Author: claimsbot

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a frame;
a cover removably attached to the frame; and
a geared latch assembly attached to the cover, the geared latch assembly having a geared latch,
wherein, if the geared latch is rotated from a first position to a second position, the cover slides from a closed state to an open state.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, if the geared latch is rotated from the second position to the first position, the cover moves linearly from the open state to the closed state.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the geared latch assembly further comprises a gear rack member that interfaces with the geared latch and the frame to translate rotational movement of the geared latch to linear movement of the cover.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a locking member between the gear latch and the gear rack member, the locking member selectively prevents rotation of the geared latch.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising a rotator inserted through the geared latch and into the locking member, the rotator enables the locking member to selectively rotate in and out of a slot in the gear rack member.
6. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the gear rack member interfaces with the frame based on a static pin attached to the frame being inserted into a recess of the gear rack member.
7. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the cover has an opening and wherein components of the geared latch assembly fit within an open-ended receptacle aligned with the opening.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the receptacle comprises nubs and the gear rack member comprises slots, the gear rack member being positioned within the receptacle by alignment of the nubs with the slots.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the cover comprises a first set of connection points around the opening and wherein the receptacle comprises a rim having a second set of connection points for alignment and attachment to first set of connection point.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the receptacle is less than \xbd\u2033 deep.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein rotation of the geared latch involves a directional component that matches a slide direction of the cover.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus comprises a rack mountable computer.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein the geared latch rotates outwardly from the cover.
14. A geared latch assembly, comprising:
a geared latch having a geared end and a non-geared end, wherein the geared end comprises a plurality of gear teeth positioned at least partially around an axis;
an open receptacle that attaches to the axis of the geared latch; and
a gear rack that is positioned within the open receptacle and that meshes with the gear teeth,
wherein the gear rack enables a rotational force applied to the non-geared end of the geared latch to be translated into a linear force applied to the receptacle.
15. The geared latch assembly of claim 14 wherein the open receptacle comprises connection points for fastening the open receptacle to a slidable cover of a device.

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 bicycle frame comprising:
a top tube with a front end and a rear end,
a head tube with a top end and a lower end,
a down tube with a front end and a rear end,
a seat tube with a top end and lower end,
the front end of the top tube connected to the top end of the head tube,
the front end of the down tube connected to the lower end of the head tube,
the top tube and down tube diverging away from each other and extend rearwardly from the head tube,
the rear end of the down tube coupled to the lower end of the seat tube,
the rear end of the top tube top connected to the top end of the seat tube,
the top tube, head tube, down tube and seat tube substantially forming a closed main frame loop,
the frame comprises a sub assembly molded simultaneously as a single piece comprising the top tube, the head tube and the down tube with the rear end of the top tube open providing access though the top tube to the top end of the head tube and with the rear end of the down tube open providing access through the down tube to the lower end of the head tube
wherein the sub assembly is molded with a removable first core extending via the open rear end of the top tube into the interior of the top tube and through the interior of the top tube into the head tube and with a removable second core extending via the open rear end of the down tube into the interior of the down tube and through the interior of the down tube into the head tube.
2. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the core is an inflatable core.
3. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 2 wherein each removable inflatable core is provided within a mold cavity of a mold in which the sub assembly is molded.
4. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 3 wherein each of the top tube and down tube are substantially straight to facilitate entry and removal of respective inflatable cores.
5. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 4 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials.
6. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 4 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold having a mold cavity by constraining uncured fibre reinforced composite materials between interior surface of the mold cavity and exterior surfaces of the inflatable cores.
7. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials by curing the resin by the application of heat while constraining the resin and fibers in the mold.
8. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials by curing the resin by the application of heat while constraining the resin and fibers in the mold.
9. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the head tube is adapted to be coupled to a pivotable front fork which carries a front wheel and handlebars.
10. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 9 wherein the rear end of the down tube coupled to the lower end of the seat tube via a pedal crank journal housing adapted to receive a pedal axle.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of molding includes placing a preformed hollow element formed of uncured fibres reinforced composite materials to form the top tube, head tube and down tube in the mold cavity, placing the cores into the hollow element, constraining the hollow element between interior surface of the mold cavity and exterior surfaces of the cores while curing the resin by the application of heat.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the cores are inflatable cores.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein the cores are solid cores with higher coefficients of thermal expansion than materials used in construction of the mold.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the solid core is silicon.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein the solid core is rubber.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein the solid core is a material that self expands.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the material is expanding foam.
18. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 9 wherein the top tube, head tube, down tube, and seat tube each comprises a tubular member extending about a longitudinal axis that generally lies in a flat longitudinal central plane, and wherein each tubular member further having by a circumferential wall about the longitudinal axis with the circumferential wall generally symmetrical about the central plane.
19. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 18 including:
a pair of chainstays each with a front end and rear end, and
a pair of seatstays each with a front end and rear end,
the pair of chainstays includes a left chainstay and a right chainstay being on opposite sides of the central plane, and the pair of seatstays include a left seatstay and a right seatstay being on opposite sides of the central plane,
the front end of the right chainstay connected to the main frame loop proximate the junction of the seat tube and the bottom tube on a right side of the central plane,
the front end of each of the right seatstays connected to the seat tube on a right side sides of the central plane spaced upwardly from the front ends of the chainstays,
the rear end of the right chainstay connected to the rear end of the right seat stay on the right side of the central plane rearward of the seat tube,
the front end of the left chainstay connected to the main frame loop proximate the junction of the seat tube and the bottom tube on a left side of the central plane,
the front end of each of the left seatstays connected to the seat tube on a left side sides of the central plane spaced upwardly from the front ends of the chainstays,
the rear end of the left chainstay connected to the rear end of the left seat stay on the left side of the central plane rearward of the seat tube,
the right chainstay, the right seatstay, and the seat tube substantially form a closed right rear frame loop,
the left chainstay, the left seatstay, and the seat tube substantially form a closed left rear frame loop,
the rear ends of the pair of chainstays adapted to support a rear wheel journalled on an axle extending therebetween normal to the central plane.
20. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 18 including
a seat tube with a top end and lower end,
the rear end of the down tube coupled to the lower end of the seat tube via the journal housing,
the rear end of the top tube top connected to the top end of the seat tube,
the top tube, head tube, down tube and seat tube substantially forming a closed main frame loop.
21. A method of manufacture of a bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
molding the sub assembly
manufacturing the remainder of the elements of the frame, and assembling the sub assembly and the remainder of the elements.
22. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the core is a solid core.
23. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 22 wherein each removable solid core is provided within a mold cavity of a mold in which the sub assembly is molded.
24. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 23 wherein each of the top tube and down tube are substantially straight to facilitate entry and removal of respective solid cores.
25. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 24 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials.
26. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 23 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold having a mold cavity by constraining uncured fibre reinforced composite materials between interior surface of the mold cavity and exterior surfaces of the solid cores.
27. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 23 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold having a mold cavity by constraining uncured fibre reinforced composite materials between interior surface of the mold cavity and exterior surfaces of a material that self expands.
28. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 22 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials by curing the resin by the application of heat while constraining the resin and fibers in the mold.
29. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 22 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials by curing the resin by the application of heat while constraining the resin and fibers in the mold.
30. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials by curing the resin by the application of heat while constraining the resin and fibers in the mold.
31. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the core is a material that self expands.
32. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 31 wherein each removable material that self expands is provided within a mold cavity of a mold in which the sub assembly is molded.
33. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 32 wherein each of the top tube and down tube are substantially straight to facilitate entry and removal of respective material that self expands.
34. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 33 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials.
35. A bicycle frame as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sub assembly is molded in a mold from uncured fibre reinforced composite materials by curing the resin by the application of heat while constraining the resin and fibers in the mold.
36. A bicycle frame comprising:
a top tube with a front end and a rear end,
head tube with a top end and a lower end,
down tube with a front end and a rear end,
a seat lube with a top end and lower end,
the front end of the top tube connected to the top end of the head tube,
the front end of the down tube connected to the lower end of the head tube,
the top tube and down tube diverging away from each other and extend rearwardly from the head tube,
the rear end of the down tube coupled to the lower end of the seat tube,
the rear end of the top tube top connected to the top end of the seat tube,
the top tube, head tube, down tube and seat tube substantially forming a closed main frame loop,
the frame comprises a sub assembly molded simultaneously as a single piece comprising the top tube, the head tube and the down tube with the rear end of the top tube open providing access through the top tube to the top end of the head tube and with the rear end of the down tube open providing access through the down tube to the lower end of the head tube;
wherein the sub assembly is molded with a removable first core extending via the open top end of the head tube into the interior of the head tube and out the lower end of the head tube, a removable second core extending via the open rear end of the top tube into the interior of the top tube and to the front end of the top tube and with a removable third core extending via the open rear end of the down tube into the interior of the down tube and to the front end of the down tube.
37. A bicycle frame comprising:
a top tube with a front end and a rear end,
a head tube with a top end and a lower end,
down tube with a front end and a rear end,
a seat tube with a top end and lower end,
the front end of the top tube connected to the top end of the head tube,
the front end of the down tube connected to the lower end of the head tube,
the top tube and down tube diverging away from each other and extend rearwardly from the head tube,
the rear end of the down tube coupled to the lower end of the seat tube,
the rear end of the ton tube top connected to the top end of the seat tube, the top tube, head tube, down tube and seat tube substantially forming a closed main frame loop,
the frame comprises a sub assembly molded simultaneously as a single piece comprising the top tube, the head tube and the down tube with the rear end of the top tube open providing access through the top tube to the to end of the head tube and with the rear end of the down tube open providing access through the down tube to the lower end of the head tube;
wherein the sub assembly is molded with a first core extending via the open top end of the head tube into the interior of the head tube and out the lower end of the head tube, wherein the first core extends into the front end of the top tube and the front end of the down tube, a removable second core extending via the open rear end of the top tube into the interior of the top tube and to the front end of the top tube and with a removable third core extending via the open rear end of the down tube into the interior of the down tube and to the front end of the down tube.
38. A bicycle frame comprising:
a top tube with a front end and a rear end,
a head tube with a top end and a lower end,
a down tube with a front end and a rear end,
a seat tube with a top end and lower end,
the front end of the top tube connected to the top end of the head tube,
the front end of the down tube connected to the lower end of the head tube,
the top tube and down tube diverging away from each other and extend rearwardly from the head tube,
the rear end of the down tube coupled to the lower end of the seat tube,
the rear end of the to tube to connected to the to end of the seat tube,
the top tube, head tube, down tube and seat tube substantially forming a closed main frame loop,
the frame comprises a sub assembly molded simultaneously as a single piece comprising the top tube, the head tube and the down tube with the rear end of the top tube open providing access through the top tube to the top end of the head tube and with the rear end of the down tube open providing access through the down tube to the lower end of the head tube;
wherein the sub assembly is molded with a removable first core extending via the open top end of the head tube into the interior of the head tube and out the lower end of the head tube, wherein the first core extends into the front end of the top tube and the front end of the down tube, a removable second core extending via the open rear end of the top tube into the interior of the top tube and to the front end of the top tube and with a removable third core extending via the open rear end of the down tube into the interior of the down tube and to the front end of the down tube.
39. A bicycle frame comprising:
a top tube with a front end and a rear end,
a head tube with a top end and a lower end,
a down tube with a front end and a rear end,
the front end of the top tube connected to the top end of the head tube,
the front end of the down tube connected to the lower end of the head tube,
the top tube and down tube diverging away from each other and extend rearwardly from the head tube,
a seat support member on the frame coupled to the rear end of the top tube,
pedal crank journal housing on the frame adapted to receive a pedal axle,
the journal housing coupled to the rear end of the down tube,
the head tube adapted to be coupled to a pivotable front fork which carries a front wheel and handlebars,
the frame comprises a sub assembly molded simultaneously as a single piece comprising the top tube, the head tube and the down tube with the rear end of the top tube open providing access through the top tube to the top end of the head tube and with the rear end of the down tube open providing access through the down tube to the lower end of the head tube;
wherein the sub assembly is molded with a removable first core extending via the open rear end of the top tube into the interior of the top tube and through the interior of the top tube into the head tube and with a removable second core extending via the open rear end of the down tube into the interior of the down tube and through the interior of the down tube into the head tube.

1. A computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions, the instructions for:
providing a representation of resource space of the system indicating an amount of available resources of the system organized by dimensions of codes, timeslots and frames, wherein the representation includes a current frame and at least one frame other than the current frame, and the representation is organized such that the current frame is at the front of the representation;
searching the representation, wherein the searching only includes searching the current frame of the representation to identify unallocated resources;
allocating resources of the system to the current frame and the at least one frame other than the current frame of the representation of resource space, based on the search of the current frame, wherein the allocated resources are assigned to at least one user; and
transmitting an indication of the assigned allocated resources to the at least one user.

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 manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
preparing a combined wafer in which a plurality of SiC substrates each made of silicon carbide single-crystal are arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view and main surfaces of said plurality of SiC substrates at one side are connected to each other by a supporting layer;
fabricating a first intermediate wafer by forming an active layer on each of said SiC substrates of said combined wafer;
fabricating a second intermediate wafer by forming a front-side electrode on said active layer of said first intermediate wafer;
supporting said plurality of SiC substrates using an adhesive tape with said plurality of SiC substrates being arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view, by adhering to said adhesive tape a main surface of said second intermediate wafer on which said front-side electrode is formed;
removing said supporting layer while supporting said plurality of SiC substrates of said second intermediate wafer using said adhesive tape with said plurality of SiC substrates being arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view;
forming a backside electrode on the main surfaces of said SiC substrates exposed by the removal of said supporting layer;
adhering an adhesive tape at the side thereof on which said backside electrode is formed, and removing said adhesive tape from the side thereof on which said front-side electrode is formed, so as to support said plurality of SiC substrates using said adhesive tape with said plurality of SiC substrates being arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view; and
obtaining a plurality of semiconductor devices by cutting said SiC substrates in a thickness direction thereof while said SiC substrates are supported by said adhesive tape provided at the side on which said backside electrode is formed, with said SiC substrates being arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view.
2. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein:
the step of forming said backside electrode includes the steps of
forming a metal layer on the main surfaces of said SiC substrates exposed by the removal of said supporting layer, and
heating said metal layer.
3. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein in the step of heating said metal layer, said front-side electrode has a temperature maintained at 180\xb0 C. or smaller.
4. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein in the step of heating said metal layer, said metal layer is locally heated.
5. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein in the step of heating said metal layer, said metal layer is locally heated by irradiating said metal layer with a laser.
6. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said laser has a wavelength of 355 nm.
7. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2, further comprising the step of replacing, after the step of forming said metal layer and before the step of heating said metal layer, said adhesive tape provided at the side of said SiC substrates on which said front-side electrode is formed, while maintaining the state in which said plurality of SiC substrates are arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view.
8. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising the step of replacing, after the step of removing said supporting layer and before the step of forming said backside electrode, said adhesive tape provided at the side of said SiC substrates on which said front-side electrode is formed, while maintaining the state in which said plurality of SiC substrates are arranged side by side when viewed in a planar view.
9. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein as said adhesive tape, an adhesive tape having adhesive force to be reduced when being irradiated with ultraviolet rays is used.
10. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein as said adhesive tape, an adhesive tape having adhesive force to be reduced when being heated is used.