Abstract:
A dispenser consisting of an opened celled housing or vessel forming a chamber of predetermined size permeable to the ingress and egress of fluids more particularly volatile gases to permit escape or dispensing of such gases or other fluids from the chamber into a desired environment. At a critical temperature a means is mounted in or on the vessel for loading and holding of materials to be dissolved or volatilized at the critical temperature and for passing the dissolved substance or the resultant gas to the chamber for dispensing or escape through the permeable walls of the vessel. The material to be dissolved or volatilized will as a general rule be held in a carrier or like device which will degrade or act to release the material to be dissolved or volatilized.
Abstract:
Motion of waves is converted into energy in the form of compressed air which is stored in large containers. Compressed air flowing from the containers is utilized to drive turbinegenerators to generate electricity. The turbine-generators are selectively driven by stored energy which may be controlled. Generation of electricity may be varied to meet the demand regardless of the tides or the state of the waves.
Abstract:
A fluid separator having a tubular member slideably mounted in an entrance opening of an outer container by means of a first stopper. A porous filter is mounted on the inner end of said tubular member while a second stopper is provided on the other end thereof. The outer container is substantially evacuated, said second stopper being adapted to permit the passage of a hollow needle therethrough for the insertion of the fluid to be separated into said tubular member. Said filter means separates the fluid from heavier materials therein upon the withdrawal of said tubular member from said outer container.
Abstract:
A vessel of severable hull sections designed to be rotatably severable in controlled fashion and capable of supporting means for lifting and transferring cargo to or from an adjacent ship or pier or an intermittent barge or any combination of the like.
Abstract:
Signals identifying alphanumeric characters for a plurality of lines of printing are temporarily stored in a memory while recording paper moves through a printing station having a plurality of rows of character-imprinting elements. Each row is comprised of identical character-imprinting elements and the number of rows is at least equal to the number of distinct characters which may be printed. A control system repetitively examines the memory to detect momentary coincidences between positions on the moving paper and any imprinting elements of any row which correspond to a character to be imprinted at those positions. The control system activates the appropriate imprinting elements as such coincidences occur to effect a very fast multiline form of printout. The rows of imprinting elements are defined on a flat stationary unitized member which may readily be removed and replaced and in which individual rows may be replaced as a unit and the associated actuating elements are also unitized for rapid replacement. Line spacing is adjustable and the system is adaptable to the printing of graphical or pictorial data.
Abstract:
AN ELECTRICAL TESTING ARRANGEMENT IS PROVIDED WHICH INCLUDES A TESTING PROBE WHEREIN THE SPHERICAL BASE PORTIONS OF A SERIES OF PIVOTABLE CONTACT ELEMENTS ARE EACH RECEIVED IN A METALLIC MOUNTING CYLINDER CONTAINER A COIL SPRING PROVIDING RESILIENT SUPPORT. THE CYLINDERS THEMSELVES ARE EACH SUPPORTED WITHIN A CYLINDRICAL SPACE BY A FURTHER COIL SPRING. LEAF SPRINGS LOCATED IN THIS SPACE PROVIDE FOR LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE CYLINDERS. A NUMBER OF PROBE GUIDES FOR SETTING OR FIXING THE POSITIONS OF THE CONTACT ELEMENTS ARE DESCRIBED.
Abstract:
A decoder for use with a record medium having bits of information thereon in which the decoder can be programmed to produce an indication of an acceptable record having the bits of information thereon in a predetermined pattern corresponding to predetermined information.