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Albumin is a major protein of human or animal blood plasma. Clinical use of albumin, as an active ingredient, requires its extraction and purification, which is traditionally carried out by known methods, such as those of Cohn et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 68, 459, 1946) and Kistler et al. (Vox Sang., 7, 1962, 414-424) wh... | {
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The following prior art publications are considered as being relevant for an understanding of the invention.
[1.] N. P. Lovrich, M. J. Gaffney, T. C. Pratt, C. L. Johnson, C. H. Asplen, L. H. Hurst and T. M. Schellberg, National forensic DNA study report, National Institute of Justice (2003) http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffil... | {
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The field of this invention pertains to portable building structures and, in particular, to collapsible shelters for use as changing rooms and toilet enclosures of the type commonly seen at beaches, special events, parks, construction sites, and also those of modular or foldable design as cited below.
A collapsible por... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to building panels formed of thin-walled, molded hardboard and adapted to be used for interior and exterior roof and wall surfaces on a wide variety of building structures.
In accordance with the present invention it has been found that hardboard formed of composi... | {
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Attenuation, or insertion loss in decibels, is the metric by which all hearing protection is judged by consumers and labeled as required by United States Environmental Protection Agency law. The standard solution to provide such protection has been physically occluding the ear canal with either a compressible, oversize... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to novel multibinding compounds (agents) that are useful as antibiotics, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful medications for the prophylaxis and treatment of various bacterial infections.
The following publications are c... | {
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1. Technical Field
This patent application relates to detection of objects such as a buried explosive device while operating from a moving platform.
2. Background Information
An electromagnetic device known as a super lens is capable of manipulating the near field of an antenna and focusing electromagnetic waves to res... | {
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Applications of advancing medical technology, such as cardiopulmonary bypass, are associated with a variety of complications. Even in short term use, blood oxygenators produce sufficient activation of clotting pathways to require the use of heparin to inhibit blood coagulation.
An invariable complication of such surgic... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The instant invention relates to that class of devices that serve to test conductivity of wiring in vehicles where such wiring via a harness unit, so-called ultimately connects a power source within such vehicles to the rear lights on trailer vehicles amenable to being towed by such vehicles.
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The present invention relates to a novel apparatus for reducing levels of organic pollutants present in groundwater or other fluid.
Attention is called to U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,203,690; 3,520,806; 3,686,827; 3,750,688; 3,869,382; 3,881,295; 3,958,590; 3,999,653; 4,024,882; 4,155,849; 4,168,228; 4,172,031; 4,182,677; 4,302,3... | {
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Many medical deficiencies and diseases result from the inability of cells to produce normal biologically active compounds. Many of these deficiencies can be remedied by implanting a source of the needed biologically active compounds and/or pharmaceutical agents into the individual having the deficiency. A well known di... | {
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Unlike other renewable energy sources, biomass can be converted directly into liquid fuels. The two most common types of biofuels are ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and biodiesel. Ethanol is an alcohol, which can be produced by fermenting any biomass high in carbohydrates (starches, sugars, or celluloses) through a process si... | {
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The present invention is directed to low calorie fat substitutes. More specifically, it is directed to an emulsion containing protein, fat and carbohydrate which is useful as a low calorie fat substitute.
In today's health conscious society, there is a growing demand for low calorie foods. Excess body weight not only c... | {
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Chairs often include backrests, or a chair back. A backrest may be stationary or may be reclinable. Some office chairs or other chairs may also include a seat that is rotatable. When the chair seat rotates, the back may also rotate with the seat due to the back's connection to the seat. Examples of chairs that include ... | {
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an aluminum-beryllium-silicon based alloy to be favorably used for producing automobile engine parts, etc.
(2) Related Art Statement
Automobile engines, particularly high-performance engines, are required to operate at high rpms to generate high outputs, and t... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to expandable medical implants for supporting a body lumen and, more particularly, to expandable, intraluminal devices, generally referred to as stents.
2. Description of the Related Art
Stents are implanted into body lumens, such as blood vessels, to ma... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for fixation, stabilization and fusion of the human occipitocervical junction.
2. Description of the Related Technology
The normal range of motion of the craniospinal junction includes 27° of flexion and extension, and 90° of lateral rota... | {
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Platelet Activating Factor (PAF), 1-O-hexadecyl/octadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphorylcholine, is an ether lipid produced by a variety of different cell types. Recent studies [Snyder, F., Ann. Rep. Med. Chem., 17,243 (1982); Pinckard, R. N., et. al., J. Adv. Inflammation Res., A, 147 (1982); O'Flaherty, J. T., et.... | {
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The male sexual response includes the filling of vascular channels that are empty in the flaccid penis, with blood at pressures approaching systemic levels. Erection occurs when the arteriolar and sinusoidal smooth muscles of the vessels within the corpora relax, thus lowering resistance in these channels and allowing ... | {
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The present invention is in the field of intraocular lens devices for correction of aphakia by implantation in the posterior chamber of the human eye. With respect to prior art problems and proposed solutions thereto, reference is made to the description of the development of prior art intraocular lens and various prio... | {
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The following references disclose various aspects related to, inter alia, optical frequency combs, tunable laser sources, high-Q optical resonators, and second harmonic generation. Some of those disclosed aspects may be employed in examples of inventive apparatus or methods disclosed or claimed herein. Each of the foll... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid biocidal composition containing (a) formaldehyde adduct compounds and (b) an isothiazolone, which is intended to provide synergistic biocidal. activity against bacteria and fungi. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of a biocide... | {
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Conventional electronic devices have largely been developed to satisfy a particular need. This is no more apparent than with a traditional telephone. A user would use the telephone specifically to vocally communicate with a person at a remote location. Other devices developed for specific purposes included traditional ... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a light receiving device, a light receiving device manufacturing method, and a light receiving method.
2. Related Art
Conventionally known light-harvesting-antenna-type light receiving elements make use of surface plasmons propagating along the surface of electrically... | {
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1. Technical Field
Fuel cells have been championed as viable alternatives over existing battery technology for portable electronic devices; however, a key issue for widespread adoption and success of fuel cell technology involves addressing the meager performance of these devices due to poor efficiency and durability o... | {
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Otitis media (OM) is a highly prevalent pediatric disease worldwide and is the primary cause for emergency room visits by children (Infante-Rivand and Fernandez, Epidemiol. Rev., 15: 444-465, 1993). Recent statistic indicate that 24.5 million physician office visits were made for OM in 1990, representing a greater than... | {
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1. Field
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring and controlling the properties of fluids, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for quality control of fluids during manufacturing processes.
2. Description of Related Art
When manufacturing lubricating fluids blended with additive... | {
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Structures and techniques have been proposed to enhance the performance of semiconductor devices, such as by enhancing the mobility of the charge carriers. For example, U.S. Patent Application No. 2003/0057416 to Currie et al discloses strained material layers of silicon, silicon-germanium, and relaxed silicon and also... | {
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Dementia is characterized as the loss of cognitive function having a severity so as to interfere with a person's daily activities. Cognitive function includes activities such as knowing, thinking, learning, memory, perception, and judging. Symptoms of dementia can also include changes in personality, mood, and behavior... | {
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Existing methods of x-ray generation include (1) bremsstrahlung x-rays from a tube, (2) inverse Compton scattering in either a small linear accelerator (LINAC) [W. S. Graves, J. Bessuille, P. Brown, S. Carbajo, V. Dolgashev, K.-H. Hong, E. Ihloff, B. Khaykovich, H. Lin, K. Murari, E. A. Nanni, G. Resta, S. Tantawi, L. ... | {
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Hypertension is a serious condition that can damage vital organs, such as the heart and kidneys, and other parts of the body, such as the central nervous system. Individuals who have hypertension may have, or be at risk of developing, dangerous diseases such as coronary heart disease and kidney failure. Hypertension, w... | {
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Neuropeptide Y (hereinafter referred to as NPY), a peptide consisting of 36 amino acids, was first isolated from porcine brain by Tatemoto et al in 1982 (NATURE, vol. 296, p. 659(1982)). NPY is widely distributed in central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, and plays various roles as one of the most abundan... | {
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The invention relates to novel compositions and methods for enhancing permeation of topically administered drugs by incorporating therein pyroglutamic acid esters as dermal penetration enhancing agents.
Transdermal drug delivery to achieve systemic effect is an area of much current interest and activity. While the cuta... | {
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1 Field of the Invention
This invention relates to DNA repair enzymes and, in particular, to 1) methods for purifying DNA repair enzymes, and 2) methods and means for administering DNA repair enzymes to living cells in situ, e.g. human skin cells, so that the enzymes can enter the cells and enhance the repair of damage... | {
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1 Field of the Invention
This invention relates to DNA repair enzymes and, in particular, to 1) methods for purifying DNA repair enzymes, and 2) methods and means for administering DNA repair enzymes to living cells in situ, e.g. human skin cells, so that the enzymes can enter the cells and enhance the repair of damage... | {
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The following patents were developed in the search of the art covering the present invention. U.S. Pat. Nos.:
1,154,745; 3,051,424; 1,716,702; 3,161,425; 1,904,315; 3,765,343; 2,835,464; PA1 German Pat. No. 116,093 | {
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The present invention is related to a process for calculating the surface displacement due to arbitrary vertical loads on the layered elastic half-space using a fast algorithm.
Evaluation of layered structures comes from the fact that structures with multiple layers are everywhere. Examples include superlattices in sol... | {
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1. Field of Endeavor
The present invention relates to tissue recognition and more particularly to a probe system for tissue recognition.
2. State of Technology
A New Release dated Jan. 10, 2001 by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory operated by the University of California provides the following information, “Th... | {
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Counterfeit Medication
A counterfeit medication or a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical product which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity or effectiveness. A counterfeit drug may contain inappropriate quantities of active ingredients or none at all, may... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to beneficial body supports, and in particular, to supports having alternating elements.
2. Description of Related Art
Bedridden patients being treated in the hospital or at home can develop bedsores (decubiti) under certain conditions. The Braden Scale evaluates ... | {
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Numerous processes are known for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation into its constituent components, representative among these are U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,729,493; 4,533,375; 4,578,095; 4,604,116; 4,605,427 and 4,670,031.
In addition, examples of structured or ordered packings are known in the art, representativ... | {
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The present invention is a bulb that fits over and/or around an LED, said bulb including a color-converting insert for converting the light emitted from the LED into light of a desired hue, which is then observed over the surface of the bulb.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are now commonly used for a wide variety of gene... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating obesity in humans and for delivering time-release medicaments into a patient""s stomach and more particularly to a therapeutic structure which includes a plurality of space-filling portions which are sized to be received with... | {
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The present invention relates to a direct copper catalyzed, regioselective process for the preparation of a wide variety of unsymmetrical, multifunctional N-substituted benzimidazoles or azabenzimidazoles of the formula I starting from 2-halo-nitroarenes and N-substituted amides.
Benzimidazoles play an important role i... | {
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the perception or expression of reality. It most commonly manifests as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking with significant social or occupati... | {
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Classical hemophilia A is the result of a chromosome X-linked deficiency of blood plasma coagulation factor VIII and affects almost exclusively males with a frequency of about 1 case per 10,000. The X-chromosome defect is transmitted by female carriers who do not themselves have the disease. Factor VIII is also known a... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a protective hand covering which is formed of materials resistant to heat, and which provide protection against cutting or puncturing of the hands of the user, and which is liquid proof. Those whose employment brings them in contact with flame, or into the pres... | {
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Structures and techniques have been proposed to enhance the performance of semiconductor devices, such as by enhancing the mobility of the charge carriers. For example, U.S. Patent Application No. 2003/0057416 to Currie et al. discloses strained material layers of silicon, silicon-germanium, and relaxed silicon and als... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for probing integrated circuits using external illumination.
2. Description of the Related Art
Probing systems have been used in the art for testing and debugging integrated circuit (IC) designs and layouts. Various laser-based systems f... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to circuitry utilized to generate microwave signals at relatively high power levels. Particularly, the invention relates to frequency multiplier circuitry for increasing the output frequency of a power signal provided by an amplifier operated in the microwave rang... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention concerns surface profile measuring devices, and more particularly such devices which are suited to measuring surface roughness.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Measurement of surface roughness by noncontacting means has long been attempted by various optical methods involving li... | {
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The present invention relates to a pattern formation method for use in fabrication process and the like for semiconductor devices.
In accordance with the increased degree of integration of semiconductor integrated circuits and downsizing of semiconductor devices, there are increasing demands for further rapid developme... | {
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Although the sequencing of the first human genome was completed amidst much fanfare in 2003, a great need still exists for studying variability among different individual human genomes as well as among the genomes of other organisms. More than 90% of the genetic variability among humans is thought to consist of single-... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fastening structure for use at a low temperature. More particularly, the present invention improves sealing property of a fastening structure used at an atmospheric temperature lower than an atmospheric temperature at which a fastening operation is performed.... | {
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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to artwork illuminating master/museum quality frames to enhance the quality of wall mounted artwork originals and copies when displayed in a less than favorable light environment.
2. Description of Prior Art
Quality artwork in the form of original paintings, lithographic or ... | {
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The present application relates to improvements in the field of digital watermarking.
Digital watermarking (xe2x80x9cwatermarkingxe2x80x9d) is a quickly growing field of endeavor, with several different approaches. The present assignee""s work is reflected in the earlier-cited related applications, as well as in U.S. P... | {
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Metamaterials are materials with artificial electromagnetic properties defined by the sub-wavelength physical structure of the materials, rather than their chemical composition. Metasurfaces are a category of metamaterials that comprise a two-dimensional pattern of repeating structures, having dimensions (pitch and thi... | {
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This invention relates to a differential for wheeled vehicles and more particularly relates to a limited slip differential of the automatic clutch controlled variable resistance type.
Conventional differentials normally depend on frictional drag inherently created therein or on attendant devices, such as pre-loaded clu... | {
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Structures and techniques have been proposed to enhance the performance of semiconductor devices, such as by enhancing the mobility of the charge carriers. For example, U.S. Patent Application No. 2003/0057416 to Currie et al. discloses strained material layers of silicon, silicon-germanium, and relaxed silicon and als... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to apparatus useful for supporting a shotgun or rifle in an upright, barrel-up position relative to an underlying support surface while simultaneously protecting the firearm against accidental discharge.
2. Description of Related Art
Hunters accustomed to hunting for pro... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to method and apparatus for positioning and motion control by the force due to electrons, ions, and/or neutrals. The instant invention can perform dynamic motion control over a wide range of dimensions and signal bandwidth. Motorless linear motion, angular defl... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the stator windings of large dynamoelectric machines such as hydro-generators, and more particularly, to the insulation of the series connected stator coil end turns of such machines.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The rating of hydro-generators has been incre... | {
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1. Field
The present disclosure is directed to compounds that are substantially active in the gastrointestinal tract to inhibit NHE-mediated antiport of sodium ions and hydrogen ions, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of disorders associated with fluid retention or salt overload and in the treatment of gas... | {
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This invention relates generally to projectiles and small arms ammunition, and more particularly to ammunition incorporating composite projectiles.
Conventional small arms ammunition comprises a cartridge having a casing loaded with a propellant powder and a projectile (e.g., a bullet). An impact-sensitive primer ignit... | {
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Monitoring in vivo concentrations of physiologically relevant compounds to improve diagnosis and treatment of various diseases and disorders is a desirable goal and would enhance the lives of many individuals. Advances in this area show particular promise in the area of facilitating adequate metabolic control in diabet... | {
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Psychiatric disorders are pathological conditions of the brain characterized by identifiable symptoms that result in abnormalities in cognition, emotion, mood, or affect. These disorders may vary in severity of symptoms, duration, and functional impairment. Psychiatric disorders afflict millions of people worldwide res... | {
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More than two million people in the United States alone are incapacitated by chronic pain on any given day (T. M. Jessell & D. D. Kelly, Pain and Analgesia in Principles of Neural Science, 3rd edition (E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, T. M. Jessell, editors, (1991)). Unfortunately, current treatments for pain are only par... | {
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A need has developed in the tissue implantation or transplantation, biomedical polymers, medical equipment, and drug delivery industries for a gentle and reliable sterilization method that results in greater than 106 log reductions of microbial and viral contaminants without impacting the properties of the material bei... | {
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Cell culture and fermentation have value for many aspects of industrial production, such as pharmaceuticals, industrial enzyme production (e.g. detergents, food additives, textile processing, pulp and paper processing, grain processing incl. production of high fructose corn syrup), potable and fuel ethanol, amino acids... | {
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1. Technical Field
The invention relates to laser radar and passive imaging systems.
2. Description of the Related Art
Currently, there are a number of techniques for imaging with laser detection and ranging systems (LADAR). LADAR systems have the ability to collect high angular and range resolution imagery of camoufla... | {
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The scaling down of integrated circuit devices has created a need to incorporate high dielectric constant (i.e., high dielectric permittivity) materials into capacitors and gates. The search for new high dielectric constant materials and processes is becoming more important as the minimum size for current technology is... | {
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Gladiolus is a herbaceous bulbous plant grown for its beautiful flowers of different colour, shades and shapes throughout the world. Gladiolus belongs to the Family Iridaceae, Order Liliales and Class Monocotyledon.
Gladiolus is one of the important cut flowers throughout the world. The commercial cultivation is wide s... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention disclosed herein relates to a fuse circuit assembly having female electrical terminals.
2. Background Art
A fuse circuit assembly having female electrical terminals is disclosed herein. Fuse circuit assemblies are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,878,004; 6,815,841; 5,572,409; 4,394... | {
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The present invention generally relates to a motor driven surfboard.
Surfing is the sport of riding a surfboard (heavy timber “plank”, fiberglass, light wood or foam board) on the face of an ocean wave towards the shoreline. Jet powered surfboards have been devised and utilized for the purpose of surfing without waves ... | {
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An often recurring problem for the researcher, whether he be working in the university or industry, is the need to remove one or only a few specific substances from a solution admixed with a large variety of other solutes of no interest. In some cases, the desired component(s) may be known beforehand, and the objective... | {
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Use of imaging sensors in vehicle imaging systems, such as for machine vision applications in vehicles, is known. Packaging of forward facing imagers is also known, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,262,406; 7,265,342; 7,420,159; 7,480,149; 7,533,998; 7,538,316; 7,916,009; 8,179,437 and/or 8,405,726, which are here... | {
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Use of imaging sensors in vehicle imaging systems, such as for machine vision applications in vehicles, is known. Packaging of forward facing imagers is also known, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,262,406; 7,265,342; 7,420,159; 7,480,149; 7,533,998; 7,538,316; 7,916,009; 8,179,437 and/or 8,405,726, which are here... | {
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The invention relates to the treatment of nitrogen-laden natural gas. More particularly, the invention relates to the removal of nitrogen from such natural gas by means of gas-separation membranes.
Fourteen percent of known U.S. natural gas reserves contain more than 4% nitrogen. Many of these reserves cannot be exploi... | {
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Many imaging machines including, for example, fax, copier, printer, scanner device, xerographic device, electrostatographic device generally provide user assistance that indicate one or more error conditions. For example, lights such as small LCD (liquid crystal display) often indicate a variety of error conditions. Ty... | {
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The present invention relates to the fields of microbiology and immunology and more specifically relates to compositions and methods for diagnosing taeniasis. In particular, the invention pertains to isolated adult Taenia solium antigens and their use in immunoassays.
Taenia solium, also referred to as the pork tapewor... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention concerns a structural frame assembly for use in making showcases, furniture, fixtures, buildings and the like. More particularly, the invention concerns utilizing elongated beams, couplings or connectors, and panel members (top, bottom and/or intermediate) connected toget... | {
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Electronic systems, including, for example, laptop, hand-held and desktop computers as well as cell phones operate through the use of input electrical power. These have the characteristic that some of the input power is converted to heat, and the heat generated is typically concentrated in an identifiable area, such as... | {
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Progressive pulmonary disease is the cause of death in over 90% of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (Koch C. et al., “Pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis,” Lancet 341(8852):1065-9 (1993); Konstan M. W. et al., “Infection and inflammation of the lung in cystic fibrosis,” Davis P B, ed., Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Vol.... | {
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This invention relates to compositions containing L-selenomethionine and the other selenoamino acids in a topical carrier for prevention of ultraviolet (hereinafter "UV") radiation-induced skin damage, and to a method of preventing such skin damage using selenoamino acids. The invention further relates to a method for ... | {
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The present invention relates to frames for the cutting units of reel mowers and more particularly relates to the mounting of bed knives to such frames.
The reel and bed knife of a cutting unit of a reel mower of the type used for mowing golf greens (commonly called greensmowers) are typically mounted in a frame define... | {
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This disclosure is generally directed to toner processes, and more specifically, emulsion aggregation and coalescence processes, as well as toner compositions formed by such processes and development processes using such toners for use with electrophotographic copying or printing apparatus.
Emulsion aggregation/coalesc... | {
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There is considerable interest in the identification, isolation and generation of human stem cells. Human stem cells are totipotential or pluripotential precursor cells capable of self renewal and generating a variety of mature human cell lineages. This ability serves as the basis for the cellular differentiation and s... | {
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This invention relates to an agent for desensitizing man and/or animals against an allergen comprising liposomes that comprise an allergen. This invention also relates to a method for desensitization by administration of such an agent into man and/or animals.
Allergy is an ailment that affects millions of individuals w... | {
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The present invention concerns apparatuses and methods for rapid fractionation of blood into erythrocyte, plasma and platelet fractions. Each fraction may be put to use or returned to the blood donor. Useful high concentration platelet fractions have platelet concentrations in excess of two times the concentration in a... | {
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This invention relates generally to computer interfaces. More specifically, the present invention discloses a variety of printable interfaces wherein an encoded Linkmark(trademark) provides machine readable information and a Multicon(trademark) Linkmark provides both machine and human readable information. The human re... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to optical disk players.
2. Description of Related Art
Optical disk players, such as DVD (digital versatile disk) players for example, are widely used. A typical optical disk player includes a disk tray containing an optical pickup for reading the data of an optical dis... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to systems and methods for interacting with a mobile device using an external display, and more specifically to providing representations of objects and actions to an external, shared display for a user to select representations and input them to the mobile device... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to ventilating fans and in particular to ceiling mounted ventilating fans.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In U.S. Pat. No. 2,594,688 of Eli Shapiro, a window cooler is illustrated having a hinged door carrying the motor driven fan to provide facilitated servicing.
Willi... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to certain imidazoquinoxalines which selectively bind to GABAa receptors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. It further relates to the use of such compounds in treating anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, and overdoses... | {
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method for joining metal materials at least one of which has an oxide film on the surface, in more detail to a low-cost method for joining the metal materials that can be performed in the air at low temperature and can minimize the influence of heat on the base mate... | {
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Digital watermarking (“watermarking”) is a quickly growing field of endeavor, with several different approaches. The present assignee's work is reflected in the earlier-cited related applications, as well as in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,841,978, 5,768,426, 5,748,783, 5,748,763, 5,745,604, 5,710,834, 5,636,292, 5,721,788, and la... | {
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The present invention is generally directed to cabinet door hinge latch mechanisms of the type disclosed for instance in U.S. Pat. No. 3,418,683, wherein a spring biased keeper element is carried by a door mounted hinge part and a strike is formed integrally with a cabinet frame mounted hinge part; the keeper element c... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the use of nanoscale powders as a component of novel composites and devices. By incorporating powders having dimensions less than a characteristic domain size into polymeric and other matrices, nanocomposites with unique properties can be produced.
In one aspect, the ... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to cooling apparatuses, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like).
2. Descript... | {
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a connector body for incorporation in an aggregate structure such as a concrete floor, ceiling, deck or the like.
2. Statement of the Prior Art
The installation of metallic connectors in monolith aggregate structures has long been practiced. Representative prior paten... | {
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