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Planar interdigitated electrode MSM photodetectors offer high bandwidths and responsivity, and are therefore attractive for optoelectronic integrated circuits for optical communication, and for ultra fast optical sampling measurements. The planar structure leads to low parasitic capacitance, with consequent improvement... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a check valve for preventing the reverse flow of gasoline supplied to a tank through an automotive fuel supply pipe.
More specifically, while various check valves have heretofore been proposed and used, the present invention concerns a check valve which can be inserte... | {
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Peyronie's disease is characterized by the presence of dense fibrous tissue within the tunica albuginea about the corpus cavernosum of the penis, and is often associated with penile pain, curvature, or a palpable plaque. Infectious, traumatic, autoimmune and genetic causes have been proposed to be causative for Peyroni... | {
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This invention relates to a multiproduct fuel dispenser and, more particularly, to such a dispenser that feeds more than one product through an ultrasonic metering device and a single hose and nozzle.
Many gasoline service stations require the installation of multiproduct fuel dispensers or pumps, each for dispensing a... | {
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A number of devices have been available for locking or stabilizing the position of a boom of a sail boat when sailing with a following or quartering breeze. The importance of some control will be recognized by those skilled in the art who have experienced the effects of an accidental jibe due to a shift in wind directi... | {
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Tissue replacements suffer from a lack of appropriate donors, tissue typing, availability, homogeneity and variety leading to the failure in many cases of transplants. In the case of autotransplants for example, mammary artery or femoral vein substitutes for coronary artery bypass, the tissue from which these tissues a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a turning bar draw-off device for a tubular film extrusion installation, with a plurality of turning bars which can be rotatingly driven around a common axis of rotation or in reverse by rotary drive mechanisms.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Turning bar draw-off device... | {
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There is a great interest and need for developing compact, reliable high power mid-infrared radiation (mid-IR) sources for many types of applications, such as, spectroscopy, environmental monitoring, gas and chemical sensing and manufacturing process control. The most serious limitations to practical mid-IR sources has... | {
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I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wireless telecommunications. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel and improved method for implementing a high-transmission-rate over-the-air interface.
II. Description of the Related Art
The IS-95 standard from the Telecommunications Indu... | {
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This invention relates to a new scleral buckle material and more generally to a new synthetic hydrophilic polymer for eye surgery and other in vivo implants.
Synthetic materials have several applications in ophthalmic medicine, including surgical implantation to create a scleral buckle to correct a condition known as r... | {
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The present invention relates to diesel engines, and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for assuring that a diesel engine is used only with a fuel designed specifically for operation in the engine. Diesel engines are well known in the art and multi-cylinder diesel engines have long been used in powering larg... | {
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This invention relates generally to programmable logic circuitry, and more particularly the invention relates to circuitry which is flexible in application and efficient in circuit implementation.
Programmable logic circuits are important design tools and also provide a convenient replacement for small and medium scale... | {
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Flossing is important to oral hygiene. However, flossing may be neglected, for a variety of reasons.
People may not floss as often as they need to. People may not be flossing because they do not see the floss. People may not be flossing because they feel it is too much trouble to get the floss. People may not be flossi... | {
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I/O pull-down devices have regularly been used to protect I/O logic circuits from electrostatic discharge (ESD). One such I/O pull-down device 100 is shown in FIG. 1. Device 100 comprises a P-well or P-type substrate or body 110 having P+ taps or contacts 120, a polysilicon gate 140 on the substrate and insulated there... | {
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For purposes of this patent, a Blended Family, is defined as one of the following:
A. A family comprising of two adults who are entering into a religious, civil, or other union involving a ceremony. Other participants may include family members of one or both partners of previous or contemporary generations.
B. A famil... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a piezoelectric actuator and an apparatus for driving a lens applied to an optical device using the piezoelectric actuator, and more particularly, to a piezoelectric actuator which is simplified in a driving mechanism to achieve a smaller size, minimized in los... | {
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The literature on such catalysts and processes is quite extensive. Certain technical areas have been addressed as of particular interest as is readily apparent based on the large numbers of patents on certain technical topics, e.g., the use of certain zeolites in hydrocracking catalysts. Representative of the patents i... | {
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This invention relates generally to methods for determining the frequency or period of a signal, and more specifically to methods for determining a timestamp for a timing edge of a signal.
The frequency (f) of a repetitive (or periodic) signal can be defined by the number of cycles (M) of that signal that occur during ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to fluid reaction surfaces, and more specifically to a large turbine airfoil with a cooling circuits.
2. Description of the Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
In a gas turbine engine such as an industrial gas turbine e... | {
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This invention relates to thick film circuits in which thick film conductors and resistance elements are deposited on a flat base plate of insulating material and in which a lead frame having a plurality of leads has, in the past, been soldered to minor peripheral portions of the thick film conductors to provide extern... | {
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Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are a family of enzymes that metabolize 3′,5′ cyclic nucleotides to 5′ nucleoside monophosphates, thereby regulating the activity of second messengers such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). Phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4), which is a subfamily ... | {
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The present application is related to and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 7-227125, incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic device mounting apparatus wherein a plurality of device supplying cartridges are disposed at each predet... | {
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The present invention relates generally to a fuel intake system for an automobile internal combustion engine and, more particularly, to a supercharger used in the fuel intake system.
For boosting the power output of the automobile internal combustion engine, the use of a supercharger has long been well known. In partic... | {
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The present disclosure relates to computer systems, and more specifically, to synthesizing an aggregate voice.
There are times when listening to textual content may be easier or more efficient than reading it. Text-to-speech tools can be useful for converting written text into audible sounds and words. As the amount of... | {
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Heat assisted magnetic recording (referred to herein as “HAMR”) technology is a promising approach for increasing storage density beyond 1 Tbit/inch2. HAMR heads can utilize near field transducers (NFTs) to heat the magnetic recording layers. Poor adhesion between the materials of the NFT and the surrounding structures... | {
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When a vehicle or machine including a transmission is operated in a band around a shift point of the transmission, the transmission may experience shift hunting which can result in increased fuel consumption, operator discomfort or irritation, and transmission wear or damage. Delaying a shift point may alleviate the sh... | {
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In a fixed vane or rolling piston rotary compressor, the discharge port is in the motor end bearing. The discharge port is located such that about half of it overlies the piston bore and the remainder overlies the cylinder. The portion of the cylinder overlain by the discharge port is recessed to provide a fluid path f... | {
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The basic process of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is described in THIN FILM PROCESSES, J. L. Vossen, W. Kern, editors, Academic Press, 1978, Part IV, Chapter IV-1 Plasma Deposition of Inorganic Compounds, Chapter IV-2 Glow Discharge Polymerization, herein incorporated by reference. Briefly, a glow ... | {
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This invention generally relates to systems and methods for identifying video segments being displayed on a screen of a television system, and to systems and methods for providing contextually targeted content to television systems based on such video segment identification. As used herein, the term “television systems... | {
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The invention relates to a process for the preparation of benzothiazepinone derivatives from optionally substituted benzothiazoles which are first hydrolyzed to give o-amino-thiophenols and then reacted further with optionally substituted acrylic acids.
Benzothiazepinone derivatives are outstandingly suitable co-cataly... | {
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Numerous wheel assemblies have been devised employing various types of anti-friction rolling elements, including planetary systems, for permitting the wheel to be rotatably supported on or relative to an axle. While such wheel assemblies have normally performed in a manner which has been considered satisfactory, nevert... | {
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In-Car Communication (ICC) systems strive to enhance communication among passengers within a vehicle by compensating for acoustic loss between two dialog partners. There are several reasons for such an acoustic loss. For example, typically, the driver cannot turn around to listeners sitting on the rear seats of the veh... | {
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Conventionally well-known laminated sheets include paper base phenolic resin laminated sheets, paper base unsaturated polyester resin laminated sheets, and glass-cloth base epoxy resin laminated sheets These laminated sheets have been produced by impregnating the respective base with a resin and heat-curing a plurality... | {
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Acute lung injury, manifested clinically as the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) occurs in more than 50% of patients following severe injury and blood loss. ARDS is characterized clinically by decreasing lung compliance and severe impairment of oxygen diffusion (Hammerschmidt et al., Lancet 1:947, 1980; Moore... | {
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When delivering content within a website it is best practice that the data itself and the presentation layout are distinguished or separated. For websites, this is done using the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) standard. CSS standard defines a language to apply look-and-feel (e.g., color, font-size, position of elements, ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an ice making and dispensing system that relates to a bottom freezer refrigerator comprising an ice forming and dispensing apparatus positioned outside the freezer compartment.
2. Description of the Related Art
In today's household refrigerator market, there are three ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to management of a network of servers, and more particularly to tracking the location of servers within a datacenter.
2. Background of the Related Art
Large, sophisticated computer systems are often formed by interconnecting a plurality of smaller computer systems... | {
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The invention relates to a stripping element for placing on a system support or carrier of a stripping device for the discharge end of a conveyor belt, which has a stripping plate, which in the ready-to-operate position engages in stripping manner on the conveyor belt, a plate support, to whose upper end is fixed the s... | {
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High-level concepts and requirements for LTE (Long Term Evolution) Home eNBs have been discussed and set in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project). In one scenario, Home eNBs may be deployed and operated in a carrier dedicated to their kind of eNB types or radios in a coordinated or an uncoordinated fashion. In anot... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a technology for an imaging device capable of focus detection by a phase difference detecting technique.
2. Description of the Related Art
In an imaging device, such as a digital single-lens reflex camera, focus detection has been suggested using a phase-differ... | {
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Polypeptides are useful in a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic, agricultural, nutritional, and research applications. Although polypeptides can be isolated from natural sources, the isolation of large quantities of a specific polypeptide from natural sources may be expensive. Also, the polypeptide may not be of unifor... | {
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The present invention relates to a valve joint and the process of its manufacture.
Many fluid product dispensing devices comprise valves, particularly measuring valves, to dispense the product contained in the device, by means of an aerosol propellant. For ecological reasons, conventional aerosol propellants of the CFC... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to both electrolytic and immersion plating of aluminum and particularly relates to the stannate process for plating aluminum with tin.
2. Review of the Prior Art
Aluminum is an electrochemically very active metal and readily combines with any oxygen present to form a com... | {
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The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for exploration of oil and gas. More particularly, the invention describes how to measure formation pressure and how to detect the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas in a rising gas kick so as appropriate prevention and safety measures can be promptly taken. ... | {
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1) Field of the Invention
The invention is in the field of Semiconductor Devices.
2) Description of Related Art
For the past several years, the performance of semiconductor devices, such as Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOS-FETs), has been greatly enhanced by the incorporation of strained silicon ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to devices for projecting pictures onto large viewing screens; and more particularly to such devices that project laser beams via reflective liquid-crystal light valves to form such pictures. The invention has its most important applications in such projection ... | {
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Over the past several years, the demand from businesses and individuals alike for second day and even overnight deliveries of articles, such as small to mid-sized parcels, packages and letters, has steadily increased. This demand is due, in part, to the prevalence of Internet and mail order shopping, which creates a si... | {
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Recently, the substitution of glass glazing with transparent materials which do not shatter or are more resistant to shattering than glass, has become widespread. For example, transparent glazing made from synthetic organic polymers is now utilized in public transportation vehicles, such as trains, buses, taxis and air... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a communication technology and, more particularly, to a terminal device, base station device, communication system, and communication method adapted to transmit location information.
2. Description of the Related Art
The current location of a terminal device of... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method of controlling a printing system that is arranged to process a sequence of media sheets and is operable with a finite number of different settings, the method comprising a step of calculating a time to finish that will be needed for processing the sequence.
2.... | {
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Aerospace vehicles, such as aircraft, often need to communication with a ground station while in flight. Various technologies exist for enabling the air-to-ground communication. Such technologies include High Frequency radios, Very High Frequency radios, and Satellite communications, as known to one of skill in the art... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus.
2. Related Art
There is a need for rotating image data exactly by a given angle when handling image data obtained by digitizing an image.
For example, in the case of rotating image data that has been encoded using a JPEG (joint photograp... | {
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Various devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.) and technologies requiring Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and high data throughputs continue to appear and tend to be popularized. And, a data amount necessary to be processed on a cellular network is increasing very fast. In order to meet the fast increasi... | {
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Glutamate is thought to be the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. There are three major subtypes of glummate receptors in the CNS. These are commonly referred to as kainate, AMPA and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (Watkins and Olverman, Trends in Neurosci. 7:265-272 (1987)). NMDA receptors are found... | {
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Conventionally, there has been proposed a washing and drying machine provided with an ion generator for generating ions having sterilizing and deodorizing actions so as to exert functions of removing odor that has adhered to clothing and killing saprophytic bacteria and the like by supplying the ions having sterilizing... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to digital computers; and more particularly to wireless interface devices coupled to digital computers.
2. Related Art
Wireless communication technology has advanced rapidly over the past few years. One of the most promising areas for the use of wireless techno... | {
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Database query languages are computer-readable languages used in querying, updating, and managing relational databases. In database query languages such as standard query language (SQL), objects may depend on tables and other objects stored in the database. For example, an SQL view object may depend on a data table. Us... | {
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Imagers are used in many applications nowadays. This includes 2D CMOS imagers as well as 3D imagers such as 3D depth imagers (3D cameras) which may be based for example on the ToF principle (time-of-flight principle) or other principles. 3D cameras may provide human gesture recognition in natural user interfaces or pas... | {
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Conventionally, a method for coating a surface with a hydrophilic resin is used for the fin of the heat exchanger of an air conditioner, etc. in order to more readily eliminate dew condensation water during operation. However, with traditional methods for making a surface hydrophilic, dew condenses and freezes, i.e., f... | {
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Field
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to access of resources over a computer network. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to retrieval and evaluation of client reputation (CR) score of a user and assigning policies to the user for accessing network resources based on the CR ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to mounting brackets and more particularly to a novel mounting bracket for use as an antenna mount and other purposes.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
As will become evident from the ensuing description, the adjustable bracket of the invention may be used for a ... | {
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Computer data centers are large commercial buildings that house a very large number of computers, such as thousands or tens of thousands of rack-mounted computer servers and other computing equipment (e.g., storage devices, power supplies, and networking equipment). Generally, computer data centers provide computing se... | {
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Rotation and position sensing technology has evolved from contact sensing to contactless sensing and from discrete sensors to integrated sensors. Hall effect sensors are one form of sensor that provides detection of magnetic fields which can be used in rotation and position sensing applications. Fluxgate and magnetores... | {
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Wireless networks are increasingly employed to provide various communication functions including voice, video, packet data, messaging and the like. A common example of wireless local area network (WLAN) architecture is an infrastructure network adhering to 802.11 standards established by the Institute of Electrical and... | {
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The present invention relates in general to automotive air bag systems, and, more specifically, to a hidden air bag deployment door formed by an instrument panel substrate and a molded air bag chute.
Air bag deployment chute assemblies have been put into commercial use for the passenger side of an instrument panel of a... | {
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The present invention relates to an invisible connection for faced parts, in particular for furniture of wood or chipboard, involving use of adhesive and a connecting member. In such a connection the adhesive is introduced in fluid form or in the form of a paste into cylindrical boreholes in the parts to be connected a... | {
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The leakage current protection device, or ground fault circuit protection device, is used to detect the ground fault current produced in electrical systems, instrument, devices, equipment and power supply systems, when the ground fault current exceeds specified limit, the circuit protection device will automatically sh... | {
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A device for the treatment of exhaust gases is provided, such as a catalytic converter or a diesel particulate trap having a fragile structure mounted within a housing which is supported therein by a mounting mat disposed between the housing and the fragile structure.
A catalytic converter assembly for treating exhaust... | {
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Although the demand for renewable resources is growing, the world continues to meet much of its energy needs using oil. Oil's byproducts fuel cars, ships, and planes, and in much of the world it is burned to produce electricity. Although oil is a very useful substance, the earth contains only a limited quantity, and th... | {
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Heretofore, a linear actuator, for example, which is made up of a fluid pressure cylinder or the like, has been used as a means for transporting workpieces under the supply of a pressure fluid. As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3795968, the present applicants have proposed a linear actuator, which is capable of trans... | {
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The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant botanically known as Impatiens walleriana and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balbonisal’.
The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands during November 2008. The objective of the ... | {
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1. Field of the invention
The present invention relates to a wiring apparatus for use in wiring automotive electrical circuits which apparatus has an improved connection-mechanism between a basic-circuit block having basic circuits common to all types of models and classes of the automobiles and option-circuit blocks h... | {
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Factory (or factory line) programming low-power devices such as wearables, medical devices, and the like, requires bidirectional communication between the programming device and the low-power device(s) being programmed. The low-power devices typically have a built-in radio frequency (RF) radio for transferring data. Fo... | {
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Delayed detection of cracks in a component adds considerably to the cost of repair of products in the aerospace and other industries. Under some circumstances early detection of a crack may enables not only avoidance of catastrophic failure but also the ability to repair the component, thus increasing the life of the c... | {
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The attachment of a strand of cord, thread, wire or other material to one or more pieces of material presents challenges to today's high speed manufacturing processes. As an example, consider the tampon industry. The rate at which the product is consumed requires that a high speed manufacturing process be employed. Cur... | {
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In printing devices that utilize liquid ink, the flow of ink can result in splashing. As the ink splashes, it can adhere to some parts of the printing device. Over time, the carrier liquid is evaporated and the accumulated layers of concentrated ink (or sludge) can block or limit the further flow of the ink. This, in t... | {
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This invention relates to a new injection nozzle system and a new method for effecting an improved degree of combustion of fuel by an internal combustion engine particularly of the diesel type. An especially significant feature of the invention is that of injecting pressurized cleaning air through the injection orifice... | {
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A mobile station (MS) operating in sleep or idle mode of a wireless access system conventionally acts to confirm that sleep or idle mode may be maintained by continually receiving broadcast messages from a base station (BS), such as a traffic indicating message and a paging advertising message, and decoding the receive... | {
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Enterprises often employ large, complex, computing environments which include a number of servers and clients containing computer data. Certain systems and methods presently exist for backing up computer data that can be subsequently recovered. Such systems and methods may be used to backup computer data from and recov... | {
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A conventional controller of an A.C. generator for vehicles controlled a duty ratio of a switching element for intermittently controlling a field current of a generator to thereby limit the field current so as for the field current not to exceed a predetermined limitation value. Note that, the predetermined limitation ... | {
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This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
Engine assemblies may include gear drive assemblies to transfer rotation between rotary engine components. The gear assemblies may include a first gear rotationally and axially fixed to a first rotary engi... | {
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(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for patterning an inorganic oxide film, and an electronic device including a mesoporous inorganic oxide film patterned by the method.
(b) Description of the Related Art
Inorganic oxides having large band gaps are used in photoelectrodes, sensors, anod... | {
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This invention is an improved structure for carrying out the concept disclosed in my earlier granted U.S. Pat. No. 4,250,395. That earlier U.S. patent disclosed a device which captured energy expended by pedestrian or vehicular traffic and included a plurality or tread plates which were depressed by traffic thereover t... | {
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Some communication equipment is capable of processing only voice signals, while other more complex equipment processes both voice signals and image signals. Recently, more communication equipment is cable of possessing both voice signals and image signals at the same time. Accordingly, a semiconductor device for an ima... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention concerns a method for authenticating objects or substances using chemical marking or tracing. It applies more particularly but not exclusively to the fight against counterfeiting, to automatic sorting.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As a general rule, numerous objects or... | {
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This invention relates generally to the drainage of aqueous humor from an eye to relieve the elevated pressure characteristic of glaucoma. More specifically, the present invention relates to an implantable glaucoma shunt device and related method, which prevents or limits drainage of aqueous humor from the eye initiall... | {
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The invention relates to an adjustable guide vane mechanism for a turbine, a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger as well as to an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine.
Patent specification EP 1 227 221 B1 discloses an, adjustable guide vane mechanism for a turbine. By means of the adjustable g... | {
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Phase-change materials (PCM) are capable of transforming from a crystalline phase to an amorphous phase. These two solid phases exhibit differences in electrical properties, and semiconductor devices can advantageously exploit these differences. Given the ever-increasing reliance on radio frequency (RF) communication, ... | {
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In some industrial processes such as copper mining, large flows of an aqueous stream containing organic, solid particles, and an aqueous solution (water and dissolved acid and minerals), must be treated. The aqueous stream is treated to remove the organic (principally hydrocarbons) and also to separate out particles. T... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention generally relates to drive line power transfer mechanisms and more particularly to drive line power transfer mechanisms that include a cooling system.
2. Discussion
Modern vehicles typically include an axle assembly having a housing and a differential assembly. The housing inclu... | {
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Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) utilize a combination of an internal combustion engine with an electric motor to provide the power needed to propel a vehicle. This arrangement provides improved fuel economy over a vehicle that has only an internal combustion engine. One method of improving the fuel economy in an HEV inc... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to apparatus and method for removing magnetic articles from a flow of loosely packed material containing a mixture of magnetic articles and non-magnetic articles. More specifically, this invention relates to apparatus for separating metal objects such as tableware and th... | {
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Gaming machines have been developed having various features to capture and maintain player interest. Some features are directed to increasing or providing the player with the opportunity to win larger sums of money. For example, gaming machines may include second chance games that provide a player with additional oppor... | {
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Modern technology has given rise to a wide variety of different electronic and/or communication devices that keep users in touch with one another, entertained, and informed. A wide variety of portable electronic devices are available for these purposes, such as: cellular telephones; personal digital assistants (“PDAs”)... | {
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Exercise weight stacks are well known in the art and prevalent in the exercise equipment industry. Generally speaking, a plurality of weights or plates are arranged in a stack and maintained in alignment by guide members or rods. A desired amount of weight is engaged by selectively connecting a selector rod to the appr... | {
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The original stun gun was invented in the 1960's by Jack Cover. Such prior art stun guns incapacitated a target by delivering a sequence of high voltage pulses into the skin of a subject such that the current flow through the subject essentially “short-circuited” the target's neuromuscular system causing a stun effect ... | {
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Technical Field
Embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein generally relate to methods and systems and, more particularly, to mechanisms and techniques for controlling internal pressure of a marine vibratory source element for maintaining hydrostatic balance with the ambient pressure.
Discussion of the Backgrou... | {
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The present invention is directed to integrated circuits. More particularly, the invention provides lighting systems and methods for constant current control in various operation modes. Merely by way of example, the invention has been applied to one or more light emitting diodes. But it would be recognized that the inv... | {
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The present invention relates to an information managing apparatus for providing an external apparatus with requested information in response to an instruction from the external apparatus and/or recording information onto a given recording medium.
Recording media used in a computer system include magnetic disks (a hard... | {
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Prior art methods and devices displaying robot and program specific data include the offline simulation software, running on a personal computer (PC), and the use of offline programming/simulation systems on a PC or other non-attached programming device.
Currently, a high powered personal computer is required to render... | {
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