Author: claimsbot

1. A method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material, said method comprising the steps of:
a) preparing a microemulsion;
b) applying said microemulsion to a surface above which it is desired to form said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material; and
c) subjecting said microemulsion, which has been applied to said surface, to a thermal process such that said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material is formed above said surface.
2. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 1 wherein step a) comprises preparing a microemulsion containing polydiorganosiloxane material.
3. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 1 wherein step a) comprises preparing a microemulsion containing particles of which the biggest particle has a size of less than approximately 0.15 microns in diameter.
4. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 1 wherein step a) comprises preparing a microemulsion comprised of water, a surfactant, and a catalyst.
5. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step a) of claim 3 wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants.
6. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 1 wherein step b) comprises applying said microemulsion, using a spin-on-process, to said surface above which it is desired to form said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material.
7. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 1 wherein said thermal process of step c) comprises subjecting said microemulsion, which has been applied to said surface, to a first thermal treatment stage and to a second thermal treatment stage.
8. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step c) of claim 7 wherein said first thermal treatment stage is performed to remove water and surfactant from said microemulsion such that pores are formed.
9. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step c) of claim 7 wherein said second thermal treatment stage is performed to harden said emulsion and improve adhesion of said emulsion to said surface above which it is desired to form said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material.
10. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step c) of claim 7 wherein said first thermal treatment stage comprises subjecting said emulsion to a temperature of approximately 200 degrees Celsius.
11. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step c) of claim 7 wherein said second thermal treatment stage comprises subjecting said microemulsion, which has been applied to said surface, to a temperature of approximately 350 degrees Celsius.
12. A method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material, said method comprising the steps of:
a) preparing a microemulsion;
b) applying said microemulsion to a surface above which it is desired to form said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material; and
c) subjecting said microemulsion, which has been applied to said surface, to a thermal process such that said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material is formed above said surface, thermal process comprising:
a first thermal treatment stage, said first thermal treatment stage performed to remove water and surfactant from said microemulsion such that pores are formed, and
a second thermal treatment stage, said second thermal treatment stage performed to harden said emulsion and improve adhesion of said emulsion to said surface above which it is desired to form said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material.
13. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 12 wherein step a) comprises preparing a microemulsion containing polydiorganosiloxane material.
14. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 12 wherein step a) comprises preparing a microemulsion containing particles of which the biggest particle has a size of less than approximately 0.15 microns in diameter.
15. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 12 wherein step a) comprises preparing a microemulsion comprised of water, a surfactant, and a catalyst.
16. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step a) of claim 15 wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants.
17. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in claim 12 wherein step b) comprises applying said microemulsion, using a spin-on-process, to said surface above which it is desired to form said region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material.
18. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step c) of claim 12 wherein said first thermal treatment stage comprises subjecting said emulsion to a temperature of approximately 200 degrees Celsius.
19. The method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material as recited in step c) of claim 12 wherein said second thermal treatment stage comprises subjecting said microemulsion, which has been applied to said surface, to a temperature of approximately 350 degrees Celsius.

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 machine tool, comprising:
a contact module including a first contact region, a second contact region, and a third contact region;
an electric drive motor directly electrically connected only to the contact module, the electric drive motor being directly physically and electrically connected to the first contact region;
an electronics unit connected to the contact module at the second contact region, the electronics unit controlling the drive motor; and
a switch external to the contact module and connected to the contact module at the third contact region, the switch controlling an onoff state of the electric drive motor,
wherein the electronics unit is electrically connected to the switch by first cables, and the switch is electrically connected to the electric drive motor through the contact module by second cables.
2. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second contact region of the contact module is connected to the electronics unit by the first cables.
3. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second contact region of the contact module is fixedly connected to the electronics unit.
4. A machine tool, comprising:
a contact module including a first contact region, a second contact region, and a third contact region;
an electric drive motor directly electrically connected only to the contact module, the electric drive motor being directly physically and electrically connected to the first contact region;
an electronics unit connected to the contact module at the second contact region, the electronics unit controlling the drive motor; and
a switch connected to the contact module at the third contact region, the switch controlling an onoff state of the electric drive motor,
wherein the electronics unit is electrically connected to the second contact region by first cables, and the switch is electrically connected to the electric drive motor through the contact module by second cables, and
wherein the switch and the third contact region of the contact module are connected to one another by a releasable plug connection.
5. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive motor is connected to the first contact region of the contact module by a releasable cable connection.
6. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contact module includes additional electronic components.
7. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contact module is designed in two parts with two housing parts configured to be connected.
8. The machine tool as claimed in claim 7, wherein the housing parts of the contact module are connected to one another by an interlocking connection.
9. The machine tool as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a separating wall arranged between the two housing parts and configured to provide electrical and mechanical insulation between the two housing parts.
10. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contact module is filled with an encapsulation compound.
11. The machine tool as claimed in claim 6, wherein the additional electronic components include a printed circuit.
12. The machine tool as claimed in claim 6, wherein the additional electronic components include a diode.

1. A moisture vapor probe comprising:
a generally cylindrical hollow sleeve having a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the sleeve further having a first end and a second end;
the first end having a sensor plate disposed proximate thereto and forming a water impermeable barrier with the sidewall, the second end of the sleeve having an opening such that a volume is defined by the opening, the sidewall and the sensor plate;
the sensor plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, a moisture vapor sensor disposed on the outer surface of the sensor plate in electrical communication with a communication port on the inner surface of the sensor plate;
an electronics module disposable substantially within the sleeve, the electronics module having a housing shaped to substantially fit within the sleeve, the housing having a first end corresponding to the first end of the sleeve and a second end corresponding to the second end of the sleeve and having a communication port positioned substantially at the first end of the housing, the electronics module communication port engagable with the sleeve communication port
the housing of the electronic module further comprising a handle at a second end, the handle engagable by a user when the housing is disposed in the sleeve; and
the electronics module further comprising an information transfer unit, the information transfer unit in communication with relative humidity information from the moisture vapor sensor via the sensor plate communication port and the housing communication port.
2. A method of measuring the relative humidity of a surface, comprising:
drilling a plurality of holes in a surface, each hole having a sidewall, a bottom and an opening;
placing in each hole a generally cylindrical hollow sleeve having a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the sleeve further having a first end and a second end, the first end having a sensor plate disposed proximate thereto and forming a water impermeable barrier with the sidewall, the sensor plate having a fin extending away from the sensor plate and positioned circumferentially about the sensor plate and the sensor plate further comprising a moisture vapor sensor;
defining a dead volume for testing the relative humidity of the surface, the dead volume defined by the bottom of the hole, the sensor plate, and the sensor plate fin;
inserting into one of the sleeves an electronics module;
determining a moisture vapor content value of air in the dead volume; and
transmitting the determined moisture vapor content value to the electronics module; wherein for each hole, the electronics module is inserted and the moisture vapor content value for that hole is determined.
3. A two-part moisture vapor probe, comprising:
a generally cylindrical hollow sleeve having a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the sleeve further having a first end and a second end;
the first end having a sensor plate disposed proximate thereto and forming a water impermeable barrier with the sidewall, the second end of the sleeve having an opening such that a volume is defined by the opening, the sidewall and the sensor plate, the sensor plate having a moisture vapor sensor; and
an electronics module removably disposable within the sleeve, the electronics module comprising an information transfer unit, the information transfer unit in communication with the moisture vapor sensor and adapted to receive relative humidity information from the moisture vapor sensor.
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 system for diagnosing consistency of a software-cluster utilizing
a machine parse-able code, the system comprising:
a deployment manager including memory and a microprocessor;
an electronic device including memory and a microprocessor;
a first function implemented on the deployment manager, the first function initiated by a system administrator to generate a master matrix barcode;
the first function configured to invoke a second function implemented on a plurality of nodes connected to the deployment manager;
the second function configured to generate a node matrix barcode on each of the plurality of nodes;
a third function invoked to compare the master matrix barcode and the node matrix barcode and determine version inconsistency between the deployment manager and each of the plurality of nodes;
the deployment manager configured to encode the version inconsistency in a new matrix barcode;
the deployment manger configured to transmit the new matrix barcode to an electronic device of the system administrator via a communication means; and
the electronic device configured to scan and automatically decode the new matrix barcode into a human readable form.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the diagnostic information may include state information and version information.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first function gathers diagnostic information of the deployment manager, encodes the diagnostic information and generates the master matrix barcode.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the second function gathers diagnostic information of each of the plurality of nodes, encodes the diagnostic information and generates the node matrix barcode for each of the plurality of nodes.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the master matrix barcode may be stored in a master pre-defined location on the deployment manager.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the node matrix barcode may be stored in a node pre-defined location on each of the plurality of nodes.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the system utilizes a compare function to compare the master matrix barcode and the node matrix barcode to determine version inconsistency between the deployment manager and each of the plurality of nodes.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein the system encodes the version inconsistency in a new matrix barcode, the new matrix barcode may be transmitted to the electronic device via a communication means.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the new matrix barcode allows the system administrator to understand the version inconsistency, analyze the diagnostic information of the software cluster and access an administration console to resolve the version inconsistency.
10. The system of claim 8 wherein the new matrix barcode may be provided with a color attribute.
11. The system of claim 8 wherein the communication means is selected from a group consisting of: short-range wireless communication protocol, SMS and e-mail.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic device may comprise one or more of the following: mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, laptops and personal computers.
13. A computer program product being executed for diagnosing consistency of a software cluster, the software cluster comprising a deployment manager and a plurality of nodes, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processor to:
gather diagnostic information of the software cluster by a system administrator, the software cluster comprising a deployment manager and a plurality of nodes;
initiate a first function implemented on the deployment manager by the system administrator to generate a master matrix barcode;
invoke a second function implemented on the plurality of nodes by the first function;
generate a node matrix barcode on each of the plurality of nodes by the second function;
compare the master matrix barcode and the node matrix barcode by a third function to determine version inconsistency between the deployment manager and each of the plurality of nodes;
encode the version inconsistency in a new matrix barcode;
transmit the new matrix barcode to an electronic device of the system administrator via a communication means; and
scan and automatically decode the new matrix barcode into a human readable form by the electronic device.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer readable instructions are further executable to compare node matrix barcodes from each of the plurality of nodes to detect version changes in software of the nodes.
15. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer readable instructions are further executable to notify a system administrator or user of version changes in software of nodes by employing color coded matrix barcodes.
16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer readable instructions are further executable to compare current component configurations with previously stored component configurations and determine any changes in configuration or compatibility.
17. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer readable instructions are further executable to allow a system administrator to encode, manage or analyze diagnostic information of the plurality of nodes of the software cluster.