Author: claimsbot

1. A piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator, which comprises:
a piezoelectricelectrostrictive element that comprises at least one laminate including one piezoelectricelectrostrictive layer and one pair of electrodes disposed respectively on both sides of said piezoelectricelectrostrictive layer and has a moving part corresponding to a portion where said piezoelectricelectrostrictive layer is sandwiched by one pair of said electrodes and a non-moving part corresponding to a portion where said piezoelectricelectrostrictive layer is not sandwiched by one pair of said electrodes, and
a moistureproof membrane disposed to cover at least the proximity of the boundary between said moving part and said non-moving part and consisting of a silicone-based organic insulation material with a storage elastic modulus of 100 kPa or less obtained by dynamic viscoelastic measurement using a parallel cone with a diameter of 25 mm under a condition with a strain of 0.1%, a frequency of 1 Hz, a gap of 0.5 mm and a temperature of 22\xb0 C.
2. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 1, wherein said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element is disposed on a substrate.
3. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 2, wherein said substrate has a thin-walled part and said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element is disposed to cover at least a portion of the thin-walled part.
4. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 3, wherein said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element is fixed on said thin-walled part on said substrate.
5. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 1, wherein minute cracks exist in the proximity of the boundary between said moving part and said non-moving part in said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element, and the cracks are filled with said silicone-based organic insulation material constituting said moistureproof membrane.
6. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 1, wherein at least one protective membrane is further disposed on said moistureproof membrane.
7. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said protective membrane comprises fluorochemical organic material.
8. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said protective membrane is formed by hardening the surface of said moistureproof membrane.
9. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 2, wherein said substrate and said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element are fixed via said electrode.
10. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 1, wherein said silicone-based organic insulation material is silicone-based gel.
11. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 10, wherein said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element is disposed on a substrate.
12. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 9, wherein said substrate has a thin-walled part and said piezoelectricelectrostrictive element is disposed to cover at least a portion of the thin-walled part.
13. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 6, wherein the Young’s modulus of said protective membrane is 1 MPa or more, and the thickness of said protective membrane is in the range from 0.1 to 10 \u03bcm.
14. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 6, wherein a second protective membrane is disposed on the side of said protective membrane opposite to said moistureproof membrane.
15. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 14, wherein said second protective membrane comprises at least one material selected from alumina, glass and polyparaxylylene.
16. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 14, wherein said second protective membrane is formed by sputtering or chemical vapor deposition.
17. The piezoelectricelectrostrictive actuator according to claim 15, wherein said second protective membrane is formed by sputtering or chemical vapor deposition.

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 food supplement based on NaDH, Octocosonol and Vitamin E.
2. A food supplement according to claim 1, comprising NADH in a quantity of 1-15% by weight of the total composition, Octocosonol in a quantity of 1-15% by weight of the total composition, and Vitamin E in a quantity of 2-15% of the total composition.
3. A food supplement according to claim 15 comprising NADH in a quantity of 3-7% by weight of the total composition, Octocosonol in a quantity of 3-7% by weight of the total composition, and Vitamin E in a quantity of 6-13% of the total composition.
4. A food supplement according to any of the claims 1-3, also comprising other vitamins such as the anti-oxidants beta carotene, nicotinamide, the amino-acid adenosine, and some anti-oxidants and anti-radicals such as grape extract, powdered red wine, resveratrol, lycopene, bioflavonoids from citrus fruit, alpha lypoic acid, carotenoids, selenium yeast, ubidecarenon (Q10 enzyme activator), dry whortleberry extract, reduced glutatione, dry sea pine barl extract, apple vinegar, dry gree tea extract, dry elder tree extract, and antocyanines from red oranges.
5. A food supplement according to any of the claims 1-4, in the technical form of a tablet coated by a gastrointestinally protective film.
6. Use of a food supplement according to any of the claims 1-5, as a product designed to stimulate the organism to produce energy.

1. A urinary collection apparatus comprising:
a substantially liquid-impermeable hand enclosure having a hand aperture therein, said aperture opening into a first interior space of said hand enclosure; and
a preformed pad comprising: (a) a waterproof shell, said waterproof shell having a shell orifice defined by a rim of said waterproof shell, said shell orifice opening into a shell receptacle space; (b) a liquid reception panel enclosed substantially within said shell receptacle space; and (c) an absorbent material situated within said shell receptacle space and secured in substantial juxtaposition with said liquid reception panel;
said pad being affixed to an outer surface of said hand enclosure.
2. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 1 wherein said hand enclosure is sized and shaped for, upon inverting thereof, the formation of a second interior space defined by said outer surface and sized for reception of said pad fully within said second interior space.
3. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 1 wherein said rim of said pad is pre-contoured to conform to para-urethral physiology of a human female.
4. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 2 wherein said rim of said pad is pre-contoured to conform to para-urethral physiology of a human female.
5. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shape of said pad is concave.
6. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shape of said pad is ovoid.
7. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 1, wherein said absorbent material comprises hydrophilic gel.
8. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 1, wherein said absorbent material comprises a super-absorbent polymer.
9. The urinary collection apparatus of claim 8, wherein said hand enclosure is invertible and closeable about said pad, and wherein said pad has an ovoid, concave shape configured for collecting a urinary discharge.

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 transmitting encrypted data between a first network element and a second network element, the method comprising:
acquiring an encryption seed at said first network element, said encryption seed being substantially similar to a decryption seed at the second network element;
generating at least one encryption key from said encryption seed;
receiving data;
encrypting said data using said encryption key to generate encrypted data;
transmitting said encrypted data from said first network element to said second network element via a network;
updating said encryption seed at said first network element in response to an event trigger.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the event trigger comprises a first event trigger, wherein the method further comprises updating said encryption seed in response to a second event trigger.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein a period between said first and second event triggers is less than the period required to derive one of said encryption seed and said at least one encryption key from said encrypted data.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said event trigger is the receipt of an updated encryption seed.
5. A method for transmitting encrypted data between a first network element and a second network element, the method comprising:
acquiring an encryption seed at said first network element, said encryption seed being substantially similar to a decryption seed at the second network element;
generating at least one encryption key from said encryption seed;
receiving data;
encrypting said data using said encryption key to generate encrypted data;
transmitting said encrypted data from said first network element to said second network element via a network;
updating said encryption seed at said first network element in response to an event trigger;
wherein the acquiring an encryption seed at the first network element, and the updating said encryption seed at the first network element in response to an event trigger occurs during a single data session.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein updating said encryption seed at said first network element in response to an event trigger comprises acquiring an updated encryption seed.
7. A system for encrypting data for transmission from a computing apparatus to a destination network element via a network, comprising:
an encryption seed generation apparatus enabled to:
generate an encryption seed, said encryption seed being substantially similar to a decryption seed at the destination network element;
transmit said encryption seed to said computing apparatus;
generate an updated encryption seed and transmit said updated encryption seed to said computing apparatus,;

a computing apparatus coupled to said network and said encryption seed generation apparatus, said computing apparatus enabled to:
receive an encryption seed;
generate at least one encryption key from said encryption seed;
receive data;
encrypt said data using said encryption key to generate encrypted data;
transmit said encrypted data from said computing apparatus to said destination network element via a network;
update said encryption seed with said updated encryption seed in response to an event trigger;

wherein a period between the receipt of said encryption seed and the updating said encryption seed is less than the period required to derive one of said encryption seed and said at least one encryption key from said encrypted data.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein said event trigger is the receipt of an updated encryption seed.
9. The system of claim 7 wherein said event trigger is the receipt of a defined quantity of said data.
10. The system of claim 7 wherein said event trigger is the receipt of a signal from a synchronization entity, said entity coupled to said network and said computing apparatus.
11. The system of claim 7 wherein the event trigger comprises a first event trigger, wherein the system further comprises updating said encryption seed in response to a second event trigger.
12. The system of claim 7 wherein said event trigger is the receipt of an updated encryption seed.