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A cache is a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster. The data that is stored within a cache might be values that have been computed earlier or duplicates of original values that are stored elsewhere. If requested data is contained in the cache (i.e., cache hi...
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The present embodiments relate in general to power semiconductor technology, and more particularly to accumulation-mode and enhancement-mode trenched-gate field effect transistors (FETs) and their methods of manufacture. The key component in power electronic applications is the solid state switch. From ignition control...
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It is known in art to control access to a device via arbitration. In a typical system-on-chip (SoC), a system resource, such as a memory or peripherial, is shared by multiple accessors. In the field of this invention requesting devices typically have priorities relative to other requesting devices. The device with the ...
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This section introduces aspects that may be helpful to facilitating a better understanding of the inventions. Accordingly, the statements of this section are to be read in this light and are not to be understood as admissions about what is in the prior art or what is not in the prior art. MulteFire™ Alliance (MFA) is a...
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The present invention relates to the field beverages or other liquid comestibles (soups, of producing etc.) on the basis of ingredients which are contained in a capsule. The capsule is inserted into the beverage production module of a beverage production machine (coffee machine, etc.). The module is designed to inject ...
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Several publications and patent documents are referenced in this application in order to more fully describe the state of the art to which this invention pertains. The disclosure of each of these publications is incorporated by reference herein. Several research groups have reported that immunization with negatively ch...
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This invention relates to load conveying systems, and specifically to a type of load conveying system which is known as a moving floor. Moving floors are used in a variety of material handling environments, such as warehouses and in over-the-road trailers which are used in the trucking industry. A basic concept of a mo...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor apparatus, and, more particularly, to a semiconductor apparatus including input signal terminals provided for each electrode so that a control signal is applied to a plurality of semiconductor apparatuses connected in parallel with each other. 2...
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A number of methods and systems have been proposed for providing assistance in operating a device, system or machine, such as a vehicle. For example, several driving assistance systems were disclosed in U.S. Published Patent Application Nos. 20030060936 A1, published Mar. 27, 2003, and 20040172185 A1, published Sep. 2,...
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1. Technical Field Aspects of the present disclosure relate to electrical receptacles and electrical cords that selectively prevent and permit objects to engage electrical contacts within the receptacle and electrical cord to reduce the risk of electrocution. 2. Background Art Electrical devices, and specifically elect...
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The present invention relates to an information managing apparatus for providing an external apparatus with requested information in response to an instruction from the external apparatus and/or recording information onto a given recording medium. Recording media used in a computer system include magnetic disks (a hard...
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(1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication method in a point-to-multipoint communication system and a subsidiary transmission apparatus for the same system. The invention relates to a communication method and a subsidiary transmission apparatus suitable for use in SONET (Synchronous Opt...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the hookup between multipurpose vehicles which may be either manned or unmanned and more particularly to such a hookup which may be but not necessarily for the purpose of refueling one of said air vehicles from the other. 2. Description of the Related Art The capabili...
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The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standard for Digital Television (DTV) in the United States requires an 8-Vestigial Sideband (VSB) transmission system which includes Forward Error Correction (FEC) as a means of improving the system performance. The FEC system consists of a Reed-Solomon encoder, followed...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fitted mattress cover that has a woven or knitted skirt. More particularly, the invention concerns a process for making such a fitted mattress cover, wherein the woven or knitted skirt fabric has an edge comprising strong elastic yarns that are woven or knit integra...
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A wide variety of computer systems employ an ability to write data to and read from a remote storage medium, which can provide a number of system advantages. For example, in a distributed client/server storage environment, the ability to write data to a remote storage medium allows an application program to use hardwar...
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In recent years, with the sophistication of information technology, there have been significant advancements in information recording techniques, in particular, magnetic recording techniques. Magnetic recording media, such as HDDs (hard disk drives), have rapidly decreased in size, decreased in thickness, increased in ...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to targeted magnetic therapeutic systems and methods, and specifically, to systems and methods for using a dynamic magnetic field to focus magnetizable therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic agents to deep tumors within a patient's body. 2. Description of Rela...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to exercise apparatuses. More particularly, the invention relates to an exercise apparatus designed for performing squats in a convenient, safe and effective manner. 2. Description of the Prior Art The squat is a free-weight exercise in which a barbell is placed on a user...
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(1) Field of the Invention This invention relates to a mask, more particularly relates to a mask for sequential lateral solidification (SLS) process. (2) Description of the Prior Art Liquid crystal displays (LCDs), with the advantages of slim size, low power consumption and radiation damage, has become a preferred choi...
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1. Field The invention relates generally to handheld electronic devices and, more particularly, to a handheld electronic device having a reduced keyboard and a compound word input disambiguation function, and also relates to an associated method. 2. Background Information Numerous types of handheld electronic devices a...
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The oil and gas industries have used “drilling muds” or drilling fluids for a considerable number of years to tap subterranean deposits of natural resources. These drilling fluids are pumped under pressure, from tanks at the wellhead, through the inside of the drill pipe. At the bottom of the bore hole, the fluid exits...
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Timer subsystems for use with microcomputers are well known in the art, both as integrated and as stand-along units. In every case, prior art timer subsystems reflect a manufacturer's attempt to manage the trade-offs between increased size of an integrated circuit and the maximum possible functionality. An illustrative...
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Collaboration applications allow participants who are at different locations to establish and participate in a collaborative conference. Participants often present and exchange information during the conference. Typically, a presenting participant in the conference uses a video or slide projector or software to present...
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1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to computer security and more specifically to wireless low energy double authentication (such as Bluetooth low energy) between a mobile device and a server node. 2. Introduction Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances, design...
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In current wireless networks, a terminal needs to perform network discovery and physical connection establishment in a number of operation modes/states, such as, in initial network access state for getting initial network access, in power-saving mode (e.g., idle mode) for continuously monitoring the tracking area for l...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inkjet print head and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an inkjet print head and a method of manufacturing the same that can prevent the ingress of foreign bodies, generated when nozzles are opened and inkjet print heads are cut i...
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Anaerobic adhesives are well known and widely available. Although typically described as being composed of acrylic ester monomers and peroxy polymerization initiators, anaerobic adhesive and sealants are actually extremely complex curable systems: systems reliant upon a delicate balance of number of critical constituen...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes dryer, and in particular to a method and an apparatus for detecting a residual drying time of a clothes dryer. 2. Description of the Related Art In general, a clothes dryer rotates clothes in a drum by rotating the drum and generates heat by using a h...
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Various types of aerobic exercise devices exist for developing different muscles. One form of device includes the use of adjustable steps to provide the user with the ability to alter the height of the exercise platform in accordance with the user's particular needs. Other types of aerobic exercises are also known incl...
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The invention relates to producing smoothed clock and data signals from gapped clock and data signals. In many modern communication systems, timing information, in the form of clock signals, plays a critical role in system performance. In these applications, the clock signals are used to drive circuitry such as mixers ...
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The present invention relates to polymeric blends comprising crosslinking oligomer(s) and polymer(s) wherein the backbones of the oligomer(s) and polymer(s) are from different chemical families. Recently, chemists have sought to synthesize oligomers for high performance advanced composites suitable for aerospace applic...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slurry recycling apparatus and method for a chemical-mechanical polishing technique (hereinafter referred to as a CMP technique). 2. Description of the Related Art A CMP technique is employed for polishing semiconductor wafers and for obtaining planer surface...
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A thread wound golf ball is generally produced by winding thread rubber around a center in a highly drawn condition to form a thread wound core and then providing a covering on the cover. The thread rubber requires a high strength sufficient for tightly winding it on a center and also a high impact rubber resilience at...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system. 2. Description of the Related Art A technique has been known such that, for connecting a device to an ad-hoc network that is formed of a radio network, such as a wireless local area network (LAN), authentication is automatically executed...
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There are a variety of known computer input devices. The most popular and commonly used computer input device is the keyboard. The recent development and increased use of graphical user interface products, however, have served to highlight the inherent limitations of the conventional computer keyboard as an input devic...
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The present invention improves wire terminal connectors of the related art by improving the clamping force of a terminal for clamping an aluminum wire and reducing a weight of a vehicle by improving connection strength between an aluminum wire and a terminal. Technical subjects of the present disclosure are not limited...
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In semiconductor manufacturing, a low K dielectric is a material with a small dielectric constant relative to silicon dioxide. Low K dielectric material implementation is one of several strategies used to allow continued scaling of microelectronic devices. In integrated circuits, insulating dielectrics separate the con...
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1. Technical Field A substitute for a conventional light bulb is disclosed which combines the emission of white light, colored light in the form of changing colored light shows through the use of RGB LED clusters and a microcontroller and active ingredient vapor emission. The disclosed device screws into a conventional...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an OLED panel in which an organic light emitting element formed on a substrate is enclosed between the substrate and a cover member. Also, the present invention relates to an OLED module in which an IC or the like is mounted on the OLED panel. Note that, in thi...
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Several focussing detectors have been proposed in which, for example, a non-linear characteristic of cadmium sulfide (CdS) exposed to light is utilized where a plurality of minor photoconductive elements are arranged to extract a contrast of images on the surfaces of these elements from an object to be photographed. In...
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Home automation systems are becoming increasingly prevalent. Such systems may incorporate a variety of electronic devices, such as “smart” electronics that allow end-users to control and/or view status information of those devices, and non-smart electronics. Such systems may further be used to enhance home security, fo...
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The invention relates to a bicycle frame having a front fork, a back fork, a steering head sleeve and a pedal shaft sleeve. Such a frame is generally known. The known frame comprises tubes which are mutually secured, mainly into triangles, by means of so called lugs (insert sleeves). In order to guarantee sufficient ri...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nail print apparatus and a print controlling method. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a nail print apparatus in order to print a design image such as character or picture on a finger nail of a person as described in Japanese Un...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to heat exchangers and, more particularly, to special reinforcing structure for thin plate-and-fin heat exchangers. 2. Description of the Prior Art Many different approaches are known in the prior art to dealing with the problem of pressure containment and structural rei...
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In recent years, with the proliferation of sources of television (TV) programming including conventional terrestrially broadcast TV, cable TV, and satellite-delivered TV, numerous programming choices exist for a consumer. Consumers often desire to have a guide which shows the programming choices available at various ti...
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In the treatment of chronic wounds (e.g., diabetic foot ulcers) electrosurgical procedures may be used to promote healing. In particular, electrosurgical procedures may be used for debriding the wound, inducing blood flow to the wound, coagulating blood flow from the wound, removing necrotic tissue, and/or removing bac...
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1. Technical Field The present invention is related to integrated circuits. More particularly, the present invention provides inspection methods and structures for visualizing and/or detecting specific chip structures. 2. Related Art Many back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) semiconductor process layers and structures are optic...
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Various apparatus have been devised for dry-docking boats. Pleasure boats of the kind to which the present invention is particularly adapted are thought of, for purpose of the present description, as being generally within the range of about fifteen feet to twenty-four feet in length and within the range of about 800 p...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a DC high voltage supply system designed to supply a highly efficient and stable DC voltage to a load by providing a high voltage transformer circuit with a feedback control circuit, which transformer circuit is made up, in combination, of a variable magnetic leak tra...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of sonar signal processing and more particularly, to detecting the presence or absence of spatial random processes in physical phenomena. 2. Description of the Prior Art In some cases, it can be important or critical to know with a high probability wh...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including an inspection process of a semiconductor element that uses semiconductor characteristics (e.g., a transistor, in particular, a field-effect transistor; typically, a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) trans...
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This invention relates to improvement in gear assemblies, and in particular to electrical power assisted steering assemblies which incorporate a worm and wheel gear assembly for transferring torque from an electric motor to a steering column or output shaft operatively connected thereto. It is known to provide a power ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having an input device capable of searching for a plurality of designated points, and to a method and storage medium thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computer devices having touch panels have become...
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The present invention relates generally to equipment utilized and operations performed in conjunction with subterranean wells and, in embodiments described herein, more particularly provides well tools with actuators utilizing swellable materials. Many well tools are commercially available which are actuated by manipul...
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1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates to direct access storage drives having a rotating media. More specifically, the present invention relates to manners of improving data access in a direct access storage drive using knowledge of the particular values of off-track read capability of the heads wi...
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Devices for removing at least the crop from slaughtered poultry, also known as crop removers or (de)croppers, are known among others from the applicant's firm and from European patent application 0.162.254 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,178,578, for example. A suchlike crop remover is installed downstream from an eviscerating mac...
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The present invention relates to a vehicle door open-limiting device in which a door can be held at any open angle. If a swinging door of a vehicle is carelessly opened nearly to a fully-open position close to another vehicle or a wall, not only the door but also the other is likely to be damaged by hitting the other. ...
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The present invention is directed to an improvement in computing systems and in particular to computer systems for managing deadlocks in demultiplexed connection database management system environments. In database management systems (DBMSs) it is possible to provide concurrent connections to a database by using demult...
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Technical Field of the Invention Embodiments described herein relate to the field of network authentication for user devices and provides methods, systems and computer program products for facilitating authenticated communication with a service. Description of the Related Technology Access to services provided by a sec...
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Antrodia camphorata, which is equal to Taiwanofungus camphorata, is native to Taiwan. Its fruiting body is a very rare and expensive mushroom that grows slowly in the wild and it is difficult to cultivate in the greenhouse. The fruiting body of A. camphorata has traditionally been used as an herbal medicine in Taiwan a...
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The embodiments herein relate generally to subterranean formation operations and, more particularly, to magnetic proppant particulates. Subterranean wells (such as hydrocarbon producing wells, water producing wells, and the like) are often stimulated by hydraulic fracturing treatments. In hydraulic fracturing treatment...
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The present invention relates to techniques for configuring printed circuit (PC) boards. One common type of integrated circuit (IC) device packaging technique provides pins around a rectangular package perimeter. The pins may be bent perpendicular to the plane of the chip and soldered into holes in the PC board (referr...
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Acoustic resonators may rely on resonance of materials, such as piezoelectric materials, to provide electrical signals, and as a result resonators may be able to provide signals with stable frequencies and predicable temperature characteristics. Accordingly, resonators are regularly used to implement electrical frequen...
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Wireless communication networks are widely deployed to provide various communication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, broadcasts, and so on. Such networks, which are usually multiple access networks, support communications for multiple users by sharing the available network resources. For example, on...
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Electrical submersible pump systems (ESPs) are utilized in hydrocarbon exploration to assist in the removal of hydrocarbon-containing fluid from a formation and/or reservoir. Such ESP systems are disposed downhole in a wellbore, and are consequently exposed to harsh conditions and operating parameters that can have a s...
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This disclosure relates in general to content delivery and, more specifically, but not by way of limitation, to domain name service (DNS) resolution. A content delivery network (CDN) is used by many web sites to deliver content more efficiently. The CDN may host, mirror and/or cache the content as well as deliver it to...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an illumination compensation method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for compensating for illumination for image encoding and decoding. 2. Description of the Related Art In multi-view coding (MVC) for 3-dimensional (3D) display ap...
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This invention relates to a ground-based system to locate perpetrators of aircraft laser strikes. Laser strikes against commercial aircraft are a growing problem in the United States. In the last decade there has been a large increase in the number of incidents reported to the Federal Aviation Administration, likely dr...
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Various connectors are known for the connection of external components to medico-technical apparatuses. The access to the medico-technical apparatuses generally takes place by means of plugs, which are inserted into matching sockets of the medico-technical apparatuses. In this regard, the medico-technical apparatuses, ...
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It would be desirable to provide anhydrous self-warming hair care compositions. These rinse-out compositions are first applied to the hair, and then when contacted with water they generate heat and give a perception of warmth, to the user. The perception of warmth is desirable, because it serves as a signal or cue to t...
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Generally, an existing child's tricycle includes a front fork, a front wheel arranged at a lower part of the front fork, a handlebar arranged on the front fork and being capable of controlling a steering of the front wheel, a frame body extending in a front-rear direction, a seat arranged on the frame body, rear bracke...
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Cell-signaling processes mediated by ubiquitinylation, the post-translational covalent conjugation of ubiquitin molecules, are of prime importance for cellular activity and particularly for protein turnover. Ubiquitin-ligase enzymes, E3s, are responsible for the last step of the ubiquitinylation reaction. The E3 cullin...
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The demand for xylitol, which is a sugar alcohol existing in nature, is expected to increase from now on. Xylitol has a lower caloric value than that of sucrose but is sweet as comparable to sucrose. Thus, it is promising as a low caloric sweetener. Furthermore, xylitol is anticariogenic and can be a dental caries-prev...
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The present invention relates to the field of components for optical telecommunications and more particularly concerns a method and a corresponding apparatus for recording optical gratings in a photosensitive medium with an enhanced control of the characteristics of the grating. Phase masks are widely used for the fabr...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention pertains generally to microfluidic flow devices and specifically to mixers and splitters of microfluidic flow. 2. Description of the Background The application of microfluidic analytical devices to chemical or biological assays has developed rapidly over the last decade. ...
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The present invention relates generally to optical limiting devices and more particularly to a solid-state optical limiting device and to a method for preparing the device. Optical sensors are important, light sensitive devices that are used in light detection. They can, however, be damaged if they are exposed to a hig...
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This invention relates to a cooling system for an engine and more particularly to an improved cooling system of the type wherein the cylinders of the engine are parallel with the associated heat exchanger for the engine. In many types of motor vehicles, the engine is placed transversely in the engine compartment and cl...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body implantable pressure sensor, particularly attached to an endocardial lead for implantation in a right heart chamber, for responding to blood and atmospheric pressure and blood temperature and providing modulated pressure and temperature related signals t...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to automotive vehicles, more particularly to, fluid flow through a throttle body on an engine for automotive vehicles. 2. Description of Related Art Currently, a throttle body on an engine has a throttle plate for controlling the amount of air that flows to the cy...
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The present invention relates generally to black ink compositions for use in ink jet printers. More particularly, the present invention relates to black ink compositions having improved properties such as neutral color, light fastness, optical density, and gray scaling. An ink jet image is formed when a precise pattern...
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The present invention relates generally to photography apparatus and more particularly to an assembly for performing close-up and copy photography of an object. Until the present time, close-up and copy photography of the type contemplated herein has required the use of a bellows device. Because such a bellows device i...
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Electrical devices containing multiple regions for the performance of different electrical functions are common in the field of automotive sensors. Typically, a region containing a sensing element is exposed to some type of corrosive environment. For example, pressure sensors incorporated in automotive subsystems can b...
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Conventionally, there have been known Adaptive Front-Lighting Systems (AFSs) that control the directions of optical axes of headlamps according to the steering direction, so as to improve the safety of vehicles during nighttime driving. Further, in addition to the above, there have also been known high-beam variable he...
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The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, and more in detail, to a method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition for inflammatory bowel diseases, which comprises a spherical activated carbon a...
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Various publications, including patents, published applications, accession numbers, technical articles and scholarly articles are cited throughout the specification. Each cited publication is incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety and for all purposes. The tumor suppressor p16lnk4a mediates cell cycle arrest...
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Technical Field Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a light guide, a virtual image display device, and a light guide unit. Related Art There has been known a virtual image display device including a light guide to enlarge a two-dimensional image with a virtual image optical system and displa...
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1. Field of the Invention Forming the subject of the present invention are a control system and a control method for “sensorless” drives with a.c. motors. Currently, vector-controlled electric drives with a.c. motors are widely used in various industrial applications, in machine tools, pumps, conveyor belts, and the li...
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This relates to electronic devices and more particularly to methods and apparatus for connecting together two electrical devices in which the mating connectors on each device are of different sizes. Portable electronic devices, such as wireless and cellular telephones, digital media players (e.g., music players and vid...
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Many types of input devices are available for performing operations in a computing system, such as buttons or keys, mice, trackballs, joysticks, touch sensor panels, touch screens, and the like. Touch screens, in particular, are becoming increasingly popular because of their ease and versatility of operation as well as...
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Curing of coatings through ultraviolet (UV) radiation, thereby resulting in a coating for use as a gel (e.g. a hydrogel), requires efficient methods of initiating the chemical reaction responsible for the curing process. Cross-linking of polymeric material through generation of radical species upon irradiation with UV ...
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In cellular radio communication systems, it is desired to control uplink load in cells of the radio communication system in order to achieve desired coverage and stability of the cells. The uplink load is often measured in terms of power received by a radio base station of the cellular communication system. In a known ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present general inventive concept relates to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and a scanning method thereof, and more particularly, to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a light scanning device to scan a plurality of light beams, and a scanning method t...
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(a) Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to liquid crystal displays. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to liquid crystal displays having reduced distortion and improved response speed. (b) Description of the Related Art A liquid crystal display is one...
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Arrangements described herein relate to regression testing of software that uses structured query language (SQL) statements. SQL is a special-purpose programming language designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, and has become the most widely used programming language used for this pu...
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Bioelectrochemical (BEC) systems (e.g., microbial fuel cells, biofuel cells, electrolysis) may have been used in the past for power generation. In the form of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), these systems may have enhanced biodegradation of hydrocarbons, phenol, and other contaminants perhaps while also generating energy....
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device (LCD) using switching elements, for example amorphous silicon thin film transistors (hereinafter simply referred to as a-Si TFTs) or polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors (hereinafter, p-Si TFTs), which is particularly ef...
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(1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for installation of a material having discrete elements, and, more particularly, to a transporter system including a high speed, inline blower, a material agitator upstream of the inline blower, and a planetary transmission connected to ...
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The production of ice as previously practiced requires apparatus involving a variety of moving parts and devices for establishing a solid product, to harvest, and its transport to storage. Mechanical refrigeration is usually involved, by which gas is compressed, liquified and then expanded; in which the principles of e...
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The present invention relates to frequency synthesizers in general, and more particularly, to a frequency synthesizer that produces an output pulse based upon a mathematical calculation with the output pulse synchronized to an input pulse train on a pulse-by-pulse basis. In image processing applications it is often des...
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