Abstract: An auxiliary artificial heart embedded in the human body. The auxiliary artificial heart has an apex cordis area ring and a body. The apex cordis area ring is embedded in a cut-out apex cordis area of the human heart. The body includes an elongated pump section and a drive section. The pump section is inserted into one of the ventricles of the human heart, passing through the apex cordis area ring. A front end nozzle whose diameter is smaller than that of the pump section is formed at the front end of the pump section, and it is inserted into the aorta or pulmonary artery, passing through the center of the aorta or pulmonary valve. The pump section sucks blood in the ventricle through its base portion and feeds it into the aorta or pulmonary artery through the front end nozzle.

Abstract: An article handling system comprises closed loop pathways, movable carriers adapted to travel along the pathways, a plurality of article storage buffer stations located adjacent to the pathways, and a hierarchical control system for controlling the transfer of articles to or from a given one of the article storage buffer stations by a movable carrier. The buffer stations provide distributed article storage which allows the system to operate with enhanced speed and efficiency.

Abstract: A resettable circuit interrupter for ALCI and GFCI applications utilizes movable contacts mounted on contact spring arms adjacent a U-shaped bight of the spring arm. Closing of the contacts is achieved by compression of the bight by an actuating member that is latched in the closed contact position. Unlatching of the actuating member results when current imbalances are detected, so that the contacts are opened by the bias forces produced by the contact spring arms. A reset button is located in a recess between the prongs of the plug-in member so that the device can be reset only when it is unplugged from an electrical receptacle.

Abstract: In a semiconductor light emitting device comprising an active layer, a hole barrier layer is formed in contact with a first surface of the active layer to provide a barrier against holes in the active layer. The barrier layer does not provide a barrier against electrons tunnelling therethrough. A low energy band gap layer is formed on the barrier layer to have a conduction band minimum which is lower than the conduction band minimum of the active layer at least in a part adjacent to the barrier layer. First and second electrodes are in ohmic contact with an n-type and a p-type conductivity layers which are formed on the low energy band gap layer and a second surface of the active layer, respectively.

Abstract: In a method of processing a compound semiconductor wafer to deposit or form a specific layer on a wafer surface, to partially remove the specific layer to partially expose the wafer surface, and to etch a partially exposed area of the wafer, etching is performed by irradiating an electron beam and a specific gas which may be, for example, chlorine gas, bromine gas, iodine, or their compounds. Portions subjected to irradiation of both the electron beam and the specific gas are etched from the wafer. The specific layer is deposited or formed in the form of an oxide layer on the wafer surface by spraying an oxygen gas onto the wafer surface with light irradiated on the wafer surface. Such an oxide layer may be either an adsorbed molecular layer of the oxygen gas or a chemically reacted layer which results from reaction of the oxygen gas with the wafer by the help of irradiation of the light. Alternatively, the specific layer may be either a sulphide layer or a nitride layer.

Abstract: A ground fault current interrupter (GFCI) circuit is provided with the additional capacity of detecting and protecting against arcing between a power line and the metal sheath or cover of a power cable. An arc protection winding is located on the core of the GFCI differential transformer and is connected in series with a resistance between the metal sheath and a neutral or return line. By adjusting the number of turns of the arc protection winding and the size of the series resistance, the sensitivity of the arc portection arrangement to arcing current may be set at a desired level.

Abstract: An alternating current watt transducer including an integrated circuit analog multiplier, providing four quadrant multiplication, to the input terminals of which are applied alternating current signals proportional to the voltage and current determinative of the watts to be measured. The integrated circuit analog multiplier provides an alternating current output signal which being proportional to the product of the in-phase components of the input signals, is proportional to the watts being measured. The alternating current signal which is proportional to watts is transformed to a constant-current direct current output.

Abstract: A ground fault current interrupter circuit is provided in which open neutral and open ground conditions create actuation of the interrupter circuit, as well as a ground fault. This is achieved by utilizing a supplemental secondary winding on the differential transformer of a common type of ground fault interrupter circuit. An open neutral lead or an open ground lead produces a current flow through the supplemental secondary winding that induces a trip signal in the secondary winding to initiate opening of the power line. In a second embodiment the supplemental secondary winding induces a trip signal in the transformer only for an open ground lead, while tripping for an open neutral is achieved by directly gating an SCR switch. The circuit arrangements also protect against other conditions, such as a potential in excess of a predetermined voltage between the neutral and ground leads or a reversal of the input connections.

Abstract: A resettable contact closing device opens a load circuit connected to a power line protected by a ground fault interrupter circuit, if the neutral conductor is broken. The contacts are closed by a mechanical reset actuator only if a solenoid is energized by a potential proportional to the line-to-neutral voltage to hold the actuator in a contact closing position. If the neutral conductor is broken, the solenoid will not be energized and the contacts, and hence the power line to the load circuit, will be opened.