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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to ferroelectric memories. More particularly, the present invention relates to those memories employing an array of one-transistor, one-capacitor ("1T/1C") ferroelectric memory cells. This application is related to the following applications assigned to the ass...
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Power over Ethernet systems are seeing increasing use in today's society. Power over Ethernet, sometimes abbreviated PoE, refers to providing power to Ethernet devices over an Ethernet line that is also used to communicate data. Thus, power over Ethernet devices do not require separate power supply lines. In some insta...
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates generally to data processing networks and data storage subsystems, and more particularly to a data processing network in which a large number of hosts can access volumes of data storage in a data storage subsystem. 2. Description of the Related Art Due to advances in com...
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Medicament delivery devices (e.g., pen injectors, syringes, auto-injectors, etc.) that contain a selected dosage of a medicament are well known devices for administering the medicament to a patient. Safety devices for covering a needle of the delivery device before and after use are also well known. Typically, a needle...
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The increasing use of wireless telephones andpersonal computers has led to a corresponding demand for advanced telecommunication services that were once thought to only be meant for use in specialized applications. In the 1980's, wireless voice communication became widely available through the cellular telephone networ...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to digital cameras, and in particular, to image capturing methods based on face detection. 2. Description of the Related Art Face detection is a prevailing technology commonly used for focus control of a digital camera. Conventionally, a digital camera may enable a sensor...
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Electrostatic trap (E-Trap) and multi-pass time-of-flight (MP-TOF) mass spectrometers (MS) generally appear to share one common feature—the analyzer electrostatic fields are designed to provide an isochronous ion motion with respect to small initial energy, angular, and spatial spreads of the ion packets. In MP-TOF MS,...
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Fluid valve mechanisms utilize one or more fluid valve ports for the purpose of controlling flow of a fluid. The fluid valve mechanism includes a first valve body having a first port opening fluidically communicating with a first fluid transfer line (providing for either delivery or removal of the fluid), and further i...
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The invention relates to an endoscopic device, in particular to an instrument for endoscopic subfascial discision of perforans veins (ESDP). About 10% to 15% of the adult suffer from a distinct varix of the lower extremities, up to 16% of these patients have insufficient perforans veins. In the course of the medical tr...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical displacement sensor and an external force detecting device, and more particularly to an optical displacement sensor to sense a relative positional displacement between a reference segment and a measurement segment according to the displacement of the...
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A 5G network, namely, a new radio (NR) network, aims to support higher system performance, including support of different services, different deployment scenarios, and different spectrums. Different services include an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service, a machine type communication (MTC) service, an ultra-reliab...
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Gelled air-treating compositions are known. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,691,615 to Turner, et al.; 2,927,055 to Lanzet; 3,969,280 to Sayce, et al.; 3,997,480 to Singleton, et al.; 3,956,173 to Towle; 4,056,612 to Lin; 4,071,616 to Bloch; 4,128,507 to Mitzner; 4,178,264 to Streit, et al., and 4,318,476 to Claffey ...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention is in the field of software downloading through a broadcast digital media distribution network, particularly as downloaded to cards and especially option cards. 2. Related Art Distribution networks for digital information such as video, audio, Internet data or voice communicatio...
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Since the advent of emissions standards for internal combustion engines for cars, trucks, and other vehicles, emissions of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x) have markedly declined. This decline has been brought about through the use of a variety of techniques including electronic f...
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A parallelization compile method disclosed in a patent document, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-1807 (patent document 1) listed below, for example, serves as a parallelization method to generate a parallel program for a multi-core microcomputer based on a single program for a single-core microcomputer. In such para...
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In a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, frame structures respectively applicable to a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode and to a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, in the frame structure applicable to the FDD mode, each radio frame is 10 ms long...
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It is common to provide on-chip transformers to provide transient voltage rejection. As the rate of change of the voltage (dV/dt) in the primary winding of the transformer increases the back electromagnetic field (EMF) increases. Thus, with increasing frequency, as is the case with voltage transients, the reactance inc...
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Source tracking refers to a procedure where an angle is determined between a single antenna and a phased array of multiple antennas. The goal of a source-tracking estimation algorithm is to locate a source with respect to a phased array. Source tracking can be done using a phased array at a receiver and a single antenn...
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(a) Field of the Invention This patent relates to satellite navigation, and more particularly to a new kind of mechanical buffer based polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) with low magnetic sensitivity for the fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) application. (b) Description of the Related Art Compared with ...
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The present invention relates to a network of lights used in, for example, a job site.
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The present invention relates to a method for applying a light shielding paint to a peripheral area of a lens, particularly a plastic lens, such as used in an optical system of binoculars, cameras, video projectors or television receiver sets, to form a light-shield coat thereon. Hitherto, two types of light shielding ...
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1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention relates to methods of feature extraction, such as edge detection. It can be used in computer vision systems, including image/facial/object detection/recognition systems, scene interpretation, classification and captioning systems. 2. Technical Background Most of the ...
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are known to play an important role in embryogenesis, tissue homeostasis, and metabolism via FGF receptor (FGFR) signals (Non Patent Literature 1). In humans, there are 22 FGFs (FGF1 to FGF14 and FGF16 to FGF23) and 4 FGF receptors (FGFR1 to FGFR4; hereinafter, collectively referred to ...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a flat weighbridge with a load platform supported via supporting devices by two one-armed or two two-armed levers arranged at least partly beneath the load platform. 2. Prior Art The levers of such weighers are mostly unilaterally spread apart in a fork-like manner and...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of radio communication technologies. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for feeding back data receiving status. 2. Description of the Related Art A Long Term Evolution (LTE) system transmits data based on Hyb...
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The present invention relates to a receiver and to a semiconductor integrated circuit having the receiver. More specifically, the present invention relates to a receiver that receives a signal, for instance, through an AC-coupling element, and to a semiconductor integrated circuit having such a receiver. When wiring is...
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Polyethylene film based on very low density copolymers of ethylene and 1-octene has a high degree of tear strength and puncture resistance. When large amounts of 1-octene are incorporated into the polyethylene, i.e., amounts sufficient to bring the resin density down to 0.915 gram per cubic centimeter or lower, the fil...
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Recently, a quadruped robot apparatus which behaves in response to an instruction given by the user of the robot apparatus and adaptively to the surrounding environment and the like has been developed by the Applicant of the present invention, and commercially available. Such a robot apparatus has installed therein a C...
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The present invention relates to a radio communication technology, and more particularly to a technology for reducing interference among base stations in a cellular radio communication system. In a cellular radio communication system, multiple base stations or antennas are geographically dispersed and a radio communica...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a light-emitting diode (LED) package structure, and in particular to an LED package structure that separately arranges a light-emitting die and a voltage regulation diode in different sections. 2. The Related Arts A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a f...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a mixing box for an air condition system such as that shown in FIG. 1. The purpose of the system is to maintain a comfort condition, for example, a dry bulb temperature of about 75 degrees F., a suitable relative humidity and an air circulation rate not less than 0.4 ...
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Optical attenuators serve two primary purposes. The first purpose is to reduce the optical power transmitted in a system to allow for transmitter to detector balance. There is some loss of optical power over the length of a fiber optic cable. Additional optical power losses occur in each connector interface. An optical...
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There is a recognized need to convert undrinkable water to potable water and to have the ability to cleanse liquids in general. Many inventions have been created to attend to this need. A list of such inventions includes the following. U.S. Pat. No. 5,064,505 (Borgten) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,770,748 (Cellini) PA1 U.S. Pat...
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Ultrasound and vibratory type emitting devices have been used for medical therapeutic applications over the years. Various types of therapeutic devices have been proposed that apply ultrasonic oscillations and vibrations directly to an affected body part so as to relax muscles, quicken blood flow circulation, enhance h...
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In a typical method for measuring a blood glucose level, redox reaction is utilized. Meanwhile, portable handheld blood glucose level measuring apparatuses are widely used so that the blood glucose level can be measured easily at home or away from home. In such a portable blood glucose level measuring apparatus, the bl...
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1. Field of the Invention The current invention relates to a reactor for biological, in particular anaerobic, purification of waste water including a reactor vessel having a substantially flat or round bottom, at least one supply line arranged in the lower region of the reactor vessel for feeding waste water to be puri...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a refrigerating cycle system suitable for an automotive air conditioner, which includes a hot-gas bypass for introducing gaseous refrigerant (hot gas), discharged from a compressor, directly into an evaporator while bypassing a condenser at a heating state so that the...
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The invention is based on an insertable tool with a rotationally driven disk-shaped hub. Typically, disk-shaped insertable tools, such as grinding wheels or cutting-off wheels for angle grinders, consist entirely of bonded grinding means, and they have a central circular recess by way of which the insertable tool can b...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for regenerating a plating composition which is suitable for depositing at least one a first metal on a substrate as well as to a regeneration apparatus for regenerating said composition which is suitable for depositing said at least one a first metal ...
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A gel base prepared by increasing the viscosity of an aqueous carboxyvinyl polymer solution with a basic viscosity-increasing agent such as sodium hydroxide, triethanolamine, diisopropanolamine, etc. has such excellent characteristics that (i) since the stock polymer has a high purity and uniform quality, it can give a...
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Carbon nanotubes are hexagonal networks of carbon atoms forming seamless tubes with each end capped with half of a fullerene molecule. They were first reported in 1991 by Sumio Iijima who produced multi-layer concentric tubes or multi-walled carbon nanotubes by evaporating carbon in an arc discharge. They reported carb...
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An autonomous vacuum cleaner, being a fully automated cleaning device, is a renovating device different from those conventionally vacuum cleaners and other sweeping devices, that is can clean a specific area autonomously without any human attention and thus is foreseen to be the future cleaning device replacing those c...
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The present invention relates to a textile sheet material having improved mechanical stability, more particularly having stab and/or ballistic resistance, and offering protective performance against chemical and/or biological poisons, and also to protective materials, such as protective suits, protective gloves, protec...
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Motion-transmitting remote control cable assemblies, such as “push-pull cables,” are used for transmitting force or load and/or motion, typically along a curved path e.g. in aircraft, automotive, and marine environments, etc. Known cable assemblies can be used for transmitting load and motion in both push and pull type...
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Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waste toner recovery device, and more specifically relates to a waste toner recovery device which collects residual powder developing material on the surface of a photoreceptor member used in electrostatic copying machines, laser printers, and like image forming...
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A steering-by-wire method has been gradually deployed in a boat as a boat operating system. This method mainly uses a motor pump and relies on hydraulic control thereof. On the other hand, in order to improve operationality of leaving and getting to the shore, it is suggested to equip a boat with two or more propulsion...
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The present invention pertains to a device for forming the spine region and/or the adjacent joint areas of book cases. Known book production machines for the mechanized production of books comprise devices for transporting and devices for processing the supplied book blocks, devices for transporting and devices for pro...
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(1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical transmitting apparatus and an optical transmitting system. Particularly, the present invention relates to a technique for optimizing signal quality of an output optical signal of an optical amplifier in an optical transmitting apparatus or an optica...
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This invention relates to standby operation of a fuel cell power plant which generates electric power using a reformate gas. Tokkai Hei 8-306379 published by the Japanese Patent Office in 1996 discloses standby operation of a fuel cell power plant which generates power in a fuel cell stack using a reformate gas. Accord...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates in general to fuel cells and electrical motors and, more particularly, to a fuel cell powered electrical motor. 2. Description of the Related Prior Art The use of fuel cells to actuate electrical motors depends upon several factors. Among them efficiency and compactness ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dual tube dispenser and an adapter for use in such dual tube dispenser for separate storage of two dissimilar substances which are to be kept separate for one reason or another, e.g. because they are mutually chemically reactive and/or physically incompatible...
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Wind turbines convert wind energy to electrical energy by using the wind to drive the rotor of generator, either directly or by means of a gear box. The frequency of the AC power that is developed at the stator terminals of the generator is directly proportional to the speed of rotation of the rotor. The voltage at the...
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It has been known to utilize mechanical handling apparatus to supply labels to a container. Such apparatus has included a plastic label sheet feed supply, a drum upon which the label is secured and which moves the label into engagement with the outer surface of a container. The label adheres to the container and is sub...
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The screen of a LCD device generally comprises many liquid crystal cells arranged in columns and rows, forming a pixel array to display images. In each pixel, the orientation of liquid crystal molecules can be controlled by the applied voltage. Since the intensity of light passing through a liquid crystal cell depends ...
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Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition, a method of manufacturing a substrate with a template by using the above chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition, and a method of manufacturing a plated article by u...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention concerns structural urethane adhesives comprising amide polyols, including 2-component aliphatic urethane adhesive systems. The adhesives adhere to a wide variety of substrates. For example, the adhesives can be used as grout material in tile applications, particularly ceramic ti...
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The present invention has for its aim the production of aqueous solutions of alkali metal hypochlorite and in particular sodium hypochlorite. A common procedure used to manufacture aqueous solutions of alkali metal hypochlorite consists of reacting gaseous chlorine with an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide acc...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention generally relates to a fabrication method for a thermoelectric material. More specifically, the invention relates to a fabrication method for a nanovoid-imbedded bismuth telluride with a high figure of merit. 2. Description of the Related Art To date, void-incorporated thermoele...
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1. Field of the Invention: The present invention relates to a union joint assembly suitable for use in a refrigeration system to join two pipes end to end. 2. Prior Art: There are known various union joint assemblies of the type described in which a union and a nut, which are fitted respectively around opposed end port...
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This invention relates generally to hydraulic test equipment. More particularly, it relates to a method of using hydraulic test equipment to measure hydraulic leaks in hydraulic valves and assemblies. Hydraulic valves and other hydraulic equipment typically include several closely fitting individual mechanical parts th...
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Most support devices providing vertical support for elongated shafts having a cylindrical or other appropriate cross section and which may be pole-like products are made of rigid metal, wood and plastic materials that are relatively expensive or difficult to produce, pack, transport or assemble; frequently requiring sp...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to novel hydroquinonylphenyl butyric acid amide derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions having a cerebral insufficiency improving activity containing the same as an active ingredient. These compounds can be widely ...
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The subject matter of the present application may be related to subject matter disclosed in: U.S. Pub. No. 2003/0162846 entitled “Process and apparatus for the production of synthesis gas” published Aug. 28, 2003 in the names of Wang et al; U.S. Pub. No. 2004/00031731 entitled “Process for the mic...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mask pattern formed on a photomask, a pattern formed on a semiconductor device, and a method for exposing through the photomask to form a resist pattern of which a position is employed to correct an exposure condition. In the present specification, an overlay...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to television receiving apparatus and more particularly to a television receiving apparatus wherein a video buzzing sound is prevented from being produced by a video signal turning round into a power source system. 2. Description of the Related Art As sound receiving sys...
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α-Amino acids have significant biochemical importance, and are frequently used as a raw material for drugs such as antibiotics, antineoplastic agents, and enzyme inhibitors. There are natural and non-naturally occurring α-amino acids, and many useful α-amino acids of both types have been found. In recent years, there h...
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There is a continuing need for fire protection materials that permit dissipation of heat and deter the spread of flames, smoke, vapors and/or heat during a fire. Various materials have been used to protect surfaces from excessive heat and flame, including, among others, insulative materials, endothermic materials, intu...
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In the field of clinical analysis, a method utilizing coupling enzymes of glucokinase (GK) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), i.e., a so-called GK/G6PDH coupling enzyme system, has heretofore been employed in determination of glucose or CPK. This method is based on the following principle: ##STR1## The symb...
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Camera modules are incorporated into a variety of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones, mobile audio players, personal digital assistants, laptop computers, and desktop computers. There is a constant drive to add additional features to these cameras modules while maintaining a compact size. For example, o...
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Identification cards have been the subject of considerable counterfeiting and it is highly desirable to provide one that it is difficult to counterfeit. Moreover, even an identification card which cannot be counterfeited, can be misused. For example, a person holding a valid passport or a valid permanent resident card,...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting the amount of paper remaining in a cassette of a printer and, more particularly, to an apparatus for detecting the amount of paper remaining in a cassette of a printer in which the remaining paper information is obtained as an electri...
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The present invention relates to an improvement in level shift circuits for level shifting a low voltage signal to a high voltage signal to perform a signal transfer between two different circuits which are operated by different power supply voltages. Recent increasing demand for low-power electronic devices has caused...
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Clients frequently rely on servers to process data requests such as data processing requests and/or data retrieval requests. Receiving responses to such data processing requests in a timely and reliable manner is desirable.
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a connector examination device. In particular, the connector examination device examines a connector having metal terminals inserted therein and determines whether or not there is an electrical connection established between the metal terminals. The connector examinat...
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Field of the Invention. The present invention relates to a continuous form, fill, seal and separate packaging machine. The packaging machine of this invention is uniquely characterized not only by its continuous operation, but also by the means for supplying to the packaging machine an essentially uninterrupted source ...
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Analog and digital circuits are used in countless varied applications, and are being integrated even more with each passing year. Prefabricated components and chips lie at the heart of most of these circuits. As these circuits have become not only more prevalent but also more complex, it has become increasingly importa...
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1. Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to wireless communication systems and more particularly to integrated circuits of transceivers operating within such systems. 2. Description of Related Art Communication systems are known to support wireless and wire lined communications between wirel...
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Memory devices, such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile memory (NVM) and the like, are well known in the art. A memory device includes an array of memory cells and peripheral supporting systems for managing, programming/erasing and data retrieval operations. These devices provide an ind...
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In recent years, golf club heads and golf clubs have been designed to improve a golfer's accuracy by assisting the golfer in squaring the club head face at impact with a golf ball. A number of golf club heads have at least some weight of the golf club head positioned so as to alter or control the location of the club h...
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The invention concerns a fleece funnel, which is placed at a predetermined distance behind exit rolls of a stretch works of a textile machine, the latter being, in particular, a carding machine. One longitudinal side of the fleece funnel is closed off laterally by a baffle plate, and borders a bulged out impact plate. ...
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Otitis media is a common disease in children. The term “otitis media” encompasses a number of clinical disorders including myringitis, otitis media with effusion (OME), chronic suppurative otitis media and acute otitis media (AOM) (24). Acute otitis media (AOM) is a symptomatic illness associated with upper respiratory...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an optical disc obtained on laminating two optical discs, each having an information recording surface on a substrate, and a method for manufacturing the optical disc. 2. Related Art In the field of information recording, researches into the optical information record...
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This invention relates to the field of fabricating integrated circuits. More particularly, this invention relates to the design, layout, and use of reticles in photolithographic manufacturing of integrated circuits. In a photolithographic manufacturing process for integrated circuits, it is common to use reticles upon ...
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This invention relates to a method of brazing aluminium or aluminium alloy parts, and more particularly the method of brazing them with a flux. The invention also relates to an atmosphere furnace which can advantageously be employed for such brazing method. When iron, copper, or their alloys are put into a furnace empl...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an overlock sewing machine, and in particular, to an overlock sewing machine having an upper knife which cuts a cloth end edge onto which over-edge darning is performed. 2. Related Art For example, in an overlock sewing machine, an over-edge chain stitching is ...
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Sliding doors are very well known. If sliding doors are to be provided with a linear drive system, the challenge is having to modify already existing suspensions as little as possible or not at all.
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1. Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to port connection devices including serial, parallel and video port connectors, and, more particularly, to a computer port connector that can be selectively coupled to a mating connector. 2. Description of Related Art In the market of portable...
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The present invention relates to an infant warming apparatus and, more particularly, to an examination/procedure light that is integrated into an infant care apparatus. In the care of newborn infants, there is an infant warmer apparatus that is used to provide warming of the infant and to supply the necessary heat to m...
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Storage tanks of flammable liquids, such as petroleum products are commonly grouped or clustered together in an area referred to as a "tank farm". Should one of the tanks become ruptured and the contents become involved in a fire, huge quantities of heat are generated. The heat generated in the fire radiates into the s...
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This invention relates to a method of producing inked-ribbon cartridges. Recently, there has been a trend in the typewriter and business machine arts to incorporate an inked ribbon in a disposable cartridge or cassette which can be readily installed and/or replaced in such printing machines. The operator of one such ma...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to optics and, more specifically, the present invention relates to modulating optical beams. 2. Background Information The need for fast and efficient optical-based technologies is increasing as Internet data traffic growth rate is overtaking voice traff...
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1. Field The disclosure relates generally to analyzing source code and in particular, to managing policies for calls in the source code. Still more particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method, system, and computer program product for managing a policy for a call in a first source code to a function in a se...
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Visual impairment is generally understood as vision loss to such a degree as to be considered a signification limitation of visual capability. A visually-impaired individual may be “partially sighted,” “with low vision,” “legally blind,” or “totally blind,” depending upon the degree of visual impairment. Also, dependin...
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In the production of filter tow for use in making filter rods for the cigarette industry, the tow is laid in so-called “filling cans”. During this process, the filter tow is distributed in uniform layers over the cross-sectional area of the can by the movements of a laying unit, which moves alternately in the lengthwis...
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As is well-understood in the art, lithography processes are used in the fabrication of the various layers in semiconductor wafer processing. Important to such lithography fabrication processes is the correct and accurate alignment and orientation of various fabrication layers formed on a wafer. Each of the layers forme...
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Business analyses concerning products or other items are fundamental tasks for many manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, and other enterprises. Many business analyses are based on base sales volume. For example, demand forecasting, price-demand-behavior analysis, and promotional effectiveness analysis all rely on sound...
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While children's play equipment has been around for decades, many parents are unaware of the fundamental role that play equipment has in a child's physical, mental and social development. Generally, many articles of play equipment, such as well-known playground slides and monkey bars, do not offer the fullest opportuni...
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This invention relates to a signal supplying device for supplying signals to an operating panel for a passenger provided in each of plural seats of a moving vehicle, such as an aircraft or a train. In a moving vehicle, such as an aircraft or train, it is possible for the passenger in each seat to select a desired chann...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stroboscopic controller disposed in a camera and controlling a light emitting operation of a stroboscope and a stopping operation thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art Stroboscopic controllers having various kinds of structures are generally proposed and...
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The present invention relates to signal detection in the presence of noise characterized by non-Gaussian noise models. More specifically, but without limitation thereto, the present invention relates to a signal processor for detecting targets in coherent radar return signals in the presence of non-Gaussian radar clutt...
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