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1. An operation input apparatus configured to receive a force from an operator, the operation input apparatus comprising: a base part including a placement surface on which plural inductors are placed, the inductors being arranged in a circumferential direction of a circle formed by connecting points apart from a refer...
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1. A magnetic recording apparatus comprising: a magnetic disk; a magnetic disk control device; a buffer configured to read data of block units from corresponding designated read ranges on the magnetic disk; and a flag management table configured to store a pointer indicating a respective read location of the buffer for...
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1. A method of providing user information in a vehicle, comprising the steps of: detecting at a first electronic control unit (ECU) installed on the vehicle a wireless signal sent from a wireless transmitter of a device that is separate from the first ECU and a second ECU installed on the vehicle; in response to the de...
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1. A system, comprising: at least one microsensor configured to detect one or more conditions of a fluidic medium of a reservoir; and a receptacle, wherein the receptacle encapsulates the at least one microsensor, wherein the receptacle has a diameter in a range from about 1 μm to about 1000 μm, wherein the receptacle ...
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1. A file system for storing a file comprising: a plurality of vdisks, each vdisk having a plurality of storage segments, each segment providing a specific class of service (COS) for storage, each vdisk having a plurality of inodes stored in an inode table, each inode describing a file in the vdisk, each inode of each ...
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1. A drive control device for a vehicle, comprising: a regulating section for regulating driving force output from a prime mover serving as a drive source of a vehicle in accordance with an operating mode of an accelerator operating member; and a limiting section for limiting the driving force in accordance with accele...
37,536
8,656,738
1. A device for separating an un-scored, flexible, thin glass sheet having a first surface, an opposing second surface and a thickness of less than 100 μm, said device comprising: a support plate for supporting a first surface of an un-scored, flexible, thin glass sheet; a first stabilizing surface extending from the s...
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1. A semiconductor memory device, comprising: a plurality of first sub-memory arrays; and a main bit line connected to the plurality of first sub-memory arrays, wherein: each of the plurality of first sub-memory arrays includes: the active region of the selection transistor has a same shape and size as an active region...
14,257
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1. A sprayable liquid animal repellant composition comprising: a) between about 0.05% and about 2% by weight of an essential oil component selected from the group consisting of the essential oil of black pepper, the essential oil of capsicum, and mixtures thereof; b) between about 0.1% and about 10% by weight of an ole...
8,105
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1. A method of allocating a number of a uses of a resource across cores in a multi-core device based on a threshold, the method comprising: (a) identifying, by a pool manager of a device comprising a plurality of cores, a threshold for a number of uses of a resource by the device; (b) establishing, by the pool manager,...
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1. An inverter for converting a DC input voltage to an AC output voltage, comprising: an H-bridge with four semiconductor switches, wherein least one semiconductor switch is in switching mode, a storage choke circuit disposed between the H-bridge and output-side AC voltage terminals, the storage choke circuit comprisin...
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1. A gaming system primarily dedicated to conducting at least one regulated casino wagering game, the gaming system comprising: an electronic slot machine with a gaming cabinet configured to house electronic components operable for conducting a casino wagering game, one or more electronic input devices coupled to the g...
39,556
9,735,645
1. A flywheel device comprising: a housing section; a rotor disposed within the housing section; a first bearing housing comprising lower contact bearings and a second bearing housing comprising upper contact bearings disposed between the rotor and a plate; an off-loading magnet configured to provide a vertical off-loa...
12,394
9,787,449
1. A method for triggering an aperiodic sounding reference symbol, comprising: receiving a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating a transmission of an aperiodic Sounding Reference Symbol (SRS) from a base station which configures a resource used for transmission of the aperiodic SRS; maintaining, by not releasin...
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8,616,498
1. An aircraft insulation system for providing fire penetration resistance and thermal protection, the aircraft insulation system comprising: two or more insulation blankets comprising two or more of bay blankets and cap blankets wherein each bay blanket has a greater thickness than a thickness of each cap blanket, eac...
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1. A compound of the formula I in which X denotes H, CH R R R Ar denotes phenyl, which is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or trisubstituted by Hal, A, [C(R Het denotes furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyraz...
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1. A nanocomposite magnetic material, comprising: a magnetic electroplated metal matrix phase; and an inclusion phase of nanomaterials bound by the magnetic metal matrix phase, wherein the metal matrix phase is electrically connected to a conductive surface under the metal matrix phase, and wherein the inclusion phase ...
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1. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising: a housing; radio frequency (RF) circuitry comprising Bluetooth circuitry and a data and voice RF circuit that establishes communications over a public data and voice communications network, and a processor carried by the housing; a data store that stores instructi...
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1. A computer implemented method for measuring high-resolution wind, comprising: obtaining, in a computer, data at a first resolution collected by a satellite scatterometer, wherein the data comprises spatially dependent backscatter that is variable in time and in different azimuth angles; determining, in the computer,...
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9,252,633
1. A system for accelerated assessment of operational uncertainties in an electrical power distribution network, said system for accelerated assessment of operational uncertainties comprising: a plurality of utility assets; and a distribution analysis system comprising:
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1. An electrolytic solution comprising: an electrolyte salt; and a nonaqueous solvent including wherein the heteropolyacid and/or the heteropolyacid compound is a compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein A represents Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Al, NH wherein the heteropolyacid or heteropolyacid compoun...
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1. A method of restricting the production of butyrate and butanol in an anaerobic fermentation of a gas substrate comprising at least one of CO and a mixture of CO 2 with hydrogen, the method comprising: passing the gas stream to an anaerobic fermentation zone containing at least one species of anaerobic microorganism ...
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1. A wind turbine blade comprising a predetermined alignment of vortex generating features with trailing edge features relative to an airflow path, the trailing edge features comprise a trailing edge and a series of chordwise suction side troughs displaying a waveform profile as viewed from behind the trailing edge, th...
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1. A computer implemented method for characterizing a device that operated to clear a fault in a power distribution system feeder, the method comprising: measuring, by an Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) connected to the feeder, a current along the feeder proximate a substation bus; sending measured data correspondi...
25,483
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1. A process for producing an alkylated aromatic compound stream from at least one partially untreated alkylatable aromatic compound stream having catalyst poisons comprising a compound having nitrogen as an element, the process comprising the steps of: (a) feeding said untreated alkylatable aromatic compound stream ha...
26,610
9,052,392
1. A velocity measurement apparatus for measuring a velocity of a moving object relative to a ground surface, the velocity measurement apparatus comprising: a first surface profile sensor provided on the moving object, the first surface profile sensor acquiring first surface profile data indicating a top profile of a l...
3,883
8,552,473
1. A micro-electro-mechanical device comprising: a first sheet member, a transistor over a first portion of the first sheet member; a first insulating layer over the transistor and the first sheet member; a first structure layer over the first insulating layer, over a second portion of the first sheet member; a second ...
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1. A vehicle lighting apparatus comprising: a vehicle console comprising a storage bin; a first emissive portion comprising a luminescent material disposed proximate the storage bin; and a light guide in optical communication with an exterior glass portion and configured to communicate environmental light from outside ...
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9,423,699
1. A substrate holder for use in a lithographic apparatus, the substrate holder comprising: a main body having a surface; a plurality of burls projecting from the surface and having end surfaces; a planarization layer provided on at least part of the surface of the main body; and a heater and/or a sensor provided on th...
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1. A double barreled bolt action rifle, comprising: a bolt body including a pair of forwardly extending breach bolts, a central body portion from which said breach bolts extend, and a rear portion having a vertical slot formed in said rear portion and a horizontal slot formed in said rear portion, said vertical and hor...
10,418
9,371,074
1. A hybrid vehicle system, comprising: an engine; an intake manifold; an intake throttle coupled in an intake passage; a generator coupled to a battery; vehicle wheels propelled using torque from one or more of the engine and the generator; a boost device including a compressor, the compressor positioned in the intake...
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1. A method of analyzing discrete sample aliquots for an analyte which is capable of detection by the addition of at least two reagents, said method involving bidirectional flow of a hydrophobic carrier fluid comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a discrete sample aliquot into an elongated analytical conduit which c...
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1. A process for directly aminating a hydrocarbon, the process comprising: (i) reacting a feed stream E comprising a hydrocarbon and an aminating reagent to form a reaction mixture R comprising an aminohydrocarbon and hydrogen in a reaction zone RZ; and (ii) electrochemically separating at least a part of the hydrogen ...
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1. An acoustic alarm which comprises: an acoustic signal generator; a housing in which said generator is mounted which direct sound around said generator out of an exit end of said housing; a compartment in said housing between said generator and said exit end configured for storing one or more optical elements; a memb...
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1. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising: a reaction tube capable of accommodating a plurality of substrates; a gas nozzle that introduces a reaction gas supplied through a first flow-rate control valve and a cleaning gas supplied through a second flow-rate control valve into the reaction tube, the gas nozzle ex...
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9,276,157
1. A method for treating a semiconductor layer comprising a semiconductor material, comprising: (a) contacting at least a portion of the semiconductor material with a passivating agent, wherein the semiconductor material comprises a chalcogenide; (b) forming a first region in the semiconductor layer by introducing a do...
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9,760,673
1. A system comprising: at least one computing device configured to analyze a customer design for an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) by performing actions including:
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1. An anode for a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, comprising: a primary particle of a negative-electrode active material made of an alloy including at least one of silicon and tin, and at least one element selected from elements that do not chemically react with lithium; a conductive material; and a binder, wherein: ...
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9,461,712
1. A power transmission device, comprising: circuitry configured to:
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1. A method for processing domestic and industrial organic waste, comprising: performing a first stage of pyrolysis by pyrolytically processing the domestic and industrial organic waste, producing thereby pyrolysis products of the first stage; performing a second stage of pyrolysis by pyrolytically processing the pyrol...
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1. A sanitary automatic water leakage detection and shut-off apparatus, installed between a water controlling unit and a water outgoing unit, having a connecting unit between the water controlling unit and the water outgoing unit, the water shut-off apparatus comprising: the water controlling unit including a water inl...
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9,419,458
1. A storage system, comprising: a storage unit capable of charging and discharging; positive and negative terminals to which at least one of a power supply and a load is connected; a positive power-supply line arranged between a positive electrode side of the storage unit and the positive terminal; a negative power-su...
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1. A method for enhancing usability of a plurality of virtual machines (“VMs”) established on a VM host, the method comprising: presenting, on the VM host, a unified interface to provide a user of the VM host a view of a plurality of applications executed in different VMs of the plurality of VMs; intercepting, on a VM ...
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9,446,668
1. A method for driving a vehicle comprising at least two motors, each of the at least two motors having an inverter, the method comprising: actuating, by the inverter, the at least two motors with one actuation signal, which has a respective electrical motor frequency; and supplying current from a current source to th...
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1. A method for determining a rectangular area with a given aspect ratio within a global boundary formed on a projection surface by multiple projectors, the method comprising: repeatedly performing an iterated process at moved locations along the global boundary until a stopping condition has been met, wherein the iter...
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9,027,706
1. An enhanced, lightweight acoustic absorber, comprising: at least one scrim layer, said at least one scrim layer including at least one non-planar, folded scrim layer bonded to itself to form a plurality of air spaces between folded portions of said at least one scrim layer.
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1. An instrument controlling device controlling instrument information pertaining to a plurality of instruments that are connected to a system that is subject to control, comprising: a non-transient storage storing instrument information comprising addresses and instrument identifying information for each instrument of...
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9,474,262
1. A trolling teaser comprising: a tubular hull; end caps disposed at opposite ends of said tubular hull, one of said end caps having at least one substantially planar end face, said at least one substantially planar end face being an external face that is configured to be directly impinged upon by water as the teaser ...
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1. A two-stroke engine comprising: a cylinder with a combustion chamber disposed therein; a piston reciprocatingly supported in the cylinder and delimiting the combustion chamber; a crankshaft rotatably supported in a crankcase and driven in rotation by the piston; at least two transfer passages having an opening that ...
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1. A transducer assembly, comprising: a header having a top portion and a bottom portion; an outer cylindrical shell attached to the bottom portion of the header and surrounding at least the top portion of the header, the outer cylindrical shell further defining a first aperture to receive an incoming environmental con...
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1. A vehicle device temperature adjustment system, comprising a temperature adjustment passage connecting in a circular manner a heat generation element, and a pump that circulates a heat medium that cools or heats the heat generation element, the temperature adjustment passage including a passage open or close means t...
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1. A drawbar for a tractor vehicle, comprising: a longitudinal support having a longitudinal portion provided with a receiving opening; and an attachment releasably fastened to the longitudinal support, said attachment having a longitudinal portion which extends along the longitudinal portion of the longitudinal suppor...
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8,580,706
1. An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst comprising: a substrate; a first catalytic layer facing the substrate and comprising at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum and alumina doped with an alkaline-earth metal element, a ratio of a total mass of palladium and platinum com...
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9,750,108
1. An Light Emitting Diode (LED) torchiere lamp with overheat and overvoltage protection functions, comprising: a high-voltage rectifying circuit, wherein the high-voltage rectifying circuit rectifies high-voltage alternating current as high-voltage direct current; and an Integrated Circuit (IC) drive circuit, wherein ...
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9,283,230
1. A method of treating a tauopathy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof the compound of the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising: a first substrate; a through-substrate via comprising a single continuous structure extending from a first side of the first substrate through the first substrate and protruding from a second side of the first substrate by a first distance, the through-substrate via electrically co...
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9,111,050
1. A method for switching a computer system, including a first processor, a second processor, and a common memory connected to the second processor, from a high performance mode, in which at least a portion of the first processor and at least a portion of components on the second processor are active, to a low power mo...
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8,664,512
1. A photovoltaic module comprising: a photovoltaic cell assembly having a plurality of photovoltaic cells electrically connected in series and arranged laterally with a prescribed spacing therebetween; and a diode assembly having a plurality of diodes formed on a substrate in an arrangement that is consistent with an ...
10,174
8,944,866
1. A vessel configured for operation as an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), the vessel comprising: (a) a vessel body configured for travel below the surface of a body of water; (b) a motor mounted on the vessel body and configured to propel the vessel body under water; (c) one or more sensors mounted on the vessel bo...
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8,813,928
1. An alternator isolating decoupler comprising: an alternator shaft; a one-way clutch engaged with the alternator shaft; a first wrap spring releasably engaged with the one-way clutch; a second wrap spring releasably engaged with the one-way clutch; the second wrap spring arranged in parallel with the first wrap sprin...
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8,351,838
1. An image bearing member-protecting agent which is supplied to an image bearing member for protecting the image bearing member, the image bearing member-protecting agent comprising: a fatty acid metal salt, and an inorganic lubricant, wherein the image bearing member-protecting agent is formed by compression molding ...
8,427
8,553,698
1. A method for implementing a communication protocol where data units are transmitted from a sending peer of said communication protocol to a receiving peer of said communication protocol over one or more relay peers of said communication protocol, using feedback messages sent in a direction of said sending peer, wher...
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8,679,799
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule suitable for modulating the expression of at least one enzyme activity of a sol operon or an adc operon for solvent and/or acid production in a host cell, the molecule having a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, ...
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1. A method for making starting materials or additives for at least one of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or hydrocarbon-based fuels for heating systems or internal combustion engines, candles, heat storing materials or thermoplastics, the method comprising adding microorganisms that metabolize at least one of organic fats...
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1. A document camera used by being connected to a display apparatus, the document camera comprising: a plurality of imagers; an image processing unit that produces two sets of image data by using two of the plurality of imagers to capture images of a single target object from different imaging positions; a parameter ac...
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8,347,961
1. A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising: (a) preparing a cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material consists essentially of blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, and calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate; and (b) placing the cement composi...
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1. A hollow tubular capacitor connected in parallel with an inverter circuit portion, including: a one side electrode connecting portion having an inner peripheral tubular portion and a one side surface portion extending from a one end portion of the inner peripheral tubular portion toward an outer peripheral side; an ...
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8,441,439
1. A method for changing a value, the method comprising: causing a depiction of the value to be displayed on a screen; receiving input that indicates user motion in a particular direction; and after receiving the input has begun, changing the value based on how much motion in the particular direction is indicated by th...
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1. A light control system comprising: a plurality of lighting devices respectively arranged, on a ceiling surface, at a plurality of grid points of said ceiling surface partitioned in a grid pattern; a sensor that detects occupancy statuses of a plurality of seats located correspondingly to positions of said plurality ...
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9,528,270
1. A photovoltaic roofing system disposed on a roof deck having a top end, a bottom end, a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposing the first lateral side, the photovoltaic roofing system comprising: a first course comprising one or more photovoltaic roofing elements, contiguously disposed in a horizontal ...
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1. A control method of a system including a plurality of computers each of which provides a first cooling apparatus, and a second cooling apparatus that cools the plurality of computers by supplying air thereto, the control method comprising: supplying, by the second cooling apparatus, air at a first airflow rate to th...
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1. A process comprising: grinding a natural graphite material into natural graphite particles; selecting the natural graphite particles having a particle size below 50 mesh; adding less than 10% by weight of an intercalating agent to expand the natural graphite particles to form an expanded graphite material comprising...
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1. A method for producing 2-chloro-2′-deoxyadenosine comprising the steps of: (a) converting the 6-oxo group of a 2′-deoxyguanosine compound having the formula into a 6-leaving group selected from (alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl)-sulfonyl, -phosphoryl, and -phosphonyl, wherein substitute...
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9,428,060
1. Method for controlling a hybrid vehicle electrical system comprising one or more electrical auxiliary units, a combustion engine driven electric machine operable as a generator for supplying power to the electrical units via a power electronics unit and via a traction voltage DC-link, and a high voltage battery pack...
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9,183,498
1. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for instantaneously and continuously assessing real time energy balance for fitness management, comprising: (a) collecting food intake information for actual or expe...
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9,130,341
1. A semiconductor laser drive apparatus comprising: a semiconductor laser element supplied with a drive current, the drive current being controlled according to a light-emission control signal indicating on or off; a drive circuit that generates a drive current corresponding to an input current and supplies the drive ...
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9,674,189
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving at a server a first encrypted message from a first user device, the first encrypted message including a first relational key element based on a first mathematical group element, and the first encrypted message including a second relational key element based on the ...
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1. A method of guiding a user along a travel path by using a global positioning system (GPS), the method comprising: aligning a plurality of images in a selected order based on a user input; extracting location information of the aligned images; setting a travel destination and a travel sequence based on the location i...
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1. A method for operating a vehicle's boosted engine and transmission, comprising: delivering a first fuel to a cylinder of the engine from a first injector; delivering a second, different, fuel to the cylinder of the engine from a second injector; varying a relative amount of said first and second fuel as an operating...
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1. A film-covered electrical device, comprising: an electrical device element formed by laminating a plurality of positive electrode plates and a plurality of negative electrode plates in an opposed condition; and a covering film having a metal layer, a resin layer having thermal fusion properties and which is provided...
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1. Solar system for converting solar radiation into electric energy, the system comprising: a refraction array including at least one refraction sub array, each of said refraction sub arrays including a plurality of refraction sites, each of said refraction sites refracting variable approach angle collimated solar radi...
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1. A communication device, which is disposed at each of two or more nodes constituting a multi-hop communication network in which the two or more nodes transmit signals through a predetermined communication line directly or indirectly via others of the two or more nodes, each of the two or more nodes comprising two or ...
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1. A gripping and releasing mechanism of blank pipes in a mould for expanding said blank pipes whereby the gripping is done prior to the expanding of said blank pipes which produces their molecular orientation, comprising: a drilled tubular piece, which is provided with tapered radial holes in which a first line of rig...
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8,536,872
1. An apparatus for estimating a charged state of a battery of a vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft and a starter that initially rotates the crankshaft when the engine is started, the battery powering the starter, comprising: detection means for detecting a voltage of the battery an...
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1. A display device comprising: a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) display portion having rows and columns of MEMS elements; and a plurality of MEMS switches formed as one or more additional rows or columns of additional MEMS elements adjacent to the MEMS elements of the display portion, wherein each MEMS switch is...
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1. A method to verify connections of a distributed switch comprising a plurality of switch modules, each switch module of the plurality having at least one port for establishing connections according to a predefined interface, the method comprising: receiving an indication to verify a connection from a host device to a...
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1. A method for treating ulcerative colitis in a human subject, comprising administering subcutaneously to a human subject having ulcerative colitis a total body dose of 40 mg of a human anti-TNFα antibody once every 13-15 days for a time period sufficient to treat the ulcerative colitis, wherein the anti-TNFα antibody...
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1. A hybrid integrated component, comprising: at least one capacitor system including at least one movable electrode and at least one stationary electrode; an MEMS element including a micromechanical structure that extends over an entire thickness of the MEMS element, wherein at least one structural element of the micr...
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1. A compound comprising a modified antisense oligonucleotide consisting of 12 to 30 linked nucleosides having a nucleobase sequence comprising a portion of at least 8 contiguous nucleobases complementary to an equal length portion of nucleobases 51878-51898, 60935-60958, 104247-104266, 109346-109492, 112218-112242, 11...
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1. A body wearable antenna adapted to be worn against the body comprising: a first antenna part adapted to be worn circumferentially around a body part; and a second antenna part insulated from the first antenna part, the second antenna part being adapted to be worn longitudinally against a body part, the second antenn...
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1. A method for modeling communication connections in a multi-channel wireless communication system, comprising: for a first one of the communication connections in the multi-channel wireless communication system, identifying a first parameter and a first operational characteristic of interest, wherein the first parame...
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1. A method of applying a phase transition material to impart reduced ignition propensity to a smoking article, the smoking article comprising a tobacco column and a wrapper surrounding the tobacco column, wherein the wrapper comprises a porous structure with a base permeability, the method comprising forming a pattern...
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1. A device for producing pig iron in a smelting unit from a primary product which has been obtained by reducing oxidic iron carriers using a first reducing gas, comprising: at least one reduction unit for reducing oxidic iron carriers by means of a first reducing gas; a first reducing gas line which issues into the re...
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1. A spark plug for an internal combustion engine comprising: a cylindrical housing which is designed to be mounted in an internal combustion engine so as to be exposed to a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; a cylindrical porcelain insulator which is retained inside the housing; a center electrode w...
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising: a selective catalytic reduction system mounted on an exhaust line of the vehicle and adapted to convert NOx produced by an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, an injection system adapted to inject urea in the exhaust line, upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system,...
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1. An adaptive twist system for a rotor blade, the adaptive twist system comprising: a slider mechanism coupled to a spar and to a skin, the slider mechanism configured to provide structural connectivity between the spar and the skin; a skin adapter located between the slider mechanism and the skin, the skin adapter ex...
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1. A source attribution system comprising: a tracking module configured to generate an identification meta-data to be associated with an original content of a first publisher that originates in a third-party source server of a public wide area network such that the original content is attributable to the first publishe...
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1. A method of making a battery electrode, comprising the steps of: dispersing an active electrode material in water to create an active electrode dispersion; dispersing a conductive additive material in water to create a conductive additive dispersion, wherein the active electrode dispersion and the conductive additiv...
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1. A bus interface comprising: a first power supply bus coupled to a single voltage source and a first circuitry, the first power supply bus configured to: a second power supply bus coupled to the single voltage source and a second circuitry, the second power supply bus configured to: a selection device coupled with th...
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1. A method for producing an alkyl ester for use as a biodiesel fuel from an oil or grease source, wherein the oil or grease source comprises free fatty acids and triglycerides, the method comprising: (a) providing the oil or grease source as a liquid medium; (b) moving the oil or grease source through a first cross-fl...
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