Author: claimsbot

1. An enhancement to a closure mechanism comprising a first interlocking member having an elongate profile projecting from an interior surface of the closure mechanism and extending longitudinally between opposite ends of the closure mechanism and a first flange having an elongate profile projecting upwardly from the interlocking member and extending between opposite ends of the closure mechanism, wherein the enhancement comprises:
a first line of transverse indentations formed into an interior surface of the first flange, wherein the first line is substantially parallel to the first interlocking member.
2. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 1, wherein the transverse indentations comprise slits in the first flange that extend only part way through the first flange.
3. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 1, wherein the closure mechanism further comprises a second flange extending upwardly from a second interlocking member and having an elongate profile extending longitudinally between the opposite ends of the closure mechanism, wherein the second interlocking member resealably interlocks with the first interlocking member along the length of the closure mechanism.
4. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 3, further comprising one or more first grip strips disposed on the interior surface of the first flange coincident with the first line of transverse indentations.
5. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 4, further comprising one or more second grip strips disposed on an interior surface of the second flange, wherein the second grip strip is substantially parallel to and spaced from the second interlocking member.
6. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 3, further comprising a second line of transverse indentations formed into an interior surface of the second flange, wherein the second line of transverse indentations is substantially parallel to the second interlocking member.
7. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 6, further comprising one or more first grip strips disposed on the interior surface of the first named flange coincident with the first line of transverse indentations.
8. The enhancement to a closure mechanism of claim 1, further comprising an other line of transverse indentations formed on an exterior surface of the first flange, wherein the other line is disposed above and substantially parallel to the first interlocking member.
9. A reclosable pouch comprising:
a closure mechanism having first and second elongate resealable members disposed longitudinally across opposing interior surfaces of a mouth of the pouch;
a flange extending transversely upwardly from the first elongate resealable member away from an interior of the pouch; and
a line of transverse indentations formed in an interior surface of the flange, wherein the line is substantially parallel to the first elongate resealable member.
10. The reclosable pouch of claim 9, further comprising a grip strip disposed on the interior surface of the flange coincident with the line of transverse indentations.
11. The reclosable pouch of claim 9, further comprising a second flange extending upwardly from the second elongate resealable member.
12. The reclosable pouch of claim 11, further comprising a grip strip disposed on the interior surface of the first named flange coincident with the line of transverse indentations.
13. The reclosable pouch of claim 12, further comprising a second grip strip disposed on an interior surface of the second flange, wherein the second grip strip is substantially parallel to and spaced from the second elongate resealable member.
14. The reclosable pouch of claim 11, further comprising a second line of transverse indentations formed into an interior surface of the second flange, wherein the line is substantially parallel to the second elongate resealable member.
15. The reclosable pouch of claim 9, wherein the first and second resealable members comprise elongate interlocking profiles that extend from one end of the closure mechanism to the other end of the closure mechanism.
16. The reclosable pouch of claim 9, further comprising an other line of transverse indentations formed into an exterior surface of the flange, wherein the other line of transverse indentations is substantially parallel to the first interlocking member.
17. A method of opening a resealable closure mechanism on a pouch comprising the steps of:
providing a pouch comprising a closure mechanism having first and second interlocking members having an elongate profile disposed longitudinally across a mouth of the pouch, a first flange extending transversely upwardly from the first interlocking member, a second flange extending transversely upwardly from the second interlocking member, and a line of transverse indentations formed into an interior surface of the first flange, wherein the line is substantially parallel to the first interlocking member;
grasping the first flange with a first hand at the line of transverse indentations;
grasping the second flange with a second hand; and
pulling the first flange away from the second flange to forcibly separate the first and second interlocking members.
18. The method of opening a resealable closure mechanism on a pouch of claim 17, wherein the first flange further includes a grip strip disposed on the interior surface thereof coincident with the line of transverse indentations, and wherein the step of grasping the first flange comprises grasping the first flange with a first hand at the grip strip.
19. The method of opening a resealable closure mechanism on a pouch of claim 18, wherein the second flange further includes a second line of transverse indentations formed into an interior surface thereof, wherein the second line is substantially parallel to the second interlocking member, and wherein the step of grasping the second flange comprises grasping the second flange with the second hand at the second line of transverse indentations.
20. The method of opening a resealable closure mechanism on a pouch of claim 19, wherein the second flange further includes a second grip strip disposed on the interior surface thereof coincident with the second line of transverse indentations, and wherein the step of grasping the second flange comprises grasping the second flange with a second hand at the second grip strip.

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 germicidal application device for dairy cattle comprising:
an application chamber defined by a body, said application chamber having an open first end configured to receive items to be treated therein, and a second end;
at least one wiping device connected to said application chamber near said open first end; said wiping device having pluralities of flexible fibers arranged in layers, said wiping device configured to wipe at a portion of a teat while said teat is moved into and out of said cleaning chamber.
2. The germicidal application device of claim 1 wherein said application device is operatively connected to a germicide dispensing device.
3. The germicidal application device of claim 1 wherein said second end of said application chamber is operatively connected to a germicide dispensing device.
4. The germicidal application device of claim 3 wherein said germicide dispensing device includes a reservoir container.
5. The germicidal application device of claim 3 wherein said germicide dispensing device utilizes pressurized air to spray germicide into said application chamber.
6. The germicidal application device of claim 5 wherein said germicidal dispensing device includes a body having a handle portion.
7. The germicidal application device of claim 6 wherein said handle includes a trigger, said trigger configured to release germicide into said application chamber when squeezed.
8. The germicidal application device of claim 6 wherein said body is connected to a source of a pressurized gas.
9. The germicidal application device of claim 6 wherein said body defines a measuring chamber therein.
10. The germicidal application device of claim 6 wherein said application chamber is connected to said body in such a way whereby said second end of said application chamber is positioned beneath the generally horizontal plane in which said body lies.
11. The germicidal application device of claim 1 wherein said application chamber further comprises a generally circumvolving inner ring.
12. The germicidal application device of claim 1 further comprising a second wiping device positioned below said circumvolving inner ring.
13. The germicidal application device of claim 1 further comprising a wiping device positioned above said circumvolving inner ring.
14. The germicidal application device of claim 1 wherein said wiping device is a generally circular brush having a generally circular aperture defined therein.
15. A germicidal application device for applying designated quantities of a germicide to a teat comprising:
a body, said body having a first end and a second end, said first end connected to an application chamber, said application chamber defined by a body having an open first end with a wiping device connected thereto, said wiping device having pluralities of flexible fibers arranged in layers, said body containing a handle located between said first end and said second end.
16. The germicidal application device of claim 15 wherein said handle contains a trigger said trigger configured to deliver germicide to said application chamber when said trigger is squeezed.
17. The germicidal application device of claim 15 wherein said application chamber is connected to said body in such an orientation whereby the second end of said application chamber is positioned beneath the first end of said body when said body is held in a generally horizontal position.
18. The germicidal application device of claim 15 wherein said application chamber is operatively connected to a source of germicide and a source of a pressurized gas whereby germicide is sprayed into by said pressurized gas.
19. The germicidal application device of claim 18 wherein the spraying of such material into said application chamber is controlled by a trigger located within said handle.
20. A method for applying germicidal solutions to a cow’s teat comprising the steps of:
lifting a germicide application device over a teat, so as to insert said teat within said germicide application chamber, said germicide application device having a germicide application chamber and a wiping device, said wiping device having pluralities of flexible fibers arranged in layers over said teat;
spraying a preselected quantity of a germicidal solution upon said teat utilizing pressurized air, and
wiping said teat by lowering said germicide application device whereby said flexible fibers of said wiping device contact said teat and spread said germicidal solution over said teat.

1. An electrophoretic device, comprising:
a pair of electrodes;
an electrophoretic dispersion liquid including an electrophoretic particle and a dispersion medium and having electric properties of electric resistance Rep and capacitance Cep;
a microcapsule in which the electrophoretic dispersion liquid is enclosed and provided between the pair of the electrodes; and
a binder layer fixing the microcapsule between the electrodes and having electric properties of electric resistance Rb and capacitance Cb, and
wherein a ratio of the electric properties of the electrophoretic dispersion liquid and the binder layer satisfies a relationship RbCb\u2266RepCep.
2. The electrophoretic device, according to claim 1, a ratio of the resistivity to the relative permittivity of the electrophoretic dispersion liquid and the binder layer satisfies a relationship \u03c3b\u03b5b\u2266\u03c3ep\u03b5ep where \u03c3b is resistivity of the binder layer, \u03b5b is relative permittivity of the binder layer, \u03c3ep is resistivity of the electrophoretic dispersion liquid and \u03b5ep is relative permittivity of the electrophoretic dispersion liquid.
3. The electrophoretic device, according to claim 2, wherein a resistivity adjuster that lowers the binder layer resistivity \u03c3b is added to the binder layer.
4. The electrophoretic device, according to claim 2, wherein a permittivity adjuster that lowers the binder layer relative permittivity \u03b5b is added to the binder layer.
5. An electronic equipment, comprising the electrophoretic device according to claim 1 as a display 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. An apparatus comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) end tuner that receives RF signals and sends baseband signals;
a demodulator that receives the baseband signals, generates demodulated signals, and identifies characteristics associated with the baseband signals;
a control machine that receives demodulated signals form the demodulator;
a data interface that receives the demodulated signals and control information from the control machine, and initiates transmission of the demodulated signals for use by the apparatus.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the demodulator identifies lengths of symbols and guard intervals in the baseband signals.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the demodulator removes guard intervals and collects symbols in the baseband signals.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control machine includes a guard tracking module that identifies characteristics of the baseband signals, and a timer that controls the data interface in transmission of the demodulated signals.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control machine provides start and end marks of guard intervals to the data interface to transmit the demodulated signals.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data interfaces receives instruction from the control machine to transmit the demodulation signals.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an Analog to Digital Converter that convert the baseband signals, if the baseband signals are analog, into digital baseband signals, and passes the digital baseband signals.
8. A data receiver comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) tuner to receive analog RF signals;
one or more Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs) that convert the analog RF signals to digital baseband signals;
a control machine that identifies characteristics of symbols and cyclic expansions in the digital baseband signals;
a demodulator that demodulates the digital baseband signals; and
a data interface that transmits the symbols in the digital baseband signals based on the characteristics identified by the control machine.
9. The data receiver of claim 8, wherein the RF tuner receives the analog RF signals in the form of OFDM signals, and the cyclic expansions are guard intervals in the OFDM signals.
10. The data receiver of claim 8, wherein the control machine identifies the following characteristics:
starting points and time length of the symbols and
cyclic expansions.
11. The data receiver of claim 8, wherein the control machine includes a guard tracking module that identifies characteristics of the broadband signals, and a timer that controls the data interface in transmission of the demodulated signals.
12. The data receiver of claim 11, wherein the guard tracking module generates start signals of the symbols and the cyclic expansions, wherein the start signals are passed to the data interface.
13. The data receiver of claim 11, wherein the timer controls the data interface to transmit the symbols during a marked permissible time.
14. The data receiver of claim 8 further comprising a digital signal processor that receives and processes the symbols.
15. A method for data transfer in an apparatus, comprising:
receiving a baseband signal that includes symbols and guard intervals;
identifying characteristics associated with the baseband signal, symbols, and guard intervals, wherein start points and end points for symbols are identified;
enabling the data transfer in the apparatus during a time interval of a guard interval as defined by a start point and end point of the guard interval.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the receiving includes converting the baseband signal form a received analog RF signal.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the identifying includes identifying lengths of the symbols and guard intervals.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the enabling includes instructing data transfer during a time length of the guard interval.
19. The method of claim 15 further comprising marking a time length of the guard intervals.
20. The method of claim 15 further comprising holding data transfer while time lengths of guard intervals elapses.