Author: claimsbot

1. An apparatus for transmitting wide spectrum white light comprising:
a plurality of plastic optical fibers; and
a sheath housing the plurality of fibers.
2. An apparatus for providing energy in a vehicle comprising:
a light source which produces wide spectrum white light;
a cable through which the eye-safe and fire-safe light from the light source is transported; and
a box to which the cable is connected that is powered by the light transported by the cable.
3. An apparatus as described in claim 2 wherein the box includes at least one solar cell in communication with the cable that receives the white light from the cable and converts it into DC.
4. An apparatus as described in claim 3 wherein the box includes an energy storage device in electrical communication with the solar cell.
5. An apparatus as described in claim 4 wherein the box includes a DC to DC converter circuit.
6. An apparatus as described in claim 5 wherein the cable includes a plurality of plastic optical fibers.
7. An apparatus as described in claim 6 wherein the cable includes a sheath.
8. An apparatus as described in claim 7 wherein each fiber carries at least 1 watt of white light.
9. An apparatus as described in claim 8 wherein the box provides a shield that does not allow egress or ingress of any EMI component.
10. An apparatus for providing energy in an airplane comprising:
means for producing energy that is eye-safe and fire safe; and
an avionics box to which the producing means is connected that is powered by the energy form the producing means.
11. A method for providing energy in an airplane comprising the steps of:
producing wide spectrum eye-safe and fire-safe white light from a light source;
transporting the light from the light source through a cable; and
powering an avionics box to which the cable is connected by the light transported by the cable.
12. A method as described in claim 11 wherein the transporting step includes the step of transporting the light through plastic optical fibers of the cable.
13. A method as described in claim 12 wherein the powering step includes the step of receiving the white light from the fibers at solar cells in the box and producing DC by the cells.
14. A method as described in claim 13 including the step of load leveling the DC from the cells.
15. An apparatus as described in claim 9 wherein the light source includes a plurality of LEDs.
16. An apparatus as described in claim 15 including a cover plate adjacent the LEDs to which the optical fibers are connected, to receive the light emitted by the LEDs.
17. An apparatus as described in claim 16 including a photon emission surface having waveguides and mirrors, the LEDs are disposed on the emission surface in optical communication with the waveguides through the mirrors.
18. An apparatus as described in claim 17 including a photon receiving surface having waveguides and mirrors, the cells are disposed on the receiving surface in optical communication with the waveguides through the mirrors.

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 window assembly comprising:
a first sheet of a material;
a second sheet of a material;
an intermediary sheet of a material between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein a first space is defined between the first sheet and the intermediary sheet, wherein a second space is defined between the second sheet and the intermediary sheet;
a spacer arranged between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the spacer comprises:
a first elongate strip having a first surface and having an undulating shape; and
a second elongate strip having a second surface and having an undulating shape, wherein the second surface is spaced from the first surface;

at least one filler arranged in an interior space defined between the first and second elongate strips and between the first and second sheets, the filler including a desiccant, wherein the filler occupies only a portion of the interior space that is less than a volume of the interior space; and
a sealant material or adhesive material located between the spacer and the first sheet and between the spacer and the second sheet,
wherein the first elongate strip defines a registration structure for receiving the intermediary sheet, wherein the first elongate strip defines first and second portions of the first surface on opposing sides of the registration structure, wherein the first and second co-planar portions of the first surface define first and second sets of apertures, respectively, and wherein the first space and second space are in direct air-to-air fluid communication through a void located above a top surface of the filler and below the first and second sets of apertures.
2. The window assembly of claim 1 further comprising a first support leg and a second support leg extending between the first and second elongate strips and arranged to define the interior space; and wherein the first and second elongate strips each have elongate edges, wherein the first and second support legs are spaced inwardly from the elongate edges of the first and second support legs by an offset distance to form a channel on each side of the spacer.
3. The window assembly of claim 2 wherein the sealant material or adhesive material is positioned in the channels and in each channel the sealant or adhesive contacts the first elongate strip, the second elongate strip, one of the support legs, and the first or second sheet.
4. The window assembly of claim 1 wherein the intermediary sheet has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the first sheet and less than a thickness of the second sheet.
5. The window assembly of claim 1 wherein the intermediary sheet comprises a different material than the first and second sheet.
6. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein the registration structure is a channel.
7. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein the registration structure has a width to accommodate the thickness of the intermediary sheet.
8. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second portions of the first surface correspond to the first and second spaces, respectively, and wherein the second set of apertures includes more apertures than the first set of apertures.
9. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein the second set of apertures includes at least one row of apertures defined in a longitudinal direction along the first portion of the first surface, and wherein the second set of apertures includes at least two rows of apertures defined in a longitudinal direction along the second portion of the first surface.
10. The window assembly of claim 1, wherein the direct air-to-air fluid communication is uninhibited by the filler.
11. A window assembly comprising:
a first sheet of a material;
a second sheet of a material;
an intermediary sheet of a material between the first sheet and the second sheet, the intermediary sheet having a perimeter, wherein a first space is defined between the first sheet and the intermediary sheet, wherein a second space is defined between the second sheet and the intermediary sheet;
a spacer arranged between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the spacer comprises:
a first elongate strip having a first surface and having an undulating shape; and
a second elongate strip having a second surface and having an undulating shape; wherein the second surface is spaced from the first surface;

at least one filler arranged in an interior space defined between the first and second elongate strips and the first and second sheets, the filler including a desiccant, wherein the filler occupies only a portion of the interior space that is less than a volume of the interior space; and
a sealant material or adhesive material located between the spacer and the first sheet and between the spacer and the second sheet,
wherein the first elongate strip defines a registration structure for receiving the entire perimeter of the intermediary sheet, wherein the first elongate strip defines first and second co-planar portions of the first surface on opposing sides of the registration structure, wherein the first and second portions of the first surface define first and second sets of apertures, respectively, and wherein the first space and second space are in direct air-to-air fluid communication through a void located above a top surface of the filler and below the first and second sets of apertures.
12. The window assembly of claim 11 further comprising a first support leg and a second support leg extending between the first and second elongate strips and arranged to define the interior space, wherein the first and second elongate strips each have elongate edges, and wherein the first and second support legs are spaced inwardly from the elongate edges of the first and second support legs by an offset distance to form a channel on each side of the spacer.
13. The window assembly of claim 12 wherein the sealant material or adhesive material is positioned in the channels and in each channel the sealant or adhesive contacts the first elongate strip, the second elongate strip, one of the support legs, and the first or second sheet of material.
14. The window assembly of claim 11 wherein the intermediary sheet has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the first sheet and less than a thickness of the second sheet.
15. The window assembly of claim 11 wherein the intermediary sheet comprises a different material than the first and second sheets.
16. The window assembly of claim 11, wherein the first and second portions of the first surface correspond to the first and second spaces, respectively, and wherein the second set of apertures includes more apertures than the first set of apertures.
17. The window assembly of claim 11, wherein the first set of apertures includes at least one row of apertures defined in a longitudinal direction along the first portion of the first surface, and wherein the second set of apertures includes at least two rows of apertures defined in a longitudinal direction along the second portion of the first surface.
18. The window assembly of claim 11, wherein the direct air-to-air fluid communication is uninhibited by the filler.
19. An insulated glass unit (IGU), comprising:
a first transparent window component;
a second transparent window component;
a spacer arranged between the first and second transparent window components, the spacer comprising:
a first metal strip defining first and second edges and a first corrugated surface, the first corrugated surface defining a registration structure for a sheet of material and first and second co-planar portions arranged on opposing sides of the registration structure, the first and second portions defining first and second sets of apertures, respectively,
a second metal strip defining first and second edges and a second corrugated surface spaced apart from the first corrugated surface,
a first non-metal sidewall extruded between the first and second corrugated surfaces and offset from the first edges of the first and second metal strips,
a second non-metal sidewall extruded between the first and second corrugated surfaces and offset from the second edges of the first and second metal strips, and
a filler including a desiccant and occupying only a portion of an interior space defined between the first and second metal strips and the first and second non-metal sidewalls, the portion of the interior space being less than a volume of the interior space; and

a third transparent window component arranged between the first and second transparent window components and in the registration structure, wherein the first and third transparent window components define a first space and wherein the second and third transparent window components define a second space,
wherein the first and second spaces are in direct air-to-air fluid communication via the first and second sets of apertures and through a void located above a top surface of the filler and below the first and second sets of apertures.
20. The IGU of claim 19, wherein the registration structure defines a ramped channel in the first corrugated surface.
21. The IGU of claim 20, wherein the ramped channel defines a third portion of the first corrugated surface, wherein the third portion of the first corrugated surface defines first and second ramped sidewalls and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is closer to the second corrugated surface than the first and second portions of the first corrugated surface.
22. The IGU of claim 19, wherein each of the first and second sets of apertures includes at least one row of apertures defined in a longitudinal direction along a respective portion of the first corrugated surface.
23. The IGU of claim 22, wherein each of the first and second sets of apertures includes at least two rows of apertures defined in the longitudinal direction along the respective portion of the first corrugated surface.
24. The IGU of claim 23, wherein each aperture is a discontinuous slit in the longitudinal direction.
25. The IGU of claim 19, further comprising:
a first sealant between the first transparent window component and the first non-metal sidewall;
a second sealant between the second transparent window component and the second non-metal sidewall; and
an adhesive between the registration structure and the third transparent window component.
26. The IGU of claim 19, wherein the direct air-to-air fluid communication is uninhibited by the filler.

What is claimed is:

1. In an apparatus for checking a user’s real name on a network, an apparatus for checking a user’s real name on a network, comprising:
a web unit for transmitting web pages to the user;
a user management unit for receiving the user’s personal information, transmitting the information to a bank, receiving a real name checking result from the bank, and checking the user’s real name; and
a database provided for the web unit and the user management unit.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bank transmits the user’s real name checking message to a real name checking server when a real name checking code provided by the user who desires to open an account is identical with a code provided by the user management unit.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the personal information comprises an identification (ID), password and resident identification number.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a resident identification number can be used instead of the real name checking code.
5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein an identification (ID) can be used instead of the real name checking code.
6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the real name checking code is used as a banking account number.
7. In a method for checking a user’s real name on a network, a method for checking a user’s real name on the network, comprising the steps of:
(a) receiving personal information from a user;
(b) transmitting a real name checking code to the user and storing the real name checking code;
(c) transmitting the personal information and the real name checking code to a bank; and
(d) receiving a real name checking result from the bank.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the personal information comprises an identification (ID), password and resident identification number.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein a resident identification number can be used instead of the real name checking code.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein an identification (ID) can be used instead of the real name checking code.
11. The method of claim 7, wherein the real name checking code is used as a banking account number.
12. In a method for checking a real name at a bank, a method for checking a real name on a network of the bank, comprising the steps of:
the bank receiving an account opening request from a user;
the bank checking the user’s identification;
the bank checking registration information, the registration information being made by the user when requesting an account opening;
the bank determining whether the registration information is identical with the personal information provided by the user and the real name checking code provided by a user management unit;
the bank opening an account to the user when the registration information is identical with the personal information provided by the user and the real name checking code provided by the user management unit; and
the bank transmitting a real name checking result to a real name checking server.

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 magnetoresistive element, comprising:
a first ferromagnetic layer formed on a base substrate;
a tunnel barrier layer formed on the first ferromagnetic layer;
a second ferromagnetic layer formed on the tunnel barrier layer and containing B, the second ferromagnetic layer including any of H, F, Cl, Br, I, C, O, and N.
2. The magnetoresistive element of claim 1, wherein
a concentration of molecules of said any of H, F, Cl, Br, I, C, O, and N included in the second ferromagnetic layer is higher in a central part in a depth direction of the second ferromagnetic layer than in an upper surface part thereof.
3. The magnetoresistive element of claim 1, wherein
one of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is a magnetization fixed layer, the other of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is a magnetization free layer, and the magnetoresistive element is used as a memory cell of a magnetoresistive random access memory.
4. The magnetoresistive element of claim 1, wherein
the second ferromagnetic layer includes Co and Fe.
5. A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive element, comprising:
forming a first ferromagnetic layer on a base substrate;
forming a tunnel barrier layer on the first ferromagnetic layer;
forming a second ferromagnetic layer containing B on the tunnel barrier layer; and
performing annealing in a gas-phase atmosphere including a gas at a treatment temperature, after formation of the second ferromagnetic layer, the treatment temperature is higher than a melting point of a product which the gas produces with B.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein
the treatment temperature is higher than a boiling point of the product.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein
the annealing in the gas-phase atmosphere is performed in a state where a surface of the second ferromagnetic layer is exposed.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein
the gas-phase atmosphere contains H2.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein
the gas-phase atmosphere contains gas molecules of any of F, Cl, Br, and I atoms.
10. The method of claim 5, wherein
the gas-phase atmosphere contains a double bond of any of C=C, C\u2550O, and C\u2550N, or a triple bond of any of C\u2261C, and C\u2261N.
11. The method of claim 5, wherein the second ferromagnetic layer includes Co and Fe.
12. A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive element, comprising:
forming a first ferromagnetic layer on a base substrate;
forming a tunnel barrier layer on the first ferromagnetic layer;
forming a second ferromagnetic layer containing B on the tunnel barrier layer; and
performing annealing in a liquid-phase atmosphere including a liquid at a treatment temperature, after formation of the second ferromagnetic layer, the treatment temperature is higher than a melting point of a product which the liquid produces with B.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein
the treatment temperature is higher than a boiling point of the product.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein
the annealing in the liquid-phase atmosphere is performed in a state where a surface of the second ferromagnetic layer is exposed.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein
the liquid-phase atmosphere contains any of F, Cl, Br, and I.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein
the liquid-phase atmosphere contains a multiple bond of any of C\u2550C, C\u2550O, C\u2550N, C\u2261C, and C\u2261N.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein
the liquid-phase atmosphere contains any of F, Cl, Br, and I as a solute.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein
the liquid-phase atmosphere contains a multiple bond of any of C\u2550C, C\u2550O, C\u2550N, C\u2261C, and C\u2261N as a solute.
19. The method of claim 12, wherein
the second ferromagnetic layer includes Co and Fe.