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a protective material comprising a pre - polymer and a curative is applied to a finished surface . near equal amounts of the pre - polymer and curative are mixed , pre - heated , and applied to the finished surface by a portable spray mixer apparatus having a disposable mixing spray nozzle . for temporary protection , a releasing agent is applied to the finished surface prior to application of the protective material . the short cure period of the present invention facilitates repeated , fast applications in construction sites to provide impenetrable protection for finished surfaces . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an injection assembly of low thermal mass which has a molded bearing plate which reduces the total amount of material required and thus the amount of heating or cooling necessary to raise or lower the temperature of the injection assembly . the assembly includes a molded bearing plate with structural ribs and a cast heating distributor connectable to the matrix of an injection mold . the heating distributor has connectors for at least one central nozzle for receiving plastics material and connectors for at least one injection nozzle for injecting the plastics material into the injection mould , and branches containing ducts for transferring the plastics material from the at least one central nozzle to the at least one injection nozzle . the branches include a heater for controlling the temperature of the heating distributor , and at least one central nozzle and at least one injection nozzle . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a fuel containment containing nuclear fuel rods of a fuel assembly which will be loaded into a reactor core of a fast breeder reactor is formed narrow in width at middle portion of vertical direction and long in length of vertical direction . and as being used in the reactor core , the middle portion of vertical direction of the fuel containment , wherein both of heat generation and swelling are larger than that of other portion , expands more than other portion , but undesirable contact with adjacent fuel assemblies can be avoided as the middle portion is previously formed narrow . moreover , the other portions , wherein expansion of the fuel containment and undesirable contact with adjacent fuel assemblies are barely caused , are formed previously wide in width by enlarging the coolant flow path of the fuel containment , whereby pressure drop of coolant of coolant used in the reactor core can be reduced . | 6Physics
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a flame retarded transparent resinous block copolymer comprising a transparent block copolymer containing about 50 to about 95 weight percent polymerized monovinyl aromatic compound and about 5 to about 50 weight percent polymerized conjugated diene and a flame retarding amount of a flame retardant selected from certain trisphosphates or isocyanurates . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a system and method for the detection and three dimensional imaging of absorption and scattering properties of a medium such as human tissue is described . according to one embodiment of the invention , the system directs optical energy toward a turbid medium from at least one source and detects optical energy emerging from the turbid medium at a plurality of locations using at least one detector . the optical energy emerging from the medium and entering the detector originates from the source is scattered by the medium . the system then generates an image representing interior structure of the turbid medium based on the detected optical energy emerging from the medium . generating the image includes a time - series analysis . | 6Physics
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an auto - feed terminal wire clamping machine and its terminal structure . this invention can automatically sieve and randomly arrange the disordered terminal inner molds and feed them in an ordered direction to the feeding groove of such terminal wire clamper and automatically complete the terminal wire clamping operation . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a mounting system for a fill - up and circulating tool on the rig hoisting system is disclosed . in the preferred embodiment , the tool is supported on one of the bails and it driven to rotate around the longitudinal axis of one of the bails . a combined vertical and rotational movement is imparted by the mounting system to allow the fill - up and circulating tool to be raised and swung out from between the bails to allow normal drilling or tripping . in the other position it can be swung over the tubular and lowered for sealing contact to allow fluids to pass in both directions to or from a pumping and storage system on the rig . | 4Fixed Constructions
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devices systems and methods are disclosed for preventing or inhibiting secretions from entering the lumen of a functional assessment catheter for the lungs , or removing collected secretions . the catheter comprises an expandable element , a cover , or an internal component configured to prevent or inhibit secretion flow into the lumen . the catheter alternatively or additionally comprises a distal end configured to facilitate air flow , absorb secretions or repel secretions away from the catheter tip . the catheter alternatively or additionally comprises an internal element such as a coilable wire , or an obturator configured to prevent secretions from being drawn into the lumen , or to actively remove the secretions . the catheter alternatively or additionally comprises an element to dry , aerate or aspirate the lung passageways . | 0Human Necessities
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a method and apparatus for using liquid nitrogen to render crises safe , as in circumstances of hostage crises , entering methamphetamine labs , purging the accumulating toxic or flammable gases , ending the dispersal of substances from aerosols and capturing the material dispersed by condensing it and sealing it in containers for disposal , picking up spills by solidifying them or gelling the material and containing it for disposal — this includes mercury spills , sealing and repairing broken pipes and dikes and dams , enabling a combustion engine to quit running , changing the conditions in a weather system to counter funnel formation in a tornado threat , strengthening levee structures by freezing the core for the length of the levee when severe crises occur , rapid cooling lava flows to structure the solid lava formation to something useful in that location , purging the coalmine fire environment of oxygen to quell the long - term blaze , and treating industrial stack gas to useful soot , water and carbon dioxide components . these methods can apply in wider circumstances and are enabled by either aperture dispersal of liquid nitrogen or in pipe evaporation for rapid cooling as the nitrogen gas emerges and is released safely into the atmosphere . | 6Physics
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a magnetic bubble domain package suitable for single or multiple chips in which the coil assembly for producing the rotating magnetic field necessary for bubble movement and logical operations to be performed on these chips comprises a pair of coils wound on a magnetic body in orthogonal relationship with respect to each other which is located external to said chip or chips in order to reduce coil size and power requirements . the package employs an open bias field magnet assembly which comprises an open - ended tubular housing constructed of shielding material and having permanent magnets mounted therein with soft magnetic plates disposed on the permanent magnets . an alternate embodiment employs only a single permanent magnet and a single soft magnetic plate secured within the tubular housing , and uses the magnetic body of the coil assembly as part of the bias field assembly . the chip substructure which is served by this bias field assembly employs a metal plate as an image current producer to increase the uniformity of the drive field . an interconnect member constructed of a thin film of insulating material with electrical conductors disposed thereon is used to provide the interface between the external signal leads of the package and the magnetic bubble domain chip . | 6Physics
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a hysteresis brake including a casing having internal alternating first slots and first teeth , a pole having external alternating second slots and second teeth , a rotor including an annular portion located in spaced relationship between the casing and pole , and structure for permitting the pole and casing to be rotationally adjusted relative to each other and to lock the first slots and teeth of the casing in a rotationally adjusted position relative to the second slots and teeth of the pole to cause the brake to provide a torque output of a substantially predetermined value at a predetermined current . a method of calibrating a hysteresis brake to provide a torque of a substantially predetermined value at a predetermined current including the steps of rotating the casing and pole relative to each other to a position which provides substantially the desired torque at the predetermined current , and locking the casing and pole to each other in that position . | 7Electricity
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an implant that is implanted between adjacent spinous processes for the relief of pain associated with the spine . the device has a spacer to distract apart the adjacent spinous processes . to minimize trauma to the patient , the device has a tapered tissue expander to distract a previously created opening between the adjacent spinous processes . the device also has two wings . the position of one wing is adjustable to allow for ease of assembly in a patent . | 0Human Necessities
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the present invention is to prevent a snapping of wiring patterns formed on a flexible printed circuit board by bending the fpc board and to make the length of the pattern short to suppress the degradation of high frequency signals transmitted on the wiring pattern . the fpc board provides a via hole in the land region formed on a primary surface of the fpc board and to be attached to the host board . the wiring pattern , which is formed on a secondary surface opposite to the primary surface and is made of copper foil , is drawn from the via hole at the secondary surface . the wiring pattern is covered by a cover layer . bending the fpc board such that the primary surface is outside , the fpc board is bent at a boundary of the land region at the primary surface , while ; the fpc board provides the cover layer on a region of the secondary surface corresponding to the land region , which prevents the wiring pattern on the second region from snapping . | 7Electricity
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a heat resistant brazing alloy of a major amount of gold , a lesser amount of indium and a minor amount of tin . the alloy is particularly suited for use in bonding electrical components to chip carrying substrates which are to be reworked . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an intercept system provides more effective and more efficient compliance with legal intercept warrants . the intercept system can provide any combination of operations that include near - real - time intercept capture of intercepted data in structured authenticated form , clear text intercept for communications where there is access to encryption keys , cipher text intercept for communications where there is no access to encryption keys , provision of transactional logs to the authorized agency , interception without altering the operation of the target services , and encryption of stored intercepted information . | 7Electricity
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a modulation method for optical communication comprises the step of generating an optical signal modulated between a plurality of different states of polarization and between different phase states . the plurality of states of polarization comprises first states of polarization . the first states of polarization define a single great circle on the poincaré sphere . the method is characterized in that the plurality of states of polarization further comprise one or more second states of polarization located outside the great circle . such additional second states of polarization increase the symbol alphabet . | 7Electricity
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a quick registering thermometer utilizing a sensor that has electrical resistance varying with temperature located at the tip of a probe , the sensor having relatively small thermal mass and short thermal time constant . within seconds of contact with the patient , the circuitry communicating with the sensor determines the rate of change in resistance of the sensor and , in turn , the temperature that the sensor would reach if allowed the length of time it would need to reach equilibrium with the contact surface of the patient . based on the equilibrium temperature determined for the surface of the patient , the circuitry calculates and registers the core body temperature . included in the circuitry is an error adjustment mechanism for changing the calculated temperature as a function of the number of displays of the thermometer in a given period of time . | 6Physics
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a system is disclosed for implementing a technique for idling a diesel engine . the system comprises an engine controller , an air temperature sensor , and an engine speed sensor . the air temperature sensor provides a first signal indicative of an internal temperature of an intake manifold in fluid communication with the diesel engine . the engine speed sensor provides a second signal indicative of a rotational speed of a crankshaft of the diesel engine . in response to various other signals collectively indicating the diesel engine is idling , the engine controller controls the supply of fuel to the diesel engine as a function of the first signal . when the first signal is below a temperature level , engine controller supplies fuel to each combustion chamber of the diesel engine for a fixed period of time to achieve a desired range of rotational speeds of the crankshaft as indicated by the second signal . thereafter , the engine controller supplies fuel to a subset of the combustion chambers to achieve a higher range of rotational speeds of the crankshaft as indicated by the second signal . when the first signal is at or above the temperature level , engine controller supplies fuel to each combustion chamber of the diesel engine to achieve a desired range of rotational speeds of the crankshaft as indicated by the second signal . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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many network protocols , including the internet , have addresses that are structured hierarchically . the hierarchy is expressed by an address prefix p that represents all addresses in the given hierarchical level that starts with prefix p . the hierarchy is not strict and can be overridden by more inclusive hierarchies . this is achieved by having network routers find the longest prefix that matches a destination address in a message . the disclosed invention describes a method and apparatus for implementing controlled expansion : for expanding a set of prefixes into an equivalent set of prefixes that have a smaller set of prefix lengths . the new set of prefixes can then be looked up significantly faster using any technique whose speed improves by reducing the number of prefix lengths . our invention also incorporates fast techniques to insert and delete new prefixes , and a technique of pointer hoisting to halve the memory reads needed for trie search . our solution to longest matching prefix also applies to other routing protocols such as osi routing , call routing in telephone networks , and to string matching problems . | 7Electricity
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an apparatus for breaking solid objects includes a box - shaped support open at the top and at the bottom , a substantially horizontal rotor mounted in the box and carrying at least one knife which turns with it while passing between backing knives , an active face of which is turned toward the rotor , and preferably has teeth , the backing knives being movable independently of each other and having their own return means , for example by oscillating the backing knives on a pivot parallel to the rotor . the knives may be set in forced oscillation , and may be individually removable . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a convertible window system having two window sashes , a weatherstripping , and a tilt pivot assembly . the window system can be readily switched between single - hung and double - hung configuration . the weatherstripping assembly , which is operatively connected to each of the two sashes , has a number of regions . each of these regions has different attributes which determine the types of translations and rotations that can be performed on a sash with a predetermined force . in a preferred embodiment , an upper sash can be removed from a window frame by the application of a predetermined force on the top of the sash while the sash is within a predetermined range of the weatherstripping assembly without the need for withdrawing guide pins from the channel of the weatherstripping assembly . | 4Fixed Constructions
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a boot adapted to the practice of skating and a method of manufacturing such boot , the boot including a shell base equipped with a rigid sole adapted to be attached on the frame of a skate and a heel reinforcement part , and a flexible liner that is positioned inside the shell base including of a padded upper part surrounding the foot and at least one outer pocket portion . the shell base according to the invention has a rigid collar portion that extends the heel reinforcement and the pocket portion at least partially covers the collar portion so as to ensure at least partially the retention of the flexible liner in the shell base . the invention relates to a boot structure encompassing the essential functions of foot retention and controlled flexibility , and whose assembly is made easier . | 0Human Necessities
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a control circuit for controlling the current through an inductive load powered by a unipolar power source . the current through the inductive load is controlled by three electronic switches and a subcircuit . the switches provide three different voltage levels across the inductive load . the closing of the first switch supplies positive voltage across the load , thereby increasing the load current . opening of the first switch and closing of the third switch disconnects the power source from the load and short circuits the inductive load resulting in zero voltage across the load . opening of the third and first switches directs the inductive current through the subcircuit , developing a negative voltage across the load and thereby rapidly decreasing the inductive current . by controlling the load voltage between a positive and zero voltage and between a negative and zero voltage , the load current is changed quickly and efficiently . | 7Electricity
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this invention relates to a deactivatable tag useable with an electronic article surveillance system and comprised of planar conductive material cut into a pair of inverse , first and second spiral conductors wrapped about each other and positioned for capacitive and inductive coupling . the invention also relates to method of making tags wherein conductors are cut from a planar web of conductive material in a continuous process in a manner that the cutting results in the formation of two spiral conductors without accompanying waste of conductive material , and thereafter positioning the conductors to provide resonant circuits . the conductors of each pair are connected by welding to provide a reliable circuit . a film of electrostatic - charge - draining material on a web of deactivatable tags prevents their premature deactivation . | 7Electricity
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this invention is directed to a polymer thick film transparent conductive composition with haptic response capability that may be used in applications where thermoforming of the base substrate occurs , e . g ., as in capacitive switches . polycarbonate substrates are often used as the substrate and the polymer thick film conductive composition may be used without any barrier layer . depending on the specific design , the thermoformable transparent conductor may be below or on top of a thermoformable silver conductor . thermoformable electric circuits benefit from the presence of an encapsulant layer over the dried polymer thick film conductive composition . the electrical circuit is subsequently subjected to an injection molding process . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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the present invention is directed to a charge pump circuit . a multi - stage charge pump circuit with a particular structure for at least one of said stages is presented . the stage has two switches of which the second switch has a pair of conduction terminals connected between the first control terminal of the first switch and a next stage . the second switch , for instance a transistor , has a second control terminal , the second control terminal being connected to said previous stage . the present charge pump circuit is especially suited for use in an integrated memory device . no special last or output stage is required . further , the circuit is suited for exploiting the floating well type technology , which is an advantage as the bulk effect is reduced by using such technology . in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention , the choice of the steering signals , possibly due to the selecting of the particular stage structure , is discussed . the selected structure results in less interclock constraints , more in particular in the vanishing of the node clocks constraint , enabling simpler clock design . | 7Electricity
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a compound of formula wherein r a , r b , x , and y are as defined herein , or a tautomer , stereoisomer , or salt thereof , particularly a physiologically acceptable salt thereof . in addition , pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of formula , methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of benign or malignant tumors , diseases of the airways and lungs , polyps , diseases of the gastrointestinal tract , bile duct , gall bladder , kidneys , and skin , and methods for making compounds of formula are disclosed . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a method and apparatus for a temporary corridor , to cover a walkway or the like , comprising easily transportable elements that can be quickly erected and disassembled on a selected site by one person . | 4Fixed Constructions
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a modified purifier process , includes supplying a first stream of a feed gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen in a mol ratio of about 2 : 1 , and also containing methane and argon , then cryogenically separating the feed gas into the following : f ) a second stream of synthesis gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen in a mol ratio of about 3 : 1 , g ) waste gas containing principally nitrogen , and also containing some hydrogen and all of the methane supplied in the first stream , and splitting the waste gas into : h ) a third stream of hydrogen / nitrogen gas i ) a fourth stream of high concentrated nitrogen j ) a fifth stream of methane rich gas , to be used as fuel . the combined second and third streams typically are passed to an ammonia synthesis process . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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this disclosure describes 4 - monoalkylaminophenyl carbinols and with derivatives and salts thereof useful as hypolipidemic and anti - atherosclerotic agents . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a computer - implemented tracking method includes receiving a tracking request at a vehicle associated computing system . the method also includes authenticating the tracking request and determining a vehicle location via a gps in communication with the vacs . the method further includes transmitting the vehicle location from the vacs to a tracking request associated computing system . the method also includes monitoring the vehicle for at least one delay - event . the method additionally includes transmitting data corresponding to the delay event to the tracs , contingent on the occurrence of at least one delay - event . | 6Physics
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a musical instrument having a housing . a well is formed in one surface of the housing and adapted to receive a card . a slide is mounted on the housing for movement across the surface of the card . the card containing printed indicia , each of which represents a note of a musical composition with the indicia arranged in a generally rectangular matrix . the indicia on the card are arranged in one direction across the matrix to indicate the sequence of notes played in a musical composition from the beginning to the end thereof . the indicia are arranged in the direction across the matrix extending at right angles to the sequence of playing to indicate changes in frequency of the notes from the lowest frequency on one side of the matrix to the highest frequency on the other side . the slide extends across the card and the well in the direction of the sequence of playing the notes of the composition . the slide is mounted to permit its movement across the face of the card in the direction of change of frequency and the slide can be stopped at any selected position in this direction . an electrical contact is carried by the slide . a plurality of stationary electrical contacts are positioned in the path of movement of the slide contact . the card is indexed so that all of the indicia representing a note of particular frequency aligned with a particular stationary electrical contact so that positioning of the slide over the printed indicia of notes of the same frequency on the card will position the slide contact and a particular stationary frequency contact in electrical engagement . an electronic apparatus is connected to each stationary frequency contact to sound a musical note of a selected frequency when the slide is positioned over the printed indicia on the card representing the notes of that frequency . | 6Physics
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a method for a color tone correction is disclosed . the method generally includes the steps of generating a plurality of first intermediate components by scaling a plurality of first color components towards a first ideal color , wherein the first color components are for a first plurality of pixels in an input video signal and fall inside a first region of a color space , generating a plurality of first corrected components by adjusting the first intermediate components such that a first mapping of the first color components to the first corrected components is both continuous in the color space and non - overlapping in the color space and generating an output video signal by combining the first corrected components with a plurality of unaltered color components , wherein the unaltered color components are for a second plurality of the pixels and fall outside the first region . | 6Physics
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an antenna steering mount includes two basic building blocks which are joined together to form any of the known steering - axis combinations . each block includes a cylinder cut at an angle to form a cylindrical wedge . the wedges are joined together by bearings at their interface , and motors are used to counter rotate the two wedges relative to each other . one end of the complete assembly is attached to a mounting platform , and the other end includes mounting features for attaching an antenna dish thereto . various two - and three - axis steering configurations are disclosed including combinations of azimuth , elevation , cross - elevation , and cross - level steering . | 7Electricity
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a method for treatment of a cardiac dysfunction which comprises administering , to a subject in need of such treatment , a 15 - ketoprostaglandin compound in an amount effective in treatment of the cardiac dysfunction . | 0Human Necessities
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sign mounting and tensioning apparatus , method and system for beadles signs comprises fired and floating rails adapted to removal y receive and hold elongated locks having sign edges wrapped around non - rotating inserts , and tensioning means for tensioning signs locked in the rails , which tensioning means may be a series of short levering mechanisms spaced along and connectable to the floating rails . | 6Physics
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to provide a cross - flow fan that is ideal for use in an excimer laser device or fluoride laser device that is capable of high - speed rotation , that has high mechanical strength even at high - speed rotation and that does not suffer deformation , a rotating shaft is mounted passing through the center of cross - flow fan for a discharge excitation gas laser device . use of the rotating shaft facilitates alignment of the rotating shaft and high - speed rotation is possible because the mechanical strength is raised . furthermore , magnetic bearings can be used since misalignment does not develop . the flow velocity is not adversely affected even if a rotating shaft , as noted above , is utilized since a cross - flow fan for gas circulation in an excimer laser device is used under high - head , low - flow velocity conditions . deformation due to shaft weight can be reduced since the weight of the rotating shaft can be lowered by providing a hollow section within the rotating shaft , and that increases the inherent oscillation frequency which permits still higher speeds . | 7Electricity
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a system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are provided . the system receives a first language construct transmitted by a first entity that is directed to a second entity . the system identifies a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct and determines a language preference of the second entity . a second language construct is retrieved by the system by locating an entry in a translated construct table that contains both the construct identifier and a language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity , whereby the second language construct is a translation of the first language construct into a second language corresponding to the language preference . the second language construct is used to update information associated with the first entity . | 7Electricity
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a method of producing color filters comprising : a step for forming a photosensitive film by coating , on a rugged substrate , a mixture of a light - absorbing material which absorbs light and which can be removed with a solvent and a photosensitive material ; a step for irradiating light onto the photosensitive film through a predetermined pattern ; a step for removing dissolvable portions of the photosensitive film and the light - absorbing material from the photosensitive film which remains on the substrate ; and a step for dyeing the photosensitive film into any desired color . | 6Physics
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a hydraulic oil well pumping arrangement employs a compensating type hydraulic pump , a directional valving arrangement and a proportioning valving arrangement . when the directional valve is energized , oil is directed to the rod end of the hydraulic cylinder . in one embodiment , a time delay halts the movement of the sucker rod or pumping string to allow accumulation of oil in a slow following well . in another embodiment , the pumping string rapidly falls to the bottom of the stroke in order to shake or jar debris from the string . | 4Fixed Constructions
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a housing structure that includes a transparent opening in one wall thereof , the opening being covered with a transparent material such as plexiglas ®. this opening allows a user to view the interior of the structure and ascertain the welfare of any animals within or check for pests without opening the birdhouse and risk frightening or harming the animals . in addition , the housing structure may also include a light within such that a user can illuminate the interior thereof . this allows the user to inspect the interior of the structure when it is too dark to do so without the help of an artificial light source . moreover , the structure may include a removable roof or side wall for easy access to the interior of the birdhouse for the purpose of cleaning and the like , or access ports that may be used to access the structure without opening . | 0Human Necessities
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in moving conveyors or treadmills with variable inclination , there is provided an apparatus for controlling the conveyor speeds , which apparatus comprises a brake band with the aid of which the circumference of a friction disk fixed for rotation with a driven shaft can be acted upon . with the aid of the control apparatus the moving conveyor is the more strongly braked the higher the inclination is that has been chosen for the moving conveyor so as to guarantee that the predetermined conveyor speed is always observed during operation . | 0Human Necessities
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an electrically programmable read only memory contains alternating metal bit lines and diffused bit lines . each diffused bit line is broken into a plurality of segments . each of the segments of the diffused bit line comprises a virtual source . a multiplicity of floating gate transistors are arranged in rows and columns . the floating gate transistors in each column are divided into m groups of n floating gate transistors each . the floating gate transistors in the n th and the th columns , where n is an odd integer given by 1 ≦ n ≦ n and is the maximum number of columns in the array are connected to the segments of one diffused bit line placed between the n th and the th columns . at least one first transfer transistor is arranged to connect one segment comprising a virtual source to a first metal bit line . the first metal bit line functions as the source for the n floating gate transistors in the th column connected to said one segment . at least one second transfer transistor connects the same one segment comprising a virtual source to a second metal bit line . the second metal bit line functions as a source for the n floating gate transistors in the n th column connected to said one segment . the removal of each select transistor from the cell where it previously resided in series with its corresponding floating gate transistor , and the combining of a plurality of select transistors into one select transistor substantially reduces the area taken by each memory cell in the array . | 7Electricity
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a new differential technique for forming optical images using a synthetic aperture is introduced . this differential technique utilizes a single aperture to obtain unique phases that can be processed to produce a synthetic aperture image at points along a trajectory . this is accomplished by dividing the aperture into two equal “ subapertures ”, each having a width that is less than the actual aperture , along the direction of flight . as the platform flies along a given trajectory , a source illuminates objects and the two subapertures are configured to collect return signals . the techniques of the invention is designed to cancel common - mode errors , trajectory deviations from a straight line , and laser phase noise to provide the set of resultant phases that can produce an image having a spatial resolution corresponding to a synthetic aperture . | 6Physics
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an apparatus for separating and detecting motile spermatozoa in a liquid sample , comprises : a separation vessel including an inlet port , an outlet port arranged to be opened , a separation medium into which motile spermatozoa in the sample can flow via the inlet port , and an actuator operable to open the outlet port for allowing the separation medium to flow out of the vessel through the outlet port ; and a spermatozoa detection device including an application zone in communication with the outlet port , a detection zone , in which presence of spermatozoa can be detected , and a reagent zone containing a reagent which is capable of reacting with spermatozoa to facilitate detection of the spermatozoa in the detection zone , with the application zone , the detection zone and the reagent zone being arranged to permit capillary flow of spermatozoa from the application zone to the detection zone . | 6Physics
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a stationery accessory system comprises a slidable tab including indicia of contents contained in or demarcated by the stationery accessory system and a sheet - like member including a rail ; one of the slidable tab and the rail having a channel defined along a longitudinal aspect thereof , the channel defined by a wall of the rail , and the channel having a longitudinal opening narrower than a width interior to the channel measured parallel to the longitudinal opening ; and the other of the slidable tab and the rail having an expanded edge , the expanded edge having a width greater than the longitudinal opening such that the channel and the expanded edge are slidably engageable . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an improvement to the melt transesterification reaction of diaryl carbonate with dihydroxy aryl compound is disclosed . the improvement entails the following steps introducing the resulting vapor stream at the mid - height of a first distillation column , and separating the vapor stream into a top product containing high purity monohydroxy aryl compound and a first bottom product , and recycling the high purity monohydroxy aryl compound of to the reaction , and introducing the first bottom product at mid - height of a second distillation column , and separating said first bottom product into high boiling bottom by - product and overhead remaining constituents , and introducing the overhead remaining constituents at mid - height of a third distillation column , and separating said overhead remaining constituents into overhead low - boiling fractions and bottom or product side stream that contains diaryl carbonate product , and recycling the diaryl carbonate product directly to the transesterification reaction . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a device for vehicle occupant protection . a processor connectable to at least two sensors may execute a deployment algorithm , and , in response to a failure of at least one of the sensors , may alter a sequence of execution of the deployment algorithm according to a point in time of the failure . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a fax conversion system for determining a measure of the number of pages transmitted by fax to or from a plurality of users , comprising : means for converting the transmitted pages into a format that can be output electronically rather than in hardcopy , means for counting the number of pages within an individual fax transmission , means for associating said fax transmission with a respective one of said plurality of users , and means for determining a measure of the total number of pages transmitted by fax to or from each of said plurality of users . the system may determine a measure of an equivalent number of trees saved , or the number of carbon credits gained , by not producing hardcopies of transmitted pages . | 7Electricity
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a laser radar including an acoustic - optical laser scanner for deflecting a pulsed laser beam through a plurality of angles , means for diffracting the deflected laser beam from the acoustic - optical laser scanner into a plurality of laser beams and a linear detector array including a plurality of detector elements respectively positioned to receive reflected energy from the respective plurality of laser beams such that a line scan is produced composed of a plurality of pixels . | 6Physics
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a method of transmitting packet data using a harq transmission scheme for an uplink enables a mobile station in soft handover to determine an ack or nack condition reliably and accurately . the method includes receiving , from the n base stations , ack / nack signals indicating transmission acknowledgement status for an uplink packet ; and transmitting a packet according to the number of ack signals . | 7Electricity
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the invention is several alternative means of differentiating head / gimbal assemblies that share a common arm . the alternative means are for at least one of the assemblies that shares a common arm using a different design ; varying the length from the mounting section to the slider ; changing the shape of the spring section ; varying the use and shape of raised flanges ; varying the use and shape of stiffeners ; using different openings ; using different formed features ; using various mass appendages ; and using a varying pattern of adhesive or glue dots . | 6Physics
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various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for tracking and reporting the environmental impact of food products . in an example embodiment , an apparatus comprises a hand - held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation . the hand - held device includes at least one processor to determine a machine - readable identification code from the product identification indicia ; send the identification code to at least one remote server ; receive , from the at least one remote server , information that is associated with the product , the information including environmental impact information that is associated with the production of the food product ; and display at least some of the received environmental impact information on the display in human readable form . | 6Physics
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a pre - folded automatic bottom box form made from a unitary blank of material . the form has a blank of corrugated material that is die cut and creased so as to form a series of panels and flaps arranged in three rows of four panels or flaps each and a fourth row with two panels , all arranged in four columns , a first row comprising four panels that end up in the box as an automatic bottom , a second row comprising four panels that end up in the box as sidewall and end wall panels , a third row contiguous with the second row and comprising four panels that end up in the box as reinforcing sidewall and end wall panels , and a fourth row coupled to the third row and comprising first and second panels making additional end wall reinforcing panels . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method comprising forming a sacrificial layer over less than the entire portion of a contact area on a substrate , the sacrificial layer having a thickness defining an edge over the contact area , forming a spacer layer over the spacer , the spacer layer conforming to the shape of the first sacrificial layer such that the spacer layer comprises an edge portion over the contact area adjacent the first sacrificial layer edge , removing the sacrificial layer , while retaining the edge portion of the spacer layer over the contact area , forming a dielectric layer over the contact area , removing the edge portion , and forming a programmable material to the contact area formerly occupied by the edge portion . an apparatus comprising a volume of programmable material , a conductor , and an electrode disposed between the volume of programmable material and the conductor , the electrode having a contact area at one end coupled to the volume of programmable material , wherein the contact area is less than the surface area at the one end . | 6Physics
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the present disclosure is directed to the use of fusogenic compounds such as polyethylene glycol in combination with antioxidants , calcium - containing and calcium - free solutions for treating damaged nerves , such as for reconnecting severed nerves . | 0Human Necessities
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a lightweight mobile kitchen has the capability to be transported to a remote food service site by a small prime mover and quickly be placed in operation by a minimal crew . the kitchen is self contained on a wheeled chassis and is moved as a closed wagon , then the sides and end are opened for cooking . accessory flexible enclosure material is connected to the wagon sides to provide an enclosure for protection from the elements during service and consumption of food . the efficiency of the cooking operation results from the layout of the various utilities to maximize the individual resources of the cooks . the kitchen has compartmentalized areas for sanitation , food preparation , grilling , convection baking , ovens , and warming . the kitchen is self contained and includes its own fuel , filtration system , potable water , fuel , electric lights , an automatic gas shutoff and a fire suppression system . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a stacker for stacking sheets of material is provided which is mounted to the sewing bed of a sewing machine . the stacker has a support bed , a wheel assembly , and a grasping assembly . the wheel assembly advances the material over a rearward edge of the support bed to a position wherein a leading portion of the material depends therefrom while a trailing portion is held thereto by a movably motorized wheel and holding finger . the grasping assembly includes a pair of reciprocating grasping fingers mounted to a pivotably arm . in stacking the material , the grasping fingers grasp the trailing portion of the material while the arm pivots the trailing portion over the leading portion to a stacking position s . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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the present invention relates to ceramic materials containing a homogeneous dispersion of metal particles , particularly sol - gel ceramic materials , a method of preparing the same , and processes for hydrogenating and oxidizing organic compounds using the same . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method for transmitting a web page to a client device is described . template information , sub - template information , and delta information are identified based on a request for information from the client device . the template information includes seldom changing elements of a web page . the sub - template information includes : information that changes less frequently than delta information , and elements of a web page shared by several templates . at least one of the template information , sub - template information , and delta information is retrieved from a location other than an originating server that is the original provider of information requested by the client device . the request is responded to by sending to the client device the template information , sub - template information and delta information . in addition , a system for transmitting a web page to a client device is described . | 7Electricity
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a method of fabricating semiconductor chips includes the steps of optimizing a number of chips that geometrically fit on a wafer and maximizing chip yield for the wafer by considering chips located in a normally rejectable location and utilizing yield probability data for the chip in the normally rejectable locations to weight the probability of an acceptable chip such that if the probability is above a threshold value the chips are not rejected . this results in an increased chip yield for semiconductor wafers . | 7Electricity
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a reelable mechanically lined pipe having at least a liner and an outer pipe , the outer pipe having an outer diameter , dh , with the mlp formed from a plurality of pipe joints having conjoining girth welds , wherein the ends of each pipe joint terminate with clad overlay welds having a length in the range l min = 100 mm and l max = 4d h , and wherein the liner thickness , t , is equal to or less than a value calculated by formula i as defined . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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apparatus for joining cohesive coated plastic sheets in a closed peripheral pattern with bulging of at least one sheet within the closed peripheral pattern to provide a sealed compartment containing only a gas such as air , or foam , under superatmospheric pressure . a method for forming a sealed bulging compartment containing substantially only a gas at superatmospheric pressure comprises joining two cohesive material coated sheets by engagement of said portions of said cohesive material coating at a closed periphery while causing at least one of the sheets to be bulged by gas at superatmospheric pressure . a bulging sealed cushion formed of two sheets each coated on one side with cohesive , air impervious material , at least one of the sheets being bulged outward , and containing substantially only a gas at superatmospheric pressure . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a self - cascoding transconductance circuit has cascoding and current sink / source fets , serially connected with their gates tied together to receive an input voltage , wherein the cascoding fet has a threshold voltage having an absolute value at least 0 . 1 volts less than that of the current sink / source fet to ensure that the current sink / source fet operates in its saturated region . a cmos structure implementing the self - cascoding transconductance circuit has two doped threshold adjust regions formed beneath a gate electrode such that the two doped threshold adjust regions respectively effectuate the cascode and current sink / source fets which then share the gate electrode . a method of forming the cmos structure includes forming two self - cascoding transconductance circuits electrically connected in parallel such that they share a common drain region between their respective gate electrodes , and each has one source region . by forming the two self - cascoding transconductance circuits in such a fashion , the effect of alignment errors contributed by each of the parallel connected self - cascoding transconductance circuits is cancelled out for the combined circuit . | 7Electricity
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a method for producing a micromechanical device , e . g ., a micromechanical oscillating mirror device , is provided . it is provided , starting from the front side of an soi / eoi substrate , to penetrate to the desired depth of the silicon substrate layer in two successive , separate deep etching steps , and to use this in its upper region that is close to the oxide layer as sacrificial layer for vertically exposing the island structures that are positioned above the oxide layer in the functional layer . the method according to the present invention of a sacrificial layer process for generating large vertical deflections utilizes purely surface micromechanical process steps . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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there is disclosed an adjustable pressure roller assembly for use in a paper feeding machine having a paper feed path and a feed roller for feeding various paper items , such as envelopes , single sheets , a plurality of layered sheets , etc . along the feed path . the pressure roller assembly has a back up pressure roller disposed on the opposite side of the feed path in juxtaposition to the feed roller of the paper feeding machine . there is structure for mounting the pressure roller for movement toward and away from the feed roller to vary the amount of pressure exerted by the pressure roller against a paper item disposed between the pressure roller and the feed roller . an actuating assembly is provided for controlling the direction and extent of movement of the pressuer roller so that the pressure roller and feed roller can accommodate a wide variety of thicknesses , types and grades of paper without risk of mutilating or misfeeding the paper . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an inventive cooling device for the air conditioning of an examination area of a medical examination device includes a temperature detection device for detecting a temperature in the examination area , an air conditioning device for producing air - conditioned air , an air discharge device arranged within the examination area , an opening directed toward the examination area to let out air - conditioned air and an air duct to transport air - conditioned air to the opening in the air discharge device and a control unit connected to the temperature detection device and the air - conditioning device to control the air - conditioning device based on data detected by the temperature detection device . the cooling device automatically determines and regulates a temperature in the examination area with fresh , air - conditioned air which has a positive influence on the well - being of the patient in the examination area . | 0Human Necessities
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a storage battery system includes : a secondary battery ; a holding member comprising a flow channel of a cooling medium for cooling the secondary battery , which holds the secondary battery ; a medium temperature measuring unit that measures temperatures t 1 and t 2 of the cooling medium at two locations in the flow channel ; a battery temperature measuring unit that measures a temperature t 3 of the secondary battery ; and a judging unit that repetitively calculates a coefficient α and that judges a cooling performance of the secondary battery based on a variation of the coefficient α , the coefficient α being defined as /, /, or /. | 7Electricity
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a proofing tool , including an anilox roll and an impression roll shiftable relative to each other from an engaged position and a disengaged position and a positive stop nip adjustment mechanism . operably connected to the anilox roll and the impression roll and being adjustable whereby when the anilox roll and the impression roll are in the engaged position the positive stop prevents the nip distance from being smaller than a set value . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a ventilation system for an avionics bay has two strut assemblies for stiffening the floor of the cockpit , each strut assembly being arranged symmetrically regarding to the central plane of the aircraft , and means of distribution of the blowing air in the cabinets of the bay from the strut assemblies . the extraction circuit includes exhaust ducts integrated in the cabinets and couples together by tight inter - cabinets junctions in an overall configuration of maximized compactness . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a hierarchical testing method is implemented taking advantage of the nature of the most common defects in an lcd panel to achieve fast effective parametric testing of lcd panels and the like . at the first hierarchy of testing , the panel is logically divided into zones and each zone tested in isolation to identify zones having at least one defect . at the next hierarchy , electro - optic assisted zone inspection is performed to identify where within the zone the defects are located . lastly , every pixel is inspected using a voltage imaging method to determine whether the switching integrity of the pixel is acceptable . the testing apparatus includes a plurality of panel interface devices coupling the panel under test &# 39 ; s drive lines and gate lines to a precision measurement unit . a controller determines the pmu signals and configures the panel interface devices . the pmu monitors select drive lines and gate lines to isolate zones having defects . an electro - optic voltage measurement system is used to identify the location of defects within an isolated zone . | 6Physics
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the present invention is a system and method by which a user can request specific media be sent to one of a number of different media display devices which the user owns or operates in real time . the display device , and thus the type of data stream supplied to the device , may be changed as often as desired by the user without loss of data transfer or video picture . the system automatically adapts to the display device to provide the best quality picture available for display on the particular device . | 7Electricity
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a generator rotor core carrying superconducting windings and having a shield over the superconducting windings to prevent external magnetic fields from impinging the windings . axial shield edges mate with corresponding features of the rotor core or with structures affixed to or supported by the core to support the shield . | 7Electricity
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disclosed are processes for the production of fluorinated olefins , preferably adapted to commercialization of cf 3 cf ═ ch 2 . three steps may be used in preferred embodiments in which a feedstock such as ccl 2 ═ cclch 2 cl is fluorinated to synthesize a compound such as cf 3 ccl ═ ch 2 . the cf 3 ccl ═ ch 2 is preferably converted to cf 3 cfclch 3 using a sbcl 5 as the catalyst which is then transformed selectively to 1234yf . for the first step , a mixture of cr 2 o 3 and fecl 3 / c is preferably used as the catalyst to achieve high selectivity to cf 3 ccl ═ ch 2 . in the second step , sbcl 5 / c is preferably used as the selective catalyst for transforming 1233xf to 244 - isomer , cf 3 cfclch 3 . the intermediates are preferably isolated and purified by distillation and used in the next step without further purification , preferably to a purity level of greater than about 95 %. | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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there is provided an improved coiled tubing injector for injecting and withdrawing a length of flexible , cylindrical tubing into and from a well bore . the improved injector comprises first and second sets of gripper shoes , and drive mechanism for moving the sets of gripper shoes around first and second endless paths , respectively . the endless paths include parallel sections disposed on opposite sides of a length of the tubing . within these parallel sections , the gripper shoes are pressed against the tubing with sufficient force to hold the tubing therebetween . each gripper shoe includes a base portion connected to the drive mechanism and at least two substantially nondeformable gripper elements , each having cylindrical gripping surfaces corresponding to the outer surface of the tubing . a body of elastomeric material connects the gripper elements to the base portion and permits movement of the gripper elements between open and closed positions . | 4Fixed Constructions
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a confining pressure system includes a pressure cell containing a mechanical oscillator and a gas supply for carrying out resonance measurements of rock material under confining pressure at seismic frequencies . an appropriate gas is used to avoid significant damping of oscillations under confining pressures of various ranges . | 6Physics
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one embodiment of the present invention is a method of simultaneously forming high - voltage and low - voltage devices on a single substrate , the method comprising : forming a thin oxide layer on the substrate , the thin oxide layer having a desired thickness for a gate oxide for the low - voltage device ; selectively forming a gate structure for the high - voltage device , the thin oxide is situated between the gate structure and the substrate ; and selectively thickening the thin oxide under the gate structure while keeping the thin oxide layer utilized for the low - voltage device at the desired thickness . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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an air conditioner control device is applied to an air conditioner of an automotive vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission . the air conditioner control device controls the on - off switching operation of a compressor of the air conditioner . the control device turns off the operation of the compressor when a signal indicative of accelerating state of an automotive vehicle from a transmission controller is received . further , the control device restarts the operation of the compressor when the off - time of the compressor becomes larger than a first predetermined time and when a second predetermined time has elapsed form a shifting judgment in the automatic transmission . therefore , the operation of the air conditioner is stopped during an acceleration of the automotive vehicle and securely restarred after the acceleration . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a passenger seat and a passenger service supply system is provided , comprising a seat with a seating and a backrest , and a passenger service module providing a passenger service such as conditioned air , a personal light , data network access or a similar service . a passenger service module supply line is connected to the passenger service module with a first end , and comprises an interface , which is adapted to connect a second end of the passenger service module supply line to a central supply line of a means of transport . the passenger service module supply line is thereby at least partly integrated into the seating . | 0Human Necessities
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this invention relates generally to alpha , alpha - disubstituted benzylglycine derivatives of the formula : or a stereoisomeric form , a mixture of stereoisomeric forms , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof , which are useful as hiv protease inhibitors , pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits including the same , methods for using the same for treating viral infection or an assay standards or reagents , and intermediates and processes for making the same . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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an implant delivery catheter enables permanent modification of the implant length in the vicinity of the treatment site prior to radial expansion thereof . the implant is releasable carried between inner and outer tubular members of the delivery catheter which , upon repositioning relative to one another using an actuator mechanism , impart any of tensile , compressile or torquing forces to the implant causing permanent modification of the implant length . in one embodiment , the circumference of the implant is substantially similar both before and after modification of the implant length . in another embodiment , the implant includes a plurality of strut sections interconnected by bridges which are capable of the deformation along the longitudinal axis of the implant . | 0Human Necessities
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a valve / actuator torque overload protector is disclosed as operably associated relative to driving and driven members which are pre - set to transmit limited torque during relative rotary movement between the members . a plurality of spring - loaded tapered rollers are mounted on one of the members for driving engagement with complementary detents on the other of the members . the spring - loaded tapered rollers are pre - set relative to the complementary detents *** in order to permit limited torque engagement of the driving and driven members during relative rotation thereof . however , upon encountering torque exceeding pre - set limits , the spring - loaded tapered rollers disengage from the complementary detent *** to interrupt the transmission of torque between the driving and driven members . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a cutting structure for a rotary drill bit includes a cutting element 30 having a front layer 32 formed of polycrystalline diamond , bonded to a backing layer 33 formed of tungsten carbide . the cutting element is bonded to a carrier 33 which is formed of a number of detachable individual elements having means holding them in position such that , upon wear of the cutting structure in use , the holding means of an element engaging the formation will eventually fail , causing detachment of that element from the carrier , and thereby reducing the area of the cutting structure in contact with the formation . | 4Fixed Constructions
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an injector cap including a sleeve and a blocking means , wherein the sleeve is mounted slidably on a portion of an injection device , e . g ., on an ampoule support , is forced by a pre - tensioning means into a first position in which it covers a cannula carried by the injection device , and can be slid against the pre - tensioning means into a second position in which the cannula emerges from the end of the sleeve , and wherein the blocking means non - detachably blocks the sleeve against sliding when it has been returned from the second position to the first position . | 0Human Necessities
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a thrown or flying toy includes a bubble - producing element having plural openings and capable of producing compound bubbles which generally resemble the shape of a toy airplane or a cartoon - like character . | 0Human Necessities
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the jammer response circuitry of the present invention operates to control correlation circuitry in a gps receiver based on an occurrence of a transmission from a wireless transmitter , thereby avoiding performance degradation in th gps receiver due to interference caused by the transmission . in general , the jammer response circuitry activates a control signal during the transmission , thereby temporarily stopping the operation of the correlation circuitry . more particularly , the accumulation of results of a correlation of a received signal with a generated frequency and a generated code having numerous time offsets is temporarily stopped when the control signal is activated and resumes operation when the control signal is deactivated . | 6Physics
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a computer - enabled system , method , and medium is provided to support analyzing intellectual property documents by linking and annotating patents , copyrights , trademarks , license agreements , and other types of intellectual property documents . the invention is suitable for use by intellectual property professionals in memorializing their thought processes , work products , and reasoning , whether in preliminary or final form , and is flexible to support development and use of a rich linked set representing complex relationships in an intellectual property portfolio . optionally , marked up , linked documents are divided into data streams , one of the data streams containing the original document for mark - up , and one other data stream containing the annotation data . the marked - up document may be further revised and / or annotated , even by multiple users . the system provides that the same document such as a patent may be centrally stored but independently marked - up by different users . the system further extracts from such a marked - up document such annotation data with any changes thereto , and provides one or more data streams , containing the annotation data for storage and or later use . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a device for the recognition and readjustment of variations in the cylindrical yarn deposit at the insides of flanges of warp beams or sectional warp beams in warping machines has two sensor heads with three sensors at each flange and the corresponding switching and control devices . | 3Textiles; Paper
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a method of fabricating an integrated circuit having air - gaps between interconnect levels . in a preferred embodiment , an integrated circuit is partially fabricated . the partially fabricated integrated circuit includes a top layer , interconnect structures having a cladding layer , dielectric layers and an etch stop layer resistant to certain first types of etchants . the top layer of the integrated circuit is etched with a second type of etchant . the dielectric layers are then etched with one of the first types of etchants until the etch stop layer is reached . thus , portions of the interconnect structures are exposed to create interconnect islands surrounded by air . a cover is mechanically placed over the exposed interconnect islands to protect the integrated circuit from dust particles . | 7Electricity
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a process for synthesizing 4 - amino - 2 , 4 - dioxobutanoate involves reacting a dialkyl oxalate with an alkoxide in ethanol to form a reaction mixture , and afterward adding an alkyl cyano acetate to the reaction mixture and allowing a reaction to proceed under conditions suitable to form a first reaction product of the formula diethyl 2 - cyano - 3 - hydroxy - butenedioate , and then isolating the diethyl 2 - cyano - 3 - hydroxy - butenedioate , and afterward reacting the diethyl - 2 - cyano - 3 - hydroxy - butenedioate with an aqueous hydroxide under conditions suitable to form 4 - amino - 2 , 4 - dioxobutanoate . the 4 - amino - 2 , 4 - dioxobutanoate may be acidified into 4 - amino - 2 , 4 - dioxobutanoic acid . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a mobile machine for screeding floor surfaces and the like comprises a planet disk , which is rotatably supported and driven by a drive motor , and which carries at least one screeding disk , operatively connected to the drive motor and defining one screeding plane . the operative connection comprises at least one belt or chain running over a belt sheave connected to the screeding disk , and a belt sheave connected to the drive motor . the belt sheave of the screeding disk has a central stub axle forming part of an automotive wheel hub , comprising wheel bolts attached to said planet disk . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a tipping apparatus for a truck body includes a piston and cylinder type thrustor connected at one end to the truck body and connected at its other end to a slide on the truck chassis . initial extension of the thrustor is converted , via a triangular push rod pivoted on the chassis and linked at one end to the slide thereby providing to a substantially vertically upward lifting force on the truck body . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a sensor able to detect shearing forces as well as simple pressure includes a substrate , a support secured to the substrate , and shear force sensing unit located at an exterior surface of the support facing away from the substrate . the support can be elastically deformed in proportion to the shearing force or pressure . the shear force sensing unit includes first piezoelectric films on outer opposing shoulders of each support , the first piezoelectric film being elastically deformed with the support and outputting a signal accordingly . the magnitude of simple pressure is recorded by similar deformation of a second piezoelectric film entirely covering its support . | 6Physics
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stabilization of energy sensitive semiconductive devices by forming initial electrodes which are exposed through an overlying layer of semiconductor , dipping the exposed electrodes in solutions containing specified chemicals , such as metallic ion solutions of nickel , cobalt , chromium and related metals , followed by rinsing , drying and the final deposition of an overlying electrode by metallization . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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the method and apparatus is for contact manipulation and retrieval in a communication system . the method has the steps of : receiving a message having contact information ; converting the contact information to contact data having a predetermined searchable format ; storing the contact data ; and searching the stored contact data . the contact data may be searched for at least one item of information . the apparatus implements the method . | 7Electricity
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a method and apparatus for multiplexing are disclosed . data is received over a plurality of logical channels . data from the plurality of logical channels is multiplexed into a medium access control protocol data unit based on a priority associated with each of the plurality of the logical channels . the mac pdu is transmitted over an uplink transport channel . | 7Electricity
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a method for use in the fitting of a hearing aid comprises the steps of providing a sound recording of a user environment , feeding the sound recording to the hearing aid as a sound input signal , processing the sound input signal according to a scheme defined by preselected settings of a number of parameters so as to provide a processed signal , adjusting the setting of at least one parameter , performing a statistical analysis of the magnitude of the processed signal or of the input signal in at least one frequency band , which statistical analysis is reset when a parameter is adjusted during the fitting , and displaying a graphical representation of the results of said statistical analysis . the invention also provides a system for fitting a hearing aid and a hearing aid . | 7Electricity
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a clumping animal litter is disclosed which includes non - swelling particles and a swelling agent coated on the non - swelling particles . in one embodiment , the non - swelling particles are manufactured by agglomerating clay fines . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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embodiments of the present invention provide a method , apparatus and system for the secure distribution of content such as audiovisual content in a way that prevents users from misusing the content and provides a mechanism for tracking pirated material back to the original location of misappropriation . a security device , in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention , incorporates encryption methods to insure the broadcast encryption key remains secure . a marking device , in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention , incorporates , for example , digital watermarking methods that attach to the content information to identify a location of origin of the misappropriation , such as a set - top box and / or smart card . | 7Electricity
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a ringer assembly which is used in conjunction with a telephone system . the ringer assembly is especially useful for hearing impaired individuals although not limited thereto . the ringer assembly includes a unique housing for mounting the ringer apparatus so as to improve and enhance the acoustical operation thereof . | 7Electricity
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