Abstract: A water filter cartridge includes a reverse osmosis membrane permeator spirally wound on a central winding tube and surrounded by an impermeable barrier layer which is, in turn, surrounded by a spirally wound prefilter. A post-filter is placed centrally within the winding tube. The cartridge is designed for functional installation in a housing tube fastened and sealed to a valve plate at a first end and closed by a removable end cap at the other, second end. Feed water enters the cartridge through an inlet port in the valve plate at the first end at an outer radius to pass lengthwise in prefilter. Prefiltered water returns from the second end lengthwise through the reverse osmosis permeator to a waste-water outlet port in the valve plate at an intermediate radius. Product water which has permeated through the membrane flows inwardly through holes in the winding tube and into a clearance space surrounding the central post-filter.

Abstract: An improved nest device construction for use with insertable ink jet print/cartridges having detent portions accurately located vis a vis their orifice array. The construction includes a U-shaped member, having a handle and arms spaced to receive a print/cartridge, which is mounted on a printer carriage for rotation between insert and retain positions. The arms have interior pinch surfaces for slidably engaging an inserted print/cartridge during rotation of said member and a bottom lip edge that extends inwardly to initially support a print/cartridge in an insert position. A spring is located between the arms of the member to contact the bottom rear surface of an inserted print/cartridge and tilt its front face into engagement with a positioning knife edge.

Abstract: A color thermal printer which offers good color registration when plural colors are to be printed on a print receiver. The position of the printing area can be adjusted easily and precisely by controlling the rotation of a drum which carries the print receiver. Also, the diameter of the platen roller is not restricted by the length of the print receiver being used.

Abstract: Photoconductive compositions of methine dye and aggregated pyrylium dye which, when incorporated into charge generation compositions for use in photoconductive film elements, display extended spectral sensitivity, enhanced visibility, and high resolution characteristics compared to either dye used separately. Preferred methine dyes are cyanine dyes with near infra red region sensitivity. The film elements also display reduced energy requirements for discharge.

Abstract: Tetrahydroquinoline rings fused to a phenolic ring form novel cyan due-forming coupler compounds which produce dyes having improved resistance to ferrous ion reduction.Photographic recording materials containing such coupler compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: A plurality of pivotally mounted lens frames are positioned by cam means and gear means to produce normal, tele, and pan viewing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable polyester containing a sulfonate group and at least 10 mole percent of a multifunctional or branch-inducing moiety. The polyester is useful to prepare coatings such as paints.

Abstract: The invention is performed by providing a first flow of water and surfactant, a second flow comprising solvent, base and photographic material, and mixing said first and second streams and either simultaneously or immediately following thereof neutralizing said streams to prevent hydrolysis of a hydrolyzable surfactant and/or premature precipitation of particles before neutralization. The streams then may be immediately treated for formation into photographic materials. In a preferred method the first and second stream may be brought together immediately prior to a mixer with addition of acid directly into the mixer to neutralize the dispersion of fine particles.

Abstract: An interface for controllably reading out color imagery data from a video frame store to a high resolution color monitor, without the need for traversing a communication path through the host computer's signal processing link, includes a programmable color correction mechanism stored in a plurality of look-up table memories, representative of color correction values associated with the primary colors of the video image. When driving the color display with the video image contents of the frame store, the contents of the frame store are read out on a sequential pixel basis and applied as address inputs to the look-up table memories. In response to each frame store imagery data input, each of the look-up tables outputs a color correction code.

Abstract: A technique for defining the gap depth of a magnetic head utilizes side-by-side knife edges which point in generally opposite directions, and define thereby a reference gap depth. The resistance of a conductive layer beneath the structure which defines one knife edge is the analog of the gap depth.

Abstract: A primary imaging member, for example, a photoconductive web is used to form a series of primary toner images. Each toner image in the series is transferred to a separate secondary imaging member. The secondary image members can be drums covered by blank master sheets. Masters are formed on the secondary imaging members defined by the primary toner image. For example, the primary toner images can be fused to the master sheets to form xeroprinting masters. The masters are used to form transferable color images that are transferred back to the primary imaging member in registration to form a multicolor image. The multicolor image can be transferred to a receiving sheet.

Abstract: An interpolation filter is used in television standards conversion to decimate an input sequence of higher definition signals into an output sequence of lower definition signals. The filter is partitioned into a plurality of computational stages. Within each stage, the decimation coefficients are stored in a random access coefficient memory and applied to a multiplier to generate the product of a digital input signal and a stored coefficient. The RAM is operable in two modes: a first mode in which new sets of coefficients are serially input to the RAM during the field blanking period and a second mode in which different stored coefficients are output to the multiplier for consecutive digital signals to effect a non-integer decimation ratio.

Abstract: An intensifying screen is disclosed containing a phosphor composition comprised of monoclinic crystals of a titanium activated hafnia phosphor host containing scandium ions or scandium ions in combination with neodymium ions. Scandium increases speed while reducing afterglow while the further addition of neodymium allows afterglow to be eliminated. A phosphor composition in which zirconia is at least partially substituted for hafnia is also disclosed.

Abstract: A continuous-tone thermal printer includes a transport mechanism for advancing a print medium past a thermal print head while continuous-tone image information is being printed, line-by-line, on the medium. To increase the rate at which thermal prints are produced, the printer includes asynchronous motor-control apparatus for selectively accelerating the movement of the print medium relative to the print head to quickly locate the print head at the start of a new image line immediately following the printing of that pixel(s) having the highest image density in the preceding image line. Preferably, such motor-control apparatus includes a digital signal processor which determines the maximum pixel density on each line. Upon printing such maximum pixel density, the digital signal processor causes a motor controller to temporarily increase the print medium velocity past the thermal print head to the start of the next image line.

Abstract: A photographic apparatus for processing light sensitve material includes a plurality of fluid suspension devices each having an upper applicator housing and a lower applicator housing situated to form an elongated fluid chamber. Processing fluid application means are located adjacent an entrance and exit of the upper and lower applicator housings for applying the fluid to both sides of the light sensitive material to create upper and lower fluid layers, thus suspending the film between the fluid layers as the film travels through the processor. Such suspension minimizes scratches or abrasions to the emulsion.

Abstract: A dressing device and method are described, for use with a needle that is injected into the skin. The dressing device comprises a cover sheet and a gel medium attached to the cover sheet, the gel medium being transparent and effective to reseal after being punctured by the needle. Most importantly, the gel medium includes a sterilizing agent.Injection of the needle into the skin occurs only after the needle penetrates the gel medium, so that the needle is disinfected or sterilized.

Abstract: An immunoassay test device is disclosed with dried reagent drops applied to a sloping side wall of a reaction wall. A method of applying them as liquid drops is also described, wherein the slope of the side wall, and the composition and volume of the liquid drop are selected to insure that the liquid drops do not flow down to the bottom of the well.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermosetting, powder coating compositions comprised of certain novel polyesters comprised of residues of terephthalic acid and 1,3-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)benzene in combination with a blocked polyisocyanate which, when applied to a substrate and heated, provide cross-linked coatings having a combination of desirable properties including good gloss, impact strength and flexibility.

Abstract: A Moire distance measurement technique for measuring the distance that a diffusely reflecting surface moves involves projecting a first grating onto the surface, imaging the projected grating onto a second grating to form a Moire pattern, and measuring a change in the Moire pattern as the surfaces move to determine the distance that the surface has moved.

Abstract: Magnetic brush development apparatus for applying developer material to a latent electrostatic image in which flow of developer material, distributed in balance across the length of the apparatus, is assured. The apparatus includes a housing having a portion defining a sump adapted to contain a supply of developer material. A magnetic brush is located substantially within the housing in spaced relation to the sump portion for applying developer material to the latent image. A feed mechanism, located within the housing between the sump portion and the magnetic brush transports developer material from the sump to the magnetic brush. An agitating and transporting mechanism, located in said sump portion, agitates developer material and transports developer material to the feed mechanism. In the preferred embodiment the agitating and transporting mechanism is a ribbon blender.