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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to control and safety circuitry for use with an electronically actuated gate, or door, or the like.
More specifically, the invention relates to solid state pulse generator and counter actuators to effect automatic opening, pausing and closing cycles for an elect... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a guard section length detection method and system.
2. Description of the Related Art
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) is a multi-user version of the popular OFDM digital modulation scheme. Multiple accesses are achieved in OFDMA by assigning subse... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to mixtures of platinum dithiolene dyes and their use in optical recording elements.
2. Background of the Invention
In optical recording processes generally a laser beam is modulated, e.g., pulsed corresponding to a pattern of information, and focused onto the surface of... | {
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Roller clutches include a cage and a plurality of energizing springs, one for each of a plurality of rollers, The springs may be retained just by the force of their own compression between a pocket and roller. More often, however, the springs are mechanically latched to the cage, so that they and the cage form a subass... | {
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Androgens are a generic name for C19. steroids. They are sex hormones important for the normal sexual differentiation and growth of males, masculinization at puberty, activation of initial spermatogenesis in the testes, and maintenance of male function. About 90% of androgens are produced by Leydig cells of the testes,... | {
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Panoramic imagery of a geographic area can be captured by mobile data acquisition units from a perspective at or near ground level. This imagery can be a valuable resource for refining representations of a geographic area provided, for instance, by a geographic information system, such as a mapping service or a virtual... | {
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Contrast enhancement algorithms for images have important applications in many fields, especially in medical images because the visual inspection of medical images is necessary in the diagnosis of many diseases. Due to their own and imaging conditions, the image contrast of the medical image is very low. Therefore, a g... | {
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The invention relates to a bulk material cooler having a cooling grate which carries the material to be cooled, such as hot cement clinker for example, and transports the material to be cooled, through which a cooling gas flows, from the charging end for the material to be cooled to the discharging end for the material... | {
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This invention relates TO spread-spectrum communications, and more particularly to code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) cellular, packet-switched systems. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to medical devices, and, more particularly, to methods, apparatus, and systems for performing electrical signal therapy by a medical device.
2. Description of the Related Art
There have been many improvements over the last several decades in medical treatments ... | {
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Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and system for providing a developer interface, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing a developer interface according to an execution of components registered using a communication bus. | {
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This invention relates generally to determining performance of communication channels, and more particularly to evaluating effects of technical characteristics of a communication channel with user perception of the communication channel's performance.
Various systems provide an increasing amount of content to client de... | {
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The invention relates to a method and a device for regulating a pressure difference between a wafer handling chamber and a process chamber of an epitaxy reactor.
Epitaxy reactors are used to produce epitaxial layers on single-crystal materials, for example for producing an epitaxial coating on semiconductor wafers, par... | {
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1. Field
The following description relates generally to a light emitting device and a display device using the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
Among light emitting devices, there are light emitting devices using field emission principles. Among various types of light emitting devices using field emission princi... | {
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In refractive eye surgery for the purpose of treating sight defects by photoablation of the cornea, argon-fluoride excimer lasers, which emit ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 193 nm, are customarily employed at present. Since the cornea exhibits a high absorption within this wavelength range, corneal tissue can b... | {
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DE 11 2004 002 481 T5 discloses a turbocharger of this type with a high-power rolling bearing, an angular ball bearing. Said turbocharger has a turbine wheel which drives a compressor wheel of the turbocharger via a rotatably mounted shaft. According to DE 11 2004 002 481 T5, said high-speed shaft is mounted via two an... | {
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Handheld electronic devices are becoming increasingly popular. Examples of handheld devices include handheld computers, cellular telephones, media players, and hybrid devices that include the functionality of multiple devices of this type, among others.
Due in part to their mobile nature, handheld electronic devices ar... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of input control devices. More specifically, it relates to force-sensitive input-control devices with multiple surfaces capable of providing intuitive input in one to thirty-six degrees of freedom.
2. Description of the Related Art
(a) Prior Art 3D an... | {
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In a fixed vane or rolling piston rotary compressor, the discharge port is in the motor end bearing. The discharge port is located such that about half of it overlies the piston bore and the remainder overlies the cylinder. The portion of the cylinder overlain by the discharge port is recessed to provide a fluid path f... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention concerns a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a multilevel interconnection structure.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventionally, a Boron-doped Phospho Silicate Glass layer is used as an insulating layer between a lower wiring layer and an upper wiring la... | {
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Consider the testing of a chemical processing plant which is placed on line and operates indefinitely. Periodically, it is necessary to test the product made in the plant. That is a difficult task to accomplish in many circumstances, especially those where the process operates at very high pressures and temperatures. T... | {
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This invention is directed to systems and methods for recording programs and more particularly, systems and methods for ensuring that recorded programs have desirable recording attributes.
Recording devices, such as digital video recording (DVR) devices, are well known in the art. Often, a user of a DVR device may find... | {
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The present invention relates generally to the fabrication of wearing apparel and, more particularly, to the construction of shirts and methods for producing the same, especially shirts fabricated from knitted fabrics.
As is well known, virtually all shirts, whether formal or informal and whether made of woven, knitted... | {
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This application claims the priority of German application 196 51 670.6-14 filed in Germany on Dec. 12, 1996, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.
The invention relates to an arrangement for adjusting the sitting position of a vehicle occupant relative to the seat, which has a seat par... | {
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The invention relates to the manufacture of zirconium alloy plates for use in nuclear reactor structural members which, consequently, must retain mechanical properties at high temperatures and chemical resistance to the environment in a nuclear reactor vessel (boron containing water of the primary circuit in a pressuri... | {
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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates generally to gas sensors and methods of detecting gases.
2. Related Art
Gas detection methods based on the thermal conductivity transport property have been widely used because such methods do not show significant selectivity toward a specific gas. Thermal conductivity is de... | {
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The background of the invention will be discussed in two parts.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rope management device and in particular to a device for ascending and descending a rope without the assistance of a belayer and that can be changed from a clamping device to an unclamping device... | {
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Pickup trucks include tailgate doors that are movable between open and closed positions. When tailgate doors are open, owners may wish to set items, or otherwise use the tailgate door, as a table or countertop. Due to the manufacturing constraints and strength and stiffness requirements, the interior sides of tailgate ... | {
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The present invention relates to a process for making a ceramic green body of a type which may be fired into a thin ceramic sheet or tape for use in a multilayer capacitor.
A multilayer capacitor is a stack of a number of ceramic capacitor sheets connected in parallel to produce a capacitor of high total capacitance. T... | {
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The present invention is related in general to flashing warning lights, and, more particularly, to the provision of a high luminous intensity flashing warning light using superluminescent light emitting diodes for improved visibility and lower power consumption than conventional devices.
Flashing (i. e. intermittently ... | {
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The present invention is particularly intended to provide a package in which high technology cards may be shipped, it being understood that generally such cards may have limited tolerance to abusive handling, and are usually relatively expensive. Moreover, such cards may be such that a visual inspection of them when th... | {
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Manipulation of the immune systems of humans and animals is a recognised manner of avoiding or treating certain diseases or conditions.
The mechanisms by which the immune system controls disease include the induction of neutralising antibodies (a humoral immune response), and the generation of cellular or T-cell respon... | {
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Electronic apparatus with extremely high operating performance have been constantly developed by the high-tech industrial field. With the enhanced operating performance and speed, heat-producing elements inside the electronic apparatus produce more heat during the operation thereof. Therefore, it has become an importan... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to medical instruments and, more particularly, to an endoscope having flexible tubes within a passive deflection section.
2. Prior Art
Endoscopes with passive and active deflection sections are known in the art. U.S. Pat. No. 4,580,551 shows an endoscope with an e... | {
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1. Technical Field
This invention relates generally to treatments for back pain. More particularly, this invention relates to a treatment for degenerated, herniated or ruptured intervertebral discs. Specifically, this invention is directed to an apparatus and method for replacing the nucleus pulposus of a damaged inter... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for the enhancement of cellular proliferation and for the treatment of wounds and other disorders. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of neuropeptides for wound treatment in general and corneal wound treatment... | {
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The present invention relates to a relates to a method for inhibiting a converter with distributed energy stores having at least two phase modules, which each have an upper and a lower valve branch, which each have a multiplicity of two-pole submodules, which are electrically connected in series and each have a unipola... | {
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In the manufacture of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) such as multi-layer ceramic cards, the ceramic or other such substrates are populated with a variety of devices, including leadless chip carriers having typical board to device clearances of, for example, 0.006 inches and generally a minimum stand-off of 0.004 inches... | {
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There have been provided building elements which are principally limited to the construction of walls which when assembled together present hollow interiors intended to receive concrete or the like and the elements are provided with holes which afford internal communication between adjoining elements through which the ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to rulers used for measuring and marking material, and, more particularly, to a transparent ruler having a removable, non-slip surface.
2. Description of the Related Art
Transparent rulers having grid lines formed thereon are used for measuring and marking materi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to engine starter gearing for an engine. More specifically, this invention relates to engine starter gearing of a positive shift type, including a dentil clutch to provide driving and overrunning features and further including provisions for effecting th... | {
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In 1981, Shen (Shen T. Y., in: Wolff, M. F. (ed) Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, 4th edition, part III, Wiley, Interscience, New York, pp. 1205-1271) reviewed the medicinal aspects of the aryl-acetic acids and their 2-methyl analogues, especially the 2-aryl-propionic acids. In particular, it has been reported that the in... | {
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(a) Technical Field
The present invention relates to a thermoelastic polyolefin-based elastomer sheet composition for water based coating treatment. More particularly, it relates to a thermoelastic polyolefin-based elastomer sheet composition for water based coating treatment that exhibits improved elongation, heat res... | {
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The product belongs to the class of so-called “Szeto-Schiller peptides”. Szeto-Sciller peptides or “SS peptides” are small, aromatic-cationic, water soluble, highly polar peptides, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,703,483 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,576,061, which can readily penetrate cell membranes. The aromatic-cationic... | {
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Conventional methods of testing an analog circuit may be performed at a module level. However, such testing may increase manufacturing costs because circuit defects are not detected until after a chip has been formed into a module (e.g., packaged). Other conventional methods of testing an analog circuit may employ addi... | {
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Patent document No. 1 discloses a detachable connector between a face piece and a filter of a breathing apparatus comprising a bayonet connection mechanism for connecting a pair of members by pushing and twisting operation.
The bayonet connection mechanism comprises a male side member provided with a lug, a female side... | {
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Semiconductor device geometries have dramatically decreased in size since such devices were first introduced several decades ago. Smaller feature sizes have resulted in the presence of increased aspect ratio gaps for some applications, for example, between adjacent conductive lines or in etched trenches. The aspect rat... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a disk-like medium such as a compact disc (CD) or a video disc (VD), and particularly to a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a pattern such as round tracks (grooves) formed on a disc medium by unevenness or inf... | {
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Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-127002) discloses a method of activating a p-type dopant in a semiconductor layer in a GaN semiconductor laser. When laser beam is applied to a nitride-based GROUP III-V compound semiconductor, such as GaN, doped with the p-type dopant Mg to activate the... | {
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Conventionally, files and directories in a storage subsystem can be backed up with file-level operations. File-level backups yield individual files and directories on backup storage (e.g., tapes) by traversing a file system, which typically employs hierarchical storage structures. File-level backup techniques backup da... | {
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The present invention relates to the art of electronic packaging, and more specifically to assemblies incorporating semiconductor chips and to methods and components useful in making such assemblies.
Many electronic devices utilize semiconductor chips, commonly referred to as “integrated circuits” which incorporate num... | {
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Media ratings and other audience metering information are typically generated by collecting media exposure information from a group of statistically selected households. Each of the statistically selected households, also called metered households, typically has a data logging and processing unit commonly referred to a... | {
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This invention relates generally to curtain or window shade hardware and more specifically to a curtain rod bracket or hanger for supporting curtain rods, drapery rods and the like on window frames, door frames, walls and similar elements of a building structure or to a window shade holder for supporting window shades ... | {
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Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method for producing seamlessly manufactured vehicle components, in particular vehicle flaps, having a continuous support made of a thermoplastic plastics material, which vehicle components have at least one transparent region that is an integral part of the support.
De... | {
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Electronic information, recorded and magnetically stored so as to be processed as software by a central processing unit "CPU" of a computer, must be identified for visual recognition, to allow a human to know the relevance of that information. Such identification by indicia relating to the information, is typically a l... | {
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This invention relates to a punch and binding machine for punching a stack of sheets and binding the sheets to known plastic ring-type paper binders.
Current paper binders have a longitudinal dorsal part, or spine, with fingers which are spaced along one side of the dorsal part protruding perpendicular from the longitu... | {
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The present invention relates to methods for obtaining metal hollow ingots by electroslag remelting, and to devices for effecting same. The invention may be made use of for obtaining hollow ingots of pipe stock from steels, alloys and metals (ball-bearing, highly alloyed, heat-resistant, anticorrosive, high-strength st... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to apparatus and operation methods of file system, and in particular relates to methods and electronic devices for modifying the file header.
2. Description of the Related Art
When the computer stores files, the disk driver needs to record files information (name,... | {
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The present invention relates to polycarbonates bearing aromatic N-heterocycles for drug delivery, and more specifically to water dispersible nanoparticles formed with aromatic N-heterocycle-functionalized polycarbonates and catechol-functionalized polycarbonates for delivering drugs used in medical treatments.
Drug de... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of atomic particle physics. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for the production of antihydrogen.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Antihydrogen is the simplest of the antimatter elements. It comprises a nucleus of a single a... | {
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Previously, various systems have been used for driving the sheet advancing chains in machinery of this character and, for example, various systems are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,451,467; 2,708,575; 2,862,233; 2,991,826; 3,217,852; 3,748,078; 3,776,804; and 3,884,129.
In one such prior art patent, a rack gear is used... | {
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On automotive engines with multiple air inlet ports per cylinder the amount of air entering the cylinder through the secondary air inlet port is generally varied depending upon engine operating conditions. Thus, a control system must be utilized to open and close the secondary air inlet port to vary the amount of air p... | {
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The cryogenic rectification of air to produce oxygen and nitrogen is a well established industrial process. Typically the feed air is separated in a double column system wherein nitrogen shelf or top vapor from a higher pressure column is used to reboil oxygen bottom liquid in a lower pressure column.
The demand for lo... | {
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U.S. Pat. No. 5,590,488, assigned to the assignee of the prevent invention, which is incorporated herein by reference ('488 patent), describes an intake manifold having an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) passage formed therein extending generally parallel to a cooling passage formed in the manifold. The EGR flow in the... | {
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The endo-1,3-.beta.-glucanase gene family encodes isozymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of 1,3-.beta.-D-glycosidic bonds in cell wall polymers of plants and fungi. The substrates for these glucanases include 1,3-.beta.-glucans and 1,3;1,6-.beta.-glucans. An N-terminal signal peptide directs all glucanase isozymes into ... | {
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This invention relates to internal combustion engines designed to improve efficiency, improve power to weight ratios, and reduce emitted pollutants in a configuration which is readily manufacturable. The invention is most applicable to engines used in automotive applications.
A major objective of the invention is to pr... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to electric space heaters, and more particularly, to space heaters wherein air is heated by moving the air through a heat exchanger which is heated by elongated incandescent lamps.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The concept of an electric space heater utilizin... | {
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The invention relates generally to computer architectures and more specifically to the management of pipelining in a superscalar, superpipelined processor.
Superscalar processors allow the execution of multiple instructions simultaneously. Historically, computer software has been generally programmed as a sequence of i... | {
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Induction heating is a method of heating a workpiece. Induction heating involves applying an AC electric signal to a conductor adapted to produce a magnetic field, such as a loop or coil. The alternating current in the conductor produces a varying magnetic flux. The conductor is placed near a metallic object to be heat... | {
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The present invention generally relates to voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs). More particularly, this invention relates to programmable varactors for VCOs.
An electronic oscillator may be an electronic circuit that produces an electric signal. A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) may be an electronic oscillator. A... | {
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In general, a known dielectric resonance apparatus includes a resonator having a circular electrode on a surface of a dielectric substrate and power-supply lines which are arranged on the dielectric substrate and which are arranged in the vicinity of ends of the resonator (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Furtherm... | {
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In many electronics systems, including computer systems, a large number of electronic components, which make up the system, generally are arranged on one or more circuit boards or cards. Typically these circuit boards are arranged in parallel within a chassis. A backplane, upon which a number of connectors are located,... | {
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In many applications, processing units, for example, central processing units (CPU) of microcontrollers, use randomly generated numbers.
Random number generation circuits use various circuits or subsets which may have other applications than random number generation. In particular, a random number generator uses circui... | {
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The PDZ domain is a common structural domain of 80-90 amino-acids found in the signaling proteins of bacteria, yeast, plants, and animals. PDZ is an acronym combining the first letters of three proteins—post synaptic density protein (PSD95), Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor (DlgA), and zonula occludens-1 protein ... | {
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The present invention relates generally to propulsion systems, and more particularly to a propulsion system for vehicles such as automobiles wherein a turbine is combined with a rotary engine.
Many efforts have been made to improve propulsion system efficiencies. For example, efforts have been made to employ the princi... | {
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The present invention relates to optical modulators and, in particular, it concerns a linearized optical digital-to-analog modulator.
There is a tangible need for high-performance and large bandwidth digital to analog signal conversion. Furthermore, as the RF and digital domains converge, entirely new solutions will be... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a contoured pole tip structure for minimizing side track erasure and more particularly to an "I" shaped pole tip structure of a write head wherein side edges of the top portion of the "I" structure are rounded or beveled immediately adjacent an air bearing surf... | {
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A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC) is an integrated circuit (IC) that comprises several functional units on a single chip. A system on chip may, for instance, be used as an embedded system in, e.g., a motor vehicle, mobile phone, or manufacturing plant. An SoC may notably comprise one or more requestor units in... | {
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This invention relates to low drift spray nozzles and, more particularly, to spray nozzles and methods of spraying in which the liquid spray comprises large droplets.
In numerous applications it is important that liquid which is to be handled is discharged in a manner and in a condition in which drift is minimized. By ... | {
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Users of electronic devices increasingly desire to communicate privately and securely with one another. Unfortunately, existing approaches to securing communications can be difficult and/or cumbersome to use. Such difficulties are often compounded where a sender of a communication intends for the communication to be re... | {
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3GPP LTE employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) as a downlink communication scheme. In radio communication systems to which 3GPP LTE is applied, base stations transmit synchronization signals (i.e., Synchronization Channel: SCH) and broadcast signals (i.e., Broadcast Channel: BCH) using predeterm... | {
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In communication networks, the location of a user or user device is often needed to perform a function. For instance, alerts or other types of information may need to be delivered to a user. Location-aware devices facilitate these applications by being able to provide location-related information to applications. On th... | {
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This invention is directed at a Fischer-Tropsch process for hydrocarbon production. More specifically, the present invention is directed at a multi-catalyst Fischer-Tropsch process in which CO and hydrogen are contacted by a first catalyst having high olefin selectivities. The resulting olefin, additional CO and hydrog... | {
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A lithographic apparatus is a machine that applies a desired pattern onto a substrate, usually onto a target portion of the substrate. A lithographic apparatus can be used, for example, in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs). In that instance, a patterning device, which is alternatively referred to as a mask o... | {
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IGF-I is a hormone with a molecular structure similar to insulin. It is a peptide produced by the liver and contains 70 amino acids in a single chain with three intramolecular disulfide bridges. IGF-I has a molecular weight of about 7,649 Da, and is highly protein bound in serum. Production is stimulated by growth horm... | {
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When operating a system (e.g. an auto-driving control system), ensuring an on-going highly efficient, safe communication between processes is of paramount importance to ensure the stability and security of the system. Currently, a commonly available communication mode with multiprocess includes: 1) a message communicat... | {
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This invention relates to modern engine driven machinery, both land bound and airborne, which are propelled and steered by varying the relative speed of two or more laterally positioned drive mechanisms.
Differentials are mechanical devices used almost uniformly on vehicles whose driven wheels have occasion to rotate a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing digital signals from signals read from a recording medium on which the digital signals are recorded, and more particularly, to a digital signal reproducing apparatus in accordance with a sampled servo syste... | {
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Power miter saws are typically used for sawing material, for example, construction lumber. The miter saws include a base or platform on which a turntable is positioned. The turntable is used to support a work piece thereon. A support assembly of the miter saw is connected to the turntable and functions to support a cut... | {
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The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to containers and more particularly, to containers used for transporting and storing power meters.
Containers are frequently utilized to store products and/or to aid in transporting products. Known containers have a wide variety of sizes and shapes to accommodate pa... | {
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The present invention relates to an energy-saving and refreshing type air conditioning system utilizing rainwater which is used mainly for buildings, such as ordinary houses and public facilities. The system may also be used for clean rooms in semiconductor producing factories or the like, warehouses for storage of foo... | {
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The multiprocessing of a program has two stages: multithreading of a program and the simultaneous execution of the threads on multiple processors. Multithreading is the partitioning of a program into logically independent parts such that the parts can execute in parallel. A program can be multithreaded and still not ac... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly, to an organic electroluminescent (EL) display device and a method of fabricating the same.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, which is a type of flat panel display, is a s... | {
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Electroplating is a well-known process used, for example, to nickel plate workpieces such as automotive parts that are required to have a "bright" finish. In a typical example of this particular application of the process, the workpiece passes successively through one or more nickel plating baths and associated rinse b... | {
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This invention relates to a dental post, and more particularly to a helically fluted post which can be securely inserted within a tooth stub to extend upwardly therefrom for retention of a dental restoration placed on top of the tooth stub.
One dental procedure for restoring broken teeth involves the utilization of a d... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is broadly concerned with improved, high capacity die assemblies for use with single or twin extruders. More particularly, the invention is concerned with such die assemblies, extruders including the die assemblies, and corresponding methods wherein the die assemblies pre... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a toner and a producing method thereof, a developer, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
A toner developing a latent image is used in a variety of image forming processes. As one of th... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of aryl ethers and, more especially, to the preparation of aliphatic/aromatic ethers by reacting an aliphatic halide with a phenolate or a naphtholate.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Processes of the aforenoted type are ... | {
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The present invention relates to a plug connection for drilling or boring tubes, pipes and worms of earth boring equipment or the like in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
A known plug connection for boring tubes is provided at one tube end with a male part and at the opposite tube end with a female part. One ha... | {
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Servicing of print heads in a printer is sometimes performed to maintain performance of the print heads. Existing methods and devices for servicing the print heads may increase the footprint of the printer and may result in misalignment of the print heads with the media being printed upon. | {
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