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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to radio communications networks. More particularly, this invention relates to planning and management of dynamic communications networks based upon propagation forecasting, modeling techniques and the ability to adapt the network according to continually updated propaga...
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The present invention relates to stent deployment devices and methods for deploying stents. More particularly, the present invention concerns a stent deployment device and a method for deploying a stent within the alimentary tract using an endoscope. Endoscopes are effective devices for diagnosing and treating patients...
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The present invention relates generally to the field of semiconductor devices and specifically to three dimensional vertical NAND strings and other three dimensional devices and methods of making thereof. Three dimensional vertical NAND strings are disclosed in an article by T. Endoh, et. al., titled “Novel Ultra High ...
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The present invention relates to ball retrieval, in particular golf balls. Golfers frequently hit their golf balls in unintended directions, resulting in their landing in lakes, in deep brush or briars, mud or sand. The golfer may only be able to access the ball from a relatively long distance, for example eight to ten...
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1. Technical Field The invention relates to technologies for achieving automation of orientation work at the preceding stage of making three-dimensional measurement from different camera positions, automatic acquisition of initial values for stereo matching, and automation of the three-dimensional measurement. 2. Prior...
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The printing process is one small part of the total quality control procedure for a MICR printing system user. Quality and accuracy of the check documents must be closely controlled during printing to prevent problems from occurring when the document is processed off-site. The MICR line is the line of machine readable ...
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Several types of memory devices, such as Flash memories, use arrays of analog memory cells for storing data. Each analog memory cell stores a quantity of an analog value, such as an electrical charge or voltage, which represents the information stored in the cell. In Flash memories, for example, each analog memory cell...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for aiding escape of passengers to the outside of a vehicle if the vehicle comes into collision. 2. Description of the Related Art An apparatus has been known (refer to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-139246) which detects stop of a vehicle and int...
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Particle accelerators are devices that energize ions and drive them into a target. Neutron generators are a specific use of particle accelerator that produce neutrons by fusing isotopes of hydrogen. A fusion reaction takes place by accelerating either deuterium, tritium or a mixture of the two isotopes into a target th...
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This invention relates generally to draft inducers for hot water heaters. More particularly, the present invention relates to a blower design for expelling flue gases emanating from conventional hot water heaters. Water heaters have been around for many years to provide a supply of heated water for both commercial and ...
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This invention relates generally to methods for coating a moving web and, more particularly, slide bead coating methods, and most particularly to slide bead coating methods for manufacturing photographic film and paper products. Bead coating is well known in the prior art as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,7...
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The present invention relates generally to the field of disc drive data storage devices and, more particularly, to an assembly of spindle motor and disc stack. Disc drive data storage devices, known as "Winchester" type disc drives, are well known in the industry. In a Winchester disc drive, digital data are written to...
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Baggage items by nature undergo a risk of being stolen, being broken into for their contents being stolen, or being manipulated in other ways against their owner's will. Apparently this risk is particularly high when baggage items are left alone or taken out of hand particularly in public places like airports, railway ...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a novel production process capable of substantially producing optically active 3-hydroxy-xcex3-butyrolactone useful as a synthetic intermediate for pharmaceutical preparations and agrochemicals and as a functional material. 2. Description of the Related Art The conven...
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Currently available mirror and television devices typically include a television mounted to the back of a mirror. This arrangement is a convenient space saving device as it embeds a television in the existing space occupied by a mirror. Although available, these devices typically suffer from either poor transmissivity ...
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1. Field The present disclosure relates to an exoskeleton mechanism, and more particularly, to an exoskeleton mechanism for assisting joint movement of a human or a robot (a “wearer”). 2. Description of the Related Art An exoskeleton mechanism is mounted to an arm or leg of a patient, who feels inconvenience in the lim...
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1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention pertains generally to the filling of implanted infusion apparatuses, and more particularly to an implantable infusion apparatus, an apparatus for filling the infusion apparatus, and a method for accomplishing such filling. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEMPORARY AND/OR PRIOR A...
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1. Field of the Invention: The present invention relates to a tiltable roller assembly for attachment to movable closure means such as a door or a window sash. 2. Prior Art: Tiltable roller assemblies have a tiltable roller which allows a window sash equipped with the assembly to move sideways in a direction parallel t...
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1. Field of the Invention The present disclosure relates to a method and device for evaluating waveforms, including acoustic waveforms. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method and a device for evaluating acoustic waves transmitted through a subterranean formation and received by multiple receivers...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heat dissipating substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. 2. Description of the Related Art As electronic components have been becoming miniaturized, densified and thinned, thinned and highly-functionalized semiconductor package substrates are being ...
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The invention relates generally to Langmuir troughs which are used to deposit monomolecular layers of fatty acids and the like on substrates, and deals more particularly with a barrier mechanism for isolating a drive chain from an active chamber in such a Langmuir trough to prevent contamination of the active chamber. ...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to antagonists of interleukin-4 signaling. In particular, this invention relates to certain triphenyl compounds that antagonize interleukin-4 signaling, to methods of making them, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to their uses. 2. Description of the Re...
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The invention relates generally to Internet Protocol (IP) packet communication methods and apparatus and more particularly to point to point protocol (PPP) packet communication methods and apparatus. Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless communication architectures are known. As shown in FIG. 1, in the future the link ...
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FIFO storages are well known in the art of electronic circuits and computers and are widely used for embodying interfacing circuits in many different applications. They are particularly widely used, but not exclusively, in the field of image and video processing. FIG. 1 reminds the general architecture of an interfacin...
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When riding a snowboard, each of the user's boots is secured to the snowboard, e.g., with an apparatus called a “binding.” The bindings keep the user and board from separating during the ride down the slope. Bindings are also commonly configured to transfer forces from the user to the snowboard, allowing the user to co...
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In the past, anti-inflammatory agents such as steroids have been used for inflammatory reactions arising from abnormal immune response in treatment of immune-related diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. These are, however, a symptomatic therapy, but not a fundamental remedy. Furthermore,...
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1. Technical Field The invention relates to nuclear fuel handling machines and the methods for using such machines. It is particularly suitable for reloading nuclear fuel assemblies in a reactor after they have undergone a first operating cycle which has left a sufficient fissile material content for them to be used ag...
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates in general to graphics display systems and in particular to asynchronous data transfers to graphics display systems. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to supporting asynchronous data transfers to graphics display systems concurrently with other proce...
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The field of the present invention is ophthalmic monitoring Systems and, more particularly, scleral and corneal contact lenses for use with such systems. Recently, substantial attention has been directed to the use of pupil monitoring systems for use in medical applications. One such system is described in U.S. Pat. No...
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The inventive concept relates to the field of solid state storage, and more particularly, to address mapping in solid state storage devices. In general a storage device may include a flash translation layer (FTL) that maps logical addresses to physical addresses of the storage device. A mapping table including mapping ...
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A process for the preparation of aluminosilicates in which surface-active compounds or tensides, which are resistant to the hardness of water are contained in a bound form therein has been disclosed in German Published Application (DOS) No. 2,439,572. A corresponding U.S. application was filed as Ser. No. 811,964, on J...
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CGRP (Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide) is a naturally occurring 37-amino acid peptide that is generated by tissue-specific alternate processing of calcitonin messenger RNA and is widely distributed in the central and peripheral nervous system. CGRP is localized predominantly in sensory afferent and central neurons and ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a device for use in vacuum casting and more specifically to a combination vacuum chamber and casting flask. This device is used in the process known as the lost wax method for producing precision castings which is often used in the dental and jewelry ...
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Compounds such as 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (i.e., HFC-236fa) have found uses as refrigerants, fire extinguishants, heat transfer media, gaseous dielectrics, sterilant carries, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, displacement drying agents and power cycle worki...
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It is highly desirable to reliably track respiration within patients having pacemakers and ICDs. Tracking patient respiration permits potentially dangerous respiratory disorders, such as apnea, hypopnea, hyperpnea, nocturnal asthma, and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR), to be detected. Apnea and hypopnea are abnormal re...
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Data stored on magnetic media, such as a magnetic disks, are typically stored in encoded form, so that errors in the stored data can possibly be corrected. The errors may occur, for example, because of inter-symbol interference, a defect in the disk, or noise. As the density of the data stored on the disk increases, mo...
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Management software and/or applications for a system that includes one or more interchangeable devices (hereinafter referred to as a “modular system”) often determine interoperability/compatibility of each device to be coupled to the modular system. Modular systems may include, but are not limited to, modular server sy...
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The present invention relates, in general, to electronics, and more particularly, to semiconductors, structures thereof, and methods of forming semiconductor devices. In the past, the semiconductor industry utilized various methods and structures in order to form metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) power transistors and dr...
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The invention is directed to a process for the separation of bis pentaerythritol monoformal from crude pentaerythritol. In the customary production of pentaerythritol by condensation of formaldehyde with acetaldehyde there is formed a crude pentaerythritol contaminated by various byproducts. A particularly disturbing p...
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There is conventionally known a valve timing controller which includes a housing receiving a drive force of a crankshaft for an engine and a vane rotor which is accommodated in the housing to transmit the drive force of the crankshaft to a camshaft, where the vane rotor is relatively rotated in a retard side or an adva...
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Sanding devices are used for sanding a variety of surfaces. Some forms of sanding devices are manufactured with an abrasive material permanently bonded to a base structure. In one example, this type of sanding device comprises abrasive particles adhered to a foam base. When the abrasive particles are worn or clogged, t...
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The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Yoguide’. The new Chrysanthemum is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Salinas, Calif. and Alva, Fla. The objective...
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The subject matter of the invention finds applications in all those cases where a level measurement must be made from a distance, whether due to toxicity, hazard, high temperature or any other reason. One typical but not restrictive application is reading the level of molten metal in an ingot mold in continuous casting...
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Embodiments relate to a multi-phase generator. In particular, exemplary embodiments relate to a multi-phase generator for generating a signal having various phases. Demand for high-picture quality, high resolution, multi-function, and high-speed semiconductor devices has increased. Further, semiconductor devices need v...
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Field of the Described Embodiments The described embodiments relate generally to gaming systems, such as gaming systems deployed in a casino enterprise. More particularly, apparatus and method for moving value on and off of an electronic gaming machine are described. Description of the Related Art An electronic gaming ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device of an integrated circuit (IC) and, more particularly, to an IC device with ESD protection functionality provided by an ESD protection device. 2. Description of the Related Art With reference to FIG. 17, a conve...
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Progress in understanding the intricate development of the human nervous system and elucidating the mechanisms of mental disorders in patients has been greatly limited by restricted access to functional human brain tissue. While studies in rodents have provided important insights into the fundamental principles of neur...
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1. Technical Field This invention relates to sport training equipment and, more particularly, to a golf swing exercising and training apparatus for assisting a user to improve a golf swing. 2. Prior Art Among businessmen and professionals, golf has long been the sport of choice. Today, with the rise of stars such as Ti...
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The present invention relates to a silica insulation film with a reduced dielectric constant and a method of forming the same, as well as relates to a silica inter-layer insulator with a reduced dielectric constant between multi-level interconnections in a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, in addit...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to insulated gate field effect transistors, and more particularly, to insulated gate field effect transistors having a high breakdown voltage and a low on-resistance. 2. Description of the Prior Art Insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFET's) have become inc...
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People's imaginations are fueled by visual images. What we actually see at sunset, what we dream at night, the pictures we paint in our mind when we read a novel--all of these memorable scenes are composed of visual images. Throughout history, people have tried to record these images with pencils or paints or video tap...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to bench vises and more particularly to bench vises which include a clamping action fixed jaw. 2. Prior Art In the prior art various bench vises have been advanced through the years which are provided with a fixed jaw that is mounted onto a support to permit swive...
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This invention relates generally to a multipurpose rat cage which may be used as a static unit or in connection with a ventilated cage and rack system for housing a variety of rodent types including but not limited to rats, mice, hamsters and guinea pigs. Ventilated cage and rack systems are well known in the art. One ...
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1. Technical Field This disclosure relates generally to web application security and in particular to a method and system for decomposing a web application into protected components. 2. Background of the Related Art Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a web application vulnerability that allows malicious users to inject code...
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The present invention relates to lead germanium oxide (PGO) thin film materials, and particularly to the spin-coating of PGO ferroelectric thin films in one-transistor applications. Ferroelectric films have attracted great interest in recent years because of their applications in electro-optic, pyroelectric, frequency ...
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Even though battery operated appliances and flashlights and electric switches go back to the nineteenth century, there is room for improvement, as this disclosure will show.
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This disclosure relates generally to quality assurance programs, and particularly to systems, methods and machine-readable mediums for integrated quality assurance services among a plurality of businesses.
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The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art. Conventional thread taps use high volume flow of a liquid lubricant over the cutting edges of the tool. Some thread taps have an internal passage that provide this liquid lubricant to...
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Arachidonic acid (all-cis-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) containing 20 carbon atoms with four double bonds. The double bonds are arranged with the last one located six carbon atoms from the methyl end of the chain. Therefore, arachidonic acid is referred to as an omega-6 fatty a...
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Light emitting diode (LED) lighting devices provide the advantages of low power consumption and long service life. Thus, LED lighting devices may be used as general lighting equipment to replace, for example, fluorescent lamps, bulbs, halogen lamps, and the like.
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In a digital communication system, binary information is conveyed from one device to another through a variety of channels and recovered at a receiving end. The electronics which receive the binary information also receive varying amounts of noise and distortion which degrade the quality of the signal. This can be the ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to high density synthetic sponges, such as polyvinyl alcohol sponges. More specifically, the invention is high density synthetic sponge and a method and apparatus for rinsing a high density synthetic sponge which reduces processing residue and particulate matter t...
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1. Field of the Invention The subject invention relates to multi-layered gasket assemblies for internal combustion engines and to methods of manufacturing such multi-layered gasket assemblies. 2. Related Art Multi-layered gaskets are often used to form a seal between two mating surfaces of a mechanical system or device...
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In related art, a configuration in which a projector is installed, then, the projector is moved, and thereby, the orientation of the optical axis of the projection light can be changed is known (for example, see PTL 1). In the projector described in PTL 1, horizontal rotation and vertical rotation of the projector can ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exhaust timing control system and control unit. More particularly, the present invention relates to an exhaust timing control system and control unit of a snowmobile. 2. Description of Related Art Snowmobiles are powered by internal combustion engines, parti...
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In general, a Base Station (BS) receives information on intensities of signals, intensities of interference signals from adjacent cells, and a data rate from User Equipments (UEs) located at cell edges and controls transmission power of each cell based on the received information. By using a transmission power control ...
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This disclosure is generally directed to imaging members, photoreceptors, photoconductors, and the like. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to a multi-layered photoreceptor with a substrate, an outer layer such as a charge transport layer or overcoat layer, an optional hole blocking, and/or optional ...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an easy-to-build data processing system, a system for building such a data processing system, and its method. 2. Description of the Prior Art In general, data processing systems (hereafter called systems) receive external signals, process them as the need arises accor...
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When a chip component is mounted on a printed board, a method is typically used in which the chip component and the printed board are electrically connected through soldering. Further, in order to add a function to vary wiring pitches and a function to perform rewiring, an interposer may be placed between the chip comp...
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Field of the Invention Lubricating oils used under the severe conditions of diesel and gasoline engines are highly compounded so as to neutralize acids derived from the oxidation of sulfur in the fuel and from partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, both from the fuel and oil; to disperse sludge- and varnish-forming precurs...
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1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to an optical part mounting structure for mounting an optical part that includes a light-modulating device that modulates a colored light beam in accordance with image information, and a prism that synthesizes the colored light beam modulated by the light-modulating d...
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For inks, paints, sealants, PVC sols, acrylic sols and the like, they are first prepared in the form of a paste sol and the paste sol is then used to implement coating, painting, application, mixing or other operations. If properties, quality or other conditions of a cured product do not allow the incorporation of so m...
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This invention relates to an impact type printer having a plurality of print wires or hammers. Impact printers are well known in the prior art. As an example, a wire dot matrix printer, a typical impact printer has a plurality of solenoid-driven wires mounted within a movable print head which traverses a paper. During ...
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Sensors are used to determine and monitor status and conditions of equipment and the environment at that equipment. For example, a sensor may be used to monitor temperature, humidity, atmosphere at an environment or other ambient conditions. Other sensors are used to monitor physical parameters of equipment, and the st...
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1. Field The present invention relates generally to data communication, and more specifically to a frequency-timing control loop for wireless (e.g., CDMA) communication systems. 2. Background In a wireless communication system, an RF modulated signal transmitted from a source may reach a receiver at the destination, vi...
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Notwithstanding the power of modem microprocessors, such microprocessors can perform little, if any, work without reading and writing to external memory. When a microprocessor needs to access memory, it generates an address. The address corresponds to the particular location in memory that is of interest to the micropr...
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Braking assistance systems fitted in vehicles support the driver of the vehicle on hazard or emergency braking. The principle is based on analysis of accident events. In this analysis it was found that the possible brake force amplification was actually only rarely used, since the foot brake was activated either too we...
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In general, a reference prior art type of electric motor comprises a casing having inside a stator of the wound type, rigidly constrained to the casing, and a rotor, for example with permanent magnets, rotatably constrained to the casing. An electronic module or control electronics, connected to the stator, is inserted...
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Polycarbonates, copolyestercarbonates, and polysiloxane copolycarbonates are high polymers produced by the condensation or intercondensation of a dihydroxy compound and a diacid or reactive derivative thereof such as an acid halide. When the dihydroxy compound is bisphenol-A and the acid derivative is phosgene, a simpl...
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This invention relates to a disc brake adapted to be operated by a dual control liquid pressure system. In many vehicles, in order to obtain a safe and positive braking operation, brakes adapted to be operated by dual control liquid pressure systems have been and are being employed. FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings ...
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Detection and identification or at least classification of unknown substances has long been of great interest and has taken on even greater significance in recent years. Among advanced methodologies that hold a promise for precision detection and identification are various forms of spectroscopy, especially those that e...
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Vehicles include seatbelts for each of the seats onboard. The seatbelt includes webbing that, when the seatbelt is buckled, stretches across an occupant of the seat. An anchor attaches one end of the webbing to a seat frame. The other end of the webbing feeds into a retractor, which includes a spool that pays out and r...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stator of a rotating electric machine that can be preferably used for a polyphase generator and the like, and more specifically relates to improving a connection device of a stator coil end. 2. Description of the Related Art As a stator of a conventional rota...
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Technical Field Exemplary aspects of the present invention relate to a fixing device and an image forming apparatus, such as a copier, a printer, a facsimile machine, or a multi-function peripheral including the fixing device, the multi-function peripheral having at least two of the copying, printing, and facsimile fun...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a semiconductor device, more specifically a semiconductor device being capable of compact its wiring. 2. Description of the Related Art A vertical type double diffusion metal oxide field effect transistor (D-MOSFET), a kind of power MOSFET is known very well as a semi...
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Radio frequency (RF) receivers are used in a wide variety of applications such as television, cellular telephones, pagers, global positioning system (GPS) receivers, cable modems, cordless phones, radios and other devices that receive RF signals. RF receivers typically require frequency translation or mixing. For examp...
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1. Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates to block aromatic polyoxyalkylene amidoamide condensation product. More particularly, this invention relates to novel block aromatic polyoxyalkylene amidoamines condensation products derived from a polyoxyalkylene polyamine component and an aromatic polycarboxy...
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The present invention relates to telecommunications equipment generally, and more specifically to adapters for connecting a cable to an enclosure, such as a building entrance protector. A building entrance protector (BEP) enclosure houses the physical interface between the nodes of a local telecommunications network an...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an electronic package and more particularly to a chip package with multiple chips and a fabrication method thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art As demand for electronic or optoelectronic products, such as digital cameras, camera phones, bar code readers, and moni...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a computer data storage device, and in particular to a device for retaining and supporting a computer data storage device in a computer enclosure. 2. The Prior Art A personal computer comprises data storage devices for storage of data. Data storage de...
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The present invention relates to low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymers useful in hair-care products to provide hair styling hold, e.g., hair sprays, mousses, shampoos, and conditioners. The present invention further relates to hair styling compositions containing the copolymers of the present invention. ...
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Recently, the demand for rechargeable batteries have been rapidly increasing as electronic products become portable. On the other hand, nickel-hydrogen rechargeable batteries have been improved as batteries for unpollutive electric vehicles, for which expanded future demand has attracted attention. In this way, the exp...
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Current methods of teaching mathematics using manipulatives may not be effective in providing a concrete, simple, and in-depth learning experience that promotes a successful rate of learning among school children. Using the typical manipulative techniques, students may have problems recognizing numbers, constructing nu...
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The present invention relates generally to a device for coupling pipe sections whose one end has an outwardly directed bead or a plurality of projections positioned along the circumference. The invention is particularly directed to a device with a clamping band of the type which preferably is used for the coupling of p...
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A known storage cell includes a gas discharging section (safety valve) that opens to prevent, for example, rupture of a cell case when an internal pressure of the storage cell increases due to heat generated by internal short circuiting or the like and reaches a predetermined pressure. For example, PTL 1 discloses a me...
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In many fields of engineering a local conglomeration of completely different kinds of electrical and electronic equipment is required to exchange information which thus requires networking in a sometimes complicated manner. For instance, in motor vehicles, sources of audio signals such as radio receivers, cassette reco...
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One method of transmitting data and other signals is by using twisted pairs. A twisted pair includes at least one pair of insulated conductors twisted about one another to form a two conductor pair. A number of methods known in the art may be employed to arrange and configure the twisted pairs into various high-perform...
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Microencapsulation of cells in semi-permeable membranes has been proposed to prevent their immune destruction following transplantation, thus alleviating the need to use toxic immunosuppressive drugs. This approach can be used for replacing defective organs, such as insulin-producing cells for the treatment of diabetes...
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This invention pertains to the heating of a heavily cold worked metal alloy sheet to recrystallize its microstructure to a highly formable (e.g., superplastic) condition, and to raise its temperature for an immediate forming operation. More specifically, this invention pertains to a method combining infrared radiation ...
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Nonwoven fabrics which contain fibers having different melting temperatures are well known in the field of the nonwoven fabrics. The fibers with the lower melting point act as an adhesive agent which bonds the higher melting-point fibers to each other. Fibers containing polyethylene and polypropylene are often used to ...
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