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The present invention relates to a road manhole of the type defining a centre axis and comprising: a frame which delimits an opening and which is provided with an internal collar which extends radially inwards, a cover which comprises a blocking web which is intended to block the opening and a cyl... | {
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As is known in the art, there is an increasing trend to include radar systems in commercially available products. For example, it is desirable to include radar systems in automobiles, trucks boats, airplanes and other vehicle. Such radar systems must be compact and relatively low cost.
Furthermore, some applications ha... | {
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The present invention relates to electrically conductive, hermetic vias and the formation of such vias in hermetically sealed IC chip packages and the like. There are a wide array of high temperature applications for electronic components. Such applications include deep well drilling sensors and engine control units. T... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device having a circuit constituted by thin-film transistors (hereinafter referred to as TFTs) and a method of producing the same. More specifically, the invention relates to an electro-optical device as represented by an active matrix-type liqu... | {
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The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit device which has a bipolar transistor and a MISFET (Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor). More particularly, it relates to techniques which are effective when applied to a memory device, such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) d... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a wiper unit which wipes a liquid ejecting head, and a liquid ejecting apparatus which includes the wiper unit.
2. Related Art
In the related art, an ink jet printer which forms an image by ejecting liquid from a liquid ejecting head onto a recording medium such as a ... | {
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The present invention relates generally to chemical compositions, and more particularly, to specialty cleaning compositions which are useful in difficult applications, particularly those of cleaning cooking pots, pans and food service utensils.
It is well known that cooking utensils, such as pots, pans and flatware are... | {
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Seals have been used to isolate fluids at various pressures and temperatures. Such seals have existed for use in packing rings, seal rings, piston rings, and gland structures in industrial equipment such as cylinders, pumps and valves and in oil-field equipment such as downhole tools and surface equipment, requiring se... | {
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Optical microscopy has been a commonly used method of investigation in medicine and biology. Numerous biological samples, including live cells, are quite transparent under visible light illumination and behave essentially as phase objects. Techniques such as phase contrast and Nomarski microscopy provide contrast of ne... | {
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The recovery of hydrocarbons from subterranean zones relies on the process of drilling wellbores. The process includes drilling equipment situated at surface, and a drill string extending from the surface equipment to a below-surface formation or subterranean zone of interest. The terminal end of the drill string inclu... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention is directed to the field of apparel and, more particularly, to cold-weather hand coverings like a glove having a selectively shaped insulating barrier that is removably placed into the hand coverings to selectively control heat conduction from the hand coverings.
2. Description o... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to skin care compositions which exhibit a therapeutic effect in the treatment of skin disorders such as itching, irritation and skin dryness.
2. Description of Related Art
There are a number of shampoo products on the market today which are specifically formulated as anti... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a flash memory storage system, and more particularly, to a flash memory storage system capable of facilitating access efficiency.
2. Description of the Related Art
Flash Memory, a non-volatile memory, keeps the previously stored written data upon shutdown. In c... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to integrated circuit structures. More particularly, this invention relates to a process for treating dielectric films to prevent cracking after deposition on a semiconductor wafer.
2. Description of the Related Art
The steps of manufacturing an integrated circuit struct... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a test apparatus and an electronic device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a test apparatus and an electronic device enabling low-speed and high-speed devices or a device having both low-speed and high-speed sections to be tested with a single test... | {
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The present disclosure relates to a toner case and an image forming apparatus including the toner case.
An image forming apparatus, such as a printer, a copying machine and a multifunctional peripheral, forms a toner image by supplying a toner (a developer) from a developing device to an image carrier, such as a photos... | {
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Szmuszkovicz U.S. Pat. No. 3,468,881 discloses some allylic amines, having anti-depressive action of the formula ##STR2## wherein the group ##STR3## is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, 4-methylpiperazino and hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl(hexamethyleneimino), and wherein R', R" and R... | {
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2. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the manufacture of semiconductor devices. More particularly, the present invention is directed to methods employing etchants for etching oxides of silicon during the manufacture of a semiconductor device such that the selectivity of the etchant is low. The ... | {
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Succinic anhydrides are valuable reactive intermediates that find use in an array of applications.
For example, their copolymerization with epoxides or diols yields biodegradable polyesters. Anhydrides are also useful intermediates in organic synthesis, since they can be readily ring opened to diacids or other succina... | {
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In vehicles, and especially automobiles, it is known to provide door handles that are moveable between a first, stowed condition in which the handle is essentially flush with the exterior surface of the door and generally inaccessible to a user, and a second, deployed condition in which the handle is pivoted so that a ... | {
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It has recently been found, as disclosed in pending U.S. patent application No. 855,517, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,822,590 that singular molecular layers of layer-type transition metal dichalcogenides, such as MoS.sub.2, TaS.sub.2 and WS.sub.2, can be prepared by intercalating such compounds with lithium and then reacting th... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image processor for reproducing a still image, a method of controlling the same, and a storage medium, and particularly to an image processor that performs correction of defective pixels when synthesizing a plurality of still images, a method of controlling ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to massagers, more particularly to power-operated massagers.
2. Background Art
Power-operated massagers are often used to treat muscle tension and fatigue. Power-operated massagers may provide a vibrating massage effect, a percussive massage effect, a kneading mas... | {
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As the dimensions of MOSFET devices have been pushed deeper and deeper into the sub-micron regime, increasing demands have been placed on controlling and characterizing the fabrication methods that are used to electrically isolate those devices from one another. The more common methods used for isolating MOSFET devices... | {
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In recent years, along with diversification of services, there is a known technique used by a relay apparatus such as a mobile router for relaying communication between a terminal apparatus and a destination site by switching between a private network and a public network. The relay apparatus relays communication betwe... | {
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It is known to provide such belt with a marker element that travels along with the belt and to arrange a sensor in a fixed position next to the belt for sensing the marker and to produce a control signal from the sensed marker. For producing a proper control signal, the run of the belt must be monitored with regard to ... | {
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When operating a wind turbine it is sometimes desirable to be able to estimate the wind speed prevailing at the wind turbine, more particularly the wind speed experienced by the wind turbine blades of the wind turbine. When the wind speed is measured, this is often done at a point behind the rotor of the wind turbine. ... | {
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The present invention relates to the removal of carbon monoxide and hydrogen as well as carbon dioxide and water from air for the production of high purity nitrogen gas.
In many chemical processes, CO and H.sub.2 are undesired species because of their chemical reactivity. For example, the electronics industry requires ... | {
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High bandwidth, high resolution nanoscale sensing is a key enabling technology for nanoscale science and engineering. Application areas include life sciences, scanning probe microscopy, semiconductor fabrication and material science. Currently available position sensors based on optics, capacitors or inductive coils, a... | {
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There are many medical circumstances in which an increase in the supply of blood to living tissue is indicated. These include: burns and wound healing, in which the incorporation of angiogenic factors into artificial skin may facilitate the formation of blood vessels in the healing wound and reduce the risk of infectio... | {
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The present invention relates generally to a machine for automatic vending of merchandise to a patron and, more particularly, to a machine for vending, for example, video cassette tapes, photographic film or any other type of merchandise which requires vending.
A number of systems for vending merchandise are commercial... | {
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With the increased popularity of the Internet, Internet-based customer services have become increasingly accepted and popular. Network purchase services that enable users to purchase items or services may be one of the most used and favored Internet-based customer services. Network purchase services also provide numero... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a field-effect transistor. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a field-effect transistor including an organic thin film.
2. Background Art
Organic devices have been studied actively because the organic devices feature light weight and flexibility and, in... | {
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In 1981, Shen (Shen T. Y., in: Wolff, M. F. (ed) Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, 4th edition, part III, Wiley, Interscience, New York, pp. 1205-1271) reviewed the medicinal aspects of the aryl-acetic acids and their 2-methyl analogues, especially the 2-aryl-propionic acids. In particular, it has been reported that the in... | {
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The Papanicolaou test (“Pap test” or Pap smear) has proven to be highly valuable in the early detection of cervical pre-cancerous and cancerous growths. The Pap test refers to the collection of cells from the cervical face, the endocervical canal, and occasionally from the vaginal wall. The collected cells are subseque... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ice dispenser for a refrigerator.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Refrigerators are known which have an integrated ice dispenser for dispensing ice cubes and/or crushed ice and often optionally also drinking water. The ice dispenser is generally located at t... | {
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Automotive design often is the end result of the balancing of a vast array of countervailing factors. Components must be practical but appealing, robust but light weight, and inexpensive to produce but complex in performance. Often consumers perceive a design that fails to fulfill both sides of the coin as deficient. T... | {
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1. Field
The present disclosure relates to a method of continuously producing 5-aminolevulinic acid by using a photosynthetic membrane vesicle separated from photosynthetic bacteria.
2. Description of the Related Art
Depletion of modern fossil fuel has led to a necessity for development of advanced technology to use li... | {
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Hearing assistance devices are used to assist patient's suffering hearing loss by transmitting amplified sounds to ear canals. In one example, a hearing aid is worn in and/or around a patient's ear. Patients prefer that their hearing aids are minimally visible or invisible, do not interfere with their daily activities,... | {
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There are about 500,000 fractures of the tibia and fibula, 200,000 metacarpal fractures and over 400,000 distal radial fractures in the United States each year. In many cases the bones are immobilized by placing a cast on the fractured limb. However, casts often must immobilize a substantial length of the limb, can be ... | {
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Delay-locked loops (DLLs) are often employed in integrated circuit devices to change the phase of a reference clock signal. In operation, a delay-locked loop generates an output clock signal based on an input clock signal to the delay-locked loop. The delay-locked loop generates an error signal by comparing the phase o... | {
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The polyphenylene ethers and processes for their preparation are known in the art and described in numerous publications including Hay, U.S. Pat. No. 3,306,874 and 3,306,875, both of which are incorporated by reference. Other patents which show the preparation of polyphenylene ethers include Bennett and Cooper, U.S. Pa... | {
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Fog computing is a distributed approach of cloud implementation that acts as an intermediate layer from local networks (e.g., Internet of Things or “IoT” networks) to the cloud (e.g., centralized and/or shared resources). Current proposals and implementations are generally static in nature, where the fog network is des... | {
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The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for detecting and/or transmitting images. More particularly, the present invention relates to detecting and transmitting images in relation to a cellular telephone.
Image processors typically detect light reflected off of a subject, and convert the detected... | {
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Microprocessors and other integrated circuits include clock distribution networks for routing a clock signal to the circuitry of the microprocessor or other integrated circuits. These clock network are typically formed in a two-dimensional layout and have stringent timing and power requirements. Skew and jitter of the ... | {
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This invention relates to a process for the separation of a gas containing hydrocarbons. The applicants claim the benefits under Title 35, United States Code, Section 119(e) of prior U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/045,874 which was filed on May 7, 1997.
Ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane and/or heavier hydr... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system and method for dealing with computer resources, and more particularly to a system and method for resolving conflicts of re-locking resources.
2. General Background
Distributed computer environments, such as computer networks, provide significant advant... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to articles of luggage and more particularly to a garment bag that includes a detachable valet case and is mounted on wheels so that the entire article can be easily rolled across a supporting surface.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Garment bags have me... | {
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The present invention relates to means for the measurement of torsional or rotational acceleration of a rotating body such as a shaft, and more particularly to the measurement of oscillatory starting and accelerating torques in rotating machines such as synchronous motors.
Synchronous motors are widely used for many ty... | {
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The invention relates to a device for preheating dry materials according to the preamble of claim 1.
Masses for manufacture of electrodes (anodes, cathodes) for aluminium production by molten electrolyte electrolysis are composed of dry materials--dry materials are mixtures of petrol coke and granulated electrode scrap... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is generally concerned with fitting ophthalmic lenses into the rings or surrounds that an eyeglass frame comprises for this purpose and it is more particularly but not exclusively directed to the case of corrective ophthalmic lenses.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As is ... | {
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There are, of course, many reasons why the physical characteristics of a particular volume of air might be of interest. For instance, knowing the temperature, humidity and air flow parameters of a volume of air can be very helpful in determining the effect the air may have on a specific environment. Aside from weather ... | {
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Blue laser light has very widespread applications. For example, the blue laser light may be applicable to high-density optical storage or even medical science. Conventionally, the high-density optical data stores are operated with red diodes at the wavelength of about 650 nm. Through the use of shorter-wavelength blue ... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to an electro-optical device, an electronic apparatus having the same, and a mounting structure in which a member is mounted on a mounting substrate, and more particularly, to a technique of performing diagnosis of an electro-optical device and a mounting structure.
2. R... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a circuit for detecting the movement of a solenoid armature associated, for example, with a solenoid valve, whereby correct or incorrect operation of the armature, and therefore of the valve, may be monitored, especially from a remote location.
2. Description of the R... | {
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Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) is essential for facilitating DNA repair, controlling RNA transcription, mediating cell death and regulating immune response. This activity makes PARP inhibitors targets for a number of disorders. PARP inhibitors have shown utility for treating diseases such as ischemia reperfusion inj... | {
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A) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and its manufacture method, and more particularly to a semiconductor device having shallow trench isolation (STI) and its manufacture method.
B) Description of the Related Art
Local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) has been used as isolation ... | {
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For centuries advertisers and traditional media companies have been using tools, systems, and methods to try and reach and connect with the proper demographics that will purchase the goods and services being advertised. For example, many advertisers on television elect to advertise their products when a program is show... | {
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The present invention relates to the three-dimensional imaging arts. It particularly relates to the imaging, tracking, and displaying of neural fibers and fiber bundles by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI), and will be described with particular reference thereto. However, the invention will also find... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The instant invention relates generally to floral retainers and more specifically it relates to a multiple flower stem holder.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Numerous floral retainers have been provided in prior art that are adapted to prolong the life of cut flowers and display the same. Whi... | {
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The present invention relates to a packaging apparatus for feeding and loading individual bags formed in a continuous strip in which successive bags are connected end-to-end. More specifically, the present invention relates to a fully electric packaging apparatus that includes an integrated printer assembly that is piv... | {
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A compound semiconductor is not a single element such as silicon and germanium but a compound having two or more kinds of combined elements serving as a semiconductor. Various kinds of compound semiconductors have been developed and used in many fields. For example, a compound semiconductor may be used for thermoelectr... | {
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1. Statement of the Technical Field
The invention concerns antennas and more particularly aperture coupled antennas that can be dynamically modified to operate over a relatively large bandwidth by controlling a shape of a ground plane.
2. Description of the Related Art
Patch antennas are well known in the art and are u... | {
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As is generally known, food and beverages are offered and served to air passengers during flights. The food service items are generally cold-stored in catering transport containers, i.e. so-called trolleys, from which the food items are usually also served. Except during the actual service periods, the food service tro... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improvements in sealing rings and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to an improved self-sealing ring adapted for utilization with the closure members of valves.
2. Description of the Prior Art
O-rings are in widespread use today for sealing between the ... | {
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The present invention relates to a video signal processing apparatus which converts an analog video signal to a digital signal.
Recently, a liquid crystal display device is mainly developed as a video apparatus to replace a cathode ray tube (CRT) display therewith. Video signals received from a personal computer by a d... | {
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The present invention relates to the field of magnetic recording, particularly to the measuring of an error rate for disk drives, based on the detection of data by means of a digital data processing method. | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to production of bottles by extrusion blow molding and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for forming a neck finish in a wide range of plastic water dispenser bottles that has a smooth, straight inner diameter and is fully calibrated, not requ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cyclohexanol derivatives and fragrance compositions containing the same.
2. Description of the Prior Art
It is known that hydrogenated catecholcamphene adducts obtained by the hydrogenation of an adduct of camphene with catechol have a sandal odor. (Japan Paten... | {
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The present invention relates to closed-loop amusement ride systems, such as roller coasters, installed in amusement parks and the like.
Conventional ride systems of this type comprise a pair of rails, extending parallelly at a fixed distance from each other, and a passenger car traveling on the rails. The rails are cu... | {
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Today life standards cannot be imagined without communication systems for individuals and groups, e.g., Internet, TV. Those communication systems have been evolving from old standards and currently, there is a full array of interactive tools allowing people to communicate in different ways. With current standards, one ... | {
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The invention set forth in this specification pertains to new and improved disposable, electrochemical sensing devices. More specifically it pertains to sensing devices or sensors which are used in conjunction with appropriate electronic apparatus in order to determine the content of certain specific ions or gases in v... | {
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The present invention relates generally to washers used in the assembly of mechanical structures, and particularly to two-piece washers that can be inserted in a mechanical structure after assembly.
During and after the process of putting together a mechanical structure it is often discovered that a washer has either b... | {
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The present invention relates to improvements of a workpiece feeding device in a sewing machine, which, in particular, is installed with an endless feeding member such as a feed wheel, a feed belt or a feed chain steadily contacting a workpiece.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,271,776 there is disclosed a sewing machine having a fe... | {
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In general, a flat panel display device such as a PDP or a LCD is equipped with an antireflection film for minimizing the reflection of light incident from the outside.
As a method for minimizing the reflection of light, there exist a method (anti-glare: AG coating) in which a filler such as an inorganic fine particle ... | {
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(a) Technical Field
Embodiments relate to a switch control circuit for zero voltage switching and a buck converter including the same.
(b) Description of the Related Art
A buck converter includes a power switch that receives an input voltage and performs switching and an inductor and a capacitor that are connected to t... | {
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This invention relates to an essentially hydroxyl-free fused silica glass which is resistant to laser damage and a method of making such glass using molecular hydrogen. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of molecular hydrogen to prevent the 190-300 nm optical absorption of fused silica associated with prolo... | {
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The present invention relates to detection of subsoil contaminants including chlorinated hydrocarbons. More specifically, but without limitation thereto, the present invention relates to a fiber optic probe for detecting Raman emissions that may be used with a cone penetrometer.
Raman spectroscopy is an emission techni... | {
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Books and magazines often contain pages containing audacious mixtures of color images and text. The present invention relates to a fast and efficient method of coding partially-masked image information of such documents by wavelet coding without wasting bits on the image data that is masked by foreground text.
A simpli... | {
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A large number of investors are now trading in the securities markets. According to Business Week™, there are currently about 100 million individual investors in the United States alone. These individuals invest in the securities markets either on their own as individual traders or through a variety of brokers. Accordi... | {
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The present invention relates to a surgical instrument such as a dental scalpel and more specifically to an improved blade and chuck assembly for scalpels and similar knife-like instruments.
In my U.S. Patent Application No. 07/062113, filed June 13, 1987, U.S. Pat. No. 4,788,976, there is disclosed a dental scalpel ha... | {
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1. The Field of the Invention
This invention relates to containment systems and, more particularly, to novel systems and methods for containing underwater gas and oil leaks.
2. The Background Art
As evidenced recently in the Gulf of Mexico, it is difficult to contain a gas and oil leak located deep underwater. It is pa... | {
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Programmable integrated circuits are a type of integrated circuit that can be configured by a user to implement custom logic functions. In a typical scenario, a logic designer uses computer-aided design (CAD) tools to design a custom logic circuit. When the design process is complete, the CAD tools generate configurati... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a display having data electrodes and scanning electrodes arranged in a matrix and provided with a self-light emitting display unit performing lighting-up and displaying on each scanning line as a unit.
2. Prior Art
In a self-light emitting display unit having d... | {
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Due to advances in internet technology, it is now possible for a user of an internet-connected device to obtain great amounts of information. The fact that the amount of information is so great, however, makes it difficult to notify the user of desired information at a desired time.
Patent Literature 1 discloses an inf... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rotation angle detection device and, in particular, to a rotation angle detection device consisting of a stator, which is provided with an excitation winding of one phase and excitation windings of two phases, and a rotor having salient poles.
2. Description ... | {
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Bat colonization in buildings is often undesired in America because (1) one bat among hundreds or thousands may develop paralytic rabies, fall down, and bite people who handle it, (2) in the Southeastern United States and in tropical areas of the world, bat guano may contain infective spores of the fungus Histoplasma c... | {
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The invention is concerned with a hybrid-line circuit for connecting a two-wire line to a four-wire switching system.
In telephone networks a hybrid-line circuit is required for connecting each two-wire line to the four wires of a switching center, that circuit providing transfer of voice signals in both directions, pr... | {
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Product dispensers that receive and dispense products from a removable and replaceable cartridge or reservoir are known. For example, many hand cleaning liquid dispensers have a housing that is configured to receive a replaceable cartridge containing the liquid to be dispensed. Once all of the liquid contained in the c... | {
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The present invention relates to color data conversion and more particularly to devices and methods for converting color data from a color space to a print space.
Certain image processing devices, such as printers, displays, image rendering systems and output files may use a different color space than other image proce... | {
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This invention relates to perforated return mailers that incorporate machine readable data.
Perforated information mailers are known. Computer forms that might enclose additional forms and carbons, or forms adapted to act like carbons, are sealed about their periphery to define a mailing envelope. Perforations are prov... | {
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Ultrathin materials made up of only a single layer of atoms are sometimes referred to as two-dimensional (2D) or single layer materials. Applications for 2D materials and their heterostructures in fields such as communications, high speed computing, sensing, and energy harvesting are currently limited by the absence of... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a railway car underframe having a fishbelly type center sill and in particular to a reinforcing structure for the transition sections of the center sill.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A fishbelly type center sill for a railway car underframe typically include... | {
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In Classification and Determination of Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the China Association of Chinese Medicine classifies constitutions of the human body into nine types, including yin-yang harmony constitution, yang deficiency constitution, yin deficiency constitution, qi deficiency constitution, phleg... | {
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The world of polymers has progressed rapidly to transform material science from wood and metals of the 19th Century to the use of thermoset polymers of the mid-20th Century to the use of thermoplastic polymers of later 20th Century.
An example of a popular rubber is butyl rubber which has excellent gas barrier properti... | {
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In recent years, endoscopic surgery has become the accepted standard for conducting many types of surgical procedures, both in the medical and dental arenas. The availability of imaging devices enabling a surgeon or dentist to view a particular surgical area through a small diameter endoscope which is introduced into s... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to field effect transistors (FET's) and more particularly to FET's which are capable of operating properly at nanoscale dimensions.
2. Description of the Related Art
The metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) is the universal switchin... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This field of the present invention is the manufacture of imitation cheese-like food products.
2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
The manufacture of natural dairy cheese conventionally involves the treatment of milk products, including inoculation with particular and specific strains of mic... | {
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This invention relates to a shifting apparatus especially suited for use on motor vehicles having an automatic transmission.
Since their inception, motor vehicles have required a power train to transmit the force of the vehicle's engine to its wheels. The power train's main component is typically referred to as the "tr... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and more particularly, to an LCD device with reduced thickness and bezel width.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
LCD devices display an image by using thin film transistors (TFTs) as switching elements. The LCD devices are... | {
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