Author: claimsbot

1. A manufacturing method of a light-emitting device, comprising:
providing a first semiconductor layer;
forming a transparent conductive oxide layer on the first semiconductor layer;
forming a metal layer comprising a first metal material on a surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer; and
heat treating the transparent conductive oxide layer and the metal layer thereby forming a diffusion region comprising the first metal material and a non-diffusion region substantially not comprising the first metal material in the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the non-diffusion region is closer to the first semiconductor layer than the diffusion region.
2. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the concentration of the first metal material in the diffusion region decreases gradually toward the first semiconductor layer.
3. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the first metal material comprises an element selected from a group consisting of group IIA element and group IIIA element.
4. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the transparent conductive oxide layer comprises a second metal material different from the first metal material of the metal layer.
5. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the metal layer before heat treating is smaller than 500 angstroms.
6. The manufacturing method of claim 5, wherein the thickness of the metal layer after heat treating is smaller than 50 angstroms.
7. The manufacturing method of claim 1, further comprising forming a second semiconductor layer and an active layer prior to forming the first semiconductor layer, wherein the active layer is formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
8. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the metal layer is a discontinuous layer before the heat treating step.
9. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer is a rough surface after the heat treating step.
10. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the step of heat treating the transparent conductive oxide layer and the metal layer comprises forming an oxide of the first metal material by reacting the first metal material with oxygen of the transparent conductive oxide layer.
11. The manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the heat treating step is carried out at an environment substantially without oxygen.
12. The manufacturing method of claim 1, further comprising forming an electrode on the transparent conductive oxide layer.
13. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a first semiconductor layer; and
a transparent conductive oxide layer comprising a diffusion region having a first metal material and a non-diffusion region devoid of the first metal material,
wherein the non-diffusion region is closer to the first semiconductor layer than the diffusion region.
14. The light-emitting device of claim 13, further comprising a second semiconductor layer and an active layer, wherein the active layer is formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
15. The light-emitting device of claim 13, wherein the concentration of the first metal material in the diffusion region decreases gradually toward the first semiconductor layer.
16. The light-emitting device of claim 13, wherein the first metal material comprises an element selected from a group consisting of IIA group and IIIA group.
17. The light-emitting device of claim 13, further comprising an oxide of the first metal material formed in the transparent conductive oxide layer.
18. The light-emitting device of claim 13, wherein the transparent conductive oxide layer comprises a second metal material different from the first metal material.
19. The light-emitting device of claim 14, further comprising a metal layer formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the metal layer is pervious to a light emitted from the active layer.
20. The light-emitting device of claim 19, wherein the metal layer is a discontinuous layer, andor a thickness of the metal layer is less than 100 angstroms.
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. Therapeutic footwear apparatus comprising:
a) a boot comprising a plurality of fabric panels sewn to one another and organized to wrap about and cover a portion of a wearer’s leg and foot and including a plurality of tabs of hook and loop fastener material directly affixed to said panels and arranged to bind the boot to a wearer’s leg and foot upon overlapping the panels onto one another;
b) a foam cradle piece mounted inside said boot and having a longitudinal channel shaped to mate with and support a wearer’s calf and elevate a wearer’s heel in an included arcuate cutout space adjacent a wearer’s heel;
c) a flat foam extension piece affixed to a posterior surface of said cradle piece and extending to protect the bottom of a wearer’s heel and sole and wrap back upon itself over the distal ends and anterior surface of a wearer’s toes; and
d) a generally L-shaped splint directly mounted to the sole of the boot and having a sole portion that underlies the plantar foam extension piece and a wearer’s sole, a calf portion that underlies a wearer’s calf and a heel portion adapted to depress into a cushioned support surface to prevent rotation of a wearer’s leg, reduce leg elevation and minimize contact pressure between the boot and heel when the boot and a wearer’s leg are supported in a supine posture on the cushioned support surface.
2. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said heel portion transversely projects below said calf portion in a range of approximately \u215c to \xbe-inch.
3. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said splint is mounted in a pocket defined between a fabric layer at the sole of the boot and a traction pad mounted to the sole of said boot.
4. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including a fabric sleeve mounted over the calf portion of said splint and having a tab of hook or loop fastener material positioned to mate with a hook or loop fastener tab at a foam cover piece mounted to the heel portion of said splint to secure said fabric sleeve to said splint.
5. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including a layer of foam mounted to the calf, heel and sole portions of said splint.
6. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including a plurality of straps affixed to said splint and wherein hook or loop fasteners mounted to said straps fasten to mating hook and loop fasteners at said boot.
7. Therapeutic footwear apparatus adapted to cover a wearer’s leg in the region of the calf, foot, heel, sole and toes comprising:
a) a boot comprising a plurality of panels sewn to one another and oriented to overlap each other and align with a wearer’s foot and calf, wherein said panels comprise an external layer of a fabric material sewn to an internal layer of a fleece material, wherein a plurality of hook or loop fastener pieces are directly affixed to surfaces of said external and internal layers and arranged to overlap and adhere the panels to each other, and wherein a pocket space is longitudinally aligned to a wearer’s calf and configured between said fabric and fleece layers; and
b) a foam support comprising;
i) a cradle piece having a longitudinally contoured channel adapted to mate with and support a wearer’s calf, wherein said cradle piece mounts in said pocket space, wherein an anterior surface of said channel exhibits a recessed portion and a contoured, raised portion that extends above the recessed portion in the region of a wearer’s heel such that the channel is shaped and oriented to mate with the posterior surface of a wearer’s calf, wherein an arcuate cutout is defined through an end of said cradle piece, and wherein a wearer’s heel is suspended in the arcuate cutout, and
ii) an extension piece comprising an elongated foam sheet affixed to a posterior surface of said cradle piece adjacent an apex of said arcuate cutout and mounted between said fabric and fleece layers to extend into a toe panel to only underlie plantar surfaces of a wearer’s heel, sole and toes and fold back upon itself over distal ends of a wearer’s toes and over an anterior surface of the wearer’s toes and foot; and
c) a generally L-shaped splint mounted in a pocket defined between a fabric layer at the sole of the boot and a traction pad mounted to the sole of said boot, wherein a sole portion of the splint underlies the foam extension piece and a wearer’s sole, wherein a calf portion of the splint underlies a wearer’s calf, and wherein a heel portion of the splint projects from the calf portion and is adapted to depress into a cushioned support surface to prevent rotation of a wearer’s leg, reduce leg elevation and minimize contact pressure between the boot and heel when the boot and a wearer’s leg are supported in a supine posture on the cushioned support surface.
8. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 7 including a fabric sleeve mounted over the calf portion of said splint and having a tab of hook or loop fastener material positioned to mate with a hook or loop fastener tab at a foam cover piece mounted to the heel portion of said splint to secure said fabric sleeve to said splint.
9. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 8 including a layer of foam mounted to the calf, heel and sole portions of said splint.
10. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 7 including a plurality of straps affixed to said splint and wherein hook or loop fasteners mounted to said straps fasten to mating hook and loop fasteners at said boot.
11. Therapeutic footwear apparatus comprising:
a) a boot comprising a plurality of fabric panels sewn to one another and organized to wrap about and cover a portion of a wearer’s leg and foot and including a plurality of tabs of hook and loop fastener material directly affixed to said panels and arranged to bind the boot to a wearer’s leg and foot upon overlapping the panels onto one another;
b) a foam cradle piece mounted inside said boot and having a longitudinal channel shaped to mate with and support a wearer’s calf and elevate a wearer’s heel in an included arcuate cutout space adjacent a wearer’s heel;
c) a flat foam extension piece affixed to a posterior surface of said cradle piece and extending to protect the bottom of a wearer’s heel and sole and wrap back upon itself over the distal ends and anterior surface of a wearer’s toes; and
d) a generally L-shaped splint mounted in a pocket defined between a fabric layer at the sole of the boot and a traction pad mounted to the sole of said boot, wherein a sole portion of the splint underlies the foam extension piece and a wearer’s sole, wherein a plurality of straps having hook or loop fasteners are coupled to said calf portion and mounted to overlap and fasten said straps to mating hook and loop fasteners at said boot, wherein a fabric sleeve mounts over the calf portion of said splint and includes a tab of hook or loop fastener material positioned to mate with a hook or loop fastener tab at a foam cover piece mounted to said splint to secure said fabric sleeve to said splint, wherein a calf portion of the splint underlies a wearer’s calf, and wherein a heel portion of the splint projects from the calf portion and is adapted to depress into a cushioned support surface to prevent rotation of a wearer’s leg, reduce leg elevation and minimize contact pressure between the boot and heel when the boot and a wearer’s leg are supported in a supine posture on the cushioned support surface.
12. Footwear apparatus as set forth in claim 11 including a layer of foam mounted to the calf, heel and sole portions of said splint.

What is claimed is:

1. A compound of the formula:
76
wherein:
R1 and R2 each independently is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, acyl, halo, nitro, amino, cyano, alkoxy, hydroxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, thiol, carbonylamino, aminocarbonyl, or haloalkyl;
R3 and R4 each independently is hydrogen, halo, alkyl, acyl, aryl, or arylalkyl;
R5 is:
77
n is 0 to 4;
R6 in each independent occurrence is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, or halo;
R7 and R8 each independently is hydrogen or alkyl; and
R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, or arylalkyl;
or an individual isomer, a racemic or non racemic mixture of isomers, a prodrug, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
2. The compound of claim 1, wherein R3 and R4 each independently is hydrogen, halo or alkyl.
3. The compound of claim 1, wherein R1 and R2 each independently is hydrogen, halo, or alkoxy.
4. The compound of claim 1, wherein n is 1 and wherein R6 is hydrogen or halo.
5. The compound of claim 1, wherein R7 and R8 are hydrogen.
6. The compound of claim 1, wherein R9 is hydrogen or alkyl.
7. The compound of claim 1, wherein:
R1 and R2 each independently is hydrogen, halo, or alkoxy;
R3 and R4 each independently is hydrogen, halo or alkyl;
n is 1 and R6 is hydrogen or halo;
R7 and R8 are hydrogen; and
R9 is hydrogen or alkyl.
8. The compound of claim 7, wherein said compound has the formula:
78
9. The compound of claim 7, wherein said compound has the formula:
79
10. The compound of claim 7, wherein said compound has the formula:
80
11. The compound of claim 8, wherein one of R1 and R2 is halo and the other is hydrogen.
12. The compound of claim 10, wherein one of R1 and R2 is halo and the other is hydrogen.
13. The compound of claim 12, wherein n is 1 and R6 is halo.
14. The compound of claim 12, wherein n is 0.
15. The compound of claim 10, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen.
16. The compound of claim 15, wherein n is 1 and R6 is halo.
17. The compound of claim 15, wherein n is 0.
18. The compound of claim 12, wherein R9 is hydrogen.
19. The compound of claim 12, wherein R9 is methyl.
20. The compound of claim 13, wherein R9 is hydrogen.
21. The compound of claim 13, wherein R9 is methyl.
22. The compound of claim 14, wherein R9 is hydrogen.
23. The compound of claim 14, wherein R9 is methyl.
24. The compound of claim 15, wherein R9 is hydrogen.
25. The compound of claim 15, wherein R9 is methyl.
26. The compound of claim 16, wherein R9 is hydrogen.
27. The compound of claim 16, wherein R9 is methyl.
28. The compound of claim 17, wherein R9 is hydrogen.
29. The compound of claim 17, wherein R9 is methyl.
30. A pharmaceutical composition comprising, comprising a compound of claim 1 together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
31. A method for treating a central nervous system disease state in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein the disease state comprises a disease selected from psychoses, schizophrenia, manic depressions, neurological disorders, memory disorders, attention deficit disorder, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s disease.
33. A method for treating a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
34. A method for treating obesity in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a of a compound of claim 1.
35. A method for producing a compound of claim 1, comprising contacting a 4-halobenzenesulfonyl-indole of the formula:
81
with a piperazine of the formula:
82
to produce a compound of the formula:
83
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

I claim as my invention:

1. A method for dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network, the resources to be split being made available in a resource pool from which, for each competing data stream, a resource share is taken and is allocated to this data stream, comprising the steps of:
dynamically aligning a resource requirement for a data stream on the basis that, if the resource requirement has arisen, a correspondingly greater resource share is allocated if possible or resources which are no longer required are returned to the resource pool, where
a resource share which is no longer required is returned to the resource pool if
the resource share has not been required for a prescribed number of successive resource inquiries or if
no new resource inquiries are received for a prescribed time period.
2. The method for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 1, where the prescribed time period is proportioned such that the prescribed number of successive resource inquires could be expected therein.
3. The method for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 1, where
if the resource requirement has arisen, an allocated resource share is increased, provided that there are still other resources available in the resource pool, or otherwise
further attempts to increase a resource share are prevented until a second prescribed number of successive resource inquiries has been received.
4. The method for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 1 where
if the resource requirement has risen, an allocated resource share is increased, provided that there are still other resources available in the resource pool, or otherwise further attempts to increase a resource share are prevented until the prescribed time period has elapsed.
5. The method for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 3, where the first and second prescribed numbers of successive resource inquiries adopt a same value.
6. The method for dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 1, where
a time profile is ascertained for the resource requirement of the data stream and is compared with a prescribed threshold value, where
the associated resource share is increased if there are still other resources available in the resource pool,
as soon as the resource requirement reaches or exceeds the threshold value.
7. The method for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for these resources in a communications network of claim 1 where
a resource share which is no longer required is returned to the resource pool only if
upon return there is no drop below a prescribed minimum value for the resource share.
8. An apparatus for dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network, comprising:
a resource pool for making available resources which are to be split and from which, for each competing data stream, a resource share can be taken and can be allocated to the data stream, where
a system for dynamically aligning the resource requirement for a data stream is provided which can be used, if the resource requirement has increased, to allocate a correspondingly greater resource share if possible or to return resources which are no longer required to the resource pool, where
a resource share which is no longer required can be returned to the resource pool if
the resource share has not been required for a prescribed number of successive resource inquiries or if
no new resource inquiries are received for a prescribed time period.
9. The apparatus for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 8, where the system for dynamically aligning the resource requirement can proportion the prescribed time period such that the prescribed number of successive resource inquiries could be expected therein.
10. The apparatus for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 8, where the system for dynamically aligning the resource requirement
can increase an allocated resource share when the resource requirement has risen, provided that there are still other resources available in the resource pool, or otherwise
can prevent further attempts to increase a resource share until a second prescribed number of successive resource inquiries has been received.
11. The apparatus for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 8 where the system for dynamically aligning the resource requirement
can increase an allocated resource share when the resource requirement has risen, provided that there are still other resources available in the resource pool, or otherwise
can prevent further attempts to increase a resource share until a prescribed time period has elapsed.
12. The apparatus for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for the resources in a communications network of claim 8, where the system for dynamically aligning the resource requirement
can ascertain a time profile for the resource requirement of the data stream and can compare it with a prescribed threshold value, where
the allocated resource share can be increased if there are still other resources available in the resource pool
as soon as the resource requirement reaches or exceeds the threshold value.