Author: claimsbot

I claim:

1. An electrical machine comprising
an electrical component comprising a stator component and a rotor component, said rotor component being arranged to rotate about an axis of rotation,
a housing having a first housing wall which surrounds said electrical component, said housing having an accommodation space radially outside of said first wall with respect to said axis of rotation, and
power electronics for controlling said electrical machine, said power electronics comprising individual components arranged inside the accommodation space.
2. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the housing has a second housing wall which extends radially outward from the first housing wall in order to bound the accommodation space.
3. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the housing further comprises at least one cover element opposite the first housing wall and opposite the second housing wall.
4. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 2 further comprising at least one cooling opening in at lest one of the first and second housing walls.
5. The electrical machine as claimed in 2 further comprising at least one cooling channel in at least one of said first and second housing walls.
6. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the housing has at least one opening which provides access to said accommodation space.
7. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the individual components comprise at least one capacitor mounted on at least one of said first and second housing walls.
8. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the individual components comprise at least one power semiconductor mounted on at least one of said first and second housing walls.
9. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 8 further comprising at least one clamping connection for clamping said at least one power semiconductor to said at least one of said first and second housing walls.
10. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the at least one power semiconductor is mounted on the first housing wall, and the first housing wall is planar wherein the at least one power semiconductor is mounted.
11. The electrical machine as claimed in one of claim 1, wherein, the power electronics comprise a power busbar system (67).
12. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the stator component comprises at least one connecting contact, and the power busbar system is connected to the at least one connecting contact.
13. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the power electronics comprise a drive device for the at least one power semiconductor.
14. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the power electronics comprise a control device.
15. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, at lest one of the power busbar system and the drive device comprises of a busbar.
16. The electrical machine as claimed in one of claim 13, wherein, at least one of the power busbar system the drive device comprises a current measurement device.
17. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the housing comprises has at least one cable connection for electrical connection of the power electronics to external components.
18. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises has at least one cooling connection for connection to a cooling device.
19. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a fixing device for at least temporarily fixing the housing on the electrical component.
20. The electrical machine as claimed claim 1, wherein the width of the housing matches the width of the electrical machine.
21. The electrical machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a connecting flange.
22. A drive arrangement for a vehicle, said drive arrangement comprising an engine, a transmission, and an electrical machine arranged between the engine and the transmission, said electrical machine comprising
an electrical component comprising a stator component and a rotor component, said rotor component being arranged to rotate about an axis of rotation,
a housing having a first housing wall which surrounds said electrical component, said housing having an accommodation space radially outside of said first wall with respect to said axis of rotation, and
power electronics for controlling said electrical machine, said power electronics comprising individual components arranged inside the accommodation space.
23. The drive arrangement as claimed in claim 22, wherein, the housing is connected on one side to the engine and on the other side to the transmission.
24. The drive arrangement as claimed in claim 22, wherein, the electrical machine is a starter-generator.
25. The drive arrangement as claimed in one of claim 22, wherein, the power electronics are connected to a vehicle on-board electrical power supply system. The drive arrangement as claimed in claim 22, wherein the electrical machine is connected to a cooling circuit for the engine.

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 circuit device, comprising:
a circuit substrate;
a first heat spreader arranged on an upper surface of the circuit substrate;
a first semiconductor element fixed to an upper surface of the first heat spreader;
a second heat spreader arranged, next to the first heat spreader, on the upper surface of the circuit substrate; and
a second semiconductor element fixed to an upper surface of the second heat spreader; and
a sealing resin body sealing the first and second heat spreaders and the first and second semiconductor elements,
wherein, in plan view of the circuit device, the first heat spreader is larger than the first semiconductor element and the second heat spreader is larger than the second semiconductor element,
in the plan view, a position of the first semiconductor element relative to the first heat spreader is different from a position of the second semiconductor element relative to the second heat spreader, and
the circuit device is configured to operate as a separated and completed device that includes the first and second semiconductor elements and the first and second heat spreaders.
2. The circuit device according to claim 1, wherein in the plan view, a lateral edge of the first heat spreader and a lateral edge of the second heat spreader lie along a line extending in a first direction, and the first and second semiconductor elements are shifted from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
3. The circuit device according to claim 2, wherein the first semiconductor element includes a first transistor and a first diode connected in parallel to the first transistor, the second semiconductor element includes a second transistor and a second diode connected in parallel to the second transistor, the first transistor and the first diode are aligned in the second direction, and the second transistor and the second diode are aligned in the second direction but in a reverse order with respect to the first transistor and the first diode.
4. The circuit device according to claim 3, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are insulated gate bipolar transistors configured to operate as an inverter circuit.
5. The circuit device according to claim 3, wherein a circuit element is arranged between the first heat spreader and the second heat spreader.
6. The circuit device according to claim 3, further comprising a slit formed in the circuit substrate in a region between the first heat spreader and the second heat spreader.
7. The circuit device according to claim 1, further comprising a third heat spreader arranged, next to the second heat spreader, on the upper surface of the circuit substrate, and a third semiconductor element fixed to an upper surface of the third heat spreader, wherein the first, second and third heat spreaders are aligned in a first direction, and the first, second and third semiconductor elements are shifted from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
8. The circuit device according to claim 1, wherein the circuit substrate, the first heat spreader and the first semiconductor element are stacked in this order, and the circuit substrate, the second heat spreader and the second semiconductor element are stacked in this order.

1. A ready made earplug device for use with a Domestic Animal made of a pliable material and configured to be firmly and tightly placed within an ear canal of the animal
wherein the device may be used to prevent air, sound, and water intrusion into an ear canal of the animal during a grooming process and swimming
2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the pliable material is silicone.
3. The device according to claim 1 wherein the pliable material is foam.
4. The device according to claim 1 wherein the pliable material is beeswax.
5. The device according to claim 1 wherein the pliable material is a composite material.
6. The device according to claim 1 wherein the pliable material is non Allergenic and hygienic.
7. The device according to claim 1 wherein the configuration is a regular cylindrical types cut to length. 1 normally have end surfaces 31A and side surfaces 31B. The. The materials are similar as for the cut-to -length devices 41 material is silicone.
8. The device according to claim 1 wherein the configuration is a more elaborate contoured plugs 31E have a contoured end 31C and a flat, expanded end 31D.
9. A special custom made Earplug device for use with a Domestic Animal made of a pliable material and configured to be firmly and tightly placed within an ear canal of the animal wherein the device may be used to prevent air, sound, and water intrusion into an ear canal of the animal during a grooming process and swimming
10. A method for forming a Special Custom Made Earplug devices for Domestic Animals devices comprising:
a) STEP 1: Plug Ear canal 61 of the animal 30 with cotton mass 63 with retention means 64 or equal;
b) STEP 2: Mix molding material 70,71;
c) STEP 3: Injectplace mold material 73 in ear canal 61;
d) STEP 4: Remove molded form 62A from canal 61 by gently tugging retention cord 64 and cotton ball 63;
e) STEP 5: Use molded form and mold for actual custom device 62;
f) STEP 6: Make custom device 62;
g) STEP 7: Confirm fit in animal 30 and its ear canal 61; and
h) STEP 8: Use as sound reducing or liquid intrusion reducing device 62 with the animal 30.

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 controlled mechanical sub-division of soft tissue comprising:
de-initiating a non-treatment portion of the soft tissue to increase a cavitation threshold from a first threshold to a second threshold in said non-treatment portion of the soft tissue;
outputting an initiation pulse sequence at a treatment portion of the soft tissue;
detecting initiation of a bubble cloud in said treatment portion of the soft tissue in response to said initiation pulse sequence;
outputting a bubble cloud maintenance and sustaining pulse sequence at said treatment portion; and
outputting a therapy pulse sequence which generates and interacts with said bubble cloud to at least partially fractionate the soft tissue in said treatment portion.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said de-initiating said non-treatment portion of the soft tissue comprises de-initiating said non-treatment portion of the soft tissue using a deleting pulse sequence at a pulse intensity less than said first threshold.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said de-initiating a non-treatment portion of the soft tissue and said outputting an initiation pulse sequence are performed simultaneously.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: detecting cessation of said bubble cloud.
5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:
re-outputting said initiation pulse sequence in response to said cessation of said bubble cloud.
6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:
re-outputting said bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence prior to said cessation of said bubble cloud.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting an initiation pulse sequence comprises outputting an initiation pulse sequence at a frequency equal to a frequency of at least one of said bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence and said therapy pulse sequence.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting an initiation pulse sequence comprises outputting an initiation pulse sequence operable to create at least one of a vapor cloud or a plasma cloud.
9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting an initiation pulse sequence comprises outputting an initiation pulse sequence causing an ionizing radiation bubble chamber effect.
10. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting an initiation pulse sequence comprises mechanically injecting cavitation nuclei.
11. The method according to claim 10 wherein said mechanically injecting cavitation nuclei comprises mechanically injecting cavitation nuclei intravascularly.
12. The method according to claim 10 wherein said mechanically injecting cavitation nuclei comprises mechanically injecting cavitation nuclei into a therapy volume.
13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
targeting a therapeutic substance at a predetermined location in the soft tissue to enhance enucleation of dissolved gases in the soft tissue.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein said targeting a therapeutic substance comprises targeting a therapeutic substance selected from the group consisting essentially of enzymes, proteins, and proto-bubble droplets.
15. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting an initiation pulse sequence comprises mechanically stimulating the soft tissue to generate cavitation nuclei.
16. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting an initiation pulse sequence comprises thermally stimulating the soft tissue to generate vapor nuclei.
17. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
interleaving said bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence and said therapy pulse sequence.
18. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting a bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence comprises optically stimulating said bubble cloud to generally maintain said bubble cloud.
19. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting a bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence comprises stimulating said bubble cloud via ionizing radiation to generally maintain said bubble cloud.
20. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting a bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence comprises mechanically stimulating said bubble cloud to generally maintain said bubble cloud.
21. The method according to claim 1 wherein said outputting a bubble cloud sustaining pulse sequence comprises thermally stimulating said bubble cloud to generally maintain said bubble cloud.