Abstract: A pigmented aqueous ink jet ink composition is provided which comprises a sarcosinate compound of the formula: R—CO—NMe—CH2—COOM In which R is a ballasting group comprising at least ten carbon atoms and M is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation, an ammonium cation or a substituted ammonium cation. Preferably the ink is prepared by dispersing the pigment in the presence of the sarcosinate compound in water, together with optional co-solvents or other components, and then diluting this dispersion to form the ink.

Abstract: There is provided a pigmented aqueous ink set which comprises: (a) a cyan ink which comprises at least one pigment which is a phthalocyanine compound; (b) a magenta ink which comprises at least one pigment which is a quinacridone compound; (c) a yellow ink wherein the pigment is C.I. Pigment Yellow 155; (d) a green ink wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Green 7, 36, and mixtures thereof; (e) an orange ink wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Orange 34, 36, 43, 61, 64, 71, and mixtures thereof; together with optionally (f) a black ink which comprises a black pigment. Preferably there is also present at least one water soluble organic cosolvent. The pigmented ink set is suitable for use in ink jet printing.

Abstract: There is provided a pigmented aqueous ink set comprising:—

Abstract: There is provided a pigmented aqueous ink set which comprises:

Abstract: Behavior modification of a human subject takes place under hypnosis, when the subject is in a relaxed state. A machine plays back a video or audio recording, during which the subject is instructed to activate a device to create a perceptible stimulation which is linked, through the hypnosis, with a visualization of enhanced or improved performance. After the hypnosis, the user can reactivate the device at will, whenever the improved performance, such as an improved sporting performance, is desired. This will again create the perceptible stimulation and thus induce the required visualization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for the delivery of a pharmaceutical agent to a patient that comprises polyethylene glycol, an aqueous solution containing polyvinylpyrrolidone, and a pharmaceutical agent. The invention also relates to methods of making a composition for the delivery of a pharmaceutical agent.

Abstract: A chip-scale sized package for acoustic wave devices, acoustic resonators and similar acoustic devices located upon, or fabricated upon, or as part of, a die. The package includes a lid that is bonded to the die by a strip of solder or other bonding material so as to leave a space between the lid and that portion of the die that acoustically deforms or vibrates. The upper surface of the lid includes electrical connectors that are electrically connected via plated through holes or other means to electrical connectors, or pads on the lower surface of the lid, which pads, in turn, are electrically connected by solder or other electrically conducting material to electrical connectors to the device that are located upon the surface of the die.

Abstract: A uniform, centralized system for converting all existing systems into one unique, universal system which allows for tracking those titles for articles objects of value, such as motor vehicles, boats, land, antiques insurance files, etc., in a congruent and continual manner. The system provides a centralized computer data base(s) operating in a "client-server" computer environment for use in creating a title history file, and for assigning a singular registration number and identification number from the VIN (or other) identifying number with those numbers being coded, and creating a coded title and registration number and for storing relevant data on the item. The centralized data base is connected to various authorized agents such as insurance agents and car dealers, and to governmental agents such as department of motor vehicles and tax collecting entities. In this way, all relevant data on an item can now be is maintained on a centralized system which is accessible to all who need the information.

Abstract: An improved method for supporting an empirical measurement of the data bandwidth that one or more computer disks can continuously sustain while reading data. In a computer system having predetermined workload requirements and disk storage for storing an allocation table including entries for meta blocks and data blocks, a method for supporting a dynamic measurement of the read bandwidth of a disk, includes the steps of: creating an alternate allocation table that ignores the existing content of the disk; creating meta blocks for a phantom file by allocating the meta blocks from the allocation table; allocating data blocks for the phantom file from the alternate allocation table; and writing only meta blocks to the disk, but not actual data blocks. Since the actual data blocks are by far the largest component of the files, phantom files require only a very small number of disk blocks, and can be written very quickly.

Abstract: A component for a window frame includes a first elongate member having an open side and a second elongate member. The second elongate member is attachable to the first elongate member at the open side. This defines with said first elongate member a closed space within said component. The component also includes ventilating apertures.

Abstract: A uniform, centralized system for converting all existing systems into one unique, universal system which allows for tracking those titles for articles of value, such as motor vehicles, boats, land, antiques, etc., in a congruent and continual manner. The system provides a centralized computer data base(s) operating in a "client-server" computer environment for use in creating a title history file, and for assigning a singular registration number and identification number from the VIN (or other) identifying number with those numbers being coded, and creating a coded title and registration number and for storing relevant data on the item. The centralized data base is connected to various authorized agents such as insurance agents and car dealers, and to governmental agents such as department of motor vehicles and tax collecting entities. In this way, all relevant data on an item can now be is maintained on a centralized system which is accessible to all who need the information.

Abstract: A horizon sensor for spacecraft utilizes two or three telescopes, each imaging upon a linear array of pyroelectric elements. The telescopes are pointed at the earth's horizon and the transition or midpoint angle between earth and space is determined in processing the output signals from each pyroelectric array. Low cost and versatility are provided with great accuracy due to, for example, use of a 32 element pyroelectric array. Such pyroelectric material is also tolerant of temperature changes and inertial forces.

Abstract: A sandwiching machine for use in applying a semi-frozen comestible such as ice cream, to a row of cookies traveling along said sandwiching machine. The sandwiching machine includes stencil means on the frame for applying the semi-frozen comestible to the cookie in a uniform manner. The stencil means comprises supply means for supplying semi-frozen comestible, return means for the semi-frozen comestible, and shut-off and by-pass valve means for controlling the flow of semi-frozen comestible to a cookie when the valve means is open and for diverting semi-frozen comestible from the supply means to the return means when the valve means is closed. Preferably, the stencil means are fed from each end and a stationary central valve seals the supply means and return means at each side of the stencil means from one another, whereby two adjacent rows of cookies may be supplied with ice cream.

Abstract: A sandwiching machine for applying creme, for example, a chocolate or vanilla flavored filling, jelly, peanut butter or the like, to at least two laterally spaced rows of cookies traveling along said sandwiching machine. The sandwiching machine includes improved stencil means for applying creme to the cookies in a uniform manner comprising a stencil sleeve and a stencil rotatable thereon, the stencil having spaced apart discharge orifices and the stencil sleeve having inlets at each side of the discharge orifices, valve means within the stencil sleeve for controlling the flow of creme through the discharge orifices, and creme hopper means communicating with the stencil sleeve inlets. The creme hopper means in one embodiment includes a single hopper for supplying the same creme to each stencil sleeve inlet.

Abstract: Orienting apparatus for elongated finger cookies or other elongated bakery roducts supplied in uniform groups. The finger cookies are supplied to the orienting apparatus in upright conditions and are then laid flat on a packaging conveyor. Usually, the groups of cookies are supplied in two rows in side by side relation relative to each other with groups in each row of uniform count and conveyed along drop gate members in upright positions to a dropping station, where the drop gate members are swung from supporting engagement with a group of cookies conveyed and accommodate the group of cookies to drop through a drop chute assembly in their upright positions and then are turned at 90.degree. and laid onto a conveyor plate along which the oriented groups of cookies are conveyed in a flat condition to a loading station for packaging or wrapping.

Abstract: Accumulator and stacker for sandwiched cookies, biscuits and like articles in which two side-by-side rows of sandwiched cookies are delivered from a conventional sandwiching machine and stacked one sandwich on top of another sandwich in an adjacent row and then accumulated into individual two high stacks with the stacks in tandem groups of two, three, four or more stacks at the in-feed conveyor of a conventional horizontal wrapping machine. The sandwiched cookies may be round, square and elongated rectangular cookies or of various similar shapes. The accumulator is between the discharge end of the sandwiching machine and the intake end of a wrapping machine, and provides a continuous high speed stacker supplying pre-selected stacked groups of sandwiches to the infeed conveyor of the wrapping machine in a continuous path.

Abstract: Automatic sandwiching machine for cookies and the like. The cookies having design impressed on one side thereof are conveyed through an oven in rows with the design sides facing upwardly and the opposite or plain sides facing the oven conveyor. At least two side-by-side rows are up-ended and stacked one behind the other and conveyed to adjacent magazines with the sides with the design facing upwardly. The rows of cookies are flared as they leave the oven with four rows of cookies in each group of flared rows and are conveyed to separate magaines design side up. One magazine is spaced in advance of the other. The magazines drop the cookies on a conveyor where the advance cookies are positioned to be deposited on creme deposited on trailing or upstream cookies. One upstream magazine is spaced ahead of the other.

Abstract: An automatic tray loading apparatus for cookies or the like in which cook are divided into two rows with cookies in each row separated into groups of a given count and continuously conveyed to a loading station for loading into trays. A pair of drop chute members are aligned with the rows of cookies and each arranged to receive a discrete cookie group dropped therein by a drop gate device. The cookie group dropped into one of the drop chutes is moved laterally into close proximity to a second cookie group resting in the second drop chute to bring the cookie spacing into register with the spacing of cookie receiving compartments in the trays. Drop gate slides for each drop chute are then activated to open chute outlet openings to drop each cookie group into an appropriate compartment of a waiting cookie tray. A tray conveyor then carries away the cookie-filled tray and spots an empty tray below the drop chute outlet openings.

Abstract: Valve mechanism supplying creme on the tops of a succession of two rows of cookies for sandwiching. The cookies are moved along a sandwiching machine by a conveyor beneath a rotating stencil supplying creme to the cookies, under the control of a one-piece valve assuring a uniform supply of creme on the tops of cookies of each row of cookies to thereafter be sandwiched by other cookies supplied to the cremed cookies as passing along the conveyor. The valve is in the form of a one-piece valve block supported at one end and rotationally adjusted to balance the flow through orifices in a stencil sleeve within which the valve is mounted. The creme enters the stencil sleeve from one end of the tube. The stencil sleeve has an outlet port for each row of cookies, which in turn supplies the creme to annular orifices in a rotating stencil, rotating at the speed of travel of the conveyor and the cookies carried thereby.