Abstract: A lithium ion battery comprising a negative electrode, a non-aqueous solvent and a positive electrode having LiV.sub.2 O.sub.5 admixed with a conductive material. The conductive material is preferably carbon in an amount ranging from about 2 percent to 20 percent by weight of the positive electrode. Ten percent by weight is preferred. The LiV.sub.2 O.sub.5 is formed by discharging an admixture of V.sub.2 O.sub.5 and the conductive material in an electrochemical reactor with a lithium metal negative electrochemical and having an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent to reduce by one Faraday per mole of V.sub.2 O.sub.5 the admixture to convert all of the V.sub.2 O.sub.5. The cell is preferably discharged to about 2.8 volts to form the LiV.sub.2 O.sub.5 positive electrode which is then removed and formed into a predetermined electrode configuration for use as a positive electrode in a cell without lithium metal present.

Abstract: A sputtering magnet assembly generates a magnetic field having sufficient strength to produce a plasma-confining magnetic tunnel over the front surface of a magnetic target. A magnetic shunt positioned a spaced distance from the back surface of the magnetic target provides an alternate path for excess magnetic flux liberated by erosion of the target. The alternate path provided by the magnetic shunt has a lower magnetic resistance than most paths that exit the front surface of the target, pass into the sputtering region, and re-enter the front surface of the target. Accordingly, most of the excess magnetic flux is prevented from escaping into the sputtering region.

Abstract: A method for producing a diamond/carbon/carbon composite is provided which includes the steps of densifying a preform of interwoven vapor grown carbon fibers form a carbon/carbon composite, and then depositing a polycrystalline diamond film on the carbon/carbon composite. The preform may be densified by depositing pyrolyric carbon into the interstices of the preform, either by a chemical vapor infiltration process or by a pitch infiltration process. The polycrystalline diamond film is deposited on the carbon/carbon composite by a microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process. The resulting diamond/carbon/carbon composite can be utilized as an integral dielectric heat sink by depositing metallic circuits on the diamond layer of the diamond/carbon/carbon composite.

Abstract: A process for forming a polymer (and the polymer formed thereby) for passivation, resist and bonding uses, for example, that is thermally stable at relatively high temperatures in excess of 400.degree. C., but is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. The process includes forming a heteroatom ring polymer that includes a chain formed of a large number of closed aromatic rings such as polyimide groups. According to the present teaching, intervening moieties, (that is, chemical groupings) in the form of open ring precursors of the aromatic rings, such as polyamic acid groups are introduced between the successive closed aromatic rings, which destroy and/or delimit the colinear character and the coplanar character typical of the successive aromatic rings, thus rendering the aromatic rings sensitive to structural change by electromagnetic radiation exposure, and soluble in common organic solvents, but with the exposed HRP insoluble in resist developers.

Abstract: A sputtering magnet assembly includes a plate-shaped pole piece made from a magnetically permeable material and a central magnet positioned substantially at the center of the pole piece and oriented so that its north-south magnetic orientation is substantially perpendicular to the plate shaped pole piece. A plurality of outer magnets are positioned around the central magnet, each of which has its north-south magnetic orientation also perpendicular to the pole piece, but opposite of the orientation of the central magnet. A plurality of primary inner magnets are arranged around the central magnet, between the central magnet and the outer magnets, each of which primary inner magnets has its north-south magnetic orientation parallel to the base pole piece and perpendicular to the magnetic orientations of the central magnet and the outer magnets.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the particle charge and size distribution of particles in suspensions of arbitrary concentration is provided. The apparatus includes a cell for application of an unsteady electric field or an unsteady mechanical force across the suspension of at least two different frequencies for accelerating the particles. The resulting acoustic wave generated by application of the electric field applied to the electrodes, or the electrical response and the acoustic pressure at the electrodes generated by application of the mechanical force is measured. Transducers convert the mechanical forces to electrical forces.

Abstract: A catalyst system for the polymerization of alpha-olefins comprising:(a) a solid precursor comprising the reaction product of (i) a halogenated vanadium compound wherein the vanadium has a valence of 2 to 5; (ii) a magnesium compound; and (iii) an inside electron donor wherein the molar ratio of inside electron donor to vanadium compound is in the range of about 0.2:1 to about 2:1; the atomic ratio of magnesium to vanadium is in the range of about 3:1 to about 40:1; and the reaction product (A) is a solid having a surface area greater than about 10 square meters per gram or (B) is adsorbed on the surface of an inorganic support having a surface area greater than about 10 square meters per gram;(b) a hydrocarbyl aluminum cocatalyst wherein the atomic ratio of aluminum to vanadium is in the range of about 2:1 to about 300:1; and(c) an outside electron donor wherein the molar ratio of outside electron donor to aluminum is in the range of about 0.02:1 to about 1:1.

Abstract: An improved mains outlet and method of operating the same that automatically and safely distinguishes between the conditions of human or animal contact with the outlet terminals and contact with appliances such as light bulbs and consumer products, to prevent any substantial voltage or power from being drawn in the former case and automatically applies substantially full mains voltage when the appliance is connected to the outlet, including appliances presenting inductive loads. Use with ground fault detector systems is also feasible.

Abstract: A membrane that is prepared in an oil in water system and comprises a hydrophilic polymer film having controlled porosity. Such membranes are particularly well suited as filters for cigarettes and like products.

Abstract: A relatively thin projection screen includes a sheet of parallel, specially treated fiber optic cables that emit light transversely, and an overlying liquid crystal display screen formed of a plurality of adjacent and individually modulatable liquid crystal shutters. A dot matrix of pixels is generated by controlling the sequential transmission of light to the optical fibers, and the transparency or opacity of the overlying shutters. As each row of the optical fibers is sequentially energized by a light source, the columns of liquid crystal shutters are simultaneously opened or closed in accordance with signals derived from a television video signal. This provides an optical reproduction of the television signal from the pixels of light defined at the cross over points of the rows and columns. The liquid crystal shutters are modulated to allow a varying amount of light to pass through so that different levels of brightness may be obtained.

Abstract: Process for producing metal oxide superconductor (MOS)-polymer (P) composites by (i) mixing a monomer and initiator with MOS followed by in-situ polymerization of the monomer, (ii) mixing MOS with a polymer solution followed by removal of solvent, (iii) blending MOS with a molten polymer and processing the MOS-P composite obtained by processes (i), (ii), or (iii) by extrusion or molding, and (iv) mixing MOS with monomers or prepolymers with or without catalysts to give MOS-P composite through reaction-processing, the polymers being one of all thermoplastic and thermoset resins, thermoplastic elastomers, or elastomers, the last with or without crosslinks.

Abstract: Methods of labeling and novel labels for needle syringes and medication vials are provided, involving fool-proof transfer of medication information labels peelable from the vial and applied as a syringe label tag or flag remote from the syringe barrel calibrations and in no way impeding physical syringe operation.

Abstract: Novel artificial or simulated stone facing formed on a substrate with surface-cured finish conformance to the finish of the innerface of a thin flexible film air-sealed to the outer surface of the facing before curing.

Abstract: Viscoelastic measurements of sublingual saliva thinning minimums are employed reliably to determine the approach of ovulation in females and other related hormonal and rheological functions.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with problems of energy conservation and more effective utilization at desired critical times only in, for example, sonar-triggered underwater elapsed time strobe photography of objects or scenes or in applications having similar problems; accomplishing such and other ends by restricting optical and sonar monitoring to relatively low periodicity intervals until the desired object has come within range, whereupon the apparatus automatically changes mode to take rapid successive strobe photographs or other records supplemented by contemporaneous sonar recording.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for enhancing the speed of both certain black and white and color films, through initial black-and-white development, and redevelopment with color coupling developers and color coupling dye units, and replacement of silver units with multiple color dye units for each silver unit that provide a color image enhanced over that provided by the silver image.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with employing substantially orthogonal transducer arrays with substantially complementary fan-shaped beams for pin-pointing underwater objects and the like.

Abstract: This disclosure is concerned with using different types of energy to probe for objects in media (such as water) in which one of the different types (such as acoustic energy) is more facilely propagated than another (such as light), so as to enable said one type of energy to monitor for objects of predetermined characteristics within range of another type of energy propagation and, upon detection of such, to direct the other type of energy to indicate such objects, and enable correlation of the indications of the same by both types of energy.