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a tank head including a plurality of input ports , a plurality of output ports , and a connection fitting is provided . the plurality of input ports are in direct communication with one another , the plurality of output ports are in direct communication with one another , and the connection fitting is capable of associating the tank head with a fluid tank . ends of each one of the input and output ports within the pluralities are capable of being associated with a first end of a connection adapter .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a method and system for detecting the presence of a frozen deposition at an interface between a substrate of known thermophysical properties and surroundings of unknown thermophysical properties . the system involves applying a predetermined quantity of heat to a temperature sensor positioned at the interface to cause a thermal perturbation , measuring an output signal of the sensor subsequent to applying the predetermined quantity of heat , and comparing one or more measured values of the output signal to one or more reference output level values to determine the presence or absence of the frozen deposition .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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an apparatus for suspending articles from a surface is disclosed having a head portion and one arm member extending outwardly from one side of the head portion , arranged at an angle with respect to the head portion and haivng at least two spaced apart detents near a free distal end . an article to be suspended is hung from the arm member . the detents are in the form of bends in the arm and serve to restrict the article &# 39 ; s movement in a longitudinal direction with respect to the arm member . the articles are held at the more proximal second detent , thereby leaving the more distal first detent open to allow for easy replacement of an article .
| 0Human Necessities
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a seat mounted workout station system is provided including a seating assembly having a seat portion and a back portion . also included is a frame mounted on a rear surface of the back portion of the seating assembly . next provided is a plurality of tension members connected to the frame and further connected to cables which are routed through the frame via pulleys . hand grips are connected to the cables for being gripped by a user .
| 0Human Necessities
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a system and method for suppressing secondary electron counts in systems that count particles . the secondary electrons are produced in a foil or other secondary electron emitting surface . a suppression grid is placed in front of the particle detector . the grid is held at an applied voltage that prevents some portion of the electrons from being transmitted through the grid and reaching the detector . the applied voltage may be adjusted and varied in a manner that provides a predicable electron count and an enhanced dynamic range of measurements at the detector .
| 7Electricity
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methods and apparatus , including computer program products , implementing and using techniques for managing data items in an inventory management system . a set of data items representing stock items is maintained in an inventory , wherein at least one stock item is described by two or more values . each value being expressed in different units of measurement . a change request for a change of the values for the stock item that is described in the two or more different units of measurement is received . the two or more values for the stock item that is described in two or more different units of measurement are updated .
| 6Physics
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an apparatus for detecting the shake of an image of an object , having first and second photosensor arrays for detecting an image of an object in two different directions , a signal processor for processing output signals from the first and second photosensor arrays and for producing a focusing control signal of an objective lens , a memory circuit for storing an output signal from the first photosensor array , and a discrimination circuit for discriminating the shake of the object in accordance with the signal stored in the memory circuit and a signal from the first photosensor array produced subsequent to this signal .
| 6Physics
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a safety device for a motor vehicle , having an inflatable airbag which , to protect a vehicle occupant on a vehicle seat — in particular when an accident or a hazardous situation occurs — is inflated and deployed laterally next to the vehicle occupant , and having a supporting device which interacts with the airbag and prevents or at least reduces a lateral movement of the airbag when the vehicle occupant plunges into the airbag .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a crt comprising an evacuated envelope having an electrically - insulating neck and a beaded electron - gun mount assembly in the neck . portions of the surfaces of the beads facing the inner surface of the neck carry electrically - conducting coatings for suppressing arcing during the operation of the tube . the coatings and the claws of the electrodes embedded in the beads are positioned to minimize erosion of the patches during electrical processing of the electrodes .
| 7Electricity
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a method for conserving paging channel and access channel bandwidth is provided in a wireless telecommunications network . the network includes : a plurality of cells served by a mobile switching center and including a paging channel for paging a mobile station located within the cells and an access channel by which the mobile station registers its location with the network . the method includes : defining a first set of location areas including a plurality of paging location areas , each paging location area including a plurality of cells ; and , defining a second set of location areas including a plurality of registration location areas , each registration location area including a plurality of paging location areas . as the mobile station travels , it registers via the access channel when entering one registration location area from another registration location area , but it does not register via the access channel when entering one paging location area from another paging location area within the same registration location area .
| 7Electricity
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power control systems and methods are provided to control when and how power is removed from devices . a power control system includes a sensing module that detects an output voltage level of a battery pack . a shutoff module initiates a shutoff routine when the output voltage level decreases to a device shutoff voltage level . the device shutoff voltage level is greater than the battery pack shutoff voltage level . a bypass module prevents the initiation of the shutoff routine when the device performs one or more operations that are known to cause high battery current spikes that will resultant in significant voltage drops from the battery pack .
| 7Electricity
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a tri - mode co - boresighted seeker including a primary collecting mirror assembly having a parabolic surface and a forwardly located dielectric secondary mirror assembly including a dielectric mirror coating which reflects infrared energy to an ir detector assembly located on a central longitudinal axis on one side of the secondary mirror while providing substantially unobstructed propagation of millimeter wave rf energy and laser energy in a joint or common signal path therethrough to means located on the other side of the secondary mirror for extracting and diverting laser energy away from the common rf - optical signal path to a laser sensor assembly while causing little or no disturbance to the rf signal as it propagates to a co - located bifurcated waveguide assembly which couples the rf energy to an rf sensor means located behind the primary mirror .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an oil filter module may include a casing and a filter therein . the oil filter module may also include a cap coupled to the casing , and including a drain nipple protruding downward from a portion of the cap corresponding to a bottom support plate of the filter with a drain hole formed in the drain nipple . the oil filter module may further include a drain pin coupled to the drain nipple so as to be removable so that the drain hole is open or closed by the drain pin . a rotation groove having a rotating axis of the casing may be formed in a lower surface of the bottom support plate . the drain hole may be formed at a position corresponding to the rotation groove , and the drain pin may be seated at one end thereof onto a bottom of the rotation groove when the drain pin is coupled to the drain nipple .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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in general , the present disclosure is directed toward a novel hybrid spintronic device for converting chemical absorption into a change in magnetoresistance . this device uses a novel magnetic material which depends on the attachment of an organic structure to a metallic film for its magnetism . changes in the chemical environment lead to absorption on the surface of this organometallic bilayer and thus modify its magnetic properties . the change in magnetic properties , in turn , leads to a change in the resistance of a magnetoresistive structure or a spin transistor structure , allowing a standard electrical detection of the chemical change in the sensor surface .
| 6Physics
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an object is to provide a sebum secretion inhibiting composition and a food or drink product using the same . the present inventors have conducted extensive studies and consequently found that the sebum secretion is inhibited by orally ingesting a collagen peptide , which is hydrolyzed collagen , and provide an oral sebum secretion inhibiting composition comprising a collagen hydrolysate and a food or drink product containing the composition .
| 0Human Necessities
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deciphering and verification of the checksum of enciphered and encapsulated udp datagrams , particularly those which enclose a tunneling protocol such as l2tp , are achieved by the provision of a checksum verifier in parallel with a decipher block . checksum logic creates a pseudo udp header needed for checksum verification using fields that would occur at the start of the packet that encapsulates the udp datagram . the first part of the packet to be deciphered is the udp header ; checksum logic can latch the checksum field into a local register . as the rest of the packet is deciphered the checksum verifier processes the data at the same time . eventually the checksum logic will acquire a complete checksum which can be compared with the checksum that had been previously latched , so as to verify the checksum .
| 7Electricity
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a viral expression vector having a nucleic acid which includes a transcriptional start site ; a promoter operably linked to the transcriptional start site ; and an enhancer operably linked to the promoter , the enhancer comprising the dna sequence of seq id no : 1 or the rna equivalent thereof .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the present invention relates to a compound having anti - ks and anti - hiv pharmaceutical activity which comprises an hcg - like inhibitory protein and fragments or derivatives thereof , said protein and fragments thereof are isolated from a biologically active fraction of apl - hcg , wherein said protein has a molecular weight of about 3 , 500 or of about 13 , 000 dalton , and wherein said protein and fragments thereof are adsorbed polypropylene plastic supports . a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and / or treatment of kaposi &# 39 ; s sarcoma and hiv which comprises an therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the present invention in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier . a method for the prevention , treatment and / or reduction of kaposi &# 39 ; s sarcoma and hiv expression in aids patients , which consists in administering the composition to the patient .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a high voltage electrical connection between a base unit and a panel display in a portable computer wherein the base unit and the panel display are pivotably secured to each other about a hinge axis , includes a flexible high voltage electrical conductor extending from the base unit to the panel display . a portion of the electrical conductor extends along the hinge axis such that pivoting of the panel display relative to the base unit causes said portion of the flexible conductor to twist about the hinge axis rather than actively bend .
| 6Physics
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a centerfire cartridge priming tool intended for hand held use and including a one piece molded tool body and a shell casing holder integrally embedded in an end of the tool body . a lever is pivotally attached to the body adjacent the shell casing holder and is functioned to force a new primer into the priming chamber of the shell .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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there is provided a projector at least comprising : a light source ; a color wheel ; a condensing lens ; a spatial light modulator ; and a projection optical system , wherein the light source includes a red illuminant and a blue illuminant , and the color wheel includes a disc made of optically permeable materials , the disc being composed of a green - light generating portion , a blue - light generating portion and a blue - and - green light generating portion , the green - light generating portion and the blue - and - green light generating portion each including a phosphor layer .
| 7Electricity
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a photohardenable composition comprising a free radical addition polyermizable or crosslinkable compound and a cationic dye - borate anion complex , said complex being capable of absorbing actinic radiation and producing free radicals which initiate free radical polymerization of crosslinking of said compound ; and photosensitive materials employing the composition where in one embodiment the composition is microencapsulated .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a damper for decreasing a piping vibration capable of enhancing the efficiency in decreasing the piping vibration and adjusting the weight of a weight portion according to the type of the compressor and the shape of the pipe applied to the compressor by separating a fixed portion from a weight portion such that the fixed portion makes a direct contact with a pipe and the weight portion has an interval from the pipe without making a direct contact with the pipe , in which the damper installed on the pipe to decrease the vibration includes a fixation part provided with a coupling hole formed therein to be coupled to the pipe , and coupled and fixed to the pipe such that the coupling hole makes contact with an outer circumferential surface of the pipe , and a weight part connected to the fixation part .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a demultiplexing apparatus for wavelength division multiplexed optical communications makes use of an interleaver to separate alternating wavelengths into separate wavelength groups . these separate wavelength groups may then be demultiplexed using conventional demultiplexers . an optical coupler such as an optical circulator or a curved grating is used to direct the reflected wavelengths to a separate output path . the interleaver preferably has a square wave reflectivity response in the wavelength domain , and reflects every other wavelength to a separate output path than those wavelengths that are transmitted past the interleaver . the interleaver may be a diffraction grating that may be apodized or chirped . the grating may also be a sampled grating structure . alternatively , the interleaver may be a planar waveguide that has a periodic change in the refractive index conditions of a section of the waveguide .
| 6Physics
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a motorcycle is provided with an easily assembleable rear fender and cowling structure allowing front and rear parts of the fender to be secured together with the cowling fixed to an upper part of the front fender by locking surfaces . the construction reduces the number of parts of the assembly and permits better production efficiency , while utilizing the dead space formed as a storage compartment behind the motorcycle seat .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method and apparatus for killing microorganisms on the surface of raw meat . the microorganisms are killed by exposing the meat to controlled applications of a biocidal treatment gas in a vacuum / pressure regulated environment . the meat is first exposed to a vacuum , the surface then flushed with an air - free treatment gas , then full treated with the air - free treatment gas , and then reexposed to a vacuum . the method and apparatus successfully kills microorganisms on the surface and pores of raw meat without causing significant deleterious changes to the meat .
| 0Human Necessities
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a system and method are disclosed for a central server to manage remote monitoring tasks performed by users of a data network . an exemplary method comprises : receiving a request from a user of a user device to monitor a remote location ; determining a remote location to be monitored ; enabling communication between a sensor at the remote location and the user device ; and crediting value to the user in accordance with an amount of time the user device has been in communication with the remote sensor for remote monitoring purposes . an alternate exemplary method includes measuring user attentiveness while the user device is in communication with the remote sensor . thus , the disclosed system and method provide a way for users of a data network such as the internet to log on at any time and perform remote monitoring tasks for value . idle time can now be turned into value using the disclosed system and method . moreover , little or no skill is required of the user to earn value using the disclosed system and method ; the user need only be attentive while performing a remote monitoring task . location owners also benefit from the convenience by which they can now have their properties monitored and by the ability of the disclosed system and method to ensure the attentiveness of the user performing the remote monitoring task .
| 6Physics
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the invention relates to a composition containing between 0 . 1 and 30 wt .-% copolyamide and between 70 and 99 . 9 wt .-% of a medium acceptable for cosmetic , perfume and / or pharmaceutical use . in particular , the invention relates to a method for incorporating a copolyamide into a cosmetic , perfume and / or pharmaceutical medium . the invention also relates to the use of a copolyamide for the production of a cosmetic , pharmaceutical or perfume product , said copa being incorporated in the form of a composition in accordance with the invention .
| 0Human Necessities
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an improved method of synthesis of 21 - amino epothilone derivatives which provides a one - pot conversion of 21 - hydroxy epothilones to highly desirable 21 - amino epothilones in high yield .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a configuration of logic elements enables existing serial - in - parallel - out shift registers to perform their own bit count , report the receipt of a valid transmission consisting of an expected number of bits and report the receipt of an invalid transmission consisting of greater than the expected number of bits . logic elements additional to the foregoing enable sipo shift registers to receive valid transmissions of varying expected numbers of bits . special purpose integrated circuits are disclosed which also contain the aforementioned configurations of logic elements . newly designed sipo shift registers which contain within them the foregoing configurations of logic elements are further disclosed . potential messages of multiple acceptable message lengths are accommodated . some embodiments are equipped with tri - state data outputs .
| 6Physics
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an interface component for insertion in a certain - sized connection box placed for another component such as a switch or other electrical mechanism . the interface component may bring in new capabilities plus maintain the capabilities of the removed component . the box need not be removed , or if the boxed is removed the structure or space encompassing the box need not be enlarged . further , no new wiring is necessarily needed . this placement or substitution may be particularly applicable to rooms of hotels , motels , and other similar facilities . neither time nor expense of redoing structure to hold a larger box or provide more space or wiring is needed . in many cases , there is not adequate space to add components for providing additional capabilities to a room .
| 7Electricity
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a method of creating an optical structure within a photosensitive light transmissive material comprising the steps of : exposing a selected region of the material to radiation at a wavelength selected to effect a refractive index change in the material ; terminating the exposure to the radiation at a selected fluence ; and afterwards exposing at least one portion of the selected region to uv radiation at a level sufficient to vary the refractive index of the material within the selected region to form the optical structure ; wherein the fluence is selected such that the optical structure is substantially thermally stable without a requirement for post - processing annealing .
| 6Physics
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a controller for controlling a wire electric discharge machine is configured to monitor the remaining lifetime of a wire electrode and calculates an electric discharge machining time , thereby determining the timing of replacement of the wire electrode , so that it can recognize the timing of interruption of electric discharge machining . consequently , a program operation can be suspended and the wire electrode can be cut and automatically replaced at that timing . after the replacement of the wire electrode , moreover , the wire electrode can be connected and the program operation can be restarted .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a sewing machine with an electronic memory stores stitch control signals which are sequentially read out in synchronism with rotation of the upper drive shaft to control at least one of the needle swinging amplitude and the feeding amount or both . pattern selecting switches are operated to select a pattern of stitches , each stitch being produced by the needle swinging amplitude and feeding amount predetermined by a selected set of stitch control signals of the memory . manually influenced stitch adjusting means vary either the needle swinging amplitude or feeding amount for fine adjustment of the selected pattern .
| 6Physics
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disclosed is a device for removing a foreign object from the body of a human or animal patient , the device being formed from a single length of tubing , slit lengthwise at its distal end to define an envelope of a basket cavity , the envelope featuring a set of second strands , each formed by slitting one of the first strands over a distal portion of the first strand , which distal portion is less than the full length of the first strand .
| 0Human Necessities
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a floor sanding vacuum is designed to be used in conjunction with floor sanding machines to provide a near dust free process for sanding floors . a displacement blower is driven by a gasoline or electric motor which creates a high vacuum that draws air through the sanding machine via a flexible hose connected to a cyclone separator where the sanding debris drops into an integral hopper . after the cyclone , the air is drawn through an air filter to the blower where the cleaned air is discharged through either an optional integral silencer built into the base of the vacuum or a commercially available silencer for noise reduction .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a method for diverting steam injection in injection wells by the use of perforation ball sealers composed of polymer compounds covered with a thin coating of elastomer of low enough density to float in the injected fluids , yet able to stand the adverse temperatures of steam injection .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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method for controlling the process of separating mixtures containing several substances having close boiling points and with a known concentration , in a distillation column , wherein the concentration of at least one component is measured at a midpoint of the column , and said measurement , together with other parameters , is used to control the process .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a detecting data processing apparatus configured to identify at least one of a plurality of code words present in a marked version of a material item . the detecting apparatus including a registration processor operable to compare the samples of the marked material item with a copy of the original material item samples . if a sample of the marked material item and the original material item differ by a comparison threshold , the registration processor replaces the compared sample of the marked material item with the corresponding sample from the original material item .
| 7Electricity
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this toilet unclogging tool has a handle attached at the proximal end of , a shaft , either straight or bent , and a bullet shaped head portion , attached at the distal end of the shaft , which head is made of a semi - rigid material such as closed cell polyethylene foam . the head has a series of grooves , usually four of a v - shape , along the length thereof to permit fluid to pass there through when one attempts to push a blockage forward over the trap of a toilet . a rigid cap having a flat face is disposed into the forward end of the head to enhance the ability of the device to push a clog without deforming the head .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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improved explosive slurries of the type containing an oxidizing salt , an organic fuel , a metallic fuel , a thickening agent , and water , wherein the improvement includes a sensitizing amount of an inorganic peroxide .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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the strength of an upright wooden structure is diagnosed by drawing a pair of spaced apart electrodes into the structure to a predetermined depth . the force of penetration and the moisture content of the structure at the depth of penetration are measured and the measurement data processed to provide an instantaneous readout indicative of the strength of the structure .
| 6Physics
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a gas flow detection device having an inlet for connection to a source of gas and an outlet for connection to a gas - using appliance is disclosed . gas for feeding a pilot flame of the appliance flows through a permanently open orifice . when the appliance is switched on the pressure at the devices outlet drops and a piston which is in a tube is lifted by gas pressure at the device &# 39 ; s inlet . gas then flows from the inlet to the outlet . a light source and a light sensitive cell provide a signal that indicates that the piston has lifted . a monitoring system which makes use of the signal provided by the cell is also disclosed .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an x - ray marker includes a shaping material formed with a base having a substantially constant thickness and pattern formed in the base having a thickness different than the base . an x - ray attenuator is suspended in the shaping material creating a composite material having a substantially uniform density . the x - ray absorption of the base varies in proportion with the base thickness . therefore , the different thicknesses of the base forms an image corresponding to the pattern when the marker is disposed over an x - ray sensitive image receptor and exposed to x - rays .
| 6Physics
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an integrated circuit device includes a fast - locking phase locked loop . this pll includes a phase - frequency detector and first and second charge pumps , which are responsive to first and second control signals generated by the phase - frequency detector . the first and second charge pumps have different current sourcing characteristics when the first control signal is active and different current sinking characteristics when the second control signal is active .
| 7Electricity
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a novel compound , called chloropolysporin , has antibiotic properties and would appear to be a member of the class of glycopeptide antibiotics containing chlorine . it may be produced by cultivating a suitable strain of microorganism of the genus micropolyspora , especially micropolyspora sp . sank 60983 . it may be combined with conventional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents for therapeutic use or incorporated into edible excipients , such as feed or water , for use as a growth - promoting agent , especially for farm animals .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a profiled strip system , in particular for closing off edges and / or for concealing joints , for a surface covering , having a lower base profile and an upper cover profile , wherein a latching connection is provided between the base profile and the cover profile to connect them , wherein the latching connection has a latching receptacle , which has two leg profiles with mutually opposite latching regions , and a latching profile which can be latched into the latching receptacle and which is provided with multiple latching points , and wherein each latching region has at least two latching points . the latching regions are provided only in certain regions on the leg profiles and portions of the leg profiles that are free of latching regions are situated at far from one another such that the latching region - free sections of the leg profiles further from one another than the latching regions .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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the present invention relates to a balanced circuit arrangement and methods for linearizing and calibrating such a circuit arrangement , wherein linearization is obtained by introducing a load imbalance between the output branches of the balanced circuit arrangement . thus , a controllable extraneous imbalance is created between the output loads of the balanced circuit arrangement to thereby obtain a linearization by means of even - order non - linearity .
| 7Electricity
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a modular control sub - assembly in a fuel control system for a turbine engine such as a jet engine , comprises a pressure drop detector constituted by a slide axially movable in a bore of a casing , and an overspeed limiter disposed coaxially in said casing at one end of the bore containing the detector slide . the slide is rotatably driven by the overspeed limiter through a fork coupling and , when the plant overspeed threshold is exceeded , the slide is moved axially by the overspeed limiter in the same direction as on detecting an increase in the pressure drop across a fuel flow feed regulator to reduce an output control pressure signal and thereby cause a control valve to open which reduces the fuel flow and hence the overspeed .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a method and kit for custom fitting an article of footwear is disclosed . a container holding the article of footwear includes a steaming apparatus that allows a customer to subject the article of footwear to steam . the article of footwear is placed within the steaming apparatus to subject the article of footwear to steam . the method can include cooling the article of footwear on the customer &# 39 ; s foot to custom fit the article of footwear .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an apparatus for measuring the presence of microorganisms using fluorescent substances . a number of samples are measured continuously by enclosing the entire reacting and measurement sections within a thermostatically controlled enclosure . a number of samples are placed in containers with reactive liquids and placed in the reacting section of the enclosure . after the specified time within the enclosure , the container is rotated to the measuring section . the remaining liquid is filtered and activating light shined therethrough . the fluorescent light given off is measured to indicate the presence of microorganisms .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a process for purifying a p copolymer to produce an improved high performance copolymer for pyroelectric conversion . pellets of a p copolymer are dissolved in a solvent to form a solution . subsequently , anhydrous ethanol is added to the solution to initiate copolymer gel precipitation , after which the solution is separated to obtain the gel precipitate , which is subsequently washed and dried . the resulting copolymer has fewer impurities and higher resistivity , thereby being suitable for use in applications such as pyroelectric converters . the purified copolymer also exhibits phase transition characteristics that allow for increased power output .
| 7Electricity
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a bicycle seat height adjusting assembly comprises of a seat post that axially slides into an insert tube that fits into a bicycle frame in the place of a conventional seat post . the front of the insert tube has a plurality of evenly spaced locking holes sized to receive a locking pin . the locking pin with supplemental spring is positioned within the lower section of the seat post . a main air spring is positioned within the seat post to keep the main air spring free from dirt interference , allow the post to fully rise and lower , and enable the use of a maximum height pre - adjustment system . a first longitudinal groove positioned along the inner wall of the insert tube contains a spline rod with wedging projections . the spline rod is connected to a cable that extends out to an actuation lever that is positioned on the handlebars . as the actuation lever is pulled , the wedging projections push the locking pin out of the locking holes where the main air spring causes the seat post to rise .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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the present invention relates to a retaining wall block that is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment it is placed into . the deterioration resistant block is generally a hollowed frame or shell of a deterioration resistant material that is lightweight and is configured to accept and retain any type of filling material . the filling material provides weight and stability to the retaining wall block and also provides weight , stability and security to a retaining wall constructed of such blocks .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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a solid - block homodyne doppler interferometer utilizing continuous - wave or pulse - wave light beam technology . a pulse - wave light beam version of the homodyne interferometer compares the pulse - wave return signal with a continuous - wave local oscillator signal , thereby permitting the interferometer to be utilized over a wide range of distances .
| 6Physics
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a variable focus liquid lens is formed using two substrates with at least two through holes in at least one of the substrates . one end of each through hole is covered with a distensible membrane , one on the exterior surface of the substrate and the other on the interior surface . the substrates are sealed about the periphery to form a chamber and the chamber is filled with a liquid material . when pressure is applied to the membrane the liquid in the chamber is redistributed to form the lens . the variable focus liquid - filled lens is formed by providing a first and second substrate , forming at least two through holes in at least one of the first and second substrate , sealing one end of each of the at least two holes with a flexible transparent membrane , and sandwiching a liquid in a chamber formed between the first and second substrate .
| 6Physics
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the invention relates to apparatus for detecting the stuck point of a conduit , such as drill pipes , in a borehole while eliminating any stress on the detection means during the measurement . a two - part body member is suspended from a cable with the two parts mounted movably with respect to each other . each part is anchored independently in the drill pipes and movements between these parts are detected when stresses are applied to the drill pipes from the surface . after anchoring , a spring , designed to bias the two parts of the body member toward each other , is disconnected from the top part of the body member . an angular detection means is mounted between a mobile sleeve and the top part of the body member . before the measurement , the sleeve is uncoupled from the bottom part and reset in relation to the top part . during the measurement , the sleeve is blocked in the bottom part .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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a device and software utilizing global positioning satellite technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and , a method and system for acquiring such devices , protecting data on such devices , and for compensating owners of devices . a gps mechanism of the invention provides real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices . when a stolen device is unrecoverable , the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner . alternatively , the gps mechanism instructs the device to encrypt or destroy stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations . the invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the gps mechanism , computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data .
| 6Physics
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a method and system for profiling network flows at a measurement point within a computer network is provided . the method includes measuring network flows having invariant features at a measurement point located within routing infrastructure of the computer network to obtain flow statistics . the method also includes aggregating the flow statistics to obtain a traffic profile of the network flows at the measurement point . the method and system utilize the natural hierarchy in the internet addressing scheme to provide a means for making tractable measurements of network traffic in high - speed networks . moreover , the method and system adapt dynamically to the changing underlying traffic characteristics to maintain a maximum memory footprint for the profiles . the method and system adapt by adjusting the level of aggregation of the traffic endpoints along a scale from interface to fully specified network address .
| 7Electricity
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the present invention relates to methods , compositions , and kits for generating conjugated gold nanoparticles . in certain embodiments , the present invention provides methods of generating unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles by mixing naked gold nanoparticles with a first type of attachment molecules at a molar ratio such that the attachment molecules attach to the naked gold particles at a density level below the saturation level of the naked gold particles . in some embodiments , a second type of attachment molecules are mixed with the unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles to generate double - conjugated gold nanoparticles .
| 0Human Necessities
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a process and device for the quantifiable assessment of the physiological impression of reflective surfaces using a point source of light , whose light reflected by the measured surfaces is captured by a photodetector . a series of measured surface values are derived from these measured brightness values for a number of measuring points , which have an exactly defined separation , for which a number of preceding and following measured brightness values are each taken into consideration . the wavelength of the surface disturbances can thereby be determined and analyzed . at least one quality index is derived from the determined measured surface values for the evaluation of the respective surface . the device can be constructed as a hand - held device and moved manually over the surface being tested . for this purpose , the device has at least one measuring wheel , which is rotated by the contact with the surface and whose rotational movement is used to determine the individual measuring points .
| 6Physics
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a method for suppressing the resonant effect between capacitors connected in parallel is disclosed . by adjusting the length of the transmission line of the shunt capacitors , the performance of the shunt capacitors , which can be applied on various types of filtering circuits , can be improved in the desired bandwidth .
| 7Electricity
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a simple balanced - mixer circuit that uses the resistive channel of a gaas mesfet exhibits superior intermodulation performance , with other performance parameters , e . g ., conversion loss , port impedances , and lo sensitivity , being equal to or better than other diode mixers .
| 7Electricity
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droplet actuators and techniques for droplet - based assays are provided . a method of conducting an assay comprises : incubating a droplet in oil , the droplet comprising an umbelliferone substrate , a sample potentially comprising an enzyme which cleaves the umbelliferone substrate , and a zwitterionic surfactant ; and detecting a signal emitted from the droplet .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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both a process and a method of using peracid compositions , especially mixed peracid systems , to treat field or greenhouse grown plant tissue , seeds , fruits , and growing media and containers . the peracid can lower the natural , plant pathogen and human pathogenic microbial load resulting in less waste to molding , spoilage , and destruction because of pathogenic poisons .
| 0Human Necessities
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a practical means for electrically addressing the extremely large number and high density of phase shifters needed for operation of an optical phased array beam steerer . the array of phase shifters is subdivided into identical subarrays which completely fill an optical aperture . all subarrays are connected electrically in parallel by electrically interconnecting corresponding electrodes of each subarray . methods are disclosed herein for providing an enhanced number of beam steering positions for the subaperture - addressed beam steerer .
| 6Physics
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a method for reducing postprandial oxidative stress and associated pathologies by the dietary intake of cocoa procyanidins , such as epicatechin is disclosed .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a ring stand splits to encompass a tree to be transplanted and then is formed back into a circular ring in approximately concentric relationship to the tree . a plurality of curved hollow stanchions extend upwardly from the stand , and a curved spoon is slidably mounted with respect to each of the stanchions and the stand for movement between a position above the earth and a position down into the earth to join with all of the other spoons to separate from the earth a tree ball consisting of the tree &# 39 ; s roots and the earth surrounding those roots inside of the spoons . to power the spoons , a rack is provided on an inwardly facing portion of each of the spoons and a matching rack is provided on an outwardly facing portion inside of each of the hollow stanchions . pinions are situated in meshing relationship to each rack , and a hydraulic linear motor is provided to move the pinions to cause a movement by the associated spoons to be twice that of the pinions . power means including a vehicle are provided to lift the ring stand , spoons and stanchions and the tree and tree ball from the earth ; to tip this assemblage ; to transport it to the location where it is to be transplanted ; and to deposit it into a previously prepared opening of the same size .
| 0Human Necessities
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process for the determination of the interfacial area in a container containing a two - phase mixture incorporating a liquid phase and a gaseous phase flowing in the liquid phase in the form of bubbles . for a same path of a sequence of ultrasonic sound wave trains emitted at constant amplitudes in said container , the ratio of the mean values of the maximum amplitudes of the wave trains received after passing through the two - phase mixture and after passing through the liquid phase only is determined and the thus determined ratio is plotted on a calibration curve giving the interfacial area value as a function of this ratio .
| 6Physics
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a method of protecting an asset from destruction resulting from exposure to at least one of fire and thermal energy comprising : identifying a pending threat capable of at least substantially destroying an asset by exposure to at least one of fire and thermal energy ; deploying a barrier , that includes a fire resistant layer and a thermal energy reflective layer , to separate the asset from the pending threat ; and securing the barrier to at least one of the ground , the asset itself , and a support structure ; wherein the act of securing the barrier is operative to retain at least one of the fire resistant layer and the thermal energy shield layer between the asset and the pending threat .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an encoder and decoder for improving bit rate efficiency in a wavelet based codec includes an analysis filter bank for decorrelating the input data signal . a set of decimators are used to down sample the filtered input data signal and a predictor is used to extract cross subband dependence . the predictors are used in order to reduce the number of bytes of an encoded input data signal x . the predictors exploit existing correlation amongst the subbands resulting from a multi - level analysis wavelet transformation or filter bank processing . decimation required by the analysis filter bank is placed around the predictor on the basis of spatial location variance minimization to further facilitate subband prediction , and on computational complexity of the overall system .
| 6Physics
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implants and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed . one implant has an inlet portion configured to extend through a portion of a tissue of an eye and an outlet portion configured to extend into and along a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye . the implant provides a flow path between an anterior chamber of the eye and the physiologic outflow pathway . one implant includes a body having adjacent regions of differing cross - sectional dimensions configured to anchor the implant and / or stabilize at least a portion of the flow path through the implant . one method involves inserting a fiber optic in an eye , locating a distal end of the fiber optic at a physiologic outflow pathway through which aqueous humor drains from an anterior chamber of the eye , and delivering a material comprising a therapeutic agent along the fiber optic and into the physiologic outflow pathway .
| 0Human Necessities
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in a hold type image display apparatus , a panel includes a plurality of data lines , a plurality of gate lines , and first and second type pixels located at intersections between the data lines and the gate lines . every one or more of the first type pixels and every one or more of the second type pixels are staggered at the intersections , wherein each of the first type pixels is connected to one of the data lines and two successive ones of the gate lines , and each of the second type pixels is connected to one of the data lines and one of the gate lines . a gate line driver circuit scans two first successive ones of the gate lines for writing first video data and two second successive ones of the gate lines for writing first black data in a first selection period and scans a preceding one of the first successive gate lines for writing second video data and a preceding one of the second successive gate lines for writing second black data in a second selection period . a data line driver circuit supplies the first video data and the first black data to the data lines in the first selection period , and supplies the second video data and the second black data to the data lines in the second selection period .
| 6Physics
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a battery loading device for loading a power source battery , built in small appliances having a battery loading chamber for selectively loading a number of cylindrical unit batteries or a one body type battery having the same voltage as a number of cylindrical unit batteries , whereby the one body type battery and the battery loading chamber are shaped similarly and asymmetrically in order to prevent the one body type battery from being inserted in the wrong direction .
| 7Electricity
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a system is disclosed for providing communication across a wireless network . the system includes a transmitter transmitting a modulated signal across a radio channel , wherein the transmitter includes first input means for receiving a primary data signal to be transmitted , second input means for receiving a secondary data signal to be transmitted , a combiner associated with the first and second input means for combining the primary and secondary data signals , and a modulator receiving the combined primary and secondary data signals from the combiner and sequentially developing a modulated signal including a string of phase values with each phase value containing information relative to both the primary and secondary data signals . the system also includes a receiver for receiving the modulated signal , wherein the receiver includes means for separating the received modulated signal into primary and secondary phase values representative of the primary and secondary data signals .
| 7Electricity
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a ball and socket joint for a swing for providing simultaneous swiveling and pivoting motion in any direction . the ball is preferably molded with an inner core and an outer shell of different colored materials . as material from the outer shell is worn away in normal wear , exposure of the inner core indicates visually the extent of wear which has taken place . a retainer member placed in load bearing relationship between a support bolt for the swing and the ball is intentionally made larger than the opening at the base of the socket to prevent the swing from dropping in case of breakage of the ball .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a light - wave conductor cable is described within the core of which there is at least one ribbon line in which light - wave conductors are arranged alongside of and parallel to each other . the light - wave conductors are enclosed between two ribbons the material of which has the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the light - wave conductors . the ribbons consist preferably of fiberglass - reinforced plastic . the ribbon line may be disposed within an outer jacket , and therein arranged straight or curved or , in the case of several ribbon lines , in ordered or random fashion and about a core of the light - wave conductor cable .
| 6Physics
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this invention relates to a novelty item which may be used as an active greeting card or a promotional advertising display device . the card itself contains a number of display leafs which are progressively “ turned ” by pulling a pull tab in the card base . the pages may have a “ pop - up ” action device mounted between each pair of leafs to give a 3 - d effect as the leafs are progressively turned .
| 6Physics
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the invention relates to an integrated bus signal hold cell that is coupled with a bus line via a common input / output , and that has at least two inverters for holding the last state of the bus line . the outputs of the inverters are coupled with each other &# 39 ; s inputs , respectively . the input of the first inverter is coupled with the input / output . the output of the second inverter is coupled with the input / output . an additional input is provided via which the bus signal hold cell can be charged with a defined test signal . the invention also relates to an integrated bus system and a method for driving a bus signal hold cell and a bus system .
| 6Physics
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a light fixture useful in the lighting of parking garages , including a base , a reflector element and at least one light - emitting lamp . the reflector element includes a reflector portion that extends vertical from the base to a distal edge that extends beyond the lamp . the extending reflector portions include a plurality of planer panels positioned in a plane at an angle that faces toward the lamp . a portion of the emitted light is reflected by the extending reflector portion in the opposed horizontal direction away from the fixture at a reflected angle from nadir that is greater than the emitted angle . the light fixture provides a uniform lighting pattern that allows for using fewer of the light fixtures , by projecting or reflecting emitted light horizontally at very high angles from nadir , and delivering more light to areas laterally remote from the fixture , and potentially using less energy .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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the present invention relates to loose tube optical waveguide fiber cable which is optimized for easy and fast installation as plenum cable , such as in customer premises for ftth applications . one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a loose tube optical waveguide fiber cable which is suitable for fixed in - house cabling at extremely low - cost for a large - scale installation of ftth .
| 6Physics
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an improved mobile batch plant that is entirely self - erecting and completely contained as operated between transport and functional modes by a single operator . a truck - towed main frame hingedly supports a tower assembly that includes cement storage and weigh bins and water storage and weigh tanks proximate a materials release point to be received by a mixer . an aggregate and / or sand hopper and conveyor are located forward on the main frame and these serve to move aggregate materials to the release point . a hydraulic linear actuator system operates to move the tower assembly between the vertical operational position and the horizontal transport position where conveyor and tower are compacted against the main frame .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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an intravascular catheter with micro spines that penetrate arterial wall to delivery drug or mechanical injury to the vessel wall inducing a “ stent ” like healing process in the vessel .
| 0Human Necessities
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an electrolyzer cell is disclosed which includes a cathode to reduce an oxygen - containing molecule , such as h2o , co2 , or a combination thereof , to produce an oxygen ion and a fuel molecule , such as h2 , co , or a combination thereof . an electrolyte is coupled to the cathode to transport the oxygen ion to an anode . the anode is coupled to the electrolyte to receive the oxygen ion and produce oxygen gas therewith . in one embodiment , the anode may be fabricated to include an electron - conducting phase having a perovskite crystalline structure or structure similar thereto . this perovskite may have a chemical formula of substantially lax ) a ′ ybo , wherein 0 ≦ x ≦ 0 . 5 , 0 ≦ y ≦ 0 . 5 , and 0 . 8 ≦ z ≦ 1 . 1 . in another embodiment , the cathode includes an electron - conducting phase that contains nickel oxide intermixed with magnesium oxide .
| 7Electricity
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an example embodiment provides for an apparatus , for use in a tape drive system , that facilitates adjustment of azimuth and zenith orientations of a magnetic tape head . the apparatus includes a top and bottom plate located above and below an actuator assembly that includes a magnetic head . also included are first and second ball - ended guide rods that each have ends that mate with corresponding top and bottom plate sockets . azimuth and zenith adjustment is provided for via at least one azimuth adjustment screw and at least one zenith adjustment screw . various aspects of the apparatus include independent adjustment of the zenith and azimuth , where adjustments to one does not affect the other . another aspect includes the top plate remaining in a substantially horizontal plane when either the azimuth or the zenith is adjusted .
| 6Physics
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a low - phase noise voltage control oscillator comprising a voltage source for supplying control voltage to the vco core ; a phase lock loop , having an output connected to an input of the voltage source ; a vco core , including an amplifier circuit with noiseless biasing and a tank circuit with noiseless biasing of the varactors ; having an output connected to an input of the phase lock loop ; and an attenuator , located between the voltage source and the vco core , for reducing phase noise from the voltage source to the vco core .
| 7Electricity
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disclosed is a heat sink clip assembly comprising a frame and a clip for securing and aligning a heat sink with an electronic device package . the frame includes a cavity for receiving the electronic device package with the leads thereof exposed for mounting on a printed circuit board or the like . a resilient heat sink clip is removably engaged with a pair of latching members on the perimeter of the frame . the clip includes means for releasably gripping the heat sink . the heat sink is urged by the heat sink clip into intimate thermal contact with the electronic device package for dissipation of heat therefrom .
| 7Electricity
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the invention relates to a method and a device for feeding layers of tobacco to an intermediate reservoir , including feeding a continual falling , horizontal shifting stream of tobacco to the intermediate reservoir , the falling stream of tobacco being deflected by web - type separators below , which predetermined break points form in the tobacco mass in the intermediate reservoir resulting in vertical columns of tobacco separable from each other , the columns of tobacco separating individually from the tobacco mass and dropping onto a dispensing conveyor .
| 0Human Necessities
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one subject of the present invention is a composition that combines at least one polyamide having at least one mxd entity , mxd denoting meta - xylylenediamine or a mixture of meta - xylylenediamine and of para - xylylenediamine , with a bioresourced reinforcement . the invention also relates to the conversion of these compositions , by injection moulding or extrusion , into objects that have good mechanical properties , said objects corresponding to technical application specifications such as may be found , for example , in the automotive industry , construction , sport and in electrical or electronic fields .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a two - piece moulding assembly for use as an above - cabinet finishing comprises a base component providing an upwardly directed tongue formed at an obtuse angle , and a decorative component provided with a groove of complementary orientation whereby in an assembled interrelationship the decorative component registers with and is supported by the base component .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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a high - frequency device includes an antenna coil , a variable capacitance element , and an rfic . the variable capacitance element is configured by capacitor units in each of which a ferroelectric film is sandwiched between capacitor electrodes , and a capacitance value changes according to a control voltage applied between the capacitor electrodes . a control voltage application circuit configured by a plurality of resistance elements of different resistance values , and a resistance element of the variable capacitance element unit configured to apply a control voltage to the variable capacitance element are arranged in a layered manner above the capacitor unit . thus , a variable capacitance element and a high - frequency device that includes a control voltage application circuit eliminating problems such as distortion due to active elements and growing ic size along with complication of circuit architecture , and ensuring reliability on impact due to falling or the like , are provided .
| 6Physics
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disclosed is a medical scheduling system to keep the users of medically prescribed medication on their medication - taking schedule . the med - sked ™ tab system is a series of day / dose tabs that indicate the medication schedule or calendar and confirms that the schedule has been adhered to , when the appropriate tabs are removed . this procedure eliminates the confusion associated with the taking of medication . it assists the user in complying with , and with specificity to prescription and non - prescription medication scheduling . using a tab residue , it confirms that this has been accomplished when the appropriate day / dose tab has been removed .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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an audio warning monitoring device , system and method including an audio detector , one or more audio screens to determine if monitored sound is an alarm , a processor or logic device to potentially analyze sound data and then instruct a transmitter to send a message with the monitoring device identification and signals representing sound detected by the audio detector to a server . the computer server analyzes the message and authenticates the audio detector , looks up user data associated with the detector , and contacts a user from previously stored user data in order to notify of the alert and then relay the audio signals in an audio file . at the user &# 39 ; s option , the server may contact a staffed or automated monitoring center . here a human operator may listen to the signals in the audio file and take appropriate action , such as calling the location of the alarm for verification or contacting a professional first responder .
| 6Physics
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an orthodontic arch expander joins to a mouthpiece proximate to the rear of the mouthpiece . the transparent mouthpiece has a desired arc that fits over the teeth of the upper jaw . the mouthpiece has two wings that join near the incisors and then become parallel and spaced apart around the molars . near the molars , an arch expander joins to the mouth piece . the arch expander has two telescoping shells with a threaded jack and cooperating springs . each shell joins to a corresponding wing of the mouthpiece . turning the jack lengthens a rod that pushes the shells outwards against the mouthpiece thus widening the maxillary arch without brackets or bands upon the teeth . an alternate embodiment has the arch expander attaching directly to the palatal bone through screws placed through a grommet at the end of each shell by an orthodontist or oral surgeon .
| 0Human Necessities
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an anti - bounce device for a saw mill , the device including a strut having a first end piece , a second end piece and a resilient member therebetween , the first end piece of the strut being moveable relative to the second end piece ; an engagement means associated with the strut adapted to move across a surface of a material to be sawn , the engagement means transferring force to the first end piece of the strut and the resilient member of the strut dampening relative movement between the first end piece and the second end piece of the strut thereby restraining movement of the engagement means relative to the surface of the material to be saw , and connection means for connecting the strut to the saw mill .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a processing method and apparatus is provided , such as a clearinghouse , for tracking receivable and payable information , matching , negotiating , trading , providing working capital financing , and settling payments for accounts payable and accounts receivable between trading partners and finance providers .
| 6Physics
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an air spring is optionally integrated with a shock absorber or other damping unit , and has an air cylinder closed at one end , and in axially - slidable engagement with a sealing head at the other end . a sealed partitioning plate is fixed in the cylinder , and divides the cylinder into a primary air chamber and a secondary air chamber . a sealed air passage connects the primary and secondary air chambers , and can be opened or closed by a simple one - quarter turn rotation of an external knob to instantly switch the air spring between two different spring rate curves .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a detachable carry handle assembly contains a first segment and a second segment that are telescopically interfitted with one another . sliding of the respective segments relative to one another selectively increases or decreases the overall length of the carry handle assembly , which may be manually manipulated into a plurality of overall length configurations . a spring biased barrel lock assembly may be used to fix the carry handle assembly into a predetermined overall length . the carry handle assemblies may contain rotating handles that to rotate out to a position of maximum width that facilitates lifting operations . collapse of the handles to a position of minimum width facilitates stowage of the carry handle assemblies in a minimum space .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a vibration damping nock for crossbow arrows includes an insert to absorb bow string slap , thereby to prevent damage to the nock during crossbow firing .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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a method treats or prevents neuropathic pain with a synergistically - enhanced analgesic effect at a dose at which a calcium channel α2δ ligand does not produce any side effects as well as which agent does not produce any new side effects on the central nervous system . the therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent used in the method includes as effective ingredients a cyclohexane derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof , and a calcium channel α2δ ligand .
| 0Human Necessities
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