Author: claimsbot

1. A keypad mechanism for portable electronic device comprising:
a housing defining a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs formed between adjacent through holes of the plurality of through holes, a plurality of posts projecting from each rib of the plurality of ribs;
a button assembly comprising a plurality of buttons arranged in button rows, each button row of the button rows being received in one of the plurality of through holes;
two separate positioning elements, each positioning element of the two separate positioning elements positioned at an opposing side of the housing, a plurality of projections projecting from each of the two separate positioning elements, a plurality of receiving spaces defined between the plurality of projections of the each of the two separate positioning elements, a first end of the each button row received in a respective one of the plurality of receiving spaces of a first one of the two separate positioning elements and a second end of the each button row received in a respective one of the plurality of receiving spaces of a second one of the two separate positioning elements; and
a resisting plate defining a plurality of connecting holes, the plurality of posts received in the plurality of connecting holes to latch the resisting plate and the button assembly to the housing.
2. The keypad mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of positioning protrusions project from the opposing sides of the housing, the each of the two separate positioning elements defines a plurality of receiving holes, in which the positioning protrusions are respectively received.
3. The keypad mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of latching blocks extend from the resisting plate, the each of the two separate positioning elements define a plurality of slots, in which the latching blocks are received.
4. The keypad mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the resisting plate comprises a support portion and two tabs projecting from the support portion, the latching blocks extend from the edges of the support portion, the tabs resist the two separate positioning elements, the support portion supports the button assembly.
5. The keypad mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein a plurality of positioning blocks extend from the buttons, each of the ribs defines a plurality of cutouts, in which the positioning blocks are received.
6. A portable electronic device comprising:
a housing defining a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs formed between adjacent through holes of the plurality of through holes, a plurality of posts projecting from each rib of the plurality of ribs;
a button assembly comprising a plurality of buttons arranged in button rows, each button row of the button rows being received in one of the plurality of through holes;
two separate positioning elements, each positioning element of the two separate positioning elements positioned at an opposing side of the housing, a plurality of projections projecting from the plurality of positioning elements, a plurality of receiving spaces defined between the plurality of projections, a first end of the each button row received in a respective one of the plurality of receiving spaces of a first one of the two separate positioning elements and a second end of the each button row received in a respective one of the plurality of receiving spaces of a second one of the two separate positioning elements; and
a resisting plate defining a plurality of connecting holes, the plurality of posts received in the plurality of connecting holes to latch the button assembly and the two separate positioning elements to the housing.
7. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of positioning protrusions project from the opposing sides of the housing, the each of the two separate positioning elements defines a plurality of receiving holes, in which the positioning protrusions are respectively received.
8. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein a plurality of latching blocks extend from the resisting plate, the each of the two separate positioning elements define a plurality of slots, in which the latching blocks are received.
9. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the resisting plate comprises a support portion and two tabs projecting from the support portion, the latching blocks extend from the edges of the support portion, the tabs resist the two separate positioning elements.
10. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of positioning blocks extend from the buttons, each of the ribs defines a plurality of cutouts, in which the positioning blocks are received.

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 forming a layer, the method comprising:
providing a substrate having at least one surface adapted for deposition thereon; and
directing a particle beam towards the surface of the substrate, the particle beam comprising moderately charged ions (MCIs), substantially all the MCIs independently have positive or negative charges from 2 to 6 and kinetic energies of not greater than about 200 eV,
wherein the MCIs do not penetrate more than about 30 \u212b into the surface of the substrate to form a layer on the substrate.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the MCIs are monoatomic species, molecular polyatomic species, cluster species, or combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein substantially all the MCIs have kinetic energies between about 5 eV and 200 eV.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein substantially all the MCIs have kinetic energies between about 5 eV and 100 eV.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein substantially all the MCIs have charges from 3 to 6.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein substantially all the MCIs have charges of positive or negative 3.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the source of the particle beam is configured to produce multiply charged ions.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the source is selected from an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, a multicusp ion source, or an electron beam ion trap (EBIT) ion source.
9. A method of forming a layer, the method comprising:
providing a substrate having at least one surface adapted for deposition thereon; and
directing a particle beam towards the surface of the substrate, the particle beam comprising moderately charged ions (MCIs), substantially all the MCIs independently have positive or negative charges from 2 to 10 and kinetic energies of not greater than about 2000 eV,
wherein the MCIs do not penetrate more than about 50 \u212b into the surface of the substrate to form a layer on the substrate.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein substantially all the MCIs have kinetic energies between about 5 eV and 2000 eV.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein substantially all the MCIs have charges from 3 to 6.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the source of the particle beam is configured to produce multiply charged ions.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the source is selected from an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, a multicusp ion source, or an electron beam ion trap (EBIT) ion source.
14. A method of forming a layer, the method comprising:
providing a substrate having at least one surface adapted for deposition thereon; and
directing a particle beam towards the surface of the substrate, the particle beam comprising moderately charged ions (MCIs) wherein substantially all the MCIs independently have positive and negative charges from 2 to 10 and kinetic energies between about 5 eV and 2000 eV, and wherein the particle beam is directed at the surface using at least an accel-decel beam transport technique,
wherein the MCIs do not penetrate more than about 50 \u212b into the surface of the substrate to form a layer on the substrate.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein substantially all the MCIs have a charge from 3 to 6.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein substantially all the MCIs have kinetic energies between about 5 eV and 200 eV.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the source of the particle beam is configured to produce multiply charged ions.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the source is selected from an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, a multicusp ion source, or an electron beam ion trap (EBIT) ion source.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein the MCIs comprise carbon.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the MCIs have a charge from 3 to 6.

1.-31. (canceled)
32. A user interface unit integrated with an electronic device, the user interface comprising:
a touch sensor switch; and
a microchip configured to activate different functions of the electronic device depending on a pattern of touch on the touch sensor switch.
33. The user interface unit of claim 32, wherein the microchip is further configured to completely turn off the electronic device in response to touch on the touch sensor switch in a predetermined pattern.
34. The user interface unit of claim 32, wherein the pattern comprises a time duration of the touch on the touch sensor switch.
35. The user interface unit of claim 34, wherein the microchip is further configured to completely turn off the electronic device in response to one touch which lasts more than a predetermined amount of time duration.
36. The user interface unit of claim 32, wherein the pattern comprises a number of successive touches on the touch sensor switch, the number being greater than or equal to one (1).
37. The user interface unit of claim 32, wherein the microchip is configured to provide indication information about the electronic device in response to touch by an object on the touch sensor switch or capacitance change by the object with respect to the touch sensor switch,
wherein the microchip is configured to deactivate the indication of the information about the electronic device after a predetermined time, and
wherein the microchip is configured to maintain an activation state of a load of the electronic device while the provision of the indication information about the electronic device is deactivated.
38. The user interface of claim 37, wherein the microchip is configured to open the touch sensor switch to deactivate the provision of the indication information about the electronic device.
39. The user interface unit of claim 37, wherein the microchip is configured to activate another load of the electronic device in response to touch on the touch sensor switch while the provision of the indication information about the electronic device is deactivated.
40. The user interface unit of claim 37, wherein the microchip comprises a switch configured to provide power to the electronic device to maintain the activation state of the load of the electronic device by using capacitance charged during activation of the touch sensor switch.
41. The user interface of claim 32, wherein the microchip is configured to provide indication information about the electronic device in response to capacitance change by an object with respect to the touch sensor switch,
wherein the microchip is configured to deactivate the indication of the information about the electronic device after a predetermined time, and
wherein the microchip is configured to maintain an activation state of a load of the electronic device while the provision of the indication information about the electronic device is deactivated.
42. The user interface of claim 40, wherein the capacitance change is generated by proximity of the object to the touch sensor switch.
43. A method of controlling a user interface unit integrated with an electronic device, the user interface unit comprising at least one touch sensor switch and a microchip configured to control functions of the electronic device in association with the touch sensor switch, the method comprising:
controlling the microchip to receive at least one touch on a touch sensor switch among the at least one touch sensor switch; and
activating different functions of the electronic device depending on a pattern of the at least one touch on the touch sensor switch.
44. The method of claim 43, further comprising controlling the microchip to completely turn off the electronic device in response to touch on the touch sensor switch in a predetermined pattern.
45. The method of claim 43, wherein the pattern comprises a time duration of the touch on the touch sensor switch.
46. The method of claim 45, wherein further comprising controlling the microchip to completely turn off the electronic device in response to one touch which lasts more than a predetermined amount of time duration.
47. The method of claim 43, wherein the pattern comprises a number of successive touches on the touch sensor switch, the number being greater than or equal to one (1).
48. The method of claim 43, further comprising:
controlling the microchip to provide indication information about the electronic device in response to touch by an object on the touch sensor switch or capacitance change by the object with respect to the touch sensor switch;
controlling the microchip to deactivate the indication of the information about the electronic device after a predetermined time; and
controlling the microchip to maintain an activation state of a load of the electronic device while the providing the indication information about the electronic device is deactivated.
49. The method of claim 48, wherein the deactivating the indication of the information about the electronic device is performed by controlling the microchip to open the touch sensor switch.
50. The method of claim 48, further comprising controlling the microchip to activate another load of the electronic device in response to touch on the touch sensor switch while the providing the indication information about the electronic device is deactivated.
51. The method of claim 48, further comprising controlling the microchip such that a switch included in the microchip is turned on to provide power to the electronic device to maintain the activation state of the load of the electronic device by using capacitance charged during activation of the touch sensor switch.
52. The method of claim 43, further comprising:
controlling the microchip to provide indication information about the electronic device in response to capacitance change by an object with respect to the touch sensor switch;
controlling the microchip to deactivate the indication of the information about the electronic device after a predetermined time; and
controlling the microchip to maintain an activation state of a load of the electronic device while the providing the indication information about the electronic device is deactivated.
53. The method of claim 52, wherein the capacitance change is generated by proximity of the object to the touch sensor switch.

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 for minimizing creation of a channel in a bed of pulp a pulp digester by displacing liquors pumped through the bed of pulp, the improvement comprising:
controlling pressure of said displacing liquor of said digester to effect a controlled pressure drop across said digester.
2. In a process for producing pulp in a digester wherein during the cooking cycle of the digester spent cooking liquors displaced from previous batch cooks are used as a displacement liquor, the improvement comprising:
continuing the first displacing step of said cooking cycle to a point where the displaced liquor exiting the digester is at a temperature above about 95\xb0 C. to eliminate vertical temperature gradients in said digester.
3. A process according to claim 2 where said displaced liquor exiting said digester is directed to an outlet side of a lowest temperature accumulator in said process to prevent mixing with hotter liquors in a storage side of said accumulator.
4. A process according to claim 3 wherein said displaced liquor from said outlet side of said accumulator is cooled and stored in an atmospheric storage tank.
5. A process according to claim 2 wherein said displaced liquor exiting said digester is not mixed with displacing liquor at a higher temperature.