Abstract: A launch canister for a missile, including an outer canister shell and a concentric inner liner. The inner liner augments the canister shell with structural load capability and bending inertia to enhance canister stiffness. The inner liner can be constructed from structural load carrying composite materials, and also acts as a thermal and ablative insulator to enable vertical plume venting away from the enveloped missile. A shock and vibration isolation layer can be laminated between the inner liner and canister shell.

Abstract: A projectile stopping device is proposed for the purpose of damping the noise propagation linked to the striking of projectiles, for the purpose of braking the projectiles and for easier recovery thereof, the individual stopping curtains (27 to 29) of which projectile stopping device, which are spaced apart from each other in the firing direction (1), consist of suspended steel cables. The stopping cables (26) are received in receiving devices which are identically formed at the top and bottom, and are thereby connected to guides (32) which are also formed in an identical manner to each other. The attachment of the stopping cables to these guides and their arrangement within a curtain are arranged in such a way that each stopping cable, when deflected, is always subject to a return force bringing it back into its original position.

Abstract: A lightweight, ballistic resistant fabric armor constructed of multiple layers of high performance fiber woven fabric arranged in a quasi-isotropic orientation. The fabric armor is used in ballistic resistant garments to cover and protect vital portions of the human body. Used in a garment, the fabric armor is of minimal areal density and bulk while providing flexibility, freedom of movement, ventilation, and an inconspicuous appearance. The fabric armor meets many different global ballistic standards (e.g., the ballistic performance requirements of the National Institute of Justice Standard), with the number of woven fabric layers determined by the level of protection desired.

Abstract: A protective face shield with incorporated laser light including a handle portion having an inner end and an outer end. The outer end has a frustoconical collar extending outwardly therefrom. The frustoconical collar has an open outer end. A laser-generating device is disposed within the frustoconical collar of the handle portion. The laser-generating device has an activated orientation whereby a ray of light is directed outwardly through the open outer end of the frustoconical collar. A protective shield is disposed within the frustoconical collar of the handle portion in a retracted orientation. The protective shield extends outwardly of the collar in a deployed orientation.

Abstract: The invention disclosed is a direct driven, smart material actuated servovalve providing very high actuation control bandwidth for moderate to large flow systems. The servovalve is comprised of a valve body and a valve spool, a smart material element such as a piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive material, and a mechanical lever. The lever is mounted to a pivot support in the valve body and is positioned relative to the smart material element and valve spool such that expansion/contraction motion induced into the smart material element enforces motion on the first end of the mechanical lever. This motion is amplified by the lever at the second end of the lever and drives the end of the valve spool. The resulting amplified motion causes the valve spool to shift along its longitudinal axis of sufficient distance to afford high bandwidth valve spool positioning on large flow valves.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a fluid cylinder is provided that is configured to move an object between first and second positions. The fluid cylinder includes a cylinder housing and a shaft configured to move between extended and retracted positions relative to the cylinder housing. Preferably, the fluid cylinder includes a scraper positioned to contact an outer surface of the shaft to remove contaminants therefrom during movement of the shaft. Furthermore, the preferred fluid cylinder includes an anti-rotation mechanism positioned to prevent rotation of the shaft.

Abstract: A service brake actuator having a housing base having a center portion and a housing cover having a center portion is provided. The center portion of the housing base and the center portion of the housing cover telescopingly fit together in an assembled position and define an annular space therebetween. A diaphragm having a thickness greater than the thickness of the annular space between the center portion of the housing base and the center portion of the housing cover is held in the annular space by radial forces generated by compression of the diaphragm in the annular space. It should be understood that the magnitude of the radial forces holding the diaphragm in the annular space is variable depending on the thickness of the annular space.

Abstract: A spring brake actuator having a flange case and a head, each of which includes a radially outwardly extending annular flange, is provided. The actuator also includes an annular retaining member comprised of two halves and having an annular peripheral groove therearound. The retaining member includes first and second radially inwardly protruding portions, the first radially inwardly protruding portion engaging the annular flange of the head and having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the annular flange of the head, and the second radially inwardly protruding portion engaging the annular flange of the flange case and having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the annular flange of the flange case. A retaining ring is disposed within the annular peripheral groove, and exerts compressive forces to hold the halves of the retaining member together to inhibit disassembly of the head and the flange case.

Abstract: A master cylinder for use in the power train of a motor vehicle to actuate the brakes or the friction clutch is designed to avoid the generation of screeching noise and/or the transmission of stray movements to the piston rod in response to shifting of the piston relative to the housing and relative to the sealing element(s) between the piston and the housing. This can be accomplished by causing the piston to turn relative to the housing and the sealing element(s) during axial movement in the housing and/or by installing one or more dampers between the piston and the housing and/or between the piston and the piston rod. The dampers can constitute separately produced parts and/or specially configured and/or finished surfaces provided on the piston and contacting the housing and/or the sealing element(s). The invention also relates to improvements in the configuration and/or the material(s) of the piston.

Abstract: A hollow piston has an end wall that receives the pressure of a cylinder bore of a compressor. Several reinforcing ribs are formed on the inner end face of the end wall. The ribs extend radially from the axis of the piston. Therefore, the piston is light and strong.

Abstract: A circular piston and a noncircular rod are separately formed as separate parts and the piston and the rod are integrally connected to each other through an adhesive in a state in which the piston is aligned to be concentric with a circular bearing hole of a first air bearing and the rod is aligned to be concentric with a noncircular bearing hole of a second air bearing.

Abstract: A steel monobloc piston for diesel engines is formed with a relatively short piston skirt whose lower edge resides below the axis of the pin bores of the piston, but located at or above a lowest tangent point of the pin bores. The piston body preferably has a closed oil cooling gallery and the skirt is preferably joined at its upper end to an outer wall of the piston in which a plurality of ring grooves are formed.

Abstract: A coffee making machine includes a vessel that supports a fitter basket containing measure of coffee grounds for mixing with hot water in a generally conventional way. A re-circulating passage connects a bottom outlet of the vessel to a top of the basket. A pump and heat exchanger are provided in the re-circulation passage. The pump and heat-exchanger are controlled by a programmable controller unit so that brewing or coffee-making conditions are readily and adjustably controllable by a user.

Abstract: A cooking appliance having an upper cooking unit pivotally mounted on a lower cooking unit for rotation substantially about a horizontal axis into three different positions, a first position in which the upper cooking unit is on top of the lower cooking unit to form a contact grill, a second position in which the upper cooking unit is substantially horizontally oriented with and parallel to the lower cooking unit to form therewith a double grooved griddle, and a third, generally upright, position intermediate the first and second positions to provide access to the lower cooking plate when the appliance is being used as a contact grill.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for making pizza includes a housing and a plurality of canisters containing fresh dough stored in the housing. A cutting blade is disposed in the housing and is movable between an upper limit position and a lower limit position to cut a slice of dough from one of the plurality of canisters. A press plate is disposed in the housing and receives the slice of dough. The press plate includes a first plate and a second plate that selectively move into engagement with each other to define an internal chamber therebetween to press flat and preheat the slice of dough. A rotary index table station is disposed in the housing and includes a plurality of plates, with each of the plates being rotatable about a central axis of the rotary index table station. Preheated pizza crust is deposited on the plates. Each of the plates is then movable between an innermost radial position and an outermost radial position.

Abstract: The invention involves an improved cooking system of the type having a cooking vessel with watertight lower portion of a concave interior, having side walls generally upwardly extending from a bottom. The improvement is the addition of an annular, substantially hemi-toroidal insert. The insert is dimensioned to engage an inner surface of the side walls thereby removably supporting the insert within the cooking vessel remote from the bottom. There is a central opening in the middle of the insert, above the bottom of the vessel, whereby the bottom of the vessel may be accessed. In this way, utensils may be employed to manipulate the food cooking in the bottom of the pot or wok, ingredients may be added to the food cooking in the bottom of the pot or wok, water may be added to the bottom of the pot or wok, etc.

Abstract: A rotatable handle for use with an associated cookware item including an attachment member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being rotatably secured to a first portion of the cookware item and the distal end having a gripping member disposed thereon. The first portion also includes a handle locking member. A locking mechanism is slidably disposed on the attachment member between the gripping member and the proximal end, the locking mechanism being arranged and configured to engage the handle locking member and being slidable between a first position and a second position. When the locking mechanism is in the first position, the handle is rotatable relative to the first portion. When the locking mechanism is in the second position, the locking mechanism engages the handle locking member, thereby securing the handle relative to the cookware item.

Abstract: A frame having a first end and a second end and a plurality of discrete heating stations spaced along the frame between the first end and the second end. A plurality of spits are moved along the frame, each spit supporting a meat product thereon. An advancement and driving mechanism advances the spits from one dicrete heating station to the next in sequential fashion, and is operative to ensure that each spit resides within in the rotisserie for a pre-determined length of time to ensure that the meat is properly cooked, thereby avoiding undercooking and overcooking.

Abstract: A media binding device is operable to apply pressure on a plurality of media sheets, while applying heat to melt adhesive provided between the sheets of media. The media binding device may be implemented in conjunction with an image forming device, e.g., printer, facsimile machine, photocopier, etc. More specifically, the media binding device may be implemented in a position generally at an output end of the image forming device, following a collating or stacking of the printed media. The media binding device applies a predetermined amount of pressure on the plurality of media sheets. In this respect, the media binding device operates to apply a gradually increasing amount of pressure onto the media sheets until a predetermined amount of pressure is reached. The predetermined pressure is applied on the media sheets by shutting off the current flowing into a motor operating the media binding device when a predetermined current level is reached.

Abstract: A press for fabrication of building components including: an upper platen; a lower platen; the upper platen and/or lower platen movable towards and away from the other; a first and second hydraulic device located on a base, each hydraulic device including; a cylinder; a piston located in the cylinder defining a first and a second chamber in the cylinder, the piston sealingly engaging the cylinder and movable in the cylinder; and a piston rod connected to the piston and extending through the second chamber to engage the upper or lower platen; a pump to pump hydraulic fluid into the first chamber of the first hydraulic device; and a valve in fluid communication with the first chambers of the first and second hydraulic devices to selectively withdraw hydraulic fluid from the first chamber of either or both the first and second hydraulic devices to align the upper and lower platens.

Abstract: A rotary printing machine for the printing of synthetic cork stoppers of the type having a surface which is normally non-ink receptive. A Ferris wheel mechanism is provided, having a plurality of evenly spaced carriers mounted a predetermined radial distance from and parallel to the axis of rotation for the Ferris wheel mechanism, each carrier for rotatably holding a synthetic cork stopper. An indexing drive system controls incremental rotation of the Ferris wheel mechanism through a predetermined sequence of steps, and a cork feeder introduces a single synthetic cork stopper into each of the carriers as empty ones of the carriers are presented one-by-one at the cork feeder. A corona discharger treats the surface of each synthetic cork stopper prior to being printed with sufficient energy to alter the surface energy of the cork sufficiently to permit receptivity of printing ink. A rotary printing system rotatably imprints with ink the surface of each held synthetic cork stopper with an image.

Abstract: In a printing machine, a tip end of a print sheet 22, which is transferred from a paper feed section 5 synchronously with rotation of a printing drum 16 and a pressure drum 17, is clamped by a sheet clamp section 21 at a rotation clamp position upstream of a press portion on which the printing drum 16 and the pressure drum press each other. The print sheet 22 thus clamped is transferred along an outer peripheral surface of the pressure drum 17 and pressed against a stencil sheet on the press portion. Then, printing is done. The printing machine is provided with a sheet clamp guide member 30 guiding the tip end of the print sheet 22, which is transferred from the sheet feed section 5, to a position on which the print sheet 22 is abutted on a sheet abutment face 21a of the sheet clamp section 21 located at the rotation clamp position.

Abstract: A fountain stamp includes a body having a connecting rod, a base plate pivotally connected to the connecting rod, an ink container detachably attached to the base plate. A torsion spring is mounted around an axle connecting the base plate and the connecting rod to provide resilience to the base plate. The ink container for storing ink also receives an ink pad and a stamping plate inside. The ink permeates through the ink pad and moistens a stamping surface of the stamping plate. The fountain stamp further includes a housing to receive the base plate and the stamping plate.

Abstract: Differently colored inks are applied in close proximity to each other during inking of an etched or engraved surface of a die or plate in a printing press. The spacing between the inks is controlled by the pressure of a transfer roller against the die or plate surface. The spacing can be reduced to effectively zero so that the inks effectively touch each other on the die or plate. Cross contamination of the inks when the transfer roller picks up the inks from a fountain roller is prevented.

Abstract: A detachable inking device for a flexographic printing machine, a manipulating device for removing and replacing the inking device, a cleaning device, and a repair station for refurbishing the inking device. The inking device itself is a chambered doctor blade (9) mounted on two lever-supports (13, 14) through which ink is supplied from a reservoir. The lever-supports are rigidly attached to a shaft (11) which is pivotable between the frames (34) of the flexographic printing machine. The chambered doctor blade has a body (25) made of light material, crossed at one of its ends by a tube (26) emerging from the bottom (28) of body (25), and at the other end by a tube (40) having its opening part (29) at level with the bottom (28) of the body (25). The latter rests on seals (38, 39) secured to the lever-supports (13, 14) to which are attached centering and fixing means (17, 18) allowing a quick loosening of the chambered doctor blade (9) without the help of any tool.

Abstract: A printing sleeve in combination with a support device includes a printing sleeve having, a first end, a second end and an interior surface, and an inflation device acting on the interior surface of the printing sleeve when the printing sleeve is removed from a printing press. The combination advantageously permits the inflation device to act at both ends of the printing sleeve and also to make the combination portable.

Abstract: A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate by means of ink jet is disclosed. In the ink jet fluid an oleophilizing compound is incorporated containing a 1,3-dicarbonyl group in its chemical formula.

Abstract: A plate inserting apparatus in a rotary printing press inserts a plate in a leading edge plate clamp of a plate cylinder. The plate inserting apparatus includes a plate holder and actuators. The plate holder holds the plate. The actuators move the plate holder in directions to come close to and separate from the plate cylinder. The plate holder forms a moving track comprised of at least a first straight portion and a curved portion. The first straight portion extends in a direction to insert the plate held by the plate holder into the plate fixing unit. The curved portion is connected to a counter plate cylinder-side end of the first straight portion to change a traveling direction of the plate holder.

Abstract: A method for reducing vibrations in a printing press, the printing press having a first plate cylinder independently registrable from a second print cylinder. The method includes the steps of determining a lateral position of the first vibrator, roll with respect to the second vibrator roll and rotating the first plate cylinder with respect to the second plate cylinder so as to change the lateral position of the first vibrator roll with respect to the second vibrator roll. A printing press has a controller receiving an input from at least one sensor, the controller rotating the first plate cylinder with respect to the second plate cylinder so as to alter a phase between the first vibrator roll and the second vibrator roll as a function of the input.

Abstract: A rotary printing press control method receiving a drive reference from a master control section, generating a phase correction based on dividing a length between a printing unit and a folding unit by an outer peripheral length of a printing cylinder of the printing unit, generating a drive reference speed signal based on the drive reference, generating a corrected drive reference phase signal obtained by correcting a drive reference phase based on the drive reference with the phase correction, generating a feedback speed signal and a feedback phase signal based on the operating condition of the printing unit, generating a phase difference signal based on a phase difference between the corrected drive reference phase and the feedback phase signal, and correcting the drive reference speed signal and the feedback speed signal to control a drive for the printing unit.

Abstract: A pyrotechnic igniter for adaptation to a specific gas generator or pyromechanism, the igniter including at least one pyrotechnic composition located inside a cartridge composed of a case extended by at least two pins. The cartridge is located in a casing including at least an upper shell joined to a lower shell, the upper shell containing the cartridge and the lower shell having at least two protruding electrodes internally connected an internal circuit and to the pins.

Abstract: A cartridge for setting devices if formed of a pot-shaped plastics material cartridge housing (2), which has a surface (8) contacting the inner contour (12) of a cartridge chamber of the setting device. A sealing cover (3) closes off the housing (2) at its open end (4). The sealing cover (3) has a cylindrical section (6), which extends into the interior (5) of the housing (2) and expands under the pressure developed upon ignition of the cartridge, so that a positive connection results between the housing (2) and the sealing cover (3).

Abstract: A cartridge includes a cartridge case having a cartridge base; a projectile having a rearward portion received by the cartridge case; a propellant primer disposed in the cartridge case and extending along the longitudinal cartridge axis; an electrically programmable projectile fuze disposed in the projectile; an electrode disposed at the cartridge base; a plug mounted on the propellant primer at a frontal end thereof; a first contact carried by the plug; a first conductor extending in the propellant primer and connecting the first contact with the electrode; a socket, formed on the rearward portion of the projectile, receives and surrounds the plug; a second contact carried by the socket and being in electric contact with the first contact; and a second conductor extending in the projectile and connecting the second contact with the projectile fuze.

Abstract: Soft lead pellets with hard polymeric tips for use in air guns and the like are disclosed. The lead pellets have forward pointed tip portions made from a hard polymeric material. Tip portions are employed in three different configurations including a hollow and solid heads. The hard tip in each of the pellets enables the pellet when fired from an air gun to pierce the fur and skin of small game animals, for example, before the lead portions of the head and skirt portions begin to deform, imparting shock to the surrounding soft tissue, and shattering bone. The disclosed pellets provide both accuracy due to the ballistic tip, and power from the weight of the soft lead.

Abstract: A running-gear mechanism for the transport assembly of a cableway system has running rollers that roll in guide rails while the coupling assembly is uncoupled from the haulage cable. In the region of the running rollers there is provided at least one downwardly projecting continuation which projects into the guide rails.

Abstract: A support for use with a laptop computer includes a support member having a top surface for supporting the laptop computer. The top surface includes an electrical receptacle, a data connector and a telephone connector.

Abstract: A multi-positional support mechanism for a computer mouse pad comprising a support adapted to be secured to a keyboard support tray to extend upwardly from the keyboard support tray, a bracket mounted to the support for pivoting about a generally horizontal tilt axis, and a mouse pad mounted to the bracket for pivoting about a turntable axis generally normal to the tilt axis.

Abstract: A shelving system includes a plurality of shelves each having spaced front and rear hooks projecting from each side edge, each rear hook being spaced forwardly from the rear edge of the shelf, and a support framework for adjustably supporting the shelves at spaced intervals. The framework has a pair of support posts located on each side of the shelves, each pair of support posts comprising a front support post located adjacent the front hooks of the shelves and a rear support post located adjacent the rear hooks of the shelves. Each support post has a series of vertically spaced openings for receiving the shelf hooks. The posts are positioned so they are much less vulnerable to damage, and can be made out of light material with an open configuration. Brackets attach to the shelf to allow the easy addition of useful accessories to the standard shelf.

Abstract: The present invention utilizes radiation reflectors on the refractory wall of a fired furnace opposite the spaces between adjacent tubes. The radiation reflectors focus the reflected radiation from the flame onto the dark side of the tubes. The invention increases the overall heat transfer of the tube by increasing the heat flux rate for the backside of the tube, and also decreases the flux and temperature differentials between the front and rear sides of the tubes.

Abstract: A product, such as a package, is provided and includes a plurality of layers of sheet material including at least a first layer and at least one second layer defined by a strip of material. The two layers are assembled in parallel overlying relationship to form a body in which the strip is covered by the first layer. The strip of material has a splice therein, with the splice being defined by two ends of the strip material. The two ends are held together by a plurality of yarn stitches passing through the strip of material and bridging the ends of the strip of material. The splice is arranged such that the strip of material has a surface characteristic at the splice which is substantially equal to that at other locations thereon and is not compromised by the splice.

Abstract: An amphibious vehicle having inflatable pontoons disposed in recesses formed in the vehicle body. The inflatable pontoons retract into the recesses when deflated to reduce the overall width of the vehicle to below the maximum allowable width for a road vehicle. The inflatable pontoons extend when inflated to beyond the maximum allowable width for road vehicles, thereby improving the stability of the vehicle when it is operated in water. The inside surfaces of the recesses provide support for transferring the uplift force generated by the pontoons to the vehicle body when in water. An elastic member may be used to retract the deflated pontoons into the recess. Decorative doors covering the recesses are forced open by the inflating pontoons to a position above the water line.

Abstract: A retractable mast for sailboats. The mast, which retracts telescopically, comprises an inner core containing air sealed air chambers, either separated or coextensive, which are pressurized when the mast is fully extended. A compressed air bottle or air compressor driven by the boat engine supplies pressurized air to raise the mast. Valves control the pressure release for extension or retraction. The mast may also be operated hydraulically or by stored or generated pressurized gas. The air chambers may contain inflatable bags to retain the pressurized air in each chamber. A stiffener may be erected adjacent the fully extended mast to maintain it in the fully extended position. The stiffener also holds rings which travel along its length for holding the main sail when hoisted. A bracket mounts to the mast and extends around the stiffener, providing for rotatably mounting the boom aft of the stiffener.

Abstract: A drive-on dry dock (10) especially suited for a boat (12) longer than about thirty feet and weighing more than about seven thousand pounds. The dock (10) includes a platform (14), a guide (16), and a lift (18). The platform (14) includes an aft section (20), a forward section (22), and a hinge section (24) therebetween. The guide (16) defines a path for movement of the boat (12) from the aft section (20) to a rest position whereat the boat's bow engages and is supported by the forward section (22). The lift shifts the platform (14) between a first condition in which the aft section is only buoyant enough to support itself and so can be downwardly flexed form a ramp for the boat (12) and a second condition in which the aft section is sufficiently buoyant to lift the boat out of the water.

Abstract: A watercraft constructed according to the invention includes at least one hull according to the invention described in the grandparent and great-grandparent patent applications that issued as U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,314,903 and 6,250,245, which hull includes first and second channel defining structures connected to the hull that define a first channel on a port side of the hull with a forwardly facing first channel entrance and a second channel on a starboard side of the hull with a second forwardly facing channel entrance. According to one aspect of the invention, the hull has a bow that extends to a vertical knife edge, and the first and second wing channel entrances are arranged to form a near horizontal knife edge at the deck level in order to enhance high speed operations. According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an onboard air system for injecting air into the first and second channels in order to enhance high speed operation of the watercraft.

Abstract: A pontoon comprising a seamless, non-woven, one-piece, inflatable vessel preferably formed by a process of rotational molding, from a resilient, semi-rigid polyolefin elastomer, preferably metalocene. The pontoon has shape memory characteristics, which make it partially self-inflating, and cause it to entrap air when partially deflated, to thereby resist complete deflation if punctured, allowing a user to more easily get to safety. Punctures in the pontoon may be easily eliminated by applying heat to the polymer material at the site of the puncture, such as with a hot knife or other metal implement, so as to fuse the polymer material together. The bottom of the pontoon is preferably thicker than the top, and the ends of the pontoon taper to a blunt point that is thicker still, to thereby resist damage from impact and to help maintain the desirable shape-memory characteristics of the pontoon.

Abstract: A self powered spheriacal marker is mounted on a power line by extending the line though opposite openings in the marker. There are two sets of opposite openings to allow the marker to be oriented so that solar cells mounted on the exterior of the marker face a southernly direction. A battery inside the marker is maintained in a charged condition by the solar cells and power led lights that flash intermittently so as to draw attention to the marker. Two halves of the marker are secured together by pin-latch fasteners that are placed around shoulders extending around the periphery of the marker.

Abstract: An page marking device is disclosed. The marking device is part of a book. The book has a tab assembly carrier. The carrier has a plurality of removable tabs disposed on the carrier. Printed indicia is located on the tabs. The tabs are secured to the carrier by a non-aggressive adhesive allowing the tabs to be removed from the carrier relocated and/or removed again as required by the user of the device. Printed indicia may also be located on or beneath said carrier.

Abstract: A flow indicating device including a tube, a turbine wheel, and a cylinder is described. The tube defines a flow path. The turbine wheel is mounted in the tube for rotation alongside an inside wall of the tube. The turbine wheel has a plurality of turbine blades. The cylinder is mounted outside the tube for rotation alongside an outside wall of the tube. The cylinder is magnetically coupled to the turbine wheel through the sidewall of the tube so that rotation of the turbine wheel causes rotation of the cylinder. A visually observable pattern is provided on an outside surface of the cylinder so that rotation of the cylinder can be visually ascertained. The device is easy to install and provides an indication of flow within the pipe which is highly visible, easy to read, and viewable from any location around the pipe.

Abstract: A machine for applying sauce to a pizza crust rapidly and accurately. The crust is placed on a turntable, is centered by stationary platforms having terraced surfaces, and the turntable raises the crust to beneath a plurality of nozzles. The nozzles are mounted to cylinder blocks in which cylindrical cavities are formed. Pistons are slidably mounted in the cavities, and are drivingly linked to a linear prime mover to be displaced upwardly and downwardly to pump sauce into and out of the cavities. Check valves control the flow of sauce from the source of sauce to the crust through the nozzles. The pistons are selectively linked to the linear prime mover for reducing the area onto which the sauce is dispensed, for accommodating smaller and larger pizza crusts.

Abstract: A device for increasing the incident energy of an ion for coating a disc in an ion beam deposition process. The ion beam deposition process is performed in a chamber with the disc to be coated disposed therein. An ion source, having a voltage level, is introduced into the chamber for generating an ion beam for depositing ions on the disc. A bias contact is coupled to the disc and a power supply is coupled to the bias contact. The power supply applies a voltage level to the bias contact that is less than the voltage level of the ion source thereby creating a negative bias voltage between the disc and the ion source. This negative bias voltage causes the incident energy of the ion to increase. As a result, the optimal incident energy can be achieved using a lower original energy.