Abstract: An improved liquid abrasive scouring composition which has substantially no syneresis is prepared by mixing water, an abrasive and a multivalent stearate in specified ratios. The composition may include a number of optional ingredients to further enhance the cleaning ability of the liquid abrasive scouring composition, such as non-multivalent stearate surfactant, bleach, bodying agent, electrolyte and absorptive agent.

Abstract: The meter senses flashes of illumination, it converts the illumination to an electrical current whose magnitude is proportional to the intensity of the illumination; it integrates the current over a period of time corresponding to a selected shutter speed by charging a capacitor; it discharges the capacitor and measures the time required to do so; it converts the time required to discharge the capacitor into a corresponding signal representative of an appropriate camera aperture setting for a preselected film sensitivity and shutter speed via a microprocessor and a stored data program; and then displays the camera aperture setting on a multi-segment display. This process is repeated with each new flash of illumination automatically. The meter also measures multiple flashes and displays an accumulated camera aperture setting as well as the number of flashes needed to accumulate that setting.

Abstract: A liquid scouring cleanser composition which does not scratch soft metals, yet has sufficient abrasive action to clean effectively using abrasives having a Mohs hardness of greater than 3, comprises from 2-15% by weight of a soap dispersion formed from the sodium, potassium, aluminum, zinc, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, mono lower alkyl amine, di lower alkyl amine, and tri lower alkyl amine fatty acid soaps, from 20-45% by weight of an abrasive having a Mohs hardness of greater than 3, from 1-7% by weight of an anionic and/or nonionic surfactant, from 0.2-10% by weight of a thickener, and water. The pH of the composition is from 7.0-9.5 and the ratio of abrasive to soap is within the range of from 10:1 to 3:1.

Abstract: A nonwoven disposable towel, having particular utility as a surgical towel, comprising a five-ply structure and method of making it. The outermost plies of the towel are tissue. To each of these tissue plies there is adhered an intermediate ply constituting a medium density, thermoplastic, long fibered, nonwoven material. These tissue-intermediate ply assemblies comprise primary laminates accounting for four plies of the towel. Between these primary laminates there is located a fifth or center ply constituting a low density, melt blown, long fibered, nonwoven material. The entire structure is heat sealed about its periphery and additional spot heat bonds may be employed to minimize slippage between the center ply and the two primary laminates. The two primary laminates may be embossed prior to assembly of the towel.

Abstract: A basketball goal for supporting a depending goal net having a plurality of cord loop portions comprising a goal ring having an upper surface and a lower surface, with the goal ring having a plurality of spaced apart slots extending peripherally around the ring and between the surfaces so as to receive a respective one of the cord loops therein. Each slot including a pair of side walls angularly displaced relative to each other outwardly from the lower surface towards the upper surface so as to provide an enlarged open end. A plurality of locking members dimensioned to simultaneously extend into each one of the grooves, with each locking member comprising a body element having oppositely disposed top and bottom ends and spaced apart edges intermediate the ends, and the edges being inclined relative to each other.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a variable volume film drum with a proportionally variable length conduit path for directing and controlling the flow of fluids introduced into the drum. The center conduit path is comprised of interconnecting conduit reels also used to hold the film. Each conduit reel has an internal conduit path, one end of which forms an outwardly extending flange or male portion and the distal end forms a receiving or female portion. As the volume of the container is varied to accommodate more or less reels, the conduit path formed by the interconnected reels is proportionally altered. The conduit reels are further connected to a fluid inlet tube in the film drum to complete an integral path for the introduction of fluids into the drum.

Abstract: In the representative embodiment of the invention herein, delicate instruments and electronics circuitry used for obtaining downhole measurements are mounted on an elongated support or chassis which is removably disposed within a tubular housing and uniquely restrained from movement in response to shocks and vibrations which might otherwise damage or destroy the components. In this preferred arrangement, at least one set of angularly-disposed transverse rollers of a somewhat-resilient material is mounted on the chassis and respectively arranged for being slightly compressed and rollingly engaged with the internal wall of the tubular enclosure as the chassis is inserted into the enclosure.

Abstract: An electronic coordinate transformation network using multiplier circuits for mechanizing and solving the equations relating the vectors of one coordinate system to those of another coordinate system.

Abstract: An analog-to-pulse integrating converter uses dual slope integration to achieve DC voltage to pulse rate conversion. An input signal is integrated, the integrator output is level detected and the integrator reset, at the same time there is issued an output pulse. The output pulse rate is proportional to the level of the DC input signal.