A method for increasing the capabilities of an object program of a digital data processing system having a coded character set, with each character having a given attribute, by providing each of a selected subset, or subsets, of said characters with a second attribute. Which attribute of a given character of such a subset is its relevant attribute is determined by such a character being the operand of a limited number of operation codes of the computer system capable of properly acting on the se...

Active methine compounds are chlorinated by contacting such compounds with a perchloroalkane and aqueous base in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst which is an tetraalkylonium hydroxide. Chlorinated products, preferably tertiary alkyl chloro compounds, are produced. The tertiary alkyl chloro compounds are useful in elimination reactions, preferably reactions with base, to form unsaturated compounds, particularly compounds having a vinylidene or exomethylene group.

A new process by which cyclohexanone is treated, in the presence of a suitable acid or a salt of an organic base, with pyruvic acid or with one of its simple derivatives (ester or salt) to give hydratropic acid.

A textile multi-filament yarn having individual filaments cohered together at least in part by individual interfilamentary bridges, which bridges are disposed within the multi-filament yarn to join the filaments thereof so as to render the yarn structurally frozen so that at least a part of the individual filaments cannot be pulled apart without breaking at least in part the structure of the multi-filament yarn. The bridges are made of the same material as the filaments. Some of the segments of ...

Herein disclosed is a method and system for improving driveability of an automotive vehicle. The automotive vehicle has a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine provided with a cylinder disabling apparatus, a clutch, and a transmission. The method comprises the step of disabling the apparatus during a predetermined time period after the clutch is about to re-engage to permit all of the cylinders to operate under this condition and the system comprises means for performing this step.

Disclosed is an improved structure for coupling some selected parts of a pair of glasses, particularly for fixing a lens to an associated rim and at the same time, the rim to the joint piece, to which one or the other temple is hinged. The rim has a loop hole at its outer side, dividing the rim circumference into upper and lower rim halves. The rim has two broach sections fixed to the opposite ends of the upper and lower rim halves, and the joint piece has a hollow coupler member to permit the b...

Improvements in a weighing or counting method wherein on the basis of weight data on a plurality of groups of articles obtained from a plurality of weighing machines, the respective additive values of all possible or desired number of combinations are found, the additive value of a particular combination which is equal or the nearest to a set value is retrieved, and the weighing machines corresponding to the combination selected are actuated to discharge articles contained therein. During the di...

A card game adapted to recreate some of the atmosphere of combat in the Middle Ages comprising, in combination, a rule book; a score pad; and a deck of cards, the deck of cards including a plurality of cards comprised of five different card type identifications vertically marked along one side including land, personalities, naval, fortifications and assault, each card also including horizontally across the top a subdivision identification and for land type cards a unit identification including f...

A flower pot or flower pot cover comprising a base and a skirt connected to an upper end of the base. The base includes a plurality of overlapping folds for providing structural integrity. The base is divided into a plurality of segments with each segment extending generally between the upper and the lower end of the base and each segment extending a distance circumferentially about the base. The overlapping folds in some of the segments are connected and the overlapping folds in the remaining s...

A flower pot or flower pot cover comprising a base and a skirt connected to an upper end of the base. The base includes a plurality of overlapping folds for providing structural integrity. The base is divided into a plurality of segments with each segment extending generally between the upper and the lower end of the base and each segment extending a distance circumferentially about the base. The overlapping folds in some of the segments are connected and the overlapping folds in the remaining s...