Author: claimsbot

1. A baseplate for use with a bass drum comprising:
a center plate;
a pair of wings extending outwardly from said center plate, each of said wings for cradling and being adjustably secured to a lug affixed to a drum shell of a bass drum; and
a connection plate being of unitary construction with and extending from said center plate and having a terminal end with a lip formed thereon, said lip adjustably interfacing with a pedal clamp of a drum beater assembly for connecting said drum beater assembly to said bass drum, said pedal clamp being removably connectable to any point along said lip for laterally adjusting the striking point of a beater head of said drum beater assembly on said bass drum, said bass drum being isolated from said pedal clamp for improving the resonance performance of said bass drum.
2. The baseplate of claim 1 wherein each of said wings includes a suitable curvature for cradling said drum shell of said bass drum.
3. The baseplate of claim 1 wherein said lip comprises a fold formed at a distal end of said terminal end of said connection plate.
4. The baseplate of claim 1 further including an isolation medium positioned between said drum shell and each of said wings for acoustically isolating said wings from said bass drum.
5. The baseplate of claim 1 further including a vertical support positioned between said center plate and said connection plate for aligning said connection plate with said drum beater assembly.
6. A baseplate for use with a bass drum comprising:
a center plate having a pair of wing offsets;
a pair of wings extending outwardly from said wing offsets, each wing for cradling a drum shell of a bass drum and having at least one penetration for adjustably securing said wing to a lug affixed to said drum shell; and
a connection plate being of unitary construction with and extending from said center plate and having a terminal end with a lip formed thereon, said lip adjustably interfacing with a pedal clamp of a drum beater assembly for connecting said drum beater assembly to said bass drum, said pedal clamp being removably connectable to any point along said lip for laterally adjusting the striking point of a beater head of said drum beater assembly on said bass drum, said bass drum being isolated from said pedal clamp for improving the resonance performance of said bass drum.
7. The baseplate of claim 6 wherein said penetration formed in each wing comprises at least one slot.
8. The baseplate of claim 6 wherein said penetration formed in each wing comprises at least one hole.
9. The baseplate of claim 6 wherein each wing includes a suitable curvature for cradling said drum shell of said bass drum.
10. The baseplate of claim 6 wherein said lip comprises a fold formed at a distal end of said connection plate.
11. The baseplate of claim 6 further including an isolation medium positioned between said drum shell and each of said wings for acoustically isolating said wings from said bass drum.
12. The baseplate of claim 6 further including a vertical support positioned between said center plate and said connection plate for aligning said connection plate with said drum beater assembly.
13. A drum set for providing a percussion sound comprising:
a bass drum having a drum shell and a drum head;
a drum beater assembly having a pedal clamp and a beater head for striking said drum head; and
a baseplate for connecting said drum beater assembly to said bass drum, said baseplate comprising:
a center plate;
a pair of wings extending outwardly from said center plate, each of said wings for cradling and being adjustably secured to a lug affixed to said drum shell of said bass drum; and
a connection plate being of unitary construction with and extending from said center plate and having a terminal end with a lip formed thereon, said lip adjustably interfacing with said pedal clamp for connecting said drum beater assembly to said bass drum, said pedal clamp being removably connectable to any point along said lip for laterally adjusting the striking point of said beater head on said drum head, said bass drum being isolated from said pedal clamp for improving the resonance performance of said bass drum.

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 office chair having tiltable seat and backrest members, comprising:
a support module;
a seat carrier supported by said support module;
a seat member articulated to said seat carrier such as by being pivotal along a front end of said seat member, said seat member having a first initial position of being forwardly declined;
a backrest carrier having a backrest member, said backrest carrier articulated to said seat carrier such as by being pivotal along a lower end of said backrest carrier, said backrest carrier and said backrest member having a second initial position of being rearwardly angled;
an actuator arm directly linking said seat member to said backrest carrier; and
a spring arrangement connected to said backrest carrier to return said backrest carrier and thus said seat member via said actuator arm to said first and second initial positions when a weighted load is lessened or removed from a rear end of said seat member, wherein said spring arrangement has an adjustment mechanism.
2. The office chair of claim 1, wherein said spring arrangement is connected on a first end to said lower end of said backrest carrier and on a second end to said support module.
3. The office chair of claim 1, wherein said spring arrangement is comprised of at least one tension spring.
4. The office chair of claim 1, wherein said actuator arm has a first end angularly fixed to said backrest carrier and a second end movable along a bottom of said seat member.
5. The office chair of claim 4, wherein said second end of said actuator arm is comprised of a sliding structure.
6. The office chair of claim 4, wherein said second end of said actuator arm is comprised of a roller.
7. The office chair of claim 4, wherein said actuator arm is perpendicular with an orientation of said backrest carrier.
8. The office chair of claim 1, including a resistance means connected to said rear end of said seat member for exerting an upward force upon said seat member.
9. The office chair of claim 8, wherein said resistance means is comprised of a pneumatic cylinder.
10. The office chair of claim 1, including a limiter means in communication with said actuator arm for limiting a maximum and minimum angular position of said seat member.
11. The office chair of claim 10, wherein said limiter means is adjustable to adjust said maximum and minimum angular position of said seat member.
12. A chair having tiltable seat and backrest members, comprising:
a seat carrier supported by a support structure;
a seat member articulated to said seat carrier such that said seat member is pivotal along a traverse axis adjacent a front end of said seat member;
a backrest carrier having a backrest member, said backrest carrier articulated to said seat carrier such that said backrest carrier is pivotal along a traverse axis adjacent a lower end of said backrest carrier;
an actuator arm connected to said backrest carrier below said seat member, said actuator arm having a first end connected to said backrest carrier and having a second end movable along a bottom of said seat member such that when a rear end of said seat member is moved from a raised position to a lowered position via a weighted load being applied thereto, said backrest carrier pivots forwardly with respect to said seat carrier via said second end of said actuator arm moving forwardly along said bottom of said seat member and said first end of said actuator arm pulling said backrest carrier forwardly; and
a biasing arrangement connected to said backrest carrier for exerting a return force upon said backrest carrier to return said backrest carrier to an initial position, said initial position being rearwardly angled, said biasing arrangement adapted to execute said return force when said return force is greater than a downward force of said weighted load upon said rear end of said seat member.
13. The chair of claim 12, wherein said biasing arrangement has an adjustment mechanism, said adjustment mechanism for adjusting said return force.
14. The chair of claim 12, wherein said biasing arrangement is connected on a first end to said lower end of said backrest carrier and on a second end to said support structure and wherein said biasing arrangement is comprised of at least one tension spring.
15. The chair of claim 12, wherein said second end of said actuator arm is comprised of a sliding structure.
16. The chair of claim 12, wherein said second end of said actuator arm is comprised of a roller.
17. The chair of claim 12, wherein said first end of said actuator arm is angularly fixed to said backrest carrier.
18. The chair of claim 17, wherein said actuator arm is perpendicular with an orientation of said backrest carrier.
19. An office chair having tiltable seat and backrest members, comprising:
a wheeled support module;
a seat carrier supported by said support module;
a seat member articulated to said seat carrier such that said seat member is pivotal along a front end of said seat member, said seat member having an initial position of being forwardly declined;
a backrest carrier having a backrest member, said backrest carrier articulated to said seat carrier such that said backrest carrier is pivotal along a lower end of said backrest carrier;
an actuator arm connected to said backrest carrier below said seat member, said actuator arm having a first end angularly fixed in a perpendicular manner to said backrest carrier and having a second end movable along a bottom of said seat member such that when a rear end of said seat member is moved from a raised position to a lowered position via a weighted load being applied thereto, said backrest carrier pivots forwardly with respect to said seat carrier via said second end of said actuator arm moving forwardly along said bottom of said seat member and said first end of said actuator arm pulling said backrest carrier forwardly;
a spring arrangement connected to said backrest carrier for exerting a return force upon said backrest carrier to return said backrest carrier to an initial position of said backrest carrier, said initial position of said backrest carrier being rearwardly angled, said spring arrangement adapted to execute said return force when said return force is greater than a downward force of said weighted load upon said rear end of said seat member;
an adjustment mechanism connected to said spring arrangement for adjusting a tension of said spring arrangement and thus increasing or decreasing said return force applied to said backrest carrier;
a pneumatic cylinder connected to said rear end of said seat member for exerting an upward force upon said seat member, said upward force adapted to provide resistance to a downward movement of said rear end said seat member;
a limiter means in communication with said actuator arm for limiting a pivotal movement of said actuator arm and said backrest carrier and thus limiting a vertical movement of said rear end of said seat member, said limiter means having an upper limit means and a lower limit means; and
a pair of arm rests, each positioned on a side of said seat member, said arm rests each having adjustment means for pivotal and height adjustment.
20. An office chair having tiltable seat and backrest members, comprising:
a support module;
a seat carrier supported by said support module;
a seat member articulated to said seat carrier such as by being pivotal along a front end of said seat member, said seat member having a first initial position of being forwardly declined;
a backrest carrier having a backrest member, said backrest carrier articulated to said seat carrier such as by being pivotal along a lower end of said backrest carrier, said backrest carrier and said backrest member having a second initial position of being rearwardly angled;
an actuator arm directly linking said seat member to said backrest carrier, wherein said actuator arm has a first end angularly fixed to said backrest carrier and a second end movable along a bottom of said seat member; and
a spring arrangement connected to said backrest carrier to return said backrest carrier and thus said seat member via said actuator arm to said first and second initial positions when a weighted load is lessened or removed from a rear end of said seat member.
21. The office chair of claim 20, wherein said spring arrangement has an adjustment mechanism.
22. The office chair of claim 20, wherein said spring arrangement is connected on a first end to said lower end of said backrest carrier and on a second end to said support module.
23. The office chair of claim 20, wherein said spring arrangement is comprised of at least one tension spring.
24. The office chair of claim 20, wherein said second end of said actuator arm is comprised of a sliding structure.
25. The office chair of claim 20, wherein said second end of said actuator arm is comprised of a roller.
26. The office chair of claim 20, wherein said actuator arm is perpendicular with an orientation of said backrest carrier.
27. The office chair of claim 20, including a resistance means connected to said rear end of said seat member for exerting an upward force upon said seat member.
28. The office chair of claim 27, wherein said resistance means is comprised of a pneumatic cylinder.
29. The office chair of claim 20, including a limiter means in communication with said actuator arm for limiting a maximum and minimum angular position of said seat member.
30. The office chair of claim 29, wherein said limiter means is adjustable to adjust said maximum and minimum angular position of said seat member.

1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first semiconductor element that includes:
a semiconductor substrate,
a plurality of connecting pads arranged on the semiconductor substrate,
insulation films arranged over an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate excluding center portions of the connecting pads,
distributing wiring layers electrically connected to the connecting pads and arranged over upper surfaces of the insulation films,
a plurality of columnar electrodes for external connection which are arranged on upper surfaces of the distributing wiring layers and electrically connected thereto, and
a sealing film arranged on the upper surfaces of the insulation films and the distributing wiring layers such that an upper surface of the sealing film is flush with upper surfaces of the columnar electrodes;
wherein the first semiconductor element defines a periphery between a lower, outer edge of the semiconductor substrate and an upper, outer edge of the sealing film,

an insulation member surrounding the periphery of the first semiconductor element such that the insulation member is situated around the semiconductor substrate, the connecting pads, the insulation films, the distributing wiring layers, the columnar electrodes and the sealing film;
an upper wiring structure arranged over an upper surface of the first semiconductor element and the insulation member;
a lower wiring structure arranged below a lower surface of the first semiconductor element and the insulation member; and
a second semiconductor element that is mounted on at least one of the upper wiring structure and the lower wiring structure.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a conductor that penetrates the insulation member to electrically connect the upper wiring structure and the lower wiring structure.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the second semiconductor element is mounted only on one of the upper wiring structure and the lower wiring structure, and solder balls are mounted on the other of the upper wiring structure and the lower wiring structure.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the upper wiring structure comprises upper insulation films having a multiple-layer structure, and upper wiring layers having a multiple-layer structure.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein a top layer of the upper wiring layers includes at least one connecting pad, and the upper layer wiring structure includes a top insulation film that covers the top layer of the upper wiring layers except for the at least one connecting pad.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5, further comprising at least one solder ball provided on the at least one connecting pad of the top layer of the upper wiring layers.
7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5, further comprising surface layers provided on the top layer of the upper wiring layers.
8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein the second semiconductor element is mounted on the top insulation film.
9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein the second semiconductor element comprises bonding wires connected to the surface layers.
10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the lower wiring structure comprises a base plate, a lower insulation film, and a lower wiring layer.
11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the base plate comprises at least one of an upper layer wiring provided on an upper surface of the base plate and a lower layer wiring provided on a lower surface of the base plate.
12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the upper layer wiring and the lower layer wiring is a ground wiring.
13. The semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the base plate is made of thermosetting resin including a reinforcer.
14. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the lower wiring structure includes lower insulation films having a multiple-layer structure, and lower wiring layers having a multiple-layer structure.
15. The semiconductor device according to claim 14, wherein a bottom layer of the lower wiring layers includes at least one connecting pad, and the lower wiring structure includes a bottom insulation film that covers the bottom layer of the lower wiring layers except for the at least one connecting pad.
16. The semiconductor device according to claim 15, further comprising a solder ball intervened between the second semiconductor element and the bottom layer of the lower wiring layers.
17. The semiconductor device according to claim 15, further comprising surface layers provided on the bottom layer of the lower wiring layers.
18. The semiconductor device according to claim 17, wherein the second semiconductor element is mounted on the bottom insulation film.
19. The semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein the second semiconductor element comprises bonding wires that are connected to the surface layers.
20. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein each of the columnar electrodes has a height of at least 60 \u03bcm.
21. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the insulation member is flush with an upper surface of the first semiconductor element.

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 informing a user of related information, said method comprising:
(a) receiving a request for media item information from an online media store;
(b) determining whether there is available related information at a partner online store that is related to the media item information; and
(c) responding, if it is determined that there is available related information at a partner online store, to the request with a response that includes at least the media item information as well as the available related information or an indication thereto.
2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:
(d) responding, if it is determined that there is no available related information at a partner online store, to the request with a response that includes at least the media item information and does not include the available related information or the indication thereto.
3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the indication to the available related information is a hyperlink.
4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the response includes the media item information as well as the indication to the available related information.
5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein said determining (b) comprises:
(b1) determining an artist associated with the media item information being requested; and
(b2) determining, based on the determined artist, whether the partner online store has available related information that is related to the media item information.
6. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the partner online store is provided by a business partner, and
wherein said determining (d2) comprises examining a data file provided by the partner that specifies artists that the partner online store has available related information therefor.
7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the requested media item information concerns a song or collection of songs available for purchase on the online media store.
8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the available related information pertains to an event.
9. A computer readable medium including executable computer program code tangibly stored therein for informing a user of related information, said computer readable medium comprising:
computer program code for receiving a request for media item information from an online media store;
computer program code for determining whether there is available related information at a partner online store that is related to the media item information; and
computer program code for responding, if the computer program code for determining determines that there is available related information at a partner online store, to the request with a response that includes at least the media item information as well as the available related information or an indication thereto.
10. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:
computer program code for responding, if the computer program code for determining determines that there is no available related information at a partner online store, to the request with a response that includes at least the media item information and does not include the available related information or the indication thereto.
11. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the indication to the available related information is a hyperlink.
12. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 9, wherein said computer program code for determining comprises:
computer program code for determining an artist associated with the media item information being requested; and
computer program code for determining, based on the determined artist, whether the partner online store has available related information that is related to the media item information.
13. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the partner online store is provided by a business partner, and
wherein said computer program code for determining comprises computer program code for examining a data file provided by the partner that specifies artists that the partner online store has available related information therefor.
14. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the requested media item information concerns a song or collection of songs available for purchase on the online media store.
15. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the available related information pertains to an event.
16. A system for informing a user of related information, said system comprising:
a computing device capable of executing computer program code for informing a user of related information, the computer program code including at least:
computer program code for receiving a request for media item information from an online media store;
computer program code for determining whether there is available related information at a partner online store that is related to the media item information; and
computer program code for responding, if the computer program code for determining determines that there is available related information at a partner online store, to the request with a response that includes at least the media item information as well as the available related information or an indication thereto.
17. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 16, wherein said computer program code for determining comprises:
computer program code for determining an artist associated with the media item information being requested; and
computer program code for determining, based on the determined artist, whether the partner online store has available related information that is related to the media item information.
18. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the partner online store is provided by a business partner, and
wherein said computer program code for determining comprises computer program code for examining a data file provided by the partner that specifies artists that the partner online store has available related information therefor.
19. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 16,
wherein the indication to the available related information is a hyperlink,
wherein the response includes the media item information as well as the indication to the available related information, and
wherein the available related information pertains to an event.