Author: claimsbot

1. A LED light string comprising:
at least two LED light sets, an adjustable remote control, and a control host, each LED light set including at least one LED light series-connected, between the each LED light set and the control host being connected a transistor, characterized in that:
the adjustable remote control includes a button set, a subhost, and a TX transmitter module, the sub host includes a TX coding module for saving predetermined transmitting codes, and a variation of a pressed time andor a pressing method of the control button generates a press signal received and coded by the TX coding module, and then a control signal is transmitted to the control host by the TX transmitter module to correspond to the press signal;
the control host includes a RX receiver module and a host connected with the RX receiver module, the RX receiver module receives the control signal transmitted by the TX transmitter module and then transmits the control signal to the host, thereafter the host analyzes the control signal and transmits a flash changing signal to drive the transistor to control a light flash of the each LED set, such that the LED light string is capable of controlling and shifting different light flashes by ways of the pressed time and the pressing method.
2. The LED light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjustable remote control and the control host are connected in a wired connection manner or a wireless connection manner.
3. The LED light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED light string is comprised of six LED light sets, the pressed time of the control button is seven, and the TX coding module includes predetermined transmitting codes to correspond to seven pressed times of the control button, wherein as pressing the control button, the TX transmitter module transmits a control signal to correspond to the seven pressed times of the control button, and the host receives the control signal and transmits a flash changing signal to drive the transistor to control six light flashes of the six LED light sets.
4. The LED light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED light string is comprised of six LED light sets, the pressed time of the control button is nine, and the TX coding module includes predetermined transmitting codes to correspond to nine pressed times of the control button, as pressing the control button, the TX transmitter module transmits a control signal to correspond to the nine pressed times of the control button, and the host receives the control signal and transmits a flash changing signal to drive the transistor to control eight light flashes of the six LED light sets.
5. The LED light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the button set includes a control button and a switch, the control button controls the TX transmitter module to transmit the control signal based on a variation of a pressed time of the control button.
6. The LED light string as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transmitter module contains a TX transmitting circuit connected with a transmitting antenna.
7. The LED light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjustable remote control and the control host include a step-down circuit, a rectifier circuit, a filter circuit, and a regulator circuit.
8. A control method of the LED light string as claimed in claim 1 comprises steps of:
S100 including receiving a button signal from a control button by using the TX coding module of the adjustable remote control, transmitting the control signal to the control host after the control signal is coed, wherein the TX coding module saves predetermined transmitting codes which correspond to different pressed times or a pressing method of the control button, and then the control signal is transmitted to the control host by the TX transmitter module after being coded;
S200 including controlling the RX receiver module to receive the control signal transmitted by the TX transmitter module and then transmitting the control signal to the host;
S300 including analyzing the control signal by ways of the host and transmitting the flash changing signal to drive the transistor to control the light flash of the each LED set.
9. The LED light string as claimed in claim 8, wherein the LED light string is comprised of six LED light sets, the pressed time of the control button is seven, and the TX coding module includes predetermined transmitting codes to correspond to seven pressed times of the control button, wherein as pressing the control button, the TX transmitter module transmits a control signal to correspond to the seven pressed times of the control button, and the host receives the control signal and transmits a flash changing signal to drive the transistor to control six light flashes of the six LED light sets.
10. The LED light string as claimed in claim 8, wherein the LED light string is comprised of six LED light sets, the pressed time of the control button is nine, and the TX coding module includes predetermined transmitting codes to correspond to nine pressed times of the control button, as pressing the control button, the TX transmitter module transmits a control signal to correspond to the nine pressed times of the control button, and the host receives the control signal and transmits a flash changing signal to drive the transistor to control eight light flashes of the six LED light sets.

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 fuel distributor system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a fuel pipe having an interior space; and
at least one receiving tube for receiving an injector, said receiving tube being arranged on the fuel pipe and configured to project into the interior space of the fuel pipe, said receiving tube having an end face formed with an opening for introduction of fuel from the fuel pipe, said receiving tube having a first portion which is arranged in the interior space of the fuel pipe, and a second portion which is arranged outside the fuel pipe, said first portion having an axial dimension which is greater than an axial dimension of the second portion of the receiving tube.
2. The fuel distributor system of claim 1, wherein the opening is defined by a diameter which corresponds to a diameter of the receiving tube at a location of insertion of the receiving tube in an opening of the fuel pipe.
3. The fuel distributor system of claim 1, wherein the receiving tube has an injector-distal end in contact with an inner wall of the fuel pipe.
4. The fuel distributor system of claim 3, wherein the receiving tube has a conical configuration in a direction towards the injector-distal end of the receiving tube.
5. The fuel distributor system of claim 4, wherein the receiving tube is constructed to conform the conical configuration to a curvature of the inner wall of the fuel pipe.
6. The fuel distributor system of claim 1, wherein the receiving tube defines a center axis which intersects a center axis of the fuel pipe.
7. The fuel distributor system of claim 6, wherein the center plane of the receiving tube intersects the center plane of the fuel pipe at a right angle.
8. The fuel distributor system of claim 1, wherein the receiving tube is press-fitted in an opening of the fuel pipe.
9. The fuel distributor system of claim 1, wherein the receiving tube is connected to the fuel pipe by soldering or welding.
10. The fuel distributor system of claim 1, wherein the receiving tube has an injector-proximal end formed with a circumferential lip.
11. A method of manufacturing a fuel distributor system for a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
inserting a receiving tube for an injector into an interior space of a fuel pipe such that a first portion of the receiving tube projects into the interior space of the fuel pipe to an axial extent which is greater than an axial dimension of a second portion of the receiving tube outside the fuel pipe; and
securing the receiving tube on the fuel pipe such that fuel is able to enter the receiving tube from the fuel pipe via an axial opening of the receiving tube.

1. A method of forming and maintaining a concrete structure, comprising the steps of:
casting a first annular gasket within a wall of the structure using at least one mandrel, the gasket including an anchor flange embedded within the wall, the mandrel having at least one annular outer surface disposed at an angle of between 0.5\xb0 and 7\xb0 with respect to a longitudinal axis of the mandrel, whereby the mandrel forms an annular opening within the wall having at least one annular inner surface disposed at an angle of between 0.5\xb0 and 7\xb0 with respect to the longitudinal axis;
removing at least a portion of the first gasket from the wall; and
installing a second gasket within the opening in the wall using an expansion band to sealingly compress at least a portion of the second gasket to the annular inner surface of the opening.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one annular outer surface of the mandrel and the at least one annular inner surface of the opening are disposed at an angle of between 0.5\xb0 and 4\xb0 with respect to the longitudinal axis.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one annular outer surface of the mandrel and the at least one annular surface of the opening are disposed at an angle of between 1.5\xb0 and 2.5\xb0 with respect to the longitudinal axis.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said removing step comprises cutting the first gasket away from its anchor flange, wherein the anchor flange remains embedded within the wall.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said removing step comprises pulling the anchor flange of the first gasket outwardly from the wall.
6. The method of claim 1, comprising the additional step, prior to said removing step, of installing a pipe through the opening in the wall in sealed relation with the first gasket.
7. The method of claim 1, comprising the additional step, after said installing step, of installing a pipe through the opening in the wall in sealed relation with the second gasket.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first annular gasket comprises:
an annular main body portion from which the anchor flange extends; and
a pipe sealing portion extending from the main body portion, the pipe sealing portion positionable in a folded condition in which the pipe sealing portion is disposed at least partially within the main body portion.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mandrel is a first mandrel, and is formed at least in part of a rigid material and includes an annular cavity within which at least a portion of the gasket is receivable.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising a second mandrel cooperating with the first mandrel during said casting step.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first mandrel includes an annular front face disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, the front face having a convex profile, and the second mandrel includes an annular rear face disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, the rear face having a concave profile.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of said second mandrel is formed of a resilient material.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the anchor flange comprises at least one undercut, at least a portion of the mandrel received within the undercut.

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 silver alloy for use in a reflective film, comprising silver as a main element and at least one rare-earth element as a first dopant element.
2. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, wherein the first dopant element comprises at least one of dysprosium and thulium.
3. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, wherein the first dopant element comprises at least one of terbium, gadolinium, erbium, neodymium, holmium, praseodymium, samarium, lanthanum, cerium, ytterbium, and europium.
4. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, comprising gallium as a second dopant element.
5. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, comprising as a second dopant element at least one of platinum and palladium.
6. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, comprising as a second dopant element at least one element selected from magnesium, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, gold and aluminum.
7. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, comprising as a second dopant element at least one element selected from copper, cobalt, tin, titanium, bismuth, manganese, scandium, and yttrium.
8. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1, comprising as a second dopant element at least one element selected from silicon, chromium, iron, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, rhodium, iridium, indium, lead, calcium, antimony, strontium, hafnium, germanium, and boron.
9. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 1 comprising a second dopant element, wherein a total of the concentration of the first dopant element and the concentration of the second dopant element are 0.01 to 5.0 atomic %.
10. The silver alloy for use in a reflective film according to claim 9, wherein the total of the concentration of the first dopant element and the concentration of the second dopant element are 0.01 to 3.0 atomic %.
11. A sputtering target, comprising the silver alloy as defined in claim 1.
12. An optical recording medium comprising a substrate and a silver alloy on the substrate which silver alloy comprises silver and at least one rare-earth element as a first dopant element.
13. The optical recording medium according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a first dopant element comprising at least one of at least one of dysprosium and thulium.
14. The optical recording medium according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a first dopant element comprising at least one of terbium, gadolinium, erbium, neodymium, holmium, praseodymium, samarium, lanthanum, cerium, ytterbium, and europium.
15. The optical recording medium according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a second dopant element comprising gallium.
16. The optical recording medium according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a second dopant element comprising at least one element selected from platinum and palladium.
17. The optical recording medium silver according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a second dopant element comprising at least one element selected from magnesium, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, gold and aluminum.
18. The optical recording medium according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a second dopant element comprising at least one element selected from copper, cobalt, tin, titanium, bismuth, manganese, scandium, and yttrium.
19. The optical recording medium according to claim 12 wherein the silver alloy comprises a second dopant element comprising at least one element selected from silicon, chromium, iron, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, rhodium, iridium, indium, lead, calcium, antimony, strontium, hafnium, germanium, and boron.
20. A method for producing an optical recording medium which comprises forming a film of a silver alloy on a substrate, which silver alloy comprises a first dopant element selected from at least one of dysprosium, thulium, terbium, gadolinium, erbium, neodymium, holmium, praseodymium, samarium, lanthanum, cerium, ytterbium, and europium; and which silver alloy optionally further comprises a second dopant element selected from at least one of platinum, palladium, magnesium, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, gold, aluminum, copper, cobalt, tin, titanium, bismuth, manganese, scandium, yttrium, silicon, chromium, iron, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, rhodium, iridium, indium, lead, calcium, antimony, strontium, hafnium, germanium, and boron.