Abstract: A center retention system for retaining a wheel cover on a vehicle wheel. The system includes a center piece coaxially disposed about the axis of the wheel. A plurality of radially extending straps are provided. The radially outer ends of the straps include hook portions which respectively wrap around the radially inner walls of the air hole slots in the wheel. The other ends of the straps are fastened to the center piece to rigidly locate the center piece along the axis of the wheel. The wheel cover is removably fastened to the center piece by a lock bolt or the like. The torque-tool-engaging surface of the lock bolt is provided in a keyed configuration requiring a unique tool for removal of the lock bolt.

Abstract: Apparatus is depicted which enables the sampling of the phase angle of a modulated signal and manipulates the sample signals to demodulate the same. The apparatus is particularly adaptable for use in demodulating the I and Q channel signals of a zero IF receiver. The system contains an angle sensing circuit which combines the I and Q channel signals in differential form to produce a series of output signals of an angular range indicative of the present value of the instanteous phase. The signals from the angle detector are coupled to an octant decoder which operates to determine the particular octant that the angle is to be included in. In the present system eight octants are used, each comprising 45.degree.. The octant decoder determines which octant the angle belongs in and assigns a predetermined angle value to that angle. In one embodiment, the assigned angle values are 0.degree., 45.degree., 90.degree., 135.degree., 180.degree., 225.degree., 270.degree. or 315.degree..

Abstract: A motor pump is described wherein an air cooled, oil-lubricated motor has its rotor axially displaced from its stator and in which the bearing support for the motor shaft is entirely on one side of the rotor. The drive shaft is coupled to the impeller in the pump unit by means of a flexible coupler which serves to reduce vibration levels which are transmitted through the piping system.

Abstract: A rising stem valve includes a scale plate attached to the stem and rising with the stem. A stationary reference mark on the valve bonnet indicates the degree of opening of the valve on the scale plate. The scale plate is rotatable around the valve stem to permit viewing from any position.

Abstract: A capacitor arrangement which is especially suited for use in an electronically tunable narrow band tuned cavity filter includes two capacitor plate portions which are juxtaposed one another to form a capacitor. One of the capacitor plate portions may be provided with a recess and with an internally threaded bore which opens into the recess, and an externally threaded trimmer slug may be received in the bore and extend to a greater or lesser degree into the recess and thus to contribute to a greater or lesser degree to the total capacitance of the capacitor. A dielectric spacer may be interposed between the capacitor plate portions to determine the size of the gap therebetween and to maintain the gap size constant.

Abstract: A continuous speech recognition system includes a plurality of processors doing template comparisons of speech data. Each processor has an associated memory shared with the other processors by direct memory access (DMA) through a shared data bus. The DMA circuitry is distributed between the processors to eliminate redundancy, since if each processor had a full DMA circuit, one of the circuits would be idle when the processors communicated.

Abstract: A process for preparing a slurry structured metal composition comprising degenerate dendritic solid particles contained within a lower melting matrix composition, the process comprising vigorously agitating at a given shear rate molten metal as it is solidified. Greatly improved processing efficiencies result if the shear and solidification rates are adjusted so that the ratio of the shear rate to the solidification rate is maintained at a value ranging from 2.times.10.sup.3 to 8.times.10.sup.3.

Abstract: A guy yoke for use in a guyed structure terminate two support guys coupled to said structure and to transfer loads entered on said supported guys to anchor means, said guy yokes includes two arms pivotally coupled to an anchor plate at one end and coupled to guy wires at the other end. A spreader arm is coupled to the arms to maintain them in a fixed position for forces transmitted by the guy lines which are below a predetermined level. The spreader arm is coupled to the two arms by shear bolts or pins. When the forces transmitted to the yoke are at or exceed the predetermined level, one or both of the shear bolts or pins is severed permitting the two arms to swing toward each other and thereby add effective length to the guying.

Abstract: A dual differential pressure/static pressure unit including a housing and three approximately parallel diaphragms sealed therewith forming low and high pressure compartments. Incompressible fluid then fills the respective spaces between the center diaphragm and that on each side thereof. Differential pressure/static pressure sensors are then provided. The housing is provided with passageways to conduct each of said fluids to the respective high and low pressure sides of said sensors.

Abstract: An improved cellular mobile radio telephone system is described wherein the switching matrices used to provide communication paths between subscribers is also used to provide paths for carrying control information between a network control and the various transceivers, receivers and transmitters at cell sites. Additionally, statistical multiplexers are provided at the cell sites for multiplexing control signals for many transceivers, receivers and transmitters onto the transmission facilities connecting the cell site with the network control system. At the network control system, apparatus is provided to reformat and packetize control signals from many statistical multiplexers and present the reformatted, packetized information to a network control processor.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a pipe or similar article includes a bottom skid member which has a relatively flat central bottom surface surrounded by an upwardly extending arcuate surface to form a saucer-like configuration.Positioned on the top of the skid member and above the flat section is an extending cylindrical pedestal member. The pedestal has a central slot into which is inserted a corresponding channel. Various devices can be directly coupled to the channel such as pipe clamps for securing the pipe to the skid and pedestal structure as well as a vertical post which has secured thereto pipe clamping means for supporting the pipe at a given distance above the top surface of the pedestal.

Abstract: A zone valve is described in which the frame for the operator unit is assembled without separate fasteners. Tongue and groove on the frame pieces fit together in an interlocking manner to provide a rigid frame construction. The assembly of the frame, hinges the parts against each other so that they snap together and are rigidly retained together by the inherent spring force of the members.

Abstract: The arrangement comprises N signal channels each responsive to a different one of N signals where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N signal channels includes a sampling circuit to sample the associated one of the N signals by a different one of N phase clocks with each of the N phase clocks sampling a different one of the N signals at a predetermined different time uniformly spaced over a given time interval. A delay means is coupled to each of the sampling circuits to time align the outputs of each of the sampling circuits so that all sampled signal pulses are time shifted consistent with the associated sampling clock phases. A correlator is coupled to the output of each of the delay means to correlate the samples of the N signals with a reference signal. The output of the correlators are integrated to provide the indication of the time of arrival of the N signals.

Abstract: The arrangement comprises a plurality of correlation means coupled to the received signal with the received signal being clocked into each of the plurality of correlation means by a different one of a plurality of different phased clocks with the different phased clocks occurring at a predetermined different time uniformly spaced over a given time interval and integration means coupled to each of the plurality of correlation means to provide the indication of the time of arrival of the received signals.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for the continuous production of shaped aluminum alloy-particulate composites. The process comprises metering at a substantially constant ratio a particulate solid molten aluminum alloy containing at least 0.10% by weight of magnesium into a mixing station while continuously vigorously agitating to produce a homogeneous mixture, simultaneously discharging from the mixing station a homogeneous mixture of molten aluminum alloy and particulate solid, transferring the mixture to a forming station and shaping and solidifying the composite.

Abstract: A contact retention assembly for a front insertion-front release socket contact in which the contact body behind the forward cylindrical mating end thereof is flattened and formed with a transverse opening. The bore in the cylindrical forward mating end of the contact communicates with the transverse opening. Resilient contact retention fingers extend inwardly and rearwardly from the wall of the contact passage to engage the rear wall of the transverse opening to restrict forward movement of the contact in the passage. A tool may be inserted through the forward end of the contact into the transverse opening to deflect the fingers outwardly to release the contact so that it may be removed from the front of the insulator.

Abstract: An enclosure includes a closed housing having a wall dividing the housing into a first compartment containing a high voltage portion of the power supply and a second compartment containing a low voltage portion of the power supply. A dielectric fluid fills the first compartment and partially fills the second compartment. A first check valve disposed in the wall enables fluid to flow from the first compartment to the second compartment during a temperature increase to compensate for expansion of the fluid in the first compartment. A second check valve disposed in the wall, in communication with the fluid in the second compartment, enables the fluid to flow from the second compartment to the first compartment during a temperature decrease to maintain the first compartment full of the fluid.

Abstract: A diaphragm pump pumping arrangement includes two diaphragm pumps which are arranged and operate in tandem. Each of the diaphragm pumps includes a housing and a movable wall that includes a flexible diaphragm and subdivides the interior of the respective pump housing into a pumping chamber and an actuating chamber. An air distributing control arrangement interposed between and connected to the pump housings includes a spool valve movable in a bore of an aluminum casing of the control arrangement between two end positions in which it alternatingly achieves the admission of the compressed air into one, and discharge of the air from the other, actuating chamber.

Abstract: In a zone valve, an improved arrangement for connecting the operator unit to the valve unit is provided. A one piece wire locking spring carried by the operator unit in conjunction with a groove on the valve unit valve plug provides a snap connection.