Author: claimsbot

1. A pneumatic tire comprising
a tread portion having a designated install direction to a vehicle to define an inboard tread edge and an outboard tread edge,
the tread portion provided with a plurality of circumferentially and continuously extending inboard shoulder main groove to be located in the most inboard, a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard shoulder main groove to be located in the most outboard and a circumferentially and continuously extending center main groove between the inboard shoulder main groove and the outboard shoulder groove, to form an outboard shoulder portion between the outboard shoulder main groove and an outboard tread edge, an inboard shoulder portion between the inboard shoulder main groove and an inboard tread edge, an inboard middle portion between the center main groove and the inboard shoulder main groove, and an outboard middle portion between the center main groove and the outboard shoulder main groove,
each of said inboard middle portion and outboard middle portion forming a rib that is not provided with any groove having a groove width of not less than 2 mm but provided with only sipes having widths in a range of less than 2.0 mm,
said sipes provided on the inboard middle portion including a full-opened sipe that has one end connected with the inboard shoulder main groove and the other end connected with the center main groove,
said sipes provided on the outboard middle portion consisting of a plurality of outer semi-opened sipes and a plurality of inner semi-opened sipes, each said outer semi-opened sipe having one end connected with the outboard shoulder main groove and the other end terminating within the outboard middle portion, and each said inner semi-opened sipe having one end connected with the center main groove and the other end terminating within the outboard middle portion, wherein
the number of said inner semi-opened sipes is smaller than the number of said outer semi-opened sipes.
2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1,
wherein said outer semi-opened sipes on the outboard middle portion comprise a plurality of first outer semi-opened sipes and a plurality of second outer semi-opened sipes, wherein each first outer semi-opened sipe is provided on an extension line smoothly extending from one of said inner semi-opened sipes, and each second outer semi-opened sipe is provided between circumferentially adjacent said first outer semi-opened sipes.
3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1,
wherein said sipes provided on said inboard middle portion further include a plurality of outer semi-opened sipes each having one end connected with the inboard shoulder main groove and the other end terminating within the inboard middle portion and a plurality of inner semi-opened sipes each having one end connected with the center main groove and the other end terminating within the inboard middle portion.
4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3,
wherein said outer semi-opened sipes on said inboard middle portion consist of only first outer semi-opened sipes each of which is provided on an extension line smoothly extending of said each inner semi-opened sipe on the inboard middle portion.
5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 4,
wherein each said full-opened sipe is provided between adjacent first outer semi-opened sipes.
6. The tire according to claim 5,
wherein each said full-opened sipe is provided in a center region between adjacent first outer semi-opened sipes.
7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1,
wherein said each sipe on the inboard middle portion extends in arc-shape having its center of radius of curvature located in a first side of the sipe with respect to a circumferential direction of the tire, and
said each sipe on the outboard middle portion extends in arc-shape having its center of radius of curvature located in a second side of the sipe with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side.
8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1,
wherein said outboard shoulder portion is provided with a plurality of outboard shoulder lug grooves having groove widths in a range of not less than 2 mm, wherein each outboard shoulder lug groove extends from the outboard tread edge to its axially inner end terminating within the outboard shoulder portion, and the outboard shoulder portion is not provided with any grooves nor sipes connecting the outboard shoulder lug groove to the outboard shoulder groove;
said inboard shoulder portion is provided with a plurality of inboard shoulder lug grooves having groove widths in a range of not less than 2 mm, and a plurality of inboard shoulder sipes, wherein each inboard shoulder lug groove extends from the inboard tread edge to its axially inner edge to its axially inner end terminating within the inboard shoulder portion, and said inboard shoulder sipes each extending between the axially inner end of the inboard shoulder lug groove and the inboard shoulder main groove.
9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8,
wherein each said inboard shoulder lug groove comprises an axially outer portion extending along an axial direction of the tire and an axially inner portion inclining with respect to the axial direction of the tire.
10. The tire according to claim 9,
wherein said inboard shoulder sipe is inclined in the same direction of the axially inner portion of the inboard shoulder lug groove.

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 computer system comprising one or more processors programmed to:
(a) receive from a user data describing a trade order for trading a security;
(b) commence execution of said trade order via one or more trading algorithms; and
(c) during said execution, display to said user, via a graphical user interface, information describing characteristic behavior of one or more of said one or more trading algorithms executing said trade order, said information describing characteristic behavior including an indication of trading tactics currently being used by one or more of said one or more trading algorithms executing said trade order.
2. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, a measure of effectiveness of each of said trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
3. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, data regarding shares filled, active unfilled, and inactive unfilled.
4. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, an indication that number of unfilled shares on said trade order is greater than remaining market volume for said security for a remainder of a current trading day.
5. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, information indicating one or more trading algorithms that are currently active, changes in tactics for one or more of said one or more active trading algorithms, and one or more reasons for said changes in tactics.
6. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface enables said user, during said execution, to pause, cancel, or restart one or more algorithms executing said trade order.
7. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of a number of shares of said security required to move a market price of said security a specified amount.
8. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of one or more trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
9. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of numbers of shares of said security traded by each of said one or more trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
10. A computer system as in claim 1, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of market impact of said one or more trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
11. A computer system comprising one or more processors programmed to:
(a) receive data indicating an algorithm switching engine to be used to execute a securities trade order,
(b) commence execution of said trade order via said algorithm switching engine; and
(c) during said execution, display to said user, via a graphical user interface, information describing characteristic behavior of one or more trading algorithms used by said algorithm switching engine to execute said trade order, said information describing characteristic behavior including an indication of trading tactics currently being used by one or more of said one or more trading algorithms used by said algorithm switching engine to execute said trade order.
12. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, a measure of effectiveness of each of said trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
13. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, data regarding shares filled, active unfilled, and inactive unfilled.
14. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, an indication that number of unfilled shares on said trade order is greater than remaining market volume for said security for a remainder of a current trading day.
15. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said graphical user interface further displays to said user, during said execution, information indicating one or more trading algorithms that are currently active, changes in tactics for one or more of said one or more active trading algorithms, and one or more reasons for said changes in tactics.
16. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said graphical user interface enables said user, during said execution, to pause, cancel, or restart one or more algorithms executing said trade order.
17. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of a number of shares of said security required to move a market price of said security a specified amount.
18. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of one or more trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
19. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of numbers of shares of said security traded by each of said one or more trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
20. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said display further provides a graphical representation of market impact of said one or more trading algorithms executing trade orders for said security.
21. A computer system as in claim 11, wherein said algorithm switching engine:
(a) receives data describing said trade order;
(b) selects one or more first trading algorithms from a plurality of available stored algorithms for execution of said trade order;
(c) commences execution of said trade order via said one or more first trading algorithms;
(d) evaluates quality of execution, during said execution, of said trade order via said one or more first trading algorithms;
(e) compares said evaluated quality of execution to a threshold of acceptability; and
(f) if said evaluated quality of execution compares unfavorably to said threshold of acceptability, switches said execution of said trade order to one or more second trading algorithms.

1. An exercise machine comprising:
a bench and board section including a stationary bench having first and second opposite ends, and a board having first and second opposite ends, with the first end of said board pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the stationary bench, each of the bench and board being formed substantially from a single piece which can selectively support a torso of a person and legs of the person, and
a resistance device in contact with the single piece board and which applies a resistance to downward pivotal movement of the board, while permitting the board to swing up and down against a resistance applied by the resistance device, said resistance device including a stacked weight arrangement and a pulley system having a cable with one end connected directly to the second end of the board and another end connected to the stacked weight arrangement, and the stacked weight arrangement arranged on a same side of the exercise machine as said board and being positioned adjacent the second end of said board.
2. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein:
said stacked weight arrangement includes at least one bar and a plurality of weights selectively connected with said at least one bar, and
said pulley system includes at least one pulley and said cable connected between said at least one bar and said second end of said board, and extending over said at least one pulley.
3. An exercise machine comprising:
a bench and board section including a stationary bench having first and second opposite ends, and a board having first and second opposite ends, with the first end of said board pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the stationary bench, each of the bench and board being formed substantially from a single piece which can selectively support a torso of a person and legs of the person, said stationary bench and said board are mounted on a frame, and
a resistance device in contact with the single piece board and which applies a resistance to downward pivotal movement of the board, while permitting the board to swing up and down against a resistance applied by the resistance device, said resistance device includes:
an axle rotatably mounted to said frame,
a lever mounted on said axle and having a free end in contact with an underside of said board,
a post fixedly mounted on said axle,
a stacked weight arrangement, and
a pulley system connected between a free end of said post and the stacked weight arrangement.
4. An exercise machine according to claim 3, wherein:
said stacked weight arrangement includes at least one bar and a plurality of weights selectively connected with said at least one bar, and
said pulley system includes at least one pulley and a cable connected between said at least one bar and said free end of said post, and extending over said at least pulley.
5. An exercise machine according to claim 3, further comprising an arrangement for varying an angular relation between said lever and said post to adjust the angular position of the board in its initial raised position.
6. An exercise machine according to claim 5, wherein said lever is rotatably mounted on said axle, and said arrangement for varying the angular relation includes:
a first spline rotatably mounted on said axle and fixed to said lever,
a second spline fixedly mounted on said axle adjacent to said first spline,
a third outer spline surrounding said first and second splines and in meshing engagement therewith, and
a spline removing arrangement for removing said third outer spline from one of said first and second splines to permit rotation of said lever relative to said axle, whereupon when said third spline is moved back over said first and second splines, the angle of inclination of said lever relative to said axle has changed, resulting in the angular position of the board in its initial raised position being changed.
7. An exercise machine according to claim 1, further comprising at least one spring loaded stop positioned beneath said board for providing a soft stop of said board when said board is moving downwardly.
8. An exercise machine comprising:
a bench and board section including a stationary bench having first and second opposite ends, and a board having first and second opposite ends, with the first end of said board pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the stationary bench, each of the bench and board being formed substantially from a single piece which can selectively support a torso of a person and legs of the person, said stationary bench and said board being mounted on a frame, and
a resistance device in contact with the single piece board and which applies a resistance to pivotal movement of the board, while permitting the board to swing up and down against a resistance applied by the resistance device,
a double hinge having a first hinge axis that permits the board to pivotally move relative to the stationary bench and a second hinge axis that permits the board to pivot in parallel relation directly above the stationary bench.
9. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the bench and board each have a length similar to each other and which length is sufficient to support a majority of a person’s torso and a person’s legs when straightened out, respectively.
10. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the board is arranged to pivot above and below a coplanar arrangement relative to the bench when the bench is arranged at a horizontal relative to a ground surface on which the exercise machine is supported.

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 composition comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound having a structure containing three or more repeating units having a magnitude of dipole moment of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, based on the total number of dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the proportion of the number of dimer structures in which the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy a relation represented by the following formula (A):
D1a<D2 and D1b<D2\u2003\u2003(A)
is 50% or more.
2. The composition according to claim 1 comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound having a structure containing three or more repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
3. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETH) of said compound and the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETG) of said phosphorescent emitting compound satisfy a relation represented by the following formula (B\u2032):
ETH>ETG\u22120.2(eV)\u2003\u2003(B\u2032).
4. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETH) of said compound and the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETG) of said phosphorescent emitting compound satisfy a relation represented by the following formula (B):
ETH>ETG\u2003\u2003(B).
5. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the lowest triplet excitation energy of said compound is 2.7 eV or more.
6. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the absolute value of the energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of said compound is 1.5 eV or more.
7. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said repeating unit is a heterocyclic group containing two or more nitrogen atoms as a hetero atom.
8. The composition according to claim 7 wherein said repeating unit is a repeating unit represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), (1-4), (2-1), (2-2), (2-3), (3-1), (3-2) and (3-3):
wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a mono-valent group, when two R1s exist, at least one of them is a mono-valent group, when two R1s exist, these may be the same or different, R2 represents a mono-valent group, and when both R1 and R2 represent a mono-valent group in the formulae (2-1), (2-2) and (2-3), these represent different mono-valent groups.
9. The composition according to claim 8 comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of said formulae (1-1), (1-2), (2-1), (3-1) and (3-2) and having a structure containing three or more repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
10. The composition according to claim 9 comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound represented by said formula (1-1), (1-2), (2-1), (3-1) or (3-2) and having a structure containing three or more identical repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
11. A composition comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound and a compound having a di-valent group represented by the following formula (1-1a):
wherein R3a, R3b and R3c represent each independently a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group, two R3as may be the same or different, two R3bs may be the same or different and two R3cs may be the same or different, respectively, at least one of two R3as represents an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group, at least one of two R3bs represents an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group and at least one of two R3cs represents an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group, respectively.
12. A polymer comprising a residue of a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a residue of a compound represented by said formula (1-1), (1-2), (2-1), (3-1) or (3-2) and having a structure containing identical three or more repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
13. A compound represented by the following formula (1-1m):
wherein X and Z represent each independently a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, CF3SO3\u2014, CH3SO3\u2014, C6H5SO3\u2014, CH3C6H4SO3\u2014 or B(OQ1)2, Q1 represents a hydrogen atom or a mono-valent hydrocarbon group, or two Q1s may together form a ring, two Q1s may be the same or different, R4 represents an optionally substituted mono-valent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having two or more carbon atoms, and two R4s may be the same or different.
14. A film obtained by using the composition according to claim 1.
15. A light emitting device obtained by using the composition according to claim 1.
16. A planar light source having the light emitting device according to claim 15.
17. A display having the light emitting device according to claim 15.
18. An illumination apparatus having the light emitting device according to claim 15.
19. A film obtained by using the polymer according to claim 12.
20. A light emitting device obtained by using the polymer according to claim 12.