Device for receiving sound waves in a well
The receiving device of the invention avoids the above mentioned disadvantages. It is adapted to be associated with a probe lowered into a well or drill hole, at the end of a cable and able to be appl... Read More
Inventors: Guerendel, Philippe; Naville, Charles; Laurent, Jean; Dedole, Pascal;, Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole & Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (Rueil-Malmaison, FR) |
Brake pressure control apparatus
A first object of the invention is to control a wheel brake pressure more appropriately and smoothly, and a second object is to decrease a memory capacity for loading a reference value for deciding or... Read More
Inventors: Kuwana, Kazutaka; Yoshida, Tsuyoshi; Sakane, Shinsuke;, Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha (Kariya, JP) |
Compression testing apparatus
What is claimed is: 1. A Apparatus for testing the compression of an internal combustion engine including a first chamber, a second chamber, a first member movable inside the first chamber in order to... Read More
Inventors: Trussell, Gerald C.; Arnston, Robert W.;, Assignee: Sun Electric Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Monitoring circuit for an antilock braking system that detects a smaller diameter tire
The present invention has been proposed in view of the above and its object resides in providing an improved antilock braking apparatus which is constructed so as to detect that a tire having a smalle... Read More
Inventors: Sato, Makoto; Tsuch, Yoshikazu;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for improving the operational characteristics of a vehicle
It is an object of the instant invention to provide a method and an apparatus for optimizing the operation of a vehicle. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and an appa... Read More
Inventors: Hafner, Hans W.;, Assignee: Pfister GmbH (Augsburg, DE) |
Method for the generation of a vehicle reference speed as a reference value for the control of brake slip and/or traction slip
The present invention provides universally applicable brake slip and traction slip control systems for the generation of a vehicle reference speed suitable as a reference value. The invention recogni... Read More
Inventors: Fennel, Helmut;, Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc. (New York, NY) |
Method for predicting a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device
During antilock brake control, the phases of the wheel speeds V.sub.w1, V.sub.w2, V.sub.w3 and V.sub.w4 of a four-wheel vehicle frequently deviate from each other due to the weight distribution and du... Read More
Inventors: Yahagi, Toshio; Iwagawa, Yoshihiro; Sugimoto, Yoichi; Satoh, Tsuyoshi;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Phase-lock loop and Miller decoder employing the same
AND OBJECTS An object of this invention is the provision of an improved phase-lock loop and Miller decoder employing the same which avoid many of the shortcomings and disadvantages of prior art phase-... Read More
Inventors: Yarborough, Jr., John M.;, Assignee: SRI International (Menlo Park, CA) |
Drive-slip control device (ASR) on a road vehicle also equipped with an anti-lock system (ABS)
The invention relates to a drive-slip control device (ASR) for a road vehicle brake system equipped with an anti-lock system (ABS) and having a hydraulic dual-circuit brake system. One brake circuit i... Read More
Inventors: Resch, Reinhard;, Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG (DE) |
Differential gear and control system for motor vehicles having a single driven axle and at least one undriven axle
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An illustrative embodiment of the invention will now be described more in detail with reference to the drawing. The driven axle 1 of a motor vehicle which has a single dri... Read More
Inventors: Fleischmann, Otwin; Sommer, Hans D.; Erhart, Erich; Koch, Johann;, Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG (Vienna, AT) |
String top
I claim: 1. A string top, comprising in combination, a globe held between two sets of strings, said globe being comprised of two, hollow, transparent, hemi-spherical domes with a flat circular disc th... Read More
Inventors: Lopez, Ana;, Assignee: |
Absorption refrigeration system utilizing solar energy
It is therefore an object of the present invention to improve solar power absorption refrigeration systems. A further object of the present invention is to augment a solar powered refrigeration system... Read More
Inventors: Leonard, Louis H.;, Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Syracuse, NY) |
Air conditioning system
I claim: 1. An air conditioning system comprising, in combination: a refrigerant; a compressor means for compressing said refrigerant; a first water-refrigerant heat exchanger means for receiving said... Read More
Inventors: Jones, William M.;, Assignee: |
Heating and cooling system and method
It is a general object of the invention to provide a vapor compression heating/cooling system and method of operation having increased COPH and Capacity. Another object is to provide a system and meth... Read More
Inventors: Sisk, Francis J.;, Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Dual source heat pump
We claim: 1. Apparatus for conditioning a fluid temperature-wise and affording a single temperature hot water storage system for domestic using, defrosting, and supplying heat to a heat pump, comprisi... Read More
Inventors: Ecker, Amir L.; Pietsch, Joseph A.;, Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Water heating system having a heat pump
Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is: 1. A water heating system for interconnection into a water system having a pressurized cold water source and a hot water utilization device co... Read More
Inventors: Singh, Kanwal N.;, Assignee: |
Arrangement in a heat pump plant
I claim: 1. A heat pump of the type including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, said condenser having a built-in subcooler and an expansion valve forming a refrigerant circuit, further compris... Read More
Inventors: Granryd, Eric;, Assignee: AB Thermia-Verken (Arvika, SE) |
Electric hot water heater
In the drawing there is shown a water heater 10 in accordance with this invention which includes a housing 12 having an enlarged internal cavity 14. This housing 12 includes an inlet 16 and an outlet... Read More
Inventors: Salton, Lewis L.;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for growing bean sprouts
The gist of the present invention is the use of apparatus for mass producing bean sprouts by periodically wetting the germinated beans and then aeration by subjecting them to low pressure air. The obj... Read More
Inventors: Oyama, George Clem;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for growing bean sprouts
The present invention provides a homegrowing apparatus that is satisfactory for producing the quantity of bean sprouts required to meet the needs of an average family. The apparatus is portable, is in... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Bo T.;, Assignee: |
Cursor circuit for a dual port memory
We claim: 1. A cursor generation circuit for an image display system, said circuit comprising: means for storing image data representing a visual image and including a first port to provide read/write... Read More
Inventors: Muhich, John S.; Thornley, Joseph S.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Display system for plural display areas on one screen
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention is embodied in a word processor. As shown in FIG. 2, a word processor of the embodiment includes a keyboard 1, printer 3, CRT 5 and an electronic con... Read More
Inventors: Takeda, Susumu;, Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Aichi, JP) |
Decelerating and scan expansion lens system for electron discharge tube incorporating a microchannel plate
An object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a post-deflection electrostatic electron lens system that is operable in association with a microchannel plate in a cathode-ray tube to provide an... Read More
Inventors: Sonneborn, John H.; Hawken, Kenneth W.;, Assignee: Tektronix, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
Wrist carried wireless instrument
A wrist carried wireless instrument includes a loop antenna. A resonance circuit matches the inductance of the loop antenna with at least two capacitors. A ground is provided between the two capacitor... Read More
Inventors: Koyama, Shunsuke;, Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Information processing apparatus for inputting coordinate data selectively from either the obverse or the reverse surface of an input tablet
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus for bringing a vibration pen into contact with a vibration propagation member to obtain coordinates from vibrati... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Noriyuki;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Electrical power assisted steering system
The invention is an electrical power assisted steering system designed specifically for todays down sized fuel efficient automotive vehicles. The power assisted steering system has a segmented shaft j... Read More
Inventors: Buike, James W.; Tomala, Ambrose;, Assignee: Allied Corporation (Morris Township, Morris County, NJ) |
Dies for horizontal-vertical die casting machines
Generally speaking, the dies of this invention, and particularly the stationary die, is for a horizontal movable die casting machine having a vertical injector beneath the stationary die, which inject... Read More
Inventors: Koch, Byron W.;, Assignee: Farley, Inc. (Chicago, IL) |
Device for detecting rotation of rotary shaft and rotation controlling apparatus using the same
An object of the present invention is to provide a rotation detecting device which can automatically correct changes in the central voltage or phase of a rotating angle detecting signal to produce a r... Read More
Inventors: Masaki, Ryoso; Koterazawa, Toshiyuki; Tahara, Kazuo; Miyashita, Kunio; Hoshi, Yoshikazu; Takahashi, Tadashi; Nakano, Shuichi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Electrically operated power steering system
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an electrically operated power steering system which prevents a steering wheel from being forcibly turned by road surface irregularities o... Read More
Inventors: Shimizu, Yasuo;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Hydraulic cylinder for steering axle
This invention relates to an improved hydraulic cylinder assembly for use with a steering axle. The assembly includes a cylinder having a piston disposed therein for selective axial movement. The pist... Read More
Inventors: Hakel, Roy J.;, Assignee: Dana Corporation (Toledo, OH) |
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