Author: claimsbot

1. A composition for providing an antimicrobial oxidizing agent, the composition comprising:
a core containing a reactant, wherein the reactant generates an antimicrobial oxidizer product through a chemical reaction when contacted by a main solvent; and
a reactor wall forming a reactor space that contains the core, wherein the reactor wall has pores through which the main solvent enters the reactor space and the antimicrobial oxidizer product leaves the reactor space, wherein the reactor wall has a lower solubility in the main solvent than the reactant and the oxidizer product and remains substantially intact during generation of the oxidizer product.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the oxidizer product acts on microbes commonly found on mammals.
3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the oxidizer product is at least one of dioxirane, hypohalite, chlorine dioxide, N-halo-amine, percarboxylic acid, singlet oxygen, and hydroxyl radical.
4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactor wall is a membrane shaped into a pouch.
5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactor wall is a membrane.
6. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a coating layer formed around the reactor wall, wherein the coating layer’s solubility is pH-sensitive.
7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the coating layer comprises cellulose acetate phthalate.
8. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a coating layer formed between the core and the reactor wall.
9. The composition of claim 8, wherein the oxidizer product is a first oxidizer product, wherein the coating layer functions as a reactor for generating a second oxidizer product.
10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the reactant is a metal chlorite.
11. The composition of claim 10, wherein the core further comprises an acid source.
12. The composition of claim 11, wherein the acid source is one or more of an inorganic acid, salts containing an anion of a strong acid and a cation of a weak base, an organic acid, or their surrogates.
13. The composition of claim 10, wherein the core further comprises a free halogen source.
14. The composition of claim 13, wherein the free halogen source is one of dichloroisocyanuric acid,trichlorocyanuric acid, a hypochlorous acid salt, bromochlorodimethylhydantoin, dibromodimethylhydantoin.
15. A composition for providing an antimicrobial oxidizing agent that is safe for contact with mammals, the composition comprising:
a reactant that generates an oxidizer product when contacted by a main solvent, wherein the oxidizer product is at least one of dioxirane, hypohalite, chlorine dioxide, N-halo-amine, percarboxylic acid, and hydroxyl radical; and
an oxidizing agent in contact with the reactant, wherein the oxidizing agent is selected from a group consisting of dioxirane, hypohalite, chlorine dioxide, N-halo-amine, percarboxylic acid, singlet oxygen, hydroxyl radical, persulfate, monopersulfate, peroxide, and a combination thereof; and
a porous coating formed around the reactant to control the rate of diffusion of the main solvent and the rate of diffusion of the oxidizer product, wherein the porous coating has a lower solubility in the main solvent than the core components and the resulting produced agent such that it remains substantially intact during generation of the oxidizer product.
16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the porous coating is formed around the oxidizing agent and the reactant.
17. The composition of claim 15, wherein the oxidizing agent is located outside a space enclosed by the porous coating.
18. The composition of claim 15, wherein the oxidizing agent is generated while the porous coating is in contact with the mammals.
19. The composition of claim 15, wherein the reactant and the porous coating are in the form of a solid, gel, or liquid.
20. The composition of claim 15 further comprising one or more of surfactants, chelants, dispersants, stabilizers, pH buffers, and brighteners.
21. The composition of claim 20, wherein the one or more of surfactants, chelants, dispersants, stabilizers, pH buffers, and brighteners are located outside of a space created by the porous coating.
22. The composition of claim 15, wherein the one or more of surfactants, chelants, dispersants, stabilizers, pH buffers, and brighteners are in contact with the reactant and located in a space created by the porous coating.
23. The composition of claim 22, wherein the porous coating is a membrane formed into a pouch.
24. The composition of claim 23, wherein the porous coating is soluble in the main solvent.
25. The composition of claim 15, wherein the porous coating is a membrane.
26. The composition of claim 15 further comprising an additional layer formed around the porous coating, wherein the additional layer’s solubility is pH-sensitive.
27. The composition of claim 26, wherein the additional layer comprises cellulose acetate phthalate.
28. The composition of claim 26, wherein the additional layer is formed between the core and the reactor wall.
29. The composition of claim 26, wherein the additional layer forms a reactor space in which the oxidizing agent is generated.
30. The composition of claim 15, wherein the reactant is a metal chlorite.
31. A method of applying an antimicrobial composition, the method comprising:
preparing an antimicrobial solution by contacting a reactor with a main solvent to trigger a chemical reaction inside the reactor, wherein the chemical reaction generates an antimicrobial agent; and
adding the antimicrobial solution to a surface or water.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein the antimicrobial composition comprises at least one of dioxirane, hypohalite, chlorine dioxide, N-halo-amine, percarboxylic acid, and hydroxyl radical.
33. The method of claim 31, wherein the adding comprises spraying the antimicrobial solution onto a surface.
34. The method of claim 31, wherein the antimicrobial solution is applied in the form of an aerosol.
35. The method of claim 31, wherein the antimicrobial solution is applied in the form of a foam.
36. The method of claim 31, wherein the adding comprises using a dispenser that delivers the generated solution to the application.
37. The method of claim 31 further comprising mixing the antimicrobial solution with one of surfactants, chelants, dispersants, enzymes, and pH buffers.
38. The method of claim 31, wherein the reactor comprises:
a core containing a reactant that generates the antimicrobial agent when contacted by the main solvent; and
a reactor wall forming a reactor space that contains the core, wherein the reactor wall has pores through which the main solvent enters the reactor space.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the reactor wall is a porous membrane.
40. A method of reducing a microbe level in the digestive tract of mammals, the method comprising:
adding a solvent-activated reactor to food that is to be consumed by the mammals, wherein the solvent-activated reactor includes:
a core containing a reactant that generates an antimicrobial agent through a chemical reaction when contacted by fluids in the mammals’ intestinal track; and
a porous reactor wall formed around the core and allowing the fluids to reach the reactant at a controlled rate, the porous reactor wall also releasing the antimicrobial agent so that the antimicrobial agent leaves the solvent-activated reactor at a desired release rate.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein the antimicrobial agent is one of dioxirane, hypohalite, chlorine dioxide, N-halo-amine, percarboxylic acid, singlet oxygen and hydroxyl radical, or a combination thereof.
42. An animal litter composition comprising:
a solvent-activated reactor, wherein the solvent-activated reactor includes:
a core containing a reactant that generates an antimicrobial agent through a chemical reaction when contacted by fluids in the mammals’ excrements; and
a porous reactor wall formed around the core and allowing the fluids to reach the reactant at a controlled rate, the porous reactor wall also releasing the antimicrobial agent to leave the solvent-activated reactor at a desired release rate; and

clay mixed with the solvent-activated reactor.
43. A method of improving an animal litter, the method comprising:
providing an animal litter;
forming a solvent-activated reactor by:
preparing a core that contains a reactant that generates an antimicrobial agent when contacted by animal excrement; and
forming a reactor wall around the core such that the reactor wall has pores through which the animal excrement comes in contact with the reactant; and

mixing the solvent-activated reactor with the animal litter.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein the antimicrobial agent is one of dioxirane, hypohalite, chlorine dioxide, N-halo-amine, percarboxylic acid, singlet oxygen, hydroxyl radical, or a combination thereof.
45. The method of claim 43, wherein the mixing of the solvent-activated reactor with the animal litter comprises combining the solvent-activated reactor with the animal litter during a processing of the animal litter such that the reactor is entrapped within the litter.
46. The method of claim 43, wherein the animal litter includes litter particles, and wherein the mixing of the solvent-activated reactor with the animal litter comprises coating the litter particles with the solvent-activated reactor.
47. A method of preparing an animal litter, the method comprising:
forming a solvent-activated reactor by:
preparing a core that contains a reactant that generates an antimicrobial agent when contacted by animal excrement; and
forming a reactor wall around the core such that the reactor wall has pores through which the animal excrement comes in contact with the reactant; and

mixing the solvent-activated reactor with clay.

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 testing method for an integrated circuit of an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices comprising:
establishing an enhanced reliability testing flag for an integrated circuit device resulting from fabrication errors and manufacturing deviations from a manufacturing process for an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices;
storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in the integrated circuit device associated with a unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices for indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires enhanced reliability testing;
automatically reading the unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices when each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices forms a portion of a wafer;
accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored for the unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices;
sorting the plurality of integrated circuit devices in accordance with whether their enhanced reliability testing flag indicates they are in need of the enhanced reliability testing; and
performing the enhanced reliability testing for each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices requiring the enhanced reliability testing.
2. A reliability testing method for an integrated circuit of an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices comprising:
establishing an enhanced reliability testing flag for an integrated circuit device resulting from fabrication errors and manufacturing deviations from a manufacturing process for an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices;
storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in the integrated circuit device associated with a unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices for indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires further reliability testing;
automatically reading the unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices;
accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored for each unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices;
sorting the plurality of integrated circuit devices in accordance with whether their enhanced reliability testing flag indicates they are in need of the further reliability testing; and
performing the further reliability testing for each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices requiring the further reliability testing.
3. A manufacturing method for an integrated circuit of an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices comprising:
establishing an enhanced reliability testing flag for an integrated circuit device resulting from fabrication errors and manufacturing deviations from a manufacturing process for an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices;
storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in the integrated circuit device associated with a unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices for indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires further reliability testing;
automatically reading the unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices;
accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored for each unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices;
sorting the plurality of integrated circuit devices in accordance with whether their enhanced reliability testing flag indicates they are in need of the further reliability testing; and
performing the further reliability testing for each integrated circuit device of the pluratity of integrated circuit devices requiring the further reliability testing.

1. A high-mounted double wishbone suspension device comprising:
a knuckle rotatably supporting a wheel, and comprising a knuckle main body portion and an arm portion extending upward from the knuckle main body portion;
a lower arm vertically movably supporting on a vehicle body a lower part of the knuckle main body portion through which an axle runs; and
an upper arm vertically movably supporting the arm portion on the vehicle body,
wherein the arm portion is provided with a tie rod connection portion by which a tie rod used for turning the wheel is connected to the knuckle,
wherein a joint for joining the tie rod to the tie rod connection portion is provided on a lower face of the tie rod connection portion of the knuckle, and
wherein the knuckle is provided with a ball bearing support hole for the wheel and the tie rod connection portion is positioned below a middle point between a center of the ball bearing support hole and a ball joint provided at a connection point of the arm portion to the upper arm.
2. The high-mounted double wishbone suspension device according to claim 1, wherein the connection point is disposed above the axle of the wheel relative to the lower arm.

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 generating a line scan image, the method comprising:
receiving a digital video from a digital video camera configured to capture one or more moving objects of interest at a monitored location in the digital video;
cropping the digital video around the monitored location;
generating a plurality of cropped images from the cropped digital video; and
assembling the plurality of cropped images in temporal order to generate the line scan image.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the digital video comprises:
receiving the digital video from a stationary digital video camera positioned to capture the digital video in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to a motion direction of the one or more moving objects of interest at the monitored location.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein, prior to the receiving step, the method further comprises:
enabling the digital video camera when an enabling signal is received, the enabling signal generated upon a triggering event from the one or more moving objects of interest.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the enabling signal is generated when the one or more moving objects of interest pass a triggering location a predetermined distance from the monitored location.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the cropping step comprises cropping the digital video in a direction substantially orthogonal to a motion direction of the moving objects of interest.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital video comprises a frame rate, and wherein the frame rate is selected based on a velocity of the one or more moving objects of interest.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the frame rate is at least 100 frames per second.
8. A system for generating a line scan image, the system comprising:
one or more digital video cameras disposed relative to a monitored location configured to capture digital video of moving objects of interest that pass the monitored location;
a processor configured to crop the digital video around the monitored location, generate a plurality of cropped images from the cropped digital video, and assemble the plurality of cropped images in temporal order to generate the line scan image.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more digital video cameras comprise at least one stationary camera positioned to capture the digital video in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to a motion direction of the moving objects of interest at the monitored location.
10. The system of claim 8, and further comprising:
one or more triggering sensors configured to enable at least one of the one or more digital video cameras upon a triggering event from the one or more moving objects of interest.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more triggering sensors are positioned a predetermined distance from the monitored location, and wherein the one or more triggering sensors are configured to enable the at least one of the one or more digital video cameras when the moving objects of interest pass the one or more triggering sensors.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the moving objects of interest are each associated with a transponder that communicates with the one or more triggering sensors as the associated moving object of interest passes the one or more triggering sensors.
13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to crop the digital video in a direction substantially orthogonal to a motion direction of the moving objects of interest.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein the digital video comprises a frame rate, and wherein the frame rate is selected based on a velocity of the one or more moving objects of interest.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the frame rate is at least 100 frames per second.
16. A method for generating a line scan image of a finish line in an athletic event, the method comprising:
receiving digital video from one or more digital video cameras configured to capture a plurality of participants in the athletic event as the plurality of participants cross the finish line;
cropping each frame of the digital video around the finish line to generate a temporal series of cropped images; and
assembling the plurality of cropped images in temporal order to generate the line scan image of the finish line, the line scan image of the finish line indicative of a finish order of the one or more participants in the athletic event.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving the digital video comprises:
receiving the digital video from a stationary digital video camera positioned to capture the digital video in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to a motion direction of the plurality of participants.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein, prior to the receiving step, the method further comprises:
enabling the digital video camera when an enabling signal is received, the enabling signal generated upon a triggering event initiated by at least one of the plurality of participants.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the enabling signal is generated when the at least one of the plurality of participants pass a triggering location a predetermined distance from the finish line.
20. The method of claim 19, and further comprising:
receiving the enabling signal from a transponder associated one of the plurality of participants as the transponder passes the triggering location.