Author: claimsbot

1. A cooling composition which, in used oral preparations, provides a physiological cooling effect for imparting freshness, comprising
(A) about 2 to about 15 wt.-% cooling agent,
(B) 0 to about 90 wt.-% alcohol, and
(C) about 55 to about 95 wt.-% hydrophobic compound wherein
(i) said cooling agent (a) is selected from the group consisting of acyclic carboxamide compounds and menthol compounds or mixtures thereof;
(ii) said alcohol (B) is selected from the group consisting of a C1 to C3 alcohol or mixtures thereof; and
(iii) said hydrophobic compound (C) is selected from the group consisting of essential oil, neutral oils, vegetable oils or mixtures thereof.
2. (canceled)
3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the cooling agent (A) is selected from the group consisting of menthone glyceryl acetal (FEMA GRAS 3807), menthone glyceryl ketal (FEMA GRAS 3808), menthyl lactate (FEMA GRAS 3748), menthol ethylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3805), menthol propylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3806), menthyl-N-ethyloxamate, monomethyl succinate (FEMA GRAS 3810), monomenthyl glutamate (FEMA GRAS 4006), menthoxy-1,2-propanediol (FEMA GRAS 3784), menthoxy-2-methyl-1,2-propanediol (FEMA GRAS 3849) and the menthane carboxylic acid esters and amides WS-3, WS-4, WS-5, WS-12, WS-14 and WS-23 and WS-30 or acyclic carboxamides of the formula (I)
wherein R\u2032 and R\u2033 may be, irrespective of each other, hydrogen, a hydroxyl group or a branched, unbranched or cyclic alkyl radical having up to 25 C-atoms, an aryl group having up to 10 C-atoms, selected from substituted and unsubstituted phenyl-, phenylalkyl-, naphthyl- and pyridyl radicals or mixtures thereof.
4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the cooling agent (A) is (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-cyclohexane-carboxamide (FEMA 4681).
5-6. (canceled)
7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic compound (C) is selected from the group consisting of peppermint oil (menthol), carvone, eucalyptus oil, grapefruit, orange oil, citrus oil, oil of turpentine, tea tree- and clove oil, camphor, rose oil, lavender oil or methyl salicylate, sunflower-, olive-, safflower oil, sesame and almond oil, alginic oil, apricot kernel oil, argan oil, avocado oil, borage oil or borage seed oil, cashew skin oil, rosehip kernel oil, hazelnut oil, jojoba oil, coffee bean oil, camomile oil, macadamia oil, almond oil, papaya seed oil, pistachio oil, castor oil, sandthorn oil, sandthorn seed oil, walnut oil or neutral oil having a content of 50-65% caprylic acid, 30-45% capric acid and a low content of caproic acid, lauric acid and myristic acid or mixtures thereof.
8. An oral preparation comprising a composition according to claim 1.
9. The oral preparation according to claim 8, wherein the oral preparation is a chewing gum or a sweet.
10. An oral preparation, comprising
a) about 5 to about 95 wt.-% chewing gum base,
b) about 5 to about 95 wt. % filler and sweetener,
c) about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % flavouring agents, and
d) about 0.4 to about 2 wt. % of the composition according to claim 1, which, in the preparations used, brings about a physiologically cooling effect for imparting long-lasting freshness.
11. (canceled)
12. A method for producing a cooling composition according to claim 1, wherein
the cooling composition is encapsulated in a spray-granulation process,
the cooling agent (A) is completely dissolved in an upstream step in (B) the alcohol and (C) the hydrophobic compound, so that a homogeneous mixture is produced, the temperature being kept at 40\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C., for complete dissolution of (A) the cooling agent,
in the additional spray-granulation treatment process, the temperature being kept at about 35\xb0 C. to about 65\xb0 C. to prevent the cooling agent (A) from recrystallising, and
the granulate particles obtained from the spray granulation having an average particle size of 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm.
13. (canceled)
14. A process for producing a chewing gum with long-lasting freshness, comprising:
(a) producing a chewing gum composition having 5-95 wt. % chewing gum base, 5-95 wt. % filler and sweetener, 0.1-15 wt. % flavouring agents; and
(b) adding 0.2-3 wt. % of a cooling composition according to claim 1 and which provides a physiological cooling effect for imparting freshness.
15. A granulate obtained according to the method of claim 12.

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 chainsaw of the type comprising a body housing, an elongated guide bar projecting forward from the body housing, a saw-chain mounted to a periphery of the guide bar, an electric motor mounted within the body housing for rotating the saw-chain along the periphery of the guide bar, a top handle provided on an upper portion of the body housing in a fore-and-aft direction and located above the guide bar, the top handle being provided at its intermediate portion with a gripe portion to be grasped by an operator, a plurality of rechargeable battery packs detachably mounted on the body housing as a source of power supply to the electric motor, the battery packs being adapted to use in power tools,
wherein a center of gravity of the chainsaw observed from the back side of the chainsaw is positioned in an extent of two times of lateral width of the gripe portion at both sides of a centerline of the gripe portion, preferably in an extent of the same width as the lateral width of the gripe portion.
2. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein the center of gravity of the chainsaw observed from the back side is offset in a left-and-right direction from a vertical centerline of said gripe portion in the extent.
3. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein each center of gravity of said battery packs is positioned in the extent.
4. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein a switch for activating the electric motor is provided on a front portion of said gripe portion, and wherein the battery packs are arranged in such a manner that the center of gravity observed from one side of the chainsaw is positioned in a front-and-rear extent of 100 mm from a straight vertical line passing an immediate rear position of said switch.
5. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein each center of gravity of two battery packs is positioned at left and right sides of the vertical centerline of said gripe portion.
6. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein said battery packs are mounted to the bottom portion of the body housing and arranged in such a manner that the center of gravity of the chainsaw is located at an upper side in an extent of said battery packs observed from a vertical direction.
7. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery packs are mounted to a lower portion of the body housing and arranged in such a manner that the lower portion of said body housing and the battery packs are grounded in a condition where the chainsaw is placed on a horizontal support surface of the ground.
8. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein a protector member is provided to cover the battery packs when the battery packs are grounded in a condition where the chainsaw is placed on a horizontal support surface of the ground.
9. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of battery packs is arranged in parallel.
10. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 9, wherein the space between the adjacent side walls of the battery packs arranged in parallel is determined to be less than 15 mm.
11. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 9, wherein each volume of the battery packs is more than 200 cm3, and wherein the space between the adjacent side walls of the battery packs arranged in parallel is determined to be less than 15 mm.
12. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body housing is provided with a plurality of attachments for mounting the battery packs thereto.
13. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 12, wherein the battery packs each are composed of a casing containing batter cells therein, an electric connector on a peripheral wall of the casing, and a pair of parallel rails arranged at both sides of the connector, and wherein the attachments each are provided with a pair of guide rails for slide engagement with each pair of parallel rails of the battery packs.
14. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 13, wherein the battery packs each are provided with a hook retractably projected toward the attachment, and wherein the attachments each are provided with a latch portion to be engaged with the hook for restricting slide movement of the rails of the battery pack on the guide rails of the attachment.
15. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 14, wherein the attachment is provided with a resilient member for biasing the battery pack mounted thereto in a removal direction.
16. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 15, wherein the attachment is provided with a battery pack container having an opening for inserting the battery pack along the guide rails.
17. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of battery packs is connected in series to the electric motor.
18. A chainsaw as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of battery packs are connected in parallel to the electric motor.

1-13. (canceled)
14. A multi-group transmission (1, 1\u2032) comprising at least two transmission groups (2, 3) arranged in a drivetrain, and means being provided for traction force support during a gearshift operation, at least one electromagnetic clutch (16, 16\u2032) being provided as a change-under-load means by which, while bypassing a flow of force at least one main group (3) made as a gear-change transmission, an active connection is formed between a driveshaft (6) and either a main transmission shaft (30) or a transmission output shaft (36).
15. The multi-group transmission according to claim 14, wherein three automated transmission groups (2, 3,4) are provided, such that an upstream, two-gear splitter group (2) associated with a driveshaft (6) and a central, multi-gear main group (3) associated with a main transmission shaft (30) are made as countershaft transmissions with at least one countershaft (8, 8\u2032, 9, 9\u2032), and a downstream range group (4) made as a planetary transmission.
16. The multi-group transmission according to claim 14, wherein an intermediate gear is engaged by an intermediate-gear gearset (17, 17\u2032) that co-operates with the electromagnetic clutch (16, 16\u2032) and is driven by the at least one countershaft (8, 8\u2032, 9, 9\u2032).
17. The multi-group transmission according to claim 16, wherein the intermediate-gear gearset (17), with the electromagnetic clutch (16), is arranged downstream from the main group (3) and a fixed wheel (39, 41), mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on the at least one countershaft (8, 9), engages with a loose wheel (40) mounted to rotate on the main transmission shaft (30), the loose wheel (40) is connectable, by the electromagnetic clutch (16), in a rotationally fixed manner to the main transmission shaft (30).
18. The multi-group transmission according to claim 17, wherein the intermediate-gear gearset (17\u2032), with the electromagnetic clutch (16\u2032), is arranged downstream from a main group (4) and a fixed wheel (39\u2032, 41\u2032), mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on the at least one countershaft (8\u2032, 9\u2032), engages a loose wheel (40\u2032) mounted to rotate on the transmission output shaft (36), the loose wheel (40) is connectable, by the electromagnetic clutch (16\u2032), in a rotationally fixed manner to the transmission output shaft (36).
19. The multi-group transmission according to claim 17, wherein the electromagnetic clutch (16, 16\u2032) comprises a cup-like rotor (42) on a drive input side which surrounds a drive-output-side and is axially displaceable, a disk-shaped armature (44) and an electric energizing magnet (47), the rotor (42) is mounted for rotation on a drive-output-side shaft (30, 36) and is connected at its outer wall rotationally fixed to the loose wheel (40, 40\u2032) of the intermediate-gear gearset (17, 17\u2032) and has, on an inside wall, friction means (43) on the clutch input side, the armature (44) and friction means (45, 46) on the clutch output side are connected, in a rotationally fixed manner, on the output-side shaft (30, 36), and the friction means (43, 45, 46) is axially movable relative to one another so that depending on current flowing in the energizing magnet (47), by virtue of axial displacement of the armature (44) under action of a magnetic force, the friction means (43, 45, 46) actively contact with one another and torque transmission by the electromagnetic clutch (16, 16\u2032), in either a slipping mode or a friction-locked mode, is produced.
20. The multi-group transmission according to claim 14, wherein a splitter group (2) has two gear constants (ik1, ik2) and a further, electromagnetic clutch (5, 7) is associated respectively with each gear constant (ik1, ik2), by which the gear constants (ik1, ik2) are shifted under load.
21. The multi-group transmission according to claim 20, wherein the electromagnetic clutch (5) associated with a first gear constant (ik1), on a motor side, comprises an armature (51) arranged so as to be axially displaced on the driveshaft (6) and, surrounding the armature (51), a rotor (49) which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a loose wheel (11) of the first gear constant (ik1) and is arranged to rotate together with the wheel on the driveshaft (6), and an energizing magnet (54), while an electromagnetic clutch (7) associated with a second gear constant (ik2), on a transmission side, comprises an armature (58) arranged to be axially displaced on the driveshaft (6) and, surrounding the armature (58), a rotor (56) which is connected in rotationally fixed manner to a loose wheel (14) of the second gear constant (ik1) and is arranged to rotate together with the wheel on the driveshaft (6), and an energizing magnet (61), such that respective friction means (52, 53, 59, 60) arranged on the driveshaft (6) on the clutch input side, and respective friction means (50, 57) arranged on the rotors (49, 56) on the clutch output side are frictionally engagable, so that the loose wheels (11, 14) are selectively connectable in a rotationally fixed manner to the driveshaft (6).
22. The multi-group transmission according to claim 18, wherein the range group (4) is a change-under-load transmission.
23. The multi-group transmission according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the electromagnetic clutches (5, 7, 16, 16\u2032) comprises a ball ramp device (48, 55, 62).
24. A method for operating a multi-group transmission (1, 1\u2032) of a motor vehicle, with at least two transmission groups (2, 3) arranged in a drivetrain, in which traction force supporting means are activated during a gearshift operation, the method comprising the steps of either temporarily forming or maintaining an active connection between a driveshaft (6) and either a main transmission shaft (30) or a transmission output shaft (36) at least one electromagnetic clutch (5, 7, 16, 16\u2032) made as a change-under-load means.
25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising the step of:
engaging an intermediate-gear gearset (17,17\u2032) as an intermediate gear with an electronic clutch (16, 16\u2032), during a gearshift with a shift operation within a main group (3) made as a gear-change transmission, such that an active connection is made between the driveshaft (6) and either the main transmission shaft (30) or the transmission output shaft (36), bypassing a flow of force at least of the main group (3), so that the main group (3) is shiftable while not under load,
disengaging an engaged original gear,
synchronizing a speed of a drive motor connected to the driveshaft (6), with the electromagnetic clutch (16, 16\u2032) operating in slipping mode, to a connection speed of a target gear, and
engaging the target gear, when the connection speed is reached, and again disengaging the electromagnetic clutch (16, 16\u2032).
26. The method according to claim 24, further comprising the step of shifting during a gearshift involving a shift operation within a splitter group (2) made as a gear-change transmission by means of associated electromagnetic clutches (5, 7) between gear constants (ik1, ik2) of the splitter group (2), such that an active connection between either the driveshaft (6) and the main transmission shaft (30) or the transmission output shaft (36) is maintained.

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:
receiving a first packet on a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIE) interconnect with a first device, wherein the first packet is to include a reference to an address and a plurality of prefetch parameters; and
prefetching an additional element in response to receiving the first packet based on the plurality of prefetch parameters.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first packet is a prefetch message, and wherein the prefetch message is also to include an access control hint, the access control hint to be selected from a group consisting of an evict hint, an intent to read only hint, intent to write only hint, intent to read and write hint, and DIO hint.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the address is a starting address, and wherein the plurality of prefetch parameters are selected from a group consisting of a count, a length, a stride, and a direction.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining the additional element to be prefetched based on the starting address and the plurality of prefetch parameters.