A processor suitable for recursive computations is arranged to multiply successive input data words by a co-efficient word to produce results. It incorporates multiplier cells connected to form rows and columns. Each row is arranged to multiply a respective input data digit by the co-efficient. It begins with accumulator cells and continues with multiplier cells each arranged to multiply by an individual co-efficient digit and disposed in the row in descending order of digit significance. Column...

New oligoesters made from a tricyclic diol with 8 to 20 carbon atoms, a dicarboxylic acid with 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and an aliphatic alcohol with 1 to 30 carbon atoms are useful as lubricants, hydraulic oils and compressor oils for mobile field use in forestry and agriculture, in construction, in mining and in transport. The oligoesters have a kinematic viscosity of 50 to 50,000 mm.sup.2 /s at 40.degree. C. and are biodegradable.

A mitten is provided with pouches for receiving packages of heat transfer material. The packages of heat transfer material are inserted into the pouches and the mitten is placed in a microwave to heat the material or in a freezer to cool the material. After sufficient heating or cooling, the mitten may be removed and placed on the user's hand to provide hours of warmth or cold. The mitten may be provided with velcro.TM.-type fasteners so as to secure the mitten around the arm of the user.

To provide graphitic cast steel given with improved machining and mechanical properties, a large number of fine graphite nodules can be crystallized in the cast steel, and the occurrence of chain-like formation of graphite crystals can be avoided by limiting the Bi content in the cast steel to the range between 0.005% and 0.0150%. The composition essentially consists of 0.45 to 1.5 wt % carbon (C), 1.0 to 5.5 wt % silicon (Si), 0.008 to 0.25 wt % rare earth elements (REM), optionally, 0.002 to 0...

1-Hydroxy-2-naphthalene carboxylate (hydroxynaphthoate) salt of 4-hydroxy-a.sup.1 -[[[6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexyl]-amino]methyl]-1,3-benzendimethanol in the form of spherical accretions of microcrystals, the spherical accretions being free-flowing, friable and micronisable and preferably having a mean particle size of from 70 to 300 mm and a mean surface area from 4 to 12 m.sup.2 g.sup.-1. The hydroxynaphthoate salt in the claimed form may be prepared by quenching a hot organic/aqueous organic solut...

A pointing device for use in moving a cursor displayed on a display, includes a pressure sensing sheet including first through fourth pressure detection elements and a base member mounted on the pressure sensing sheet. The base member is provided with first through fourth protrusions formed on its under surface opposite to the pressure sensing sheet in facing relation to the first through fourth pressure detection elements, respectively. The base member is provided with an operation shaft formed...

Novel polymers which are suitable as binders are obtainable by reacting (A) a base resin which has an average molecular weight M.sub.w of from 200 to 5,000 and contains on average from 1 to 3 epoxy or isocyanato groups as the reactive groups per molecule with (B) a mixture of (B1) 5 to 50% by weight of polyisobutylene which is terminated with primary amino groups and has an average molecular weight M.sub.w of from 500 to 5,000 and (B2) 5-95% by weight of an amidoamine which carries primary amino...

A latching winch comprises a spool having a drive pin offset from the axis and extending out from one side. A drive/latch assembly comprises a drive plate formed with an opening coaxial with the spool and carrying in the opening a bushing having internal crank-engaging opening and a lateral drive lug spaced from the bushing. A pair of mirror-image pawl plates are stacked sidewise each having against the drive plate, the pawl plates each having an aperture in one end pivotally receiving the spool...

An adhesive polyacrylate which has a K value of 90 to 110 and contains 16% to 62% of n-butyl acrylate residues, 80% to 34% of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate residues and 4% to 10% acrylic acid residues, solutions thereof, surgical adhesive sheet materials coated therewith and their preparation are described.

A material suitable for thermosetting includes a collection of hollow particles adhesively mixed with a thermosetting resin in such proportions that the mixture exists in a granular form and may be converted by thermosetting into a fused solid mass having a density not greater than 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter. The particles may be glass microbubbles or phenolic microballoons and the resin may be a hardenable Friedel-Crafts resin. The material according to the invention is more suitable for pa...