A capability predictor that comprises a database 15 of capability of multiple designs is disclosed. The process capability data includes costs, quality, cycle time, and performance models. The process owner (expert) provides the data. The developer inputs equations necessary to calculate the predictions based in the selected design characteristics and the user selects the design. A processor 11 calculates the prediction based on the selected design and a display, such as monitor 11a or printer 1...

A shear type slitter for a moving web of material, comprising a pair of disc-shaped slitter members which overlap slightly and are toed toward the oncoming sheet. Each member includes a thin lip which projects laterally from the disc and engages the lip of the other member to cut the web. The lips are so shaped that their intial sharpness is substantially maintained over a relatively long period of time, notwithstanding wear of material from the surface of the lips.

A mechanical squeegee apparatus directed for use with and mounted on a stencil screen printing device. The apparatus includes a longitudinal support bar and a lateral support bar which is mounted for movement along the longitudinal bar and which extends transversely thereof and over said screen. A squeegee is mounted on the lateral bar for free movement along its length and for substantially free rotational movement relative to the lateral bar on an axis vertical and perpendicular to that of the...

There is disclosed a walking toy figure such as a walking doll. The toy figure comprises a hollow trunk on which are suspended a pair of limbs such as legs which are freely pivotal between a standing position in which the legs occupy a substantially vertical position and a step position in which the legs are swung forwardly with reference to the standing position thereof. Drive means such as a miniature electric motor are coupled with the trunk so as to impart to the same lateral pendular moveme...

An intoxicated driver capability tester comprising a bridge circuit for producing an unbalanced output by detecting alcohol, a NOT circuit for producing an output 1 when said unbalanced output is more than a reference value, a display device for random numbers which is activated by one output of the NOT circuit, and a NAND gate for receiving the other output of the NOT circuit as one input thereof and receiving the output of the display device for random numbers as the other input thereof.

Binary signals representing the black (character presence) or white (character absence) state of each of a plurality of cells in a grid encompassing a character to be identified are compared with the signals from cells surrounding each given cell to produce vector signals identifying the vector relationship of character edges at and adjacent to each cell. A set of accumulators, one for each member of a set of predetermined character features, is connected to be responsive to the vector signals s...

A coin sorter has the capability to sort an additional size of coin by means of an exit chute which extends through a side of a coin hopper. A rotating pickup plate having notches for coins along its periphery rotates in an inclined plane within the hopper. Coins of certain denominations will fall through a coin opening at the apex of the rotating pickup plate and will fall into coin slots of diminishing width provided in a rotating core. The coins are held at a level peculiar to their size and ...

A switching network has a group of incoming lines respectively connected to the terminal equipments of a plurality of subscriber stations. A group of outgoing lines are respectively connected to a plurality of trunk circuits. A plurality of crosspoints are formed between the incoming lines and the outgoing lines. Crosstalk is eliminated between mutually adjacent incoming lines or between mutually adjacent outgoing lines, by serially connecting a series circuit between the lines where crosstalk m...

A system for duplicating images on copy sheets utilizing an impression cylinder. The system provides for transfer of an image to one side of each sheet, and the sheet may then be reversed to locate the sheet on the impression cylinder, trailing edge first. The reversing is in synchronism with a second image whereby this second image may be transferred to the opposite side of each sheet. The impression cylinder is provided with a first gripper for engaging the leading edge of each sheet when the ...

An impact printer, for example, of the daisy wheel type with plotting capability is provided by utilizing a cartridge which instead of an inked ribbon has a marking pen mounted through the cross-section of the cartridge and is selectively engageable against the paper by the use of the existing ribbon lift mechanism.