Abstract: An electronic data transmission system has a low peak-to-average power ratio by including a transmitter circuit which receives an input signal and in response generates a distorted output signal. This distorted output signal is generated by amplifying the input signal with one particular gain when the input signal is at a maximum magnitude which gives the distorted output signal a corresponding maximum magnitude, and by amplifying the input signal with a larger gain when the input signal is in a predetermined range below the maximum magnitude. The distorted output signal travels over a communication channel to a receiver circuit, which regenerates the input signal by amplifying the distorted output signal with a gain that is the inverse of the gain by which the distorted signal is generated.

Abstract: A polymerization process for olefinically or acetylenically unsaturated monomers is disclosed. The process comprises contacting the one or more of the monomers with a suitable ionic catalyst system in the presence of a long-chain, linear alkyl ligand-containing organo aluminum compound. Preferred ionic catalysts are derived from 1) bridged hafnium compounds, 2) silicon bridged monocyclopentadienyl titanium compounds and 3) unbridged, bulky Group 15 containing, bulky monocyclopentadienyl titanium compounds, and a non-coordinating anion precursor compound. A class of preferred anion precursors consists of hydrated salts comprising a Group 1 or 2 cation and a non-coordinating anion. Using the preferred ionic catalysts high temperature processes, e.g., at or above 90.degree. C. can be conducted to prepare polyolefins, particularly ethylene copolymers, of both high molecular weight and high comonomer content.

Abstract: A moisture drain plug for use with a cylindrical motor housing provides a plurality of diverse drainage pathways to promote the egress of moisture from within the housing. The plurality of diverse drainage pathways includes a first set of primary moisture egress pathways and a second set of secondary moisture egress pathways. Should one or more of the primary moisture egress pathways become clogged, the secondary moisture egress pathways provide for more than adequate drainage from the motor housing.

Abstract: A high speed bit synchronizer is provided with a digital phase detector and a digital offset eliminating circuit. The output of the digital offset eliminating circuit is summed together with the output of the digital phase detector to compensate for the DC offset voltage generated by unsymmetrical digital data received at the input of the phase detector. Further, the phase error offset voltage produced at the output of the digital phase detector is linearized so that the lock point of the phase S-curve located on a linearized portion of a phase offset S-curve, thus, substantially eliminating all seeking and jitter that normally occurs at the lock point.

Abstract: An improved quadrature phase shift key modulator circuit of the type which includes a non-linear amplifier in the transmitter and includes a frequency select logic circuit for receiving the in phase and quadrature phase digital data to be modulated onto a carrier frequency signal. The output of the frequency select circuit produces select signals that are coupled to the input of a digital carrier frequency generator. The digital carrier frequency generator synthesizes and increases, decreases, or leaves unchanged the carrier frequency as a representation of the data occurring on the in phase and quadrature phase input lines. The output of the digital carrier frequency generator is smoothed and converted to an analog signal which has a constant vector power magnitude during phase change.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a methyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group, R'.sub.1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, R".sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group, R.sub.3 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group, R.sub.4 represents a 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl group, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together form, with the adjacent nitrogen atom, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinol-2-yl, 6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinol-2-yl, 5,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-3-yl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyrid-6-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-2-yl or 2,3,4,5-tetra-hydro-1H-3-benzazepin-3-yl, group are useful in the treatment of cerebral disorders.

Abstract: A seismic expansion joint cover includes a floor bridge panel having mutually perpendicular elongated U-shaped bearing receiver guideways adjacent its opposite ends slidably supported by linear bearings affixed to the floor portions on opposite sides of the gap. The receiver guideways are open vertically to allow the floor bridge cover to displace vertically. A cover plate frame defines the boundaries of a floor recess that receives portions of the floor bridge panel in all relative positions of the floor portions as the width of the gap changes. The portion of the floor bridge panel that overlies the gap is covered by a first floor cover plate, and the recess and the remaining portion of the floor bridge plate are covered by a second floor cover plate, which is supported by the cover plate frame and by the portion of the floor bridge panel that it overlies. The second cover plate is resiliently attached to the cover plate frame so that it can lift up and ride over the first cover plate when the gap narrows.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine atom or a methyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy or nitro group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group; R.sub.4 represents a 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl group; or alternatively R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 complete, with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-3-yl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyrid-6-yl, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyrid-6-yl or 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-2-yl group; are useful for the treatment and prevention of cerebral disorders.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Y represents hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, methyl or methoxy, R.sub.1 represents phenyl substituted by fluorine, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl or phenyl, or R.sub.1 represents 2-thienyl, R.sub.2 represents methyl, and R.sub.3 represents (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl, or phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.2)-alkyl optionally substituted on the ring by 2 to 3 methoxy groups, or 2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 form, with the adjacent nitrogen, 4-phenyl(1-piperidyl), 4-phenylmethyl(1-piperidyl), 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolyl, 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolyl, 5,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolyl, 6,7-dimethoxy 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolyl, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-3-yl, or 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-3-yl, and X represents carbonyl or sulphonyl, and their salts are useful as neuroprotective and antiiischaemic agents.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds which are tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an unbranched (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6) alkoxy group, a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl) (C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy) group or an aryl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy) group,R.sub.2 represents a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) alkyl group, an aryl group optionally substituted with at least one methoxy group, a pyridyl group or a benzodioxanyl group,R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.2) alkyl group, and n=0 to 3, or are addition salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids. The compounds of the invention have anti-ischaemic activity.

Abstract: A foot mat comprises a multiplicity of elongated rail members formed by coextrusion of a substantially rigid polymeric material and a compressible polymeric material. Each rail member has a rigid tread-supporting web portion, at least two rigid leg portions, which are adapted to support the tread-supporting web portion stably on a surface, a cushion portion of the compressible material on the bottom of each leg portion, and a pair of rigid bulbous coupling portions of the substantially rigid material, one on each side of the tread-supporting web portion. Each coupling portion is substantially longitudinally coextensive with the tread-supporting web portion and extends generally laterally outwardly from the tread-supporting web portion. A tread member is received on the top of the tread-supporting web portion of the rail member.

Abstract: Radiation curable coating compositions for providing solvent-resistant abhesive coatings comprise polyfluorinated acrylates and methacrylates, polyethylenically unsaturated crosslinking agents and a film-forming organic polymer. The compositions can be used after radiation curing to render substrates oil, soil, and water repellent. The cured compositions have particular use as release coatings in image transfer systems wherein a fused xerographic image is transferred from the release coated surface, to another surface due to the particular characteristics of the coatings. Novel poly(fluorooxyalkylene)urethane acrylate compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: The preferred arrangement utilizes a magnet suspended at the center of an elastic cord over a pickup coil. Movement of the magnet is sensed by the coil in that signals are generated by such movement. The signals are processed in the combination of a time delay circuit and a comparator to provide an output which is a measure of acceleration of the element on which the elastic cord is mounted and, in one form, by a measure of jerk in a similar time delay circuit and comparator combination.

Abstract: A gelled water-bearing explosive comprising a water-soluble oxygen releasing salt such as ammonium nitrate, a fuel, water and a gelling agent. The gelling agent is an organic metallic complex of a metal with a copolymer of a water-soluble monomer and a monomer which forms, with a metal, a chelate ring.

Abstract: A music teaching and computation device in the form of a slide rule has a first display part on which are set out, by means of indicia the characteristic structures of five different modes of music. A second relatively movable display part co-operating with the first display part has indicia thereon representing notes of a musical keyboard, separated by spatial intervals in proportion to the musical intervals of pitch between the notes represented thereby. The first and second indicia can be brought into registry with each other, so as to compute the chords and scales in any of the presented given modes of music.

Abstract: An apparatus for metering and transporting particulate material, particularly seeds, in which suction is continuously applied to holes in a surface of a drum to enable the particles to be picked up by the drum, an air pressure device being provided to produce an air stream for entraining and accelerating the particles along a transport passage away from the drum surface.

Abstract: A filter including a housing spanned by a cap. A liner constituting a filtering medium is fitted into the housing with the outer surface of the liner contacting the inner surface of the housing. A wall member supports one end of the liner within the housing. Liquid is introduced into the filter housing through an inlet port where it passes through the liner and out openings formed by the wall member at one end of the liner.

Abstract: A filter which includes a container-shaped housing having a top wall with multiple openings therein. A filter element is fitted into each housing top wall opening. A cover having an offset portion spans the housing top wall with the offset portion thereof being located spacedly above each of the filter elements. The filter housing includes a liquid outlet. A liquid inlet is provided which directs liquid into the space under the offset portion of the cover. The liquid then passes downwardly through the filter elements, into the interior of the housing, and out the liquid outlet in the housing.

Abstract: A heterogeneous elastomeric particle comprising a substantially inert elastomeric core surrounded by a surface layer capable of forming free radicals wherein the surface layer is covalently bonded to the elastomeric core and wherein the inert elastomeric core contains a finely divided inert solid.