Abstract: An electronic system for identifying a particular line of a plurality of lines in a pulse field, where, for example, the pulse field is either of the 262.5-line composite sync pulse trains produced by a conventional television receiver and the particular line is line 19 designated to carry a Vertical Interval Reference (VIR) signal, comprises digital circuitries for identifying a particular region corresponding to a known line in the pulse field and for counting from the known line to the particular line. Sensing circuitry determines whether a particular information component such as the VIR signal is present in each pulse field, and digital circuitry generates a presence indication signal when a presence indication criterion is met for the particular information component in a given plurality of fields.

Abstract: In a bias circuit including at least a pair of bipolar transistors interconnected to function as active loads, two junction field effect transistors are interconnected such that the source of one transistor is connected to the emitter of the first of the pair of bipolar transistors and the source of the second junction field effect transistor is connected to the emitter of the second of said bipolar transistors, and the gate electrodes of the first and second junction field effect transistors are electrically connected to each other and to the drain electrodes of both the first and second junction field effect transistors. Alternatively, the drain electrodes of the first and second junction field effect transistors are connected to a common bus and the gate electrodes are connected to a low impedance node.

Abstract: A method for applying polarizer material to partially-finished liquid-crystal displays comprises loading a plurality of partially-finished liquid-crystal devices on a strip carrier, applying adhesive polarizer material in strip form over the liquid-crystal devices on the strip carrier, and cutting the polarizer material to desired size with non-contact cutting means.

Abstract: Small light-conductive particles are scattered randomly in light-conductive plastic. Improved light-scattering characteristics for solid-state display covers is provided.

Abstract: A wireless smoke detector apparatus including at least one detector/transmitter unit and a receiver/annunciator unit. The detector/transmitter having a pulsed infrared radiation source, a photodetector having an optical axis angularly intersecting the axis of the radiation source for detecting radiation scattered by smoke particles and a transmitter responsive to the output of the detector for transmitting a unique receiver/annunciator actuating signal which is distinguishable by the receiver/annunciator from other actuating signals.