Author: claimsbot

We claim:

1. A joint for panels, the panels comprising a core, a decorative upper surface and edges provided with joining means for positioning the panels towards one another wherein predetermined portions of the edges are provided with a layer of polymer whereby the panels are joined to one another by use of the joining means where the polymer forms a seal in the joint preventing penetration of water into the joint wherein a highly water resistant unit of a plurality of panels is formed.
2. Joint according to claim 1 wherein the panels are provided with male and female edges, the male edges being intended to being joined with the female edges.
3. Joint according to claim 2 wherein predetermined parts of mating surfaces of the male edges and female edges respectively are each provided with the layer of polymer.
4. Joint according to claim 3 wherein the polymer of the mating surface migrates to form a unit.
5. Joint according to claim 4 wherein the polymer is water repellent.
6. Joint according to claim 4 wherein the polymer is a butyl rubber.

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 display device, comprising:
a wiring substrate having a first electrode and a second electrode formed on different surfaces;
a conductive adhesive layer configured to cover the wiring substrate; and
a sub-pixel portion coupled to the conductive adhesive layer to have a plurality of light emitting portions that emit different color lights,
wherein the sub-pixel portion has a plurality of first conductive electrodes corresponding to the plurality of light emitting portions, and a second conductive electrode as a common electrode for the plurality of light emitting portions, and
wherein an electrode hole is formed on the wiring substrate to electrically connect the second electrode to the second conductive electrode.
2. The display device of claim 1, wherein a semiconductor light emitting device having the plurality of first conductive electrodes and the second conductive electrode is disposed on the sub-pixel portion, and
the semiconductor light emitting device has a plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers on which the plurality of first conductive electrodes are formed, respectively, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on which the second conductive electrode is formed.
3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the second conductive semiconductor layer is a single semiconductor layer, and the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers are overlapped with the single semiconductor layer.
4. The display device of claim 3, wherein active layers are formed between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers, respectively, to sequentially form the plurality of light emitting portions along a direction parallel to the single semiconductor layer.
5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second conductive electrode is a single conductive electrode.
6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second semiconductor layer includes an n-type semiconductor layer and an n-type contact layer, and at least one of a thickness of the n-type contact layer, a width of the n-type contact layer, and a distance between the n-type contact layer and the plurality of first conductive electrodes is formed differently on the plurality of light emitting portions.
7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting portions are formed to emit red, green and blue light, respectively.
8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first electrode and second electrode have first electrode lines and second electrode lines, respectively, and the first electrode lines and second electrode lines are formed in directions crossing each other, and at least part of the first electrode lines and second electrode lines is electrically connected to the sub-pixel portion.
9. The display device of claim 8, wherein the sub-pixel portion is electrically connected to a plurality of electrode lines of the first electrode lines, and electrically connected to a single electrode line of the second electrode lines.
10. The display device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first conductive electrodes are aligned along a virtual line, and the second conductive electrode is disposed offset from the virtual line.
11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the sub-pixel portion is either one of a first sub-pixel portion and a second sub-pixel portion that are adjacent to each other, and
a second conductive electrode of the first sub-pixel portion and a second conductive electrode of the second sub-pixel portion are sequentially arranged along a direction perpendicular to the virtual line.
12. The display device of claim 11, wherein the electrode hole is extended from the first sub-pixel portion to the second sub-pixel portion to cover the second conductive electrode of the first sub-pixel portion and the second conductive electrodes of the second sub-pixel portion.
13. The display device of claim 10, wherein the sub-pixel portion is either one of a first sub-pixel portion and a second sub-pixel portion that are adjacent to each other, and
the first sub-pixel portion and second sub-pixel portion are formed to share a single second conductive electrode.
14. The display device of claim 13, wherein the first sub-pixel portion and second sub-pixel portion are formed in a horizontal symmetry or both vertical and horizontal symmetry around the single second conductive electrode.
15. The display device of claim 13, wherein the electrode hole is formed to correspond to the single second conductive electrode.
16. A display device, comprising:
a wiring substrate having a first electrode and a second electrode;
a conductive adhesive layer configured to cover the wiring substrate; and
a semiconductor light emitting device coupled to the conductive adhesive layer, and configured to emit light from a plurality of light emitting portions separated from one another, respectively,
wherein the semiconductor light emitting device comprises:
a plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers corresponding to the plurality of light emitting portions, respectively;
a second conductive semiconductor layer overlapped with the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers;
a plurality of first conductive electrodes electrically connected to the first electrode, and formed on the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers, respectively; and
a second conductive electrode electrically connected to the second electrode and deposited on the second conductive semiconductor layer.
17. The display device of claim 16, wherein the semiconductor light emitting device forms a sub-pixel portion that emits red light, green light and blue light, and the sub-pixel portion has the plurality of first conductive electrodes and the second conductive electrode.
18. The display device of claim 17, wherein an electrode hole corresponding to the second conductive electrode is formed on the wiring substrate to electrically connect the second electrode to the second conductive electrode on a surface on which the first electrode is formed.
19. A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising:
a plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers;
a second conductive semiconductor layer overlapped with the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers;
a plurality of active layers formed between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers, respectively;
a plurality of first conductive electrodes formed on the plurality of first conductive semiconductor layers, respectively; and
a single second conductive electrode deposited on the second conductive semiconductor layer. 20 The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 19, wherein the plurality of first conductive electrodes are aligned along a virtual line, and the second conductive electrode is disposed offset from the virtual line.

1. A method of processing a strobe signal comprising:
oversampling a strobe signal received from a source synchronous device;
determining an amount of time between sending a read request to the source synchronous device and detecting a first pulse of the strobe signal according to the oversampling; and
squelching the strobe signal for the amount of time responsive to at least one subsequent read request.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
sending the read request to the source synchronous device; and
detecting a rising edge of the first pulse that follows a preamble by the oversampling of the strobe signal.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting a first pulse comprises:
detecting a predetermined bit pattern indicating the first pulse.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting a first pulse comprises:
detecting a last occurrence of a predetermined bit pattern prior to determining that the strobe signal comprises a predetermined duty cycle.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein oversampling the strobe signal comprises:
providing the strobe signal to each of a plurality of sampling flip-flops; and
clocking each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops using a clock signal having a different phase and a frequency that is approximately equal to a frequency of the strobe signal.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein oversampling the strobe signal comprises:
providing the strobe signal to each of a plurality of sampling flip-flops; and
clocking each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops using a clock signal having a frequency that is approximately equal to a frequency of the strobe signal, wherein a phase of the clock signal provided to each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops increases by a phase variance of approximately 360 divided by a number of the plurality of sampling flip-flops.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising selecting the number of the plurality of sampling flip-flops to result in an integer value phase variance.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an updated amount of time between sending a read request and detecting a first pulse of the strobe signal responsive to at least one subsequent read request.
9. A system for processing a strobe signal comprising:
a plurality of sampling flip-flops oversampling the strobe signal, wherein each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops is clocked by a clock signal having a different phase and approximately a same frequency as a frequency of the strobe signal;
a controller configured to detect a read request sent to a source synchronous device and determine an amount of time between the read request and a first pulse of the strobe signal according to values received from the plurality of sampling flip-flops oversampling the strobe signal; and
a squelch circuit configured to gate the strobe signal for the amount of time responsive to a subsequent read request.
10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:
a counter coupled to the controller, wherein the controller starts the counter responsive to the read request and determines a count of the counter responsive to detecting the first pulse of the strobe signal.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to detect a rising edge of the first pulse following a preamble of the strobe signal.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to detect the rising edge of the first pulse by detecting a predetermined bit pattern from the oversampling.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to detect the rising edge of the first pulse by detecting a last instance of a predetermined bit pattern from the oversampling prior to detecting that the strobe signal has a predetermined duty cycle.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops is clocked by a clock signal having a frequency that is approximately equal to a frequency of the strobe signal, wherein a phase of the clock signal provided to each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops increases by a phase variance of approximately 360 divided by a number of the plurality of sampling flip-flops.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the number of the plurality of sampling flip-flops results in an integer value phase variance.
16. A system comprising:
a memory controller; and
a strobe detector coupled to the memory controller,
wherein the strobe detector is configured to determine an amount of time between sending a read request originating from the memory controller to a source synchronous device and detecting a first pulse of a strobe signal received from the source synchronous device, wherein the strobe detector is configured to gate the strobe signal responsive to at least one subsequent read request from the memory controller for the amount of time.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the strobe detector further comprises:
a plurality of sampling flip-flops oversampling the strobe signal, wherein each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops is clocked by a clock signal having a different phase and approximately a same frequency as a frequency of the strobe signal.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the phase of the clock signal provided to each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops increases by a phase variance of approximately 360 divided by a number of the plurality of sampling flip-flops.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein the strobe detector further comprises:
a controller configured to detect the first pulse of the strobe signal by detecting a predetermined pattern of values received from each of the plurality of sampling flip-flops oversampling the strobe signal; and
a counter coupled to the controller, wherein the controller starts the counter responsive to the read request and determines a count of the counter responsive to detecting the first pulse of the strobe signal.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein the strobe detector further comprises:
a counter configured to start counting responsive to the read request and to determine a count indicating the amount of time responsive to detecting the first pulse of the strobe signal.

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 method for loading filament into a three-dimensional modeling machine of the type having a liquifier which receives modeling material in the form of a filament strand and extrudes the filament in molten form, the method comprising the steps of:
inserting into the modeling machine primary and secondary cassettes containing spooled filament;
feeding filament from the primary cassette into the liquifier; and
switching the feed from the primary cassette to the secondary cassette, without operator intervention, while modeling is in progress.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of switching comprises:
automatically withdrawing from the liquifier a filament strand supplied by the primary cassette; and
automatically feeding to the liquifier a filament strand supplied by the secondary cassette.
3. A method for loading filament into an extrusion apparatus of the type having a liquifier to which a strand of filament is advanced under the control of a controller, the method comprising the steps of:
inserting into the apparatus a plurality of cassettes containing spooled filament;
automatically advancing a strand of a first filament from a first one of the cassettes to the liquifier for extrusion;
automatically withdrawing the first filament strand from the liquifier in response to a trigger event; and
automatically advancing a strand of a second filament from a second one of the cassettes to the liquifier after withdrawl of the first filament strand.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the trigger event is an identification that the first filament has reached a predetermined minimum length.
5. The method of claim 4, and further comprising the step of:
identifying that the filament remaining in the first one of the cassettes has reached the predetermined minimum length.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein the trigger event is a command initiated by a user and received by the controller.
7. A method for loading filament into an extrusion apparatus of the type which receives a strand of filament and extrudes the filament in molten form, the method comprising the steps of:
inserting into the apparatus a plurality of filament spools;
feeding a strand of a first filament from a first one of the spools to the liquifier for extrusion;
automatically withdrawing the strand of the first filament from the liquifier in response to a trigger event; and
automatically feeding a strand of a second filament from a second one of the spools to the liquifier after withdrawl of the first filament strand.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the trigger event is an identification that the first filament has reached a predetermined minimum length.
9. The method of claim 8, and further comprising the step of:
identifying that the first filament has reached the predetermined minimum length.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the trigger event is a command initiated by a user.