Author: claimsbot

1. An accessory holder comprising:
a cylindrical tube having a length of between about 6 inches and 14 inches, a diameter between about 3 inches and 6 inches and means for attaching one or more accessory selected from the group comprising legs, hanging systems, posts and wires; and
a cap or swivel cover piece on one or both ends of the cylindrical tube, wherein the cap or swivel cover piece provides means for accessing objects stored in the cylindrical tube.
2. The accessory holder of claim 1, wherein the length of the cylindrical tube is between about 8 inches and 12 inches and the diameter of the cylindrical tube is between about 4.5 inches and 5.5 inches.
3. The accessory holder of claim 1, wherein the means for attaching the legs, hanging system, posts and wires comprises one or more pre-drilled holes.
4. The accessory holder of claim 3, wherein the predrilled holes allow for self assembly of the cylindrical accessory holder.
5. The accessory holder of claim 1, further comprising a perforated material wherein the perforated material provides means for storing earrings or studs.
6. The accessory holder of claim 1, wherein cylindrical tube comprises one ore more posts configured to hold rings, bracelets, hair ties, clips or necklaces.
7. The accessory holder of claim 1, wherein cylindrical tube comprises wires configured to hold barrettes or clips.
8. The accessory holder of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical tube is made from plastic or a stiff paper.
9. The accessory holder of claim 8, wherein the stiff paper is cardboard.
10. The accessory holder of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical tube is configured to hold brushes, combs, headbands, additional hanging options or character options

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

We claim:

1. A printing system for printing a document, said printing system comprising:
a job preparation station, including processor and a memory, said job preparation station generating a flag stored in memory indicating that a selected page in a document to be printed contains a tab, and said job preparation station including an input device for a user to input the marker and information to be rendered on said tab; and
a print output module that receives the flag and information to be rendered on said tab and prints said information on said tab.
2. The printing system of claim 1 wherein the tab flag and tab information are stored as objects.
3. The printing system of claim 2 wherein said objects are page objects.
4. The printing system of claim 3 wherein said objects comprise PDF objects.
5. The printing system of claim 1 wherein a tab sheet is created as an additional page to the document.
6. A printing system for printing a document, said printing system comprising:
a stock input source containing a set of tab stock comprising a plurality of tab stock sheets having tabs at different locations,
a job preparation station, including processor and a memory, said job preparation station generating a flag stored in memory indicating that a selected page in a document to be printed contains a tab;
a user interface including an input device for a user to input the marker and tab label information to be rendered on said tab and to allow a user to select a specific tab stock to be used in the document, the tab label information being entered independent of the tab specific tab stock, wherein the processor creates an additional page to the document as a tab sheet, and the tab sheet contains the tab label information and the location of the tab in the tab set based on the order of the tabs in the set; and
a print output module that receives the flag and information to be rendered on said tab and prints said information on said tab.
7. The printing system of claim 6 wherein the tab flag and tab information are stored as objects.
8. The printing system of claim 7 wherein said objects are page objects.
9. The printing system of claim 8 wherein said objects comprise PDF objects.
10. The printing system of claim 6 wherein a tab sheet is created as an additional page to the document.
11. A method of printing a document on a printing system including a print output module, said method comprising:
generating a flag indicating that a selected page in a document to be printed contains a tab;
inputting a marker and information to be rendered on said tab into the printing system; and
using the flag and information to be rendered on said tab to print said information on said tab on a print output module; and
using said print output module to print said information to be rendered on said tab on tab stock.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising storing the tab flag and tab information as objects.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein said step of storing comprises storing objects are page objects.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said step of storing objects as page objects comprises storing objects as PDF objects.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising creating a tab sheet as an additional page to the document.
16. A method for printing a document on a printing system including a print output module, said method comprising:
providing a set of tab stock comprising a plurality of tab stock sheets having tabs at different locations,
generating a flag indicating that a selected page in a document to be printed contains a tab;
at a user interface inputting a marker and information to be rendered on said tab into the printing system;
using the flag and information to be rendered on said tab to print said information on said tab on a print output module;
selecting a specific tab stock to be used in the document, the tab label information being entered independent of the tab specific tab stock selection;
creating a tab sheet as an additional page to the document, the tab sheet containing the tab label information and the location of the tab in the tab set based on the order of the tabs in the set; and
using the print output module to receive the flag and information to be rendered on said tab and print said information on said tab.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising storing the tab flag and tab information as objects.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein said step of storing comprises storing objects are page objects.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein said step of storing objects as page objects comprises storing objects as PDF objects.

1. A method of curing a tire comprising the steps of:
placing the tire inside a mold; and
inserting one or more independently heated, pin heat transfer elements into the tire.
2. A method of curing a tire comprising the steps of:
placing the tire inside a mold;
inserting one or more independently heated, pin heat transfer elements into the tire at one or more cure-limiting tread blocks or ribs of the tire at a depth of between about 50% and about 110% of the tread depth of the block or rib;
applying heat to the mold and the pin heat transfer elements until the tire reaches a defined state of cure;
removing the one or more pin heat transfer elements from the tire; and
removing the tire from the mold;
wherein the one or more pin heat transfer elements have a total cross-sectional area at the interior surface of the mold of between about 0.1% and about 1.0% of the total surface area of the one or more cure-limiting tread blocks or ribs of the tire into which the one or more pin heat transfer elements were inserted.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the tire is selected from the group consisting of truck tires, farm tires, off-the-road tires, earthmover tires and airplane tires.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the tire is a truck tire.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the calculated percent reduction in rigidity of the tire tread blocks or ribs caused by the one or more pin heat transfer elements is about 6% or less.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein the calculated percent reduction in rigidity of the tread block or rib caused by the one or more pins is 2% or less.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the percent reduction in surface area of the tread block or rib caused by the one or more pins is 1% or less.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the percent reduction in surface area of the tread block or rib caused by the one or more pins is 0.5% or less.
9. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more independently heated, pin heat transfer elements are cylindrical pins which have a diameter of from about 1 millimeter to about 7 millimeters and a length such as to protrude into the cure-limiting parts of the tread blocks or ribs from about 50% to about 90% of the tread depth; and the pin heat transfer elements are independently heated to a temperature from between about 130 degrees Celsius and about 170 degrees Celsius.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more pins are independently heated to between about 90% and about 110% of the mold temperature.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the heating of the one or more pins is continued during at least part of the time for the cure of the tire.
12. A method of claim 1, wherein the pin heat transfer element is heated to a temperature from between about 130 degrees Celsius and about 170 degrees Celsius.
13. A method of curing a non-uniform rubber article comprising the steps of:
placing the article inside a mold; and
inserting one or more independently heated, pin heat transfer elements into the article.
14. A method of curing a non-uniform rubber article comprising the steps of:
Placing the article inside a mold;
Inserting one or more independently heated, pin heat transfer elements into the cure-limiting parts of the article at a depth of between about 25% and about 60% of an overall thickness of the article;
applying heat to the mold and the pin heat transfer elements until the article reaches a defined state of cure;
removing the one or more pin heat transfer elements from the article; and
removing the article from the mold;
wherein the one or more pin heat transfer elements have a total cross-sectional area at the interior surface of the mold of between about 0.1% and about 1.0% of the total surface area of the one or more cure-limiting parts of the article into which the one or more pin heat transfer elements were inserted.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the pin heat transfer element is independently heated to between about 90% and about 110% of the mold temperature chosen for the cure of the article.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the article is a tread for a tire
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the calculated percent reduction in rigidity of the part of the article acted on by the one or more pins is about 6% or less.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the calculated percent reduction in rigidity of the part of the article acted on by the one or more pins is 2% or less.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein the percent reduction in surface area of the part of the article acted on by the one or more pins is 1% or less.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein the percent reduction in surface area of the part of the article acted on by the one or more pins is 0.5% or less.
21. The method of claim 14, wherein said one or more pin heat transfer elements are cylindrical pins that have a diameter of from about 1 millimeter to about 7 millimeters and a length such to intrude into the cure-limiting part of the article from about 25% to about 50% of the thickness of said part of the article; and the pin heat transfer elements are heated to a temperature of between about 130 degrees Celsius and about 170 degrees Celsius.
22. A method of claim 13, wherein the one or more pin heat transfer elements are independently heated by a source other than the mold to a temperature between about 130 degrees Celsius and about 170 degrees Celsius.
23. A mold, comprising:
one or more independently heatable, pin heat transfer elements.
24. The mold of claim 21, wherein the mold is for a tire or a tire tread.
25. A tire, comprising:
a tread having tread blocks, tread ribs or combinations thereof, wherein one or more of the tread blocks or ribs have one or more apertures, the one or more apertures having a total cross-sectional area of between about 0.1% and 1.0% of a total surface area of the one or more tread blocks or ribs having apertures; which tire is produced by the method of claim 2.
26. A tread, comprising:
tread blocks, tread ribs or combinations thereof, wherein one or more of the tread blocks or ribs have one or more apertures, the one or more apertures having a total cross-sectional area of between about 0.1% and 1.0% of a total surface area of the one or more tread blocks or ribs having apertures; which tread is produced by the method of claim 14.
27. A tire, comprising a tread of claim 26.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A welding power supply comprising:
a source of power;
a controller, connected to the source of power;
an output feedback circuit, connected to the controller;
wherein the controller includes a comparator connected to receive a signal indicative of a threshold and a signal responsive to the feedback circuit, and wherein the controller further includes a standbywelding control connected to an output of the comparator and responsive to the comparator.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the standbywelding control includes at least a portion of a digital circuit.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the digital circuit includes instructions that control the output voltage to a first level an initial time the comparator has a first output and that control the output voltage to a second level in the event the comparator has a second output.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the digital circuit includes a microprocessor with instructions that control the output of the power supply to a standby status in the event the comparator initially has a first output and that control the output of the power supply to a welding status in the event the comparator has a second output.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feedback circuit includes a voltage feedback circuit.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the standbywelding control includes at least a portion of a digital circuit.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the digital circuit includes a microprocessor with instructions that control the output voltage to a first level in the event the signal indicative of the threshold initially is less than the signal responsive to the feedback circuit, and that control the output voltage to a second level in the event the signal indicative of the threshold and the signal responsive to the feedback circuit, wherein the first level is less than the second level.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the digital circuit includes a microprocessor with instructions that control the output of the power supply to a standby status in the event the signal indicative of the threshold is less than the signal responsive to the feedback circuit, and control the output of power supply to a welding status in the event the signal indicative of the threshold is greater than the signal responsive to the feedback circuit.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feedback circuit includes a current feedback circuit.
10. A method of providing welding power comprising:
sensing an output parameter;
comparing the sensed parameter to a threshold; and
controlling a power supply to be in a standby or welding state in response to the comparison.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein controlling includes controlling the output voltage to a first level or a second level.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein comparing includes comparing an output voltage to the threshold.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein controlling includes controlling the output voltage to a first level or a second level.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein comparing includes comparing an output current to the threshold.
15. A welding power supply comprising:
means for sensing an output parameter;
means for comparing the sensed parameter to a threshold, connected to the means for sensing; and
means for controlling a power source to be in a standby or welding state in response to the comparison, connected to the means for comparing.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the means for controlling includes means for controlling the output voltage to a first level or a second level in response to the comparison.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the means for comparing includes means for comparing an output voltage to the threshold.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the means for controlling includes means for controlling the output voltage to a first level or a second level.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the means for comparing includes means for comparing an output current to the threshold.
20. A welding power supply comprising:
means for providing power;
means for controlling the means for providing power, connected to the means for providing power;
means for providing feedback, connected to the means for controlling;
wherein the means for controlling includes means for comparing a signal indicative of a threshold and a signal responsive to the means for providing feedback, and wherein the means for controlling further includes means for selecting one of a standby state and a welding state in response to the means for comparing.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the means for providing feedback includes a means for providing voltage feedback.
22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the means for providing feedback includes a means for providing current feedback.
23. A method of starting a welding process comprising:
sensing an output parameter;
determining if an electrode touches a workpiece;
controlling a power supply to be in a standby state if the electrode is initially not touching the workpiece; and
controlling the power supply to be in a welding state if the electrode is touching the workpiece.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the welding state includes a first output voltage and the standby state includes a second output voltage, wherein the first output voltage is greater than the second output voltage.
25. The method of claim 22, wherein determining includes comparing an output voltage to a threshold.
26. An apparatus for starting a welding process, comprising:
means for sensing an output parameter;
means determining if an electrode touches a workpiece, connected to the means for sensing; and
means for controlling a power supply to be in a standby state if the electrode is not touching the workpiece and to be in a welding state if the electrode is touching the workpiece, connected to the means for determining.
27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the means for determining includes means for comparing an output voltage to a threshold.
28. An apparatus for starting a welding process, comprising:
an output feedback circuit;
a short-circuit detect circuit, responsive to the feedback circuit;
a controller, connected to the short-circuit detect circuit, wherein the controller includes a standby state output, provided if the electrode is not initially touching the workpiece and further includes a welding state output, provided if the electrode is touching the workpiece.
29. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the controller includes a digital circuit.
30. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the digital circuit includes a microprocessor, and the microprocessor further is at least a portion of the short-circuit detect circuit.
31. The apparatus of claim 30 further including an arc length detect circuit, responsive to the feedback circuit, and wherein the controller is connected to the arc length detect circuit and includes an arc end state output provided if the arc length is greater than a second threshold.
32. A welding power supply comprising:
a source of power;
a controller, connected to the source of power;
an output feedback circuit, connected to the controller;
wherein the controller includes a comparator connected to receive a signal indicative of a threshold and a signal responsive to the feedback circuit, and wherein the controller further includes an arc end control connected to an output of the comparator and responsive to the comparator.