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I'm waiting.
Don't know how long it'll be until I'm at ease.
Once again we are fading.
Will we find each other in the rain?
Or will it only bring more pain?
Once upon a time I thought we were made to rhyme.
But now I just think we're out of time.
I don't want this.
I want us to find bliss together
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A Time to Live
Melody Hendrix
"Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts."
Pope Francis
"God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world. peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth."
Pope Benedict XVI
"Disasters work like alarm clocks to the world, hence God allows them. They are shouting "Wake up!" "Love!" "Pray!"
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This story comes to us from RealGoodNews.com – Almost everyone has gotten a red light camera ticket by now, and there have been confusions, controversies and lies surrounding these "tickets", or "citations", but if you know the law, then you know they are bogus, unenforceable, frauds designed to fool the uneducated into more payola for the politicians and their friends.
I know they send you a letter telling you that are going to issue a warrant if you do not pay up, but they are simply lying. They do not have that authority and there is no one going to arrest you. If you do not believe that they are unenforceable, call the police department that the red light camera ticket says it comes from and ask them if they enforce them. They will tell you "no".
Those who know the truth about these red light cameras and their "citations", simply throw them away; and apparently, there were a lot of educated people in Arizona.
When the State decided to take it upon themselves to install the red light cameras, it foolishly counted on the citation revenues to pay for the system, but the Citizens of Arizona were smarter than that and most of them simply threw the tickets away. Without the revenue from the citations issued, the State defaulted on it's payments and the cameras were removed.
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Taylor Swift Notches Fifth '1989' Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Hit With 'Wildest Dreams'
Taylor's five for five with her '1989' singles.
Taylor's five for five with her '1989' singles.
The film-maker was asked to share the emotional tribute video from Bobbi Kristina's funeral on Facebook.
Family members from both the Browns and Houstons gathered in the Atlanta area on Saturday (Aug 1) to pay their respects to Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, who died on July 26.
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For the past thirteen weeks "Uptown Funk" from Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars has sat at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has now become the longest-running number one single of the decade!
Bobbi Kristina Brown is being transferred from Emory University hospital to a rehab facility in Atlanta, People reported.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 21-year-old daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, is "fighting for her life," a rep for the family said in a statement.
Idina Menzel will sing the National Anthem at this year's Super Bowl.
If we subscribed to the VH1 philosophy that we all love the '80s then this article would not hold much weight. But the truth is, each state in America is different in their views of nostalgia from that decade.
We should find out any day now who will sing the National Anthem at this year's Super Bowl. I would put my money on Candace Glover. She's the reigning American Idol and the game is on Fox.


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The status of biomass fast pyrolysisFunded under: FP4-FAIR
The process of fast pyrolysis is one of the most recent renewable energy processes to have been introduced and offers the advantages of a liquid product, bio-oil, that can be readily stored and transported and that can also be used for production of chemicals as well as being a fuel. Thermal biomass conversion has been investigated for many years as a source of renewable solid, gaseous and liquid fuels. Compared to combustion, which is widely practised commercially and gasification, which is being extensively demonstrated around the world, fast pyrolysis is at a relatively early stage of development. The technology has now achieved some commercial success for production of chemicals and is being actively developed for producing liquid fuels. Bio-oils have been successfully tested in engines, turbines and boilers, and have been upgraded to high quality hydrocarbon fuels although at an unacceptable energetic and financial cost. The paper critically reviews scientific and technical developments and applications to date paying particular attention to the research and developments reported in this book. It concludes with some suggestions for strategic developments.
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Rated 4 / 5 stars
The game plays well and the art suits the gameplay.
Art - Bold colours, suitable graphics and the character creation is a nice little bonus.
I enjoy this art style and think it worked well as a whole
Gameplay - The game has great extra factors like the dojo and the shop and the idea for combos and attacks is very fun although the attacks are a little difficult to pull off and there's not a lot of difference in the attack combos to notice whether or not you pulled it off. Jumping is the key to this game, since if you jump as someone attacks you, you aren't hurt, this is a nasty bug. Otherwise the game is hard which I enjoy and I just keep coming back to it :P
All in all it's great but I think more move combos that have special effects would really make this game great
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
Love the idea
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Rated 4 / 5 stars
why is this still here?
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Universal Credit is a means-tested benefit for everyone of working age – those who are unemployed, those who are unable to work, and those who are in work but not earning much. It includes an element for housing benefit.
Once you are on Universal Credit, you stay on Universal Credit when moving in and out of work unless you earn over a fixed limit.
Universal Credit is being introduced in stages – which is, notoriously, taking much longer than originally planned. Currently people are signed onto the benefit if they are single jobseekers making new claims. These people will stay on Universal Credit even if their work or family situation changes. There are also a growing number of areas where all relevant new claims are sent down the Universal Credit route. You can check the situation where you live here.
Although Universal Credit will eventually replace means tested JSA, means tested ESA, Income Support and Tax Credits, contribution based JSA and ESA will remain.
This move to Universal Credit rarely benefits the claimant, so it is worth checking if you are in one of the current qualifying groups as the DWP can make mistakes and you may be able to avoid it: see www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/before-you-apply/universal-credit-eligibility – it's complicated.
(For fuller details and an online calculator, try Turn2us)
Work out the MAXIMUM that would be received if there was no other income by adding:
the STANDARD ALLOWANCE – which, as now, depends on if you are single or a couple and if you are over 25
PLUS ELEMENTS FOR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES – which were formerly covered by other benefits (for: children, children on DLA, limited capability for work, limited capability for work related activity, being a full-time carer, 70% of childcare for working parents, rent (or mortgage if no earned income))
unearned income (but not disabled benefits or child benefit)
AND 65% of earned income above the Work Allowance
(The Work Allowance – the amount you are allowed to earn before it affects the benefit – depends on your household type and if you are receiving the housing element.)
This avoids the current problems with Working Tax Credits overpayments, but will create lots of anomalies for people with irregular earnings (where a lot will depend on the dates when money is actually received), and will generate lots of paperwork.
Generally, people doing a bit of part time work will be able to keep more of what they earn than at present (though that isn't saying much), but when a couple receives Universal Credit the second earner will keep considerably less than they do now.
The DWP would like everything to be digital, but you can still claim by phone.
Couples have to claim jointly, both members have to meet the basic conditions, and their money will be paid to a single bank account.
Jobcentres will push you to sign a Claimant Commitment that stipulates that you search for work 35 hours a week. You can try and argue for something more reasonable, though this can be difficult unless you have particular issues such as childcare or poor health. However, when it comes to appealing sanctions, it is still true that the law only requires you to 'take all reasonable action for the purpose of obtaining paid work', even if that takes less than the stipulated number of hours (The Universal Credit Regulations 2013, p51 clause 95). Unless you sign up to Universal Job Match and tick the box allowing the DWP access to your account they have no way of checking up when you are looking for work – and they cannot make you tick that box. Even if you have already set up an account you can un-tick the box. This is your right under data protection law.
If you want to avoid hassle it helps to be able to give a good account of your '35 hours' jobsearch'. Knowing what they are looking for makes this easier – so here is the advice given to 'Work Coaches' – courtesy of Ipswich Unemployed Action:
There is no money at all for the first 7 days and then payment is monthly in arrears. This means a very long time – at least 5 weeks but often more – before the first payment. You can ask for a short term advance, but this is discretionary – only given after an inquisition – and needs repaid from future benefits. If you have asked and been refused an advance, and have no money, you can apply to the Scottish Welfare Fund – which is going to be put under a lot of pressure.
Rules about having to look for work and do work related activities are similar to those for the benefits being replaced (IS, JSA, ESA), but tougher for people with kids.
And there are NEW RULES FOR THOSE IN PART TIME WORK.
Currently, to get Working Tax Credit you have to work over a fixed number of hours a week (30 if you are single with no kids). You will get Universal Credit however many hours you work (so long as you are not earning above the limit), but if you are earning less than the equivalent of 35 hours at the minimum wage you will be under similar pressures to find more or better paid work as people who are unemployed. This means that low paid part-time workers can be sanctioned too.
And because you stay on Universal Credit any way, if you are unemployed and offered a part time job or zero hour contract you will be required to accept it.
Sanction rules are similar to now but with some important – and potentially devastating – changes.
If you receive a further sanction while an earlier sanction is still on-going this will now be added on the end: under Universal Credit sanctions run consecutively not concurrently.
And hardship payments (which are discretionary and have to be applied for every month) are becoming loans recoverable from deductions from future Universal Credit payments.
These mean that some people will end up on reduced benefits for years and years.
Also, whatever the makeup of your Universal Credit, the amount you are sanctioned is the equivalent of the Personal Allowance (£73.10 for a single adult over 25). This means that if you are in work and your Universal Credit is reduced because of your earnings, part of the sanction will be taken from the other elements that have replaced child tax credits, housing benefit etc. If someone in part time work is sanctioned they could therefore be left without enough money to pay the rent.
Universal Credit incorporates means tested ESA. Once someone has been on doctor's notes as unfit to look for work for four weeks, the DWP should send them a UC35 form to apply for being treated as more long-term unfit for work. If you haven't received the form when you should have done, then ask for it as delays are not uncommon. This form will eventually lead to a Work Capability Assessment, as with ESA; but if you are on Universal Credit and waiting for an assessment you will still be expected to look for work and carry out other jobsearch activities. To avoid these you will need to argue – with the help of your GP if possible – that there would be substantial risk to your mental health if you were found fit to look for work or made to do work related activities, and it is not reasonable to expect you to do these.
There have been lots on concerns raised about this but the government has refused to budge. It is theoretically possible to arrange to have split payments, but this can only be done on production of evidence, which is always intrusive and is especially difficult if there is domestic abuse. Joint payments are also a problem if one person has an addiction or a particular spending problem
These will make budgeting even harder
You (or the landlord) will have to specifically apply for this to be paid direct to the landlord. When money is so tight there will be many occasions when the rent money is spent on other things, building up debts and putting tenancies at risk. This also has wider implications – social housing will lose money, which will have to be made up from other people's rents, and private landlords may resist taking people on benefits. As explained above, when people in part time work are sanctioned this will now effect the housing element and their ability to pay their rent.
People who are self-employed will be expected to produce mountains of paperwork each month. You are not allowed to carry over profits or losses from one month to another. If you earn a lot one month you will receive very little Universal Credit, but if you earn very little the next month you may not be able to make up for this. The highest rate of Universal Credit someone who has been self-employed for over 12 months can receive assumes they are earning the equivalent of 35 hours on the minimum wage, even if they actually got much less. And if you are deemed not to be earning enough, you will be forced to look for and take other work.
Unlike JSA, Universal Credit has no allowance at all for holidays.
These have suffered from increased poverty, rent arrears, administration problems and delayed payments. This hasn't stopped the DWP going ahead with the roll-out to other areas.
The Scotland Bill only gives the Scottish Government power to make limited variations to this benefit.
They should be able to alter what is included under eligible rent and change who the housing element is paid to.
And they should be able to vary the frequency of payments and who they are paid to.
But we are stuck with Universal Credit – and allowances for the Scottish Government to top up reserved benefits expressly rule out compensating for money lost in sanctions. i.e. helping those most in need.
Here is the Scottish Government's report on progress thus far (June 2017)
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Friday, January 16, 2009
A-choooo! (I'm allergic to crappy writing.)
This picture, which JEANNE spotted, is a CDC-related error. She found this on a box of tissues, (whose footnotes led her to the CDC source, which was listed on the bottom of the box), and she thinks this was given away (to a doctor's office, perhaps) by someone who works in health care. JEANNE says: Since they made mouth and nose the subjects, one would expect to have the verb go with them, right? Instead, I keep picturing a mouth and nose going in the trash...
Freakin' hilarious. Thanks, JEANNE, for sending in this picture!
16 comments:
- Editrix said...
I know this is going to sound overly nitpicky, but if the CDC were instructing sick people to throw their mouth and nose away, they would say "drop THEM in the trash," not "drop IT in the trash." (Now, if the sentence began with "Cover your mouth OR nose with a tissue," that'd be a different story.) Still I, like Jeanne, went to a face-mutilation place when I read that text, and nobody wants to go to a face-mutilation place, particularly when they're already sniffly and grabbing up tissues and feeling like crap. How much better things would be if the CDC had said, "Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze, and drop the tissue in the trash."
P.S.: I just took another glance at the picture, and I'm wondering why the ellipses come before "During Influenza Season" and not after. Geez, this tissue box is really effed up.
- January 16, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
Editrix, you're totally in the right place for being nitpicky! :)
Yeah, this tissue box is kind of a disaster, writing-wise. Here's hoping the CDC does a better job dealing with diseases than they do writing...
- January 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Well, since this is all about being nitpicky, I'll speak up too.
Unless my coffee-deprived state is getting to me, the "mouth and nose" are not the subjects, they are the objects (which are to be covered). The subject is the implied "You" of the imperative (who is asked to do the covering).
- January 16, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- John Roach said...
I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree. The subject isn't "nose and mouth," it's the implied "you." Pretty common in imperative sentences.
As "tissue" is the immediately preceding noun, I think the pronoun is perfectly OK.
- January 16, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
I'm thinkin' this might not be technically *wrong*, but it does sound just a wee bit awkward...at least to my ears/eyes...
- January 16, 2009 at 3:31 PM
I stand corrected... but my mouth and nose still want to go to the trash (not really).
Sorry, it's been a few years since I homeschooled my kids. I doubt that we dealt with anything quite like this.
- January 16, 2009 at 3:40 PM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
Regardless, there's a better way they could have written this. It's one of those things that you've gotta read over two or three times because it sounds so weird...and if you have to do that, I don't think it's effective writing. It may not be wrong, but it is also not the most effective way for it to be written.
- January 16, 2009 at 3:51 PM
The problem with the original is that the noun to which 'it' was referring was not the direct object of the sentence, so it's use seemed awkward.
While I don't think the original was terribly wrong, a preferable construction would have been something akin to: "Use a tissue instead of your hand to cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, then be sure to drop it in the trash." With the tissue as the direct object, and a comma in the appropriate place, it's more clear what 'it' is.
- January 16, 2009 at 6:59 PM
- LadyStyx said...
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one that pictured noses and mouths being tossed into the trash.
- January 16, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
Suzie, I think the CDC should hire you to write for them. Your version is much better than theirs!
- January 16, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
Nope, LadyStyx, you definitely weren't the only one! :)
- January 16, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Brian said...
You know...
This is how the end of the world gets started.
Some 8 year old comes back from an African safari infected with the lethal Rift Valley fever virus.
His/her mother does the responsible thing, goes out and gets the newest high-tech tissues for their child to use.
And because some government employee with a Grade F in English pay grade puts incomprehensible instructions on the box, they're used improperly, an epidemic starts, a nuclear winter sets in and the human race is wiped off the face of the planet.
Stay in school kids, save the world.
- January 17, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
No, no, no. We'll know the world is ending when Yahoo, AOL, and CNN start shaping up and not making grammatical errors on their websites. That's when you'll know the apocalypse is right around the corner.
- January 17, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Thanks GRAMMARPHILE. As a physician and grammar geek currently not working due to family obligations, that would be a perfect part-time, home-based gig for me. The extra bucks could come in handy. Care to hook me up? ;)
- January 21, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- THE GRAMMARPHILE said...
If I ever run into anyone from the CDC who needs a copy editor, Iwill let them know that I know of the perfect person! ;)
- January 21, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Thanks! It needn't be with the CDC, nor need it be medical subject matter. I used to copy edit for extra cash while in grad school, but as I no longer have that huge pool of faculty to pull work from, referrals are always welcome.
Oh, and since I just e-mailed you one of my favorite flubs, now you have my address in case something comes up!
- January 21, 2009 at 11:19 PM


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2017 Holiday Camps
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Camps are held at Bay Club Courtside located at 14675 S. Winchester Blvd. Los Gatos, CA 95032 (Across from Netflix)
Mini Camp (Ages 5-7) Co-ed
Session 1: 12/18 – 12/22 (10am – 12pm)
Session 2: 12/26 – 12/29 (10am – 12pm)
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Session 1: 12/18 – 12/22 (12pm – 3pm)
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Camps are held at C.T. English Indoor Gym located at 23000 Summit Rd. Los Gatos, Ca 95033
There are currently no Holiday Camps scheduled for Loma Prieta. We will notify all newsletter subscribers if anything changes.
Camp Descriptions
MINI CAMPS AGES 5-7 (Co-ed)
What an awesome camp for a youngster learning to play basketball. Mini camps focus on the true values of the game, having fun, enthusiasm, learning how to make mistakes and be OK with them, and respecting yourself, teammates and coaches. Players will learn the fundamental skills of basketball that apply to their current level of play. We strive to provide an experience that promotes teamwork and creativity through the love of basketball.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Aug 31, 1976
|Filing date
|Sep 5, 1974
|Priority date
|Sep 5, 1974
|Publication number
|Carl Peter Sandbank
|Original Assignee
|International Standard Electric Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (7), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (6), Classifications (8), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to optical couplers and finds particular but not necessarily exclusive application in facsimile.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In facsimile apparatus, a coupler formed of a plurality of optical waveguides may be used in place of a lens for sequential imaging of portions of a document to be copied upon a scanned linear array of photosensors. This type of coupler may also be used in situations where the requisite imaging can not be achieved with a single lens. This sort of situation occurs when the requisite number of photosensors can not be mounted in a single unbroken line. For instance, if the requisite number of picture points exceeds the number of photosensors in an integrated circuit module, the array of photosensors may be formed by mounting two or more modules end to end. Normally, the construction of such modules is such that the photosensors do not extend right to the side edges of such modules and hence the assembly will have breaks in the array of photosensors at the junctions between adjacent modules.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a novel optical coupler between a document to be copied and a photosensor array using integrated circuit techniques.
According to the invention there is provided an optical waveguide coupler including a substrate in which or on which are formed a plurality of optical waveguides extending across the substrate, their one ends being arranged side by side at equispaced intervals and their other ends being arranged side by side at smaller equispaced intervals.
The optical coupler also includes optical waveguides whose one ends are arranged side by side at equispaced intervals but whose other ends are arranged side by side in groups with equispaced intervals between the individual members of each group, but with greater spacings between adjacent members of adjacent groups. It is not necessary for all the groups to be supported upon a common substrate and indeed it may be more convenient to have a separate substrate for each group. The optical waveguides are formed on or in a substrate by integrated circuit techniques such as selective etching of a sputtered or otherwise deposited layer, or a method of creating the waveguides in the substrate by ion implantation.
There follows a description of a coupler embodying the invention in a preferred form as part of a facsimile apparatus. The description refers to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 depicts a plan view of a coupler together with an associated large scale integrated circuit photosensor module. (The representation of the layout of the optical waveguides in this figure is only schematic since they are far too numerous to be individually represented);
FIG. 2 depicts a side elevation of the coupler, showing also the location of the photosensor module and a document to be copied;
FIG. 3 depicts a partial view of the end of the coupler adjacent the photosensor module, and
FIG. 4 is a perspective representation of a modified form of coupler designed for use with two photosensor modules instead of one.
The coupler now to be described is designed for a facsimile system accomodating documents of up to 5 or 10 inches in width at a resolution of 100 points per inch. For the 5 inch version, light from the picture points is guided to large scale integrated circuit module 12 provided with a monolithic silicon photodiode array of 512 photodiodes at 0.001 inch centres, whereas for the 10 inch width version it is guided to a pair of such modules. The arrays are self scanned by metal-oxide-semiconductor shift counters formed in the same silicon chips as their associated photodiodes.
The coupler consists of a glass substrate 11 on which a layer of glass of higher refractive index than that of the substrate is deposited by R.F. sputtering. Using standard photolithographic masking techniques a pattern of channels is etched through this sputtered glass layer delineating a set of optical waveguides 13. It may be noted that it is not necessary to use a selective etch because the depth of the channels is not significant so long as they are deep enough to penetrate into the substrate underlying the sputtered glass layer.
The waveguides are 0.0006 inch wide, and at their ends 14 adjacent the photodiodes of an integrated circuit photosensor module 12 are at 0.001 inch centres, while at their other ends 15 they are at 0.010 inch centres. At the end adjacent the photodiodes, the waveguides should be brought as close as possible to the diodes so that each diode receives light only from its own associated waveguide. If, on the other hand the ends 15 come into contact with a document to be copied 16, then each waveguide will accept light from a restricted region corresponding in size and shape to the end of the guide. This makes the system particularly vulnerable to spurious signals resulting from small scale imperfections in the surface of the document 16. This defect is remedied by spacing the ends of the waveguides a short distance from the document so that each accepts light from a larger area of the document. Preferably, the spacing is arranged so that these areas shall not overlap significantly. This spacing is provided by etching a step 17 along the edge 16 of the substrate. When therefore the document 16 to be copied is placed in contact with the edge 18 of the substrate 11, it will then be a predetermined distance from the ends 15 of the waveguides.
The waveguides may be straight and be arranged to fan out radially. However by permitting the waveguides to have gentle curves in their length they may be arranged to terminate normally with respect to the edges of the substrate so that there is no occasion to take account of any obliquity factor in their collection of light from the document to be copied.
FIG. 4 shows how for the 10 inch width version involving the use of two integrated circuit modules 10 the guides are arranged in two groups 41 and 42.
It is to be understood that the foregoing description of specific examples of this invention is made by way of example only and is not to be considered as a limitation on its scope.
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|Filing date
|Publication date
|Dec 19, 1963
|Jul 14, 1964
|American Optical Corp
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|Burroughs Corp
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|Mcnaney Joseph T
|Alphanumeric character recording apparatus
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|Bell Telephone Labor Inc
|Light guide paths comprising densified regions in a transparent medium;and method of producing
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|Encoded card employing fiber optic elements
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|Nippon Electric Co
|Method of making optical lines in dielectric body
|goell, "Electron-Resist Fabrication of Bends and Couplers for Integrated Optical Circuits" Applied Optics, vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 729-736, Apr., 1973.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|May 27, 1980
|Dec 22, 1981
|Sperry Corporation
|Multi-aperture, feedback system for a laser scanner
|Sep 13, 1982
|May 7, 1985
|Trw Inc.
|Integrated optical star coupler
|Nov 1, 1982
|Jan 21, 1986
|Sentrol Systems Ltd.
|Electronically scanned spectrometer color, brightness and opacity measurement and control system
|May 30, 1984
|Mar 31, 1987
|Compagnie Industrielle Des Telecommunications Cit-Alcatel
|Optical space-division switching assembly
|May 30, 1984
|Mar 31, 1987
|Compagnie Industrielle Des Telecommunications Cit-Alcatel
|Space division optoelectronic switch device
|Feb 26, 1980
|Sep 11, 1980
|Hughes Aircraft Co
|Optische kopplungsanordnung
|U.S. Classification
|385/15, 385/115, 385/129
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|May 28, 1987
Owner name: STC PLC, 10 MALTRAVERS STREET, LONDON, WC2R 3HA, E
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Effective date: 19870423
Owner name: STC PLC,ENGLAND
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