Abstract: A brushless DC motor has no poles. Every 180.degree. electrical 3 coils, each a portion of a total winding, are wound onto the stator in 3 slots and in overlapping fashion. The overlapped portions of the coils are wound in the same flux creating direction. The windings are connected at a central, floating connection. Transistors connected to the remaining ends of the windings direct current to or from the windings so that two coils are always conductive in every 360.degree. electric arcuate length of stator. Hall devices 120.degree. electrical apart have their outputs fed to a logic, commutation circuit that decides, based on rotor positions, which of the transistors to cause to conduct.

Abstract: A motor including a stator winding energization circuit on a printed circuit board. Terminals secured to the stator have stator winding ends welded thereto. For purpose of mechanically and electrially connecting the stator and the PC board, the stator is connected to the board in the manner of circuit components, by insertion of the terminals in conforming slots on the board and by wave soldering the tips of the terminals to the board's conductors.

Abstract: A motor including a stator winding energization circuit on a printed circuit board. Terminals secured to the stator have stator winding ends welded thereto. For purpose of mechanically and electrically connecting the stator and the PC board, the stator is connected to the board in the manner of circuit components, by insertion of the terminals in conforming slots on the board and by wave soldering the tips of the terminals to the board's conductors.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein L is a direct bond or consists of a chain of carbon atoms or of a divalent ring system, R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are hydrogen or alkyl, R.sub.5 or R.sub.6 are hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, or R.sub.5 together with R.sub.6 complete a ring system, and R.sub.7 is hydrogen or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein L, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are as defined. These compounds are useful developing agents for activation processing.

Abstract: Hydroquinones of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is the residue of a 5- or 6-membered ring, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, R.sub.1,R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are hydrogen or alkyl and R.sub.6 is hydrogen or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein X and R.sub.1 are as defined above, are of use as protected developing agents in photographic silver halide material.

Abstract: Homogenous liquid polyol blend compositions containing (a) certain aliphatic polyols, (b) phthalate diester polyols of said aliphatic polyols, and (c) trimellitate polyols of said aliphatic polyols. Such polyol blend compositions are useful in making homogenous liquid resin prepolymer blends compositions containing, in addition to such a polyol blend, fluorocarbon blowing agent, cell stabilizing surfactant, and urethane and/or isocyanurate catalyst. Such a resin prepolymer blend composition is suitable for reaction with organic isocyanates to produce cellular polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate polymers.

Abstract: A furnace system for automatic, continuous and efficient burning of fragmented wood-type fuel incorporates a wood-type fuel combustion chamber, a fragmented wood-type fuel feeder or conveyor for trickle feeding fuel into the chamber at selected uniform rates, a heat exchanger or heat exchange plenum, igniter for igniting the fuel fragments supported in the combustion chamber, a flame sensor mounted relative to the combustion chamber for sensing the presence of flames from fuel supported in the combustion chamber, one or more blowers providing forced air or forced draft, and a control circuit for controlling and sequencing operation of the elements for the furnace system and for operatively coupling the flame sensor and igniter for switching off the igniter upon sensing of flames from the wood-type fuel.

Abstract: Photographic material which comprises in at least one silver halide emulsion layer or a layer or layers adjacent thereto at least one substituted hydroquinone compound of the formula ##STR1## where R is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic group, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each hydrogen, halogen or optionally substituted alkyl,x is 0 or 1,y is 0 or 1,and R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a group of the formula ##STR2## where R, x and y are as just defined.

Abstract: A furnace system suitable for independent use and for retrofitting conventional central heating oil furnaces to permit controlled continuous and efficient combustion of fragmented wood type fuels. Wood chips or other fuel fragments are trickle fed into a refractory wood type combustion chamber. For retrofitting an oil furnace the oil burner gun is removed. A flame tube adapter couples the wood type fuel combustion chamber into the oil combustion chamber and heat exchanger plenum of the conventional furnace. The oil burner gun of the retrofitted furnace is used to ignite the wood chips or other fuel fragments during start up. A blower establishes forced draft. The furnace system includes automatic controls for sequencing operation of the elements of the retrofitting furnace system. An independent wood chip furnace system is also described.

Abstract: A tool for forming parting grooves in a flat, plastically deformable workpiece, especially a continuously cast steel slab in a manner which seals the internal porosity of the slab in the regions which become exposed upon division, has a working portion in the form of a ridge which is most preferably in the form of a circumferential flange on a roll; and the cross-sectional shape of the ridge or flange is that of a highly convex tip between two gently convex side faces, and optionally, or essentially if either or both of the tip and the side faces are instead straight, the angle at which the side faces are mutually inclined is 20.degree. to 60.degree., the width of the tip is a given porportion of the thickness of the workpiece, and the width of the tip is specifically related to the said angle of inclination of the side faces. The height of the side faces, and their curvature and that of the tip, are also preferably within set limits.

Abstract: A photochromic glass/plastic laminated lens of improved physical durability comprising a buried layer of photochromic glass, surface layers of optically clear plastic, and adhesive bonding layers of high strength but low elastic modulus between the buried glass and plastic surface layers, is described.

Abstract: In the production of all-carbon composite articles by the cracking of a hydrocarbon gas to deposit carbon on a fibrous carbon substrate the substrate is held in the furnace by a ram movable in the furnace to engage the substrate. The gas is introduced inside the annular substrate and evacuated at a position spaced laterally from the substrate so that the gas is forced to disperse through the substrate wall.

Abstract: In the production of all-carbon composite articles by the cracking of a hydrocarbon gas to deposit carbon on a fibrous carbon substrate the substrate is held in the furnace by a ram movable in the furnace to engage the substrate. The gas is introduced inside the annular substrate and evacuated at a position spaced laterally from the substrate so that the gas is forced to disperse through the substrate wall.

Abstract: A vinylsulphone compound of the formula ##STR1## is provided. This compound is useful as cross-linking agent for hydrophilic colloids, especially for gelatin which is in the form of layers of photographic materials.

Abstract: In the process wherein 4,4,5-trimethyl -1,3-dioxane is contacted with aqueous acid to produce pinacolone, the improvement which comprises effecting the contact in the presence of 2-methyl-but-2-ene, whereby the yield of pinacolone is increased. Advantageously the 2-methyl-but-2-ene is present in approximately equimolar amount with the 4,4,5-trimethyl-1,3-dioxane and the acid is HCl of about 30 to 40% concentration or HBr of about 30 to 50% concentration.

Abstract: In the methylation of 4-amino-6-t.-butyl-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5-one to produce 4-amino-6-t.-butyl-3-methylmercapto-1,2,4-triazine-5-one using methyl bromide, the reaction is run in the absence of air whereby product coloration is avoided. Desirably considerable agitation is employed along with recycle and especially with an emulsifying agent which markedly speeds up the reaction. Measures such as operating under a slight vacuum and recycle of unused methyl bromide and mother liquor are employed to improve the yield and to avoid the problems of discharging the bromides to the environment.

Abstract: A magnetically operated display element comprises a disc of substantially non-magnetic material, provided on opposite sides with ears extending transversely in the same direction relative to the disc, said ears being designed to allow the pivotal mounting of said disc on supporting means. The disc is contrastingly colored on opposite surfaces and shaped so that concavities are provided as viewed on one of said surfaces, such concavities being on opposite sides of and defining on the surface on which they appear a ridge extending across said disc approximately parallel to the pivotal axis of the disc; the concavities and ridge appearing on the opposite surface as convexities and a valley.

Abstract: A middle tape punched to receive magnets is provided first with a tape on one side then with magnets in the punched apertures and then with a tape on the other side to provide a source of a series of magnetically actuable elements.