1. A system for holding cremated remains comprising:
a) at least one cremated remains container adapted to contain the cremated remains;
b) at least one cushioned housing which houses said at least one cremated remains container;
c) at least one pocket which holds said at least one cremated remains container within said at least one cushioned housing;
d) at least one closure which closes said at least one pocket; and
e) at least one void filler which fills at least one void surrounding said at least one container within said at least one pocket;
f) wherein said at least one void filler comprises at least one cushioner which cushions said at least one cremated remains container while held within said at least one pocket;
g) wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one pillow; and
h) wherein said at least one pillow comprises at least one substantially flexible outer membrane substantially enclosing at least one substantially resilient filling material.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one ornamental symbol adapted to ornamentally symbolize at least one characteristic of at least one entity associated with the cremated remains.
3. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one animal shape.
4. The system according to claim 3 wherein said at least one animal shape comprises at least one depiction substantially resembling animals classified within Family Ursidae.
5. The system according to claim 3 wherein said at least one animal shape comprises at least one depiction substantially resembling animals classified within Family Canidae.
6. The system according to claim 3 wherein said at least one animal shape comprises at least one depiction substantially resembling animals classified within Family Felidae.
7. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one vocation symbol to ornamentally symbolize at least one human vocation.
8. The system according to claim 7 wherein said at least one vocation symbol comprises at least one wearable article applied to said at least one cushioned housing.
9. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one avocation symbol to ornamentally symbolize at least one human avocation.
10. The system according to claim 9 wherein said at least one avocation symbol comprises at least one wearable article applied to said at least one cushioned housing.
11. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one pillow comprises at least one graphic supporter adapted to support at least one graphic image.
12. The system according to claim 11 wherein said at least one graphic supporter comprises at least one substantially flexible panel.
13. The system according to claim 12 wherein said at least one substantially flexible panel comprises at least one removable fastener which removably fastens said at least one substantially flexible panel to said at least one substantially flexible outer membrane.
14. The system according to claim 12 wherein said at least one substantially flexible panel comprises at least one fabric.
15. The system according to claim 1 further comprising at least one jewelry retainer adapted to retain at least one jewelry item adjacent to said at least one cushioned housing.
16. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one vocation symbol to ornamentally symbolize at least one human vocation; and wherein said system further comprises at least one jewelry item.
17. The system according to claim 16 wherein said at least one jewelry item comprises at least one disk-shaped portion.
18. The system according to claim 16 wherein said at least one jewelry item comprises at least one heart-shaped portion.
19. The system according to claim 16 wherein said at least one jewelry item comprises at least one bone-shaped portion.
20. The system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one closure comprises at least one zipper.
21. A kit system for holding cremated remains comprising:
a) at least one cremated remains container adapted to contain the cremated remains;
b) at least one pillow comprising
i) at least one substantially flexible outer membrane substantially enclosing at least one substantially resilient filling material,
ii) at least one pocket adapted to hold said at least one cremated remains container within said at least one pillow, and
iii) at least one closure adapted to close said at least one pocket;
c) at least one void filler adapted to fill at least one void surrounding said at least one cremated remains container within said at least one pocket wherein said at least one void filler comprises at least one cushioner adapted to cushion said at least one cremated remains container while held within said at least one pocket;
d) at least one graphic supporter adapted to support at least one graphic image; and
e) at least one set of user instructions adapted to provide at least one instruction related to the application of said at least one graphic image to said at least one graphic supporter;
f) wherein said at least one graphic supporter comprises at least one substantially flexible panel comprising at least one removable fastener adapted to removably fasten said at least one substantially flexible panel to said at least one substantially flexible outer membrane.
22. The kit system according to claim 21 further comprising at least one jewelry item.
23. A method of customizing cremated remains holders, comprising the steps of:
a) providing for the manufacture of customizable cremated remains holder kit systems comprising: at least one cremated remains container adapted to contain cremated remains; at least one cushioned housing which houses said at least one cremated remains container; at least one pocket which holds said at least one cremated remains container within said at least one cushioned housing; at least one void filler which fills at least one void surrounding said at least one container within said at least one pocket; wherein said at least one void filler comprises at least one cushioner which cushions said at least one cremated remains container while held within said at least one pocket; wherein said at least one cushioned housing comprises at least one pillow; and wherein said at least one pillow comprises at least one substantially flexible outer membrane substantially enclosing at least one substantially resilient filling material;
b) offering for sale said customizable cremated remains holder kit systems;
c) accepting at least one custom order for said customizable cremated remains holder kit systems;
d) providing for acceptance of orders and payment from at least one individual for said customizable cremated remains holder kit systems;
e) providing for shipping said ordered customizable cremated remains holder kit systems to said at least one individual; and
f) providing at least one instruction set instructing at least one method of customizing said at least one customizable cremated remains holder kit systems.
24. The method according to claim 23 wherein said step of offering is performed through at least one site comprising an Internet site operated in conjunction with at least one website server.
25. A method of holding cremated remains comprising the steps of:
a) receiving at least one cremated remains holder comprising at least one removable graphics supporting panel;
b) removing said at least one removable graphics supporting panel;
c) imprinting said at least one removable graphics supporting panel with at least one graphic image; and
d) installing said at least one removable graphics supporting panel on said at least one cremated remains holder;
e) wherein said at least one cremated remains holder comprises at least one substantially flexible outer membrane substantially enclosing at least one substantially resilient filling material.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A semiconductor circuit, comprising:
a first output MOS transistor which includes a first terminal connected to a first power source and a second terminal connected to an output terminal to be connected to a load circuit;
a second output MOS transistor which includes a third terminal connected to a second power source having a lower voltage than the first power source and a fourth terminal connected to the output terminal;
a first functional block circuit which is connected between a control terminal of one of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor and the output terminal, wherein the first functional block circuit includes at least one first diode, the first diode being a CB shorted NPN transistor which is formed by shorting a collector and a base of an NPN transistor and using the shorted collector and base as an anode and using an emitter as a cathode, or the first diode being a CB shorted LPNP transistor which is formed by shorting a collector and a base of a lateral PNP transistor and using the shorted collector and base as a cathode and using an emitter as an anode; and
a second functional block circuit which is provided in parallel with the first functional block circuit and includes at least one second diode connected in an opposite direction to the first diode of the first functional block circuit, the second diode being a CB shorted NPN transistor or a CB shorted LPNP transistor.
2. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first diode in the first functional block circuit is plural, and the first diodes are connected in series in the same direction.
3. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 2, wherein the second diode in the second functional block circuit is plural, and the second diodes are connected in series in the opposite direction to the first diodes.
4. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first functional block circuit further comprises a first Zener diode which is connected in the opposite direction to the first diode.
5. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 4, wherein the second diode in the second functional block circuit is plural, and the second diodes are connected in series in the opposite direction to the first diode.
6. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 4, wherein the second functional block circuit further comprises a second Zener diode which is connected in the opposite direction to the second diode.
7. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 6, wherein the first diode in the first functional block circuit is plural, and the first diodes are connected in series in the same direction.
8. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 7, wherein the second diode in the second functional block circuit is plural, and the second diodes are connected in series in the opposite direction to the first diodes.
9. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1, wherein the output terminal is connected to the load circuit which is considered as an equivalent circuit including a load capacitance or a power source.
10. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1, wherein each of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor is an N-type power MOS transistor.
11. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a third functional block circuit which supplies a control signal to the control terminals of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor and controls onoff state of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor.
12. The semiconductor circuit according to claim 11, wherein the third functional block circuit comprises a photodiode.
13. A photocoupler, comprising:
a first output MOS transistor which includes a first terminal connected to a first power source and a second terminal connected to an output terminal to be connected to a load circuit;
a second output MOS transistor which includes a third terminal connected to a second power source having a lower voltage than the first power source and a fourth terminal connected to the output terminal;
a first functional block circuit which is connected between a control terminal of one of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor and the output terminal, wherein the first functional block circuit includes at least one first diode, the first diode being a CB shorted NPN transistor which is formed by shorting a collector and a base of an NPN transistor and using the shorted collector and base as an anode and using an emitter as a cathode, or the first diode being a CB shorted LPNP transistor which is formed by shorting a collector and a base of a lateral PNP transistor and using the shorted collector and base as a cathode and using an emitter as an anode;
a second functional block circuit which is provided in parallel with the first functional block circuit and includes at least one second diode connected in an opposite direction to the first diode of the first functional block circuit, the second diode being a CB shorted NPN transistor or a CB shorted LPNP transistor;
a light-emitting element which emits light by the flow of a current; and
a third functional block circuit which supplies a control signal to the control terminals of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor and controls onoff state of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor, wherein the third functional block circuit includes a photodiode which functions as a light-receiving element and optically couples with the light-emitting element with the photodiode.
14. The photocoupler according to claim 13, wherein the first diode in the first functional block circuit is plural, and the first diodes are connected in series in the same direction.
15. The photocoupler according to claim 14, wherein the second diode in the second functional block circuit is plural, and the second diodes are connected in series in the opposite direction to the first diodes.
16. The photocoupler according to claim 13, wherein the first functional block circuit further comprises a first Zener diode which is connected in the opposite direction to the first diode.
17. The photocoupler according to claim 16, wherein the second diode in the second functional block circuit is plural, and the second diodes are connected in series in the opposite direction to the first diode.
18. The photocoupler according to claim 16, wherein the second functional block circuit further comprises a second Zener diode which is connected in the opposite direction to the second diode.
19. The photocoupler according to claim 18, wherein the first diode in the first functional block circuit is plural, and the first diodes are connected in series in the same direction.
20. The photocoupler according to claim 19, wherein the second diode in the second functional block circuit is plural, and the second diodes are connected in series in the opposite direction to the first diodes.
21. The photocoupler according to claim 13, wherein the output terminal is connected to the load circuit which is considered as an equivalent circuit including a load capacitance or a power source.
22. The photocoupler according to claim 13, wherein each of the first output MOS transistor and the second output MOS transistor is an N-type power MOS transistor.