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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a composition capable of forming a superhydrophobic coating on a surface, a substrate having a superhydrophobic coating formed of such a composition, as well as to a method of production of such a superhydrophobic coating. Preferably the coatings are transpare... | {
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The background description provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. Work of the presently named inventors, to the extent it is described in this background section, as well as aspects of the description that may not otherwise qualify as prior art at the time of filing, a... | {
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Exhaust emission of automotives using oil fuel is the main source of air pollution in cities. Promoting the replacement of gasoline and diesel with natural gas as the new fuel of automotives is the important way to effectively reduce the exhaust pollution of automotives. With the country's emphasis on clean energy and ... | {
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The present invention relates to computer software used to build and manage an end-user menu system, and in particular, it relates to a refinement of an end-user access method identified as a content menu that records menu paths selected by end-users and generates end-user profiles.
U.S. Patent Documents
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an exerciser, and more particularly, to an adjustable sphincter exerciser (Kegel exercise) that adjustably trains the sphincter and the user is acknowledged the progress of the training.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
A conventional exerciser for training th... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention is related to the field of digital communications and, more particularly, to error detection in a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) buffer.
2. Description of the Related Art
Digital electronics frequently require the communication of data between systems (or components thereof) of varyi... | {
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The present invention relates to processes for softening cellulose pulp using chemical softening agents, including debonders such as compositions containing lower alkyl acid esters or cyclic esters of polyhydroxy compounds and polyhydroxy-functional plasticizers, products thereof, and the like.
Highly engineered absorb... | {
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The present disclosure relates to content clustering. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the clustering of content posts on a social network service.
On microblogging and social network services, users often provide a metadata tag or “tag” to messages. One common tag notation is with the ‘#’ character... | {
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From the initial analog systems, such as those defined by the standards AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) and NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone), the cellular telephone industry has had an enormous development in the world in the past decades. In the past years, the development has been almost exclusively focused on stand... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a roadway equipped with a power-generating means to generate power by virtue of the movement of a motor vehicle over the roadway. More particularly, this invention relates to a roadway equipped with such a power-generating means which is responsive to and actuated by ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to inserting advertisements in web pages, or more generally any medium in which ad performance can be measured and quantified. In particular, the present invention is directed towards determining an optimal allocation of advertisements in response to spe... | {
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This invention relates to electrically powered outboard motors, particularly to such motors that include electronic control for varying the speed of the motor. More particularly, the invention relates to an improved arrangement for cooling a power switching semiconductor of an electronic control for such motors, and a ... | {
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The present invention relates to a new and distinctive soybean variety, designated XB16S06 which has been the result of years of careful breeding and selection as part of a soybean breeding program. There are numerous steps in the development of any novel, desirable plant germplasm. Plant breeding begins with the analy... | {
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An increasing number of computing applications, particularly within the enterprise, entail analyzing distributed data. One type of analysis is report generation, such as generating a table, a chart, or a timeline from distributed data. Some reports are generated by copying all of the data from the plurality of distribu... | {
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The present invention relates generally to the field of radio frequency tag technology. More specifically, the present invention relates to radio frequency-controlled telecommunications devices and systems.
Radio frequency (RF) tag technology has conventionally been used for identifying objects in radio frequency ident... | {
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Many drugs, proteins and peptides for use in medical therapy are susceptible to degradation at the site of administration. In addition, many of these therapeutic agents have very short in vivo half-lives. Consequently, multiple injections or multiple oral doses are required to achieve desirable therapy. It is desirable... | {
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In the technical field of video compression, optical flow fields can be used to demonstrate directions and speeds of motion information on all pixels within a video frame. The information that the optical flow fields provide is very useful for compressing videos or decoding compressed videos since the information can h... | {
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Conventionally, an inverter device for detecting current by current detecting device provided for a DC part in an inverter is known. In the case of detecting currents of respective phases by current detecting device provided for the DC part in the inverter, current has to be detected in an active voltage vector interva... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor thin film and semiconductor device manufacturing method, and particularly to an improvement of a semiconductor thin-film formation method whereby a substantially monocrystalline silicon film can be formed in a suitable manner.
2. Description of ... | {
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Clock signals are often used in electronic circuits for timing internal operation of various circuits necessary to execute an operation. For example, in synchronous memories, external clock signals are provided to the memory and internally distributed to different circuits of the circuit to carry out memory operations.... | {
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Thrombosis is characterized by excessive blood clotting. The condition plays a significant role in cardiovascular and related diseases, and thrombotic events underlie a significant proportion of the mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease. Thrombosis can cause a range of disease states which are ... | {
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Document similarity is a topic that has been studied extensively for decades in the field of information retrieval and for data engineering. Document similarity techniques commonly involve comparing a pair of documents to determine how related the two may be. The similarity of documents has been determined based on the... | {
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This invention is directed to optical devices. In particular, the invention provides a method of manufacture and a device for emitting electromagnetic radiation using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates, such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, and others. More particularly, the invention provi... | {
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Having a computer (e.g. a laptop PC or similar electronic device) stolen or become lost is an all too common occurrence. Unfortunately, a lost or stolen computer can cause many problems aside from losing the machine itself. Valuable data and information may come into the wrong hands. Therefore, conventional arrangement... | {
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The present invention is directed to an improved gun support. In particular, the present invention is directed to a gun support which is adjustable, which can be utilized on inclined surfaces, and which is collapsible for easy carrying and storage.
Gun supports date from the 16th Century. The earliest gun supports cons... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a motor control unit used to drive a brushless motor, and a vehicle steering system, for example, an electric power steering system, which includes the motor control unit.
2. Description of the Related Art
A motor control unit that controls driving of a brushless motor... | {
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Motor vehicles are increasingly equipped with driver assistance systems, which with the aid of sensor systems detect the environment and from the thus recognized traffic situation derive automatic reactions of the vehicle and/or instruct, especially warn the drivers. Here, a distinction is made between comfort and safe... | {
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This invention relates to the electroplating of metallic substrates, and particularly to the manufacture of composite metallic articles such as coated band saw blades which encounter a high incidence of stress cracking during prolonged use.
Continuous band saw blades are commonly used for high precision cutting of toug... | {
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Entities often generate and use data that is important in some way to their operations. This data can include, for example, business data, financial data, and personnel data. If this data were lost or compromised, the entity may realize significant adverse financial and other consequences. Accordingly, many entities ha... | {
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A cooktop unit generally comprises: a glass-ceramic cooktop or a cooktop made of similar material; a holding frame; and, a permanent-elastic connection between the cooktop and the frame.
Assemblies are known in the marketplace having a molded-on sealing profile.
This idea in and of itself is good but experience has sho... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the production of high explosive materials. More particularly, the invention relates to the removal of excess acidity from crude unrecrystallized nitramines and other explosive materials.
2. State of the Art
Conventional methods of producing nitramine explosive materi... | {
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The present invention relates to multi-tube heat exchangers and in particular to a readily removable inlet/outlet fitting for such a heat exchanger.
In U.S. Pat. No. 3,938,233 there is disclosed an all welded multitube heat exchanger in which product flows through the intermediate of three concentric tubes and heating ... | {
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The disclosure relates to a hydrostatic traction drive in a closed hydraulic circuit and a method for controlling the hydrostatic traction drive.
A generic hydrostatic traction drive has a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, which are connected to each other in a closed hydraulic circuit by means of two hydrostatic w... | {
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Directional resistivity measurements are commonly utilized to provide information about remote geological features not intercepted by the measurement tool (e.g., remote beds, bed boundaries, and/or fluid contacts). Such information includes, for example, the distance from and direction to the remote feature. In geostee... | {
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Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (or MEMS) devices are becoming increasingly prevalent as low-cost, compact devices having a wide range of applications. Uses include pressure sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphones, digital mirror displays, microfluidic devices, biosensors, chemical sensors, and others.
MEMS t... | {
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Aminosilanes have many utilities in the coupling of inorganic material, e.g., silica, siliceous fillers, metal oxides and ceramics with organic materials, e.g., resins, in forming interpenetrating polymer networks with organic materials and in crosslinking organic and silicone materials. Most of these silanes include o... | {
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The present invention relates to oil and gas well drilling and safety valves used in oil and gas well drilling. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved kelly valve actuator assembly which allows the kelly valve to be opened or closed when the kelly is spinning or still from a remote location.
In... | {
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This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
Engine assemblies may include gear drive assemblies to transfer rotation between rotary engine components. The gear assemblies may include a first gear rotationally and axially fixed to a first rotary engi... | {
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The present invention generally relates to an automatic implantable atrial defibrillator for delivering cardioverting or defibrillating electrical energy to the atria of a human heart. The present invention is more particularly directed to such an atrial defibrillator which has an intermittently activated pacing modali... | {
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Digital radio broadcasting technology delivers digital audio and data services to mobile, portable, and fixed receivers. One type of digital radio broadcasting, referred to as in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital audio broadcasting (DAB), uses terrestrial transmitters in the existing Medium Frequency (MF) and Very High Fr... | {
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Given that volatile memory (also sometimes referred to as “main memory”) is becoming cheaper and larger, more data can be cached from disk storage to volatile memory. Such caching allows the data to be accessible faster, and for the application that uses the data, to perform work in a speedier fashion.
However, a numbe... | {
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This invention relates to an apparatus designed to prevent the unauthorized opening of conventional locks such as a cylinder lock. More specifically, the invention will prohibit one from attempting to pick a lock with a foreign device because even if the internal mechanism of the lock could be set, it will not rotate u... | {
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FIG. 1A depicts an existing line-scanning thermal imaging system for thermoforming applications. In FIG. 1A, an infrared line-scanner 10 forms images of a plastic sheet 12 being registered out of a thermoforming machine (not shown). An output signal from the infrared line-scanner 10 is coupled to a first input of a com... | {
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Microwave/millimeter wave band communication system is a LOS communication system in which a transmitting/receiving station is physically fixed, and demand for it as mobile communication infrastructure is dramatically increasing in recent years. As a result, an increase in mobile communication traffic calls for larger ... | {
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Generally described, computing devices utilize a communication network, or a series of communication networks, to exchange data. Companies and organizations operate computer networks that interconnect a number of computing devices to support operations or provide services to third parties. The computing systems can be ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a data transmission apparatus, method and program for the transmission of image data over a network, and to a computer-readable recording medium on which such program is recorded.
2. Description of the Related Art
The conventional methods of information transmission u... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to processes for preparing stable photoresist compositions.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There is a desire in the industry for higher circuit density in microelectronic devices that are made using lithographic techniques. One method of increasing the number of ... | {
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In some cases it can be desirable to deliver and position a medical device in or near the left side of a patient's heart for diagnosing and/or treating cardiovascular disease. As just one example, patients with heart failure can in some cases be treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) delivered with a coll... | {
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Residential swimming pools are not uncommon. They can be above ground pools or in ground pools. Typically, the above ground pools hold about 3,000 gallons to about 15,000 gallons water and the in ground pools hold about 10,000 gallons to about 30,000 gallons water. In all cases, the water must be run through a filter a... | {
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This invention relates generally to the cleaning of the interior of vessels, and is specifically concerned with the cleaning of sludge, debris and deposits from the shell side of a heat exchanger which has crevice regions. This invention has particular application to the cleaning of nuclear steam generators where the s... | {
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This invention relates generally to self-pressurizing containers for cryogenic fluids and more particularly concerns a self-pressurizing container for the storage and distribution of liquid helium.
Helium is present in the atmosphere at a level of approximately one part per two hundred thousand. It is an inert by-produ... | {
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The present invention pertains to a display case for effectively and attractively displaying merchandise. Display cases are manufactured in various sizes and shapes to suit different retail needs. Nevertheless, they all generally include front, top and end panels which are transparent to facilitate easy viewing of the ... | {
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Ceiling fans provide both air circulation and decoration to the rooms in which they are mounted. Conventional ceiling fans have long blades made of wood or other rigid materials which circulate air upward or downward according to the pitch of the blades and the direction of rotation of the set of blades. There are disa... | {
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The present invention relates generally to static information storage and in particular the present invention relates to multiplexing trim circuits.
Many processor systems which operate with an associated memory require a particular memory configuration to operate properly. By way of example, some systems require a wor... | {
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This invention relates to a novel tumor suppressor gene, ING1, to methods for making and using this and related tumor suppressor genes and proteins and peptides, and to nucleic acids encoding this and related tumor suppressor proteins and peptides.
The following references are cited in the application as numbers in bra... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling transportation of a tape medium. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling transportation of a tape medium during data writing to the tape medium.
2. Description of the Re... | {
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Computer technology has become ubiquitous in our society. Computers are increasingly used in the workplace, in the home and at schools. Many applications for computer technology exist which increase productivity by performing, with minimal intervention or direction, a number of repetitious mechanical tasks that are a n... | {
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Broadband services are commonly supplied over legacy telephony networks using digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. One of the limitations of DSL is that the maximum data rate is not that high (for example, the maximum bit-rate is around 20 Mb s−1) and that the available bit rate decreases as the distance between t... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to image recognizing technology for reading documents, drawings, etc., and more specifically to character string extracting technology for extracting a character string such as a headline from an image.
2. Description of the Related Art
When a document is electron... | {
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A wireless communication device communicates with a serving wireless access node using a radio frequency (RF) signal over a wireless communication link. Typically, the wireless communication device continually receives transport level status metrics related to this RF signal, such as a carrier to interference plus nois... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a kit for isolating or purifying nucleic acids or biological materials from blood, cells or various biological samples, a kit manufactured by the method, and an apparatus using the kit.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Isolation or puri... | {
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The present invention generally relates to vehicles and, more particularly relates to a system for enabling locating and tracking movements of vehicles, for example, stolen vehicles or fleets of vehicles or any moving object.
Vehicle thefts have reached plague proportions in the United States. Aside from the inconvenie... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a printing method, a print system, a print control apparatus, and a program, in which a server apparatus and a plurality of print control apparatuses are connected through the Internet so that they can communicate with each other and the server apparatus receives and s... | {
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This nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. xc2xa7119(a) on Patent Application No. 2002-006021 filed in JAPAN on Jan. 15, 2002, which is herein incorporated by reference.
This invention relates to coating compositions for forming hard protective coats having weather resistance and optical articles h... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to Mobile IP network technology. More particularly, the present invention relates to a Mobile IP mobile router.
2. Description of the Related Art
Mobile IP is a protocol which allows laptop computers or other mobile computer units (referred to as xe2x80x9cMobile N... | {
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Surface markings are used in various settings to convey information. For example, surface markings, such as lines, stripes, arrows, words, symbols and/or the like, are often provided on roadways to provide drivers road-related information (e.g., lane boundaries, stopping points, warning signs, turn lane designations an... | {
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The present invention relates to phase angle meters and in particular, to a portable phase angle meter instrument useful in measuring the phase angle between the voltage and the current in a utility power distribution system.
Phase angle measurements generally require installation of current and potential transformers ... | {
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Numerous golf balls having a multilayer construction wherein the core hardness and cover hardness have been variously improved are disclosed in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,987,159 to Iwami discloses a solid golf ball with a solid core and a polyurethane cover, wherein the difference in Shore D hardness ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing croissants, and particularly to an apparatus and method for rolling up the forward end of a dough piece to produce croissants.
2. Description of Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 3,704,664 teaches an apparatus for forming Swiss rolls... | {
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a packet routing apparatus. More particularly, the invention relates to a packet routing apparatus suitable for relaying a variable length packet between lines of different communication protocols.
(2) Description of the Related Art
In an IP network using the ... | {
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Magnetic recording media are extensively used as sound-recording tapes, video tapes, floppy disks, etc. Such the magnetic recording media comprise a nonmagnetic support having thereon a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic particles dispersed in a binder.
Magnetic recording media are required to have a high level of... | {
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Robotic vacuum cleaners are known in the art. In general robotic vacuum cleaners are equipped with drive arrangement in the form of a motor for moving the cleaner across a surface to be cleaned. The robotic vacuum cleaners are further equipped with intelligence in the form of microprocessor(s) and navigation means for ... | {
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Acne vulgaris is a pleomorphic skin disease characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, papules, pustules, and cysts. The lesions are often contaminated with bacteria, which can lead to secondary infections. The appearance of acne ranges from slight skin irritation to pitting. In extreme cases, acne leads to the developme... | {
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This invention relates to a display arrangement which is capable of presenting bright, but readily alterable displays with modest power consumption and without being excessively bulky.
According to a first aspect of this invention a display arrangement includes a sealed envelope containing a mesh electrode positioned b... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of allowing a device to communicate with another device in a wireless personal network (WPAN).
2. Description of the Related Art
A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a wireless network in which devices arranged at short distances from one another... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a resin composition having a high impact resistance.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Bisphenols the nucleus of which is substituted with a halogen, particularly, tetrabromobisphenol A, are known to be flame retarding agents. The incorporation of tetrabromobisphenol A ... | {
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I. Field
The present invention relates generally to delivery of information over a communication system, and more specifically, to partitioning of information units to match a physical layer packet of a constant bit rate communication link.
II. Background
Demand for the delivery of multimedia data over various communic... | {
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This application is in the area of polymers for biomedical applications, and in particular describes polymers that can be used as immunoadjuvants. | {
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The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a gas turbine engine and, more specifically, to a fuel nozzle for a combustor of the gas turbine engine.
A gas turbine engine generally includes a turbine and a combustor with a fuel nozzle. A mixture of fuel and air combusts within the combustor to generate hot combustion... | {
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Optical measurement technology are used in industrial applications for measurement of physical quantity e.g. height and distance of an object. Taking land surveying as an example, levelling rods are formed thereon with barcodes for automatic detection by a surveying equipment to determine the height of a position at wh... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rotating positioning member of a front wheel of a golf trolley, especially to a rotating positioning member of a front wheel of a golf trolley by which the volume of the front wheel is reduced significantly after being folded so that less space is required fo... | {
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Coated fabrics, which typically include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or vinyl, on such fabrics as cotton, nylon, rayon, polyester and combinations thereof are found in a variety of finished products including automotive upholstery, furniture, wallpaper and luggage. In the bonding of the sheet vinyl to the fabric scrim, the... | {
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This application has relation with U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 07/795,989 (filed Nov. 22, 1991) now U.S. Pat. No. 5,191,815, 07/850,283 (filed Mar. 12, 1992) now U.S. Pat. No. 5,203,235, 07/878,469 (filed May 5, 1992) now U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,889, 07/939,600 (filed Sep. 2, 1992) now U.S. Pat. No. 5,305,665 and 07... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a press brake system for bending, flanging, folding and forming a piece of sheet metal, particularly an elongate and curved worksheet, including a punch and a matrix which cooperate in a linear bending zone and at least one of which is movable towards the other... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an automatic volume control for a sound reproducing apparatus used in noisy environments.
2. Description of the Related Art
In an apparatuses possessing sound output means, such as a television set, radio or a tape recorder, it has been attempted to automatical... | {
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The present invention relates generally to a beverage dispenser and more particularly relates to a beverage dispenser with an ice hopper and an ice elevator that can accommodate multiple ice-dispensing orientations.
Countertop beverage dispensers typically use an ice receptacle of some sort for both chilling the bevera... | {
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The present invention relates to a storage subsystem and a storage controller, both connected to host computers. More particularly, the invention relates to a storage subsystem and a storage controller adapted to provide enhanced performance and reliability. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a thermal printer unit and a thermal printer, and, in particular, to a thermal printer unit and a thermal printer applied to a portable terminal apparatus and a POS (Point Of Service) apparatus, and employing rolled paper.
For a printer of a portable terminal a... | {
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For the investigation of samples, for example tissue samples, the latter are prepared and are mounted onto a specimen slide. The samples on the specimen slides can then be automatically coverslipped with the aid of a coverslipper, and/or automatically stained with the aid of a stainer. The samples are coverslipped or s... | {
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Automotive forward lamp assemblies have been modified over the years to decrease the overall mass of the assemblies in order to increase the safety and the gas mileage of automobiles. Most conventional automotive forward lamp assemblies require a large amount of mass concentration at the front of the vehicle. For examp... | {
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IEEE 802.11 is a set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specification for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) communication in the Wi-Fi (2.4, 3.6, 5, and 60 GHz) frequency bands. The 802.11 family consists of a series of half-duplex over-the-air modulation techniques that use the same b... | {
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Gangliosides are sialic acid containing glycosphingolipids composed of a complex carbohydrate moiety linked to a hydrophobic ceramide portion. Embedded within the outer leaflet of the cell membrane, the carbohydrate chain is exposed to the extracellular matrix. Qualitative and quantitative changes in ganglioside compos... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a fluid friction coupling for transmitting a torque from a drive shaft to a further component, more specifically a fan of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, via a viscous fluid level in a working chamber in the further component, the fluid friction coupl... | {
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The present invention relates in general to photographic enlarger apparatus. In particular, it relates to an alignable negative stage for a photographic enlarger.
In making high quality photographic prints or enlargements using a photographic enlarger, highest quality for the prints or enlargements is best achieved whe... | {
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For example, Japanese unexamined patent application publication No. 2010-26299 describes an image-forming device having a drawer that can be pulled out from the body of the device, and a plurality of developer cartridges that are detachably mounted in the drawer. Each developer cartridge is provided with a grip part by... | {
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Memory systems are used in many devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop computers, mobile phones and digital cameras. Some of these memory systems include multiple memory devices that receive memory requests from a single bus. | {
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The present invention relates generally to cupels and, more particularly, to cupels used in the fire assaying of metal ores.
Conventional cupels, well known in the art of cupellation, or the distillation of pure metal from an ore sample by exposure to high temperature, include a cylindrical body made of a porous materi... | {
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The present invention relates to a novel silicon-containing polymer and a novel photosensitive material containing siloxane linkages, which is useful for resist having photosensitive groups responsive to electrons, X-rays, UV light and deep UV light as are used when producing semiconductor integrated circuits, and whic... | {
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One common type of electrical power converter that produces a regulated output voltage is a switch mode power supply or a switched supply. Conventional switch mode power supplies commonly include a compact power transformer and one or more power switches for alternately coupling a DC voltage across a primary winding of... | {
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For robots exceeding a certain minimum size, a risk can exist for persons cooperating with these robots, if no additional protection mechanisms are foreseen. During co-operation within a working range of a free robot arm, persons could be injured or killed due to the speed of moving parts in case of a collision, such a... | {
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