Abstract: A superconductive switch having a high operating rhythm. The superconductive material in a thin layer is cooled by a permeable fibre glass strip which brings the cryogenic fluid into contact with it. Application to the feeding of a device by successive discharges of a superconductive storage winding.

Abstract: A device for coupling several data processing units to a central memory, the processing units being each provided with means for exchanging data with peripheral devices and with computing means, the device includes management means for controlling the sequential execution of orders issued from the memory, according to a hierarchical classification of the lists of tasks for the exchange processes and the computing process and further includes devices for commutation upon control of decoding means of a signal produced by the processing units, in accordance with the value of a binary digit associated to a task of a fresh list of actuatable tasks established in a non-hierarchical system.

Abstract: Pressure sensor comprising a rigid tubular element housing an elongated support member, solid or fixed with the sensitive element in the vicinity of one of its end portions, said support element being made of a deformable material and comprising an enlargement shifted or extended with respect to said end portions and in contact with the internal surface of the tubular element.

Abstract: A flavoring agent is provided for a tea composition to impart various flavors. The flavoring agent consisting essentially of geranyl acetone and .delta.-decalactone in a ratio of 1:1 to 1:2 and is used in an amount of 0.5 to 9 ppm of .delta.-decalactone based on the soluble tea solids.

Abstract: Step by step controlled servomechanism of the cylinder-type comprising a drive element movable in a case which it divides into two chambers and provided with a plurality of receiver ports, a distributor adapted to be put in communication with the high pressure and the low pressure and to supply said receiver ports, wherein said distributor is fixed and provided with a number of supply or transmitter ports at least equal to three but independent of the number of receiver ports, the transmitter ports being capable of being connected by permutation, in succession and in pairs, respectively to the low pressure and to the high pressure, the distance between the receiver ports and their length, on the one hand, the distance between the transmitter ports and their length, on the other hand, being such that, by the step by step displacement in one direction of the drive element, on one hand, it is possible to bring each time at least one receiver port between the two transmitter ports of a pair in such position that

Abstract: This fuel cell comprises circuits for collecting electrolyte leaks in the fuel and comburent chambers, said circuits being connected to the inlet orifice of the electrolyte pump.The electrolyte tank is located above the electrolyte pump and adjustment means provide for a pressure drop in the electrolyte flow between the tank and the pump inlet.

Abstract: In a procedure of preparing fibrous metal material by electrolytically deiting metal on conductive fibres forming a skeleton, the fibres are carded during deposition of the metal. The fibres are carded in a rotatable drum containing a fibre carding device which operates during rotation of the drum to card fibres while metal is being electrolytically deposited on the fibres.

Abstract: This invention encompasses novel 2,2-diaryl-3-(1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl)propionamides and intermediates thereto. These compounds are useful anti-diarrheal agents which possess little or no analgesic activity.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for manufacturing dry, solid molasses of greatly improved storage stability uses thin-layer cooling to ensure that the dried molasses has been cooled to the core. The cooled molasses is then precrushed and pulverized by impact without crushing or significant friction.

Abstract: A collecting device for the collection of excretions from various body openings, both natural and surgical in nature, is disclosed. The collecting device includes an inflatable collar which may be inserted into a body opening prior to inflation, and then be inflated in order to firmly anchor itself within that opening and prevent its inadvertent removal therefrom, or attached to a body opening or appendage. A solid elongated tubular member is heat-sealed to either the inner diameter or outer diameter of the inflatable collar, and forms a continuous channel connecting the inflatable collar to a bag disposed external to the body opening so that body secretions from that opening are collected in the bag in a simple and hygienic manner.

Abstract: Preparation of antiarrhythmic and antifungal (8.alpha.,13a.beta. )-8-carbocyclic/carbocyclic methyl-5,8,13,13a-tetrahydro-2,3,10,11-tetramethoxy-6H-dibenzo[a,g]quinoli zines is disclosed.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring the vibratory displacements of a diffusing or reflecting solid body which in a preferred application is a turbine blade. A laser source of rectilinearly polarized monochromatic light provides a laser beam which is directed at the solid body. The beam reflected off the body is directed toward a first photocell with a photomultiplier along with part of the incident laser beam. Part of the reflected beam is directed toward a second photocell with a photomultiplier. A Kerr or Pockels cell varies the intensity of the laser beam in response to the output current strength from the second photocell to maintain the lighting of the first photocell constant regardless of the presence of speckle phenomenon. Apertures are arranged in front of the photocells and sufficiently small, e.g. one tenth the diameter of the grains of materials of the solid body, so that the lighting of the first photocell may be considered constant at all points.

Abstract: The above-captioned compounds are produced from optionally substituted benzoin compounds by sequential reactions with trizincbismethylene dibromide, phosphorous trichloride and an appropriately substituted amine. The instant compounds are valuable as pharmacological agents as is evidenced by their anti-microbial, anti-arrhythmic, pepsin-inhibitory and anti-hypertensive activity.

Abstract: In a radar installation for measuring distances by transmitting and receig signal modulated by sequences of pseudo-random bits, generation both of the sequence of pseudo-random bits and of corresponding sequences with which the received radar signal is correlated, is controlled by a variable frequency clock. The frequency of the clock is varied to maximize the peak of the correlation function and the resulting frequency used to indicate the radar-target distance.

Abstract: A new type of gripping shoe for traction devices of the caterpillar type, comprising a deformable element of composite structure. The deformable element comprises a body member which is mechanically resistant, deformable and of low elasticity. This body member is provided with a large internal recess housing a sole member of a highly deformable, elastic and substantially incompressible material.

Abstract: This invention encompasses novel 5-[1,1-diphenyl-3-(5-or 6-hydroxy-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl)propyl]-2-alkyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles and their lower O-alkanoyl derivatives. These compounds are useful anti-diarrheal agents and also possess little or no analgesic activity.

Abstract: Preparation of antifungal [8.alpha.(E),13a.beta.]-5,8,13,13a-tetrahydro-2,3,10,11-tetramethoxy-8-(2- phenylethenyl)-6H-dibenzo[a,g]quinolizines is disclosed.

Abstract: A fastening device for securing articles together, the device including releasably connected male and female components. The male component comprises a pin and the female component comprises a retaining insert positioned in a housing for releasably clamping the pin. When joined, the pin can not be separated from the retainer except by a special tool. The insert is of magnetic material, and an actuating tool including an electromagnet is employed to actuate the insert to permit removal of the pin. The housed insert is attached to a tag, with the tag being attached to the article which is to be sold. The tag houses an electrical circuit which activates an alarm if the tag is not properly removed at the checkout point by means of the special tool.

Abstract: An electric receptacle for ordinary household or trade size junction boxes having a complete ground fault circuit interrupter incorporated in the receptacle, including electronic components to detect a ground fault on the load side of such receptacle, and a coil and trip mechanism which is actuated when a ground fault is detected. A number of the components are utilized in this invention in ways that enable them to perform multiple functions eliminating the need for separate components and the space they would require, thereby making it possible to install a complete ground fault circuit interrupter in a smaller space within a receptacle.