Author: claimsbot

1. A wireless power supply system comprising:
a power feeding system equipped with a transmission antenna for wirelessly transmitting an electric power from a power source; and
a receiver antenna having a receiver coil wound around an outer periphery of a substantially bar-like core for receiving the transmitted electric power, wherein the core of the receiver antenna has at least one end area tilting at a predetermined angle with respect to a linear area.
2. The wireless power supply system according to claim 1, wherein:
a plurality of the receiver antennas are provided; and
the receiver coils of the plurality of the receiver antennas are connected in series or in parallel.
3. The wireless power supply system according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of the receiver antennas are disposed the furthest apart from one another in a case which contains the receiver antennas.
4. A capsulated endoscope comprising:
a receiver antenna having a receiver coil wound around an outer periphery of a substantially bar-like core for receiving an electric power wirelessly, wherein the core of the receiver antenna has at least one end area tilting at a predetermined angle with respect to a linear area.
5. The capsulated endoscope according to claim 4, wherein the at least one end area of the core is bent along a configuration of a case which contains the core.
6. The capsulated endoscope according to claim 4, wherein:
a plurality of the receiver antennas are provided; and
the receiver coils of the plurality of the receiver antennas are connected in series or in parallel.
7. The capsulated endoscope according to claim 5, wherein:
a plurality of the receiver antennas are provided; and
the receiver coils of the plurality of the receiver antennas are connected in series or in parallel.
8. The capsulated endoscope according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of the receiver antennas are arranged the furthest apart from one another in the case.
9. The capsulated endoscope according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of the receiver antennas are arranged the furthest apart from one another in the case.
10. A capsulated endoscopic system comprising:
a power feeding system equipped with a transmission antenna for wirelessly transmitting an electric power from a power source; and
a capsulated endoscope which contains a receiver antenna having a receiver coil wound around an outer periphery of a substantially bar-like core for receiving the transmitted electric power, wherein the core of the receiver antenna has at least one end area tilting at a predetermined angle with respect to a linear area.
11. The capsulated endoscopic system according to claim 10, wherein the at least one end area of the core is bent along a configuration of a case which contains the core.
12. The capsulated endoscopic system according to claim 10, wherein:
a plurality of the receiver antennas are provided; and
the receiver coils of the plurality of the receiver antennas are connected in series or in parallel.
13. The capsulated endoscopic system according to claim 11 wherein:
a plurality of the receiver antennas are provided; and
the receiver coils of the plurality of the receiver antennas are connected in series or in parallel.
14. The capsulated endoscopic system according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of the receiver antennas are arranged the furthest apart from one another in the case.
15. The capsulated endoscopic system according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of the receiver antennas are arranged the furthest apart from one another in the case.

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 battery unit comprising:
cells,
a circuit board arranged below the cells,
an electrolyte receiver arranged between the cells and the circuit board to receive an electrolyte leaking out of the cells,
an absorbing member arranged in the electrolyte receiver, and
a cell supporting member arranged in the electrolyte receiver to support the cells, thereby positioning the cells not to contact the absorbing member.
2. A battery unit according to claim 1, wherein the electrolyte receiver has an outlet allowing the electrolyte to flow out of the electrolyte receiver along a specified route before overflowing.
3. A battery unit according to claim 2, wherein the outlet is located below the cells.
4. A battery unit according to claim 2, wherein the outlet is located above the absorbing member.
5. A battery unit according to claim 1, wherein the absorbing member is bonded to an inner bottom surface of the electrolyte receiver.

1. A reusable self-supporting field director structure for use in heating an article in a microwave oven, the field director structure comprising:
an integral array of rigid vanes, each vane extending radially outwardly from a central axis, the vanes being molded from an electrically non-conductive heat-resistant material, each vane having a first and a second major surface thereon, and
at least a portion of one major surface of each vane having an electrically conductive material embedded thereinto.
2. A reusable self-supporting field director structure for use in heating an article in a microwave oven, the field director structure comprising:
an integral array of rigid vanes, each vane extending radially outwardly from a central axis, each vane having a first and a second major surface thereon,
at least a portion of one major surface of each vane having an electrically conductive material embedded thereinto, and
a plurality of bracing members, each bracing member extending between the first major surface of one vane and the second major surface of an adjacent vane,
the vanes and the bracing members being integrally molded from an electrically non-conductive heat-resistant material.
3. The field director structure of claim 2 wherein
each bracing member has a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface thereon, and wherein
all of the electrically conductive material is disposed radially outwardly of the radially outer surface of the bracing member.
4. The field director structure of claim 2 wherein
each bracing member has a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface thereon, and wherein
at least a portion of the conductive material lies radially inwardly of the radially inner surface of the bracing member.
5. The field director structure of claims 1 or 2 wherein the electrically non-conductive heat-resistant material comprises a polymeric resin.
6. The field director structure of claim 5 wherein the electrically non-conductive heat-resistant material further comprises a reinforcing matrix.
7. The field director structure of claims 1 or 2 wherein the electrically non-conductive heat-resistant material comprises a paperboard material.
8. The field director structure of claims 1 or 2 wherein each vane has an edge thereon,
the electrically conductive portion of the vane has a predetermined width dimension and a corner thereon, the corner being rounded at a radius up to and including one half of the width dimension,
the electrically conductive portion of the vane being disposed at least a predetermined close distance from the edge,
so that the occurrence of arcing in the vicinity of the conductive portion is prevented when the field director structure is used in an unloaded microwave oven.
9. The field director structure of claim 8 wherein the microwave oven is operative to generate a standing electromagnetic wave having a predetermined wavelength, and
wherein the predetermined close distance lies in the range from 0.025 times the wavelength to 0.1 times the wavelength.
10. The field director structure of claim 8 wherein the microwave oven is operative to generate a standing electromagnetic wave having a predetermined wavelength, and
wherein the width dimension of the conductive portion of the vane is about 0.1 to about 0.5 times the wavelength.
11. The field director structure of claim 8 wherein the microwave oven is operative to generate a standing electromagnetic wave having a predetermined wavelength, and
wherein the conductive portion of each vane has a length dimension, and wherein the length dimension is in the range from about 0.25 to about 2 times the wavelength.
12. The field director structure of claims 1 or 2 wherein the microwave oven is operative to generate a standing electromagnetic wave having a predetermined wavelength, and wherein
the electrically conductive portion of the vane is disposed a predetermined separation distance of at least 0.16 times the wavelength from the axis, so that the occurrence of overheating of the field director structure is prevented when the same is used in an unloaded microwave oven.

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. Use of a compound comprising at least one 5-cyanopyridon-2-yl group as mesogenic or liquid crystalline material, in liquid crystal media, liquid crystal devices, anisotropic polymers, optical, electrooptical, decorative, security, cosmetic, diagnostic, electric, electronic, charge transport, semiconductor, optical recording, electroluminescent, photoconductor and electrophotographic applications.
2. Use according to claim 1, characterized in that the 5-cyanopyridon-2-yl group is selected of formula (1)
wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently of each other H or an optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group with up to 20 C atoms that optionally comprises one or more hetero atoms and optionally comprises fused rings.
3. Use according to claim 1, characterized in that the compound comprising at least one 5-cyanopyridon-2-yl group is selected of formula I
wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently of each other H or an optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group with up to 20 C atoms that optionally comprises one or more hetero atoms and optionally comprises fused rings,
A1 and A2 are independently of each other an aromatic or alicyclic ring, or a group comprising two or more fused aromatic or alicyclic rings, wherein these rings optionally contain one or more hetero atoms selected from N, O and S, and are optionally mono- or polysubstituted by R,
Z1 and Z2 are independently of each other \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014Co\u2014, \u2014COO\u2014, \u2014OCO\u2014, \u2014S\u2014CO\u2014, \u2014CO\u2014S\u2014, \u2014O\u2014COO\u2014, \u2014CO\u2014NR0\u2014, \u2014NR0\u2014CO\u2014, \u2014OCH2\u2014, \u2014CH2O\u2014, \u2014SCH2\u2014, \u2014CH2S\u2014, \u2014CF2O\u2014, \u2014OCF2\u2014, \u2014CF2S\u2014, \u2014SCF2\u2014, \u2014CH2CH2\u2014, \u2014CF2CH2\u2014, \u2014CH2CF2\u2014, \u2014CF2CF2\u2014, \u2014CH\u2550N\u2014, \u2014N\u2550CH\u2014, \u2014N\u2550N\u2014, \u2014CH\u2550CR0\u2014, \u2014CY1\u2550CY2\u2014, \u2014C\u2261C\u2014, \u2014CH\u2550CH\u2014COO\u2014, \u2014OCO\u2014CH\u2550CH\u2014 or a single bond,
Y1 and Y2 are independently of each other H, F, Cl or CN, R is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO2, NCS, SF5 or alkyl which is straight chain or branched, has 1 to 20 C-atoms, is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl, Br, I or CN, and in which one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NH\u2014, \u2014NR0\u2014, \u2014SiR0R00\u2014, \u2014CO\u2014, \u2014COO\u2014, \u2014OCO\u2014, \u2014OCO\u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014CO\u2014, \u2014CO\u2014S\u2014, \u2014CY1\u2550CY2\u2014 or \u2014C\u2261C\u2014 in such a manner that O andor S atoms are not linked directly to one another, or R denotes P-Sp,
R0 and R00 are independently of each other H or alkyl with 1 to 12 C-atoms,
P is a polymerisable or reactive group,
Sp is a spacer group or a single bond, and
m is 0, 1 or 2.
4. Cyanopyridone derivatives of formula I
wherein R, R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, Z1, Z2 and m are as defined in claim 3, with the proviso that
a) if m is 0, R1, R2 and R3 are H and Z\u2032 is a single bond, then A1\u2014R is different from 4-alkylphenyl or 4-alkoxyphenyl,
b) if m is 0, R1, R2 and R3 are H and Z1 is COO or CH\u2550CH, then A1\u2014R is different from 4-methoxyphenyl, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl,
c) if m is 0, R1 and R3 are H, R2 is carboxyethyl and Z1 is CH\u2550CH, CH\u2550C(CH3) or CH\u2550C(C6H5), then A1\u2014R is different from phenyl or 4-methoxyphenyl.
5. Cyanopyridone derivatives according to claim 4, characterized in that A1 and A2 are selected from furane-2,5-diyl, thiophene-2,5-diyl, thienothiophene-2,5-diyl, dithienothiophene-2,6-diyl, pyrrol-2,5-diyl, 1,4-phenylene, azulene-2,6-diyl, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, naphthalene-2,6-diyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl, indane-2,5-diyl, or 1,4-cyclohexylene wherein one or two non-adjacent CH2 groups are optionally replaced by O andor S, wherein these groups are unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted by L, wherein L is F, Cl, Br, CN, OH, NO2, or an alkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl group with 1 to 12 C atoms, wherein one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F or Cl.
6. Cyanopyridone derivatives according to claim 4, characterized in that Z1 is \u2014O\u2014, \u2014COO\u2014, \u2014OCO\u2014, \u2014OCOO\u2014, \u2014CH2O\u2014, \u2014OCH2\u2014, \u2014CF2O\u2014, \u2014OCF2\u2014, \u2014C\u2261C\u2014 or \u2014CH\u2550CH\u2014.
7. Cyanopyridone derivatives according to claim 4 and, characterized in that -A1-(Z2-A2)m\u2014 is selected from the following formulae and their mirror images
wherein L is F, Cl, Br, CN, OH, NO2, or an alkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl group with 1 to 12 C atoms, wherein one or more H atoms are optionally replaced by F or Cl, and r is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
8. Cyanopyridone derivatives according to claim 4, characterized in that R is P-Sp-.
9. Cyanopyridone derivatives according to claim 4, characterized in that R is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 12 or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkinyl with 2 to 12 C-atoms.
10. Cyanopyridone derivatives according to claim 4, characterized in that they are selected from the following formulae
wherein
R has one of the meanings of formula I and is preferably straight chain alkyl, alkoxy with 1 to 8 C-atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkinyl with 2 to 7 C-atoms,
R\u2032 has one of the meanings of R1 in formula I and is preferably H or alkyl with 1, 2 or 3 C-atoms, very preferably H, methyl or ethyl,
R\u2033 has one of the meanings of R1 in formula I and is preferably H or alkyl with 1, 2 or 3 C-atoms, very preferably H, methyl or ethyl,
R\u2032\u2033 has one of the meanings of R1 in formula I and is preferably H or alkyl alkoxy with 1, 2 or 3 C-atoms, very preferably H, methyl(oxy) or ethyl(oxy),
P is a polymerisable or reactive group,
L1 and L2 are independently of each other H or F, and
n is an integer from 1 to 12.
11. Liquid crystal medium, characterized in that it comprises at least one cyanopyridone derivative according to claim 1.
12. Liquid crystal medium according to claim 11, characterized in that comprises at least one polymerisable compound, which can be said cyanopyridone derivative or an additional compound.
13. Polymer obtained by polymerising a cyanopyridone derivative according to claim 1 comprising at least one polymerisable group, or by polymerising a liquid crystal medium that comprises at least one polymerisable compound, which can be said cyanopyridone derivative or an additional compound.
14. Anisotropic polymer obtained by polymerising a cyanopyridone derivative according to claim 1 comprising at least one polymerisable group, or by polymerising a liquid crystal medium in that comprises at least one polymerisable compound, which can be said cyanopyridone derivative or an additional compound, in its oriented state.
15. Use of a cyanopyridone derivative, a liquid crystal medium, a polymer or a polymer film according to claim 4 as mesogenic or liquid crystalline material, in electrooptical displays, liquid crystal displays, optical films, polarisers, compensators, beam splitters, reflective films, alignment layers, colour filters, holographic elements, hot stamping foils, coloured images, decorative or security markings e.g. for consumer objects or documents of value, LC pigments, adhesives, synthetic resins with anisotropic mechanical properties, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, diagnostics, nonlinear optics, optical information storage, as chiral dopants, in electronic devices like for example field effect transistors (FET) as components of integrated circuitry, as thin film transistors in flat panel display applications or for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, or in semiconducting components for organic light emitting diode (OLED) applications, electroluminescent displays or backlights of LCDs, for photovoltaic or sensor devices, as electrode materials in batteries, as photoconductors, or for electrophotographic applications or electrophotographic recording.
16. Liquid crystal device, characterized in that it comprises a cyanopyridone derivative, liquid crystal medium, polymer or polymer film according to claim 1.
17. Liquid crystal device according to claim 16, characterized in that it is a TN or STN display or a display using liquid crystals in the isotropic phase.