Author: claimsbot

1. A rock and concrete breaking (fracturing-demolishing-splitting) system comprising:
a chemical mixture comprising potassium chlorate with ratio of 55-70% by weight of mixture; ammonium oxalate with ratio of 15-30% by weight of mixture; sugar or lactose or starch or any combination of them with ratio of 15-20% by weight of mixture; boron oxide (boroxide) (B2O3) with ratio of 5-10% by weight of mixture; borax decahydrate (Na2B4O7.10H2O) with ratio of 3-5% by weight of mixture;
an activation component placed inside andor in contact directly or indirectly with the chemical mixture, wherein the activation component is configured to activate the chemical mixture to burn and expand; and
an activation system configured to activate the activation component wherein when the activation system activates the activation component, the activation component activates the chemical mixture that causes chemical mixture to burn and expand.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the activation system further comprises a hardware, the hardware comprises at least one mobile unit and a main unit.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the activation system further comprises a software to receive an input data and control the activation component.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the activation system is configured to produce 0.1-100 V voltage, and 100 umA-5000 A current under AC or DC voltage.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the activation component is selected from a group consisting of metal oxide based activation components, silicium or germanium based activation components, diode or zener diode based activation components, resistors based activation components, Cu, Al, Ag, Au, or Pt wire based activation components, capacitors based activation components, and paper or wood materials based activation components.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the activation component comprises metal oxide varistors.

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 fuel-cell stack, comprising:
a layer-stacked structure of a first cell and a second cell, wherein each cell includes
a membrane electrode assembly having a polyelectrolyte membrane, and an anode and a cathode arranged so as to sandwich the polyelectrolyte membrane, wherein the anode and the cathode each comprise a catalytic layer formed on a surface of the polyelectrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer formed on an outer surface of the catalytic layer, and
a pair of separators having groove portions formed on surfaces thereof, the separators being arranged so as to interpose the membrane electrode assembly therebetween and so as to form gas flow passages by bringing the surfaces having the grooved portions into contact with the gas diffusion layers, respectively,

wherein each gas diffusion layer includes a gas-diffusion-layer base material, wherein (a) the gas-diffusion-layer base material of each anode of the first and second cells comprises a first direction and an elongation such that the gas-diffusion-layer base materials have elongation variations that are different in the anode of the first cell and the anode of the second cell in the first direction, or (b) the gas-diffusion-layer base material of each cathode of the first and second cells comprises a first direction and an elongation such that the gas-diffusion-layer base materials have elongation variations that are different in the cathode of the first cell and the cathode of the second cell in the first direction,
wherein the first direction is both (i) parallel to the surfaces having the grooved portions and (ii) perpendicular to a primary direction of flow in the gas flow passages.
2. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongation variations of the gas-diffusion-layer base material of the gas diffusion layers of each of the anodes of the first and second cells are within \xb130% of each other with respect to the first direction.
3. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongation variations of the gas-diffusion-layer base material of the gas diffusion layers of each of the anodes of the first and second cells are within \xb130% of each other with respect to the first direction, and wherein the elongation variations of the gas-diffusion-layer base material of the gas diffusion layers of each of the cathodes of the first and second cells are within \xb130% of each other with respect to the first direction.
4. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongation variations are within \xb130% of each other with respect to a second direction which is both (i) parallel to the surfaces having the grooved portions and (ii) parallel to the primary direction of flow in the gas flow passages.
5. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongation variations are within \xb110% of each other with respect to the first direction.
6. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 5, wherein the elongation variations are within \xb120% of each other with respect to a second direction which is both (i) parallel to the surfaces having the grooved portions and (ii) parallel to the primary direction of flow in the gas flow passages.
7. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein elongations of each of the gas-diffusion-layer base materials of the first and second cells are anisotropic with respect to the first direction, and with respect to a second direction which is both (i) parallel to the surfaces having the grooved portions and (ii) parallel to the primary direction of flow in the gas flow passages.
8. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 7, wherein the anisotropic elongations are such that an elongation in one of the first and second directions is 60% or more larger than an elongation in the other of the first and second directions.
9. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 7, wherein the anisotropic elongations are such that an elongation in the first direction is smaller than an elongation in the second direction.
10. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the gas-diffusion-layer base materials are formed from carbon fiber woven cloth.
11. A fuel cell comprising:
the fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1; and
a fuel supply unit for feeding both the first cell and the second cell of the stack.
12. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the gas-diffusion-layer base materials are formed from carbon fiber nonwoven cloth.
13. The fuel-cell stack as defined in claim 1, wherein the elongation variations of the gas-diffusion-layer base material of the gas diffusion layers of each of the cathodes of the first and second cells are within \xb130% of each other with respect to the first direction.

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25. A catheter sub-assembly comprising a fluid drain, a fluid junction including a flow path defined therein, a catheter tube defining a flow path therein and communicating with and carried by said junction, said catheter tube and said fluid drain being relatively pivotally movable about said junction.
26. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 wherein said drain defines a flow path.
27. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 26 further comprising a handle wherein said flow path is defined by an enclosed lumen within said handle.
28. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 27 wherein said handle comprises a terminal proximal end said catheter tube comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion, wherein said proximal portion of said catheter tube includes at least a pair of eyelet openings and extends beyond said proximal end of said handle when said catheter tube is in its initial state.
29. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 28 wherein said fluid junction comprises a rotary member.
30. The catheter assembly of claim 29 wherein said rotary member is selected from one of a generally spherical member or a spool.
31. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 wherein said flow path through said fluid junction is non-linear.
32. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 further comprising a flow controller associated with said fluid junction.
33. The catheter assembly of claim 32 further comprising a socket in said handle for receiving said fluid junction.
34. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 33 wherein said fluid junction and said catheter tube comprises an integrally molded unit.
35. The catheter sub-assembly claim 25 further comprising an actuator for effecting relative pivotal movement of said catheter tube and said handle.
36. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 further comprising a sleeve over at least a portion of said catheter tube.
37. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 further comprising an introducer tip at the proximal tip of said catheter tube.
38. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 further comprising an engagement surface.
39. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 38 wherein said engagement surface comprises a threaded surface.
40. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 further comprising a receiver cap.
41. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 40 wherein said receiver cap has a plurality of depressions.
42. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25, said catheter assembly having a central longitudinal axis wherein said catheter tube is adjustable to an angle no greater than approximately 90\xb0 from said central longitudinal axis.
43. The catheter sub-assembly of claim 25 further comprising a port adapted for attachment of a collection container.

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 mobile object recognizing device comprising;
an image-taking unit that is mounted on a vehicle and takes images in time series;
a feature point extracting means extracting a feature point of each image taken in time series by the image-taking unit;
an optical flow creating unit that creates optical flows corresponding to a vector formed by connecting one feature point in one image with another feature point in another image, the connected two feature points being identified to have the same pattern by comparing the feature points with one another between different images; and
a grouping means selecting and grouping the optical flows created by the optical flow creating unit which belong to a particular mobile object,
wherein each of the selected optical flows is defined as having an extended line intersecting at one focus of expansion within a predetermined error range, and having an equal external ratio of each line segment connecting one of the end points of the optical flow and the focus of expansion within a predetermined error range when the other one of the end points of the optical flow is an externally dividing point on the extended line.
2. The mobile object recognizing device according to claim 1, further comprising:
an image correcting means correcting the image taken by the image-taking unit in accordance with characteristics of a lens of the image-taking unit to obtain a perspective image, wherein the feature point extracting means extracts the feature point of the image corrected by the image correcting means.
3. The mobile object recognizing device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a distance calculating means calculating a distance from the image-taking unit to the mobile object by using the optical flows grouped by the grouping means.
4. A mobile object recognizing device comprising:
an image-taking unit that is mounted on a vehicle and takes images in time series;
a feature point extracting means extracting a feature point of each image taken in time series by the image-taking unit;
an optical flow creating unit that creates optical flows corresponding to a vector formed by connecting one feature point in one image with another feature point in another image, the connected two feature points being identified to have the same pattern by comparing the feature points with one another between different images;
a distance detecting means detecting a distance from the image-taking unit to at least one feature point extracted by the feature point extracting means;
a displacement calculating means calculating a displacement of the feature point in each optical flow based on the distance to the feature point detected by the distance detecting means and the optical flow including the feature point;
an equal displacement point selecting means selecting the feature points having an equal displacement calculated by the displacement calculating means as the feature points belonging to one mobile object;
a grouping means selecting and grouping the optical flows created by the optical flow creating unit which belong to a particular mobile object, wherein each of the selected optical flows is defined as having an extended line intersecting at one focus of expansion within a predetermined error range, and having an equal external ratio of each line segment connecting one of the end points of the optical flow and the focus of expansion within a predetermined error range when the other one of the end points of the optical flow is an externally dividing point on the extended line; and
a distance calculating means calculating a distance from the image-taking unit to the mobile object by using the optical flows grouped by the grouping means,
wherein the distance calculated by the distance calculating means is the distance to the feature point.
5. The mobile object recognizing device according to claim further comprising an image correcting means correcting the image taken by the image-taking unit in accordance with characteristics of a lens of the image-taking unit to obtain a perspective image, wherein the feature point extracting means extracts the feature point of the image corrected by the image correcting means.
6. The mobile object recognizing device according to claim 4, wherein the distance detecting means measures the distance to the mobile object by a physical means.
7. A mobile object recognizing method comprising:
an image-taking step inputting images in time series;
a feature point extracting step extracting feature point of each image inputted in time series in the image-taking step;
an optical flow creating step creating optical flows corresponding to a vector formed by connecting one feature point in one image with another feature point in another image, the connected two feature points being identified to have the same pattern by comparing the feature points with one another between different images; and
a grouping step selecting and grouping the optical flows, wherein each of the selected optical flows is defined as having an extended line intersecting at one focus of expansion within a predetermined error range, and having an equal external ratio of each line segment connecting one of the end points of the optical flow and the focus of expansion within a predetermined error range when the other one of the end points of the optical flow is an externally dividing point on the extended line.
8. The mobile object recognizing method according to claim 7, further comprising:
an image correcting step correcting the image inputted in the image-taking step in accordance with characteristics of a lens of the image-taking unit to obtain a perspective image, wherein the feature point extracting step extracts the feature point of the image corrected in the image correcting step.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium causing a computer to function as:
an image-inputting means inputting images in time series from an image-taking unit;
a feature point extracting means extracting a plurality of feature points of each image taken in time series by the image-inputting means;
an optical flow creating unit that creates optical flows corresponding to a vector formed by connecting one feature point in one image with another feature point in another image, the connected two feature points being identified to change positions thereof on the image and have the same pattern by comparing the feature points with one another between different images; and
a grouping means selecting and grouping the optical flows created by the optical flow creating unit which belong to a particular mobile object, wherein each of the selected optical flows is defined as having an extended line intersecting at one focus of expansion within a predetermined error range, and having an equal external ratio of each line segment connecting one of the end points of the optical flow and the focus of expansion within a predetermined error range when the other one of the end points of the optical flow is an externally dividing point on the extended line.