Abstract: A circuit for correcting a non-linear output of an electronic temperature sensor due to a non-linear drift over an operating range of temperature. The circuit includes a first circuit portion for adjusting a bias voltage of the sensor to a select initial voltage. The circuit also includes second circuit portion interfacing with the first circuit portion. The second circuit portion comprises at least one electronic element with a non-linear drift over the operating range of temperature, but in a direction opposite that of the drift of the temperature sensor. Thus, the drift of the electronic element alters the bias voltage over the operating range in a manner that compensates (at least partially) for the non-linear drift of the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing in output of an inductive sensor, including integrating the output of the inductive sensor with an integrator, having a transfer function with at least two zeros, and at least three poles having characteristic frequencies above the zeros, having a greater number of said poles than said zeros, wherein an integration is performed at frequencies above the characteristic frequencies of the poles, and low frequency noise is substantially rejected at frequencies below the poles. The inductive sensor may be, for example, a Rogowski coil.

Abstract: An acoustic touch sensing device, comprising a substrate, having a surface; and an acoustic wave transducer, transducing a bulk wave in said substrate propagating through said substrate along an axis intersecting said surface, wherein energy of said bulk wave is coupled to a wave having a converted wave mode with appreciable energy at said surface and propagating along said surface. The device may include a set of scattering centers to couple the bulk wave to a Rayleigh wave or plate wave. The Rayleigh wave or plate wave may be dispersed over a region of the substrate, and analyzed to detect a perturbation indicative of a position of touch.

Abstract: A tensioning screw for orthodontic teeth straightening devices employed to adjust the situation and position of teeth along the curve of the jaw. The screw includes a nut and a threaded shaft that extends through it. An essentially resilient component (11) is disposed between the nut (6) and the shaft (2), at least on one side where the shaft enters or leaves the nut, and rests against the shaft's threads to prevent the shaft from undesired turning with respect to the nut.

Abstract: A unitary bathtub liner comprised of:a. a bottom section and four side sections that extend substantially to the top edge of the bathtub, the liner being capable of containing water;b. the liner being comprised of a thermoplastic polymer of sufficient thickness that it is flexible enough to generally conform to the bathtub;c. a device on the side of the liner that comes in contact with the bathtub for affixing the liner to the bathtub; andd. a drain that is located in the bottom of the liner in the relative location of a drain in the bathtub, said drain in the liner having a leak-resistant device for communicating with the drain in the bathtub.

Abstract: A pair of substantially identical garments are adapted to be worn on each upper thigh to protect the thighs against irritation due to friction when they are rubbed together during walking, running, exercising, etc. The garment comprises a tube of elastomeric cloth material having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end has a larger diameter than the lower end. The length of the garment along its central axis between the upper and lower end is less than approximately eleven inches and is preferably in the range of six to ten inches. Either the garment or separate pantyhose or underwear can be provided with padding between the inner thighs to further protect against skin irritation due to friction when the thighs rub against each other.

Abstract: An adaptive interface for a programmable system, for predicting a desired user function, based on user history, as well as machine internal status and context. The apparatus receives an input from the user and other data. A predicted input is presented for confirmation by the user, and the predictive mechanism is updated based on this feedback. Also provided is a pattern recognition system for a multimedia device, wherein a user input is matched to a video stream on a conceptual basis, allowing inexact programming of a multimedia device. The system analyzes a data stream for correspondence with a data pattern for processing and storage. The data stream is subjected to adaptive pattern recognition to extract features of interest to provide a highly compressed representation which may be efficiently processed to determine correspondence.

Abstract: A method and system for modifying computer program logic with respect to a predetermined aspect, comprising (a) before run time: analyzing compiled computer program logic of a module for processes involving the predetermined aspect before run time, substantially without decompilation or reference to computer program source code; and storing a set of modifications relating to computer program logic modifications of the module relating to the predetermined aspect; and (b) at run time: based on the stored set of modifications, selectively transferring program control from the module to a separate logical structure, executing modified logical operations with respect to the predetermined aspect, and subsequently returning program control to the module. The predetermined aspect may be, for example, a data type, algorithm type, or interface specification.

Abstract: A process and device are disclosed for reading weak magnetically recorded signals from a photographic film provided with a transparent thin magnetic layer. The signals from a magnetic read head obtained from the moving film are pre-amplified and the pre-amplified signals are digitized, filtered, differentiated and evaluated. The output of the magnetic read head (2) is supplied to the pre-amplifier (5) in short-circuit. This means that the internal resistance R.sub.i of the magnetic head is very high compared to the input resistance R.sub.e of the amplifier connected immediately downstream of the magnetic read head coil.

Abstract: A system and method for interrupting the power to a load, comprising a contact interposed between the source of power and the load, receiving power from the power supply to a circuit on the power supply side of the contact, the circuit comprising a series connection of a resettable fuse device, a bi-metallic switch, and a contact control, the resettable fuse device side of the circuit being electrically connected to the power source and the contact control being the closest of the three series components electrically connected to ground, the contact control having an electrical interface with the contact, the contact remaining in a closed position when power is supplied to the contact control and the contact remaining in an open position when power is interrupted to the contact control, the circuit further comprising a first bypass segment connecting the side of the resettable fuse opposite the power supply to a point between the contact and the load, the first bypass segment having an electrically open porti

Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing high quality prints from photographic negatives employ a printer with a system that scans the negatives optical densities region by region. Corresponding quantities of light are calculated, the first prints are then printed using these quantities, and thereafter these quantities are stored in a memory to be retrieved at a later time for duplicate prints. To locate the stored values representing the first printing light quantities, the densities employed to calculate the light quantities are associated with those quantities in the memory. The negatives are scanned again when the subsequent prints are to be printed. The measured densities are then compared with the densities stored during the first printing process. If and when the results are similar, the identity of the two negatives is confirmed and the first printing light quantities are obtained from the memory and employed for producing the subsequent prints.

Abstract: An insulated container of paper which does not feel hot to the touch even when a user holds a trunk portion thereof in a hot water-containing state. The trunk portion has a doubly-walled structure with an insulating space provided between two wall members thereof. The doubly-walled insulating space-retaining structure is formed, as shown in FIG. 2, by inwardly curling both end portions of a cylindrical member and firmly fitting the resultant cylindrical member around an outer surface of a trunk portion of an inner container body. This structure results in a container capable of being manufactured at a low cost and having a high insulating capability and a high grasping resistance.

Abstract: A carrying device for a closed umbrella permits the umbrella to be carried over the shoulder or across the body. The carrying device comprises a length of flexible material with an aperture at each end, one aperture fitting over one end of the umbrella and the other over the other end.

Abstract: The invention provides a simplified, light-weight, and an inexpensive suspension device which is capable of absorbing and mitigating shock and oscillation caused by projections and recesses on the road surface. To achieve the above object, the invention has embodied a suspension device 10 comprising the following: a main crank shaft 14 being rotatably supported by a shaft supporter 12 secured to a main body frame, a pair of crank arms 16 and 18 extending themselves substantially orthogonally from both ends of the main crank shaft 14 in the direction inverse from each other, and a pair of crank pins 24 and 26 being set projectively to edge portions of said crank arms 16 and 18 and housing wheels 20 and 22 by coupling therewith. Directions of a pair of crank arms 16 and 18 extending themselves in the inverse directions respectively form a predetermined angle by way of centering around the main crank shaft 14.

Abstract: A transponder device, receiving a plurality of waves having differing frequencies, and producing a wave, having a frequency differing from the plurality of received waves, having characteristic modifications, having a mixer, receiving at least two waves and producing a mixed wave having a frequency differing from the received plurality of waves; and a wave modifying device, producing a characteristically modified wave from an input wave, the mixer being interconnected with the wave modifying device to produce, from the received plurality of waves, an output which is both characteristically modified and at a frequency of the mixed wave. The device may include one or more antenna structures, and preferably produces a mixed wave which is then characteristically modified and emitted from the device. The wave modifying device is, for example, a semiconductor modulator or an acoustic wave device.

Abstract: A process for joining ceramic parts comprises autoclaving a powdered ceramic composition to increase its hydrogen form contents to a concentration that serves to increase the composition's absorption of microwave energy during subsequent heating of the ceramic parts; coating the autoclaved ceramic composition on the surfaces of the parts to be joined together; and placing the coated surfaces of the parts to be joined together and focusing microwave energy at the joint between the parts in order to seal the joint by refiring and rereacting the parts, the microwave energy being of sufficient power and being uniformly applied to the joint for a sufficient period of time to seal the joint.

Abstract: According to a method for representing information for guiding the flight of an aircraft, the airspace with at least one horizon and the precalculated flight path of the aircraft are three-dimensionally represented by means of an image display device and means for positioning one or several aircraft therein are provided. The aircraft symbols are merged into the representation of the airspace. Preferably, the other aircraft are each represented by a symbol corresponding to their position in the airspace and by at least one line represented in perspective from the point of view of the aircraft concerned.

Abstract: In a process for depicting objects using an image reproduction device, data that describe the form and position of objects are fed into at least one image memory. The data are read out line by line and, along with other data describing the other properties of the objects, processed to form video signals which are fed to the image reproduction device.