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Energy-dispersive radiation spectrometry systems, such as, without limitation, X-ray spectrometry systems or gamma-ray spectrometry systems, are used for detecting, measuring and analyzing radiation emissions, such as X-ray emissions or gamma-ray emissions, from, for example, a scanning electron microscope (SEM). A typ...
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The present invention relates to a new and improved scale assembly and method by which it is aligned. A known scale assembly is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,258,810. This known scale assembly includes a platform having load transmitting assemblies at each of four corners of the platform. The load transmitting assemblie...
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Diseases such as cancer have long been identified by examining tissue biopsies to identify unusual cells. The problem has been that there has been no satisfactory prior-art method to capture a single cell or multiple cells of interest from the surrounding tissue. Currently, investigators must attempt to manually extrac...
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1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to multi-threaded processing and, more particularly, to a scoreboard system and method for multi-threaded processing. 2. Description of the Related Art Scoreboards have been used in scalar processing to keep track of registers that are busy...
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A protein kinase is an enzyme which catalyzes phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups on tyrosine, serine and threonine residues of proteins. It plays an important role in signal transduction of growth factors involved in growth, differentiation and proliferation of cells. To maintain homeostasis, it is necessary to keep go...
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This invention relates generally to the art of carburetors and more specifically to carburetors having by-pass air passageways for by-passing throttle valves thereof. Public policy is increasingly requiring that new automotive vehicles be equipped with apparatus for controlling the emissions of noxious fumes from exhau...
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This invention relates to a fixture block serving as a manufacturing accessory, particularly for the machining of metal or similar workpieces, and adapted to be combined, through contacting surfaces, with further correspondingly designed accessories and to be instrumental in bringing workpieces to be machined into prop...
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The present description relates generally to systems and methods for determining the electrical activity and/or properties of a material (e.g., biological tissue, etc.). In particular, the present description relates to systems and methods for noninvasively determining the electrical activity of heart tissue. The stand...
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An agricultural harvester such as a combine includes a header designed for harvesting particular crops. The header cuts a wide swath of crop and conveys the cut crop to a central feeder house for threshing. Grain headers typically utilize an auger or a belt system to convey the cut crop to the central feeder house. Hea...
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The present invention relates to the art of semiconductor integrated circuit arrangement fabrication, and particularly to an art for dry-etching a thin film on a semiconductor wafer by using radicals or ions in a plasma. A silicon oxide film which is a typical insulating film used to fabricate an LSI is normally proces...
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The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between an unnamed seedling and xe2x80x98POULjolxe2x80x99. The two parents were crossed and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment. The new variety is named xe2x80x98POU...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printed circuit board (PCB). More particularly, the present invention relates to multi-layered PCBs having strip lines and micro strip lines. 2. Description of the Related Art Electronic devices typically include printed circuit boards (PCB) on which componen...
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Technical Field This disclosure relates to data storage systems for computer systems. More particularly, the disclosure relates to writing selected data to a storage medium. Related Art Data storage systems provide storage for data of a host system. Data is grouped for storage in units of predetermined size referred to...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention relates generally to memory systems and methods of handling memory system commands. 2. Description of Related Art The concept of a “memory system” now encompasses a great variety of circuits and related control methods enabling the transfer, storage and retrieval of digital data....
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Malware is software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of code, scripts, active content, and other software. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, rootkits, key loggers, dialers, spyware, adware, and ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particular to an electrical connector for a sheet-like connection member such as a flexible printed circuit (FPC) and a flexible flat cable and so forth. All of these cables and circuit hereafter will be generally referred to a...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a double redundancy electro hydrostatic actuator system with a dual tandem hydraulic cylinder driven by using two systems of hydraulic circuits. 2. Description of Related Art A double redundancy electro hydrostatic actuator system for controlling a dual tandem ...
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The present invention pertains to a device for raising objects off a surface and suspending those objects. The reasons for raising objects, such as furniture and the like, off a surface, such as a floor, are numerous. Automobile jacks are commonly used for raising automobiles, and crow bars and lever bars and the like ...
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There are many known controllers for affecting the control of a process, system, function, or the like (hereinafter, process). Examples of such controllers or control methodologies are Dynamic Matrix Control, Model Algorithmic Control, IDCOM, QDMC and others. While these controllers may provide effective control of a p...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to rotary air filters which can be applied to all types of devices which have to operate in a dusty atmosphere. For example, such devices may be cooling systems for internal combustion engines or cooling systems for the working fluid of hydraulic equipment. One particula...
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1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to transporting system, more particularly, relates to a type of secure and efficient wheel assembly, a wheel rim transmission assembly, an energy exchanging arrangement used in transporting system, and a vehicle energy storage system, as well as corresponding methods ...
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In order to provide for rapid and orderly vehicle movement while at all times respecting the overall safety requirement, the railroad industry has evolved a control and communication system. The control problem can be analyzed in terms of sensing real time conditions in a region of the right of way (present vehicle pos...
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Loudspeaker assemblies project sound in a pattern based in part upon the size and shape of the speaker components. Large loudspeakers are often used in public venues, such as cinemas, to provide high quality sound into the cinema's viewing area. Conventional cinema screens are perforated so they are substantially acous...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a vehicle seat assembly, and more particularly to a vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and reinforcing inserts positioned therein. 2. Description of the Related Art Automotive vehicles employ seating systems that accommodat...
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The present invention relates to a digital fluid level sensing probe system. A specific application involves liquid level sensing in a hostile environment such as the level of hot oil subjected to engine vibration in an automotive or other vehicle. State of the art in the case of automotive vehicles is limited to provi...
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The present invention relates to a method for the simple sensible installation of fluorescent tubes, starters for the same and the like wherein installation requires the nonvisible rotation of the cylindrical device about their axis to effect the required electrical contact of pin connectors into the connecting structu...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for combatting viral infections and a method of using the composition thereof for treating viral infections. More particularly, this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for combatting viral infections comprising, as an active...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention concerns a series of 4-(phosphonoalkylidene)- or 4-(phosphonoalkoxyimino)-2-piperidinecarboxylic acid derivatives useful in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders. 2. Background Information Excessive excitation by neurotransmitters can cause the degeneration and death of neur...
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One of the critical points for the use of a hairspring in a high-precision clockwork movement is the reliability of the attachment of the hairspring to the balance staff. This attachment is usually made by means of a collet, which was originally a small split cylinder designed to be driven onto the balance staff and pi...
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Various spherical annular seal members used in spherical pipe joints for automobile exhaust pipes have been disclosed in, for example, JP-A-54-76759, JP-A-6-123362, JP-A-10-9396, JP-A-10-9397, and the like. As compared with a bellows-type joint, each of the proposed spherical annular seal members is capable of reducing...
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1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a light emitting diode and a method for manufacturing the light emitting diode. More particularly, the present invention relates to a light emitting diode having a number of nanorods and a method for manufacturing the light emitting diode. 2. Description of Related Ar...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention is related to the field of communications and, in particular, to delivery of SMS messages. 2. Statement of the Problem In many mobile networks, text messaging has become a very popular mode of communication. Short Message Service (SMS) is a communication protocol allowing the int...
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The increasing complexity of electronic tasks, often referred to as “jobs” (e.g. executable programs such as computational tasks, command execution, data collection, etc.) has increased the demand for resources used in accomplishing such tasks. Resources may include hardware that aids in completing electronic tasks, su...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a clamping and guide assembly particularly useful for securing workpieces and guiding hand tools. 2. Brief Statement of the Prior Art It is often difficult to secure a workpiece when sawing, routing or otherwise treating the workpiece. In a typical workshop applicatio...
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The invention relates to a storage enclosure for eyeglasses. A variety of eyeglass or sunglass cases or enclosures are known. Eyeglasses have been stored in box-like containers, as for example, those often called "coffin" cases having side hinges that open and close a lid. Another case is an envelope-type having an ope...
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The present invention relates to an extrusion head for foamed material, in particular for polyvinylchloride-based foamed material. Extrusion heads for foamed material, for example PVC with the addition of substances which cause its foaming, are known which substantially comprise a head body in which a cavity accommodat...
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An example of a video descriptor generation device is disclosed in Patent Document 1. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a video descriptor generation device described in Patent Document 1. An each-frame feature extraction unit 1000 calculates a frame unit feature from an input video, and outputs it to a feature table c...
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Electronic messaging is a general method for sending and receiving communications as digital data between computers on a network. The Internet has dramatically increased electronic messaging amongst millions of users on global data networks. Many different forms of electronic messaging are being used to send and receiv...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates in general to a system for separating luminance and chrominance signals from a composite video signal in a television broadcasting system, such as a NTSC system, a PAL system or a SECAM system, and more particularly to an improved system for separating luminance a...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of oil and gas exploration. More particularly, the invention relates to methods for determining at least one property of a subsurface formation penetrated by a wellbore using a formation tester. 2. Background Art Over the past several decade...
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Heart failure is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with blood or pump a sufficient amount of blood through the body. It is not to be confused with “cessation of heartbeat”, which is known as asystole, or with cardiac arrest, whic...
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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (“OFDM”) is a widely used signal multiplexing technique for communications, such as over-the-air (“wireless”) communications. An OFDM modulated signal is assembled at a baseband frequency associated with a communications channel as a weighted sum of N complex sinusoids, where ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet feeding device which is preferably utilized in an image forming apparatus such as a document copying machine, a laser beam printer, etc., and more particularly relates to an improvement in a separation mechanism to separate sheets of paper which are sen...
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This invention relates to a clearing machine for brushwood of the type having a stationary blade portion with projecting cutters and a rotary blade plate cooperating with the former, wherein the rotary blade plate comprises sickle-shaped cutters cooperating with the projecting cutters of the stationary blade portion. M...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera having a movable mirror for leading light emanated from an object to a viewfinder optical system, and in particular relates to a movable mirror drive mechanism and the structure of the peripheral part thereof in a camera. The present invention also rel...
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The present invention relates to the growth of single-crystal Aluminum Nitride (AlN), and more particularly, to relatively large, single-crystal AlN, which are grown by sublimation-recondensation at growth rates exceeding 0.5 mm/hr. Status of III-Nitride Technology Using Commercially Available Substrates Several types ...
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(a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an epoxy resin film and a method of producing the epoxy resin film which is excellent in properties including mechanical properties such as strength and elongation and adhesion properties. (b) Description of the Related Art The method of producing high molecul...
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The present invention relates to implantable medical devices, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for detecting a power link between an external programmer/controller device and an implantable medical device. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,307 there is disclosed an implantable cochlear stimulator (ICS) having back ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a measuring chip that is employed in a surface plasmon resonance measuring apparatus for quantitatively analyzing a substance in a sample by utilizing the excitation of a surface plasmon. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacture of a measur...
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1. Field of the Invention The invention described herein relates to communications systems, and more particularly relates to transmission and processing of segmented or packetized data. 2. Related Art Channel bonding is the process of taking multiple independent communications channels between two points and treating t...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to an organic light-emitting device (also known as OLED) and a method for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a white light emitting organic electroluminescent (EL) device able to directly cast continuous full color light containing three d...
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FIG. 1 is an illustration of selected components of a disk drive 10 according to the prior art. The disk drive includes at least one magnetic recording disk 12 that rotates on spindle 13 in direction 15 driven by a spindle motor (not shown). Housing or baseplate 16 provides support for the components. The upper portion...
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1. Technical Field The present invention pertains to the field of medicine, in particular to the field of anticoagulant therapy. 2. Background Information Anticoagulants are substances that prevent coagulation; that is, they stop blood from clotting. Anticoagulants are widely used in human therapy as a medication for t...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a process for preparing polyol blends. It involves delayed co-initiation whereby a second initiator is added to the reaction vessel after a first initiator has reached the specified equivalent weight. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is well known to prepare polyure...
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This invention relates to tubular medical grafts, and more particularly to connectors for use in making tubular connections between tubular grafts and a patient's tubular tissue structures. Goldsteen et al. U.S. patent application No. 08/745,618, filed Nov. 7, 1996, Sullivan et al. U.S. patent application 08/844,992, f...
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The present invention relates to integrated circuit devices, and more particularly, to a method and structure for providing novel transmission lines for CMOS integrated circuits. As clocking systems and switching speeds on integrated circuits progress into the GigaHertz (GHz) range and beyond, chip interconnects become...
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Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, or sometimes alternatively Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a technology that employs the simultaneous use of two or more storage mediums (e.g., hard disk drives, flash or solid state memories, etc.) to achieve greater levels of performance, reliability, and/or larger...
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1. The Field of the Invention Many boat engines incorporate an engine cooling system which draws water from the body of water in which the boat is operated and pumps the water into the engine's cooling system. This cooling water is circulated through cavities and passageways within and about the engine and exhausted ba...
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The present disclosure relates to depilatory systems, and to medical devices used for the removal of undesired epidermal tissue and related processes. In particular, the present invention provides for a unique application for delicate body cavity treatment, for example for nasal hair removal, without injuring the textu...
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The practical implementation of low-k materials in insulation layer stacks for metal interconnects faces formidable challenges. Ultimately, it is desirable to integrate low-k dielectric materials in metal interconnects that achieve the full benefit of the reduced dielectric constant, while producing a structurally robu...
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Passive wireless transponders are known in the art. “Passive” in this context means that the transponder includes no internal energy source, such as a battery. Typically, such transponders receive the energy they need to operate by induction from an external radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic field. For this purpose,...
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While a subscriber roams in a mobile network, the mobile terminal updates its location by using a location update procedure. The procedure is initiated when the current location area identifier either broadcast or sent as a dedicated system information by the radio access network changes. In this process, the authentic...
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A lithographic apparatus is a machine that applies a desired pattern onto a substrate, usually onto a target portion of the substrate. A lithographic apparatus can be used, for example, in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs). In such a case, a patterning device, which is alternatively referred to as a mask or ...
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The present invention relates to a locking mechanism for systems employing rotatable indicia carrying members. It has particular application in systems in which rotatable indicia carrying members are used for printing purposes, such as data recorders and particularly credit card bill printing devices. It is important i...
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The present inventive concept relates generally to semiconductor memory devices, and more particularly, to a three dimensional (3D) flash memory devices and data storage devices including same. The continuing integration of flash memory provides the superior performance and cost competitiveness required by contemporary...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention related to a magnetic tape cartridge. More particularly, it relates to an improvement in a spring for pushing the top end of a reel shaft of a magnetic tape cartridge. 2. Related Art A video tape cartridge is generally constructed in such a manner that a pair of circular ...
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Vitamin D3 Receptor (VDR) is a ligand dependent transcription factor that belongs to the superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors. The VDR protein is 427 amino acids, with a molecular weight of ˜50 kDa. The VDR ligand, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (the hormonally active form of Vitamin D) has its action mediated by its in...
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Constructing a magnet with multiple north-south poles is well-known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,127,544 issued to Blume, Jr., discloses an apparatus for magnetizing permanent magnet materials to form band-like poles. Blume discloses an apparatus comprised of an upper and a lower assembly. Each assembly has...
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Such food transport containers are known from the background art. In the known food transport containers of this type, the fan of the air circulation device takes in the air directly from the interior of the food transport container, with the result that dirt particles and other impurities pass from the interior of the...
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The present invention relates to a concetration valve for a gas detecting apparatus, or the like, in a system for determining the presence a particular gaseous material or materials in a sample gas, such as air. More specifically, the invention contemplates a concentration valve having adsorbing means operable to adsor...
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to semiconductor devices, and, more particularly, to a physical arrangement of a cache memory system. 2. Description of the Related Art In modern computer systems, a significant factor in determining the overall performance of the computer system is the speed w...
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Traditionally nuclear medicine focused on the generation of two-dimensional images constructed from a volume of interest, although a variety of imaging devices have been proposed to perform three-dimensional imaging using an Anger type gamma camera. Since about 1980, several nuclear camera manufacturers have commercial...
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The present invention relates to a lead frame used for a package including a heatsink, that is used for a device such as a mold-type high-frequency power device, and a semiconductor device using the lead frame. A conventional semiconductor device being provided with a package including a heatsink is disclosed in, for e...
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1. Field The present application generally relates to optical metrology of structures formed on semiconductor wafers, and, more particularly, to controlling a fabrication tool using a support vector machine. 2. Related Art Optical metrology involves directing an incident beam at a structure, measuring the resulting dif...
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The use of integrated circuits (ICs) with configurable circuits has dramatically increased in recent years. One example of an IC with configurable circuits is a field programmable gate array (FPGA). An FPGA is a field programmable IC that often has configurable logic circuits, configurable interconnect circuits, and no...
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The capacity of a cell to alter its morphology and migrate is inherent to cancer cell metastasis. Although the precise biological mechanisms shaping cellular morphology during metastasis have not been elucidated, it is known that such changes involve cell-matrix interactions and cytoskeletal elements. The involvement o...
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Up to now, as an ink-jet ink exhibiting good water resistance, there has been an ink which contains a water soluble dye dispersed or dissolved in a high boiling point solvent, and which contains a water soluble dye dissolved in a volatile solvent. However, a dye is inferior to a pigment in resistance characteristics su...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a viscous fluid coupling device. In particular, the present invention is concerned with a pump plate assembly of a viscous fluid fan clutch for a vehicle. 2. Statement of the Related Art A thermostatically-controlled viscous fluid clutch assembly for ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for allocating resources in a mobile communication system, and in particular, to a resource allocation apparatus and method for efficiently transmitting Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) packets in a mobile communication syst...
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The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a polyurea resin. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for the preparation of a polyurea resin having a high hardness and usefulness as a molding material of various kinds of rollers, e.g., calendering rollers, used in the industries of pa...
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Generally, all the stirring heads of a same cabinet are simultaneously driven, and users of paint cans will grasp one of the cans and then put it back in place without having to take any particular care and without resulting in an interruption of working of the corresponding stirring head.
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1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a production method for a ceramic structure or a ceramic honeycomb structure. The method includes extrusion a ceramic material by use of a dedicated die. The invention particularly relates to an improvement of a extrusion rate during extrusion. 2. Description of the R...
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Photoactivation devices irradiate a target substance, site or compound. They are useful in a variety of areas such as oncology, photography, industrial photocuring, and other commercial applications. Current medical therapies, for example, use photoactivation devices to irradiate photosensitizers (molecules which can a...
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The transmission bit rate in switching equipment is technologically limited by the switching speed of the switching elements utilized in the switching equipment, whereas higher transmission bit rates are definitely possible on the links between the switching equipment. An article in the reference Nachrichtentechnische ...
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New approaches are urgently needed to improve agricultural production, given the steadily growing global population that is predicted to reach 6-9 billion persons by mid-century, the continual strain on existing and finite agricultural lands, and the recent diversion of valuable agricultural land from production of cro...
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The disclosed embodiments generally relate to the field of data base management, and more particularly to clustering a set of documents in a document repository into cluster groups, and then organizing the clustered groups into an ordered reading list based upon the relational strength and usefulness to a topic. Such a...
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1. Field of the Invention One embodiment of the present invention relates to a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, and a manufacturing method thereof. One embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above technical field. The technical field of one embodiment of the invention disclosed ...
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The use of computer systems and computer-related technologies continues to increase at a rapid pace. This increased use of computer systems has influenced the advances made to computer-related technologies. Indeed, computer systems have increasingly become an integral part of the business world and the activities of in...
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1. Field The present devices and methods relate generally to ambulatory infusion pumps. 2. Description of the Related Art Ambulatory infusion pumps (also referred to herein simply as “infusion pumps”) are relatively small, at least substantially self-contained devices that are used to introduce drugs and other infusibl...
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Not applicable. Not applicable. The present invention relates to ink pads used with rubber stamps and, more particularly, to handles for ink pads used in artistic rubber stamping. The stamping industry is divided into two distinct fields: the art stamping field and the industrial stamping field. In the industrial field...
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The present invention relates to an ultrasonic washing apparatus having a sound pressure sensor for detecting an ultrasonic wave for washing generated by an ultrasonic vibrator. In a prior ultrasonic washing apparatus, a housing has a central hollow portion and an inclined hollow portion, A nozzle is formed at the end ...
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An air filter designed to remove particulate is generally a device composed of fibrous materials. These fibrous materials may remove solid particulates such as dust, pollen, mold, and bacteria from the air. Air filters are used in applications where air quality is important, notably in building ventilation systems and ...
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of data communication and more particularly to the use of optimization methodologies to enhance the results of facsimile transmission. 2. Background Art In today's fast-paced business environment, a major portions of many workers' responsibi...
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The present invention relates to vehicles such as utility vehicles, golf cars and NEVS, and more particularly to mechanisms for limiting vehicle speed or engine speed. Speed control systems for vehicles such as golf cars and utility vehicles are known and are used to limit the maximum speed of the vehicle. Generally, t...
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V0-contacts are contact vias which are used as vertical interconnects between the source/drain of CMOS devices and the metal lines in multilevel interconnect schemes. In prior art FeRAM memories, in order to simplify process development, a huge space is designed in between the V0-contact and the capacitor side wall to ...
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The tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-related cytokines are mediators of host defense and immune regulation. Members of this family exist in membrane-anchored forms, acting locally through cell-to-cell contact, or as secreted proteins capable of diffusing to more distant targets. A parallel family of receptors signals the pr...
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Toner printing is one common method for forming an image on a receiver. In toner printing, toner particles are patterned to form toner images and these toner images are transferred and fused to the receiver to form a print. Toner particles typically take the form of small particles of a transparent binder material havi...
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The healthy heart produces regular, synchronized contractions. Rhythmic contractions of the heart are normally controlled by the sinoatrial (SA) node, specialized cells located in the upper right atrium. The SA node is the normal pacemaker of the heart, typically initiating 60-100 heart beats per minute. When the SA no...
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Memo pad holders generally serve a single purpose, namely to hold a memo pad or sundry miscellaneous articles in a storage compartment. Thus, such holders function in a manner not unlike a standard storage box. Aware of the limitations of a standard storage box, the present inventor has devised an improvement to increa...
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In general, electronic endoscopes are configured by including a solid-state image pickup device, such as CCD, for imaging an observation object at a distal end of an insertion portion of the electronic endoscope, and are configured to output an image signal output from the solid-state image pickup device to a monitor o...
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