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Server computers are utilized extensively today to provide for, among other uses, centralized or distributed storage repositories for applications software and the other software. Often, a server computer is utilized in a network environment to provide these applications and other software to other computers that may b... | {
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Active phased array antenna systems are used in a wide variety of applications. As one example, a satellite may include an antenna system of this type in order to facilitate communication between the satellite and one or more ground stations on earth. In a phased array antenna system, especially for a satellite, it is ... | {
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The method, apparatus, and system according to the present invention are configured to compute interpolated image data of a video image data by means of line-based motion estimation and compensation and to detect and handle errors in interpolated image data obtained as result of performing the line-based motion compens... | {
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The present invention pertains to an adapter for an electrochemical gas sensor with a housing accommodating an electrolyte, at least one measuring electrode arranged therein, and a membrane that screens the measuring electrode from a measured gas and is permeable to the measured gas.
In an electrochemical gas sensor, t... | {
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Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-202931) discloses a semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate having a groove formed therein, an insulating layer formed on an inner surface of the groove, and a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer disposed above and b... | {
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The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to suspension systems, such as suspension systems used to support an inner vessel inside an outer vessel of a cryostat.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems typically include cryostats to cool coils and/or magnets of the MRI systems. The cryostats include an inn... | {
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A DRAM cell typically comprises a MOS transistor and a capacitor. An example of such a DRAM cell is shown in FIG. 1. The DRAM cell 10 of FIG. 1 comprises the MOSFET 12 and the capacitor 14. A word line is connected to the gate of the MOSFET 14. A bit line is connected to the source of the MOSFET 12. The capacitor 14 is... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention concerns a process and a bandage for treatment of wounds.
2. Description of the Related Art
For treatment of wound infections and wounds which contain dead tissue, for example, for treatment of the diabetic gangrene, fly larvae are employed, in particular larvae of the fly genus ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a protective plate provided at a front face of a plasma display (hereinbelow, referred to as PDP) to protect the main body of PDP and subjected to a treatment for reducing electromagnetic noises and near infrared rays generated from PDP.
2. Description of the B... | {
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DE 10 2011 083 657 A1 describes a filter element for a fresh air system in a vehicle. At a carrier body, the filter element has two separately configured filter media bodies implemented as pleated filters, which are disposed diagonally opposite each other at the carrier body and delimit an intermediate clean chamber in... | {
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The invention concerns a method for towing of an aircraft by means of a tractor which is attached to the aircraft, mainly to the nosewheel of the aircraft.
When towing an aircraft by means of a tractor under the known technology, a tractor driver usually carries out the towing which takes place at low speed, i.e. not o... | {
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Nano-probe and nano-knives are very useful for applications such as medical diagnosis and surgery, scientific experiments and use as industrial sensors. Typically, nano-probes/knives are mounted on an electro-mechanical membrane. The electro-mechanical membrane for these devices is typically made from thin metal films ... | {
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The present invention relates to a new and distinctive soybean variety, designated 90B72 which has been the result of years of careful breeding and selection. There are numerous steps in the development of any novel, desirable plant germplasm. Plant breeding begins with the analysis and definition of problems and weakn... | {
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Applicant claims priority from German application 299 15 180.8 filed Aug. 30, 2000.
A connector module that lie in the narrow underside of a mobile telephone, commonly includes signal contacts for passing power current and low to moderate frequency signals, and a coaxial contact for passing high frequency signals to an... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention concerns a method for authenticating objects or substances using chemical marking or tracing. It applies more particularly but not exclusively to the fight against counterfeiting, to automatic sorting.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As a general rule, numerous objects or... | {
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This invention relates to fasteners.
The invention has particularly been devised for use where it is intended to secure a roofing or cladding panel to a purlin or stanchion, with a layer of insulation between the two. It is desirable that the insulation material should not be crushed or compressed excessively and hence... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for analyzing thermal deformation, and in particular to a thermal deformation analyzing method for analyzing thermal deformation of a substance in response to temperature increase or decrease, and as time elapses during a temperature increase or decrea... | {
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The present invention relates generally to gas turbine engines, and more particularly to gas turbine engine bladed rotors having separable blade platforms that are coupled to the rotor disk/wheel by mechanical engagement with the rotor disk lugs. Although the present invention was developed for gas turbine engines, cer... | {
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Software applications are generally configured to store application settings in non-removable memory of a processing system. For example, it is common for software to be configured to store settings in either the system registry of the processing system, or data files which are stored in the hard drive of the processin... | {
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Water normally contains alkali earth metal cations such as calcium, barium, magnesium, etc., and water "hardness" is directly related to the concentration of these cations in the water. Hard water reduces the effectiveness of detergents and soaps because these multivalent cations form insoluble salts with the anionic c... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for applying gasket strips to a surface. More particularly, the invention relates to an automated system using a robot guided head to manufacture gasket patterns, and is particularly suitable for applying gasket strips to circuit boards,... | {
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1. Field
Embodiments relate to a secondary battery.
2. Description of the Related Art
Unlike primary batteries, which are not chargeable, secondary batteries are chargeable and dischargeable. Low-capacity batteries, which may include a pack having one battery cell, may be used for small portable electronic products, e.... | {
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As more computer devices are networked, communication between the computer devices have become faster. Faster communication involve transmitting and receiving larger amounts of data signals between networked computer devices. Often, these data signals are divided into packets for communication onto a network by a data ... | {
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Laser processing machines (work stations) for laser marking workpieces can include a work space with a height-adjustable marking laser component (“height-adjustable laser component”) and a height-adjustable machine component in the form of a protection door that closes off the work space in a light-tight way. As the le... | {
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Ever stricter legal requirements with respect to permissible emissions of pollutants of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines require emissions of pollutants to be kept as low as possible during the operation of the internal combustion engine. This can be done, on the one hand, by reducing the emissions of po... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an LCD (liquid crystal display) fastening method and equipment using common fastening portions suitable for various kinds of color LCDs, and improving the appearance of the display.
This application is based on Patent Application No. Hei 11-111639 filed in Japa... | {
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Medical and dental care professionals are exposed to hazardous infectious pathogens on a daily basis. With the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other deadly and presently incurable diseases, the protection of these professionals from nasal and oral emissions, blood, and other bodily fluids has b... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a display device.
2. Description of the Related Art
CRTs are widely used as display devices. A CRT has a great depth because it has a single electron gun assembly which applies an electron beam to all pixels provided. Further, it is heavy and consumes much elec... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention concerns the representation of semantic knowledge by the Resource Description Framework, or RDF, and more specifically concerns the integration of data represented by RDF into a relational database system.
2. Description of Related Art: FIGS. 1-3
RDF is a language that was origin... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for forming a center-filled confectionary rope. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for covering a viscous candy mass with a candy coating by wrapping a layer of candy around the viscous candy center in a helical fashion.
2. ... | {
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A block trade is a single large trade in excess of a specific volume and/or a specific market value. The definition of a block trade varies across different financial products. For instance, on the equities market, a block trade has traditionally been defined as a trade of 10,000 shares or more or a trade with a total ... | {
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Catalysts for oxychlorination of ethylene to 1,2-DCE that comprise a copper compound, generally cupric chloride, and promoters based on salts of alkali and/or alkaline-earth metals and rare earth metals are well-known in the literature.
The copper content of these catalysts is generally not higher than 6-8% by weight.
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Detecting and serotyping Salmonella is essential to protecting the food supply and for understanding the epidemiology of this important food-borne pathogen. Determining the presence and serotype of the dangerous Salmonella ser. Enteritidis is of particular importance to the poultry and egg industries.
The genus Salmone... | {
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1. Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, and particularly, to a mobile terminal having a circuit board for power supply and an electronic device controlled by the circuit board.
2. Description of Related Art
In general, a terminal may be classified into a mobile (portable) termina... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting system for transmitting and receiving digital broadcast signals, and more particularly, to a digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
The Vestigial Sideband (VSB) transmission mode, whi... | {
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This disclosure relates to graphical user interfaces, and more specifically, to control elements of graphical user interfaces.
Computing devices may provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays information of the computing device in human-readable form. A GUI may enable users to interact with the computing de... | {
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Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a development device used in an electrophotographic recording system with use of magnetic toner.
Prior dry-type development devices are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,267,248, 4,297,970, and 4,309,498. Describing these development devices with reference to FIG. 2, ... | {
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Example embodiments relate to integrated circuit memory devices and methods of operating the same.
With an increase in the degree of integration of semiconductor memory devices, circuit elements included in semiconductor memory devices may become miniaturized as well. Thus, process margins in semiconductor memory devic... | {
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As a lens type suitable for being a small size, and also suitable for a digital camera and for its smaller-sized zoom lens, in order from an object side, there is a zoom lens that has a first lens group having a negative refracting power, a second lens group having a positive refracting power, a third lens group having... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an anesthetic filter arrangement and in particular to a filter arrangement for the re-use of anesthetics in inhalation anaesthesia.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Filter arrangements for the re-use of gaseous anesthetics are well known and are described in, fo... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a liquid crystal display device. More particularly, this invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that simplifies a wiring structure of a flexible printed substrate for supplying driving signals to a driver IC mounted by a flip chip mounting system, and re... | {
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The process of production of semiconductors includes processing of a circular silicon wafer typically 8" in diameter. The processing includes repetition of series of steps: oxidation and deposition; lithography; etching; and doping (implanting and diffusing). Depending on the maturity of the production process used, th... | {
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging procedure that utilizes nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to render images within a patient's body. Typically, MRI systems employ the use of a magnetic coil having a static magnetic field strength of between about 0.2 to 3 Teslas. During the procedure, the ... | {
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Recently, due to the development of the electronic communication industry, portable terminals are becoming necessities to a modern society while becoming an important means for delivery of fast changing information. Accordingly, a designers are competitively developing terminals having more convenient functions to guar... | {
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With the remarkable development of small, thin, and high-functionality portable electronic equipment such as mobile phones and PDAs, there is a growing demand for smaller, thinner, and high-capacity batteries as their power source. Lithium ion rechargeable batteries can be designed small and high-capacity, and in parti... | {
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Airlines and other sellers have developed sophisticated revenue management systems (RMSs) to optimize revenue. Generally, when a flight is first added to an airline's flight schedule, the airline's revenue management system attempts to maximize revenue for the flight by establishing a plurality of fare classes and then... | {
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Example embodiments generally relate to producing non-detonable explosive samples and, more particularly, to producing such samples for use as training aids.
Non-detonable training aid materials have been developed for allowing training of explosives detection dogs (EDD), dolphins, or other living or non-living entitie... | {
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Computers utilize a wide variety of disks to store data. Disks are classified according to the storage medium employed, such as when "optical" disks are distinguished from "magnetic" disks. Disks are also classified as either "floppy" or "hard." Hard disks generally have greater storage capacity, faster data access tim... | {
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In a tape player in general, a tape cassette is set in position by a series of loading operations, namely, first pulling the cassette into the tape player and then dropping it in the play position, and is removed by a series of ejecting operations, namely, first lifting it above the play position and then bringing it t... | {
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1. Field
Apparatuses consistent with exemplary embodiments relate to a thin telephoto lens and an image pickup apparatus including the same, and more particularly, to a telephoto lens that is thin enough to be used in a mobile device and an image pickup apparatus including the thin telephoto lens.
2. Description of the... | {
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The disclosure herein relates to crosslinkable polymers for use in downhole applications such as drilling and completion operations.
Many subterranean treatments require viscosified fluids. For instance, viscosified fluids may be used as or in drilling fluids, completion fluids, as well as other treating fluids. The te... | {
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The present invention relates to methods and devices for preparing beverages using capsules containing a food substance, such as a substance to be extracted and/or to be dissolved. The invention relates more precisely to a method and a device for preparing, in an optimized manner, a variety of beverages from substances... | {
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The present invention relates to an inner container useful for shipping products. The inner container provides satisfactory protection during transportation and storage, and is easily and efficiently manipulated to display contained products for sale.
Many products are shipped as multiple units of the product in one la... | {
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Conventionally, for example, non-patent document 1 describes a thermal management device in which an intercooler, a condenser, and a radiator are disposed in the same coolant circuit.
The intercooler is a heat exchanger that cools the intake air to the engine by dissipating heat from the intake air into a coolant. The ... | {
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The present invention generally pertains to a conference calling arrangement for a digital switching network and more particularly to a time shared three-port conference circuit for use in conjunction with a T-S-T digital switching network.
Historically, switching systems were equipped with a number of conference circu... | {
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Traffic delineators are known. Delineators are typically used on or near roadways or other paved or unpaved surfaces where automobiles, trucks, or other motorized or unmotorized vehicles travel. Often a series of delineators are arranged along a road, lane, or path so as to highlight or increase its visibility for the ... | {
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Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method of forming a fine conductive pattern, such as forming a coil winding on the upper surface of a substrate at the time of fabricating a thin-film magnetic head.
Related Art
To form a coil pattern of a thin-film magnetic head, a frame plating method or an ion millin... | {
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Unless the context of the text requires otherwise, the term “craft” means any vehicle, watercraft, or ice craft. Examples of a vehicle would include wheeled vehicles and the like. Watercraft comprise by way of example, without limitation single, multihull and hydrofoil vessels. As used herein, ice craft comprises vehic... | {
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As the developments of networked processing systems, such as the Internet, continue to advance more computing power and features are available to users. For example, information that historically has been limited to TV and Radio broadcasts on home appliances is now being made available through on-line computing service... | {
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The present invention relates to a process and a device for producing a package of elongated winding material. Here elongated winding material is preferably to be understood as winding material containing metal, in particular copper, such as wire, blank or plastic-coated strands and so on. However, the invention shall ... | {
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This invention relates to a ring tenser used in a twisting machine or the like for applying appropriate tension to a yarn when it is unwound from a yarn supply package.
In such ring tensers, a slightest difference in weight will have a significant effect on characters of a yarn produced. Accordingly, selection of a rin... | {
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Nasal obstruction is characterized by inflammation and/or anatomical conditions including nasal valve collapse, nasal valve obstruction, septal deviation, and medium turbinate hypertrophy. These conditions obstruct and restrict nasal airflow causing difficulties in breathing through the nose. | {
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Particulate impurities in fuel are known to be the cause of engine breakdowns and wear problems, particularly with the diesel. A diesel fuel filter, after it is covered with dirt and grit, may stop passing fuel altogether, causing the engine to stop. Also, eventually some of the grit may somehow work its way through th... | {
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1. Field of Our Invention
Our invention relates to apparatus for testing mechanical heart valves, and in particular mechanical heart valves having a rigid annulus and one or more pivoting leaflets mounted therein.
2. Description of Related Art
Various types of heart valve prostheses have been proposed, and many give ge... | {
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The present invention relates to an optoelectronic component having luminescence-emitting properties, comprising an optoelectronic element having a body with contacts which body is at least partially light-transparent for allowing emission of luminescence.
Optoelectronic elements with luminescence-emitting properties, ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to handling sheets of paper, and more particularly to apparatus and methods for sealing a folded sheet of paper to itself.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Numerous types of business forms have been developed over the years. Many kinds of business forms are used as maile... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a board connector.
2. Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. 7,134,910 discloses a board connector with a synthetic resin housing configured to receive a mating connector from the front. Mounting grooves are formed on side surfaces of the housing. Fixtures are mo... | {
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The present invention relates to a novel welding method using a heating plate and a welding apparatus using a heating plate, and more particularly to a technique with which two synthetic resin parts supported by upper and lower jigs are previously heated by a heating plate and pressing and welding the two synthetic res... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a liquid crystal composition suitable for use in an active matrix (AM) device, and an AM device containing the composition. In particular, it relates to a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy, and a device of an IPS (in-plane switching) mo... | {
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The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and, more particularly, relates to a technique effectively applied to a semiconductor device using an SOI substrate and a method of manufacturing the same.
As an MISFET in which short-channel characteristics and element variations can be suppressed, an MISFET usin... | {
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Many methods have already been provided to form electric connection elements in vias, that is, holes or openings, through all or part of the thickness of a silicon substrate.
The surface of the via is generally coated with an insulating layer, typically made of silicon oxide, enabling, in particular, to insulate the su... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
Systems and methods consistent with the principles of the invention relate generally to information searching and, more particularly, to using image duplicates to assign labels to images for use in image searching.
2. Description of Related Art
Existing information searching systems use search... | {
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The present invention relates generally to the field of “work manager threads” (see definition, below, in Definitions sub-section of the Detailed Description section), and more particularly to managing multiple active work manager threads.
In application server environments, there are typically hundreds, or thousands, ... | {
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The invention relates to a tool for inserting prostheses within the body, and more particularly to tools for inserting prostheses, such as artificial discs and cages, within an intervertebral space.
Spinal surgery involves many challenges as the long-term health and mobility of the patient often depends on the surgeon'... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to non-electric fluid heating and cooling devices. More particularly, the invention concerns a novel, non-electric fluid heating and cooling device for use in connection with medicament dispensers for dispensing medicinal fluids to ambulatory patients.
2... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an automatic trace determination method for determining a trace route on a substrate, that does not intersect with other traces on the substrate, automatically and by computer computation.
2. Description of the Related Art
For example, in semiconductor integrat... | {
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The present disclosure relates to electronic communication. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system and methods for fallback messaging.
The popularity and use of social networks and other types of electronic communication have grown dramatically in recent years. Traditionally users have used social ne... | {
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The present invention relates broadly to electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and more particularly to a heat-shrinkable sheathing or other jacket for shielding a wire, cable, data or signal line, antenna, or other electrical conductor or elongate article.
The operation of electronic devices such as computers,... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of apparatus and methods for rotating substantially cylindrical objects, particularly drill pipe, drill collars, casing, etc. The word "cylindrical" is employed in this specification in its ordinary or common sense, namely to define objects which have a circ... | {
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As processors advance in complexity and operating rate, the heat generated in processors during operation increases, and the demands on cooling systems for processors also escalate. It has been proposed to cool processors with systems that circulate a fluid proximate to a processor die. In some cases, the systems may b... | {
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In general, tires are typically manufactured on a large scale through the build up of various layers onto a tire forming drum. The layers may include e.g., a carcass and other materials that provide the structure of the tire. The sides of these layers are turned up to create a toroid in the form of an uncured, tire int... | {
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This invention generally relates to integrated circuits, and more particularly to integrated circuits (ICs) including on-chip inductors.
Low-loss on-chip inductors (i.e., that are integrated on an IC substrate) are desirable in wireless communication devices such as cellular phones, pagers, GPS receivers, warehouse man... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to signaling of signed band offset values for sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering in video coding.
2. Description of the Related Art
The Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC) of ITU-T WP3/16 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11 is c... | {
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Digital picture viewers have been developed for personal computers that make it possible to view, using the computer monitor, digital photographs. PC-based picture viewer applications enable users to administer the contents of their digital camera flash memories. Among other things, managing digital photos using a PC a... | {
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In most surface vessels having waterjet propulsion systems, the pump is mounted within the hull adjacent the stern transom with at least a portion of the pump and the pump discharge nozzle above the surface of the water. The water jet is discharged through a discharge conduit leading from the pump that passes through t... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wristbands in general and more specifically to an ultraviolet active wristband using a photochromic compound which has been described in my earlier invention (U.S. Pat. No. 5,581,090). The photochromic compound is any molecule in the spiropyran or spiroxazine g... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the field of corn breeding. In particular, the invention relates to corn seed and plants of the hybrid variety designated CH140757, and derivatives and tissue cultures thereof.
2. Description of Related Art
The goal of field crop breeding is to combin... | {
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Known converter circuits comprise a multiplicity of drivable power semiconductor switches, which are connected to one another in a known manner in order to switch at least two switching voltage levels. Typically, such a converter circuit is connected to an electrical AC voltage system, which is in particular of three-p... | {
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Mains distribution--general
In most major countries, electricity is supplied on a wide scale by electricity generating and distribution companies (electricity utilities). The distribution network normally consists of a large number of low voltage networks (often termed the mains) to which domestic and small business co... | {
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The present application relates generally to the field of vehicle communication systems and portable electronic devices. More specifically, the present disclosure relates generally to the field of a key fob configured for interaction with vehicle systems.
Vehicles such as automobiles are typically configured to receive... | {
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The invention relates to the field of wireless communication, and, more specifically, to demodulating and decoding information symbols from a symbol-modulated radio signal that has suffered inter-symbol interference.
Signals in a wireless communications system are subject to a number of phenomena that degrade signal qu... | {
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The present invention relates to fluid purifying apparatus and a method of purifying fluids and more particularly to a novel, compact structure suitable for purifying liquids such as water and to a novel method of accomplishing such liquid purification.
It presently is known in the art of fluid purification to include ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a communication device and a method used in a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a communication device and a method of handling collision of device-to-device communication in a wireless communication system.
2. Description of the Prior... | {
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In many inflation applications, such as tire inflation applications, it is highly desirable to keep water or other liquids from entering the target reservoir (e.g., end container, such as a tire), and to fill the end container with dry working fluid (e.g., air) instead of humid working fluid. This can be particularly d... | {
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The present invention relates to a control unit for controlling safety-critical applications, having a microcomputer (MC), a monitoring unit (check unit, CU), and peripheral circuits (input output, IO). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for checking a microcomputer (MC) of a control unit for contro... | {
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Prior to the present invention, as set forth in general terms above and more specifically below, it is known, to employ various types of vaporizers. While these various vaporizers may have been generally satisfactory, the currently available vaporizers suffer from several well-known deficiencies. For example, the curre... | {
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Three-dimensional images provide valuable information in an increasing number of situations. For example, long-term monitoring of the localization and activity of signaling molecules in cells together with changes in cell morphology is a power experimental method to assess the normal cellular internal state or the stat... | {
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The present invention relates to processors and computing devices and more particularly to compilers for optimized multiple function arithmetic execution units in a processor.
Many practical applications require processing of very large amounts of information in a short period of time. Examples include weather forecast... | {
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The present invention relates generally to flail-type crop conditioners for pull-type crop-treating equipment in the agricultural industry, and particularly to a flail-type conditioner that employs an improved reimpactor for redirecting treated crop material to the conditioning unit for additional treatment.
During the... | {
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The present invention relates generally to battery chargers, and more specifically relates to an adapter apparatus for battery chargers used with cordless power tools.
There has been continued innovation in the field of battery chargers that are used with cordless power tools. Examples of such battery chargers are thos... | {
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