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1. Field of the Invention This invention is related to the field of digital communications and, more particularly, to error detection in a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) buffer. 2. Description of the Related Art Digital electronics frequently require the communication of data between systems (or components thereof) of varyi...
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This invention is directed to an insert for prosthetics that is connectable between prosthetic parts. More particularly, the present invention is directed to an elastomer linear energy management unit for inclusion in a prosthetic lower limb or the like. When a patient moves with a prosthetic limb, such as during walki...
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Chemical analysis probes, such as pH probes, ion-specific electrodes and fiber optic probes, are widely used to chemically analyze samples, usually liquid samples contained in a sample vessel. When the probe is a fiber optic probe, light can be directed down a fiber optic cable to the fiber optic probe, is then directe...
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This invention relates to a force measurement device for controlling the position of an implement for towing by an agricultural machine. Said devices are known to enable the force acting on the implement connection to be measured in order to allow the position of the implement to be controlled automatically. This contr...
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Patent Literature 1 discloses a clutch engagement control system for engagement and disengagement of transmission of a rotating force between the mainshaft (first shaft) and the countershaft (second shaft). In the clutch engagement control system, for a gear shift and/or the like, the rotational speed of the first shaf...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory system and a semiconductor memory device used therefor, and more particularly relates to a high speed memory system and a semiconductor memory device for the system achieving high speed transfer of a large amount of data. 2. Description of the Backgrou...
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The present invention relates to a cooling device for an electric motor such as a switched reluctance motor in which a coil is wound on each of a plurality of projected poles of a stator. In general, there are four types of cooling devices for electric motors as follows: (a) Free cooling device: constructed such that a...
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This invention relates to a frequency hopping and direct sequence spread-spectrum receiver system and, more particularly, to a spread-spectrum coherent processor for estimating frequency, angle-of-arrival (phase), and time-of-arrival of frequency-hopped and direct-sequence spread-spectrum signals.
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Current and proposed state and federal regulations require that underground storage tanks used for the storage of hazardous substances meet certain environmental safety requirements. In particular, these environmental regulations require that the underground storage systems include a primary containment unit and a seco...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a coated optical fiber, and more particularly it relates to a method for producing an optical fiber which has improved strength and suffers less decrease of strength for a long time and no increase of light absorption due...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plasma display panel (PDP), and more particularly, to a PDP capable of improving the electrode structure to increase the brightness and of stabilizing charge. 2. Description of the Related Art A PDP is a display in which discharge cells and a pair of sustaini...
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Reversing a vehicle toward a trailer in order to attach a tow hitch to a trailer coupler can be challenging for many drivers, particularly those who are unfamiliar with trailers and the hitching process in general. Accordingly, there is a need for a system that assists a driver in navigating a vehicle toward the traile...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to women""s lingerie. More specifically, the present invention is drawn to a brassiere for augmented breasts. 2. Description of the Related Art The past decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in the field of cosmetic surgery. Once the province of movie...
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(a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hat having elasticity and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hat having elasticity and a method of manufacturing the same having advantages of enhanced comfort and free-size feature without deteriorating...
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An electronic key system has been proposed. The electronic key system performs a wireless communication between a portable communication terminal such as a so-called smartphone and a vehicle control apparatus mounted to a vehicle, and the electronic key system causes a door to be locked or unlocked or an engine to be s...
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This application is based on and claims the priority under 35 U.S.C. xc2xa7119 of German Patent Application 198 38 494.7, filed on Aug. 25, 1998, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing multi-layer hygiene products from various...
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The invention relates to a method of producing a natural leavened dough for the preparation of bread and pastries by using a pure or mixed culture of bread-leavening bacteria which form lactic and acetic acid, which culture is added to a cereal mash, lactic and acetic acid being formed in the cereal mash. Baking with a...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact fluid system, and more particularly, to a micro pump adoptable to a compact fluid system. 2. Description of the Related Art The recent rapid progress of micro machining techniques enables the development of a Micro-Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) hav...
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Conventionally, source drivers (video signal line drive circuits) of liquid crystal display devices perform a process for converting digital image signals, which are externally transmitted in serial format, into parallel format in order to provide sufficient time for writing to (charging) each pixel capacitance. FIG. 9...
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According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of transmitting an encoded sequence over a network to a terminal, comprising: storing a plurality of encoded versions of the same sequence, wherein each version comprises a plurality of discrete portions of data and each version corresponds to ...
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The present invention relates to a composition which is capable of imparting a high degree of fluid loss controlling properties to aqueous systems under elevated temperature conditions. More particularly, the present invention relates to the formation of an improved water-based drilling fluid containing the subject com...
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Many percussion instruments such as marimbas, vibraphones, and xylophones are manufactured with legs that are of a fixed height. This can pose a problem for musicians who are tall since they must bend or lean over in order to adequately play the instrument. The present invention provides a solution to this problem by p...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or a printer using a recording technique of the electrophotographic type, the electrostatic recording type or the like, and a developer replenishing apparatus for use in such apparatus. 2. Description of Related Art ...
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Accessing services via web-based applications is an expected convenience for many individuals. As such, various financial institutions offer members and/or customers online access to financial services. These individuals are often allowed 24-hour access to services, such as online account management, offered by the res...
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As is known, a current trend of automobile manufacturers is to replace the traditional starting motor and generator with a single reversible electric machine, which is connected to the engine shaft by means of a drive belt. During the starting step, said reversible electric machine functions as a motor and drives the e...
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This relates to methods, systems and devices for managing communications between groups of people. The disclosure can be applied to audio, text, video, any other suitable communications medium, or any combination thereof. The disclosure can be applied to telecommunications networks, radio networks, the Internet, or any...
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Multilayer, particularly bilayer, metal articles are used where no single metal meets the physical, chemical, or economic requirements of an application. Examples of such articles are containers that must be corrosion resistant or chemically inert, such as tubes for heat exchangers in corrosive service. Metals meeting ...
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Diatomaceous earth type pool filters require that the earth material be replaced when the filter becomes dirty through continuous use. To determine when the filter material should be replaced, it has been the practice to provide an indication of the inlet pressure to the filter. Dirt removed from the water gradually cl...
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Frequency conversion between baseband and a radio-frequency radio channel is normally required both in mobile radio transmitters and in mobile radio receivers. A frequency mixer is used in homodyne transmitting arrangements, for example, to convert a baseband modulation signal to a radio frequency in the Gigahertz band...
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Primitives which may be referred to as spatial data or primitive data, are basic elements, such as lines, curves, and polygons, which can be combined to create more complex graphical images. In the context of an electronic document such as a map created by a mapping application, primitive data may define locations on t...
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Virtually every home and apartment in this country has at least one refrigerator for storing perishable food products. Additionally, many households also have a freezer for storing food products over extended periods of time. As a consequence of such widespread usage, these domestic appliances consume a substantial par...
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Field of the Invention The invention relates to a furnace charging construction and in particular to a new and useful throat stopper for shaft furnaces, in particular blast furnaces with two hoppers, of which the upper hopper is rotatable via a drive device and to a method of operating the furnace charging construction...
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The present invention relates to a seat frame structure for a vehicle seat and, more particularly, to a seat frame structure for a vehicle, which comprises a seat frame main body integrally formed by blow molding of a synthetic resin. In a conventional vehicle seat, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to access management methods and access management servers, and more particularly to an access management method in a network system including a packet communication apparatus for conducting a routing and an access management server having an authenticat...
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The shaft seal such as disclosed, for example, in Patent Literature 1 has been known as a member for hermetically sealing the gap between two members which are coaxially rotatable relative to each other. This shaft seal is comprised of an inner circumference side sealing portion located on the inner circumference side ...
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The problem of latch-up is a concern in the operation of integrated circuit devices that use CMOS technology. A description of latch-up in CMOS circuitry is given in Eaton, Jr. U.S. Pat. No. 4,571,505 entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS OF REDUCING LATCH-UP SUSCEPTIBILITY IN CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, issued Feb. 18, 1986 to ...
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The present invention relates to a process for producing 5-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptyltrichlorosilane which is useful as a copolymerizable monomer or modifier, etc. for organic high molecular weight compounds. 5-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptyltrichlorosilane is produced by subjecting 5-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2-ene (II) and t...
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Recent developments in equipment for roller reefing and furling have included supporting the luff of the sail on a rotatable tubular member in such a way that the tubular member, not the mast, bears the tension of the downhaul and the weight of the sail. One of the problems, however, with such rotatable tubular members...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a disk drive unit for transferring information between a disk and a reading and/or writing head for recording and/or reproducing information. More specifically, the invention relates to a disk drive unit which is suitable for recording and/or reproduc...
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Augmented reality refers to the simultaneous visualization of real world objects and computer-generated objects presented on a display for a user. Sometimes, though not always, augmented reality applications are used with wearable devices, such as wearable eyewear devices having a transparent display overlaying the len...
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Many methods for preparing porous polymeric supports useful in various separation applications are known today, such as suspension polymerisation of synthetic or native monomers. In order to improve the properties of so prepared supports, various strategies have also been suggested for modification of their surfaces. S...
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Modern research and studies are raising significant concerns over the long-term health consequences that can result from sports concussions and other types of play-related head injuries. As the concerning evidence mounts, American tackle football has become the topic of considerable controversy. Dangerous collisions/in...
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The present application relates generally to an improved data processing apparatus and method and more specifically to an apparatus and method for improving the performance and efficiency of multi-core processor architecture by enabling effective collaboration of processor cores. Three-dimensional integration provides ...
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In many components that contain elastomeric elements, it can be difficult to inspect parts because of their installation location and/or their assembly layout. In particular, in configurations where layers of elastomeric material are arranged between shims or partitions and/or are located in small areas of the componen...
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It is often desirable to embed various data in an image, audio, or video file. In some instances, the embedded data may comprise a digital watermark. A digital watermark may comprise a pattern of bits inserted into a digital image, audio, or video file. The watermark may comprise copyright information, such as author, ...
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Cross Reference to a Related Application A related application entitled PRECURSORS FOR BORON NITRIDE CERAMICS, U.S. Ser. No. 07/312,881 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,971,779 issued Nov. 20, 1990, to Paine, et al., the specification thereof is incorporated herein by reference.
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates in general to an electrically-operated heat exchanger release mechanism, and more particularly, to a memory metal apparatus for providing a high engagement force between a heat exchanger and a central processing unit (CPU) while facilitating insertion and withdrawal of a...
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Certain exemplary embodiments address the problem in a dual web-site operation, for example, where access to a web application (which may or may not be provided by a second party) is made available for service delivery to a user through a service provider web portal (which may or may not be provided by a third party), ...
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This invention relates to portable handheld computing devices, such as handheld personal computers (H/PCs). More particularly, this invention relates to an external notification system for handheld computing devices. Small, handheld computing devices have been steadily growing in popularity in recent years. The devices...
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1. Field The present disclosure relates to an image projection apparatus for magnifying and projecting a generated image to the outside. 2. Background Image projection apparatuses for magnifying and projection a generated image are known. However, they suffer from various disadvantages.
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There are a wide variety of situations in which it is desirable to lift, compress or otherwise reposition normal or aberrant tissues or anatomical structures (e.g., glands, organs, ligaments, tendons, muscles, tumors, cysts, fat pads, and the like) within the body of a human or animal subject. Such procedures are often...
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Art and photography is used to decorate the walls of homes and public places. Art comes in many styles and colors and tends to be created by painting, drawing, placing, and/or printing colors, shapes, and/or designs on a medium, such as glass, canvas, wood, metal, film and/or paper. Unlike digital displays, once an ima...
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The invention relates to a storage case for a pluraltiy of record carrier discs, in particular optical discs, comprising a housing with superposed plate-shaped tray bodies. Each tray body has a supporting surface for supporting one of the discs and for moving the discs into or out of the housing is separately pivotable...
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Non-fixed medical tools are used for a variety of critical health procedures and require a highly reliable power management system to prevent power failure. Medical systems traditionally transmit signals to connect with non-fixed medical tools and to receive a constant and reliable power source to the non-fixed tool ov...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a method of controlling a printing system that is arranged to process a sequence of media sheets and is operable with a finite number of different settings, the method comprising a step of calculating a time to finish that will be needed for processing the sequence. 2....
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Networks and distributed storage allow data and storage space to be shared between devices located anywhere a connection is available. These implementations may range from a single machine offering a shared drive over a home network to an enterprise-class cloud storage array with multiple copies of data distributed thr...
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Legacy policy management systems generate network policies based on static network policies. Static network policies are generally defined by network operators to satisfy business and network objectives. With the growth of broadband services, static policies may be insufficient to manage communication networks.
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Read only memories (ROMs) typically serve as a nonvolatile source of data storage. Volatile memory devices, such as dynamic random access memories (DRAMs) and static random access memories (SRAMs) can store data, but once power is removed from such devices, the data is lost. In contrast, nonvolatile memory devices, suc...
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Low density parity-check (LDPC) codes were first proposed by Gallager in 1962, and then “rediscovered” by MacKay in 1996. LDPC codes have been shown to achieve an outstanding performance that is very close to the Shannon transmission limit. LDPC codes are based on a binary parity-check matrix H with n columns and m=n−k...
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A typical read operation of a memory cell of a memory device includes connecting a data line pair to a local bit line pair connected to the memory cell. A word line connected to the memory cell is driven with a word line signal, thus transferring bits of data stored in the memory cell to the data lines through the loca...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive resistor which has a pressure-sensitive conductor, and which detects pressures based on contact-resistance variations in accordance with the applied pressure. 2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, pressure-sensitive resistors are wide...
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Electronic program guides which provide television program schedule information are known in the art. Such electronic program guides are described, for example, in the following U.S. patents assigned to Starsight Telecast Incorporated of Fremont Calif. : U.S. 5,532,754; 5,479,266, 5,479,268, 4,706,121 and 5,353,121. So...
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The present invention relates to computer software used to build and manage an end-user menu system, and in particular, it relates to a refinement of an end-user access method identified as a content menu that records menu paths selected by end-users and generates end-user profiles. U.S. Patent Documents Knox, Richard....
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Technical Field Embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein generally relate to methods and systems and, more particularly, to mechanisms and techniques for controlling internal pressure of a marine vibratory source element for maintaining hydrostatic balance with the ambient pressure. Discussion of the Backgrou...
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The present invention relates generally to laser ranging devices and methods of calculating target ranging information and, more particularly, to tilt compensated laser ranging devices and methods of calculating target ranging information accounting for the vertical angle to a target. Portable laser range finders are f...
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Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the accumulation of a 39-43 amino acids peptide termed the beta-amyloid protein or Aβ, in a fibrillar form, existing as extracellular amyloid plaques and as amyloid within the walls of cerebral blood vessels. Fibrillar Aβ amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease is believed to b...
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Embodiments of the inventive subject matter generally relate to the field of powerline communication systems and, more particularly, to a powerline communication power supply and modem interface mechanism. Electric transmission and distribution lines are typically used for providing electric power from generators to bu...
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The field of the present disclosure relates generally to optical code reading systems, such as for example barcode scanners. More particularly, this disclosure relates to systems, methods, and apparatus relating to an integrated scale and optical code reading system. A checkout lane at a grocery store or other retail p...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method for making sheet material and more particularly, to a flotation method for forming a plurality of very thin, flat, pre-formed design pattern elements into a tightly-packed single layer, and the application thereof to a substrate prior to consolidation of the ...
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The invention relates to a television receiver incorporating a processing section for processing stereo/dual sound signals having a first sound carrier which is modulated by a first sound signal and a second sound carrier modulated by a second sound signal and also by a pilot signal which is modulated by a stereo-dual ...
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Integrated circuits (“ICs”) include many types of devices, some of which have programmable logic on board that can be configured to perform specified logic functions. One type of integrated circuit with programmable logic is a programmable logic device (“PLD”). One type of PLD is the field programmable gate array (“FPG...
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The present invention relates to apparatus and methods in the field of heat exchangers and, more particularly, to apparatus and methods for controlling the flow through a heat exchanger to minimize incidence of low cycle fatigue metal damage. The usable life of a typical high temperature cross- or counter-flow, plate-f...
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Microelectronic devices, such as microelectromechanical devices (MEMS), may include a movable member, such as a movable reflective plate, positioned on a substrate. The movable member may be positioned just above a surface of the substrate such that a spacing between the movable member and the substrate may be only a f...
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1. Field of Invention This invention relates to a liquid crystal device and a projector using the same. 2. Description of Related Art A projector is an apparatus for displaying computer images, television images, etc. In a projector, light emitted from an illumination device is modulated by an electro-optical device ca...
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The present invention relates in general to tabs and gloves of the type used to protect the fingers of an archer against pinching and abrasion when used to draw and then release the string of a bow to shoot an arrow from the bow. It is well known that one of the most critical factors for accuracy in archery is the rele...
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“Energetic” compositions may be used in a wide variety of applications, e.g., propellants, initiating materials, gas generators, and explosives. Formulations of energetic compositions may include one or more of the following: explosives, combustible fuels, plasticizers, binders, oxidizers, desensitizers, etc. Typically...
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The following relates to the voltage regulation arts, power system arts, and related arts. Conventional electrical power grids in the United States, Europe, and many other countries is maintained as a constant voltage system, in which electrical outlets in a home or business are expected to have a certain voltage. For ...
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This invention relates to field programmable processor arrays, that is, arrays of processing units which are selectively connectable by signal paths one to another, and in particular to such arrays which are provided as integrated circuits. The problems with which the present invention (or at least preferred embodiment...
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The success of public, private, and hybrid cloud computing environments and other virtualization solutions provoke new security challenges for IT (information technology) organizations: employees belonging to business units may purchase and access IT services “from the cloud”, thereby bypassing the IT organization of t...
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Engine operating time hour meters for outdoor power equipment including riding lawn mowers, lawn and agricultural tractors, snowmobiles, snowblowers, jet skis, boats, all terrain vehicles, bulldozers, generators, etc. are well known. Such engine operating time hour meters are provided, among other things, to let the ow...
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Transport packets are used to transmit data over a communication medium. For example, transport packets are used to transmit audio and video data compressed in accordance with the MPEG specification. A decoder receives the transport packets, decompresses the audio and video data, and recovers a video signal. The decode...
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Various types of shower curtain devices are known in the prior art. However, what is needed is a disposable shower curtain liner device that includes a plurality of flexible polymeric sheet members disposed dispensable from a housing, each of said plurality of sheet members including a pair of adhesive strips and a plu...
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Broadcast systems throughout the world create visible artifacts on standard, present day, television receivers and monitors. In broadcast systems such as the 525 line-per-frame, 30 frame-per-second (525/30) NTSC system or the 625/25 PAL system, artifacts are derived from the line-scanning process. These artifacts arise...
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Many products that are manufactured and ultimately sold for and used by an end user--whether it be a company or an individual--must be shipped at least once from where the product is produced to where the product is stored, consumed or used. In actuality, a product may be shipped several times, such as from the manufac...
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Field of the Invention Systems and methods of the present invention relate to plasma cutting, and more specifically to arc plasma cutting using a torch assembly that can be mounted in robotic arm systems. Description of the Related Art The use of plasma cutting systems in various industries has grown, including the use...
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Large systems and systems of systems may confront analysts with hundreds or thousands of system requirements which may be distributed across multiple heterogeneous databases. This can make finding requirements relevant to a specific task a significant challenge. Individual systems are becoming more complex, and there i...
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Cervical cancer remains one of the most common cancer types affecting women worldwide. The biological pathway to cervical carcinoma begins with normal intraepithelial cells, and develops through low and then high grade dysplasia before malignancy obtains. Cytologists mark the passage to malignancy as progression from n...
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The present invention relates to a method of etching a semiconductor substrate and, more particularly, it relates to a process of anisotropic etching. In a conventional process for fabricating a single-crystal semiconductor substrate, there has widely been used a so-called anisotropic etching technique. To etch the sin...
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Devices for imaging body cavities or passages in vivo are known in the art and include endoscopes and autonomous encapsulated cameras. Endoscopes are flexible or rigid tubes that pass into the body through an orifice or surgical opening, typically into the esophagus via the mouth or into the colon via the rectum. An im...
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Digital communication networks are now appearing in increasingly greater numbers. The digital networks are as complex as a switched network providing national telecommunications or as simple as a private data network having several private branch exchange (PBX) equipments interconnected by a T1.5 line. In the digital n...
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1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic composite tape for inhibiting radiation noise and a radiation noise inhibiting component using such a magnetic composite tape. 2. Description of Related Art Conventionally, when suppressing noise radiated from an interface cable or a head cable (power su...
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The present invention relates to compounds that affect cholinergic receptors, especially muscarinic receptors. The present invention provides compounds that are agonists of cholinergic receptors including muscarinic receptors, especially the m1 and m4 subtype of muscarinic receptors. The invention also provides methods...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to devices for retaining flanged dental appliances in position. More particularly, the present invention relates to dentures having flexibly mounted flange extensions which aids in their retention and stabilization. 2. Description of the Prior Art Presen...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a memory card adapter, and particularly to an adapter for coupling a mini-sized memory card to a regular-sized memory card. 2. Description of Related Art Flash memory cards developed in the recent years are light, thin and small, and with the features...
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The present invention relates to a method of producing organic fertilizer with the use of nitrogen fixing bacillus. Further, it relates also to an apparatus for practicing the aforesaid method. As is well known by any expert in the art, there have been hitherto made a number of proposals as to a method of producing org...
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This invention relates to electrically powered outboard motors, particularly to such motors that include electronic control for varying the speed of the motor. More particularly, the invention relates to an improved arrangement for cooling a power switching semiconductor of an electronic control for such motors, and a ...
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A protocol stack in a wireless communication system, such as a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) frequency division duplex (FDD) system, is a collection of inter-related system components. The protocol stack takes data, (application data or network data), re-formats and packetizes it for transmission ov...
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Field of the Invention This invention relates to temporary roadways, and more particularly to reusable wooden mat units which can be easily transported and interlocked with other like units edge to edge, edge to end, or end to end to form a strong wooden surface suitable for use around oil field drilling sites and for ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a transistor, and more particularly, it relates to a semiconductor device comprising a transistor capable of suppressing dispersion of the current amplification factor of the transistor. 2. Description of the Prior Art An exemp...
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In order to measure directly a biodegradation rate of an organic compound, a radioactive carbon isotope 14C must be organochemically enriched in a sample first. Next, the sample enriched with the radioactive carbon isotope 14C is subjected to biodegradation, and a radiation dose of carbon dioxide generated in biodegrad...
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