Author: claimsbot

1. In a gypsum board forming device comprising a supply of continuous sheet of inorganic fiber having random interstices between the fibers comprising said sheet, a gypsum slurry mixer including a gypsum delivery mechanism, at least one gypsum penetration station for penetrating a gypsum slurry into said random interstices between the inorganic fibers, a gypsum core delivery mechanism, a sheet joining mechanism for joining said continuous sheet of inorganic fiber to a core of gypsum, and a gypsum conveyor line, having a belt with a surface, for conveying formed gypsum board from the sheet joining mechanism, and a gypsum forming station assembly comprising:
a) two laterally disposed edger shoes having at least one laterally disposed edger bar clamping element attached to said edger shoes;
b) at least one laterally extending forming plate, having two ends, extending over a top surface of the formed gypsum board and between said edger bar clamping element so that the at least one forming plate rides over and smoothes said gypsum board top surface, at least a portion of said at least one forming plate having a plurality of micropore conduits connected to a source of pressurized water and terminating at the board contact surface of the at least one forming plate in a plurality of microporous apertures,
wherein during operation, the microporous apertures provide a film of water over the top surface of the formed gypsum board, which in conjunction with the force exerted by the board contact surface of said at least one forming plate on said board surface, produces a very smooth front face surface thereon.
2. A gypsum forming station assembly according to claim 1 wherein said source of pressurized water is connected to said plurality of micropore conduits through a manifold.
3. A gypsum forming station assembly according to claim 1 wherein said source of pressurized water provides a continuous film of water over the surface of the top surface of the gypsum board product.
4. A gypsum forming station assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pressurized water in said source includes chemical additives.
5. In a gypsum board forming device comprising a supply of continuous sheet of inorganic fiber having random interstices between the fibers comprising said sheet, a gypsum slurry mixer including a gypsum delivery mechanism, at least one gypsum penetration station for penetrating a gypsum slurry into said random interstices between the inorganic fibers, a gypsum core delivery mechanism, a sheet joining mechanism for joining said continuous sheet of inorganic fiber to a core of gypsum, and a gypsum conveyor line, having a belt with a surface, for conveying formed gypsum board from the sheet joining mechanism, an edger bar assembly comprising:
a) two laterally disposed edger shoes having a bottom surface adapted to ride on the belt surface;
b) laterally disposed edger bar clamping elements attached to said edger shoes;
c) a longitudinal edger bar, having two ends, extending over said belt surface and between said edger bar clamping elements so that each end of said edger bar is disposed within one of said laterally disposed edger bar clamping elements; and

d) each edger shoe having a flapper edge mechanism attached thereto, said flapper edge mechanism having an inboard surface abutting the edge of the gypsum board for retaining unset slurry skimmed off the surface of the wet gypsum board by said edger bar from overflowing onto the belt.
6. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 5, wherein said edger bar further comprises a rounded leading bottom edge for skimming over the surface of the wet gypsum board.
7. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 5 further comprising an acrylic coating application station for applying acrylic on at least one of said gypsum board surfaces by flood coating.
8. In a gypsum board forming device comprising a supply of continuous sheet of inorganic fiber having random interstices between the fibers comprising said sheet, a gypsum slurry mixer including a gypsum delivery mechanism, at least one gypsum penetration station for penetrating a gypsum slurry into said random interstices between the inorganic fibers, a gypsum core delivery mechanism, a sheet joining mechanism for joining said continuous sheet of inorganic fiber to a core of gypsum, and a gypsum conveyor line, having a belt with a surface, for conveying formed gypsum board from the sheet joining mechanism, an edger bar assembly comprising:
a) at least two edger bar mounting bases, one each mounted at a lateral edge of said edger bar assembly;
b) two laterally disposed arms, one each attached to each edger bar mounting base;
c) a longitudinal edger bar, having two ends, extending between said at least two edger bar mounting bases;
d) laterally disposed edger bar clamping elements attached to said edger bar;
e) each mounting base having a flapper edge mechanism attached thereto, said flapper edge mechanism having an inboard surface abutting the edge of the gypsum board for retaining unset slurry skimmed off the surface of the wet gypsum board by said edger bar from overflowing onto the belt.
9. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 8 wherein said flapper edge mechanism further comprising at least one flapper disposed at the lateral edges of the edger bar assembly, said flappers comprising a smooth surface and having a slippery or non-stick material.
10. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 9 wherein said slippery or non-stick material further comprises at least one compound selected from a group consisting of polytetrafluorethylene, tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon and fluorinated ethylene propylene.
11. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 8, said edger bar further comprising a bottom edge for skimming over the surface of the wet gypsum board and a pre-forming plate disposed at the leading edge of the edger bar, said pre-forming plate having an angle relative to the surface of said bottom edge.
12. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 11, wherein said angle is in a range of from about 30\xb0 to about 60\xb0.
13. In a gypsum board forming device according to claim 11, wherein said angle is about 45\xb0.

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 information display system comprising:
a head-mounted unit mounted on the head of an observer for displaying information so that specific information can be observed; and
a main unit for generating display data to be displayed on the head-mounted unit,
wherein the head-mounted unit comprises first receiving means for receiving a power supply instruction signal for supplying electric power to the head-mounted unit from the main unit by radio; and a first power source including a battery for supplying electric power to the head-mounted unit on receiving the power supply instruction signal, and
wherein the main unit comprises signal generating means for generating a power supply initiation signal for starting power supply to the main unit; a second power source including a battery for supplying electric power to the main unit on receiving the power supply initiation signal; and second transmitting means for transmitting the power supply instruction signal to the first receiving means by radio simultaneously with the power supply to the main unit.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the head-mounted unit further comprises first transmitting means for transmitting a reception confirming signal by radio for confirming that the power supply instruction signal has been received when the head-mounted unit receives the power supply instruction signal by the first receiving means, and
wherein the main unit further comprises second receiving means for receiving the reception confirming signal from the first transmitting means by radio, and the second power source puts the main unit into any one of a stand-by state and a power turned-off state when the second receiving means does not receive the reception confirming signal.

1. A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula 1, which comprises:
(a) converting a compound of the formula III into a compound of the formula III or its salt with an acid HX, said converting comprises catalytic hydrogenation of the olefinic group and conversion of the cyano group into an amidino group to yield the compound of formula III or its salt with the acid HX, and
(b) reacting the compound of the formula III or its salt with the acid HX with a compound of the formula IV or its salt with the acid HX to yield a compound of the formula I,
wherein the anions X of the formulae I and IV and of the acid HX are physiologically acceptable anions, and are identical or different
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2. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anions X of the formulae I and IV and of the acid HX are identical.
3. The process as claimed in claim 1, which comprises employing in the catalytic hydrogenation a catalyst, the catalyst comprising a chiral rhodium(I) complex.
4. The process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the chiral rhodium(I) complex comprises a rhodium(I)-()-(2R,4R)-1-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-4-diphenylphosphino-2-(diphenylphosphinomethyl)pyrrolidine complex.
5. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conversion of the cyano group into the amidino group comprises reacting the cyano group with hydroxylamine or an hydroxylammonium salt to yield a resulting N-hydroxyamidine, and hydrogenolysing the resulting N-hydroxyamidine.
6. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reacting is carried out in the presence of a carbodiimide.
7. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reacting is carried out in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 3-hydroxy-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-benzotriazine.
8. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the said reacting the compound of the formula IV is employed in the form of its salt with the acid HX, and the compound of the formula III is employed in free form.
9. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anions X of the formulae I and IV and of the acid HX are toluene-4-sulfonate.
10. The compound of the formula Ia in which the anion TosO is toluene-4-sulfonate
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11. A process for preparing a compound of the formula Ia in which the anion TosO is toluene-4-sulfonate, which process comprises:
reacting a compound of the formula III or the toluene-4-sulfonic acid salt thereof with a compound of the formula IVa or the toluene-4-sulfonic acid salt thereof to yield the compound of the formula Ia
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12. The process as claimed in claim 11, wherein the compound of the formula IVa is employed in the form of its salt with toluene-4-sulfonic acid and the compound of the formula III is employed in free form, and the reacting is carried out in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 3-hydroxy-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-benzotriazine.
13. A compound of the formula II or a salt thereof
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14. (Canceled)
15. A compound of the formula III or a salt thereof
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16. A compound of the formula IV where the anion X is a physiologically acceptable anion, or a salt thereof.
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17. A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula I:
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wherein
R1 is C1-C4 alkyl;
R2 is C1-C4 alkyl;
A is CH in the R or S configuration;
B is CH in the R or S configuration; and
G is CH in the R or S configuration,
the process comprising:
(a) converting a compound of the formula II into a compound of the formula III or its salt with an acid HX, the compound of the formula II having the structure:
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wherein
R1 and B have the same meanings as in the formula I,
said converting comprises catalytic hydrogenation of the olefinic group and conversion of the cyano group into an amidino group to yield the compound of the formula III or its salt with an acid HX;
the compound of the formula III having the structure:
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wherein
R1, A, and B have the same meanings as in the formula I; and
(b) reacting the compound of the formula III or its salt with the acid HX with a compound of the formula IV or its salt with the acid HX:
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wherein
R2 and G have the same meanings as in the formula I,
to yield a compound of the formula I,
wherein the anions X of the formulae I and IV and of the acid HX are physiologically acceptable anions, and are identical or different.

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 ramp for the loading and unloading of a slider, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces, wherein each of said plurality of apertures has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, wherein said first surface has a sloped segment and a straight segment, said sloped segment being acutely angled with respect to said second surface.
2. The ramp of claim 1, wherein said second surface has a non-planar component.
3. The ramp of claim 2, wherein said second surface has an aerodynamic shape to urge air flow into said plurality of apertures.
4. The ramp of claim 2, wherein said second surface is concave.
5. The ramp of claim 1, wherein cross-sectional areas of said first and second openings are substantially equal.
6. The ramp of claim 1, wherein said cross-sectional area of said first opening is less than said cross-sectional area of said second opening.
7. The ramp of claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of apertures intersects said second surface at an angle to a tangent of said second surface at said second opening.
8. The ramp of claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of apertures has a first opening within said straight segment of said first surface.
9. The ramp of claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of apertures has a second opening that connects to more than one first opening.
10. A ramp system for loading and unloading two sliders, comprising:
a body having a first portion and a second portion, each said portion including a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces, wherein each of said plurality of apertures has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, wherein said first surface has a sloped segment and a straight segment, said sloped segment being acutely angled with respect to said second surface,
wherein said first portion is proximate to a first surface of a disk and said second portion is proximate to a second surface of said disk.
11. A disk drive for storing and retrieving magnetic data, comprising:
a housing;
a rotatable magnetic disk disposed within said housing;
an actuator disposed within said housing and configured to pivot a load beam proximate to a surface of said magnetic disk;
a slider attached to said load beam;
a tab attached to said load beam, said tab extending said load beam in a first direction; and
a ramp including a body having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces, wherein each of said plurality of apertures has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, said ramp situated such that said tab engages a sloped segment of said ramp as said load beam is brought to an outside diameter of said surface of said magnetic disk.
12. The disk drive of claim 11, wherein said tab has a surface facing said ramp, said surface having a non-planar component.
13. The disk drive of claim 11, wherein said tab has a surface facing said ramp, said surface having an aerodynamic shape to urge air flow into said plurality of apertures.
14. The disk drive of claim 11, wherein said tab has a surface facing said ramp, said surface being concave.
15. A method for loading a slider, comprising:
providing a rotatable magnetic disk disposed within a housing;
providing an actuator disposed within said housing and configured to pivot a load beam proximate to a surface of said magnetic disk;
providing a slider attached to said load beam;
providing a tab attached to said load beam, said tab extending said load beam in a first direction;
providing a ramp including a body having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces, wherein each of said plurality of apertures has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, said ramp situated such that said tab engages a sloped segment of said ramp as said load beam is brought to an outside diameter of said surface of said magnetic disk;
rotating said magnetic disk thereby providing an air flow through said plurality of apertures;
pivoting said load beam including said tab attached thereto, wherein said air flow through said plurality of apertures provides a lifting force to said tab as it moves with respect to said ramp, said tab moving from a straight segment of said ramp to a sloped segment of said ramp; and
flying said slider such that said tab disengages from said ramp.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein said lifting force is sufficient to lift said tab off of said ramp such that said tab is provided with an air bearing as it moves with respect to said ramp.
17. A method for unloading a slider, comprising:
providing a rotating magnetic disk disposed within a housing;
providing an actuator disposed within said housing and configured to pivot a load beam proximate to a surface of said magnetic disk;
providing a slider attached to said load beam, said slider flying over said surface of said disk;
providing a tab attached to said load beam, said tab extending said load beam in a first direction;
providing a ramp including a body having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces, wherein each of said plurality of apertures has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, wherein said rotating disk provides a flow of air through said plurality of apertures;
pivoting said load beam including said tab attached thereto, such that said tab engages a sloped segment of said ramp as said load beam is brought to an outside diameter of said disk;
moving said tab over said sloped segment of said ramp and onto said straight segment of said ramp, whereby said flow of air through said plurality of apertures provides a lifting force to said tab; and
reducing said rotation of said disk, thereby reducing the flow of air through said plurality of apertures so that said lifting force is reduced, such that said tab may be supported on said straight segment of said ramp.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein said lifting force while said tab is moving relative to said ramp is sufficient to keep said tab off of said ramp so that said tab is provided with an air bearing as it moves.