Abstract: Apparatus for applying a foamed medium to a running workpiece has a tubular housing which is disposed in the interior of a rotary screen and forms part of a slotted squeegee whose outlet allows the foamed medium to flow from the interior of the housing against the internal surface of the screen. The outlet contains one or more deflectors in the form of shoulders, bars, rods or other types of obstacles which prevent the medium from flowing along a straight path from the opening or openings of the housing directly against the internal surface of the screen. This reduces the likelihood of non-uniform application of the medium to the workpiece.

Abstract: In fabricating membrane elements, and especially spiral wound membrane elements, for the separation of extraction solvents, especially N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) from extracted oil fractions (e.g., extract of raffinate), adhesive systems consisting of specific silicone elastomers in combination with specific primers have been identified which are useful in forming the bonds necessary to produce an element, as for example, in forming the edge-seal bonds of the membrane that is used to effect the separation, in bonding the membrane leaves to the metal or plastic components of the element, and in forming a protective outer-wrap for the element.

Abstract: A composite beam built up in box form of four metal members, two flanges and two webs, that in some applications are of different thicknesses. The flanges and webs are cold roll formed light gauge aluminum or steel, or in extruded form, and the hollow box shape is filled with a structural honeycomb or foamed plastic, or an alternate lightweight bulk space-filling substance. The four metal members are two pairs of duplicate members formed and bonded around a core with staking or peening operations accomplished during beam box forming assembly.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing packages for LSI chips starts with the usual steps of punching holes in green sheets, screening patterning paste (adapted to form cermet conductors or the like after firing) onto the green sheets, and inspecting the green sheets optically. Here, subsets of green sheets are then stacked and compressed into sublaminates. The sublaminates are then functionally inspected electrically. Inspection is done by means of electromechanical contact, scanning electron microscope like techniques, or by other means of irradiating the conductors to energize them for electrical measurement. Measurement may be made between pairs of terminals on only one side of the device being tested, or on both sides of the device. Beams can be applied both top and bottom from a single source or plural sources. Measuring instruments employ various electromechanical techniques as well as electrons, light used photoelectrically, ions, or pneumatic ion jets.

Abstract: An apparatus in which flowing developer material is mixed. A plurality of spaced vanes project outwardly from a dividing plate to define a plurality of sets of chambers arranged in substantially parallel rows. Each chamber is arranged to receive developer material at an entrance aperture and to release the developer material from an exit aperture with the exit aperture being displaced from a position vertically below its entrance aperture. Each row has an alternate series of chambers with their exit apertures spaced respectively to the left and right of the position vertically below their entrance apertures. The entrance apertures and exit apertures of the chambers of different rows are aligned so that on successive recirculations of the developer material, the developer material moves simultaneously from left to right and from row to row, and from right to left and from row to row.

Abstract: For the marking of gas-permeable fabric or cloth webs and other material webs, especially for the automatic marking in a marking station, the invention proposes to contact the fabric web within the marking station with a film including the pattern to be marked off in the form of perforations and acting as a stencil, and to suck atomized paint (paint mist) through the perforations and the contacting fabric web, wherein this atomized paint is an aerosol produced by atomization of a liquid containing a dye or pigment dissolved therein. Advantageously, a fluorescent dye is used to this end.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetic bubble memory device is disclosed in which ions are implanted in a desired portion of a surface region in a magnetic bubble film for magnetic bubbles to form a strain layer having a strain of about 1% to about 2.5%, a film is provided on the magnetic bubble film so as to cover the magnetic bubble film with the film and then the magnetic bubble film is annealed under predetermined conditions, thereby providing a practical magnetic bubble memory device having a large bias margin.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetic bubble memory device is disclosed in which a desired portion of a surface region in a magnetic bubble film for magnetic bubbles is implanted with hydrogen ions with an ion dose of 2.5.times.10.sup.16 to 1.times.10.sup.17 cm.sup.-2, the surface of magnetic bubble film thus formed is covered with a film, and then the magnetic bubble film is annealed. According to this method, a reduction in propagation margin due to annealing is effectively prevented, and it is possible to form a magnetic bubble memory device of the contiguous disk type which is excellent in thermal stability.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium has a base film, an under coating layer formed on the base film, and two magnetic films formed on the under coating layer. An intermediate layer having little stiffness is interposed between the magnetic films to separate them.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flame-retardant insulated wire and cable for use in nuclear power stations, comprises the steps of: extruding on a conductor or cable care to a predetermined thickness a composition consisting of 100 parts by weight of a basic polymer such as a thermoplastic resin or a rubber which can be crosslinked by an organic peroxide-based crosslinking agent, at least 10 parts by weight of a halogenated acenaphthylene or a condensate thereof, and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of an organic peroxide; and heating a resultant wire or cable for crosslinking in the absence of water and at a temperature higher than the decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide.

Abstract: An electrically conductive layer on a wall portion of the envelope of an electric discharge tube which comprises an electrically conductive material and at least 5% by weight of silicon dioxide as an adhesive, adheres readily, is hard and can be washed with water.Such a layer can be obtained from a suspension comprising an electrically conductive material and a binder in a solvent, in which the binder is a quaternary ammonium silicate or a solution of silicon dioxide (SiO.sub.2) in phosphoric acid (H.sub.3 PO.sub.4), in which the mol ratio SiO.sub.2 /P.sub.2 O.sub.5 is between 0.3:1 and 20:1.

Abstract: A method for impregnating the interior skeletal structure of a ceramic monolithic catalyst support with a slurry of catalyst material is disclosed wherein a predetermined amount of catalyst slurry is metered into contact with a first end of the support. A cover is placed over the periphery of a second, opposite end of the support in sealing relation thereto to define a vacuum chamber adjacent the second end. A vacuum is drawn on the cover to draw catalyst slurry into the skeletal structure from the second end whereby the interior skeletal structure is uniformly impregnated with the catalyst slurry.

Abstract: A method of selective plating a component, which method comprises contacting a lower face of the component with a contoured lower mask having a plating aperture so as to expose an area of the component to be plated, positioning the component over a plating tank and selective plating the component with a plating medium, wherein the cross-sectional area of the plating aperture is enlarged at the surface of the component so as to define one or more cavities in which the plating rate is lower than elsewhere in the plating aperture.

Abstract: A felt applicator including a plurality of complex slits is utilized for uniformly applying a liquid solution to a moving wire. The felt applicator has an entry slit and an angle slit extending from the entry slit such that the wire to be coated is secured at a coating position at the terminal end of the entry slit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a dust inhibitor consisting of a 50% oil, 50% water emulsion in a ratio of 0.5% by weight to milled fiberglass blowing wool is disclosed. The apparatus senses the weight of fiberglass being milled and selectively and automatically sprays the emulsion on the fiberglass as it is being transported through the production system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method effect application of molten size to textile yarns, such as spun yarns. An applicator cylinder is rotatable about a horizontal axis and has a number of grooves circumferentially formed in its surface, with peaked lands between the grooves, each land making an angle of about 8.degree.-12.degree. with respect to a plane bridging the top of an associated groove. A furnisher roll, also rotatable about a horizontal axis, picks up molten size from an open-top trough and delivers it to grooves in the rotating applicator cylinder. The surface of the furnisher roll cooperates with that of the applicator cylinder so that sloping areas of the furnisher roll mate with the lands of the applicator cylinder and so that flat areas of the furnisher roll bridge the entrances to the grooves. The furnisher roll may be of polytetrafluoroethylene machined to correspond to the surface of the applicator cylinder, or may have an elastomeric material surface.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preventing deposition of polymer scale on the reactor walls in the polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, in particular, by emulsion polymerization. The method comprises coating the reactor walls with a coating composition containing, as the essential components, (A) an organic compound having at least 5 conjugated .pi. bonds in a molecule, (B) a chelating agent and (C) a metal compound capable of producing metal ions having a coordination number of at least 2 which presumably forms a metallic chelate compound with the chelating agent contributing to the formation of a strongly adsorbed layer on the reactor walls. The coating composition may be further admixed with a silicic acid compound such as a colloidal silica.

Abstract: A method is provided for forming articles from difficult to fabricate materials with precise internal dimensions. The article is first formed to approximate dimensions as a body using the material in powdered form. Plasma spray forming is proposed. The powder formed body is then brought to its final dimensions by consolidating and densifying the body about a densifying mandrel having a coefficient of expansion which is higher and outer dimensions which are slightly smaller than that of the body.

Abstract: A novel process for placing a thin film of a metal nitride, e.g. titanium nitride, on a glass substrate by mixing a metal halide with a reducing gas like ammonia, preferably within a range of from about 250.degree. C. to 320.degree. C., and then reacting the gases at the surface of a glass substrate heated to, e.g., about 400.degree. C. to about 700.degree. C. to form the film on the glass.

Abstract: A device for applying a fixing medium to electronic chip-type components, comprising a container with a number of stamps arranged in one row and displaceable in vertical direction. Each of these stamps consists of a stamp pin which is identical for all stamps, and an exchangeable attachment with a stamp head adapted to the components. The container is closed on the upper side by a cover plate provided with holes, on which exchangeable and displaceable supporting plates are mounted by means of magnets, each supporting plate comprising several openings adapted to the components. The cover plate and the supporting plates have guides and positioning means for positioning the supporting plates with respect to the stamps.