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1. An electrical power generating system for installation in association with a water pipeline that is sloped to generate water flow driven by gravity, the electrical power generating system comprising: at least one electrical power generator; and driving means coupled to drive the at least one electrical power generat...
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1. A method comprising: detecting, by a telecommunication device, an occurrence of a charging event associated with the telecommunication device, wherein the telecommunication device is in an on mode and a wireless communication transceiver of the telecommunication device is in an off mode when the occurrence is detect...
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1. A method, comprising: providing a desalinization apparatus comprising a chamber; directing airflow to the desalinization apparatus at a pressure higher than an ambient atmospheric pressure; directing salt water to the desalinization apparatus at a pressure higher than an ambient atmospheric pressure; forming a vorte...
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1. A control device for a vehicle, said vehicle including a wheel including at least a driving wheel, an output shaft coupled to said driving wheel, a power generation device including an internal combustion engine, a first rotating electric machine and a second rotating electric machine driven by electric power suppli...
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1. A power conversion apparatus, comprising: a drive circuit configured to generate, at periodic intervals, a drive signal having a first fundamental frequency, wherein the drive signal is generated based on an alternating input signal having a first voltage magnitude; and a first resonant circuit coupled to the drive ...
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1. A method for stopping a fuel cell system including: a fuel cell unit configured to generate electric power using a fuel in an anode and an oxidant in a cathode; a fuel gas supply unit configured to supply a fuel gas containing the fuel to the anode; an oxidant gas supply unit configured to supply an oxidant gas cont...
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1. A washing machine comprising: a motor; a communication unit receiving power rate information for each time period from an energy management system (EMS); an input unit receiving an operation command from a user; and a controller determining the power rate of the predetermined time duration in a spinning cycle is hig...
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1. A method for determining weight percent of solids in a suspension, comprising: mixing the suspension; acquiring Raman spectral data of the solids in the suspension; and processing the Raman spectral data to determine weight percent of the solids in the suspension.
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1. A method for delivering nitric oxide therapy to a subject comprising: exposing a composition including a nitric-oxide releasing agent, silica, and an antioxidant to water in a chamber of a gas delivery device that includes an inlet, an outlet, a particle filter at the outlet, and the chamber, wherein the nitric-oxid...
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1. Method for extracting puree or juice from vegetable or animal food, said method comprising the steps of: providing a sieve having a plurality of holes and defining an interior portion and an exterior portion; providing a rotor disposed longitudinally within the sieve, the rotor comprising a plurality of planar blade...
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1. A method comprising: receiving, at one or more computer servers, a first query, the syntax of the first query being based on a recommendation-specific language corresponding to a multidimensional recommendation model, wherein the recommendation-specific language further includes commands associated with a data defin...
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1. A solids supply system comprising: (i) a solids deaeration zone, and (ii) a solids pump zone; wherein said solids deaeration zone is in flow communication with said solids pump zone; said solids deaeration zone comprises: (a) a roller system comprising a plurality of porous roller assemblies, or (b) a belt system co...
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1. A check processing device comprising: a check transportation path through which the check is conveyed; a transportation path portion that is at least a part of the check transportation path; a device case that has a wall portion; an operating cover openably and closably attached to the device case; a support pivot t...
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1. A ventilation device for ventilation of rooms in buildings, comprising, in a common housing, a first air routing device for routing a first flow of air, having a first room-side outlet, a first flow space in which at least one first fan capable of bidirectional operation is arranged, and a first outside outlet, a se...
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1. A method to texture a surface of a photovoltaic cell, the method comprising: buffing a first surface of a silicon body; etching the buffed first surface; and fabricating the photovoltaic cell, wherein the first surface is a light-facing surface in the photovoltaic cell, wherein, after the etching step, at least fift...
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1. A battery comprising: an enclosed battery housing; an external set of battery terminals coupled to the battery housing; a battery cell disposed in the battery housing; and a visible indicator material disposed within the battery housing; wherein the visible indicator material comprises at least one of a liquid, a po...
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1. A C—H activated olefin metathesis catalyst compound, wherein the compound has the structure of formula (VIII): wherein, Q is hydrocarbylene, or alkyl substituted hydrocarbylene; Q* forms a carbon-Ruthenium bond with the carbon from the R X R R Z is alkyl; and R
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1. A non-transitory machine readable information storage medium for storing data reproducible by a recording or reproducing apparatus, the non-transitory machine readable information storage medium comprising: a control area, said control area being configured to store, within a data structure, information usable by sa...
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1. A memory device, comprising: a non-volatile memory; a volatile memory that stores data read from the non-volatile memory; and a controller that controls operations of the memory device; wherein, the controller saves to a host device the data stored in the volatile memory without a saving request from the host device...
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1. A solar cell, comprising: (a) a transparent substrate; (b) a tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) anode formed on the transparent substrate; (c) a nickel(II) oxide (NiO) layer formed on the ITO anode, wherein the NiO layer is a p-type semiconductor layer, and has a thickness of about 5-10 nm; (d) an active organic layer for...
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1. A method for tracking receipt of a radio broadcast signal having advertising information, comprising: transmitting, to a mobile communication device, time information indicating a time period when the radio broadcast signal having the advertising information will be sent by a radio station or a television station; r...
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1. A load current compensating output buffer circuit, comprising: an output buffer amplifier with a terminal for coupling to a supply voltage and having an inverting input and a non-inverting input, the inverting input being configured to receive an input voltage and the non-inverting input is coupled to an output capa...
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1. An electric storage device, comprising: an electrode assembly formed by stacking a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, the electrode assembly including a projection formed by at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate projecting in a stacked state, the projecti...
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1. A receptacle connector adapted for engagement with a complementary plug connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue; a metallic shield enclosing ...
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1. A process for preparing a compound of formula (II), or a salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, Comprising enzymatically converting a compound of formula (I) to compound of formula (II), or a salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, wherein: the enzyme is SEQ ID NO: 134 the dashed line is a bond or absent; A is selected from C...
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1. An energy management system comprising: an electric power supply part that supplies electric power to an electric vehicle; a reservation information acquisition unit that acquires reservation information before said electric vehicle arrives at the electric power supply part, said reservation information including at...
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1. A system for detecting the presence of water droplets in vehicle emissions, the system comprising: one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising: (i) a quantity module configured to obtain measurements of quantities of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, an...
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1. A honeycomb structure in an engine comprising a first region with an engine-core exhaust stream having a temperature greater than 1100° F. and a second region cooler than the first region, the honeycomb structure comprising: a plurality of cells, defined by a plurality of cell walls bonded to a first surface of the ...
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1. A method for treating cancer, comprising administering to a human in need thereof a composition, wherein the composition comprises: (a) a purified interleukin-15 (IL-15) polypeptide and a purified soluble form of an interleukin-15 receptor alpha (IL-15Ra) polypeptide; or (b) a purified complex comprising an IL-15 po...
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1. A thrust reverser nozzle for a gas turbine engine nacelle, the thrust reverser nozzle comprising: opposite and asymmetrically pivoting first and second doors defining an aft section of the nacelle, the first and second doors including first and second trailing edges respectively adjacent to a nozzle outlet of the na...
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1. An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising: a first particulate filter element; a second particulate filter element connected downstream of the first particulate filter element and through which flows exhaust gas emanating from the first particulate filter ele...
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1. A wheel hub for vehicle axle, comprising: a cylindrical central body comprising a longitudinal axis, a first lateral end and a second lateral end; a plurality of radial projections that surround the cylindrical central body and that vertically extend from a median region of the cylindrical central body; radial openi...
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1. A server system for updating electronic modules installed in respective vehicle models in a vehicle fleet, comprising: a database of update files maintained in the server system for reflashing of respective electronic modules; a depletion database maintained in the server system storing data defining a respective cu...
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1. A dust collecting device, which is attached to a power tool that performs a predetermined operation on a workpiece by driving a tool bit coupled to a front end region of a tool body, and collects dust generated by operation, comprising: a dust collecting part that covers the tool bit over a predetermined range in an...
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1. A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising: (I) a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprising (A) a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate represented by the formula (A1): wherein X (B3) a fluorine-containing chain carbonate, and (C) at least one fluorine-containing solvent selected from the group consis...
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1. A system comprising: a compensation device connected to a bus of a power system; and a boost device coupled to the compensation device, the boost device comprising multiple portions, each of the multiple portions comprising:
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1. A document validator comprising: a transportation unit comprising a document path, wherein at least a portion of the document path has an adjustable path height, wherein the transportation unit is configured to transport a document from a first location past a sensor to a second location; an actuator configured to t...
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1. An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising: a landing gear arranged to be moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the landing gear assembly includes landing gear structure carrying aircraft landing loads, said structure including at least one void having a volume, and where the at least...
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1. An expandable food preservation and storage heat-sealable vacuum hag, comprising: a first and second sidewall having a first thickness and a first oxygen transmission rate, wherein said first sidewall is positioned to overlay the second sidewall during heat sealing of an open end of said heat-sealable vacuum hag; a ...
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1. A system, comprising: a computing rack comprising a framework that includes a plurality of vertical support posts and a plurality of pairs of rail assemblies interconnected between pairs of the vertical support posts to define a plurality of receiving bays for slidably receiving a respective plurality of field repla...
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1. A combined hybrid water pressure energy accumulating tower assembly and a wind turbine comprising: a tower attached to a base; said tower adjacent and electrically connected to at least one wind turbine or a wind or solar power plant; an electric motor coaxially connected to a water pump; wherein the electricity pro...
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1. An apparatus for locking a vehicle seat-rail, comprising: a locking pin configured to pass through a fixing bracket and configured to be linearly movable; and a detachment preventing means configured to inhibit the locking pin from being detached from the fixing bracket in a direction, while allowing the linear move...
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1. A communication method comprising: at a first end of a communication channel, receiving a data signal that has been distorted in shape and exhibits an intersymbol interference from the output of a low-pass filter at a second end of the communication channel, wherein a cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter is set t...
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1. A door closer comprising: a housing which is fixed to a door; a link of which one end is connected to a door frame; a link shaft which is inserted into the housing, of which an upper end projecting to the outside of the housing is connected to the other end of the link, and which is elastically pressurized to rotate...
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1. A system, comprising: a first door assembly operable to at least partially cover a top hatch of a rail car; an actuator; a first common linkage coupled to the actuator and operable to rotate about a longitudinal axis; a first secondary linkage coupled to the first common linkage and coupled to an exterior surface of...
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1. A reusable plastic container, the container comprising: a plastic container body having opposing side panels and opposing end panels; the container body having top side panel flaps attached to a top portion of each side panel, and bottom side panel flaps attached to a bottom portion of each side panel; the container...
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1. A seed of soybean variety CL1013663, wherein a representative sample of seed of said soybean variety CL1013663 has been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-12557.
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1. A drive force adjustment apparatus comprising: a differential gear, into which a drive force is input from a drive source, the differential gear configured to absorb a difference in the number of revolutions between two output shafts; a motor configured to generate a difference in torque between the output shafts, w...
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1. A wireless communication device in a wireless communication system including nodes and a base station, the nodes including the wireless communication device and other nodes, the wireless communication device comprising: a radio transceiver configured to transmit a radio transmission signal to the base station, and t...
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1. A water flow control device including: a conduit for connection to a water supply; a plurality of valves arranged in parallel and connected to the conduit to receive water therefrom; a programmable controller operatively associated with the valves to cause operation thereof between a closed and an open configuration...
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1. A method of producing hydrogen chloride, comprising: collecting chlorine gas from a redox flow cell battery system; introducing hydrogen and the collected chlorine gas into at least one photochemical chamber containing at least one source of ultraviolet radiation; activating the at least one source of ultraviolet ra...
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1. A signal recording apparatus for recording an AV signal containing at least one of video or audio, comprising: a camera configured to form an object image to provide a video signal of the object image and setting information of the camera; a metadata generator configured to generate recorded metadata which is metada...
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1. A process for producing an oxygen-consuming electrode, comprising the steps of: a) precipitating silver oxide by metering a silver salt solution to an initial charge of an alkaline solution to form a suspension and then stirring the suspension over a period of at most 10 minutes, in the course of which the temperatu...
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1. A secondary battery comprising: a jelly-roll having a cathode, an anode, and a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode structure in a cylindrical battery case; a plate-shaped insulator mounted on the top of the jelly-roll, the insulator including:
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1. A manufacturing method for a film-covered electrical device, comprising: holding, in a vacuum container, a bag-shaped laminate film that contains a power generating element and that has an opening, by pinching the bag-shaped laminate film at positions corresponding to two principal surfaces of the power generating e...
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1. A vent cover for an air duct comprising: a. a base; b. a plurality of concentric segments retractably connected to each other and to said base; and c. a locking element connected to said base and surrounded by the innermost of said plurality of concentric segments, wherein said locking element has an open position w...
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1. A method, comprising: obtaining, by a network controller, a group-addressed packet destined for multiple subscriber stations (SSs) belonging to a group to receive the group-addressed packet; determining that a particular SS in the group is currently unable to receive group-addressed packets due to being in a sleep m...
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1. A bias and discharge system for discharging at least one differential capacitor of an input filter coupled to an AC differential input of a power supply, wherein the power supply includes a full wave rectifier coupled to the input filter for developing a DC bus voltage and includes a voltage converter with a control...
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1. A shaver comprising: a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, a shaver head attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head having a back structure, a removable cartridge, the cartridge including at least one blade, the cartridge being adapted to be attached to the shaver head and remove...
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1. A system for determining a minimum amount of fuel required for a series of time frames in a sortie, the system comprising: at least one sensor configured to detect fuel use information of a vehicle during operation of the vehicle; a data storage device; and a controller, coupled to the data storage device, the contr...
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1. A method for controlling a powertrain system configured to transfer torque among a plurality of torque actuators, a multi-mode transmission and an output member, comprising: in response to an output torque request:
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1. A method for data transmission by telegram via fieldbus of process automation technology, comprising the steps of: transmitting information via the fieldbus in the form of data in a first data format; and transmitting the same information in a second data format, wherein: the first data format differs from the secon...
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1. A method of using a heat-stable carbonic anhydrase for extraction of carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide-containing medium, comprising contacting a carbon dioxide-containing medium with a heat stable carbonic anhydrase that maintains activity at temperatures above 60° C. for at least 15 minutes, wherein the heat st...
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1. A method of forming a silicon oxide layer, the method comprising: placing a patterned substrate in a substrate processing region of a substrate processing chamber, wherein the patterned substrate comprises a high aspect ratio gap; (i) flowing a silicon-containing precursor into the substrate processing region and fo...
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1. A method for learning a clutch torque of a Dual Clutch Transmission for a vehicle, the method comprising: judging whether shifting begins; controlling a torque transmission of a coupling-side clutch and a release-side clutch to cross each other while following a coupling-side target clutch torque when shifting begin...
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1. A drive system of a self-propelled machine incorporating engine stall protection, the drive system comprising: an engine in communication with a control unit, the engine configured for transmitting power and an engine load signal to the control unit; an actuation mechanism that is selectively actuatable by an operat...
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1. A system for organizing presentation of web browser toolbars, comprising: one or more processors configured to: present a toolbar of a web browser, the toolbar having a search input area; and present one or more application icons on each of at least two sides of the search input area, wherein the one or more applica...
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1. A pet waste removal system comprising: a waste container comprising: a lid operatively connected to the waste container, wherein the waste container is configured to rotate relative to the lid and, wherein further, when the waste container is in a first position relative to the lid, the lid substantially covers the ...
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1. A power generating cell comprising: a rectangular frame; an electrolyte membrane accommodated inside the frame; a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer provided to contact opposing surfaces of the electrolyte membrane; and a positive electrode-side separator and a negative electrode-side separator ...
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1. A method for producing a semiconductor thin-film comprising: (a) electrodepositing, onto a substrate, from an aqueous bath into which a first metallic salt has been dissolved, a first layer comprising a first metal; (b) electrodepositing, onto the first layer, a second layer comprising a second metal; (c) electrodep...
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1. An airborne device for generating power in a crosswind power generating phase, comprising: a body; at least one non-planar wing including at least two wing segments and at least two interconnecting side segments, the at least two wing segments extending substantially parallel to each other and positioned at a positi...
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1. A solar energy collection system, comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of tracking units for mounting the system on a suitable substrate, said frame lying along an axis, a plurality of said plurality of tracking units being disposed linearly along a portion of said frame to form a tracking assembly; and a plur...
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1. An elongated member having a central longitudinal axis, comprising: a first elongated rod mandrel including a first flattened distal portion; a second elongated rod mandrel including a second flattened distal portion; a third elongated rod mandrel including a third flattened distal portion; wherein the first, second...
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1. A buck converter comprising: an output node; a ground node; an output capacitor coupled between the output node and the ground node; an inductor; a main switch that in a first portion of a switching cycle of the buck converter conducts a first current in a first current path, wherein the first current path extends t...
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1. A method for gathering data comprising: searching for storage devices coupled to a computer environment by communicating with an agent discovery service; receiving from the agent discovery service network configuration information for enabling communication with at least one of the storage devices; authenticating th...
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1. A method for forming a lithium-metal composition, comprising: providing Li mixing a metal (M) powder into the Li heating the alloy phase from 310° to 480° C. to cause a reaction that forms a free flowing powder comprising grains of a metal nitride coated with a Li-metal alloy or lithium, wherein the Li-metal alloy i...
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1. A lighting system, comprising: at least one light emitting diode; a power supply coupled to the at least one light emitting diode and operable to convert a received power signal into a feedback-regulated power signal that is provided to the at least one light emitting diode, the power supply, including: a feedback c...
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1. A method of engine control optimization, the method comprising: detecting one or more operating conditions of a vehicle engine; determining a value for each of a plurality of engine control parameters including a first engine control parameter and a second engine control parameter based on the detected one or more o...
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1. A fuel injection control apparatus which controls a fuel injection valve that is equipped with a valve seat, a valve element, a movable core independent of the valve element, and a stationary core stopping displacement of the movable core, the fuel injection control apparatus comprising: a first valve opening timing...
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1. A method of relaying data, for use with a wireless network having a grid of cells, while reducing the computational work load of each wireless member unit (WMU) in a given cell with respect to a path between an originating WMU and a destination WMU, the method comprising: querying other available WMUs within signal ...
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1. A method comprising: setting a minimum performance operating limit and a maximum performance operating limit for each of a plurality of processing units in a system, wherein the minimum performance operating limit and the maximum performance operating limit are set in accordance with performance rules imposed on the...
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1. A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle comprising: a combustion engine; a transmission ( an electric machine being positioned between the combustion engine and the transmission ( the transmission input shaft ( the rotor ( a radial shaft seal ( wherein a bearing circlip (
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1. A method of providing a circuit-switched (CS) service to a User Equipment (UE) over an SAE core network and an LTE radio access network, said method comprising the steps of: extending an SGs interface to provide an SGs+ interface between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in the SAE core network and a Mobile Switchi...
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1. A method for processing video data, the video data being contained in a matrix, the method comprising: reading the video data along a predetermined scanning pattern through the matrix; determining a first context model for a first element of the matrix along a scanning line of the scanning pattern based on neighbori...
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1. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising: forming an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate including a first region and a second region, the interlayer insulating layer filling a space between first conductive patterns on the first region and a space between second conductive patterns on the s...
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1. A synchronizer for a gearbox comprising at least one secondary shaft, a hub rotationally coupled to said secondary shaft and having internal splines, and a sleeve comprising internal splines and suitable for being translated with respect to said hub so that the internal splines of the hub are closely coupled to dogs...
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1. A polycarbonate resin composition comprising polycarbonate resin (A) and a total of 5 to 30 parts by mass of an oligomeric phosphoric acid ester flame retardant (B1) and a phosphazene flame retardant (B2), 3 to 9.7 parts by mass of a siloxane-based core/shell elastomer (C) and 0.8 to 5 parts by mass of carbon black ...
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1. A plank comprising: a first edge having a tongue; a second edge having a downwardly-extending rib, wherein said first and second edges are on opposite sides of said plank and comprise different mechanical interlocking structures; and a disengageable connector comprising a bottom, a first arm, a second arm and a thir...
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1. A system for making a solvent or organic acid, comprising a bioreactor that comprises: a) growth medium in contact with a solid or semi-solid support; and b) product tolerant microorganisms of the
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1. A computer memory system comprising: a memory array with a plurality of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices; an error correcting code decoder configured to: a power switching logic configured to:
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1. A blank for being repeatably assembled into a box configuration without the use of adhesives, the blank comprising: a one-piece slab of fluted plastic material, the slab comprising a plurality of flutes, each of the plurality of flutes having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the plurality of flutes orie...
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1. A method of reducing artefacts in an image displayed by an active matrix non-volatile electro-optic display and non-volatile electro-optic display driver, the non-volatile electro-optic display driver comprising a plurality of active matrix pixel drivers each driving a respective pixel of the non-volatile electro-op...
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1. A process for preparing a DMC catalyst comprising reacting a cyanometalate compound with a metal salt, wherein the reacting is carried out in a solvent or a suspension media consisting of an ionic liquid to form a precipitation suspension comprising the DMC catalyst, and separating the DMC catalyst from the precipit...
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1. A brachytherapy device for irradiating tissue surrounding a body cavity within a patient, comprising: an elongated shaft having an inner lumen, a wall at least in part defining the inner lumen, a plurality of lumens within the wall and a central longitudinal axis; a distal shaft portion having a treatment location a...
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1. A method to improve the viability of a harvested allograft transplant tissue or organ, said harvested allograft tissue or organ having inflammation from compromised arterial perfusion and/or exposure to cold temperature, comprising: harvesting said allograft tissue or organ; and contacting said harvested allograft t...
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1. A polishing jig for use in polishing ends of optical fibers connected to optical connectors, the jig comprising: at least first, second and third tube structures disposed on a front side of the jig, the first, second and third tube structures having first, second and third openings, respectively, formed therein that...
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1. A method for recovering from an abnormal termination error condition, the method comprising: detecting when an abnormal termination error condition has occurred; determining whether the abnormal termination error condition was due to a program referencing storage that has not been obtained; determining whether the s...
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1. A method of controlling current on a light emitting device path, comprising: (a) providing a light emitting device path including one or more light emitting devices connected in series; (b) detecting the state of the light emitting device path according to a comparison between a node voltage on the light emitting de...
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1. A method of fractionating oil seed extraction material, comprising the steps of: a) establishing an amount of oil seed extraction material in an amount of supercritical carbon dioxide in a first oil seed extraction material separation zone at a temperature of between about 60° C. and about 110° C.; b) adjusting pres...
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1. A method comprising: receiving a query that requires one or more XML nodes that are binary-encoded; in response to receiving the query, requesting binary-encoded XML data from one or more data sources, wherein the binary-encoded XML data is a compact binary representation of textual XML data; determining that a part...
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