Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, one or more thermal forming treatments may be predicted to achieve a desired shape and/or microstructure in a workpiece.

An image forming material comprising a support having thereon a layer composed of a Ge--S composition or a Ge--S--X composition wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ti, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Sn, Zn, Pd, In, Se, Te, Fe, I, P and O which undergoes a structural change capable of being detected optically, electrically or chemically upon exposure imagewise to light wherein the Ge--S or Ge--S--X composition layer has a thickness of at least about 300A an...

A new spray ring apparatus for use in forming apparatus of the type used in metal forming and glassware forming which include a forming cavity into which a fluid lubricant material is sprayed. In one embodiment, the spray ring includes a plurality of nozzles through which the fluid lubricant material is sprayed into the cavity in a tangential helical flow pattern to thereby uniformly coat the interior surfaces of the cavity prior to the forming of the metal or glassware parts therein. In another...

Apparatus for forming inverts in manhole floors between angularly-related pipeline sections includes a set of a plurality of wedge-shaped forming elements each having a molding surface of corresponding compound longitudinal and transverse arcuate curvature, the forming elements being of respectively varying longitudinally arcuate extents and being adapted for longitudinal end-to-end joinder for producing a variety of angular curvatures. The forming apparatus is set-up in the manhole between the ...

A pattern forming material contains a siloxane polymer having the general formula: ##STR1## [wherein R, R' and R" are the same or different and are respectively one member selected from hydrogen, an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is one member selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and a --CH.sub.2 Y group (wherein Y is one member selected from chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine, an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, and a cinnamoyloxy group); and l, m and n are respective...

An image forming material comprising a support having thereon a layer composed of a Ge-S composition or a Ge-S-X composition wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ti, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Sn, Zn, Pd, In, Se, Te, Fe, I, P and O which undergoes a structural change capable of being detected optically, electrically or chemically upon exposure imagewise to light wherein the Ge-S or Ge-S-X composition layer has a thickness of at least about 300 A and con...

An electrical wiring device is provided combining a strip gauge, a loop forming gauge and a wire-restraint which are coordinated to form a loop in a bare end of a solid insulated conductor wire at a location where insulation on the wire extends into the wire-restraint when the loop is secured under a terminal binding screw. The stripping gauge comprises a marking molded on the device and indicating the length of insulation to be removed from the wire prior to forming the loop in the bare end of ...

Machine for instruction in vacuum forming and pressure forming including two pumps, one a vacuum pump and the other a pressure pump which can be selectively actuated for vacuum forming and pressure forming, respectively. Interlock means may be included to prevent the simultaneous actuation of both pumps. A movable platen is included for supporting a mold thereon.

A bottom forming device for a bag forming machine including a pair of bottom formers, each bottom former being of plate-like construction and having a vertical side portion and a horizontal top portion connected along a fold line, the horizontal top portion being characterized according to one form of the invention by an inner edge which has an elongated portion extending inwardly and rearwardly; the vertical side portion being characterized according to one form of the invention by an upper fro...

The image forming apparatus includes first developing unit, a unit mounting portion, a detecting apparatus, input apparatus and a mode controller. Either an outline forming unit or a second developing unit for developing a latent electrostatic image is mounted on the unit mounting portion. The detecting apparatus detects which of the outline forming unit and the second developing unit is mounted on the mounting portion. The input apparatus selects one of an outline forming mode, a first developi...