Author: claimsbot

1. A moving mechanism comprising:
a vehicle body;
steering actuators which are disposed on right and left sides of the vehicle body and are drivable around a vertical axis;
right and left steering hubs which are driven by the steering actuator;
vehicle wheel actuators which are fixed to the steering hubs; and
vehicle wheels which are driven by the vehicle wheel actuators and are disposed in an inclined manner relative to a vertical direction.
2. The moving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle wheels disposed on the right and left sides are disposed in an inclined manner so as to be arranged symmetrically.
3. The moving mechanism according to claim 1, comprising:
splines and suspension members for connecting the steering actuators and the steering hubs,
wherein the suspension members expand and contract along the splines and are suspended by the vehicle body and the steering hubs.
4. The moving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a driving axis of the steering actuator and a grounding point, which is a contact point between the vehicle wheel and a traveling surface, are arranged in the same straight line.
5. The moving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle wheel has a shape in which the right and left sides of a central cross-sectional circle on a surface vertical to the traveling direction of the vehicle wheel are removed, and
the center of the cross-sectional circle is located on a steering axis.
6. The moving mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the suspension member is a suspension spring.
7. The moving mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the suspension member is a suspension spring, and
the moving mechanism satisfies a relation represented by Formula 2:
d<r sin \u03b8\u2212s cos \u03b8
where r represents an internal diameter of the vehicle wheel, s represents a distance from a central point of a cross-sectional vehicle wheel to a cross-sectional surface on a steering side of the vehicle wheel, \u03b8 represents an inclination angle of the vehicle wheel from the steering axis, and d represents a distance from the steering axis of the suspension spring to the side of the vehicle wheel.
8. The moving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the vehicle wheels is disposed in a direction vertical to the traveling direction of the vehicle body, and
the moving mechanism comprises a second vehicle wheel which freely rotates separately from the aforementioned vehicle wheels around a vertical axis and around a horizontal axis.

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 for delivering one or more fluids to a microfluidic channel, comprising:
(a) a microfluidic channel;
(b) a first conduit communicating with the microfluidic channel for delivering fluids to the microfluidic channel; and
(c) a first fluid freeze valve connected to the first conduit and operable to reduce the temperature of the first conduit for freezing fluid in the first conduit such that fluid is prevented from advancing through the first conduit.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 comprising a second conduit communicating with the microfluidic channel for advancing fluids out of the microfluidic channel.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 comprising a second fluid freeze valve connected to the second conduit and operable to lower the temperature of the second conduit for freezing fluid in the second conduit such that fluid is prevented from advancing through the second conduit.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the microfluidic channel comprises an aging loop.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 comprising an injection loop comprising a first and second end, the first end communicating with the microfluidic channel and the second end communicating with the first conduit for receiving different fluids from the first conduit to advance to the microfluidic channel.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the injection loop comprises a microchannel etched in a microfluidic chip.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the injection loop comprises a volume between about 0.1 and 2.0 microliters.
8. The apparatus according to claim 5 comprising a first pump communicating with the injection loop for advancing fluid in the injection loop to the microfluidic channel.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the first pump is operable to advance the fluid at a controlled, variable flow rate.
10. The apparatus according to claim 8 comprising a second pump communicating with the first end of the injection loop and operable to receive fluid advanced from the injection loop.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the second pump is operable to advance fluid from the injection loop at a controlled, variable flow rate through the first input channel to the microfluidic channel.
12. The apparatus according to claim 10 comprising a third pump communicating with the second end of the injection loop for advancing fluid through the injection loop.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the third pump is operable to advance fluid from the injection loop at a controlled, variable flow rate through the first input channel to the microfluidic channel.
14. The apparatus according to claim 5 comprising a first waste unit communicating with the first end of the injection loop for receiving fluid from the microfluidic channel.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the first waste unit is operable to receive fluid from the injection loop.
16. The apparatus according to claim 15 comprising a second conduit communicating with the microfluidic channel for advancing fluids in the microfluidic channel out of the microfluidic channel.
17. The apparatus according to claim 16 comprising a second fluid freeze valve connected to the second conduit and operable to lower the temperature of the second conduit for freezing fluid in the second conduit such that fluid is prevented from advancing through the second conduit.
18. The apparatus according to claim 17 wherein the microfluidic channel comprises an aging loop.
19. The apparatus according to claim 5 comprising a vacuum communicating with the first end of the injection loop for advancing a fluid through the injection loop.
20. The apparatus according to claim 16 comprising a second conduit for communicating fluid from the injection loop to the vacuum.
21. The apparatus according to claim 20 comprising a second fluid freeze valve connected to the second conduit and operable to lower the temperature of the second conduit for freezing the fluid in the second conduit such that fluid is prevented from communicating through the second conduit.
22-83. (canceled)
84. A method for mixing different fluids, the method comprising:
(a) providing a microfluidic chip comprising a first and second input channel fluidly communicating at a merge location, and a mixing channel communicating with the first and second input channels at the merge location;
(b) providing a first conduit communicating with the merge location for delivering fluids to the merge location; and
(c) reducing the temperature of the first conduit for freezing fluid in the first conduit such that fluid is prevented from advancing through the first conduit.
85-118. (canceled)
119. A method for mixing different fluids, the method comprising:
(a) providing a microfluidic chip comprising a first and second input channel fluidly communicating at a merge location, and a mixing channel communicating with the first and second input channels at the merge location;
(b) providing an injection loop comprising a microchannel etched in the microfluidic chip and communicating with at least one of the first and second input channels for providing different fluids to one of first and second pumps for subsequent advancement through one of the first and second input channels; and
(c) changing the temperature of the injection loop for maintaining fluid in the injection loop at a different temperature than a temperature of the fluid in the first or second input channels.
120-152. (canceled)

1. A glove, comprising:
a knitted liner having a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier 221 or less, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component;
at least one reinforcement section located at a base of at least one finger component, at a base of the thumb component, in the palm component, or combinations thereof; and
a polymeric latex coating adhered to the knitted liner.
2. The glove of claim 1, wherein the polymeric latex coating penetrates half way or more through a thickness of the knitted liner, and for at least a portion of the knitted liner, the polymeric latex coating does not penetrate the entire thickness of the knitted liner; and the polymeric latex coating has a thickness in a range of 0.75 to 1.25 times the thickness of the knitted liner.
3. The glove of claim 1 wherein the first yarn has a denier in the range of approximately 70 to approximately 221.
4. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one reinforcement section is located along the bases of the plurality of finger components.
5. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one reinforcement section comprises a plurality of plaited stitches comprising the first yarn and a second yarn having a denier in the range of approximately 70 to approximately 221.
6. The glove of claim 1, wherein the plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier 221 or less are located in the knitted liner in an area other than the reinforcement section and the at least one reinforcement section comprises a second yarn having a denier greater than 221.
7. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one reinforcement section comprises a plurality of Jacquard or transfer stitches.
8. The glove of claim 1, wherein the polymeric latex coating is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene, carboxylated or non-carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene, polychloroprene, polyacrylic, butyl rubber, a water-based polyester-based polyurethane, a water-based polyether-based polyurethane, or combinations thereof.
9. The glove of claim 8, wherein the polymeric latex coating comprises carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene.
10. The glove of claim 1, wherein the first yarn comprises nylon 66.
11. A process for making a lightweight flexible glove, the process comprising:
creating a glove-shaped liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component, such that the liner comprises a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier of approximately 221 or less;
creating at least one reinforcement section located at a base of at least one finger component, at a base of the thumb component, in the palm component, or combinations thereof; and
providing a polymeric latex coating adhered to the knitted liner.
12. The process of claim 11, wherein the step of providing the polymeric latex coating comprises:
forming the coating such that the coating penetrates half way or more through a thickness of the knitted liner and for at least a portion of the knitter liner, the coating not penetrating the entire thickness of the knitted liner.
13. The process of claim 11 comprising locating the at least one reinforcement section along the bases of the plurality of finger components.
14. The process of claim 11, wherein the step of creating the plurality of stitches made from the first yarn comprises using a knitting machine with an 18-gauge needle.
15. The process of claim 11 further comprising using a knitting machine, wherein the liner is created entirely from the first yarn and the at least one reinforcement section is created from a plurality of plaited stitches comprising the first yarn and a second yarn having a denier in the range of approximately 70 to approximately 221.
16. The process of claim 11 further comprising using a knitting machine, wherein the plurality of stitches made from the first yarn are located in the liner in an area other than the at least one reinforcement section and the at least one reinforcement section is created from a second yarn having a denier greater than 221.
17. The process of claim 11 further comprising using a knitting machine to create the liner entirely from the first yarn and create the at least one reinforcement section from a plurality of Jacquard or transfer stitches.
18. The process of claim 17, wherein the knitting machine is a whole garment knitting machine.
19. The process of claim 18, wherein the knitting machine is gaugeless.
20. A method of performing industrial work, the method comprising wearing a glove, comprising: a knitted liner having a plurality of stitches made from a first yarn having a denier 221 or less, the knitted liner comprising a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, and a palm component; at least one reinforcement section located at a base of at least one finger component, at a base of the thumb component, in the palm component, or combinations thereof; and a polymeric latex coating adhered to the knitted liner.

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 support of a chair for an element selected from the group consisting of a head, a neck, and both, comprising, a device for adjusting a swivel and height for moving the support relative to a back rest of the chair; a first receptacle for a cushion for an element selected from the group consisting of a head, a neck, and both; a second receptacle for fastening the support to the back rest; two first swivel arms for holding the support rotatably at one end on said second receptacle, while, on another end, said first swivel arms are connected in a rotatable and swivelable manner to two second swivel arms which holds said first receptacle at an end which is opposite to said swivel arms which are hingedly-connected
2. A support as defined in claim 1, wherein said first receptacle is held on the second swivel arms so that it is rotatable about a first axis.
3. A support as defined in claim 1, wherein said first receptacle includes a release and locking device for releasing and locking a swivel and a rotational motion of a hinged connection between said first and second swivel arms, and for releasing and locking and a rotational motion of said first swivel arms relative to the second receptacle.
4. A support as defined in claim 3, wherein said release and locking device includes a release lever which is swivelably supported on said first receptacle, is manually actuatable, and is connected at another end to means which lock connections between said swivel arms, and between said first swivel arms and said second receptacle, or which release said connections for motion.
5. A support as defined in claim 4, wherein said means include a spring-loadable cable which extends through an interior of said first swivel arms and a first connection section between said first swivel arms.
6. A support as defined in claim 5, further comprising engageable and disengageable ring gear connections providing rotational motions at a joint between said swivel arms, and between said first swivel arms and said second receptacle.
7. A support as defined in claim 6, wherein said cable is under spring-loaded tension in a fixed, rigid state of the joints.
8. A support as defined in claim 5, further comprising a release lever by which said cable is slackenable, so as to cause a spring in a joint between said swivel arms and in a joint between said first swivel arm and said second receptacle to disengage ring gears situated therein and enable rotational motions to be carried out.
9. A support as defined in claim 1, wherein said support for a chair is configured as a support for an office chair.