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20110032013 | Digital Phase-Locked Loop Clock System - A clock system includes a digital phase/frequency detector (DPFD), a buffer, a digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) including a sigma-delta modulator (SDM), an adder, a first frequency divider. The DPFD may have a first input for a reference input clock and a second input for a feedback signal, and outputting a difference signal representing a phase and/or frequency difference between the reference input clock and the feedback signal. The buffer may be coupled to the DPFD for accumulating the difference signal over time. The sigma-delta modulator (SDM) may have a control input coupled to the buffer. The adder may have inputs coupled to the (SDM) and a source of an integer control word. The first frequency divider may have an input for a clock signal and a control input coupled to the adder, the DCO generating an output clock signal having an average frequency representing a frequency of the input clock signal divided by (N+F/M), wherein N is determined by the integer control word and F/M is determined by an output of the SDM. The system clock also may include a phase-locked loop (PLL) including a phase/frequency detector that has a first input coupled to the output of the DCO and a second input that is phase-locked to the first input, and a second frequency divider coupled from the second input of the PLL to the second input of the DPFD. | 02-10-2011 |
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20110065713 | Benzazole Derivatives, Compositions, and Methods of Use as B-Secretase Inhibitors - The present invention is directed to benzazole compounds that inhibit β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme (BACE) and that may be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which BACE is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which BACE is involved. | 03-17-2011 |
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20110004006 | AMINOCYCLOHEXYL ETHER COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF - Aminocyclohexyl ether compounds are disclosed. The compounds of the present invention may be incorporated in compositions and kits. The present invention also discloses uses for the compounds and compositions, including the treatment of arrhythmia. | 01-06-2011 |
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20100024074 | ARABIDOPSIS DERIVED PROMOTERS FOR REGULATION OF PLANT EXPRESSION - The invention provides a method to identify a plurality of plant promoters having specified characteristics and promoters identified by the method. Also provided are transgenic plants comprising the genes identified by the methods of the invention. | 01-28-2010 |
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20090208742 | Carbon nanotube fiber spun from wetted ribbon - A fiber of carbon nanotubes was prepared by a wet-spinning method involving drawing carbon nanotubes away from a substantially aligned, supported array of carbon nanotubes to form a ribbon, wetting the ribbon with a liquid, and spinning a fiber from the wetted ribbon. The liquid can be a polymer solution and after forming the fiber, the polymer can be cured. The resulting fiber has a higher tensile strength and higher conductivity compared to dry-spun fibers and to wet-spun fibers prepared by other methods. | 08-20-2009 |
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