Abstract: A solid film of cured varnish formed froma liquid susppension varnish composition, the film of dried varnish consisting essentially of a solid coherent film polymer constituent formed by the drying of liquid component of said suspension varnish composition and embedded in said solid coherent film polymer solid ultraviolet absorbing crosslinked particles having an average size between 20 to 200 microns in the amount of from about two or three percent by weight or greater based on a weight of said coherent film polymer and methods and composition for making the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A frame for supporting a printed circuit board during manufacturing operations having a frame with at least one open area and frame holes arrayed around an edge of open area; a flat finger for each frame hole and having a mounting hole located in the middle of the finger; a stool for each finger having a stem and a cap on one end and a helical spring biasing the finger toward the frame. The stem passes through the mounting hole of the respective finger and frame hole. Each stem has a retaining member on an end of the stool distal from the cap such that each stool is retained in its respective hole by the cap against the finger on one end and the retaining means against the frame on the other side of the finger and frame so that each finger is rotatably mounted on the frame.

Abstract: An apparatus for destroying bacterial pathogens including at least one pair of electrodes secured in a housing configured to constrain flow of water through the region between the electrodes. In one construction, the electrodes are supported in a tube with sides of each member of an electrode pair conforming to the inner surface of the tube and electrode surfaces form a slotted space through which the water passes. In another constrcuction, one electrode is a tube and the other electrode is a rod supported concentrically inside the tube. The treated fluid passes axially through the space between the electrodes. A conductivity meter and flow meter applies a conductivity signal and a flow rate signal to maintain the field in a value that is not too excessive so as to prevent undesired reactions.

Abstract: A rack for storing one or more pairs of water skis and wake boards including one or more pairs of forks having parallel prongs extending from and coplanar with a base plate section. The pairs of forks are mounted on a support bar extending through an opening in the base plate section and may be positioned axially along and orientationally around the bar then clamped in the selected position such that each fork is aligned with its pair member. Each pair of forks preferably has three prongs for stowing one pair of skis or two prongs for storing a wakeboard. A strap is provided for each neighboring pair of each fork having one end attached to an end of one of said neighboring pair of prongs and another end hookable to an end of the neighboring prong so that the strap may be stretched over a water ski or wakeboard nested between neighboring prongs thereby securing a pair of skis or wakeboards.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for desalinizing salt water which includes pumping refrigerant vapor from a first reservoir to a second reservoir wherein pressure is maintained to condense refrigerant vapor pumped into said second reservoir to condense. Salt water admitted into a third reservoir in thermal contact with the second reservoir such that seawater in said third reservoir is evaporated and passes through a vapor trap into a fourth reservoir. The fourth reservoir is in thermal contact with the first reservoir such that heat generated by water vapor condensing in the fourth reservoir is absorbed by liquid refrigerant in the first reservoir such as to aid in evaporation of refrigerant to complete the refrigerant cycle.

Abstract: A refrigerating system having multiple stages wherein each stage has a boiler for holding a solution of a first constituent being a gas dissolved in a second constituent being a liquid. The boiler communicates with a separator where the gas is separated from the liquid by the heat from the boiler and the gas is then passed to a condenser where it condenses to a liquid. The liquid first constituent passes to an evaporator. In one of the stages, the evaporating first constituent cools the region to be refrigerated in thermal contact with the evaporated of the respective stage. The gaseous first constituent then passes to an absorber where it dissolves in the second liquid constituent that has passed from the separator to the absorber. The solution of first and second constituents now passes to the boiler where the cycle is repeated.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing contaminating metal ions and sulfate ions from acidic aqueous solution such as waste mine water which features passing the solution between pairs of electrodes, each pair of electrodes impressed with a voltage selected according to specific ion species and then adding chemical agents to raise the pH and form precipitates of the metal and sulfate ions. The precipitate is then separated from the water with settling and filtering steps. Application of a magnetic field is applied during at least the first mixing step.

Abstract: A derailleur activating device attachable to the handlebar of a bicycle also having a frame and a derailleur with a gear cable, wherein the device has a bracket tube secured to the handlebar of the bicycle, a shifting sleeve rotatably mounted on the bracket member, a pulley rotatably mounted on the shifting sleeve and a gear cable with an end of the gear cable attached to the bracket tube. The cable is wrapped partially around the pulley such that, when the shifting sleeve is rotated, the pulley is displaced causing the gear cable to be pulled such as to shift the gears of the derailleur.

Abstract: A food item and method for administering medication to a subject, particularly a dog wherein the food item is a short edible tube with an interior chamber having a closed end and open end providing that the medication may be inserted into the chamber through the open end of the tube and then the open end of the tube is pinched closed. The food item is composed of foodstuffs such as meats, a congealing agent, if necessary, such as flour and water, with a percentage of water selected to maintain a consistency of the foodstuff that maintains the shape of the tube in a handling operation yet is readily deformed by pinching the open end.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing cargo during transport in a cargo hold wherein the cargo is centerloaded to provide adequate air circualtion and to distribute the weight. Centerloading leaves small voids and large voids between the walls of the cargo space and the walls of the cargo space. Inflatable deflatable bags are placed in the small voids and expandable braces are also positioned in the larger voids. The braces feature two blocks, one block on the end of a threaded shaft opposite the other block. A speed nut on the threaded shaft is turned to adjust the position of between the two blocks. The bags are flexible plastic with a valve for admitting air into the bag and a separate cap for releasing the air conveniently and quickly.

Abstract: A karaoke device for playing music stored on replaceable solid state memory cartridges with a console having controls for enabling the user to select the musical pieces to be played. The device features an LCD screen for displaying the title and lyrics of the song wherein the words are highlighted as the music is played. The device is connectable to a microphone so that the users voice may be mixed in with the music. A console of the device has controls for allowing the user to select the title of the selected song. A keyboard is provided on a console enabling the user to modify characteristics such as pitch and tempo of the song.

Abstract: A thermoelectric generator system including a refrigerator of the of the absorption type having no moving parts and operating with ammonia, water and hydrogen to extract heat from a heat source and discharge heat from an absorber and having at least one thermocouple positioned to intercept heat flow from the heat source to the boiler and/or from the condenser to the evaporator. The system is arranged such that a boiler from one system absorbs heat discharged from the absorber of one or more other identical systems so that systems can be ganged together to produce a combine system having increased efficiency.

Abstract: A shelf rack such as for storing both men's and womn's shoes including a stack of shelf angles, a shelf angle being a pair of rectangular panels joined along a common edge and each shelf angle having a pair of bar members adapted for hanging shoes with high heels on side edges of the shelf angle. In one embodiment, the rack is structure of wooden panels and rods. The panels are hinged to fold together against a central panel for storage. In another embodiment, the rack is heat formed from a blank plastic panel. The heat formed panels may be stacked for convenient storage.

Abstract: A focused ion beam column featuring a combination of blanker electrodes and a chicane system of electrodes which permit selection of a target spot size by selection of appropriate voltages applied to the chicane electrodes. The chicane potentials deflect the beam such as to select the closest distance between the center of the beam and the edge of a blocker plate thus reducing beam blurring when the beam is quickly turned off and on.

Abstract: A Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer which features rastering the secondary beam on the surface and analyzing composition at each of the rastered locations thereby greatly increasing the rate of data throughput. The primary beam is rastered on the target surface and the secondary beam is rastered on the detector surface. The latter arrangement provides ways of interpreting data including mapping the distribution of selected species on the target surface. The secondary beam is generated from a gas. This latter arrangement is especially useful for studying reaction rams of mixtures of reactive gases.

Abstract: A hose having a multicolored decoration and method for making in which the decoration appears to be a tattoo on the skin of the wearer under the hose. The illusion is created by screen printing water based acrylic inks onto the hose wherein the properties of the ink, particularly the viscosity and surface tension, is selected in operable combination with the selected denier and modification number of the fiber of the fabric to maximize the reflectivity and transmissivity of the decorated fabric. Each color is screen printed in succession with the other colors. Registration between areas of the design is maintained by steps of the method including the step of preshrinking the hose and by using a novel rack to load the hose onto a form having an adhesive coating.

Abstract: A microelectronic circuit featuring techniques for further miniaturization having particular interest for devices such as hearing aids characterized as having four sections: one section containing "normal use" circuits, a second section having "special use" circuits, a third section for "control"; and a fourth section containing passive components which are generally physically large. The "normal use" section contains those circuits that are in use most of the time. For hearing aids this would include, e.g., programmable audio response circuits. The "special use" circuits are those circuits that are in use for only a short period of time. For hearing aids, this would include a memory for storing the user's hearing loss prescription. The control circuit includes circuits for switching the large passive elements of the fourth section back and forth between the "normal use" sections and the "special use" sections.

Abstract: A device for storing and carrying sections of a fish pole including an elongated central member with a substantially rectangular cross section and having a pair of pole catches, one pole catch detachably attachable to one side of the central member opposite the other pole catch detachably attached to the opposite side of the central member and a wall bracket with an extending double prong which detachably engages an aperture in the central member. Therefore the fishing pole can be stored against a wall or withdrawn and carried with the two fish pole sections engaged together. The central member also has a tackle box for carrying a lure/hook.

Abstract: A pedal drive apparatus for mounting in a boat such as on the rear gunwale of a typical rowboat featuring a drive wheel coupled to a crankshaft and also coupled to a propeller shaft through a bi-directional pulley system. Coupling between pedal crankshaft and flywheel and between the flywheel and propeller pedal is achieved with belts. A bicycle style seat with handle bars for steering is featured and a handgrip lever on the handlebar enables the user to lock the steering wheel in a temporary orientation.

Abstract: A solution and solution concentrate for cleaning metal surfaces, particularly aluminum surfaces in which CaO or Ca (OH).sub.2 is added to sulfuric acid to raise the pH to about 13.1 after which the solution is passed through an eleven micron filter and potassium hydroxide is added to raise the pH to greater than 13.8. The resulting concentrate is diluted with water to an appropriate degree, generally 15 parts concentrate to 85 parts of water such as to bring the pH down to a working range of 8.5 to 11.0, degree of dilution depending on the usage.