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The defense mechanisms to protect the mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract from colonisation by pathogenic bacteria are highly complex. The GI tract of most mammals are colonised by native microflora, and invasive pathogenic micro-organisms. In a healthy individual, these competing microflora are in a state of equilib...
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This invention relates to sheet receiving apparatuses for reproducing machines. These devices commonly take the form, for example, of output trays or sorter collators. There are presently a number of copiers capable of copying on both sides of a sheet, a process known as duplexing. Duplexing may be carried out manually...
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In a continuing effort to improve the quality of shipping fruits, we, the inventors, typically hybridize a large number of nectarine, peach, plum, apricot, and cherry seedlings each year. The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, which has been denominated varietally as "Diamond Jew...
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates in general to data processing and, in particular, to a data processing system and method for creating accounts in a network. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a data processing system and method that automate account creation in a network. 2. Desc...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory device and, more particularly, to a semiconductor memory device including a power supply circuit. 2. Description of the Background Art In recent years, in order to realize cost reduction lower electric power consumption and higher speeds,...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of soybean breeding. In particular, the invention relates to the novel soybean variety A1026649. 2. Description of Related Art There are numerous steps in the development of any novel, desirable plant germplasm. Plant breeding begins with th...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to electronic article surveillance (EAS) and more particularly to a portable apparatus that resets the security features of an EAS device to a preselected configuration. 2. Description of the Related Art EAS systems are well known for the prevention or deterrence of unau...
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The present invention relates to a cash memory device containing a cash memory of 2 way set associative method, and more particularly to a cash memory device having a function for replacing ways by means of an LRU (Least Recently Used) algorithm and the like. With progress of computers, more speeding up in access is de...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of integrated circuits. More particularly, the present invention relates to interfacing integrated circuits to busses and circuits having higher voltage ranges. 2. Art Background To achieve greater transistor densities and speeds for integrated circui...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells in a stacking direction. A reactant gas discharge passage extends through the fuel cell stack for allowing a reactant gas after partially consumed in power generation reaction to flow th...
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One of the main problems with green energies, such as wind and solar, is that they do not generate electricity when the wind is not blowing and the sun is not shining. Another problem with these two systems and hydroelectric generation is that there is presently no way to economically store electrical energy when there...
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FIG. 1 depicts a simplified block diagram of a first CCD image sensor that performs charge multiplication in accordance with the prior art. Pixel array 100 includes vertical charge-coupled device (CCD) shift registers (not shown) that shift charge packets from a row of pixels 102 one row at a time into low voltage hori...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to processes for preparing stable photoresist compositions. 2. Description of the Prior Art There is a desire in the industry for higher circuit density in microelectronic devices that are made using lithographic techniques. One method of increasing the number of ...
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Metal articles are often used in contact with internal human or animal body tissue for a wide range of uses. However care must be taken, particularly if such articles are implanted into the human or animal body, that they are long-lasting, non-corrosive and do not leach metal ions into the body. Orthopaedic implants (s...
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Scaffoldings of this type are often very high and for setup must have a sufficient stability without which the outer outline dimensions specified by the platform would have to be enlarged beyond the degree of technologically required and permissible for transport. It is therefore a familiar practice, and regulated by p...
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HIV infection of susceptible cells, such as CD4+ T-cells, is mediated by the interaction of CD4 and a cell surface chemokine co-receptor with the gp120 envelope protein. The HIV viral particle initially binds via its gp120 envelope protein to the CD4 receptor of the target cell. A conformational change occurs in gp120 ...
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Web-based applications include files that are located on web servers along with data that is stored in databases. For example, there may be a large number of servers located within different networks to handle the traffic that is directed to the online service. Splitting databases in an online service may result in the...
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In a conventional double power supply system, a first power supply, which can be any type of solar cell, fuel cell, wind power generator, or power grid, can receive external energy for conversion to energy that is stored within the first power supply. A second power supply can be power supply that can store energy, suc...
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The invention relates to a process for the preparation of melamine by thermal decomposition of urea and catalytic conversion of the resulting isocyanic acid and the use of a special catalyst in such a process.
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Computer networks often contain numerous resources, varying in type, size, and use. These resources include computers and peripheral devices. In order to consistently identify such resources and facilitate their use by users, networks provide directory services. Directories normally contain information about the resour...
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Liver disease, in one typical example, develops and progresses as follows: (1) acute hepatitis develops mainly due to viral infection and drug allergy, (2) the acute hepatitis transitions to chronic hepatitis, and (3) the chronic hepatitis further progresses and transitions to liver cirrhosis or liver cancer. It is imp...
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Traditionally, a person who controls the music played at an event is referred to as a “disc jockey” or “deejay.” For example, when a person hosts an event such as a party, the person may act as the disc jockey or ask another person to act as the disc jockey by controlling the music played at the party. The person actin...
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Certain types of drills and drivers can produce enough torque through reduction gearing that manufacturers include an overdrive clutch between the tool spindle and the motor. This is done to avoid scenarios where the tool can overpower the user or a component in the transmission of the tool could be damaged. When a thr...
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Different kinds of systems—familiarly called leaching systems—are used to disperse water within the soil of the earth in connection with subsurface sewage disposal systems (wastewater systems). Those systems can also be used in other applications for receiving, holding and dispersing other waters or liquids, such as re...
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Consumer electronics platforms such as smart televisions (TVs), set-top boxes, blu-ray players, laptops, tablet, cell phones, etc., may display video content from a variety of sources such as professional content, online streaming video content, Internet based content, and home content shot on multiple devices, wherein...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to information search and retrieval. More specifically, systems and methods are disclosed for performing searches using queries that are written in a character set or language that is different from the character set or language of at least some of the d...
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The present invention concerns an improved polarizer assembly for a spectrofluorometer and, more particularly, a novel polarizer assembly in which the input polarizer and the output polarizer are each modular and have self-contained motor drives. Known in the art is a spectrofluorometer which includes an excitation mon...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet guiding device for use in a facsimile or copying machine, for example, as a sheet guiding device of an original document feeding device for a facsimile or copying machine. More particularly, it relates to a sheet guiding device which guides sheets in a ...
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This invention relates to a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) thermal device, and its method of manufacture. More particularly, this invention relates to a MEMS thermal actuator whose driving means is separated from a passive member by a small gap. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are very small moveable struc...
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The present invention relates to stores for spare parts and to the methods for allocating kits of spare parts. It relates, in particular, to the field of the automotive industry but also to any other industrial field in which vehicles or machines require different spare parts for their repair. In a store for spare part...
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Recent years have seen increased high performance in electronic devices such as mobile information devices and information appliances following the development of digital technology. As such, there is an increasing demand for higher-capacity, reduced writing power consumption, increased speed during writing and reading...
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Conventionally well-known laminated sheets include paper base phenolic resin laminated sheets, paper base unsaturated polyester resin laminated sheets, and glass-cloth base epoxy resin laminated sheets These laminated sheets have been produced by impregnating the respective base with a resin and heat-curing a plurality...
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A push for higher performance and smaller die size drives the semiconductor industry to reduce circuit chip area by approximately 50% every two years. The chip area reduction provides an economic benefit for migrating to newer technologies. The 50% chip area reduction is achieved by reducing the feature sizes between 2...
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The present invention relates generally to the preparation of metal oxide thin films and more particularly to the preparation of solution-derived metal oxide thin films from metal diketonate or carboxylate precursors. Metal oxide thin films have applications ranging from catalysts to capacitors. For example, ruthenium ...
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The present invention relates generally to devices for measuring reflective, transmissive, or self-luminous samples and reporting their spectrophotometric, spectroradiometric, densitometric, or other colorimetric appearance attributes. Users of desktop color systems have a need to accurately measure color. Color system...
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(1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing integrated circuits and other electronic devices. More particularly, the invention relates to an improved process for photoresist patterning in the manufacture of integrated circuits and other electronic devices. (2) Description of th...
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As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option is an information handling system. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal,...
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As capacity requirements for data center networks (DCNs) in public and private clouds increase, copper-based electrical links are being phased out in favor of fiber-optic links. For example, in DCNs with link capacities of 10 Gbps or higher, switch-to-switch links are generally optical. In some cases, electrical links ...
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Existing successful heat engines are steam turbines, gas turbines and positive displacement engines (reciprocating piston and rotary Wankel) utilizing various thermodynamic cycles (Diesel (or rather Sabathe), Otto and Stirling cycle). These engines, although now having been developed for more than century (almost 2 cen...
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Oxidation-reduction reactions are critical mechanisms which regulate many enzymatic reactions in the cell, both during growth and quiescence. The reduction of ribonucleotides to the corresponding deoxyribonucleotides, needed for DNA synthesis during cell proliferation, is catalyzed by the enzyme ribonucleotide diphosph...
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The present invention relates to a device for detecting a flow of powder particles, particularly paint particles, said flow being arranged to flow in a transportation line between a reservoir holding powder particles and at least one powder spray gun of the kind wherein an electrical field charges the particles. Electr...
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There are many electrical connectors which are known from the published prior art or the marketplace. These connectors seek to connect together electrical conductors without soldering and often without the use of tools. Connectors exist for multistranded insulated wires or cables as well as coaxial cables. Several such...
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Digital video capabilities can be incorporated into a wide range of devices, including digital televisions, digital direct broadcast systems, wireless communication devices such as radio telephone handsets, wireless broadcast systems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop computers, desktop computers, tablet compu...
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A variety of chromogenic substrates to peroxidase have been reported in the literature as being useful analytical techniques for the detection and measurement of peroxidase activity. Analytical techniques utilizing peroxidase or peroxidase coupled to antibodies and other molecules serve in the measurement of biological...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention is in the technical field of energy storage devices. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of rechargeable batteries using an iron anode. 2. State of the Art Iron electrodes have been used in energy storage batteries and other devices for over...
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The present invention relates to a device for generating a variable magnetic field, and in particular, though not limited to a device for generating a magnetic field of variable direction. Many manufacturing processes require that the manufacturing process be carried out in a magnetic field. Magnetic fields are also re...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to secured data transmission to and from a remote device, and more specifically to a method and apparatus for secure key establishment and data encryption that enables the secured wireless data transmission to and from a remote device. 2. Discussion of t...
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The present invention relates generally to a fuel intake system for an automobile internal combustion engine and, more particularly, to a supercharger used in the fuel intake system. For boosting the power output of the automobile internal combustion engine, the use of a supercharger has long been well known. In partic...
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The present invention relates to an adjustable air resistance system for fitness equipment which is controlled by a programmable control unit to give a gradually increased air resistance to the points of application on a fitness equipment. A variety of exercising apparatus have been disclosed for the purpose of obtaini...
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Cartridge valves have long been commonly used and in connection with a wide variety of applications for example the control of industrial tools. Cartridge valves are generally cylindrical in shape, are often solenoid actuated and are connected to a valve manifold. The valve manifold may contain many cartridge valves to...
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The invention relates to electromagnetic shielding panels and, in particular, to translucent electromagnetic shielding panels comprising a pane of coated glass or plastics. Glass and transparent plastics are translucent to short wave electromagnetic radiation, i.e. radiation having a frequency in the range 20 to 10000 ...
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The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art. Numerous devices for attachment to trees and the like, in order to provide an elevated observation area for hunting and/or bird watching have been previously disclosed in the art. FIG...
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The present invention relates generally to softball and baseball bats, and more particularly to such bats having an exterior shell covering at least a portion of the bat. In an effort to continually improve bats, manufacturers seek out new materials and designs. Most top of the line bats utilize the highest tensile and...
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In laboratories, bispecific antibodies have been widely used for the retargeting of immune effector cells to tumor cells. In this case, one binding site is directed against a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) and the second antigen against a trigger molecule on the effector cells, such as for example CD3 on T cells (Konte...
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This invention relates to a small mass transit vehicle having an air conditioning unit mounted upon the rear wall of the vehicle and, in particular, to apparatus for attenuating the sound generated by the unit. In many small buses of the type used to shuttle people about airports or the like, the air conditioning unit ...
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Food storage containers are popularly used to store food that is left over after a meal. The food is packed into the storage container, sealed, and placed into a refrigerator. Such food containers are typically reusable and made of plastic and have a lid. The lid seats snugly on the container to help preserve the food ...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention is related to an external rear view mirror assembly comprising a positive connection that fits mirror components as a support frame mounted to a mirror housing or shell. More particularly, the invention is related to method to assemble a rear view mirror in a few steps. 2. Descri...
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The stack-gate ETOX-cell, one of the most popular cell structures for flash memories, is widely programmed by channel hot-electron (CHE) and erased by Fowler-Nordheim (FN) tunneling through the source side or the channel area. The n-channel ETOX-cell is conventionally fabricated by a twin-well process or recently in a ...
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The present invention relates generally to improved methods and apparatus for providing a demand-paged virtual memory in a computer workstation. Modern-day workstations are typically capable of running a plurality of applications at one time. Each application normally requires its own memory in order to run the applica...
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In microfiche blowback systems it is highly desirable to use a magnification that can be varied readily. This is because various forms of microfiche use different reduction ratios, and also because specific users of the system have various preferences in the blowback magnifications that are utilized. The magnification ...
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A password is a special sequence of characters that uniquely "authenticates", i.e., confirms a user's identity, to a computer system and that is used for security purposes to control access to information and operations of the computer. Specifically, each user of the system is associated with an "account" that includes...
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Flight data recorders, also known as “black boxes”, maintain data representing the state of the aircraft in which they are mounted, and are designed, configured, and manufactured to withstand periods of fire and pressure which may be associated with a crash. They also contain transponders and batteries for energizing t...
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In recent years, vehicles and the field of automotive maintenance have experienced rapid growth in computerized systems both within automotive vehicles and in computerized diagnostic tools that identify maintenance issues with the vehicles. For example, most modern vehicles include one or more computer systems that are...
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Modern optical telecommunications systems often employ optical fibers for carrying signals. Low-cost, high-performance, highly integrated fiber optic interface circuits are becoming increasingly necessary to meet the demands of high-speed digital data communication. One standard circuit function for fiber optic communi...
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In many medical procedures, it is necessary to locate an opening in tissue so that some form of treatment, diagnosis or revision, can be applied to that opening. For example, in order to perform transluminal balloon angioplasty, an opening must be created in an artery in order to insert a balloon. This opening must lat...
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This invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for measuring surface topographies and more particularly to methods and apparatus for measuring the surface topographies of semiconductor wafers, hard disk platters, optical blanks and other high-tolerance workpieces. Integrated circuits are formed on semiconduc...
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In current database systems, users have to group and replace data for queries by writing CASE statements using Structured Query Language (SQL) code. Writing SQL CASE statements by hand requires users to know CASE syntax, as well as to know the data and the data's underlying structures that are to be processed. The CASE...
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In three-phase arc furnaces, scrap metal is melted by means of electrical energy, with the conversion of the electrical energy into thermal energy that is required for the melting process taking place in the three arcs which burn between the electrode tips and the material to be melted. For process control, the operati...
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A cluster provider provides cloud computing instances that can be rented (e.g., by the hour) and configured to perform cloud computing jobs. Demand for cloud computing services varies over time; enough cloud computing instances exist to satisfy even a peak demand. A varying number of unused cloud computing instances th...
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The present invention relates to Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) semiconductor circuit devices and particularly to a macro structural arrangement and method for generating macros for VLSI semiconductor integrated circuits. VLSI semiconductor circuit devices typically define complex systems including an extremely gre...
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Audio and video communications communicate information ephemerally. Such media content, such as a phone number, web site, or address, may not be remembered by a listener or viewer. Spontaneously recording such information may not be possible or may be impractical depending on the concurrent activities of the recipient ...
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The general rectification terminal mainly is used on electrodes of vehicle generators to transform AC power to DC power. Such type of terminal has a pedestal with a tin blade located thereon, and then a chip is mounted onto the tin blade. The tin is heated and melted to solder the chip on the pedestal. Finally the term...
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The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art. Gauges are utilized within industries to display a value of a parameter being monitored by the gauge. In the automotive industry, gauges may be displayed as part of the instrument pan...
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N-phosphonomethylglycine, commonly referred to as glyphosate, is an important agronomic chemical. Glyphosate inhibits the enzyme that converts phosphoenolpyruvic acid (PEP) and 3-phosphoshikimic acid to 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimic acid. Inhibition of this enzyme (5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase; referre...
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Many electrophotographic (EP) printers and copiers utilize laser printheads that operate by discharging small areas of a photoreceptor, after which toner is applied to the photoreceptor in a manner such that some toner is attracted to the areas of the photoreceptor that have been discharged by the laser light. Once tha...
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The present invention relates to a cockpit module of a vehicle, with a cup holder which has an opening for receiving a drinking vessel, and an illumination device for illuminating the cup holder. Cup holders are used in vehicles in order to give the occupants the possibility of, on the one hand, safely storing drinking...
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Production of pharmaceutically active peptides and proteins in large quantities has become feasible (Biomacromolecules 2004; 5:1917-1925). The oral route is considered the most convenient way of drug administrations for patients. Nevertheless, the intestinal epithelium is a major barrier to the absorption of hydrophili...
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Industrial controllers are special purpose processing devices used for controlling (e.g., automated and semi-automated) industrial processes, machines, manufacturing equipment, plants, and the like. A typical controller executes a control program or routine in order to measure one or more process variables or inputs re...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel tank structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle. 2. Description of Background Art In order to limit the discharge of vaporized fuel in the fuel tank toward the outside of the tank, fuel tanks have heretofore been increased and are designed not to release t...
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This invention relates to generally to vehicular and stationary liquid tanks and specifically to apparatus and methods for heating the valves of vehicular water tanks to prevent or undue freezing of such valves. Trucks and other vehicles carrying large water tanks suffer from cold related problems during inclement weat...
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Evaluation of left ventricular function is of interest for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. During normal cardiac function, the left atrium, the left ventricle, and the right ventricle observe consistent time-dependent relationships during the systolic (contractile) phase and the diastolic (relaxation) pha...
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This invention relates to the use of electromagnetic waves and, more particularly, relates to devices for changing the propagation direction of an electromagnetic wave. In the years since the development of radar systems for military applications during World War II, radio ranging systems have undergone extensive refin...
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Field of Invention The invention relates to an electrical test structure in an integrated circuit, in particular in a DRAM circuit with trench capacitors. The invention further relates to a test method. A multiplicity of process steps are necessary for fabricating an integrated circuit on a semiconductor substrate. A n...
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The present invention relates to a system for sharing listener objects among multiple applications each running inside its own virtual machine. Computer hardware and storage media can only create, store, and process binary information, i.e. information written using only two digits, “0” and “1”. A compact disc, for exa...
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In traditional development and deployment technologies, configuration information including security information was deployed to and persistently stored at systems on which one or more instances of one or more types of environments are to be run. Since these systems were potentially shared among different types of envi...
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Various types of image sensors are commercially available. One type, the full frame sensor, is shown in FIG. 1. The imaging operation of this sensor has an exposure step, a transfer step, and a readout step. The imaging process consists of exposing the sensor 1 over a time period varying from as little as a few hundred...
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1. Field of the Invention The field of art to which the invention pertains includes a field of tree transports, and more particularly, with respect to a tree transport for positioning adjacent a tree and transporting the tree once it is cut down. 2. Background of the Invention Numerous devices for transporting trees an...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a vacuum system which comprises an evacuatable chamber, including a gas inlet and a gas outlet, for storage, measurement or treatment of objects sensitive to dust contamination. 2. Description of the Prior Art Various means are known for realising a vacuum clean room f...
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Content addressable memory (CAM) is a special type of computer memory used in certain high speed searching applications. Unlike standard computer memory (Random Access Memory or RAM) in which the user supplies a memory address and the RAM returns the data word stored at that address, a CAM is designed such that the use...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an elastic foamed sheet which is particularly suitable for backing pads to be used for retaining a semiconductor wafer on a rotary attaching disc of a polishing device in the process of mirror polishing of the semiconductor wafer and a wafer-polishing jig using the el...
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Since an organic electroluminescence device (in the Description, occasionally, referred to as organic EL device) emitting high-luminance light was reported in 1987 by C. W. Tang, et al. Eastman Kodak Co. (Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 51, p. 913, 1987), development of materials for the organic EL device and improvement of de...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an information indicating system in which plural-character words can be represented by a humanly-sensible code of sequential indicia, such as a series of tones. 2. Prior Art Sequential sensible readouts have been used in various fields. For example in horology, coded ...
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Traditionally, gloves such as work gloves are manufactured in a seven step method which comprises: 1. Spreading the cloth; PA1 2. Cutting the glove pattern or pieces; PA1 3. Sewing the pieces together; PA1 4. Closing the glove body; PA1 5. Attaching the cuff to the glove body; PA1 6. Turning the glove inside-out; PA1 7...
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This invention relates generally to steam distillation of ammonia and ammonium ion compounds from aqueous solutions of such compounds and relates more particularly to the removal of ammonia from weak ammonia liquor produced during a coking operation. The vapors given off during thermal decomposition of coal to produce ...
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Carpet fibers can be severely and permanently stained or soiled when certain household substances such as coffee, chocolate, mud and fruit drinks are inadvertently spilled on them. These items contain artificial and natural colorants. Many of these colorants are acid dyes which cause the most severe stains, as these ac...
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The subject matter of the invention is a sewing machine and also a piercer for a sewing machine. Hemstitching machines and two-needle sewing machines have been known for over one hundred years and still operate using the same principle today. According to this principle, two needles, which are each associated with one ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to flexible polyurethane foams having a high flame resistance and smoke resistance and to heat compression-moldings thereof. 2. Description of the Prior Art Polyurethane foams have a broad use from seat and cushion materials for furniture, vehicles and ships to cl...
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Computer generated images are typically made up of many different components or graphical elements which are rendered and composited together to create a final image. The compositing may be performed by special-purpose hardware, or by software running on a general or special-purpose computer system, such as a microproc...
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In spite of the admonitions of adults, children outdoors rely on the attentiveness of motorists for their safety. A leading cause of accidents involving vehicles is the inability of a motorist to detect the presence of a child-pedestrian. The inability of a motorist to observe a child-pedestrian is further compounded d...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for processing video data, a video server, a gateway server, and a method for managing and processing video data. 2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional video data processing system, a video content of video contents are supplied from a ...
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