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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a film, a manufacturing method thereof, and a substrate structure including the film. More specifically, the present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a nitride crystalline film, a nitride film, and a substrate structure including the nitride film.... | {
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The administration of pharmacologically active agents by inhalation is a widely used technique especially for the treatment of reversible airway obstruction, inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. The technique is also used for the administration of certain active agents having systemic action, which are absorbed via th... | {
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The present invention relates to a drum motor of the type defined in the introductory portion of claim 1.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention thus relates to an electrically driven drum motor comprising a substantially cylindrical drum of stainless steel, said drum having annular end edges and being connected to tw... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates, in general, to technology for designing fold lines in sheet material and more particularly to a method, a computer program product and a method for designing fold lines in sheet material.
2. Description of Related Art
A commonly encountered problem in connection with be... | {
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One type of x-ray tube is a computerized tomography (CT) x-ray tube which is used in CT scanners.
FIG. 1 shows one type of CT scanner which is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,086,449. The CT scanner includes a stationary patient receiving region 10. A gantry 12 is mounted for rotation around the patient receiving region 1... | {
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Light-weight, thermoplastic polymer-coated woven fabrics are in wide use today as roof covering membranes consisting of a plurality of strips which are electrically heat-welded in the factory to form unitary membranes which fit the contour of what may be termed "minimum pitched" roofs. Frequently, such membranes are in... | {
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Recently, studies have been made on a gas turbine facility in which CO2 in exhaust discharged from a turbine is partly circulated to a combustor. In this gas turbine facility, studies have been made on achieving a thermal power generation system that performs power generation simultaneously with the separation and reco... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, such as a printer, a copying machine or a facsimile, an image forming method and a storage medium storing a program for forming an image, and particularly to an image processing in an image forming apparatus, an image forming method and a s... | {
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Various embodiments relate generally to a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same.
Either non-volatile or volatile type of semiconductor memory devices utilizes a semiconductor material such as silicon Si, germanium Ge, gallium arsenide GaAs, indium phosphide InP, etc.
A volatile memory device wo... | {
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This invention relates to a men""s disposable urine holding bag adapted to be suitably used by, for example, bedridden patients, aged men or incontinent patients.
Japanese Utility Model Application Disclosure No. 1985-69114 describes a men""s disposable urine holding bag dimensioned to be longitudinally long and compri... | {
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Semiconductors are widely used in integrated circuits for electronic devices such as computers and televisions. These integrated circuits typically combine many transistors on a single crystal silicon chip to perform complex functions and store data. The need to integrate more functions and more storage capacity onto a... | {
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Field
The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, apparatuses and/or non-transitory computer readable media for validating coded information, and more specifically to systems and apparatuses for formatting and/or validating encoded information, and methods and non-transitory computer readable media for validati... | {
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This invention relates generally to the field of containers, and more particularly to a plastic floatable container for holding live bait or the like while being towed behind a boat, customarily referred to as a trolling bucket.
Trolling buckets are well known in the art and generally comprise a container in which live... | {
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To enable intelligent man-machine interaction, attention control and object recognition are widely recognized as important issues. Due to the difficulty of scene segmentation and object recognition in real-world scenes, most work in this area has concentrated on explicitly or implicitly constrained scenarios, e.g. uncl... | {
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a developing unit which is used in an image forming apparatus for forming images based on electrophotography and which develops a static latent image into a developed image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member by way of a developer support h... | {
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Selectors are devices that may control the electrical properties of electronic devices containing said selectors. Selectors may be combined with memristors to form crossbar arrays of memory devices. Memristors are devices that can be programmed to different resistive states by applying a programming energy, such as a v... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to a device for securing containers, food items, bottles, cartons, etc. from moving on refrigerator shelves. There are thousands of recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, camping trailers, boats, etc. having refrigerators, where retention of store... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to digital microscopy and more specifically relates to the processing and analysis of digital slides.
2. Related Art
In the growing field virtual microscopy, the first challenges to be overcome were related to the digital imaging of microscope slides (“s... | {
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This invention relates generally to injection molding and more particularly to multi-cavity thermal gated injection molding apparatus to coinject melt from two or more melt sources having a melt distribution plate mounted between the common manifold and the nozzle leading to each gate.
Coinjection of more than one type... | {
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Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) offers the advantage of capturing a complete sound field in the vicinity of a specific location in the three dimensional space, which location is called ‘sweet spot’. Such HOA representation is independent of a specific loudspeaker set-up, in contrast to channel-based techniques like stere... | {
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1. Field
The following description relates to object recognition using an artificial neuron network.
2. Description of Related Art
In order to recognize an object, RGB data from camera sensors may be received, and handcrafted features may be extracted from the data to perform image processing. If the image processing d... | {
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Presently public places, such as restaurants, make available to the consumers dispensers of tissue paper items such as serviettes table napkins, towels or sanitary paper.
In general, a napkin dispenser comprises an open-ended case having a substantially parallelepiped shape and including a front panel fitted with a tra... | {
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Most flush tanks are provided with tank covers to cover the reservoir of water stored in the flush tanks. Typically, such tank covers are made of the same material as the flush tanks, which is porcelain. Such porcelain flush tank covers are heavy and undecorative. Moreover, it is common to place articles on top of the ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a toll pass display assembly and system and, more particularly, pertains to removably retaining a toll pass in position for being scanned when driving a vehicle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of other vehicle pass holders of known methods and apparatu... | {
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Wireless communication may be used as a means of accessing a computer network and have certain advantages over wired communications for accessing a computer network. One of those advantages is a lower cost of infrastructure to provide access to many separate locations or addresses compared to wired communications. This... | {
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Various methods are available for attaching proteins to solid surfaces. Most rely on either (1) non-specific adsorption, or (2) the reaction of chemical groups within proteins (e.g., amino and carboxylic acid groups) with surfaces containing complementary reactive groups. In both cases the protein is attached to the su... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention is related to the field of integrated circuits and, more particularly, to command processing in a peripheral component in an integrated circuit.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a peripheral interface controller that has significant data bandwidth, one of the challenges that... | {
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In modern automotive applications, various control systems are interested in positional information for the clutch. To determine such positional information, position encoders have been used to monitor the position of a control gear of the clutch actuation system, thereby determining positional information for the clut... | {
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Heretofore, a hybrid electric vehicle and an electric vehicle use a high-power brushless motor. To control the brushless motor of the hybrid electric vehicle, it is necessary to accurately ascertain the rotation position (angle) of a motor rotating shaft. This is because, for switching control of energization to each c... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a pole assembly of a tent and, more particularly, to a pole assembly of a tent which prevents sagging of the tent thereby maintaining the tent to be tight and makes it possible to control the height of the tent thereby easily disjointing the tent.
2. Description of th... | {
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The invention is based on a speed governor of the generic type described hereinafter. A speed or rpm governor of this kind is the subject of German Patent Application P No. 33 01 416.7, in which the governor spring is a pre-stressed compression spring disposed between the two supporting parts with those parts being emb... | {
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Cars include many different electro-mechanical and electronic applications. Examples include braking systems, electronic security systems, radios, Compact Disc (CD) players, internal and external lighting systems, temperature control systems, locking systems, seat adjustment systems, speed control systems, mirror adjus... | {
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Acute coronary and cerebrovascular accidents are currently the first death cause in the world. In addition, the global incidence of recurrence and death in the 6 month post-treatment period after an acute coronary syndrome is still 8-15%. In the case of acute coronary syndrome with ST segment elevation, mechanical trea... | {
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When a device such as a smart phone provides directions to a destination, use of the device's GPS transceiver to output the directions can drain the device's battery undesirably fast. As recognized herein, this can be frustrating to a user because the drain on the battery can leave the device without enough battery pow... | {
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Glass sheets and other substrates can be coated with a stack of transparent, metal-containing films to vary the properties of the coated substrates. Particularly desirable are coatings characterized by their ability to transmit visible light while reducing the transmittance of other wavelengths of radiation, especially... | {
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Balloon catheters are used in a variety of medical procedures. For example, in the well-known procedure of percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) a balloon catheter is inserted into a coronary artery. Then, the balloon of the catheter is inflated, to force expansion of the walls of the coronary artery to... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to an image forming apparatus (e.g., printer) and an image forming system in which information can be transmitted from the image forming apparatus to users who use information processing apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
One conventional syste... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the downloading of application programs over a wireless network. More particularly, the invention concerns the individual estimating and display of a length of time to download an application program over a wireless network to a remote module, such as a wireless devic... | {
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been identified as a major contributor to the phenomenon of global warming and ocean acidification. CO2 is a by-product of combustion and it creates operational, economic, and environmental problems. It is expected that elevated atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse ... | {
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With reference to FIG. 1, a conventional pipe coupler 9 for interconnecting joining regions 81 of two pipes 8 is shown to include a first jaw member 91, a second jaw member 92, a screw member 93, and a tightening member 94. Each of the first and second jaw member 91, 92 has a hinged end 901 and a locked end 902, and ha... | {
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Field
Exemplary embodiments relate to a display device, and, more particularly, to a display device integrated with a touch sensor.
Discussion of the Background
A touch sensor, which allows a user to input information by contacting a screen using a finger, a pen, etc., may be applied as an input device of a display dev... | {
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Gaming machines have been developed having various features to capture and maintain player interest. Some features are directed to increasing or providing the player with the opportunity to win larger sums of money. For example, gaming machines may include second chance games that provide a player with additional oppor... | {
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Asphalt is a common material utilized for the preparation of paving and roofing materials and also for coatings such as pipe coatings and tank liners. While the material is suitable in many respects, it inherently is deficient in some physical properties which it would be highly desirable to improve. Efforts have been ... | {
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The present invention generally relates to a recording head for an optical storage system, and more particularly, to a recording head employing a solid immersion lens and a method for forming such a recording head.
Optical data storage systems are known. These systems store a high density of information onto an optical... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an AM multiplexing broadcast apparatus for multiplexing a digital modulated signal independent of an AM modulated signal, in the same frequency band as the AM modulated signal.
2. Description of the Related Art
Such an AM multiplexing broadcast apparatus for mu... | {
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The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third-generation (3G) mobile phone technology standardized first by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and now by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). UMTS carries both circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) traffic usi... | {
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This description relates to an approach to compiling graph-based program specifications.
One approach to data flow computation makes use of a graph-based representation in which computational components corresponding to nodes (vertices) of a graph are coupled by data flows corresponding to links (directed edges) of the... | {
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The present invention pertains to a process for biologically utilizing carbon dioxide and heat that are generated in exothermic aerobic fermentation processes in which carbon dioxide is formed for the growth of chlorophyllose plants in greenhouses.
It is known that, in exothermic aerobic fermentation processes, especia... | {
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This invention relates generally to floating docks, and more particularly, to methods and apparatus for assembling floating docks.
Floating docks are generally known and may be constructed from a variety of materials and formed into a variety of shapes and sizes. At least some known floating docks include a plurality o... | {
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It is well know that many canned goods such as canned food. canned pet food, and the like require to be sterilised after canning to prevent the growth of toxic bacteria in the can. This is a relatively energetic process and considerable efforts have been made to improve the energy efficiency of processes for the heat s... | {
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Typically, a varnishing unit in a printing machine is constructed as a separate unit disposed after the printing units and before the delivery unit of the machine. In many printing machines of this kind perfecting is possible only by turning the sheet over; for example, German Auslegeschrift No. 2,608,661 discloses a p... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to channel letters, and more specifically, to generating channel letters using profiles.
2. Background
FIG. 1 shows a conventional machine 1 for folding a metal strip or rule 10 of a flat type into a predetermined shape. The structure and operation of a typical co... | {
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The invention relates to an adaptor for mounting one instrument on another instrument so that both are pivotably movable together about a horizontal axis.
Often it is desirable to be able to mount one instrument atop another so that both can be used simultaneously. For example, electronic distance measuring devices are... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the prevention of outer skin puncture of thin skin sandwich laminates by direct lightning attachment.
This invention relates to lightning protection systems and, more particularly, to such a system for protecting electrically conductive composite material aircraft str... | {
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This invention relates in general to radiant energy imaging systems and more particularly, to a novel method and apparatus for selectively enhancing the image of objects or voids having circular cross section, such as agricultural and like-shape objects of voids, to distinguish them from objects or voids having rectang... | {
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This invention relates generally to condition sensors and more particularly to accelerometers having mechanically movable means responsive to acceleration for providing a corresponding electrical signal.
Condition sensors such as capacitive accelerometers and the like of various types as shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,483,1... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and improved unitary system and process for recycling contaminated material such as plastic chips which are in ground-up or shredded form obtained from plastic containers, retainers, wrappers, bags, films, and the like, so that the material may be used ag... | {
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The present invention relates to an impact-absorbing, load-limiting connection device, especially for connecting components or modules of a rotary-wing aircraft, as well as to a rotary-wing aircraft having such a connection device.
Over the past 30 years, major efforts have been made in automotive as well as aviation t... | {
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The present invention relates to a process of an enzymatic reaction in a low water content condition (a system containing a very small amount of water) wherein the reaction is carried out with adjusting the water concentration in the reaction system to a suitably very low value in order to effectively take advantage of... | {
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A centrifugal fan also referred to as a blower fan or squirrel-cage fan is a mechanical device which brings a fluid, frequently air, into an inlet surrounding the axis of a fan wheel. The wheel forces the air out into the fan housing, creating increased pressure in the air. The air then exits though an outlet on the fa... | {
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1. Field
The present disclosure relates to a fuel cell.
2. Description of the Related Art
For example, a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode electrode and a cathode electrode sandwiching the solid polymer elec... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure generally relates to image capturing, and especially relates to a device and method for capturing images.
2. Description of Related Art
Nowadays, a digital camera or a mobile phone is used to capture images. Most of the cameras and the mobile phones use an autofocus technology.... | {
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of serious lower respiratory tract disease in infants and children (Feigen et al., eds., 1987, In: Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, W B Saunders, Philadelphia at pages 1653-1675; New Vaccine Development, Establishing Priorities, Vol. 1, 1985, National Aca... | {
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It is well-known that real-estate signs positioned in front of residential or commercial real-estate properties are an important method of indicating to the public the availability of the real-estate property for sale, lease, or rent. Unfortunately, there exists a period during the evening where this marketing opportun... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to computer-based tools for manipulating digital images. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for efficiently applying a bilateral filter to an image.
2. Related Art
A major problem in displaying a real-world scene is that ... | {
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Hitherto, the technology disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 has been known as a demodulation method using a plurality of antennas. The contents disclosed in this Non-Patent Document 1 are briefly described below using an accompanying drawing.
In FIG. 1, in a transmitting apparatus 30, a transmit signal A digital signal... | {
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The invention relates to swimming pools and more specifically to a portable skimmer that can be pulled around the perimeter of the swimming pool.
The present method of cleaning debris from the water surface of a swimming pool is done by one of two methods. One involves running the swimming pool pump that draws the wate... | {
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There are many electrical and electronic devices in the modern household some of which can become dangerous if the user, for example, forgets to turn off one of the devices, such as an iron, or forgets to close the refrigerator door. There is a need for a reliable and effective way to monitor and assist individuals who... | {
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The invention relates to a device for optically measuring the height of a surface of an object, which device comprises a radiation source unit for generating a radiation beam and for forming an essentially stationary radiation spot on the surface by means of said beam, means for selecting a reflected beam from the radi... | {
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Aerial refueling is a process of transferring fuel from one aircraft (the tanker airplane or the refueling airplane) to another airplane (the receiving airplane) during flight. The procedure allows the receiving aircraft to remain airborne longer, extending its range or loiter time on station.
Refueling airplanes can e... | {
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FIG. 9 is a basic circuit diagram of a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit 30 using a VCO 20. In the VCO 20, an oscillation frequency fo of an output signal line 42 can be changed by a control voltage Vc input, that is, a control voltage line 46. Generally, in the PLL circuit 30, a phase frequency comparator 26 detects a p... | {
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The discovery of the hepcidin peptide and characterisation of its gene, HAMP,4 has led to the revision of previous models for the regulation of iron homeostasis and the realisation that the liver plays a key role in determining iron absorption from the gut and iron release from recycling and storage sites. Perhaps the ... | {
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Electromechanical switches, in other words relays or contactors, are often employed in order be able to switch electric power. As a rule, relays are inexpensive. Moreover, they stand out for their high switching capacity, low power loss and insensitivity with respect to brief overloads. However, due to their mechanical... | {
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The present disclosure relates to cloud computing, and more specifically, to self-terminating and/or self-shelving virtual machines and workloads in a cloud computing environment.
A virtual machine (VM) may be hosted by a hypervisor which, in a cloud computing environment, is managed by a cloud server. Conventionally, ... | {
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The present invention relates to a universal fixing member for a device for driving of a bicycle wheel.
Driving systems for bicycles offer assistance for pedalling by means of an additional motor. This assistance generally consists of a drive mechanism arranged on one of the wheels of the bicycle. Thus the power of the... | {
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Mobile devices may notify their users of incoming calls, text messages, emails, calendar events, or alarms through visual, audible, or haptic indications. Mobile devices expend energy to notify users, and such notifications may frustrate users if the notifications are provided too frequently. Accordingly, the use of no... | {
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The present invention relates generally to the field of differential amplifiers and operational amplifiers and more particularly to an amplifier of this kind fabricated in integrated circuit technology and having a rail-to-rail common mode range at the amplifier input and output.
There are times when an operational amp... | {
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This is the first application filed for the present invention.
Not applicable.
The present invention relates to the multiplexing of SONET/SDH data streams and, in particular, to a method of interleaving tributary data streams and recovering the tributary data streams, using unique, independent encoding schemes.
Optical... | {
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Heretofore, the structure of automotive doors above the belt line of the door, or the door glass frame, has been trimmed, sealed, and styled with numerous components which have been combined to form the window seal. The door glass has been sealed with a separate glass run assembly, and inner and outer belt strip assemb... | {
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1. Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic fence, and more particularly, to an electronic fence capable of guiding animals under training to return to a predetermined restricted area.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 shows a conventional electronic fence. In FIG. 1, trans... | {
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As is well known, electrical enclosures exposed to corrosive or other contaminant laden air are susceptible to and may corrode or otherwise be attacked thereby. Contaminated atmospheres exist in many chemical plants and frequently where corrosive and other chemicals are used in the manufacture or processing of various ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an optical disk apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on an optical disk, or for reproducing information recorded on an optical disk. More particularly, the invention relates to an optical disk apparatus which has a function of displaying and r... | {
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1. Field
This disclosure relates to methods for image compression, more particularly to lossless compression method for computer-generated document images.
2. Background
Efficient storage and transmission of electronic images typically require some sort of compression. Compression techniques are generally referred to a... | {
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Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the bonding of two dissimilar polymeric resin composition surfaces. In a particular embodiment, the invention relates to a process for bonding an epoxy resin matrix reinforced with glass fibers to the surface of polyvinyl chloride pipe whereby the pipe is reinforced and ... | {
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Reference to any prior art in the specification is not, and should not be taken as, an acknowledgement of any form of suggestion that this prior art forms part of the common general knowledge in Australia or any other jurisdiction or that his prior art would reasonably be expected to be ascertained, understood and rega... | {
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Nerve myelination is an essential process in the formation and function of the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) compartments. The myelin sheath around axons is necessary for the proper conduction of electric impulses along nerves. Loss of myelin occurs in a number of diseases, among whic... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to quantum computing and to solid state devices that use superconducting materials to create and maintain coherent quantum states such as required for quantum computing.
2. Description of Related Art
Research on what is now called quantum computing traces back to Richard... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to automatic code symbol reading (i.e., recognition) systems, and more particularly to an automatic code symbol reading device having a control system which permits multiple modes of fully automated operation while conserving power and providing versatil... | {
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In imaging methods as e.g. electro(photo)graphy, magnetography, ionography, etc. a latent image is formed that is developed by attraction of so called toner particles. Afterwards the developed latent image (toner image) is transferred to a final substrate and fused to this substrate. In DEP the so called toner particle... | {
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The invention relates to novel complexes and complex salts, agents containing these compounds, their use in diagnostics and therapy, as well as processes for preparing these compounds and agents.
Metallic complexes have been scrutinized as early as at the beginning of the fifties as contrast media for radiology. The co... | {
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This invention relates to a communication system of the multiplex type, that is with an information channel which is accessible to a plurality of users, provided between a master processing unit and slave units with the possibility that information exchange can be initiated from one of the slave units. In particular th... | {
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Many vehicles utilize keyless entry devices. Presently, the industry standard for powering most keyless entry devices, such as a key fob, is to use a small battery cell, such as a lithium ion cell that is intended to sustain devices having a low electric current requirement (e.g., 10 mA). However, in some instances, th... | {
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Field
This disclosure relates to a positive active material, a positive electrode and a lithium battery including the positive active material, and a method of manufacturing the same.
Description of the Related Technology
With the advancement of small high tech devices such as digital cameras, mobile devices, notebook ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is generally in the field of electronic circuits and systems. More specifically, the present invention is in the field of amplifier circuits and systems.
2. Background Art
Audio power amplifiers form an important part of many mobile communications devices, such as cellula... | {
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There are many remote ordering systems available that allow a user to place an order for goods using a networked mobile wireless telecommunication computing device, such as a smartphone. However, these systems do not account for the fact that the travel time and the preparation time may be different, resulting either i... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to power feeding devices and wireless power feeding systems including the power feeding devices.
2. Description of the Related Art
A variety of electronic devices have spread, and a wide range of products are shipped to the market. In recent years, portable electr... | {
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The bones and connective tissue of an adult human spinal column consists of more than 20 discrete bones coupled sequentially to one another by a tri-joint complex that consists of an anterior disc and the two posterior facet joints, the anterior discs of adjacent bones being cushioned by cartilage spacers referred to a... | {
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The present invention relates generally to operations performed and equipment utilized in conjunction with subterranean wells and, in an embodiment described herein, more particularly provides methods of casing multilateral wells and apparatus for use therein.
It is well known to those skilled in the art that it is ver... | {
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The invention relates to methods of generating THz (terahertz) radiation, in particular by irradiating a conversion crystal device with optical input radiation providing and generating the THz radiation by an optical-to-THz-conversion process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a THz source apparatus, being adapted ... | {
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The present invention relates to a method for the production of a device for transmitting a signal between two end points at least one of which is movable relative to the other and between which a wound line which forms a coil and is contained in a substantially circular cassette is arranged. Further extending lines be... | {
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