Author: claimsbot

1. A touch-sensitive device, comprising:
a display;
a laser;
a scanning mirror configured to direct light from the laser through the display and to scan the light from the laser across the display;
a position-sensitive device;
optics configured to form an image of at least a portion of the display on the position-sensitive device; and
a processor and memory containing instructions executable by the processor to determine a location of an object relative to the display by detecting via output from the position-sensitive device a location on the position-sensitive device of laser light reflected by the object back through the display.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to determine a location at which the object is touching the display.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to determine whether the object is spaced from the display.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to compare the location on the position-sensitive device of the image of laser light reflected with an expected location of the image of laser light from the laser based upon a position of the scanning mirror.
5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a liquid crystal display panel disposed adjacent to the display for presenting an image to a user.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the position-sensitive device is a one-dimensional position-sensitive device.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the position-sensitive device is a two-dimensional position-sensitive device.
8. The device of claim 1, further comprising one or more photodetectors and instructions executable to record an image of the display via the one or more photodetectors.
9. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of lasers and a plurality of position-sensitive devices configured to scan a plurality of portions of the display in parallel.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the optics comprises one or more of a circular lens and a cylindrical lens.
11. The device of claim 1, further comprising an internal reflection device to transmit light from the laser to the display and to transmit reflected light from the object through the display to the position-sensitive device.
12. In an optical touch-sensitive device comprising a display, a laser, a scanning mirror configured to scan light from the laser across the display, a position-sensitive device, and optics configured to form an image of the display on the position-sensitive device, a method of determining whether an object is touching the display or spaced from the display, the method comprising:
directing the light from the laser through the display with the scanning mirror;
scanning the light from the laser across the display with the scanning mirror;
detecting a location on the position-sensitive device of an image of laser light reflected from an object and back through the display; and
determining a location of the object relative to the display by comparing the location on the position-sensitive device of the image of laser light reflected from the object with an expected location of the image of light from the laser based upon a position of the scanning minor.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising synchronizing the position-sensitive device and the scanning mirror by detecting on the position-sensitive device light reflected from one or more preselected calibration locations.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising synchronizing the position-sensitive device and the scanning minor by comparing a signal from the scanning mirror with a signal from the position-sensitive device.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining a location of the object on the display.
16. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining whether the object is spaced from the display.
17. A method of operating an optical touch-sensitive device with an optical touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
displaying an image viewable at the display;
directing a laser through the display;
scanning the laser across the display in two dimensions via a scanning mirror system;
acquiring an image of the display via one or more photodetectors;
forming an image of the display on a position-sensitive device;
determining whether an object is touching the display or located over the display by comparing a location of laser light reflected back through the display in the image of the display with an expected location of reflected laser light based upon a position of the scanning mirror system; and
modifying the image displayed on the display based upon whether the object is touching the display or spaced from the display.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising determining a location of the object on the display.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising modifying the image if the object is spaced from the display.
20. The method of claim 17, further comprising modifying the image only if the object is touching the display.

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 seismic shotgun device, comprising:
a longitudinal support frame;
a platform mounted to said support frame, said platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an aperture;
a wheel assembly comprising at least one wheel mounted to said support frame;
a base plate proximate said wheel assembly, wherein said base plate is substantially perpendicular to said support frame;
an elongate stock detachably mounted to, and roughly perpendicular to, said platform, wherein said stock has a first and a second end;
wherein said aperture is adapted to receive said second end of said stock;
a firing mechanism at said first end of said stock;
a barrel detachably secured to said second end of said stock, said barrel adapted to receive ammunition;
a firing pin disposed between and in communication with said firing mechanism and said barrel;
and a skirt mounted to said lower surface of said platform, proximate said aperture.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said base plate is opposite said wheel assembly.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein said support frame, wheel assembly and base plate comprise a preassembled, conventional hand truck.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein said aperture is roughly centrally located about said platform.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein said firing pin is disposed centrally within said stock.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein said firing mechanism further comprises a safety.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein said upper surface of said platform further comprises a non-skid material proximate said aperture.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein said wheel assembly comprises an axle and a tire and wheel at each end of said axle.
9. The device of claim 1, further comprising means for releasably mounting said stock to said lower surface of said platform.
10. The device of claim 1 comprising a plurality of barrels each adapted to receive a different type of ammunition.
11. The device of claim 1 wherein said skirt completely encircles the space beneath said aperture.
12. A seismic shotgun device, comprising:
a conventional hand truck, said hand truck comprising a longitudinal support frame, a wheel assembly, and a base plate opposite said wheel assembly and roughly perpendicular to said support frame;
a platform having an upper surface, a lower surface and an aperture, wherein said lower surface of said platform is mounted to said support frame;
an elongate stock having a first end and a second end, said stock detachably and roughly perpendicularly mounted to said platform, wherein said stock is disposed within said aperture;
a firing mechanism at said first end of said stock;
a barrel detachably secured to said second end of said stock, said barrel adapted to receive ammunition;
a firing pin disposed between said firing mechanism and said barrel;
wherein said platform and said base plate are adapted to transport cargo when said device is not in use; and
means for releasably mounting said stock to said lower surface of said platform.
13. A method for constructing a seismic shotgun device, comprising the steps of:
providing a preassembled, conventional hand truck having a longitudinal support frame, a wheel assembly, and a base plate that is substantially perpendicular to said support frame;
mounting a platform to said support frame, said platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an aperture;
detachably mounting an elongate stock to, and roughly perpendicular to, said platform, wherein said stock has a first and a second end;
adapting said aperture to receive said second end of said stock;
providing a firing mechanism at said first end of said stock;
detachably securing a barrel to said second end of said stock, said barrel adapted to receive ammunition;
disposing a firing pin between and in communication with said firing mechanism and said barrel;
and mounting a skirt to said lower surface of said platform, proximate said aperture.

1. An apparatus for storing hydrogen comprising
a. molecular hydrogen,
b. halloysite, wherein
i. said halloysite is comprised of at least about 30 weight percent halloysite rods,
ii. said halloysite rods are comprised of a lumen, wherein said molecular hydrogen is disposed within said lumen, and

c. a substrate, wherein
i. said halloysite is disposed on said substrate.
2. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 1, wherein at least about 80 weight percent of said halloysite rods have an aspect ratio of from about 1 to about 10.
3. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 2, wherein at least about 80 weight percent of said halloysite rods have an aspect ratio of from about 2 to about 8.
4. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 3, wherein at least about 80 weight percent of said halloysite rods have a surface to volume ratio of about 1 to about 10,000.
5. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 4, wherein at least about 80 weight percent of said halloysite rods have a surface to volume ratio of about 10 to about 1,000.
6. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 4, wherein said substrate is a flexible substrate.
7. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 6, wherein said substrate is flexible stainless steel.
8. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 6, wherein said substrate is a flexible polymeric substrate.
9. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 8, wherein said polymeric substrate is a polyanionic polymer.
10. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 9, wherein said polyanionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly(ethyleneimine), poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride), poly(allylamine), polylysine, chitosan, and combinations thereof.
11. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 10, wherein said halloysite is disposed on said substrate that said halloysite is present in a monolayer.
12. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 4, wherein said substrate is disposed within a sealed storage container.
13. An apparatus for storing hydrogen comprising
a. molecular hydrogen,
b. halloysite, wherein
i. said halloysite is comprised of at least about 50 weight percent halloysite rods,
ii. said halloysite rods are comprised of a lumen, wherein said molecular hydrogen is disposed within said lumen,

c. a plurality of flexible substrates, wherein said halloysite is disposed on said flexible substrates, and
d. a sealed storage container wherein said plurality of substrates is disposed within said sealed storage container.
14. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 13, wherein said halloysite rods have an aspect ratio of from about 1 to about 10.
15. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 14, wherein said halloysite rods have an aspect ratio of from about 2 to about 8.
16. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 13, wherein said halloysite rods have a surface to volume ratio of about 1 to about 10,000.
17. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 13, wherein said halloysite rods have a surface to volume ratio of about 10 to about 1,000.
18. An apparatus for storing hydrogen comprising
a. molecular hydrogen,
b. hydrated halloysite, wherein said halloysite consists essentially of halloysite agglomerates and halloysite rods, wherein at least about 60 weight of said halloysite is halloysite rods,
c. said halloysite rods are comprised of a lumen, wherein said molecular hydrogen is disposed within said lumen.
19. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 18, wherein at least about 1 weight percent of said molecular hydrogen is present in said apparatus.
20. The apparatus for storing hydrogen as recited in claim 19, wherein at least about 5 weight percent of said molecular hydrogen is present in said apparatus.

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 tamper evident closure, comprising:
a body portion comprising a base and an internally threaded downwardly depending sidewall portion; and
a tamper evident band frangibly connected to said sidewall portion, said tamper evident band comprising:
a main band portion, and

a J-hook retention member that includes a plurality of separate pleated retaining elements with a pleated shape on their inside and their outside, wherein at least one pleat is folded perpendicular to the lower rim of said sidewall portion, and wherein at least one of the pleated retaining elements has on its inside and on its outside at least one inwardly directed fold and at least one outwardly directed fold, and
wherein each of said retaining elements has an upper portion that is constructed and arranged to engage retention structure of a container in order to prevent upward movement of said tamper evident band with respect to the container, and wherein at least one of the pleated retaining elements is further constructed and arranged to engage the container so as to resist rotation with respect to the container, whereby separation of said tamper evident band from said body portion is better assured when the closure is unscrewed from the container and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element comprises a leading edge that is shaped so as to permit said retaining element to pass over said rotational locking structure when said closure is first screwed onto the container and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element further comprises a trailing edge that is shaped so as to firmly engage said rotational locking structure when said closure is being unscrewed from the container.
2. A tamper evident closure according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pleated retaining element is constructed and arranged to engage rotational locking structure that is defined on the container.
3. A tamper evident closure according to claim 1, wherein said trailing edge is positioned radially inwardly with respect to said leading edge.
4. A tamper evident closure according to claim 1, wherein said trailing edge has an abutment surface defined thereon, said abutment surface being substantially parallel to a radius of said closure.
5. A tamper evident closure according to claim 1, wherein said leading edge is shaped so as to define a ramp that is constructed and arranged to guide over the rotational locking structure of the container.
6. A tamper evident closure according to claim 1, wherein said J-hook retention member comprises at least four of said pleated retaining elements.
7. A tamper evident closure according to claim 1, wherein said entire closure is unitarily molded from a plastic material.
8. A tamper evident closure according to claim 7, wherein said plastic material comprises high-density polyethylene.
9. A container assembly, comprising:
a container having an externally threaded finish portion, said finish portion including retention structure for retaining a tamper evident band;
a closure comprising a body portion having a base and an internally threaded downwardly depending sidewall portion, said closure further comprising a tamper evident band that is frangibly connected to said sidewall portion, and wherein said tamper evident band includes:
a main band portion, and
a J-hook retention member that includes a plurality of separate pleated retaining elements with a pleated shape on their inside and their outside, wherein at least one pleat is folded perpendicular to the lower rim of said sidewall portion, and wherein at least one of the pleated retaining elements has on its inside and on its outside at least one inwardly directed fold and at least one outwardly directed fold, and wherein
each of said retaining elements has an upper portion that is constructed and arranged to engage said retention structure in order to prevent upward movement of said tamper evident band with respect to said container, and wherein at least one of the pleated retaining elements is further constructed and arranged to engage said container so as to resist rotation with respect to the container, whereby separation of said tamper evident band from said body portion is better assured when the closure is unscrewed from the container and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element comprises a leading edge that is shaped so as to permit said retaining element to pass over said rotational locking structure when said closure is first screwed onto the container and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element further comprises a trailing edge that is shaped so as to firmly engage said rotational locking structure when said closure is being unscrewed from the container.
10. A container assembly according to claim 9, further comprising rotational locking structure on said container, and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element is constructed and arranged to engage said rotational locking structure so as to preclude rotation of said closure with respect to said container in at least one direction.
11. A container assembly according to claim 9, wherein said trailing edge is positioned radially inwardly with respect to said leading edge.
12. A container assembly according to claim 9, wherein said trailing edge has an abutment surface defined thereon, said abutment surface being substantially parallel to a radius of said closure.
13. A container assembly according to claim 9, wherein said leading edge is shaped so as to define a ramp that is constructed and arranged to guide over the rotational locking structure of the container.
14. A container assembly according to claim 9, wherein said J-hook retention member comprises at least four of said pleated retaining elements.
15. A container assembly according to claim 9, wherein said entire closure is unitarily molded from a plastic material.
16. A tamper evident closure according to claim 7, wherein said plastic material comprises high-density polyethylene.
17. A tamper evident closure, comprising:
a body portion comprising a base and an internally threaded downwardly depending sidewall portion; and
a tamper evident band frangibly connected to said sidewall portion, said tamper evident band comprising:
a main band portion, and
a J-hook retention member that includes a plurality of separate pleated retaining elements with a pleated shape on their inside and their outside, wherein at least one pleat is folded perpendicular to the lower rim of said sidewall portion, and wherein at least one of the pleated retaining elements has on its inside and on its outside at least one inwardly directed fold and at least one outwardly directed fold and
wherein each of said retaining elements has an upper portion that is constructed and arranged to engage retention structure of a container in order to prevent upward movement of said tamper evident band with respect to the container, and wherein a part of the pleated retaining elements is further constructed and arranged to engage the container so as to resist rotation with respect to the container, whereby separation of said tamper evident band from said body portion is better assured when the closure is unscrewed from the container and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element comprises a leading edge that is shaped so as to permit said retaining element to pass over said rotational locking structure when said closure is first screwed onto the container and wherein said at least one pleated retaining element further rises a trailing edge that is shaped so as to firmly engage said rotational locking structure when said closure is being unscrewed from the container.