Abstract: The effect of angular errors or mismatching indices of refraction of color-compensation prisms of Abbe refractometers can be virtually eliminated by decentration of the lens used to image light on the refractometer reticle.

Abstract: Apparatus for the recognition of ventricular premature beats by an identifying width of a QRS complex by dividing the area by the height and further noting when the width measurements is at least 40% wider than the average width of the immediately preceding several QRS complexes. Additional apparatus for indicating ventricular premature beats by determination of an early width determination which exceeds the average width by at least 20% and is additionally followed by the compensatory pause as determined by interbeat interval measurement.

Abstract: A series of non-lenticular ophthalmic lenses for use in the correction of aphakia having, in the case of each lens of the series, a front surface of rotationally symmetrical aspheric cross-sectional curvature designed for wide field of view with consideration of the aphakic eye as a dynamic optical system and geometry permitting cast-finishing to patient's prescription in currently fashionable large lens sizes with minimal weight, thickness and flatness allowing close fitting to the eye. The front surface aspheric coefficients are selected to overcome prior art rapid zero edge thickness conditions.

Abstract: An optical alignment system having a movable portion which contains a centering reticle and range finder, the movable portion is optically coupled to a stationary portion including a field lens to permit the precise positioning of a member relative to an object observed at the field lens. A zone parallel light and an image on the field lens permit adjustment of the member and movable portion without corresponding movement of the operator's head. The system is readily combined with an optometer to provide precision positioning of an optometer eyepiece relative to a patient's eye.

Abstract: A compact ophthalmic instrument for refraction of patient's eyes is obtained by substantial folding of the optical system. The optical system is folded in one location using a reflection means that moves to vary the location of a target image being viewed by a patient for identifying the spherical power of a corrective lens, if any, required by the patient. A second folded portion of the optical system contains a cylinder means for cylindrically varying the target image.

Abstract: Articles having an interference coating which reflects infrared energy are disclosed. The coating has a period of three layers in which the first and third layers are a refractory dielectric material and the intermediate, or second layer, is silver. If the period is repeated once, the cut-off between transmission and reflection is sharper than the coating having a single period.

Abstract: A hinge for connecting a temple to a spectacles frame front. One component of the hinge includes a metal fastening plate with spaced laterally extending ears forming a pair of hinge leaves between which an insert of plastic material is fitted. The insert covers innermost facing surfaces of the metal ears and is itself provided with an ear which forms an intermediate non-metallic leaf of the hinge component. When leaves of the one hinge component are interfitted with leaves of an all metal second hinge component, the resulting plastic-to-metal bearing surfaces afford smooth pivoting action with provision for tightening against drop temple.

Abstract: Blemish quality of fused fiber optics faceplates, tapers, image inverters and other arrays of multifibers is improved by protecting outer fibers of the multifibers from excessive heating and/or contamination during their fabrication. A preform of a multiplicity of optical fibers is covered with a protective layer of removable material while being fused into a building block. The protective layer is removed from each of the building blocks and the blocks are subsequently assembled into a juxtaposition and fused into a fiber optic array. Multifibers so fabricated and used as component building blocks for the arrays uniquely minimize traditional "chicken wire" blemishing.

Abstract: In a system for measuring blood pressure and the like based on a sensed quantity representing the sum of pressure applied by a pressure cuff and a fluctuating component representative of the pulsatile pressure within the blood vessel method and apparatus for indicating blood pressure only if that pressure determined in a first preferred manner correlates substantially with a pressure determined in a secondary, different manner. More specifically, the sensed quantity is analyzed in a manner preferred for determining diastolic pressure and a manner preferred for determining systolic pressure, and the diastolic and systolic pressures or pressure ranges established by analyzing the sensed quantity in a secondary manner or manners. Examples of preferred and secondary techniques for diastolic and systolic pressure determinations are discussed.

Abstract: A coating composition which results from hydrolyzing 40 to 70 weight per cent tetraethyl orthosilicate and 60 to 20 weight per cent of certain silane is useful for providing abrasion resisting coatings for plastics after curing. Optionally, up to 20 weight percent of a silane having a reactive polar site or, in the alternative, a small percentage of a surfactant may be used to provide a dyeable coated article.

Abstract: A dispenser having a plurality of row-arrayed compartments each for releasably retaining a razor blade cartridge therewithin. The opposite ends of the compartments are respectively formed by a partition wall and yieldable, free-standing retention means positioned such that the end of one compartment is not in common with the opposite end of the next compartment, thereby making the compartments independent of one another to minimize the cumulative effects of oversize cartridge tolerances. The free-standing fingers also reduce the force required to manually load cartridges into the dispenser during assembly.

Abstract: A cutter for edging plastic lenses to desired finished shapes and sizes including a main supporting wheel having an effective cutting edge formed of a multiplicity of circumferentially spaced replaceable cutting blades for clean chip clearance and ready accessibilty to individual removal sharpening and/or replacement as needed.

Abstract: A solid water-soluble shaving aid incorporated in a disposable razor blade cartridge which gradually dissolves during the act of wet shaving. The shaving aid, in the form of a lubricant, whisker softener, razor cleaner, medicinal agent, cosmetic agent or combination of the above is embedded, dispersed into, formed as an integral component of, or otherwise affixed to the cartridge structure adjacent the shaving edge or edges of single or multiple blades supported therein.

Abstract: Light fatigue resistant, non-orange, photochromic mercury complexes of asymmetrical diarylthiocarbazones for use in making photochromic sunglass lenses, ski goggles, and the like. The compounds comprise the class of mono and bis mercury diarylthiocarbazonates wherein one aryl group is an aryl group substituted at the ortho position with an electron withdrawing group such as CF.sub.3 and the other aryl group is different from the first and can comprise variously substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl groups.

Abstract: Improved slew recovery in a composite driving amplifier for driving a substantially reactive load including a feedback loop to the operational amplifier from the load for regulating the output of the amplifier, the composite amplifier has a predetermined resistance R1 in the feedback loop and includes a second feedback loop having a predetermined resistance R2. The second feedback loop extends from the output of the operational amplifier to the negative input and is substantially parallel with the first-mentioned feedback loop. To maximize the recovery of the amplifier from a slew condition, the relationship of R1-R2 should be as follows: ##EQU1## wherein: V.sub.o is the output voltage in the amplifier.Slope, is the slope of the load voltage curve during the overload condition, andDelay represents the period of time it takes the overload operational amplifier to respond to a feedback signal at a given overload condition.

Abstract: A defibrillator, or alternatively, paddles therefor adapted with the wave-forming inductance of the discharge circuit disposed between the two paddles of the discharge circuit of the defibrillator and is so disposed in the paddles as to couple in a cancelling manner when the paddles are placed face-to-face. In a preferred embodiment, the waveform inductance is split substantially equally in each of the two paddles wherein each of the inductors have a value of substantially half the total necessary inductance for the forming of the waveform for the defibrillating wave.The respective coils of the inductors are wound in reverse directions, one with respect to the other so that the total inductance generated in a discharge directly through the paddles is substantially nil.

Abstract: There is disclosed a glass ophthalmic lens including an ion-exchanged antireflection coating. Metal oxide films including TiO.sub.2, CeO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2, La.sub.2 O.sub.3, Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, and SiO.sub.2 when evaporated on glass lenses in a vacuum chamber by electron-beam techniques form hard optical coatings which are chemically stabile at high temperatures and allow potassium and sodium ions to traverse the thickness thereof without changing chemical composition or physical integrity thereby enhancing ability of glass lenses to be ion-exchanged in a conventional ion-exchange treatment. This allows antireflection coated glass lenses to pass impact-resistant standards ANZI Z80.1 for prescription ophthalmic lenses and USAS Z87.1 for safety lenses.

Abstract: Organic photochromic materials comprising a photochromic dye and a resinous material can be stabilized with a protective coating which will protect them from deactivation by exposure to moisture, oxygen, various plastic host materials, reactive chemicals or even normal atmospheric conditions. Useful organic photochromic dyes include the spiropyrans, the spirooxazines, the metal dithizonates, the phenazines, the phenothiazines and other known photochromic compositions. Useful resinous materials include vinyl-type thermoplastics, cellulosic materials, polyesters, epoxy resins and aminoplast resins. The encapsulated photochromic materials of the invention comprise an organic photochromic dye in combination with an organic resinous material enclosed within an outer shell of an inorganic material and find use in the preparation of photochromic plastic films, sheets, ophthalmic lenses such as lenses for sunglasses and in camera lenses and filters.

Abstract: Casting a contact lens directly to finished size, shape and edge configuration. Casting is accomplished between concave and convex mold halves which respectively provide lens front and base curve forming surfaces. The rim of the concave front-forming surface is circular and makes continuous line contact with a spherical surface extended annularly about the convex base curve-forming surface to produce a vanishing thin edge without flashing about the cast lens. Provision is made for modification of the cross-sectional configuration of the circular rim and/or annular mold surface according to changes in lens edge profile needed to meet particular requirements for optimum lens fitting comfort.

Abstract: Photometer means usable in scientific instrument having a video display means such as a scanning electron microscope including means for matching the intensity of the video display to the exposure time selected for photographing said video display taking into consideration such film characteristics as film speed, reciprocity failure and exposure time.