Author: claimsbot

1. An encapsulation, comprising:
a metal substrate;
a first PCB on the metal substrate;
a first thermo-electric element comprising a plurality of P-type electrodes, n-type electrodes and first electrodes, said first thermo-electric element being directly disposed on the first PCB, wherein the P-type electrodes are electrically connected to the n-type electrodes through the first electrodes; and
a first light emitting diode on the first thermo-electric element, said first light emitting diode being directly in contact with the first thermo-electric element.
2. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an insulating layer interposed between the metal substrate and the first PCB.
3. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first electrodes are formed of a copper layer of the first PCB.
4. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first thermo-electric element is a stack.
5. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a dielectric layer on the first thermo-electric element, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a plurality of trenches.
6. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 5, wherein each trench comprises a reflective film on a surface thereof.
7. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 6, wherein each trench comprises a second light emitting diode therein.
8. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 7, further comprising lens respectively disposed over each trench.
9. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a heat dissipation module.
10. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a connector, a driving IC and a resistor.
11. The encapsulation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal substrate comprises Al or Cu.
12. An encapsulation, comprising:
a metal substrate;
a first PCB on the metal substrate;
a first thermo-electric element comprising a plurality of P-type electrodes, n-type electrodes and first electrodes, said first thermo-electric element being disposed in the first PCB, wherein the P-type electrodes are electrically connected to the n-type electrodes through the first electrodes; and
a light emitting diode on the first thermo-electric element, said light emitting diode being directly in contact with the first thermo-electric element.

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 operating an electronic device having a physical keyboard with a plurality of physical keys, the physical keyboard capable of detecting a touch of at least one physical key without a depression required for entry of a character associated with the physical key and that meets or exceeds a preview threshold, the method comprising:
detecting a first touch of a first physical key associated with a first character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the first character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold;
detecting a second touch of a second physical key corresponding to a second character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the second character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold;
determining an order for previewing the first and second characters in response to the detecting, wherein determining the order for previewing the first and second characters comprises using a word prediction engine to identify the word prediction candidate based on the first character, the second character, and the previously-entered characters, wherein the order for previewing the first and second characters is an order of the first and second characters in the word prediction candidate; and
displaying a preview of the first and second characters in the determined order next to previously-entered characters in an information entry field of the electronic device, the previously-entered characters entered with a depression required for entry, the preview of the first and second characters and the previously-entered characters forming a single word prediction candidate.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
detecting a third touch of a third physical key associated with a third character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the third character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold; and
when the third key is associated with a previously-entered character, ignoring the third character when determining the order for previewing the first and second characters.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein whether the preview threshold is met or exceeded is evaluated on at least one of:
a depression amount of a physical key less than the amount that is required for entry of the character associated with the key; and
a presence on a physical key without a depression of the physical key.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview threshold comprises at least one of a time threshold, a force threshold, an actuation threshold, and a capacitive threshold associated with a touch.
5. An electronic device having a display and a physical keyboard with a plurality of physical keys, the physical keyboard capable of detecting a touch of at least one physical key without a depression required for entry of a character associated with the physical key and that meets or exceeds a preview threshold, comprising:
a memory containing instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:
detect a first touch of a first physical key associated with a first character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the first character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold;
detect a second touch of a second physical key corresponding to a second character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the second character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold;
determine an order for previewing the first and second characters in response to the detection, wherein determining the order for previewing the first and second characters comprises using a word prediction engine to identify the word prediction candidate based on the first character, the second character, and the previously-entered characters, wherein the order for previewing the first and second characters is an order of the first and second characters in the word prediction candidate; and
display a preview of the first and second characters in the determined order next to previously-entered characters in an information entry field of the electronic device, the previously-entered characters entered with a depression required for entry, the preview of the first and second characters and the previously-entered characters forming a single word prediction candidate.
6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to:
detect a third touch of a third physical key associated with a third character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the third character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold; and
when the third key is associated with a last-entered character, ignore the third character when determining the order for previewing the first and second characters.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, when executed by a computing device having a physical keyboard with a plurality of physical keys, the physical keyboard capable of detecting a touch of at least one physical key without a depression required for entry of a character associated with the physical key and that meets or exceeds a preview threshold, that cause the device to:
detect a first touch of a first physical key associated with a first character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the first character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold;
detect a second touch of a second physical key corresponding to a second character on the physical keyboard without the depression required for entry of the second character and that meets or exceeds the preview threshold;
determine an order for previewing the first and second characters in response to the detection, wherein determining the order for previewing the first and second characters comprises using a word prediction engine to identify the word prediction candidate based on the first character, the second character, and the previously-entered characters, wherein the order for previewing the first and second characters is an order of the first and second characters in the word prediction candidate; and
displaying a preview of the first and second characters in the determined order next to previously-entered characters in an information entry field of the device, the previously-entered characters entered with the depression required for entry, the preview of the first and second characters and the previously-entered characters forming a single word prediction candidate.

1. An espresso machine cleaning tool, comprising:
an elongated body having opposite ends as well as a front side and a back side extending along the length of the body, the body including a bend intermediate the ends thereof which defines an elongated handle portion and an angled elongated neck portion, the neck portion extending between a first free end and an opposite second end at the bend, the neck portion is angled toward the back side of the body such that an acute angle is defined between an extension of the longitudinal axis of the neck portion and the longitudinal axis of the handle portion between the extension of the neck portion axis and the front side of the handle portion;
a brush attached to and extending from the front side of the neck portion at the first end thereof; and
a plurality of spaced apart annular rings located about the neck portion and between said bend and the brush and wherein a majority of said annular rings are located nearer said brush than to said bend, each of the annular rings progressively increasing in size from a smallest ring adjacent the brush to a largest ring between the smallest ring and the bend, said plurality of rings being adapted to deflect water to help prevent water reaching the handle portion during use of the tool.
2. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 1 including a protrusion attached to said body and extending from said neck portion, said protrusion adapted to enter into an orifice in an espresso machine.
3. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein said body includes a scoop located on an end of said handle portion.
4. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 3 wherein said scoop includes a concave portion adapted for receiving a quantity of detergent therein, and wherein said concave portion is open on said front side of said body.
5. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein said brush includes a plurality of bristles and wherein said bristles extend generally away from said front side of said body.
6. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 5 including a bottom cleaning surface disposed on a side opposite said plurality of bristles.
7. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 6 wherein said bottom cleaning surface includes an abrasive surface.
8. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 6 wherein said bottom cleaning surface includes a spherical cleaning member.
9. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 6 wherein said bottom cleaning surface includes a second set of bristles and wherein said second set of bristles include a shorter exposed length than said bristles.
10. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 9 wherein said second set of bristles includes an extension of said bristles through said tool.
11. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein said brush is a removable brush head.
12. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 11 wherein said brush head includes screw threads disposed on an exterior of said brush head and said neck portion includes an opening therein having screw threads located therein and corresponding to said screw threads on said brush head.
13. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 12 including a ferrule, said ferrule attached to said removable brush head and wherein said ferrule is adapted to retain a quantity of bristles proximate one-another.
14. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 13 wherein said ferrule includes a pair of tabs that extend from diametrically opposite ends of said ferrule.
15. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein a bottom portion of each of said plurality of annular rings extends a different distance away from a bottom of said neck.
16. The espresso machine cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein a portion of each of said plurality of annular rings extends a different distance away from a side of said neck.

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

We claim:

1. A machine tool comprising a movable tool holder (10,12), said tool holder comprising means for receiving and holding a tool (16) having a grooved shaft provided with at least one closed groove, wherein said tool holder (10,12) including
a base body (22);
at least one radially movable locking body (18,20) held in said base body (22) so as to be movable between a locking position, in which said at least one radially movable locking body is engaged in said at least one closed groove (26,28) provided in said grooved shaft of said tool (16), so that the tool (16) is retained in said tool holder (10,12), and an unlocking position, in which said at least one radially movable locking body is disengaged from said at least one closed groove (26,28), so that the tool (16) is removable or insertable in said tool holder (10, 12);
a releasable bearing member (32) movable between a bearing position for holding said at least one radially movable locking body (18,20) in said locking position and a releasing position for releasing said at least one radially movable locking body (18,20) from said locking position, so that said at least one radially movable locking body (18,20) is movable from said locking position to said unlocking position;
an operating member (36,38) connected with said bearing member (32), said operating member (36,38) comprising means for moving said releasable bearing member (32) between said bearing position and said releasing position; and
a guiding member (42,44) arranged to guide said at least one locking body (18,20) radially outward during motion from said locking to said unlocking position when said releasable bearing member (32) is in said releasing position and to act on said at least one locking body (18,20) under a radially inwardly directed spring force.
2. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding member (42,44) is elastically deformable or resilient and provides at least a portion of said radially inwardly directed spring force.
3. The machine tool as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein said guiding member (42,44) is plastic.
4. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding member (42,44) is a sleeve.
5. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding member (42,44) is a resilient plastic sleeve arranged between the operating member (36,38) and the base body (22).
6. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding member (42,44) is connected with said operating member (36,38) so that said guiding member (42,44) is guided during motions thereof by said operating member.
7. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding member (42,44) is in one-piece with said operating member (36,38).
8. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least one locking body (18,20) consists of at least one roller.
9. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least one locking body (18,20) consists of two rollers and said two rollers are arranged on opposite sides of said base body respectively.
10. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, consisting of a hammer drill.
11. The machine tool as defined in claim 1, consisting of a hammer chisel or chipping hammer.