Author: claimsbot

1. An initiator comprising:
a) a header assembly including an eyelet, a top surface, and an exposed electrical initiating element on said top surface;
b) a monolithic solid ignition charge adjacent to said top surface of said header assembly, said ignition charge being adjacent to and in heat-transferring relationship with said electrical initiating element;
c) an output charge overlying said ignition charge;
an intermediary slip plane between said ignition charge and said output charge, wherein said slip plane is created by a lack of integral connection between said ignition charge and said output charge, wherein said ignition charge and said output charge are in immediate contact with each other over substantially all of said slip plane; and,

d) a charge can around said ignition charge and said output charge and hermetically attached to said header assembly so as to separate the interior contents of said can from the ambient environment exterior to said can.
2. The initiator subassembly of claim 1, wherein said electrical initiating element is a bridgewire.
3. The initiator of claim 1, wherein said output charge is non-monolithic and thus incapable of transmitting substantial lateral force components or torque to said ignition charge.
4. The initiator of claim 1, wherein said ignition charge is formed from a slurry that includes a binder at less than five percent by weight and a solvent at between ten to thirty percent by weight.
5. The initiator of claim 4, wherein said ignition charge is a dried centrifuged slurry having a height of no more than a millimeter.
6. The initiator of claim 1, wherein said output charge is a monolithic solid mass.
7. (canceled)
8. (canceled)
9. The initiator of claim 6, wherein both of said ignition charge and said output charge are formed of dried slurry.
10. (canceled)
11. The initiator of claim 1, further comprising a charge sleeve within said charge can, said sleeve projecting upwardly above said top surface of said eyelet and circumferentially surrounding said ignition charge and said output charge.
12. The initiator of claim 11, wherein said charge sleeve has a narrowed top end, and said charge has a largest outer diameter that is greater than the inner diameter of said narrowed top end of said sleeve.
13. The initiator of claim 11, further comprising an ignition charge dam confining said ignition charge, said output charge having a diameter greater than that of said ignition charge.
14. A method for making an initiator, comprising the steps of:
a) providing a header assembly including an eyelet, a top surface, and an exposed electrical initiating element on said top surface;
b) providing a monolithic solid ignition charge adjacent to said top surface of said header assembly and adjacent to and in a heat-transferring relationship with said electrical initiating element;
c) loading an output charge on top of said ignition charge;
d) providing an intermediary slip plane between said ignition charge and said output charge, wherein said slip plane is created by a lack of integral connection between said ignition charge and said output charge, wherein said ignition charge and said output charge are in immediate contact with each other over substantially all of said slip plane; and,
e) placing a charge can around said ignition charge and said output charge and hermetically attaching said charge can to said header assembly so as to separate the interior contents of said can from the ambient environment exterior to said can.
15. (canceled)
16. The method of claim 14, wherein step b) and step c) each include the step of slurry-loading a charge slurry.
17. (canceled)
18. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of axially spinning said header assembly.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of providing a charge sleeve within said charge can and around said ignition charge and output charge.
20. (canceled)
21. (canceled)
22. The method of claim 14, wherein said electrical initiating element is a bridgewire.
23. The method of claim 14, wherein said ignition charge is formed from a slurry that includes a binder at less than five percent by weight and a solvent at between ten to thirty percent by weight.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein said ignition charge is a dried centrifuged slurry having a height of no more than a millimeter.
25. The method of claim 14, wherein said output charge is a monolithic solid mass.
26. The method of claim 26, wherein both of said ignition charge and said output charge are formed of dried slurry.
27. The method of claim 19, wherein said charge sleeve has a narrowed top end, and said charge has a largest outer diameter that is greater than the inner diameter of said narrowed top end of said sleeve.
28. The initiator made by the method of claim 14.

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 head system, comprising:
a head element coupled to a suspension element by an electrically conductive adhesive to prevent damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD) with said head element, wherein said adhesive is an anisotropic conductive paste (ACP).
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said head element is a hard drive magnetic head.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said suspension element is a head-gimbal assembly (HGA).
4. The system of claim 3, wherein said suspension element is an HGA suspension tongue.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein said adhesive is a dual cure paste adhesive.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein a process for curing said adhesive includes ultraviolet (UV) treatment and thermal treatment.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein said UV treatment partially cures said adhesive to affix the head element to the suspension element in a proper location and with a proper directional orientation.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein said thermal treatment completes the adhesive cure process by strengthening said adhesive.
9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a barrier interposed between said head element and said suspension element.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein said barrier aids in sustaining said proper directional orientation of the head element with respect to the suspension element during the adhesive curing process.
11. A method for head attachment, comprising:
coupling a head element to a suspension element by an anisotropic conductive paste (ACP) to prevent damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD) with a head element.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said head element is a hard drive magnetic head.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said suspension element is a head-gimbal assembly (HGA).
14. The method of claim 13, wherein said suspension element is an HGA suspension tongue.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein said adhesive is a dual cure paste adhesive.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein a process for curing said adhesive includes ultraviolet (UV) treatment and thermal treatment.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said UV treatment cures an exposed area of said adhesive to affix the head element to the suspension element in a proper location and with a proper directional orientation.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein said thermal treatment completes the adhesive cure process by strengthening said adhesive.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising interposing a barrier between said head element and said suspension element.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein said barrier aids in sustaining said proper directional orientation of the head element with respect to the suspension element during the adhesive curing process.

What is claimed is:

1. A seal assembly for reception of an elongated surgical instrument, which comprises:
a body having, at least one opening configured and dimensioned to permit entry of an elongated surgical instrument and defining a central longitudinal axis;
a seal member formed of a resilient material and defining an aperture therein, the aperture being configured and dimensioned such that insertion of the surgical instrument into the aperture causes the resilient material defining the aperture to resiliently contact the outer surface of the surgical instrument in a substantially fluid tight manner; and
a fabric layer juxtaposed relative to the resilient material.
2. A seal assembly for reception of an elongated surgical instrument according to claim 1, which further comprises a coating applied to the seal member to reduce friction between the seal member and surgical instrumentation inserted therein.
3. A seal assembly for reception of an elongated surgical instrument according to claim 2, wherein the coating is a hydrocyclosiloxane membrane prepared by plasma polymerization process.
4. A seal assembly for reception of an elongated surgical instrument according to claim 1, which further comprises a ring member secured to the seal member and having a dampening element disposed between a surface of the ring, member and a surface of the body.

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 device for neutralizing an object at least partly covered with sediment in a fluid medium, the device comprising:
a body;
a sediment displacing unit mounted on the body, wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to interact with the fluid medium andor the sediment to displace the sediment covering the object; and
a neutralizing unit mounted on the body and configured to neutralize the object;
wherein the neutralizing device includes an explosive device.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the object is a mine.
3. A device for neutralizing an object at least partly covered with sediment in a fluid medium, the device comprising:
a body;
a sediment displacing unit mounted on the body, wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to interact with the fluid medium andor the sediment to displace the sediment covering the object; and
a neutralizing unit mounted on the body and configured to neutralize the object;
wherein the neutralizing device is adapted to neutralize the object by electrically treating the object by applying an electric charge or current to the object.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the object is a mine.
5. A device for neutralizing an object at least partly covered with sediment in a fluid medium, the device comprising:
a body;
a sediment displacing unit mounted on the body, wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to interact with the fluid medium andor the sediment to displace the sediment covering the object; and
a neutralizing unit mounted on the body and configured to neutralize the object;
wherein the neutralizing device is adapted to neutralize the object by magnetically treating the object.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein the neutralizing device is adapted to neutralize the object by magnetically treating the object by generating an magnetic signal the magnetic signal including an electromagnetic pulse.
7. The device of claim 5 wherein the object is a mine.
8. A device for neutralizing an object at least partly covered with sediment in a fluid medium, the device comprising:
a body;
a sediment displacing unit mounted on the body, wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to interact with the fluid medium andor the sediment to displace the sediment covering the object; and
a neutralizing unit mounted on the body and configured to neutralize the object;
wherein the neutralizing device is adapted to neutralize the object by triggering self-destruction of the object.
9. The device of claim 8 wherein the neutralizing device is adapted to neutralize the object by triggering self-destruction of the object using at least one of an electromagnetic treatment and generation of a signal detectable by the object.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein the neutralizing device is adapted to neutralize the object by triggering self-destruction of the object using generation of a signal detectable by the object.
11. The device of claim 10 wherein the signal detectable by the object includes at least one of a vibration signal, an acoustic signal, and an electromagnetic signal.
12. The device of claim 8 wherein the object is a mine.
13. A device for neutralizing an object at least partly covered with sediment in a fluid medium, the device comprising:
a body;
a sediment displacing unit mounted on the body, wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to interact with the fluid medium andor the sediment to displace the sediment covering the object; and
a neutralizing unit mounted on the body and configured to neutralize the object;
wherein the device is adapted to at least partly bury the neutralizing unit.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein:
the sediment displacing unit is configured to fluidize the sediment; and
the device is adapted to insert the neutralizing unit into the fluidized sediment.
15. The device of claim 13 wherein the neutralizing unit includes an explosive charge.
16. The device of claim 13 wherein the object is a mine.
17. A device for neutralizing an object at least partly covered with sediment in a fluid medium, the device comprising:
a body;
a sediment displacing unit mounted on the body, wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to interact with the fluid medium andor the sediment to displace the sediment covering the object, the sediment displacing unit including:
a selectively extendable tube having a current outlet; and
a pump configured to direct the fluid medium through the tube and

away from the sediment displacing unit through the current outlet; and
a neutralizing unit mounted on the body and configured to neutralize the object.
18. The device of claim 17 wherein the sediment displacing unit includes an extending mechanism operative to extend the tube.
19. The device of claim 17 wherein the sediment displacing unit is configured to fluidize the sediment.
20. The device of claim 17 wherein:
the sediment displacing unit is configured to fluidize the sediment; and
the device is adapted to insert the neutralizing unit into the fluidized sediment.
21. The device of claim 17 wherein the object is a mine.