Author: claimsbot

1. A method of forming a food product, comprising: homogenizing a combination that includes citrus pulp fiber, an edible lipid, and water to form a homogenized combination that includes 1-20 parts by weight of the lipid for each part by weight of citrus pulp fiber; and drying the homogenized composition to form a dry blend system.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein drying the homogenized composition comprises drying the homogenized composition in the presence of a further ingredient.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein drying the homogenized composition comprises drying the homogenized composition in the presence of at least one of a starch and a sweetener.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein drying the homogenized composition comprises adding the homogenized composition and at least one of a starch and a sweetener to a fluid bed dryer.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising mixing the dry blend system with a liquid system to form a food system, wherein the liquid system comprises at least one of water, a water miscible liquid, a water immiscible liquid, and a microemulsion.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising mixing the dry blend system with a sweetener and a starch to form a gel-based dessert system.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the gel-based dessert system is a dry blend system.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising mixing the dry blend system with a sweetener, a starch, and at least one of water or milk to form a finished gel-based dessert product that comprises at least about 20 wt % water and has a viscosity of at least about 10,000 mPa*s at 20\xb0 C. and 10 s\u22121.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the citrus pulp fiber has a water binding capacity of from about 7 g of water to about 25 g of water per gram of citrus pulp fiber, and an oil binding capacity of from about 1.5 g of oil to about 10 g of oil per gram of citrus pulp fiber.
10. A dry blend system comprising citrus pulp fiber and an edible oil that has a solid fat content of no greater than 5 wt % at 0\xb0 C.1 the dry blend system having been prepared by homogenizing a combination that includes water, the citrus pulp fiber, and 1-20 grams of the edible oil per gram of the citrus pulp fiber and drying the homogenized combination.
11. The dry blend system of claim 10 wherein the dry blend system further comprises at least one of a starch and a sweetener.
12. The dry blend system of claim 10 wherein the dry blend system further comprises at least one of a starch and a sweetener, wherein drying the homogenized combination comprises drying the homogenized composition in the presence of the starch andor sweetener.
13. A method of making a gel-based dessert system, comprising: homogenizing citrus pulp fiber, an edible lipid, and water to form a preblend system; and, thereafter, mixing at least a portion of the preblend system with a sweetener and a starch.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising drying the preblend system to form a dry blend system, wherein the step of mixing at least a portion of the preblend system comprises mixing the dry blend system with the starch, the sweetener, and water.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the edible lipid is an edible oil having a solid fat content of no greater than 5 wt % at 0\xb0 C.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the edible lipid is an edible oil containing no more than about 2% trans fat and less than about 20% FDA saturates.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the edible oil is a mixture of two different oils, at least one of which is selected from the group consisting of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, cottonseed oil, and olive oil.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the edible lipid is a non-hydrogenated edible oil containing no more than about 20% FDA saturates.
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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 protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:
a shell shaped to define a cavity to receive and hold a portable electronic device in a form fitting relationship, the shell being shaped to protect the portable electronic device and to provide an opening for user interface access to the portable electronic device;
one or more storage compartments formed in the shell and having openings to an exterior of the shell;
one or more tools having stored positions within the storage compartments and movable through the openings to deployed positions extending to the exterior of the shell, wherein the tools comprise at least one integrated tool coupled to the shell and configured to remain coupled to the shell in a corresponding deployed position; and
an integrated bracing member formed in the shell to mechanically reinforce the protective case during integrated tool use.
2. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the shell comprises:
a rear wall covering a rear portion of the portable electronic device when the device is positioned in the cavity of the shell; and
left and right side walls that extend from the rear wall for covering left and right side portions of the portable electronic device, respectively.
3. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the shell is a unitary structure with the one or more storage compartments being formed as part of the integrated bracing member.
4. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the shell is a composite structure comprising the integrated bracing member and a separate tool storage member shaped to define the one or more storage compartments.
5. The protective case of claim 4, wherein the integrated bracing member is formed as a backplate abutting the separate tool storage member or as a band surrounding the separate tool storage member.
6. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the integrated bracing member is formed from one or a combination of: aluminum, titanium, zinc, steel, glass-filled nylon, or carbon-fiber.
7. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the integrated bracing member comprises one or more non-conductive windows arranged to allow electromagnetic signals to pass therethrough to and from the portable electronic device.
8. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the one or more tools further comprise at least one removable tool that is detachable from the shell in a corresponding deployed position.
9. The protective case of claim 8, wherein the removable tool is accessible via a disconnectable slider that protrudes from the shell for user access and decouples from the removable tool in the corresponding deployed position.
10. The protective case of claim 1, further comprising a spring or detent mechanism coupling at least one of the storage compartments to the integrated tool to retain and lock the integrated tool into the corresponding deployed position.
11. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the at least one integrated tool comprises a pair of thin pliers formed from first and second independently-mounted levers.
12. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the at least one integrated tool comprises a thin Allen wrench head portion or a thin Phillips head screwdriver head portion having exactly two tangs disposed opposite one another in the respective head portion.
13. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the one or more storage compartments form a swappable tool package that is fully removable from the shell.
14. The protective case of claim 13, wherein the swappable tool package comprises a first set of tools adapted for a first user activity and is swappable with a second set of tools adapted for a second user activity.
15. A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:
a shell shaped to define a cavity to receive and hold a portable electronic device in a form fitting relationship, the shell being shaped to protect the portable electronic device and to provide an opening for user interface access to the portable electronic device; and
a swappable tool package housed in and fully removable from the shell, the swappable tool package comprising:
one or more storage compartments; and
one or more tools having stored positions within the storage compartments and deployed positions outside of the storage compartments.
16. The protective case of claim 15, wherein the swappable tool package comprises a first set of tools adapted for a first user activity and is swappable with a second set of tools adapted for a second user activity.
17. The protective case of claim 15, wherein the shell comprises:
a rear wall covering a rear portion of the portable electronic device when the device is positioned in the cavity of the shell; and
left and right side walls that extend from the rear wall for covering left and right side portions of the portable electronic device, respectively,
wherein the swappable tool package is housed in and fully removable from the rear wall of the shell.
18. A swappable tool package designed to be housed in and fully removable from a protective case for a portable electronic device, the swappable tool package comprising:
one or more storage compartments; and
one or more tools having stored positions within the storage compartments and deployed positions outside of the storage compartments.
19. The swappable tool package of claim 18, wherein the one or more tools comprise a first set of tools adapted for a first user activity.
20. The swappable tool package of claim 19, wherein first set of tools are swappable with a second set of tools adapted for a second user activity.

1. An extrusion apparatus for making a multilayer article, comprising:
a first section;
a second section; and
a plurality of discs between the first and second sections, each of the discs having at least one passageway configured to permit fluid flow therethrough in a flow direction, wherein
the plurality of discs comprises first and second discs having an outward cone shaped portion and third and fourth discs having an inward cone shaped portion;
the outward cone shaped portion of the first disc mates the inward cone shaped portion of the third disc so that, when mated, the first and third discs form a first mated pair of discs;
the outward cone shaped portion of the second disc mates the inward cone shaped portion of the fourth disc so that, when mated, the second and fourth discs form a second mated pair of discs;
the first, third, second and fourth discs are arranged in order along the flow direction; and
a thickness of at least one of the discs in the flow direction is about one inch or less.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the passageway of each disc is spiral shaped.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.75 inch or less.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.5 inch or less.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.4 inch or less.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.3 inch or less.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.2 inch or less.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.15 inch or less.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.1 inch or less.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the discs has a thickness in the flow direction that is about one inch or less.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a crosshead.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to be used in the fabrication of an article selected from the group consisting of multilayer medical balloons, multilayer tubes, and multilayer catheter shafts.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to be used in the fabrication of a multilayer medical balloon.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spiral has a width of from about 0.05 inch to about 0.75 inch.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the discs does not have a cone-shaped portion.
16. An extrusion apparatus for making a multilayer article, comprising:
a first section;
a second section; and
a plurality of discs between the first and second sections, each of the discs having at least one passageway configured to permit fluid flow therethrough in a flow direction, wherein
the plurality of discs comprises first and second discs having an outward cone shaped portion and third and fourth discs having an inward cone shaped portion;
the outward cone shaped portion of the first disc mates the inward cone shaped portion of the third disc so that, when mated, the first and third discs form a first mated pair of discs;
the outward cone shaped portion of the second disc mates the inward cone shaped portion of the fourth disc so that, when mated, the second and fourth discs form a second mated pair of discs;
the first, third, second and fourth discs are arranged in order along the flow direction; and
a thickness of at least one of the discs in the flow direction is about one inch or less.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one of the discs does not have a cone-shaped portion.
18. An extrusion apparatus for making a multilayer article, comprising:
a first section;
a second section; and
a plurality of discs between the first and second sections, each of the discs having at least one passageway configured to permit fluid flow therethrough in a flow direction,
wherein a thickness of at least one of the discs in the flow direction is about one inch or less, and at least one of the discs includes a cone shaped portion extending substantially parallel to the flow direction.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein all but one of the discs includes a cone shaped portion extending substantially parallel to the flow direction.
20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.75 inch or less.
21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.5 inch or less.
22. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.4 inch or less.
23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.3 inch or less.
24. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.2 inch or less.
25. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.15 inch or less.
26. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the at least one disc in the flow direction is about 0.1 inch or less.
27. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein each of the discs has a thickness in the flow direction that is about one inch or less.
28. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is a disc head extrusion apparatus.
29. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is configured to be used in the fabrication of an article selected from the group consisting of multilayer medial balloons, multilayer tubes and catheter shafts.
30. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is configured to be used in the fabrication of a multilayer medical balloon.

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 light emitting device comprising:
a substrate;
a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed therebetween, arranged on the substrate; and
a refractive index adjustment layer arranged on the first semiconductor layer, the refractive index adjustment layer having a refractive index that is smaller than a refractive index of the first semiconductor layer.
2. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the refractive index adjustment layer comprises:
a first refractive index adjustment layer arranged on the first semiconductor layer, the first refractive index adjustment layer having a refractive index that is smaller than the refractive index of the first semiconductor layer; and
a second refractive index adjustment layer arranged on the first refractive index adjustment layer, the second refractive index adjustment layer having a refractive index that is smaller than the refractive index of the first refractive index adjustment layer,
wherein the second refractive index adjustment layer comprises a pyramid structure.
3. The light emitting device of claim 2, wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a nitride-based semiconductor layer, and the first refractive index adjustment layer comprises a ZnO-based semiconductor oxide.
4. The light emitting device of claim 2, wherein the second refractive index adjustment layer comprises a ternary MgO-based compound, or a multicomponent MgO-based compound comprising MgO and at least two other elements.
5. The light emitting device of claim 4, wherein the ternary MgO-based compound comprises MgxBe1-xO, MgxCa1-xO, MgxSr1-xO, or MgxBa1-xO, and
wherein the multicomponent MgO-based compound comprises two or more of Be, Ca, Sr, and Ba.
6. The light emitting device of claim 4, wherein the ternary MgO-based compound or the multicomponent MgO-based compound is doped with an impurity, the impurity comprising at least one of B, In, Zn, TI, Al, Sn, Ga, Te, Si, C, Ge, N, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Br, I, Ti, and an oxide thereof.
7. The light emitting device of claim 2, wherein the first refractive index adjustment layer comprises at least one of ZnO, Al-doped ZnO, In-doped ZnO, Ga-doped ZnO, ZrO2, TiO2, SiO2, SiO, Al2O3, CuOx, and indium tin oxide (ITO).
8. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises an n-type semiconductor layer.
9. The light emitting device of claim 1, further comprising a transparent ohmic electrode layer arranged on the first semiconductor layer,
wherein the refractive index adjustment layer is arranged on the transparent ohmic electrode layer.
10. A method for fabricating a light emitting device, the method comprising:
forming a semiconductor stack structure comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed therebetween, on a substrate; and
forming a refractive index adjustment layer on the first semiconductor layer,
wherein the refractive index of the refractive index adjustment layer is smaller than the refractive index of the first semiconductor layer.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the refractive index adjustment layer comprises:
a first refractive index adjustment layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, the first refractive index adjustment layer comprising a refractive index smaller than the refractive index of the first semiconductor layer; and
a second refractive index adjustment layer formed on the first refractive index adjustment layer, the first refractive index adjustment layer comprising a refractive index smaller than the refractive index of the first refractive index adjustment layer,
wherein the second refractive index adjustment layer comprises a pyramid structure.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the substrate is conductive.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a nitride-based semiconductor layer, and the first refractive index adjustment layer comprises a ZnO-based semiconductor oxide.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the second refractive index adjustment layer comprises a ternary MgO-based compound, or a multicomponent MgO-based compound comprising MgO and at least two other elements.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the ternary MgO-based compound comprises MgxBe1-xO, MgxCa1-xO, MgxSr1-xO, or MgxBa1-xO, and
wherein the multicomponent MgO-based compound comprises two or more of Be, Ca, Sr, and Ba.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the ternary MgO-based compound or the multicomponent MgO-based compound is doped with an impurity, the impurity comprising at least one of B, In, Zn, TI, Al, Sn, Ga, Te, Si, C, Ge, N, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Br, I, Ti, and an oxide thereof.
17. The method of claim 10, wherein the first refractive index adjustment layer comprises at least one of ZnO, Al-doped ZnO, In-doped ZnO, Ga-doped ZnO, ZrO2, TiO2, SiO2, SiO, Al2O3, CuOx, and indium tin oxide (ITO).