Abstract: An accessory for oxygen-acetylene cutting torches which extends their life by heat sinking the torch tip and nozzle while allowing the welder to maintain visual sight of the flame and cutting site at all times. A shield is formed which prevents cutting debris from falling on and blocking the nozzle orifices. The torch tip saver can be secured to a variety of different nozzles having varying outer diameter by means of an expansion fitting and an adjustable clamp. One form of the torch saver has a solid leading edge to prevent deformation of the torch saver if the torch saver is rapped against a hard surface.

Abstract: An internal flue gas bypass system is provided in a baghouse filter system having a plurality of filter compartments each having a gas inlet for receiving particulate-laden gas, a gas outlet for delivering filtered gas, fabric filter means between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, means for selectively blocking the gas inlet of each compartment, a gas inlet manifold connected to a source of particulate-laden gas and to the gas inlet of a plurality of filter compartments, and a gas outlet manifold connected to the gas outlet of a plurality of filter compartments and to a baghouse clean gas outlet. At least a portion of the gas outlet manifold has a common wall with the gas inlet manifold so that the gas outlet manifold is mounted internally in the baghouse adjacent the gas inlet manifold, and at least one poppet damper means is positioned in the common wall thereby providing an internal bypass means for passing particulate-laden gas from the gas inlet manifold to the gas outlet manifold.

Abstract: A stand-alone electronic simulator device for testing expendable bathythegraph (XBT) systems. The device is inserted into an XBT system in place of an expendable probe for purposes of checking the performance of the rest of the system with an active test signal. The test device simulates an operational XBT probe by switching a highly accurate and stable array of resistance values across its output. The switching rate is controlled by a stable internal time base such that the test pattern plotted on the strip chart recorder and transmitted to an external system will always look the same if the system is functioning properly. Temperature stability in the test device, essential because of the broad ambient temperature range which may be encountered in use, allows checks of the system for probe depth timing linearization in addition to temperature measurement.

Abstract: A device for separately storing multiple mixable components prior to use and allowing for, at a subsequent date, their mixing. The device or system being ideally suited for dispensing whip cream in flavors and corresponding colors or epoxy and hardener. The device has two separate containers from which metered proportions are mixed when needed.

Abstract: A jogger speedometer and odometer device adapted to travel over a surface while secured to a jogger's body, is provided and consists of a wheel rotateably connected by a shaft between the bifurcations of a forked. The wheel is mechanically connected to an indicator unit attached to a handle that is attached to a flexible shaft. The wheel activates the indicator unit through the flexible shaft in accordance with the relative movement between the wheel and the surface.

Abstract: An advertising/promotional/marketing/device. A removed pouch containing dehydrated food and faced with advertisement bound into the spline of a magazine to form a page within same. The pouch is assembled by use of pressure sensitive seams and ZIPLOC.RTM. closures. The page is removable from the magazine by simple tearing or releasing of VELCRO.RTM. binding.

Abstract: An automobile signal system, having three modes of operation, stop, caution, and go. All three modes are energized by the automobile battery when the ignition switch is closed. The caution mode will operate only when neither the gas or brake pedals are pressed. The stop mode utilizes a relay to isolate its circuitry from that of the caution mode. The go mode utilizes a switch which is activated by an accelerator sensitive member.

Abstract: A hydro electric generating system to produce power by changing the potential energy of water to kinetic energy to drive a turbine that is coaxially connected to a generator. Water from the ambient enters the reservoir and is directed by a valve to a conduit to the turbine which turns a generator to produce electricity. The system is constructed in such a matter that it may supply power during peak power demand and be used as a storage system during low power demand.

Abstract: A self-orienting fluid container device, including a stationary base, an outer gimbal supported on the base, an inner gimbal frame supported on the outer gimbal carrying a cup, and a lock for selectively locking the base, the outer gimbal ring and inner gimbal frame from freely pivoting respective to each other.

Abstract: Cleaning apparatus for removing toner from a photoconductor. The apparatus is characterized by a housing in which a cylindrical brush is supported for rotation. The housing has an opening communicating through a conduit with a vacuum source. A plurality of flicker bars mounted in an airstream created by the vacuum source are fabricated from materials which will not only cause the fibers of the brush to become electrostatically charged through wiping contact with the bars but will cause the charge on the brush to reverse at least once for each revolution of the brush, such reversal taking place while the brush fibers are in the airstream.

Abstract: A system which combines a video tape recorder with a computer in such a manner that these two components each automatically record and display where related information is stored in its own mechanism as well as in its counterpart mechanism. This allows the user to determine the location of all the corresponding data stored both on video tape and on diskette, by examining only one storage medium.

Abstract: A method of laying bricks in order to lay a large brick surface; including one or several bricklayers working independently in separate areas, the brick laying at each area including an initial laying of a pointed, wedge-shaped brick with progressively thicker, wedge-shaped bricks adjacent thereto in a row, until attaining a standard brick width, after which all other rows of bricks adjacent to the tapered row of brick thus formed, are made of standard, same width brick; the brick rows of all areas being joined together, so as to form the large brick surface.

Abstract: A solar energy water heating unit is provided which heats water from a swimming pool by passing the water through a series of spiral hoses mounted on a supporting surface. The supporting surface is mounted on a platform raised from the ground and is cone-shaped to allow for at least a portion of each hose line to be exposed to the sun at all times of the day. The spiral hose lines are mounted in spiral grooves provided on the supporting surface. A pump pumps the water from the swimming pool to the inlet of the hose lines, which inlet is adjacent the lowermost edge of the supporting surface so that the water is always pumped upwardly to the outlet end of the hose lines adjacent the apex of the supporting surface.

Abstract: A swimming pool cover including a canopy supported by a foldable framework of support struts, the swimming pool cover being novel by including rotatable support struts so that, among other uses, selected segments of the swimming pool may be uncovered thereby allowing safe and convenient access for, use inspection, cleaning or repair.

Abstract: The production yield and reliability of random access integrated circuit memory chips are greatly increased by providing a memory capacity greater than the nominal capacity of the chip and providing error correction circuitry on the chip. The internal organization of the memory chip must be on a multibit word basis to provide for storage of data and error correction bits. If the external organization of the chips is for input and output of fewer data bits than used by the error correction code, the data is read into the memory using a read-modify-write operation, and data is read out of the memory chip by reading a full word through the error correction circuit and selecting the output bits from the corrected word. In a multiple chip memory system each memory chip includes its own on-chip error correction. Additionally, conventional external error correction may be provided.

Abstract: An air conditioning system primarily intended to be installed in an automative vehicle for selectively heating or cooling the passenger compartment for comfort as might be desired by the occupants.The system is completely battery operated and may be programmed to cool or heat the compartment without the engine of the vehicle operating. In addition since the system contains its own battery electrical emergency power may be transferred to the vehicle starting system should condition necessitate such.

Abstract: An electrically powered apparatus for automatically washing and wiping an outer side of a building window; the apparatus including a horizontal rotary brush rotating against the window and at the same time being vertically carried on vertical screws turned by an electric motor, a detergent solution supply tank above the window being contacted by the brush at its upper limit of travel so to fill a chamber inside the brush from which the solution is gradually dispensed to the brush bristles, a wiper blade above and below the brush wiping the window dry of the solution.

Abstract: A method for controlling the setting of a cementitious composition of matter, the present invention allows mixing of a mortar and retention thereof for a prolonged period of time before use, the mortar setting at least as rapidly as normally when applied to brick, block, or the like during the period of retention. The method involves the addition of an effective amount of saccharide polymers having a size of from three glucose units to on the order of 25 glucose units to a cementitious mixture, the additive optionally including air entrainment agents and similar agents such as have been previously used in the formulation of mortars. The method further involves entraining air in the mortar mixture to a particular degree which allows control of the setting rate of the mortar mixture when evaporation from the mixture is controlled.

Abstract: A gravity-activated, electric switch rigidly mountable on any type of tool which is to be used in a precisely accurate position respective to a horizontal or vertical plane includes a sealed cylindrical case having an electric contact at each end, a spherical steel ball activated by gravity to freely roll inside the case for making electrical connection between the contacts, the contacts being located so that the gravity-activated ball makes connection therebetween only when the tool is in a precisely accurate position respective to a horizontal or vertical plane.