Author: claimsbot

1. A diffusing layer comprising, (i) semitransparent mineral particles which have a mean diameter of between 0.3 and 2 microns and (ii) a mineral binder in an amount of between 10 and 40 % by volume of said diffusing layer, wherein said semitransparent mineral particles form aggregates whose size is between 0.5 and 20 microns, and said diffusing layer has a contrast attenuation of greater than 40%.
2. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein the size of said aggregates is less than 5 microns.
3. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein said diffusing layer has a light transmission, TL of greater than 45%.
4. The diffusing layer of claim 3, wherein said light transmission, TL, is greater than 60%.
5. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein said semitransparent mineral particles are oxide, nitride or carbide particles.
6. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein said semitransparent mineral particles comprise silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, cerium oxide, or mixtures thereof.
7. The diffusing layer of claim 1, further comprising a dispersing additive selected from the group consisting of an acid, a base, divalent ions and ionic polymers of molecular mass less than 50,000 gmol.
8. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein said diffusing layer has a thickness of between 1 and 20 microns.
9. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein said mineral binder is selected from the group consisting of one or more potassium silicates, one or more sodium silicates, and one or more lithium silicates.
10. A flat lamp comprising said diffusing layer of claim 1.
11. A flat lamp comprising a glass substrate coated with said diffusing layer of claim 1.
12. A method of producing a component for improving the homogeneity of light in a light box comprising:
(i) providing a substrate; and
(ii) depositing said diffusing layer of claim 1 on said substrate.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said depositing is screen printing, coating with a paint, dip coating, spin coating, flow coating, or spraying.
14. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein the semitransparent mineral particles are zirconia particles and the binder comprises a lithium polysilicate.
15. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein the semitransparent mineral particles are alumina particles;
the mineral binder comprises a lithium silicate; and
the diffusing layer further comprises a polyacrylic acid dispersion-inducing additive.
16. The light diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein the diffusing layer consists of the semitransparent mineral particles and the mineral binder and the semitransparent mineral particles are present in an amount of from 60 to 90% by volume of the diffusing layer.
17. The diffusing layer of claim 1, having a light transmission under illuminate D65 of from 45% to 76%.
18. The diffusing layer of claim 1, wherein the light transmission with an illuminate D65 is from 45% to 66%.

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 promoting wound healing, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising honey from Leptospermum species and cyclodextrin.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the honey from Leptospermum species is manuka honey.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition is directly applied to the wound.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition is applied to the wound, by application to bandages, dressings, solutions, or surgical equipment.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the honey has a methylglyoxal concentration of greater than about 30 mgkg, than about 38 mgkg, than about 40 mgkg, about 50 mgkg, about 60 mgkg, about 70 mgkg, about 80 mgkg, about 90 mgkg, about 100 mgkg, about 150 mgkg, about 200 mgkg, about 250 mgkg, about 300 mgkg, about 350 mgkg, about 400 mgkg, about 450 mgkg, about 500 mgkg, about 550 mgkg, about 600 mgkg, about 650 mgkg, about 700 mgkg, about 750 mgkg, about 800 mgkg, about 850 mgkg, about 900 mgkg, about 950 mgkg, greater than about 1000mgkg, greater than about 1100 mgkg, greater than about 1200mgkg, greater than about 1300mgkg, greater than about 1400 mgkg, greater than about 1500 mgkg, greater than about 1600 mgkg, greater than about 1700 mgkg, greater than about 1800 mgkg, greater than about 1900 mgkg, or about 2000 mgkg.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the honey has an non-peroxide activity rating greater than 10, than 15, than 20, than 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, than 31, 32, 33, 34, or greater than 35.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cyclodextrin is alpha-cyclodextrin.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cyclodextrin is gamma-cyclodextrin.
9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cyclodextrin is a combination of alpha-cyclodextrin and gamma-cyclodextrin.
10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the honey content is within the range of about 10.0 to about 99.0% wt.
11. The method according to claim 1 wherein the methylglyoxal content of the antimicrobial composition is within the range of about 0.003% wt to about 0.15% wt.

1. An automatic working device comprising:
a robot hand that grips a target workpiece of workpieces;
a piece that indicates types of the workpieces;
supply vessels each of which supplies the corresponding workpiece to the robot hand and has a predetermined place at which the piece is provided;
a control unit configured to control a gripping operation of the robot hand; and
a first sensing unit configured to detect a gripping result on the basis of whether the piece is gripped by the robot hand,
wherein the control unit comprises a determining unit that determines the type of the workpiece on the basis of the gripping result detected by the first sensing unit.
2. The automatic working device according to claim 1, wherein
each of the supply vessels further has one or more places at which the piece is provided,
the automatic working device further comprises a second sensing unit configured to detect a gripping position at which the piece is gripped by the robot hand, and
the determining unit determines the type of the workpiece on the basis of the gripping position and the gripping result of the piece.
3. The automatic working device according to claims 2, wherein the robot hand grips the workpiece by sandwiching the workpiece therebetween.
4. The automatic working device according to claims 2, wherein the robot hand grips the workpiece by adsorbing the workpiece.
5. The automatic working device according to claims 2, wherein
the supply vessel is held to be downward inclined from a predetermined wall surface of a working booth on which a work operation is performed by the robot hand toward a working area of the robot hand, and
the workpiece of the supply vessel moves in the supply vessel toward the robot hand due to its own weight whenever the workpiece is taken out from the supply vessel by the robot hand.
6. The automatic working device according to claim 1, wherein
the automatic working device further comprises one or more pieces that are provided in each of the supply vessels and whose combination of arrangement positions is different in accordance with the types of the workpieces, and
the determining unit determines the type of the workpiece on the basis of a combination of gripping positions and gripping results of the pieces.
7. The automatic working device according to claims 6, wherein the robot hand grips the workpiece by sandwiching the workpiece therebetween.
8. The automatic working device according to claims 6, wherein the robot hand grips the workpiece by adsorbing the workpiece.
9. The automatic working device according to claims 6, wherein
the supply vessel is held to be downward inclined from a predetermined wall surface of a working booth on which a work operation is performed by the robot hand toward a working area of the robot hand, and
the workpiece of the supply vessel moves in the supply vessel toward the robot hand due to its own weight whenever the workpiece is taken out from the supply vessel by the robot hand.
10. The automatic working device according to claim 2, wherein
the automatic working device further comprises one or more pieces that are provided in each of the supply vessels and whose combination of arrangement positions is different in accordance with the types of the workpieces, and
the determining unit determines the type of the workpiece on the basis of a combination of gripping positions and gripping results of the pieces.
11. The automatic working device according to claims 10, wherein
the supply vessel is held to be downward inclined from a predetermined wall surface of a working booth on which a work operation is performed by the robot hand toward a working area of the robot hand, and
the workpiece of the supply vessel moves in the supply vessel toward the robot hand due to its own weight whenever the workpiece is taken out from the supply vessel by the robot hand.
12. The automatic working device according to claim 10, further comprising a storage unit that stores therein a determination table that associates the types of the workpieces with a combination of presence or absence of the pieces.
13. The automatic working device according to claims 1, wherein the robot hand grips the workpiece by sandwiching the workpiece therebetween.
14. The automatic working device according to claims 13, wherein
the supply vessel is held to be downward inclined from a predetermined wall surface of a working booth on which a work operation is performed by the robot hand toward a working area of the robot hand, and
the workpiece of the supply vessel moves in the supply vessel toward the robot hand due to its own weight whenever the workpiece is taken out from the supply vessel by the robot hand.
15. The automatic working device according to claims 1, wherein the robot hand grips the workpiece by adsorbing the workpiece.
16. The automatic working device according to claims 1, wherein
the supply vessel is held to be downward inclined from a predetermined wall surface of a working booth on which a work operation is performed by the robot hand toward a working area of the robot hand, and
the workpiece of the supply vessel moves in the supply vessel toward the robot hand due to its own weight whenever the workpiece is taken out from the supply vessel by the robot hand.
17. The automatic working device according to claim 16, further comprising a taking-out path that is provided to be downward inclined from the working area toward the predetermined wall surface and takes out a vessel for work completion into which the workpiece after work completion is taken by the robot hand to an outside of the working booth, wherein
the vessel for work completion moves along the taking-out path toward the predetermined wall surface due to its own weight when a pressing force is added by the robot hand toward the predetermined wall surface.
18. The automatic working device according to claim 17, wherein
the vessel for work completion includes a finished product vessel into which a non-defective product is taken and a defective product vessel into which a defective product is taken among the workpieces after work completion, and
the robot hand throws a distinction member that distinguishes the finished product vessel from the defective product vessel into the finished product vessel or the defective product vessel before the work operation is started.
19. The automatic working device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores therein a determination table that associates the types of the workpieces with a combination of presence or absence of the piece.
20. An automatic working device comprising:
a gripping means for gripping a target workpiece of workpieces;
an indicating means for indicating types of the workpieces;
supply means for supplying the corresponding workpiece to the gripping means, the supplying means having a predetermined place at which the indicating means is provided;
a controlling means for controlling a gripping operation of the gripping means; and
a sensing means for detecting a gripping result on the basis of whether the indicating means is gripped by the gripping means,
wherein the controlling means comprises a determining means for determining the type of the workpiece on the basis of the gripping result detected by the sensing means.

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

1-30. (canceled)
31. A fluorescent cell marker of the structure:
F\u2014S1-S2-L

including the substructure:
where:
F is a fluorophore;
S1-S2 is a spacer linking F to L;
L is a lipid selected from the group consisting of diacyl- and dialkyl-glycerolipids, including glycerophospholipids;
m and n are independently 3 to 6;
R1 is O or S; and
* is other than H.
32. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is selected from the group consisting of: fluorophores of fluorescein, Oregon Green, Pennsylvania Green, Tokyo Green, eosin, BODIPY, BODIPY TR, Alexa Fluor 350, Alexa Fluor 405, Alexa Fluor 488, Alexa Fluor 568, Alexa Fluor 594, Texas Red, Lucifer Yellow, tetramethylrhodamine and their derivatives.
33. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is selected from the group consisting of: fluorophores of fluorescein, BODIPY and their derivatives.
34. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where the sum of m and n is 6 to 9 and * is C or N.
35. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of fluorescein or one of its derivatives and S1 is a C3-5-diaminoalkyl derivative selected from the group consisting of: 1,3-diaminopropyl, 1,4-diaminobutyl, or 1,5-aminopentyl derivatives.
36. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of fluorescein or one of its derivatives and S1 is a C3-5-aminoalkylthioureidyl.
37. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of fluorescein or one of its derivatives and S1 is 5-((5-aminopentyl) thioureidyl.
38. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of fluorescein or one of its derivatives and S2 is selected from the group including: \u2014CO(CH2)3CO\u2014, \u2014CO(CH2)4CO\u2014 (adipate), \u2014CO(CH2)5CO\u2014 and \u2014CO(CH2)5NHCO(CH2)5CO\u2014.
39. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of fluorescein or one of its derivatives and S2 is \u2014CO(CH2)4CO\u2014 (adipate).
40. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of fluorescein or one of its derivatives and the structure includes the substructure:
where m and n are independently 3 to 5 and * is other than H.
41. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of BODIPY or one of its derivatives and S1 is a C3-5-alkionyldiamine.
42. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of BODIPY or one of its derivatives and S1 is propionyl ethyldiamine.
43. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of BODIPY or one of its derivatives and S2 is selected from the group consisting of: \u2014CO(CH2)3CO\u2014, \u2014CO(CH2)4CO\u2014 (adipate) and \u2014CO(CH2)5CO\u2014.
44. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of BODIPY or one of its derivatives and S2 is \u2014CO(CH2)4CO\u2014 (adipate).
45. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where F is the fluorophore of BODIPY or one of its derivatives and the structure includes the substructure:
where p, q and r are independently 3 to 5 and * is other than H.
46. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 45 where the sum of p, q and r is 8.
47. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 46 where p is 2, q is 2 and r is 4.
48. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 31 where L is selected from the group consisting of: diacylglycerolipids, phosphatidate, phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidyl inositol, phosphatidyl glycerol, and diphosphatidyl glycerol derived from one or more of trans-3-hexadecenoic acid, cis-5-hexadecenoic acid, cis-7-hexadecenoic acid, cis-9-hexadecenoic acid, cis-6-octadecenoic acid, cis-9-octadecenoic acid, trans-9-octadecenoic acid, trans-11-octadecenoic acid, cis-11-octadecenoic acid, cis-11-eicosenoic acid or cis-13-docsenoic acid.
49. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 48 where the lipid is derived from one or more cis-desaturated fatty acids.
50. The fluorescent cell marker of claim 49 where L is selected from the group consisting of: 1,2-O-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), 1,2-O-distearyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE) and rac-1,2-dioleoylglycerol (DOG).
51. A fluorescent cell marker with the structure:
designated KODE-fluorescein (I) and where M is typically H, but may be replaced by another monovalent cation such as Na+, K+ or NH4+.
52. A fluorescent cell marker with the structure:
designated KODE-Oregon Green (II) and where M is typically H, but may be replaced by another monovalent cation such as Na+, K+ or NH4+.
53. A fluorescent cell marker with the structure:
designated KODE-Tokyo Green (III) and where M is typically H, but may be replaced by another monovalent cation such as Na+, K+ or NH4+.
54. A fluorescent cell marker with the structure:
designated KODE-Pennsylvania Green (IV) and where M is typically H, but may be replaced by another monovalent cation such as Na+, K+ or NH4+.
55. A fluorescent cell marker with the structure:
designated KODE-BODIPY (V) and where M is typically H, but may be replaced by another monovalent cation such as Na+, K+ or NH4+.
56. A method of marking cells or multi-cellular structures including the step of:
Contacting a suspension of cells or multi-cellular structures with a cell marker of claim 31 for a time and at a temperature sufficient to allow incorporation of the marker into the membrane of the cell or multi-cellular structure.
57. A cell or multi-cellular structure incorporating a cell marker of claim 31.
58. A cell or multi-cellular structure produced by the method of claim 56.