公开(公告)号：US4290476A

公开(公告)日：1981-09-22

申请号：US112006

申请日：1980-01-14

申请人： Robert W. Smith ,  Naim S. Hemmat ,  John R. Bedell ,  Sheldon Kavesh ,  Seymour Draizen

发明人： Robert W. Smith ,  Naim S. Hemmat ,  John R. Bedell ,  Sheldon Kavesh ,  Seymour Draizen

IPC分类号： B22D11/00 ,  B22D11/06

CPC分类号： B22D11/005 ,  B22D11/0642

摘要： An apparatus is provided for planar flow casting of metal ribbon. The apparatus comprises a movable chill surface, a reservoir for holding molten metal and a slotted nozzle whose lips are located close to the chill surface. In operation, molten metal is forced through the nozzle onto the chill surface to form a melt puddle. Rapid cooling of the molten metal results in the formation of a continuous ribbon. The nozzles of this invention provide a planar bottom surface which includes the leading edge of the first lip and the side edges at the bottom of the lips and which is as close or closer to the chill surface than is any other point on the lips. The nozzle reduces air flow around the melt puddle and thereby improves ribbon uniformity.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于金属带的平面流铸的设备。 该装置包括可移动冷却表面，用于保持熔融金属的储存器和其嘴唇位于靠近冷却表面的开槽喷嘴。 在操作中，熔融金属被迫通过喷嘴到冷却表面上以形成熔融熔池。 熔融金属的快速冷却导致形成连续的带状物。 本发明的喷嘴提供了一个平面的底面，其包括第一唇缘的前缘和嘴唇底部的侧边缘，并且与嘴唇上的任何其它点相比更接近或更接近寒冷表面。 喷嘴减少了熔融水坑周围的气流，从而改善了带的均匀性。

公开(公告)号：US4274473A

公开(公告)日：1981-06-23

申请号：US111748

申请日：1980-01-14

申请人： John R. Bedell ,  Sheldon Kavesh ,  Naim S. Hemmat ,  Seymour Draizen ,  Robert W. Smith

发明人： John R. Bedell ,  Sheldon Kavesh ,  Naim S. Hemmat ,  Seymour Draizen ,  Robert W. Smith

IPC分类号： B22D11/06

CPC分类号： B22D11/0642

摘要： An apparatus is provided for planar flow casting of metal ribbon. The apparatus comprises a movable chill surface, a reservoir for holding molten metal and a slotted nozzle whose lips are located close to the chill surface. In operation, molten metal is forced through the nozzle onto the chill surface to form a melt puddle. Rapid cooling of the molten metal results in the formation of a continuous ribbon. Ribbon contour is controlled through the use of nozzle designs that provide reproducible configuration of the melt puddle and reduce turbulent air flow over the molten metal surface.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于金属带的平面流铸的设备。 该装置包括可移动冷却表面，用于保持熔融金属的储存器和其嘴唇位于靠近冷却表面的开槽喷嘴。 在操作中，熔融金属被迫通过喷嘴到冷却表面上以形成熔融熔池。 熔融金属的快速冷却导致形成连续的带状物。 通过使用喷嘴设计来控制丝带轮廓，这些喷嘴设计提供熔融熔池的可重复配置并且减少熔融金属表面上的湍流空气流动。

公开(公告)号：US3964535A

公开(公告)日：1976-06-22

申请号：US551557

申请日：1975-02-20

申请人： John R. Bedell ,  Robert W. Smith

发明人： John R. Bedell ,  Robert W. Smith

IPC分类号： B22D11/00 ,  B22D41/16 ,  B22D11/10

CPC分类号： B22D41/16 ,  B22D11/005

摘要： A stopper rod tapping assembly for bottom tapping of a crucible to extrude molten metal through a tapping orifice is described. The stopper rod has an interior vent, providing communication of a pressurized inert gas from above the melt to the tapping orifice in the bottom of the crucible. The vent permits flushing of the tapping orifice between tapping runs to prevent buildup of residues in the tapping orifice which would otherwise adversely affect the tapping operation. The assembly is advantageously used in casting filaments from the molten metal.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于底部敲击坩埚以通过攻丝孔挤出熔融金属的塞棒攻丝组件。 塞杆具有内部通气口，其将来自熔体上方的加压惰性气体与坩埚底部的攻丝孔连通。 排气口允许在攻丝运行之间冲洗攻丝孔，以防止出口孔中的残留物积聚，否则这将不利地影响攻丝操作。 该组件有利地用于从熔融金属铸造长丝。

公开(公告)号：US4077462A

公开(公告)日：1978-03-07

申请号：US701338

申请日：1976-06-30

申请人： John R. Bedell ,  Noel Y. Rothmayer ,  Ralph R. Saunders ,  Robert W. Smith

发明人： John R. Bedell ,  Noel Y. Rothmayer ,  Ralph R. Saunders ,  Robert W. Smith

IPC分类号： B22D11/00 ,  B22D11/06

CPC分类号： B22D11/005 ,  B22D11/0634

摘要： Improvement in apparatus for making metal filament by depositing molten metal onto the peripheral surface of a rotating annular chill roll includes provision of a stationary housing surrounding the peripheral surface of the chill roll in an arc, covering the segment beginning at the vicinity of the point of deposition of the metal onto the chill roll and terminating at a predetermined point of stripping of the solid filament from the chill roll, and defining a gap between the peripheral surface of the chill roll and the interior of the housing, together with means for introducing a fluid into the gap for passage therethrough in the direction of rotation of the chill roll. In operation, cocurrent passage of the filament and the fluid through the gap effects controlled retention of the filament on the chill roll and fixes the point at which the filament is stripped from the chill roll.

摘要翻译： 通过将熔融金属沉积在旋转的环形冷却辊的圆周表面上来制造金属丝的装置的改进包括设置围绕冷却辊的圆周表面的固定的外壳，该弧形覆盖从在 将金属沉积到冷却辊上并终止于从冷却辊剥离固体丝的预定点，并且在冷却辊的外周表面和壳体内部之间限定出间隙，以及用于引入 流体进入间隙以沿着冷却辊的旋转方向通过。 在操作中，细丝和流体通过间隙的并流通道将细丝控制在冷却辊上，并将细丝从冷却辊剥离的位置固定。

公开(公告)号：US4559992A

公开(公告)日：1985-12-24

申请号：US458380

申请日：1983-01-17

申请人： John R. Bedell ,  Robert W. Smith ,  Howard H. Liebermann

发明人： John R. Bedell ,  Robert W. Smith ,  Howard H. Liebermann

IPC分类号： B22D11/06

CPC分类号： B22D11/0697

摘要： The invention provides an apparatus and method for continuously casting a filament, such as a glassy metal filament, at high speed within a zone of preselected vacuum. A continuous extrusion mechanism and a rapidly moving quench surface are located within a casting module. A vacuum mechanism provides the preselected vacuum in the module as the filament is cast, and a transport mechanism continuously moves the resultant rapidly advancing filament across the boundary between the vacuum in the casting airlock mechanism substantially preserves the module vacuum as the cast filament is transported across the boundary and a passivator mechanism passivates the quench surface to prevent the filament from adhering thereto.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于在预选真空区域内高速连续铸造细丝如玻璃状金属丝的装置和方法。 连续挤压机构和快速移动的淬火表面位于铸造模块内。 真空机构在灯丝铸造时在模块中提供预选的真空，并且输送机构连续地将所得到的快速前进的细丝移动穿过浇铸气锁机构中的真空之间的边界，基本上保持模具真空，因为铸造灯丝横穿 边界和钝化机构钝化淬火表面以防止细丝粘附到其上。

公开(公告)号：US08356486B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US12483741

申请日：2009-06-12

申请人： Jeremy J. Walters ,  Robert W. Smith ,  Anthony C. Jones

发明人： Jeremy J. Walters ,  Robert W. Smith ,  Anthony C. Jones

IPC分类号： F02C6/08 ,  F02C7/32 ,  F02C9/18

CPC分类号： F16K11/0525 ,  F02C9/18 ,  F05D2220/50

摘要： A compressor bleed air valve in an auxiliary power unit (“APU”) modulates bleed air flow both for accessory pneumatic systems powered by the bleed air and for reducing or removing surge in the compressor.

摘要翻译： 辅助动力单元（APU）中的压缩机排气阀调节排放气流，用于由排气供电的附件气动系统，并用于减少或消除压缩机中的浪涌。

公开(公告)号：US20100220952A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-02

申请号：US12758231

申请日：2010-04-12

申请人： Robert W. Smith ,  Alan C. Nilsson

发明人： Robert W. Smith ,  Alan C. Nilsson

IPC分类号： G02B6/12 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/13

CPC分类号： H01S5/0683 ,  H01S5/0014 ,  H01S5/0085 ,  H01S5/06832 ,  H01S5/4025

摘要： A power monitoring and correction to a desired power level of a laser or group of lasers utilizes two photodetectors which are employed to accurately determine the amount of output power from the front end or “customer” end of a laser or a plurality of such lasers. During power detection, which may be accomplished intermittently or continuously, the laser is modulated with a tone of low frequency modulation. One photodetector at the rear of the laser is employed to detect the DC value of the frequency tone, i.e., a value or number representative of the AC peak-to-peak swing, amplitude or modulation depth of the tone. Also, the rear photodetector may be employed to determine the optical modulation index (OMI). In either case, these values may be employed in a closed loop feedback system to adjust or otherwise calibrate the value of the low tone frequency relative to the total desired bias current applied to the laser. A front photodetector is employed to receive a portion of the total output of the laser, or of each laser, and the average output power of the laser, or of each laser, is determined from already knowing the optical modulation index (OMI) via the rear photodetector. Thus, by measuring and/or calibrating the laser OMI with the use of a rear photodetector, the average output power from the front end output can be unambiguously determined from detection of the AC peak-to-peak swing or amplitude of the low frequency tone received via the front photodetector.

摘要翻译： 对激光器或激光器组的期望功率电平的功率监视和校正使用两个光电检测器，其用于准确地确定来自激光器或多个这样的激光器的前端或“客户”端的输出功率的量。 在功率检测期间，可以间歇地或连续地实现，用低频调制调制激光。 采用激光后部的一个光电检测器来检测频率音调的DC值，即代表音调的AC峰 - 峰波动，幅度或调制深度的值或数字。 而且，后方光电检测器可用于确定光调制指数（OMI）。 在这两种情况下，这些值可以用在闭环反馈系统中，以相对于施加到激光器的总期望偏置电流来调节或以其他方式校准低音频率的值。 使用前光电检测器来接收激光器或每个激光器的总输出的一部分，并且通过已经知道光调制指数（OMI）来确定激光器或每个激光器的平均输出功率 后置光电检测器。 因此，通过使用后部光电检测器测量和/或校准激光OMI，可以从检测到AC峰 - 峰摆动或低频音调的幅度来明确地确定来自前端输出的平均输出功率 通过前光电检测器接收。

公开(公告)号：US20090006170A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US11768513

申请日：2007-06-26

申请人： Robert W. Smith

发明人： Robert W. Smith

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/0631

摘要： Systems and methods of centralized product production, comprising a job initiation component that receives a job request from a user; a resource management component that delegates tasks to one or more modules to produce a product to meet the job request. The modules can comprise an automated computing system or a practice group, and can report back to the resource management component. An assembly component can receive information, documents, and objects from the resource management component and assemble the items to form a product. An interface component allows a user to view progress of the product, and to receive status updates.

摘要翻译： 集中产品生产的系统和方法，包括从用户接收作业请求的作业发起组件; 一个资源管理组件，用于将任务委托给一个或多个模块来生产产品以满足作业请求。 模块可以包括自动计算系统或练习组，并且可以向资源管理组件报告。 组装组件可以从资源管理组件接收信息，文档和对象，并组合项目以形成产品。 接口组件允许用户查看产品的进度并接收状态更新。

公开(公告)号：US06222965B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-24

申请号：US09349736

申请日：1999-07-08

申请人： Robert W. Smith

发明人： Robert W. Smith

IPC分类号： G02B626

CPC分类号： G02F1/0123 ,  G02F1/0147 ,  G02F2203/20

摘要： An optical device includes a substrate formed of an electrooptic material, a waveguide formed in the substrate, an electrically conductive film formed over at least a portion of the waveguide and a source of DC voltage electrically connected to the film for thermally inducing a change in the optical refractive index of the substrate of the optical device.

摘要翻译： 光学装置包括由电光材料形成的基板，形成在基板中的波导，形成在波导的至少一部分上的导电膜和电连接到膜的DC电压源，用于热引起 光学器件的基板的光学折射率。

公开(公告)号：US5493650A

公开(公告)日：1996-02-20

申请号：US205181

申请日：1994-03-02

申请人： Karl Reinke ,  Robert W. Smith

发明人： Karl Reinke ,  Robert W. Smith

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  G06F13/36

CPC分类号： H04L41/0809

摘要： An apparatus for monitoring whether a cable is coupled to a port of a computer network. A free-running oscillator is initially set to a base frequency when a cable is not coupled to the port. If a cable is subsequently coupled to that port, the inherent capacitance of that cable loads one of the nodes associated with the oscillator. The result of this capacitance is that the oscillator is now running at a lower frequency. A frequency counter and threshold comparator are used to detect whether the oscillator frequency has fallen below a pre-determined frequency threshold. If the oscillator frequency has not fallen below this threshold, the port is not included in the network path. However, if the oscillator frequency has fallen below the threshold, this indicates that a cable has been coupled to the port. Consequently, the trunk port is inserted into the computer network's path.

摘要翻译： 一种用于监测电缆是否耦合到计算机网络的端口的装置。 当电缆未连接到端口时，自由振荡器最初设置为基频。 如果电缆随后耦合到该端口，则该电缆的固有电容加载与振荡器相关联的节点之一。 该电容的结果是振荡器现在以较低的频率运行。 使用频率计数器和阈值比较器来检测振荡器频率是否已经低于预定的频率阈值。 如果振荡器频率没有下降到该阈值以下，则该端口不包括在网络路径中。 但是，如果振荡器频率低于阈值，则表示电缆已经连接到端口。 因此，中继端口插入到计算机网络的路径中。