Abstract:
Digital frequency measuring circuitry is disclosed which includes a first shift register, the content of which is increased by a fixed amount at the beginning of each cycle of the input signal to be measured. Thereafter the content of the first register is caused to exponentially decay until the next input cycle is detected where the process is repeated. At the beginning of each cycle of the input signal, the content of the first register is transferred to a second or memory register where the data is used to drive a gage or other output device. To improve gage performance during low frequency input the memory register is also updated whenever the content of the first register is less than the content of the memory register. Also, if the input signal is removed any significant residual in the first register is eliminated by decrementing the first register to insure that the gage accurately represents the input condition.
Abstract:
A cable comprises a plurality of conductors arranged in one or more units of a predetermined number of conductors, with each unit having one or more groups of conductors, the conductors of each group having a common color code arranged so that an outer layer of the conductors in a unit presents a predetermined color impression to identify gauge size of the conductors. The invention is particularly applicable to telecommunication cables having a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors, arranged in one or more units each of one or more groups, one conductor of each pair in a group having a common color and the other conductor having a color code indicative of twist type. The cable conductors can readily be separated into readily identified groups, for use in modular splicing for example, and the units are made up so that the outer layer has a color dominance, by the conductors having a common color in a group, to indicate the gauge of the conductors. The units can be identified by a colored binder.
Abstract:
The invention provides a process for comminuting coal or other fuel solids in a shear field, and for optionally coating the solids with catalysts for combustion, liquefaction, and or gasification during the milling process. The process further provides for control of water content in the solids may be controlled before, during and after the milling in order to obtain micronized solids with fine hydration layers. The output fuel solids from the process can burn at low temperatures, avoiding emissions of nitrogen oxides, and they also have improved properties for surfactant-free suspension in either water or oil media, as well as for liquefaction and gasification.
Abstract:
The invention provides a liquefaction process using comminuted fuel solids from a steam-driven shear field, with controlled water content and optionally coated with a catalyst. The method allows fuel solids to be liquefied efficiently during comminution or when they are supplied in the form of a slurry or as free-standing solids.
Abstract:
A navigational mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror having a reflective element. A display, optionally a video display, is disposed to the rear of the reflective element and emits light when actuated that passes through the reflective element to be visible to a driver of the vehicle viewing a front portion of the reflective mirror element. A user input comprising a destination address is provided from a driver of the vehicle when the vehicle is at an initial geographic location. The display displays driving instructions that provide instructions to the destination address. The driving instructions are viewable by a person viewing the front portion of the reflective element. A particular instruction of the driving instructions is preferably displayed when it is appropriate to display the particular instruction to the driver of the vehicle.
Abstract:
A navigation system for a vehicle includes a control and a global positioning system. The control may receive a user input and may download directional information from an external service provider to the control in response to the user input and an initial geographic position of the vehicle. The directional information may comprise at least two instructions coded or associated with or linked to a respective geographic location. The control may provide an output corresponding to each of the instructions in response to a current actual geographic position of the vehicle. The control may provide each instruction only when the then current actual geographic position of the vehicle at least generally corresponds to the particular geographic location associated with the instruction. Driver instructions may be provided audibly and/or may be displayed on a display screen visible to the driver, preferably at an interior mirror assembly of the vehicle
Abstract:
A vehicular video mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly that includes a reflective element having a transflective mirror reflector that is at least about 15 percent transmitting to visible light incident at the rear of the reflective element, A video display is disposed to the rear of the reflective element and emits light when actuated that passes through the transflective mirror reflector of the reflective element to be visible to a driver of the vehicle viewing the front of the reflective element. The video display is back lit by at least one light source and is operable to exhibit a display intensity as viewed by the driver of at least about 400 candelas per square meter when the interior rearview mirror assembly equipped the reflective element is mounted and is viewed in the vehicle.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed which employs a pulse-controlled microdroplet fluid delivery system for precisely dispensing fragrances and other odor producing vapors. The pulse-controlled fluid delivery device is capable of ejecting microdroplets of fluid with a diameter less than 350 micrometers at a controlled ejection rate based upon inkjet printing technology. The pulse-controlled fluid delivery system includes mechanisms for vaporizing the fluids and delivery of the vapors to the nose, which is controlled by a programmable system controller capable of real time data-driven dispensing with a multi-fluid capability. Synthesis of custom fragrances is made possible by a multijet programmed control system which adjusts dispensing rates of components. Calibration of a prior art “electronic nose” is disclosed. A precise calibration gas is produced in real-time to counteract the effect of drifting.
Abstract:
A system for sensing ambient conditions in a compartment, such as the trunk of an automobile, generates a control signal in response to the sensed conditions. This control signal actuates indicators to notify operators of the vehicle that there is a person trapped in the trunk. The control signal is also used to actuate a lamp inside the trunk to provide light for the trapped person. A trunk release is also actuated, by a control module, to free the trapped person. The trunk release of the automobile can be prevented from being actuated if the automobile is moving, which prevents the trunk lid from unexpectedly opening while the vehicle is in motion.
Abstract:
A method for making a laminated carrier film for use in releasing interstitial fluid from skin for collection or measurement includes providing a printhead having an orifice and a reservoir containing a meltable absorber substance, the printhead being capable in response to electrical signals, to eject droplets of said meltable absorber substance from the orifice; supporting a carrier film having a series of spaced apart openings for a meltable absorber substance on a support base, in close proximity to the printhead, whereby the spaced apart openings on the carrier film can be positioned relative to the orifice to receive absorber substance droplets ejected from the printhead; filling the spaced apart openings of the carrier film with meltable absorber substance ejected from the printhead; and covering the carrier film on one side with a clear polymer film strip selected to allow laser energy to pass through the clear polymer film in order to reach the meltable absorber substance inside the openings.