Abstract: A digital data separator is provided for separating clock information and data from a data stream which is subject to varying amounts of undesired jitter which tend to corrupt the data. A read data window of controlled duration is generated for sampling the input data. The current best estimate of the duration of the read data window is stored in a period register as a period register value. The period register value minus one is loaded into a time register as the time register value. A count down cycle is performed by subtracting a value of one from the time register value in each clock cycle during the course of the count down cycle. The read data window is toggled to begin a new read data window when the time register value is near zero, the value remaining in the time register being designated the remaining value.

Abstract: A process for coating a surface of a substrate with a polymer material. The process includes heating a polymer to a preselected temperature such that the polymer, if solid, is in a liquid state or if liquid in a less viscous state to form a polymer solution. The polymer solution may contain other components such as a carrier in addition to the polymer. The polymer solution is heated to a preselected temperature below the flashpoint temperature of the polymer solution. The polymer solution is held in reservoir and propelled through a nozzle to create a continuous flow of polymer solution in the form of a stationary wave. The polymer solution flowing out of the nozzle returns to the reservoir, wherein it again will be sent through the nozzle. A substrate having a lower surface is moved over the stationary wave at a preselected rate such that the lower surface of the substrate contacts the stationary wave.