Author: claimsbot

1. A differentiated tab truncation method comprising:
determining a priority for each tab in a tab control;
adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority; and,
rendering the tab control in a graphical user interface (GUI).
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a priority for each tab in a tab control, comprises applying a higher priority to more frequently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less frequently used tabs.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a priority for each tab in a tab control, comprises applying a higher priority to more recently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less recently used tabs.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising applying a highest priority to a currently selected tab.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, comprises adjusting a width of each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, comprises adjusting a height of each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, comprises:
computing a desired dimension of the tab control to accommodate a desired dimension for all of the tabs;
determining whether the desired dimension can be accommodated by an actual dimension of the tab control; and,
if the tab control cannot accommodate the desired dimension, computing a shrink factor to be applied to all tabs to reduce the overall dimension of all of the tabs to fit in the tab control, weighting each of the tabs by priority, and shrinking the dimension of each tab in the tab control by a pro-rata amount of the shrink factor adjusted by a correspondingly assigned weight.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein rendering the tab control in a GUI, comprises rendering the tab control in a markup browser.
9. A differentiated tab truncating data processing system comprising:
a graphical user interface (GUI);
a tab control disposed in the GUI;
a plurality of tabs disposed in the tab control; and,
differentiated tab truncation logic comprising program code enabled to determine a priority for each of the tabs in the tab control, and to adjust at least one dimension for each of the tabs in the tab control according to the determined priority.
10. The system of claim 10, wherein the dimension comprises a dimension selected from the group consisting of height and width.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the GUI is defined within a network distributed page.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the priority is selected from the group consisting of most frequently used and most recently used.
13. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for differentiated tab truncation, the computer program product comprising:
computer usable program code for determining a priority for each tab in a tab control;
computer usable program code for adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority; and,
computer usable program code for rendering the tab control in a graphical user interface (GUI).
14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code for determining a priority for each tab in a tab control, comprises computer usable program code for applying a higher priority to more frequently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less frequently used tabs.
15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code for determining a priority for each tab in a tab control, comprises computer usable program code for applying a higher priority to more recently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less recently used tabs.
16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising computer usable program code for applying a highest priority to a currently selected tab.
17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code for adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, comprises computer usable program code for adjusting a width of each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority.
18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code for adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, comprises computer usable program code for adjusting a height of each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority.
19. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code for adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, comprises:
computer usable program code for computing a desired dimension of the tab control to accommodate a desired dimension for all of the tabs;
computer usable program code for determining whether the desired dimension can be accommodated by an actual dimension of the tab control; and,
computer usable program code for computing a shrink factor to be applied to all tabs to reduce the overall dimension of all of the tabs to fit in the tab control, weighting each of the tabs by priority, and shrinking the dimension of each tab in the tab control by a pro-rata amount of the shrink factor adjusted by a correspondingly assigned weight, if the tab control cannot accommodate the desired dimension.
20. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer usable program code for rendering the tab control in a GUI, comprises computer usable program code for rendering the tab control in a markup browser.

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 hybrid maize variety X08C981 seed, wherein representative seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PH1D84 with a second plant of variety PH1C98, and wherein representative seed of said varieties PH1D84 and PH1C98 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-121035 and PTA-120278, respectively.
2. The hybrid maize variety X08C981 seed of claim 1, wherein a seed treatment has been applied to the seed.
3. A method comprising cleaning the hybrid maize variety X08C981 seed of claim 1.
4. A method of collecting molecular data comprising a) isolating nucleic acids from the hybrid maize variety X08C981 seed of claim 1; b) analyzing said nucleic acids; and c) recording data based on said nucleic acids.
5. A plant, plant part, or cell produced by growing the hybrid maize variety X08C981 seed claim 1.
6. A method of collecting molecular data comprising a) isolating nucleic acids from the plant, plant part, or cell of claim 5; b) analyzing said nucleic acids; and c) recording data based on said nucleic acids.
7. A method of producing a commodity plant product comprising obtaining the plant or plant part of claim 5 and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.
8. A method for producing a second maize plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first maize plant, or parts thereof; wherein said first maize plant is the maize plant of claim 5, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with itself or another maize plant to produce seed of a subsequent generation;
(b) harvesting and planting the seed of the subsequent generation to produce at least one plant of the subsequent generation; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for an additional 2-10 generations to produce a second maize plant.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with an inducer variety to produce haploid seed; and
(b) doubling the haploid seed to produce a second maize plant.
11. A converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981 further comprising a locus conversion, wherein said converted seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PH1D84 with a second plant of variety PH1C98; wherein representative seed of said varieties PH1D84 and PH1C98 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-121035 and PTA-120278, respectively; wherein at least one of said varieties PH1D84 and PH1C98 further comprises a locus conversion; and wherein said converted seed produces a plant having essentially the same phenotypic traits listed in Table 1 for X08C981 when grown under the same environmental conditions.
12. The converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981 of claim 11, wherein a seed treatment has been applied to the converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981.
13. A method comprising cleaning the converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981 of claim 11.
14. The converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981 of claim 11, wherein the locus conversion confers a trait selected from the group consisting of male sterility, site-specific recombination, abiotic stress tolerance, altered phosphorus, altered antioxidants, altered fatty acids, altered essential amino acids, altered carbohydrates, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance and disease resistance.
15. A method of collecting molecular data comprising a) isolating nucleic acids from the converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981 of claim 11; b) analyzing said nucleic acids; and c) recording data based on said nucleic acids.
16. A plant, plant part, or cell produced by growing the converted seed of hybrid maize variety X08C981 of claim 11.
17. A method of collecting molecular data comprising a) isolating nucleic acids from the plant, plant part, or cell of claim 16; b) analyzing said nucleic acids; and c) recording data based on said nucleic acids.
18. A method of producing a commodity plant product comprising obtaining the plant or plant part of claim 16 and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.
19. A method for producing a second maize plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first maize plant, or parts thereof, wherein said first maize plant is the maize plant of claim 16, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.
20. The method for producing a second maize plant of claim 19, further comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with itself or another maize plant to produce seed of a subsequent generation;
(b) harvesting and planting the seed of the subsequent generation to produce at least one plant of the subsequent generation; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for an additional 2-10 generations to produce a second maize plant.
21. The method for producing a second maize plant of claim 19, further comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with an inducer variety to produce haploid seed; and
(b) doubling the haploid seed to produce a second maize plant.

1. A combined set comprising a vibration actuator and an implantable device to be used as an artificial fenestrum implantable in a bony wall of an inner ear, said device comprising a frame made of a bio-compatible material and provided to be applied at least partially in said bony wall, said frame being provided with a wall part formed by a membrane made of a bio-compatible material and forming a barrier with a perilymph of said inner ear when applied in said bony wall, said membrane being provided to form together with said frame an interface with said inner ear, said interface being provided for energy transfer, in particular mechanical andor electrical andor electromagnetic energy, towards said inner ear, said vibration actuator being provided for generating a vibration energy, characterized in that said membrane is electrically dissociated from said vibration actuator and provided for receiving said vibration energy from said vibration actuator, said membrane being further provided for transferring energy from said inner ear.
2. A combined set as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said vibration actuator comprises an electrical signal output circuitry provided for output of said vibration energy, said membrane being electrically dissociated from said circuitry.
3. A combined set as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said device is provided with connecting means applied on said frame, said connecting means being provided for connecting said vibration actuator andor a sensing member into said frame in such a manner as to enable said energy transfer.
4. A combined set as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said vibration actuator is formed by a mechanically driven piston mounted into said frame, said piston being provided for generating vibrations and being mounted in such a manner as to mechanically contact said membrane.
5. A combined set as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said vibration actuator is formed by an electromagnetic stimulating andor sensing member mounted into said frame, said member comprising an electromagnetically driven actuator mechanically contacting said membrane within said frame.
6. A combined set as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said vibration actuator is formed by a pressure generator mounted into said frame, said pressure generator being provided for driving said membrane.
7. A combined set as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said vibration actuator is formed by a piezo-electric stimulating andor sensing member mounted into said frame, said member comprising a piezo-electrically driven actuator mechanically contacting said membrane within said frame.
8. An implantable device for use as an artificial fenestrum implantable in a bony wall of an inner ear, the implantable device comprising a bio-compatible frame and provided to be applied at least partially in the bony wall, the frame including a wall part formed by a bio-compatible membrane and forming a barrier with the inner ear perilymph when the frame is applied in the bony wall, the membrane being provided to form together with the frame an interface with the inner ear, the interface being provided for transferring energy, in particular mechanical andor electrical andor electromagnetic energy towards the inner ear, the membrane being provided for receiving vibration energy from a vibration actuator, the membrane being electrically dissociated from the vibration actuator, and the membrane being provided for transferring energy from the inner ear when the device is mounted in the inner ear.
9. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that a side of said membrane, provided to contact said perilymph when said device is mounted in said inner ear, is provided with electrically conductive means which are connected to a conductive wire applied in an electrically insulated manner on said frame.
10. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that a side of said membrane, provided to contact said perilymph when said device is mounted in said inner ear, is provided with electrically conductive means which are connected to said frame.
11. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said frame is dimensioned in such a manner as to insert at least partially said vibration actuator andor sensing member therein.
12. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said device is substantially cylindrically shaped and provided with a screw thread on upstanding walls.
13. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said membrane is provided to form a substantially hermetical closure between said perilymph and an inner part of said frame when applied in said inner ear.
14. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said membrane is made of titanium.
15. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said frame is coated with antibiotics andor a substance promoting bone tissue growth.
16. An implantable device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said frame is coated with a substance improving hermeticity of insertion into said perilymph.

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 means for gripping a drumstick comprising:
a cylindrical, elongated structure having an external surface and an internal surface,
one or a plurality of facets upon said external surface of said structure, said facet or facets located in the longitudinal plane of said elongated structure about the circumference.
2. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 1 wherein said internal surface of said structure has an axial bore.
3. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 2 where in said axial bore of said gripping means is placed over a cylindrical drumstick.
4. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cylindrical drumstick retracts and extends in the longitudinal plane within said axial bore.
5. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 1 wherein said drumstick having said gripping means has alternative striking means at a head end, a butt end or both the head and butt ends.
6. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 2 wherein said drumstick having said gripping means has alternative striking means at a head end, a butt end or both the head and butt ends.
7. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 5 wherein said striking means is a drumstick tip.
8. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 5 wherein said striking means is a mallet.
9. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 5 wherein said striking means is a wire brush.
10. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 5 wherein said striking means is a synthetic brush.
11. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 6 wherein said striking means is a drumstick tip.
12. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 6 wherein said striking means is a mallet.
13. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 6 wherein said striking means is a wire brush.
14. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 6 wherein said striking means is a synthetic brush.
15. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 1 wherein said drumstick having said gripping means has a plurality of horizontal and vertical cuts in said butt end.
16. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 4 wherein said movable drumstick having said gripping means has alternative striking tips at a head end, a butt end or both the head and butt ends.
17. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 1 wherein said drumstick having said gripping means wherein said facets of said external surface have been knurled.
18. A means for gripping a drumstick as set forth in claim 2 wherein said drumstick having said gripping means wherein said facets of said external surface have been knurled.
19. A method for making a means for gripping a drumstick including the steps of:
a. providing a suitable material for said drumstick,
b. forming said gripping means into a generally cylindrical structure,
c. providing one or a plurality of facets in said longitudinal plane of said cylindrical structure.
20. A method for making a means for gripping a drumstick including the steps of:
a. providing a suitable material for said gripping means,
b. forming said material to provide an axial bore,
c. forming said material to provide one or a plurality of longitudinal facets along said external surface of said gripping means.
21. A method for using a drumstick having a means for gripping including placement of the fingers in alignment with said facets of the invention.