Author: claimsbot

1. An adjustable trailer hitch assembly for a towing vehicle comprising:
a) a post which is generally vertical, the post having a post diameter, the post having a top end and a bottom end, the post having a lock means for locking near the top end,
b) an arm which is generally horizontal, the arm attached at a first end to said bottom end of said post, the arm attached at a second end to a hitch ball,
c) a cylinder having an inside cylinder diameter, the cylinder having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge having a lock groove, the lock groove having a size suited to receive said lock means, the cylinder attached by a securing means for securing to said towing vehicle, wherein the inside diameter of the cylinder is slightly greater than said post diameter, wherein said post is fitted inside the cylinder,

wherein the adjustable trailer hitch assembly has one or more of a free position, wherein the hitch ball may be moved simultaneously laterally and vertically, wherein the hitch ball may be moved laterally according to the post rotating within the cylinder, and the hitch ball may be moved vertically according to the post sliding axially inside the cylinder,
and wherein the adjustable trailer hitch has a locked position wherein the lock means is engaged within the lock groove, wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving laterally, and wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving downward.
2. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 1 wherein the lock means comprises a lock key.
3. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 1 wherein the lock means comprises a lock pin.
4. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 1 comprising:
d) a fixing pin, wherein the post has a fixing opening having a size suited to receive the fixing pin, wherein the fixing opening is located adjacent to the lower edge of the cylinder when the adjustable trailer hitch assembly is in the locked position, wherein if the fixing pin is fitted into the fixing opening, and if the post is moved upward, then the fixing pin would bear upon the lower edge of the cylinder before the lock means would disengage from the lock groove,

wherein the hitch ball is further restrained from moving upward.
5. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises a support bar attached to the cylinder and a receiver tube attached to the towing vehicle, wherein the receiver tube has an inside opening having a size suitable to receive the support bar in a telescoping manner, and wherein the support bar is fitted to the inside of the receiver tube.
6. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 5, comprising a slot pin and a holding pin, wherein the support bar has a slotted opening having a width suited to receive the slot pin and a holding hole of a size suited to receive the holding pin, wherein the receiver tube has a slot pin opening of a size suited to receive the slot pin, and a holding pin opening of a size suited to receive the holding pin,
wherein, if the slot pin is fitted through the slot pin opening and into the slotted opening, and if the holding pin is removed, then the support bar may be moved axially within the receiver tube,
and wherein, if the slot pin is fitted through the slot pin opening and into the slotted opening, and if the holding pin is fitted through the holding pin opening and into the holding hole, then the support bar may not be moved axially within the receiver tube.
7. An adjustable trailer hitch assembly for a towing vehicle comprising:
a) a post which is generally vertical, the post having a post diameter, the post having a top end and a bottom end, the post having a lock means for locking near the top end,
b) an arm which is generally horizontal, the arm attached at a first end to said top end of said post, the arm attached at a second end to a hitch ball,
c) a cylinder having an inside cylinder diameter, the cylinder having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge having a lock groove, the lock groove having a size suited to receive said lock means, the cylinder attached by a securing means for securing to said towing vehicle, wherein the inside diameter of the cylinder is slightly greater than said post diameter, wherein said post is fitted inside the cylinder,

wherein the adjustable trailer hitch assembly has one or more of a free position, wherein the hitch ball may be moved simultaneously laterally and vertically, wherein the hitch ball may be moved laterally according to the post rotating within the cylinder, and the hitch ball may be moved vertically according to the post sliding axially inside the cylinder,
and wherein the adjustable trailer hitch has a locked position wherein the lock means is engaged within the lock groove, wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving laterally, and wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving downward.
8. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 7 wherein the lock means comprises a lock key.
9. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 7 wherein the lock means comprises a lock pin.
10. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 7 comprising:
d) a fixing pin, wherein the post has a fixing opening having a size suited to receive the fixing pin, wherein the fixing opening is located adjacent to the lower edge of the cylinder when the adjustable trailer hitch assembly is in the locked position, wherein if the fixing pin is fitted into the fixing opening, and if the post is moved upward, then the fixing pin would bear upon the lower edge of the cylinder before the lock means would disengage from the lock groove,

wherein the hitch ball is further restrained from moving upward.
11. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 7 wherein said securing means comprises a support bar attached to the cylinder and a receiver tube attached to the towing vehicle, wherein the receiver tube has an inside opening having a size suitable to receive the support bar in a telescoping manner, and wherein the support bar is fitted to the inside of the receiver tube.
12. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 11, comprising a slot pin and a holding pin, wherein the support bar has a slotted opening having a width suited to receive the slot pin and a holding hole of a size suited to receive the holding pin, wherein the receiver tube has a slot pin opening of a size suited to receive the slot pin, and a holding pin opening of a size suited to receive the holding pin,
wherein, if the slot pin is fitted through the slot pin opening and into the slotted opening, and if the holding pin is removed, then the support bar may be moved axially within the receiver tube,
and wherein, if the slot pin is fitted through the slot pin opening and into the slotted opening, and if the holding pin is fitted through the holding pin opening and into the holding hole, then the support bar may not be moved axially within the receiver tube.
13. An adjustable trailer hitch assembly for a towing vehicle comprising:
a) a post which is generally vertical, the post having a post diameter, the post having a top end and a bottom end, the post having one or more of a lock opening near the top end, wherein each of the lock opening(s) has a size suitable to receive a lock pin,
b) an arm which is generally horizontal, the arm attached at a first end to said bottom end of said post, the arm attached at a second end to a hitch ball,
c) a cylinder having an inside cylinder diameter, the cylinder having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge having a lock groove, the lock groove having a size suited to receive said lock pin, the cylinder attached by a securing means for securing to said towing vehicle, wherein the inside diameter of the cylinder is slightly greater than said post diameter, wherein said post is fitted inside the cylinder,

wherein the adjustable trailer hitch assembly has one or more of a free position, wherein the hitch ball may be moved simultaneously laterally and vertically, wherein the hitch ball may be moved laterally according to the post rotating within the cylinder, and the hitch ball may be moved vertically according to the post sliding axially inside the cylinder,
and wherein the adjustable trailer hitch has a one or more of a selected locked position wherein the lock pin is fitted into the selection of one of the lock opening(s), and wherein the lock pin is engaged within the lock groove, wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving laterally, and wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving downward.
14. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 13 comprising:
d) a fixing pin, wherein the post has one or more of a fixing opening, each having a size suited to receive the fixing pin, wherein a selected fixing opening is located adjacent to the lower edge of the cylinder when the adjustable trailer hitch assembly is in the selected locked position, wherein if the fixing pin is fitted into the selected fixing opening, and if the post is moved upward, then the fixing pin would bear upon the lower edge of the cylinder before the lock pin would disengage from the lock groove,

wherein the hitch ball is further restrained from moving upward.
15. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 13 wherein said securing means comprises a support bar attached to the cylinder and a receiver tube attached to the towing vehicle, wherein the receiver tube has an inside opening having a size suitable to receive the support bar in a telescoping manner, and wherein the support bar is fitted to the inside of the receiver tube.
16. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of claim 15, comprising a slot pin and a holding pin, wherein the support bar has a slotted opening having a width suited to receive the slot pin and a holding hole of a size suited to receive the holding pin, wherein the receiver tube has a slot pin opening of a size suited to receive the slot pin, and a holding pin opening of a size suited to receive the holding pin,
wherein, if the slot pin is fitted through the slot pin opening and into the slotted opening, and if the holding pin is removed, then the support bar may be moved axially within the receiver tube,
and wherein, if the slot pin is fitted through the slot pin opening and into the slotted opening, and if the holding pin is fitted through the holding pin opening and into the holding hole, then the support bar may not be moved axially within the receiver tube.

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 of manufacturing non-backlighted illuminating keypad, comprising:
(a) preparing a transparent plastic thin plate;
(b) forming a plurality of keycaps on a top surface of the plastic thin plate;
(c) forming a light gathering layer corresponding to the keycaps on bottom surface of the plastic thin plate;
(d) attaching the plastic thin plate onto a top surface of an electronic ink layer;
(e) attaching a first elastic layer onto bottom surface of the electronic ink layer; and
(f) providing a light source located at a lateral side of the plastic thin plate, so that light emitted from the light source enters the plastic thin plate from the lateral side thereof and is gathered around the light gathering layer to illuminate the electronic ink layer.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step (b) comprises:
providing a transparent mold comprising a first mold cavity layer and a plurality of second mold cavity layers arranged in a matrix form;
filling ultraviolet-curing resin into the first mold cavity layer and the second mold cavity layers; and
attaching the transparent plastic thin plate onto the transparent mold and making the ultraviolet-curing resin in the first mold cavity and the second mold cavities adhered on the plastic thin plate.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step (b) further comprises:
irradiating ultraviolet light through the transparent mold to cure the ultraviolet-curing resin therein; and
removing the plastic thin plate with the plurality of keycaps formed thereon from the transparent mold.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the light gathering layer in step (c) is made of light gathering ink material comprising resin and titanium dioxide.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plastic thin plate in step (d) is attached onto the electronic ink layer through an adhesion layer, and the adhesion layer is arranged on the opposite surface of the plastic thin plate where the light gathering layer is not arranged.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the adhesion layer is adhesive agent or double-sided adhesive tape.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic ink layer comprises an electrode substrate and an electronic ink material printed on the electrode substrate in step (d).
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic layer in step (e) is attached to the electronic ink layer by an adhesion layer.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the adhesion layer is adhesive agent or double-sided adhesive tape.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic layer in step (e) comprises a plurality of protrusion portions respectively corresponding to the keycaps.
11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step (f) of arranging a switch board below the first elastic layer.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the switch board comprises a printed circuit board, a second elastic layer arranged on the printed circuit board, and a thin film covered on the printed circuit board and the second elastic layer, wherein the thin film comprises a plurality of convex portion corresponding to the protrusion portions of the first elastic layer.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the second elastic layer comprises a plurality of metal domes.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the light source is electrically connected to the printed circuit board.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the light source is a light emitting diode.

1. A patterning mold comprising:
a transfer body, the transfer body including a patterning part at one end of the transfer body, the patterning part configured to contact a surface of a substrate to form a channel, the transfer body further including an ink supply passage communicating with the patterning part, the ink supply passage being configured to supply ink to the channel; and
a fixing member coupled to an exterior of the transfer body, the fixing member being configured to reduce deformation of the transfer body.
2. The patterning mold according to claim 1, wherein
the patterning part includes convex portions configured to contact the substrate and concave portions between adjacent convex portions.
3. The patterning mold according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the convex and concave portions communicates with the ink supply passage.
4. The patterning mold according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the convex portions includes an air outlet.
5. The patterning mold according to claim 4, wherein the at least one of the convex portions that includes the air outlet includes a step defining the air outlet.
6. The patterning mold according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member includes irregularities to enhance a coupling force between the transfer body and the fixing member.
7. The patterning mold according to claim 6, wherein the irregularities have a thread shape.
8. The patterning mold according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member includes a reinforcing member at an inner peripheral surface thereof, and the reinforcing member is coupled with the transfer body to reduce deformation of the transfer body by gravity.
9. A patterning mold molding apparatus, comprising:
a first mold, the first mold including one of an injection port through which a material of a transfer body is injected and an opening to remove air bubbles formed when the material of the transfer body is cured;
a second mold configured to couple to the first mold, the second mold including a master pattern configured to form a patterning part of the transfer body, wherein the first mold and the second mold are configured to form a cavity into which the material of the transfer body is injected to form the transfer body.
10. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second mold includes an inclined portion to allow the transfer body to separate from the second mold.
11. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the injection port is at an upper portion of the first mold.
12. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the opening extends through the first mold.
13. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first mold includes irregularities to enhance a coupling force between the transfer body and the first mold.
14. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:
a positioning pin in the one of the injection port and the opening to form a fluid passage communicating with the patterning part at the transfer body.
15. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the first mold includes a pin holding member to support the positioning pin.
16. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 15, wherein
the master pattern is configured to form the patterning part to have convex portions configured to contact a substrate, and to form concave portions between adjacent convex portions.
17. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the positioning pin is configured to form the fluid passage to be in communication with at least one of the convex and concave portions.
18. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 17, wherein at least one of the convex portions includes an air outlet.
19. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one of the convex portions that includes the air outlet includes a step.
20. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the inclined portion is at least partially covered with a release agent to allow the transfer body to be easily separated from the second mold.
21. The patterning mold molding apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
the first mold includes a reinforcing member at an inner peripheral surface of the first mold, and the reinforcing member is configured to fix the transfer body.
22. A method for manufacturing a patterning mold usable to form a micropattern on a substrate, comprising:
providing a first mold, the first mold including an injection port to allow injection of a material for a transfer body;
providing a second mold, the second mold including a master pattern to form a patterning part of the transfer body;
coupling the first and second molds to form a cavity;
injecting the transfer body material into the cavity formed by the first and second molds, through the injection port;
arranging a pin at an upper portion of the first mold, to form an ink supply passage in the transfer body;
curing the transfer body material, to form the transfer body; and
separating the second mold from the transfer body and the first mold coupled with the transfer body.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the first mold includes irregularities having a thread shape.
24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the first mold includes a reinforcing member at an inner peripheral surface of the first mold, and the reinforcing member is fixed to the transfer body during curing of the transfer body material.
25. The method according to claim 22, wherein the second mold includes an inclined portion to allow the transfer body to be easily separated from the second mold.
26. The method according to claim 22, wherein the transfer body material is one of a thermosetting resin and a photocurable resin.

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 ablation device for forming a lesion in targeted biological tissue, the device comprising:
an ablation portion for delivering ablation energy to targeted biological tissue;
a handle portion extending proximally of the ablation portion; and
a grip portion attached to and extending distally from a distal end of the ablation portion to facilitate manipulating the ablation portion into position relative to the targeted biological tissue.
2. The ablation device according to claim 1 in which the ablation portion and grip portion are flexible to facilitate conforming the ablation portion to contours of the targeted biological tissue.
3. The ablation device according to claim 1 in which the targeted biological tissue includes epicardial tissue and the ablation portion and grip portion are flexible to substantially conform to the surface contours of the targeted epicardial tissue.
4. The ablation device according to claim 1 in which the ablation portion includes a high frequency antenna structure for delivering high frequency ablation energy to targeted biological tissue in response to high frequency energy applied to the antenna structure.
5. The ablation device according to claim 1 in which the ablation portion delivers ablation energy through a window portion in a surface of the ablation portion; and
the grip portion attached to a distal end of the ablation portion is axially offset in a direction toward the window portion.
6. The ablation device according to claim 2 in which the handle portion is flexible.