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Locking mechanism for indexing device

Description: Disclosed is a locking mechanism for an indexing spindle. A conventional spur gear having outwardly extending teeth is affixed to the spindle. Also included is a rotatably mounted camshaft whose axis is arranged in skewed relationship with the axis of the spindle. A disk-like wedge having opposing camming surfaces is eccentrically mounted on the camshaft. As the camshaft is rotated, the camming surfaces of the disk are interposed between adjacent gear teeth with a wiping action that wedges the … more
Date: January 25, 1982
Creator: Lindenmeyer, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Free-electron-laser design for laser amplification

Description: A method for laser beam amplification by means of free electron laser techniques is described. With wiggler magnetic field strength B/sub w/ and wavelength lambda/sub w/ = 2..pi../k/sub w/ regarded as variable parameters, the method(s) impose conditions such as substantial constancy of B/sub w//k/sub w/ or k/sub w/ or B/sub w/ and k/sub w/ (alternating), coupled with a choice of either constant resonant phase angle or programmed phase space bucket area.
Date: January 26, 1982
Creator: Prosnitz, D. & Szoke, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Method of sputter etching a surface

Description: A surface is textured by co-sputter etching with a target and a seed material with the surface at a pre-selected temperature. By pre-selecting the temperature of the surface while sputter etching, it is possible to predetermine the reflectance properties of the etched surface. The surface may be textured to absorb sunlight efficiently and have minimal emittance in the infrared region so as to be well-suited for use as a solar absorber for photothermal energy conversion.
Date: February 26, 1982
Creator: Henager, C.H. Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clamshell tomograph

Description: The invention is a tomograph modified to be in a clamshell configuration so that the ring or rings may be moved to multiple sampling positions. The tomograph includes an array of detectors arranged in successive adjacent relative locations along a closed curve in a first position in a selected plane, and means for securing the detectors in the relative locations in a first sampling position. The securing means is movable in the plane in two sections and pivotable at one point and only one point… more
Date: January 29, 1982
Creator: Derenzo, S.E. & Budinger, T.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New prodrugs based on phospholipid-nucleoside conjugates

Description: A method is described for the preparation of defined, isomerically pure phospholipid-nucleoside conjugates as a prodrug in which the drug (araC) is attached to the phospholipid by a monophosphate linkage. Key intermediates in the process involve selective blocking and deblocking of the nucleoside derivative. These particular monophosphate-linked derivatives represent a new class of prodrug, which are useful by themselves or in combination with diphosphate linked derivatives. Several new composi… more
Date: February 3, 1982
Creator: MacCoss, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Front-lighted shadowgraphic method and apparatus

Description: High contrast silhouette images of a substantially opaque object are obtained using front illumination techniques. The object is frontally illuminated by light of a first polarization. A frontal surface of the object reflects the incident light to an observation station. The polarization of incident light bypassing the object and incident on a background is changed. The background light is reflected to the observation station, and the intensity of one of the two, differently polarized, reflecte… more
Date: February 11, 1982
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Photosensitivity enhancement of PLZT ceramics by positive-ion implantation

Description: The photosensitivity of lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) ceramic material used in high resolution, high contrast, and nonvolatile photoferroelectric image storage and display devices is enhanced significantly by positive ion implantation of the PLZT near its surface. Implanted ions include H/sup +/, He/sup +/, Ne/sup +/, Ar/sup +/, as well as chemically reactive ions from Fe, Cr, and Al. The positive ion implantation advantageously serves to shift the absorption characteristics of the P… more
Date: January 28, 1982
Creator: Peercy, P.S. & Land, C.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Continuous production of ethanol by use of flocculent Zymomonas mobilis

Description: Improved means and process for producing ethanol by fermentation are provided. Another object of the invention is to produce ethanol in a continuous-flow process by means of a biological catalyst that can be retained in a continuous-flow reactor vessel without being bonded to or held within a support material. An additional object of the invention is to provide a fermentation reactor vessel wherein disturbance of the desirable plug flow of sugar solution is minimized. These objects are attained… more
Date: January 28, 1982
Creator: Arcuri, E. J. & Donaldson, T. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cathode-preparation method for molten-carbonate fuel cell

Description: A method of preparing a porous cathode structure for use in a molten carbonate fuel cell begins by providing a porous integral plaque of sintered nickel oxide particles. The nickel oxide plaque can be obtained by oxidizing a sintered plaque of nickel metal or by compacting and sintering finely divided nickel oxide particles to the desired pore structure. The porous sintered nickel oxide plaque is contacted with a lithium salt for a sufficient time to lithiate the nickel oxide structure and thus… more
Date: January 28, 1982
Creator: Smith, James L.; Sim, James W. & Kucera, Eugenia H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multifrequency, single-pass free-electron laser. [Patent application]

Description: A method for simultaneous amplification of laser beams with a sequence of freqeuncies in a single pass, using a relativistic beam of electrons grouped in a sequence of energies corresponding to the sequence of laser beam frequencies is described. The method allows electrons to pass from one potential well or bucket to another adjacent bucket, thus increasing efficiency of trapping and energy conversion.
Date: January 26, 1982
Creator: Szoke, A. & Prosnitz, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bag-out material handling system

Description: A bagging device for transferring material from a first chamber through an opening in a wall to a second chamber includes an outer housing communicating with the opening and having proximal and distal ends relative to the wall. An inner housing having proximal and distal ends corresponding to those of the outer housing is mounted in a concentrically spaced, sealed manner with respect to the distal end of the outer housing. The inner and outer housings and mounting means therebetween define an a… more
Date: February 26, 1982
Creator: Brak, S.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improved eddy current angle probe

Description: Apparatus is described for detecting flaws in a tubular workpiece in a single scan. The coils of a dual coil bobbin eddy current inspection probe are wound at a 45/sup 0/ angle to the transverse axis of the probe, one coil having an angular position about the axis about 90/sup 0/ relative to the angular position of the other coil, and the angle of intersection of the planes containing the coils being about 60/sup 0/.
Date: February 11, 1982
Creator: Nance, R.A.; Hartley, W.H. & Caffarel, A.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bag-out material-handling system

Description: A bagging device for transferring material from a first chamber through an opening in a wall to a second chamber includes an outer housing communicating with the opening and having proximal and distal ends relative to the wall. An inner housing having proximal and distal ends corresponding to those of the outer housing is mounted in a concentrically spaced, sealed manner with respect to the distal end of the outer housing. The inner and outer housings and mounting means therebetween define an a… more
Date: February 26, 1982
Creator: Brak, Stephen B. & Milek, Henry F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Shutdown system for a nuclear reactor

Description: An ultimate shutdown system is provided for termination of neutronic activity in a nuclear reactor. The shutdown system includes bead chains comprising spherical containers suspended on a flexible cable. The containers are comprised of mating hemispherical shells which provide a ruggedized enclosure for reactor poison material. The bead chains, normally suspended above the reactor core on storage spools, are released for downward travel upon command from an external reactor monitor. The chains … more
Date: January 20, 1982
Creator: Groh, E.F.; Olson, A.P.; Wade, D.C. & Robinson, B.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spark-Gap Device for Precise Switching

Description: An improved spark gap apparatus is provided for precise switching of high currents from charged capacitors, and for protecting circuitry and circuit components, such as an energy storage capacitor, from overvoltage surges. The invention includes a pair of niobium electrodes with a melting point greater than 2000/sup 0/C that forms the spark gap. The electrodes are supported by conductive caps spaced apart from one another by an insulating member all of which form a hermetically sealed chamber f… more
Date: January 28, 1982
Creator: Boettcher, Gordon E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grooved impactor and inertial trap for sampling inhalable particulate matter. [Patents]

Description: An inertial trap and grooved impactor for providing a sharp cutoff for particles over 15 microns from entering an inhalable particulate sampler is disclosed. The impactor head has a tapered surface and is provided with V-shaped grooves. The tapered surface functions for reducing particle blow-off or reentrainment while the grooves prevent particle bounce. Water droplets and any resuspended material over the 15 micron size are collected by the inertial trap and deposited in a reservoir associate… more
Date: February 23, 1982
Creator: Loo, B.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Silicon tetrafluoride generation. [Patent application; from hexafluorosilicic acid]

Description: This invention is directed to a process of generating silicon tetrafluoride (SiF/sub 4/) from aqueous solutions of hexafluorosilicic acid (H/sub 2/SiF/sub 6/), comprising reacting an aqueous solution of H/sub 2/SiF/sub 6/ with a concentrated aqueous salt solution to produce a precipitate, separating and drying the precipitate, and heating the precipitate in an inert atmosphere to decompose the precipitate producing SiF/sub 4/.
Date: January 3, 1982
Creator: Hansen, K. C. & Yaws, C. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cutting fluid for machining fissionable materials

Description: The present invention is directed to a cutting fluid for machining fissionable material. The cutting fluid is formed of glycol, water and a boron compound in an adequate concentration for effective neutron attenuation so as to inhibit criticality incidents during machining.
Date: January 28, 1982
Creator: Duerksen, W.K.; Googin, J.M. & Napier, B. Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laser-beam-alignment system

Description: A plurality of pivotal reflectors direct a high-power laser beam onto a workpiece, and a rotatable reflector is movable to a position wherein it intercepts the beam and deflects a major portion thereof away from its normal path, the remainder of the beam passing to the pivotal reflectors through an aperture in the rotating reflector. A plurality of targets are movable to positions intercepting the path of light traveling to the pivotal reflectors, and a preliminary adjustment of the latter is m… more
Date: February 26, 1982
Creator: Kasner, W. H.; Racki, D. J. & Swenson, C. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Downhole refractive-index logging device. [Patent application]

Description: This invention provides an antenna arrangement for accurately measuring the magnetic permeability of earth formations. It provides a high-resolution coil array of a transmitting coil and six receiving coils to enable self-consistency checks for evaluating tight gas and oil-bearing strata. (DLC)
Date: January 20, 1982
Creator: Yu, Jiunn S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electron-beam magnetic switch for a plurality of free-electron lasers

Description: Apparatus for forming and utilizing a sequence of electron beam segments, each of the same temporal length (substantially 15 nsec), with consecutive beams being separated by a constant time interval of the order of 3 nsec is described. The beam sequence is used for simultaneous inputs to a plurality of wiggler magnet systems that also accept the laser beams to be amplified by interaction with the co-propagating electron beams. The electron beams are arranged substantially in a circle to allow p… more
Date: January 26, 1982
Creator: Schlitt, Leland G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Apparatus for shifting the wavelength of light. [US patent application]

Description: This invention, which resulted from a contract with the United States Department of Energy, relates to a means for shifting the wavelength of light and, more particularly, to a means for changing the wavelength of a laser beam so that the beam can be effectively used in a process for separation uranium isotopes. As disclosed in US Patent 3,940,615, /sup 235/U can be separated from /sup 238/U by selectively ionizing the /sup 235/U isotope in a vapor containing both /sup 235/U and /sup 238/U, thi… more
Date: January 29, 1982
Creator: McCulla, William H. & Allen, John D., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thin-Film Absorber for a Solar Collector

Description: This invention pertains to energy absorbers for solar collectors, and more particularly to high performance thin film absorbers. The solar collectors comprising the absorber of this invention overcome several problems seen in current systems, such as excessive hardware, high cost and unreliability. In the preferred form, the apparatus features a substantially rigid planar frame with a thin film window bonded to one planar side of the frame. An absorber in accordance with the present invention i… more
Date: February 9, 1982
Creator: Wilhelm, William G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cyclotron Axial Ion-Beam-Buncher System

Description: Adiabatic ion bunching is achieved in a cyclotron axial ion injection system through the incorporation of a radio frequency quadrupole system, which receives ions from an external ion source via an accelerate-decelerate system and a focusing einzel lens system, and which adiabatically bunches and then injects the ions into the median plane of a cyclotron via an electrostatic quadrupole system and an inflection mirror.
Date: February 11, 1982
Creator: Hamm, Robert W.; Swenson, Donald A. & Wangler, Thomas P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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