Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. An electron emitting device, comprising:
a substrate;
a pair of electrodes formed on the substrate and being apart from each other;
a pair of electrically conductive films formed on the electrodes, respectively, and being apart from each other, a distance between the electrically conductive films being shorter than a distance between the electrodes; and
an electron emitting film formed between the electrically conductive films, the electron emitting film containing boron and at least one of carbon and nitrogen.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the electron emitting film contains boron and carbon.
3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the electron emitting film contains boron and nitrogen.
4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the electron emitting film further contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus and sulfur.
5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the electron emitting film contains boron, carbon and nitrogen.
6. The device according to claim 5, wherein, in at least a portion of the electron emitting film, boron, carbon and nitrogen are phase-separated into a phase containing boron nitride and a phase containing carbon.
7. A method of manufacturing an electron emitting device, comprising:
forming a pair of electrodes apart from each other on a substrate;
forming a pair of electrically conductive films apart from each other on the electrodes, respectively, a distance between the electrically conductive films being shorter than a distance between the electrodes; and
forming an electron emitting film containing boron and at least one of carbon and nitrogen between the electrically conductive films.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a deposition method is utilized for forming the electron emitting film.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the formation of the electron emitting film comprises:
depositing a material containing boron and carbon between the electrically conductive films while causing a current to flow between the electrodes in an atmosphere containing at least one of a compound which comprises boron and carbon and a mixture of a compound which comprises boron and a compound which comprises carbon.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the atmosphere contains at least one species selected from the group consisting of alkyl borane, aryl borane, vinyl borane, allyl borane and substitution products thereof.
11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the atmosphere contains at least one species selected from the group consisting of alkoxy borane, aryloxy borane, vinyloxy borane, allyloxy borane and substitution products thereof.
12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the formation of the electron emitting film comprises:
depositing a material containing boron and nitrogen on the electrically conductive films while causing a current to flow between the electrodes in an atmosphere containing a compound which comprises boron and nitrogen.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the atmosphere contains at least one species selected from the group consisting of amine borane complex, amino borane and a compound having a ring structure of boron and nitrogen.
14. The method according to claim 7, wherein the formation of the electron emitting film comprises:
depositing a material containing boron, nitrogen and carbon between the electrically conductive films while causing a current to flow between the electrodes in an atmosphere containing a compound which comprises boron and nitrogen and a compound which comprises carbon.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the atmosphere contains at least one species selected from the group consisting of amine borane complex, amino borane and a compound having a ring structure of boron and nitrogen.
16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the atmosphere contains hydrocarbon.
17. The method according to claim 7, wherein the formation of the electron emitting film comprises:
depositing a material containing carbon between the electrically conductive films while causing a current to flow between the electrodes in a first atmosphere containing a compound which comprises carbon; and
depositing a material containing boron and nitrogen between the electrically conductive films while causing a current to flow between the electrodes in a second atmosphere containing a compound which comprises boron and nitrogen.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the second atmosphere contains at least one species selected from the group consisting of amine borane complex, amino borane and a compound having a ring structure of boron and nitrogen.
19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the first atmosphere contains hydrocarbon.

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 making a magnetic material comprising:
forming a melt comprising the composition, in atomic percentage, of
(R1\u2212aR\u2032a)uFe100\u2212u\u2212v\u2212w\u2212x\u2212yCovMwTxBy
\u2003rapidly solidifying the melt to obtain a magnetic powder;
thermally annealing the magnetic powder at a temperature range of about 350\xb0 C. to about 800\xb0 C. for about 0.5 minutes to about 120 minutes;

wherein R is Nd, Pr, Didymium (a nature mixture of Nd and Pr at composition of Nd0.75Pr0.25), or a combination thereof; R\u2032 is La, Ce, Y, or a combination thereof; M is one or more of Zr, Nb, Ti, Cr, V, Mo, W, and Hf; and T is one or more of Al, Mn, Cu, and Si, wherein 0.01\u2266a\u22660.8, 7\u2266u\u226613, 0\u2266v\u226620, 0.01\u2266w\u22661, 0.1\u2266x\u22665, and 4\u2266y\u226612, and
wherein the magnetic material exhibits a remanence (Br) value of from about 6.5 kG to about 8.5 kG and an intrinsic coercivity (Hci) value of from about 6.0 kOe to about 9.9 kOe.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the rapidly solidifying comprises a melt-spinning or jet-casting process at a nominal wheel speed of from about 10 metersecond to about 60 metersecond.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the nominal wheel speed is from about 35 metersecond to about 45 metersecond.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein an actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 30% of the nominal wheel speed.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the nominal wheel speed is an optimum wheel speed used in producing the magnetic material by the rapid solidification process, followed by the thermal annealing process.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 25% of the nominal wheel speed.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 20% of the nominal wheel speed.
8. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 15% of the nominal wheel speed.
9. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 10% of the nominal wheel speed.
10. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 5.0% of the nominal wheel speed.
11. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 1.0% of the nominal wheel speed.
12. The method of claim 4, wherein the actual wheel speed is within plus or minus 0.5% of the nominal wheel speed.

1. A method of controlling an operation mode of a mobile computing device, said method comprising:
detecting proximity of a holster to said mobile computing device, wherein said detecting said proximity includes:
generating an electro-magnetic carrier field; and
sensing modulation of said electro-magnetic carrier field by a component of said holster, wherein said component of said holster uses load modulation to modulate said electro-magnetic carrier field; and

responsive to said detecting, disabling an input device to prevent input when said mobile computing device is both in and either going into or coming out of said holster.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said input device is a keyboard.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said generating said electro-magnetic carrier field is carried out in a frequency band centered at 13.56 MHz.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said generating said electro-magnetic carrier field is carried out according to a known interface and protocol.
5. The method of claim 4 where said known interface and protocol is the Near Field Communications Interface and Protocol.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting a command to said component of said holster.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving a response from said component of said holster.
8. A mobile computing device comprising:
an antenna adapted to generate an electro-magnetic carrier field;
an electronic circuit adapted to sense modulation of said electro-magnetic carrier field by a component of a holster and, upon sensing said modulation, transmit a report indicating that said modulation has been sensed; and
a processor adapted to:
receive said report; and
responsive to said receiving, disable an input device to prevent input when said mobile computing device is both in and either going into or coming out of said holster.

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 bone graft composition, comprising:
a biologically-resorbable cement; and
a plurality of processed bone particles, each of the bone particles having a shape configured to interconnect with adjacent bone particles.
2. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein each of the bone particles is further configured to interdigitate with the biologically-resorbable cement.
3. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the biologically-resorbable cement is a calcium-based cement.
4. The bone graft composition of claim 3, wherein the calcium-based cement is a calcium phosphate cement.
5. The bone graft composition of claim 3, wherein the calcium-based cement is a calcium sulfate cement.
6. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein each of the bone particles includes a plurality of enlarged portions and a plurality of center portions aligned along a common longitudinal axis, each of the enlarged portions extending laterally away from a common longitudinal axis of each center portion, and each of the center portions interposed between respective enlarged portions.
7. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the bone particles is substantially round, elliptical, square, rectangular, or triangular in shape.
8. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the bone particles are about 5% to about 90% demineralized.
9. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the bone particles comprise cortical bone, cancellous bone, or both cortical and cancellous bone.
10. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the bone particles are selected from the group consisting of autograft bone particles, allograft bone particles, xenograft bone particles, and combinations thereof.
11. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the bone particles comprise about 1 percent to about 50 percent by volume of the bone graft composition or about 1 percent to about 15 percent by volume of the bone graft composition.
12. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises an osteoinductive material, an osteogenic material, or both.
13. The bone graft composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises an antibiotic.
14. A method for treating a bone defect, comprising:
providing a bone graft composition including a biologically-resorbable cement and a plurality of processed bone particles, each of the bone particles having a shape configured to interconnect with adjacent bone particles; and
administering an effective amount of the bone graft composition to a site of a bone defect in a subject.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the bone defect is a bone void.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the bone defect is a fracture.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the bone defect is a site of an intended bone fusion.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein administering the bone graft composition to the site of the bone defect comprises filling the bone defect with the bone graft composition.
19. A kit, comprising:
a biologically-resorbable cement powder; and
a plurality of processed bone particles, each of the bone particles having a shape configured to interconnect with adjacent bone particles.
20. The kit of claim 19, wherein the bone particles are lyophilized.
21. The kit of claim 19, further comprising an aqueous vehicle for adding to the biologically-resorbable cement powder, the bone particles, or both the biologically-resorbable cement powder and the bone particles.
22. The kit of claim 19, wherein the biologically-resorbable cement powder is contained in a first vessel, and wherein the processed bone particles are contained in a second vessel.
23. The kit of claim 19, wherein the biologically-resorbable cement powder and the processed bone particles are packaged together in a single vessel.