Author: claimsbot

1. A method in a wireless terminal in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, comprising:
sending a layer 1 indication using a first uplink transmission resource to request a second uplink transmission resource;
wherein the layer 1 indication is an ACKNACK transmission.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising resending a request for the second uplink transmission resource.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising resending a request for the second uplink transmission resource using the first uplink transmission resource.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising releasing the first uplink transmission resource after resending the request for the second uplink transmission resource.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending the ACKNACK transmission over a Scheduling Request (SR) resource.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the layer 1 indication indicates an ACKNACK and a Scheduling Request.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the Scheduling Request is a State Transition indication.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting a \u201c1\u201d indicates a NACK and a Scheduling Request.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting a \u201c\u22121\u201d indicates an ACK and a Scheduling Request.
10. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting a positive value indicates a NACK and a Scheduling Request.
11. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting a negative value indicates an ACK and a Scheduling Request.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the layer 1 indication is a single bit indication.
13. A method in a wireless terminal in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, comprising:
receiving a configuration of a first uplink transmission resource; and
sending a layer 1 indication according to the received configuration,
wherein the layer 1 indication is an ACKNACK transmission that also indicates a Scheduling Request.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the layer 1 indication is an ACKNACK transmission transmitted over a Scheduling Request resource.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the Scheduling Request is a State Transition indication.
16. A method in a wireless terminal in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, comprising:
receiving a configuration of a first uplink transmission resource; and
sending a layer 1 indication using the first uplink transmission resource;
wherein the layer 1 indication is an ACKNACK transmission that also indicates a Scheduling Request.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the layer 1 indication includes a positive value to indicate a Scheduling Request and a NACK.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the layer 1 indication includes a negative value to indicate a Scheduling Request and an ACK.
19. A method on a network element comprising:
receiving a layer 1 indication on a first uplink transmission resource, the layer 1 indication requesting a second uplink transmission resource;
wherein the layer 1 indication is an ACKNACK transmission.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first uplink transmission resource is a Scheduling Request resource.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the received layer 1 indication indicates both a Scheduling Request and an ACKNACK.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the Scheduling Request is a State Transition indication.
23. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving a negative value indicates a Scheduling Request and an ACK.
24. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving a positive value indicates a Scheduling Request and a NACK
25. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving a \u201c1\u201d indicates a NACK and a Scheduling Request.
26. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving a \u201c\u22121\u201d indicates an ACK and a Scheduling Request.
27. The method of claim 19, wherein the layer 1 indication is a single bit indication.
28. The method of claim 19, wherein the network element is an eNB.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

We claim:

1. A compound of the formula (I):
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wherein:
R3 is selected from the group consisting of 1-napthyl, 2-napthyl and cycloalkylphenyl; and
R4 and R5 are taken together to form a ring having 5 to 10 carbon atoms.
2. The compound of claim 1 wherein said cycloalkylphenyl is cyclohexylphenyl.
3. The compound of claim 1 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substituted.
4. The compound of claim 3 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substituted with one or more (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkenyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyloxy groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkenyl groups, halo (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C1-C6)alkoxy groups, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl groups, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkynyl groups or halogens.
5. The compound of claim 1 wherein said ring has 5 carbon atoms.
6. A method for enhancing adenosine A1 receptors in a mammal, including a human, by administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I):
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wherein:
R3 is selected from the group consisting of 1-napthyl, 2-napthyl and cycloalkylphenyl; and
R4 and R5 are taken together to form a ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein said cycloalkylbenzoyl is cyclohexylphenyl.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substituted.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substituted with one or more (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkenyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyloxy groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkenyl groups, halo (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C1-C6)alkoxy groups, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl groups, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkynyl groups or halogens.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein said ring has 5 carbon atoms.
11. A method for promoting angiogenesis in a mammal, including a human, by administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I):
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wherein:
R3 is selected from the group consisting of 1-napthyl, 2-napthyl and cycloalkylphenyl; and
R4 and R5 are taken together to form a ring having about 5 to about 10 ring atoms.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said cycloalkylphenyl is cyclohexylphenyl.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substitued.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substituted with one or more (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkenyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyloxy groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkenyl groups, halo (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C1-C6)alkoxy groups, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl groups, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkynyl groups or halogens.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein said ring has 5 carbon atoms.
16. A method of treating ischemic disease in a mammal, including a human, by administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I):
7
wherein:
R3 is selected from the group consisting of 1-napthyl, 2-napthyl and cycloalkylphenyl; and
R4 and R5 are taken together form a ring having about 5 to about 10 ring atoms.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein said cycloalkylphenyl is cyclohexylphenyl.
18. The method of claim 16 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substitued.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein said 1-napthyl and 2-napthyl are substituted with one or more (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkenyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyl groups, (C1-C6)alkanoyloxy groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl groups, (C3-C6) cycloalkenyl groups, halo (C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C1-C6)alkoxy groups, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl groups, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl(C1-C6)alkyl groups, (C2-C6)alkynyl groups or halogens.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein said ring has 5 carbon atoms.
21. The method of claim 16 wherein said ischemic disease is selected from the group consisting of: heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.
22. A method of treating cardiac arrhythmias in a mammal, including a human, by administering to said mammal an effective amount of the compound of claim 1.
23. A method of treating chronic pain in a mammal, including a human, by administering to said mammal an effective amount of the compound of claim 1.
24. A method of inducing sleep in a mammal, including a human, by administering to said mammal an effective amount of the compound of claim 1.

1. A line printer comprising:
a nozzle that discharges liquid;
a pressure chamber that communicates with the nozzle;
a piezoelectric element that is provided to correspond to the pressure chamber and to discharge liquid;
a pulse generation unit that generates a drive pulse to discharge liquid from the nozzle and an inspection pulse to inspect a liquid discharge state; and
a residual vibration detection unit that detects change in an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element in accordance with residual vibration in the pressure chamber, which occurs after the inspection pulse is applied to the piezoelectric element,
wherein the drive pulse is caused to be applied to the piezoelectric element and the inspection pulse is caused not to be applied to the piezoelectric element at a first printing speed,
wherein the drive pulse and the inspection pulse are caused to be applied to the piezoelectric element at a second printing speed, and
wherein the second printing speed is slower than the first printing speed.
2. The line printer according to claim 1, further comprising:
a printing speed control unit that changes a transport speed without stopping transporting of a recording medium when the printing speed is changed from the first printing speed to the second printing speed.
3. The line printer according to claim 1,
wherein a total discharge amount of liquid which is discharged from the nozzle per unit time is greater at the first printing speed than at the second printing speed.
4. The line printer according to claim 1,
wherein the number of times that liquid, which is discharged from the nozzle per unit time, is discharged is greater at the first printing speed than at the second printing speed.
5. The line printer according to claim 1,
wherein a waveform which causes ink not to be discharged is used as the inspection pulse when a dot is not recorded at the second printing speed, and a waveform which causes ink to be discharged is used as the inspection pulse when a dot is recorded.
6. A method for controlling a line printer including: a nozzle that discharges liquid; a pressure chamber that communicates with the nozzle; a piezoelectric element that is provided to correspond to the pressure chamber and to discharge liquid; a pulse generation unit that generates a drive pulse to discharge liquid from the nozzle and an inspection pulse to inspect a liquid discharge state; and a residual vibration detection unit that detects change in an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element in accordance with residual vibration in the pressure chamber, which occurs after the inspection pulse is applied to the piezoelectric element, the method comprising:
causing the drive pulse to be applied to the piezoelectric element and causing the inspection pulse not to be applied to the piezoelectric element at a first printing speed;
causing the drive pulse and the inspection pulse to be applied to the piezoelectric element at a second printing speed; and
causing the second printing speed to be slower than the first printing speed.

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 cleaning adapter unit for connecting cleaning fluid supply means selectively to either of a first or a second endoscope to supply cleaning fluid from said cleaning fluid supply means into respective conduits of said first or second endoscope, said first endoscope equipped with a first fluid control valve means comprised of a first valve casing and a first valve body removably received in said first valve casing and said second endoscope equipped with a second fluid control valve means comprised of a second valve casing different in shape from the first valve casing and a second valve body removably received in said second valve casing, said first and second valve casings connected to said conduits, said cleaning adapter unit comprising:
an adapter valve sleeve extending longitudinally with openings at opposing first and second ends, the adapter valve sleeve also having an inlet fluid passage detachably connectable to said cleaning fluid supply means, and a first fitting means at the first end of said adapter valve sleeve, said first fitting means being formed so as to be hermetically received in said first valve casing of said first endoscope; and
an adapter valve body received in said adapter valve sleeve and slidable between a first position and a second position along a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends of the adapter valve sleeve, a first end of the adapter valve body corresponding to the first end of the adapter valve sleeve and a second end of the adapter valve body corresponding to the second end of the adapter valve sleeve, the adapter valve body and the adapter valve sleeve forming a valve chamber connected to said inlet fluid passage when said adapter valve sleeve is in either of said first or second positions,
said adapter valve body provided with a first fluid passage with an opening at the first end of said adapter valve body, the first fluid passage in fluid connection with said valve chamber when said adapter valve sleeve is in said first position, and a second fluid passage forming an opening at the second end of said adapter valve body, the opening at the second end of said adapter valve body facing opposite the opening at the first end of said adapter valve body, and the second fluid passage in fluid connection with said valve chamber when said adapter valve sleeve is in said second position, and
said adapter valve body further provided with a second fitting means at the second end of the adapter valve body, said second fitting means being formed so as to be hermetically received in said second valve casing of said second endoscope,
wherein said first and second fitting means are different in shape from each other such that said first fitting means is configured to tightly fit into said first valve casing of said first endoscope and the second fitting means is configured to tightly fit into said second valve casing of the second endoscope,
wherein said adapter valve body is configured to slide to said first position when said cleaning adapter unit is attached to said first endoscope by fitting said first fitting means into said first valve casing of said first endoscope, and
wherein said adapter valve body is configured to slide to said second position when said cleaning adapter unit is attached to said second endoscope by fitting said second fitting means into said second valve casing of said second endoscope.
2. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 1,
wherein said cleaning adapter unit comprises two of said adapter valve sleeves and two of said adapter valve bodies, each adapter valve sleeve receiving one of said adapter valve bodies, and
wherein said cleaning adapter unit further comprises coupling means for coupling said adapter valve sleeves side by side at a predetermined distance.
3. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 2,
wherein said coupling means comprises i) a coupling frame for fixedly coupling said adapter valve sleeves side by side, ii) a stopper cover having a circular access opening for receiving a flanged portion of said second valve casing of said second endoscope, the stopper cover being slidably attached to said coupling frame, and iii) biasing means disposed between said coupling frame and said stopper cover for biasing said stopper cover in a direction for bringing said stopper cover into engagement with said flanged portion at an edge of said access opening.
4. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 1, wherein the adapter valve body is configured to slide bi-directionally between the first and second positions within the adapter valve sleeve along an axis running between the opposite first and second ends of the adapter valve sleeve.
5. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 4 in combination with one of the first and second endoscopes,
the first fitting means hermetically received in the first valve casing of said first endoscope and the adapter valve body in the first position with respect to the adapter valve sleeve in a first mode, and
the second fitting means hermetically received in the second valve casing of said second endoscope and the adapter valve body in a second position with respect to the adapter valve sleeve in the second mode, the second position being different from the first position,
wherein in the first mode, the second fitting means is free of a connection to the second endoscope, and
wherein in the second mode, the first fitting means is free of a connection to the first endoscope.
6. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 1 in combination with one of the first and second endoscopes,
the first fitting means hermetically received in the first valve casing of said first endoscope in a first mode, and
the second fitting means hermetically received in the second valve casing of said second endoscope in a second mode,
wherein, in the first mode, the second fitting means is free of a connection to the second endoscope, and
wherein, in the second mode, the first fitting means is free of a connection to the first endoscope.
7. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 1,
wherein in said first position, said adapter valve body cooperates with said adapter valve sleeve to shut off fluid communication between the second fluid passage and said valve chamber, and
wherein in said second position, said adapter valve body cooperates with said adapter valve sleeve to shut off fluid communication between the first fluid passage and said valve chamber.
8. A cleaning adapter unit for connecting a cleaning fluid supply to either of a first endoscope or a second endoscope different from said first endoscope, said cleaning adapter unit comprising:
an adapter valve sleeve having an inlet fluid passage detachably connectable to said cleaning fluid supply and having opposing first and second ends;
an adapter valve body disposed in said adapter valve sleeve and forming a valve chamber in the adapter valve sleeve, said adapter valve body being slidably movable inside said adapter valve sleeve between said first and second ends of the adapter valve sleeve;
a first fitting positioned at the first end of said adapter valve sleeve and adapted to be hermetically received in a first valve casing of said first endoscope;
a second fitting positioned at an end of said adapter valve body and facing opposite the first end of said adapter valve sleeve and adapted to be hermetically received in a second valve casing, different in shape from the first valve casing, of said second endoscope different in type from the first endoscope; and
first and second fluid passages separately disposed inside said adapter valve body, said first and second fluid passages having respective openings facing opposite directions at the first end of said adapter valve body and an opposing second end of said adapter valve body,
wherein said adapter valve body, in a first mode, slides to a first position with respect to the adapter valve sleeve to enable said first fitting to attach to the first valve casing of said first endoscope so that said first fluid passage is in fluid connection with said inlet fluid passage through said valve chamber to supply a cleaning fluid from said cleaning fluid supply to the first fitting and into at least one conduit connected to said second valve casing of said first endoscope, and
wherein said adapter valve body, in a second mode, slides to a second position with respect to the adapter valve sleeve to enable said second fitting to attach to the second valve casing of said second endoscope so that said second fluid passage is in fluid connection with said inlet fluid passage through said valve chamber to supply the cleaning fluid from said cleaning fluid supply to the second fitting and into at least one conduit connected to said second valve casing of said second endoscope.
9. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 8,
wherein said cleaning adapter unit comprises two of said adapter valve sleeves and two of said adapter valve bodies, each adapter valve sleeve receiving one of said adapter valve bodies, and
wherein said cleaning adapter unit further comprises coupling means for coupling said adapter valve sleeves side by side at a predetermined distance.
10. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 8 in combination with one of the first and second endoscopes,
the first fitting hermetically received in the first valve casing of said first endoscope in the first mode, and
the second fitting hermetically received in the second valve casing of said second endoscope in the second mode,
wherein in the first mode, the second fitting is free of a connection to the second endoscope, and
wherein in the second mode, the first fitting is free of a connection to the first endoscope.
11. The cleaning adapter unit of claim 8,
wherein in said first mode, said adapter valve body cooperates with said adapter valve sleeve to shut off fluid communication between said second fluid passage and said inlet fluid passage, and
wherein in said second mode, said adapter valve body cooperates with said adapter valve sleeve to shut off fluid communication between said first fluid passage and said inlet fluid passage.