Author: claimsbot

1. An apparatus for locating a UE (User Equipment) using a DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) receiver and a dead-reckoning sensor, comprising:
the dead-reckoning (DR) sensor for sensing position angles of the UE at different times with respect to a predetermined reference DR point; and
a position detector, comprising:
a MODEM for receiving from a Node B serving the UE first information about a first round trip time (RTT) at an initial time and second information about a second RTT at a predetermined time when the UE is in a shadow area of DGPS satellites, the predetermined time following the initial time; and
a position estimator for:
(a) calculating a first distance between the UE and the Node B, using the first information, the first distance corresponding to the UE at the initial time,
(b) determining a first position of the UE at the initial time and a fixed position of the Node B, the first position and the fixed position calculated by the Node B using signals from at least three DGPS satellites,
(c) calculating a second distance between the UE and the Node B, using the second information, the second distance corresponding to the UE at the predetermined time,
(d) calculating a moved distance that the UE has moved from the initial time to the predetermined time, using the first distance, the second distance and a position angle of the UE at the predetermined time,
(e) calculating a moved vector, using the moved distance and the position angle of the UE at the predetermined time, and
(f) estimating a second position of the UE at the predetermined time by using the first position and the moved vector.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the DR sensor is a gyro sensor.
3. A method of locating a UE (User Equipment) using DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System), comprising:
compiling by the UE a first position of the UE at an initial time and a fixed position of Node B serving the UE, the first position and the fixed position calculated by the Node B using signals from at least three DGPS satellites;
calculating a first distance between the UE and the Node B, using information about a first RTT (Round Trip Time) received from the Node B at the initial time, the first distance corresponding to the UE at the initial time;
calculating a second distance between the Node B and the UE at a predetermined time when the UE is in a shadow area of DGPS satellites, the predetermined time following the initial time, using information about a second RTT received from the Node B at the predetermined time;
calculating a moved distance that the UE has moved from the initial time to the predetermined time, using the first distance, the second distance and a position angle of the UE at the predetermined time;
calculating a moved vector using the moved distance and the position angle of the UE at the predetermined time; and estimating a second position of the UE at the predetermined time by using the first position and the moved vector.

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 patterning, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a porous film; and
(b) adding at least one structure to the porous film.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the porous film is a polymeric porous film.
3. (canceled)
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pores of the porous film have a substantially uniform pore size.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the average diameter of the structure is about the same or less than the average diameter of the pores of the porous film.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structure contacts the bore of at least one pore of the porous film.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the structure is selected from the group consisting of: beads, spheres, cells, bacteria and a combination thereof.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one capture reagent is provided on the surface of the structure.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the capture reagent is selected from the group consisting of: biological cells, biomolecules, ligands, drug targets and a combination thereof.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the biomolecules comprise proteins, DNA, antibodies andor antigens.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the structure is doped or conjugated with a fluorescent material.
12-13. (canceled)
14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step (i) of mixing is carried out in the presence of at least one solvent.
15-16. (canceled)
17. The method according to claim 1, wherein the water droplets formed depress into the mixture on the substrate to form pores on the surface.
18. (canceled)
19. The method according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic material is selected from the group consisting of: silicon alkoxides, poly(ethylene oxide), polyethylene glycol and polyacrylamide.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the silicon alkoxide is tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS).
21. (canceled)
22. A patterned porous film prepared according to the method of any one of claim 1.
23-43. (canceled)
44. A method of preparing a porous film, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) mixing at least one polymer and at least one hydrophilic material to form a mixture;
(b) adding the mixture to at least one surface of a substrate; and
(c) cooling the at least one surface of the substrate to form water droplets on the surface.
45. The method according to claim 44, wherein the step (a) of mixing is carried out in the presence of at least one solvent.
46-47. (canceled)
48. The method according to claim 44, wherein the water droplets formed depress into the mixture on the substrate to form pores on the surface.
49. (canceled)
50. The method according to claim 44, wherein the hydrophilic material is selected from the group consisting of: silicon alkoxides, poly(ethylene oxide), polyethylene glycol and polyacrylamide
51. The method according to claim 50, wherein the silicon alkoxide is tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS).
52-62. (canceled)

1. A composition comprising thermoplastic elastomers on the basis of a PPEPDM blend with cross-linked EPDM phase and syndiotactic polypropylene in a viscosity promoter amount.
2. Thermoplastic elastomers, comprising:
ethylene propylene terpolymers,
isotactic polypropylene,
syndiotactic polypropylene,
mineral filler material,
mineral oil, and
cross-linking catalyst.
3. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the ethylene propylene terpolymer has a ter-component selected from the group consisting of 1,4-hexadiene, dicyclopentadiene, and ethylidene norbornene.
4. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the isotactic polypropylene is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene homopolymers and polypropylene copolymers.
5. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the mineral filler materials are selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talcum and kaolin.
6. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the mineral oils are selected from the group consisting of naphthene-based and paraffin-based solvents.
7. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the cross-linking catalyst is selected from the group consisting of tin-(II)-chloride and salicylic acid.
8. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the alkyl phenol resin is selected from the group consisting of octylphenol and nonylphenol.
9. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the ethylene propylene terpolymer is present in amounts between 20 and 50 parts.
10. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the isotactic polypropylene is present in amounts between 10 and 50 parts.
11. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the filler materials is present in amounts between 5 and 50 parts.
12. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the mineral oils is present in amounts between 10 and 50 parts.
13. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the cross-linking catalyst is present in amounts between 0.1 and 2 parts.
14. The thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, wherein the alkyl phenol resin is present in amounts between 0.5 and 5 parts.
15. The thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein said elastomers have a composition as follows:
ethylene propylene terpolymers,
isotactic polypropylene,
syndiotactic polypropylene,
mineral filler material,
mineral oil, and
cross-linking catalyst.
16. A method for producing the thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 1, comprising
1) mixing syndiotactic polypropylene with PP and EPDM in the intake area of a continuously operating double-screw mixer to obtain a melt with the highest possible homogeneity and
2) upstream of the screws, dynamically cross-linking the EPDM by adding the cross-linking resin in the presence of catalyst.
17. An article including seals and profiles comprising the thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 1.
18. A method for producing the thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2, comprising
1) mixing syndiotactic polypropylene with PP and EPDM in the intake area of a continuously operating double-screw mixer to obtain a melt with the highest possible homogeneity and
2) upstream of the screws, dynamically cross-linking the EPDM by adding the cross-linking resin in in the presence of catalyst.
19. An article including seals and profiles comprising the thermoplastic elastomers as defined in claim 2.

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 intermediate film for laminated glass having a layered structure including at least two layers, comprising:
a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer; and
a second layer positioned on a first surface of the first layer,
wherein, in a phase diagram of three values including a degree of acetalization, a degree of acetylation, and a hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer, the values of the degree of acetalization, the degree of acetylation, and the hydroxy group content each fall within a region surrounded by a line including four straight lines connecting a first coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=70 mol %:30 mol %:0 mol %), a second coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=34 mol %:30 mol %:36 mol %), a third coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=94 mol %:0 mol %:6 mol %), and a fourth coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=100 mol %:0 mol %:0 mol %) in the stated order.
2. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein, in the phase diagram of three values including a degree of acetalization, a degree of acetylation, and a hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer, the values of the degree of acetalization, the degree of acetylation, and the hydroxy group content each fall within a region surrounded by a line including four straight lines connecting the first coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=70 mol %:30 mol %:0 mol %), the second coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=34 mol %:30 mol %:36 mol %), a fifth coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=95 mol %:0 mol %:5 mol %), and the fourth coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=100 mol %:0 mol %:0 mol %) in the stated order.
3. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein, in the phase diagram of three values including a degree of acetalization, a degree of acetylation, and a hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer, the values of the degree of acetalization, the degree of acetylation, and the hydroxy group content each fall within a region surrounded by a line including four straight lines connecting the first coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=70 mol %:30 mol %:0 mol %), the second coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=34 mol %:30 mol %:36 mol %), the third coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=94 mol %:0 mol %:6 mol %), and a sixth coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=95 mol %:5 mol %:0 mol %) in the stated order.
4. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein, in the phase diagram of three values including a degree of acetalization, a degree of acetylation, and a hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer, the values of the degree of acetalization, the degree of acetylation, and the hydroxy group content each fall within a region surrounded by a line including four straight lines connecting the first coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=70 mol %:30 mol %:0 mol %), the second coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=34 mol %:30 mol %:36 mol %), a fifth coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=95 mol %:0 mol %:5 mol %), and a sixth coordinate (degree of acetalization:degree of acetylation:hydroxy group content=95 mol %:5 mol %:0 mol %) in the stated order.
5. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein a peak temperature of tan \u03b4 which appears at the lowest temperature measured at a frequency of 1 Hz is 0\xb0 C. or lower.
6. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein a maximum value of tan \u03b4 at a peak temperature of tan \u03b4 measured at a frequency of 1 Hz which appears at the lowest temperature is 1.15 or more.
7. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, and
a carbon number of the acetal group of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the second layer is 3 or 4, a degree of acetalization thereof is not less than 60 mol % but not more than 75 mol %, and a degree of acetylation thereof is 10 mol % or less.
8. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and
the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the second layer is smaller than the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer.
9. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and
the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the second layer is not less than 10 parts but not more than 45 parts by weight.
10. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein a ratio of the thickness of the first layer to the thickness of the second layer is not less than 0.2 but not more than 1.
11. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the second layer is laminated on the first surface of the first layer.
12. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin,
the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is 50 parts by weight or more,
a hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is smaller than a hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the second layer,
a difference between the hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer and the hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the second layer is 9.2 mol % or less, and
a degree of acetylation of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is 8 mol % or less if a difference between the hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer and the hydroxy group content of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the second layer is larger than 8.5 mol % but not larger than 9.2 mol %.
13. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer contains a high molecular weight component having an absolute molecular weight of one million or more, and a proportion of the high molecular weight component in the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is 7.4% or more; or the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer contains a high molecular weight component having a molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of one million or more, and a proportion of the high molecular weight component in the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is 9% or more.
14. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein, in the case that the first layer is used as a resin film and a viscoelasticity of the resin film is measured, a ratio (G\u2032(Tg+80)G\u2032(Tg+30)) of an elastic modulus G\u2032(Tg+80) at (Tg+80)\xb0 C. to an elastic modulus G\u2032(Tg+30) at (Tg+30)\xb0 C. is 0.65 or more, provided that Tg (\xb0 C.) represents a glass transition temperature of the resin film.
15. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein, in the case that a resin film contains 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer and 60 parts by weight of triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate as a plasticizer and a viscoelasticity of the resin film is measured, a ratio (G\u2032(Tg+80)G\u2032(Tg+30)) of an elastic modulus G\u2032(Tg+80) at (Tg+80)\xb0 C. to an elastic modulus G\u2032(Tg+30) at (Tg+30)\xb0 C. is 0.65 or more, provided that Tg (\xb0 C.) represents a glass transition temperature of the resin film.
16. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1,
wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is obtained by acetalizing a polyvinyl alcohol resin having an average degree of polymerization of more than 3000.
17. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1, further comprising
a third layer positioned on a second surface that is an opposite side of the first surface of the first layer.
18. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 17,
wherein the third layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, and
a carbon number of the acetal group of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the third layer is 3 or 4, a degree of acetalization thereof is not less than 60 mol % but not more than 75 mol %, and a degree of acetylation thereof is 10 mol % or less.
19. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 17,
wherein the third layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and
the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the third layer is smaller than the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer.
20. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 17,
wherein the third layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and
the amount of the plasticizer for 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the third layer is not less than 10 parts but not more than 45 parts by weight.
21. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 17,
wherein a ratio of the thickness of the first layer to the total thickness of the second layer and the third layer is not less than 0.1 but not more than 0.5.
22. The intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 17,
wherein the third layer is laminated on the second surface of the first layer.
23. A laminated glass comprising:
a first component for laminated glass;
a second component for laminated glass; and
an intermediate film interposed between the first component for laminated glass and the second component for laminated glass,
wherein the intermediate film is the intermediate film for laminated glass according to claim 1.