Author: claimsbot

1. A water dispersion for ink-jet printing comprising two kinds of carbon blacks (a) and (b) and a water-insoluble polymer which adheres to a surface of the respective carbon blacks (a) and (b), wherein the carbon black (a) has an acid group content of from 0 to 200 \u03bcmolg and the carbon black (b) has an acid group content of more than 200 \u03bcmolg but not more than 1000 \u03bcmolg, and a difference between acid group contents of the carbon blacks (a) and (b) is from 100 to 1000 \u03bcmolg.
2. A water dispersion for ink-jet printing comprising two kinds of carbon blacks (a) and (b) and a water-insoluble polymer, wherein a crosslinked water-insoluble polymer adheres to a surface of the respective carbon blacks (a) and (b), and wherein the carbon black (a) has an acid group content of from 0 to 200 \u03bcmolg and the carbon black (b) has an acid group content of more than 200 \u03bcmolg but not more than 1000 \u03bcmolg, and a difference between acid group contents of the carbon blacks (a) and (b) is from 100 to 1000 \u03bcmolg.
3. The water dispersion for ink-jet printing according to claim 2, wherein the crosslinked water-insoluble polymer is formed by crosslinking the water-insoluble polymer with a crosslinking agent.
4. A water dispersion for ink-jet printing which is produced by a process comprising the following steps I and II:
Step I: dispersing a mixture containing a water-insoluble polymer, carbon black (a) having an acid group content of from 0 to 200 \u03bcmolg, carbon black (b) having an acid group content of more than 200 \u03bcmolg but not more than 1000 \u03bcmolg, an organic solvent and water, in which a difference between acid group contents of the carbon blacks (a) and (b) is from 100 to 1000 \u03bcmolg, to obtain a dispersion; and
Step II: removing the organic solvent from the dispersion obtained in the step I to obtain a water dispersion.
5. The water dispersion for ink-jet printing according to claim 4, wherein the process further comprises the following step III:
Step III: reacting the water dispersion obtained in the step II with a crosslinking agent to obtain a water dispersion containing a crosslinked water-insoluble polymer.
6. The water dispersion for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the carbon black (b) is a self-dispersible carbon black.
7. The water dispersion for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the carbon black (a) has an acid group content of from 0 to 100 \u03bcmolg.
8. The water dispersion for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the carbon black (a) has a DBP (dibutyl phthalate) oil absorption of from 20 to 200 mL100 g.
9. The water dispersion for ink-jet printing according to claim 1, wherein the water-insoluble polymer is a graft polymer comprising a constitutional unit derived from (a) a salt-forming group-containing monomer, a constitutional unit derived from (b) a macromer, and a constitutional unit derived from (c) a monomer containing a straight-chain or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 12 to 22 carbon atoms andor a constitutional unit derived from (d) an aromatic ring-containing monomer.
10. A water-based ink for ink-jet printing comprising the water dispersion for ink-jet printing as defined in claim 1.

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 process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
wherein:
n, p, and q are each 0, such that R2, W, and R5 are absent;
m is 1;
Y and Z are each \u2014CH2\u2014;
R1 is halogen, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, haloC1-6alkoxy or haloC1-6alkyl;
X is N or CH; and
R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkylsulfonyl, a group having the formula (IIa):
wherein A is oxygen or sulfur, D is \u2014(CH2)t\u2014, \u2014(CH2)tO\u2014 or \u2014O(CH2)t\u2014, wherein t is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and E is C1-6alkyl; C3-7cycloalkyl, optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C1-6alkyl, cyano, CF3, OCF3, C1-6alkoxy and C1-6alkanoyl; or aryl, optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, C1-6alkyl, CF3, cyano, hydroxy, C1-6alkanoyl, and C1-6alkoxy;
or a group having the formula (IIb)
wherein A is oxygen or sulfur, D is \u2014(CH2)t\u2014, \u2014(CH2)tO\u2014 or \u2014O(CH2)t\u2014, wherein t is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and E is C1-6alkyl; C3-7cycloalkyl, optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C1-6alkyl, cyano, CF3, OCF3, C1-6alkoxy and C1-6alkanoyl; or aryl optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, C1-6alkyl, CF3, cyano, hydroxy, C1-6alkanoyl, and C1-6alkoxy;
or R3 and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which R3 and R4 are attached, combine to form a 3-7 membered monocyclic heterocyclic group or a 8-11 membered bicyclic heterocyclic group, wherein each group is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, oxo, C1-6alkyl, cyano, CF3,

C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkanoyl, aryl and arylC1-6alkyl, wherein the aryl and arylC1-6alkyl are further optionally substituted by one or more halogen, oxo, C1-6alkyl, cyano, CF3,
C1-6alkoxy and C1-6alkanoyl;
which process comprises reacting a compound of formula (VII):
wherein R1, m, X, R2 and n are as defined for formula (I), with a compound of formula (VIII):
wherein W, p, Y, Z, R5, q, R3 and R4 are as defined for formula (I), and L is selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, iodo, tosylate, brosylate, nosylate, mesylate, fluorosulfonate, triflate, nonaflate, and tresylate; in the presence of a base, and thereafter optionally:
removing any protecting groups andor
forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
2. The process according to claim 1 wherein the base is triethylamine or N\u2032N-diisopropylethylamine.
3. The process according to claim 1 wherein:
R1 is methyl;
X is CH; and
R3 and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which R3 and R4 are attached, combine to form a 3-7 membered monocyclic heterocyclic group selected from
wherein w is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and R is independently halogen, oxo, C1-6alkyl, cyano, CF3, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkanoyl, aryl and arylC1-6alkyl, wherein the aryl and arylC1-6alkyl are further optionally substituted by one or more halogen, oxo, C1-6alkyl, cyano, CF3, C1-6alkoxy and C1-6alkanoyl.
4. The process according to claim 1 wherein the compound of formula (I) is 1-(3-{2-4-(2-methyl-5-quinolinyl)-1-piperazinylethyl}phenyl)-2-imidazolidinone.

1. A laser, comprising:
a laser gain medium having a first end face and a second end face;
a low-index optical waveguide integrated with the laser gain medium on a laser substrate and optically end-coupled at its proximal end with the laser gain medium at the first end face; and
a waveguide grating segment optically coupled to the laser gain medium through the integrated waveguide, the waveguide grating segment providing optical feedback into the laser gain medium to support laser oscillation in at least one optical mode.
2. The laser of claim 1, wherein the waveguide grating segment forms a portion of the integrated optical waveguide.
3. The laser of claim 2, wherein the integrated waveguide further comprises a segment, distal to the waveguide grating segment, adapted for transverse-transfer of optical power with another similarly adapted waveguide assembled therewith.
4. The laser of claim 2, further comprising a second waveguide assembled with the laser so as to establish optical transverse-transfer between the integrated waveguide and the second waveguide at a portion of the integrated waveguide distal to the waveguide grating segment.
5. The laser of claim 1, wherein the waveguide grating segment forms a portion of a second optical waveguide, the second waveguide provided on a waveguide grating substrate separate from the laser substrate, the laser substrate and the waveguide grating substrate assembled so as to establish optical transverse-transfer between the integrated waveguide and the second waveguide.
6. The laser of claim 1, wherein the second end face of the laser gain medium provides optical feedback into the laser gain medium to support laser oscillation in at least one optical mode.
7. The laser of claim 1, further comprising a second optical waveguide optically coupled with the laser gain medium through the second end face.
8. The laser of claim 7, wherein the second optical waveguide is integrated with the laser gain medium on the laser substrate and optically end-coupled at its proximal end with the laser gain medium at the second end face.
9. The laser of claim 7, wherein the second optical waveguide has a distal end face, the distal end face providing optical feedback into the laser gain medium to support laser oscillation in at least one optical mode.
10. The laser of claim 7, wherein the second waveguide includes a corresponding waveguide grating segment thereof, the waveguide grating segment of the second waveguide providing optical feedback into the laser gain medium to support laser oscillation in at least one optical mode.
11. The laser of claim 10, wherein each of the waveguide grating segments is a sampled grating having a corresponding sampling period, the sampling periods differing from one another so that a change in at least one waveguide grating segment center wavelength results in a larger change in a laser output wavelength.
12. The laser of claim 7, further comprising a second integrated optical waveguide integrated with the laser gain medium on the laser substrate and optically end-coupled at its proximal end with the laser gain medium at the second end face,
wherein the second waveguide is provided on a waveguide substrate separate from the laser substrate, and the laser substrate and the waveguide substrate are assembled so as to establish optical transverse-transfer between the second integrated waveguide and the second waveguide.
13. The laser of claim 1, wherein the waveguide grating segment enables simultaneous laser oscillation in multiple longitudinal modes.
14. The laser of claim 13, wherein the waveguide grating segment enables simultaneous laser oscillation in multiple longitudinal modes above about the \u221220 dB level.
15. The laser of claim 13, wherein the waveguide grating segment provides reflectivity within about 1% of a peak waveguide grating segment reflectivity simultaneously for multiple longitudinal modes.
16. The laser of claim 13, wherein the waveguide grating segment provides reflectivity within about 0.5% of a peak waveguide grating segment reflectivity simultaneously for multiple longitudinal modes.
17. The laser of claim 13, wherein multiple longitudinal modes simultaneously satisfy the condition \u0394g\xb7L greater than about 0.05.
18. The laser of claim 1, wherein the waveguide grating segment enables laser oscillation substantially restricted to a single longitudinal mode.
19. The laser of claim 1, wherein the first end face of the laser gain medium is greater than about 5% reflecting and provides, together with the waveguide grating segment, optical feedback into the laser gain medium to support laser oscillation in at least one optical mode.
20. The laser of claim 19, wherein the reflectivity of the first end face of the laser gain medium is greater than about 10%.
21. The laser of claim 19, wherein the reflectivity of the first end face of the laser gain medium arises from index contrast between the laser gain medium and the integrated low-index waveguide.
22. The laser of claim 19, wherein an effective reflectivity yielded by the waveguide grating segment, optical loss at the first end face of the laser gain medium end face, and reflectivity of the first end face of the laser gain medium exceeds an effective reflectivity yielded by the waveguide grating segment and optical loss at the first end face of the laser gain medium in the absence of reflectivity at the first end face of the laser gain medium.
23. The laser of claim 19, further comprising a phase compensator for altering the effective optical path length between the waveguide grating segment and the first end face of the laser gain medium, thereby altering an effective reflectivity of the second laser resonator mirror.
24. The laser of claim 23, wherein the phase compensator is chosen from a set of phase compensators having discrete relative phase shifts ranging between 0 and 2\u03c0.
25. The laser of claim 23, wherein the phase compensator provides a variable phase shift in response to a control signal.
26. The laser of claim 23, wherein the phase compensator is structurally altered during fabrication of the laser so as to provide a desired phase shift.
27. The laser of claim 1, wherein properties of the waveguide grating segment vary along its length according to an apodization function.
28. The laser of claim 1, further comprising a reflective coating between the waveguide grating segment and a substrate on which the waveguide grating segment is formed.
29. The laser of claim 28, wherein a lower cladding thickness of the waveguide grating segment is selected so as to at least partially suppress diffraction into an unwanted diffracted order of the waveguide grating segment.

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 device for adjusting a slat of a window blind, comprising:
a rod having teeth;
a transmission member having a first rack and a second rack, wherein the teeth of the rod are meshed with the first rack of the transmission member to move the transmission member between a first position and a second position;
a turning member having a gear to be meshed with the second rack of the transmission member, so that the turning member is turned while the transmission member is reciprocating between the first position and the second position;
the first rack has a plurality of teeth in a line; the teeth of the first rack are projected from a root surface; each of the teeth has a tip at a distal end thereof and a root connected to the root surface; each of the teeth has a height, which is a distance between the tip and the root surface; and the heights of the first tooth of the line and the last tooth of the line are shorter than the rest of the teeth;
the first tooth and the last tooth of the first rack respectively have a first tooth surface and a second tooth surface at an opposite side of the tip;
the second tooth surface is closer to a neighboring tooth than the first tooth surface is to the neighboring tooth;
the neighboring tooth of the first tooth and the neighboring tooth of the last tooth respectively have a third tooth surface and a fourth tooth surface at an opposite side of the tip;
the third tooth surface is closer to the first tooth or the last tooth than the fourth tooth surface is to the first tooth or the last tooth;
a length of the third tooth surface is greater than a length of the fourth tooth surface;
the third tooth surface has a curved profile;
the teeth of the rod is allowed to slide on the first tooth surface and the third tooth surface due to coordination between the curved profile of the third tooth surface and the height of the first tooth or the last tooth; and
when the teeth of the rod slide on the first tooth surface and the third tooth surface, a click feedback is produced.
2. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein the teeth of the rod have an addendum circle and a pitch circle; and the tip of the first tooth is between the addendum circle and the pitch circle when the transmission member reaches the first position, and the tip of the last tooth is between the addendum circle and the pitch circle when the transmission member reaches the second position.
3. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein a first included angle is between the first tooth surface and the root surface, and a second included angle is between the second tooth surface and the root surface; and the second included angle is greater than the first included angle.
4. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein a first reference point is a point at a center of the root; a second reference point is a projection of the tip on the root; and the second reference point is closer to the neighboring tooth than the first reference point.
5. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein a length of the first tooth surface is greater than a length of the second tooth surface.
6. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein the third tooth surface has an elliptical arc in a vertical cross section of the tooth.
7. The device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a main member having a housing and at least one frame received in the housing, wherein the frame has a bore and a chamber; the rod is received in the housing and passes through the bore of the frame; the turning member is pivoted on the frame; and the transmission member is received in the chamber of the frame for reciprocation.