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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention broadly relates to communication services, and more particularly, to a telecommunication service that offers information about the identity of a mobile subscriber to a third party without disclosing the location of the subscriber to the third party.
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Flouropolymers are melt-processable resins that are formed into polymer structures by many different processes, such as extrusion, injection molding, fiber spinning, extrusion blow molding and blown film. They are also used as polymer processing aids due to their low surface energies and phase behaviors.
Flouropolymers... | {
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This invention describes a system to lure and kill insect such as mosquitoes with an electrocuting killing field and producing carbon dioxide and water vapor in relatively pure form by the combustion of paraffin so as to act as an insect attractant. The method and materials used are especially economical and convenient... | {
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a packing can. More particularly, the present invention relates to a packing can which has an excellent resistance against deformation caused by the reduction of pressure at the cooling step after filling the can with contents or during the subsequent storage,... | {
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This invention relates generally to tank bioleaching of a base metal.
In tank bioleaching of a sulphide concentrate which contains a metal such as copper, nickel, cobalt or zinc, the particular compounds are rendered soluable and are therefore recoverable from solution by making use of an appropriate technique. Some me... | {
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A control device of this kind is a so-called "load sensing" control in which the fraction of the delivery flow which reaches each actuator is determined by means of a delivery flow controller that is pressurized as a function of the opening area of the associated control valve. Thus the displacement setting of the pump... | {
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This invention relates to a reducing material for use in steel making, particularly in the making of stainless steel, to promote reduction of oxides of such metals as iron, chromium and the like and desulphurization of the molten steel, to thereby improve the steel quality and production efficiency.
In the reducing per... | {
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This invention relates to encryption, and more particularly, to identity-based-encryption schemes for sending secure messages.
Cryptographic systems are used to provide secure communications services such as secure email services and secure web browsing.
With symmetric key cryptographic systems, the sender of a message... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to optionally substituted 4-substituted-1-(arylmethylidene)-thiosemicarbazide, 4-substituted-1-(arylcarbonyl)thiosemicarbazide and analogs, and the discovery that these compounds are activators of caspa... | {
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The dumper of this invention loads in the front and dumps to the side, that is, 90.degree. from the point of loading. The dumper has a cradle adapted to receive a container loaded with various types of parts. The cradle can rotate through an angle approaching 180.degree. to insure that all of the parts are discharged. ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to storage systems. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for managing storage systems containing multiple data storage devices.
2. Background
Conventional data storage systems include one or more storage devices connected to a controller... | {
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Stacked sheet separating and gripping apparatuses of this type are known in the art. See, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 55-42023.
To better understand the background of this invention, a conventional stacked sheet separating and gripping apparatus will be briefly explained with reference to FIG. 23. ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a metallic gasket which is interposed between joining surfaces of a cylinder block and a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and which prevents leakage of fluid such as combustion gas, cooling water, lubricating oil, and the like.
2. Description of ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and particularly to an upright vacuum cleaner enabling a convenient grasp and handling by a user. Further, the invention relates to a carrying handle of an upright vacuum cleaner that can prevent unnecessary shaking of the vacuum cleaner and e... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a user-controlled device, in particular a mouse or a joystick, with 3D motion detection. The invention is however also applicable to game pads, trackballs and other screen pointing devices for a computer system as well as to devices for pointing or selecting pr... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a diesel particulate filter apparatus to be incorporated into an exhaust system for purification treatment of exhaust gas discharged from a diesel engine.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In general, a diesel engine generates particulates such as carbon, soot an... | {
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This invention relates to an assembly for collecting a liquid sample from a patient, such as a blood sample. More particularly, this invention relates to a needle assembly for collecting sequentially multiple liquid samples from such a patient. The device of the invention utilizes a receiving chamber with walls which a... | {
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Current Liquid Crystal (LC) televisions (LCTVs) use overdrive techniques to accelerate the slow response of LC pixels so as to improve the picture quality of dynamic contents. The cost of overdrive is high, especially when the picture resolution of an LCTV set is high. The overdrive technique requires memory to buffer ... | {
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Wavelength selective switches (WSS) are widely used for dynamic routing wavelength channels in optical communications networks. WSS devices are deployed in optical switching nodes of long-haul, regional, and metro optical communications networks. Referring to FIG. 1A, a typical WSS 100 includes a front end 101 having a... | {
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Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to measurement of the three-dimensional shape of an object to be measured.
Description of the Related Art
There is known a three-dimensional measurement apparatus that projects a slit pattern typified by a space encoding method from a projection unit such as a projec... | {
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The present invention relates to automated analysis and testing of hardware and/or software.
A software application or hardware device (collectively called a target device or a device-under-analysis) can be analyzed or tested in an automated way by using a second device called an analyzer. In this situation, the analyz... | {
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The development of new and more effective chemotherapeutic agents for cancer treatment requires consideration of a variety of factors including cytotoxicity, tumor cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis. Conventional anticancer agents have typically been identified on the basis of their cytotoxicity alone, as the ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing a service and method thereof. Although the present invention is suitable for a wide scope of applications, it is particularly suitable for processing services among a plurality of devices.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
Smart telev... | {
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Computer networks have become ubiquitous. Computer networks include the Internet, Service Provider (SP) networks, private networks, and Local Area Networks (LANs). A network such as an SP network may include peripherally located Provider Edge (PE) routers, each of which couples to one or multiple Customer Edge (CE) rou... | {
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The invention relates to ladies adornments and, more particularly, to a decorative element associated with a brassiere. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to electronic signal modulation, and more specifically, to spread spectrum modulation of binary messages.
2. Description of Related Art
Many systems provide for a plurality of transmitter and receiver pairs, "communicating pairs", to communicate simultaneously with littl... | {
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As well known, a common hanger is made up of an arched body, centrally provided with a projecting crook-shaped hook. The hook is constituted by a wire-like body, generally made of steel, that engages in a stable manner, with the lower part thereof, in the arched body, usually made of plastic material.
Hangers are usual... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to the generation of maps to be displayed on a CRT by digital processing of digitally encoded geodetic and cultural data that defines the environment to be mapped.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A special problem exists in providing a night-flying aviator with informat... | {
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This invention relates to a computer implemented method and apparatus for processing forms and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for processing customizable application forms that share information from an extensible database.
The processing of college admission application forms described below is illustrative... | {
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1. Field of Invention
The techniques and apparatus described herein relate to semiconductor structures having an electrode structure in which conductive regions are recessed in a semiconductor region, and particularly to semiconductor devices, such as nitride-based semiconductor devices, using one or more such electrod... | {
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1. Field
Example embodiments relate generally to a touch panel sensor. More particularly, embodiments of the inventive concept relate to a capacitive touch panel sensor, and a touch panel display device having the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
A mobile device (e.g., a smart-phone) mostly includes a touch pane... | {
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This invention relates to a container having an opening, or mouth, covered with a flexible sheet of material, and an outer closure lid disposed above the flexible sheet. Such containers are generally used in the food packaging industry and embody various sizes, shapes and forms for packaging various food products, part... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to a fill valve assembly, and more particularly, to a fill valve assembly, for use in association with a filler device, which is configurable into a clean-in-place mode of operation for cleaning predetermined components associated therein.
2. Background... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the structure of an antioxidant gas blow-off unit to be installed in a wire bonding apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
A large number of wire bonding apparatus employ ball bonding. In the ball bonding, a wire tail that extends from the tip of a capill... | {
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The subject matter of this invention is related to a static, current-limiting, bilateral force commutated switch with a reverse parallel pair of thyristor stacks as the main conduction element.
It has been long known that current limiting in an electrical circuit subject to high values of overload current is desirable.... | {
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Textile based heat-bonding products are now widely used in the clothing industry and make it possible for example to manufacture linings or reinforcement fabrics which can be heat sealed.
A number of methods and apparatus for manufacturing such products by coating are known.
A first category of methods, called HOT MELT... | {
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A substantial body of evidence supports the relationship between 5-HT.sub.1c receptor modulation and a variety of diseases and conditions. The 5HT.sub.1c receptor has recently been designated as the 5HT.sub.2c receptor by researchers in this field. Hoyer, Pharmacological Reviews (draft document sanctioned by IUPHAR Rec... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ink, and an ink-jet recording method and instruments using the ink. In particular, the present invention relates to an ink which permits highly fine and high-image quality recording or printing on non-coated paper such as paper for copying, paper for reporti... | {
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A table saw can be used for cutting materials such as porcelain tile, ceramic tile, and so on. As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional table saw mainly comprises a base 11, a work table 12 supported on the base 11, a tank 13 arranged below the work table 12 for accommodating a cooling liquid, a blade 14 driven by a motor, a... | {
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Field of the Disclosure
This application relates generally to a training firearm that is functional but incapable of firing live ammunition. The present disclosure also relates to methods for modifying a fully functional firearm into a readily identifiable firearm capable of functioning, but incapable of firing live am... | {
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Mobile communication systems have been developed to provide communication services while ensuring a user's mobility. Recently, the mobile communication systems have reached a stage capable of providing not only the voice communication services but also the high-speed data communication services.
In recent years, a Long... | {
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As methods effective for the prevention of tooth decay, there are several means known to date, such as (1) strengthening the acid resistance of teeth to render their constituents harder to elute in acid, which represents one of the direct causes of dental caries, and (2) facilitating the remineralization process on tee... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to storage media, particularly to a quick mounting system and media for video and other recordings.
2. Related Art
Historically, the television and film industry has relied on chemical film to record motion pictures and other videos recordings. This process has a number o... | {
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Although organic polymers have replaced metals in many structural contexts, thus far they have failed to replace metals when the latter are used as electrical conductors or semiconductors. The impetus for such replacement includes, among others, lower cost, lower weight of materials, and increased processing variabilit... | {
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This invention relates generally to an automated process and apparatus for the solvent separation of organic/inorganic substances. More particularly, the invention relates to an automated process and apparatus for the solvent extraction of molecular constituents of coal-derived material such as coal liquefaction proces... | {
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Automotive engines have been developed to obtain higher horsepower in a more compact package with reduced weight. The increased horsepower and weight reduction have been achieved simultaneously with cleaner, more efficient burn and less particulate and gaseous emissions. Lower maintenance is required with modern day au... | {
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The human eye in its simplest terms functions to provide vision by transmitting light through a clear outer portion called the cornea, and focusing the image by way of the lens onto the retina. The quality of the focused image depends on many factors including the size and shape of the eye, and the transparency of the ... | {
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The present invention relates to wireless telecommunications systems which use spread-spectrum methods.
Background: Spread-Spectrum Methods
One of the most important tools in telecommunications is spread spectrum methods. For example, in a direct-sequence spread-spectrum ("DS-SS") transmission, the signal is modulated ... | {
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Various voltage detection circuits, which detect a differential voltage between two input nodes, are proposed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 9,143,092 discloses a configuration, which detects a voltage by chopping a MOS transistor switch formed of four N-channel type MOS transistors coupled capacitively.
For a voltage det... | {
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The invention relates to a washer for an anchor rod, wherein the anchor rod is fastened in a bore hole by a mortar having an opening for the passage there-through of the anchor rod and a passage for the introduction of the mortar mass into the bore hole.
Known washers of the type described above are used, for example, ... | {
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Magnetic disks, as well as magnetic heads used for writing and reading data to and from magnetic disks are tested in relation to their characteristics by a test system before being mounted to magnetic disk systems (see, for example, JP-A No. 268955/2006). Magnetic head test is performed in the form of head gimbal assem... | {
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Modern storage systems typically include multiple standalone storage devices that are passive and whose performance characteristics are fixed in general once manufacturing is complete. A processor (e.g., RAID controller) executing software (firmware) is necessary to add intelligence to make the collection of unintellig... | {
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This invention relates to a multi-cassette recording and reproducing apparatus in which cassettes in racks are loaded into cassette drive units to record and reproduce a large amount of video information, audio information, and other information.
In the field of broadcast equipments, multi-cassette recording and reprod... | {
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Water absorbent resins are used owing to their absorbing property, water retaining property and gelling ability, in various fields, for example in absorbent articles such as paper diapers, incontinence pads, sanitary napkins and breast milk pads, and in drip absorbents, freshness preservatives, sheets for pets, excreti... | {
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The conventional hand tools are required to be compact and easily used. One of the hand tools comprises a handle to which different types of blades, screw bits or sockets are connected. In order to secure the screw bit to the handle such that when rotating the handle, the screw bit is not rotated independently from the... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the processing of periodic information signals, such as, video signals, and more particularly is directed to apparatus by which time base errors introduced during recording and/or reproducing of such signals may be removed.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Video signal... | {
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Unit dose detergent products are convenient for consumers, since there is no need for them to measure out the required volume of detergent each time. Various unit dose formats, including tablets, and containers made of water-soluble material, are already known. Water-soluble containers are attractive since they avoid d... | {
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Halogenated polysilanes are used, for example, to generate high-purity silicon in the semiconductor technology, for example, in the solar-cell industry. For this reason, very high purities are often needed for halogenated polysilanes. WO 2009/047238 A1 describes a process for preparing high-purity hexachlorodisilane wh... | {
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Operating methods of electromechanical pixels are known from spatial light modulators (SLM) for projection displays. Prior art SLMs for projection displays comprise an array of micro-mirrors constructed on a semiconductor backplane. In prior art SLMs, each electromechanical pixel comprises a micro-mirror that is mounte... | {
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Catalytic reforming, or hydroforming, is a well established industrial process employed by the petroleum industry for improving the octane quality of naphthas or straight run gasolines. In reforming, a multi-functional catalyst is employed which contains a metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation (hydrogen transfer) compone... | {
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Throughout the ages music has demonstrated the ability for sound to influence an individual's state of being. Musicians have intuitively produced compositions that elicit a wide range of emotional response. The science of psychoacoustics explores the processes underlying this phenomena. The psychoacoustic theory of the... | {
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Ammonium and nitrate are primary nitrogen sources for plant growth and development. Plants require transporters for acquisition of both ammonium and nitrate. Transporters of ammonium and nitrate exist not only in plants, but in almost all organisms. Ammonium transporters (AMTs) usually exist in a genome as gene familie... | {
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This invention relates to an analog space-time relay method and apparatus for a wireless communication channel.
Wireless relays have shown potential for extending communication range and providing good quality of experience. In general, there are two broad relay schemes which can be categorized based on the processing ... | {
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Generally, transistors of semiconductor devices are classified as NMOS, PMOS, or CMOS according type of channel employed in the transistors. An NMOS type transistor is formed with an N-channel, and a PMOS transistor with a P-channel. In addition, a CMOS (complementary metal oxide silicon) has both NMOS and PMOS, and, t... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cancer diagnosis. More specifically, the present invention discloses methods for diagnosing disease recurrence and high stage bladder carcinoma.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Many superficial tumors recur, of which some progress to become muscle invasive canc... | {
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This invention is concerned with improvements in and relating to periodontal probes and apparatus incorporating such probes.
A periodontal probe is an instrument used in dentistry to measure the depths of pockets or recesses which form between the tooth and the gum when the patient is suffering from an oral disorder kn... | {
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The processes of LPD technology use the following chemical formulae: EQU H.sub.2 SiF.sub.6 +2H.sub.2 O=6HF+SiO.sub.2 EQU H.sub.3 BO.sub.3 +4HF=BF.sub.4 +H.sub.3 +2H.sub.2 O
at 40.degree. C. or lower temperature
A. The advantages of LPD-SiO.sub.2 are as follows:
(1) The equipment used for LPD is simpler and cheaper than... | {
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The application relates to an apparatus comprising a fuel cell unit and a component, such as for example a heat exchanger or a reformer. The application also relates to a stack component for use for example in such an apparatus or generally for use in combination with devices requiring a fluid flow passing through the ... | {
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With the rapid rise in demand for communication of large amounts of data to and from mobile communication devices, traditional mobile voice communication networks are evolving into networks that communicate with Internet Protocol (IP) data packets. Such IP data packet communication can provide users of mobile communica... | {
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Polyphenylene ether has been used in a wide variety of applications because it is excellent in dimensional stability as well as mechanical and electrical properties and heat resistance. However, polyphenylene ether has a significant drawback that it is by itself poor in oil resistance and molding workability. In order ... | {
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An organic LED (Light Emitting Diode) element has been widely used for displays, backlights, lighting applications, and the like.
A common organic LED element has a first electrode (anode) placed on a substrate, a second electrode (cathode) and an organic layer placed between the electrodes. When a voltage is applied b... | {
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and a device for synthesizing an electrical and electronic architecture.
More particularly, the invention relates to aircraft, and in particular rotary wing aircraft.
(2) Description of Related Art
In order to make a product that includes electrical a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an analog-to-digital converter and, more particularly, to an analog-to-digital converter for converting an analog signal into a digital value in multiple steps.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, a variety of additional functions are built in mo... | {
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The present disclosure relates to architectural systems, such as headwalls, columns, and ceiling-suspended arm assemblies used in hospitals, and particularly to an architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an architectural system that is configured to d... | {
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Hitherto, there is known a pressure change measuring apparatus for detecting a minute pressure change, which has structure including an inner chamber (pressure chamber), a differential pressure gauge (diaphragm or the like) configured to detect a differential pressure between a pressure of the inner chamber (pressure c... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a golf club head comprising a center of gravity height adjustability assembly.
2. Description of the Related Art
The prior art discloses various designs with center of gravity adjustments to improve golf club performance, but fails to provide a golf club with d... | {
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The following relates generally to the electronic countermeasure arts, the unmanned autonomous vehicle arts, signal jamming arts, communications arts, satellite navigation and communication arts, law enforcement arts, military science arts, and the like. It finds particular application in conjunction with the jamming a... | {
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A number of hard surface cleaners have been specially formulated to target bathroom soils. These include products containing liquid hypochlorite for combating mildew and fungus; products with quaternary ammonium compounds as bacteriostats; and acidic cleaners, such as those containing phosphoric or other strong mineral... | {
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Organizations often devote tremendous resources to implement workflow systems that allow users to request, obtain and process information. Organizations typically use internal web sites with FAQs, printed documentation, and administrative support help desks to help employees keep information update and accomplish vario... | {
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In active matrix displays (AM-LCD) having an integrated non-linear device as a switching device typified by a non-linear two terminal device such as a variable resistor or diode, and a non-linear three terminals device such as a thin film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal compositions having a high voltage holding ratio... | {
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Serial ATA (SATA)-compliant devices, such as SATA hard disk drives and other SATA storage devices, are widely used in the consumer personal computer (PC) industry. The SATA specification generally describes a point-to-point interface between a host computer and an ATA device. Due to the large volumes driven by the cons... | {
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Computing systems are routinely used to process a variety of information (such as to report, analyze, sort, aggregate the information). For example, computing systems may run collaborative applications that are designed to help persons involved in common tasks to achieve goals (such as to facilitate team working in mod... | {
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Field of the Invention
The present invention is generally related to illumination and is more specifically related to systems for illuminating surgical sites during medical examinations and surgical procedures.
Description of the Related Art
Ambient illumination is often inadequate for conducting safe and efficacious m... | {
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Processing steps used in the semiconductor industry include depositing and etching films on a substrate. Dielectric films are deposited into complex topologies during some processing steps often to provide physical and electrical separation between conductive or semiconductive regions.
Many techniques have been develop... | {
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Existing OCR engines may suffer from low accuracy rates. For many applications where OCR may be highly desirable, the error rates of commonly available OCR engines may be unacceptably high, even for relatively simple documents. Additionally, when dealing with documents having complex layouts and contents, the best pres... | {
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A traditional approach to annotate digital images is to manually annotate each digital image with one or more semantically related keywords. Such keywords are often used to facilitate keyword-based image search and retrieval operations in computer-based search environments (e.g., across computing devices, databases, th... | {
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The electronics industry continues to rely upon advances in semiconductor technology to realize higher-function devices in more compact areas. For many applications realizing higher-functioning devices requires integrating a large number of electronic devices into a single silicon wafer. As the number of electronic dev... | {
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Previously, coating type magnetic recording media have been prepared by coating non-magnetic supports with a coating comprising organic polymer binders and magnetic materials of ferromagnetic powders dispersed therein. In recent years, with the increased demand for high density recording, magnetic recording media of th... | {
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The present invention is directed to a biological assembly and in particular to a slide and slide cover for use in biological studies.
It is often necessary to examine biological material in order to make quantitative determinations relating thereto. For example, a semen sample may require microscopic study to determin... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to processes for preparing bis(ether anhydrides). In particular, safer and more efficient imidization, nitration, displacement and exchange reactions leading to the preparation of bis(ether anhydrides) are made possible as a result of conducting the imidization... | {
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Traditional peripheral lead integrated circuit (IC) test sockets are generally constructed of a machined engineering grade plastic housing and frame, which is populated with a series of contact members that correspond to the terminals on two or four sides of the IC device. These contacts provide a temporary connection ... | {
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The present invention relates to the discovery of a new and distinct cultivar of southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium hybrid) plant. The parents of the new variety are Palmetto and Reveille. The male parent of the new Vaccinium plant variety ‘Southern Splendour’ is ‘Palmetto’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,756). The female ... | {
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Application programs, including web-based applications such as web pages, and the hardware associated with the applications, are often tested under extreme use conditions. Such conditions may be provided by a system that simulates a number of users simultaneously executing the application. A user may be simulated by ex... | {
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Due in part to a number of new analytical techniques, there has been a significant increase in knowledge about genetic information, particularly in humans. Allelic variants of genetic loci have been correlated to malignant and non-malignant monogenic and multigenic diseases. For example, monogenic diseases for which th... | {
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The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Azalea, botanically known as Rhododendron hybrida, an evergreen greenhouse-forcing type Azalea, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Carousel’.
The new Azalea is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Alva, Fla. The object... | {
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The present invention generally relates to an interface for direct data transfers and, in particular, relates to such an interface for effecting direct data transfers between an intelligent switch and a microcomputer.
The direct data transfer from the random-access-memory (RAM) of one microcomputer to the RAM of anothe... | {
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In recent years, an automobile requires various information such as a load acting on a vehicle wheel or a rotation speed of the vehicle wheel in order to carry out a driving control in a traveling mode. In order to obtain such information, there is proposed a technique in which a sensor is provided in a vehicle-wheel r... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pickup frame made of a composite material including a synthetic resin and a metal, an optical pickup device including such a pickup frame, and an optical information recording/reproduction apparatus including such an optical pickup device.
2. Description of t... | {
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In such a digitizing device, as has become known from, e.g., West German Patent No. DE-PS 19,43,217, the scanning element is moved manually in two mutually perpendicular coordinate directions over a defined curve path. At predetermined points on this curve path, coordinate signals, which correspond to the actual positi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to insulating devices for beverage containers and more particularly, to insulating beverages and foods by using air as the insulator.
2. Background and Related Art
Disposable cups are routinely used in fast food and roadside restaurants to contain both hot and col... | {
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