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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application No. Ser. No. 60/858,913, filed 13 Nov. 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and for all its teachings and disclosures. BACKGROUND ...
Methods, systems, compositions, etc., that use Arundo donax in a gasification process to produce ethanol with increased ethanol produced per acre of biomass, reduced input-energy needs and reduced unwanted by-products. The methods, systems, compositions, etc., are capable of producing ethanol from the sugars, starches,...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to liquid containers, and, in particular, to a dual container which can store two different liquids and in which the contents of the bottles may be dispensed together or separately. There are many products which are used together, such as shampoo and hair c...
A dual container is disclosed having two bottles which are releasably interlocked together in side-by-side relation by a mortise and tenon. The bottles are held together to prevent undesired relative movement between the two bottles. A single cap covers both bottles. The cap has a separate outlet for each bottle which ...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a housing system for a central electronic processing unit for a heat engine, in particular a central electronic processing unit for an injection and/or ignition system for a heat engine of a motor vehicle. As is known, in such electronic processor...
A housing system for a central electronic processing unit of a heat engine, including a first part connected with heat-developing component elements of the processing unit, this first part contacting over at least a substantial part of its surface, an outer surface of a portion of a fuel mixture induction manifold of t...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to plant molecular genetics, and more specifically, to the cloning of a plant peptide transport gene. The plant peptide transport gene may be used to confer herbicide resistance, and pest resistance to recipient plants. The gene may also be used to facilitate the deliv...
A plant peptide transport gene and its nucleotide sequence are disclosed. The gene may be used to confer herbicide resistance to plants, and to render plants resistant to insect pests. The invention also relates to plants that possess non-naturally occurring alleles of peptide transport gene.
FIELD [0001] An embodiment of the invention relates to a recessed lighting unit that is mounted behind a ceiling or a wall via its interface module. Other embodiments are also described. BACKGROUND [0002] Recessed lighting units are typically installed or mounted to a structural member of ...
A recessed lighting unit for mounting to a ceiling or a wall is provided. The recessed lighting unit includes an interface module having a through-duct. The through-duct may be coupled to a wire connector assembly to secure an electrical wire to the interface module and allow the electrical wire to reach a light source...
This is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 09/240,370, filed Jan. 29, 1999, abandoned such prior application being incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/073,083, filed Jan. 30, 1998. Th...
A well has a vertical casing with a window, and a lateral wellbore which communicates with the window, and which may have a casing or liner. A window assembly aligned with the window has respective passageways for first and second tubing strings, and has a concave surface for deflecting the first tubing string out into...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] (a) Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to an improvement to a typical residential type vacuum cleaner, and in particular for the hand tool cleaning attachments. The cleaning function of the hand tools is enhanced with an adjustable air j...
An improved vacuum cleaner wherein the hand tools have improved cleaning capacity by addition of air jets to the to the hand tools. The air jets dislodge debris and dust from inaccessible spaces to be scavenged by the vacuum stream. The jets are powered by an additional blower ( 23) housed in the vacuum cleaner body. T...
The present invention relates to a vehicle washing apparatus which, together with a sensing device, systematically regulates a cleaning brush in contact with the vehicle so as to produce optimum cleaning results. Automatic vehicle washers which utilize brushes that are rotatable about a horizontal axis are well k...
A vehicle washing apparatus is disclosed which systematically regulates the cleaning operation to produce optimum results. The apparatus comprises a frame member having an opening to receive the vehicle with means provided to move one of said frame member and vehicle relative to each other. A horizontal cleaning brush ...
[0001] The present application is related to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/096,533, filed Aug. 13, 1998. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention pertains to methods for minimizing the toxic effects of chemotherapies on bone marrow, blood cells, and...
Methods for minimizing the toxic effects of chemotherapy or cytotoxic irradiation on the hematopoietic cells of a patient having neoplastic cells or a malignant tumor are provided. Methods of the invention comprise the steps of treating the patient with a dosage of at least one hematopoietic cell stimulating factor, th...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a stump chipping disintegrator. Clearing of wooded terrain for building construction or highway purposes has been greatly aided in recent years by the development of practical tree chipping equipment such as in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,057,192, Re. 31,048 and 3,...
The specification describes a stump chipping disintegrator wherein stumps are received in a trough having a rotatable chipping disc at one end and a powered ram plate at the other, the ram plate having diagonally extending penetrators. A stump stabilizer anvil adjacent the disc projects radially inwardly of the trough....
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001] Beginning musical students of all ages have trouble learning the complexity of the instrument that they are attempting to master. It is much like learning a new language in developing technique of holding and producing notes on an instrument. Many musical aids are on the mar...
The present invention primarily presents itself as a teaching device for children or other beginning musicians particularly in saxophone instruction. The present invention is a stick like object that presents the fashion of a midriff of a saxophone with all fingering keys, and a weight at the base attached by a screw r...
CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C. §119 from a provisional application entitled A PREFIX AGGREGATION ALGORITHM FOR COORDINATION PROTOCOL IN A LOOSELY COUPLED MASSIVELY PARALLEL ROUTER earlier filed unde...
A prefix aggregation technique for coordination protocol in a router includes the forming of a prefix tree from a plurality of nodes in a first unit managing a routing table, each node including a prefix, depth, a color field, and at least three pointers including a first pointer to a parent node, a second pointer to a...
RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/619,618 filed Jul. 19, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,611,078. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention pertains to the use of magnets, preferably permanent magnet...
The invention pertains to electrical machines of the electromagnetic type employing a stator and a rotatable such as electrical motors and generators, wherein magnetic forces imposed upon the rotor produce rotor rotation. Permanent magnets in either the stator or the rotor assembly are used to control the magnetic flux...
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 521,263, filed Aug. 8, 1983, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cartridge type gauging head for checking linear dimensions of parts, including a substantially tubu...
A cartridge gauging head for checking linear dimensions of parts comprises a tubular casing, a shaft axially movable with respect to the casing, a feeler fixed at an end of the shaft for contacting the part to be checked, a transducer for providing a signal depending on the mutual positions of the shaft and the casing,...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the formation of integrated circuits on semiconductor substrates, and more particularly a method for forming a patterned planar conductive layer. (2) Description of the Prior Art Today's Ultra Large Scale...
An improved process for fabricating an integrated circuit is achieved by forming a planar conductive layer over closely spaced structures, such as gate electrode structures of field effect transistors (FET) and the electrically interconnecting word line structures of DRAM and SRAM chips. The planar conductive layer is ...
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates in general to radio frequency (RF) mixers and more particularly to a system and method for mitigating signal spur interference between input signals in an RF mixer. BACKGROUND [0002] Present direct conversion receiver (DCR) architectures o...
A dynamically matched mixer system ( 200) for use in a direct conversion radio frequency (RF) receiver includes a frequency generator ( 201, 203, 205) that includes plurality of dividers ( 407) for providing differential local oscillator reference sources (F LO+ and F LO-) and mitigation frequency reference sources (F ...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/007,989, filed Jan. 16, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND The present invention relates to vapor phase deposition, and more particularly to vapor phase deposition o...
A method and apparatus for performing vapor phase deposition to form a monolayer coating on the surface of an article. A liquid coating reagent is provided in a flow passageway extending into the process chamber. A carrier gas is flowed through the flow passageway to form a gas mixture including a vaporized coating rea...
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to an anchor bolt which is secured within a borehole by an adhesive material and, more particularly, it concerns an anchor assembly consisting of an anchor bolt and a cartridge containing at least one of the components of the adhesive material with a port...
An anchor assembly includes an anchor bolt or stud and an adhesive material for securing the bolt in a prepared borehole. The adhesive material consists of at least two required components which, when mixed together, harden to fix the bolt within the borehole. Of the two required components, one is located within a car...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to pending/issued U.S. application Ser. No. 08/534,517, filed Sep. 27, 1995, by Thomas, et al, and assigned to Motorola, Inc. CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to pending/issued U.S. applica...
An energy storage system (10) including a first energy storage device (12), such as a secondary or rechargeable battery, and a second energy storage device (14), such as an electrochemical capacitor. The electrochemical capacitor provides intermittent energy bursts to satisfy the power requires of, for example, pulsed ...
PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This patent application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 60/958,596, filed Jul. 6, 2007, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The exemplary and non-limiting embodiment...
During a radio link setup or reconfiguration or addition procedures, a serving radio network controller SRNC sends a request or prepare message to a drift radio network controller DRNC with a slot format information element IE, to which the DRNC sends a reply. During a physical channel reconfiguration process the DRNC ...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a bait container or bucket in which water is aerated to keep bait, such as minnows and shrimp, alive and swimming normally until one of the bait is to be selected for use, typically to be hooked on a line of a fishing rod or pole being used by a person, whether a fis...
A container for live bait is provided with a bait retrieval assembly of readily available structural components which are combined in an unexpectedly useful manner to allow all operations to be carried out using one hand only. The container, which is closed with a substantially rigid lid, may be of arbitrary cross-sect...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a pipelined multiple issue packet switch. 2. Description of Related Art When computers are coupled together into networks for communication, it is known to couple networks together and to provide a switching device w...
A pipelined multiple issue architecture for a link layer or protocol layer packet switch, which processes packets independently and asynchronously, but reorders them into their original order, thus preserving the original incoming packet order. Each stage of the pipeline waits for the immediately previous stage to comp...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many developments in the field of bimetallic thermostats have attempted to deal with and avoid creep in the thermostat. A particular method of accomplishing this has been through the use of a formed, dish-shaped portion within the bimetal. Because the dish-shaped portion actually snaps...
A Bimetal strip, having a formed, snap-over portion is mounted within the body of a thermostat on two knife edges, each knife edge being adjacent the juncture of the formed portion with the remainder of the bimetallic strip. The combination provides for making and breaking of the circuit by the thermostat, with no cree...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The field of the present invention is that of repairs to aeronautical engines and, more particularly, that of repairs to multi-lip scalloped casing flanges. 2. Description of the Related Art Aeronautical engines are generally made up of an as...
A device for repairing a casing holder of an aeronautical engine extending radially relative to the engine rotational axis and including a plurality of lips, each having a hole drilled therein and evenly distributed on the circumference of the holder. The device includes at least one reinforcement holder that can be at...
[0001] This application claims the provisional application filing date of Apr. 5, 2002, Serial No. 60/370,444 entitled “Internal Riser Inspection Device.” FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates in general to non-destructive testing of pipe, and in particular to a t...
An internal inspection unit for pipe has ultrasonic transducers that inspect weld volume, weld root, and wall thickness. The ultrasonic transducers are mounted to a portion of the inspection unit that is rotatable, but no more than one full revolution. One of the units has independently movable shoes for each separate ...
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from Estonian patent application No P201600012, filed on Jul. 19, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention belongs to the field of fluid mechani...
Sensor device and method for determining the parameters of fluid flow with a sensor, including an oblong element, extending into fluid flow, fixed mechanically to the body of the sensor device with a flexible link in one end, and a mechanically connected vibration sensor and a data acquisition module connected electric...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED AFFLICTIONS [0001] The present application is related to, and claims priority of, provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/169,923, entitled “Compressed Sampling for Scan Systems with Limited Sensing Bandwidth”, M-17596-V1 US, filed on Apr. 16, 2009 The provisional patent applica...
A method for building a fast scan system is provided in which a scanner moves the scan sensors faster than scanners of the prior art, even though the total distance that the scan sensors move longer. The scan system includes (a) a scan sensor that measures the scan target by moving around it, and (b) a data processing ...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to wireless communication and more particularly to programming a wireless communication unit. [0002] Wireless communication units (e.g., cellular phone handsets) often store information that control handset functions. This...
Methods of programming a wireless communication unit having a subscriber identity module. One method includes determining programming data for the wireless communication unit, wirelessly transmitting the programming data from a network operator to the wireless communication unit, and storing the programming data in the...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/137,864, filed Mar. 25, 2015, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD [0002] This disclosure relates to games and in ...
A game apparatus is provided and includes a magnetic pickup apparatus and a plurality of ferromagnetic game pieces. The magnetic pickup apparatus such as a wand has at least two spaced-apart game piece pickup regions wherein each pickup region incorporates a magnet having field strength differing than the field strengt...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an image control apparatus, and method thereof, for controlling the apparatus which includes an image reader and an image recorder both operable by power supplied from a common power supply p...
An image processing apparatus is provided which is adapted to control image reading and recording operations in a balanced manner, thereby reducing power consumption includes image reading and recording portions; a power supply portion configured to supply power to the reading and recording portions in common; a detect...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The plumbing facilities of house trailers commonly terminate in an accumulator tank that must be drained periodically. The procedure for accomplishing this involves the placement of the trailer within a few feet of a receiving tank present in trailer park areas. A special hose is conne...
A handle is engageable with the end coupling of a drain hose for a septic system to facilitate insertion and removal of the hose in and from the storage position in the tubular bumper of a house trailer. The handle provides a grip adjacent the hose axis, and is moveable to a position where the end surface of the coupli...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This non-provisional patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent application, Ser. No. 62/182,239, filed Jun. 19, 2015, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference. FIELD [0002] This...
A finger mounted computer input device is provided. The device includes a housing adapted to be worn on a finger, a pressure response unit configured to convert pressure into movement, and a movement sensing unit comprising a motion sensor capable of measuring the movement of the pressure response unit in response to t...
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/441,803, filed May 16, 1995 now abandoned. The present invention relates to modules, particularly intelligent modules having microprocessor-based control circuitry, that are used within a fire alarm and detection system for the detection and indication o...
There is provided an alarm system for detecting and warning of the presence of alarm and trouble conditions in a plurality of zones. The system comprises a loop controller having supply lines extending to the plurality of zones and a module connected to the supply lines within each zones. The module includes means for ...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to copolymers of one or more C 2-10 alpha olefins with one or more C 8-10 vinyl aromatic monomers, which polymers are atactic pseudoblock polymers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Polymers of one or more alpha olefins are generally incompatible with p...
There are a number of recent developments relating to co- and homo-polymers of vinyl aromatic monomers. There are syndiotactic polymers of styrene, there are pseudo random polymers of styrene and ethylene. The present invention seeks to provide novel pseudoblock polymers of styrene and ethylene in which at least 10 wei...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to electronic locking systems and deals more particularly with a card reader for reliably reading data from key cards. U.S. Pat. No. 4,126,780 discloses an optical card reader having a spring to bias the card away from the light detector and a phot...
A reliable electronic lock comprises means for reading a key card upon insertion and withdrawal. Sets of data read from the key card are compared to CRC data read from the key card to determine which set contains actual data and no false data erroneously read by the electronic lock. The CRC data is stored in scrambled ...
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY [0001] The present invention is in the technical field of responsive applications. More particularly, the present invention is in the field of dynamic application behavior by configuration. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Applications are computer software designed t...
This invention relates to an apparatus, system, and method for modifying the behavior of an application using configuration. A configuration platform allows for the provisioning of configuration data on a local device. The configuration can cause the application to be reactive to the user's environment, such as locatio...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device. In particular, it relates to an array configuration of a group of bump electrodes for external connection on a flip-chip LSI (hereafter referred to as a FCLSI) having a group of bump electrodes for...
A semiconductor device has a plurality of bump electrodes for external connection arrayed two-dimensionally on the surface of a semiconductor chip where the desired elements and wirings are formed. The bump electrodes include a first group of bump electrodes, a second group of bump electrodes arrayed at the outer perip...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to fluid dynamic bearings. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a fluid dynamic bearing with a low stiffness and/or drag change over temperature, allowing the fluid dynamic bearing to be used for applications which require a relatively const...
A bimetallic part is formed from metals or comprises metals with different thermal expansion coefficients. A first element defines the part and defines one surface of the bearing gap and has a first coefficient of expansion and a second element is wholly or partially inserted into and constrained within the first eleme...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICTIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/942,366, filed on Sep. 16, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,117,742 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applications No. 60/505,120, filed on Sep. 22, 2003. BACKGROUND The present invention relat...
Apparatus for monitoring structural health conditions of structures. The apparatus includes a piezoelectric device that has a bottom cover plate, piezoelectric rings concentrically disposed with respect to an axis and positioned on the bottom cover plate, and concentric filler rings made from an electrically insulating...
TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates generally to a redriver and, more particularly, to a redriver for a bus interface. BACKGROUND For the standards for Peripheral Component Interface Express (PCIe) version 2.7 (dated Jan. 15, 2007) and Universal Serial Bus (USB) version 3.0 (dated Nov. 17, 2008), ea...
With conventional redrivers used for external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA), there is no ability to indicated to a host that an external device (like a hard disk drive) is not present. As a result, power is consumed by a host because of nearly continual transmission of communication reset signals. Here,...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for water electrolysis, particularly to an apparatus for efficiently electrolyzing water at low cost. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The efficient and inexpensive production of hydrogen by water electrolysis is a subject attracting worl...
Apparatus for efficiently electrolyzing water comprising an electrolysis cell and gas-liquid separating mechanism, wherein the electrolysis cell is composed of a plurality of compartments, each of which has two plate electrodes with a membrane assembly sandwiched therebetween, the plate electrodes and the membrane asse...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to an AC power line communication system. More particularly, the invention relates to a surge protected broadband AC power line communication system which is able to distribute broadband digital signals over the AC power lines in a home while protecting ...
A surge protected broadband power line communication system is provided. The system includes a local module with a base unit and a remote module with an extension unit. Both modules include broadband surge suppressors adapted to be connected to an AC power line. The base and extension units are connected to the surge s...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controlling apparatus and method for an image scanning system, and especially to a controlling apparatus and method for an image scanning system comprising a direct current (DC) motor. 2. Description of the Prior Art ...
The present invention provides a controlling apparatus and method for an image scanning system that includes a direct current (DC) motor and an image sensor driven by the DC motor to move. A position signal representative of the position associated of the image sensor is generated and the controlling apparatus and meth...
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of PCT/DE03/00860, which was not published in English, filed on Mar. 17, 2003, that claims the benefit of the priority date of German Patent Application No. DE 102 15 084.5, filed on Apr. 5, 2002, the contents of which are both herein incorporated...
The invention specifies a circuit arrangement for voltage regulation in which, in addition to a control loop having a comparator ( 4), an output stage ( 3) and a feedback path, an auxiliary regulator ( 11-14) is provided which limits the voltage drop across the output stage ( 3) and, for this purpose, comprises a contr...
[0001] This invention relates to surface or volume array coil designs for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Spectroscopy (MRS) using a plurality of coil elements which are tuned to a common frequency for simultaneous parallel reception of signals from a sample to be tested or alternatively in transmission for exc...
An array coil for sensing signals in magnetic resonance experiments incorporates the traditional loop-butterfly array elements at spaced positions along an axis of the sample with additional stacked twisted loops and/or twisted butterfly elements. The twisted loop and twisted butterfly elements are centred along betwee...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus for reading an image on a document, an image forming apparatus incorporating the image reading apparatus, an image reading control method therefor, and a program im...
An image reading apparatus which improved the development efficiency and is capable of reducing the development cost. The image reading apparatus comprises a specific unit 1001 and an alignment unit 1002. The specific unit 1001 has an CPU 1501 that informs the alignment unit 1002 of identification information for ident...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to document editing and printing systems comprising a data processor such as a personal computer or a word processor and a printer, and more particularly to methods of correcting data to be printed. Conventionally, there is a technique which is emplo...
The present invention relates to a document editing and a printing apparatus comprising a data processor such as a personal computer and a word processor, and more particularly to a method of correcting data to be printed. The object of the present invention is to provide a printed data correcting method capable of cor...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/106,732, filed Jun. 29, 1998, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A process for determining whether a block of pixels to be compressed i...
In a system where two types of data are to be compressed using hierarchical vector quantization (HVQ), it would be typical for there to be two compression tables, one optimized for each type of data. A boundary between the two types may occur within a block to be compressed. In this case, a third table, optimized for a...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to crystalline forms of Atorvastatin magnesium and processes for their preparation. The crystalline forms of the present invention are designated as form X, form Y, form Z and form P of atorvastatin magnesium. The present invention further relates ...
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of Atorvastatin magnesium and processes for their preparation. The crystalline forms of the present invention are designated as form X, form Y, form Z and form P of atorvastatin magnesium. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising ...
RELATED APPLICATION DATA [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/130,624, filed Aug. 6, 1998, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/508,083 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,978). [0002] The subject matter of this application is generally rel...
Physical or electronic objects are encoded with identifiers, which serve to trigger object appropriate responses from computer systems that encounter such objects. The encoding may be steganographic (e.g., by digital watermarks), so the presence of such identifiers is not evident to persons encountering the objects. An...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 328,029 filed Jan. 30, 1973, now abandoned. BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION This invention relates to electrochemical cells of high energy density type, the negative electrode of which has for its main constituent an alkaline met...
The invention relates to high energy density electrochemical generators of the alkaline, more particularly lithium, negative electrode type. An electrolyte whose solvent contains 1-3 dioxane, dioxolane or propylene oxide, preferably mixed with propylene carbonate or ethylene carbonate is utilized. This electrolyte has ...
BACKGROUND Typically, a human manually programs hyperlinks in conventional web pages to cross-reference related subject matter accessible on various networks including the internet. Instead of a manual hyperlink program, an automated hyperlinking program analyzes a web page and links specific content without a ma...
Technologies are described for causing an eReader to automatically and dynamically parse a document rendered on the eReader and identify content of potential interest to a user, and, in response to identifying content of potential interest, receiving at a server, from the eReader, the identified content. The server per...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a particular wall configuration for an inlet air passage for introducing air into an internal combustion engine, primarily of the direct injection diesel type. The particular wall configuration forming the passage of the present ...
A concave surface forms a section of the inner wall of an inlet air passage in the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine with the concave surface facing towards the outer wall of the passage. The inlet passage leads to a valve past which air is introduced into a cylinder of the engine.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to communication network protocols. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are many applications and subsystems in parallel or distributed computers that require atomic multicasting of messages. A multicast message is initiated (sent) by one node or processor of...
A protocol for achieving atomic multicast in a parallel or distributed computing environment. The protocol guarantees concurrency atomicity with a maximum of m-1 message passes among the m server nodes of the system. Under one embodiment of the protocol, an access component message is transferred to the server nodes st...
[0001] This application is a continuation of patent application PCT/CA2016/050022 filed Jan. 11, 2016, that claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application 62/102,019 filed Jan. 10, 2015. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The subject matter disclosed relates generally to the field of air cond...
Disclosed is a decontamination system for climate control systems such as air conditioning systems and in particular a UV decontamination system for cooling coils. The UV decontamination system is suited for installing downstream from the cooling coil and has anti-fouling protection, anti-cooling UV lamp optimization, ...
This application is a division of Ser. No. 07/936,578 filed Aug. 27, 1992 entitled Electrical Fixture Installation Method and Means U.S. Pat. No. 5,387,066. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to the installation of electrical fixtures carrying electrical devices, such as light...
A method for assisting installation of an electrical fixture to a mounted electrical junction box. The electrical fixture carries an electrical device having electrical wires to be coupled to electrical lead wires extending from the junction box. The junction box has tabs carrying threaded attachment holes. The fixture...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transformer based power conditioner to provide high purity electrical power, preferably having capacitor based circuitry on the transformer secondary to provide noise filtering, and preferably having semiconductors on t...
A transformer based power conditioner to provide high purity electrical power. Capacitor based low impedance filters may be connected in the transformer secondary for noise filtering. Surge suppressors may be connected from the start to the finish of the primary windings regardless of tap selection, to limit peak volta...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0102038, filed on Oct. 19, 2006, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1....
A chip package for an image sensor includes a first semiconductor chip having a first surface where a photographing device and a first circuit pattern are formed and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface where a second circuit pattern is formed. The first and second circuit patterns are electrically co...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a samarium-cobalt type magnet powder which possesses excellent magnetic properties and is suitable for use in making resin magnet. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is known to make resin magnets from a samarium-cob...
This invention is directed to a samarium-cobalt type magnetic powder for use in making a resin magnet, characterized by substantially comprising a SmCo 5 single phase and consisting of, by weight, 32.7 to 33.4% samarium, 65 to 67% cobalt, not more than 1.5% as a total of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium and neodymium an...
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention is based on an electromechanical brake application device, particularly for a rail vehicle brake. Currently, three types of wheel braking systems are essentially used in the rail vehicle field: Pneumatic or electro-pneumatic braking systems, hydraulic or ele...
The invention relates to an electromechanical brake applying device, especially for a rail vehicle brake, comprising a) an operating brake unit for producing a load-corrected and/or a skid-controlled brake force, b) an accumulation brake unit having an energy accumulator for storing and supplying energy for applying th...
This invention relates to an excavating tooth and, more particularly, embodying relatively small excavating teeth, with the smaller sizes often referred to as "trencher" teeth. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF INVENTION Trencher teeth weigh generally in the range of about 5 to 10 pounds. These are installe...
An excavating tooth especially suited for trenching and the like wherein relatively smaller teeth are employed, the tooth incorporating a dual lock utilizing helical thread means and snap-in, detent-like means operative upon the conclusion of rotatable engagement of the tooth parts.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to nano-sized diene-based polymer latex particles, a method for producing such particles and methods of using them as rubber and for conversion to hydrogenated polymers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Diene-based unsaturated p...
The present invention refers to diene-based unsaturated polymer latex particles having a particle size measured as d 90 -value of less than 60 nm and a method for their production. Methods for using the diene-based polymer latex as rubber and for conversion to hydrogenated polymers, with reduced gel formation, are also...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to surgical plates used to join two or more areas of bone or other tissue, and particularly to a method and apparatus for placing an additional plate immediately adjacent to or overlapping an area to which a plate was previously affixed. ...
A surgical plate system including a surgical plate affixable to bone or other rigid tissue and a method for use of such a system. A connector body protruding from a secondary plate is matable in a receiver defined in a primary plate.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to improvements in or relating to dispensing apparatus. In particular, the invention relates to the dispensing of beverages, for example, beer, ale, porter, stout or lager. The present invention finds particular application for use in dispensing draft beverages where ...
An apparatus for dispensing a beverage into a receptacle is provided having one or more taps, between them defining two beverage flow paths. One of the beverage flow paths is provided with a flow restriction for inducing turbulence in the beverage flow for producing foam. An arrangement is provided for directing the be...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention is generally related to antenna array systems and, more particularly, to a test system for an antenna array. [0003] 2. Brief Description of Related Developments [0004] ...
The present invention is directed to, in a first aspect, an antenna array stimulation system. In one embodiment the system comprises an array of radiating elements, a conductive layer adjacent the array of radiating elements adapted to receive electrical energy from, or couple electrical energy to, the array, and at le...
The present invention relates to a suspension system for tracked vehicles with double crawler tracks positioned on either side of the hull, each crawler track running round a track drive wheel, the track rollers and a take-up idler, with or without supporting rollers. BACKGROUND Usually in heavy vehicles ea...
A suspension system for a tracked vehicle has a hull provided with double crawler tracks positioned on either side of the hull. Each crawler track runs around a track drive wheel, track roller assemblies and a take-up idler. A torsion unit assembly connects each track roller assembly to the hull. The torsion unit assem...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a video encoder for encoding frames of a video signal before transmission, said video encoder including an encoding decision unit for deciding which kind of coding will be used for each data of said frame in an encoding unit. BACKGROUND O...
The present invention relates to a video encoder (ENC) for encoding frames (FR) of a video signal before transmission, said video encoder (ENC) including an encoding decision unit (EDU) for deciding which kind of coding will be used for each data of said frame (FR) in an encoding unit (ENU). Said video encoder (ENC) fu...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to improvements in camera film advancing devices and it relates more particularly to an improved film advancing device of the type which responds to the sensing of the completion of advance of an indexed length of film to restrain any excess adva...
A camera film metering mechanism includes a driven member coupled to the film takeup spool and having a driven hub, a drive member coupled to a motivating member and including a drive hub end-to-end and coaxial with the driven hub. A helical coupling spring is wound around the hubs and is free and unanchored thereto so...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the priority of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0057388 filed on May 30, 2012, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [000...
There are provided a signal duty detecting apparatus detecting a duty of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal by counting a signal, among signals present in a preset period of the PWM signal, having a predetermined level or higher and a motor driving apparatus having the same. The signal duty detecting apparatus inclu...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/628,812 filed on Nov. 7, 2011, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] Disclosed is a wide implant, which, by ...
A wide implant may be provided with at least one thread comprising a distal wrap, an apical wrap, and an at least one interim wrap. The distal and the apical wraps are provided with a distal and an apical maximal radial extent Ed, Ea, respectively, greater than an interim maximal radial extent Ei pro-vided with the at ...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to medical devices which are provided in a sterile condition, and more particularly, to a syringe or similar device wherein the exterior of the device forms part of a barrier to protect the interior of the device from contamination prior to use. BACKGROUND OF TH...
A self packaged medical device, such as a syringe assembly, having a hollow body and an operative element therein for the controlled dispensing or entry of fluid into the body. An extension member operatively connected to the operative element and extending proximally beyond the proximal end of the body. The device fur...
This application is continuation of application Ser. No. 08/193,204, filed Jun. 9, 1994, now abandoned, which is the national stage of International Application PCT/FR92/00790, filed Aug. 12, 1992. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates, in the field of ...
Assembly system for a sole of a shoe for receiving a piece of equipment adapted for use with the shoe is provided which includes a first assembly element having at least one nest for initially receiving a portion of a piece of equipment, and a second assembly element for positioning and immobilizing the piece of equipm...
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention is a delivery system to deliver biologics such as vaccines or chemicals such as chemosterilants, repellents, or toxicants to free-roaming or wild animals such as raccoons, dogs, or foxes, without capture or physical restraint. The biologic or chemical is placed in a water-p...
This invention is a delivery system to deliver biologics such as vaccines or chemicals such as chemosterilants, repellents, or toxicants to free-roaming or wild animals such as raccoons, dogs, or foxes, without capture or physical restraint. The biologic or chemical is placed in a water-proof ampule or capsule which is...
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to a router and to a method of monodirectional amplification of bidirectional optical signals. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] In optical transmission systems it is frequently desired to use an optical fibre for bidi...
The invention relates to a router which may be used for amplification of a bidirectional optical signal using a single optical amplifier. An advantageous embodiment of the invention comprises two 3 dB couplers which are serially connected via a delay element. According to the embodiment, the delay element comprises a d...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an automatic control system for receiving a weather alert broadcast, and more particularly a radio system which operates automatically for receiving and broadcasting a weather alert from weather stations. Weather alerts are broadcasted by weather station...
This system is for automatically controlling a radio receiver to provide an audible broadcast of the weather alert from weather stations. It may also be incorporated in a multi-band radio for automatically switching between AM/FM broadcast and weather alert broadcast. A scanning means operates continuously to tune the ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION U.S. patent application Ser. No. 452,992, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,511,136 issued Apr. 16, 1985, filed concurrently herewith having J. L. Huerta et al as inventors and commonly assigned. DESCRIPTION Technical Field This invention relates to document feeding. In ...
An improved alignment/restraint station for interposition in an automatic document feed path is disclosed. A unitary structure including back-up rollers and sawtooth restraint members is positioned downstream of the document separation station and transverse to the direction of feed. Adjacent either end of the unitary ...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to water treatment tanks of the type used to retain resin beads in a water softener system. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved valve for controlling the flow of clean water and brine solution to and from a brine tank ...
A valve in a fluid treatment system adapted for controlling the flow of fluid between a source and a treatment media disposed in a treatment chamber. The valve includes a housing having a fluid passageway between an inlet and an outlet; a containment chamber; and a sealing member reciprocal between a first position in ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims the benefit of Taiwan Patent Application No. 098140225, filed on Nov. 25, 2009, in the Taiwan Patent and Trademark Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. FIELD...
A current collector is provided. The current collector includes a current-conductive element; and a carbonaceous mixture thin film formed on the current-conductive element.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a baking cup container which may be used individually to store baking cups such as cupcake cups or muffin cups and which may be connected together to be stacked one on top of another for storage purpose...
A baking cup container is disclosed which has a bottom and either a cylindrical body member extending upwardly therefrom or an inverted truncated conical-shaped body member extending upwardly therefrom. The bottom of the container has structure thereon as does the upper end of the container so that the containers may b...
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/915,703 filed on Aug. 21, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,978,867. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates in general to data processor systems, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for managing cycle steals in a data processo...
An apparatus and method are implemented to track and manage system cycles stolen from a data processor by other processors in a multiprocessor data processor system. The apparatus and method maximize data throughput and minimize unused cycle resources within the multiprocessor data processing system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to exercise and training devices that develop and improve balance and coordination. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION These devices include a frame comprising a first upright, rigid support member, a second upright, rigid support member, and a rigid transverse...
An exercise device for developing or improving balance and for simulating mountain bicycle riding and trail motorcycle riding includes a frame that has two upright support members joined to and spaced apart by a rigid transverse member with each of the upright support members connected at their lower end to compressibl...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority from Australian Provisional Patent Application No 2007906684 filed on 7 Dec. 2007, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to sound ...
This invention concerns a method, and a device, for feedback cancellation. This invention also concerns a computer program product comprising computer program code means to make a computer execute a procedure for feedback cancellation. The method comprises providing an adaptive feedback cancellation filter which adapts...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to dynamic load sensing method, dynamic load analyzing sensor and load measurement equipment using the sensing method and the analyzing sensor for time-varying forces under dynamic state excited by shaking, oscillating and/or vibrating conditions. BACKGRO...
A method and apparatus for measuring a load under a dynamic state where variations such as swinging and vibration exist. One of the ends of a member constituting a spring system is fixed with the other end free. A stationary load We is calculated in accordance with equation ##EQU1## by attaching a load to the free end ...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to radar plan position indicators, and more particularly to a method for enhancing a radar plan position indicator with color coding of target echoes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Radar video output is conventionally displayed by a monochro...
A method to enhance target detectability on a radar plan position indicators described which includes the receiving of coherent pulse-burst waveforms from a target so that at least one complete burst is included in each dwell of a scanning surveillance fan beam. A fast fourier transform is performed on each returned co...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to mirrors and, more particularly, to a method for altering the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of a mirror. 2. Description of Related Art Small but nonetheless significant variations in the coefficients of therm...
A front to back coefficient of thermal expansion difference between surfaces of a mirror segment is reduced by coating a selected surface. The other surface may be also coated in order to obtain an overall bulk coefficient of thermal expansion for the mirror segment. A plurality of mirror segments having coefficients o...
The present application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/007,542, filed Nov. 24, 1995. The present invention relates to digital switches and in particular, digital switches used in ATM networks. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The nature of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) is...
A switch fabric is provided which comprises a shared memory, a number of switch fabric ports, and a switch fabric data controller. The switch fabric data controller routes blocks of data received at one switch fabric port to one or more other switch fabric ports and writes and reads data to and from, respectively, the ...
BACKGROUND [0001] An area of ongoing research and development is in improving containers for biological samples. A problem is that mistakes can be made when using or handling such containers. Any advancement that resulted in improvements in the ability to properly use or handle biological sample containers w...
A disclosed technique includes an assembly comprising a cup with a first visual sealing indicator and a lid with a second visual sealing indicator wherein, in operation, the lid is screwed on the cup to a sealing indicator position where the first visual sealing indicator and the second visual sealing indicator are ali...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/189,192, filed Jan. 31, 1994, which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 07/956,673, filed Oct. 5, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,289, which is a continuation-in-part application of applicat...
A method and implant for the surgical treatment of scoliosis is disclosed. The method involves the segmental fixation of a rigid rod or rods to the abnormally curved portion of the spine. The rod is constructed of a shape-memory alloy such as nitinol. Prior to implementation, the rod is annealed and contoured into an i...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to sheet handling apparatus, and more particularly it relates to a sheet handling apparatus which carries out a stapling process or other processes upon sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus or the like. Some image forming appar...
A sheet handling apparatus is provided adjacent to an image forming apparatus. The sheet handling apparatus staples sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus, and it includes a plurality of bins, a stapler, a discharge mechanism, and a stack tray. The sheets are stapled while they are nipped by the discharge m...
This application claims priority from provisional application Ser. No. 60/134,094, filed May 14, 1999. BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to an eye shade, and more particularly to improved eye shades that may be worn on the forehead. The eyes are, by nature, particularly sens...
A number of eye shades having a headband coupled to a transparent visor are disclosed. The visor extends downward from the headband so that it is positioned in front of a wearer's eyes when worn. The visor may have a resilient protective nosepiece attached thereto. The headband may be made of a flexible material that w...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a washing system, and more particularly to a washing system for a windshield of a motor vehicle. Washing systems that provide for cleaning the windshields of motor vehicles with a tank for washing water and another tank for a washing powder are known from...
A washing system for windshields of motor vehicles including a tank for washing water, a tank for a washing powder, and a washing pump. Water is drawn from the tank, and mixed with washing powder. The mixture of washing water and washing powder is transported to a washing nozzle for depositing on the windshield of a ve...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] None. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable. APPENDIX [0003] Not Applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005]...
The present invention provides a method of handling rapid phase aliasing in magnetic resonance images arising from local magnetic susceptibility differences. The methods of the present invention can be used to estimate the field effects within an object arising from the interfaces of regions having differences in magne...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a presentation system for making a presentation in a lecture, or the like, while pointing to an image displayed on a screen using a laser pointer. More particularly, the present invention r...
A presentation system using a laser pointer, comprises: a screen device; a projecting device for projecting a visible image onto the screen device; and a laser pointer operated by a user, and projecting a laser beam onto the screen device. The laser pointer is equipped with an infrared light emitting section together w...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not Applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable MICROFICHE APPENDIX Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to variable displacement hydrostatic pumps, and mo...
A variable displacement hydrostatic pump (11) having its displacement varied by a controller (17) in response to movement of a manual control lever (95) from a neutral position (FIG. 1). The vehicle has at least one other device (125,127) which provides an electrical output signal (133) indicating when operation of the...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to gyroscope compasses and more particularly to a single degree of freedom gyrocompass driven by a permanent magnet motor and employing gyro rotor speed modulation techniques to determine the direction of true north. The determination of true nort...
Disclosed is apparatus and method for accurately determining the direction of true north or the change in drift of other gyroscopes. The apparatus comprises a single degree of freedom gyroscope driven by a permanent magnet electric motor. The gyroscope rotor is spun by the motor at varying speeds and the torque require...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to 6,7-dichloro-1,5-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]quinazolin-2(3H)-one (compound III), more commonly known as Anagrelide base and, more particularly, to a method for the manufacture of Anagrelide base. 2. Description of Related Art ...
Methods are provided for making Anagrelide base from 2,3-dichlorobenzaldehyde. A method is also provided for making an intermediate compound ethyl N-(2,3-dichloro-6-nitrobenzyl)glycine from 2,3-dichlorobenzaldehyde and for reducing the glycine compound using either SnCl 2 or a specially defined catalyst. A cyclization ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] See also Application Data Sheet. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable. THE NAMES OF PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT [0003] Not applicable. INCORPORATION-BY-REFER...
The measuring device for comprehensive screening for children and adolescents includes a base and a body in the form of a component vertically ending at the top with an arm mounted at the angle of 90deg, rotationally in the horizontal plane, positioned on the base. On the arm, there are a motion sensor system and a hei...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a fibrous material or web suitable for a wipe, cleaning implement or any other purpose where the fibrous material has multiple functional zones that are distinctly separated. The functional areas...
A fibrous material suitable for a wipe, cleaning implement or any other purpose has multiple functional zones that are distinctly separated. The functional areas or zones are created in the fibrous structure by essentially eliminating the porous structure in the border regions between the different zones to create a ca...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is related to a container for storing magnetic discs, and more particularly to a compact container having storage slots which receive the discs in a stair-step manner, so that the identifying label at the top of each disc is always visible. Magnetic discs (s...
A magnetic disc storage container includes a base member having a bottom panel and four rows of guide rails which are disposed at an acute angle with respect to the bottom panel. All of the guide rails are parallel, and the guide rails within each row are equally spaced apart. Storage slots between the guide rails acco...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to communication systems. More particularly, the present system relates to a digital subscriber line modem. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Explosive growth of the internet and the worldwide web drives increasing demands for faster communicati...
A splitterless digital subscriber line modem adapted to be coupled to a subscriber line including a sending end and a receiving end, the modem being capable of simultaneous access to the subscriber line with other telephone equipment operating in a frequency band below four kilohertz is disclosed herein. The modem incl...