Abstract: A scalable, asynchronous transfer mode ("ATM") interface for generating an ATM cell comprising an addressing element, a memory element and a cell generating element. The addressing element is used to initiate generation of the ATM cell by transmitting one or more memory addresses to the memory element. The memory element, accessible to the addressing element, is used to store at least one datagram corresponding to the memory address(es) and to subsequently output the at least one datagram to the cell generating element. The cell generating element is coupled to the memory element in order to receive at least one datagram and produce the ATM cell. Finally, a controlling element is coupled to the addressing element and the cell generating element in order to control their operations.

Abstract: A radiator assembly for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a frame attached to a chassis of a motor vehicle and a radiator disposed within the frame. The radiator includes a core and first and second lateral end portions attached to opposite ends of the core. The first lateral end portion is rigidly mounted to the frame so as to position the radiator relative to the frame, while the second lateral end portion is resiliently mounted to the frame so as to accommodate lateral thermal growth of the radiator relative to the frame. The second lateral end portion is resiliently mounted to the frame by coupling a pair of vertically spaced spring members, each comprising a leaf spring, to the second lateral end portion and to the frame. A pair of multi-pronged mount brackets are attached to the frame, with each of the leaf springs having a first end attached to one of the brackets and a second end attached to the second lateral end portion of the radiator.

Abstract: A cooling system sub-assembly for use in a motor vehicle comprising a charge air cooler mounted to a support structure attached to a chassis of the motor vehicle and a condenser mounted to the charge air cooler so as to accommodate at least differential thermal growth between the condenser and the charge air cooler and so as to dispose the condenser in series flow relationship with the charge air cooler. A first lateral end of the condenser is fixed relative to the charge air cooler, while a pair of generally horizontally extending pins are connected to the other lateral end of the condenser and slidingly engage compressible grommet assemblies disposed within holes formed in each of a pair of vertically spaced mount brackets attached to the charge air cooler. Alternatively, a pair of vertically spaced mount flanges may be cast as an integral unit with one of the end manifolds of the charge air cooler, with each of the flanges receiving one of the condenser pins.

Abstract: A shell-type centrifuge rotor has a sample container support sleeve extending through the cavity in a plate. The sleeve has at least two slots which define at least one resilient flange pivotally deflectable about a pivot axis to hold the sleeve in a fixed relationship with respect to the plate. In one embodiment both slots extend axially along the sleeve. In an alternate embodiment a first one of the slots extends axially along the sleeve and the second one of the slots extends circumferentially along the sleeve. In a modification to the alternate embodiment a second circumferential slot is formed in the sleeve in generally parallel relationship to the first circumferentially extending slot.

Abstract: Swirling-flow burner with improved design comprising U-shaped oxidizer and fuel gas injectors arranged coaxially at the burner face. The burner is further equipped with a bluff-body with static swirler blades extending inside the oxidizer injector.

Abstract: Process for soot-free preparation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide containing synthesis gas, comprising partial oxidation of a steam containing carbonaceous process gas at low temperature and at low steam carbon ratio in a reactor having an upper portion with process gas and oxidizer inlet means and a lower portion with a catalyst bed, wherein a stream of the process gas is injected in a stream of oxidizer gas, which oxidizer gas has been brought into a swirling motion to obtain a maximum number of mixing points for the process and oxidizer gas and to provide substantial soot-free partial oxidation of the process gas.

Abstract: Method for producing hot drying gas by a burning flowable biological refuse in an incinerator which comprises a vertical cyclone furnace. Fuel together with primary combustion air is tangentially injected into the vertical cyclone furnace, and secondary combustion air and tertiary combustion air are injected into a throat. A cooled rotating ash scrapper is provided in the bottom of the vertical cyclone furnace and waste gas is conducted through the throat to a secondary combustion chamber in which an incineration of residuals takes place and from which a drying gas is removed. A combustion retarding gas is injected into the hottest area of the vertical cyclone furnace so that a sintering and the formation of slag is avoided.

Abstract: A shell-type centrifuge rotor includes a body member having an upturned lip and a plate having a skirt portion attached to the body. The skirt portion has a groove therein that overlies the lip on the body. The groove defines a relatively high stress region of likely failure of the rotor. A seal is disposed in the groove, the seal extending between the plate and the lip. Failure of the rotor in the vicinity of the groove in the skirt portion at a first operating speed defining an opening through which a portion of the seal may protrude. The protruding portion of the seal generates a force tending to lower the speed of the rotor below the first operating speed. The radially inner surface of the seal ring is inclined toward the axis of rotation. The radially inner boundary surface of the groove is parallel to or inclined radially inwardly toward the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for deterministic access to a carrier-sense-multiple-access (CSMA) or carrier-sense-multiple-access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) local area network (LAN) alters the basic indeterminate contention algorithm of the CSMA/CD protocol LAN within a hub controller. The hub controller includes media control logic that can selectively raise a pseudo carrier control signal to each port, thereby inhibiting any CSMA/CD protocol LAN transmissions by that port. In this way, the media control logic allows the hub controller to control which of the multiple ports will be allowed to contend for access to a common internal bus within the hub controller and for how long. A variety of different deterministic contention algorithms can be implemented by the hub controller, such as sequential polling, interrupt allocation, or a combination of deterministic contention algorithms with the normal CSMA/CD indeterminate contention algorithm.

Abstract: A winter front assembly (41) for mounting to a truck having a charge air cooler (22) mounted in front of a radiator (23) and radiator fan (24). The winter front is provided as a sheet-like cover member (42) with an opening (44) having a configuration exposing at least a portion of each of the core tubes (29) in the charge air cooler (22). The opening (44) further is substantially circumferentially balanced in an annular area in front of the tips (53) of the radiator fan (24). The winter front (41) also includes an auxiliary cover member (61) formed for selective securement to the main cover member (42) to substantially reduce the area of the opening (44). The auxiliary cover (61) is configured to maintain direct air flow over at least a portion of each of the core tubes (29) and to maintain circumferentially balanced air flow to the radiator fan (24) in the annular area proximate the fan tips (53). A method of covering the front of a cooling system (21) with the winter front (41) also is provided.

Abstract: An oral controller and related method for lingual control of remote apparatus are disclosed. Preferably, the controller includes a mouthpiece having an intraoral structure and lingual transducer electronics including an array of photosensitive switches the light beams of which are selectively temporarily interruptible by the placement of the user's tongue in a light beam's path. A normally open electrical contact switch and associated circuitry including one or more batteries are provided for detecting closure of this switch when the mouthpiece is properly placed in the user's mouth, at which time controller circuitry within a separate housing is activated and the photosensitive switches are operated at a low, battery-saving duty cycle. Openings of the photosensitive switches are detected, and their sequence encoded and transmitted, e.g.

Abstract: A charge air cooler apparatus for a truck having a front engine power takeoff mechanism. The charge air cooler has a first and a second core positioned in side-by-side spaced relation on opposite sides of the front engine power takeoff mechanism. Intake and outlet manifolds above and below the front engine power takeoff span the distance between the two cores, and turbocharged air preferably flows in parallel through the side-by-side cores. An auxiliary heat exchanger is shown mounted above the front engine power takeoff and between the cores.

Abstract: An apparatus for a motor vehicle cooling system, comprising an aftercooler for cooling turbocharged air entering an engine of the motor vehicle. A radiator is provided for cooling fluid circulating in the engine. The radiator is aligned substantially in series with the after cooler. A spacer is connected between the after cooler and the radiator. Trap doors are provided in the spacer for accessing the after cooler and radiator.

Abstract: The invention relates to an underwater station for pumping a well flow, comprising a separator for separating the well flow into liquid (oil/water) and gas, a pump assembly comprising a pump with a motor, and a compressor assembly comprising a compressor with a motor, as well as fluid carrying conduits between the separator and pump, and compressor, respectively. Separator, pump assembly, and compressor assembly are assembled into a compact unit with said three components arranged in a column structure, with pump assembly placed downmost, then separator, and with compressor assembly provided uppermost. The fluid carrying conduits are designed for connection (interface) in the bottom of said column structure.

Abstract: A method for obtaining digital data from an original, whereby the original is scanned in longitudinally successive, transversally extending strips by a semiconductor camera comprising a plurality of semiconductor elements arranged in series. The semiconductor camera is guided across the original or across a glass plate covering the original, in a transversely arranged, longitudinally displaceable portal-shaped supporting device. Distance between the original and the camera is maintained by moving the camera directly across the original or the glass plate covering the original, respectively. This method allows an exact adjustment of the distance between the camera and the original, although the intermediate glass plate may not be quite planar.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pump unit comprising a liquid filled electric motor with a house and with a vertical driving shaft extending downwards, a pump comprising a pump house, and a pump portion which is connected with a driving shaft, and a chamber around said driving shaft, between the motor and the pump with a mechanical packing between motor and chamber. The pump unit is characterized by the fact that the motor house and the pump house are combined to a press shell which is closed to the ouside. The chamber has a pressure equalizing connection with a first place in the pump. The liquid filled motor house has a pressure equalizing connection with a second place in the said pump where the pressure is higher than at said first place.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to enhance intermodal containers for transport of vehicles wherein multiple longitudinal rails on container walls support movable and removable transverse cargo pallets having foot members which are articulatably connected to the pallets are disclosed. Cargo, preferably an automobile fixed to front and rear pallets is loaded by inserting each pallet's feet onto appropriate rail(s) at door opening, then sliding to stowage spot, the rail selection determining height and tilt. Stowage of any mix of automobiles in intermodal containers is optimized by double-decking, half-decking, double half-decking, mirror-imaging, and envelope intervention. On back haul, pallets serve other cargo as restraints, hangers, pallets, or dunnage deck supports, or they are stowed out of the way. Method and apparatus permit automated load planning and container stuffing, and make containerized shipment of large volumes of automobiles cost competitive with current methods.

Abstract: A technique is provided the user of an interactive computer graphics application which allows the user to attach lines to objects such that when the objects move, the lines will rubber-band to follow the object. The objects are provided with an attribute that describes their "stickiness". If an object is given the "sticky" attribute, then lines which touch or overlay the object will rubber-band to follow the object's movement. It is also possible to provide end points of lines with the "sticky" attribute so that the end points of lines can be attached to objects. Further, objects of arbitrary geometric shape can be attached to other objects of arbitrary geometric shape using the "sticky" attribute. The feature facilitates editing and revision of graphic files.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed that produces a high powered sub-microsecond pulse. The present invention utilizes a set of parallel high speed switches and drivers to switch a Darlington Pulse forming network that is charged by a resonant charging circuit. The Darlington Pulse forming network produces a negative pulse which is inverted in a coaxial inverter and then amplified in a coaxial line transformer to provide the high powered short duration pulse signal.