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Traditionally, many devices use encoding/decoding systems to carry out a wireless control function, such as infrared (IR) remote control devices, radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems and so on. The foregoing two encoding/decoding systems are described as follows: (1) Infrared (IR) remote control device: Ref... | {
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The present invention relates to multi-tube heat exchangers and in particular to a readily removable inlet/outlet fitting for such a heat exchanger.
In U.S. Pat. No. 3,938,233 there is disclosed an all welded multitube heat exchanger in which product flows through the intermediate of three concentric tubes and heating ... | {
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1. Field
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for a closed percutaneous surgery.
2. Description of the Related Art
During percutaneous kidney stone surgery, a small puncture is made in the back or side of a patient to allow access into the kidney for removal of kidney stones, removal of tumors, or trea... | {
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Access control systems typically involve the use of credentials to manage the operation of an access control device (e.g., a lock device). Such credentials may be assigned to a particular user or device and are often physical in nature, forming at least a portion of, for example, a smartcard, proximity card, key fob, t... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronically controlled fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In an electronically controlled fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, the amount of intake air is generally detected at a pr... | {
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1. Field
This disclosure relates to a medical use driver tool and, in particular, to a torque-limiting driver that disengages at a predefined torque limit and counts a predetermined number of cycles.
2. General Background
Torque-limiting drivers are widely used throughout the medical industry. These torque-limiting dri... | {
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1. Field of the Disclosure
The present invention relates generally to power supplies, and more specifically, the invention relates to power supplies that have a slow loop bandwidth.
2. Background
Power supplies are typically used to convert alternating current (“ac”) power provided by an electrical outlet into direct c... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to high frequency switches to be mounted on boards and methods of testing high frequency apparatus by means of such h-f switches.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional method of testing the performance of each of h-f circuits mounted on the same board i... | {
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With the development of INTERNET technologies, IP facsimile technologies have also been developed rapidly. In the facsimile network structure shown in FIG. 1a, the facsimile machines each accesses the IP (Internet Protocol) network via respective gateways corresponding to the facsimile machines to realize facsimile com... | {
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Fluid-carrying vessels exist in a wide number of systems, including those physiological systems found, for example, in the human body. The assembly, modification, or repair of such systems frequently involves the connection or anastomosis of two or more vessels to define a fluid path. To assist in anastomosis of physio... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an electric steering and drive system for a vehicle having a wheel-based steering system with a pair of drive shafts, a differential gear mechanism connected to the drive shafts, a traction drive including at least one traction motor connected to at least one of the dr... | {
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Asphalt is a common material utilized for the preparation of paving and roofing materials and also for coatings such as pipe coatings and tank liners. While the material is suitable in many respects, it inherently is deficient in some physical properties which it would be highly desirable to improve. Efforts have been ... | {
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Mirrors are often classified into two categories, focusing and non-focusing. Non-focusing mirrors are typically flat and do not further enlarge or reduce an image being reflected by the mirror. Comparatively, focusing mirrors are generally curved and often enlarge or reduce an image being reflected by the mirror. Depen... | {
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The present invention relates to high-performance radiation sensitive resist compositions and their use in multilayer lithography processes to fabricate semiconductor devices. Specifically, the present invention is concerned with negative-tone silicon-containing resist compositions based on an acid catalyzed crosslinki... | {
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The present invention involves the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons in a multiple-stage process. More particularly, the present invention is directed toward the production of lubricating oil base stocks having viscosity indices above 100. A lubricating oil base stock is synonymously referred to in the art as a "neu... | {
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The present invention relates generally to a novelty card having printed images thereon and the method for making the same where, upon removal of an insert from the card by the user, a foreground image is combined with a background image to produce a new, combined image. The novelty card can be used as a magazine inser... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the detection and control of paper machine profiles and, more particularly, to the detection and control of a physical characteristic, such as moisture content, of a paper machine profile.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the prior art, there exists systems for dete... | {
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1. Field
Embodiments relate to a semiconductor memory device including a cylinder-type capacitor lower electrode and associated methods.
2. Description of the Related Art
In semiconductor memory devices including a cylinder-type capacitor lower electrode, e.g., dynamic random access memories (DRAMs), a design rule may ... | {
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In the construction of machinery, and more particularly in the design of aircraft engines, frequently spanner nuts are utilized to secure gears or wheels on threaded shafts. A spanner nut is generally a circular piece of metal, having a central threaded aperture adapted to engage the threaded end of a shaft. The spanne... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
A need exists to develop a process for producing an upgraded solid material which is solid and/or semi-solid at room temperature from coal and which is capable of later being combined with a liquid for further uses, such as, for example, as fuel. Since coal reserves represent one of the larges... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to semiconductor devices and, in particular, relates to a semiconductor device including a serializer.
2. Description of Related Art
In semiconductor devices such as DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), an output buffer circuit is provided for outputting a data si... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of linear optical sensor arrays, particularly those using dual output channels servicing interleaved sensing elements, and scanners utilizing such arrays.
2. Prior Art
Scanners for scanning documents, x-rays and other images are now well known and wid... | {
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The present invention relates to a container having an open bottom, and a bottom cap for closing and hermetically sealing the open bottom. More particularly, the present invention is directed to such a container and bottom cap in which the bottom cap has a sealant material bonded thereto for forming the hermetic seal.
... | {
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Cushion connectors are used to cushion the shock created by the drill bit during drilling and passed through the drill string or drill steel to the drill head of the rig. Such cushion connectors are known and, in general, act to absorb the drilling shocks by moving so as to allow a certain amount of movement between th... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates in general to the field of automated solder deposition systems and in particular to an improved apparatus and method for depositing solder onto solder wettable contact pads on a circuit board. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparat... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to semiconductor memories, and particularly to a system for blocking multiple memory read port activation.
2. Description of Background
The operation of semiconductor memory systems with multiple outputs (or “read ports”) for each memory cell can be enhanced by... | {
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This invention relates generally to a folder for use with an electrophotographic printing machine, and more particularly concerns an improved soft stop folder apparatus.
As cut and folded web sections emerge from other press folder operations, they often are given an original or final fold by means of a blade which des... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to data processing systems. More particularly, this invention relates to branch prediction within data processing systems.
2. Description of the Prior Art
It is known to provide data processing systems which incorporate branch prediction mechanisms. High performance data... | {
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Organizations of all types, such as on-line retailers, Internet service providers, search providers, financial institutions, universities, and other computing-intensive organizations, conduct computer operations from large scale computing facilities. Such computing facilities, often referred to as data centers, house a... | {
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Semiconductor components, such as dice and packages, are typically tested at the wafer level, e.g., prior to being singulated into separate components. The semiconductor components may include patterns of component contacts, such as bond pads, redistribution pads, or test pads, that provide electrical connection points... | {
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Despite optimal use of the several antiepileptic drugs marketed in the United States, many patients with epilepsy fail to experience seizure control and others do so only at the expense of significant toxic side effects. In the early 1970's, no convincing evidence had been published that the primary antiepileptic drugs... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to an electronic module, and more particularly, to an electronic module having an antenna.
2. Description of the Related Art
The conventional wireless communication device comprises an antenna module and an integrated circuit (IC). The antenna module and the IC are disp... | {
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(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates a peripheral with expansion connector attachable to a host, and more particularly, to one provided with input for dedicated interface circuit to couple to the host and an selection switch to switch between input contact and output connector.
(b) Description of th... | {
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The present invention is directed to a wall system that can be used in numerous different locations as, for example, a fencing structure, a privacy structure and/or a sound barrier structure. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a wall structure utilizing fence brick and post blocks that can be readi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to scanners, more particularly, relates to a scanner with modular sections.
2. Description of the Related Art
Scanners are known. Scanning symbols having data identifying characteristics such as barcodes are also known. The use of discrete components lim... | {
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The present invention concerns a process heating plant comprising a plurality of reaction chambers, preferably tubular cracking ovens intended for the production of hydrogen, which are heated by the cooling gas derived from a high-temperature reactor whereby the reaction chambers are installed together with the high-te... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the present invention relate, in general, to beamforming and more particularly to beamforming in wireless communication networks.
2. Relevant Background
Beamforming is a signal processing technique used with one or more transmitters or receivers to control the directionality of,... | {
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The invention relates to a crankshaft bearing for an internal combustion engine including a bearing base portion integrally formed with the crankcase and a bearing cover mounted thereon, and including an insert of a material having a small heat expansion coefficient.
DE 195 45 000 C1 discloses a crankshaft bearing in a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an apparatus for developing photographic material.
2. State of the Art
During the processing of customer orders in photographic developing or processing laboratories, exposed film is developed by wet chemical methods. The exposed film is typically in the form of a nega... | {
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Recently, there is a sharp rise in demand for portable electronic equipment, and a compact and accurate crystal oscillation device for generating a reference clock signal is indispensable to such electronic equipment.
The oscillation frequency of a crystal oscillator in a crystal oscillation device has a temperature ch... | {
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Data consumption has been increasing at a rapid rate in recent years. As part of this increase, consumers are demanding increased bandwidth and service providers are scrambling to improve communication network infrastructure and services. For example, as of 2013, Long Term Evolution (LTE) boasts downlink peak data rate... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention generally relates to integrated circuit (IC) fabrication and, more particularly, to an electroluminescence (EL) device with a silicon-rich oxide (SRO) film having a refractive index of about 1.72, to optimize photoluminescence (PL).
2. Description of the Related Art
The generati... | {
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The present exemplary embodiments relate to systems and methods for segmenting text lines in documents, and the use of the segmented text in the determination of marking types in documents.
An automated electronic based system having the capability for such detection has uses in a number of environments. For example, i... | {
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In this age of computing and telecommunications, most people exist in a world of multiple identities. At a minimum, there is often the simple case of dual identities: one for a personal life and another for a business/professional life.
Currently, mobile communications devices communicate utilizing a single identity th... | {
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Children and infants are typically transported in car seats. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other child passenger safety organizations endorse certain philosophies for transporting children based on their age and/or weight. For example, a universally accepted philosophy is to keep infants and toddlers placed in... | {
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Such power circuits are especially useful in switching converters or the like for the purpose of insuring that, in the case of accidental short circuiting, the chopping transistor is protected. It is well known that apparatuses of the switching type for supplying electric motors with direct current or alternating curre... | {
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In the fabrication of automobiles, trucks, and similar vehicles, it is required that numerous electrical wires pass through the firewall of the vehicle between the operator compartment and the space in which the vehicle motor is housed. Since the passageway for these wires must be sealed to maintain the integrity of th... | {
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Camera modules are integrated into numerous devices, including mobile telephones, tablet computing devices, and laptop computers. A camera module typically includes one or more rectangular image sensors. In some types of testing, an image of a testing target is focused on the image sensor, and the resulting image is me... | {
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The present invention relates generally to a machine for automatic vending of merchandise to a patron and, more particularly, to a machine for vending, for example, video cassette tapes, photographic film or any other type of merchandise which requires vending.
A number of systems for vending merchandise are commercial... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a reference voltage generator, which provides a reference voltage, for example, an intermediate voltage of a power source voltage as a reference voltage.
2. Description of the Related Art
With lowering of power source voltage of semiconductor integrated circuit... | {
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Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a process for the preparation of the reaction products of copolymers first halogenated and thereafter aminated with amines, and to compositions comprising a major proportion of a fuel or lubricant and a minor proportion of said halogenated then aminated polymer as a slud... | {
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Embodiments of the invention relate generally to drive systems, and more specifically to battery powered drive systems such as those used in battery-powered electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles.
Recently, electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles have become increasingly popular. These vehicles are typically power... | {
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Previously, network infrastructure investment and deployment were based historical data that was backwards looking. For example, past usage was used to extrapolate usage in the future regardless of the users or individuals. However, the types of services used by individuals and the types of individuals within a neighbo... | {
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The present invention relates generally to camping equipment.
Pickup truck mounted enclosures that are used to provide temporary shelter while camping are well known. A majority of these enclosures are heavy rigid structures that are semi-permanently attached to the cargo box of a pickup truck. Collapsible rigid enclos... | {
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Ion exchange and similar devices, almost without exception, operate with fixed or semi-continuous beds. The standard design for a fixed-bed is a vertical cylindrical tank equipped with a resin support-liquid collection system at the bottom and a distribution system above the resin level. The distribution and collection... | {
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A hard disk drive incorporating rotating magnetic disks is commonly used for storing data in the magnetic media formed on the disk surfaces, and a magnetic recording head is used in hard disk drive to magnetically record information on a rotating disk.
Magnetic heads are typically constructed on a wafer that is sliced ... | {
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Portable or mobile electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, have taken on an increased importance for many, many people in recent years. In fact, many people claim that they cannot function properly without them. However, such electronic devices can often lose power, i.e. drain the internal battery, more qu... | {
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This invention relates to personal computers designed with commercially available microprocessor chip sets. More particularly, the present invention relates to a personal computer in which a new generation of commercially available microprocessors is implemented in a manner to maintain software compatibility with exist... | {
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Prior to the present invention, various spring nut units have been devised to be preassembled onto support structures to subsequently receive threaded fasteners so that another structure can be attached thereto. These units include a wide arrangement of J and U type spring nuts to function with a variety of threaded fa... | {
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Various beverages are preferably served at a particular temperature. A wide variety of techniques have been employed to keep beverages as close to the optimum consuming temperature as possible for as long as possible. For example, ice buckets have been used to chill wine, and foam and/or fabric insulation devices, e.g.... | {
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Lubricating oil compositions for internal combustion engines generally contain a variety of additives to reduce or control deposits, wear, corrosion, etc. Similarly, liquid hydrocarbon fuels for internal composition engines, at a minimum, contain additives which control or reduce the formation of deposits. The present ... | {
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Optical networks using ROADMs for routing optical wavelengths are becoming increasingly prevalent resulting from the need for lower costs, greater flexibility between data formats, and efficient capacity upgrades. In optical networks, the achievable spectral efficiency (SE) and overall fiber capacity are limited by noi... | {
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The invention relates to textile conditioning compositions comprising especially textile softening and antistatic agents characterised by an unusually low content of cationic textile conditioning agent.
Textile conditioning, especially softening compositions in the form of aqueous dispersions are well known, and are pr... | {
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Casting may involve adding a fluid material to a mold cavity and then allowing the fluid material to solidify into a part having the shape of the mold cavity. Depending upon the materials used and the parts being formed, casting may pose various challenges. For example, some materials, such as plastics, may shrink whil... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a uridom for use as an external catheter in a male urinary incontinence device, manufactured by thermoplastic processing of a non-preprocessed thermoplastic elastomeric base material.
2. Description of the Related Art
For aiding male urinary incontinence and for use in... | {
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Clutches are used to transmit torque in machines with rotating shafts. It may then be necessary for the machine that the subshafts connected by the clutch are coupled to one another in their zero position without being twisted in relation to one another or that the angle of twist through which the two subshafts are twi... | {
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The present invention relates to inactivating viral contaminants of pharmaceutical preparations. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a process for inactivation of viral contaminants of lyophilized blood proteins, particularly Factor VIII, by heat.
The primary therapeutic use of Factor VIII has been ... | {
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a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal display substrate, a MIS type field effect transistor (MISFET), and their manufacture methods, and more particularly to a transistor having a lightly doped drain structure, a liquid display substrate having such transist... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system for obtaining communication statuses of calls passing through communication devices on a data communication network employing a logical multiplexing method in real time per a communication device.
2. Description of the Related Art
Needs for data commun... | {
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IP-based mobile system includes at least one Mobile Node in a wireless communication system. The term “Mobile Node” includes a mobile communication unit, and, in addition to the Mobile Node, the communication system has a home network and a foreign network. The Mobile Node may change its point of attachment to the Inte... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of introducing into fresh concrete, as herein defined, compounds capable of sequestering chloride ions to establish resistance to corrosion of metal reinforcing elements contained within or contacting the concrete and provide a corrosion resistant oxid... | {
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Tray sealing machines that cut a cover film in a sealing station before the cover film is applied to the tray to be sealed are known from the state of the art. A blade is typically arranged on a sealing frame in such a way that it juts out in the direction of movement so far that the cover film is cut before the cut co... | {
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The present invention relates to a pressure control apparatus for the fuel tank of the motor vehicle and more particularly to a pressure control apparatus for controlling the pressure of gases within the fuel tank during an engine operation.
Emission control standards for vehicle fuel systems have been in force for the... | {
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The present invention relates to a magnetic ink character recognition system provided in an electrostatographic printer and to a method for controlling characters produced by magnetic ink character printing. Preferably, the invention relates to controlling the application of magnetic ink characters by electrostatograph... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a charged particle beam irradiation system which irradiates a specimen with charged particles such as electron, and particularly to a charged particle beam irradiation system which analyzes the aspect on the surface of a specimen using a secondary discharged signal.
2.... | {
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The invention relates to a Ferris wheel, comprising base means, a supporting structure consisting of two pairs of nets, which are erected on the base means and at their top end bear a head, and also a wheel that is rotatably supported on the head, which masts can be folded down on the base means.
Such a Ferris wheel is... | {
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Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies are useful for a variety of purposes. The precise antigen specificity of antibodies makes them powerful tools that can be used for the detection, quantitation, purification and neutralization of antigens.
Polyclonal antibodies are produced in vivo by immunizing animals, such as rabb... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a liquid drop ejecting device and liquid drop ejecting method which eject liquid drops (droplets) onto a recording medium by a head having liquid drop ejectors which eject liquid drops, and to a controller which controls the liquid drop ejecting device, and to a stora... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to adapting a high-level language program to operate in a hybrid reconfigurable hardware-instruction processor computing environment. More specifically, the invention relates to converting a high level language program into a unified executable that c... | {
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Alignment extensiometers are used with materials testing apparatus to measure the bending strain on the sample. Prior alignment extensiometers measure bending by using four linear displacement transducers to measure the distance between two cross heads attached to the sample. The cross heads are attached to the sample ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention disclosed broadly relates to the field of digital communications and content distribution, and more particularly relates to the field of personal digital wireless communications.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Currently, there are two major driving forces in the computer and com... | {
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Field
This disclosure relates to a positive active material, a positive electrode and a lithium battery including the positive active material, and a method of manufacturing the same.
Description of the Related Technology
With the advancement of small high tech devices such as digital cameras, mobile devices, notebook ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a relatively non-reactive container for metal production, and more particularly to a container for samarium production which has a replaceable inner liner of resistant metal.
2. Description of the Art
Although rare earth metals, defined for purposes herein as elements ... | {
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This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
A fuel pump module typically includes a flange that mounts to a top surface of a fuel tank, rods that couple a reservoir to the flange, and springs around the rods that bias the reservoir against a bottom ... | {
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Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) architecture is currently used to provide primary input/output (I/O) functionality in most classes of computers and servers. In addition, a PCI bus, which enables most I/O functionality, is one of the most widely utilized interconnects. In fact, the PCI bus still proves viable fo... | {
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Online advertising may be an effective method for advertisers to reach consumers. Online advertising may give advertisers the ability to directly measure the effectiveness of their advertisements, by measuring the web traffic generated by the advertisements and/or by measuring ecommerce transactions generated by the ad... | {
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As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an annealing process of a strip sheet, which is manufactured by rolling mills in a hot rolling plant, a cold rolling plant or an electrical steel plant, is performed by releasing a strip sheet 100 from a pay off reel 120 mounted to an inlet of an annealing furnace 110 and winding the strip sh... | {
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The invention relates to the silane-grafting of polyolefin materials to enhance the properties of the materials.
Current art for the production of cross-linked polyolefin foam structures involves the use of conventional high-pressure reactor-produced, low density polyethylene (LDPE). LDPE is comprised of a wide-ranging... | {
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This invention concerns the technical domain of data processing systems in the general sense, and is more precisely aimed at the means of protecting software running on said data processing systems against unauthorized usage.
The subject of the invention aims in particular at the means of protecting software against un... | {
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The present invention relates to a method of etching a semiconductor substrate and, more particularly, it relates to a process of anisotropic etching.
In a conventional process for fabricating a single-crystal semiconductor substrate, there has widely been used a so-called anisotropic etching technique. To etch the sin... | {
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Touch input mechanisms have one or more drawbacks. For example, it may be difficult for a user to interact with a display surface of a touch input mechanism without causing inadvertent input events. In one scenario, for example, the user may attempt to perform a task using the computing device that does not involve the... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an endoscope apparatus configured to use illuminating light of a plurality of wavelength bands to pick up an image.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, endoscopes configured to inspect inside of subjects are widely used in a medical field and the... | {
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A superconductive cable essentially comprises a central support, generally of cylindrical shape, having a superconductive material wound thereabout, and an insulating sheath placed around the superconductor. The central support is constituted by a material that conducts electricity, but that is not superconductive. For... | {
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A storage is computer-readable media capable of storing data in blocks. Storages face a myriad of threats to the data they store and to their smooth and continuous operation. In order to mitigate these threats, a backup of the data in a storage may be created to represent the state of the source storage at a particular... | {
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Modern research and studies are raising significant concerns over the long-term health consequences that can result from sports concussions and other types of play-related head injuries. As the concerning evidence mounts, American tackle football has become the topic of considerable controversy. Dangerous collisions/in... | {
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Band saws employ a continuous loop blade that is coupled to a pair of pulleys or band wheels. The band wheels are typically mounted in a common plane to a frame, the mounting spaces apart the band wheels and allows the band wheels to rotate about parallel axes. Typically, one of the band wheels is coupled with a motor ... | {
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1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to can crushers; and, more particularly, to an improved can crusher which is capable of crushing commercial beverage cans of all sizes up to 16 fluid ounces in a quick and efficient manner.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Beverage cans have been a continuing problem in to... | {
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In a conventional line guide ring in which a guide ring is fitted into a fixed ring through a chock ring, a recessed groove into which the fixed ring is to be fitted must be provided on the outer periphery of the shock ring. Otherwise a groove is formed on the outer periphery of the guide ring so as not to permit easy ... | {
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Many ink jet printing mechanisms are known. Unfortunately, in mass production techniques, the production of ink jet heads is quite difficult. For example, often, the orifice or nozzle plate is constructed separately from the ink supply and ink ejection mechanism and bonded to the mechanism at a later stage (Hewlett-Pac... | {
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The invention relates to IC packaging, particularly to IC packaging for high frequency applications.
Packaging for high-speed digital circuits running at 40 Gbps and beyond is still an open problem. The main problem in package design is the elimination of discontinuities along the high-frequency signal and ground paths... | {
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