Abstract: A pedestal mount for detachable attachment of a pedestal to a boat deck, including a shallow channel for mounting substantially flush with the deck, a vertical pedestal having an attached horizontal base plate sized for insertion into the shallow channel and for sliding there along into rigid engagement in the shallow channel, and a latch for detachably holding the base plate in rigid engagement in the shallow channel.

Abstract: A wireline retrievable jet cleaning tool (10) comprising an adapter axle (12), a longitudinally extending axle (16), and a nozzle housing (14) rotatably mounted around the axle (16), the nozzle housing having at least two longitudinally spaced-apart nozzle sections (18A, 18B) adapted to sweep jets of cleaning fluid over longitudinally spaced target areas in a well tool or tubular, each nozzle section (18A, 18B) preferably having at least one tangentially directed nozzle (44), at least one radially directed nozzle (48) and at least one obliquely directed nozzle (52). A longitudinally reciprocating jet cleaning tool (60) comprising a rotatable nozzle housing (64) adapted to rotate around and slide longitudinally along a fixed axle (66) responsive to increased fluid pressures is also provided.

Abstract: A plant container cover includes flexible sheet material that is conformable to the shape of the plant container. The sheet material includes an exterior and an interior side wall; parallel top and bottom edges, and first and second ends. The interior side wall is disposed adjacent to the plant container. A flexible covering is provided for the sheet material and is disposed adjacent to the exterior side wall of the sheet material for completely covering the exterior side wall. A fastener is provided for detachably interconnecting the covering to the sheet material. The fastener is disposed adjacent to the top and bottom edges of the sheet material. Additionally, a fastener is provided adjacent the ends of the flexible sheet material for selectively interconnecting the ends such that the flexible sheet material encircles the plant container.

Abstract: A gripper bar conveyor mechanism for transferring sheets to be printed from one rotating impression cylinder to another in a multiple color rotary offset printer of the type having sets of impression cylinders and corresponding blanket cylinders for rolling contact with the sheets to be printed therebetween. The gripper bar conveyor mechanism includes a transferrable gripper bar activatable for releasably securing sheets to be printed in a fixed orientation with respect to the transferrable gripper bar. The registration projection is affixed to the transferrable gripper bar. A registration pocket is adjustably affixed to each of the impression cylinders for temporarily receiving the registration projection of the gripper bar and thereby holding the gripper bar in a desired position with respect to the impression cylinder. A conveyor band is attached to the gripper bar and is operably connected to the rotary offset press for moving the gripper bar from one impression cylinder to the next.

Abstract: A cable anchor assembly (16) for an inverted, cable deployed submersible pump (28) that comprises a cable tensioning device (18) adapted to preload the multwire rope members (38) of the power cable (30). The cable tensioning device (18) comprises threaded upper (32), middle (34) and lower (36) sleeves, and the length of the device is manually adjustable by rotating the middle sleeve (34) relative to the upper (32) and lower (36) sleeves to increase or decrease tension on the multiwire rope members (38) of the power cable (30) as desired. The longitudinal bore (42) of the cable tensioning device (18) is adapted to accommodate and protect power delivery members (40) that extend through the bore for connection to the prime mover of the submersible pump.

Abstract: A spreading device for applying paving material behind a towing vehicle, has a fixed or extendable frame spreader box, an adjustable screed for screeding or spreading the paving material to a desired depth of spread, an adjustable compression roller for compacting the paving material, sides on the spreader box, adjusters on the screed and the compression roller to adjust the depth of spread of the paving material, and a pressure cylinder attached between the towing vehicle and the spreader box for applying pressure downwardly on the compaction roller while lifting upwardly on the towing vehicle.

Abstract: An electrical cable assembly (10) comprising a cable core (12) and filler layer (16) encased in longitudinally welded reeled tubing (23) so as to restrict relative axial and longitudinal motion between the cable core (12) and reeled tubing (23). Small-diameter tubing (24) is optionally provided as part of the cable core (12) to facilitate the delivery of fluids such as lubricants and corrosion inhibitors to downhole equipment. A method is disclosed for deploying electrical cables in deep wells through use of the subject apparatus.

Abstract: A wafer handling apparatus having a variable pitch includes a supporting surface (12) for holding a boat (14) in a predetermined location. An elevator mechanism (20) is operable to move upward through the boat to lift wafers (16) upward into intermediate restraining combs (24) and (26). Combs (22) are disposed on the elevator mechanism (20) for holding the wafers (16) on the edges thereof. The combs (22) can have the pitch thereof varied by the operation of a cylinder (56). The combs (22) have two rotating brackets (42) and (40) disposed on the sides thereof. The brackets (42) and (40) are pivoted on an elevator bracket (28) at points (44) and (46). When the lower bracket (40) is reciprocated upward by the cylinder (56) and the associated rod (54), the space between the combs (22) decreases.

Abstract: A differential comparator is provided for controlling two switches (40) and (42) to switch two supplies (10) and (12), respectively, to a common output node (22). The decision/control circuit (44) outputs two control signals (46) and (48), the logic state thereof being a function of whether supply (10) is higher than supply (12) or supply (12) is higher than supply (10). The operating power for the decision/control circuit (44) is derived from the supplies (10) and (12), and not from the common output node (22), such that when the switches (40) and (42) are closed and no power is being supplied by either of the supplies (10) and (12), the decision/control circuit (44) has sufficient power to make a decision.

Abstract: A method and system for deploying electric submersible pumps in oil wells using reeled tubing, comprising providing reeled tubing (10), providing an electric submersible pump (20) and connecting it to one end of the reeled tubing (10), providing electric cable (22) and connecting one end of it to the electric submersible pump (20), aligning the electric cable (22) with the reeled tubing (10), using clamps (28) to attach the electrical cable (22) to the reeled tubing (10), inserting the electric submersible pump (20) into a wellbore (18), and injecting sufficient reeled tubing (10) and electrical cable (22) into the wellbore (18) to lower the electric submersible pump (20) to a desired level.

Abstract: A fiber sampler has a flat collection surface and a carriage movable toward the surface to press a mass of fiber placed on the surface. The carriage, which includes a foraminous plate parallel to the collection surface, is pressed against the fiber with a predetermined pressure kept constant from one sample to the next with the pressure applied, a rake composed of parallel needles spaced rearwardly from a deflection bar is passed across the top of the foraminous plate to extract sample fibers from the portion of fiber extending through the plate holes. At the end of rake travel, the fibers are held between a fixed stop plate on the carriage and a back plate movable with the needles. A pinch clamp assembly is provided which can be lowered to grip the fibers collected on the needles.

Abstract: A ratiometric converter is provided that is comprised of a dual converter system utilizing a first converter (36) and a second converter (38). The second converter (38) is operable to receive the input voltage from a load cell (10) on sense lines (12) and (14) and compare them with an internal reference. Similarly, the first A/D converter (36) is operable to receive the reference voltage to the load cell (10) and compare it with the internal reference. The output of each of the converters (36) and (38) is then input to subtraction circuits (78) and (84), respectively, in the digital domain. In a calibration mode, switches (72) and (73) shorts the reference nodes in the load cell (10) together to determine the non-ratiometric offsets., These offsets are then stored in registers (80) and (86) for the reference voltage and the input voltage, respectively.

Abstract: A quick attach/release pole clamp is mounted on the side of a medical instrument case. A stationary clamp member is secured to the case and a movable clamp member slides in a slot oriented at a slight acute angle to the vertical, so that it moves toward and away from the stationary clamp member as it moves up and down the slot. A spring biases the movable clamp member toward the top of the slot so that the clamp is moved to the closed position. The user may support the instrument case in two hands while depressing the sliding clamp member to permit the clamp members to be positioned around a pole. When the pressure is released, the spring causes the clamp to close on the pole. A camming lever permits the user to provide positive latching of the clamp member from movement, and to engage an anti-rotation element with the pole. An interlock prohibits activation of the camming lever while the movable clamp member is being depressed.

Abstract: A process cartridge (14) is comprised of a process housing (138) and a transfer housing (148). The process housing (138) contains a photoconductor drum (16) and an intermediate transfer belt (160). The transfer belt (160) is operable to receive multiple images from the photoconductor drum (16) until a composite image is formed on the transfer belt (160). Thereafter, the transfer housing (140) is titled into contact with a backup roller (162) in the process housing (138) through a transfer roller (208). The nip between the two rollers is then operable to feed a piece of paper therethrough and transfer the composite image from the transfer belt (160) to the paper. Alignment pins (114) and (116) on the upper end of the housing and lower alignment pins (118) and (120) on the lower end of the process housing (138) are provided to fit in the guide rails (110) and (112), which provide an alignment function.

Abstract: A rotary airscrew having a central hub with coaxial first and second counter-rotating drive shafts, a first set of a plurality of non-lift blades connected to the first drive shaft for rotation to be rotated for moving air therewith, a second set of a plurality of primary airfoil blades connected to the second drive shaft, to be rotated counter to the rotation direction of the plurality of non-lift blades, and spaced apart from the non-lift blades with a small clearance distance to allow non-contacting counter-rotation, and a ring for supporting the first and second sets of blades with a small clearance distance between the ends as they are rotated.

Abstract: A system for computer cursor control, interactive draw graphics, and interactive data entry in which changes in the angular orientation of a computer mouse device as well as changes in its location of a flat surface are used to control the angular orientation of a cursor or pointer on a computer display screen, the angular orientation of objects and text on a computer scene, and/or values or variables in computer applications programs.

Abstract: Two cascaded eight-bit maskable counters (62) and (64) provide a sixteen-bit output, for instance, to a digital-to-analog converter (10). Each of the counters (62) and (64) is a maskable counter that is operable to mask off a programmable number of the least significant bits therein. The next adjacent bit thereto comprises a virtual least significant bit. During the counting operation, the count is initiated at the virtual least significant bit such that the virtual least significant bit is clocked for each counting cycle. An initial value is first loaded into the counter (62) and (64) on a data bus (74). Thereafter, masked data is loaded into the counters (62) and (64) on the same data bus (74) to define the ones of the least significant bits that are masked off. In such a manner, the overall resolution of the counter can be varied without varying the clock rate to the counter.