Abstract: A system, and method, is disclosed for substantially increasing the dynamic range of contrast of an input sequence of pixels representative of an image. In a preferred embodiment a first circuit is responsive to an input sequence of pixels representative of an image for developing bias and gain parameters. These bias and gain parameters are respectively utilized by first and second function generators to generate bias correction signals and gain correction signals, respectively. A delay circuit delays the input sequence of pixels to synchronize said input sequence with the bias correction signals and the gain correction signals. A first expansion circuit expands in a first direction the range of contrast of the delayed input sequence of pixels as a function of the bias correction signals to produce a first contrast expanded sequence of pixels.

Abstract: A monolithic solid state power controller generally comprises a power supply, zero voltage crossing detector, operator interface circuitry, current sensing and trip timing logic (having zero current detection capability), drive circuitry, and a power switch. The current sensing and trip timing logic functions are implemented in a monolithic device which provides flexible mode of operation of the switch, operator command validation, status and mode indication, drive enablement in synchronization with zero voltage crossing of the source voltage, and tripout operation in synchronization with zero current crossing in the load current. Both fast trip (in response to catastrophic overcurrent) and timed trip (in response to overcurrent conditions occurring over a period of time) capabilities are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus is described which is responsive to a sequence of received data-compacted pixels representative of a coarse two-dimensional image of a remote scene for reconstituting picture point intensity signals representative of the smoothly shading in of the coarse image.

Abstract: A device for correcting charge-transfer inefficiency-induced distortion in charge-transfer-device analog shift registers. The shift register successively samples a data line of interest, a voltage reference source and a null input. A preselectively modeled filter, having a gain control input, cancels the "tail" or terminal data smear induced by the charge-coupled device, the gain of which filter is adjusted during response of the charge-coupled device to a sampled null input. Additional compensation of the shift register output is also provided for gain changes thereof and bias content.

Abstract: A device for correcting charge-transfer inefficiency-induced distortion in charge-transfer-device analog shift registers. The shift register successively samples a data line of interest, a voltage reference source and a null input. A variable time-delayed, synchronous inverter provides a-c coupling of the register so as to avoid bias content effects, and cancels the "tail" or terminal data smear induced by the charge-coupled device, the delay or phase of which inverter is adjusted during response of the charge-coupled device to a sampled null input. Additional compensation of the shift register output is also provided for gain changes thereof.

Abstract: Solid paraffin-containing material deposited on oil well surfaces are removed by contacting the deposited paraffin with an aqueous solution A composed of alkali metal metasilicate, tri(alkali metal) phosphate, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, alkali metal hexametaphosphate, alkylphenol/ethylene oxide adduct, ethylene glycol monobutylether and methyl cellulose ether stabilizer and then adding to solution A, a solution B comprising concentrated sulfuric acid and a foam stabilizer.

Abstract: A speech analyzer and synthesizer features a digital adaptive linear predictor, using a recursive (rather than transversal) filter in a negative feedback loop which develops both feedforward and feedback filter coefficients. An input circuit is responsive to an input speech signal and to a first synthesized speech signal for developing an error signal. An output circuit is responsive to the error signal and to first state signals for developing multiplexed speech data signals. The multiplexed speech data signals are fed back, demultiplexed and applied to a first recursive filter to control the development of the first synthesized speech signal and the first state signals by the first recursive filter. The multiplexed speech data signals from the output circuit are also transmitted to a receiver which demultiplexes and applies the demultiplexed received speech data signals to a second recursive filter to control the development of a second synthesized speech signal by the second recursive filter.