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1. Field of Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of well servicing of oil and gas wells, and more particularly to methods and systems useful in well servicing operations such as well stimulation. 2. Related Art The production of hydrocarbon from reservoirs requires permanently installed wellbo...
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The invention relates to a cylinder lock-key-combination, a key blank intended for the combination and a key intended for the combination and made from the key blank. In growing markets great numbers of opening combinations for selected lock mechanisms and/or additional new key profiles are needed for large groups of l...
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The stator of an electric motor comprises a stator core, consisting of a stack of laminae, having at least two and sometimes more coil windings thereon. The ends of the windings must be connected to insulated lead wires which extend from the stator to the switch or other control circuit for the motor. In addition, it i...
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A number of machines involved in mining, construction and public works use rolls that are driven for the crushing, mining, milling and the like of earthen materials. These earth working rolls include an array of wear assemblies to engage the material to be worked. The assemblies generally include a component with an im...
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Flash memory is an increasingly popular type of non-volatile memory (NVM). NVM is a type of memory storage that can retain data even while it is not powered on. A typical flash memory includes a memory array having a large number of memory cells arranged in blocks. Each of the memory cells includes a field effect trans...
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(a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical system for endoscopes provided with a relay lens comprising an inhomogeneous lens whose refractive index reduces progressively in going from a center portion toward a periphery. (b) Description of the Prior Art Since an inhomogeneous lens has a refr...
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This invention relates generally to non-lethal, non-eye-damaging security devices based on intense light and, more particularly to non-lethal, non-damaging security devices to provide low-cost, extremely effective warning, visual impairment, and disorientation through illumination by bright, visible light beams. In rec...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to techniques for evaluating a subsurface formation using a probe assembly conveyed on a downhole tool positioned in a wellbore penetrating the subsurface formation. More particularly, the present invention relates to techniques for reducing the contamination of f...
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The invention relates to an apparatus for generating acoustic shock waves with a single shock wave tube and for focusing them onto a focus region. The invention particularly relates to the fragmentation of concrements (e.g. kidney stones) in a living being. Shock wave tubes for generating acoustic shock waves are known...
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1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a novel multiprocessor distributed memory system providing high-speed deterministic system connectivity, a novel PCI-based printed circuit board and methods therefor. 2. State of the Prior Art Multiprocessor distributed memory systems are known and currently in wid...
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The Internet provides access to various pieces of information, applications, services, and the like for publishing information. Today, the Internet has significantly changed the way we access and use information. The Internet allows users to quickly and easily access services such as banking, e-commerce, e-trading, and...
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Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones, many of which are potent anti-inflammatory agents. Their physiological effects are not limited to their anti-inflammatory properties, however, nor are their effects restricted specifically to inflamed tissue. Protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism can be altered adversely and e...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to security of consumer goods and, more particularly, to the use of smart tags in maintaining product security. 2. Background Description There is a need for certain products to be equipped with some apparatus which can provide information about the curr...
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Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a communication system, a communication apparatus, and a communication method. Description of the Related Art Conference systems that hold a remote conference between users at remote places through a communication network, such as the Internet, have been widely used. Wi...
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This invention relates to a movable toy. More particularly, the invention relates to a movable toy which is provided with an automatic gear disengaging mechanism and a gear changing mechanism. When the rotation of wheels is abruptly stopped, the rotatory power transmitted from the driving section such as an electric mo...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to optical elements and light source devices and, more particularly, to a light guide plate and a backlight module using the same. 2. Description of Related Art At present, colorful display devices are popular with cell phones and personal digital products. Variou...
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Prognosis in clinical cancer is an area of great concern and interest. It is important to know the aggressiveness of the malignant cells and the likelihood of tumor recurrence in order to plan the most effective therapy. Breast cancer, for example, is managed by several alternative strategies. In some cases local-regio...
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Computer systems, as with other operating environments, have found numerous applications in an industrial automation environment and can be found ubiquitously employed throughout, e.g., to control the operation of a device, machine, process, and the like. However, rather than entering commands though a single interface...
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Availability of up-to-date information is more important today than ever before and this will continue to be true for the foreseeable future. People want to be well informed, so much so that they travel with cellular phones, beepers, and even portable hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite receivers. GPS c...
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Typically, fall restraint equipment and its components are manufactured by cutting and welding stock pieces of material together. The stock material commonly exhibits a predefined configuration, size, and arrangement. As a result, the stock material must be plasma cut to the desired shape and/or size. The resulting pie...
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The background to the invention is as follows. Copper clad laminates are at present manufactured by taking copper foil produced generally in accordance with the teaching of U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,656, laying it on top of one or more sheets of partially cured resin impregnated base material, and placing the two materials b...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an improvement in the creep resistance of melt-fabricable fluoropolymers, and more particularly to an additive to the fluoropolymer that increases its creep resistance. 2. Description of Related Art U.S. Pat. No. 4,163,742 (Mansure) discloses the blending of carbon fi...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system that enables adjustment of positional misalignment of dot creation, an equivalent method of adjustment, and a recording medium. 2. Discussion of the Background Ink jet printers that cause ink to be ejected from a print head and thereby impleme...
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Modern automobiles and other vehicles may include sophisticated on-board computer systems that monitor the status and operation of various components of the vehicle (for example, the vehicle engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, and/or other components of the vehicle). Many of these computer systems may also adjust...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to impedance matching, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for performing impedance transformations between dissimilar circuit input and output load impedances over broad bandwidths. The invention further relates to employing parallel distributed ampli...
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In the art of thermal ink jet printing, it is known to provide a bladder type of ink reservoir for supplying ink to a thermal ink jet printhead. The printhead will typically include a thin film resistor (TFR) substrate having a plurality of heater resistors therein, and a barrier layer and orifice plate member is usual...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention is substituted 9-arylsulfone-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino[4,5-b]indoles (X) which are useful for treating anxiety, depression and other CNS disorders in humans and animals. 2. Description of the Related Art U.S. Pat. No. 3,652,588 discloses 6-alkyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroaz...
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Lipid kinases catalyse the phosphorylation of lipids to produce species involved in the regulation of a wide range of physiological processes, including cellular migration and adhesion. The PI3-kinases belong to this class of enzymes and are membrane associated proteins which catalyse the phosphorylation of lipids whic...
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A lithographic apparatus is a machine that applies a desired pattern onto a substrate, usually onto a target portion of the substrate. A lithographic apparatus can be used, for example, in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs). In that instance, a patterning device, which is alternatively referred to as a mask o...
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Almost every home has a panel filter which is installed in a forced air system such as the furnace and/or air conditioning unit (the HVAC system) of one's house, condominium or apartment. Panel filters are also used in the HVAC systems of other commercial buildings. Over time, the panel filters load with dust as these ...
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Water insoluble salts such as calcium and magnesium carbonates or silicates or sulfates commonly referred to as limescale, but also barium sulfate, calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, iron oxide and the like are readily formed in watery solutions when the conditions are right and may each represent particular challenge...
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Technical Field The disclosure relates to training devices, methods and systems. Discussion of Related Field Many people engage various training devices, methods and systems aimed at developing a particular skill. For example, golfers may go to the driving range and practice their swing, baseball players may go to the ...
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This patent document relates to systems, devices, and techniques for data communications in a passive optical network. In one aspect, this document relates to power saving in an optical network unit (ONU) of a passive optical network (PON). A PON is an optical network architecture based on point-to-multipoint (P2MP) to...
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The present invention, relating generally to an agricultural baler for forming cylindrical bales of crop material, commonly referred to as a round baler, is directed to an improved tailgate latching apparatus. More particularly, this invention is directed toward an improved round baler tailgate latching apparatus that ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a vehicle radio, and more particularly to an automated connection for a vehicle radio. 2. Description of Related Art A radio for a vehicle such as an automobile includes at least one cable assembly for electrical internal connection between an object ...
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The present invention relates to the art of packaging semiconductor devices, and more particularly, to an improved silver-glass paste which is deposited in a viscous state between a die and a ceramic substrate and then fired to form a secure bond therebetween. Silver-glass pastes have been used for a number of years to...
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The present invention relates to content transfer technology capable of reducing the amount of usage fees to be paid for the connection bandwidth required by a first storage for connecting to a communication network by reducing the data transfer volume from the first storage to a second storage when the first storage r...
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This invention relates to a motor/generator provided with two or more rotors driven by a compound current. JP1999-275826A published by the Japanese Patent Office in 1999 discloses a motor/generator driven by a compound current. This motor/generator provides a cylindrical inner rotor and a hollow outer rotor disposed co...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to wagering games and, more particularly, to wagering games and methods with a randomly selected feature game. 2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, various types of gaming machines have been developed with different features to captivate and mai...
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The present application is directed to a biological treatment system and an assembly for supporting biomass derived from bacteria present in or seeded into the sludge or wastewater for treating the sludge or wastewater. More particularly, the present application is directed to an assembly of generally structural corrug...
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Braking assistance systems fitted in vehicles support the driver of the vehicle on hazard or emergency braking. The principle is based on analysis of accident events. In this analysis it was found that the possible brake force amplification was actually only rarely used, since the foot brake was activated either too we...
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Optical modulators are needed for external modulation of light in the medium and long haul telecommunication markets. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) allows for more than 40 times multiplication of the system's signal carrying capacity. Reduction of cost per DWDM channel provides a competitive edge for te...
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The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and particularly to an electrical connector having a retention system for facilitating mounting of the electrical connector to a printed circuit board. It is well known to provide an electrical connector mountable to a printed circuit board (hereinafter PCB), in...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus mounted to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, and a facsimile so that an image on a recording material is heated. In particular, the present invention relates to an image heating apparatus including a rub...
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Most systems for recognizing speech employ some means of reducing the data in raw speech. Thus the speech is reduced to representations that include less than all of the data that would be included in a straight digitization of the speech signal. However, such representations must contain most if not all of the data ne...
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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems generally operate to provide optimal indoor air quality to occupants within interior building spaces. HVAC systems achieve optimal indoor air quality by conditioning air, removing particle contaminants by way of ventilation and filtration of air, and providing p...
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The invention relates to a liquid crystal display, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a liquid crystal cell having electrical heating formed by an electrically conductive heating layer on a substrate and two busbars which, on opposite sides of the substrate, lead over the width of the heating layer and are in ea...
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The deterioration of coffee, i.e. the loss of a "fresh" or palatable flavor and aroma, is primarily caused by oxidation and evaporation. In a conventional 8-12 cup coffee decanter, deterioration is generally so complete within one or two hours, depending on the rate of consumption, as to render the remaining coffee und...
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The invention relates to a magnetron cathode for sputtering ferromagnetic targets, consisting of a basic cathode body with a magnet system having a yoke and magnet poles of opposite polarity concatenated at the periphery and disposed one inside of the other on the yoke. The magnet poles are associated with pole shoes c...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to ozone generators for pools and spas, and more particularly to a feedback arrangement responsive to the impedance changes of a resonant tank circuit for producing a coronal plasma field that generates ozone associated with the inadvertent presence of water withi...
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Hearing aids which also permit directional hearing are highly wind-sensitive due essentially to the forward position of the microphones, low-frequency pseudo noise caused by turbulent flows at the head and outer ear (pinna) or at the edge of the outer ear (helix) making itself particularly noticeable. This pseudo noise...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to collets, and more particularly to collets which can be adjusted to accommodate workpieces of different diameters within a specific range of diameters. 2. Description of the Prior Art Conventional machine tool collets are adjustable in internal diameter in order...
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A. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and device for selecting data symbols to be transmitted in a digital communication system. Although the invention provides a method of signal point mapping and may be applied to any data communication system, it is particularly well suited for use in s...
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The present invention relates to a bearing, such as a bearing for rotary shaft, and in particular for a large size rotary shaft mounted in a deformable structure such as for example a ship's propeller shaft. The primary function of such bearings is to support the shaft by taking the radial stresses, while minimizing th...
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In live entertainment, singers, or vocalists, are one of the most prevalent type of performers. This is especially true for live music events, which can range from large venue concerts to weekly services at local houses of worship. Typically, when there is only a single vocalist, he or she will utilize a microphone to ...
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The present invention relates to novel naphthopyran materials. More particularly, this invention relates to indeno-fused photochromic naphthopyran materials and to compositions and articles comprising such naphthopyran materials. This invention also relates to naphthols used in making the novel naphthopyrans. When expo...
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Conventionally, an administrator performs administrative functions (i.e., network updates, maintenance, etc.) by establishing connections to one agent at a time to perform such functions. The communication session setup and teardown process across a data network may be used to establish a connection with a single agent...
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a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manipulating eggs, particularly fertilized eggs. b) Description of related art The hard egg shell and large yolky egg of the avian embryo pose a significant obstacle to manipulating the embryo. When laid, the avian embryo consists of a blastoderm co...
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1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to electroviscous fluids. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART It is known that certain suspensions consisting of finely devided particles dispersed in a highly non-conductive liquid exhibit a remarkable increase in viscosity in an applied electric field. This effect i...
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Retail shopping bags have gone through a significant evolution in the last 15 years from 100% brown paper with box bottoms, which are still popular today, to a variety of paper-plastic composite bags and all plastic bags having integral and separate handles. Most of today's all plastic retail shopping bags are construc...
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The present invention relates to semiconductor devices and fabrication processes, and more specifically to semiconductor gate electrode architectures which provide improved work function tuning. In the conventional CMOS process, poly silicon is used as a gate electrode material up to 90 nm node. The conventional proces...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a novel molecular separation column, e.g. chromatography column, and more particularly to a novel column using a solid stationary phase. 2. Description of the Background Art Chromatography is a general term applied to a wide variety of separation techniques based upon...
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Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is a technique for delivering voice information using an internet protocol (IP) network, such as the Internet. Generally, VoIP is not a traditional protocol based on a link, as in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), but rather is a protocol that transmits voice information in...
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The swath of desert stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf has vast amounts of solar energy along with warm weather. The average daily high temperatures in these regions range from 43° C. to 49° C. in the summer, with some of hottest days having ...
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Vehicular traffic can be greatly affected by disturbances in the normal flow of traffic. Blocking one lane of a multi-lane highway may result in traffic congestion that stretches for a mile or more. Furthermore, in some cases traffic may become congested in multiple directions, such as where the blockage occurs within ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a vehicle tracking system and a vehicle tracking method, and more particularly to a vehicle tracking system and method used for tracking a vehicle at nighttime. 2. Description of the Related Art Present existing vehicle detection technologies include ...
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The present invention relates to a composite material comprising a substrate and a coating based on a powder polymeric composition covering the said substrate and to a process for the preparation of this composite material such that the energy necessary for forming a film of the powder polymeric composition on the subs...
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Abiotic stress is the primary cause of crop loss worldwide, causing average yield losses of more than 50% for major crops (Boyer, J. S. (1982) Science 218:443-448; Bray, E. A. et al. (2000) In Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, Edited by Buchannan, B. B. et al., Amer. Soc. Plant Biol., pp. 1158-1249). Among ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an evaporated fuel treatment apparatus which has a canister for adsorbing an evaporated fuel produced in a fuel tank and which treats the evaporated fuel and relates to a control method for a control valve provided at a communication path (a vapor path) between...
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Chemical mechanical Polish (CMP) processes are widely used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. When an integrated circuit is built up layer by layer on the surface of a semiconductor wafer, CMP processes are used to planarize the topmost layer to provide a planar surface for subsequent fabrication steps. CMP pro...
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A barcode is a static, optical machine-readable representation (image) of data. The bars are read by variances in reflected light. Barcode readers are relatively inexpensive and more accurate than key entry. However, issues arise when the barcode image is low resolution or has become obstructed or damaged in some way, ...
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With the rapid development of the mobile communication technology, the mobile terminal also exhibits diversified development, and the requirement on limiting the mobility of the mobile terminal also appears, i.e. limit the mobile terminal to only work in a specified cell. Currently, there are two common cell locking me...
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The present invention relates to an image shake correction device and an optical apparatus for correcting image shake caused during photographing by camera shake. Recently, many types of optical apparatuses, such as a lens barrel and a camera, are provided with an image shake correction device for correcting image shak...
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In this day of age, safety is the utmost importance for all people in the world because of all the car jackings and kidnappings that are going on, it is almost impossible to be safe. Some people are being held hostage and are hidden in trunks to be transported from place to place. There is a need to be able to unlock t...
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Reversing a vehicle while towing a trailer is very challenging for many drivers. This is particularly true for drivers that are unskilled at backing vehicles with attached trailers which may include those that drive with a trailer on an infrequent basis (e.g., have rented a trailer, use a personal trailer on an infrequ...
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The present invention relates to (1) a process for the production of a low-molecular-weight allylamine polymer or an addition salt thereof, (2) a low-molecular-weight allylamine polymer or an addition salt thereof, (3) a water-resistance-imparting agent for use in an ink, which contains the same, and (4) an ink composi...
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Conventional semiconductor storage devices, such as MRAM, need to have a resistive element in the circuit design. For example, a typical resistive element led using an active area or gate wiring of a memory cell array has a low sheet resistance, a high parasitic capacitance or bad temperature characteristics. For such ...
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Recliner chair actions in which a seat and/or back are variously mounted for independent or interrelated mobility are numerous, but generally suffer from deficient performance, complexity and cost. The Applicant's past proposals to address and resolve these issues for such actions include WO2007/023301 n which seat occ...
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The present invention is in the general field of obtaining an outline of a pair of eyeglasses for generating an add-on unit such as a clip-on whose lenses are readily mountable on and in registration with the eyeglass frame. There are known in the art many types of add-on units that are fitted onto eyeglass frames. An ...
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1. Field The present disclosure relates to a porous material, and in particular relates to a porous carbon material and manufacturing methods thereof, and a supercapacitor using the same. 2. Description of the Related Art Supercapacitors represent revolutionary developments in energy storage, and may replace traditiona...
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In recent years, attention has been paid to using hydrogen as fuel because there is no generation of global warming gas such as carbon dioxide from the aspect of the global environmental protection and the energy efficiency is high. Particularly, inasmuch as fuel cells can directly convert hydrogen into electric power ...
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Wireless communication systems are being broadly developed in order to provide various types of communication services, such as voice or data services. Generally, a wireless communication system corresponds to a multiple access system that may support communication with multiple users by sharing an available system sou...
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Approximately 20% of human proteins are predicted to contain disulfide bonds between cysteine residues. [1] Small-molecule thiols can reduce these (and other) disulfide bonds, thereby modulating biomolecular function. [2] The reaction mechanism involves thiol-disulfide interchange initiated by a thiolate. [3] The ensui...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor package, and more particularly, to a semiconductor multi-chip package that includes two semiconductor memory chips having different memory densities. 2. Description of the Related Art As the performances and functions of electronic appliances ha...
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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 communications industry is rapidly changing to adjust to emerging technologies and ever increasing customer demand. This customer demand for new applications and increased performance of existing applications is driving communications network and system providers to employ networks and systems having greater speed ...
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European patent application No. 137,426 (Bayer AG) discloses compositions containing 2-thiazolylthio-alkanoic acid derivatives which have thromboxane antagonizing and platelet aggregation inhibiting activity and may be used in treating migraine headaches. European patent application No. 201,349 (ICI) discloses hydroxyp...
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Target designators, usually employing lasers, have in the past made use of a so-called “doublet pulse”, a pulse burst containing two pulses, in which the inter-pulse spacing is varied to provide a code which can be recognized by incoming missiles, guided shells or other ordinance devices. Doublet pulse laser target des...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a device and method for displaying the string tension of a racquet and in one embodiment for acting as a vibration dampener and more particularly relates to a device and method of use that has code indicia thereon to indicate the original string tension of the racquet....
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Many applications that employ video encoding operate on fixed or limited power. Mobile devices such as cellular telephones or sensors, for example, have a fixed amount of total battery power. Much of this fixed amount of battery power may be consumed by video encoding operations, which are some of the most dominant pow...
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A programmable logic device is a semiconductor integrated circuit that allows a circuit to be reconfigured (or first configured) after it has been manufactured. A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a representative example of a programmable logic device. The programmable logic device has multiple wirings and to re...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an aquarium especially designed to promote a healthy environment for aquatic life 2. Description of Related Art including Information Disclosed under .sctn..sctn.1.97 to 1.99 A limited search has been made through the Patent and Trademark Office classificaiton system ...
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Maintaining appropriate anesthesia during surgical operation is difficult. Clinicians providing anesthesia to a patient have to continuously respond to changes in the patient's condition and, when needed, take emergency actions. One key to managing anesthesia is maintaining an appropriate sedation level for a patient, ...
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Field of the Invention This invention relates to phonograph pickup heads. More particularly it relates to pickup heads for electric phonographs in which provision is made for varying the weight of the head. It is well known that, during playback, a phonograph cartridge and its supporting tone arm rise and fall in respo...
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In a wireless communication system, wireless communication devices may transmit and/or receive information using radio frequency (RF) signals. Since RF spectrum may represent shared media, multiple devices may be transmitting using the same RF spectrum. Consequently, in some systems it may be desirable to detect the pr...
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1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention relate to an exhaust gas control system for an internal combustion engine. 2. Description of Related Art An air purifier has been known that includes: an air purification catalyst that is disposed in an air passage and purifies air; and a microwave irradiat...
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In recent years, a demand for wireless networks has been increasing with the development of mobile communication technologies. Particularly, active research efforts for integrating a local wireless network based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard and a mobile communication n...
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The present invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus; and more particularly, the invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus which is suitable for performing treatment, such as etching, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), spattering, ashing, rinsing or the like, on a sample of a semiconductor substrate, s...
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The invention relates to a method for synchronization in a radio communication system having a plurality of mobile stations, the radio communication system being at least partly self-organizing. The invention also relates to a mobile station in a radio communication system, the radio communication system being at least...
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The invention is directed generally to broad band switching systems. More specifically, the invention is directed to leaky bucket methods for packet switching systems wherein the binary character rate for every virtual connection is monitored and limited in a message cell stream that is transmitted according to an asyn...
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