Author: claimsbot

1. A method for forming a composite extrusion for a trim seal strip comprising:
extruding a body composed of ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound and having a surface;
extruding a layer onto said surface composed of a polymer blend comprising an acrylate polymer and a glycidyl acrylate polymer; and
curing said layer to form a veneer bonded to the body, wherein said curing includes reacting said acrylate polymer and said glycidyl acrylate polymer and the acrylate polymer and the glycidyl acrylate polymer form a reaction product having an affinity for ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound and forming an interfacial barrier effective to inhibit migration of polar agents from said body into said veneer.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said surface comprises diene groups and wherein said curing includes reacting a portion of said glycidyl acrylate polymer and said diene groups.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the layer contains a coloring agent.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the glycidyl acrylate polymer is an ethylene glycidyl acrylate polymer.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the glycidyl acrylate polymer is ethylene methyl acrylate glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer.
6. A method for forming a composite extrusion comprising:
extruding a body having an external surface and composed of an ethylene-propylene diene precursor that includes diene groups and a vulcanizing agent;
extruding onto said external surface of said body a veneer composed predominantly of a polyolefin compound and comprising an acrylate-based polymer and an ethylene glycidyl acrylate polymer; and
curing said body and said veneer to vulcanize the ethylene-propylene diene precursor to form ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound, and concurrently to react said acrylate-based polymer and said ethylene glycidyl acrylate compound in said veneer, wherein the reaction between said acrylate-based polymer and said ethylene glycidyl acrylate polymer forms a reaction product that provides a compatabilized polar interfacial barrier adjacent said ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound effective to inhibit migration of residual vulcanizing agents into the veneer.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein a portion of said ethylene glycidyl acrylate polymer reacts with diene groups at a surface of said body to enhance adhesion of the veneer to the body.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the glycidyl acrylate polymer is ethylene methyl acrylate glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein the veneer comprises a coloring agent.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein the veneer is composed predominantly of a thermoplastic polyolefin.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the thermoplastic polyolefin is a polyolefin elastomer.
12. A composite extrusion adapted for an automotive trim seal, said composite extrusion comprising:
a body having an external surface and composed of ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound; and
a co-extruded veneer applied to the external surface of the body and composed of a blend comprising predominantly polyolefinic compound and containing a reaction product of an acrylate polymer and an ethylene glycidyl acrylate polymer;
wherein the ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound contains a residual vulcanizing agent, and said reaction product provides a barrier effective to inhibit migration of the residual vulcanizing agent into the veneer.
13. The composite extrusion of claim 12 wherein the composite extrusion comprises an interface between the body and the veneer, and wherein the interface comprises a reaction product of a diene group of said ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound and said glycidyl acrylate polymer.
14. The composite extrusion of claim 12 wherein the veneer contains a coloring agent.
15. The composite extrusion of claim 12 wherein the ethylene glycidyl acrylate polymer is ethylene methyl acrylate glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer.
16. The composite extrusion of claim 12 wherein the polyolefin compound is a polyolefin elastomer.

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 ion implantation apparatus, wherein a traveling direction of an ion beam in a design is a Z direction, and two directions orthogonal to each other in a plane substantially orthogonal to the Z direction are an X direction and a Y direction, which irradiates a target with a ribbon-shaped ion beam having a width in the X direction larger than a width in the Y direction through scanning in the X direction or without scanning in the X direction, and comprises an ion beam deflector which deflects the ion beam in an energy state irradiating the target by a magnetic field or an electric field to separate the ion beam and a neutron from each other, the apparatus comprising:
an electric field lens, which comprises a plurality of electrodes opposed to each other in the Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam between the electrodes, is disposed on a downstream side of the ion beam deflector, and narrows the ion beam in the Y direction.
2. An ion implantation apparatus, wherein a traveling direction of an ion beam in a design is a Z direction, and two directions orthogonal to each other in a plane substantially orthogonal to the Z direction are an X direction and a Y direction, which irradiates a target with a ribbon-shaped ion beam having a width in the X direction larger than a width in the Y direction through scanning in the X direction or without scanning in the X direction, and comprises an ion beam deflector which deflects the ion beam in an energy state irradiating the target by a magnetic field or an electric field to separate the ion beam and a neutron from each other and a mask which is disposed between the ion beam deflector and the target and has an opening for passing the ion beam to form the ion beam, the apparatus comprising:
an electric field lens, which comprises a plurality of electrodes opposed to each other in the Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam between the electrodes, is disposed on a downstream side of the ion beam deflector and an upstream side of the mask, and narrows the ion beam in the Y direction.
3. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electric field lens has an inlet electrode, an intermediate electrode, and an outlet electrode, which the electrodes are separately arranged in the traveling direction of the ion beam,
each of the inlet electrode, the intermediate electrode, and the outlet electrode includes a pair of electrodes which are opposed to each other in the Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam between the electrodes and are substantially parallel to a plane of the ion beam, and the inlet electrode and the outlet electrode are electrically grounded, and
a direct-current voltage source applies a direct-current voltage to the intermediate electrode.
4. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electric field lens has an inlet electrode, an intermediate electrode, and an outlet electrode, which the electrodes are separately arranged in the traveling direction of the ion beam,
each of the inlet electrode, the intermediate electrode, and the outlet electrode includes a pair of electrodes which are opposed to each other in the Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam between the electrodes and are substantially parallel to a plane of the ion beam, and the inlet electrode and the outlet electrode are electrically grounded, and
a first direct-current voltage source and a second direct-current voltage source respectively apply direct-current voltages to the pair of electrodes of the intermediate electrode.
5. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a beam paralleling device which bends the ion beam scanned in the X direction into a parallel beam by the magnetic field or the electric field so as to be substantially parallel to a reference axis to bend the ribbon-shaped ion beam,
wherein the beam paralleling device serves also as the ion beam deflector, and the electric field lens is disposed in a vicinity of an outlet of the beam paralleling device.
6. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a plasma generating device which generates a plasma, supplies the plasma to a vicinity of the upstream side of the target, and suppresses a charge of a surface of the target by irradiating the ion beam,
wherein the electric field lens is disposed on the more upstream side than the plasma generating device.
7. A method of correcting a deviation angle of the ion beam in the ion implantation apparatus according to claim 1, the method comprising:
measuring a deviation angle from the Z direction in the Y-Z plane to a central orbit of the ion beam passing through the electric field lens, by a deviation angle measuring means; and
adjusting the direct-current voltage applied to the electrode of the electric field lens to decrease the measured deviation angle.
8. A method of correcting a deviation angle of the ion beam in the ion implantation apparatus according to claim 4, the method comprising:
measuring a deviation angle from the Z direction in the Y-Z plane to a central orbit of the ion beam passing through the electric field lens, by a deviation angle measuring means; and
adjusting at least one of the direct-current voltages applied from the first direct-current voltage source and the second direct-current voltage source to the pair of electrodes of the intermediate electrode of the electric field lens.
9. The method of correcting a deviation angle according to claim 7, wherein the measured deviation angle is to be substantially 0 degree.
10. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the electric field lens has an inlet electrode, an intermediate electrode, and an outlet electrode, which the electrodes are separately arranged in the traveling direction of the ion beam,
each of the inlet electrode, the intermediate electrode, and the outlet electrode includes a pair of electrodes which are opposed to each other in the Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam between the electrodes and are substantially parallel to a plane of the ion beam, and the inlet electrode and the outlet electrode are electrically grounded, and
a direct-current voltage source applies a direct-current voltage to the intermediate electrode.
11. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the electric field lens has an inlet electrode, an intermediate electrode, and an outlet electrode, which the electrodes are separately arranged in the traveling direction of the ion beam,
each of the inlet electrode, the intermediate electrode, and the outlet electrode includes a pair of electrodes which are opposed to each other in the Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam between the electrodes and are substantially parallel to a plane of the ion beam, and the inlet electrode and the outlet electrode are electrically grounded, and
a first direct-current voltage source and a second direct-current voltage source respectively apply direct-current voltages to the pair of electrodes of the intermediate electrode.
12. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
a beam paralleling device which bends the ion beam scanned in the X direction into a parallel beam by the magnetic field or the electric field so as to be substantially parallel to a reference axis to bend the ribbon-shaped ion beam,
wherein the beam paralleling device serves also as the ion beam deflector, and the electric field lens is disposed in a vicinity of an outlet of the beam paralleling device.
13. The ion implantation apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
a plasma generating device which generates a plasma, supplies the plasma to a vicinity of the upstream side of the target, and suppresses a charge of a surface of the target by irradiating the ion beam,
wherein the electric field lens is disposed on the more upstream side than the plasma generating device.
14. A method of correcting a deviation angle of the ion beam in the ion implantation apparatus according to claim 2, the method comprising:
measuring a deviation angle from the Z direction in the Y-Z plane to a central orbit of the ion beam passing through the electric field lens, by a deviation angle measuring means; and
adjusting the direct-current voltage applied to the electrode of the electric field lens to decrease the measured deviation angle.
15. The method of correcting a deviation angle according to claim 8, wherein the measured deviation angle is to be substantially 0 degree.
16. A method of correcting a deviation angle of the ion beam in the ion implantation apparatus according to claim 12, the method comprising:
measuring a deviation angle from the Z direction in the Y-Z plane to a central orbit of the ion beam passing through the electric field lens, by a deviation angle measuring means; and
adjusting at least one of the direct-current voltages applied from the first direct-current voltage source and the second direct-current voltage source to the pair of electrodes of the intermediate electrode of the electric field lens.
17. The method of correcting a deviation angle according to claim 15, wherein the measured deviation angle is to be substantially 0 degree.
18. The method of correcting a deviation angle according to claim 16, wherein the measured deviation angle is to be substantially 0 degree.

1. A carburetor for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a carburetor body defining a plurality of cylinder bores for the passage of streams of air from the atmosphere to the engine, each cylinder bore having a venturi constriction for reducing the pressure of air as the air passes through the cylinder bore and for drawing fuel from a fuel bowl into the stream of air passed through the cylinder bore, and a valve in alignment with each cylinder bore configured for variably constricting the flow of air through the cylinder bore,
an idle passage extending through the carburetor body adjacent each cylinder bore that bypasses said valves and configured for the passing of fuel from the fuel bowl to the engine without regulation by said valves,
the improvement therein comprising:
a common fuel flow metering circuit in fluid communication with at least two of said idle passages joining the fuel flowing from the idle passages and re-distributing the metered fuel back to said idle passages and a metering valve in said common fuel flow metering circuit for metering the flow of fuel through said common fuel flow metering circuit,
such that fuel passing through the at least two of said idle passages is passed through the metering valve and redistributed back to the idle passages.
2. The carburetor of claim 1, wherein said metering valve is a needle valve.
3. The carburetor of claim 1, wherein said carburetor body defines four cylinder bores.
4. The carburetor of claim 1, wherein said idle passages each include a fuel inlet portion and a fuel delivery portion, and said common fuel flow metering circuit has an inlet branch in communication with the fuel inlet portion and a distribution branch in communication with the fuel delivery portion.

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 tracking projects comprising:
providing a project summary screen;
receiving proposal parameters;
freezing the proposal parameters;
presenting the proposal parameters to at least one reviewer; and
receiving a decision regarding the proposal parameter from the at least one reviewer.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving revisions to the proposal parameters prior to freezing the proposal parameters.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a designation of reviewers.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
unfreezing the proposal parameters after receiving a decision so as to allow revisions to the proposal parameters.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving comments from the at least one reviewer regarding the proposal parameters;
storing the comments with the proposal parameters; and
presenting the comments along with the proposal parameter to a subsequent reviewer.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
converting the proposal to a project after receiving a decision; and
tracking the progress of the project.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
indicating the status of the project based on automatic comparison to previously approved parameters.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein indicating the status of the project includes color coding project parameters.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving attached documents;
storing the attached documents; and
presenting the attached documents to the reviewer.
10. A method for submitting a project proposal comprising:
initiating a proposal idea;
formulating goals and objectives for the proposal;
entering proposal parameters in to a system for tracking proposals; and
receiving a decision regarding the proposal.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
selecting reviewers for the proposal.
12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
receiving an indication that the proposal will not move forward in a current form;
revising the proposal; and
resubmitting the revised proposal through the system for tracking proposals.
13. A system for tracking proposals comprising:
a server for presenting a project summary screen and receiving proposal parameters; and
a database for storing the project parameters and providing the proposal parameters when requested.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the server is configured to freeze the proposal parameters stored in the database.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the server presents the proposal parameters to reviewers.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the server receives and stores comments from the reviewers.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the comments are presented along with the proposal parameters to subsequent reviewers.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the server receives a decision regarding the proposal parameters from the reviewers.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the server unfreezes the proposal parameters and allows the proposal parameters to be revised.
20. A system for tracking proposals comprising:
means for receiving proposal parameters;
means for presenting the proposal parameters to reviewers; and
means for freezing the proposal parameters so that each reviewer reviews the same proposal parameters.
21. The system of claim 20, further comprising:
means for selecting the reviewers.
22. The system of claim 20, further comprising:
means for receiving a decision from the reviewers.
23. The system of claim 22, further comprising:
means for unfreezing the proposal parameters to allow for revision.
24. The system of claim 20, further comprising:
means for converting the proposal to a project; and
means for tracking the project.
25. The system of claim 24, further comprising:
means for visually indicating the status of project parameters based on automatic comparison to previously approved parameters.
26. The system of claim 20, further comprising:
means for receiving attached documents with the proposal parameters; and
means for presenting the attached documents to the reviewers.