Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming a silver halide emulsion comprising nucleating silver bromide nuclei while reactive contact with ammonia, a digestion said nuclei, bringing a thioether into reactive contact with said nuclei, growing the nuclei by addition of silver ion, iodide and bromide, wherein during at least the first portion of growth, the pH is maintained at about 9.

Abstract: A pass thru port, for use in an automated cartridge library, is capable of transferring a cartridge from one module of the automated cartridge library to another module of the automated cartridge library without the use of motors or other powered devices. A rotating mechanism, operating under the force of gravity, engages the cartridge after the cartridge is released by the robot arm of the first module. The rotating mechanism turns the cartridge so it faces in the appropriate direction to be received by the second module. A pivoting tray in the second module engages the cartridge as the cartridge slides from the rotating mechanism to the second module. The pivoting tray positions the cartridge in the second module so that it may be retrieved by a robot arm in the second module. Multiple cartridges can be loaded into the pass thru port and removed one at a time from the second module with the next module automatically moving into position in the second module when the first cartridge is removed.

Abstract: Two types of connectors including a crossover connector and a test connector for a receptacle attached to two back-to-back planar circuitboards.The receptacle includes a plurality of apertures containing metallic leads which are attached to terminals on both printed circuitboards.One face of the crossover connector has a plurality of pins which are to be received into the apertures of the receptacle in order to connect any desired combination of terminals on the two printed circuitboards while simultaneously isolating the other terminals. The opposite face of the connector contains a plurality of apertures so that an electrical probe can have easy access to its interconnecting and isolating pins.The test connector includes two subassemblies, the first of which is comprised of an insulated body containing pin structures similar to the isolating pin structure of the crossover connector except that it contains pins which extend from both faces of its body.

Abstract: A servo sector record track location pattern provides both seeking and following capability. The durations of servo signals within a servo sector uniquely identify track location lines within a band of such track location lines. A first-appearing servo signal pattern always provides full amplitude readback signals for normalizing track following operations. Subsequently appearing servo signal patterns yield an amplitude representative of energy content which is comparable with the signal amplitude and energy content of the first-appearing servo signal for yielding track position error signals. Apparatus for employing the novel servo pattern is also disclosed.

Abstract: A real-time predictive speech synthesizer produces an artificial speech signal from pitch period segmented codes. Responsive to the predictive parameters of the currently occurring pitch period, preceding speech samples, and the adjusted excitation signal of the current pitch period, a prescribed set of current pitch period speech samples are generated in regularly spaced time periods. In the intervals between spaced time periods, prescribed components of the excitation level adjustment signal of the next successive pitch period are formed from the prediction parameters of the next successive pitch period, the preceding speech samples, and the next successive pitch period excitation signal. After the current pitch period final spaced time period, the formed components are combined with the next successive pitch period energy signal to produce the next successive pitch period excitation level adjustment signal.