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This invention relates to the casting of components and in particular to such casting using cores to define passages in the components, e.g. cooling air passages in cast blades for use in gas turbine engines. The invention includes a method of casting components. In casting such blades it is conventional to use cores o...
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Embodiments of the inventive concept are directed to an integrated circuit, and more particularly, to a computer-implemented method and a computing system for designing an integrated circuit by considering process variations of wires. An integrated circuit can be designed based on standard cells. Specifically, a layout...
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Compared to infants who have born following a normal, full term pregnancy, premature infants, particularly babies born before 32 weeks of gestation, are at a considerably greater risk of developing a number of serious health problems including, for example, renal and lung disorders. For instance, the low birth weight a...
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The present specification relates to power supplies and driver circuits that can supply power to loads, such as motors, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and other devices. Various types of electrical devices include power supply circuits to provide the power needed for operation. Different electrical devices have differen...
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A continuing effort to more cost efficiently manufacture furniture of different kinds has led to continuous improvements in the production of spring coils. Further, there is a continuing effort to improve the quality and comfort of furniture in which spring coils are used, for example, seating cushions and mattresses. ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to ceiling fans and more particularly pertains to a new decorative ceiling fan assembly for providing decorative lighting effects on walls and ceilings. 2. Description of the Prior Art The use of ceiling fans is known in the prior art. More specifically, ceiling f...
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The present invention relates to a surveillance camera that is mounted onto a for-surveillance-camera rotary base capable of performing a pan (i.e., transverse oscillation) rotation and a tilt (i.e., longitudinal oscillation) rotation. Moreover, the surveillance camera is a one which, in order to protect privacy, inclu...
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The present invention relates to an improved pickup mechanism for electric pianos, and more particularly relates to improvement in mounting of a pickup unit such as a piezoelectric element to the bridge for purposes of generating sounds whose damping characteristics is very close to that of natural sounds generated by ...
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The present invention relates to computers for automotive vehicles and more particularly to a firewall for protecting vehicle functions from unauthorized access. It is known to provide a vehicle with a personal computer or "auto PC" which provides a user interface to vehicle functions, such as climate control, audio sy...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a device and method for displaying the string tension of a racquet and in one embodiment for acting as a vibration dampener and more particularly relates to a device and method of use that has code indicia thereon to indicate the original string tension of the racquet....
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an unlubricated bearing structure supporting a rocking arm to be swingable and to an IC socket using the same. 2. Related Art FIG. 9 shows a conventional unlubricated bearing structure 100 of the type mentioned above. The unlubricated bearing structure 100 show...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a process providing a variable visual display for electronic equipment such as a personal computer and, more specifically, to a process and variable visual display apparatus for promoting the effective use of desk space. 2. Discussion of Relate...
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This invention generally relates to polyimide resins. More specifically, the invention relates to such resins, and articles comprising the same, useful in high temperature and/or dielectric applications. Over the last decade, significant increases in capacitor reliability have been achieved through a combination of adv...
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The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner bag as well as a method of producing a vacuum cleaner bag. Conventionally, vacuum cleaner bags have been constructed of paper. Paper bags are low cost and generally acceptable for removing and holding the large particles picked up by a vacuum cleaner. However, vacuum cl...
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of aligning a vehicle's axles and especially to a method and apparatus for aligning a fixed axle relative to the frame and suspension elements of the vehicle. A proper aligned front end of a vehicle has long been a necessity for long tire life, handling ease an...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an X-ray mask which is capable of making stress of an X-ray mask for use in X-ray lithography to be zero throughout the X-ray mask so as to pattern the X-ray mask with a required positional accuracy, and to a heating apparatus for heat...
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Transmit and receive antennas are now being used on the exterior surfaces of commercial aircraft to provide broadband interconnectivity with ground based stations via one or more satellite-based transponders. Such antennas are often electronically scanned phased array antennas; mechanically augmented phased array anten...
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A cellular or wireless communication system can support bi-directional communication for multiple users by sharing the available system resources. Cellular systems are different from broadcast systems that can mainly or only support unidirectional transmission from broadcast stations to users. Cellular systems are wide...
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In various computing systems, such as the eServer zSeries, S/370-XA, ESA/370 and ESA/390 systems, offered by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y., each system footprint, referred to as a central processing complex (CPC), is limited to a maximum configuration of 256 I/O paths, such as, for example, ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic sheet, which is capable of suppressing undesirable electromagnetic waves emitted from an electronic equipment, and inhibiting electromagnetic disorders caused due to the interference of the undesirable electromagnetic waves, and also relates to a pro...
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A {100}<001> texture has a stable recrystallization orientation of relatively high purity copper, which is texture orientation that is relatively easy to develop. When copper is rolled so as to be recrystallized, cube orientation is obtained, in which the <100> orientation is aligned with the rolling direction (RD), th...
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Serial communication links have become indispensable in data transfer, primarily in chip-to-chip communications over printed circuit boards and backplanes. Data rates of 10 Gbps may be common and rates as high as 30 Gbps may be feasible. Multi-Gigabit SerDes transceiver devices may be utilized in many backplane environ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an analog amplifier and an analog filter for amplifying an analog signal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for controlling the gain and cutoff frequency exponentially in the variable gain amplifier and variable frequency filter that ...
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(1) Field of the Invention The invention relates to a method of producing a microwave filter which comprises a body of gyromagnetic material and a source of a pre-polarizing magnetic field whose resonant frequency is a predetermined function of the temperature. Such filters provided with one or more spheres of a gyroma...
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Accelerometers are used in down-hole drilling operations, e.g., oil, gas and geothermal, to navigate the drill in off-vertical directions. Because of the depths involved, the operating temperature for these accelerometers is very high and can exceed 200° C. for oil and gas drilling and can reach 300° C. for geothermal ...
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1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to surgical devices for closing surgical access sites or other wounds and, more particularly, to surgical devices and methods suitable for use in the closure of gastric or colonic incisions. 2. Discussion of Related Art Endoscopic or minimally invasive surgical approach...
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1. Field of the Invention. This invention relates to a method of forming an axle and, more specifically, to such an axle which can be utilized with a central tire inflation system. 2. Description of the Prior Art. While there have heretofore been a number of methods employed for providing central tire inflation systems...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to lanthanum boride sintered bodies and methods for producing the same. 2. Description of the Related Art As proposed in the art (see, for example, Patent Literature 1), conventional lanthanum boride sintered bodies are produced by mixing lanthanum boride powders ...
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The present invention relates generally to collar supports and protectors, and more particularly, to a generally unitary shaped collar protector fabricated or molded from a resilient material such as a plastic which is easy to install and remove from the collar section of a shirt or other garments and which holds and p...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an improved catalyst and its use for the conversion of hydrocarbons, particularly for the isomerization of alkanes. 2. General Background The isomerization of light naphtha is an increasingly important process for the upgrading of petroleum refiners' gasoline pool. Th...
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Along with increased practical uses of variable voltage variable frequency inverter devices and other devices, application fields of various kinds of power converter have been developed. For example, technologies applied to a boost/buck converter have been actively developed for a power converter in recent years. Meanw...
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In a traditional printing environment, users operating computers interconnected via closed computer networks such as local area networks (LANs) may submit documents generated by applications running on their computers to be rendered on output devices connected to the networks, such as printers, plotters, and the like. ...
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The invention is related to equipment which includes a drum upon which an elastic member, normally called a snake, can be wrapped and from which the same can be unwound and fed into a cable protecting pipe or a similar empty pipe. An end of the elastic member exits the pipe and the cable is attached to this end with su...
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1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for generating a pixel clock in a laser printer, a digital copying machine, and other image forming apparatuses, and for generating a pulse modulation signal as a laser drive signal. 2) Description of the Related Art FIG. 16 is a general configurat...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radiation image detector, in particular, to a moisture prevention structure of the detector. 2. Description of the Related Art A variety of direct type radiation image detectors is proposed and put into practical use in the medical and other industrial fields...
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The invention relates to a process for the surgical treatment of the eye by perforation, by laser radiation, of a tissue or inner wall of the eyeball having a resistance to the free circulation of the aqueous humour. Such a method may be utilized for the treatment of eyeball diseases such as glaucoma in which the perfo...
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For centuries, people have been sleeping on mattresses to get a more comfortable rest, in order to be elevated off of the floor, and to gain protection from the elements. Several challenges face designers of mattresses including how to provide a reasonably priced high quality mattress, how to provide sufficient ergonom...
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A typical concentrating solar energy conversion system includes a field of sun-tracking mirrors (heliostats) that focus a solar flux onto a tower mounted thermal receiver. The receiver is heated by the solar flux and transfers that heat as thermal energy to a heat transfer fluid such as water, oil, or molten salts. In ...
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The present invention generally relates to belt conveyor equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable belt conveyor system for creating an easy to assemble and disassemble overland bulk material belt conveyor assembly. Belt conveyors are employed to transport material from one end of a conv...
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The present invention relates to chimeric G proteins, expression constructs therefor, yeast cells expressing such constructs and methods of making and using them. G protein-coupled receptors are integral membrane proteins, characteristically with 7 transmembrane domains, which convey hormonal and sensory signals to the...
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1. Field One embodiment of the present invention relates to a technique associated with die casting. 2. Description of the Related Art A die-casting die of the cold-chamber die casting system is provided with a fan gate for guiding molten metal to a product section (i.e., section in which a product is to be cast) insid...
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The use of simple sleds is known, of course, for sliding down short courses. They are not equipped with brakes and are not suitable for long high speed courses, where the need for stopping is important. German publication DT-OS 2 233 097 discloses a sled with a front steering runner pivoting around a horizontal axis, t...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clutch mechanism for a lock. In particular, the present invention relates to a clutch mechanism for a lock that allows the outer handle to rotate freely when the lock is in a locked state so that the internal parts of the lock will not be damaged. 2. Descript...
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The present invention concerns hand-held label dispenser and applicator apparatuses designed to dispense photograph-mounting stickers that are adhesive on both faces thereof, adhesive marking labels that are adhesive on one of the faces thereof, or other such adhesive elements that are adhesive on at least one of the f...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a suction device used for an internal combustion engine for distributing intake air to each cylinder of the internal combustion engine. More particularly, the present invention relates to a suction device used for an internal combustion engine capable of enlarg...
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a vehicle safety apparatus and, in particular, relates to an air bag module with a fluid venting capability. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is known to inflate an air bag slowly at first, then more rapidly, to provide a "soft start" inflation of the air bag. This ...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a tonneau cover unit that is used to cover-a luggage floor within a vehicle. 2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent No. 3227640 describes a retractable tonneau cover that covers a luggage boot (luggage floor) between a rear seat and a hatch of a vehicle. To ...
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IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a standardised and established architecture for delivering IP multimedia services to end users. IMS is to a large extent agnostic concerning the access network used by the end users: access networks may be wireless or fixed line. In the context of IMS, it is important to allow end users...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a convertible vehicle having a roof kinematic system which movably couples a roof to the vehicle body to be movable between a closed position in which the roof extends over and covers the vehicle interior and a storage position in which the roof is lowered into...
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1. Field of Invention The present invention relates generally to point of sale terminals, and more specifically to the tilting mechanisms for the monitors of a point of sale terminal. 2. Background of Art Point of sale terminals are used in a wide variety of retail and hospitality establishments. While traditional POS ...
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Field The present disclosure relates to telecommunications apparatus and methods. Description of Related Art The “background” description provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. Work of the presently named inventors, to the extent it is described in this background sect...
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Fast search techniques are needed in many computing and network applications such as search engines and network addressing. Regular search of a string in a dictionary of strings of fixed sizes is rather simple, using for example binary search. With a dictionary of variable-size strings, the matching process becomes mor...
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Biopsy devices utilizing needle aspiration to extract tissue samples are well known to those skilled in the art. Such devices are extremely useful to obtain samples of tissue suspected as being cancerous so that such tissue may be examined to confirm such suspected diagnosis. Such devices are especially used when sampl...
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Embodiments of the inventive concept relate generally to optical modulators. More particularly, embodiments of the inventive concept relate to optical modulators formed on a bulk-silicon substrate. Traditionally, electrical and optical components of electronic devices have been fabricated separately and then connected ...
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a driving technique for a discharge lamp lit by an electric discharge between electrodes. 2. Related Art A discharge lamp such as an extra-high pressure mercury lamp or a metal halide lamp is used as a light source for an image display apparatus such as a projector. T...
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Computer memories may be classified as either volatile, that is memories that lose their stored information when power is removed, or non-volatile, that is memories that retain their stored information when power is removed. One type of nonvolatile memory uses a ferroelectric dielectric layer within the device. The dir...
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Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display apparatus, and more particularly, to a display apparatus which facilitates minimized thickness by innovatively removing a case and some portions of a set cover, which have been regarded as indispensable structures for the display apparatus, and simultane...
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The invention relates to a reducer coupling useful for connecting conduit sections of different sized, i.e. diameters and a positioner tool for moving the coupling into a desired position for making the connection. The positioner tool also provides a means for turning the reducer coupling to thread it into a conduit se...
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1. Technical Field The field of the invention is the hydraulic systems of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft. 2. Background Art A gas turbine engine of an aircraft conventionally comprises several hydraulic systems for conveying fuel or oil to supply the members of the engine. By way of example, a gas turbine engine i...
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Trucks and trailers loaded with cargo and products move across the country to deliver products to commercial loading and unloading docks at stores, warehouses, and distribution centers. Trucks can have a trailer mounted on the truck, or can be of a tractor-semi trailer configuration. To lower overhead costs at retail s...
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1. Field of the Invention This present invention relates to a karaoke device with built-in microphone and karaoke microphone therefor. More specifically, this invention relates to a karaoke device with built-in microphone, and more particularly, to a novel karaoke device with built-in microphone which accommodates a hi...
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Various types of collapsible frame structures for a juvenile product, such as a playpen, cot or bed, are known. One known frame structure, for example, is for a portable playpen. The frame structure includes top rails, a plurality of rods arranged in X-shaped pairs equal in number to the sides of the playard, and a loc...
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1. Field of Invention This invention relates to transactions. Specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for facilitating purchases or other monetary transactions. 2. Description of the Related Art Systems for facilitating purchases are employed in various demanding applications including credit...
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Marine vessels have long been used for commercial and military purposes. For example, commercial ships transport goods and tourists. As another example, military surface ships project power and deliver ordnance to targets, deliver military supplies and logistics, and transport military personnel. Further, military subm...
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1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a controlled gasification of agricultural waste products for utilization of the ash residue and gaseous exhaust. 2. Description of the Related Art The disposal of waste or by-products from the processing of agricultural food crops often ...
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1. Field of the Preferred Embodiment(s) This invention generally relates to resistors for electronics. Specifically, the invention is a group of impedance matching or terminating resistors mounted in a high density network or array package using spherical solder connections and having low noise characteristics. 2. Desc...
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This document relates to a mission planning interface, for example, use of a mission planning interface to specify and monitor an unmanned vehicle mission. Modern cryptography offers a variety of effective schemes for the protection of data. However, for many applications, the lack of usability of cryptographic protect...
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Many workers in the computer and computer peripheral arts are today trying to push the price/performance/reliability envelope of computer systems further than ever before. State of the art systems require ever increasing on-line storage capacity and reliability without a corresponding detrimental impact on speed. In or...
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When a semiconductor device is manufactured, various substrate processing apparatuses are used for subjecting a substrate to be processed, such as a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter also referred to simply as “wafer”), to a film-deposition process, a diffusion process, an annealing process, an etching process, and so o...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an active sensor, a multi-point active sensor, a method of diagnosing deterioration of a pipe, and an apparatus for diagnosing deterioration of a pipe, capable of judging existence of a malfunction such as a pipe wall-thickness reduction caused by a high-temper...
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It is known that information may be transmitted over an optical link having a light transmitter, a light conducting element and a light detector. Typically, the radiation output of the light transmitter is modulated in accordance with an input signal and the modulated light is transmitted over a light conducting elemen...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a photo-electric conversion device having a photo-electric conversion section. 2. Description of Prior Arts The photoelectric conversion type information processing device having a solid state photoelectric conversion section is applicable to a television image pick-u...
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One possible deployment scenario for fifth generation (5G) New Radio (NR) system architecture uses high frequency (HF) (6 gigahertz (GHz) and above, such as millimeter wavelength (mmWave)) operating frequencies to exploit greater available bandwidth and less interference then what is available at the congested lower fr...
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Server system racks are provided for housing equipment, such as network servers, telephone switches, power supplies, and the like. Various components have been rigidly secured to the server system racks by use of fasteners. One type of such components which are secured to the server system racks are cable management ar...
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This invention relates to a novel derivative of 11-aza-10-deoxo-10-dihydroerythromycin A useful as an antibacterial agent, to intermediates therefor, and to processes for their preparation. More particularly it relates to the N-methyl derivative of 11-aza-10-deoxo-10-dihydroerythromycin A, to pharmaceutically acceptabl...
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Due to the very high value of resource licensing (processor performance, processor metering, memory licensing, IO licensing) on large, multi-processor computing systems, a license is intended to run on one and only one system. To do this, both the resource licenses and the physical hardware must contain some type of ID...
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Liquid electrolyte containing a flammable organic solvent is used for a presently commercialized lithium battery, so that a safety device for restraining temperature rise during a short circuit is necessary therefor. In contrast, an all solid lithium battery in which the liquid electrolyte is replaced with a solid elec...
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Terminal devices which have found significant acceptance for use by consumers to enter information into computer systems are the self-service terminals using touchscreen technology. The use of touchscreen technology for user input into computer systems provides a system which is user friendly to customers. One reason f...
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This invention pertains generally to radar seekers for use in guided missiles, and particularly to active seekers operating at frequencies wherein optical techniques may be used to reduce the size, lower the cost, and improve the performance of such seekers. Anti-armor weapon systems, employing terminally guided submun...
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In recent years, golf club heads and golf clubs have been designed to improve a golfer's accuracy by assisting the golfer in squaring the club head face at impact with a golf ball. A number of golf club heads have at least some weight of the golf club head positioned so as to alter or control the location of the club h...
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Peer to peer communication, and in fact all types of communication, depend on the possibility to establish connections between selected entities. Entities may have one or several addresses. Indeed, these addresses often vary as the entities move in the network, because the topology changes, or because a lease cannot be...
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A user of an electronic device may install a rich-client application on the electronic device to add new functionality. However, the application may become out-of-date. Sometimes the user may be required to update the application, such as by installing a new version, to obtain new features, address deficiencies in a pr...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to television receiving apparatus and more particularly to a television receiving apparatus wherein a video buzzing sound is prevented from being produced by a video signal turning round into a power source system. 2. Description of the Related Art As sound receiving sys...
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There are various nacreous and synthetic pigments which can impart an appearance of "pearlescence" or shimmery luster to cosmetic products. However, incorporation of these components in hair conditioning vehicles presents formulation difficulties. Specifically, the pearlescent effect often is only short-lived, and the ...
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Recently, devices having touch panels are widely used. As an authentication method using such a device, the authentication method has been known such that a user draws a pattern (an authentication pattern) that is desired by the user on a touch panel, and a comparison is made as to whether the pattern matches a pattern...
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This invention relates to an evaporator unit particularly suited for use in a small bus or the like and, in particular, to a compact ceiling mounted evaporator unit for efficiently cooling the passenger compartment of a small bus. Small buses, shuttle buses, or mini-buses are finding widespread use because they are a c...
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This invention relates to a semiconductor memory devices and more particularly to an improved negative-voltage charge pump for integrated circuits, including electrically-erasable, electrically-programmable, read-only-memories (EEPROMs). An EEPROM memory cell typically comprises a floating-gate field-effect transistor....
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drive circuit for a motor rotated in synchronization with synchronizing pulse signals, or a so-called pulse synchronized motor. 2. Description of the Prior Art Such drive circuit for a pulse synchronized motor is utilized, for example, in pulse synchronized p...
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A concept in 3GPP Evolved Packet Core (EPC) architecture is a “Packet Data Network” (PDN). A PDN is an IP network, which is typically, for example, the Internet, but it can also be a closed corporate network or an operator service network, like IMS. A PDN has one or more names, each name represented in a string called ...
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Field of the Invention It has become accepted practice in the orthopedic field to use devices known as intramedullary nails to stabilize fractured bones. In particular, intramedullary nails are used for stabilizing fractures of the tibia and of the femur to thereby enable the bones to heal properly. The nails are adapt...
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Polyethylene film based on very low density copolymers of ethylene and 1-octene has a high degree of tear strength and puncture resistance. When large amounts of 1-octene are incorporated into the polyethylene, i.e., amounts sufficient to bring the resin density down to 0.915 gram per cubic centimeter or lower, the fil...
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1. Field Aspects of the exemplary embodiments relate to a display apparatus and a controlling method thereof, and more particularly, to a display apparatus where a battery is inserted and a controlling method thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, even when a user does not use a display apparatus such as...
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Basically, rotating memory includes at least one disk capable of storing magnetic data. A magnetic device that includes a gap typically is flown over the surface of the magnetic disk. Current is passed through coils in the magnetic device to produce magnetic lines of flux at the gap of the magnetic device which in turn...
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JP 2005-036711A, published by the Japan Patent Office in 2005, discloses a fuel pump which supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine comprises intake valves and exhaust valves as well as a camshaft which rotates in a fixed relation with the rotation of the engine to open and close t...
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General flat cathode ray tubes are minutely described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,695,761, 4,710,670, and 4,716,334. The common characteristic of these flat cathode ray tubes is that a foil type shadow mask of the flat faceplate is fixed by a substantially rectangular rim which is bonded to the periphery of the inner surface o...
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The present invention relates to compiling software. More specifically, the invention relates to techniques for reducing the cost of dynamic (i.e., during runtime) class loading and initialization checks in compiled code. The Java.TM. programming language is an object-oriented high level programming language developed ...
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The present invention relates to a new and distinctive soybean variety designated XB009E11, which has been the result of years of careful breeding and selection in a comprehensive soybean breeding program. There are numerous steps in the development of any novel, desirable soybean variety. Plant breeding begins with th...
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Radial vibration dampers are used to reduce radial vibrations in rotating shaft systems, and can be mounted internally or externally relative to the shaft with the elastomeric member in direct contact with the shaft. The most desirable radial vibration damper for inside a hollow shaft is one that has a first mode of vi...
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This invention relates to conveying information about events by use of a computer. A story can be told from several different viewpoints. The different viewpoints can stem from physical differences associated with the viewer's perspective, such as differences in viewer location, lighting, and background noise levels. T...
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Present-day application programs almost never interface directly to the hardware of the computer system in which they execute. Instead, application program interfaces (APIs) call code modules which control the hardware, or which call programmed interfaces at yet lower levels. Most API code modules reside in an operatin...
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