Abstract: A method of adding flavor essences, aromas, and concentrates to beverages. These essences aromas, and concentrates, or any other flavors or flavor mixtures are added to the beverage after it has been filled to volume in a container and just prior to the final sealing of the container with a closure or lid. A rotary liquid dispensing machine deposits small quantities of flavor materials and a vacuum scavenging system reclaims residual flavors from dispensing nozzles prior to a next filling cycle.

Abstract: A method of adding flavor essences, aromas, and concentrates to beverages. These essences aromas, and concentrates, or any other flavors or flavor mixtures are added to the beverage after it has been filled to volume in a container and just prior to the final sealing of the container with a closure or lid. A rotary liquid dispensing machine deposits small quantities of flavor materials and a vacuum scavenging system reclaims residual flavors from dispensing nozzles prior to a next filling cycle.

Abstract: The invention discloses an apparatus for and a method of adaptively processing a sonar power spectrum for improving the display of narrowband line structure characteristic of a target in a background of broadband interference which is rippled due to multipath propagation arrival structure. The processor employs a first Fourier transformer to convert the sonar frequency data into a complex correlation format. The autocorrelation is then time difference sampled to separate the broadband ripple interference from the broadband trend interference. The separate time difference samples are then transformed back to their real frequency format to form a broadband ripple estimate and a broadband trend estimate of the interference background. The ripple estimate is subtracted from the sonar signal to remove the ripple component and the resulting difference is normalized by a division by the interference trend estimate.

Abstract: Heat exchanger tubes and heat pipes are simultaneously radially expanded into engagement with heat transfer fins and provided with internal spiral grooving by a generally spherical shaped tool disposed on the end of an elongated mandrel. The tool comprises a spherical segment having helical teeth formed on the exterior thereof and the tool is mounted for free rotation on the end of the mandrel. In forming a finned tube type heat exchanger a series of platelike fins are disposed in alignment with each other with tube receiving openings formed slightly oversize with respect to the outside diameter of the tube prior to expansion. The tube is supported by the fins and is secured at one end by a suitable device such as an expanding jaw collet connected to a hydraulic cylinder for extending the mandrel through the tube.

Abstract: Method of and apparatus for doing work characterized by the steps of establishing respective hot and cold zones within a constant volume chamber; providing a flow path intermediate the zones and encompassing a caloric energy storage means for extracting heat from gases that are hotter and for delivering heat to gases that are colder as the respective gases are flowed therepast; separating the respective hot and cold zones by reciprocally movable member that is movable longitudinally of its cylinder and periodically reciprocally moving the member whereby to effect the following steps; (a) taking in the relatively cool ambient air into the cold zone; (b) moving the cool ambient air past the caloric energy storage means to pick up heat and become relatively hotter to tend to expand and increase pressure; (c) passing the hotter air from the chamber to an engine means for producing work; (d) passing a high temperature fluid in heat exchange relationship with the caloric energy storage means to again heat the calor

Abstract: Method of and apparatus primarily for converting source heat to work characterized by a gas phase working fluid thermodynamic prime mover cycle of isentropic temperature rise followed by heat acquisition followed by isentropic temperature drop followed by heat rejection to a heat sink accomplished by a variety of embodiments. Although deemphasized herein, it is further characteristic that these same embodiments going through the same motions in the same directions will to a limited extent pump heat to the heat source at the expenditure of work should the temperature difference of the sink/source become smaller than required for prime mover operation. In this invention, heat is exchanged between the compressed working fluid and the hot body only and the expanded working fluid and the cold body only.