Abstract: A process for the production of bis-(5,5')-8- Anilino -1-naphthalene Sulfonate using an electrochemical cell, consisting of a container (a beaker), a carbon cloth anode, and a metal cathode. The electrochemical cell is charged with ingredients in accord with the following proportions--2.136 g (6.71 mmol) of 8- anilino - 1- naphthalene sulfonic acid ammonium salt dissolved in 100 mL of 0.1 M aqueous sodium perchlorate. As the solution is stirred (A stirring mechanism is used such as a magnetic stirring bar with the container (beaker) supported on a combination heat plate and magnetic drive stirrer), the D.C. power supply voltage is increased until current begins to flow between the electrodes. This solution is electrolyzed for approximately two hours through which time periodic samples are removed and monitored by Hplc (high performance liquid chromatography) until the amount of product reaches a maximum.

Abstract: An ambidextrous release for gun magazines in a retrofit design is provided for Colt government model pistols and other similar design semi automatic pistols. The new magazine release catch has much of the basic configuration of the original equipment catch but instead of a solid catch it has a pivotal lever, with a cam surfaced catch on the end to engage the magazine, that is pivot pin mounted in the gun magazine catch lock release structure. The structure is lengthened to also extend outward beyond the gun right hand surface with a right side button on the right hand end. The magazine lock release right side button with proper manipulation combined with pressure from the other end and turning achieves dog projection release removal and, in reverse, installation thereof without requiring the use of a screw driver or any other tools. A simple dog slot extension is machined within the gun receiver to allow for installation and movement of the new magazine release catch.

Abstract: A fishing rod holder mountable on a boat railing without any permanent attachment to the boat such as by screws, bolts or clamps and easy placement without tools. The holder is constructed generally of one piece of wire bend formed to the desired shape and used as such or includes a plastic tubular soft protective cover to protect a fishing rod and/or the boat railing and boat side top where it is mounted. A cross chain may also be included with the holder if a fishing pole is to be held at a different, steeper angle as opposed to just being held against the boat rail itself.

Abstract: A shampoo and scalp treatment basin in rectangular closed box-like form in the portable state and with the removed top connected to the head receiving end of the basin box and acting as a sloped back rest support for the person receiving a hair shampoo and scalp treatment. There is a half moon cut out at the top of the end wall of the head receiving end of the basin box to accommodate the neck of the user. The basin box top when serving as a back rest is connected to the front end wall of the basin box by hook connectors mounted in wall openings and engaging straps mounted on the back rest top. The basin box has screw head openings toward the top of each of the two sides and in the rear wall of the basin box for support attachment to a wall with wall mounted screws when used in a mounted state rather than on a bed, floor, treatment table or chair. A drain hose from the basin can run to a bathtub, commode or pail (whatever is handy).

Abstract: A resiliently deflectable spring safety guard equipped cardboard box cutter with the spring safety guard formed from strip spring metal with a formed projection extended through an opening in a cardboard box guide surface of the cutter presenting a protective profile of spring steel as a safety guard projecting below a cutting edge projecting beneath the cutter box guide surface. The strip spring metal safety guard retracts as the box is being cut and as the cutter is lifted away from a box just cut the guard shield returns to the blade protection state protecting from the possibility of accidental hand contact with the cutting blade.

Abstract: A belt for supporting trousers has a lower adjustable supporting strap. Stiff members are attached to the waistband of the trousers. Supporting arms are rotatably coupled to the stiffened members and the supporting strap. When the trousers are worn, the weight is partially supported in the small of the wearer's back and partially on the wearer's hips by force transmitted through the support members.

Abstract: An elbow hyperextension limiting arm brace spanning the elbow region when strapped in place on a person's arm holding the arm in a normal partially elbow bent attitude. The brace includes an elongate member of strong, rigid plastic conformed to an arm through the elbow region in a partially bent state and that is transversely curved to partially enclose the arm, and padding material mounted therein, that overlaps the edges of the stiff plastic member, for arm protection. A plurality of straps equipped with interconnect structure, such as Velcro interconnect material, are fastened to the arm brace to strap hold the brace in place on the arm.

Abstract: The mandrel is a high strength mandrel for bending tubing that is easily assembled in uniform pitch or multiple pitch ring spacing or combination of each embodiments. It is a mandrel with ring segments pivoting about their own center with the ring string flexible in any direction or multiple directions simultaneously. The mandrel has a detent structure tending to hold the ring string straight during loading of the tube over the mandrel using two detent balls and one spring in each ring ball segment in a mandrel linkage design absorbing, generally, the total flex angle within the first two links thereby allowing a larger link diameter for greater mandrel strength. The individual ring ball segments rotate about the centerline of the mandrel to effectively distribute wear around the circumference of each ring segment.

Abstract: A wig mount is provided equipped with a collapsible telescoping shaft with a top element bonded in a receiving socket within the wig mount cap. The collapsible telescoping shaft has a top element, an intermediate element, and a bottom element with a screw clamp pivotally attached to the bottom element. The screw clamp that is conveniently used to clamp the bottom of the shaft bottom element to the top of a table, desk or shelf edge is pivotal, when in the unclamped state and the shaft collapsed to a stowed state substantially within the wig mount cap. The shaft elements are generally smooth on the exterior but in one version contain a resiliently compressed spring that urges the shaft to the telescope expanded state when a catch is released that otherwise holds the shaft in the telescoped state.

Abstract: A control system for maintaining a desired water level range from electrodes spaced thereabove in a layer of oil where alternating current discharge occurs from electrode down to and through water to another electrode, with the electrical discharge occurring between electrodes disposed at all times in the hydrocarbon oil layer. With the situs of reaction being confined to the oil and the interstitial boundry between the oil and water, dangerous conditions of hydrogen generation are generally obviated over most state-of-the-art methods of producing hydrogen with a highly efficient production process. Hydrocarbon gases and vapors are also produced from the oil with a cracking process occuring to some extent incumbant with the A C discharge from the electrodes through the oil to the water. This has also been found to gradually upgrade the quality of the oil remaining while some is at the same time consumed in the system.

Abstract: A rotative plant material squeezing and shear force cell rupturing machine having a plurality of rollers, each with lobes and grooves intermeshing with the lobes and grooves of other rollers; the lobes and grooves may be either radial or axial irregularities of the rollers. By adjustment of roller spacing material processing may be varied from slight squeezing and shear fracture of the cells to almost total pulverization of the plant material.

Abstract: A pair of electrodes is floated on the surface of the oil at the base of a oil well. An AC high frequency current is imposed across the gap in the electrodes to develop microfine carbon which serves as a catalyst for the electrolytic decomposition of petroleum by a plurality of elongated, nonspark-generating field electrodes which develop a high energy field at the base of the well, such elongated electrodes also being immersed in the oil at the base of the well. The developed gases, consisting primarily of hydrogen, serve to both repressurize the well and diffuse within the oil bearing strata to laterally displace sufficient oil to adjoining wells for recovery at such adjacent sites. The combination of repressurizing and by means of low molecular weight gases, effects by diffusion, this lateral displacement of petroleum in recoverable amounts to adjacent pumping sites.

Abstract: A face and neck protective shield for protection against waving lotion, neutralizer or any other treatment used on the head with the shield generally put on the user's head after the hair is rolled for a permanent prior to application of waving lotion. The shield can be removed during hair rinse and then put back on during application of neutralizer. The shield is cut as one piece of transparent plastic with an enlarged central portion designed to shield substantially the users entire face from the forehead hair line down and two side extensions that wrap around the neck sides and back with overlap at the neck back. Two tie strips are provided on the shield with one strip being held in a folded over strip at the top of the shield extended through the central portion and into the side extensions of the shield to be twist tied at the back of a user's neck each time it is used.

Abstract: A structural element in rectangular form folded along its longitudinal center forming a truss element in triangular faced polyhedrals when end edges of the structured element are connected to the corresponding adjacent, respective, end edges of like structural elements in an assembled polyhedral. The fold in the structural element assumes a dihedral angle well under 180.degree., approximating 110.degree., with the truss element used in forming a four triangular faced tetrahedron, 90.degree. with the truss element used in a cube, although this is an unstable structure in not presenting the structural shape integrity attained inherently with truss elements used in triangularly faced polyhedrals. Further, the structural element assumes a dihedral angle approximating 75.degree. with the truss element used in forming an eight triangular faced octahedron, and approximately a 42.degree. fold in the truss elements forming a twenty triangular faced icosahedron.

Abstract: A wheel to wheel strut camber correcting tool including a heavy rigid frame channel body with wheel bolt openings to facilitate wheel bolt mounting of the channel body on a strut wheel mounting disk, and a reversible direction screw drive assembly mounted on the top of the channel body. The reversible direction screw drive assembly has a pivotal mount in parallel spaced mounting flanges for a rotationally fixed drive screw hub housing member rotationally mounting a drive nut. The drive nut is drivingly threaded to an elongated non-rotational bolt member having a strut attachment head constructed for being removably clamped to a strut.

Abstract: A dispenser for the controlled one at a time dispensing of a magnetic card to an operator who inserts the card into a magnetic card reader for entry of an active number in an "Electronic Point of Sale" advertising medium reaching a predetermined captive audience while engaged in the spending of money, such as in supermarkets, shopping centers, hotels, trade shows, airports, drug stores and the like. The card is also used to imprint the card number embossed thereon on coupons in a coupon book then handed to the shopper with the card then returned to the dispenser to enable the sequential dispersing of another card. A card being reinserted into the card dispensing carousel is inserted into a card return slot to rest at one end on a retainer upper ledge until an operator depresses an actuator button forcing the end edge of the returned card past the upper edge of the retainer down onto a lower ledge of the retainer activating a carousel upper drive switch in the process.

Abstract: Expansion tube fitting unit for automotive air conditioning systems, emphasizing a one-piece reversible tube valve unit, particularly in substitution for existing expansion tube valve units with positive reversal of the new and improved expansion valve unit to prolong use life not only of existing air conditioning systems, such as automotive air conditioning systems, but air conditioning systems in general, as well as for application in initial or new system installations.

Abstract: A manually operated apparatus for selectively directing shampoo solutions onto the hair and scalp of a person while the individual is sitting in a semi-reclining position. The apparatus is constructed so it may give a wetting action to the hair and scalp prior to directing shampoo onto the hair and scalp for predetermined length of time and to direct rinse water thereonto and the device includes applicators which are manually actuated to move in a circular fashion relative to the users head as desired providing high volume with low pressure to desired portions of the users head.

Abstract: A fiberglass oil well sucker rod with a male threaded fitting bonded to each end of a fiberglass rod so that the fiberglass sucker rod may be threadedly connected through interconnecting female threaded couplings in a well string to other like rods of the same or different lengths and/or to a down-the-well pump and to well string drive and pump drive equipment at the top of the well. Fittings on ends of a fiberglass rod include an annular shoulder that holds a centering ring for the rod, four tapered pocket steps, and finally, a centering pocket beyond the innermost step.The taper of tapered pocket closest to the fitting opening is more shallow than the taper of the following tapered pockets with the minor diameter of each taper having a radiused entrance tangential to the angle of the taper of the pocket to relieve stress on the epoxy used bonded to the rod and filling space between the rod and the fitting.