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4456390 Noncontact temperature measuring device
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4455609 APPARATUS FOR REALTIME FAST RECONSTRUCTION AND DISPLAY OF DOSE DISTRIBUTION Kiyonar Inamura, Yasuo Ueda, Nobumas Furushima, Keisuke Shigaki, Tokyo, Japan assigned to Nippon Electric Co Ltd Apparatus for realtime fast reconstruction and display of dose distribution which calculates the dose of absorbed radiation in an irradiated area defined by coordinates and displays the results of the calculation. The apparatus comprises an input unit capable of setting parameters in the form of time-continuous quantities; a dedicated digital computer serving to control the input by the input unit; and a dedicated fast reconstructer for calculating the absorbed dose for each coordinate in the exposed area at a high speed by decomposing calculation formulae necessary for obtaining isodose curves on the basis of the parameter set in the input unit and effecting parallel calculation of the decomposed formulae, thereby obtaining the isodose curves; and video display for storing and displaying the isodose curves classified in terms of different isodose levels. The calculation is normally cyclically repeated to provide a motion picture of the dose distribution when the magnitude of the parameters is varied.
4456071 OIL COLLECTOR FOR SUBSEA BLOWOUTS Jerome H Milgram assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology A collector apparatus and collection method for use with a blown-out seabottom wellhead. The collector apparatus, including a collector element with an extended, open base and an upper portion enclosing a volume to receive fluid (substantial quantities of gas and lesser quantities of oil) rising, in the water, from the wellhead, and a riser connected to the collector element and extending thereabove to conduct fluid therefrom, is characterized in that the collector element is adapted for fixable attachment to the ocean floor about the seabottom well head prior to any blow-out, and the upper portion of the collector element further includes a relief passage from its interior to the exterior of the collector apparatus, the release passage adapted to vent excess gas
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from the collector apparatus during initial stages of any blow-out. In preferred embodiments, the relief passage is valved to allow the passage to be closed after the initial stages of any blow-out to limit escape of released oil and reduce the amount of water collected and the collector includes a drilling port adapted to allow drilling operations to proceed therethrough.
4456390 NONCONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE Kenneth G Junkert, Henry Voznick assigned to Wahl Instruments Inc A portable, battery operated noncontact temperature measuring device including a lens for collecting infrared radiation and a thermopile for producing a signal indicative of the intensity thereof. The thermopile signal is amplified, linearized and summed with an ambient temperature signal derived from a temperature responsive element, e.g. a diode chip mounted immediately adjacent a cold junction of the thermopile. The resulting composite temperature signal is then processed and displayed. The ambient temperature signal is also utilized to control the impedance of a dual field effect transistor, which in turn controls the gain of the amplifier. Thus, temperature induced variations in the responsivity of the thermopile are compensated by corresponding changes in the gain of the amplifier. An adjustable high impedance bias circuit provides bias current to the input of the amplifier, insuring that the signal at the output of the amplifier will not be affected by temperature induced changes in the internal resistance of the thermopile. A switching circuit alternately connects the output of the thermopile and a resistor having a resistance approximately equal to the internal resistance of the thermopile to the input of the amplifier. When the resistor is so connected, an automatic zeroing circuit reduces the amplifier output to approximately zero, thereby essentially eliminating amplifier drift.
4456556 OILSEED EXTRACTION PROCESS Frank N Grimsby assigned to Shell Oil Company A process for the extraction of oilseeds which comprises extracting oil from oilseeds by con-
4455609 APPARATUS FOR REALTIME FAST RECONSTRUCTION AND DISPLAY OF DOSE DISTRIBUTION Kiyonar Inamura, Yasuo Ueda, Nobumas Furushima, Keisuke Shigaki, Tokyo, Japan assigned to Nippon Electric Co Ltd Apparatus for realtime fast reconstruction and display of dose distribution which calculates the dose of absorbed radiation in an irradiated area defined by coordinates and displays the results of the calculation. The apparatus comprises an input unit capable of setting parameters in the form of time-continuous quantities; a dedicated digital computer serving to control the input by the input unit; and a dedicated fast reconstructer for calculating the absorbed dose for each coordinate in the exposed area at a high speed by decomposing calculation formulae necessary for obtaining isodose curves on the basis of the parameter set in the input unit and effecting parallel calculation of the decomposed formulae, thereby obtaining the isodose curves; and video display for storing and displaying the isodose curves classified in terms of different isodose levels. The calculation is normally cyclically repeated to provide a motion picture of the dose distribution when the magnitude of the parameters is varied.
4456071 OIL COLLECTOR FOR SUBSEA BLOWOUTS Jerome H Milgram assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology A collector apparatus and collection method for use with a blown-out seabottom wellhead. The collector apparatus, including a collector element with an extended, open base and an upper portion enclosing a volume to receive fluid (substantial quantities of gas and lesser quantities of oil) rising, in the water, from the wellhead, and a riser connected to the collector element and extending thereabove to conduct fluid therefrom, is characterized in that the collector element is adapted for fixable attachment to the ocean floor about the seabottom well head prior to any blow-out, and the upper portion of the collector element further includes a relief passage from its interior to the exterior of the collector apparatus, the release passage adapted to vent excess gas
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from the collector apparatus during initial stages of any blow-out. In preferred embodiments, the relief passage is valved to allow the passage to be closed after the initial stages of any blow-out to limit escape of released oil and reduce the amount of water collected and the collector includes a drilling port adapted to allow drilling operations to proceed therethrough.
4456390 NONCONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE Kenneth G Junkert, Henry Voznick assigned to Wahl Instruments Inc A portable, battery operated noncontact temperature measuring device including a lens for collecting infrared radiation and a thermopile for producing a signal indicative of the intensity thereof. The thermopile signal is amplified, linearized and summed with an ambient temperature signal derived from a temperature responsive element, e.g. a diode chip mounted immediately adjacent a cold junction of the thermopile. The resulting composite temperature signal is then processed and displayed. The ambient temperature signal is also utilized to control the impedance of a dual field effect transistor, which in turn controls the gain of the amplifier. Thus, temperature induced variations in the responsivity of the thermopile are compensated by corresponding changes in the gain of the amplifier. An adjustable high impedance bias circuit provides bias current to the input of the amplifier, insuring that the signal at the output of the amplifier will not be affected by temperature induced changes in the internal resistance of the thermopile. A switching circuit alternately connects the output of the thermopile and a resistor having a resistance approximately equal to the internal resistance of the thermopile to the input of the amplifier. When the resistor is so connected, an automatic zeroing circuit reduces the amplifier output to approximately zero, thereby essentially eliminating amplifier drift.
4456556 OILSEED EXTRACTION PROCESS Frank N Grimsby assigned to Shell Oil Company A process for the extraction of oilseeds which comprises extracting oil from oilseeds by con-