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The invention relates generally to wavelength division multiplexed transmission systems, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for performing dispersion compensation without a change in polarization.
Wavelength-division multiplexing is expected to be increasingly utilized in undersea and transcontinental terr... | {
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Rigid stretchers for transporting injured patients are well known. Certain known rigid stretchers are partially collapsible. These stretchers include one or more rigid support panels or beams. Because of the rigid panels or beams, these stretchers can be relatively heavy and cumbersome when handled by emergency personn... | {
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Activation of the Ras signal transduction pathway indicates a cascade of events that have a profound impact on cellular proliferation, differentiation, and transformation. Raf kinase, a downstream effector of Ras, is a key mediator of these signals from cell surface receptors to the cell nucleus (Lowy, D. R.; Willumsen... | {
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The group of organophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitors include certain esters of phosphoric acid derivatives, e.g., nitrostigmine (=diethyl-(4-nitrophenyl)-thiophosphate), better known under the names Parathion or E 605, but they also include tabun, as well as the phosphonic acid derivatives sarin, soman and VX.
Among... | {
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Drugs (e.g., including one or more therapeutic agents) are loaded into a variety of polymeric materials, which may serve as a vehicle for delivering the drug to a patient. Often the polymeric materials into which drugs are loaded are a part of or otherwise associated with implantable medical devices. For example, polym... | {
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Fluid streams derived from natural gas reservoirs, petroleum or coal, often contain a significant amount of acid gases, for example carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon disulfide (CS2), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), carbonyl sulfide (COS), or mercaptans as impurities. Said fluid streams ... | {
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Use of syringes for injections is commonplace in hospital environments as well as in clinics and even homes for example, by diabetics and the like. As used herein, the term "syringe" broadly refers to a medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw fluids from the body. In general, syringes include a p... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a data-processing apparatus which processes information that exists in distributed form on a network, and to an improvement in a data-processing method.
2. Description of Related Art
In recent years, in the field of data-processing focused on the use of compute... | {
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People are dependent on Internet-connected computers and mobile phones, which in turn are reliant on central infrastructure in the form of the internet (e.g., domain name servers) and cell towers, respectively to operate. If any kind of scenario arises where that central infrastructure is unavailable or suffering degra... | {
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Technical Field: Multi-fold doors for enclosed railcars.
The transportation of trucks, buses, large tractors and other large mobile freight by rail has created a demand for enclosed super size railcars, as most existing railcars do not have the appropriate internal dimensions to accommodate such large freight or are ot... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a toner for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and more particularly, to a nonmagnetic one-component toner used to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of a photosensitive medium for an electrophotographic image forming appar... | {
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Cellular wireless communications systems are designed to serve multiple wireless-enabled devices distributed over a large geographic area by dividing the area into regions called cells or cell areas. Within each cell area, a network-side access device (e.g., an access point) is located to serve client devices, commonly... | {
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In taking a scene against light or taking a scene large in luminance difference, a white-out or black-out effect may occur only with a standard image with the exposure period matched with the illuminance of photographic subject.
In order to overcome this problem, two or more non-standard images having different exposur... | {
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent, affecting one in five adults in the United States. One in fifteen adults has moderate to severe OSA requiring treatment. Untreated OSA results in reduced quality of life measures and increased risk of disease including hypertension, stroke, heart disease, etc.
Continuo... | {
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Atmospheric discharge cold plasma technology has been employed by the medical community for several years. Examples of high power uses include tissue ablation, suture sealing and sterilization of a tissue area. Low power uses may include dermatologic, hemostasis and other health-field related applications.
The term “co... | {
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The invention relates to food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and textile industry and it may be used in production of alcoholic and soft drinks, confectionery, products made of sour milk, for coloring of tablet capsules, dying of children""s underwear, toys, etc.
Anthocyanic colorants are known to be made of mulberries, gra... | {
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1. Technical Field
This disclosure relates generally to web application security and in particular to a method and system for decomposing a web application into protected components.
2. Background of the Related Art
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a web application vulnerability that allows malicious users to inject code... | {
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The market for electronic devices continually demands higher performance at lower costs. In order to meet these requirements the components which comprise various electronic devices need to be made more efficiently and to closer tolerances.
In certain electronic devices a silicon substrate is bonded or otherwise couple... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cryopump system provided with a plurality of cryopumps and a method for controlling the cryopump system.
2. Description of the Related Art
A plurality of cryopumps may be applied to one large volume in order to draw a vacuum on the large volume. A plurality o... | {
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The invention relates to a memory cell protected against transient disturbances. | {
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A. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the medical diagnostic field and more particularly to a method and apparatus for detecting heart sounds and for generating accurately timed reference signals coincident with the first and second heart sounds of a cardiac cycle.
B. Description of the P... | {
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The incorporation of increasing numbers of discrete devices into progressively smaller integrated circuits remains an important challenge in the manufacture of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) structures. For example, the implementation of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology into integrated cir... | {
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Apoptosis is the term used to describe a type of cellular death that occurs in many tissues as a normal physiological process. Also called “programmed cell death,” this form of cellular demise involves the activation in cells of a built-in genetic program for cell suicide by which cells essentially autodigest. The remn... | {
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A conventional sequence controller having a writing means and a reading means is very unreasonable and expensive although it is used only for reading after the write-in of data. In order to remove such disadvantages, it is necessary be attempted to provide a sequence controller having a single function. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pedal retraction amount control apparatus for a running vehicle.
2. Description of the Related Art
As a pedal retraction amount control apparatus for a running vehicle, there is for example, an apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application, First Publica... | {
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The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits and, more particularly, to a process for forming dual damascene structures in an integrated circuit.
Single damascene is an interconnection fabrication process for integrated circuits in which grooves are formed in an insulating layer and filled with a cond... | {
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The present invention pertains generally to systems and methods for producing weather reports including systems and methods for tracking the expected future paths of storms and other weather phenomenon, and, more particularly, to systems and methods for providing such weather reports and storm warnings to individuals a... | {
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In order to make an electrical connection with a circuit board externally, a substrate connector is provided on the circuit board. The substrate connector has a configuration and structure that can connect a flat connecting member. The flat connecting member is an electrical connecting member having a flat shape such a... | {
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Treatment of grassy surfaces, e.g., golf course putting greens, with liquid materials such as liquid fertilizers, pesticides, and the like, is presently effected by various methods. In one method, a hand-held spray nozzle connected to a remote tank by a supply hose is carried onto the surface and moved about by the ope... | {
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Commonly employed security systems, such as used in museums, art galleries, shops, safe deposit vaults, banks or the like, do not protect each of the objects of value therein as such objects are generally too numerous or too small or cannot be altered to provide the necessary supports for the attachment of security dev... | {
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The present embodiments relate to a local coil for a magnetic resonance device.
In magnetic resonance, the use of proximal receiving antennas (e.g., local coils), which may also be embodied for transmission purposes, is known in order to record receiving signals that are spatially close to a patient. After a low-noise ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a lithographic apparatus, a method of generating a mask pattern, a device manufacturing method, a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for generating a mask pattern.
2. Related Art
A lithographic apparatus is a machine that applies a desired patte... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a system for stabilizing a spinning spacecraft exposed to disturbing moments.
2. Description of Related Art
Spin stabilization is the simplest technique for controlling spacecraft attitude for spacecraft orbited around the earth. A spacecraft can be characterized as h... | {
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The history of the aircraft industry has been marked with innovations that have contributed in varying measure to the development of the present day aircraft, with each innovation recognizing or anticipating a changing need as ground transport gradually gave way to air transport. Early innovations in this development w... | {
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In the business environment of today, many tasks are now automated by computers. For instance, a word processor enables the reorganizing and rewriting of documents without the retyping known in the past. In addition, various documents may be organized and stored by a computer filing system which allows retrieval by nam... | {
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1. Field
This disclosure relates generally to integrated circuits, and more specifically, to level shifters.
2. Related Art
Level shifters are generally for changing the voltage levels of logic signals. One situation where they are commonly used is for programming and erasing of non-volatile memory (NVM) in which the l... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a transportation wheel for a treadmill, and more particularly to a transportation wheel having an engraved pattern on a roller where the pattern is similar to a pattern on the inner surface of the traveling belt. Because of the similar patterns, the transportat... | {
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Work machines, such as backhoes, are used in many industries, including the agricultural, construction, and forestry related industries. Typical work machines are employed for performing various heavy tasks, such as moving soil, and lifting and moving bales of hay, pallets, and other heavy items with a hydraulically ac... | {
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The present invention relates to a malleable iron having high hardness and good lubricity and wear resistance, and more particularly, this invention relates to a malleable iron having at least 250 graphite nodules per square millimeter and a method of making such a metal.
There are three types of cast irons: malleable,... | {
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The explosion in rich media content, such as audio, video and gaming, is significantly increasing the load on cellular systems. State-of-the-art and next generation cellular systems have to cope with the mobile data growth. The number of cells required to meet the capacity demands is expected to increase significantly.... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of exciting a light for an optical amplification medium fiber which is used in industrial area such as information communication, a laser medical operation, or a laser manufacturing operation; a structure for emitting an excited light into an optical a... | {
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A key element of a typical ground cotton harvesting machine is its resilient endless belt carried by a ground engaging belt supporting wheel and a spaced belt supporting drum, the belt moving at an angle to the ground rolls across the ground to pick up and hold the cotton for a predetermined time and then release same.... | {
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A well-known anti jamming technique useful in attenuating the influence of a jamming signal when determining geolocation is known as space frequency adaptive processing (SFAP). Space frequency adaptive processing works to eliminate a jamming signal in both a spatial domain and a frequency domain. Such techniques rely o... | {
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It is known that small domestic rodents are usually hosted inside cages provided with at least one transparent wall which allows the observation of their particularly amazing movements, when the cage is provided with optional components such as slides, small staircases, wheels or whatever else could the animal need to ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a dyeing method of dyeing a plastic, lens and a dyeing device.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventionally, a dip dyeing method has been adopted in most cases as one of dyeing methods of dyeing plastic lenses for spectacles. This dip dyeing method includes the... | {
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As computers advance, integration of platforms and their components become a larger and more complex task. Designers of computer systems prefer platforms to be modular and upgradeable, so pieces of the platform may be updated without having to replace the whole system. In light of this industry model, basic input/outpu... | {
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Through the Swedish patent SE 532 372, which corresponds to EP 2 145 057, a similar arrangement is previously known.
This previously known arrangement is to a springy attachment arrangement, adapted to be able to be firmly fastened to a first construction, such as a fixed or bearing construction, such as a frame work, ... | {
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On a typical front face a bank card is provided with characters in relief relative to its bearer and his bank and, on the reverse side, a magnetic track carrying information also relative to the bearer and the bank.
The payment slips in question are called bills. In actual fact, the apparatus publishes several examples... | {
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The present disclosure relates to data processing by digital computer, and more particularly to gift card services for mobile devices.
Gift cards may provide a form of payment for a particular merchant that may be used at a point of sales. For example, a clothing retailer may issue plastic gift cards that include magne... | {
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The present invention relates, in general, to a broad class of transducers which are herein referred to as "electro-mechanical" transducers. It is intended that this class of transducers includes microphones, speakers, relays, linear or rotational motors, and even servo-motors or other transducers wherein the mechanica... | {
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The invention relates generally to a power generator, and in particular to reduction of keybar voltages in a power generator.
In order to improve generator efficiency and reduce generator size, generator manufacturers are constantly endeavoring to improve the thermal performance of the generator. For example, a prior a... | {
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Set accelerators are used when it is necessary to work with hydraulic cement compositions at freezing or near-freezing temperatures. The rate of hydration of Portland cement, for example, is very dependent on temperature, such that, at lower temperatures, Portland cement compositions will often harden at a rate slower ... | {
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Crowded areas, such as transit systems, malls, event centers, and the like often have security staff monitoring video systems to ensure that security and/or emergency situations are promptly detected and dealt with. However, in many cases, the crowded areas are too crowded or so large that it is difficult or impossible... | {
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For a typical child, the process of learning to read and write usually begins during the pre-school years or kindergarten. Using conventional teaching methods, a child initially learns to identify the letters of the alphabet. Then, beginning with short two and three letter words, the child is taught to string together ... | {
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According to the state of art, the washing machines, also known as clothes washers, are basically characterized by the fact of speeding up the clothes washing process by means of the friction produced by the motion which arises inside the washing chamber (tank).
Many washing machines and washing systems are available. ... | {
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This invention relates generally to trim actuators for exit devices and more particularly to a trim actuator with means for changing the handing of the exit device trim.
Frequently, exit devices are provided with handle or lever actuated trim on the side of the door opposite the exit device. The lever actuated trim mus... | {
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This invention relates to apparatus for diagnosing pathological disorders such as cancer of the breast.
About 7% of women contract cancer of the breast. Of the cases nowadays detected, 50% lead to the patient's death within ten years of establishment of cancer. The prognosis is decisively dependent on how early the dia... | {
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The present invention relates generally to management of servers in a large wide area network and, more particularly, to processes for building servers consistently.
A large enterprise with hundreds or thousands of servers may easily build or rebuild 30 or more servers each month with a goal of having each server being... | {
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For institutional and industrial environments, wall plates for electrical outlets must withstand abuse to eliminate costly replacement. Standard electrical wall plates are unsuitable. The prior art comprises standard electrical wall plates and various wall plates with covers and safety devices used to prevent access. T... | {
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A number of systems and programs are offered on the market for the design, the engineering and the manufacturing of objects. CAD is an acronym for Computer-Aided Design, e.g. it relates to software solutions for designing an object. CAE is an acronym for Computer-Aided Engineering, e.g. it relates to software solutions... | {
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1. Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates generally to air conditioners adapted to be installed in automotive vehicles, and more particularly to an automobile air conditioner for conditioning the temperature of the air in the driver's seat side and the temperature of the air in the assistant driver's sea... | {
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A. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of wheelchairs, more specifically, a harness for securing an occupant's torso to the seat back portion of a wheelchair.
Traditionally, a wheelchair is a wheeled seat, which does not prevent an occupant from falling out of said, wheel chair when in use... | {
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Scanning probe microscopes (SPMs), such as atomic force microscopes (AFMs) and scanning tunneling microscopes (STMs), are valuable tools for probing the topography and surface properties of materials. At high scan speeds, the scanner that drives the motion of the sample may resonate, causing resonance oscillations to a... | {
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Many advanced image processing applications call for an object tracking module that can track one or more feature points on an object reliably and rapidly. One such application is hand gesture recognition, which is an advanced man-machine interface technology whereby a user can command and control a computing device to... | {
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This invention relates to a method of conducting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and to dispensers and kits adapted to practice the method.
HRT in women during the menopausal and post-menopausal period of their lives to prevent or at least diminish the adverse physiological effects thereof, such as bone loss and resu... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to optical sensing of labels on rotating labeled containers.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As an adjunct in consideration of the predication of the present invention, consider various well-known practices for the packaging and display of beverage bottles and cans, such... | {
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Various types of electronic devices are used for communication and entertainment purposes. These devices include computers, tablets, audio players, video players, smart phones, two-way radios, and GPS receivers. These devices often include touch screens, keyboards, scroll wheels, switches, or other interactive controls... | {
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Optical fibers have been recently utilized for reliable transmission of band-width controlled lightwaves for transmitting telecommunication signals over long distances without significant loss or decay of the original signal. Other uses for optical fibers, primarily as an off-shoot of the basic telecommunications usage... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to magnetic bearing suspensions for relatively rotatable elements.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Magnetic bearing suspensions have been devised using various configurations of permanent magnets and electromagnets to provide stable suspension of rotating shafts o... | {
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1. Field Of The Invention
This invention relates generally to method and apparatus for applying discrete strips of material to a longitudinally extending web and has utility in applying strips of elastic material to a longitudinally moving web of material as is carried out, for example, in the manufacture of disposable... | {
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German Utility Model 87 16 112 discloses a handheld portable tool of the kind described above. For reasons of safety, the arrangement in this portable tool is so configured that the drive motor is driven back to its idle speed or is brought to standstill when one of the two handles is released. With this measure, a sig... | {
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Titanium aluminide alloys are the subject of numerous patents and publications including U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,842,819; 4,917,858; 5,232,661; 5,348,702; 5,350,466; 5,370,839; 5,429,796; 5,503,794; 5,634,992; and 5,746,846, Japanese Patent Publication Nos. 63-171862; 1-259139; and 142539; European Patent Publication No. 3651... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a surface-mountable glass-sealed light-emitting diode including a glass-sealed LED bare chip.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a conventional glass-sealed light-emitting diode (LED), for example, a pair of leads 33 are connected to anode and cathode electro... | {
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Offshore drilling platforms are typically supported on legs which extend downward to the sea floor. On many platforms tubular legs are employed wherein an external cylindrical jacket surrounds an internal piling. The piles extend through the jackets and are driven into the sea floor for stabilization of the platform at... | {
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-159163, filed Mar. 31, 2000, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a method of forming a composite member, in which a conductive portion is ... | {
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Recently in an image data processing apparatus it is developed to edit for correcting or modifying images of photographs or pictorial arts by inputting them into personal computers as image data by using an image scanner.
However, it becomes need to compress the image data because of increasing of the capacity of a mem... | {
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The present disclosure relates to heat exchangers, and more specifically, to an evaporator heat exchanger for use in aerospace applications.
Heat exchangers are used to cool fluids, such as fluids used in engines. One type of heat exchanger is the plate heat exchanger which includes multiple plates that are separated f... | {
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This application is based on and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application Nos. HEI 3-252687 filed Jun. 26, 1991 and HEI 4-101383 filed Apr. 21, 1992, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
The present invention relates to a scanning optical system such as a laser printer or a laser photopl... | {
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Combustion engines are machines that convert chemical energy stored in fuel into mechanical energy useful for generating electricity, producing thrust, or otherwise doing work. These engines typically include several cooperative sections that contribute in some way to this energy conversion process. In gas turbine engi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to plumbing and other fittings in fluid lines or pipes in stationary structures, and more specifically to a cleanout fitting for installing in an evaporator drain line in an air conditioner system in a residence, office building, or other stationary stru... | {
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Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to improved drug formulation methods, products formed by these methods, as well as methods of their use.
Background
Some formulated drug products are subject to chemical instability resulting in limited shelf life and potentially inaccurate drug dosing. In addition, ... | {
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This application is based on applications Nos. 47898/1999, 47899/1999, 68562/1999, 68563/1999 and 89609/1999 filed in Japan, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a developing apparatus used for developing an electrostatic latent ... | {
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Many persons try to maintain a healthy life style by exercising regularly and/or following a regular diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, in our fast-paced culture there are often times when the availability of fruits and vegetables is relatively limited. This can be particularly true on o... | {
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Visible light absorbing colorants (e.g., dyes, in particular pigments) have been incorporated into contact lenses to enable the consumer to easily locate the lens in a clear solution within a lens storage, disinfecting or cleaning container. Dyeing a lens for this purpose is termed “visibility tinting” the lens.
Visibi... | {
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The secretion of hypophysial anterior lobe hormone is regulated by the peripheral hormone secreted by each target organ and the secretion-promoting or secretion-suppressing hormone secreted by the hypothalamus, which is the center superior to the hypophysial anterior lobe, and this group of hormones hereinafter generic... | {
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Wastewater biotreatment is a cost effective, environmentally benign technology that is widely used by municipalities and industry to treat municipal waste or process waste. A variety of different processes that use microbes to remove inorganic and organic chemicals from industrial wastewater are known to those skilled ... | {
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NVM is now widely used for a variety of applications, since it may store information without continuously applied electric power, and by applying appropriate voltages, the NVM may be programmed or re-programmed (erased). Such a memory may provide a basic operating system or microcode for a logic device, such as a proce... | {
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The conventional third input means of a computer mouse generally provides page-up and page-down functions. The third input means generally comprises a grating wheel, a light source, and a photo-receiver arranged on a circuit board placed outside the grating wheel. The signal received by the photo-receiver will be influ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a magneto-resistive element, a thin film magnetic head, a magnetic head device, and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
Magneto-resistive elements are generally configured to have a magneto-resistive film above a lower ... | {
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This invention relates generally to band-stop or band-rejection filters for VHF (very high frequency) and/or UHF (ultrahigh frequency) band, and more particularly, the present invention relates to such a filter having a plurality of series resonance circuits connected by transmission lines.
Conventional band-stop filte... | {
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The present invention relates to a logical volume administration method and, more particularly, a method of administrating a logical unit in a disk memory apparatus.
In recent years, electronic commerce has been being rapidly spread in association with the penetration of the Internet into the market. In the electronic ... | {
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There currently exist laser shows and music shows which combine lights and lasers synchronized to music to enhance the experience of the audience. Besides an auditory experience, they add a visual aspect that thrills the audience. In a music show or the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics for example. In a l... | {
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The present invention relates to baseball bats and more particularly to a baseball training bat.
In baseball, one of the major problems in becoming a superior hitter is for the hitter to keep one eye on the ball as the ball hits the bat. Upon swinging, most hitters do not really see the ball hit the bat. The hitter nee... | {
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Image capturing devices are widely used to capture scenes, persons, events, settings, etc. Image capturing devices, such as digital still cameras, typically include a camera-back display, such as an LCD screen. The camera-back display may be used to display captured images. The camera-back display may also be used to d... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to techniques for managing visual information, and relates more particularly to a system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device.
2. Description of the Background Art
Implementing effective methods for managing visual informat... | {
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The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of D(-) and L(+) enantiomers of 3,3-diphenylalanine and D(-) and L(+) substituted 3,3-diphenylalanines and derivatives thereof which are used to prepare biologically active peptides useful as pharmaceutical agents.
The development of peptides as therapeutic... | {
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Sliders are often mounted to the bottom surface of a load to act as a buffer between the load and the surface on which the load rests. Typically, sliders take the form of convex discs mounted to the bottom surface of the load by means of adhesive, nails, or the like. The slider disperses the weight of the load over an ... | {
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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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The present invention is related to resolvers, and in particular to resolvers employing multiplexed signal sampling.
Resolvers are used in a variety of applications to provide position feedback. For example, resolvers are oftentimes associated with actuators to provide feedback regarding the state of the actuator (e.g.... | {
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The present invention concerns the field of fluorinated hydrocarbons, and more particularly relates to novel compositions containing fluorinated hydrocarbons and oxygenated solvents. These novel compositions can be used in particular in all solvent applications of HCFC 141b (hydrochlorofluorocarbon 141b), in particular... | {
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