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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to manifold controls. More particularly, the invention relates to a manifold control assembly using valves to precisely control the fluid pressure of the fluid sent through the manifold.
2. Description of the Related Art
Manifolds have valves and other equipment mounted t... | {
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This invention relates to packet transmission in multiple access communication systems.
In this patent document, the references referred to in square brackets, eg [1], are listed at the end of the disclosure.
The 3G CDMA system is supposed to support simultaneous voice/packet data/circuit data operations [1] with diffe... | {
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It is well known that as the cost of crude oil increases, numerous efforts have been made to find and develop alternative fuels, particularly fuels that have a renewable, rather than a limited, source. Considerable effort has been expended researching potential fuels from regenerable biological sources, or biofuels. Bi... | {
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A gel base prepared by increasing the viscosity of an aqueous carboxyvinyl polymer solution with a basic viscosity-increasing agent such as sodium hydroxide, triethanolamine, diisopropanolamine, etc. has such excellent characteristics that (i) since the stock polymer has a high purity and uniform quality, it can give a... | {
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This invention relates to a multi-cassette recording and reproducing apparatus in which cassettes in racks are loaded into cassette drive units to record and reproduce a large amount of video information, audio information, and other information.
In the field of broadcast equipments, multi-cassette recording and reprod... | {
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Cardiac ischemia is a condition that results from insufficient oxygenation to heart muscle and may pose an inherent risk in addition to potentially being a precursor to a life threatening event, such as myocardial infarction (MI). Detecting ischemia may be carried out by a variety of methods, some of which are amendabl... | {
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Field
The present disclosure relates to a laser beam irradiation apparatus used to seal a substrate and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using the same.
Discussion of the Background
In the recent times, portable and thin flat panel display devices have increasingly been used for the... | {
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1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to electrical connectors. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to an improved electrical connector that is electromagnetically shielded and provides for a secure, low-profile physical/electrical connection with a mating medi... | {
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Conventionally, transmissive liquid crystal display devices are known as image display means. The transmissive liquid crystal display device is provided with a non-self-luminous liquid crystal panel and thus requires a backlight device. In such a backlight device, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) has been used as... | {
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Valves traditionally used in high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) systems typically operate under high-pressure (about 1 to 400 bar or higher) and allow switching between inlet and outlet ports or allow a single port to be selectively connected to one or more outlet ports. Due to the high-pressure requirements, l... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to a system for tracking and monitoring the performance of tools in a multi-user environment and more specifically to a system which networks information from several databases to efficiently associate data to individual tools.
2. Discussion
Tool monitoring sys... | {
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Coatings on parts and products are used in industry for several different purposes. Certain coatings, for instance, are applied to surfaces to provide low friction, non-stick, abrasion resistant or other specific properties. When a harder object contacts a surface and friction is created, the friction of the force on t... | {
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The present invention is directed to a sign holder device in the form of individual parts which, upon assembly, provide for the support and display of signage in a plurality of orientations. By employing devices as taught herein, a retail facility can inventory a bin of parts and construct signage of a variety of confi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device and more particularly to a liquid crystal type emitting material being capable of being horizontally oriented and having improved emitting efficiency and an OLED device including the same.
2. Discussion of the Relat... | {
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This invention relates to a method and apparatus for dispensing hydrogen within an environment with heterogeneous hydrogen requirements. The invention further relates to a network of hydrogen supply modules and corresponding method for managing hydrogen deployment.
The developing use of hydrogen as an energy carrier wi... | {
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In a mobile wireless device, a wide band and high gain characteristics must be ensured by stabilizing an antenna current flowing through housings and circuit boards in accordance with the wavelength.
In a foldable mobile wireless device, antenna current flows in a coaxial cable and the like that electrically connects c... | {
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The processing of individual tasks of a control program in a cooperative mode means that, in response to differently prioritized tasks, a higher prioritized task to be executed leads to the interruption of a lower prioritized task being executed at the moment. Differently from preemptive mode, in which a higher priorit... | {
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The field of the present disclosure relates generally to ceramic matrix composites and, more specifically, to methods of assembling ceramic matrix composite components.
Ceramic matrix composites (CMC) are materials formed from a continuous reinforcing phase (i.e., ceramic and/or carbon fibers) embedded in a ceramic pha... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pattern correction apparatus, a pattern optimization apparatus, and an integrated circuit design apparatus for correcting, optimizing, and designing a pattern of an integrated circuit.
2. Description of the Related Art
With a leap progress in LSI manufacturin... | {
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1. Technical Field
This invention relates to tobacco wrappers and, more particularly, to combined tobacco leaf-rolled wrappers and packaging for creating home-made cigarettes.
2. Prior Art
Cigarettes have been around for many centuries, but it wasn't until the 1800s that they gained their paper wrappers and came to som... | {
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Peer to peer communication, and in fact all types of communication, depend on the possibility to establish connections between selected entities. Entities may have one or several addresses. Indeed, these addresses often vary as the entities move in the network, because the topology changes, or because a lease cannot be... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to measuring and control of fluid flow, particularly at low fluid flow rates. More particularly, the present invention permits such measurement and control of fluid flow with a flow sensor which is accurate at fluid flow rates as low as 4-5 milliliters per minute ... | {
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A flash memory device is a non-volatile memory device, which may be referred to as a Flash Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM or E2PROM). Nonvolatile memories are able to store data, even with power turned off. Memory cell arrays of flash memory devices (e.g., a NAND-type flash memory device) m... | {
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1. Field of Invention
The present invention is in a field related to application of electricity transmission technology of an electric power system. And more particularly, the present invention relates to a method for vertically grounding and leading down form a center of a composite pole tower and pole tower thereof.
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Decorative capped wheel nuts and bolts are well-known in the automotive art. A decorative capped wheel nut, for example, conventionally comprises a nut insert and a decorative cap which is fastened to the insert by welding, crimping or with an adhesive. Examples of these constructions are illustrated in various prior a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus adapted to detect amount of remaining toner.
2. Description of the Related Art
An electrostatic capacitance detection method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-44184 and a light transmission method described in J... | {
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Numerous microorganisms, for example, those of the genera Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Microbacterium, Protaminobacter, Bacillus, Norcardia, Streptomyces, and especially Mycobacterium, are capable of degrading zoosterols and phytosterols to carbon dioxide and water. During the degradation, 4-androstene-3,17-dione and ... | {
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In recent years endovascular implantable devices have been developed for treatment of aortic aneurysms. These devices are delivered to the treatment site through the vascular system of the patient rather than by open surgery. The devices include a tubular or cylindrical framework or scaffolding of one or more stents to... | {
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The present invention generally relates to methods of producing semiconductor-on-insulator structures and semiconductor devices having the semiconductor-on-insulator structure, and more particularly to a method of producing a semiconductor-on-insulator structure such as a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure and a semi... | {
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Controllers play a vital role in allocating computer resources. Thus, controllers often are in a central location, and affect the operation of many program strands. Particularly in larger storage controllers, a failure by the controller can lead to large problems in debugging to prevent further problems.
In a CPU-centr... | {
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Object identity and equality are important concepts in computer programming. Every programming language must provide some method for determining the identity of an object and for determining whether two objects are equal.
In relational databases, object identity is encoded via the notion of primary keys. Two rows are c... | {
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Cartilage is an avascular tissue of which chondrocytes are the main cellular component. The chondrocytes in normal articular cartilage occupy approximately 5% of the tissue volume, while the extra-cellular matrix makes up the remaining 95% of the tissue. The chondrocytes secrete the components of the matrix, mainly pro... | {
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In the last decades, epidemiological long term studies have identified numerous factors accelerating formation of atherosclerosis and thereby promoting development of cardiac infarctions. Despite of avoiding risk factors and of behavior increasing the risk of atherosclerosis, the development of pronounced atherosclerot... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory device, such as, for example, an SRAM (static random access memory).
2. Description of the Related Art
Most recent semiconductor integrated circuits receive an input signal through an input end thereof in an asynchronous state which does ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a treatment device for exhaust of a vehicle, and particularly to a treatment device, which is to filtrate harmful substances in the exhaust discharged from a vehicle, and to lower down the temperature of exhaust and the sound volume of generated noise simultane... | {
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In the field of archery, it is conventional practice to mount a peep sight on a bowstring of an archery bow. A peep sight is an optical sighting device having a sight opening that an archer aligns with the front sight of the bow to focus on a desired object or target.
In a typical archery peep sight arrangement, the pe... | {
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Aluminum is produced in Hall-Heroult cells by the electrolysis of alumina in molten cryolite, using conductive carbon electrodes. During the reaction the carbon anode is consumed at the rate of approximately 450 kg/mT of aluminum produced under the overall reaction ##EQU1##
The problems caused by consumption of the ano... | {
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Aluminum metal is an energy-dense (e.g., greater than 80 MJ/L) fuel with the potential to enhance a variety of common systems. Because aluminum can oxidize in water, it is especially promising as a power source for undersea devices, which are severely limited by the low energy density of conventional anaerobic energy s... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a device for controlling a flow rate of a hydraulic operating fluid fed from a variable displacement pump such as a variable displacement swash plate type axial piston pump.
2. Description of the Related Art
A control device for a variable displacement pump has... | {
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Recently, a quadruped robot apparatus which behaves in response to an instruction given by the user of the robot apparatus and adaptively to the surrounding environment and the like has been developed by the Applicant of the present invention, and commercially available. Such a robot apparatus has installed therein a C... | {
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High magnetic field electromagnets have become important in various types of equipment over recent years. One important type of such equipment is medical imaging equipment, such as the type commonly referred to as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment. MRI equipment utilizes the mechanism of nuclear magnetic reson... | {
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In an image forming device such as an electrophotographic device and an electrostatic recording device, first, an electrostatic latent image formed on the photoconductor is developed by a toner. Next, as needed, the thus-formed toner image is transferred onto a transfer material such as a paper and then fixed by variou... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a feed forward converter and method, more particularly to a feed forward converter and method that control the input impedance, output voltage and power of the DC/DC converter within a predetermined range.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the near future, i... | {
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The invention relates to a process for increasing the proportion of components which are non-volatile under processing conditions, in basecoat compositions containing predominantly organic diluents or solvents, for the production of multicoat finishes, preferably metallic finishes.
In the area of automotive finishing i... | {
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(a) Technical Field
The present invention relates to a composite for a temperature sensor, and a method of manufacturing the same.
(b) Background Art
As the number of vehicles being used around the world has increased, the consumption of fossil fuels such as gasoline, diesel, kerosene, liquid natural gas (LNG), and liq... | {
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The invention relates to an electronic key for the actuation of a lock, having a housing on which a key bit for a mechanical lock is arranged and a receptacle for the key bit.
In automobiles particularly, the doors are often equipped with central locking, the locks of the doors being capable of being operated remotely ... | {
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The field of this invention lies in the glazing of a window frame and a glass pane, in particular, a double glass pane, which pane is inserted into a window frame groove.
In the known glazing process which is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,667,179, double glass panes are glazed by inserting them into the groove of a hori... | {
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The present invention relates to an absorbent article containing a superabsorbent polymer, which effectively prevents skin rash development without reducing the absorbing performance of the superabsorbent polymer. The present invention also relates to an absorbent article having an agent which has hardly been subjected... | {
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As the quantity of available information on computer networks has increased, and as users have become accustomed to accessing this information through fixed computing devices (such as a desktop personal computer permanently connected to an appropriately provisioned network) and laptop computing devices (having either a... | {
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Flooding is a problem in underdeveloped, emerging and even developed countries and can be a problem in low lying rural, suburban and even urban areas where drainage is less than optimal or has been compromised. Every year people die from drowning as a direct consequence of flooding situations. Even after the event that... | {
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Kitchen gardens, in which flowers and vegetables are grown, are becoming more and more popular in Japanese homes and apartments these days. The beneficial effects of fragrance and of pets, respectively called aromatherapy and animal therapy, have been confirmed and are conventionally used in medical institutions and si... | {
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The invention relates to musical cymbals, and more particularly to a strap clip for securing a handle strap to musical cymbals.
With hand held musical cymbals, hand straps are attached to the cymbals for the user's convenience. The straps are secured by feeding the straps through an opening in the cymbal and tying the ... | {
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Networks or network segments are often separated by network border control devices including session border controllers (S/BC). Network border control devices such as S/BC's are configured to control and secure delivery of control signaling and media information across separate networks or separate network segments. In... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus having a configuration that a record medium having an image recorded thereon in an image recording section is conveyed by a conveyor belt and then separated from the conveyor belt in a separating section.
2. Description of Related A... | {
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Automotive engines have been developed to obtain higher horsepower in a more compact package with reduced weight. The increased horsepower and weight reduction have been achieved simultaneously with cleaner, more efficient burn and less particulate and gaseous emissions. Lower maintenance is required with modern day au... | {
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This invention relates in general to envelope openers and, more particularly, to a slitter-type envelope opener having its handle portion and slitting portion formed as separate components and to a process for making the same.
Slitter-type envelope openers open envelopes with considerabl... | {
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Our invention relates to the protection of remote control devices from rain and other conditions where the device would otherwise be exposed to water or other liquids. It is particularly suited to remote control devices with pressure sensitive controls.
Although several enclosures, of varying shape, are revealed in the... | {
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Drive mechanisms are known in the art. They generally include a motor, a controller connected to the motor to control its operation and various sensors including limit switches, proximity sensors and the like, connected to the controller to supply data thereto in view of improving the usability and the safety of the dr... | {
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The invention is based on an apparatus for damping courses of motion as set forth hereinafter. Such an apparatus is known from U.S. Pat. No. 5,024,302.
In this known model, an intervention into the positive volumetric displacement of the damping cylinder is made by open-loop control, thus making this apparatus a so-cal... | {
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Tumor protein 53 (P53) is a tumor suppressing protein that regulates the cell cycle, suppresses tumors, and thereby prevents cancer. Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) is an important negative regulator of p53 and inhibitor of p53 transcriptional activation (see Vassilev 2006 Trends in Molecular Medicine 13(1), 23-31). MDM2... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tufting machine used for carpet manufacture.
2. Description of the Related Art
Tufting machines are distinguished over other carpet making methods in that loops of yarn which constitute the pile of the carpet are inserted in a backing medium or cloth, which m... | {
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The technical journal "Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift" (ATZ) 82 (1980) 4 includes an article entitled "Verringerung des Kraftstoffsverbrauchs von Ottomotoren durch elektronische Steuerung von Einspritzung und Zundung". On page 173 of this article, a paragraph 3.5 is directed to the digital engine electronics. In this ... | {
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Gas-filled display devices have come into wide use, and these devices are generally of three types, D.C. devices, A.C. devices, and quasi A.C. devices. In D.C. devices, the panel electrodes are disposed within the gas filling of the panel; in A.C. devices, all of the electrodes are insulated from the gas filling by a g... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a frame structure for a saddle-ridden-type vehicle such as a motorcycle, and more specifically, to a frame structure of an aluminum twin spar frame.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a related-art frame structure for a motorcycle, a front end portion of each... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a surface emitting semiconductor laser typically used for optical interconnections, optical switch and optical information processing, and a process for producing such a laser.
2. Description of the Related Art
Recently, there has been considerable activity in ... | {
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This invention relates to a lift assembly for a lift truck and, more particularly, to a hydraulic cylinder arrangement for lifting uprights of a mast and a load-carrying carriage supported by the uprights.
Conventional lift trucks have on their front end a mast or lift assembly including telescoping uprights and a fork... | {
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Many Interactive Development Environment (IDE) tools exist today to assist users in creating business enterprise computer applications and/or web pages or web applications for conducting business with on-line customers of the enterprise. A few examples are the aforementioned Eclipse® Integrated Development Environment ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to 2-(benzylsulfinyl)thiazole derivatives and 2-[(1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfinyl]thiazole derivatives. The present invention furthermore provides mixtures of the thiazole derivatives mentioned above with other herbicides and/or safeners. In addition, the present i... | {
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Multiplexed amplifiers commonly have several input stages that can be selected to be active one at a time. Such circuits behave as analog multiplexers with different signal sources connected to each input stage. One convenient configuration of an analog multiplexer is illustrated in FIG. 1 in which a common current sou... | {
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The evaluation of the shade of a tooth can be performed visually by a dentist. It is performed, for example, by comparing a tooth to be replaced with a number of reference teeth of a dental shade guide. There are several types of dental shade guides. Generally, dental shade guides have various color ranges, and for eac... | {
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The device of the present invention is an improvement over drilling mud degassers of the type wherein drilling mud is sprayed into a vacuum chamber to remove a substantial amount of the oxygen present in the drilling mud, such as a drilling mud degasser as shown and descrubed in Burgess U.S. Pat. No. 4,084,946.
When a ... | {
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This invention relates generally to radio transceiver units, and in particular, to interchangeable front control panel and keypad assemblies for such units.
For marketing and other reasons, manufacturers of radio communications devices typically offer several different configurations for each communications product man... | {
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Torque biasing systems can be implemented in vehicle components including, but not limited to, a transfer case, a power take-off unit (PTU) and an axle. Torque biasing systems regulate torque transfer between an input and an output. More specifically, a clutch pack is operably disposed between the input and the output.... | {
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The present invention relates to a new and improved apparatus for cleaning a textile machine, such as by way of example and not limitation a spinning machine, containing a plurality of operating positions, in that exemplary case a plurality of spinning positions.
As to the inventive cleaning apparatus for the cleaning ... | {
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This invention relates to a brake lathe for drum and disc rotor brakes for grinding the inside cylindrical surface of a brake drum and for machining the opposite parallel surfaces of a disc rotor and, more particularly, to a brake lathe for use in automotive repair shops.
Brakes lathes for resurfacing brake drums and d... | {
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Knit hosiery is worn by women throughout the world. The desire for ultra sheerness results in a material which is easily damaged. The knitting method of producing the fabric in an inexpensive fashion means minor damage may cause a cascading affect which results in an unsightly “run” or “ladder” caused by the continued ... | {
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The applicant's prior U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,768,252 and 4,825,489 disclose a fitted sheet having an elastic cross extend therebetween at locations spaced from an end panel of the sheet, and elastic corner bands attached to the side panels of the sheet at the ends of the cross band and extending to the adjacent end panel. In... | {
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Liquid extraction surface analysis (“LESA”) is a known technique whereby samples are extracted from a surface into a small liquid junction for further analysis by an Electrospray ionisation (“ESI”) ion source. Liquid extraction surface analysis has been used for imaging of tissue sections at fairly modest spatial resol... | {
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There are numerous medical procedures and devices in use today in which a medical device, generally tubular, such as a laparoscope, trocar, electrode, probe, introducer, or the like is inserted into the abdomen, chest, or body parts of a patient for performing some procedure or inspection after which tile device is wit... | {
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This invention relates generally to the field of floor coverings and more specifically to a Method and Apparatus For Optimization of Floor Covering And System For User Configuration and Real Time Pricing Information. | {
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Present-day application programs almost never interface directly to the hardware of the computer system in which they execute. Instead, application program interfaces (APIs) call code modules which control the hardware, or which call programmed interfaces at yet lower levels. Most API code modules reside in an operatin... | {
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This invention relates to a device for use in removal of foreign objects from a tract of the human body such as the gastrointestinal tract.
It is often the case that foreign objects will enter the human body through regions such as the gastrointestinal tract, for example, by swallowing. Typically, when it is desired to... | {
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Industrial and natural sources produce a wide variety of gas streams containing significant amounts or concentrations of H.sub.2 S. In some instances, the gas streams will also contain or be composed principally of steam, with H.sub.2 S and other non-condensible gaseous materials being present as contaminants. Geotherm... | {
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This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 98-54151, filed Dec. 10, 1998, in the Korean Patent Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fluid jetting apparatus and a process for manufacturing the same, and more p... | {
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The present invention relates to a vehicle speed control apparatus for controlling the speed of an own vehicle relative to a preceding vehicle.
A variety of devices have been developed to alleviate burdens on the driver of a running vehicle and to enhance driving safety. Illustratively, cruise control systems and like ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to electrical connectors and, more particularly, to a method for assembling a controlled impedance electrical connector using conventional components.
2. The Prior Art
Electrical signals operating at very high frequencies require controlled impedance and energy ... | {
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Urinary catheters for draining the bladder through the urethra are commonly packaged in sterile and pre-lubricated condition in flexible containers or pouches. In some cases, the catheters are intended to be fully removed from such containers at the time of catheterization, whereas in others the containers and catheter... | {
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In general, 3-dimensional display devices comprise membranes or films that project an illusion of depth in a photograph, movie or other 2-dimensional image. A 3-dimensional illusion can be projected to a viewer by displaying two 2-dimensional images, which represent two perspectives of the same photograph, movie or ima... | {
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect systems and organs throughout the body. The pathogenesis is unknown, but in the numerous cases, it is considered to be an autoimmune rheumatic disease activated by polyclonal B cell in vivo and autoantibodies against autoantigens. Western medic... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to household room air purifiers of the type filtering room air to remove particulates down to very small sizes with efficiencies of 95% and more. More particularly, the invention relates to room air purifiers of a convenient quarter-round shape that will fit into a corne... | {
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It is very common to laminate two or more tissue plies in order to produce the final tissue product. Herewith a more flexible and softer tissue product is obtained as compared to if one single ply with a corresponding thickness and basis weight had been produced as for the laminated product. The absorbent capacity and ... | {
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This invention relates to circuits and more particularly to a system for establishing the input impedance of an amplifier in a stacked configuration.
Prior attempts to match the input impedance of an amplifier to the impedance associated with a load, such as a load resistor, include adding a resistor to the amplifier i... | {
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The present invention relates generally to printing techniques and in particular to verifiable printing.
Secured paper is commonly associated with currency, stocks, and other financial instruments. The production of conventional secured paper is costly in terms of the paper stock (because specialized paper having secur... | {
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Fluorescent dye-containing beads have been used for many years in diagnostics testing, microscope- and flow cytometry-based assays, and combinatorial library synthesis. As such they can be routinely manufactured with a variety of surface modifications which enable many classes of molecules to be coupled and subsequentl... | {
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A wide variety of epilators are used for extracting hair. For example, European patent EP 0 705 546 A2 discloses an epilator having mechanical clamping devices for clamping and plucking hairs. The clamping devices are arranged on an axle. Each clamping device is comprised of a pair of axially adjacent clamping elements... | {
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The various organs and tissues of the human body fall prey to a myriad of different afflictions. For example, each year in the United States alone, approximately 180,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 46,000 women die of this disease. In all, 10 to 11 percent of all women can expect to be affected by breast... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method for cleaning an in-sink dishwasher having a removable basket that carries a spray arm.
2. Description of the Related Art
In-sink dishwashers use the bowl of a sink to form part of the dishwasher housing that defines a wash chamber, with the open top of the bow... | {
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Flouropolymers are melt-processable resins that are formed into polymer structures by many different processes, such as extrusion, injection molding, fiber spinning, extrusion blow molding and blown film. They are also used as polymer processing aids due to their low surface energies and phase behaviors.
Flouropolymers... | {
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This invention relates generally to an improved dispenser of the reciprocating piston type for discharging liquids from a portable container, and more particularly to such dispenser as having a feature which prevents any hydraulic lock which would interfere with a full depression of the discharge head into a lock-down ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to aerosol drug formulations. This invention also relates to dispersing aids for use in aerosol drug formulations. In another aspect this invention relates to aerosol formulations comprising hydrofluorocarbon propellants.
2. Description of the Related Art
Delivery of dru... | {
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