Author: claimsbot

1. A connector for connecting elongated enclosures of a wire and cable enclosure system, the connector comprising:
a manually bendable pleated body having first and second ends, the pleated body including a plurality of pleats which fold into and out of one another;
a first coupling member extending from the first end of the body, the first coupling member for attaching one of the elongated enclosures to the connector; and
a second coupling member extending from the second end of the body, the second coupling member for attaching another one of the elongated enclosures to the connector;
wherein the pleated body allows the connector to be manually bent from side-to-side, manually bent from front-to-back, manually lengthened, or manually shortened to provide a desired configuration, and wherein the pleated body and the coupling members define a channel which is longitudinally open along a side of the connector.
2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the body and coupling members form a single-piece molded member.
3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the body and coupling members are made from a plastic composition.
4. The connector according to claim 3, wherein the plastic composition includes a component with electromagnetic absorbing properties.
5. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the component comprises ferrite particles.
6. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the plastic composition further includes a second component with electromagnetic reflecting properties.
7. The connector according to claim 6, wherein the second component comprises metal particles.
8. The connector according to claim 3, wherein the plastic composition includes a component with electromagnetic reflecting properties.
9. The connector according to claim 8, wherein the component comprises metal particles.
10. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the body and coupling members are made from a plastic composition that provides electromagnetic shielding.
11. The connector according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the body and coupling members defines a textured surface which increases electromagnetic shielding.
12. The connector according to claim 11, wherein the textured surface is an exterior surface.
13. The connector according to claim 11, wherein the textured surface is an interior surface.
14. A wire and cable enclosure system comprising:
elongated enclosures; and
a connector comprising:
a manually bendable pleated body having first and second ends, the pleated body including a plurality of pleats which fold into and out of one another;
a first coupling member extending from the first end of the body, the first coupling member for attaching one of the elongated enclosures to the connector; and
a second coupling member extending from the second end of the body, the second coupling member for attaching another one of the elongated enclosures to the connector;
wherein the pleated body allows the connector to be manually bent from side-to-side, manually bent from front-to-back, manually lengthened or, manually shortened to provide a desired configuration, and wherein the pleated body and the coupling members define a channel which is longitudinally open along a side of the connector.
15. The enclosure system according to claim 14, wherein the body and coupling members of the connector form a single-piece molded member.
16. The enclosure system according to claim 14, wherein at least the connector is made from a plastic composition.
17. The enclosure system according to claim 16, wherein the plastic composition includes a component with electromagnetic absorbing properties.
18. The enclosure system according to claim 17, wherein the component comprises ferrite particles.
19. The enclosure system according to claim 17, wherein the plastic composition further includes a second component with electromagnetic reflecting properties.
20. The enclosure system according to claim 19, wherein the second component comprises metal particles.
21. The enclosure system according to claim 16, wherein the plastic composition includes a component with electromagnetic reflecting properties.
22. The enclosure system according to claim 14, wherein at least the connector is made from a plastic composition that provides electromagnetic shielding.
23. The enclosure system according to claim 21, wherein the component comprises metal particles.
24. The enclosure system according to claim 22, wherein at least the connector defines a textured surface which increases electromagnetic shielding.
25. The enclosure system according to claim 24, wherein the textured surface is an exterior surface.
26. The enclosure system according to claim 24, wherein the textured surface is an interior surface.
27. A connector for a wire raceway, the connector comprising a pleated body having first and second ends, the pleated body defining a channel which is longitudinally open along a side of the connector, the pleated body including a plurality of pleats which fold into and out of one another to allow the connector to be manually bent.

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 method of treating or re-epithelializing wounds comprising administering to said wounds a pharmaceutically effective amount of a glycoprotein produced by Pseudoalteromonas antartica which consists of 14% carbohydrates and 86% protein.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said glycoprotein is administered topically or on the mucous.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said glycoprotein is present in a composition in a concentration between about 100 mgml to about 1 fgml.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said glycoprotein is present in a composition in a concentration between about 10 mgml and about 0.1 ngml.

1. A dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna comprising:
(i) a support structure having first, second, third and fourth dielectric side walls, each of the side walls of said support structure having a trapezoidal shape, the first, second, third and fourth side walls of said support structure being configured to have a rectangular shaped base, and a rectangular shaped upper end; and
(ii) a pair of antenna boards co-located within said support structure and affixed to said support structure, said first and second antenna boards being positioned perpendicular to one another, each of said first and second antenna boards including:
(a) a dielectric substrate;
(b) a tapered slot antenna mounted on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said tapered slot antenna for said first and second antenna boards having a radiating metallic antenna element mounted on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards and a centrally located tapered slot which consists of a portion of said radiating metallic antenna element etched away to expose said dielectric substrate; and
(c) a microstrip feed line mounted on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards being connected to said radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards by a copper plated through hole which passes through the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards.
2. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 1 wherein said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna is operational over a frequency range of 1.5 GHZ (gigahertz) to 18 GHZ.
3. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 2 wherein the radiating metallic antenna element for each of said first and second antenna boards operates at a first frequency of 1.5 GHZ at an upper end of said tapered slot and a second frequency of 18 GHZ at a lower end of said tapered slot.
4. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 3 wherein the radiating metallic antenna element for each of said first and second antenna boards have a frequency of operation which increases from said first frequency of 1.5 GHZ to said second frequency of 18 GHZ as said tapered slot narrows from the upper end of said tapered slot to the lower end of said tapered slot.
5. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 1 wherein the microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards includes a fifty ohm coax cable connector attached to one end which allows a user to connect an external RF signal cable to said microstrip feed line.
6. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 1 wherein the microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards includes a Y shaped connector formed at an opposite end of said microstrip feed line wherein Y shaped connector has a first arm which is an open circuit stub and a second arm which is a short circuit stub wherein the short circuit stub includes said copper plated through hole which connects said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards to said radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards.
7. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 1 wherein said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna provides for circular polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards are simultaneously excited by RF electrical signals supplied to the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards.
8. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 1 wherein said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna provides for elliptical polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards are simultaneously excited by RF electrical signals supplied to the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards.
9. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 1 wherein said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna provides for linear polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when only one of the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards is excited by RF electrical signals supplied to said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna.
10. A dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna comprising:
(i) a support structure having first, second, third and fourth dielectric side walls, each of the side walls of said support structure having a trapezoidal shape, the first, second, third and fourth side walls of said support structure being configured to have a rectangular shaped base, and a rectangular shaped upper end;
(ii) a pair of antenna boards co-located within said support structure and affixed to said support structure, said first and second antenna boards being positioned perpendicular to one another, each of said first and second antenna boards including:
(a) a dielectric substrate;
(b) a tapered slot antenna mounted on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said tapered slot antenna for said first and second antenna boards having a radiating metallic antenna element mounted on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards and a centrally located tapered slot which consists of a portion of said radiating metallic antenna element etched away to expose said dielectric substrate; and
(c) a microstrip feed line mounted on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards being connected to said radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards by a copper plated through hole which passes through the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said microstrip feed line consisting of a fifty ohm coax cable connector attached to one end and a Y shaped microstrip connector formed at an opposite end, said Y shaped microstrip connector having a first arm which is an open circuit stub and a second arm which is a short circuit stub wherein the short circuit stub includes said copper plated through hole which connects said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards to said radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards;

(iii) said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna providing for circular polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards are simultaneously excited by RF electrical signals supplied to the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards; and
(iv) said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna providing for linear polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when only one of the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards is excited by RF electrical signals supplied to said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna.
11. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 10 wherein said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antennas operational over a frequency range of 1.5 GHZ (gigahertz) to 18 GHZ.
12. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 11 wherein the radiating metallic antenna element for each of said first and second antenna boards operates at a first frequency of 1.5 GHZ at an upper end of said tapered slot and a second frequency of 18 GHZ at a lower end of said tapered slot.
13. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 12 wherein the radiating metallic antenna element for each of said first and second antenna boards have a frequency of operation which increases from said first frequency of 1.5 GHZ to said second frequency of 18 GHZ as said tapered slot narrows from the upper end of said tapered slot to the lower end of said tapered slot.
14. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 10 wherein the tapered slot of the radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards includes a slot line which extends from a narrow end of said tapered slot, said slot line terminating in a Y which has a first arm forming a slot line short circuit stub and a second arm forming a slot line open circuit stub.
15. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 10 wherein said fifty ohm coax cable connector attached to one end of said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards allows a user to connect an external RF signal cable to said microstrip feed line.
16. A dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna comprising:
(i) a support structure having first, second, third and fourth dielectric side walls, each of the side walls of said support structure having a trapezoidal shape, the first, second, third and fourth side walls of said support structure being configured to have a rectangular shaped base, and a rectangular shaped upper end;
(ii) a pair of antenna boards co-located within said support structure and affixed to said support structure, said first and second antenna boards being positioned perpendicular to one another, each of said first and second antenna boards including:
(a) a dielectric substrate;
(b) a tapered slot antenna mounted on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said tapered slot antenna for said first and second antenna boards having a radiating metallic antenna element mounted on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards and a centrally located tapered slot which consists of a portion of said radiating metallic antenna element etched away to expose said dielectric substrate;
(c) a microstrip feed line mounted on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards being connected to said radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards by a copper plated through hole which passes through the dielectric substrate for said first and second antenna boards, said microstrip feed line consisting of a fifty ohm coax cable connector attached to one end and a Y shaped microstrip connector formed at an opposite end, said Y shaped microstrip connector having a first arm which is an open circuit stub and a second arm which is a short circuit stub wherein the short circuit stub includes said copper plated through hole which connects said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards to said radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards; and
(d) said radiating metallic antenna element and said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards being fabricated from copper plate;

(iii) said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna providing for circular polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards are simultaneously excited by RF electrical signals supplied to the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards;
(iv) said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna providing for linear polarization of RF signals radiated by said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna when only one of the radiating metallic antenna elements of said first and second antenna boards is excited by RF electrical signals supplied to said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna; and
(v) said dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna being operational over a frequency range of 1.5 GHZ to 18 GHZ.
17. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 16 wherein the radiating metallic antenna element for each of said first and second antenna boards operates at a first frequency of 1.5 GHZ at an upper end of said tapered slot and a second frequency of 18 GHZ at a lower end of said tapered slot.
18. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 17 wherein the radiating metallic antenna element for each of said first and second antenna boards have a frequency of operation which increases from said first frequency of 1.5 GHZ to said second frequency of 18 GHZ as said tapered slot narrows from the upper end of said tapered slot to the lower end of said tapered slot.
19. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 16 wherein the tapered slot of the radiating metallic antenna element for said first and second antenna boards includes a slot line which extends from a narrow end of said tapered slot, said slot line terminating in a Y which has a first arm forming a slot line short circuit stub and a second arm forming a slot line open circuit stub.
20. The dual polarized broadband tapered slot antenna of claim 16 wherein said fifty ohm coax cable connector attached to one end of said microstrip feed line for said first and second antenna boards allows a user to connect an external RF signal cable to said microstrip feed line.

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. An electrochemical device component, comprising:
an active metal electrode having a first surface and a second surface;
a protective composite separator on the first surface of the electrode, the composite comprising,
a first material layer in contact with the electrode, the first material being ionically conductive and chemically compatible with the active metal; and
a second material layer in contact with the first layer, the second material being substantially impervious, ionically conductive and chemically compatible with the first material;

wherein the ionic conductivity of the composite is at least 10\u22127 Scm.
2-72. (canceled)