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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, I960 ThreeXonvertibles Receive Patents; Ice Creeper Listed ; Washington - (Science Serv ice) - Three new convertibles were patented here this week: a convertiplane that rises as I helicopter but travels as a supersonic jet, an open-aisle railroad coach that quickly converts to provide sleeping compartments, and a tire with an insert that makes It an '.ce ano snow tire. . The convertiplane is pro pelled by a jet engine that drives a compressor. When Ihp Diane Is covering distance. the compressed air discharges from the rear of the plane. But when the plane is rising or descending, the compress ed air is directed by a valve Into the mast that holds the helicopter rotor. The air is channeled into the longer of the two rotor blades and dis charges from nozzles at the lip of the blade. This dis charge whirls the helicopter rotor. LiltU Air Drag During forward flight, the tip of the rotor's lone blade is held at the plane's tail. In this position, It causes little air drag. The inventor of the plane Is Eugene M. Gluhareff of Manhattan Beach, Calif. He assigned the patent to the United Aircraft corporation. The convertible coach pat ent was assigned to the Pull man company by the invent ors, George W. Bohannon of Oak Park, III., and Walter Scowcroft of Palos Heights, III. This patent Is for a car that may be used with compart ments on some runs or as a regular conch, when this is needed. To provide the open aisle effect of a coach, the compartments' doors can be held open so that they close off the private toilets and prevent the lowering of the beds. May Remove Panels Panels in the remaining walls may be removed if the privacy of a compartment is not desired. A major requirement for such a convertible - plenty of seats for coach use but plen ty of usable, prlvatj room for the compartments - is fulfill ed by the skillful use of the height of the railway car: Every other compartment (or row of coach seats) is high er than the others and has a floor which must be stepped up to form the center aisle. Thus room below the higher scats may be used for storage of the lower compartment's bed. At the same time, a high er compartment's bed is stored above the lower seats. When all the beds are down, 'they overlap so that an "up per" sleeper's feet might be over another sleeper's head and his head over another another sleeper's feet. But each sleeper Is in his own com partment with a reasonable amount of room and complete privacy. Pirelli of Italy, famous for racing tires, recently Intro duced a passenger-car tire with a separate casing with removable tread bands so that when the tread is worn, the whole tire need not be re placed. Removable Tread Ring Pirelli was assigned a pat ent for another tire Innova tion, by Carlo Barassl of Mi lan, Italy. The patent covers a tire with a removable tread ring In the tire's center. This tread ring may be slipped off when the tire is deflated and replaced with another espec ially designed for traction in ice and snow. This ring has mental projections for high traction, Thus, a motorist would nnt need to buy, at considerable expense one sot of tires for winter and another for sum mer and to store the bulky tires when not In use. An ice creeper, a metulllc spur that may be mounted in the arch of an overshoe, was also patented here this week. The patent was granted Frank Gau of Detroit, Mich. Wilbur E. Walters of Yucal pa, Calif., received a patent for a device for playing se lected passages from a phono graph record. Protective Coaling Earl K. Hann of P e n n Township, Pa., was granted a patent for an application of protective metal coatings on molybdenum. This metal can -TV r4 Hi . 2 W m 8r. I r I Kill t r f is " IfS ' 36 LjLi"" S a. t It aiv AHt." Jim tif K-V.,.'s i .f." T. r-J'.-' 1, M f , SEEKS FLAYING RECORD Chicago den tist Marvin Bcrman is shown at the key board of a piano in the window of a Chi cago store. He has been playing the piano for two days without sleep in an attempt to break the world's non-slop piano playing record of just over 73 hours, held by Joe Nlland of New York, Shown with Berman is his wife, Joyce. (UPI Telephoto) Plasma Project To Help Keep Radio Contact Los Angeles, (Science Serv ice) A plasma research pro ject at the University of Cali fornia, Los Angeles, promises to help keep open radio con tact with earth, the lifeline of future astronauts. When a missile or space ship leaves and enters the at mosphere, It cooks up the air to a point where the atoms be highly useful In such hot structures as jfll engines If the metal Is protected from oxida tion. 'The patent was assign ed to the Westlnghouse Elec tric Corp. Ogle R. Singleton Jr. of Richmond, Va., was granted a patent for a method of solder ing aluminum to copper or brass. He assigned the patent to Reynolds Metals company. Among the 036 patents was one for a new method of ex ploding underground seismic shots for prospecting. It was assigned to Shell Oil company by Eugen Mertcn of Hous ton, Tex. His patent permits progressively deeper seismic shots to be made without re digging the shot hole after each shot. break up into ions and elec trons, forming layers of ion ized gas, or plasma. , The plasma surrounds the space vehicle like an insulat ing enevelope, which can block or distort radio signals to the ground. Dr. Warren Flock, a UCLA associate engineer doing re search for his Ph.D., simulat ed the spaceships plasma problem In the laboratory. Can Change Direction He found that the electrons in the plasma layer can change the direction of radio waves sent to the ground, and that the degree o distortion depends on the number of electrons and the thickness of the plasma layer. Using a higher radio .wave frequency might be one way of overcoming the difficulty, AT TOP OF CLASS Stoddard, N.H. - (UPD -Charles C. Eaton Jr., 13, was the valedictorian of Stoddard Grammar school. He couldn't miss. He was the only pupil in the class graduating from the one-room school. but this, in turn, can raise a number of new problems. Dr. Flock believes that his research helps to define what the problem Is, which is a necessary first step in finding a solution. This month Dr. Flock will join the University of Alaska as associate professor of geo physicis, where he hopes to continue his research. Concfaticn Service Director Elected Salem-ttlPD-Faul P. Tinning, director of the Oregon State Conciliation Service, has been elected to the board of direct ors of the Association of State Mediation Agencies. DRYING HEPORT New York - (UPD - More than $32 million' worth of towels and washcloths were sold through variety stores during 1959, the Variety Store Mer chandiser, a trade publication, reports. Total sales exceeded $160 million. About 80 per cent of towels sold were terry cloth, with the balance In assorted linens, blends and synthetics. Balloon Satellite Echo Said To Be Still in Top Shape Washington - (Science Service) - The balloon satel lite Echo has now been in orbit for more than six weeks. And all that travel has left It with a few wrinkles but still In good shape Radio beams are still being bounced oft it. People are still craning their necks look ing at It. Scientists are still studying slight changes in its orbit. These changes are caused by the pressure of sunlight on the large but light struc ture. Scientists on the East and West coasts and even in Eng land and France have sent or received messages via Echo. It is, however, no longer as frequently seen as earlier. On many of its passes at night it is eclipsed by the earth, just as the moon sometimes is, and therefore it reflects no light. To Enter Another Phase Echo will stay In the earth's shadow for long periods un til late December when it will enter another phase in which it orbits in the sun's light for longer and longer periods and will again be visible sev eral times each night. Scientists had thought that when Echo first entered the earth's shadow it might col lapse the gasscs inside would cool and exert no pressure to keep the satellite expanded. But Echo did not collapse. apparently because the pres sure from outside the satel lite is almost non-existent. The 100-foot balloon, made of aluminized plastic film, also survived the annual Pcr scid meteor shower. The shower hit the week end fol lowing Echo's launching on Aug. 12. May Slay for Year Passing these tests, Echo now may stay in its 1,000 mile altitude orbit for as long as a year before gravity pulls it low enough to burn from the friction of the earth's atmosphere. Where does NASA go from here? Proposals and preliminary design studies for future in flatable structures include: 1. A great structure with shiny reflectors for focusing the sun's heat for conversion to electricity. Such a device could greatly increase the power supplies now available to satellites. 2. An Inflatable gilder or auxiliary wings for slowing a space ship's re-entry into the earth s atmosphere 3. A sailplane that would move through space using the pressure of the sun's light in the way a sailboat uses the pressure of the wind. One expert believes a sailplane could get to Mars in 118 days less than half the time he estimates a chemical rocket would take. J. An Inflatable laboratory or repair station in space. These and other concepts are being designed and test ed in wind tunnels by NASA and by leading firms. But before such, structures are practical, more Echo tests will be made. Scientists working with Echo hope to devise means to make future Echos more rigid and strong Lifeguard Acquitted For Carrying Pistol New York - A county court jury acquitted Mervin Stell- man, 31, a lifeguard, although he admitted carrying a load ed, concealed pistol during an argument with his employ er. The gun taken from Stell man was a fully loaded water pistol. Poce Take Dim View Of Husband's Method Buffalo, N. Y. .- Police ob jected to the way a Buffalo man let his wife know he was outside waiting to drive her home from work. The man was handed a sum mons for ringing a gong on his car. ARMY MAN DIES Crestline, Calif. -IUPD- Final rites will be held today for Maj. Gen. Harry F. Hazlett, 76, retired World War II com mander in the Army's basic training program. First Stop for Hunters' Camping Supplies 608 E. 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