Preamble in United States
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An introduction prefixed to a statute, reciting the intention of the legislature in framing it, or the evils which led to its enactment. A preamble is said to be the key of a statute, to open the minds of the makers as to the mischiefs which are to be remedied, and the objects which are to be acPREAPPOINTED EVIDENCE complished, by the provisions of the statute. 4 Inst. 330; 6 Pet. (U. S.) 301. In modern legislative practice, preambles are much less used than formerly, and in some of the United States are rarely, if ever, now inserted in statutes. In the interpretation of a statute, though resort may be had to the preamble, it cannot limit or control the express provisions of the statute. Dwarr. St. 504-508. Nor can it by implication enlarge what is expressly fixed. 1 Story, Const, bk. 3, c. 6; 3 McCord (S. C.) 298; 15 Johns. (N. Y.) 89; Busb. (N. C.) 131; 2 Ware (U. S.) 38.
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An introduction prefixed to a statute, reciting the intention of the legislature in framing it, or the evils which led to its enactment. A preamble is said to be the key of a statute, to open the minds of the makers as to the mischiefs which are to be remedied, and the objects which are to be acPREAPPOINTED EVIDENCE complished, by the provisions of the statute. 4 Inst. 330; 6 Pet. (U. S.) 301. In modern legislative practice, preambles are much less used than formerly, and in some of the United States are rarely, if ever, now inserted in statutes. In the interpretation of a statute, though resort may be had to the preamble, it cannot limit or control the express provisions of the statute. Dwarr. St. 504-508. Nor can it by implication enlarge what is expressly fixed. 1 Story, Const, bk. 3, c. 6; 3 McCord (S. C.) 298; 15 Johns. (N. Y.) 89; Busb. (N. C.) 131; 2 Ware (U. S.) 38.
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Preamble
United States Constitution
According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled PREAMBLEThe part of the Constitution that we read first is the part of the original Constitution that was written last. The Preamble, which sets forth the noble purposes for which the Constitution is “ordained and established,” was composed by the constitutional convention’s Committee of Style. The
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“Random Access Preamble Design” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; February 27, 2014
Patent Application Titled “Robust Preamble for Communication over Noisy Media” Published Online, Politics & Government Week; April 3, 2014
EP-MAC: Early Preamble MAC to Achieve Low Delay and Energy Consumption in Duty Cycle Based Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Networks, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems; November 1, 2012; Oak, Jeong-Yeob Choi, Young-June Pak, Wooguil
“High-Efficiency Preambles for Communications Systems over Pseudo-Stationary Communication Channels” in Patent Application Approval Process, Electronics Newsweekly; September 19, 2012
Patent Issued for High-Efficiency Preambles for Communications Systems over Pseudo-Stationary Communication Channels, Journal of Engineering; May 14, 2014
Researchers Submit Patent Application, “Preamble Detection Using Vector Processors”, for Approval, Telecommunications Weekly; March 26, 2014
Researchers Submit Patent Application, “Preamble Designs for Sub-1ghz Frequency Bands”, for Approval, Politics & Government Week; December 13, 2012
Patent Issued for Wireless Transmitter, Wireless Receiver, and Preamble Sequence Generation Method, Telecommunications Weekly; June 4, 2014
US Patent Issued to Icom on June 24 for “Preamble Generating Apparatus, Preamble Generating Method, and Computer Readable Recording Medium Storing Program” (Japanese Inventor), US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 24, 2014
Patent Issued for Method for Generating a Preamble Sequence and a Method for Determining a Cyclic Shift, Journal of Engineering; July 10, 2013
US Patent Issued on Sept. 10 for “Preamble
Formats Supporting High-Throughput MIMO WLAN and Auto-Detection” (California Inventor), US Fed News Service, Including US State News; September 10, 2013
California Inventors Develop Impulse Noise Preamble Sequence Processing Method, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; May 26, 2007
Intended Use Language in Claim Preamble Was Not a Claim Limitation., Mondaq Business Briefing; May 6, 2010; Shahdadi, Armon
California Inventors Develop Digital Communication System Preamble Processing Method, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; May 26, 2007
Barrasso, Senators Secure Key Ruling to Amend Start Preamble Barrasso Acts to Strengthen U.S. Defense, States News Service; December 15, 2010
Researchers Submit Patent Application, “Chunk-Based Double-Dwell Preamble Detection”, for Approval, Telecommunications Weekly; November 13, 2013
Agency Reviews Patent Application Approval Request for “Incremental Preamble Detection”, Telecommunications Weekly; August 21, 2013
Agency Reviews Patent Application Approval Request for “Preamble Sequence Extension”, Politics & Government Week; January 10, 2013Patent Issued for Packet Data Transmission with Optimum Preamble Length, Journal of Engineering; October 30, 2013
WIPO ASSIGNS PATENT TO HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES FOR “METHOD AND DEVICE OF PREAMBLE CONFIGURATION” (CHINESE INVENTORS), US Fed News Service, Including US State News; February 26, 2011