Abstract: A dental syringe covering, shield or prophylactic comprised of a thin, tear-resistant, but deformable material which is sterile and disposable for covering the exposed nozzle surfaces of different types of dental syringes providing a covering which will significantly reduce and/or prevent the spread of diseases which may be transmitted by or through contact with human body fluids and tissues during dental procedures.

Abstract: A method for achieving the effect of air movement in instruments during replication and sounding of complex musical instruments by separating unstable frequency components, the quasi-periodic components, from stable fundamental and harmonic components, the periodic components, of compound voice waveforms, storing the respective component information pertaining to the quasi-periodic and periodic components in separate memory locations, and recombining the quasi-periodic component with one or more periodic components in appropriate fashion to form and sound the compound voice waveforms.

Abstract: The invention comprises a process for manufacturing certain foodstuffs, particularly fish meat patties and/or nuggets, from the waste cuttings from frozen whole fish fillets without the use of binders, moisturizers, preservatives or other adulterating agents or the use of denaturing processes. The process produces a formed fish meat patty, nugget or other desired formed shape which is breaded and partially cooked. The formed fish meat patty or nugget is then frozen and stored for later re-heating prior to being served.

Abstract: A reinforcing latching means for maintaining the integrity of the upper tailgate-sidewall joint closure in a refuse carrier with a vertically hinged tailgate assembly including a handle disposed along the bottom of the tailgate which mechanically rotates a vertically oriented control shaft and is operatively connected to at least one horizontally disposed latching rod means horizontally moveably along the tailgate for controlling the engaging and disengaging of said at least one latching rod means with a latching plate means disposed along the exterior lateral surface of the sidewall.

Abstract: A solenoid controlled pilot operated valve in which the valve elements are grouped into main and pilot sections including a combined seal-bearing means surrounding the main valve member and a solenoid coil integrated into the pilot control section of either a normally-open or normally-closed configuration of said valve in which the solenoid coil and armature are exposed to pressurized fluid.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in the repair and realignment of body/frame portions of a vehicle having unitized body and frame construction comprising a base member for attachment to a body/frame reference point and a connector rotatably adjustable within said base member for attachment to body/frame straigtening and alignment equipment. The apparatus provides a secure attachment to the vehicle and several orthogonally related connection points for applying forces, or combinations of forces for straightening and realigning body and frame portions of a vehicle which have been damaged by collision or otherwise.

Abstract: A mortise and tenon joint including a set of self-locking plates placed in each of two juxtaposed structural members of a beam system for effectively creating, when the beams are positioned together, a strong self-locking joint between the two beams.

Abstract: A dental lamp adjusting means protective covering, shield or prophylactic comprised of a thin, tear-resistant, semi-rigid but elastic material which is sterile and disposable for covering the entirety of each of several different types of dental lamp adjusting means providing a covering which will significantly reduce and/or prevent the spread of disease through the continued touching of the dental lamp adjusting means by non-sterile gloved or ungloved hands of dental practitioners and others.

Abstract: A dental hand piece protective covering, shield or prophylactic comprised of a thin, tear-resistant, semi-rigid but elastic material which is sterile and disposable for covering the entirety of each of several different types of dental hand pieces providing opposing top and bottom apertures therein for access to the releasable securing means for the dental bur or other dental tool, clearance for operation of the bur or other dental tool and an air exhaust port for the air-driven turbines. The apparatus will significantly reduce and/or prevent the spread of disease through the re-use of non-sterile dental hand pieces.

Abstract: A shielding or masking device for use in conjunction with an X-ray radiation generating source comprised of radiopaque material having a vertically oriented opening having a broader portion twice the width of the upper, narrower portion nearer its distal or lower end to block entirely or confine radiation dosage to a specific area of a subject under observation or inspection and to prevent unnecessary and excessive radiation dosages to the subject during full spine radiographs.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for implementing a characterized thermal profile upon a temperature/time dependent process on any material or materials susceptible to such thermal processing in accordance with a closed loop environmental feedback system and a corresponding predetermined characterized thermal profile.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved therapeutic corset adapted for the sacro-lumbar and thoracic region of the human body. The corset has a plurality of flat envelopes of more or less rectangular configuration that are capable of receiving and storing fluid. The envelopes are provided with a plurality of vertical ribs perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the envelopes, said ribs forming a series of intercommunicating inflatable cells. The cells may be individually pressurized so as to permit an individual variety of pressure on different sections of the back. The envelope is capable of attachment to a belting material with fastening straps and having a means of introducing fluid therein.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved therapeutic support belt adapted for the sacro-lumbar region of the human body, having a flat envelope of more or less rectangular configuration that is capable of receiving and storing fluid. The envelope is provided with a plurality of vertical ribs perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the envelope, the ribs forming a series of intercommunicating inflatable cells. The envelope is capable of attachment to a belting or corseting material with fastening straps, and has a means of introducing fluid therein.

Abstract: A touch sensitive system for an electronic musical instrument providing a multiple key switch contact system for effecting control over two or more tone generating systems. The first tone generating system operating rapidly in response to the actuation of the key switch to produce a desired voice. The second or subsequent tone generating systems operate sequentially in a delayed manner on the actuation of the key switch effecting a predetermined delay in the production of the desired voice. The audio output of each of the tone generating systems is summed forming a resultant waveform for audio amplification. The key switch actuation, depression and release, causes the tone generating systems to respond immediately to the depression or release of the key switch which effects a change in the envelope characteristics of the resultant waveform.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reproducing the complete attack transient and steady state portions of a waveform is disclosed.

Abstract: A key action for an electronic musical instrument for simulating a mechanical-type tracker action having a single means embodying an electrical contact means and a motion retarding means to cause a toggling of the key while the electrical contact is maintained.

Abstract: A racking device for one or more different billiard games wherein each of the games have a different placement of the balls at the outset. The device being substantially triangular is convertible to the starting configurations of each of the games by the hinged overlaying triangluar member moving rotationally about its hinge point. Additionally, the external surface of the device has indentations for the placement of billiard balls in a newly created game.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for locating pictures or three-dimensional objects of any kind or size on at least one mat or mount using a template of transparent, flexible, semi-rigid material of a preselected thickness having guide holes extending radially outward from a center point on the template to align the picture or object in a preselected position on either at least one mat or mount by marking the at least one mat or mount through the guide holes corresponding to the particular dimensions of the picture by a marking means.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for interpolating between the harmonic structures of a waveform stored in memory during portions or the entire transient periods of said waveform. In an electronic musical instrument having a greater number of selectively actuable switches than note generators to cause the production of sounds corresponding to the respective notes of a musical scale, the present invention interpolates between the harmonic structures of a waveform stored in memory during portions or the entire transient periods of said waveform. This is accomplished through the use of memory units having a number of locations or zones within each memory where the number of zones is equivalent to the number of discrete harmonic structures.

Abstract: The string snub effect functions so as to introduce a different set of parameters for the harmonic content, envelope amplitude, shape and rate of decay and pitch of the resulting sound upon key release when a percussive string-type voice is selected in an electronic musical instrument. The apparatus for causing a snubbing of the resulting tone comprises a means for selecting a percussive string-type waveform and for generating a signal indicative of such selection, a means for detecting the release of a depressed key and the presence of the signal indicative of the selection of a percussive string-type waveform and for generating a signal indicative of such detection, a means for halting further interpolation of the selected waveform and switching to a preselected harmonic structure of said selected waveform, means for shifting the pitch of the generated tone of said selected waveform, and means for variably controlling the envelope amplitude, shape and rate of decay of the selected waveform.