Author: claimsbot

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A sliding window structure suitable for fitting in a window opening, the window structure comprising:
two parallel casements aligned with vertical guiding grooves in a window opening section of the window structure;
a breast section arranged under the window opening section and having a cavity therein,
wherein inner walls of the cavity include sash guiding grooves which receive the two parallel casements,
wherein the vertical guiding grooves include a first vertical section extending along an entire vertical extent of the window structure along an interior side of the window structure including the window opening section and the breast section,
wherein the vertical guiding grooves also include a second vertical section extending along an entire vertical extent of the window opening section along an exterior side of the window structure;
a horizontal connecting section connecting the first and second vertical sections at a half height of the window opening section;
arched crossing sections located in a lower portion of the window opening section;
a horizontal branching section having a portion thereof arranged parallel to the first vertical section in an upper portion of the breast cavity section and communicating with the first vertical section at a branching point;
direction changing turn-outs arranged at crossing points of the arched crossing sections and at the branching point of the horizontal branching section; and
deflector arms placed at branching points of the arched crossing sections separated from the crossing points and communicating with the vertical sections.
2. The sliding window structure of claim 1, wherein a minimum height of the cavity in the breast section is approximately one half of the height of the window section.
3. The sliding window structure of claim 1, further comprising motorized means for moving the two parallel casements.
4. The sliding window structure of claim 3, further comprising remote control means for receiving a transmitted signal and actuating the motorized means in response to a remotely provided command.
5. The sliding window structure of claim 1, further comprising electro-mechanical means for moving the direction changing turnouts.
6. The sliding window structure of claim 5, further comprising remote control means for receiving a transmitted signal and actuating the electromechanical means in response to a remotely provided command.
7. The sliding window structure of claim 1, wherein, when the window structure is in a closed position, the two parallel casements are arranged on top of each other, in a same vertical plane.
8. The sliding window structure of claim 1, wherein, when the window structure is in a fully opened position, the two parallel casements are arranged side-by-side within the breast cavity section, and the window opening section is free of the two parallel casements and allows free communication of air therethrough.
9. The sliding window structure of claim 1, wherein at least a partial weight of each of the two parallel casements is counter-balanced by a counter weight.
10. The sliding window structure of claim 1, further comprising more than two parallel casements.
11. The sliding window structure of claim 1, wherein at least one additional parallel casement is located at an uppermost position within the window opening.
12. The sliding window structure of claim 11, wherein said at least one additional parallel casement includes one fixed position casement located at the uppermost position.

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 modular spring system comprising:
a cam shaft having a cam tip;
a module body having:
a first end and an opposing second end defining a body axis, the second end having an end block;
a cam shaft holder located on the first end, wherein the cam shaft holder has two arms defining a shaft well for placing the cam shaft therein, the shaft well having an open section facing the end block, and wherein the cam tip is positioned adjacent to the open section and the cam shaft is rotatable about a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the body axis, allowing the cam tip to move between the two arms of the shaft well;

a retainer disposed between the cam shaft holder and the end block, the retainer having a protruding member facing the shaft well, wherein the retainer is slidable in a moving direction substantially parallel to the body axis; and
a spring located between the retainer and the end block for providing an urging force to urge the protruding member to the press against the cam tip through the open section of the shaft well while allowing the cam shaft to rotate about the rotational axis.
2. The modular spring system of claim 1, wherein the retainer has a first side wall and a second side wall located on opposite sides of the protruding member, and wherein the protruding member and the cam shaft are dimensioned to allow the cam tip to be positioned in a first position between the first side wall and the protruding member or in a second position between the second side wall and the protruding member.
3. The modular spring system of claim 2, wherein when the cam tip is moved between the first position and the second position, the retainer is caused to move in the moving direction toward the end block against the urging force.
4. The modular spring system of claim 2, wherein the cam tip has a recess portion, dimensioned to allow part of the protruding member to move into the recess portion in a third position between the first and second positions.
5. The modular spring system of claim 4, wherein when the cam tip is moved between the first position and the third position or between the second position and the third position, the retainer is caused to move in the moving direction toward the end block against the urging force.
6. The modular spring system of claim 1, wherein the retainer has a first side, an opposing second side and at least a side wall on the first side, and wherein the protruding member and the cam shaft are dimensioned to allow the cam tip to be positioned in a first position between the side wall and the protruding member.
7. The modular spring system of claim 6, wherein the cam shaft can be caused to rotate such that the cam tip is moved toward the second side to a second position between the side wall and the protruding member while the retainer is caused to move in the moving direction toward the end block against the urging force.
8. The modular spring system of claim 7, wherein when the cam tip is moved from the second position to the first position, the retainer is caused by the urging force to move toward the cam shaft holder.
9. The modular spring system of claim 2, wherein the retainer has a slot on the first side wall and another slot of the second side wall, and the module body has two guiding members located on opposing sides of the cam shaft holder, wherein each of the guiding members lies in an axis substantially parallel to the body axis, and wherein the slots are dimensioned to allow the guiding members to move into the slot and to restrict movement of the retainer to the moving direction substantially parallel to the body axis.
10. The modular spring system of claim 1, wherein the cam shaft has a joint dimensioned to engage with a coupling tool for rotating the cam shaft about the rotational axis.
11. The modular spring system of claim 2, wherein the shaft well has a recess portion and the cam shaft has a protruding section for engaging with the recess portion, so as to keep the cam shaft in the shaft well while allowing the cam shaft to rotate about the rotational axis when the cam tip is moved between the first and second positions.
12. A device comprising:
a first device part;
a second device part movable relative to the first device part between a first device position and a second device position;
a modular spring system mounted on the first device part, the modular spring system comprising:
a cam shaft having a cam tip;
a module body having:
a first end and an opposing second end defining a body axis, the second end having an end block;
a cam shaft holder located on the first end, wherein the cam shaft holder has two arms defining a shaft well for placing the cam shaft therein, the shaft well having an open section facing the end block, and wherein the cam tip is positioned adjacent to the open section and the cam shaft is rotatable about a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the body axis, allowing the cam tip to move between the two arms of the shaft well;
a retainer disposed between the cam shaft holder and the end block, the retainer having a protruding member facing the shaft well, wherein the retainer is slidable in a moving direction substantially parallel to the body axis; and
a spring located between the retainer and the end block for providing an urging force to urge the protruding member to the press against the cam tip through the open section of the shaft well while allowing the cam shaft to rotate about the rotational axis; and
a coupler having a first coupling end mechanically coupled to the second device part, and a second coupling end coupled to the modular spring system for rotating the cam shaft so as to cause the second device part to move between the first and second device positions.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the retainer has a first side wall and a second side wall located on opposite sides of the protruding member, and wherein the protruding member and the cam shaft are dimensioned to allow the cam tip to be positioned
between the first side wall and the protruding member when the second device part is in the first device position, and
between the second side wall and the protruding member when the second device part is in the second device position.
14. The device of claim 12, wherein the first device part is mechanically coupled to the second device part through a hinge to allow the second device part to rotate relative to the first device part for closing and opening the device, and wherein the second device part is in the first device position when the device is closed and the second device part is in the second device position when the device is open.
15. The device of claim 12, wherein the first device part is mechanically coupled to the second device part through a sliding mechanism to allow the second device part to slide against the first device part for closing and opening the device, and wherein the second device part is in the first device position when the device is closed and the second device part is in the second device position when the device is open.
16. A method comprising:
providing in a modular spring module a module body having first end and an opposing second end defining a body axis;
disposing a cam shaft holder on the first end and an end block on the second end, the cam shaft holder having two arms defining a shaft well with an open section facing the end block;
disposing a cam shaft in the shaft well, the cam shaft having a cam tip located adjacent to the open section, wherein the cam shaft is rotatable about a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the body axis, allowing the cam tip to move between the two arms of the shaft well;
disposing a retainer between the cam shaft holder and the end block, the retainer having a protruding member facing the shaft well, wherein the retainer is slidable in a direction substantially parallel to the body axis; and
disposing a spring between the retainer and the end surface for urging the protruding member to press against the cam tip while allowing the cam shaft to rotate about the rotational axis.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
providing a mounting member on the module body so as to allow the modular spring module to be mounted on a device having a first device part and a second device part movable relative to the first device part between a first device position and a second device position; and
disposing a coupling member on the cam shaft for engaging with a coupling tool so as to rotate the cam shaft about the rotational axis between a first shaft position and a second shaft position when the second device part is moved between the first device position and the second device position.
18. A modular spring system comprising:
a module body having a first end and an opposing second end defining a body axis;
means configured for mounting the module body to a device having a first device part and a second device part, the second device part movable relative to the first device part between a first device position and a second device position;
means configured for coupling the modular spring system to the second device part for maintaining at least one of the first and second device positions when the second device part is positioned in one of the first and second device positions, the coupling means having a coupler body with a protruding section;
means, located on the first end of the module body; for holding the coupling means, wherein the holding means having two arms defining a well for accommodating the coupler body therein, the well having an open section facing the second end, allowing the coupler body to rotate about a rotational axis with the protruding section located between the two arms adjacent to the open section, the rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the body axis;
means, located between the holding means and the second end, for retaining the coupler body of the coupling means in the well, the retaining means having a protruding member facing the open section of the well, wherein the retaining means is slidable in a direction substantially parallel to the body axis; and
means, located between the retaining means and a blocking means on the second end, for urging the protruding member of the retaining means to press against the protruding section of the coupling means while allowing the coupler body to rotate about the rotational axis.
19. The modular spring system of claim 18, wherein the retaining means has a first side wall and a second side wall located on opposite sides of the protruding member, and wherein the protruding member and the coupling means are dimensioned to allow the protruding section to be positioned in a first position between the first side wall and the protruding member or in a second position between the second side wall and the protruding member.

1. An apparatus to stream telephony data comprising:
a computer telephony bus connector adapted for coupling to at least one computer telephony bus associated with a computer telephony board, and for receiving streamed telephony data from the computer telephony board;
a computer interface for plugging into a standard personal computer interface connector and adapted for coupling to a host processor for streaming telephony data from the apparatus to the host processor;
a bus switching application specific integrated circuit electrically coupled to the computer telephony bus connector to provide a switching matrix for the computer telephony bus to gain access to telephony data;
a control processor and associated logic for processing the streamed telephony data and directing same to the computer interface; and
a memory for temporarily storing streamed telephony data.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the telephony data is at least one of pulse code modulation data and time division multiplexing data.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the control processor formats the telephony data to resemble a memory device.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control processor initiates a data transfer request to the host processor to transfer the telephony data, and the host processor responds with a data transfer grant when it is ready.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer interface is at least one of an Intelligent Drive Electronics interface, a hard disk drive Small Computer System Interface, a Dual In-line Memory Module interface, and a Single In-line Memory Module.
6. A computer telephony system to stream telephony data, comprising:
a motherboard;
a host processor coupled to the motherboard;
at least one computer telephony board, located on the motherboard, having at least one computer telephony bus, joined via a connector;
a circuit substrate layer, located on the motherboard, having access to telephony data time slots and having a computer telephony bus connector, a computer telephony bus switching application specific integrated circuit, a control processor, memory, and associated logic, and at least one computer interface.
7. The computer telephony system of claim 6, wherein the telephony data is at least one of pulse code modulation data and time division multiplexing data.
8. The computer telephony system of claim 6, wherein the control processor receives the telephony data from the computer telephony bus connector.
9. The computer telephony system of claim 8, wherein the control processor formats the telephony data to resemble a memory device.
10. The computer telephony system of claim 9, wherein the control processor initiates a data transfer request to the host processor to transfer the telephony data, and the host processor responds with a data transfer grant when it is ready.
11. The computer telephony system of claim 6, wherein the computer telephony bus switching application specific integrated circuit connects to the computer telephony bus connector and provides a switching matrix for the computer telephony bus to gain access to telephony data.
12. The computer telephony system of claim 6, wherein the computer interface is at least one of an Intelligent Drive Electronics interface, a hard disk drive Small Computer System Interface, a Dual In-line Memory Module interface, and a Single In-line Memory Module interface.
13. The computer telephony system of claim 12, wherein the at least one the Intelligent Drive Electronics interface, the hard disk drive Small Computer System Interface, the Dual In-line Memory Module interface, and the Single In-line Memory Module interface stream the telephony data to the host processor.
14. A method of streaming telephony data, comprising:
receiving telephony data via a computer telephony bus;
employing a control processor on a circuit substrate layer to take the telephony data from the computer telephony bus and format it to resemble a memory device;
initiating a data transfer of the telephony data to a host processor;
using the circuit substrate layer to stream the telephony data to the host processor via a computer interface.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the telephony data is at least one of pulse code modulation data and time division multiplexing data.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the computer interface is at least one of an Intelligent Drive Electronics interface, a hard disk drive Small Computer System Interface, a Dual In-line Memory Module interface, and a Single In-line Memory Module interface.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the circuit substrate layer contains separate assemblies for each of the Intelligent Drive Electronics interface, the hard disk drive Small Computer System Interface, the Dual In-line Memory Module interface, and the Single In-line Memory Module interface.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein a direct memory access is initiated to conduct the data transfer.
19. A system to stream telephony data to a host processor comprising a computer readable medium and a computer readable program code stored on the computer readable medium and executable by a computer, said computer readable program code having instructions to:
receive telephony data via a computer telephony bus;
format the telephony data to resemble a memory device by employing a control processor on a circuit substrate layer to take the telephony data from the computer telephony bus;
initiate a data transfer of the telephony data to a host processor;
stream the telephony data to the host processor via a computer interface by using the circuit substrate layer.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the telephony data is at least one of pulse code modulation data and time division multiplexing data.
21. The system of claim 19, wherein instructions are provided to a control processor to format the telephony data.
22. The system of claim 19, wherein instructions are provided to a circuit substrate layer to stream the telephony data to the host processor.
23. The system of claim 19, wherein the computer interface is one of an Intelligent Drive Electronics interface, a hard disk drive Small Computer System Interface, a Dual In-line Memory Module interface, and a Single In-line Memory Module interface.
24. The system of claim 19, wherein a direct memory access is initiated to transfer the telephony data.

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 silicone urisheath having an outer surface and an inner surface, the silicone urisheath comprising:
an annular inner band of oxidized silicone forming the inner surface of the urisheath;
an outermost annular band of non-oxidized silicone that forms the outer surface of the silicone urisheath; and
a pressure sensitive skin adhesive that is disposed on the annular inner band of oxidized silicone.
2. The silicone urisheath according to claim 1, wherein the annular inner band is formed by an oxidative process selected from the group consisting of oxidative-heat treatment, UV light, E-beam, gamma-irradiation, and chemical oxidative treatment.
3. The silicone urisheath according to claim 1, wherein the annular inner band is formed by an oxidative-heat treatment selected from the group consisting of corona treatment, plasma treatment, and flame treatment.
4. The silicone urisheath according to claim 1, wherein the pressure sensitive skin adhesive is a polar adhesive material.
5. The silicone urisheath according to claim 4, wherein the polar adhesive material is based on acrylics, polyether, polyvinylether, polyurethane, or polyvinylpyrolidone.
6. The silicone urisheath according to claim 1, wherein the pressure sensitive skin adhesive is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive.
7. A urisheath comprising:
a body formed of silicone material, the body having a cylindrical shape defining an innermost surface, an outermost surface, wall a thickness between the innermost and outermost surfaces, a first end, a second end and a length between the first and second ends, the body including:
an annular inner band of oxidized silicone material defined along the length at the innermost surface that extends from the innermost surface partially into the wall thickness of the body;
an annular outer band of non-oxidized silicone material defined along the length at the outermost surface; and

a pressure sensitive skin adhesive that is disposed on the annular inner band of oxidized silicone.
8. The urisheath of claim 7, wherein the annular inner band of oxidized silicone material is defined along an entire length of the body such that the annular inner band extends along all of the length of the body between the first end and the second end.
9. The urisheath of claim 7, wherein the annular inner band of oxidized silicone material is defined along a partial length of the body such that the annular inner band extends along a portion of the length of the body between the first end and the second end.
10. The silicone urisheath according to claim 7, wherein the annular inner band is formed according to an oxidative process including at least one of oxidative-heat treatment, UV light, E-beam, gamma-irradiation, and chemical oxidative treatment.
11. The silicone urisheath according to claim 7, wherein the annular inner band is formed according to an oxidative-heat treatment including at least one of corona treatment, plasma treatment, and flame treatment.
12. The silicone urisheath according to claim 7, wherein the pressure sensitive skin adhesive includes a polar adhesive material.
13. The silicone urisheath according to claim 7, wherein the pressure sensitive skin adhesive is formed of a material having a base polymer including at least one of an acrylic, a polyether, a polyvinylether, a polyurethane, and a polyvinylpyrolidone base polymer.
14. The silicone urisheath according to claim 7, wherein the pressure sensitive skin adhesive includes an acrylic based pressure sensitive adhesive.
15. A urisheath comprising:
a body formed of silicone material, the body having a cylindrical shape defining an innermost surface, an outermost surface, wall a thickness between the innermost and outermost surfaces, a first end, a second end and a length between the first and second ends, the body including:
an annular inner band of oxidized silicone material that has been treated with an oxidative process to form an oxidized band of silicone material into the innermost surface that extends from the innermost surface partially into the wall thickness of the body;
an annular outer band of non-oxidized silicone material defined along the length at the outermost surface; and

a pressure sensitive skin adhesive that is disposed on the oxidized band of silicone material.
16. The urisheath of claim 15, wherein the annular inner band of oxidized silicone material is defined along an entire length of the body such that the annular inner band extends along all of the length of the body between the first end and the second end.
17. The urisheath of claim 15, wherein the annular inner band of oxidized silicone material is defined along a partial length of the body such that the annular inner band extends along a portion of the length of the body between the first end and the second end.