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This invention relates to a plate for connecting bone fragments, in particular base splinters with bone shafts. Nowadays, in orthopedic surgery there is a tendency to ensue, apart from connection of bone spinters, a firm internal stabilization thereof and to eliminate, in this way, a stiff dressing. This is a therapeut...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magneto-resistance effect element for writing and reading an information signal on magnetic storage media, a magneto-resistance effect head comprising the magneto-resistance effect element, a magneto-resistance transducer system comprising the magneto-resista...
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is useful for food preservation, laboratory research, mosquito control and other applications. There are industrial methods of releasing CO2 by using dry ice or by burning organic fuels such as propane, butane and the like. These industrial methods, however, are limited in their portability and the...
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The present invention relates to the field of medical lab equipment. In particular the present invention discloses a fully automated system for staining tissue specimens and cell preparations. A normal function of medical laboratories is to examine cells and cell tissue under a microscope. The lack of contrast between ...
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1. Technical Field This invention relates to a method and system for reserving a processor in a multiprocessor system for availability of replacement in response to detection of an error in a non-reserved processor. 2. Description of the Prior Art Recent processor chips contain multiple processors, with each processor ...
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The present invention relates to a compound semiconductor light-emitting device of gallium nitride series such as purple blue semiconductor laser of gallium nitride series (hereinafter called LD) or blue/green light-emitting diode of gallium nitride series having high luminance (hereinafter called LED). A conventional ...
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(1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to lawn mowers, and more particularly, to rotary lawn mowers for cutting grass by rotating cutting blades housed in housings which open downward toward the grass. (2) Background Information This kind of rotary lawn mower includes (1) lawn mowers of a type for use...
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In some environments, a request for a network resource must be accompanied by state information indicating the requester has access to the resource. For example, a server may require an authorization cookie to be present in a request for a given document. This state information is typically managed by a web browser. Ho...
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Oxymorphone, generally administered in the form of its hydrochloride salt, is a potent semi-synthetic opiate analgesic. Oxymorphone hydrochloride is used to treat moderate to severe pain and has been available in the United States since 1959. Oxymorphone hydrochloride is also indicated as a pre-operative medication to ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of removing unnecessary instructions, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus of removing unnecessary instructions utilized in a computer system. 2. Description of the Related Art Under the reduced instruction set computer (RISC)...
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Panoramic imagery of a geographic area can be captured by mobile data acquisition units from a perspective at or near ground level. This imagery can be a valuable resource for refining representations of a geographic area provided, for instance, by a geographic information system, such as a mapping service or a virtual...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for developing a magnetic latent image. More particularly, it is concerned with a method and an apparatus for developing a magnetic latent image using magnetic toner which has been imparted an electric charge in a particular polarity. 2. Desc...
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A gas turbine generally includes, in serial flow order, an inlet system, a compressor, a combustion section and a turbine. Various exhaust gas related components may be disposed downstream from an outlet of the turbine including but not limited to an exhaust gas diffuser, an exhaust plenum, a bypass stack, a diverter d...
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Currently used half-height pickups employ semiconductor laser devices with a 5.6-mm-diameter stem. For slim pickups, packages with a D-shaped stem, obtained by cutting off a portion of a 5.6-mm-diameter stem, an I-shaped stem, obtained by cutting off opposite portions of a 5.6-mm-diameter stem, or the like have been pr...
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Rotorcraft, such as helicopters, tiltrotors, and autogyros, have at least one rotor for providing lift force. These rotors typically have an engine that rotates a mast coupled to a hub, and at least two airfoil rotor blades coupled to the hub. Rotor blades may be detachably coupled, allowing a rotor blade to be removed...
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Rotary engines, such as for example Wankel engines, use the eccentric rotation of a piston to convert pressure into a rotating motion, instead of using reciprocating pistons. In these engines, the rotor has several apex seals that stay in contact with the outer wall of the rotor housing during its rotation, forming mul...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screw, in particular to a screw having the feature of efficient screwing with less torque. 2. Description of the Related Art Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a conventional screw 1 comprises a head 11, a shank 12 extending therefrom and a plurality of threads 13 s...
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A hallmark of modem graphical user interfaces is that they allow a large number of graphical objects or items to be displayed on a display screen at the same time. Leading personal computer operating systems, such as Apple MacOS X, provide user interfaces in which a number of windows can be displayed, overlapped, resiz...
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The invention relates to firearms. 1. Background Art This invention has particular, but not exclusive, application to a handguns including shotgun type firearms which utilise barrels such as the barrels described in my earlier International Patent Applications Nos. PCT/AU94/00124 and PCT/AU96/00459. Such barrels each h...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing method and an image processing apparatus for reading original images and performing an image output by executing processing to the read images, and more particularly to an image processing method and an image processing apparatus capable of ...
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The present invention relates to computing devices. More specifically, the present invention discloses a method and apparatus for protecting a personal computer or set-top box using password protection methods. Merely by way of example, the present invention is applied to a modular computing environment for desk top co...
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Although the demand for renewable resources is growing, the world continues to meet much of its energy needs using oil. Oil's byproducts fuel cars, ships, and planes, and in much of the world it is burned to produce electricity. Although oil is a very useful substance, the earth contains only a limited quantity, and th...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates in general to polishing methods and apparatuses, and relates in particular to a polishing method and a polishing apparatus for processing substrates, such as semiconductor wafers, glass plates and liquid crystal display panels which require a high cleanliness. 2. ...
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Molecular therapy of disease often involves the administration of nucleic acid to the cells of interest in order to confer a therapeutic benefit. Most commonly, recombinant viruses are engineered which take advantage of the natural infectivity of viruses and their ability to transport heterologous nucleic acid (transge...
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In thermally stimulated continuous inkjet printing, see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,588,888 B2, issued to Jeanmaire et al., on Jul. 8, 2003; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,821, issued to Chwalek et al., on Jun. 27, 2000, periodic heat pulses are applied to individual heaters embedded in a nozzle array. The periodic heat pul...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method of electronically attenuating the torque command based on a polar grid modeled on the torque profile of a positive displacement pump in order to produce a constant pump pressure regardless of pump radial crankshaft/camshaft/crankarm location and the velocity ...
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During operation, gas turbine engines, whether used for flight or stationary power generation, develop extremely high temperature and high velocity gases in a combustor portion of the engine. These gases are ducted on blades of a turbine rotor to cause rotation of the rotor and are redirected by the stator vanes onto a...
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At present, sensors are popularly utilized in the industrial application fields, and moreover, for burglary, catastrophe protections, and vehicle intrusion sensing. In order to upgrade its sensitivity, an important factor is sometime neglected during designing a vibration sensor that should be operated sensibly and acc...
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The present invention relates to a restraint for an animal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a restraint that removably engages an anchor. Dogs are one of the most popular household pets and are typically exercised by taking the dog on a walk. During the walk, the dog's movement is typically limited ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic components and substrate modules and more specifically relates to electronic components and substrate modules including a built-in capacitor. 2. Description of the Related Art A multilayer capacitor described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application...
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Typically, an air bag is a safety device used in a car. The air bag fills with nitrogen gas obtained from burning innoxious solid chemicals following the operation of an impact sensor. The gas makes the air bag swell in a range of 0.02 to 0.05 seconds. The inflated air bag then prevents a secondary impact between the b...
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The present invention generally pertains to monitoring measurement data and is particularly directed to monitoring measurement data that is processed at a control console at which an alarm is provided when such processing indicates an alarm condition. A prior art system for processing monitored measurement data and for...
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CCD image sensors have hitherto been used in video cameras. The CCD image sensor generates pixel data for one screen, which is acquired as two-dimensional image data. A vertical register and a horizontal register read the pixel data, which is converted into one data stream. The data stream is output from one channel. F...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the recycle of mixed scrap plastics and more particularly relates to the production of useful articles from mixed scrap plastics. 2. Discussion of Related Art The use of plastics has grown substantially in recent years and projected usage rates of plastics are ...
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Metal framing systems, which are also referred to as space framing systems, have been known for over fifty years. Such systems basically comprise a channel nut with a spring on one side thereof and a pair of arms which extend outwardly, and the nuts are designed to move through an opening in a channel. Outwardly extend...
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Charge-coupled devices (CCDs) have been the dominant form of conventional imaging circuits for detecting and converting a packet of light photons into an electrical signal that represents the intensity of the light in a particular pixel region of the image. Most commonly, CCDs use a photogate to detect and store the li...
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At the present time, numerous herbicides are commercially available and they are widely used. There are, however, a wide variety of weeds to be controlled and their growth extends over a long time. For this reason, the requested are herbicides with higher herbicidal activity, a wide weed control spectrum, long term eff...
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Endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), released from the cell wall of bacteria, plays a central role in a broad spectrum of human disease. The pathogenic importance of LPS in gram-negative sepsis is well established. Intravenous LPS induces all of the clinical features of gram-negative sepsis, including fever, shock, l...
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One or more woven wire screens have been used in shaker or vibrating screen apparatus to size material passing through the woven wire screens. Known woven wire screens typically consist of a plurality of interwoven weft and warp wires forming a plurality of openings for permitting suitably sized material to pass throug...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the control of multiple disk drives within computer systems, and more particularly to command protocol and definition used to facilitate high speed data transfers for personal computer systems. 2. Description of the Prior Art Microprocessors and the personal co...
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The present disclosure relates to diagnostic systems and methods for providing diagnostic information during servicing of an image processing apparatus. An image processing apparatus can include a photosensitive drum, on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. Toner can be applied to the photosensitive drum by a...
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German Patent Publication DE 28 34 519 A1 discloses a digital linear measuring device having two parts which are displaceable with respect to each other, one of which supports a scale and the other a detector for scanning the scale and for generating electrical signals which correspond to the scanned length of the scal...
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Certain STBs allow end users to view placeshifted media content utilizing a mobile phone, a tablet device, a laptop computer, or a similar device operated by an end user and remotely located from the STB (herein, a “client media receiver”). To initiate a placeshifting session, an authenticated, bidirectional connection...
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The present application is related to a co-assigned and co-filed United States patent application entitled Microembosser for Faster Production of Holographic Labels. This related application is incorporated herein by reference. The present invention concerns microembossing, printing, laminating, and diecutting technolo...
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In 1755 LeRoy passed the discharge of a Leyden jar through the orbit of a man who was blind from cataract and the patient saw “flames passing rapidly downwards.” Ever since, there has been a fascination with electrically elicited visual perception. The general concept of electrical stimulation of retinal cells to produ...
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In the field of digital communications, transmission of voice, images, audio, and videos is needed in a wide range of applications such as a mobile phone call, an audio/video conference, broadcast television, and multimedia entertainment. Audio is digitized, and is transmitted from one terminal to another terminal by u...
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The invention relates generally to locking devices for vehicle tops and more particularly to a locking device for locking the top to the windshield frame of the vehicle wherein the locking device comprises a locking member arranged at a forward frame section of the top, a mounting provided at the windshield frame, as w...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a semiconductor memory device, and more particularly to a semiconductor memory device wherein data stored therein can be read out in any selected one of page mode and nibble mode. 2. Description of the Prior Art One of conventional ways to read out data in dynamic sem...
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Indoor air can include trace amounts of contaminants: e.g., dust, smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as volatile organic compounds generated or outgassed from the living space as a byproduct of our modern building methods. As indoor air flows through the return ducts of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) s...
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The present disclosure relates to electron beam physical vapor deposition, and more particularly, to nanoparticle or “fluff” mitigation. Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition (EBPVD) is a form of physical vapor deposition in which a target material is bombarded with an electron beam given off by a charged tungsten fi...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pressure-pulse-wave detecting apparatus which presses an artery of a living subject and detects a pressure pulse wave produced from the artery. 2. Related Art Statement There is known a pressure-pulse-wave detecting apparatus which includes a pressure-pulse-w...
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This invention relates to an air/fuel ratio correcting device for an internal combustion engine, which is adapted to correct the air/fuel ratio of an air/fuel mixture being supplied to the engine, depending upon the intake air temperature, so as to maintain the air/fuel ratio to a desired value. A fuel supply control s...
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In recent years, with the development of micro- and minicomputers, the expense of associated computer peripherals has often outweighed the expense of the CPU itself. This has been especially true with electronic drafting devices. As a result, there have been a number of efforts in this latter area to reduce costs, the ...
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Proper lighting is an essential element for creating desirable photographs. While many photographs are made using only natural or other ambient lighting, many more are made using dedicated photographic lighting provided solely for the purpose of capturing photographic images having the “right” exposure desired by the p...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information presenting device, a tactile sense presenting method, and a program. 2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-94389 in the related art, a device that provides a user with a tactile sense by ...
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The present invention relates generally to therapies involving the selective destruction of cells in vivo and to compositions of matter useful in the treatment of various cancers and vital infections. In particular, this invention relates to genetically engineered antibody fusion constructs capable of targeting an infe...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to an imaging apparatus, and particularly to an imaging apparatus having a picture memory function to simultaneously achieve a recursive noise reduction circuit (hereinafter, referred to simply as xe2x80x9crecursive NR circuitxe2x80x9d), and long time ac...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a gimbal assembly for an optical imaging system. 2. Background Information Optical imaging systems can be mounted externally to an aircraft for detection and targeting, and can include a structure, such as an optical bed, with associated gimbal drive assemblies. Laser ...
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There is an increasing interest in glucanases in the food and feed industries. These enzymes find application for instance in the fruit juice industry for liquefaction of plant cell wall material (pending application EP 94202442.3). They may also serve as processing aids to reduce fouling of membranes. In the feed indu...
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Graphic user interfaces (GUI) have remarkably contributed to improvement in easiness with which to use various information processing devices. In general GUIs, icons representative of various data items and a folder icon representative of a folder for holding one or more data items are shown on a monitor. By moving any...
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Numerous electrically powered bicycles and hybrid bicycles currently exist within the marketplace. Hybrid, as used herein, refers to bicycles or vehicles that are powered using multiple power sources. A hybrid bicycle, as used herein, refers to bicycles that have an electrical power source plus at least one other power...
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This invention relates to a vehicle drive force control device using an infinite speed ratio transmission (IVT). Tokkai Hei 11-78619 published by the Japanese Patent office in 1999 describes a combination of an engine controlled according to a target output shaft torque with a continuously variable transmission whereof...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a differential oscillator circuit and a method of starting up such a circuit. 2. Description of the Related Art Differential oscillator circuits, such as that illustrated in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings, have been proposed for use in devices such as mobi...
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With continuous development of the science and technologies, the electromagnetic wave technologies have penetrated into various aspects of people's life gradually. An important property of electromagnetic waves is that they can propagate in any media or even in a vacuum. During propagation of an electromagnetic wave fr...
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The forward voltage (Vf) of the nitride optoelectronic semiconductor device is normally increased after annealing with a high temperature (>150° C.). The main factor causes the above phenomenon is the characteristic of the contact between n-type GaN layer and n-type electrode.
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Clearcoat compositions are known in the automotive industry. As is understood by those skilled in the art, clearcoat compositions are used in combination with basecoat compositions to provide a protective and decorative coating for vehicles and the like. The clearcoat composition and the basecoat composition are cured ...
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To improve fuel economy, some types of vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) may provide regenerative (regen) braking, in which kinetic energy is converted by an electric machine into storable energy during braking and then made available for propulsion. In regenerative braking systems, a booster may use vac...
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One of the benefits of the World Wide Web is that it generally allows people to connect globally without substantial barriers. However, this has also led to lack of proper security for users communicating via the web. The lack of proper security exposes users to cyber-criminals, hackers, and others, who want to steal i...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a process of reducing friction, which is encountered in molds utilized in injection molded solder processing. 2. Background Art In the fabrication of mold plates, which are utilized for purposes of injection molded solder processes, particularly those employed ...
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Efficient communication between components of an integrated circuit is always challenging, especially within integrated circuits that include a large number of communicating elements. A rich communication fabric is essential for modern data-centric digital circuits, but each physical wire that carries data consumes val...
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A conventional teeter-totter has been used on playgrounds for many years. Recently, there has been concern about the safety of the teeter-totter and thus, its use has decreased significantly. There has, therefore, been for some time, a need for a safe substitute for the conventional teeter-totter.
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It has been known for a long time that by exerting a pressure, by means of a gas, on the upper surface of a liquid contained in a closed receptacle, this liquid can be made to rise in a tube immersed in the receptacle. However, care must be taken to limit the pressure to a value lower than that which the receptacle can...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to electronic systems and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for providing an off-chip driver circuit implemented in complementary metal oxide silicon (CMOS) technology which has a supply voltage less than the supply voltage of external circuits which may be co...
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1. Technical Field An aspect of the present invention relates to a conveyer device capable of conveying a sheet along a conveyer path. 2. Related Art A conveyer device for conveying a sheet along a conveyer path formed inside is known. The conveyer device may include, for example, an image recording apparatus such as a...
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The embodiment relates to a lighting control apparatus, a lighting control method, and a lighting control system. According to a general lighting control scheme, since a power switch is linked with a lighting device through a cable one to one, when recognizing the switch of a desired lighting device, the lighting devic...
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Oxygen masks are well known in the art as a tool for fighting fires in an enclosed structure. A portable oxygen mask that can provide a steady and controlled stream of oxygen while maintaining a weight that allows for freedom of movement is a necessity when fighting fire. This need is never more prevalent than in the c...
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Significant technological innovation in methods of testing current digital LSIs has been made, and the capability to automatically generate test circuits for testing the chips thereof or test patterns, which are sequences of signals for performing testing, has been achieved. That is, digital LSIs are configured to hand...
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Due to increased customer throughput relative to traditional drive-thru configurations, fast food restaurants are adopting a side-by-side drive-thru configuration. While the side-by-side drive-thru has benefits regarding the maximum drive-thru customer per hour rate a restaurant can achieve, it presents new challenges ...
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There exists in the textile industry a number of devices which are used to form yarn take-up packages on winding tubes. Several of these winders are designed so that multiple yarn packages can be formed simultaneously while mounted on the same spindle. One such winder is a Leesona 959 winder with a two cop take-up. It ...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device. 2. Background Art As an approach to increasing capacity and reducing cost of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, a simultaneously processed multilayer memory is drawing attention. A simultaneously processed multilayer ...
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A common rifle for military and police are gas operated firearms. These include, but are not limited to, AR10, AK-47, AK-74, M14 M16, M16A2, M4, FN SCAR family, M110, MK 11, and others. These gas operated rifles have been produced by numerous manufacturers. These weapons, typically shoot, but are not limited to, 5.45 m...
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This invention relates to fall protection systems, and in particular, to a truss-style trolley beam for fall a protection system. The fall protection equipment industry in both the United States and abroad manufactures and installs several types of overhead fall protection systems. Fall protection systems are typically...
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This invention concerns a method and apparatus for sensing the passage of sheets through a nip between a pair of guide rollers by sensing the relative deflection of the guide rollers during the passage of a sheet through the nip. One example of such a method and apparatus is shown in Published International (PCT) Paten...
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The field of the disclosure relates generally to pesticide compositions and, more particularly, to ready-to-use foamable compositions. The filed of the disclosure also relates to applicators and methods for applying the compositions that allow for tracking where the composition has been applied during use. The composit...
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This invention relates to computer networking equipment, and more particularly to stackable repeaters for dual-speed networks. Local-Area Networks (LAN""s) using the Ethernet standard can be found in many offices today. The original 10 Mbps (10M) Ethernet standard has been extended to create the Fast Ethernet standard,...
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The present invention relates to an image processing method which processes a multi-level input gradation image data on the basis of a multi-level dither method so as to convert into gradation image data having the smaller number of gradations, and an image processing apparatus therefore. Conventionally, in an image fo...
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The invention involves an apparatus for suppressing flame/pressure pulsations in a furnace having at least one burner for generating a flame and a combustion chamber into which the flame is directed, wherein the furnace has at least one gas outlet opening, from which flows gas that surrounds the flame in the form of a ...
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The present invention relates to a pillow-headrest arrangement for use with a seat and particularly for use by a passenger seated in a mass transportation vehicle, such as a railroad car, a bus, an airplane or even a passenger car. It is common practice to place a disposable or washable headrest cover over the top of t...
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one of the few technological fields where "bigger is better" is that of telescopic instruments used in the exploration of outer space. The resolution of a telescope for light capturing increases in direct proportion to the diameter of its primary mirror or lens. Prior to dedication of the first reflector-type telescope...
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Field The disclosed concept relates generally to fall protection systems, and in particular, to safety harnesses for use in fall protection systems. Background Information In fall protection systems, a worker typically wears a safety harness with an attached lifeline. The lifeline is then attached to an anchor, such as...
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This invention relates to blind fasteners for securing panels and sheet material together, and more particularly, to an improved drive nut assembly. Blind fasteners are commonly used to secure two sheets together when it is otherwise impossible to access the underside (blind side) surface of one of the sheets. Such fas...
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This invention relates to determining when drilling has been stopped during a drilling operation. More specifically, the invention relates to measuring noise downhole to determine when the mud pumps have been turned off. Drilling for oil and other deposits within the Earth involves the drilling of wellbores into the Ea...
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Gaming devices (e.g., reeled slot machines, video poker machines) generate more than $15 billion per year in revenue for casinos in the United States alone. This figure accounts for more than half of the gaming revenue for a typical United States casino. The situation is similar in other countries and regions in which ...
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This invention relates generally to printing equipment. More particularly, the invention relates to equipment for adjusting the gap between the ductor roller and the associated doctor blade of the ink supply system in a printing machine. The purpose of the doctor blade is to strip excess ink off the surface of the duct...
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The difficult and often time consuming task of rigging power transmission lines has been made easier in recent years by the use of helicopters which raise the transmission cables and pull them between the transmission towers. A number of U.S. patents have been granted for equipment which allow aerial stringing of cable...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to novel intermediates for the preparation of taxol and its congeners, a process for their preparation, and a process for the preparation of taxol involving the use of such intermediates or their functionally equivalent molecules. 2. Description of Related Art Taxol was ...
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As used herein, the terms “user equipment” and “UE” might in some cases refer to mobile devices such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, handheld or laptop computers, and similar devices that have telecommunications capabilities. Such a UE might consist of a UE and its associated removable memory module,...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a broadcasting service, and in particular, to a broadcasting system and method for providing a broadcasting service in a weak electric field area. 2. Description of the Related Art In general, digital broadcasting is a type of broadcasting service for...
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The purpose of hydrocarbon liquid treating is for removal or chemical conversion of objectionable compounds or elemental sulfur in order that the liquid products meet corrosion, doctor, and total sulfur content specifications. Failure of a hydrocarbon product to meet corrosion specifications can be due to the presence ...
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1. Field of the Invention. The present invention relates to shotgun shell loading and reloading, and particularly to a method and apparatus for slitting cylindrical shotgun shell wads. 2. Description of the Prior Art. In recent times, the interest in low volume devices for recharging and reloading shotgun shells has gr...
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