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In my U.S. Pat. No. 3,874,775, issued Apr. 1, 1975, there is shown, described and claimed a spectacle frame with temples which are angularly adjustable while the spectacle frame is being worn on the head of a person, or when the spectacle frame is removed from the head. For this purpose, a threaded adjusting member, su... | {
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The Internet has enabled interconnection of different computer networks all over the world. The ability to effectively protect and maintain stable computers and systems, however, presents a significant obstacle for component manufacturers, system designers, and network operators. This obstacle is made even more complic... | {
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The electrochemical formation of oxide layers on aluminum is a well-known and widely used industrial procedure to produce protective and/or decorative coatings on aluminum and/or aluminum alloys. Electrolytically produced aluminum oxide layers protect the base metal from corrosion and weathering and furthermore may inc... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the fabrication of hard disk drives (HDD), particularly to a method of protecting a magnetic head and magnetic disks by use of a diamond-like carbon coating on an underlayer that also serves as a corrosion barrier.
2. Description of the Related Art
Reducing the head-t... | {
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1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a hybrid inflator used for an airbag system of an automobile.
2. Description of Related Art
A solid gas generating agent is used together with a pressurized gas as a gas generation source for a hybrid inflator, and the gas heat generated by combustion of the solid ... | {
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An electrical panel or panelboard has a main bus and individual connection points on the bus that are connectable to electrical devices, such as circuit breakers for branch conductors and any other electrical devices designed to be installed for a branch circuit. Because the circuit breakers and other branch electrical... | {
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Decubitus ulcers (commonly referred to as “bedsores”) may form on parts or portions of a patient's body when in contact for a prolonged period of time with an object such as, for example, a bed, a wheelchair, or other type of furniture. The pressure exerted on the skin covering or surrounding the bony prominences on th... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an image forming apparatus, and more particularly to an image forming apparatus having a function for correcting image density to maintain appropriate image density in accordance with variations of humidity in a simple and low cost structure.
This invention also relat... | {
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It is known in art to control access to a device via arbitration. In a typical system-on-chip (SoC), a system resource, such as a memory or peripherial, is shared by multiple accessors. In the field of this invention requesting devices typically have priorities relative to other requesting devices. The device with the ... | {
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In the operation of a pulverized coal-fired boiler, a significant fraction of the ash contained in the coal is deposited on the water walls of the combustion chamber and on the heat exchange tubes of the convection section of the boiler. The ash deposits have a low thermal conductivity, modify the radiative properties ... | {
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The application of a coating to a substrate of a prescribed geometry is required in a variety of engineering applications, including thermal or environmental protection of the substrate, improved wear resistance, altered optical properties or creation of devices on the substrate such as thin film batteries. In all such... | {
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This application claims the priority of German application 198 37 181.0, filed in Germany on Aug. 17, 1998, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.
The present invention relates to an arrangement for condensing a drafted fiber strand in a condensing zone arranged downstream of a front rol... | {
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This invention relates to a probe for monitoring constituents in a bodily fluid such as blood, and more particularly, the invention relates to a probe as part of an apparatus for continuously monitoring the constituents in the blood including, pH, pCO.sub.2 and pO.sub.2, blood electrolytes and blood pressure.
Over the ... | {
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Antibiotics (also known as antimicrobials) are chemical compounds used to kill or inhibit the growth of infectious organisms. Originally the term antibiotic referred only to organic compounds, produced by bacteria or molds, that are toxic to other microorganisms. Currently, the term now includes synthetics and semi-syn... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a magneto-resistance effect element for writing and reading an information signal on magnetic storage media, a magneto-resistance effect head comprising the magneto-resistance effect element, a magneto-resistance transducer system comprising the magneto-resista... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a zoom lens and an image pickup apparatus including the zoom lens, and more particularly, to a zoom lens suitable for use in an image pickup apparatus, such as a video camera, an electronic still camera, or an image pickup apparatus such as a camera using a sil... | {
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Digital video capabilities can be incorporated into a wide range of devices, including digital televisions, digital direct broadcast systems, wireless broadcast systems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop or desktop computers, tablet computers, e-book readers, digital cameras, digital recording devices, digital... | {
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Inertial sensors may be formed using micromachining processes and may include microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. In MEMS devices, certain micromachined structures are designed to move relative to a substrate and other micromachined structures in response to forces applied. The operation of the MEMS device i... | {
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The present application relates to integrated circuit devices and methods which employ amorphous silicon carbide resistor materials, including field emission devices, as well as methods for fabricating and using the foregoing.
The development of high density integrated circuit technology has been limited by the inabili... | {
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1. Field
The disclosure is directed to fiber optic connectors along with other structures and methods for making the same. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to fiber optic connectors and other structures for large core optical fibers and methods for making the same.
2. Technical Background
Optical fiber is ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to computer data storage devices such as tape reel cartridges. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for rotary stabilization and drive engagement of a tape reel housed within a tape reel cartridge.
2. Description of the Prior Art
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The standard of care in caregiver environments includes patient monitoring through spectroscopic analysis using, for example, a pulse oximeter. Devices capable of spectroscopic analysis generally include a light source(s) transmitting optical radiation into or reflecting off a measurement site, such as, body tissue car... | {
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A plasma display panel is a display apparatus which contains a plurality of discharge cells, and is constructed to display an image by applying a voltage across electrodes discharge cells thereby causing the desired discharge cell to emit light. A panel unit, which is the main part of the plasma display panel, is fabri... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a support for a gripper, for a tool, or the like, in connection with an industrial robot, where the industrial robot comprises, at the end of its work arm, two plates maintained at a distance from each other for a receiver disk which is spring-loadingly supported at an... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention generally relates to a dynamic damper and a flywheel assembly. More specifically, the present invention relates to a dynamic damper, which operates in accordance with an operation of an input shaft of a transmission for dampening a vibration.
2. Background Information
In connect... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
A vacuum powered automatic swimming pool sweep for cleaning the bottom of a swimming pool.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Typically swimming pool cleaning has been done manually. This has been accomplished by manipulating a vacuum head supported on a pole extended down into the swimming pool.... | {
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Portable electronic devices particularly mobile telephones and similar mobile communication devices have rapidly expanded in use and function as users have demanded increasing functionality. It is common to see mobile telephones that provide Global Computer Network access, messaging, personal information management, pe... | {
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1. Field of the invention
This invention relates to an indexing apparatus, more particularly to an accurate indexing apparatus which can automatically move a workpiece along a circular path to a predetermined position at a selected time.
2. Description of the related art
Indexing apparatuses are widely used in automati... | {
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The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a wiretapping law that was passed in 1994, which recites that telecommunications carriers “shall ensure that its equipment, facilities, or services that provide customer or subscriber with the ability to originate, terminate, or direct communications are ... | {
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Renewable energy power systems, such as wind energy power systems and solar energy power systems, often include a power converter with a regulated DC bus. For example, wind power systems, such as wind driven doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) systems or full power conversion systems, can include a power converter wi... | {
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Genus and species: Petunia hybrida.
Variety denomination: xe2x80x98Whip Rosexe2x80x99.
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of petunia, botanically known as Petunia hybrida, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name xe2x80x98Whip Rosexe2x80x99. The new cultivar is asexually reproduced fro... | {
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Touchscreen mobile devices with light sensors are in wide use today. By touching the screen a user leaves fingerprints on the screen, sometimes in the area where the light sensor is located. Consequently, the light sensor needs to sense light through a stained surface, i.e., surface with a residue. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present general inventive concept relates to an image forming apparatus to print a color image onto a printing medium.
2. Description of the Related Art
An image forming apparatus such as a printer, copier, facsimile or multi-function unit that integrates the above functions has a main fun... | {
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Electrophotography is a system in which a latent image formed on a photoconductive solid member using its photoconductivity is developed by allowing a toner in the form of colored particles to electrostatically adhere thereto, and the thus developed toner image is transferred and then fixed on a paper, etc. The electro... | {
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One embodiment of the present invention comprises a metering device that is related to the Quadlogic ASIC-based family of meters (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,947,854, and U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 20060036388, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference). Specifically, this embodiment (referred to herein fo... | {
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The present invention pertains to apparatus for dispensing liquid from a container and, more particularly, to a unified structure made up of several distinct components mounted on a stand pipe that extends outwardly from one end of the container. The unified structure of the invention includes a liquid dispensing valve... | {
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Satellite positioning systems (SPS), such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), permit the determination of a geographic location of an entity, such as a person, that is equipped with an SPS receiver. SPS receivers, such as those which operate in GPS or other satellite positioning systems, normally determine their po... | {
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Integrated circuit switches used in 3D and other integrated circuits can be formed from solid state structures (e.g., transistors) or passive wires (MEMS). MEMS switches are typically employed because of their almost ideal isolation, which is a critical requirement for wireless radio applications where they are used fo... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for producing radio frequency transmission line beamforming networks and antennas having improved electrical properties and increased strength-to-weight or mass ratios, for use in beamforming networks for satellite antennas.
2. State of the Art
Satelli... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a reformer fuel cell system. The present invention further relates to a method for starting and/or operating a reformer fuel cell system.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Reformer fuel cell systems have been known for a long time. A reformer consisting of a plur... | {
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Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and a device for winding a magnetic tape, such as winding a magnetic tape of prescribed length from a source roll of a magnetic tape to a small tape winding body, rewinding a magnetic tape from a tape winding body to another tape winding body, winding a m... | {
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This invention relates to a parking lock mechanism which locks an output shaft of an automatic transmission of a vehicle when a parking range is selected by a driver.
In a vehicle provided with an automatic transmission, a so-called shift by wire parking lock mechanism is known which locks the output shaft of the autom... | {
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Tool sets are customarily sold in cases with multiple interchangeably driven bits. The cases are sealed at the point of sale to prevent the hand tool and/or the driven bits from being lost or stolen. Consequently, it is not possible for the customer to test the hand tool without opening the case and breaking the seal.
... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to processes and equipment for galvanizing threaded rods and more particularly concerns a method and apparatus for dipping cleaned and prepared threaded rods in molten zinc, efficiently removing excess molten zinc from the dipped threaded rods and then cooling ... | {
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Superhydrophobicity as a phenomenon has been disclosed in “An introduction to superhydrophobicity” Neil J. Shirtcliffe et al, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 161 (2010) 124-138.
Superhydrophobic Polyolefin Surfaces are also disclosed in “Superhydrophobic Polyolefin Surfaces: Controlled Micro- and Nanostructu... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a special path generating device. Particularly, this invention is a device that can produce double circular path. In addition, it generates a constant-speed circular movement. It is easy to control. Plus, its volume is small.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The... | {
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The invention relates to methods of generating THz (terahertz) radiation, in particular by irradiating a conversion crystal device with optical input radiation providing and generating the THz radiation by an optical-to-THz-conversion process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a THz source apparatus, being adapted ... | {
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It is well known to rotatably support a film strip on a spool within a film cassette. In some such arrangements, the end of the film strip adjacent the spool is not secured thereto and there is a risk that the film strip will inadvertently become detached from the spool and hence be wholly withdrawn from the cassette d... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention is in the field of dental tools.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The traditional method of creating a replica tooth is to apply a pliable molding material around the tooth to be replaced with a replica then being created by the cavity formed in the molding material. More recent ... | {
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As commonly known, TCP is the most popular transport layer protocol for data transfer. It provides connection-oriented reliable transfer of data between two communicating hosts, wherein a host refers to a network-connected computer, or to any system which can be connected to a network for offering services to another h... | {
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At present, there is a great deal of interest in the telecommunications field regarding the possibility of providing coverage for cellular telephony systems such as, for example, GSM or WCDMA, in small areas with a limited number of users, from now on generically referred to as Mobile Station, MS, by means of Radio Bas... | {
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Portable computing and communication devices are quickly becoming ubiquitous tools for both business and personal activities. The smallest and lightest of these devices are suitable for and most often carried and operated while being held in the hand of its user. Typical of these devices are the variety of so-called pe... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a body implantable pressure sensor, particularly attached to an endocardial lead for implantation in a right heart chamber, for responding to blood and atmospheric pressure and blood temperature and providing modulated pressure and temperature related signals t... | {
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The present invention relates generally to optimal use of delay circuits clocked by “double data rate” clock signals, and more particularly to systems including circuitry capable of generating double data rate clock signals that optimally clock data into and out of such delay circuits. The invention also relates to cir... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to memory devices and, more particularly, to characterization of memory devices which implement a delay locked loop to synchronize input signals to the memory devices.
2. Description of the Related Art
This section is intended to introduce the reader to ... | {
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Laser technology is applied for a large variety of material processing tasks, such as cutting, drilling, welding, marking, engraving and material ablation. Nearly all materials can be processed, e.g. metals, metal alloys, ceramics, diamonds, synthetic diamonds, carbon fibres, sapphire, quartz, glass, plastics and more.... | {
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Vertical feed mixers are known for cutting and mixing hay, forage and other feed ingredients, and for discharging the mixed composition into cattle feed bunks. These prior art vertical feed mixers include a floor and a sidewall defining a mixing chamber with a vertically disposed auger therein. Knife blades are typical... | {
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Many organizations wish to gain better control over their print environment because printing is a significant source of expenses, and one that is often difficult to manage. These costs come from a variety of printing practices, including the use of inkjets (which are relatively cheap to buy, but relatively expensive to... | {
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The instant invention relates to a novel wafer type semiconductor and a forming method therefor. More particularly, this invention relates to a semiconductor including a high resistance layer and wherein resistance layer formation is effected by selective diffusion from one wafer layer to another.
Prior wafer type semi... | {
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The present invention relates to patient cervical curvature restoration, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a neck exercising device or rehabilitation tool and a method of restoring and/or maintaining proper cervical spine curvature.
Cervical curve reversal is a physical condition that is accompani... | {
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A consumer economy is driven by the purchases of consumers. To that end, many studies, strategies and methods have been performed and developed in order to encourage consumer spending on various products. It is also commonly known that customer service is a large factor in generating the good will of consumers and that... | {
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This invention relates to a connector for mounting an electronic component such as a relay and a timer or serving as a terminal table itself, as well as a method of connecting lead lines for such an electrical connector.
Electrical connectors for mounting an electronic component such as a relay are usually provided wit... | {
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Mechanical actuators in the form of keys, buttons, switches, and other actuators have long been used for the entry of operation commands and parameters to machines, such as household appliances. Various issues, however, have led to the replacement of mechanical keys or buttons with data entry components that electrical... | {
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The production of a dental prosthesis customarily requires the following operations:
casting of an impression; PA0 checking the occlusion after production of a model; PA0 mounting on wax for esthetic review; PA0 fabrication of the metal or resin parts by the lost-wax technique; PA0 checking and polishing; and PA0 intro... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a blood oxygenator of the outside perfusion type using a hollow-fiber membrane.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A number of blood oxygenators using hollow fibers as the gas exchange membrane have already been proposed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,972,349, 3,794,4... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a costume style shoe body, and more particularly, to a costume style shoe body which is formed in one piece, fitted, comfortable to wear, fully waterproof and designed with a costume style, and a manufacturing method thereof.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The... | {
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The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits, and, more particularly, to a microcontroller that has multiple power modes.
A microcontroller unit (MCU) is a type of integrated circuit (IC) that has a plurality of components such as multiple processor cores and peripherals. MCUs are designed for specifi... | {
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It is preferable to design an engine for a constant load so that a desired torque may generate at a low specific fuel consumption. However, it is difficult to design an engine for driving vehicles so as to have low specific fuel consumption within the entire range of the engine operation, since load on the engine varie... | {
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The present invention relates to a housing for electrical components and, more specifically, to a housing for one or more electrical components that are connected to sources of a plurality of voltages.
Automation and remote monitoring and control are continuing trends in industrial environments. For example, referring ... | {
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In handling electrical cables such as telephone cables, recent changes particularly technical changes have resulted in the need for additional elements of mounting and handling equipment for the cables. For example, a revision contained in the 1978 National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI C2) precludes the use of unprotec... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to data communications, information, and messaging systems and, more particularly, to systems and methods that notify a party of travel status associated with one or more mobile things (MTs).
2. Related Art
For at least the purposes of allowing better pr... | {
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The present invention relates generally to data processing systems and more particularly to automatic detection and recovery for problems arising on a channel that interconnects queue managers.
The MQSeries software from International Business Machines Corporation is a type of message oriented middleware. In particular... | {
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Standard optical disks may be formatted with several thousand spare sectors per surface. The purpose of the spare sectors is to provide locations for recording data when defects in the media or debris on the media create the inability to read and write data. In optical disk technology the marks that are placed on a dis... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to recording on magnetic tape, and more specifically to correct placement of written tracks on magnetic media relative to the read elements.
2. Background of the Invention
Advanced tape storage devices read and write data on multiple data tracks, which r... | {
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The present invention relates generally to high speed connectors, and more particularly to high speed mezzanine, or board-to-board connectors.
The electronics industry keeps improving the speed and efficiency of its devices not only in size but in speed of operation. In addition, increased emphasis is being placed on r... | {
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The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (“IP”). The “network of networks” consists of many smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks that together enable various services,... | {
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In the field of surgery, the importance of thorough cleaning of exposed tissues has long been recognized. In orthopedic surgery, the need for cleaning bony tissues is an added concern. Traumatic wounds, which can involve both soft and bony tissues, must be thoroughly cleansed of contaminants in order to minimize the ri... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a press roll for treating material shaped in the form of a web, in particular to drain a fibrous pulp web, with a flexible press sleeve which has an inside that, in order to determine the longitudinal press area, can be pressurized with a press shoe by directin... | {
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The use of III-V compound semiconductors has been widely explored as a means to improve integrated circuit performance.
Various metal layers have been used as semiconductor device contacts due to their good electrical properties and relatively high thermal stability. For example, a Ni—InGaAs source/drain contact scheme... | {
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When securing a dental prosthesis to the jaw of a patient, it is commonly known to attach a superstructure to osseointegrated dental implants. However, since the position and angle of the dental implants vary greatly from patient to patient, the use of angled distances is common These distances are placed upon the dent... | {
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Current generators are electrical circuits used to produce currents with low variability that may be provided to other circuitry. It may be desirable for the current provided by the current generator to be insensitive to process, voltage, or temperature (PVT) variations. Electrical components' physical properties may c... | {
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People have paid more and more attention to their health as living standards rise. More and more families deploy a variety of home medical equipments to facilitate simple health management of their family members. Blood pressure measuring device, or sphygmomanometer, has become a necessary health monitoring equipment i... | {
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Such a card is known from the prior EP 163880 (GAO Ges.), in which the weakening is arranged on the outside of the perimeter of the cavity in which the integrated circuit is arranged and within the overall thickness of the card. This solution is particularly suitable in the case of cards having three layers which are l... | {
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The present invention relates to a method of producing organic fertilizer with the use of nitrogen fixing bacillus. Further, it relates also to an apparatus for practicing the aforesaid method.
As is well known by any expert in the art, there have been hitherto made a number of proposals as to a method of producing org... | {
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Such press-pack semiconductor devices may be used in high-power converter applications such as high-current rectifiers or medium-voltage drives. In these systems, fault situations may occur in which a device loses its blocking capability and may be subject to an excessive fault current in the reverse direction. The loc... | {
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The present invention generally pertains to monitoring measurement data and is particularly directed to monitoring measurement data that is processed at a control console at which an alarm is provided when such processing indicates an alarm condition.
A prior art system for processing monitored measurement data and for... | {
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Ribonucleotide diphosphate reductase (RR) is a highly regulated enzyme in the deoxyribonucleotide synthesis pathway that is ubiquitously present in human, bacteria, yeast, and other organisms (Jordan 1998). RR is responsible for the de novo conversion of ribonucleotide diphosphate to 2′-deoxyribonucleotide diphosphate,... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a medium sized peripheral processing system which provides sophisticated interactive communication with human operators and more particularly to a data entry system providing centralized programmable control of data entry stations on a character-by-character basis.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a screw, in particular to a screw having the feature of efficient screwing with less torque.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a conventional screw 1 comprises a head 11, a shank 12 extending therefrom and a plurality of threads 13 s... | {
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This invention is related to machines for spot welding aluminum, and more particularly to such a machine having a pair of shunts connected between the electrodes and the transformer in a close, side-by-side relationship to reduce the reaction normally developed when the electrodes are fired.
Spot welding machines have ... | {
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In a packet-switched network that connects many computing devices (e.g., via the Internet), there are typically multiple paths from a sending device to a receiving device. The intermediate devices make routing decisions to decide which path a network packet traveling from a sending device to a destination device will t... | {
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In order to design an optical system so as to have a specified degree of correction for chromatic aberration, it is necessary to use an appropriate combination of optical materials for the refractive elements of the system. A technique is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,020,889 for identifying appropriate combinations of ... | {
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Generally, all terrain vehicles (“ATVs”) and utility vehicles (“UVs”) are used to carry one or two passengers and a small amount of cargo over a variety of terrains. Due to increasing recreational interest in ATVs, specialty ATVs, such as those used for trail riding, racing, and cargo hauling have entered the market pl... | {
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Two cycle internal combustion engines are commonly provided with transfer passages and porting providing for delivery of fuel from the crankcase into the combustion chamber above the piston. Intake porting is provided in order to introduce fuel into the crankcase space for compression therein upon the downward stroke o... | {
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1. Field of Invention
The field of this invention is related to semiconductor processing and in particular making wafer alignment marks clear and concise throughout the many steps of wafer processing.
2. Description of Related Art
Several wafer alignment strategies exist using different patterns and locations to achiev... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to software processing, and more particularly, to methods and systems for intelligently and automatically selecting and utilizing networked computer resources to collectively execute process-flow-based computing operations.
2. Description of the Related ... | {
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In recent years, there has been an increased focus on social responsibility, including an emphasis on the evaluation and reduction of an environmental impact, or carbon footprint, associated with various human activities. For instance, there has been a growing interest in “green technologies” for efficiently producing ... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates generally to balance control, and more particularly, to a method and system for balance control, as opposed to tint control, for component video signals.
2. Background of the Related Art
Common practice when decoding NTSC signals is for a “tint” or “hue” adjustment to c... | {
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This invention relates primarily to the treatment of lymphedema, and the use of various instrumentation that can effectively lessen the painful and deleterious aspects of such disease as manifested in the body.
As is well known in the art, lymphedema is a collection of fluids within the tissue, usually extremities, suc... | {
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The quantitative determination of analytes in body fluids is of great importance in the diagnoses and maintenance of certain physiological abnormalities. For example, lactate, cholesterol and bilirubin should be monitored in certain individuals. In particular, it is important that diabetic individuals frequently check ... | {
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