Author: claimsbot

1.-8. (canceled)
9. A method of screening for a candidate substance for either or both of the treatment and prevention of cancer or the inhibition of cancer cell growth, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting a test substance with an SUV39H2 polypeptide or functional equivalent thereof;
(b) detecting the binding activity between the polypeptide or functional equivalent thereof and the test substance; and
(c) selecting the test substance that binds to the polypeptide or functional equivalent thereof.
10. A method of screening for a candidate substance for either or both of the treatment and prevention of cancer or the inhibition of cancer cell growth, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting a test substance with a cell expressing the SUV39H2 gene; and
(b) selecting the test substance that reduces the expression level of the SUV39H2 gene in comparison with the expression level in the absence of the test substance.
11. A method of screening for a candidate substance for either or both of the treatment and prevention of cancer or the inhibition of cancer cell growth, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting a test substance with an SUV39H2 polypeptide or functional equivalent thereof;
(b) detecting a biological activity of the polypeptide or functional equivalent thereof of step (a); and
(c) selecting the test substance that suppresses the biological activity of the polypeptide or functional equivalent thereof in comparison with the biological activity detected in the absence of the test substance.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the biological activity is cell-proliferation promoting activity or methyltransferase activity.
13.-16. (canceled)
17. The method of claim 9, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, osteosarcoma, prostate cancer and soft tissue tumor.
18.-29. (canceled)
30. The method of claim 10, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, osteosarcoma, prostate cancer and soft tissue tumor.
31. The method of claim 11, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, osteosarcoma, prostate cancer and soft tissue tumor.
32. The method of claim 12, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, osteosarcoma, prostate cancer and soft tissue tumor.

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 image display system comprising an image display apparatus for displaying an image based on content information having at least one link on a display screen and an operating device for operating displayed contents of the display screen of the image display apparatus, wherein:
the image display apparatus comprises:
control means for controlling a display state of the image based on the content information being displayed on the display screen; and
mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the control means between first and second modes, according to operation of the operating device, wherein,

in a state where part of the image based on the content information is displayed on the display screen of the image display apparatus, the control means scrolls the image on the display screen in the first mode and sequentially selects a link in the image fixed on the display screen in the second mode, according to operation of the operating device.
2. The image display system according to claim 1, wherein:
the operating device has first operating means for designating directions and second operating means for confirmation, wherein
the control means fixes the image determined by the second operating means on the display screen while scrolling the image in directions designated by the first operating means in the first mode, and sequentially selects a link existing in a direction designated by the first operating means in the image fixed on the display screen and displays an image based on content information corresponding to a link designated by the second operating means in the second mode.
3. The image display system according to claim 2, wherein
the mode switching means switches the operation mode of the control means from the first mode to the second mode according to operation of the second operating means in the first mode.
4. An image display apparatus for displaying an image based on content information having at least one link on a display screen, comprising:
control means for controlling a display state of the image based on the content information being displayed on the display screen; and.
mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the control means between first and second modes according to external operation, wherein,
in a situation where part of the image based on the content information is displayed on the display screen, the control means scrolls the image on the display screen in the first mode and sequentially selects a link in the image fixed on the display screen in the second mode, according to the external operation.
5. The image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
the control means fixes the image determined on the display screen while scrolling the image-in designated directions in the first mode, and sequentially selects a link existing in a designated direction in the image fixed on the display screen and displays an image based on content information corresponding to a link designated in the second mode.
6. The image display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein
the mode switching means switches the operation mode of the control means from the first mode to the second mode according to operation of the second operating means in the first mode.
7. An image display method for displaying an image based on content information having at least one link on a display screen, comprising:
switching an operation mode for controlling a display state of the image based on the content information being displayed on the display screen between first and second modes according to external operation, and
scrolling the image on the display screen in the first mode and sequentially selecting a link in the image fixed on the display screen in the second mode, according to the external operation in a situation where part of the image based on the content information is displayed on the display screen.
8. The image display method according to claim 7, wherein:
the image is scrolled in designated directions and the image determined is fixed on the display screen in the first mode; and
a link existing in a designated direction is sequentially selected in the image fixed on the display screen and an image based on content information corresponding to a link designated is displayed in the second mode.

1. A high-lift device comprising:
a slat main body that is disposed so as to be able to extend from and retract into a main wing;
a concave part that is formed on the slat main body at a location that faces the main wing, so as to be able to accommodate at least a part of a leading edge of the main wing; and
an airflow control part that is disposed at an area in the concave part facing an upper surface of the main wing, that is accommodated between the main wing and the concave part when the slat main body is refracted into the main wing, and that suppresses the turbulence colliding against the area in the concave part facing the upper surface of the main wing when the slat main body is extended from the main wing.
2. A high-lift device according to claim 1, wherein the airflow control part comprises an inclined plate that is provided at the area in the concave part facing the upper surface of the main wing and whose angle with respect to the central axis of the slat main body can be deflected.
3. A high-lift device according to claim 2, wherein:
one end of the inclined plate that is close to the main wing is pivotably supported on the slat main body; and
the other end of the inclined plate is positioned at a location where interference with the leading edge of the main wing does not occur and aerodynamic characteristics are not impaired, in a state where the slat main body is retracted into the main wing, and moves downward with respect to the central axis when the slat main body is extended from the main wing.
4. A high-lift device according to claim 2, further comprising a seal part that extends in a direction in which the slat main body extends and that is brought into contact with the area in the concave part facing the upper surface of the main wing and is deformed when the slat main body is retracted into the main wing, wherein:
one end of the inclined plate that is close to the main wing is pivotably supported on the slat main body; and
the other end of the inclined plate is supported on the seal part.
5. A high-lift device according to claim 2, wherein the inclined plate is made of a material that has elasticity.
6. A high-lift device according to claim 1, wherein the airflow control part comprises a shock absorbing part that absorbs part of energy made by air flowing toward the area facing the upper surface of the main wing.
7. A high-lift device according to claim 1, further comprising a lower-surface plate that is a plate-like member extending toward the main wing from an edge line at which the lower surface of the slat main body and the concave part meet, and whose angle with respect to the central axis can be deflected.
8. A high-lift device according to claim 7, wherein:
the lower-surface plate is pivotably supported at the edge line on the slat main body; and
the other end of the lower-surface plate is positioned at a location where interference with the leading edge of the main wing does not occur and aerodynamic characteristics are not impaired, in a state where the slat main body is refracted into the main wing, and moves upward or downward with respect to the central axis when the slat main body is extended from the main wing.
9. A high-lift device according to claim 7, wherein the lower-surface plate is made of one of a member through which an air does not pass, a member through which part of the air passes, a member having serrations at the end thereof close to the main wing, or a combination thereof.
10. A wing comprising:
a main wing; and
a high-lift device according to claim 1 that is disposed so as to be able to extend from and retract into a leading edge of the main wing.
11. A noise reduction structure for a high-lift device comprising an airflow control part that is accommodated between a main wing and a concave part formed on a slat main body at a location facing the main wing, so as to be able to accommodate at least a part of a leading edge of the main wing when the slat main body, which is disposed so as to be able to extend from and retract into the main wing, is retracted into the main wing; and that suppresses the turbulence colliding against the area in the concave part facing an upper surface of the main wing when the slat main body is extended from the main wing.

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 and process to produce and attach air spacers, compromising:
a. an adhesive composition mixture usually made up of ground wood and resin binders, such as formaldehyde based resins or methlylene diphenyl di-isocyanate, plus possibly other materials, is produced; and
b. a moving process line of a protective layer panels, such as oriented strand board (OSB), synthetic style underlayment or metal panels; and
c. die or spray heads apply the adhesive composition mixture to the panels or synthetic style underlayment in parallel mixture lines, or forming air spacers, approximately 1\xbc to 1\u215cths inches apart, 116 to \u215bth inches wide and \u215dths to 1 inch high; and
d. the adhesiveness of the adhesive composition mixture allows the adhesive composition mixture to adhere to the panels or synthetic style underlayment; and
e. forming guides may be used help form the mixture into the desired designed shape, and
f. radiant reflective materialfilm may be adhered to the top edges of the mixture line usually by the remaining adhesiveness of the mixture line; and
g. when the composition adhesive mixture hardens to the desired stiffness the panel’s air spacers and radiant reflective materialfilm is cut at the edges of the panels, separating the panels, or the synthetic style underlayment radiant reflective and venting assembly is cut to the desired length.
2. A method and process to produce and attach air spacers according to claim 1, where the adhesive composition mixture is developed and applied under pressure andor heat created by grinding such as by a conical co-rotating grinder or extruder.
3. A method and process to produce and attach air spacers according to claim 1, where heat is added to the adhesive composition mixture before being applied by the die or spray heads.
4. A method and process to produce and attach air spacers, according to claim 1, where a release agent may be applied to sections of the forming guide to help release the adhesive composition mixture from the forming guides.
5. A method and process to produce and attach air spacers, according to claim 1, where the protective layer are panels such as oriented strand board (OSB) or plywood; and
a. the panels move individually down the process line edge to edge lengthwise, and b. the form guide’s height tapers down to allow the radiant reflective materialfilm to touch and adhere to the line mixture; and
c. a non-collapse guide may be used that lies between, and does not touch, the mixture line to keep the weight of the adhered radiant reflective materialfilm from collapsing the height of the mixture line and to keep the surface top edge width mixture line connection point to the radiant reflective film surface to the desired minimum; and
d. when the mixture line hardens to the desired point a cutting device cuts perpendicular to the mixture line along with the radiant reflective material, at the edge of the finished panel.
6. A method and process to produce and attach air spacers, according to claim 1, where a synthetic underlayment style material is rolled out in a process line; and
a. the composition mixture is placed into mixture line forming guides which are placed perpendicular to the rolled out length on the synthetic underlayment material, and
b. the line mixture is filled into the forming guides, which are closed off at each end to not let the line mixture flow out each end of the guide; and
c. the forming guides may not run the full width of the underlayment material but rather may leave a small longitudinal end section or overlap tab, free of the formed mixture line, and
d. the line mixture forming guides move along parallel to each other parallel to each other and laterally down the process line at the same speed as the synthetic underlayment, and
e. the forming guides are designed and shaped to allow a certain amount of line mixture to cover and be formed on most of the entire surface (surface mixture) of the synthetic underlayment; and
f. the surface mixture is usually thicker nearest the mixture lines and usually tappers to a thinner at a point between the two mixture lines; and
g. when the linesurface mixture hardens to the desired rate the forming guides are lifted up vertically and then are moved in a circular motion back to the point on the process line and placed on the synthetic underlayment at the original point that they were first filled with the linesurface mixture and the repeated process of the forming guides moving down laterally with the filled line mixture is continually performed; and
h. once the linesurface mixture is free of the forming guides, radiant reflective material, usually unrolled reflective film, is placed upon the top edges of the line mixture and is adhered to the line mixture usually by the remaining adhesiveness of the line mixture; and
i. as the linesurface mixture hardens further at a certain point on the process line the protective layer, now composed of the synthetic underlayment and the added surface mixture, the mixture line and the reflective materialfilm is cut leaving the radiant reflective and venting assembly a desired length; and
j. the assembly is then rolled up with the now somewhat rigid protective layer being on the outside of the roll with the tapered surface mixtures center points between each mixture line being flexible enough to allow the protective layer to bend at these surface mixture center points.