Abstract: The flow of a gas containing entrained particulate matter may be accurately, reliably and continuously measured, utilizing an apparatus comprising a self-cleaning orifice, including counter-rotating continuously scraped cylinders, and thermophoretic pressure taps.

Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition coater, for depositing a stripe of coating material onto a hot glass substrate, comprises a coater body, including upstream, downstream, and side evacuation ducts, seal means for preventing CVD reactant from contaminating the atmosphere exterior to the coater, and independently controlled evacuation means for removing spent reactant from the reaction zone in such a manner so as to produce a stripe of coating material having a uniform thickness across the width thereof.

Abstract: A unique dynamic seal assembly is used in a mold structure for encapsulating a glass window assembly with a gasket. The seal assembly resiliently supports the window assembly and cooperates with the mold structure for defining a gasket forming cavity. The mold structure typically includes two cooperating mold sections, each of which can be provided with a groove for receiving a separate dynamic seal assembly. Each seal assembly includes a sealing body having a sealing surface which faces and is adapted to sealingly contact the window assembly. The seal assembly also includes a first fluid filled bladder positioned between the sealing body and a bottom of the groove in the mold section. When increased pressure is applied to a local area of the seal as a result of a contour difference between the seal and the window assembly, the bladder deforms to automatically transfer at least a portion of the applied pressure to adjacent areas of the seal.

Abstract: Abrasive liquid jet cutting is provided by disposing abrasive particles in positionally supported form, as on a carrier, such as sandpaper, between the liquid jet nozzle and the workpiece. The particles are intercepted by the liquid jet and driven into the workpiece which may be ferrous or nonferrous metal. The particles may be bonded to a paper-like backing, incorporated in a binder, such as a viscous paste, or formed into a rod-like structure. Variable feed of the workpiece or the abrasive carrier can be used to provide optimized or selective abrasive cutting.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for directing a constant velocity laminar flow of a fluid along a surface of a planar substrate. The apparatus comprises a plurality of serially arranged, individual passageways interconnecting an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is adapted to be connected to a supply of fluid, while the outlet is positioned adjacent the surface of the substrate for directing the uniform laminar flow of fluid onto the substrate surface. The individual passageways are adapted to vary the velocity of the fluid as it passes through the passageways to ensure that a laminar flow of constant velocity is produced along the surface of the substrate. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus is utilized to apply a metal oxide coating to a sheet of moving glass.

Abstract: Abrasive liquid jet cutting is provided by disposing abrasive particles in positionally supported form, as on a carrier, such as sandpaper, between the liquid jet nozzle and the workpiece. The particles are intercepted by the liquid jet and driven into the workpiece which may be ferrous or nonferrous metal. The particles may be bonded to a paper-like backing, incorporated in a binder, such as a viscous paste, or formed into a rod-like structure. Variable feed of the workpiece or the abrasive carrier can be used to provide optimized or selective abrasive cutting.

Abstract: A composite structure comprising a rigid closed-cell foam core element to which is bonded an initially resilient open-cell foam material and a layer of high strength reinforcing material which are compressed against the core element so as to cause a thermosetting resinous material to form a resin matrix extending throughout the open-cell material and reinforcing layer to bond the composite layers together.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a composite sheet structure having at least two layers of initially liquid-permeable material at least one of which layers is an initially resilient material with open and connected cells, and a thermosetting resinous material which impregnates the layers and which has been cured while the layers are maintained under compression, there being fibrils having a length not in excess of about 1/16 inch in the resinous material, the fibrils preferably being more numerous adjacent the interface of the two layers than in the portions thereof spaced from the interface.

Abstract: A method for molding a reinforced composite plastic structure to provide a roughened bondable surface over a portion thereof during the forming operation and which method includes molding a resin-filled, fiberglass-reinforced composite against a mold member having an elastomeric insert in the face thereof such that a portion of the fiberglass fibers are imbedded in the elastomeric member during molding so as to prevent encapsulation of the imbedded fibers by the resin and thereby leaving a roughened or three-dimensional surface over that area of the composite covered by the elastomeric mold inset.

Abstract: A masking process for masking a defined area on the surface of a substrate which is to be coated with a combustible coating material which comprises using as the masking means, a combustible masking material having a heating element enveloped therein along the edges thereof, coating the masked substrate with the coating material, decomposing the coating material and the masking material at the edges of the latter with the heating element, and then removing the remaining coated masking material and the heating element.