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Pulp washing is a key operation in a pulping line. There are many different types of washing apparatuses available, some of which are based on press washing and comprise means for pressing the pulp to remove liquid. After pressing, the pulp can, if suitable, be diluted to a desired consistency.
A well-known washing app... | {
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Organs-on-chips are a promising means to test drug efficacy and interactions without the need for animal testing. However, there has been little thought into how multiple organ systems should be integrated to study multi-organ physiology. This invention addresses key issues in the measurement and control of multiple or... | {
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‘BRU-1’ is a new and distinct variety of hop plant discovered by the inventor as a chance seedling in a cultivated ‘Cascade’ (not patented) hop field near Toppenish, Wash. ‘BRU-1’ variety has been asexually reproduced by cuttings near Toppenish, Wash. and has been observed to remain true to type over successive asexual... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to information handling systems, and more specifically, to flexible standby voltage distribution and sequencing for the information handling systems.
2. Background of the Related Technology
As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and... | {
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It is now accepted that the adult vertebrate brain fosters the birth and functional incorporation of newly formed neurons (Goldman and Nottebohm, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1983, 80: 2390-2394; Paton and Nottebohm, Science 1984, 225, 1046-1048; Burd and Nottebohm, J Comp Neurol 1985, 240:143-152). However, it was long thou... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the invention relate to the formation of a contact for an integrated circuit device on a semiconductor substrate, such as a silicon wafer. More particularly, embodiments of the invention are directed to the formation of a self-aligned contact for a memory device in an integrated... | {
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The formulation of conditioning shampoos has been difficult because of several reasons. One problem is that anionic surfactants, which are desired for their excellent cleaning ability, are incompatible with cationic surfactants, which are desired for their hair conditioning properties.
Another problem is that water-ins... | {
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An automated system can enable product manufacturing at greater speeds, lower cost and with a higher safety margin than is generally possible with a manually operated system. Many automated systems employ sensors to guide the movement of the various interworking parts that make up the system. Since the desire to lower ... | {
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Use of a diffractive optical element in a microscope optical system provides advantages in chromatic aberration correction, and the like, over the prior art, and makes if possible to design a low-cost microscope objective lens with high optical performance. However, when a diffractive optical element is used in a micro... | {
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1. Field
The disclosure relates to a transparent conductor, a method of manufacturing the transparent conductor, and an electronic device including the transparent conductor.
2. Description of the Related Art
An electronic device such as a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) or an organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) devic... | {
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Deep ultraviolet light sources, such as those used for integrated circuit photolithography manufacturing processes have been almost exclusively the province of excimer gas discharge lasers, particularly KrF excimer lasers at around 248 nm and followed by ArF lasers at 198 nm having been brought into production since th... | {
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Financial instruments play an important role in the modern society. A large number of financial instruments are issued and circulated everyday to serve as proof of ownership or to facilitate monetary transactions. Each financial instrument is typically either a physical or virtual document having some monetary value an... | {
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An earth working machine typically utilizes a digging or cutting member which employs a plurality of shanks to which teeth are attached by a variety of means including welding, bolting, and wedge-fitting. It has been recognized that fastening provided by the combination of a holding clamp and tooth provides certain adv... | {
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With increasing public awareness of the relatively high levels of air pollution which surround many parts of our nation, there has arisen a growing need for devices capable of cleaning the air. Such devices have a wide variety of applications, ranging from the smokestack where pollutants are produced to the homes of pe... | {
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The invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same, and especially to a semiconductor device in which a bare chip is coated with protective resin and prevented from being cracked and a method for fabricating the same.
Since a bare chip is provided with plural bumps serving as electrod... | {
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The present invention relates to ophthalmic pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making and using such compositions. The present invention also relates to enhanced delivery of ophthalmic pharmaceutical ingredients in ophthalmic compositions and methods of making and using such compositions. Some embodiments of th... | {
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The present invention relates to centralized monitor and control systems for remotely monitoring the conditions of the alarming terminal ends from the receiving end, or selectively controlling a plurality of controlled devices at the alarming terminal end from the receiving end or performing both of these functions, an... | {
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A typical biometric matching system includes a database of biometric information (e.g., fingerprints, retina scans, facial images, etc.) about individuals. To identify or authenticate a sample of biometric information, the typical biometric matching system compares the sample with entries in the database one by one unt... | {
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One of the most important factors in maintaining good health is physical exercise. A number of major studies in recent years have demonstrated the health benefits of regular physical exercise, particularly in respect to maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system.
The present inventor is also named as the inventor in c... | {
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The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.
Retail outlets, particularly food retailers, require a plurality of building systems during operation. Such building systems often include refrigeration systems, anti-condensate heati... | {
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The present invention is related to an electrolyte solution for anodizing aluminum anode foil for use in electrolytic capacitors and the capacitors containing this anode foil.
We have found that low water content variations of the glycerine and orthophosphate-containing electrolytes described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,409,905... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a 1 bit/1 bit digital correlator with an independently adjustable integrator reference voltage.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Control loops are required in a number of circuits for demodulation, equalization and regeneration of a quadrature-amplitude-modulate... | {
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Many thin image display devices as typified by displays, i.e., flat panel displays, have been released on the market, because they are thinner than cathode-ray tube displays and they do not occupy much space in depth. Their market price has decreased year by year with advances in production techniques, resulting in a f... | {
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Compression nail systems have been used in a number of medical applications, including arthrodesis of joints. Arthrodesis is a procedure to fuse the bones that form a joint, such as an ankle. Arthritis, deformity, fracture, or other trauma affecting the joint or other bones may be treated with an arthrodesis procedure.... | {
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Incontinence associated with sexual activity encompasses several forms, including orgasm-associated incontinence and climacturia, and can involve incontinence at different points along the sexual spectrum, for example, at penetration, during intercourse, or at climax. The condition can be associated with disorders incl... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an auto window molding for mounting an auto window panel in an auto window opening defined by a generally L-shaped auto body panel flange. In addition, the invention concerns a method for manufacturing an auto window molding at least partially in situ.
2. Prior... | {
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Recent progress in genome base sequence analysis technologies has provided a rapid improvement in analysis speed and a reduction in analysis cost, whereby analysis of the structure of genomes of various organisms is proceeding at dramatic speed. Current methods for inferring a function of a gene from its deciphered bas... | {
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Ever since Spanish Patent ES 150519, for example, a counterweight sash window has been known, which window incorporates a mechanism comprising cables, pulleys and weights, intended to assist the vertical movement of the sashes. In the closed position, the window sashes are arranged one after the other, forming a single... | {
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When designing a visual slide projector show, which may or may not include audio effects as well, it is the practice to use multiple slide projectors, and it is the practice to fade one image on another to produce pleasing aesthetic visual effects. It is also the practice to provide for portions of one slide to be proj... | {
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In any convoy of utility vehicles or other applications wherein a group of vehicles are in close proximity, intra-convoy voice communications and the ability to efficiently transfer data among the vehicles are imperative for safe and efficient operations. This is especially true during operation of convoys of military ... | {
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This invention relates to a differential for wheeled vehicles and more particularly relates to a limited slip differential of the automatic clutch controlled variable resistance type.
Conventional differentials normally depend on frictional drag inherently created therein or on attendant devices, such as pre-loaded clu... | {
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The present invention relates generally to a semiconductor package and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a semiconductor package and a method for manufacturing the same that exhibits a reduced electric resistance and an increased junction force.
These days, the semiconductor industry is act... | {
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Nano-fabrication includes the fabrication of very small structures that have features on the order of 100 nanometers or smaller. One application in which nano-fabrication has had a sizeable impact is in the processing of integrated circuits. The semiconductor processing industry continues to strive for larger productio... | {
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This invention relates to peptide-based compounds having light-emitting moieties. Peptides may be chemically linked with detectable xe2x80x9clabelsxe2x80x9d and used, for example, to monitor peptide, cytokine, drug, and hormone receptors at the cellular level. Typically, the labeled peptide is placed in contact with a ... | {
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This invention relates to sensors, alarm systems and wireless devices. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to a wireless sensing device, system and method that senses tilt movement when mounted to an object or person. | {
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Train consists may be configured with one or more locomotives and one or more cars. Various train lines are owned and operated by different railroad companies. Each railroad company uses a selected locomotive operating control system for controlling the locomotives of its fleet.
Due to the large volume of trains being ... | {
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In the power steering systems of automobiles, solid particles developed through wear of the system parts are present in the fluid causing contamination, increased friction and raised fluid temperatures. These particles also increase deterioration of the hoses and seals. Therefore, it is desirable to refine the power st... | {
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The present invention relates generally to local area networks of transceiver units interconnected by a data bus, and more specifically to a transformer bus coupler for connecting a transceiver to a data bus line.
Most data bus couplers which are presently in use are a source of discontinuities between the transceiver ... | {
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There are currently many LED candle lamps on the market that try to mimic the look and feel of the incandescent candle lamps. All current LED candle lamps, with the exception of LED filament bulbs, have some sort of interface part between the bulb and the end cap. However, this compromises the look and feel of an incan... | {
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In recent years, in internal combustion engines mounted to vehicles, air-fuel ratios of respective cylinders (cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratios) are calculated on the basis of an output of an air-fuel ratio sensor provided to an exhaust manifold, through which exhaust gases from the respective cylinders flow, as des... | {
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Cable risers are used to supply power, for example, to multi-story building such as apartments or condominiums. For example, conductors may be placed in a vertical raceway and run to individual apartments. In some situations, due to gravitational forces, conductors within the vertical raceways may slip down the armor. ... | {
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The present invention relates to powered vehicles and particularly to an internal combustion engine powered industrial vehicle having a unique layout and engine mounting arrangement which facilitates access to the engine and its accessories.
As is well recognized, industrial-type vehicles, or vehicles used in an indust... | {
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In an effort to progressively reduce the size of and concurrently improve the functionality of a portable electronic device, novel ways of optimizing space within the portable electronic device become increasingly important. Increased and improved functionality often come in the form of additional components and/or sen... | {
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1. Field of Invention
The present invention is directed to a device for comminution of solids. More particularly, the present invention relates to a conically-shaped impact mill.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Devices for providing comminution of particulate solids are well known in the art. Amongst the many different... | {
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Voice operated systems are typically utilized in communication devices, such as phone devices and computers, as well as in toys. These systems typically comprise such main constructional components as an A/D converter for receiving an input analog voice signal, a vocoder, an operating system, a communication interface ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an optical recording medium, and more particularly, to an optical recording medium of a single plate type comprising a recording layer composed of a dye, having a high reflectivity, capable of recording a large volume of information to a process for producing t... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to ocular iontophoretic apparatuses, and more particularly, to an ocular iontophoretic apparatus having an improved seal about the surface of the eye and configured for positioning about the sclera.
2. Background Art
The use of ocular iontophoretic devices has... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image coding apparatus that encodes a moving picture with high efficiency, and particularly to an image coding apparatus and an image coding program that execute a quantization control so that a generating bit is made close to a target bit.
2. Description of... | {
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It is well known in the field of electrical connectors, for example, cable television connectors, that if the connector is not sufficiently secured such as by torquing to the cable jack, a loss or leakage of the signal will occur. One attempt of the prior art to deal with the aforementioned problem is disclosed in U.S.... | {
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The present invention relates to preparation of a fuel blend for use in furnace-boiler units. More particularly, the invention relates to preparation of a fuel blend comprised of treated lignite and heavy hydrocarbon oil.
The use of a blend of solid carbonaceous material and liquid hydrocarbons as a fuel for furnace-bo... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an adjustable feed block for a coextrusion die, which block is particularly suitable for the continuous production of articles such as thermoplastic profiles which locally possess at least one coating layer such as, for example, a protective layer or a decorati... | {
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Liquid and gas mixtures have to be phase separated in order to remove liquid droplets from industrial gas streams to satisfy environmental standards (e.g., radioactive water from steam at nuclear power plants) or to purify gas streams, increase liquid recovery, and to protect rotating equipment located downstream (e.g.... | {
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Modern local area networks (LANs) with their high bandwidths have become increasingly popular, especially with the advent of wireless LANs (WLANs). A WLAN permits handheld and portable computer users to connect to the LAN virtually anywhere in an office, in a building, or on a campus of buildings. The mobility of users... | {
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The present invention is directed generally to an apparatus for producing decorative ice products and, more specifically, to a self-contained, decorative ice bowl freezing apparatus.
In the prior art, it has been desirable for special occasions, such as weddings, birthday parties, graduation parties, anniversaries, etc... | {
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1. Field Of The Invention
The present invention relates generally to support systems for building structures and, more particularly, to a support system for absorbing the movement of building foundations as might be caused by expanding soil or freezing and thawing of liquids in the soil.
2. Description Of The Prior Art... | {
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Mobile handsets have an inherently impoverished graphical user interface (GUI) with respect to desktop computers. Small screens and tiny keyboards are typical of mobile handsets that fit in your pocket. Recent so called smart phones have introduced the use of a touch screen in an attempt to simplify the user experience... | {
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This invention pertains to polishing systems and methods for polishing substrates.
The trend in the semiconductor industry continues to concentrate on reducing the size of semiconductor devices while improving the planarity of their surfaces. More specifically, it is desirable to achieve a surface of even topography by... | {
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Center pivot irrigation systems are widely used for the irrigation of large agricultural areas. A center pivot system consists essentially of an elongated conduit which has one end fixedly secured at a center pivot around which the conduit is driven by a series of drive towers. Water is pumped into the conduit at the c... | {
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This invention relates to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (M.R.I.), a technique used in the medical diagnosis field for a number of years, to rapidly detect a series of anomalies and/or pathological conditions of living human or animal body organs or tissues. (i. e.: Stark D. D., Bradley W. G. Jr., Eds.: xe2x80x9cMagnet... | {
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With the rapid growth in large collections of digital images and increasing capabilities for quickly and conveniently acquiring such images in natural settings, interest in developing efficient ways for extracting useful information from these images in an automated fashion is increasing as well. For example, the wide ... | {
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of aligning a vehicle's axles and especially to a method and apparatus for aligning a fixed axle relative to the frame and suspension elements of the vehicle.
A proper aligned front end of a vehicle has long been a necessity for long tire life, handling ease an... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus having the fixing apparatus.
2. Description of Related Art
A fixing apparatus conventionally makes a recording medium, on which developer images are formed by development of latent images formed on an image carrier wit... | {
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The problem which our invention addresses is the efficient conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy. Thermophotovoltaic systems for conversion of thermal to electrical energy are well known. These are characterized by moderately inefficient conversion of thermal energy to light energy under optimal conditions,... | {
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1. Field of the Invention.
The present invention relates to a device for securing a game call securely in close proximity to the user's mouth both for convenience and safety. The game call holder is a band of resilient material, such as elastic, which is provided with at least two securing loops. The band is slid onto ... | {
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Night vision goggles are often removably attached to a user's headgear via a headgear mount so that the night vision goggles can be stowed and/or carried easily when they are not being used. More specifically, a night vision goggle attachment portion may be attached to a socket assembly that can then be coupled to the ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to strips of material which are folded over a cord and placed at the edge or seam of a piece of upholstery such as a slip cover, carpet or the like to reinforce and to decorate it.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As is well-known, phosporescent paints on... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a substrate structure in which a mounted component is disposed between substrates arranged side by side.
2. Description of the Related Art
Endoscopes are used in, e.g., medical fields and industrial fields. Examples of the endoscopes include what are called ele... | {
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When actuated, irreversible displays undergo permanent changes in appearance. Initially obscured or otherwise hidden information is revealed by the changes of appearance.
Changes that take place in irreversible displays generally involve the revelation of indicia, which can range from a patch of color to text and pictu... | {
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Multimedia decoding components found in, for example, DVD players and set-top boxes typically utilize a decoder to decode encoded multimedia data (e.g., MPEG video and audio data). The multimedia decoding components then provide the decoded multimedia data for formatting for display as video and audio content. To reduc... | {
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In copending application Ser. No. 912,268, filed June 5, 1978 by Daniel M. Cap and William H. Lake, titled High Pressure Metal Vapor Discharge Lamps of Improved Efficacy, which is a continuation-in-part of an earlier application Ser. No. 812,479, filed July 5, 1977 similarly assigned, useful and efficient high pressure... | {
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Elevators having elevator car are type of transportation where the elevator car travels vertically or approximately vertically to a landing within a hoistway. The elevator car is typically travelling upon car guide rails and serves stations, landing or floors along way of the car vertical travelling.
Automatic elevator... | {
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The present invention relates in general to diode pumped solid state lasers and, more particularly, to an improved laser wherein the diode pump is butt-coupled to the laser gain material. | {
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A serial bus system is known from IEEE standard 1394 [1], in which a plurality of terminals (nodes) are connected either via a 4-6-strand cable or an optical fiber. At least one node may be designed so that it is able to assume additional administrative functions for the network (bus management).
In addition to the abo... | {
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Unwanted voltage surges have long been a critical problem to circuit designers of industrial and home electrical systems. Surges generated by load switching are often repetitive and range as high as 2,500 V. Lightning generated surges can range up to or over 6,000 V.
Surge protective devices have been made from SiC. It... | {
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The present invention relates to a novel coating composition which comprises a hydroxyl-containing polyacrylate as binder and a tris(alkoxycarbonylamino) triazine as crosslinking agent. The present invention further relates to the use of the novel coating composition to produce novel scratch-resistant clearcoats, espec... | {
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1. Statement of the Technical Field
The inventive arrangements relate to computer network security, and more particularly to methods and systems for controlling dynamic computer networks that maneuver to defeat malicious attacks.
2. Description of the Related Art
The central weakness of current cyber infrastructure is ... | {
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An example of a card connector of such a type can be found in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 92-86970 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 93-75974. Both card connectors described in these publications have a cam member mounted in a rotational manner in the housing accommodating the card and a sliding lev... | {
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This invention relates to a pneumatic tube carrier of the type which may be used to carry objects, such as mail and newspapers from outside to inside a building. The particular embodiment disclosed in this application relates to a system designed to function in a residential environment. The outside terminal serves as ... | {
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This invention relates to an industrial scale hydrogen producing apparatus which manufactures hydrogen from a mixed gas of steam and either hydrocarbons or methanol through a steam reforming reaction. More specifically, this invention relates to an industrial scale hydrogen producing apparatus for obtaining hydrogen of... | {
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Extended Life Coolants (ELCs) for internal combustion engines are based on Organic Acid Technology (OAT) and include an organic acid and other ingredients such as potassium hydroxide, ethylene or propylene glycols, water, etc. Recently OAT based coolants have been replacing silicate based coolants because of the longer... | {
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Woven adhesive fastener portions may have the warp, weft, and functional filaments of textile fibers and of plastic or metal fibers, and are readily available on the market in a plurality of embodiments. The functional filaments form loop-like hooking elements in the base fabric of warp and weft filaments, if they are ... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a method for defining a uniform injection molding interface and an injection molding system using the method.
2. Description of the Related Art
Injection molding is a manufacturing process for producing parts from both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic material... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fluorine-containing pyrimidine derivative suitable as a component of liquid crystal compositions used in liquid crystal display devices, and a liquid crystal composition containing the derivative.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As well known, liquid crystal materia... | {
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Fuel cells are well known and are commonly used to produce electrical energy by means of electrochemical reactions. Comparing to the conventional power generation apparatus, fuel cells have advantages of less pollutant, lower noise generated, increased energy density and higher energy conversion efficiency. Fuel cells ... | {
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In the latter half of the twentieth century, there began a phenomenon known as the information revolution. The information revolution is a historical development broader in scope than any one event or machine, and while often associated with large general-purpose computers, it has often found expression in much smaller... | {
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Imaging an object may be considered as a collection of points from the plane of the object that are being focused by an optical system onto a collection of points on the plane of an image sensor. When there is a need to obtain spectral information as well as spatial information of the object, there is a fundamental pro... | {
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Row-Level Security enables customers to control access to rows in a database table based on the characteristics of the user executing a query (e.g., group membership or execution context). Row-Level Security (RLS) simplifies the design and coding of security in your application. RLS enables you to implement restriction... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically winding up a photographic paper that has been subjected to printing or other photographic processes onto a spool.
2. Description of the Related Art
A photographic printer which employs a continuous photographic paper needs to wind... | {
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Surgical access devices of the prior art typically include a sheath having an outside diameter and an inside diameter. An obturator or dilator is inserted into the sheath to facilitate introduction of the sheath into the body conduit. Once the sheath is positioned, the obturator is removed leaving a working channel for... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to technique about removal of electrostatic charges. Especially, this invention discloses technique about removal of electrostatic charges by using soft X-ray and ceramic having superior thermal characteristics and tungsten in electrostatic charge generating devices in o... | {
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Trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), which has a low global warming potential (GWP), is greatly expected in recent years as a new refrigerant which may replace difluoromethane (HFC-32) and 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) which are greenhouse gases.
In this specification, abbreviated names (e.g. refrigerant numbers) of h... | {
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Field of the Invention
This invention relates to electrical powered vehicles, and it more particularly relates to systems to power vehicles from storage batteries. | {
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This invention relates to an impact type printer having a plurality of print wires or hammers. Impact printers are well known in the prior art. As an example, a wire dot matrix printer, a typical impact printer has a plurality of solenoid-driven wires mounted within a movable print head which traverses a paper. During ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a radiation image detector, in particular, to a moisture prevention structure of the detector.
2. Description of the Related Art
A variety of direct type radiation image detectors is proposed and put into practical use in the medical and other industrial fields... | {
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In a manufacturing process of electronic devices such as a semiconductor device and a liquid crystal display device, for example, an etching process for etching a film on a substrate in a desired pattern is performed to form a predetermined circuit pattern on the substrate. A plasma processing apparatus has been widely... | {
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When turbine-powered aircraft land, the wheel brakes and the imposed aerodynamic drag loads (e.g., flaps, spoilers, etc.) of the aircraft may not be sufficient to achieve the desired stopping distance, therefore, most turbine-powered aircraft include thrust reversers. Turbine-powered aircraft typically include aircraft... | {
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A number of methods for treating wounds are available on the market today. Specifically, Blue Sky Medical, believed to now be a division of Smith & Nephew, sells equipment utilized to perform the Chariker-Jeter™ method of wound treatment. However, there are not any specific disclosures in the instructions for utilizing... | {
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Recently, as lighting devices comprising light emitting diodes (LEDs) are used as replacement to traditional lighting devices such as conventional light bulbs, they also start being targeted at application of fluorescent tubes. U.S. Pat. No. 7,114,830 B2 discloses such a lighting device, which comprises an elongated, h... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to an implant and to a method of securing an implant to a bone. More particularly, the present invention relates to an implant for securing to bone with bone cement, and to a method of securing an implant to a bone with bone cement.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Implan... | {
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A remote terminal unit (RTU) represents a device or system that provides localized control and data access at a site that is remote from a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system or other automation system. For example, multiple RTUs can be used at different sites and for different purposes in an oil an... | {
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