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a board game includes hexagonal game pieces that are rotatable between discrete orientations at array locations on a game board as well as being movable between array locations , with game outcomes being dependent on facing indicia of adjacent game pieces of opposing players . exemplary game pieces are hexagonal representations of turtles , the game board array locations also being hexagonal . edge margin segments of each game piece have associated indicia representing the integers 1 through 6 , and a moving piece having equal or superior indicia facing an opposing piece can β take β the opposing piece . also disclosed is a method for using the board game .
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a phase locked loop design that uses a switch operatively connected to a loop filter capacitor to control a leakage current of the loop filter capacitor is provided . by positioning a switch in series with the loop filter capacitor , the leakage current of the loop filter capacitor may be controlled by switching the switch β on β when a charge pump of the phase locked loop is β on β and switching the switch β off β when the charge pump is β off ,β thereby cumulatively reducing the leakage current of the loop filter capacitor throughput the operation of the phase locked loop . control and reduction of the loop filter capacitor leakage current leads to more reliable and stable phase locked loop behavior .
| 7Electricity
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an improved machine and method for properly orienting two or more sets of parts having different lengths . an escapement mechanism and a length adjusting rod are employed in conjunction with a reciprocating shuttle block . the shuttle block houses a single orientor shaft and parts receiving nest . a sensing mechanism , preferably employing photoelectric fibre optic sensors , is used to control the flow of parts into and away from the orientor .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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integral extensions to aid in the extraction of ammunition magazines from ammunition pouches are provided in three embodiments . a method for modifying existing magazine floor plates to receive integral handle extensions is also provided . in one embodiment , a substitute floor plate is molded with a handle projecting from its outer face . in a second embodiment , a handle with a grip and a terminal end is provided with an attachment structure on the terminal end . floor plates are then either modified by cutting anchoring holes to allow for the attachment of such handles without hindering use in an ammunition magazine or molded with said anchoring holes . in a third embodiment , the sides of an ammunition magazine are extended , either by molding or affixing a handle directly to the sides of the magazine , to provide a handle .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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this invention relates to a novel optoelectronic chip with one or more optoelectronic devices , such as photodiodes , fabricated on a front side of a semiconductor wafer and contacts on a backside of the semiconductor wafer . the backside contacts can be contact bumps , which allow the optoelectronic chip to achieve the benefits of flip chip packaging without flipping the optoelectronic chip upside down with respect to a chip carrier . in an optical communication system , a photodiode chip can be backside bumped to a chip carrier or an electronic chip , allowing front side illumination of the photodiode chip . front side illumination offers many benefits , including improved fiber alignment , reduced manufacturing time , and overall cost reduction .
| 7Electricity
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a guiding catheter 40 of variable , operator - controlled flexibility to be used in the performance of a percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty procedure is described which includes an elongate housing 42 suitable for insertion into an artery , as well as an operator - controlled variable stiffener coupled to the distal aspect of the catheter to permit the operator performing the angioplasty procedure to increase the rigidity of the catheter . in a preferred embodiment the stiffening apparatus consists of a balloon 50 extending longitudinally along the distal end of the catheter to allow increases in rigidity of the distal end as desired by the operator . increasing the rigidity of the guiding catheter , once installed within the coronary ostium , precludes disengagement of the guiding catheter , thus expediting the performance and enhancing the safety of the procedure .
| 0Human Necessities
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a method and system for efficient code review performed during the software development . the method and system include storing information about a plurality of authors and reviewers ; detecting code to be reviewed by analyzing a code repository with respect to recent code modifications ; creating a code review invitation according to the stored information about a plurality of authors and reviewers ; distributing the code review invitation to a respective reviewer ; recording comments for review code from the respective reviewer ; measuring coverage of the reviewed code ; applying metrics to the code review invitations and the comments ; measuring code review characteristics based on the applied metrics .
| 6Physics
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a content display format that contains at least two levels of detail . in the first , or top level , there is a configuration of objects that designate different types of content for installing and playing on a player β for example , movies , music , photos , home video and a fifth option . each of the content options is color - coded for ease of reference and is represented by a unique symbol , for instance , a pair of notes for designating music . when a user designates a content option , the display renders a second level of detail that displays a library of content files the designated content option . the user may select a desired content from the library and enjoy the content in a player .
| 6Physics
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the present invention relates to a diffusion barrier layer for a semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof . the diffusion barrier layer according to the present invention is fabricated by forming a diffusion barrier layer containing a refractory metal material and an insulating material on an insulating layer and in a contact hole , wherein the insulating layer being partially etched to form the contact hole , is formed on a semiconductor substrate ; and annealing the diffusion barrier layer . therefore , an object of the present invention is to provide a diffusion barrier layer for a semiconductor device , which is of an amorphous or microcrystalline state and thermodynamically stable even at a high temperature since an insulating material is bonded to a refractory metal material in the diffusion barrier layer .
| 7Electricity
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a system for controlling an rf gain of a receiver that reduces a time taken to maintain an input signal level at an optimum dynamic range is provided . the system includes a tuner that receives a radio frequency signal and down - converts the rf signal to an intermediate frequency signal , and a demodulator . the tuner includes a radio frequency programmable gain amplifier , a filter and an if programmable gain amplifier . the demodulator includes an analog to digital converter , and an automatic gain control unit that receives a digital signal and an if gain of the if_vga . the adc samples a filtered if signal under oversampling conditions to obtain an oversampled signal that includes an in - band signal and an out - of - band signal . the agc unit controls the rf_vga , the if_vga and measures an rf energy of the rf signal .
| 7Electricity
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a high speed vacuum syruper for containers has a rotatable bowl carrying filling syrup or other fluid with a plurality of filling valves arranged on the bowl bottom around its periphery to fill empty containers moved into traveling engagement with each valve . each filling valve includes a ported valve seat mounted in an opening in the bowl bottom , a pivotable ported valve disc overlying the valve seat and a valve stem extending upwardly out of the bowl that carries a crank mounted control cam follower and a switching cam follower . a stationary control cam above the bowl and in tracking engagement with the control cam follower for each filling valve controls the location of the valve disc ports in relation to the valve seat ports to manipulate each valve in a repeating sequence through close , vacuum , fill and vent positions . the switching cam follower also tracking the control cam and a cooperating switch activate the valving sequence if a can is present at a particular filling valve and de - activate the sequence if a can is not present .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method of playing a matching card game based on chance that is similar to bingo where every player has an equal chance of winning the game . the game utilizes two identical decks of cards , a first deck of cards and a second deck of cards . after posting their ante to a pot , from which the house takes its cut , each player is given a predetermined number of cards from the first deck of cards . a chip is placed near each of the predetermined number of cards . a dealer reveals one match card at a time from the second set of cards . if the match card matches one of a player &# 39 ; s predetermined number of cards , the player places the chip nearest the matching card on top of the matching card . the first player to match all of his or her predetermined number of cards is the winner and receives the balance of the pot .
| 0Human Necessities
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apparatus for generating ions in a gaseous medium , the apparatus including two electrodes separated by a dielectric material and a means for generating radio frequency pulses . the electrodes are of dissimilar size and are attached to opposite sides of the dielectric material . the smaller electrode shape and circumference is configured to control the quantity of plasma that is produced . method of generating ions in a gaseous medium having the step of applying a radio frequency voltage between two electrodes separated by a dielectric material so as to generate a plasma ion source . locating the plasma ion source in a confined area to yield no 3 - ions . locating the plasma ion source in an open configuration to yield predominantly co 3 - ions with minor amounts of o 2 - and o 3 - ions .
| 7Electricity
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a copper base alloy of superior tarnish resistance consisting essentially of 7 . 0 to 8 . 5 % aluminum by weight and 1 . 5 to 2 . 5 % nickel by weight with the balance being essentially copper . the process by which the alloy is prepared is controlled so that the alloy is primarily single phased , i . e ., a face centered cubic alpha phase solid solution containing a fine dispersion of nickel aluminide compound and less than 2 volume percent of the brittle intermetallic phases known as beta and gamma . by composition control and by producing an essentially single phased microstructure , the alloys of the invention are capable of forming a stable oxide film having high tarnish resistance . the alloy , upon prolonged exposure indoors to ambient air and frequent handling , develops a very thin , tight , uniform oxide film which , although visible , is still attractive and does not mask the basic warm tone of the base metal . this film , when intact , serves to protect the underlying metal from further oxidation , and when damaged , is self - healing and reestablishes itself to provide a uniform protective and decorative film .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a system is provided for enhancing the interconnectability of a bathtub to a plumbing system . more specifically , provided is a flexible conduit and an overflow assembly that allows for a portion of the overflow assembly to be easily located with the wall of a bathtub . the flexible conduit provided allows for adjustability of the conduit to the openings of the bathtub . in addition , provided are methods and apparatus that facilitate testing of a plumbing assembly . finally , an apparatus and methods are provided that protect portions of the finished bathtub assembly to decrease in the need for replacing said hardware . it is envisioned that aspects and inventions disclosed herein can be used in conjunction to facilitate the interconnection and protection of hardware associated with a bathtub .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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an additive includes a calcium source , a suspension agent , a castor oil , and optionally a castor supplement / replacement . in many embodiments , polyalphaolefin is included . the preferred suspension agents are fatty acid esters , triglycerides or other , with a pour point / melt point from about 5 degrees c . to about 50 degrees c . suspension agents of particular interest are : 1 ) polymerized ester of ricinoleic acid of 12 - hydroxy oleic acid ), 2 ) polymerized ester of 12 - hydroxy stearic acid , 3 ) waxy esters of ricinoleic acid , 4 ) palm oil , 5 ) palm - olein , 6 ) coconut oil , and 7 ) jojoba oil . the waxy esters may result from polymerization of shorter carboxylic acid monomers . the additive may be used in fuels to improve combustion engine performance in terms of efficiency and emissions . polyalphaolefin may be important , especially in additive formulations for diesel fuels , for nox reduction . the additive may be used in lubricants that improve performance of both ferrous and non - ferrous metal components of engines , guns , or other machinery . the additive also may be used in cutting fluids for machining and fabrication . used in conjunction with other additives , embodiments of the invention may be used to lower pour points in oils , esters and other similar products .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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in one possible implementation , a method is provided for determining contactor health including measuring a differential voltage between a first utility line voltage and a second utility line voltage on a primary side of a contactor and on a secondary side of the contactor . the measuring is performed with both an unloaded current and with a load current . the unloaded and loaded measurements are performed at the primary side and the secondary side , and are made with the contactor closed . it includes determining a difference between a secondary unloaded voltage and a secondary loaded voltage and subtracting a difference between a primary unloaded voltage and a primary loaded voltage to provide a contactor voltage drop . the contactor resistance is determined by dividing the contactor voltage drop by the loaded current .
| 6Physics
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a vehicle having a tire pressure adjusting device for regulating the pressure of tires which has a valve arrangement between a compressed air source and the tires is described . to reduce the energy expenditure required for filling the tires and to be able to keep the filling pressure as low as possible , the turbocharger of the vehicle engine serves as the compressed air source . the charge air channel of the turbocharger is connected with the valve arrangement .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a helical outrigger apparatus attached to an underpinning drive assembly for exerting an auxiliary anchoring force upon the underpinning drive assembly while sinking piers , pilings , screw - type underpinnings and the like . the piers , pilings , etc . are used to lift and support new and existing structures . the anchoring force is used to supplement a principal anchoring force provided by a dead weight of the structure . the helical outrigger apparatus fastens to a pier bracket which supports the underpinning drive assembly during operation . the helical outrigger apparatus includes a screw - type helical anchor that is sunk into the ground temporarily . the apparatus includes at least one outrigger fastened to the pier bracket . multiple helical outriggers with anchors may be located evenly along the drive assembly . each outrigger assembly includes an arm that is pivotally and telescopically moveable to facilitate connection between the pier bracket and the corresponding helical anchor .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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the present invention is a method and system of planning , monitoring and exploring the interior and vicinity of a building or an infra - structure utilizing a computer . the method provides a gui that optimizes the limited screen space of the computer to provide important functions and toolsets to design scenarios for applications in planning , monitoring and exploring infra - structures . in a scenario , the user can incorporate assets into the application , link the assets to physical setup such as cctv or positioning devices for monitoring , animate the assets to understand the inter - play of assets for planning , and locate assets for exploring infra - structures .
| 6Physics
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the specification discloses noncracking permanent adhesives which utilize mixtures of phenolic resins and methacrylate resins having a mw greater than about 100 , 000 and preferably about 400 , 000 bonding plasticized vinyl resin coverings , e . g ., pvc , to hard polymeric substrate surfaces such as abs , etc . also , it is preferable that the vinyl resin covering contain plasticizers which are no more than limited in compatibility with the adhesive . it is theorized that the adhesive mixture prevents migration of plasticizer from the plasticizer - containing vinyl resin covering into the adhesive and eventually into the polymeric substrate .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a method in gateway node for handling an address of a resource of a device in a communications network , the method comprising : generating a first alias representing the address of the device resource , storing the generated alias , in association with the address , receiving a request from an application including the address of the device resource , translating the address to the stored alias , and forwarding the request including the alias to the device , thereby enabling the device to resolve the request by use of the alias in said request .
| 7Electricity
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a distribution marketing piece is designed to be adhered to and carried by a substrate and includes a top ply selectively adhered to a liner ply . a transverse line of separation divides the top ply into first and second sections , each section having side strips and the first section having * a central portion and the second section having a center section . removal of the liner before application of the top ply to the substrate results in removal of the side strips along the second section which are carried with the liner ply ; a portion of the liner ply remains adhered ** to the first and second sections to connecting them . by folding the liner ply and the connected part of the first and second sections , the first section adheres to the substrate surrounding the center section and the central portion to define a pocket free of adhesive connection to the substrate .
| 6Physics
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the invention relates to a connecting element for a mechanically and electrically conductive connection , comprising at least one expansion element which is tensed in a recess which is arranged in the outer contour of the electric conductor . the tensing of the at least one expansion element in the recess occurs by means of control elements .
| 7Electricity
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a drug pressuring and delivering system has an internal quantitative pusher for providing stable and precise drug delivery , and a drug pressuring and delivering device for introducing a compression gas for pressuring and ejecting a drug into an atomized drug . the quantitative pusher adopts a bidirectional motor for driving a screw rod to rotate forward or reversely to push the push rod forward or backward , such that the drug is delivered through a solenoid and a drug delivering needle in a cylinder drug delivering pipe and then quantitatively delivered to a drug delivery pressuring tube . in addition , an introduced mainstream gas in the drug delivery pressuring tube forms a gas - liquid mixing and pressuring action to achieve the precisely quantitative and uniform atomization high speed ejection function . also , all members of the invention can be assembled / disassembled , so that the damaged or contaminated members can be detached , cleaned or replaced .
| 0Human Necessities
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a dedicated apparatus for playing unmodified prerecorded software in a home computer system , and more particularly an apparatus , housed in a home entertainment system chassis , for playing in a home entertainment environment the existing body of interactive multimedia software that has been formatted and published for compatibility with standard personal computer platforms such as the mpc cd - rom platform . video and audio output signals are generated in response to the processing of the multimedia software program , which are fed to the home entertainment system for presentation to an audience . a further aspect is the provision of a &# 34 ; drop & amp ; play &# 34 ; feature which automatically initiates playing of multimedia software in a sequence that appears to be similar to playing audio cds , i . e ., without requiring any further action from a user after selecting play . this feature is in part provided by a table containing installation information for each of numerous multimedia software titles ; entries in this table are preferably indexed by an identifier that can be uniquely derived from a given cd - rom or other published multimedia media such as a diskette .
| 7Electricity
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a design of a semiconductor saturable absorber that offers a convenient and reliable way to control / decrease the recovery time of the absorption . the absorption recovery time is controlled during the epitaxial growth by using lattice - mismatched layer to induce dislocations , and implicitly non - radiative recombination centers within the nonlinear absorbing region . these lattice reformation layer are interposed between the distributed bragg reflector and the nonlinear absorption region , containing quantum - wells , quantum - dots or bulk semiconductor material . the thickness and composition of the lattice reformation layer is an instrumental to control the amount of non - radiative recombination centers used to trap the optically excited carriers generated in the absorption region .
| 7Electricity
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in a hydraulic rodless cylinder type actuator , a piston is movable back and forth in a hydraulic cylinder . housing elements are respectively mounted on the opposite ends of the cylinder . parallel output shafts are respectively accommodated in the housing elements and protrude therefrom in a fluid - tight condition . the linear movement of the piston is translated into the rotation of the output shafts by flexible inner power transmission elements . flexible outer power transmission elements are provided on the protruding ends of the output shafts in order to deliver a high output from a high - pressure chamber defined in the cylinder to the outside of the cylinder .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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metallized plastic such as chrome plated plastic is processed to separate metal from plastic and especially to recover reusable , essentially metal - free plastic . metallized plastic is comminuted , as necessary , to suitably sized pieces which then are exposed to cryogenic temperature and impacted in a rotary mill to form a mixture of plastic and metal particles . subsequently most of the metal particles are removed from the mixture by effecting particle size and magnetic separation steps . oversized particles can be recycled for further processing . the recovered plastic is then extruded , under conditions which render it molten , through one or more screens .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a delivery device for and a method of delivering a substance to the nasal airway of a subject , in particular the posterior region of the nasal airway , the delivery device comprising : a closure unit for causing the closure of the oropharyngeal velum of the subject ; and a delivery unit for delivering a gas flow entraining a substance to one of the nostrils of the subject at such a driving pressure as to flow around the posterior margin of the nasal septum and out of the other nostril of the subject , wherein the delivery unit comprises a nosepiece which includes an outlet through which the gas flow is in use delivered to the one nostril and a sealing member for sealing the one nostril to the outlet such as in use to prevent the escape of the gas flow through the one nostril .
| 0Human Necessities
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a computer implemented method of providing rstd data comprising receiving an uncertainty window centered around an expected rstd value , determining the pdp of each reference ofdm symbol within the uncertainty window , obtaining a main pdp by calculating a parameter indicative of signal quality for each determined pdp , the main pdp having the highest signal quality , obtaining a preceding pdp of the main pdp , obtaining a succeeding pdp of the main pdp , determining pdp metrics comprising , determining a channel metric for each of the main , preceding and succeeding pdps , determining a channel main tap for each of the main , preceding and succeeding pdps , determining a delay estimate for each of the main , preceding and succeeding pdps , wherein if the main pdp is a combined pdp , performing coherence testing on the pdp metrics to detect any ambiguity in the delay estimate of the main pdp , and correcting any ambiguity .
| 7Electricity
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this intrusion alarm apparatus is intended to be suspended from an inside doorknob and plugged into an a . c . power socket at the premises to be protected . a test switch and indicator lamp enable the user to determine whether the plug has the correct polarity in the power socket . the alarm signalling device in the apparatus or the indicator lamp is activated by the added capacitance of a person or an extraneous metal object touching the outside doorknob , depending upon whether the switch is in the &# 34 ; test &# 34 ; or &# 34 ; on &# 34 ; position .
| 6Physics
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for the purpose of reducing a deviation in the rotational center of scan and a deviation in scan position in the direction of length of a rail , a gantry system including a pair of runway rails and a gantry in an x - ray ct system that can move along the runway rails , is characterized by comprising a linear guide rail arranged in the direction along the runway rails and linear guide blocks mounted on the gantry and slidably fitted on the linear guide rail .
| 0Human Necessities
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chemicals containing an effective amount of homopolymers of dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate derivatives or dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate derivatives or copolymers of such derivatives with ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable therewith . the chemicals exhibit a remarkable effect of preventing agricultural plants from being infected with plant virus diseases . a method for controlling the plant virus diseases is also described .
| 0Human Necessities
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a pharmaceutical composition used as an anti - inflammatory is prepared . the composition comprises a plasma fraction separated from blood plasma and / or in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier . in a preferred method , the plasma fraction is separated from the blood plasma by mixing with from 3 % to 10 % by weight of the plasma fraction of silica and thereafter centrifuging to allow the plasma fraction to be precipitated out in conjunction with the silica . they are thereafter separated .
| 0Human Necessities
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the invention relates to a method for updating a time marking according to new location , wherein a country related information is detected , a need for time update is determined , and if needed , time rules corresponding to said country related information is retrieved and the time is updated according to said rules . the invention relates also to a system , to a device , to a update converter and to computer program product .
| 6Physics
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an efficient representation of a changing directed acyclic graph in a computer system . a representation of all the paths in the dag are stored in memory and kept synchronized with the representation of the dag which may change over time . this allows some important queries to be performed very quickly such as finding all the descendants of a node .
| 6Physics
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a cassette which is arranged to hold currency notes or other valuable articles and which may be used for transporting currency notes from a bank to an automatic cash dispensing machine . the cassette includes a receptacle for notes , and locking mechanism for locking and unlocking the receptacle . there is provided a tampering indicating mechanism which is arranged to be actuated during an unlocking and locking cycle of operation of the locking mechanism , this indicating mechanism including a latch which is set to a first state when the cassette is loaded with notes . the latch is tripped during an unlocking operation of the locking mechanism , the latch when tripped serving to prevent any further unlocking operation until such time as the latch is reset to its first state .
| 6Physics
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in one embodiment , there is provided a non - volatile magnetic memory cell . the non - volatile magnetic memory cell comprises a switchable magnetic element ; and a word line and a bit line to energize the switchable magnetic element ; wherein at least one of the word line and the bit line comprises a magnetic sidewall that is discontinuous .
| 7Electricity
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a process for validating the fault detection of a device under test includes carrying out a series of basic tests of the device under test . each basic test leads to a positive or negative result indicating normal or abnormal functioning of the device under test . the process also includes , after each realization of a basic test , updating an event counter and updating a result counter . validation is performed depending on test result once the event counter has reached a first maximal value or once the realization counter has reached a second maximal value . the process can be performed by a diagnostic device . the process and device can monitor the electric or functional performance of more or less complex systems installed in an automobile .
| 6Physics
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in the present invention , a detection coil and a cancellation coil are closely provided and electrically connected in series to cancel induction noise . the cancellation coil may be disposed at a position not to sense the rotation . an axis of the cancellation coil may be provided in parallel to an axis of the detection coil . the numbers of turns for the cancellation coil may be the same as those for the detection coils . the cancellation coil may be disposed coaxial to the detection coils .
| 6Physics
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the invention relates to a method for the preparation of di - and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series from aniline and formaldehyde , care being taken during the start up that a sufficient excess of aniline with respect to formaldehyde is ensured , said excess amounting to at least 105 % of the desired molar ratio of aniline to formaldehyde for the target recipe of the mda to be produced .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the disclosure relates to a method and to a device for fully automatically selecting and packing photovoltaic solar modules , for example , produced in mass production . the device may include the following characteristics : a production line , b ) a quality checking device having devices for mechanical final testing and electrical final testing , c ) an assembly device for module carriers , d ) a device for distributing and stacking the solar modules in the horizontal and vertical direction according to particular selection criteria at acceptance locations corresponding to said selection criteria , e ) devices for placing strips as spacers between stacked modules , wherein different types of strips can be taken from a magazine , f ) devices for collating packages of a plurality of solar modules at each acceptance location , wherein aid devices each comprise a film wrapper , a protective cap applicator , and a strapping device .
| 7Electricity
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system and computer - implemented method of permitting or arbitrating encrypted electronic transactions to occur among an intermediary and an author in an electronic data system only when an interaction occurs between the author and a candidate who was exposed by the intermediary to data published by the author . the author publishes criteria about a candidate , and the candidate posts information about the candidate , which is ingested and married to personally identifiable information about the candidate . a score is calculated indicating a correlation between the candidate and the published criteria , and an intermediary exposes the candidate to the criteria , which is tracked . when the candidate completes an interaction with the author , an encrypted transaction is permitted to occur between the author and the candidate through a proxy , without the author knowing the identity of the intermediary who facilitated the introduction .
| 7Electricity
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a fuel - injecting apparatus supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine in a timing and at a rate adapted for its operation . the internal combustion engine includes a lubricant trap provided at the bottom of the internal combustion engine to collect lubricant for lubricating the internal combustion engine and a fuel pump for supplying the lubricant held in the lubricant trap to a fuel - injection device . in the fuel - injecting apparatus the intermediate part of a passage through which lubricant is delivered to a fuel - injection timing control device is branched off , and the branched division of the lubricant passage is made to communicate with the lubricated section of the fuel pump .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an integrated circuit includes a digital signal processor and an error correction co - processor that implements a viterbi decoding function . the dsp and eccp share a block of multi - port memory , typically by bus multiplexing a dual - port ram . when the eccp possesses the ram , it inhibits the dsp from accessing that block of the ram by asserting an ebusy flag . this technique conserves and optimizes the ram usage , allowing the dsp and eccp to advantageously be formed on the same integrated circuit chip .
| 7Electricity
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the present invention is a particle position solver that allows particles to reach an end of a fixed time , time step in an invalid state and which are then pushed toward a valid state . this allows the solver to continue the simulation while the simulation results move toward a valid behavior . particle collision calculations are simplified by adopting a non - sequential model ignoring some collisions or combining them . the speed of the simulation is also improved by performing some operations outside the solver calculation loop and by using specialized data structures .
| 6Physics
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an lsi integrated semiconductor circuit system comprised of a plurality of interconnected minimum replaceable units . the system and each minimum replaceable unit fully conforms to the level sensitive scan design rules . . each of the minimum replaceable units includes a shift register segment having more than two shift register stages . each register stage of each shift register segment of each minimum replaceable unit includes a master flip - flop and a slave flip - flop . connection means is provided for connecting the shift register segments of said minimum replaceable units into a single shift register . additional controllable circuit means including test combinational circuit means is provided for setting a predetermined pattern in only said first two stages of each shift register segment of said minimum replaceable units . the additional circuit means facilitates and is utilized in testing the circuit integrity of each minimum replaceable unit .
| 6Physics
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in association with a polyphase rectifying bridge having controlled rectifiers there is employed , in addition to the normal means for controlling the firing time of the controlled rectifiers , additional circuitry for preventing the occurrence of a commutation fault . this is achieved by first producing a timing signal representative of the time intervals during which a commutation between successively fired controlled rectifiers of the bridge actually exist . this timing signal , after being properly shaped is combined with a basic reference signal representative of a predetermined value to which the rectifiers may be phased back in their firing angle without resulting in a commutation failure . stated in another way , the width of the existing commutation period serves to set a minimum to which the next commutation period must conform . when the prescribed relationships exist between the timing signal and the basic reference signal , the normal control means is overriden and the firing angle of the controlled rectifier is advanced to a point which will insure commutation .
| 7Electricity
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a grounding system for an ac or dc motor or other rotating apparatus comprising a conductive brush in resilient contact with a contamination - free conductive member removably secured onto a rotating part such as a motor shaft or tachometer shaft . the contacting surface is preferably formed of brass and is shielded from contamination from motor bearings and the like , for reliably shunting the shaft to the frame of the machine so as to avoid high voltage transients across bearings as would otherwise result in bearing damage or destruction . a brush housing or holding means positions the brush in juxtaposition with the rotating conductive member and cooperates to substantially enclose the region of contact between the brush and the conductive member . the apparatus defines a cavity for extending the immediate enclosed region of contact between the brush and the conductive member for the purpose of receiving and holding residue produced by the brush as the shaft rotates , thereby preserving a clean room environment in which the motor may be utilized .
| 7Electricity
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a manually operable boring apparatus powered by compressed air drills precisely located pilot holes in cabinet doors to assist in the installation of apertured cabinet hinges . upon the command of an operator , the hole boring apparatus causes a drill assembly containing three rapidly rotating drill bits to extend one - quarter inch into the rear face of a cabinet door . the boring apparatus further includes a bracket and retractable indexing pins which locate the drill bits a predetermined distance from the end of the cabinet door .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a control store for a microprocessor is divided into two segments with one segment of the control store located on the microprocessor chip and the other segment of the control store located on a separate chip . in multiprocessor applications , a number of the microprocessors share the control store segment on the separate chip . each control store word includes a field containing a prediction of the address for the next control store word needed by the microprocessor . the predicted address is used to access the control store prior to receipt of the actual request by the processor . when the processor actually requests the next control store word , a compare is performed between the predicted address and the address actually requested by the processor . if they match , the control store word is passed on to the processor . if they do not , the address actually requested by the processor is used to obtain the next control store word . in multiprocessor applications , a number of microprocessors share the same control store segment on the separate chip . as long as the actual address requested by a microprocessor matches the predicted address stored with the previously accessed control store word in the shared segment of the control store , that microprocessor retains access to the shared control store segment . however , on occurrence of a mismatch it loses its priority to access the shared segment and must await the satisfaction of all pending requests of other microprocessors before it can again access the shared segment and obtain the control store word at the actual address requested .
| 6Physics
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a method for creating , sharing , combining , and analyzing musical multimedia play lists based on a user contextual classification . musical multimedia is media that utilizes a combination of different content forms such as music songs , movies , pictures , and sounds . this contextual classification is defined by relationships among key elements of the multimedia content . for example , the relationships for music songs are defined among musical genre , singer / player , or a specific music song with an activity list , places or locations , and states of feeling defined by the user when he usually listens to music frequently .
| 6Physics
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disclosed herein is a fracturing unit for hydraulic fracturing having an engine and a fracturing pump connected to the engine through a variable speed torque converter . also disclosed is a hydraulic fracturing system using multiple fracturing units which are sized similar to iso containers . a hydraulic fracturing system may also force flow back water , produced water , or fresh water through a heat exchanger so that heat from the fracturing engines can be transferred to these liquids in order to vaporize them . a force cooled fractioning unit then can accept the vapor / steam in order to condense the various components and produce distilled water for re - use in the fracturing process or for release into the environment .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an insert comprising a body to be embedded in concrete and having a prong smaller in size than said body , connected at one end to said body by a frangible neck . the prong has external ridges and is adapted to be driven by a hammer into an undersized opening in a mold to securely mount the insert in place . after the concrete has set , the prong is automatically broken off , i . e ., separated from the embedded portion of the insert , as an incident to the stripping of the mold from the work .
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to provide a manufacturing apparatus of a semiconductor device , which does not use a stepper in a manufacturing process in the case where mass production of semiconductor devices is carried out by using a large - sized substrate . a thin film formed over a substrate having an insulating surface is selectively irradiated with a laser beam through light control means , specifically through an electro - optical device to cause ablation ; accordingly , the thin film is partially removed , thereby processing the thin film in a remaining region into a desired shape . the electro - optical device functions as a variable mask by inputting an electrical signal based on design cad data of the semiconductor device .
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an article of manufacture includes an inflatable body comprising a first core member cut from a single slab of core material and a second core member cut from the single slab of core material and coupled to the first core member .
| 0Human Necessities
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an architecture for optimizing network communications that utilizes a device positioned at two edges of a constrained wide area network link . the device intercepts outgoing network packets and reroutes them to a proxy application . the proxy application uses persistent connections with a network accelerator device at the other end of the persistent connection . the proxy applications transmit the intercepted data after compressing it using a dictionary - based compression algorithm . packet mangling may involve spoofing the connection request at each end node ; a proxy - to - proxy communication protocol specifies a way to forward an original address , port , and original transport protocol information end to end . the packet mangling and proxy - to - proxy communication protocol assure network transparency .
| 7Electricity
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a method and apparatus for providing long playback of short recordings are disclosed . an example method includes recording audio for a time period that is less than a maximum recording time , receiving an indication that the audio is to be played back , playing the audio back for a duration corresponding to the time period , determining the audio is to be repeated , and responsive to determining that the audio is to be repeated , at the end of the time period duration , playing the audio back multiple times for a preset time or preset number of repetitions .
| 7Electricity
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the invention provides a method of making a formable hockey stick blade , the method comprising : providing a core having a blade element with a thickness , the core being made of expandable foam having a poisson ratio of at least 0 . 33 ; forming a preformed stick blade by wrapping the core with a layer of fibers pre - impregnated with a thermoplastic material ; placing the preformed stick blade in a mold ; applying heat and pressure to the mold for bringing the thermoplastic material to its amorphous form and for compressing the preformed stick blade such that the thickness of the blade element of the core is reduced ; cooling the mold such that the thermoplastic material is set ; and removing the formable stick blade from the mold .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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the invention relates to processes for oxygenate synthesis and homologation , to equipment and materials useful in such processes , and to the use of such oxygenate for producing olefin and polyolefin .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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an initialization module for a device driver , the module being operable to : a ) locate a first device control code having a first format and b ) read said first device control code , c ) disassemble said first device control code to generate an intermediate code , and d ) assemble said intermediate code to generate a second device control code having a second format .
| 6Physics
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in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure , an instrument for tensioning a surgical cable is provided that includes a rotary tensioner that is rotatable in a tensioning rotary direction to apply tension to the surgical cable . the instrument further includes a body supporting the rotary tensioner , a pawl portion of the body configured to be received at least partially in a recess of a ratchet gear of the rotary tensioner , and a living hinge portion of the body supporting the pawl portion . the living hinge portion is configured to permit the pawl portion to be shifted out of the recess and shifted into an adjacent recess of the ratchet gear with turning of the rotary tensioner in the tensioning rotary direction
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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provided is a solid electrolyte material provided which , while maintaining a high oxygen ion conductivity , minimizes the extraction of scandia caused by impurities such as silicon in the fuel gas , and has improved intergranular strength in order to eliminate intergranular fracture caused by crystalline modification . the solid electrolyte material is a zirconia solid electrolyte material having yttria dissolved therein , has cubic crystals as the main ingredient , and is further characterized by having a lanthanoid oxide dissolved therein .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a noninvasive blood pressure measuring and recording system includes an inflatable cuff for encircling a portion of the human body , a pump for inflating and deflating the cuff for selectively occluding an arterial vessel , a detector for detecting flow variation through the arterial vessel as cuff pressure is decreased , and a recorder for recording cuff pressure values corresponding to the detected flow variation . the pump is a reversible single stroke sleeve diaphragm pump pneumatically coupled to the cuff and provides a selected , repeatable linear rate of pressure change for accurate , repeatable measurements through an automatically controllable motor operating at a selected constant speed to actuate the pump . a speed control changes the linear rate of pressure change in response to detected flow variations to enhance accuracy of measurement of selected variations , such as those identified with the systolic and diastolic pressures . a variable volume ballast tank may be pneumatically coupled to the cuff and pump to accommodate different cuff sizes . pressure and flow variation signals may be utilized to simply and easily provide one or more different representations or measurements of detected flow variations , including additional aural representation concurrent with the measurement process for aural diagnosis .
| 0Human Necessities
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the dustproof cabinet disclosed features a lattice framework in which a plurality of members are interconnected via their ends in sets of three , at least , by way of modular joints which , together with the members , create frames around the external openings of the lattice ; each opening is then enclosed closed by a dustproof panel . the joints exhibit ribs or channels which , together with similar ribs or channels incorporated into the members , provide each frame with the mounting for a seal that occupies the entire periphery of the relative frame and offers a frontal abutment to the panel covering the relative opening .
| 0Human Necessities
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a mechanism for selectively activating a plurality of downhole pathways is disclosed . the method includes a casing segment which includes a plurality of casing ribs , a valve which includes a sleeve coupled for movement between an open and normally closed position , a rocker member mounted to the sleeve , a dart for pumping in hole including a dart profile matched to the rocker member profile such that the dart profile couples to the rocker member profile when in close proximity and , in turn , the sleeve moves from the closed position to the open position .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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the present invention refers to a new formulation able to increase the efficacy and the tolerability of preparations based on the use of compounds used to carry out chemical peeling . more particularly , the present invention refers to a composition for chemical peeling , comprising at least one keratolytic agent and dimethyl isosorbide . the composition may additionally comprise dimethyl sulphone .
| 0Human Necessities
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a segmented carbon seal assembly for mounting into a machined housing around an application runner includes a segmented carbon seal ring , and an annular outer shell radially outside and surrounding the segmented seal , an annular retainer plate retained by the outer shell , drive lugs formed in the outer diameter of the outer shell for mating with the machine and fingers extending from the outer shell into the segmented seal and springs extending from the seal ring and pressing against the retainer plate .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a multi - functional apparatus of all - in - one type has a plurality of functions and comprises a plurality of devices having respective functions , a designation device for designating one of the functions , where each function utilizes at least one of the plurality of devices , and a controller for controlling at least one of the plurality of devices for execution of the designated one function . a management device manages information that specifies an external apparatus from which an extension program is to be acquired for execution of the designated one function , and an acquisition device acquires the extension program from the specified external apparatus based on the managed information for extension of the functions of the multi - functional apparatus .
| 7Electricity
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a data processing device is provided with a liquid crystal display incorporating electroluminescent backlighting , in which the electroluminescent backlighting panel is provided with several degrees of luminosity . a selection circuit specifies the degree of luminosity to allow the electroluminescent backlighting panel to generate the selected luminosity level .
| 6Physics
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an offshore loading system operable to load a substance between a first structure and a second structure separate from the first structure , the second structure including a manifold , includes a loading arm having a process pipe to carry the substance during a process of loading the substance by the loading arm , the process pipe including a free end , the loading arm coupled to the first structure . a control unit is coupled to the loading arm and operable to direct the free end of the loading arm , and a first acceleration sensor electronically coupled to the control unit . the first acceleration sensor is operable to detect relative movement of the first structure with respect to the second structure .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a chip package for semiconductor chips is provided by the method of forming a chip package includes the steps of forming a printed circuit board with a window therethrough ; forming semiconductor chip connections of one or more primary chips which overlie the window to the printed circuit board by solder connections , locating a suspended semiconductor chip within the window , and connecting the suspended semiconductor chip to one or more primary chips overlying the window in a chip - on - chip connection . a bypass capacitor is formed on the printed circuit board .
| 7Electricity
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in processing thermoplastic yarn a value is monitored to determine whether said value is above or below a predetermined value . the monitored value is related to the denier of the yarn and associated with a yarn plug . the interval for the monitored value associated with said yarn plug to oscillate with respect to said predetermined value is timed and the yarn is processed in response thereto .
| 3Textiles; Paper
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an apparatus for the treatment of pathogens within a body comprising at least a pair of conductive electrodes adapted to conductively engage physically separated points on the body ; and a signal generation device comprising signal - generating means for generating an oscillatory signal of a selected frequency which can range between a first frequency level and a second frequency level of greater than 1 . 0 mhz ; means for causing said signal - generating means to step in frequency from said first frequency level to said second frequency level at predetermined frequency steps for predetermined intervals ; and power transfer means , and preferably a power amplifier , responsive to said signal - generating means for supplying a voltage to said electrodes which voltage oscillates at said selected frequency . the output signal from the apparatus has a frequency range from 0 . 01 mhz to 660 mhz , and a preferred frequency range of 1 . 0 mhz and 5 . 4 mhz , has been found to provide greater flexibility in the treatment of pathogens .
| 0Human Necessities
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a silver halide color photographic light - sensitive material is disclosed . the light - sensitive material comprises a support , having thereon a red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer , a green - sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a blue - sensitive silver halide emulsion layer , wherein the red - sensitive comprises a low - speed red - sensitive silver halide emulsion sublayer , a medium - seed red - sensitive silver halide emulsion sublayer and a high - speed red - sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided in this order from the support , and sensitivities s 600 , s 620 , s 640 , s 660 and s 680 of the medium speed red - sensitive emulsion sublayer which are each determined as reciprocal of the exposure amount of light of wavelength of 600 nm , 620 nm , 640 nm , 660 nm and 680 nm necessary for forming an image having a density of fog + 0 . 1 in the medium speed red - sensitive emulsion sublayer , respectively , satisfy the following relation ; 0 . 5s . sub . 640 & lt ; s . sub . 600 & lt ; 0 . 9s . sub . 640 , 0 . 7s . sub . 640 & lt ; s . sub . 620 & lt ; 1 . 2s . sub . 640 , 0 . 4s . sub . 640 & lt ; s . sub . 660 & lt ; 0 . 9s . sub . 640 and s . sub . 680 β¦ 0 . 4s . sub . 640 , and sensitivities , s r and s g , of the red - sensitive emulsion layer and the green - sensitive emulsion layer to a specific red light has the following relation ; s . sub . g & lt ; 0 . 35s . sub . r .
| 6Physics
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a battery operated fluorescent lamp is disclosed , which is operable from the battery while the battery is being recharged , comprising a tubular housing configured as a handle grip at one end and a cylindrical lens portion at the other end . the tubular housing lockably connects to a battery pack . the cylindrical 3030 lens portion encloses a miniature fluorescent bulb . the electrical circuitry , enclosed within the handle grip and alternately operable from either 120 vac or 12 vdc , includes a converter circuit , a battery charging circuit , and a fluorescent lamp ballast circuit . the battery pack is electrically coupled to simultaneously receive charging current from an output of the charging circuit and to deliver dc supply voltage to the fluorescent lamp ballast circuit without the occurrence of a net discharge of the battery pack .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a photovoltaic device utilizing compound semiconductor materials that are stable when operated at high temperatures . hostile environments , and in particular , thermally stressful enviornments such as those generated by use of light concentrating systems , require encapsulation of the device . sealing of the photo - active junction , the conductive grid , the exposed semiconductor surfaces , and the pads contacting the grid away from the junction area provide such thermal stability . a heterojunction structure can be used along with barrier materials providing a conductive grid in contact with the photo - active surface thereby reducing interdiffusion of that surface with the conductive grid .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a connector formed of two molded parts and a plurality of contacts is provided with means for fixing the contacts such that a plurality of contacts are fixed accurately and rigidly to the body of a connector with a simple construction .
| 7Electricity
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disclosed is a mechanism for securely provisioning a client by authenticating that client during a dynamic configuration process . rather than relying on post - configuration authentication schemes , the present invention combines security and dynamic configuration into a unified scheme . any client device attempting to access a network may request configuration information from a configuration server associated with that network , but the server does not comply with the request until the client has successfully authenticated itself as a device authorized to receive configuration information for the network . the configuration server may provide the client with temporary configuration information that allows the client to proceed with the authentication process but that denies the client full access to the network . upon successful authentication , the server may give the client new , non - temporary configuration information or may change the status of the information already given from temporary to a status giving fuller access .
| 7Electricity
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a method of forming an electric signal wherein the signal level corresponding to the selected color in the original indicates the maximum or minimum value . the original is exposed to the light and the reflected light is introduced into a photoelectric converting means through two different paths , each of which has a filter corresponding to a different selected color . these two signals are multiplied by a predetermined ratio , and are combined to obtain the final image signal .
| 7Electricity
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a trinuclear novolak oligomer of the formula : ## str1 ## wherein each x is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group and halide group and y is selected from the group consisting of a lower alkyl group having 1 - 4 carbon atoms and halogen atom .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the present invention relates to a process for the production of candied fruit and vegetables without sucrose , by immersing the fruit and vegetables previously prepared in candied solutions containing sucrose substituent agents . the sucrose substituent agents may or may not have other functional properties in addition to their sweet flavor . the resulting candied products may be subject to further processing in order to reduce water content , thus resulting in dried fruit or vegetables without sucrose , with or without additional functional properties .
| 0Human Necessities
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a sealing cover for shipping containers for hazardous materials , such as nuclear fuels , which cover has a twist locking member which may be operated when the cover is under sufficient external force to provide an adequate seal . the cover includes resilient members which , once the cover is locked in place , continue to exert the necessary force on the seals to keep the container tightly sealed . the cover has a safety feature of being tightly locked so that the cover cannot be easily or accidently removed .
| 6Physics
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described herein are embodiments of a source resonator coupled to an energy source generating an oscillating near field region ; and at least one device resonator optionally coupled to at least one energy drain and freely moving within the near field region of the source resonator . the source resonator and the at least one device resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy wirelessly from said source resonator to said at least one device resonator as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region , where the source resonator and the at least one device resonator may be coupled to provide ΞΊ / sqrt & gt ; 0 . 2 over an operating region .
| 7Electricity
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a method and an apparatus for displacing at least one roller of an offset rotary printing press . an arrangement is provided for affording the displaceability of at least one roller in a highly versatile and adaptable manner . displacement of the at least one roller in question can be undertaken in such a manner as to markedly facilitate the operation of a printing press .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a method for making an monoclonal antibody specific for vitamin b12 by immunizing mice with vitamin b12 - b - acid and isolating hybridomas that produce monoclonal antibodies which have an affinity constant for b12 greater than 5 Γ 10 9 l / mol is disclosed .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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methods and arrangements are provided that integrate media streaming and quality of service supportive protocols , such as , e . g ., real - time streaming protocol and resource reservation protocol , respectively , in a manner that significantly reduces a session &# 39 ; s startup latency as well as providing a higher quality of service that is experienced by an end user . the methods and arrangements selectively initiate the streaming of the media data as soon as possible , perhaps at an initially lower qos , while simultaneously setting up a more desirable or applicable guaranteed qos path . the methods and arrangements can be implemented in an intelligent manner to dynamically and / or selectively modify the streaming media in response to various network congestion problems , etc . a different / dynamic qos capability may be setup during an existing streaming operation , and the streaming operation modified accordingly once the new qos set - up has been completed . the methods and arrangements can provide such capabilities without significantly disturbing the user &# 39 ; s experience .
| 7Electricity
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a chrysanthemum plant named β redock white β characterized by its medium sized single type blooms with white ray - florets and yellow - green disc florets .
| 0Human Necessities
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modular gas and odor filtering device and method will be described . the device is configured to float on water of similar liquid surfaces holding a filtering cartridge . the emitted gases from the liquid surface will then initially go through the filter and be imprisoned or degraded . a plurality of modular floating filtering units may additionally be joined together in order to cover a wider surface and allow a more substantial filtration of the emitted gases , thus reducing the odors and / or gas emissions .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a system and method have been provided for programming synchronization features of a multidimensional digital frame structure . such a frame structure acts as a digital wrapper and includes overhead , payload , and forward error correction sections . words in the overhead section are used to selectively synchronize the broadcast frame structure at a plurality of network nodes . the described invention permits the frame synchronization bytes to be made programmable , so that the system and method are flexible for changes in communication protocols , as well for the selective exclusion of nodes . this flexibility also impacts the number , the location , bandwidth , and the bit error rate of the located fsbs .
| 7Electricity
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a device method for repairing leaks in pressurized lines , particularly refrigeration lines , without having to drain the fluid from the line , thereby reducing the possibility of refrigerant contamination and / or loss , and providing protection to the environment . the device of this invention is installed over a leak in the line and remains in service for the life of the line .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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affinity macroligands comprising a reversibly water soluble poly - n - alkylacrylamide linked to a ligand , and their use in the separation of a target substance from a mixture comprising the target substance and other materials are disclosed . preferred amls have number average molar masses of less than 7 , 000 g / mol , mass distributions of less than 1 . 2 and narrow precipitation - solubility temperature interval , typically in the range of 1 - 2 Β° c .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the present invention is related to substituted butanol derivatives of the formula : wherein r is an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 straight chain alkyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 3 - 6 branched chain alkyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 3 - 6 straight chain alkenyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 3 - 6 branched chain alkenyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 3 - 6 cycloalkyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkoxy , nitrile , halo , amino , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkylamino , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 dialkylamino , carboxy - c 1 - 6 alkylamino , carboxy - c 1 - 6 dialkylamino , an unsubstituted or substituted acetoxy , carboxy , an unsubstituted or substituted carboxyethyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkylcarbonyl , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkylcarboxy , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkylthio , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkyloxy , carboxamido , an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 alkylcarboxamido or an unsubstituted or substituted c 1 - 6 dialkylcarboxamido . such compounds are useful in flavor or flavor compositions .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a cuff lock is provided . the cuff lock includes a pair of arcuate rod members having one end of each pivotally secured together . the opposing end of one rod member is affixed to a lock mechanism through a sleeve . the opposing end of the other rod member is releasably engaged by a rotatable latch of the lock mechanism through the sleeve .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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an audio source location , tracking and isolation system , particularly suited for use with person - mounted microphone arrays . the system increases capabilities by reducing resources required for certain functions so those resources can be utilized for result enhancing processes . a wide area scan may be utilized to identify the general vicinity of an audio source and a narrow scan to locate pinpoint positions may be initiated in the general vicinity identified by the wide area scan . subsequent locations may be anticipated by compensating for motion of the sensor array and anticipated changes in source location by trajectory . identification may use two or more sets of characterizations and rules . the characterizations may use computationally less intense analyses to characterize audio and only perform computationally higher intensity analysis if needed . rule sets may be used to eliminate the need to track audio sources that emit audio to be eliminated from an audio output .
| 7Electricity
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an apparatus provides a warning of propeller rotation or co / co 2 hazard in a marine craft and includes a sensor in communication with the propeller to directly or indirectly sense rotation of the propeller and to generate a signal in response to the hazard , a controller coupled to the sensor to process the signal from the sensor , and a sensory alarm coupled to the controller to generate a warning alarm signal when the sensor returns a signal indicative of a predetermined state of hazard , namely actual rotation of the propeller from a nonzero rpm to a user or factory defined rpm or co / co 2 levels at or above a predetermined maximum .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method , arrangement , and transceiver for monitoring noise on a twisted pair cable adapted to transfer digital subscriber line signals with a given data symbol rate . a spectrum analyzer measures the power spectral density of a background or substantially pure noise signal . a switch and frequency detector determine whether the background pure noise signal includes repetitive impulse noise , and if so , a processor calculates the pulse width of the repetitive impulse noise utilizing an established relationship between the given data symbol rate and the frequency of the repetitive impulse noise given by the power spectral density measurements .
| 7Electricity
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a multi - orientation stacking riser includes a main section ; a protruding mating section extending from one surface of the main section ; and a recessed mating section formed in an opposite surface of the main section , and wherein the recessed mating section accommodates insertion of a protruding mating section of an identical stacking riser in at least first and second positions .
| 0Human Necessities
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there is disclosed herein a mechanical motion control mechanism which in one form may comprise an input shaft drivingly connected to an output shaft in such a manner that continuous rotation of the input shaft produces varying rotational movement of the output shaft characterized by an initial dwell period , an acceleration period , a constant velocity period , a deceleration period and another dwell period . the input and output shafts may be drivingly connected by means of a gear secured to the input shaft which is in meshing engagement with a second gear supported at one end of a pivot arm , the other end of which is secured to the output shaft . rotational and revolving movement of this second gear is controlled by the interaction of a plurality of cam followers engaging a cam surface so as to allow rotational , revolving , and various desired combinations of such movements in response to rotational movement of the first gear . alternatively , the input and output shafts may be drivingly connected by sprockets in place of the first and second gears with an interconnecting drive chain , belt or other similar devices . also , if desired , the first and second gears may be replaced with wheels having circumferential frictional surfaces in mutual driving engagement . in yet another embodiment the input and / or output may be in the form of linear motion in which case the first gear may be replaced with a rack engaging the second gear in such a manner as to produce the above movement period sequence .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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