Author: claimsbot

1. A process for coating keratin fibers, comprising:
applying to the keratin fibers at least one coat of at least one composition in the form of a stick, wherein the at least one composition is dry-applicable, has a hardness ranging from 900 to 10,000 Pa, and comprises:
at least one liquid fatty phase comprising at least one volatile oil,
at least one structuring agent for the at least one liquid fatty phase chosen from waxes, and
at least one non-structuring wax,

further wherein the weight ratio of the at least one structuring wax to the at least one non-structuring wax ranges from 15:85 to 35:65.
2. (canceled)
3. (canceled)
4. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition has a hardness ranging from 1800 to 8200 Pa.
5. (canceled)
6. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition has an evaporation profile such that the mass of the at least one volatile oil evaporated after thirty minutes ranges from 1.7 to 370 mgcm2.
7. The process according to claim 6, wherein the at least one composition has an evaporation profile such that the mass of the at least one volatile oil evaporated after thirty minutes ranges from 2 to 30 mgcm2.
8. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one volatile oil is chosen from hydrocarbon-based volatile oils containing from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and cyclic silicone volatile oils.
9. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one liquid fatty phase is present in an amount ranging from 5% to 85% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
10. The process according to claim 9, wherein the at least one liquid fatty phase is present in an amount ranging from 15% to 60% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
11. (canceled)
12. The process according to claim 11, wherein the at least one structuring agent is present in an amount ranging from 1% to 50% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
13. The process according to claim 12, wherein the at least one structuring agent is present in an amount ranging from 7.5% to 17% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
14. (canceled)
15. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structuring wax is chosen from polar waxes and apolar waxes.
16. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one non-structuring wax is chosen from polar waxes and apolar waxes.
17. (canceled)
18. (canceled)
19. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one structuring wax and the at least one non-structuring wax are present in a total amount ranging from 1% to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
20. The process according to claim 19, wherein the at least one structuring waxes wax and the at least one non-structuring wax are present in a total amount ranging from 7.5% to 17% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
21. The process according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one structuring wax and at least one non-structuring wax is chosen from aprotic waxes.
22. The process according to claim 21, wherein the at least one aprotic wax is chosen from microcrystalline waxes, paraffin waxes, and polyethylene waxes.
23. The process according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one structuring wax and at least one non-structuring wax is chosen from protic waxes.
24. The process according to claim 23, wherein the at least one protic wax is chosen from beeswax and fatty alcohol waxes containing from 20 to 60 carbon atoms.
25. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition comprises at least one polyethylene wax, at least one fatty alcohol wax, and at least one volatile hydrocarbon-based oil chosen from isoparaffins containing from 8 to 16 carbon atoms.
26. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition comprises at least one polyethylene wax, at least one beeswax, and at least one volatile silicone oil chosen from volatile cyclic silicone oils.
27. The process according to claim 26, wherein the at least one volatile cyclic silicone oil has a viscosity \u22668 centistokes (8\xd710\u22126 m2s).
28. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition comprises at least one aqueous phase.
29. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition comprises at least one pasty compound.
30. The process according to claim 29, wherein the at least one pasty compound is present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 85% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
31. The process according to claim 30, wherein the at least one pasty compound is present in an amount ranging from 5% to 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition
32. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition further comprises at least one film-forming polymer.
33. The process according to claim 32, wherein the at least one film-forming polymer is present in a solids content ranging from 0.1% to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
34. The process according to claim 33, wherein the at least one film-forming polymer is present in a solids content ranging from 1% to 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
35. The process according to claim 1, wherein the at least one composition further comprises at least one dyestuff.
36. The process according to claim 35, wherein the at least one dyestuff is present in an amount ranging from 0.01% to 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the at least one composition.
37. A process for coating keratin fibers, comprising:
contacting the keratin fibers with at least part of the surface of a stick of a dry-applicable composition; and
causing a relative displacement between the surface of the stick of the dry-applicable composition and the keratin fibers so as to bring about erosion the composition and application to the keratin fibers in the form of a deposit of at least one coat,

wherein the dry-applicable composition comprises:
at least one liquid fatty phase comprising at least one volatile oil,
at least one structuring agent for the at least one liquid fatty phase chosen from waxes, and
at least one non-structuring wax,

further wherein the weight ratio of the at least one structuring wax to the at least one non-structuring wax ranges from 15:85 to 35:65.
38. The process according to claim 37, wherein the dry-applicable composition has a hardness ranging from 500 to 18,200 Pa.
39. The process according to claim 38, wherein the dry-applicable composition has a hardness ranging from 1800 to 8200 Pa.

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 permanent magnet machine, comprising:
a stator having a hollow core;
a rotor rotatably disposed inside the hollow core;
a plurality of multilayered permanent magnets embedded in the rotor, each multilayered permanent magnet having opposite first and second ends, and comprising:
a first magnet disposed at the first end, and
a second magnet disposed at the second end and coupled to
the first magnet, the second magnet having higher magnet strength than the first magnet, and also having lower high-temperature stability than the first magnet.
2. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, wherein the magnets in at least one of the multilayered permanent magnets are joined using an adhesive composition.
3. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the multilayered permanent magnets further comprises at least one intermediate magnet disposed between the first and second magnets, wherein the first magnet, second magnet, and at least one intermediate magnet are arranged from the first end to the second end to have increasingly higher magnet strength.
4. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the multilayered permanent magnets further comprises at least one intermediate magnet disposed between the first and second magnets, wherein the first magnet, second magnet, and at least one intermediate magnet are arranged from the second end to the first end to have increasingly higher high-temperature stability.
5. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, further comprising an air gap between the stator and the rotor, wherein the first end of each of the multilayered permanent magnets is disposed closer to the air gap than the second end.
6. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of multilayered permanent magnets have a vertically layered arrangement.
7. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of multilayered permanent magnets have a horizontally layered arrangement.
8. The permanent magnet machine according to claim 1, wherein the second magnet, having higher magnet strength than the first magnet, is at least half of the permanent magnet mass.
9. An automobile, comprising the permanent magnet machine of claim 1.
10. The automobile according to claim 6, wherein the automobile comprises a hybrid vehicle transmission, and the permanent magnet machine is a component of the hybrid vehicle transmission.
11. The automobile according to claim 6, wherein the automobile comprises a fuel cell traction system, and the permanent magnet machine is a component of the fuel cell traction system.
12. The automobile according to claim 6, wherein the automobile comprises an electric motor, and the permanent magnet machine is a component of the electric motor.
13. A permanent magnet for a permanent magnet machine, the permanent magnet comprising:
first and second ends;
a first magnet disposed at the first end; and
a second magnet disposed at the second end and joined to the first magnet, the second magnet having higher magnet strength than the first magnet, and also having lower high-temperature stability than the first magnet.
14. The permanent magnet according to claim 13, wherein the magnets in the permanent magnet are joined using an adhesive composition.
15. The permanent magnet according to claim 13, further comprising at least one intermediate magnet disposed between the first and second magnets, wherein the first magnet, second magnet, and at least one intermediate magnet are arranged from the first end to the second end to have increasingly higher magnet strength.
16. The permanent magnet according to claim 13, further comprising at least one intermediate magnet disposed between the first and second magnets, wherein the first magnet, second magnet, and at least one intermediate magnet are arranged from the second end to the first end to have increasingly higher high-temperature stability.
17. The permanent magnet according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of multilayered permanent magnets have a vertically layered arrangement.
18. The permanent magnet according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of multilayered permanent magnets have a horizontally layered arrangement.
19. The permanent magnet according to claim 13, wherein the second magnet, having higher magnet strength than the first magnet, is at least half of the permanent magnet mass.

1. A method of improving the combustion efficiency of a fuel-burning device, comprising:
adding a polymer to the fuel of the fuel-burning device at a concentration range of about 0.1 to about 80 ppm by weight, wherein the polymer is polyisobutylene, the polyisobutylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of about 2.6 million Daltons, and
burning the fuel with the polymer in the fuel-burning device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 1 to about 20 ppm by weight.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 5 to about 10 ppm by weight.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel-burning device is selected from the group consisting of gasoline engines, diesel engines, jet engines, marine engines, furnaces and burners.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer is added to a fuel tank of the fuel-burning device.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel prior to adding the fuel to the tank of the fuel-burning device.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer has a viscosity average molecular weight of about 2.6 million Daltons in a concentration range of about 0.1 to about 60 ppm by weight in the fuel.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein carbon dioxide emission rates are reduced by more than about sixty percent compared to neat fuel.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel-burning device is an internal combustion engine in a vehicle and fuel mileage is increased by at least about ten percent compared to neat fuel.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, marine fuel, and heating oil.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the fuel includes biodiesel.
12. A method of improving the combustion efficiency of a fuel-burning device, comprising:
adding a polymer to the fuel of the fuel-burning device, wherein the polymer is polyisobutylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of 2.6 million Daltons in a concentration range of about 0.1 to about 100 ppm by weight in the fuel, and
burning the fuel with the polymer in the fuel-burning device.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 1 to about 20 ppm by weight.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 5 to about 10 ppm by weight.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the fuel-burning device is selected from the group consisting of gasoline engines, diesel engines, jet engines, marine engines, furnaces and burners.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the polymer is added to a fuel tank of the fuel-burning device.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel prior to adding the fuel to the tank of the fuel-burning device.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein the polymer has a viscosity average molecular weight of about 2.6 million Daltons in a concentration range of about 0.1 to about 60 ppm by weight in the fuel.
19. The method of claim 12, wherein carbon dioxide emission rates are reduced by more than about sixty percent compared to neat fuel.
20. The method of claim 12, wherein the fuel-burning device is an internal combustion engine in a vehicle and fuel mileage is increased by at least about ten percent compared to neat fuel.
21. The method of claim 12, wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, marine fuel, and heating oil.
22. The method of claim 12, wherein the fuel includes biodiesel.
23. A method of improving the combustion efficiency of a fuel-burning device, comprising:
adding a polyisobutylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of about 1 million to about 3.3 million Daltons to the fuel of the fuel-burning device until a concentration of 0.1 to 80 ppm by weight is reached, and
burning the fuel with the polymer in the fuel-burning device.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the polyisobutylene has a viscosity average molecular weight of about 2.2 million to about 2.6 million Daltons.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the polyisobutylene has a viscosity average molecular weight of about 1.2 million to about 1.6 million Daltons.
26. The method of claim 23, the polyisobutylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of about 2.6 million Daltons.
27. The method of claim 23, wherein the polyisobutylene is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 1 to about 20 ppm by weight.
28. The method of claim 23, wherein the polyisobutylene is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 5 to about 10 ppm by weight.
29. The method of claim 23, wherein the fuel-burning device is selected from the group consisting of gasoline engines, diesel engines, jet engines, marine engines, furnaces and burners.
30. The method of claim 23, wherein the polymer is added to a fuel tank of the fuel-burning device.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel prior to adding the fuel to the tank of the fuel-burning device.
32. The method of claim 23, wherein carbon dioxide emission rates are reduced by more than about sixty percent compared to neat fuel.
33. The method of claim 23, wherein the fuel-burning device is an internal combustion engine in a vehicle and fuel mileage is increased by at least about ten percent compared to neat fuel.
34. The method of claim 23, wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, marine fuel, and heating oil.
35. The method of claim 23, wherein the fuel includes biodiesel.
36. A method of adding a polymer to a fuel tank, comprising:
dissolving a polymer in a solvent to create a solution, wherein the polymer includes polyisobutylene, the polyisobutylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of about 2.6 million Daltons, and
adding the solution to a fuel in the fuel tank of a fuel-burning device until the polymer has a concentration in the fuel of about 0.1 to about 80 ppm.
37. The method of claim 36, wherein the solvent comprises isooctane.
38. The method of claim 36, wherein the solution comprises 1 percent of the polymer by weight.
39. The method of claim 36, wherein the polymer is added to the fuel in a concentration range of about 0.1 to about 60 ppm by weight.

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 film-covered electric device having an electric device element, and a casing film arranged for enclosing said electric device element to seal said electric device element, said casing film comprising:
a sealing area formed by thermally fusing the facing surfaces of said casing film together throughout the perimeter of said casing film around the periphery of said electric device element;
an electric device element receiving part formed inside said sealing area as a space for encapsulating said electric device element;
at least one unfused portion communicating with said electric device element receiving part, and having a cove shape that opens to said electric device element receiving part;
a sealed stress concentrating portion touching said unfused portion and which concentrates the peeling stress of said casing film, the peeling stress being generated by the expansion of said electric device element receiving part according to the rise of inside pressure of said electric device element receiving part; and
a pressure release part formed within said sealed stress concentrating portion for opening the inside of said electric device element receiving part to the outside thereof by peeling said casing film at said sealed stress concentrating portion.
2. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein said sealing area is formed protruding away from said electric device receiving part where said unfused portion is provided.
3. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein said pressure release part is a hole or a slit formed at least in one side of said casing film overlaid at said stress concentrating portion.
4. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein two unfused portions are provided in spaced relationship with each other along the periphery of said sealing area, and said sealed stress concentrating portion is located between said two unfused portions.
5. The film-covered electric device according to claim 4, wherein said sealed stress concentrating portion is formed as a fused protrusion protruding toward said electric device element receiving part from said sealing area positioned outside said two unfused portions.
6. The film-covered electric device according to claim 5, wherein said fused protrusion has a shape tapering toward said electric device element receiving part.
7. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein said pressure release part is so positioned that, when the inside of said electric device element receiving part opens to the outside, the inside pressure of said electric device element receiving part increases over the atmospheric pressure by 0.1 to 0.2 MPa.
8. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein said electric device element is a chemical battery element or a capacitor element.
9. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one unfused portion has a taper shape.
10. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein a total length of portions where said unfused portions abut said electric device element receiving part is shorter than an inside length of casing film at a side wherein said unfused portions are formed.
11. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein portions where said unfused portions abut said battery element receiving part are separated a distance from sides of said electric device element receiving part that are adjacent to a side of said electric device element receiving part on which said unfused portions are formed.
12. The film-covered electric device according to claim 1, wherein intersection points are formed where sealed sides defining said cove shape meet a side of said unfused portion that opens to said electric device receiving part.