Author: claimsbot

1. An electrode with a porous protective film, the electrode comprising:
an electrode in which an active material layer is disposed on a collector; and
a porous protective film which is disposed on a surface of the active material layer and which contains fine particles, a binder, a surfactant, and a thickener.
2. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the porous protective film comprises 1 to 100 parts by weight of the thickener relative to 100 parts by weight of the fine particles.
3. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the thickener comprises at least one type selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, and polyethylene glycol.
4. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the surfactant comprises at least one type selected from the group consisting of sodium dodecyl sulfate, lithium dodecyl sulfate, and sodium hexametaphosphate.
5. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the fine particles comprises a metal oxide.
6. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 5,
wherein the metal oxide comprises at least one type selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, zirconia, and silica.
7. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the binder comprises a fluororesin andor a rubber resin.
8. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 7,
wherein the rubber resin comprises at least one type selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylic rubber, and butadiene rubber.
9. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the air permeability of the porous protective film is 3 to 600 sec100 ml.
10. The electrode with a porous protective film according to claim 1,
wherein the thickness of the porous protective film is 0.1 to 200 \u03bcm.
11. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:
a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer is disposed on a negative electrode collector;
a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer is disposed on a positive electrode collector;
a nonaqueous electrolyte;
a separator; and
a porous protective film which is disposed on at least one of a surface of the negative electrode active material layer and a surface of the positive electrode active material layer and which contains fine particles, a binder, a surfactant, and a thickener.
12. A method for manufacturing an electrode with a porous protective film, the method comprising the steps of:
preparing a porous protective film-forming slurry by mixing fine particles, a binder, a surfactant, a thickener, and a solvent; and
applying the porous protective film-forming slurry to an electrode, in which an active material layer is disposed on a collector, and conducting drying.

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 cardiac lead comprising:
a) an elongated lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions and having an interior lumen extending therethrough;
b) a rotatable fixation element operatively associated with the distal end portion of the lead body;
c) a conductor coil extending through the interior lumen of the lead body wherein the conductor coil is a multifilar coil having interposed electrically active and inactive filars;
d) a tubular torque transmitting member extending through the interior lumen of the lead body, coaxially arranged within the conductor coil, and having opposed proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the tubular torque transmitting member connected to a rotatable actuator operatively and integrally connected with the proximal end portion of the lead body, such that rotation of the rotatable actuator causes corresponding rotation of the tubular torque transmitting member with respect to the elongated lead body and the conductor coil wherein the tubular torque transmitting member includes an electrically inactive helically wound coil; and
e) a threaded plug associated with the distal end portion of the lead body, carrying the rotatable fixation element and operatively connected to the distal end of the tubular torque transmitting member, such that rotation of the tubular torque transmitting member by the rotatable actuator causes corresponding rotation of the fixation element.
2. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 1, wherein the tubular torque transmitting member helically wound coil is covered by a polymer tube.
3. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 2, wherein the polymer tube is heat shrunk over the helically wound coil.
4. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 1, wherein the torque-transmitting member includes a braided structure.
5. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 4, wherein a polymer tube covers the braided structure.
6. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 5, wherein the polymer tube is heat shrunk over the braided structure.
7. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 4, wherein the braided structure is embedded in a polymer tube.
8. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 1, wherein the rotatable fixation element is a helical fixation screw.
9. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 1, wherein the rotatable actuator is part of a connector associated with the proximal end portion of the lead body.
10. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 9, further comprising an electrode assembly operatively associated with the distal end portion of the lead body, wherein the electrode assembly is operatively connected to the connector by way of the conductor coil extending through the interior lumen of the lead body.
11. A cardiac lead as recited in claim 10, wherein the electrode assembly is a bipolar pacing assembly having a distal tip electrode and a proximal ring electrode.
12. An active fixation cardiac lead comprising:
a) an elongated lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions and having an interior lumen extending therethrough;
b) an electrode assembly associated with the distal end portion of the lead body;
c) a connector assembly associated with the proximal end portion of the lead body and including a rotatable actuator;
d) a conductor coil extending through the interior lumen of the lead body between the electrode assembly and the connector assembly;
e) a rotatable fixation member associated with the distal end portion of the lead body and carried by a threaded plug; and
f) an electrically inactive tubular torque transmitting member extending coaxially through the conductor coil, wherein a distal end of the torque-transmitting member is operatively connected to the threaded plug and a proximal end of the torque-transmitting member is operatively connected to the rotatable actuator of the connector assembly operatively and integrally connected with the proximal end portion of the lead body, wherein rotation of the rotatable actuator causes corresponding rotation of the tubular torque transmitting member and the threaded plug carrying the fixation member, with respect to the elongated lead body and the conductor coil wherein only a portion of an outer surface of the tubular torque transmitting member is covered by an electric insulation layer.
13. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 12, wherein the electric insulation layer consists of a polymer tube.
14. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 13, wherein the polymer tube is heat shrunk over the helically wound coil.
15. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 12, wherein the torque-transmitting member includes a braided structure.
16. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 15, wherein a polymer tube covers the braided structure.
17. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 16, wherein the polymer tube is heat shrunk over the braided structure.
18. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 17, wherein the braided structure is embedded in a polymer tube.
19. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 12, wherein the rotatable fixation element is a helical fixation screw.
20. An active fixation cardiac lead as recited in claim 12, wherein the electrode assembly is a bipolar pacing assembly having a distal tip electrode and a proximal ring electrode.

1. A method for matching television advertisements to unused television advertising space comprising:
receiving, from an advertiser, a television advertisement, a price offered associated with the advertisement, and a first rate-determinative data;
receiving, from a television station, a time slot that has not yet been sold, an asking price associated with the time slot, and a second rate-determinative data;
matching the advertisement with the time slot based on a weighted budget based on the time slot, the offered price, the asking price, and a comparison between the first rate-determinative data and the second rate-determinative data; and
sending a confirmation to the advertiser and a traffic data to the television station comprising the advertisement and the time slot.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the confirmation comprises at least one of ratings information, show information, date andor time information related to running the commercial, price, length of commercial unit, or any combination thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second rate-determinative each comprise one or more of a number of impressions, a geographic location, a CPM value, a television show, a television channel, a television network, a day part, or any combination thereof.
4. A system for matching television advertisements to unused television advertising space comprising:
A first computer server configured to:
receive, from an advertiser, a television advertisement, a price offered associated with the advertisement, and a first rate-determinative data;
receive, from a television station, a time slot that has not yet been sold, an asking price associated with the time slot, and a second rate-determinative data;
match the advertisement with the time slot based on a weighted budget based on the time slot, the offered price, the asking price, and a comparison between the first rate-determinative data and the second rate-determinative data; and
send a conformation to the advertiser and a traffic data to the television station comprising the television advertisement and the time slot.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein confirmation comprises at least one of ratings information, show information, date andor time information related to running the commercial, price, length of commercial unit, or any combination thereof.
6. The system of claim 4 wherein the first and second rate-determinative each comprise one or more of a number of impressions, a geographic location, a CPM value, a television show, a television channel, a television network, a day part, or any combination thereof.
7. The system of claim 4 wherein the computer server is a plurality of computer servers.
8. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, for matching television advertisements to unused television advertising space, the product comprising instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
receive, from an advertiser, a television advertisement, a price offered associated with the advertisement, and a first demographic data;
receive, from a television station, a time slot that has not yet been sold, an asking price associated with the time slot, and a second demographic data;
match the advertisement with the time slot based on a weighted budget based on the time slot, the offered price, the asking price, and a comparison between the first rate-determinative data and the second rate-determinative data; and
send a conformation to the advertiser and a traffic data to the television station comprising the television advertisement and the time slot.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein confirmation comprises at least one of ratings information, show information, date andor time information related to running the commercial, price, length of commercial unit, or any combination thereof.
10. A method for matching advertisement copy to unused advertising inventory of a television station comprising:
receiving a first parameter associated with the copy from an advertiser;
receiving a second parameter associated with the inventory;
determining a designated market area price check;
summarizing the inventory of the television station;
determining a budget associated with the copy based on the first parameter;
determining a first weighted value associated with the television station based on the second parameter;
determining a second weighted value associated with the television station based on the budget;
determining a third weighted value associated with the inventory based on the second weight; and
matching the copy with the inventory based on the first and third weighted values.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the television station is at least one of a plurality of television stations, a regional operator, or a multi-system operator.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the matching step is performed iteratively and automatically for the television station.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein the first parameter is a price offered to display the copy at a particular time.
14. The method of claim 10 wherein the second parameter is a price requested to display the copy at a particular time.
15. A system for matching advertisement copy to unused advertising inventory of a television station comprising:
A computer server configured to:
receive a first parameter associated with the copy from an advertiser;
receive a second parameter associated with the inventory;
determine a designated market area price check;
summarize the inventory of the television station;
determine a budget associated with the copy based on the first parameter;
determine a first weighted value associated with the television station based on the second parameter;
determine a second weighted value associated with the television station based on the budget;
determine a third weighted value associated with the inventory based on the second weight; and
match the copy with the inventory based on the first and third weighted values.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein the computer server is a plurality of computer servers.
17. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, for matching advertisement copy to unused advertising inventory of a television station, the product comprising instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
receive a first parameter associated with the copy from an advertiser;
receive a second parameter associated with the inventory;
determine a designated market area price check;
summarize the inventory of the television station;
determine a budget associated with the copy based on the first parameter;
determine a first weighted value associated with the television station based on the second parameter;
determine a second weighted value associated with the television station based on the budget;
determine a third weighted value associated with the inventory based on the second weight; and
match the copy with the inventory based on the first and third weighted values.

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 manufacturing a multi-piece head suspension, including:
providing a beam component including:
a beam carrier strip;
a beam region having edges with free portions and tab portions; and
one or more beam tabs connecting the beam carrier strip to the tab portions of the beam region edges;

providing a hinge component including:
a hinge carrier strip;
a hinge region having:
a spring component;
edges with tab portions; and
one or more hinge tabs connecting the hinge carrier strip to the tab portions of the hinge region edges;
forming rails on the free portions of the beam region edges of the beam component while the beam component is supported by the beam carrier strip;
attaching the beam region of the beam component to the spring component of the hinge region;
detabbing the beam tabs of the beam component from the beam carrier strip while the hinge component is supported by the hinge carrier strip; and
forming rails on the tab portions of the beam region edges of the beam component after detabbing the beam tabs and while the hinge component is supported by the hinge carrier strip.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein forming the rails on the tab portions includes forming rails on the tab portions that are contiguous with the rails on the free portions.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein forming rails on the free portions of the beam region edges includes forming transition regions between the tab portions and the rails on the free portions.
4. A method for manufacturing a multi-piece disk drive head suspension, including:
forming rails on a first portion of a beam region while the beam region is tabbed to a beam carrier strip;
attaching the beam region with rails on the first portion to a hinge tabbed to a hinge carrier strip;
detabbing the beam region from the beam carrier strip; and
forming rails on a second portion of the beam region after the beam region is detabbed from the beam carrier strip.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein:
forming rails on the first portion of a beam region includes forming rails on the first portion of the beam region while the beam region is supported by the beam carrier strip; and
forming rails on the second portion of the beam region includes forming rails on the second portion of the beam region while the beam region is supported by the hinge carrier strip.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein forming rails on the second portion of the beam region includes forming rails on a portion of the beam region detabbed from the beam carrier strip.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein forming rails on the first portion of the beam region includes forming transition regions between the second portion of the beam region and the rails on the first portion of the beam region.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein:
forming rails on the first portion of the beam region includes forming rails on a distal portion of the beam region while the beam region is tabbed to one or more sides of a distal portion of the beam region; and
forming rails on the second portion of the beam region includes forming rails on a proximal portion of the beam region.
9. The method of claim 4 wherein forming rails on the second portion includes forming rails on the second portion that are contiguous with the rails on the first portion.
10. A method for forming rails on a beam region of a disk drive head suspension, including:
forming rails on a first portion of the beam region while supporting the beam region at a first location; and
forming rails on a second portion of the beam region while supporting the beam region at a second location that is different than the first location and while the beam region is free of support at the first location.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein forming rails on the second portion of the beam region includes forming rails at the first location.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein forming rails on the second portion includes forming rails on the second portion that are contiguous with the rails on the first portion.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein forming rails on the first portion includes forming transition regions between the first location and the rails on the first portion.
14. A method for manufacturing a multi-piece disk drive head suspension, including:
forming rails on a first portion of a first suspension component while the first suspension component is tabbed to a carrier strip;
attaching the first suspension component to a second suspension component;
detabbing the first suspension component from the carrier strip; and
forming rails on a second portion of the first suspension component after detabbing the first suspension component from the carrier strip and while supporting the first suspension component by the second suspension component.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein forming rails on the second portion of the first suspension component includes forming rails at a location that the first suspension component was detabbed from the carrier strip.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein:
forming rails on the first portion of the first suspension component includes forming rails on a portion of the first suspension component that is spaced from a location where the first suspension component is tabbed to the carrier strip; and
forming rails on the second portion of the first suspension component includes forming rails on a portion of the first suspension component where the first suspension component was tabbed to the carrier strip.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein:
forming rails on the first suspension component includes forming rails on a load beam component; and
attaching the first suspension component to the second suspension component includes attaching the load beam component to a hinge component.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein forming rails on the second portion includes forming rails on the second portion that are contiguous with the rails on the first portion.
19. The method of claim 14 wherein forming rails on the first portion includes forming transition regions between the second portion and the rails on the first portion.