotation of the vanes causes the chambers to rotate about the central axis of the drum whereby in the course of every operating cycle, each chamber is brought into operative relation with the respective interfaces of an inflow station, a gas transfer station and an outflow station. At the inflow station, raw liquid to be treated is fed into the chamber then in operative relationship therewith to produce a liquid batch therein. Concurrently, at the transfer station another batch of raw liquid in the chamber then in operative relation therewith is subjected to pressurized gas to effect the absorption of the gas by the liquid.

Abstract: A magnetic current meter adapted to sense the flow of liquid through an open channel to produce a mean flow velocity signal that is independent of fluctuations in the level of liquid in the channel. The meter includes a tube of insulation material so positioned in the channel that its longitudinal axis is normal to the direction of flow. Disposed in the tube is a rod having a coil wound thereon, the coil being excited by a low-frequency alternating current to produce an external magnetic field. A pair of electrodes are mounted on opposite sides of the tube on the outer surface thereof whereby the flow of liquid which intercepts the external field induces a voltage signal in the electrodes proportional to the mean flow velocity. The height of the meter exceeds the depth of the channel and is higher, therefore, than the liquid level regardless of fluctuations therein.

Abstract: A high yield technique for converting round logs of balsa or other species of wood of relatively small diameter into large rectangular panels, the percentage of log volume that is converted being substantially greater than with prior techniques. The logs are radially sectioned into sectors having the same apex angle. Each sector is then longitudinally cut at its apex and arc to define a truncated feedstock piece whose cross-section is that of an isosceles trapezoid, the feedstock pieces being of variable width depending on the diameters of the logs from which they are derived. The pieces are fitted together in a complementary manner to create uniform layers which are superposed to form a stack defining a dry block assembly. The end pieces in each layer are constituted by feedstock piece halves to present a vertical block edge. All feedstock pieces in the dry block assembly are then wet-coated with a curable adhesive.

Abstract: A portable emergency oxygen supply which may be carried without difficulty by a user and is safe under all conditions. The supply includes a canister containing oxygen-rich gas at relatively low pressure, the canister having a normally-closed valve which is provided with an actuating switch. The valve output is coupled by a feed tube to the interior of an inflatable bellows which is attached to and communicates with a face mask whereby the user is able to repeatedly inhale and exhale the volume of gas enclosed in the bellows, in the course of which he depletes the oxygen contained therein. The oxygen in the bellows is intermittently replenished by operating the switch so that the available oxygen in the canister is fully utilized.

Abstract: A xerographic copier machine capable of producing copies of an original document in a selectable magnification ratio. The machine includes an object mirror and a light source forming a scanning assembly which travels at a uniform velocity under a transparent platen on which the document to be copied is placed, face down. The object mirror reflects the illuminated image of the document toward a relay mirror moving in the same direction but at half the scan velocity, the relay mirror directing the image toward a stationary projection lens, behind which is a reflex mirror. The reflex mirror re-directs the image through the lens onto an image mirror which casts the image onto the photoreceptor surface of a rotating drum. The peripheral velocity of the drum is synchronized with the scan velocity of the scan assembly by an adjustable transmission whereby a latent image of the entire document is formed in the photoreceptor surface.

Abstract: A technique for monitoring the frequency difference between pulse output signals derived from a pair of flowmeters interposed respectively in the inlet and outlet lines of a flow conduit supplying cooling water to the tuyere of a blast furnace, the frequency difference being indicative of water leakage. The furnace has a plurality of such tuyeres, each conduit of which is monitored. The pulse output signals from the flowmeters at each monitoring point are fed to a common processing unit in which there are stored the constants representing the instrumental error between each pair of flowmeters as well as their mean conversion constants. In the processing unit, computations are carried out on the basis of the pulse output signals derived from each pair of flowmeters, the instrument error constant thereof and their mean conversion constants, in order accurately to determine the flow rate difference therebetween at each monitoring point independently of the instrumental error.

Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter whose electromagnet is excited by a low-frequency excitation current having an a-c component and a d-c component, the flowmeter including flow tube electrodes yielding a flow rate signal. A reference-voltage detecting transformer is provided to produce a reference-voltage proportional to the a-c component of the excitation current. Fluctuations in the flow rate signal as a result of fluctuations in the a-c component of the excitation current are eliminated by dividing the flow rate signal by the reference-voltage signal. In order to eliminate from the reference-voltage detecting transformer the unwanted magnetic flux generated by the d-c component of the excitation current, compensating means are provided to generate a counter magnetic flux, whereby saturation of the transformer core and the resultant distortion of the reference voltage signal are avoided.

Abstract: An electronic watch wherein pulses from a high-frequency standard are converted by a frequency divider into low-frequency timing pulses which are supplied to a stepping motor to advance the hands of the time display. In order to automatically effect a rapid correction of the seconds hand display when it deviates from precise time, a system is provided that includes an actuating element accessible to the user of the watch and operatively coupled to a switch connected through a reset line to several of the last stages of the frequency divider to effect a reset thereof upon activation of the switch. Also reset when the switch is activated is a reference counter supplied with pulses by the frequency divider. The divider feeds pulses by way of a logic circuit to the stepping motor and to a synchronous counter which is maintained in synchronism with the time display.

Abstract: A carburetion system for supplying a fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine in a manner maintaining a desired ratio of fuel-to-air under varying conditions of operation to improve fuel economy and minimize the emission of pollutants. The system includes a carburetor having a tubular variable-Venturi structure whose effective cross-sectional areas are circular or annular, the converging inlet to the throat of the Venturi and the diverging outlet thereof having a configuration free of discontinuities regardless of the effective throat area. The Venturi areas and throat are varied by a control motor as a function of air flow that changes with engine demand. The fuel fed into the carburetor at the varying throat is metered by a valve whose effective orifice is varied by the motor concurrently with the change in Venturi throat area to maintain the desired ratio.

Abstract: A casing ring adapted to encircle a watch movement having an external diameter that is smaller than the internal diameter of the case into which it is to be fitted, the ring serving to effectively magnify the movement diameter so that it substantially matches that of the case. The case is provided with an actuating member intended to cooperate with an operating element, such as an electrical switch, incorporated in the movement to carry out a setting or other operating function. The portion of the casing ring interposed between the actuating member and the operating element is swingable to function as an intermediate link therebetween for transmitting the motion of the member to the element.

Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument having biological, medical, dental and periodontal applications, the instrument producing a jet of oxygen which may be projected toward diseased tissue or any other site in need of cleansing and oxygenation. The instrument includes a hand-held ultrasonic transducer having a nozzle attached thereto, the transducer being energized by a high-frequency generator. The nozzle is coupled by a flexible tube to a tank of pressurized oxygen, the stream of oxygen passing through the vibrating nozzle being ultrasonically activated thereby to produce a highly reactive jet which may be directed toward the site being treated.

Abstract: A flowmeter of the vortex type in which an obstacle assembly mounted in a flow tube causes vortices to be shed at a frequency that is a function of flow rate. The assembly includes a block having a predetermined geometry fixedly mounted across the flow tube at right angles to the direction of flow. Fitting over the front face of the block is a replaceable adapter cap having a channel therein which conforms to the profile of the block and acts as a socket therefor. The formation of the adapter cap is such as to effectively expand the cross-section of the block without altering the basic geometric configuration thereof whereby the resultant expanded block restricts the effective area in the flow tube of fluid passing by the block, thereby making it possible to measure flow rates below the normal operating range of the meter.

Abstract: A flowmeter of the vortex type in which an obstacle assembly mounted in a flow tube causes vortices to be shed at a frequency that is a function of flow rate. The assembly includes a block fixedly mounted across the flow tube at right angles to the direction of flow, the block having a substantially square cross-section to present a flat face to the incoming fluid. The width of the block has its maximum value at the mid-point thereof and diminishes gradually toward either end where the width assumes its minimum value such that the upper and lower faces of the block are bellied and the front face has a double-convex contour. The maximum width value affords an efficient shedding action, the mean width value of the block being significantly smaller than the maximum value to substantially reduce the pressure drop produced by the meter.

Abstract: An evaporator adapted to convert a liquified gas, such as chlorine, into a gas, the evaporator including an enclosed vapor chamber functioning as a pressure vessel. The vapor chamber is suspended within a water chamber having a heater serving to raise the temperature of the water to a level at which heat transfer through the wall of the vapor chamber causes the liquified gas fed therein through an inlet pipe to evaporate and produce a superheated gas that is discharged through an outlet pipe. The vapor chamber is fabricated of a steel tank whose outer surface is coated with a film of tetrafluoroethylene having a thickness just sufficient to render the film impermeable to water, thereby inhibiting corrosion of the steel surface and the formation of scale thereon, the thickness of the film being insufficient to materially reduce the heat transfer characteristics of the vapor chamber.

Abstract: A fuel atomizing unit interposable in a conduit feeding a relatively cold mixture of fuel droplets dispersedd in air to a combustion chamber. The unit includes a permeable assembly constituted by an electrical heating element disposed between a pair of spaced mesh screens to define an atomization zone. The assembly is seated in a cavity formed in a metal plate having a flow passage which registers with the flow conduit, the plate acting as a heat sink and being sandwiched between thermal insulation gaskets to render the plate effective as an oven chamber to maintain the atomization zone at an elevated temperature despite the varying cooling effect of the incoming mixture. The zone restricts the flow of the mixture, the screen intercepting the droplets therein to create a suspension of minute fuel particles to produce a downstream mist.

Abstract: A range spring sub-assembly providing a variable gradient with minimum hysteresis for the feedback assembly of a pneumatic transmitter. The sub-assembly is constituted by a helical spring whose lower end is secured to the pivoted feedback arm of the feedback assembly and whose upper end is coupled by a span adjustment screw to a fixed arm thereof. The arm porton of the screw extending above the fixed arm is engaged by a zero adjustment knob which rests on top of the fixed arm, whereby when the knob is turned, the screw is axially shifted to vary the tension of the spring coupled thereto. The span adjustment screw has a coupling terminal head that is received within the upper end of the spring and is provided with a set of outwardly projecting pins. The pins are at different heights and are interposed between adjacent convolutions of the spring whereby the pinned convolutions are rendered inactive and the convolutions therebelow remain active.