Author: claimsbot

1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a substrate;
at least one MOSFET adjacent said substrate and comprising a superlattice channel including a plurality of stacked groups of layers, a source and a drain adjacent said superlattice channel, and a gate adjacent said superlattice channel;
each group of layers of said superlattice channel comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions;
a first dopant in at least one region adjacent at least one of said source and drain; and
a second dopant in the at least one region, said second dopant being different than said first dopant and reducing diffusion thereof.
2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein the at least one region comprises a halo region adjacent said source and drain.
3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein the at least one region comprises a source extension region adjacent said source and a drain extension region adjacent said drain.
4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein the at least one region comprises a deep source region adjacent said source and a deep drain region adjacent said drain.
5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said first dopant comprises boron.
6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said second dopant comprises at least one of nitrogen, germanium, fluorine, aluminum, gallium, indium, and carbon.
7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 further comprising a contact layer on at least one of said source and drain.
8. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein each base semiconductor portion comprises silicon.
9. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein each base semiconductor portion comprises germanium.
10. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said at least one non-semiconductor layer comprises oxygen.
11. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said at least one non-semiconductor monolayer comprises a non-semiconductor selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, and carbon-oxygen.
12. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said gate comprises an oxide layer overlying said superlattice channel and a gate electrode overlying said oxide layer.
13. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said superlattice channel further comprises a base semiconductor cap layer on an uppermost group of layers.
14. The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein at least some semiconductor atoms from opposing base semiconductor portions are chemically bound together through said non-semiconductor layer therebetween.
15. A method for making a semiconductor device comprising:
forming at least one MOSFET adjacent a substrate, the at least one MOSFET comprising a superlattice channel including a plurality of stacked groups of layers, a source and a drain adjacent the superlattice channel, a gate adjacent the superlattice channel, a first dopant in at least one region adjacent at least one of the source and drain, and a second dopant in the at least one region, the second dopant being different than the first dopant and reducing diffusion thereof;
each group of layers of the superlattice channel comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one region comprises a halo region adjacent the source and drain.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one region comprises a source extension region adjacent the source and a drain extension region adjacent the drain.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one region comprises a deep source region adjacent the source and a deep drain region adjacent the drain.
19. The method of claim 15 wherein the first dopant comprises boron.
20. The method of claim 15 wherein the second dopant comprises at least one of nitrogen, germanium, fluorine, aluminum, gallium, indium, and carbon.
21. The method of claim 15 wherein forming further comprises co-implanting the first and second dopants in the at least one region.
22. The method of claim 15 further comprising forming a contact layer on at least one of the source and drain regions.
23. The method of claim 15 wherein each base semiconductor portion comprises silicon.
24. The method of claim 15 wherein each base semiconductor portion comprises germanium.
25. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one non-semiconductor layer comprises oxygen.
26. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one non-semiconductor monolayer comprises a non-semiconductor selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, and carbon-oxygen.
27. The method of claim 15 wherein the gate comprises an oxide layer overlying the superlattice channel and a gate electrode overlying the oxide layer.
28. The method of claim 15 wherein the superlattice channel further comprises a base semiconductor cap layer on an uppermost group of layers.
29. The method of claim 15 wherein at least some semiconductor atoms from opposing base semiconductor portions are chemically bound together through the non-semiconductor layer therebetween.

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 teat unit including a teat, a securing device for securing the teat on a liquid container, and an air valve, the securing device having a first securing part and a second securing part, and the air valve having at least a first valve part and a second valve part, wherein the first and second securing parts are each rigid, at least in the area of the air valve, wherein
a) the first valve part is arranged in the first securing part, and the second valve part is arranged in the second securing part; or
b) the air valve opens or closes with respect to the second securing part and the first valve part and the second valve part are arranged in the first securing part, wherein the first securing part has an annular main body and a truncated cone formed integrally in the annular main body, wherein a liquid through-flow channel extends along a longitudinal center axis of the truncated cone, and wherein the diaphragm of the air valve is arranged in a circumferential surface of the truncated cone.
2. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the teat can be clamped sealingly between the two securing parts.
3. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the air valve is a diaphragm valve, and the first part is a valve diaphragm.
4. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the first and second securing parts can be connected to each other.
5. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the teat is arranged independently of the air valve.
6. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the first and second securing parts form an air channel that opens into at least one air opening leading to the outside.
7. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm has an air through-flow opening that is designed permanently open and that can be closed by means of the second securing part.
8. The teat unit according to claim 7, wherein the air through-flow opening is strengthened at a circumference of the air through-flow opening.
9. The teat unit according to claim 7, wherein the air through-flow opening is circular, elliptical, oval or annular.
10. The teat unit according to claim 7, wherein the diaphragm has a substantially planar main surface and a truncated cone arranged in the main surface, the air through-flow opening being arranged in the truncated cone.
11. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm is secured about an entire periphery of the diaphragm in the first securing part.
12. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the first securing part has a circumferential sealing ring for bearing in a leaktight manner on an end face of the liquid container, and wherein the diaphragm and the sealing ring are preferably designed together in one piece.
13. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the first securing part is a base part and the second securing part is a receiving head, wherein the receiving head and the base part can be connected to each other via a releasable plug connection, wherein the receiving head for this purpose has plug elements that can be plugged into the base part and that are designed to secure the assembled base part and receiving head on the liquid container.
14. The teat unit according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm of the air valve is substantially flush with the circumferential surface of the truncated cone.
15. A nipple apparatus for a feeding bottle having a pressure regulating feature, comprising:
a flexible teat having an internal conduit through which liquid passes from a supply to an exit port;
a securing device attaching said teat to a container, said securing device having first and second securing parts, said first securing part being located toward a container interior relative to said second securing part;
a valve element provided on said first securing part, said valve element having a first valve part which is movable relative to said first securing part, with an orifice formed in said first valve part communicating with the container interior, said second securing part having a portion against which said first valve part engages to thereby close said orifice in a first state;
a channel for ambient air to enter between said first and second securing parts and pass through said orifice into the container interior in a second state, said channel being closed to the container interior in said first state, the container interior otherwise being sealed against entry of air by said securing device;
said first valve part moving away from said portion of said second securing part and toward the container interior upon removal of liquid through said teat internal conduit to thereby open said channel for air to pass, the removal of liquid creating an underpressure in the container interior in said second state.
16. A teat unit including a teat, a securing device for securing the teat on a liquid container, and an air valve, the securing device having a first securing part and a second securing part, and the air valve having at least a first valve part and a second valve part, wherein
a) the first valve part is arranged in the first securing part, and the second valve part is arranged in the second securing part; or
b) the air valve opens or closes with respect to the second securing part and the first valve part and the second valve part are arranged in the first securing part; and
wherein the first securing part is a base part and the second securing part is a receiving head, wherein the receiving head and the base part can be connected to each other via a releasable plug connection, wherein the receiving head for this purpose has plug elements that can be plugged into the base part and that are designed to secure the assembled base part and receiving head on the liquid container.
17. A teat unit including a teat, a securing device for securing the teat on a liquid container, and an air valve, the securing device having a first securing part and a second securing part, and the air valve having at least a first valve part and a second valve part, wherein
a) the first valve part is arranged in the first securing part, and the second valve part is arranged in the second securing part; or
b) the air valve opens or closes with respect to the second securing part and the first valve part and the second valve part are arranged in the first securing part; and
wherein the first securing part has an annular main body and a truncated cone formed integrally in the annular main body, wherein a liquid through-flow channel extends along a longitudinal center axis of the truncated cone, and wherein the diaphragm of the air valve is arranged in a circumferential surface of the truncated cone.

1. A hair straightening iron for styling hair, said iron comprising
a first elongated member having a first heatable plate thereon and having a longitudinal axis;
a second elongated member having a second heatable plate thereon, said second heatable plate facing said first heatable plate;
a hinge at which the first member is joined to the second member in a pivotable relationship so that said first heatable plate and said second heatable plate can be opened and closed away from and toward each other, respectively; and
a set of ridges extending orthogonally from said first heatable plate, each ridge comprising a length L, a width W, and a height H wherein L is greater than H and wherein each ridge is oriented with L perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.
2. An iron according to claim 1, wherein
said ridges are arranged in a single row extending parallel to said longitudinal axis.
3. An iron according to claim 1, further comprising
a ridge base from which said ridges extend, said base being located beneath said lower plate and said ridges pass through corresponding opening in said lower plate.
4. An iron according to claim 3, wherein
said base is moveable in a direction perpendicular to said lower plate so that, when the base is moved, the height at which the ridges protrude past said lower plate is adjustable.
5. An iron according to claim 4, further comprising
at least one wedge surface attached to said base; and
a wedge plate having a wedge contact surface, said wedge plate being adapted to slide relative to said base so that said wedge contact surface engages and disengages said wedge surface of said base to cause said base to move in a direction perpendicular to said lower plate.
6. An iron according to claim 4, further comprising
a plurality of wedge surfaces attached to said base; and
a wedge plate having a wedge contact surface, said wedge plate being adapted to selectively slide relative to said base so that said wedge contact surface selectively engages and disengages one of said wedge surfaces of said base to cause said base to selectively move a desired amount in a direction perpendicular to said lower plate.

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 heat exchanger plate for use in a three circuit heat exchanger assembly, where the plate comprises a first distribution area having three port holes, a heat exchange area and a second distribution area having three port holes, where the plate comprises a corrugated pattern having ridges valleys, wherein the central port hole of the first distribution area is positioned at a vertical distance from a first short end of the plate such that a fluid passage is obtainable between the central port hole and the first short end of the plate when two plates are stacked to form a fluid channel there between.
2. The plate according to claim 1, wherein the central port hole of the second distribution area is positioned at a vertical distance from a second short end of the plate such that a fluid passage is obtainable between the central port hole and the second short end of the plate when two plates are stacked to form a fluid channel there between.
3. The plate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a port hole at a first corner of the plate is provided with a flat, ring-shaped bypass section adapted to form a refrigerant bypass passage around a port when two plates are stacked to form a refrigerant fluid channel between the plates.
4. The plate according to claim 3, wherein a water bypass section is provided at a second corner of the plate such that a water passage is obtainable between two adjacent bypass sections when two plates are stacked to form a water channel between the plates.
5. The plate according to claim 1, wherein the first distribution area exhibits a chevron shape having a first layout, the second distribution area exhibits a chevron shape having a second layout and where the heat exchange area exhibits a chevron shape having a third layout, where the chevron shape of the first layout is directed in a first angular direction and the chevron shape of the second layout is directed in the opposite angular direction.
6. The plate according to claim 5, wherein the chevron shape of the third layout is directed in the same angular direction as the chevron shape of the first layout.
7. The plate according to claim 5, wherein the chevron shape of the third layout has more direction changes than the first and the second layout.
8. The plate according to claim 5, wherein the first and the second chevron shape resembles a V and the third chevron shape resembles a W.
9. The plate according to claim 1, wherein a lower distribution groove is provided between the first distribution area and the heat exchange area such that a lower distribution path is obtainable between two adjacent lower distribution grooves when two plates are stacked to form a fluid channel between the plates.
10. The plate according to claim wherein at least one of the lower distribution grooves comprises at least one restriction area such that a flow restriction is obtained in the lower distribution path.
11. The plate according to claim 9, wherein an upper distribution groove is provided between the heat exchange area and the second distribution area such that an upper distribution path is obtainable between two adjacent upper distribution grooves when two plates are stacked to form a fluid channel between the plates.
12. A heat exchanger assembly, comprising four plates according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first plate, the second plate, the third plate and the fourth plate differ from each other.
13. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, where a first refrigerant channel is provided between the first plate and the second plate, a water channel is provided between the second plate and the third plate and a second refrigerant channel is provided between the third plate and the fourth plate, and where each fluid channel comprises a first distribution passage provided between two adjacent first distribution areas, a heat exchange passage provided between two adjacent heat exchange areas and a second distribution passage provided between two adjacent second distribution areas, wherein a horizontal passage is provided in the first distribution passage between the central water port and the neighbouring short end of the assembly.
14. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein a horizontal passage is provided in the second distribution passage between the central water port and the neighbouring short end of the assembly.
15. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein a water bypass passage is provided in a water distribution passage between a refrigerant port and a corner of the assembly.
16. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein a refrigerant bypass passage is provided around a refrigerant port in a refrigerant distribution passage.
17. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein an active inlet port is provided with an inlet nozzle and a second active inlet port is provided with an inlet nozzle, where the angles of the inlet nozzles are between 0 and 180 degrees relative to a vertical axis and where the inlet nozzles point towards the central vertical axis of the assembly.
18. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 17, wherein the angles of the inlet nozzles are between 90 and 150 degrees.
19. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein a lower distribution path is provided between a lower distribution passage and a heat exchange passage.
20. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein an upper distribution path is provided between a heat exchange passage and an upper distribution passage.
21. The heat exchanger assembly according to claim 12, wherein the heat exchanger plates are joined by gluing, soldering, brazing, bonding or welding.
22. A three-circuit heat exchanger, comprising a plurality of heat exchanger assemblies according to claim 12, and further comprising a front plate and a back plate.