Author: claimsbot

1. A film for optical applications comprising (A) a hard coat layer which comprises a resin cured by an ionizing radiation and has a thickness in the range of 2 to 20 \u03bcm, (B) a high refractivity layer I which comprises a resin cured by an ionizing radiation and a metal oxide and has a refractive index in a range of 1.70 to 1.95 and a thickness in a range of 30 to 120 nm, (C) a high refractivity layer II which comprises a resin cured by an ionizing radiation and a metal oxide and has a refractive index in a range of 1.60 to 1.70 and has a thickness in a range of 5 to 70 nm and (D) a low refractivity layer which comprises a siloxane-based polymer and has a refractive index in a range of 1.37 to 1.47 and a thickness in a range of 60 to 180 nm,
layers (A) to (D) being successively laminated on at least one face of a substrate film.
2. A film according to claim 1, wherein the hard coat layer (A) is a hard coat layer having an anti-glare property.
3. A film according to claim 1, wherein the metal oxide in high refractivity layer I of layer (B) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide and indium oxide doped with tin.
4. A film according to claim 3, wherein the substrate film is polyethylene terephthalate film.
5. A film according to claim 4, wherein the metal oxide in high refractivity layer (C) is tin oxide doped with antimony.
6. A film according to claim 1, wherein the metal oxide in high refractivity layer (C) is tin oxide doped with antimony.
7. A film according to claim 1, wherein the low refractivity layer (D) has an antistatic property.
8. A film according to claim 7, wherein the siloxane-based polymer in the refractivity layer (D) has hydrophilic groups.
9. A film according to claim 8, wherein the hydrophilic groups are silanol groups.
10. A film according to claim 1, which further comprises (E) an antifouling coating layer disposed on layer (D).
11. A film according to claim 10, wherein the antifouling coating layer has a thickness of 1 to 10 nm.
12. A film according to claim 10, wherein the antifouling coating layer has a thickness of 3 to 8 nm.
13. A film according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the hard coat layer is 3 to 15 \u03bcm, and the hard coat layer has a refractive index of 1.47 to 1.60.
14. A film according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the hard coat layer is 5 to 10 \u03bcm, and the hard coat layer has a refractive index of 1.49 to 1.55.
15. A film according to claim 14, wherein the refractive index of the high refractivity layer (B) is 1.70 to 1.75.
16. A film according to claim 15, wherein the metal oxide in (B) is in an amount of 200 to 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin that is cured.
17. A film according to claim 16, wherein the metal oxide in (C) is in an amount of 200 to 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin that is cured.
18. A film according to claim 1, wherein the substrate film is polyethylene terephthalate film.
19. A film according to claim 1, wherein the ionizing radiation is ultraviolet light.
20. A film for optical applications comprising (A) a hard coat layer which comprises a cured rein which is obtained by curing a polyfunctional acrylate monomer by ultraviolet light, and has a thickness in the range of 5 to 10 \u03bcm and a refractive index of 1.49 to 1.55; (B) a high refractivity layer I which comprises a cured resin which is obtained by curing a polyfunctional acrylate monomer by ultraviolet light and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide and indium oxide doped with tin, and has a refractive index in a range of 1.70 to 1.75 and a thickness in a range of 30 to 120 \u03bcm; (C) a high refractivity layer II which comprises a cured resin which is obtained by curing a polyfunctional acrylate monomer by ultraviolet light and tin oxide doped with antimony, and has a refractive index in a range of 1.60 to 1.70 and a thickness in a range of 5 to 70 nm; and (D) a low refractive layer which comprises a siloxane-based polymer and has a refractive index in a range of 1.37 to 1.47 and a thickness in a range of 60 to 180 nm;
layers (A) to (D) being successively laminated on at least one face of a substrate film formed of polyethylene terephthalate.

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, comprising:
establishing a remote access session between a first computer and a second computer;
detecting a device in low-level local communication with the first computer via a first local communication port of the first computer;
intercepting the low-level local communication at the first local communication port;
transmitting the low-level local communication to the second computer via the remote access session; and
injecting the low-level local communication to a second local communication port of the second computer, wherein the second computer responds to the low-level local communication as though the device were located at the second local communication port of the second computer.
2. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:
configuring the device to autoconnect with the second computer via the remote access session when the device is connected to the first computer.
3. The method as in claim 2, further comprising:
determining that the device is configured to autoconnect in response to detecting the device; and
establishing the remote access session in response to detecting the device and determining that the device is configured to autoconnect with the second computer.
4. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:
prompting for a password to establish the remote access session in response to detecting the device and determining that the device is configured to autoconnect with the second computer.
5. The method as in claim 2, further comprising:
performing an autosync operation between the device and a corresponding file folder of the second computer.
6. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:
prompting, in an established remote access session, for allowance of the intercepting, transmitting, and injecting.
7. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:
sending a second low-level local communication from the second computer to the second local connection port;
intercepting the second low-level local communication at the second local communication port;
transmitting the second low-level local communication to the first computer via the remote access session; and
injecting the second low-level local communication to the first local communication port of the first computer, wherein the first local communication port transmits the second low-level local communication to the device as though the second low-level local communication were sent from the first computer.
8. The method as in claim 1, wherein the first computer is a local computer and the second computer is a remote computer.
9. The method as in claim 1, wherein the second computer is a local computer and the first computer is a remote computer.
10. The method as in claim 1, wherein the first and second local communication ports are selected from a group consisting of: a universal serial bus (USB) port, and a wireless personal area network port.
11. The method as in claim 1, wherein the device is selected from a group consisting of: a storage device, a music player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a phone.
12. The method as in claim 1, wherein the remote access session is an online collaborative computing session.
13. The method as in claim 1, wherein the low-level local communication comprises messages having a format and content defined by a protocol suitable for communication between the local communication port and the device.
14. A system, comprising:
a first computer having a first local communication port;
a device in low-level local communication with the first computer via the first local communication port;
a second computer having a second local communication port; and
a remote access session between the first computer and the second computer, wherein the remote access session on the first computer is configured to, in response to detecting the device, intercept the low-level local communication at the first local communication port and transmit the low-level local communication to the second computer via the remote access session, and wherein the remote access session on the second computer is configured to inject the low-level local communication to the second local communication port of the second computer, wherein the second computer responds to the low-level local communication as though the device were located at the second local communication port of the second computer.
15. The system as in claim 14, wherein the device is configured to autoconnect with the second computer via the remote access session when the device is connected to the first computer.
16. The system as in claim 15, wherein the first computer is configured to determine that the device is configured to autoconnect, and in response, establish the remote access session.
17. The system as in claim 15, wherein the device is configured to perform an autosync operation between the device and a corresponding file folder of the second computer.
18. The system as in claim 14, wherein the second computer is configured to send a second low-level local communication to the second local connection port, and the remote access session on the second computer is configured to intercept the second low-level local communication at the second local communication port and transmit the second low-level local communication to the first computer via the remote access session, and the remote access session on the first computer is configured to inject the second low-level local communication to the first local communication port of the first computer, wherein the first local communication port transmits the second low-level local communication to the device as though the second low-level local communication were sent from the first computer.
19. Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media and when executed operable to:
establish a remote access session between a first computer and a second computer;
detect a device in low-level local communication with the first computer via a first local communication port of the first computer;
intercept the low-level local communication at the first local communication port;
transmit the low-level local communication to the second computer via the remote access session; and
inject the low-level local communication to a second local communication port of the second computer, wherein the second computer responds to the low-level local communication as though the device were located at the second local communication port of the second computer.
20. The software as in claim 19, when executed further operable to:
determine, in response to detecting the device, that the device is configured to autoconnect with the second computer via the remote access session when the device is connected to the first computer; and
establish the remote access session in response to detecting the device and determining that the device is configured to autoconnect with the second computer.
21. The software as in claim 19, when executed further operable to:
determine, in response to detecting the device, that the device is configured to autoconnect with the second computer via the remote access session when the device is connected to the first computer; and
perform an autosync operation between the device and a corresponding file folder of the second computer.
22. The software as in claim 19, when executed further operable to:
send a second low-level local communication from the second computer to the second local connection port;
intercept the second low-level local communication at the second local communication port;
transmit the second low-level local communication to the first computer via the remote access session; and
inject the second low-level local communication to the first local communication port of the first computer, wherein the first local communication port transmits the second low-level local communication to the device as though the second low-level local communication were sent from the first computer.

1. A composition comprising two parts A and B:
wherein part A includes,
a) from 10 to 70 percent by weight of one or more isocyanate functional prepolymers which are the reaction product of an excess on an equivalents basis of one or more polyisocyanates with one or more compounds having two or more active hydrogen containing groups;
b) from 0.05 to 5.0 percent by weight of one or more compounds containing one or more cycloaliphatic tertiary amino groups;
c) from 5 to 35 percent by weight of one or more plasticizers; and,
d) from 1 to 40 percent by weight of one or more fillers;
wherein Part B comprises,
e) from 0.05 to 5 percent by weight of one or more compounds containing one or more hydroperoxide groups;
wherein the composition may include
f) from 0 to 70 percent by weight of one or more compounds containing acrylate groups located in part A, part B or a combination thereof; the equivalents ratio of one or more compounds containing one or more hydroperoxide groups to one or more compounds containing one or more cycloaliphatic tertiary amino groups is about 50:1 to about 100:1 and the amounts are based on the weight of the composition.
2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises:
a) from 30 to 50 percent by weight of one or more isocyanate functional prepolymers;
b) from 0.1 to 1.0 percent by weight of one or more compounds containing cycloaliphatic tertiary amino groups;
c) from 0.1 to 2.0 percent by weight of one or more compounds containing hydroperoxide groups; and
d) from 5 to 40 percent by weight of one or more compounds containing acrylate groups;
wherein the equivalents ratio of one or more compounds containing one or more hydroperoxide groups to one or more compounds containing one or more cycloaliphatic tertiary amino groups is about: 50:1 to about 100:1 and the amounts are based on the weight of the composition.
3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition exhibits a G\u2032 modulus of 0.5 MPa or greater fifteen minutes after contacting the separated parts of the composition.
4. A method comprising:
i) contacting the separated parts of the composition according to claim 1;
ii) contacting the contacted composition of i) with a first substrate;
iii) contacting the first substrate with a second substrate with the composition of i) disposed between the two substrates;
iv) allowing the composition of i) to cure and bond the two substrates together.
5. A method according to claim 4 wherein the two parts are mixed before contacting with the first substrate.
6. A method according to claim 4 wherein after step iii) the contacted substrates are exposed to elevated temperatures to accelerate the cure of the composition of i).
7. A method according to claim 4 wherein the first substrate is glass or transparent plastic, wherein the glass or transparent plastic may have an organic or ceramic enamel frit located about the periphery of the glass or transparent plastic and the second substrate is plastic or metal which may be coated.
8. A method according to claim 4 wherein the composition of i) exhibits a G\u2032 modulus of 0.5 MPa or greater fifteen minutes after contacting the separated parts of the composition.
9. A composition according to claim 1 which includes one or more polyfunctional isocyanates in part A.
10. A composition according to claim 9 wherein the composition includes one or more polyfunctional isocyanates are present in an amount of about 0.5 to about 8 percent by weight.
11. A composition according to claim 1 which includes one or more adhesion promoters in part A, part B or both.
12. A composition according to claim 11 wherein the one or more adhesion promoters are present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight.
13. A composition according to claim 1 which further comprises one or more compounds, oligomers or polymers containing one or more acrylate groups.
14. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the one or more isocyanate containing prepolymers contain from about 0.1 to about 35 percent by weight of free isocyanate groups.
15. A composition according claim 1 wherein the composition is a two part adhesive.
16. A composition according claim 2 wherein the composition a) from 30 to 60 percent by weight of one or more isocyanate functional prepolymers.

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 haptic simulator, comprising:
means for modeling a virtual object modeled from a physical object;
means for modeling a virtual passageway having dimensional information modeled from a biological anatomical region; and
means for assessing a degree of hazard based on a contact force exerted when the virtual object interacts with the virtual passageway.
2. The haptic simulator of claim 1, further comprising means for assessing a degree of hazard based on a degree of occlusion of the virtual passageway by the virtual object.
3. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the biological anatomical region includes material properties including at least one of tissues, surrounding tissues from which said tissues derive mechanical support, and a subset of said tissues and surrounding tissues.
4. The haptic simulator of claim 3, further comprising means for modeling a haptic layer that corresponds to a surface of the virtual passageway, wherein the force is determined by contact between the virtual object and the haptic layer.
5. The haptic simultator of claim 4, further comprising means for determining a general stress and strain on the haptic layer by contact between the virtual object and the haptic layer.
6. The haptic simulator of claim 3, wherein one of the tissues or surrounding tissues has at least one non-anatomical color representative of an intensity of the contact force.
7. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the virtual passageway is modeled from a physical passageway selected from the group consisting of a nasal pharynx, an oral cavity, an oral pharynx, a trachea, a hypo-pharynx, and an esophagus.
8. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the means for modeling the virtual passageway includes means for obtaining dimensional information and material properties substantially representative from at least one of magnetic resonance images (MRI), computerized tomography (CT) images, and radiological measurements.
9. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the means for obtaining information means includes other statistical data of known models to provide dimensional information.
10. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the virtual passageway includes anatomical characteristics corresponding to one of different age groups.
11. The haptic simulator of claim 10, wherein the means for modeling a virtual passageway provides a virtual passageway that corresponds to a different size percentile within one or more of the age groups.
12. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the means for modeling a virtual passageway provides material properties simulated by a modified form of a general finite element method.
13. The haptic simulator of claim 12, wherein the general finite element method is a spring-mass damper model.
14. The haptic simulator of claim 1, further comprising a collision detection means for providing a determination of when the virtual object and a portion of the virtual passageway occupy a same space.
15. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the means for assessing a degree of hazard further comprises a structrual response means for providing structural responses based on a collision between the virtual object and a haptic layer associated with the virtual passageway.
16. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the means for modeling a virtual passageway includes a means for varying at least one of material properties and the dimensional information of the passageway.
17. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein:
the means for modeling a virtual object is capable of modeling either a deformable or rigid virtual object; and
the means for modeling a virtual passageway is capable of modeling of either a deformable or rigid passageway.
18. The haptic simulator of claim 17, wherein the hazard assessment means further determines whether the virtual object will obstruct or partially obstruct the virtual passageway, and if so, provide a hazard notification.
19. The haptic simulator of claim 1, further comprising a display device to display the interaction of the virtual object with the virtual passageway in one of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional view.
20. The haptic simulator of claim 1, further comprising an inputoutput device that when manipulated causes the virtual object to interact with the virtual passageway, and provides a force feedback as the virtual object interacts with the virtual passageway, based on an output of the means for assessing a hazard.
21. The haptic simulator of claim 20, wherein the means for assessing a hazard further comprises means for continuously updating the force feedback in real time during movement of the virtual object through the virtual passageway and during any obstruction or partial obstruction of the virtual object in the virtual passageway.
22. The haptic simulator of claim 20, wherein the means for assessing a hazard uses the force feedback in determining a location where the virtual object obstructs or partially obstructs the virtual passageway.
23. The haptic simulator of claim 20, wherein the means for assessing a hazard uses the force feedback in determining one or more forces associated with choking, aspiration, ingestion, blocking, or other injury hazards.
24. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the means for assessing a hazard further comprises means for calculating the stresses, strains, and contact force exerted between the virtual object and the virtual passageway.
25. The haptic simulator of claim 24, wherein the means for assessing a hazard further comprises means for displaying an indication of the calculated contact force on a display.
26. The haptic simulator of claim 1, further comprising means for modeling one or more reference layers.
27. The haptic simulator of claim 26, further comprising means for toggling on and off the one or more reference layers.
28. The haptic simulator of claim 4, further comprising means for toggling on and off the haptic layer.
29. The haptic simulator of claim 1, further comprising:
means for storing various dimensional information and material properties of the virtual passageway; and
means for selecting one or more of the dimensional and material properties.
30. The haptic simulator of claim 29, further comprising:
means for storing various dimensional information and material properties of the virtual object; and
means for selecting one or more of the dimensional and material properties.
31. The haptic simulator of claim 1, wherein the hazard assessing means further comprises:
means for comparing a contact force with a predetermined threshold contact force; and
means for indicating at least one of the degree of hazard and a type of hazard associated with the virtual object based on an output of the means for comparing.
32. The haptic simulator of claim 31, wherein the type of hazard is one of an aspiration, choking, or insertion hazard.
33. A method for assessing a hazard associated with an object, comprising:
modeling a virtual object modeled from a physical object;
modeling a virtual passageway having dimensional information of a biological anatomical region; and
assessing a degree of hazard based on a contact force exerted when the virtual object interacts with the virtual passageway.
34. The method of claim 33, further comprising determining material properties of the biological anatomical region including at least one of tissues, surrounding tissues from which said tissues derive mechanical support, and a subset of said tissues and surrounding tissues.
35. The method of claim 34, further comprising modeling a haptic layer that corresponds to a surface of the virtual passageway, wherein the contact force is determined by contact between the virtual object and the haptic layer.
36. The method of claim 27, further comprising providing at least one non-anatomical color representative of an intensity of the contact force.
37. The method of claim 33, wherein the virtual passageway is modeled from a physical passageway selected from the group consisting of a nasal pharynx, an oral cavity, an oral pharynx, a trachea, a hypo-pharynx, and an esophagus.
38. The method of claim 33, wherein the modeling the virtual passageway includes obtaining dimensional information substantially representative from at least one of magnetic resonance images (MRI), computerized tomography (CT) images, and radiological measurements.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein material properties associated with the virtual passageway are obtained from statistical means.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the material properties are adjustable.
41. The method of claim 33, wherein the obtaining the dimensional information includes computing statistical data.
42. The method of claim 33, wherein the computing statistical data includes data of different age groups.
43. The method of claim 42, wherein the modeling a virtual passageway provides a virtual passageway that corresponds to a different size percentile within one or more of the age groups.
44. The method of claim 33, wherein the modeling a virtual passageway includes modeling material properties simulated by a modified form of a general finite element method.
45. The method of claim 44, wherein the general finite element method includes a spring-mass damper model.
46. The method of claim 33, wherein:
the modeling a virtual passageway includes modeling a rigid or deformable passageway; and
the modeling of the virtual object includes modeling a rigid or deformable virtual object.
47. The method of claim 46, wherein the assessing a hazard includes determining whether the virtual object obstructs or partially obstructs the virtual passageway, and if so, further providing a hazard notification.
48. The method of claim 33, further comprising displaying an interaction of the virtual object with the virtual passageway on a display device to provide a two-dimensional or three-dimensional view of the interaction.
49. The method of claim 33, further comprising providing a force feedback as the virtual object interacts with the virtual passageway.
50. The method of claim 49, wherein the assessing a hazard further comprises continuously updating the force feedback in real time during movement of the virtual object through the virtual passageway and during any obstruction or partial obstruction of the virtual object in the virtual passageway.
51. The method of claim 49, further comprising determining a location of where the virtual object obstructs or partially obstructs the virtual passageway based on the force feedback.
52. The method of claim 51, further comprising determining one or more forces associated with choking, aspiration, ingestion, blocking, or injury hazards based on the force feedback.
53. The method of claim 33, wherein the assessing a hazard further comprises calculating the contact force exerted between the virtual object and the virtual passageway.
54. The haptic simulator of claim 53, wherein the assessing a hazard further comprises displaying an indication of the calculated contact force.
55. The method of claim 33, further comprising modeling one or more reference layers.
56. The method of claim 34, further comprising toggling on and off the one or more reference layers.
57. The method of claim 35, further comprising toggling on and off the haptic layer.
58. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
storing various dimensional information and material properties of the virtual passageway; and
selecting one or more of the dimensional and material properties.
59. The method of claim 58, further comprising:
storing various dimensional information and material properties of the virtual object; and
selecting one or more of the dimensional and material properties.
60. The method of claim 33, wherein the assessing step further comprises:
comparing the contact force with a predetermined threshold contact force; and
indicating at least one of the degree of hazard and a type of hazard associated with the virtual object based on an output of the means for comparing.
61. The method of claim 60, wherein the type of hazard is one of an aspiration, choking, or insertion hazard.
62. A method for modeling an anatomical feature, comprising:
obtaining internal measurements of an anatomical feature;
obtaining external measurements associated with the anatomical feature;
correlating the internal measurements and the external measurements;
comparing the external measurements of each correlation with known external measurements for a known population group; and
determining a size percentile for the anatomical feature based on the comparing step in order to assess hazard of an object being lodged within the anatomical feature for the known population group.
63. The method of claim 62, wherein the external and internal anatomical measurements are for different age groups and demographic groups.
64. The method of claim 62, wherein the internal and external dimensions are obtained from at least one of radiological studies and magnetic resonance studies.
65. The method of claim 62, further comprising statistically calculating a size-percentile of a passageway associated with the anatomical feature for a to be determined population group.
66. The method of claim 62, wherein the internal and external measurements are independent variables to be used in the correlation.
67. The method of claim 66, wherein the internal and external measurements further include dependent variables to be used in the correlation.
68. The method of claim 67, further comprising:
testing a significance level of the correlation between a respective pair of the independent and dependent variables;
selecting the independent variable that is most significantly correlated with all the dependent variables to provide an indicator variable;
fitting a probability distribution for the indicator variable within the to be determined population group according to statistics from an existing case study; and
performing a best fitting distribution on the probability distribution.
69. The method of claim 68, further comprising determining a relative position of the indicator variable to signify a location of the anatomical feature in terms of the measurements of all the dependent variables.