Search Results

open access

ac-resistance-measuring instrument

Description: An auto-ranging ac resistance measuring instrument for remote measurement of the resistance of an electrical device or circuit connected to the instrument includes a signal generator which generates an ac excitation signal for application to a load, including the device and the transmission line, a monitoring circuit which provides a digitally encoded signal representing the voltage across the load, and a microprocessor which operates under program control to provide an auto-ranging function by… more
Date: April 22, 1981
Creator: Hof, P. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Americium purification by a combined anion exchange and bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction process. [Patent application]

Description: Americium is separated from mixtures containing plutonium, other actinides, and other non-lanthamide impurities, by a combined process of anion exchange resin sorption to remove plutonium, and a bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction of americium of the anion exchange resin effluent. Dihexyl-N,N-diethylcarbamylmethylenephosphonate is a preferred solvent. The initial mixture may be subjected to a cation exchange operation to remove monovalent impurities. The process is especially effectiv… more
Date: April 10, 1981
Creator: Navratil, J.D. & Martella, L.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Autogenous electrolyte, non-pyrolytically produced solid capacitor structure

Description: This report discusses the design of a solid electrolytic capacitor having a solid electrolyte comprised of manganese dioxide dispersed in an aromatic polyamide capable of to forming polyimide linkages. This solid electrolyte being disposed between a first electrode made of valve metal covered by an anodic oxide film and a second electrode opposite the first electrode. The electrolyte autogenously produces water, oxygen, and hydroxyl groups which act as healing substances and is not itself produ… more
Date: April 1, 1998
Creator: Sharp, D. J.; Armstrong, P. S. & Paintz, J. K. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Basic fluid system trainer

Description: This invention, a trainer mounted and housed within a mobile console, is used to teach and reinforce fluid principles to students. The system trainer has two centrifugal pumps, each driven by a corresponding two-speed electric motor. The motors are controlled by motor controllers for operating the pumps to circulate the fluid stored within a supply tank through a closed system. The pumps may be connected in series or in parallel. A number of valves are also included within the system to effect … more
Date: April 30, 1991
Creator: Semans, J. P.; Johnson, P. G.; LeBoeuf, R. F. Jr.; Kromka, J. A.; Goron, R. H. & Hay, G. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Bioluminescence monitor and method for enzymatic determinations. [Patents]

Description: An on-line, nonreferenced apparatus for measuring the concentration of a biomarker species in authentic biological samples in solution comprises conduit means for conducting said sample solution from a source of said solution, stream diversion means disposed within the conduit for diverting a predetermined amount of said sample for analysis, means for introducing and independently regulating the flow of one or more reactants disposed in fluid communication with said diverted stream, incubating … more
Date: April 28, 1981
Creator: Bostick, William D.; Denton, Mark S. & Dinsmore, Stanley R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Capacitively-Coupled Inductive Sensor

Description: It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a capacitively-coupled inductive shunt current sensor. To achieve the other object, and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the apparatus of this invention may comprise a capacitively coupled inductive shunt current sensor comprising: annular inductive channel means formed in a conductor carrying a high voltage pulsed current; an electrode capacitively coupled to said con… more
Date: April 13, 1981
Creator: Ekdahl, C. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Carrier sense data highway system. [Patent for a two-way Data Transmission System]

Description: A data transmission system is disclosed which includes a transmission medium which has a certain propagation delay time over its length. A number of data stations are successively coupled to the transmission medium for communicating with one another. Each of the data stations includes a transmitter for originating signals, each signal beginning with a carrier of a duration which is at least the propagation delay time of the transmission medium. Each data station also includes a receiver which r… more
Date: April 30, 1981
Creator: Frankel, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Cermets and method for making same

Description: The present invention is directed to a method for making a wide variety of general-purpose cermets and for radioactive waste disposal from ceramic powders prepared from urea-dispersed solutions containing various metal values. The powders are formed into a compact and subjected to a rapid temperature increase in a reducing atmosphere. During this reduction, one or more of the more readily reducible oxides in the compact is reduced to a selected substoichiometric state at a temperature below the… more
Date: April 1, 1981
Creator: Aaron, W. S.; Kinser, D. L. & Quinby, T. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Chloromethyl chlorosulfate as a voltage delay inhibitor in lithium cells

Description: Chloromethyl chlorosulfate (CMCS) is used as a passive film growth inhibitor in electrochemical cells to minimize voltage delay and low-voltage discharge. Film growth on lithium anodes is significantly diminished when CMCS is added to SOCl{sub 2} and SO{sub 2}Cl{sub 2} electrolytes of lithium batteries. The CMCS also has the effect of extending the shelf-life of Li/SOCl{sub 2} and Li/SO{sub 2}Cl{sub 2} batteries.
Date: April 5, 1991
Creator: Delnick, F. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Coal gasification apparatus. [Patent application]

Description: Coal hydrogenation vessel has hydrogen heating passages extending vertically through its wall and opening into its interior.
Date: April 24, 1981
Creator: Nagy, C.K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Compressor surge counter

Description: A surge counter for a rotating compressor is provided which detects surging by monitoring the vibration signal from an accelerometer mounted on the shaft bearing of the compressor. The circuit detects a rapid increase in the amplitude envelope of the vibration signal, e.g., 4 dB or greater in less than one second, which is associated with a surge onset and increments a counter. The circuit is rendered nonresponsive for a period of about 5 seconds following the detection which corresponds to the… more
Date: April 13, 1981
Creator: Castleberry, K.N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Continuous injection of an inert gas through a drill rig for drilling into potentially hazardous areas

Description: A drill rig for drilling in potentially hazardous areas includes a drill having conventional features such as a frame, a gear motor, gear box, and a drive. A hollow rotating shaft projects through the drive and frame. An auger, connected to the shaft is provided with a multiplicity of holes. An inert gas is supplied to the hollow shaft and directed from the rotating shaft to the holes in the auger. The inert gas flows down the hollow shaft, and then down the hollow auger, and out through the ho… more
Date: April 1, 1998
Creator: McCormick, S.H. & Pigott, W.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Cooler and particulate separator for an off-gas stack

Description: This report describes an off-gas stack for a melter, furnace or reaction vessel comprising an air conduit leading to two sets of holes, one set injecting air into the off-gas stack near the melter plenum and the second set injecting air downstream of the first set. The first set injects air at a compound angle, having both downward and tangential components, to create a reverse vortex flow, counter to the direction of flow of gas through the stack and also along the periphery of the stack inter… more
Date: April 8, 1991
Creator: Wright, G. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Direct Graphene Growth on Metal Oxides by Molecular Epitaxy

Description: Patent relating to the controlled, layer-by-layer growth of graphene on a useful, magnetizable/and or insulating substrate using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Kelber, Jeffry A.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
open access

Dust-Feed Mechanism

Description: The invention is a dust feed device for delivery of a uniform supply of dust for long periods of time to an aerosolizing means for production of a dust suspension. The device utilizes at least two tandem containers having spiral brushes within the containers which transport the dust from a supply to the aerosolizer means.
Date: April 6, 1981
Creator: Milliman, Edward M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Electrochemical cell

Description: This invention is comprised of an electrochemical cell has a layer-type or sandwich configuration with a Teflon center section that houses working, reference and counter electrodes and defines a relatively narrow electrolyte cavity. The center section is surrounded on both sides with thin Teflon membranes. The membranes are pressed in place by a pair of Teflon inner frames which are in turn supported by a pair of outer metal frames. The pair of inner and outer frames are provided with correspon… more
Date: April 23, 1991
Creator: Nagy, Z.; Yonco, R. M.; You, Hoydoo & Melendres, C. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field

Description: A heat pipe configuration is described for use in a magnetic field environment of a fusion reactor. Heat pipes for operation in a magnetic field when liquid metal working fluids are used are optimized by flattening of the heat pipes having an unobstructed annulus which significantly reduces the adverse side region effect of the prior known cylindrically configured heat pipes. The flattened heat pipes operating in a magnetic field can remove 2 to 3 times the heat as a cylindrical heat pipe of th… more
Date: April 29, 1981
Creator: Werner, R. W. & Hoffman, M. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Improved method of preparing composite superconducting wire

Description: An improved method of preparing composite multifilament superconducting wire of Nb/sub 3/Sn in a copper matrix which eliminates the necessity of coating the drawn wire with tin is described. A generalized cylindrical billet of an alloy of copper containing at least 15 weight percent niobium, present in the copper as discrete, randomly distributed and oriented dendritic-shaped particles, is provided with at least one longitudinal opening which is filled with tin to form a composite drawing rod. … more
Date: April 24, 1981
Creator: Verhoeven, J. D.; Gibson, E. D.; Finnemore, D. K.; Ostenson, J. E.; Schmidt, F. A. & Owen, C. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Improved monolithic tandem solar cell

Description: A single-crystal, monolithic, tandem, photovoltaic solar cell is described which includes (a) an InP substrate having upper and lower surfaces, (b) a first photoactive subcell on the upper surf ace of the InP substrate, (c) a second photoactive subcell on the first subcell; and (d) an optically transparent prismatic cover layer over the second subcell. The first photoactive subcell is GaInAsP of defined composition. The second subcell is InP. The two subcells are lattice matched.
Date: April 23, 1991
Creator: Wanlass, M. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

In-situ vitrification of soil. [Patent application]

Description: A method of vitrifying soil at or below a soil surface location. Two or more conductive electrodes are inserted into the soil for heating of the soil mass between them to a temperature above its melting temperature. Materials in the soil, such as buried waste, can thereby be effectively immobilized.
Date: April 6, 1981
Creator: Brouns, R. A.; Buelt, J. L. & Bonner, W. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Indirect-Fired Gas Turbine Dual Fuel Cell Power Cycle

Description: The present invention relates generally to an integrated fuel cell power plant, and more specifically to a combination of cycles wherein a first fuel cell cycle tops an indirect-fired gas turbine cycle and a second fuel cell cycle bottoms the gas turbine cycle so that the cycles are thermally integrated in a tandem operating arrangement. The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to the employer-employee relationship between the United States Department of Energy and the… more
Date: April 1, 1998
Creator: Micheli, Paul L.; Williams, Mark C. & Sudhoff, Frederick A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Iron active electrode and method of making same

Description: An iron active electrode and method of preparing same in which iron sulfate is calcined in an oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature in the range of from about 600/sup 0/C to about 850/sup 0/C for a time sufficient to produce an iron oxide with a trace amount of sulfate are described. The calcined material is loaded into an electrically conductive support and then heated in a reducing atmosphere at an elevated temperature to produce activated iron having a trace amount of sulfide which is formed… more
Date: April 16, 1981
Creator: Jackovitz, J.F.; Seidel, J. & Pantier, E.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen