Pennwalt Corporation

Richard A Ferren

Philip E Bloomfield

Peter F Radice

Walter Kulischenko

Daniel Ashton Dimmig

John C Grigger

Dean H Wickwire

Apparatus and processes for preparing polymeric piezoelectric films of one or more layers or tubular products having a central wire core by drawing a suitable polymeric blank through either a flat or a conically tapered drawing die having associated electrical field producing means, to simultanelusly stretch and pole the polymeric material within the die chamber.

Die drawing process and apparatus for piezoelectric polymer films and

A plastic material, preferably polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film, made highly piezoelectric by known methods, is placed in a sensor unit structure wherein pressure is exerted against the piezoelectric film by means of rotation of the steering wheel of the boat or vehicle to thereby cause the piezoelectric film to generate electric signals which are used in controlling the rpm of a low-inertia, instantaneously reversible steering power assist motor. The rpm of the motor is substantially proportional to the input electric signals, which, in turn, are determined by, and responsive to, the degrees of rotation and speed of rotation of the steering wheel. The direction of rotation of the steering wheel determines the direction of steering assist, i.e., to the left or right. Available torque of the motor however is substantially inversely proportional to rpm of the engine propelling the boat or vehicle.

Power steering direction sensor

A process for preparing an aqueous concentrated latex of a copolymer or terpolymer of ethylene and a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 -perfluorocarbon by creaming a latex of 25-30% copolymer solids and recovering a concentrated latex having 1.5-2.5 times the concentration of the starting latex. The concentrated latex can be used to prepare crack-free or void-free coatings on substrates.

Concentrated aqueous latex of ethylene/C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 -perfluorocarbon

A polarized pellicular resin article is prepared by bringing one surface of a pellicle of a polarizable, dielectric resin into intimate contact with a single electroconductive surface and charging said electroconductive surface with an electric potential at least sufficient to polarize said pellicular resin article.

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Richard A Ferren