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the present invention discloses an alkylidenenorbornene polymer comprising as the essential constituent at least one kind of the structural unit represented by the formula ## str1 ## wherein r 1 denotes an alkyl group of 1 - 4 carbon atoms and r 2 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 - 5 carbon atoms , and a process for producing the same . according to the present invention , an alkylidenenorbornene polymer is obtained which is excellent in light resistance , transparency , heat resistance and moisture resistance and is useful as an optical polymeric material . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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an optotype projector apparatus provided with variable contrast , and having a large variety of optotypes and matrices for providing tests for stereoscopic vision of chromatic balance and comprising a projector for producing contrasting variations of the optotype images operating on the basis of two complementary light sources , one provided by a primary body and the other provided by a secondary body , both of which are remotely controlled so that by diminishing the intensity of one source , a consequent increase of the other source takes place . the primary body is provided with a ferrule for controlling the movement of a guide to focus an objective lens , and the primary body emits a first light beam towards the objective lens along a first axis , the secondary body emits a second light beam along a second axis , a beam controller directs the second light beam through the objective lens along the first axis onto a specific area of the screen , and the optotypes are moved past the path of the first light beam to vary the optotype projected onto the screen , and the matrix is moved past the first light beam . | 0Human Necessities
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disclosed are live hepatitis a virus deletion mutants having a deletion mutation in the 5 &# 39 ; nontranslated region of the viral genome . the deletion mutation may be selected from the group consisting of py1 deletion mutations that cause the virus to retain the ability to replicate in monkey kidney cells ; and deletion mutations between nucleotides 140 and 144 that render the virus temperature sensitive . advantageously , the deletion mutation may be an attenuating mutation . pharmaceutical formulations containing such viruses are disclosed , along with the use thereof to produce antibodies useful for diagnostic purposes and for imparting protective immunity against hepatitis a virus . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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an information aggregation and synthesization system and process . the present invention provides aggregation and packaging of structured or unstructured information from disparate sources such as those available on a network such as the internet . a network compatible / addressable interface device is operated by a user . the network interface device communicates with local datastores or network accessible datastores via an addressing scheme such as uniform resource locator addresses utilized by the internet . data passing between the network interface device and the datastores is accessed , polled , and retrieved through an intermediary gateway system . such aggregated information is then synthesized , customized , personalized and localized to meet the information resource requests specified by the user via the network interface device . | 7Electricity
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a subscriber unit has a processor . the processor provides an output phase signal corresponding to a selected output digital frequency . a tuning register buffers the phase signal . a lookup table has two sets of predefined stored values pertaining to the amplitude of a signal for a single quadrant . the predefined stored values comprise coarse angle approximations and fine angle approximations . a sine and cosine generator receives the phase signal and generates sine and cosine waveforms utilizing amplitude values obtained from the lookup table . the phase signal includes phase data and specifies the quadrant and the algebraic sign of the phase data . the sine and cosine generator accessing the lookup table differently depending upon the quadrant and sine of the phase data , such that the lookup table provides an amplitude value from the sets of predefined stored values based on the phase data . a modulator combines the sine and cosine waveforms to produce the selected output digital frequency and modulates digital frequency . | 7Electricity
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a side dump body including a plurality of side dump bodies pivotally mounted on a truck or trailer frame . each of the side dump bodies may be individually pivotally moved from a transport position to a dumping position through the use of a single hydraulic cylinder whereby the contents of the dump body units may be dumped from the side of the truck or trailer . the design of the dump body is such that it has increased carrying capacity and is lightweight and less expensive to manufacture . further , the end walls , side walls and bottom of each of the side dump bodies are secured together by an adhesive or glue rather than welding . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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methods and systems are disclosed employing a quad - tier shale shaker for processing a mixture of drilling fluid and solids which solids include , in one aspect , lost circulation material . this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims , 37 c . f . r . 1 . 72 . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a continuous glass - melting tank furnace includes a melting compartment including a melting tank having a lower part , and a superstructure equipped with heaters for receiving and melting raw batch material . additionally included is a separate refining compartment including a refining tank and a superstructure equipped with a further heater , the refining tank having a lower part and including a transverse sill which divides the refining tank into an upstream refining cell and a downstream refining cell , each of the upstream refining cell and the downstream refining cell having respective upstream ends and downstream ends , and the further heater being arranged to heat melt in the upstream refining cell for creating a spring zone located closer to the downstream end of the upstream refining cell and a circulation of melt in the upstream refining cell which feeds the spring zone . a throat allowing communication between the lower parts of the melting tank and the refining tank , and a conditioning tank for receiving melt from the refining tank are also included . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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points of sale or service . according to various embodiment , a point of sale or service includes a register , a peripheral and a protocol converter . the protocol converter communicatively couples the register and the peripheral . the register may communicate with the protocol converter using a first protocol while the peripheral communicates with protocol converter using a second protocol . the register and the protocol converter may communicate using tcp / ip . a second peripheral may communicate with the register using the first protocol and without the aid of the protocol converter . the point of sale or service may further include a processor communicatively coupled to the protocol converter , for accessing the first peripheral . | 6Physics
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a unique way of using a 2 n bit synchronization pattern to obtain a faster and more reliable calibration of multiple data paths in a memory system is disclosed . if the 2 n bit synchronization pattern is generated with a known clock phase relationship , then the data - to - clock phase alignment can be determined using simple decode logic to predict the next m - bits from a just - detected m - bits . if the succeeding m - bit pattern does not match the predicted pattern , then the current data - to - clock alignment fails for a particular delay value adjustment in the data path undergoing alignment , and the delay in that data path is adjusted to a new value . all data alignment is ensured to occur to a desired edge of the clock signal , e . g ., a positive going edge , by forcing a failure of all predicted m - bit patterns which are associated with an undesired edge , e . g ., a negative going edge , of the clock signal . | 6Physics
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the tracking of an entire resource allocation chain , designed for better and more automatic tracking of the data associated with the transfer and positioning of such resources , enabling the combination of independent and integrated data collection and organization associated with the transfer , processing , quality evaluation and storage of such resources , as well as a new set of base allocation operations and database structures designed to enable and accommodate any type of resource allocation that might take place by an organization of such operations into a composite . | 6Physics
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the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of sheetlike or weblike material which is the carrier of markings apparent in transmitted light . the markings being produced in that sheets or webs of paper with marking of the desired type printed onto them are laminated to one another with the print - carrying surfaces facing towards one another and that the lamination is carried out with a thin plastic layer . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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this application discloses a method for separating banana clusters into individual fruits . in this method , the banana cluster is hung on a carrier in such a way that the hanging point is the place where the banana fruit stalks converge . the cluster and / or the cutter are moved toward each other and the cutter is positioned such that the cutter cuts the fruit stalks at a point lower than the cluster hanging point . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a lift ring device arranged to normally remain in a flush condition , and involving a generally u - shaped lift loop pivotally mounted upon a base plate , such as a base plate mounted on the hatch lid of a boat . the lift loop is equipped with a pair of arm portions of substantially equal length , with each arm portion terminating in a pintle bent out of the plane of the lift loop . the base plate has a central recess defined over a substantial portion of its circumference by angled sidewalls , and in such recess the lift loop normally resides . a pair of symmetrically placed pintle - receiving holes are located in the sidewalls , which holes are elongate in a direction essentially perpendicular to the plane of the central recess . the interaction of the pintles of the lift loop with their respective holes is such as to prohibit the lift loop from residing in a perpendicular direction with respect to the base plate , thus assuring that the lift ring device will not represent a trip hazard . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a method and apparatus for isolating a portion of a powder delivery system from contamination includes an anti - contamination valve interposed between the discharge outlet of a sieve in the powder delivery system and the inlet to a powder feeder device communicating with one or more spray guns associated with a powder spray booth . the valve is movable between an open position in which powder discharged from the sieve is permitted to flow unobstructed to the powder feeder device , and a closed position which effectively seals or isolates that portion of the powder delivery system downstream from the sieve . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a laser oscillator is disclosed by means of current excitation by using a light - emitting element containing an organic matter . the present invention is a semiconductor device oscillating laser by current excitation comprising a light - emitting element having a laminated body which is formed by stacking sequentially a first layer made from an organic matter , a second layer containing an organic matter and a metal compound , and a third layer made from an organic matter interposed ; and a first electrode and a second electrode formed over a substrate , the electrodes interposing the laminated body therebetween ; wherein the organic matter contained in the second layer includes at least a light - emitting material . | 7Electricity
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there is provided a field - emission type cold cathode including a substrate at least a surface of which has electrical conductivity , an insulating layer formed on the substrate , an electrically conductive gate electrode formed on the insulating layer , an almost conical , sharp - pointed emitter electrode disposed in a hole formed through the gate electrode and insulating layer , a focusing electrode formed on the insulating layer so that the focusing electrode is located in the same plane as the gate electrode and surrounds the gate electrode , and a feeder line formed in the same plane as the gate electrode . the feeder line extends from the gate electrode into the focusing electrode and being shaped complementarily with the focusing electrode so that the focusing electrode is present at every radial directions as viewed from a center of the emitter electrode . the present invention provides an electron source which has small divergence and has high axis - symmetry , and which can be fabricated by conventional field - emission type cold cathode fabrication methods having no focusing electrodes . hence , the present invention makes it possible to provide a high - quality cathode at lower cost suitable for an electron source for an electronic tube and an electron beam emitter . | 7Electricity
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a parallel monitored and controlled optical pmd compensator comprises a branch optical signal split from an optical signal path . a polarization controller and differential group delay are disposed in each of the paths . a controller adjusts polarization compensation of the pcs in response to pmd dispersion of the branch optical signal . a pmd monitor is preferably disposed in the branch path providing a monitor signal to the controller for use in adjusting the pcs . a polarization rotator may inject a reference signal into the paths with the pc disposed in the branch path acting as a polarization scrambler . a state of polarization of the reference signal may be monitored by polarimeters disposed in both paths and the sop of the reference signal in the branch path may be provided to the controller for adjusting polarization compensation of the inline pc . | 7Electricity
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an exemplary method of making a key is provided . a bitted surface is formed in a key blade of a key blank . a groove is formed in a first side of the key blade . at least one receptacle is formed in the groove . a notch is formed in the groove adjacent to the at least one receptacle for mating with a rib in a lock cylinder . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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disclosed is a monitoring and control device , applicable to an illumination apparatus . the illumination apparatus includes a lighting unit which outputs a signal representative of a status of the lighting unit . the illumination apparatus includes an apparatus identifier . the illumination apparatus includes : a monitoring circuit electrically coupled to the lighting unit , for receiving the signal and determining whether the illumination apparatus needs to be replaced in response to the signal satisfying a condition ; a controller electrically coupled to the monitoring circuit ; and a receiving / transmitting unit electrically coupled to the controller , wherein the controller controls the receiving / transmitting unit to transmit the apparatus identifier of the illumination apparatus to be replaced in response to the determination is affirmative . a method thereof is also disclosed . | 7Electricity
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the present invention relates to a feed pump , in particular for pumping uv paints and other high - viscosity media , with a pump housing to which an inlet valve and an outlet valve are fitted , and a piston , which for pumping a medium is mounted in the pump housing in a manner as to permit positional shifting . to improve the seal and the piston lifetime , the piston is guided in at least one section of the pump housing by way of at least two seals positioned one behind the other in the axial direction of the piston so as to seal it from its surroundings and forming between them an intermediate gapped space that connects to the flow from a coolant and / or lubricant container . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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disclosed are antibiotic cephalosporins of the formula : ## str1 ## wherein the stylized radical attached to the 7 - amino nitrogen of the cephalosporin moiety represents a nitrogen - containing heterocyclic group ; r is , inter alia , hydrogen , alkyl , heterocyclylalkyl , aryl , alkenyl , aralkyl , -- nr 2 , -- or , coor , conr 2 or cn ; a is conventionally known in the cephalosporin art ; and r 2 is h , or loweralkoxyl ; x is o , ch 2 , or nr 7 ( r 7 is , inter alia , hydrogen , alkyl or aralkyl . also disclosed are the pharmaceutically acceptable salt and ester derivatives of i ; processes for the preparation of such compounds , pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds ; and methods of treatment comprising administering such compounds and compositions when an antibiotic effect is indicated . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the enumeration of cells in fluids by flow cytometry is widely used across many disciplines such as assessment of leukocyte subsets in different bodily fluids or of bacterial contamination in environmental samples , food products and bodily fluids . for many applications the cost , size and complexity of the instruments prevents wider use , for example , cd4 analysis in hiv monitoring in resource - poor countries . the novel device , methods and algorithms disclosed herein largely overcome these limitations . briefly , all cells in a biological sample are fluorescently labeled , but only the target cells are also magnetically labeled . the labeled sample , in a chamber or cuvet , is placed between two wedge - shaped magnets to selectively move the magnetically labeled cells to the observation surface of the cuvet . an led illuminates the cells and a ccd camera captures the images of the fluorescent light emitted by the target cells . image analysis performed with a novel algorithm provides a count of the cells on the surface that can be related to the target cell concentration of the original sample . the compact cytometer system provides a rugged , affordable and easy - to - use technique , which can be used in remote locations . | 6Physics
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systems and methods of processing branch instructions provide for a bimodal predictor and a plurality of global predictors . the bimodal predictor is coupled to a prediction selector , where the bimodal predictor generates a bimodal prediction for branch instructions . the plurality of global predictors is coupled to the prediction selector , where each global predictor generates a corresponding global prediction for a branch instruction using different history or stew lengths . the prediction selector selects branch predictions from the bimodal prediction and the global predictions in order to arbitrate between predictors . the arbitration , update , and allocation schemes are designed to choose the most accurate predictor for each branch . lower level predictors are used as filters to increase effective predictor capacity . allocate and update schemes minimize aliasing between predictors . branch predictors incorporating a plurality of global predictors in this fashion are more adaptive than conventional predictors with fixed branch history lengths and are able to achieve superior accuracy . | 6Physics
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- 3 - hydroxy - β - ionone and - 3 - hydroxy - β - ionone are two important intermediates in the synthesis of carotenoids with β - end group such as lutein , zeaxanthin , β - cryptoxanthin , and their stereoisomers . among the various stereoisomers of these carotenoids , only - lutein , - zeaxanthin , and - β - cryptoxanthin are present in commonly consumed fruits and vegetables . there are 3 possible stereoisomers for zeaxanthin , these are : dietary - zeaxanthin , non - dietary - zeaxanthin , and non - dietary - zeaxanthin which is a presumed metabolite of dietary lutein . dietary lutein as well as 1 and 3 are accumulated in the human macula and have been implicated in the prevention of age - related macular degeneration . - β - cryptoxanthin is also present in selected ocular tissues at a very low concentration whereas its enantiomer - β - cryptoxanthin is absent in foods and human plasma . the present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of - 3 - hydroxy - β - ionone and its - enantiomer in high optical purity from commercially available - α - ionone . the key intermediate for the synthesis of these hydroxyionones is 3 - keto - α - ionone ketal that was prepared from - α - ionone after protection of this ketone as a 1 , 3 - dioxolane . reduction of 3 - keto - α - ionone ketal followed by deprotection , lead to 3 - hydroxy - α - ionone that was transformed into - 3 - hydroxy - β - ionone by base - catalyzed double bond isomerization in 46 % overall yield from - α - ionone . the racemic mixture of these hydroxyionones was then resolved by enzyme - mediated acylation in 96 % ee . - 3 - hydroxy - β - ionone and its - enantiomer were respectively transformed to - 3 - hydroxy - triphenylphosphonium chloride — c 15 - wittig salt ] and its - enantiomer — c 15 - wittig salt ] according to known procedures . double wittig condensation of these wittig salts with commercially available 2 , 5 - dimethylocta - 2 , 4 , 6 - triene - 1 , 8 - dial provided all 3 stereoisomers of zeaxanthin . similarly , — c 15 - wittig and its - enantiomer were each coupled with β - apo - 12 ′- carotenal to yield 4 and 5 . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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method and apparatus for situation - based management of natural and artificial systems using event correlation and a situation manager . input is provided from multiple sources in the form of a collection of events . a first level of processing performs event correlation over the collection of events and infers new events and new qualities of events . a second level of processing manages situations based on the collection of events , where situations are recognized , maintained , and given a degree of confidence . situations are periodically updated based on incoming events . the assertion of a situation may call for information from external sources , provide information for external sources , and provide control instructions to external sources . given a current situation , past , and possible future situations are inferred . additionally , a method and apparatus for bi - directional communication between the event correlator and situation manager . | 6Physics
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an electric storage battery and method of manufacture thereof characterized by a feedthrough pin which is internally directly physically and electrically connected to an inner end of a positiv electrode substrate . a c - shaped mandrel extends around the pin and substrate end enabling the pin / mandrel to be used during the manufacturing process as an arbor to facilitate winding layers of a spiral jellyroll electrode assembly . the pin additionally extends from the battery case and in the final product constitutes one of the battery terminals with the battery case comprising the other terminal . active material is removed from both sides of the outer end of the negative electrode in the jellyroll to allow room for adhesive tape to secure the jellyroll . the electrolyte is injected through the open end of the case after the endcap is welded to the negative electrode but before sealing the endcap to the case . the electrolyte is preferably injected through the c - shaped mandrel to facilitate and speed filling . | 7Electricity
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apparatus for selective destruction or inactivation of cells is disclosed wherein cells are arrayed in a plane for successive illumination , by optical x - y scanning devices , with a first low powered light beam to produce in particular cells certain radiations responsive to the illumination . these response radiations are detected and used to enable a second higher powered light beam directed through substantially the same optical scanning paths , to destroy or inactivate the cells producing the response radiations . the illumination , response , detection , and high power radiation steps are accomplished by devices acting in times short as compared to the x - y scanning devices so as to make the accurate treatment of each of large numbers of cells highly effective . alternate embodiments disclose the use of a single laser light source to selectively provide both the low and high powered light beams , various x - y scanning arrangements , and various devices for correcting the spherical aberration of the scanned beams in variously positioned image planes . | 0Human Necessities
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apparatus and method are provided for transferring state data between computer software programs within the same software process . the apparatus and method does not require a special operating system , but instead only requires the use of a few standard operating system calls , so therefore is highly portable between different operating system machine types . the apparatus and method have complete flexibility to change arguments or return values and change calling order , function names , function code , and the like within the new version of the program . | 6Physics
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an information providing apparatus includes following components . a storing unit stores marker image identification information , an image feature of a marker placed area , related information , and disclosure limitation information indicating whether the related information is to be disclosed to specific users in an image information memory . a user information memory stores user identification information identifying a user and privilege information indicating a privilege of the user . an obtaining unit obtains , from an information terminal , user identification information and a target image . a search unit searches the image information memory for marker image identification information of a marker image having an image feature similar to that included in the target image . a providing unit provides , if the corresponding disclosure limitation information indicates limited disclosure and the corresponding privilege information indicates that access to the retrieved related information is permitted , the corresponding related information to the information terminal . | 7Electricity
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a method and system for managing one or more web requests provided to a web application from a client computer . an application is responsive to a web request to generate verification data . the application sends a reply to the client to calculate a stamp as a function of the generated verification data . the application is responsive to an additional request from the client including the calculated stamp to determine if it corresponds to the generated verification data . if the calculated stamp corresponds to the generated verification data , the additional web request is submitted to the web application for processing . a web server subject to a dos attack will be able to distinguish between genuine users and malicious users and over a period of time be able to restore service to the former and deny to the latter . | 6Physics
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a wiper blade capable of preventing a harsh metallic noise which is made by the direct impact of a metallic backing plate associated therewith on a blade holder . rubber flanges are formed integrally with the body of the wiper blade so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the body . the flanges cover at least the longitudinal side edges of the metallic backing plate placed on the upper surface of the body so that the longitudinal side edges of the backing plate will not impact directly on the blade holder . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a connecting arrangement is provided for connecting at least two body components of a motor vehicle . the connecting arrangement includes , but is not limited to a pulling device , an elastic clamping element and a pressure distributor provided with a passage opening , which pressure distributor with its passage opening , can be supportingly brought to bear against a surface portion of the body component overlapping with a passage opening of the body component and the clamping element can be interactingly arranged on an outside of the pressure distributor facing away from the body component with the pulling device extending through the passage openings of the body component and of the pressure distributor . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a method for detecting defects in an optical device . the method includes obtaining an optical device that is a component of an optical communications system carrying information signals at a communications wavelength . infrared light is applied to the optical device . the infrared light has a wavelength corresponding to the communications wavelength . an image of the optical device is obtained while the optical device is transmitting the infrared light . the image provides multidimensional data including positional values and intensity values . the image is then analyzed to detect defects in the optical device . | 6Physics
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a pharmaceutical composition that inhibits the growth of tumors and cancers in mammals comprising fungicide is disclosed . the particular fungicide used is a 1 , 3 - bis - triazolyl - 2 - propanol derivative . these compositions are also effective against viral infections . | 0Human Necessities
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this invention relates generally to the reduction of particulate material generation by workpiece handling components . reduced levels of scratching , abrasion , wear and particulate generation are achieved by improved smoothing and flattening of the surface and , in a preferred embodiment , through the application of an ion beam assisted diamond - like - carbon film coating deposition . | 7Electricity
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an improved vertically slidable pivotal window unit having a spring loaded jamb latch assembly which provides a mechanically positive latching and release mechanism in going from the vertically displaceable to horizontally pivotal sash opening and closing modes . | 4Fixed Constructions
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apparatus to measure the crosstalk between pairs of conductors in a cable . the measurements are affected by the crosstalk inherent to the connectors that are part of the apparatus . the improvement consists of adding a compensating signal which equals that from the connector crosstalk in magnitude but has opposite sign . | 6Physics
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a device for protecting a handbag includes a bag , one or more elastic bands and an optional pliable trim piece , each attached to the bag . the elastic bands encircle the bag and are positioned between the opening and the bottom of the bag . the pliable trim piece encircles the bag and is positioned at the opening of the bag . | 0Human Necessities
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an output driver circuit for fast memories and microprocessors and the li the driver circuit is responsive to a binary input voltage and includes first and second signal control paths respectively coupled to a pair of series connected output stage transistors coupled between two high and low reference voltages and switched alternately between conducting and non - conducting states in mutual opposition to provide a binary output voltage substantially equal to either of the two reference voltages depending upon the binary state of the input voltage . additionally included is an anticipatory circuit having means responsive to both an externally applied precharge signal and a feedback signal corresponding to the binary state of the output voltage which alternately predrive the transistors close to their respective conducting switching points for increasing the speed of transition of the transistors between conductive and non - conductive states . | 7Electricity
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the present invention discloses a game controller for a game host . the control circuit inside the game controller is in electrical connections with a plurality of keys . when a particular key or several keys are depressed simultaneously , a program code enters a setting mode to set a key combination for generating a distinct programmable instruction output . this is particularly useful in helping users save time to remember or use specific programmable instruction keys by operating the original keys on the game controller . | 0Human Necessities
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a three cylinder engine includes a vibration alleviation unit for alleviating vibrations in a vehicle . the vibration alleviation unit is disposed at least one of upon the crankshaft and upon a part that operates in unison with the crankshaft . the three cylinder is supported by engine mounts that are positioned upon at least both ends of the engine in the direction of the crankshaft axis . given that k v and k h represent spring constants of one of the engine mounts in the pitch and yaw directions of the crankshaft , m v and m h represent components of a primary couple that occurs in the three cylinder engine in the pitch and yaw directions , and m v0 represents the sum of m v and m h , then spring constants of the engine mounts are set such that k v & gt ; k h and the vibration alleviation unit is set so as to satisfy the condition 0 & lt ; m v / m v0 & lt ; 0 . 5 . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a display apparatus for sequentially displacing sheets to a display position , comprising a drive for displacing sheets in a circuit to a display position . an actuator actuates the drive . connector devices connect opposed ends of sheets along the drive . each connector device has a first connector securing a first edge portion of a sheet to the drive , and a second connector device having a longitudinal member secured to a second edge portion of the sheet and connected to the drive so as to be restrictively displaceable along the drive . an abutment portion is securable against the longitudinal member for retaining the edge portion of the sheet therebetween . a tensioner connects the longitudinal member to the drive to maintain the sheet in a taut condition with a predetermined tension . | 6Physics
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an illuminating headlamp consisting of a headband and at least one optical device providing illumination at a known distance from said optical device attached to said headband . each optical device consists of a housing having an open first end and an open second end . there is a light emitting device attached to a mounting which is attached to the second end causing said light emitting device to be orientated at a known angle to an axis of said housing . at least one optically transparent lens is incorporated into said first end , and a means for adjusting said optically transparent lens in order to cause a focal point of the lens to be positioned behind said light emitting device , wherein a zone of substantially uniform illumination is projected at said known distance . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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when forming an image on both sides of set number of sheets of paper , excess paper which remains in an intermediate tray caused by an overlapped feeding of the paper is guided into a bin which has not been in use for the image forming of the above set number of sheet . further , when some sheets of the paper discharged from the intermediate tray are transferred in an overlapped condition and the paper in the intermediate tray becomes insufficient , the image forming operation corresponding to the insufficient number of sheet of the paper is discontinued , and the sorting operation for the next original starts from a sort bin skipping over some sort bins which should have received the uncopied paper because of overlapped feeding . | 6Physics
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techniques are provided for implementing freeze logic on programmable logic blocks . the output signal of a register in each programmable logic block is driven to a predefined state in response to a freeze signal . the freeze signal also causes a multiplexer in each programmable logic block to select the output signal of the register . the multiplexer drives an output signal of the programmable logic block to a predefined state to eliminate contention between circuit elements . the freeze logic requires a small amount of area in each programmable logic block . | 7Electricity
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the present invention relates to a process for retanning chrome - tanned leather comprising applying to leather a reaction product of at least one glycerol monoester of a saturated c 12 - 18 monocarboxylic acid , at least one diisocyanate selected from the group consisting of toluene diisocyanate , hexamethylene diisocyanate , and isophorone diisocyanate , and dimethylolpropionic acid , wherein the components , and are so selected that the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of component to the sum of the hydroxyl groups of components plus is about 0 . 5 to about 1 . 05 and the molar ratio of compound to compound is about 0 . 7 to about 1 . 5 and wherein the carboxyl groups originating from compound are at least partly neutralized . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a vehicle comprises a compression ignition engine provided with engine management means and having a catalyst for exhaust gas aftertreatment , wherein the engine management means is configured , when in use , to detect idle conditions and upon determining that idle conditions exist , stops the engine entirely , wherein the catalyst comprises a honeycomb substrate monolith coated with a catalytic washcoat comprising one or more precious metal , which catalytic washcoat being arranged between a first , upstream washcoat zone and a second , downstream washcoat zone , wherein a thermal mass in the first washcoat zone is different from a thermal mass in the second washcoat zone and wherein a washcoat layer in the first , upstream washcoat zone is substantially contiguous with a washcoat layer in the second , downstream washcoat zone . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a novel cushioning conversion machine and method for converting sheet stock material into a novel cushioning product and for producing discrete sections or pads of desired length , without the need for a cutting assembly , thereby enabling the construction of a less expensive , smaller and less complex machine . the machine and method are characterized by a weakening device for perforating a sheet stock material of one or more plies along tear lines so that as a strip of cushioning is formed from the stock material , discrete sections or pads of desired length may be detachable along the tear lines . the stock material includes material which is biodegradable , recyclable and composed of a renewable resource , such as kraft paper . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a piezoelectric switch including a casing for receiving an external mechanical force , a piezoelectric ceramic for sensing the external mechanical force received by the casing and converting the force to an electrical signal , the ceramic having one side connected to the casing and another side having both the positive and the negative poles , a conductive rubber connector disposed adjacent to and in contact with the ceramic for conducting the electrical signal and a printed circuit board disposed adjacent to and in contact with the conductive member for receiving and processing the conducted electrical signal received from the ceramic and for preventing any electrical signals from passing from the circuit board through the conductive member to the piezoelectric ceramic . | 7Electricity
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according to an aspect of the present invention , there is provided an abnormality judgment device including : a change amount calculator configured to calculate a change amount between currently - obtained and previously - obtained steering angles ; a storage section configured to store a threshold value ; a reference setting section configured to set a reference steering angle ; an incrementing section configured to continue gradually incrementing the threshold value after the change amount exceeds the threshold value , for a judgment time ; a deviation comparator configured to compare an absolute deviation between the currently - obtained steering angle and the reference steering angle with the threshold value , and to count a counter when the absolute deviation exceeds the threshold value ; and a judgment section configured to judge that the steering angle sensor is abnormal when the counter reaches a predetermined value . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a heat exchanger apparatus includes a plurality of tanks assembled together . each of the tanks is a separate structural member that provides opposed parallel surfaces . the surfaces carry a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending u - shaped grooves that are correspondingly placed . when the grooves are aligned , they form a first plurality of channels for holding a first fluid system . a load - carrying portion of each plate - like tank extends between the opposed surfaces . a second plurality of fluid conveying channels carries a second fluid system through the load carrying portion of the tank . fluid inlets and outlets are provided for each fluid system . the design of the present invention provides an improved plate - like tank structure that allows the separate fluid systems to be maintained at substantial pressure differentials such as , for example , between about 1 , 000 - 3 , 200 p . s . i . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an improved electronic pneumatic paintball gun , with an improved , simplified design incorporating an improved pneumatic hammer , electronic control circuit , pressure regulator , bolt design and cocking system for utilization in paintball guns or related devices . this paintball gun eliminates complex mechanical systems thus providing a consistent operation with low maintenance . the paintball gun utilizes low pressure to minimize damage to paint balls when fired and to the paintball gun &# 39 ; s internal parts , plus increase the effective number of shots per tank . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an automatic control system for operating the clutch of a car and capable of being attached to cars of manual shift transmission type comprising a servomotor mechanism forwardly and reversely rotated depending upon increase and decrease of supplied voltage to drive a clutch pedal in direction in which a clutch is connected and disconnected ; a circuit for converting the rotation number of engine to a pulse output to detect the rotation number of engine ; a frequency - voltage converter circuit for supplying to a servomotor an output voltage responsive to said pulse output ; and a switching means connected on the way of a voltage supply line extending from the frequency - voltage converter circuit to the servomotor mechanism and changing voltage supplied to the servomotor mechanism by manual or foot operation to forwardly and reversely rotate the servomotor mechanism . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a basic unit for a mobile water analyzing system includes a photometer , a test element receptacle , a photometric measuring track , and a pump actuator . the photometer comprises a light source configured to generate a measurement beam and a light detector configured to receive the measurement beam . the test element receptacle is configured so as to allow a separate test element comprising a measuring section and a pump port to be inserted into the test element receptacle . the photometric measuring track is defined by the measuring section when the separate test element is inserted into the test element receptacle . the measurement beam and the photometric measuring track are aligned during a photometric measurement so that a photometric measurement occurs along a longitudinal length of each of the photometric measuring track and the measuring section . the pump actuator is cooperatively connected with the pump port . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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embodiments of the present invention include an in - floor fitting for providing access to an underfloor electric distribution system . the in - floor fitting includes a cover configured to move between open and closed positions and being moved to an open position to allow a cable to pass therethrough . the in - floor fitting includes a receptacle positioned below the cover and configured to operatively connect to a cable comprising at least one of an electrical cable and a communication cable , wherein the cover is substantially flush with a surface of a floor when the cable is operatively connected to the receptacle and the cover is in the closed position . | 7Electricity
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an acoustic wave sensor assembly includes piezoelectric material , a first acoustic wave resonator element structure mounted on the piezoelectric material for interacting with an electrical signal , the acoustic wave resonator element structure being operable to interact with an acoustic wave propagating within the piezoelectric material to produce a first frequency response . further acoustic wave resonator element structures are mounted on the piezoelectric material for interacting with electrical signals , the further acoustic wave resonator element structures being operable to interact with further acoustic waves propagating within the piezoelectric material to produce subsequent frequency responses . the first acoustic wave resonator element structure and further acoustic wave resonator element structures are combined to form a ladder or lattice filter network to produce an overall frequency response . sensitive areas are mounted on the piezoelectric material and associated with the acoustic wave resonator element structures which , if predetermined effects to be sensed or detected are present , are modified thereby to control the nature of the frequency responses with resultant specific perturbations of the combined frequency response and thereby provide information with respect to the predetermined effects to be sensed or detected . | 6Physics
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a segmented memory control system is disclosed . specifically , multiple memory locations , including removable memory locations , are part of a gaming device . the memory locations are prioritized and data , including new data on removable memory units , with a higher priority is used by the gaming device at run time . | 6Physics
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the meta tetramethylxylenediisocyanate - based polyether urethane acrylate oligomer reduces the viscosities of polymerizable formulations , as compared to other isocyanate - based oligomers , significantly enhances adhesion to certain substrates , and imparts increased elongation - to - break valves to cured products produced therefrom . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a concrete construction form including a plurality of assembled sections each having a first smooth coffering surface and a rear surface reinforced by stiffening fins oriented perpendicularly to the rear surface with elongated reinforcement gutters extending along each stiffening fin and wherein transverse girders are connected to the fins by fasteners extending through the girders and into the open ends of the gutters . | 4Fixed Constructions
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a method and apparatus for improving the interior or exterior surface smoothness of a tube shell during cold draw operations is disclosed wherein the final reduction of the tube shell is completed within the die land . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method and apparatus for treatment of feces is present in which usable organic and inorganic chemical compounds and substances are extracted from the fecal material for reuse . the process and apparatus includes receiving a mixture of fecal material from various sources , separating the liquid from the solids for further processing or disposal , mixing the solids with an acid and / or solvent solution to break down the solids into components to be extracted , filtering solids from the mixture , distilling the filtrate to remove remaining solvents , reacting the remaining solids with a metal hydroxide solution to yield fats , fatty acids , oils , alcohols , sugars , and other minerals , and further processing these materials to produce lubricants , grease , emulsifiers , biodiesel , fuels and / or fertilizers . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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disclosed is a method of casting solidified aluminum comprising providing a body of molten aluminum ; providing means for casting solidified aluminum from said molten aluminum and providing a nozzle comprised of titanium adapted to flow molten aluminum into said means for casting said solidified aluminum . the nozzle is electrically preheated before introducing molten aluminum thereto and casting solified aluminum therefrom . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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according to a first embodiment of our invention , a monitoring device is placed above , within , or on the bottom of a cast , boot , shoe , or other lower extremity immobilization or protective device , and has one or more single or cluster of pressure sensitive chambers designed to burst at a predetermined force or weight . the pressure sensitive chambers may be filled with air , liquid , semi - liquid , or particulate material . once properly positioned , the device serves to detect and alert one or more individuals to the fact that weight - bearing has occurred and / or that a certain amount of force has been transmitted across the bottom or other portion of the cast , boot , shoe , mat , sock , insole , or lower extremity immobilization or protective device in a setting where such pressure could be deleterious or harmful . | 0Human Necessities
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apparatus for synchronizing a clock signal to a pulse comprises a clock signal generator for generating a first clock signal having a frequency equal to that of a desired clock signal . a delay circuit to which the first clock signal is fed generates a number of time delayed versions of the first clock signal , each time delay being less than the period of the first clock signals . logic compares the time delayed versions of the first clock signal and the original clock signal at the time of occurrence of the pulse and selects as the desired clock signal , a version of the first clock signal which has changed state close to the time of occurence of the pulse . | 7Electricity
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a protocol controller disposed between switches in a fiber channel fabric switch circuit and disk drive units for converting a protocol to enable one - to - one connectivity established between controllers and disk drive units . | 6Physics
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a lock assembly useful in coupling a tire assembly to a wheel which is locked and unlocked by a magnetic key . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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the present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a silicate phosphor and the silicate phosphor . the method includes a hydrothermal treatment step of obtaining a layered silicate substituted with a rare - earth metal by hydrothermally treating an aqueous solution as a reaction solution , the solution containing rare - earth metal ions , naoh and silica , and a calcinating step of forming a crystalline silicate by calcinating the layered silicate substituted with the rare - earth metal . according to the method for preparing the silicate phosphor , the silicate phosphors , which can be used as phosphors for leds in the aspects of high covalent character , high luminescent intensity and stability at high temperature , may be prepared by a simplified , economic process . also , the silicate phosphors may selectively emit red , green or blue light by virtue of the substitution of a silicon position with rare - earth metals of various types . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a method of reducing the appearance of speckle resulting from a coherent light beam , includes the steps of : providing an electro - optic device having , an electro - optic substrate , an electrode array arranged on the surface of the electro - optic substrate , at least one electrode located on the opposite surface of the electro - optic substrate , and means for applying voltage to the electrodes to generate a variation in a refractive index profile within the substrate ; and directing the light beam through the electro - optic device while applying voltage to the device , whereby the temporal and spatial phase of a light beam passing through the substrate is altered , thereby reducing the appearance of speckle . | 6Physics
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disclosed is a continuous process for separating or extracting proteins from a low grade mixture of a protein of interest , other proteins , impurities , and salts in a continuous simulated moving bed separation process . the invention provides for direct extraction of heme protein and plant protein from a crude mixture of such proteins , other proteins , impurities and salts using the chromatographic technique of simulated moving bed continuous chromatography . the smb process combines the steps of feed loading , adsorbent washing , product elution , adsorbent regeneration , and adsorbent equilibration . the novel strong anion exchange resin adsorbent is a quaternary amine cross - linked microcellulose wherein the microcellulose is cross - linked with epichlorohydrin and the quaternary amine is 2 , 3 - epoxypropyltrimethyl - ammonium chloride which exhibits selective adsorption of proteins and complete regeneration . purified protein separated in this manner may provide human health benefits by providing greater medicinal and nutrition opportunities from low quality protein sources . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an image reading apparatus including a transparent original table for placing a transmitting original thereon , an image reading unit for reading the image of the transmitting original through the transparent original table , a transmitting original holder having a through - hole for positioning the transmitting original relative to the transparent original table , and an illuminating unit adapted for pressing the transmitting original positioned by the through - hole of the original holder , including a plane light source for illuminating the transmitting original , and comprising a fitting portion for fitting in the through - hole , and a protruding portion protruding toward the surface of the transmitting original from the through - hole on a side far from the transmitting original relative to the fitting portion , wherein when the transmitting original illuminating unit is inserted into the through - hole of the transmitting original holder at an angle at which the surface having the plane light source is not parallel to the transparent original table , the protruding portion of the transmitting original illuminating unit first contacts with the edge of the through - hole of the transmitting original holder . | 7Electricity
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the present invention provides a multilayer mounting mat for mounting a pollution control element . the mounting mat comprises a layer of intumescent material between two non - intumescent layers defining opposite major sides of the mounting mat . the mounting mat in accordance with the present invention is suitable for mounting a pollution control element in a pollution control device and is in particular suitable for mounting fragile monolith such as thin - wall and ultra thin - wall monoliths . also , the mounting mats conveniently exhibit a good or excellent holding pressure over a wide temperature range and can be formulated in an inexpensive way . the invention also provides a pollution control device comprising a pollution control element arranged in a casing with the mounting mat disposed between the casing and pollution control element . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an image signal processing circuit for cmos image sensor comprises a differential operational amplifier , input stage capacitors , and output stage capacitors . the input stage capacitors comprise a first positive input stage switching capacitor array and a first negative input stage switching capacitor array . the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is configured to input analog image signals , a control end of the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is connected to a color gain control signal end , and an output end of the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is coupled to a positive input end of the differential operational amplifier . the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is configured to input a reference level signal , a control end of the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is connected to the color gain control signal end , and an output end of the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is coupled to a negative input end of the differential operational amplifier . the output stage capacitors are connected between the output end and the input end of the differential operational amplifier . in the present invention , two or more control functions are implemented with a single circuit , therefore , with the imaging effects guaranteed , the circuit structure is simplified , the size of the cmos image sensor chip is reduced , and thus the cost is reduced . the present invention meets the developing trend of product miniaturization . | 7Electricity
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disclosed are a food composition prepared by co - culturing pediococcus acidilactici with bacillus and a method for preparing the same . the food composition contains bacteriocin , thus improving stability and lifespan of foods . more specifically , disclosed are doenjang or cheonggukjang produced by the method , and a method for producing the same . | 0Human Necessities
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an ultrasonic tissue ablation device comprising a transversely vibrating elongated probe , and a coupling assembly for probe attachment detachment that enables the probe assembly and separation from the device body that includes the ultrasound energy source and a sound conductor , and a method of use for removal of vascular occlusions in blood vessels . the coupling assembly enables incorporation of elongated probes with small cross sectional lumens such as a catheter guidewires . the probe detachability allows insertion manipulation and withdrawal independently of the device body . the probe can be used with acoustic and / or aspirations sheaths to enhance destruction and removal of an occlusion . the horn assembly of the device that contains a sound conducting horn functions as an energy regulator and reservoir for the probe , and precludes loss of probe cavitation energy by its bending or damping within the blood vessel . | 0Human Necessities
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an electrode for fixed - frequency particle accelerators geometrically compensating for relativistic mass increase by placing the acceleration gap at the location of the particle at each peak of the accelerating electric field . | 7Electricity
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a power socket having an attached container includes a socket housing having an extension wire , and a container serving as a cover or a container . using the structure according to the invention , wires can be effective stored while accomplishing waterproof purposes . | 7Electricity
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a fork lift truck for moving a load , comprising a load bearing member for carrying the load , wherein the truck comprises means for adjusting the vertical axis of the load bearing member to maintain it substantially parallel to the axis of gravitational pull on the load , when the truck travels along a surface having varying degrees of flatness or deviance from horizontal . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a flat material for forming leadthroughs and including a first layer 911 ) formed of strip - shaped plates adjoining each other along their narrow sides and separated from each other by a slot , a second layer formed of an elastic material , and an intermediate layer located between the first layer and the second layer . | 7Electricity
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this invention uses the structures of the finite - sized conductor - backed coplanar waveguides for designing broadband switchable and tunable signal filters . the design methods construct a plurality of configurations , which including waveguides , via holes , metallic posts , and conductor planes in the structures , for selecting , coupling , converting , and dissipating of the signals with specific electromagnetic modes and frequencies propagating through the structures . the dominant electromagnetic modes of the signals include coplanar waveguide modes and microstrip - like modes . the design methods thereby produce a plurality of filter types , such as bandstop filters , bandpass filters , multiband filters , etc . the design methods can apply to the structures with single and multi - layer dielectric and metallic materials , such as integrated circuits , thin - film transistor circuits , low temperature / high temperature co - fired ceramics , pcb , and others . in addition , the design methods add switches to perform electrically controllable functions including frequency band selection and filter type selection . the design methods can also perform impedance matching of broadband signals by electrically tuning the values of inductance and capacitance in conjunction with the structures . | 7Electricity
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a forming fabric for use in the production of nonwoven products comprising a plurality of protuberances having a predetermined size and shape , wherein the protuberances are arranged in a pattern that defines a size and shape of nonwoven sheets formed therefrom . | 3Textiles; Paper
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a document management system separates building information into a variety of data sets . each data set has at least one common attribute that links it to all other types of data sets for the building . the information for maintaining the building is stored in a manner allowing users to retrieve only selective information from a vast amount of stored information . users can query and retrieve data sets in a vast number of combinations relating to a specific building , or floor , room , system or system component in the building . | 6Physics
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an adjustable strike mounting system having a cover plate , which can be mounted to an astragal having a housing , which has a longitudinal channel having retention guides , vertically slidable blocks , which have transverse slots , having horizontally slidable threaded elements , and spring leaves , which are adapted to hold the vertically slidable blocks in selected positions , the cover plates adapted to provide mounting surfaces for the strike plates , the cover plates abutting the retention guides , the strike plates having apertures , which can be aligned with locations of the locks and deadbolts quickly , easily , and efficiently , the adjustable strike mounting system facilitating and allowing vertical and horizontal movement of the strike plates in the astragal , facilitating location and alignment of fasteners , and minimizing loss of the fasteners within the astragal and resultant jamming of the astragal and other operating parts of the astragal . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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the present invention relates to the incorporation in the removable cartridge c , as an interface between the usual storage stk and the outside of the aforementioned cartridge , of an encrypting - decrypting module mcd devoid of any non - volatile memory and capable of supporting an encoding key 10 which is assigned prior to each recording session so that all the stored data is encrypted and here is no trace of the aforementioned encoding key left the moment the first power supply cut - off to the module occurs , as a result of a general power supply cut - off , for example via connection 30 , or as a result of the disengagement of the cartridge from the recorder . | 6Physics
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a process to improve the processability of a bio - oil is provided . the disclosed process involves removing at least a portion of the carboxylic acids originally present in a bio - oil using a weak base anion exchange resin . upon removing at least a portion of these carboxylic acids , the treated bio - oil contains a lower tan value and is better suited for processing in existing refinery equipment . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the present invention provides an edible dosage form that incorporates optical elements , capable of producing unique optical effects and images in order to enable a user to better identify and differentiate the dosage forms , as well as to improve the detection of counterfeit production thereof , wherein the edible dosage forms may be made in a variety of ways to incorporate the optical elements therein . | 0Human Necessities
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a gas sampler includes an impact disc for removing larger particles from a gas flow drawn by a pump and a filter for capturing smaller particles , also positioned in the flow path . the sampler is conveniently dissembled and reassembled to remove and replace the impact disc and the filter . particles removed , especially on the filter , may be observed or analyzed . the impact disc may be coated with an oil or other viscous substance to enhance its ability to retain larger particles . the flow path may be entirely annular after striking the impact disc — that is , around the outside of the impact disc but a portion of the flow path may proceed directly through a central aperture in the impact disc after striking it . | 6Physics
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the present invention concerns the field of power amplifiers and in particular the enhancement of the performance of the amplifier by a feedback loop acting on the input signal . we present a method for linearizing a power amplifier circuit having as input signal a digital base - band input signal , , a power output signal 8 z ), a power amplifier and a linearizer module . | 7Electricity
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a food item delivery apparatus is disclosed , that includes a delivery container , as well as one or more removable shelves stackable within the delivery container , such that each of the one or more removable shelves is configured to be inserted and removed from the delivery container using a finger - gripping mechanism . the one or more removable shelves are configured to be inserted and removed from the delivery container while the food item is resting thereon . at least one shelf is supported by one or more variable - sized support members attached thereto , the one or more support members being perpendicular to a top surface of the shelf , and resting on a bottom of the delivery container or a top surface of another shelf directly underneath the shelf . the delivery container and the shelves may be coated with insulating material to promote heat circulation and to avoid sticking . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a multi - step method of synthesizing ketorolac , an analgesic compound , is shown . several of the reactions and intermediate compounds are novel . the reaction sequence begins with the known compound n - 2 - bromoethylpyrrole . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a small , low cost , very maneuverable , self - propelled , one - man armored vehicle makes use of a commercially available chassis and is especially adapted to be used for security purposes . the vehicle is provided with non - steerable wheels , all of which are driven , and controllably so on opposite sides for steering purposes . | 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a central asset registry and associated satellite registries tie digital asset management repositories and satellite repositories into a unified enterprise system . the system removes rights and asset relationship tracking from the dams and the satellites by gathering asset metadata tags and capturing digital asset rights and relationships between assets to improve speed , scalability , and flexibility in analyzing and traversing networks of rights and relationships of digital assets . the central asset registry and the satellite registries use a pluggable architecture and track and store multi - dimensional relationships as an asset hierarchy . the asset hierarchy and rights model depicts rights and relationship data between the assets and provides a flexible array of asset types and properties for addition of new assets , new asset types , and new rights without re - factoring the other data , nodes , and edges . the system uses asset metadata to create edge relationships between the assets . the combination of the satellite registries and the central asset registry facilitates queries and retrieval of the media assets . | 6Physics
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this invention provides phosphor - doped fluoroperovskite compounds that are capable of storing at least part of the energy of incident ionizing radiation and releasing at least part of the stored energy upon optical stimulation or heating . also provided are dosimeters and radiation storage devices comprising the compounds , methods of preparing the compounds , and methods of using the compounds to determine a dose of ionizing radiation or to record and reproduce an ionizing radiation image . | 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a plastic container having a multilayer label applied by in - mold labeling during the blow molding of the plastic container . the label comprises a non - cellular inner layer , an intermediate cellular layer compatible with the inner layer and heat bonded to the inner layer , and an outer non - cellular plastic layer compatible with the intermediate cellular layer and heat bonded thereto . the label is positioned in a mold cavity with the outer layer in contact with the mold . when a hot plastic parison at molding temperature is expanded by fluid pressure against the walls of the mold to form a container , the noncellular inner layer becomes bonded to the outer surface of the container by heat from the container . | 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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in an approach to caller id verification by digital signature , a computing device receives authenticating information associated with a caller . the computing device creates a call record based on the authenticating information . the computing device retrieves additional information associated with the caller . the computing device updates the call record based on the additional information . the computing device retrieves a digital signature associated with the caller . the computing device retrieves public key information associated with the caller . the computing device performs a digital signature assessment based on the public key information . the computing device updates the call record based on the digital signature assessment . the computing device adds timestamp information to the call record . the computing device receives a request from a call recipient device . the computing device communicates information based on the call record to the call recipient device . the computing device marks the call record as expired . | 7Electricity
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a therapeutic system for supplying active substances to the skin consists of a backing layer remote from the skin , with at least one active substance depot . the depot may consist of a fluid active substance or a fluid composition comprising an active substance delivery control matrix . there is also included an adhesive fixing device for fixing the therapeutic system on the skin . the therapeutic system is characterized in that the active substance depots consist of at least one adjuvant having a supporting and distributing function by being provided with a planar textile material completely surrounded by matrix . | 0Human Necessities
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a method of laparoscopically introducing a piece of surgical mesh into the abdominal cavity of a patient through a small incision . the mesh is tightly rolled after having traction sutures placed therein and being hydrated . the surgical mesh is pulled into a prelubricated insertion tube having been ligated adjacent its proximal end . a grasper is used to pull mesh into the tube . the tube / mesh is inserted into the abdominal cavity through a small incision . once inside the abdomen , the insertion tube is split to release the surgical mesh that may then be used in the surgery . also provided is an insertion tube having a thinned or otherwise weakened region extending along a longitudinal axis thereof . a ripcord extending along the insertion tube from its ligated , proximal end to beyond the distal end is utilized to spilt the insertion tube to facilitate freeing the surgical mesh from within . | 0Human Necessities
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an air conditioning system in an aircraft is provided . the system comprises at least one air cycle air - conditioning pack with a compressor comprising a bleed air outlet and with a compressed - air line connected to the bleed air connection , which compressed - air line is connectable to a starter turbine for a main engine . with the use of air from a compressor of an air conditioning pack it is not necessary to switch off the air conditioning pack ; bleed air removal from the auxiliary power units becomes obsolete ; and , since there is no unnecessary discharge of compressed air from a bleed air system , noise pollution on the ground is reduced . | 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a spray device for use as a supplementary fluid output , having a mixing chamber for receiving and mixing fluid from two input supplies which supplies mixed fluid to a spray head through a flexible conduit . the relative proportions of input supplies received in the mixing chamber is controlled by a mix controller having a mix actuator which is connected to a mix valve associated with the mixing chamber by an upstanding rotatable sleeve . the spray device is mounted on a hole in a work surface by mounting means . the flexible conduit and the upstanding rotatable sleeve pass through the hole in the work surface and a bore in the mounting means . the mix controller may control the rate of fluid flow through the device . | 4Fixed Constructions
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an active coating system capable of collecting , analyzing , managing and adapting to data and / or its environment in real time . an exemplary embodiment of our inventive active coating system is corrosion resistant and includes a flexible sensor layer , a switch layer and a visual display layer . operationally , the flexible sensor layer senses particular environmental conditions and the visual display layer provides visual indication of the condition sensed . | 6Physics
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