Author: claimsbot

1. A stance training apparatus for a golfer comprising:
a platform for supporting a foot of the golfer, defining a forward lateral direction and a rearward lateral direction; and
a support connected to the platform and extending to an end for contacting a side of the golfer’s leg to prevent movement of the golfer’s leg in one of the lateral directions during a golf swing.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the support contacts a forward side of the golfer’s foot during the golf swing.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the platform has a forward edge and a rearward edge, and wherein the platform is inclined from the forward edge to the rearward edge to support the golfer’s foot.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the platform defines a posterior direction, and wherein the support is displaced in the posterior direction from the platform to the end.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the support is displaced in the rearward direction from the platform to the end.
6. A stance training apparatus for a golfer comprising:
a means for supporting a rearward foot of the golfer; and
a means for contacting the rearward side of a rearward leg of the golfer to prevent movement of the golfer’s rearward leg during a golf swing, wherein the contacting means is connected to the supporting means.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the contacting means abuts a forward side of the golfer’s rearward foot adjacent the supporting means.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the supporting means promotes abutment of the forward side of the golfer’s rearward foot into the contact means.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the contacting means crosses in front of the golfer’s rearward leg from the forward side to a rearward side.
10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the bodyweight of the golfer anchors the apparatus against movement of the golfer’s rearward leg during a golf swing.
11. A stance training apparatus for a golfer comprising:
a platform having a bottom surface for positioning on the ground and a top surface for supporting a foot of the golfer, the platform having an anterior edge and a posterior edge interconnected by a forward edge and a rearward edge, said platform defining a posterior direction and a rearward direction; and
a support connected to the platform at a joint adjacent the forward edge and extending from the top surface to an end in a first direction away from the ground for simultaneously contacting a forward side of the golfer foot and a side of the golfer’s leg to prevent movement of the golfer’s leg in a lateral direction during a golf swing.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the support forms an acute angle with the bottom surface of the platform.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the support forms an angle of about 75 degrees with the bottom surface of the platform.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the support is displaced in the posterior direction from the joint to the end.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the support is displaced in the rearward direction from the joint to the end.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the bottom surface defines a bottom plane and the top surface forms a top plane, and wherein the top plane is transverse to the bottom plane.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the bottom plane and top plane intersect at an angle of about 30 degrees adjacent the forward edge.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the bottom surface defines a bottom plane and the support lies in a support plane, and wherein the bottom plane is transverse to the support plane.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the bottom plane and the support plane intersect at angle of about 75 degrees.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the support is curvilinear, and is displaced in the posterior direction from the joint to the end.

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 data bus line control circuit, comprising:
a two pairs of global data bus line which is lines arranged between adjacent memory units adjacent to each other as two pairs, and transmits a transmitting data from a plurality of local data bus line lines positioned between adjacent sub blocks; and
transmission means which is connected between the local data bus line lines and the global data bus line, and transmits lines transmitting in a first mode of operation bit line signals of two sub blocks, amplified by a plurality of bit line sense-amp sense-amps, to one pair both pairs of global data bus lines different from each other through the local data bus line lines, when the two sub blocks are simultaneously selected by a block isolation selection signal signal, and transmitting in a second mode of operation bit line signals of one sub block, amplified by a plurality of bit line sense-amps, to at least one pair of the global data bus lines through local data bus lines, when the one sub block is selected by the block isolation selection signal.
2. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: a block isolation selection signal of a sub block adjacent to the selected sub blocks becomes inactivated, and a block isolation selection signal of a sub block not adjacent to the selected sub block blocks becomes activated.
3. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 1, wherein:
the transmission means is controlled by a signal of inverting the block isolation selection signal.
4. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 3, wherein:
the transmission means is comprised of a plurality of metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) elements of which gate terminals receive the inverted block isolation selection signal as an input.
5. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: the first and second modes of operation are refresh operations.
6. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 5, wherein: the first mode of operation has half a number of refresh cycles of the second mode of operation.
7. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 6, wherein: the first mode of operation has 4k refresh cycles and the second mode of operation has 8k refresh cycles.
8. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 1, wherein: the transmission means is comprised of a plurality of NMOS transistors.
9. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 8, wherein: the block isolation selection signals have a Vss level when inactive and a Vpp level when active.
10. A data bus line control circuit according to claim 8, wherein: the block isolation selection signals have a Vss level when inactive and a Vpp level when active.

1. A parking brake lever apparatus comprising:
a lever pulled by a driver;
first and second rods, first ends of which are connected with the lever through respective first and second lever hinge pins; and
a lever bracket connected with second ends of the first and second rods disposed parallel to each other.
2. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first rod and the lever bracket are connected through a first parking hinge pin, to which a parking cable connected with wheels is fixed.
3. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second rod and the lever bracket are connected through a second parking hinge pin.
4. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a connecting member, which is installed between the first parking hinge pin and the parking cable.
5. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first and second rods are installed parallel to each other.
6. A parking brake lever apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
a lever operably activated by a driver;
a connecting member rotatably coupled to a support bracket which is fixed to a vehicle body and configured to support the connecting member;
first and second rods, one ends of which are pivotally coupled to the lever with a predetermined distance therebetween and the other ends of which are connected to the connecting member, wherein the other end of the first rod is fixedly connected to rotation axis of the connecting member and the other end of the second rod is pivotally coupled to the connecting member and disposed with a predetermined distance from the rotation axis of the connecting member; and
a position control unit to selectively hold the connecting member to a rotational position.
7. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the connecting member is fixed to the other end of the first rod by a hinge pin which is rotatably coupled to the support bracket so that the connecting member is rotated by the hinge pin according to a rotation of the first rod.
8. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a parking cable selectively engaged with wheels of the vehicle is fixed to a position of the connecting member offset from the other end of the first rod with a predetermined distance.
9. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the position control unit includes:
a lever bracket fixed to the vehicle body and having a ratchet;
a pawl pivotally coupled to the first rod and selectively coupled to the ratchet of the lever bracket wherein the pawl is supported by an elastic member to supply a restoring force thereto; and
an actuating member to actuate a rotation of the pawl.
10. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the actuating member includes:
a release link pivotally coupled to the lever;
a release rod coupling a release button and one end of the release link so as to transfer an external force applied to the release button to the one end of the release link; and
a release cable connecting the other end of the release link and one end of the pawl to rotate the pawl.
11. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the pawl is pivotally coupled a mounting bracket fixed to the first rod.
12. The parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first and second rods are installed parallel to each other.
13. A passenger vehicle comprising the parking brake lever apparatus according to claim 6.

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 article comprising two photovoltaic cells and an interconnection component wherein,
each of said photovoltaic cells has a downward facing conductive bottom surface portion and an upward facing top light incident surface,
said interconnection component comprises a substrate having a sheetlike form, whereby said substrate has length, width and thickness and wherein said substrate length and width are much greater than said substrate thickness,
said substrate length and width define perimeter boundaries of said substrate,
said substrate comprises one or more polymeric layers and further has an outer, upward facing top side and an outer, downward facing bottom side,
a first portion of said substrate comprises a first of said one or more polymeric layers, and wherein said first of said one or more polymeric layers is transparent or translucent,
said first portion of said substrate overlays a preponderance of a first of said photovoltaic cells such that the outer, downward facing bottom side of said first portion of substrate faces said upward facing top light incident surface of said first photovoltaic cell,
a second portion of said substrate is positioned beneath a second of said photovoltaic cells such that the outer, upward facing top side of said second portion of said substrate faces the downward facing conductive bottom surface portion of said second photovoltaic cell,
said interconnection component further comprises a first electrically conductive material extending from said outer, downward facing bottom side of said substrate to said outer, upward facing top side of said substrate,
no part of said first electrically conductive material is positioned outside said perimeter boundaries of said substrate,
said interconnection component further comprises additional electrically conductive material positioned on and extending over at least a part of said outer, upward facing top side of said second portion of said substrate, such that said additional conductive material is between said downward facing conductive bottom surface portion of said second photovoltaic cell and said outer, upward facing top side of said second portion of said substrate, and,
no portion of said first of said one or more polymeric layers overlays said second photovoltaic cell.
2. The article of claim 1 wherein said downward facing conductive bottom surface portion of said second photovoltaic cell is formed by a metal based foil.
3. The article of claim 1 wherein said downward facing bottom side of said first portion of said substrate comprises adhesive material.
4. The article of claim 1 wherein said upward facing top light incident surface of said first photovoltaic cell is formed by a window electrode comprising an unbroken layer of light transmitting conductive material.
5. The article of claim 1 wherein said first electrically conductive material and said additional electrically conductive material comprise a monolithic material common to both said first electrically conductive material and said additional electrically conductive material.
6. The article of claim 5 wherein said monolithic material comprises a coating over a base form.
7. The article of claim 6 wherein said coating comprises nickel and is absent polymeric material.
8. The article of claim 2 wherein photovoltaic semiconductor material overlays substantially all of said second photovoltaic cell metal based foil.
9. An article comprising two series connected photovoltaic cells and an interconnection component wherein,
each of said series connected photovoltaic cells has a downward facing conductive bottom surface portion and an upward facing top light incident surface,
said photovoltaic cells further comprise a photovoltaic semiconductor layer having terminal edges which encompass said photovoltaic semiconductor layer,
said interconnection component comprises a substrate having a sheetlike form, whereby said substrate has length, width and thickness and wherein said substrate length and width are much greater than said substrate thickness,
said substrate length and width define perimeter boundaries encompassing an area of said substrate,
said substrate comprises one or more polymeric layers and further has an outer, upward facing top side and an outer, downward facing bottom side,
a first portion of said substrate comprises a first of said one or more polymeric layers, and wherein said first of said one or more polymeric layers is transparent or translucent,
said first portion of said substrate overlays a preponderance of a first of said photovoltaic cells such that the outer, downward facing bottom side of said first portion of substrate faces said upward facing top light incident surface of said first photovoltaic cell,
said interconnection component further comprises a first electrically conductive material extending from said outer downward facing bottom side of said substrate to said outer, upward facing top side of said substrate,
no part of said first electrically conductive material is positioned outside said perimeter boundaries of said substrate,
said article can achieve said series connection without requiring either overlapping of said series connected photovoltaic cells or substantial separation, in a direction parallel to said upward facing top light incident surfaces, of the facing terminal edges of the photovoltaic semiconductor layers of said two series connected photovoltaic cells.
10. The article of claim 9 wherein said outer downward facing bottom side of said first substrate portion is formed by a layer of polymeric adhesive.
11. The article of claim 9 wherein said first portion of said substrate comprises a layer of structural polymer selected to supply support to said substrate, and said structural polymer layer does not overlay a second of said two photovoltaic cells.
12. The article of claim 9 wherein a window electrode comprising an unbroken layer of light transmitting conductive metal oxide forms said upward facing top light incident surface of said first photovoltaic cell.
13. The article of claim 9 wherein additional electrically conductive material is positioned on and extends over at least part of said outer, upward facing top side of said substrate, and said additional electrically conductive material and said first electrically conductive material comprise a monolithic material common to both said additional electrically conductive material and said first electrically conductive material.
14. The article of claim 13 wherein said monolithic material comprises a coating over a base form.
15. The article of claim 14 wherein said coating comprises nickel and is absent polymeric material.
16. The article of claim 9 wherein the downward facing bottom surface of said first photovoltaic cell is formed by a metal based layer, said metal based layer having an upward facing top surface and semiconductor material overlays substantially all of said upward facing top surface of said metal based layer.
17. An article comprising two photovoltaic cells and an interconnection component wherein,
each of said photovoltaic cells has a downward facing conductive bottom surface, an upward facing top light incident surface formed by a window electrode comprising an unbroken layer of light transmitting first conductive material, and a layer of photovoltaic semiconductor material underlying all of said layer of said light transmitting first conductive material,
said interconnection component comprises a substrate having a sheetlike form, whereby said substrate has length, width, and thickness and wherein said substrate length and width are much greater than said substrate thickness,
a first portion of said substrate comprises multiple polymeric layers,
a first of said multiple polymeric layers comprises polymeric adhesive and forms an outer downward facing bottom side of said first portion of said substrate,
a second of said multiple polymeric layers overlays at least part of said first polymeric layer,
said first portion of said substrate overlays a preponderance of a first of said photovoltaic cells such that said downward facing bottom side of said first portion directly contacts and is adhesively bonded to said upward facing top light incident surface formed by the window electrode of said first cell,
a second portion of said substrate is positioned beneath the downward facing bottom surface of said second photovoltaic cell,
said second of said multiple polymeric layers does not overlay the second photovoltaic cell.
18. The article of claim 17 wherein said layer of light transmitting first conductive material comprises a conductive metal oxide.
19. The article of claim 17 wherein said downward facing bottom surface of each of said photovoltaic cells is formed by a metal based layer, said metal based layer having an upward facing top surface and said photovoltaic semiconductor material overlays substantially all of said upward facing top surface of said metal based layer.
20. The article of claim 17 wherein,
said downward facing bottom surface of said second cell is formed by a metal based layer,
said second portion of said substrate has an upward facing top side and a second electrically conductive material extends over at least part of the upward facing top side of said second portion and,
said second electrically conductive material is distinct from said metal based layer forming the downward facing bottom surface of said second photovoltaic cell.
21. The article of claim 20 wherein additional electrically conductive material extends from said downward facing bottom side of said first portion to said second conductive material on said top side of said second portion.
22. The article of claim 21 wherein a common monolithic material forms portions of both said second electrically conductive material and said additional electrically conductive material.
23. The article of claim 21 wherein said substrate comprises multiple holes extending through said substrate from a downward facing bottom substrate side to an upward facing top substrate side, and wherein said additional electrically conductive material extends through said multiple holes from said downward facing bottom substrate side to said upward facing top substrate side.
24. The article of claim 23 wherein said additional electrically conductive material extending through said multiple holes comprises a common monolithic material.
25. The article of claim 9 wherein said downward facing bottom surface portion of each of said series connected photovoltaic cells is formed by a metal based foil.
26. The article of claim 1 wherein said first of said one or more polymeric layers associated with said first portion of said substrate comprises a polymer selected to assist in support or processing of said substrate.
27. The article of claim 17 wherein said second of said multiple polymeric layers comprises a polymer selected to assist in support or processing of said substrate.