Author: claimsbot

1. A cover plate for electrical apparatus comprising:
at least one opening intended to provide access to at least one functional part of the electrical apparatus, the cover plate is formed by superimposing a rear mounting plate fitted at the back with means for mounting on an apparatus support and a front finish plate giving said cover plate an aesthetic appearance, wherein said rear mounting plate includes on its front side a recessed housing which is delimited between an inner peripheral edge (25) bordering said opening (22, 32; 122) and an outer peripheral edge (26) and which completely houses said front finish plate such that the front side of said front finish plate extends flush with or is slightly back from the front side of said rear mounting plate.
2. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the rear mounting plate is formed from a single piece.
3. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the rear mounting plate is formed by superimposing an intermediate plate and a sub-plate, the intermediate plate being equipped with a recessed housing to house said front finish plate and the sub-plate including said mounting means on the rear side.
4. The cover plate according to claim 3, wherein the sub-plate and the intermediate plate are undetachably fastened to each other.
5. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the inner and outer peripheral edges are covered by a coating giving said cover plate an aesthetic appearance.
6. The cover plate according to claim 5, wherein said coating is made from chromium.
7. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the front finish plate and the rear mounting plate are undetachably fastened to each other.
8. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the front finish plate and the rear mounting plate are detachably fastened to each other.
9. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the front finish plate has a thickness of between 0.5 and 2 millimeters, preferably between 1 and 1.5 millimeters.
10. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the front finish plate includes a rigid core and a skin which covers at least the front side of the rigid core to give said cover plate an aesthetic appearance.
11. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the front finish plate and the rear mounting plate are made from different materials.
12. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the rear mounting plate is made by one or more moulding operations.
13. The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the front finish plate is made by laser cutting.
14. Electrical apparatus including an apparatus support supporting an apparatus mechanism with on the front side at least one functional part, wherein the electrical apparatus includes the cover plate according to claim 1, whose opening borders the functional part of the apparatus mechanism and whose means for mounting the rear mounting plate are mounted in arrangements of the apparatus support.

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. An optical multiplexer, configured to multiplex at least four optical signals into one optical signal, and comprising:
a first polarization state adjusting component;
a second polarization state adjusting component;
a first optical path changing component;
a second optical path changing component;
a polarization beam combiner; and
a beam combiner,
wherein:
the first polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of a first optical signal in the at least four optical signals before the first optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
the second polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of a second optical signal in the at least four optical signals before the second optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
the first optical path changing component is configured to change a propagation direction of a third optical signal in the at least four optical signals, the third optical signal in a different polarization state than the polarization state of the first optical signal, and a propagation direction of a fourth optical signal in the at least four optical signals, the fourth optical signal in a different polarization state than the polarization state of the second optical signal, so that the third and fourth optical signals in the different polarization states than the polarization states of the first and second optical signals are input into the polarization beam combiner;
the polarization beam combiner is configured to combine the first and third optical signals that are received in the different polarization states to obtain a fifth optical signal, and is further configured to combine the second and fourth optical signals that are received in the different polarization states to obtain a sixth optical signal;
the second optical path changing component is configured to change a propagation direction of the fifth optical signal or a propagation direction of the sixth optical signal output by the polarization beam combiner, so that the fifth optical signal and the sixth optical signal are combined by the beam combiner into one optical signal after being input into the beam combiner; and
the beam combiner is configured to combine the fifth optical signal and the sixth optical signal that are received into one optical signal.
2. The optical multiplexer according to claim 1, wherein the first polarization state adjusting component and the second polarization state adjusting component are half-wave plates.
3. The optical multiplexer according to claim 1, wherein the optical multiplexer further comprises a third polarization state adjusting component and a fourth polarization state adjusting component, wherein
the third polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of the third optical signal to a different polarization state than the polarization state of the first optical signal before the third optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner, so that the third optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the first optical signal in the adjusted polarization state are combined into one optical signal in the polarization beam combiner; and
the fourth polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of the fourth optical signal to a different polarization state than the polarization state of the second optical signal before the fourth optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner, so that the fourth optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the second optical signal in the adjusted polarization state are combined into one optical signal in the polarization beam combiner.
4. The optical multiplexer according to claim 3, wherein the first polarization state adjusting component and the second polarization state adjusting component are \xbc-wave plates, and the third polarization state adjusting component and the fourth polarization state adjusting component are \xbe-wave plates.
5. The optical multiplexer according to claim 1, further comprising:
a first collimating component, configured to collimate the first optical signal before the first optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
a second collimating component, configured to collimate the second optical signal before the second optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
a third collimating component, configured to collimate the third optical signal before the third optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner; and
a fourth collimating component, configured to collimate the fourth optical signal before the fourth optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner.
6. The optical multiplexer according to claim 1, further comprising an optical isolator, wherein the optical isolator is located behind the beam combiner and located on an optical path of an optical signal output by the beam combiner.
7. An optical multiplexer, configured to multiplex at least four optical signals into one optical signal, and comprising at least:
a first polarization state adjusting component,
a second polarization state adjusting component,
a first optical path changing component,
a second optical path changing component,
a third optical path changing component,
a first polarization beam combiner,
a second polarization beam combiner, and
a beam combiner,
wherein:
the first polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of a first optical signal in the at least four optical signals before the first optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
the second polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of a third optical signal in the at least four optical signals before the third optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
the first optical path changing component is configured to change a propagation direction of a second optical signal in the at least four optical signals, the second optical signal in a different polarization state than the polarization state of the first optical signal, so that the signal is input into the first polarization beam combiner;
the second optical path changing component is configured to change a propagation direction of the fourth optical signal in the at least four optical signals, a fourth optical signal in a different polarization state than the polarization state of the third optical signal, so that the signal is input into the second polarization beam combiner;
the first polarization beam combiner is configured to combine the first optical signal and the second optical signal that are received in different polarization states, and output a fifth optical signal;
the second polarization beam combiner is configured to combine the third optical signal and the fourth optical signal that are received in different polarization states, and output a sixth optical signal;
the third optical path changing component is configured to change a propagation direction of the fifth optical signal or a propagation direction of the sixth optical signal, so that the fifth optical signal and the sixth optical signal are combined by the beam combiner into one optical signal after being input into the beam combiner; and
the beam combiner is configured to combine the fifth optical signal and the sixth optical signal that are received into one optical signal.
8. The optical multiplexer according to claim 7, wherein the first polarization state adjusting component and the second polarization state adjusting component are half-wave plates.
9. The optical multiplexer according to claim 7, wherein the optical multiplexer further comprises a third polarization state adjusting component and a fourth polarization state adjusting component;
the third polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of the second optical signal to a different polarization state than the polarization state of the first optical signal before the second optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner, so that the second optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the first optical signal in the adjusted polarization state are combined into one optical signal in the first polarization beam combiner; and
the fourth polarization state adjusting component is configured to adjust a polarization state of the fourth optical signal to a different polarization state than the polarization state of the third optical signal before the fourth optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner, so that the fourth optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the third optical signal in the adjusted polarization state are combined into one optical signal in the second polarization beam combiner.
10. The optical multiplexer according to claim 9, wherein the first polarization state adjusting component and the second polarization state adjusting component are \xbc-wave plates, and the third polarization state adjusting component and the fourth polarization state adjusting component are \xbe-wave plates.
11. The optical multiplexer according to claim 7, further comprising:
a first collimating component, configured to collimate the first optical signal before the first optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
a second collimating component, configured to collimate the second optical signal before the second optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner;
a third collimating component, configured to collimate the third optical signal before the third optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner; and
a fourth collimating component, configured to collimate the fourth optical signal before the fourth optical signal is input into the polarization beam combiner.
12. The optical multiplexer according to claim 7, further comprising an optical isolator, wherein the optical isolator is located behind the beam combiner and located on an optical path of an optical signal output by the beam combiner.
13. An optical signal multiplexing method to multiplex at least four optical signals into one optical signal, comprising:
adjusting a polarization state of a first optical signal in the at least four optical signals to be in a different polarization state than a second optical signal in the at least four optical signals, so that the polarization state of the second optical signal is mutually orthogonal to the polarization state of the first optical signal in the adjusted polarization state, before combining the first optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the second optical signal in the adjusted polarization state through polarization multiplexing in the different polarization states into one optical signal;
adjusting a polarization state of a third optical signal in the at least four optical signals to be in a different polarization state than a fourth optical signal in the at least four optical signals, so that the polarization state of the fourth optical signal is mutually orthogonal to the polarization state of the third optical signal in the adjusted polarization state, before combining the third optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the fourth optical signal in the adjusted polarization state through polarization multiplexing in the different polarization states into one optical signal;
combining the first optical signal and the second optical signal through the polarization multiplexing of the first and second optical signals in the different polarization states to output a fifth optical signal;
combining the third optical signal and the fourth optical signal through the polarization multiplexing of the third and fourth optical signals in the different polarization states to output a sixth optical signal; and
changing a propagation direction of the fifth optical signal or a propagation direction of the sixth optical signal, so that the fifth optical signal and the sixth optical signal are combined into one optical signal.
14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:
collimating the first optical signal and the second optical signal before combining the first optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the second optical signal through polarization multiplexing; and
collimating the third optical signal and the fourth optical signal before combining the third optical signal in the adjusted polarization state and the fourth optical signal through polarization multiplexing.

1. A method for treating a neurobehavioral disorder or at least one symptom of such neurobehavioral disorder comprising of administering to a mammal afflicted with a neurobehavioral disorder or symptom thereof a therapeutically effective amount for treating such condition of an Isoindole derivative compound of the formula I:
wherein:
n is 1;
R1 and R2 are each independently a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl and lower alkoxy;
R3 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl and lower alkoxy;
X and Y are each independently a member selected from the group consiting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and haloalkyl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, addition compound or pro-drug thereof.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of formula I is mazindol.
3. The method of treating a neurobehavioral disorder, or at least one symptom of such disorder, in an individual in need thereof which is the result of dysfunction of the tri-monoamine modulating system by the simultaneous action with relatively equal inhibitory effect on all three monoamines comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a compound according to formula I:
wherein:
n is 1;
R1 and R2 are each independently a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl and lower alkoxy;
R3 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl and lower alkoxy;
X and Y are each independently a member selected from the group consiting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and haloalkyl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, addition compound or pro-drug thereof.
4. A method for treating a neurobehavioral disorder, or a behavioral symptom of a neurobehavioral disorder, comprising administering to a mammal afflicted with the neurobehavioral disorder a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, or simultaneous combination of compounds, that affects the trimonoamine modulating system by producing a simultaneous and relatively equal inhibitory effect on all three monoamine transporters in the trimonoamine modulating system.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the neurobehavioral disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder, or a behavioral symptom of such disorder.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the neurobehavioral disorder is selected from the group consisting of an autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, an anxiety disorder, a movement disorder, an impulse control disorder, a personality disorder, a reward deficiency disorder, a somatoform disorder, a dementia disorder and an obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder, or a symptom of such a disorder.
7. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the compound has a Ki at the serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine transporters in a ratio not greater than 50:1 for any given transporter relative to the other two transporters.
8. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said compound has an IC50 at the serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine transporters in a ratio not greater than 50:1 for any given transporter relative to the other two transporters.
9. The method according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the compound is administered in conjunction with at least one second drug compound selected from the group consisting of adrenergics, adrenocortical steroids, adrenocortical suppressants, aldosterone antagonists, amino acids, analeptics, analgesics, anorectic compounds, anorexics, anti-anxiety agents, antidepressants, antihypertensives, anti-inflammatorys, antinauseants, antineutropenics, antiobsessional agents, antiparkinsonians, antipsychotics, appetite suppressants, blood glucose regulators, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, cardiotonics, cardiovascular agents, choleretics, cholinergics, cholinergic agonists, cholinesterase deactivators, cognition adjuvants, cognition enhancers, hormones, memory adjuvants, mental performance enhancers, mood regulators, neuroleptics, neuroprotectives, psychotropics, relaxants, sedative-hypnotics, serotonin antagonists, serotonin inhibitors, serotonin receptor antagonists, stimulants, thyroid hormones, thyroid inhibitors, thyromimetics, cerebral ischemia agents, vasoconstrictors and vasodilators.
10. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the compound of formula 1 is administered in the form of a pro-drug.
11. A method for the prevention andor curative treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, (ADHD) or at least one of the symptoms associated with ADHD comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of mazindol.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the patient is an infant, child, adolescent or adult.
13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the adimistration is oral, anal, parenteral, intramuscular or intravenous.
14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the at least one symptom is selected from the group consisting of inattention, impulsivity, impatience, diurnal or noctournal hyperactivity, insomnia and restless legs syndrome.
15. The method according to claim 11, wherein mazindol is administered in a daily dose between 1 and 2 mg.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment, comprising:
a memory for temporarily accumulating a low-order group signal,
a multiplexing circuit for multiplexing an output signal output by said memory with an overhead bit necessary for optical digital transmission, and
a pattern generation circuit for generating an unfixed pattern having no fixed value and outputting the pattern to said multiplexing circuit.
2. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 1, wherein
said unfixed pattern is applied to said multiplexing circuit while said memory outputs a fixed pattern.
3. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 1, further comprising
a selection circuit connected between said multiplexing circuit and said memory, wherein
between said fixed pattern output by said memory and said unfixed pattern output by said pattern generation circuit, said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern.
4. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 3, further comprising
a phase comparator for outputting a reset signal which resets said memory based on a phase difference between a phase of write to said memory and a phase of read from the memory, wherein
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal.
5. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 3, further comprising
a phase comparator for comparing a phase difference between a phase of write to said memory and a phase of read from the memory and when said phase difference is larger than a set value set in advance, outputting a reset signal which resets said memory, wherein
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal.
6. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 4, further comprising
a reset signal detection circuit for outputting a switching signal based on a read address signal applied to said memory from when said memory is reset until when a signal first written into said memory is read from said memory, wherein
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal and said switching signal.
7. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 4, further comprising
a reset signal detection circuit for detecting said reset signal, wherein
a read address signal applied to said memory is also applied to said reset signal detection circuit,
said reset signal detection circuit outputs a switching signal based on said read address signal from when said memory is reset until when a signal first written into said memory is read from said memory, and
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal and said switching signal.
8. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 6, further comprising
a determination circuit and an OR circuit, wherein
said determination circuit is provided between said OR circuit and an input side of said memory,
said determination circuit outputs a switch signal when a signal written into said memory has a fixed pattern for a set time,
to said OR circuit, said switching signal and said switch signal are applied, and
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said switch signal in addition to said reset signal and said switching signal.
9. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 1, wherein
said unfixed pattern is a random pattern.
10. A circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment, comprising:
a memory for temporarily storing data,
a multiplexing circuit for multiplexing a signal output by said memory with an overhead bit necessary for optical digital transmission,
a pattern generation circuit for generating an unfixed pattern having no fixed value and outputting the pattern to said multiplexing circuit,
an EO conversion unit for converting a signal output by said multiplexing circuit into an optical signal,
an optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal output by said EO conversion unit, and
an OE conversion unit for converting an optical signal output by said optical fiber into an electric signal, wherein
while said memory outputs a fixed pattern, the unfixed pattern is applied to said multiplexing circuit.
11. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 10, wherein
said unfixed pattern is a random pattern.
12. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 10, further comprising
a selection circuit connected between said multiplexing circuit and said memory, wherein
between said fixed pattern output by said memory and said unfixed pattern output by said pattern generation circuit, said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern.
13. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 12, further comprising
a phase comparator for outputting a reset signal which resets said memory based on a phase difference between a phase of write to said memory and a phase of read from the memory, wherein
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal.
14. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 12, further comprising
a phase comparator for comparing a phase difference between a phase of write to said memory and a phase of read from the memory and when said phase difference is larger than a set value set in advance, outputting a reset signal which resets said memory, wherein
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal.
15. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 13, further comprising
a reset signal detection circuit for outputting a switching signal based on a read address signal applied to said memory from when said memory is reset until when a signal first written into said memory is read from said memory, wherein
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal and said switching signal.
16. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 13, further comprising
a reset signal detection circuit for detecting said reset signal, wherein
a read address signal applied to said memory is also applied to said reset signal detection circuit,
said reset signal detection circuit outputs a switching signal based on said read address signal from when said memory is reset until when a signal first written into said memory is read from said memory, and
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said reset signal and said switching signal.
17. The circuit for preventing transmission of a fixed pattern of an optical digital transmission equipment according to claim 15, further comprising
a determination circuit and an OR circuit, wherein
said determination circuit is provided between said OR circuit and an input side of said memory,
said determination circuit outputs a switch signal when a signal written into said memory has a fixed pattern for a set time,
to said OR circuit, said switching signal and said switch signal are applied, and
said selection circuit selects said unfixed pattern based on said switch signal in addition to said reset signal and said switching signal.