An arrangement for increasing torque, while operating at the same RPM, characterized by a drive shaft having spokes or arms disposed thereon at an angle with respect to its longitudinal axis, preferably at 45.degree., which mesh with gears on a driven shaft for appreciably increasing the power afforded by the driven shaft.

The process accumulates heat from a relatively low temperature source to support an endothermic chemical reaction, partially separates the products of the reaction from the reactants, and then releases the accumulated heat in the reverse exothermic chemical reaction at a higher temperature simultaneously restoring the original chemical composition. The forward and reverse chemical reactions are slow enough to prevent substantial reaction during the separation and transfer of the chemicals, but t...

The invention concerns a device for transmitting binary values at a high speed in a channel having a limited bandwidth in the form of a signal having five levels. It is applied to transmission of asynchronous type.

A local interconnect system for VLSI integrated circuits. During self-aligned silicidation of exposed moat and gate regions in a nitrogen atmosphere, a conductive titanium nitride layer is formed overall. A second titanium layer is then deposited overall and again reacted, to thicken the nitride layer without increasing the thickness of the silicide layers. This conductive layer is patterned and etched to provide local interconnects with a sheet resistance of the order to ten ohms per square, an...

A device to be worn beneath footwear or an unshoed foot for increasing stride and reducing fatigue while providing comfort and stability by absorbing the energy in a stride and by releasing that energy to user. The invention accomplishes this by providing a cantilevered leaf spring joined to but separated from a platform supporting the user. As the user enters a stride weight of the user flexes the spring to store the energy of contact with terrain. Then during the completion of the stride the s...

A canister purge valve increases flow through the valve for an increased power level. The canister purge valve includes a housing that defines a volume and has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the volume. A coil is disposed in the volume proximate the outlet. A stator is disposed in the volume proximate the outlet, the stator having a first surface. An armature is disposed in the coil, the armature having a second surface proximate the first surface of the stator and defining a...

A device for monitoring the volume of food consumed during a meal includes a sensor and a belt. The sensor includes a sensor housing, an alarm, and an activation switch operatively connected to the alarm; and the belt is adapted to be worn about the waist of a user, and is operatively connected to the sensor, such that a predetermined tensile force applied to the belt, caused by the consumption of food by the user, activates the switch, and in turn, activates the alarm. Preferably, the sensor in...

An acceleration pump delivers additional fuel to both the main intake passage and the auxiliary intake passage of an internal combustion engine, to facilitate cold starting. In such an engine, each main combustion chamber is in communication with an auxiliary combustion chamber, respectively. Coordinated means are provided for operating said acceleration pump and throttle valves in said intake passages. Communication between the acceleration pump and the main intake passage remains open at all t...

Disclosed is a device and method to increase density of slurry transported by slurry pumping systems. A connection is made to the existing slurry pipeline so that a portion of slurry is drawn into the device. Multiple settling chambers are filled and pressurized by the slurry. Settling in these chambers segregates the processed slurry into a high density stream and a low density stream. The low density stream is returned to the slurry make up area. The high density stream is returned to mix with...

An increase in the molecular weight of virgin polycondensates and polycondensate recyclates can be achieved by heating to above the melting point or glass transition temperature and by the addition of diphosphonite.