Author: claimsbot

1. A method to prepare a flexible, see-through, coextruded, multilayer tubular article comprising
extruding an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer;
extruding an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer coextruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and
extruding a polyvinyl chloride polymer, coextruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith, wherein the polyvinyl chloride polymer optionally contains a stabilizer or a plasticizer or mixtures thereof.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the TPU is a polyester polyurethane.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the optional stabilizer is a organo tin or Ba\u2014Zn compositions.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the optional plasticizer is a polyol diester.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the article has a maximum permeation rating of 15 gm2day.
6. The method according to claim 1, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 7 gm2day.
7. The method according to claim 1, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 5 gm2day.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the article has a maximum permeation rating of 15 gm2day when the optional stabilizer, plasticizer or mixtures thereof is present.
9. The method according to claim 1, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 7 gm2day when the optional stabilizer, plasticizer or mixtures thereof is present.
10. The method according to claim 1, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 5 gm2day when the optional stabilizer, plasticizer or mixtures thereof is present.
11. The method according to claim 3, wherein the article has a maximum permeation rating of 15 gm2day.
12. The method according to claim 3, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 7 gm2day.
13. The method according to claim 3, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 5 gm2day.
14. The method according to claim 4, wherein the article has a maximum permeation rating of 15 gm2day.
15. The method according to claim 4, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 7 gm2day.
16. The method according to claim 4, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 5 gm2day.
17. A method to prepare a flexible, see-through, coextruded, multilayer tubular article comprising
extruding an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer;
extruding an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer coextruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and
extruding a polyvinyl chloride polymer, coextruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the article has a maximum permeation rating of 15 gm2day.
19. The method according to claim 17, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 7 gm2day.
20. The method according to claim 17, where in the article has a maximum permeation rating of 5 gm2day.

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 optical recording medium, comprising:
a substrate,
a reflective layer,
a second dielectric layer,
a recording layer, and
a first dielectric layer,
wherein the reflective layer, the second dielectric layer, the recording layer and the first dielectric layer are disposed over the substrate in this order,
the recording layer comprises a phase-change recording material comprising any one of GeSbSnMn and GeSbSnMnGa, and
the second dielectric layer comprises an oxide of two or more elements of Nb, Si and Ta.
2. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the optical recording medium comprises an optical transmission layer, the first dielectric layer, the recording layer, the second dielectric layer, the reflective layer and the substrate in this order from the light irradiation side.
3. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the oxide in the second dielectric layer is composed of any one of Nb2O5 and SiO2, and Ta2O5 and SiO2.
4. The optical recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the component ratio of Nb2O5 or Ta2O5, \u03b1 (mol %) and the component ratio of SiO2, \u03b2 (mol %) satisfy the next equations, 30\u2266\u03b1\u226685 and \u03b2=100\u2212\u03b1.
5. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the oxide in the second dielectric layer is Nb2O5, SiO2, and Ta2O5.
6. The optical recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the component ratio of Nb2O5, \u03b1\u2032 (mol %), the component ratio of SiO2, \u03b2\u2032 (mol %) and the component ratio of Ta2O5, \u03b3\u2032 (mol %) satisfy the next equation, 30\u2266\u03b1\u2032\u226685, 10\u2266\u03b2\u2032\u226650 and \u03b3\u2032=100\u2212(\u03b1\u2032+\u03b2\u2032).
7. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the second dielectric layer is 3 nm to 15 nm.
8. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the first dielectric layer comprises ZnS and SiO2 and the ratio of SiO2 is 15 mol % to 40 mol %.
9. The optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the reflective layer comprises any one of Ag and Ag alloy.

1. A computing cart, comprising:
a base comprising a plurality of wheels; and
a storage compartment supported by the base, the storage compartment comprising
a storage chassis defining at least part of a storage space, wherein the storage chassis comprises a front edge and a rear edge;
a work surface in sliding engagement with the storage chassis over the storage space, the sliding engagement providing the work surface with an open position providing access to at least part of the storage space and a closed position denying access to the at least part of the storage space, wherein the work surface comprises a front edge and a rear edge;
wherein the storage space is configured to store equipment when the work surface is in either the open position or closed position; and
a strengthening mechanism comprising a first component fixed with respect to the storage chassis and a second component fixed with respect to the work surface, the strengthening mechanism first component is located proximate to the rear edge of the storage chassis, the strengthening mechanism second component is located proximate to the rear edge of the work surface, wherein the strengthening mechanism first and the second components interlock with the work surface in the closed position thereby strengthening the engagement between the storage chassis and the work surface.
2. The computing cart of claim 1, wherein the work surface in the closed position defines a top extent of the storage space.
3. The computing cart of claim 1, further comprising a latch mechanism comprising a latched state configured to maintain the work surface in the closed position and an unlatched state configured to allow sliding of the work surface between the closed position and the open position.
4. The computing cart of claim 3, further comprising a lock mechanism comprising a locked state configured to maintain the latch mechanism in the latched state and an unlocked state configured to allow transition of the latch mechanism between the latched state and the unlatched state.
5. The computing cart of claim 1, comprising a strengthening mechanism third component located proximate to the front edge of the storage chassis; and
wherein the strengthening mechanism second and third components interlock with the work surface in the open position thereby strengthening the engagement between the storage chassis and the work surface.
6. The computing cart of claim 1,
wherein in the closed position the rear edge of the work surface is proximate the rear edge of the storage chassis and the front edge of the work surface is proximate the front edge of the storage chassis;
wherein in the open position the rear edge of the work surface is proximate the front edge of the storage chassis and the front edge of the work surface extends out away from the front edge of the storage chassis in a cantilevered configuration; and
wherein the sliding engagement between the storage chassis and the work surface is configured to limit sliding of the work surface to a range between the open position and the closed position.
7. A computing cart, comprising:
a base comprising a plurality of wheels;
a support column extending from the base; and
a storage compartment coupled to the support column, the storage compartment comprising:
a storage space;
a storage chassis comprising a bottom surface at least partially defining a bottom extent of the storage space, wherein the storage chassis comprises a front edge and a rear edge;
a work surface positioned above the storage chassis, the work surface at least partially defining a top extent of the storage space, wherein the work surface comprises front edge and a rear edge;
a slide mechanism comprising a first component fixed to the storage chassis and a second component fixed to the work surface, the first component slidingly engaged with the second component thereby providing the work surface with an open position providing access to at least part of the storage space and a closed position denying access to the at least part of the storage space,
wherein the storage space is configured to store equipment when the work surface is in either the open position or closed position,
wherein in the closed position the rear edge of the work surface is proximate the rear edge of the storage chassis and the front edge of the work surface is proximate the front edge of the storage chassis,

wherein in the open position the rear edge of the work surface is proximate the front edge of the storage chassis and the front edge of the work surface extends out away from the front edge of the storage chassis in a cantilevered configuration, and
wherein the sliding engagement between the storage chassis and the work surface is configured to limit sliding of the work surface to a range between the open position and the closed position;
a latch mechanism comprising a first component fixed to the storage chassis and a second component fixed to the work surface, the first and the second components configured to engage to a latched state and disengage to an unlatched state, wherein the first component of the latch mechanism comprises a stop fixed proximate the front edge of the storage chassis and the second component of the latch mechanism comprises a latching bar coupled to the work surface proximate the front edge of the work surface, the latching bar configured to releasably engage the stop to releasably maintain the work surface in the closed position; and
a lock mechanism mounted proximate the front edge of the storage chassis, the lock mechanism comprising a movable bracket configured to engage the latching bar to lock the latch mechanism thereby locking the work surface in the closed position, the movable bracket further configured to disengage from the latching bar to unlock the latch mechanism thereby enabling release of the latching bar and sliding of the work surface.
8. The computing cart of claim 7, wherein the storage chassis comprises a first side edge and a second side edge;
wherein the work surface comprises a first side edge and a second side edge;
wherein the slide mechanism comprises a first slide and a second slide, each of the first and the second slides comprising first and second components in sliding engagement; and
wherein the first component of the slide mechanism comprises corresponding first components of the first slide and the second slide and the second component of the slide mechanism comprises corresponding second components of the first slide and the second slide; and
wherein the first slide first component is fixed proximate the storage chassis first side edge, the second slide first component is fixed proximate the storage chassis second side edge, the first slide second component is fixed proximate the work surface first side edge, and the second slide second component is fixed proximate the work surface second side edge.
9. The computing cart of claim 7, further comprising means for locating an electronic display relative to the work surface.
10. The computing cart of claim 9, wherein the means for locating the electronic display comprises a support surface within the storage space configured to support a laptop computer comprising the electronic display and a cutout in the rear edge of the work surface configured to allow the electronic display of the laptop computer to extend from below the work surface to above the work surface with the work surface in the closed position.
11. A computing cart, comprising:
a base comprising a plurality of wheels;
a support column extending from the base; and
a storage compartment coupled to the support column, the storage compartment comprising:
a storage space;
a storage chassis comprising a bottom surface at least partially defining a bottom extent of the storage space, wherein the storage chassis comprises a front edge and a rear edge;
a work surface positioned above the storage chassis, the work surface at least partially defining a top extent of the storage space, wherein the work surface comprises front edge and a rear edge;
a slide mechanism comprising a first component fixed to the storage chassis and a second component fixed to the work surface, the first component slidingly engaged with the second component thereby providing the work surface with an open position providing access to at least part of the storage space and a closed position denying access to the at least part of the storage space,
wherein the storage space is configured to store equipment when the work surface is in either the open position or closed position,
wherein in the closed position the rear edge of the work surface is proximate the rear edge of the storage chassis and the front edge of the work surface is proximate the front edge of the storage chassis,

wherein in the open position the rear edge of the work surface is proximate the front edge of the storage chassis and the front edge of the work surface extends out away from the front edge of the storage chassis in a cantilevered configuration,
wherein the sliding engagement between the storage chassis and the work surface is configured to limit sliding of the work surface to a range between the open position and the closed position; and
a first strengthening member fixed proximate the rear edge of the work surface and a second strengthening member fixed to the storage chassis, wherein the first and the second strengthening members are configured to interlock thereby strengthening engagement between the storage chassis and the work surface, wherein the first strengthening member comprises a first rib fixed proximate the rear edge of the work surface and the second strengthening member comprises a second rib fixed proximate the rear edge of the storage chassis, wherein the first and the second ribs are configured to interlock with the work surface in the closed position.
12. The computing cart of claim 11, further comprising a third strengthening member comprising a third rib fixed proximate the front edge of the storage chassis, wherein the first and the third ribs are configured to interlock with the work surface in the open position.

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 device to elongate a solder joint, the device comprising:
a substrate; and
an elongator formed on the substrate, wherein the elongator comprises:
an expander in a compressed state; and
an encapsulant to encapsulate the expander.
2. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 1, wherein the substrate is one of a group consisting of a chip, an interposer, a package, a board, a series of interposers, a series of packages and a wafer.
3. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 2, wherein the elongator is formed on the substrate by one of a group consisting of an injection molding process, a compression molding process, a transfer molding process and a casting process.
4. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 1, wherein the expander comprises a corrugated strip.
5. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 4, wherein a first end of the corrugated strip overlaps a second end of the corrugated strip.
6. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 1, wherein the encapsulant is an electrical insulator.
7. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 6, wherein the encapsulant is a thermoplastic.
8. The device to elongate a solder joint as recited in claim 7, wherein the thermoplastic is one of a group consisting of polyamide and polyacetal.
9. An electronic assembly, comprising:
a first substrate coupled to a second substrate by a solder joint; and
an elongator coupled between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the elongator is formed on the first substrate and wherein the elongator comprises:
an expander; and
an encapsulant to encapsulate the expander.
10. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the encapsulant is an electrical insulator.
11. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein the encapsulant is a thermoplastic.
12. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 11, wherein the thermoplastic is one of a group consisting of polyamide and polyacetal.
13. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the expander comprises a corrugated strip.
14. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 13, wherein a first end of the corrugated strip overlaps a second end of the corrugated strip.
15. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the elongator is formed on the first substrate by one of a group consisting of an injection molding process, a compression molding process, a transfer molding process and a casting process.
16. The electronic assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein the first substrate is one of a group consisting of a chip, an interposer, a package, a board and a series of interposers.