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1. Field
The invention relates to a joint prosthesis with a head cap articulated in the manner of a ball joint via a collar piece on a base piece for anchoring in the bone.
2. Background Information
From EP-A-0 663 193 a hip joint socket is known which is held by a holding ring in a supporting shell on an anchoring pla... | {
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The present invention relates to a material layer of either wet- or dry-laid soft paper, including mixtures of polymer and cellulose fibres, fibre fabric or polymer film, the layer being intended for use as a separate layer, or at least in one layer, loosely laid on, or bonded to one or more material layers or webs suc... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
Present invention consists of a method and system for providing assistance to a distressed vehicle, preferably a truck, having a damaged wheel component during a travel condition. In particular, the present invention regards a cheaper and faster method to substitute a damaged wheel component, ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the field of optoelectronics and more specifically is directed to an integrated assembly for coupling laser diodes or photodetectors to optical fibers.
2. State of the Prior Art
Optical interconnection of electronic data and communication systems is of great... | {
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The present invention relates generally to monitoring inventory levels and, more particularly, to identifying types of products and determining a quantity of each of the types of products on a particular surface (e.g., hanging on a display hanger).
Typical inventory monitoring procedures may involve an employee using a... | {
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Ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) is a new standard that has been proposed by the EPA that effects diesel fuel sold for use on-road. This new regulation pertains to diesel fuel, additives and distillate fuels such as kerosene. The previous low diesel sulfur content was 500 p.p.m. (parts per million). The USLD contains onl... | {
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Energy conversion, utilization and access underlie many of the great challenges of our time, including those associated with sustainability, environmental quality, security, and poverty. New applications of emerging technologies are required to respond to these challenges. Biotechnology, one of the most powerful of the... | {
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Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a binary threshold value setting circuit for setting a threshold value in case of binarizing an analog signal. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electrical rotating machine, and more specifically, to an improved electrical rotating machine in which a local rise of temperature in a stator core is reduced.
2. Description of the Related Art
Electrical steel sheets are die-cut into substantially sector s... | {
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Theft of costly portable possessions, such as new high-tech golf clubs with titanium heads and graphite shafts, is increasing at an alarming rate. For example, the theft of titanium golf clubs from golf equipment shops is so frequent that titanium golf clubs are locked up independently of the other equipment in the sto... | {
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The field of this invention lies in the glazing of a window frame and a glass pane, in particular, a double glass pane, which pane is inserted into a window frame groove.
In the known glazing process which is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,667,179, double glass panes are glazed by inserting them into the groove of a hori... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to explosive devices, and particularly high pressure explosive devices that can be activated by electrical pulse or ignited by shock.
2. Background of the Art
Explosive devices are used in a wide range of industry and commerce. The very nature of explosives as the... | {
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X-ray tubes are used in a variety of industrial and medical applications. For example, X-ray tubes are employed in medical diagnostic examination, therapeutic radiology, semiconductor fabrication, and material analysis. Regardless of the application, most X-ray tubes operate in a similar fashion. X-rays, which are high... | {
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Hydrostatically propelled harvesting machines and the like, where a significant time delay exists between a change in the travel speed and the effect of the change in speed on engine loading or machine function, typically require speed controls. Known speed controls for harvesting machines have been employed to reduce ... | {
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Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet transported through a transport path.
Description of the Related Art
An image recording apparatus is known, wherein a transport path is formed at the inside of an apparatus casing, and an image is reco... | {
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The present invention relates to pens, and more particularly to a combination pen and stylus.
Pens can be used to write on a surface, typically using ink. Pens typically include a writing tip and a cap that covers the writing tip when not in use. Different types of writing tips include ballpoint, fountain, marking, and... | {
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Illumination systems that contain blackbody light sources such as arc lamp sources or incandescent sources are usually designed so that no light is reflected or recycled back to the source. Blackbody light sources are excellent light absorbers and poor light reflectors. Any emitted light that does get back to the sourc... | {
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In semiconductor devices, particularly semiconductor devices having a multi-layered structure comprising a plurality of stacked thin films, not only the quality of each of the constituent thin films but also their interfacial states greatly influence their performances.
Therefore, in order to obtain a high performance ... | {
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Subsea pipelines need to be elevated with respect to the sea floor proximate the pipeline on occasion for numerous reasons. It is often advantageous for such a tool to be capable of securely cradling the pipeline. | {
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This invention relates to temperature-controlled electronic devices such as temperature-controlled resistance strain gauge bridges.
The concept of controlling the temperature of an electronic device to minimize a change in the characteristics of the device with temperature, hereinafter referred to as thermal shifts, is... | {
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There is growing interest in the use of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) to treat various conditions characterized by pulmonary hypertension or hypoxemia. Clinical use of inhaled NO began in the early 1990s. To date, inhaled NO has been administered primarily to critically ill, intubated, mechanically ventilated patients. Rec... | {
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There are a number of applications where it is desirable to be able to identify an unknown location of an object which emits a signal. One example occurs when planning an indoor wireless local area network (LAN) having one or more RF or microwave emitters.
Of course precisely defining an object's location requires spec... | {
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Multiple applications for digital video communication and storage currently exist, and multiple international standards have been and are continuing to be developed in response. Low bit rate communications, such as video telephony and videoconferencing, led the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to develop the... | {
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This invention relates generally to journal bearings and more specifically to a retainer system for journal bearings. More particularly, this invention relates to a retainer system for use with journal bearing sleeves made of a hard brittle material, for example, silicon carbide.
Conventional journal bearing sleeves ar... | {
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It is a common desire to enhance images acquired from imaging devices to improve their image quality. There are fundamental attributes that govern the image quality of a grayscale image. These attributes are the brightness of an image, the dynamic range of an image, the contrast of detail in an image (or detail contras... | {
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Crystalline silicon (including multi- and mono-crystalline silicon) is the most dominant absorber material for commercial photovoltaic applications. The relatively high efficiencies associated with mass-produced crystalline silicon solar cells, in conjunction with the abundance of material, garner appeal for continued ... | {
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Linear programming is a technique of determining an optimal solution to a set of defined constraints, which are represented as linear equalities or inequalities. Different classes of linear programs exist, including integer linear programs (IPs or ILPs) and mixed integer linear programs (MIPs or MILPs). Integer linear ... | {
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Along with continuous popularization of intelligent systems of mobile terminals, periods for terminal device manufacturers and operating companies to launch new functions and new services become shorter and shorter, and meanwhile, more and more complicated system software versions are provided, and many unknown problem... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of chemical, biological agent and radiation sensors, and in particular, to such sensors embodied in surface acoustic wave devices.
2. Description of Related Art
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are electronic components, embodied as filters, resonators, a... | {
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High density integrated circuits including monolithic circuits and ultra high-speed digital circuits are produced by forming a plurality of integrated circuits on semiconductor wafers. Prior to subdividing the semiconductor wafer into individual circuit chips, die or devices, each chip/die/device should be functionally... | {
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In the past decade, high-security verification based on face analysis has been an important research topic in computer vision and human-machine interaction. There are two types of verification protocols: specific person verification protocols and unspecific person verification protocols. Specific person verification in... | {
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A synthetic route that provides access to chlorin building blocks bearing substituents at the meso- and/or β-positions has recently been described (Strachan, et al. (2000) J. Org. Chem. 65:3160-3172; Balasubramanian, et al. (2000) J. Org. Chem. 65:7919-7929). In addition to selected patterns of functional group handles... | {
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In microwave radio communication, higher output power has always been a market requirement for longer distance, higher modulation and higher throughput needs. One way of achieving a higher output power level is to combine two radio-frequency (RF) signals from two channel units into one and keep the two units within the... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure generally relates to supporting multiple concurrent jobs, and more particularly to a flexible allocation scheme for data parallel tasks.
2. Discussion of Related Art
MapReduce is a framework for processing large datasets (e.g., terabytes of data) involving distributable problem... | {
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This disclosure relates to a system and method for controlling the speed of an electric motor, and more particularly to a system and method for controlling the speed of a voice coil motor that moves the head of a disk drive.
In the event of a disk drive power failure, it is typical to use reserve power to retract the r... | {
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In the gas turbine engine field, rotor stage assemblies are typically formed of a rotor disk and a plurality of rotor blades extending outwardly from the disk. The rotor stage assemblies are interdigitated between adjacent stator assemblies. An annular flow path for hot working medium gases extends through the rotor st... | {
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The present disclosure relates to a biopsy device for sampling a specimen from a biological tissue.
A biopsy is a process of sampling a specimen from a biological tissue of a lesion of a patient who may be suffering a disease such as cancer or the like and inspecting the sampled specimen. In the biopsy, an operator sam... | {
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The present invention relates to a vehicle speed control apparatus for controlling the speed of an own vehicle relative to a preceding vehicle.
A variety of devices have been developed to alleviate burdens on the driver of a running vehicle and to enhance driving safety. Illustratively, cruise control systems and like ... | {
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for testing the contents of a sealed container holding a liquid under the pressure of gas in a headspace. The container is typically a can and the liquid may for example be a beverage in which gas is dissolved.
It is the practice in the soft drinks industry to te... | {
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The prostate gland, which is found exclusively in male mammals, produces several components of semen and blood and several regulatory peptides. The prostate gland comprises stroma and epithelium cells, the latter group consisting of columnar secretory cells and basal nonsecretory cells. A proliferation of these basal c... | {
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As a method of acquiring an elevation value of a current position of a pedestrian or a vehicle, a method using a GPS signal or a method using a barometer is known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a configuration including an atmospheric pressure measurement unit to measure an atmospheric pressure, a GPS rece... | {
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) refers to formatting rules developed by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) for web page content. The word “cascading” refers to the way CSS determines how a particular element is ultimately displayed in the web page. The style (color, font and spacing) in which the element is displayed is ... | {
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The present invention is generally directed to methods and compositions that enhance growth hormone production and release, and which have been found to suppresses appetite, in human subjects.
Growth hormone plays an important role in the physiology of warm-blooded animals, including humans. To date, there have been se... | {
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The function of an optical modulator is to transduce an electronic modulation signal received from an electrical circuit into phase modulation of a light beam traversing through a waveguide. For high performance optical modulators, Annealed Proton Exchanged (APE) Lithium Niobate (LiNbO) material is typically used for f... | {
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Due to the limited summer work period in Arctic regions, it frequently is desirable to lay offshore pipelines during the wintertime. This usually necessitates cutting ice slots so that the pipeline may be laid through the ice slot and down to the sea bottom. However, once the ice slot is cut, it quickly freezes back ov... | {
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It is known to use various superalloy materials, such as cobalt or nickel-based superalloys, for making blades, vanes and other components for power generating turbines, propulsion equipment, etc. These turbines can operate at relatively high temperatures and are generally protected by a series of protective coatings. ... | {
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“Sequencing-by-synthesis” of the type known as “sequencing using cycle reversible termination” (SuCRT) is a strategy that extends a primer by template-directed addition of one nucleotide at a time, using a nucleoside triphosphate or thiotriphosphate as a source of the added building block. Polymerization is stopped for... | {
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Notwithstanding the power of modem microprocessors, such microprocessors can perform little, if any, work without reading and writing to external memory. When a microprocessor needs to access memory, it generates an address. The address corresponds to the particular location in memory that is of interest to the micropr... | {
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Cigarette packs are currently displayed and sold in stores such as so-called convenience stores. The “cigarette pack” mentioned here does not mean a cigarette which is actually smoked, but means a rectangular solid package which accommodates a plurality of cigarettes.
The cigarette display system for displaying cigaret... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a semiconductor light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing said semiconductor light-emitting device. The semiconductor light-emitting device can be utilized as, e.g., a light-emitting diode and a laser diode.
2. Description of the Related Art
Light-emitting de... | {
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An “option” is understood to be a contract that gives a buyer a right, but not an obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a certain date. An option pricing formula, known as the Black-Scholes option pricing formula, provides a theoretically consistent framework for pricing option... | {
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Display devices comprising touch-screen functionality in particular are used in mobile communications devices, tablet PCs and navigation devices and form an interface that enables an user to perform input operations by a selective contact with the display device, wherein these input operations typically are accompanied... | {
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Epoxy resins and their utility are well known and have been described in numerous publications. Just as well known is the propensity of these resins to burn. To improve their flame retardant characteristics, epoxy resins have been compounded with phosphate and phosphonate esters including those containing haloalkyl gro... | {
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The physical control layer contains information necessary to configure physical channel parameters at the receiving end of a wireless communication system. The control information needs to be decoded prior to the processing of the actual data samples composed of payload information provided by the higher layers. The co... | {
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As shown in Patent Document 1, there is a known screw expander system in which a generator is driven by an oil-feed type screw expander (screw turbine). As shown in FIG. 6, this screw expander system 100 includes a generator main body 105 in which a rotor shaft 103 of a screw rotor 102 of a screw expander 101 is couple... | {
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1. Field
Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a display device and a method of manufacturing the display device. More particularly, exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a display device having improved brightness uniformity and thin thickness and a method of manufacturing the display device.
2. ... | {
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Semiconductor devices, such as diodes and transistors are essential components for electronic devices. A continuing demand exists for new, alternative, less expensive and/or improved manufacturing processes for their production.
Currently, a particular interest exists in processes for the production of flexible electro... | {
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Such a ball-and-socket joint has been known from, e.g., DE 43 06 006 A1. It has a hollow cylindrical housing, into the interior space of which a bearing shell is inserted for receiving the joint ball of a ball pivot in a slidingly movable manner. The bearing shell of the prior-art ball-and-socket joints, which have a v... | {
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Recent years have seen a trend to down size computers. Presently there are generally speaking, physical size classifications for computers that are arranged as follows( largest to smallest): main frame, personal, desk top, lap top, note pads (notebook) and hand held. The latter three categories include computers which ... | {
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In a data processing system, data and system control structures may be shared between several programs running on a single central processing complex (CPC), or shared between several CPC's using a shared facility.
Commands are communicated over a link to the shared facility through channel apparatus. The channel expect... | {
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This disclosure generally relates to systems and processes for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from gas streams, and more particularly to a solids delivery system to handle solid material containing the captured CO2.
The emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from industrial sources such as power plants is now c... | {
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Wood frame construction has long been the norm for the erection of buildings such as dwellings. The wood frame construction utilizes dimensional lumber to provide the framework and supporting structure in erecting a building.
The wood frame construction, as its name implies, is in effect an assembly of frames. Walls, c... | {
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The present invention generally relates to radio communication systems, and more particularly, to a radio communication system, a radio controller and a mobile station in which at least one base station transmits a plurality of the same information to the mobile station via a plurality of radio links.
In this technical... | {
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The present invention relates to a vehicle behavior control system, such as a yaw rate control system, for controlling behavior of a vehicle, and more specifically to a vehicle behavior control system devised to provide adequate control performance just after a start of the system.
A Japanese Patent Provisional (Kokai)... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to compositions of carbide-based and oxycarbide-based nanorods, carbon nanotubes including carbide and/or oxycarbide compounds, rigid porous structures including these compositions, and methods of making and using the same. More specifically, the invention relates to rigi... | {
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Hundreds of thousands of computing devices are lost or stolen each year. For example, more than 600,000 laptops are reportedly lost or stolen each year in U.S. airports alone. Although many computing devices utilize encryption techniques (such as full disk encryption) in an attempt to prevent data stored on lost or sto... | {
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The present invention relates to a ceramic composite particle and a production method thereof, in particular, to a ceramic composite particle having a homogeneous microstructure of fine ceramic particle phases and a binder phase which is formed by a reaction between a ceramic particle and a sintering aid and a method f... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic pedometer for measuring the number of steps by detecting a walk of a person or the like.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Heretofore, there has been developed an electronic pedometer for measuring the number of steps of a user by detecting a walk o... | {
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The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant, botanically known as Impatiens hawkeri and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Doimmalaven’.
The new Impatiens plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventors in Koka, Ethiopia and Rheinberg, Germany... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The disclosure relates generally to I/Q mismatch calibration, and, more particularly to devices of I/Q mismatch detection and compensation, and methods thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a conventional wireless communication device such as a mobile phone, a digital baseband circuit ... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a radiological image detection apparatus used in the medical X-ray imaging system etc., and a method of manufacturing the same.
2. Related Art
In recent years, DR (Digital Radiography) using the X-ray image detection apparatus such as FPD (Flat Panel Detector) that co... | {
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It is known in the prior art to use mobile devices for security surveillance, as well as to analyze image and video content for surveillance purposes. While the prior art discloses individual aspects as the present invention, very few, if any, teach the ability to authenticate and analyze captured inputs from un-regist... | {
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The present invention relates to a rotary screw machine for a gaseous working medium with at least one screw rotor operating in a casing including a low and a high pressure end section, which rotor at operation is exposed to axial gas forces in a direction from the high pressure end section towards the low pressure end... | {
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Cancer is one of the most important and troublesome diseases that confront mankind, and an enormous amount of research effort into the treatment thereof is being carried out. Cancer is a disease in which cells grow uncontrollably due to gene mutation, epigenetic abnormality, etc. With regard to genetic abnormalities in... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an on-vehicle equipment provided on a side of a vehicle in dedicated short-range communication in intelligent transport system, in particular, an on-vehicle equipment which can firmly fix a desirable receive channel with high efficiency.
2. Description of Backg... | {
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The present invention relates to a multichannel stimulation system for regenerating damaged corneal nerves, and more specifically, to a multichannel stimulation system for regenerating damaged corneal nerves, which can effectively regenerate damaged corneal nerves by applying electric pulse signal as a stimulation sign... | {
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The frequent occurrence of natural and environmental catastrophes (earthquakes, floods, cyclones, aridity/drought, fire catastrophes, etc), war and terror events and associated instability of the financial markets (stock market crashes, etc) have imparted previously unknown importance to risk management and correspondi... | {
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(i) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method of, and system for, storing heat. Primarily, it is directed to the storage of heat produced by off-peak electrical power. It is adaptable, however to store heat produced by other means.
(ii) Description of the Prior Art
Various methods and systems have been ... | {
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The invention disclosed herein relates generally to apparatus for communicating digital data, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for asynchronous one way communication from one computing device to another requiring minimum hardware and minimum computing device overhead.
The use of microprocessors and micro... | {
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This relates generally to imaging devices, and more particularly, to imaging devices having light flickering mitigation capabilities.
Image sensors are commonly used in electronic devices such as cellular telephones, cameras, and computers to capture images. In a typical arrangement, an electronic device is provided wi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of data processing systems. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for automatically selecting and installing an application onto a portable (e.g., palmtop) computer system.
2. Related Art
As the components required to buil... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to sense amplifier circuits for memory devices, and more particular relates to sense amplifier circuits for static random access memory (SRAM) integrated circuit devices.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram for an SRAM memory devic... | {
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This invention relates to mutant ob receptor proteins, to nucleotides encoding them, and to assays using the mutant receptor proteins.
Recently the identification of mutations in several genes involved in the onset of obesity in rodents have been identified. Of particular interest are mu... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a solar cell module using a two-side incidence type solar cell capable of generating power by utilizing light incident from both front and rear surfaces.
2. Description of Prior Art
A conventional solar cell module comprises a plurality of solar cells 101 including a ... | {
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Today's consumer is inundated with advertising. In fact, advertising is so ubiquitous it is often times ignored. What is more, many people lack the belief that companies tell the truth in advertisements. As a result, word of mouth marketing and advertising has become increasingly important with respect to the sales of ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an optical information reproduction apparatus for reproducing recorded information from an optical recording medium.
2. Description of Related Art
In order to protect its recording surface, an optical disk used as an optical recording medium is provided with, a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The subject matter of this application relates to probe microscopy. More particularly, the subject matter of this application relates to methods and devices for probe and force microscopes with sensors having improved sensitivity.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventional atomic force micro... | {
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Isomerization of wax over catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal, usually platinum support on a fluorided alumina base which has long been practiced.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,668,866 teaches the isomerization of wax using a supported platinum catalyst. The support is preferably an alkali free alumina which has been treated with... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to methods and compositions for reducing post-surgical adhesions in the mammalian abdominal or thoracic cavity or other body spaces, whether accidentally or surgically created.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There is a need for a method and composition suitable for use ... | {
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In the provisioning of many new and existing communication services, voice prompts are used to aid the speaker in navigating through the service. In particular, a speech recognizing element is used to guide the dialogue with the user through voice prompts, usually questions aimed at defining which information the user ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to a variable resistor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a chip-type variable resistor wherein the resistance can be adjusted by rotating a rotor relative to an insulating substrate which carries a printed resistor strip.
2. Description of th... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing multi-user access to devices and the Internet.
2. Description of the Related Art
It is increasingly desirable to couple computer and digital devices together and to the Internet using TCP/IP protocols. One instance of this is multipl... | {
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Polycarbonates, copolyestercarbonates, and polysiloxane copolycarbonates are high polymers produced by the condensation or intercondensation of a dihydroxy compound and a diacid or reactive derivative thereof such as an acid halide. When the dihydroxy compound is bisphenol-A and the acid derivative is phosgene, a simpl... | {
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The present application relates generally to an improved data processing apparatus and method and more specifically to mechanisms for providing and utilizing range check based lookup table structures in a data processing system.
Division, reciprocal, square root, approximations, and other arithmetic operations are used... | {
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In software support, a customer will often provide evidence of a software problem in the form of output provided by the computer program itself, called “dump files.” Dump files contain the recorded state of the working memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has crashed, and are used... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a constant voltage circuit which is applied to a power supply device, such as a power adapter, and more particularly to a constant voltage circuit for a power adapter which is capable of varying an output voltage with loads so as to reduce the charging time of ... | {
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The present invention relates to a graft copolymer, and a solvent-based water- and oil-repellent composition comprising the same.
In view of regulation of fluorocarbons and environmental problems, solvents for water- and oil-repellent products, for example, halogen solvents such as R113 are being replaced by petroleum ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an air path inside an indoor unit (air handler) of an air conditioner. More specifically, the present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, in which at least one air inlet is formed at part or entire bottom surface of the indoor unit and an... | {
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1. Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to a tilting steering apparatus having a memory mechanism for tilting the steering wheel of a motorized vehicle.
2. Description of the Prior Art:
A tilting steering apparatus having a memory mechanism is disclosed in the specification of Japanese Patent application Laid... | {
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Often, transferring data in phones can be very cumbersome. In particular, modern phones may hold multiple gigabytes of data comprising pictures and other graphical representations, address records, emails, etc. A lot of overhead going through the applications creates a data bottleneck for service stations and other sto... | {
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