Author: claimsbot

1. A safety switch comprising a transverse cam, a sliding cam which acts on the transverse cam to move it from a first position in which said transverse cam enables a power supply to a second position in which said transverse cam acts to cut said power supply, wherein said sliding cam has connecting means to connect to a cable, tension means to provide a predetermined tension in a connected cable and moving means to move said sliding cam when said applied predetermined tension varies, wherein said sliding cam is moveable in a first plane and said transverse cam movement is in a second plane transversely disposed to said first plane, and wherein the switch further comprises means to releasably retain the transverse cam in said first or second position and the means to retain comprises at least one fixed structure comprising at least one detent or spring loaded plunger, the other of which is carried on a surface of the transverse cam, with the spring loaded plunger being adapted to be releasably retained in the detent.
2. A safety switch according to claim 1, wherein there are two pairs of oppositely disposed detents which are spaced apart in a plane parallel to said second plane, and a pair of oppositely disposed said plungers, wherein in said first position of said transverse cam the oppositely disposed plungers extend into a respective first of said pair of detents and in said second position the plungers extend into respective said second pair of said detents.
3. A safety switch according to claim 2, wherein the second pair of detents are arranged so as to be deeper than said first pair.
4. A safety switch according to claim 1, wherein the means to releasably retain the transverse cam in the second position comprises mating abutments on the sliding cam and the transverse cam which are adapted to be aligned to prevent movement of the transverse cam when the sliding cam is moved when applied tension is varied and move out of aligned enabling movement of the transverse cam when said predetermined tension is restored.
5. A safety switch according to claim 1, wherein the switch is provided with a manually operable reset plunger which act on the transverse cam in the opposite direction to the sliding cam.
6. A safety switch according to claim 1, in which the switch is provided with an emergency stop button which has means to move the transverse cam to said second position thereof.
7. A safety switch according to claim 6, wherein the transverse cam has a protrusion and the emergency button has means to act on said protrusion.
8. A safety switch according to claim 6, wherein the switch is provided with at least two mountings for said emergency button.
9. A safety switch according to claim 1, wherein the connecting and moving means includes a shaft on which the sliding cam is mounted.
10. A safety switch according to claim 9, wherein an eyelet is mounted to the shaft.
11. A safety switch according to claim 9, wherein the shaft is spring loaded to provide said tension means.
12. A safety switch according to claim 1, wherein the means to enable the power supply comprises an abutment profile on the surface of the transverse cam for the switching mechanaism.
13. A safety switch according to claim 12, wherein the switching mechanism is of the type comprising a contact block wherein the switching contact is a spring loaded plunger.
14. A safety switch according to claim 12, wherein the switching contact is a spring loaded plunger of a contact block which is biased for movement out of the contact block, wherein said abutment profile has means to move the plunger into the contact block when in said first or second position of the transverse cam.
15. A safety switch according to claim 13, wherein the spring loaded plunger is biased out of the contact block to enable power to be supplied, said power being cut when the plunger is moved into the contact block, wherein the means on the abutment profile to move the plunger into the contact block operates the plunger when the transverse cam is in said second position.
16. A safety switch according to claim 12, wherein the switch incorporates said switching mechanism.
17. A safety switch according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the sliding cam or transverse cam facing the other of the transverse cam or sliding cam has an abutment profile comprising a well with ramped sides, whilst the other of the transverse cam or sliding cam has a projection which extends into the well when the transverse cam is in said first position, wherein said means to move said sliding cam is adapted to move the sliding cam in a first direction in said plane when said cable tension exceeds said predetermined tension and enable the projection to abut a first of the ramped sides to move the transverse cam to said second position, and said means is adapted to move the sliding cam in the opposite direction in said plane when said cable tension is less than said predetermined tension and to enable the projection to abut the second of the ramped sides to move the transverse cam to said second position.
18. A safety switch as claimed in claim 17 wherein the rim of the well provides the or a mating abutment which prevents movement of the transverse cam to the first position by blocking movement of the protection back into the well.
19. A safety switch according to claim 1, further comprising two of said sliding cams each of which can act on the transverse cam to move it from its said first to second position, each sliding cam having respective connecting means to connect to a respective cable and respective moving means.

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 thin film transistor comprising:
an oxide semiconductor film forming a channel;
a gate electrode disposed on one side of the oxide semiconductor film via a gate insulating film; and
a pair of electrodes formed as a source region and a drain region, the source and drain regions in contact with a side surface of the oxide semiconductor film.
2. A thin film transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor film forming a channel, wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a compound, InMZnO, where M represents Ga, Al or Fe.
3. The thin film transistor according to claim 1, wherein the source and drain regions are a multilayer film, the multilayer film including at least a first layer, a second layer and a third layer,
wherein,
the first layer includes Mo,
the second layer includes Al, and
the third layer includes Ti.
4. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein the first layer includes Mo nitride or Mo silicon nitride.
5. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the first, second, andor third layer includes a metal having an oxygen barrier.
6. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein the second layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of each of the first and third layers.
7. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein the first layer has a thickness in the range from and including 30 to 50 nm.
8. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein the second layer has a thickness in the range from and including 300 to 1000 nm.
9. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein the third layer has a thickness in the range from and including 30 to 50 nm.
10. The thin film transistor according to claim 3, wherein the second layer includes Al or Cu.
11. The thin film transistor according to claim 1, wherein the gate insulator comprises silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxide nitride, or aluminum oxide.
12. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 further comprising a channel protection layer on the channel.
13. The thin film transistor according to claim 1, wherein an anneal process is performed after the source and drain region are formed.

1. A method for high speed USB data routing, the method comprising:
routing a data stream to and from USB IO ports serially, wherein routing a data stream comprises routing on a multiple bit wire, the multiple bit wire carrying a data bit and a corresponding enable bit for each bit of the data stream;
maintaining a frequency of the data stream during the routing;
routing from a root port downstream to a least one IO port and from one IO port upstream to the root port; and
providing a root port router for the root port and a data port router for each IO port, wherein each data port router delays the data stream during the routing.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein routing a data stream further comprises routing on a two-bit wire, the two-bit wire carrying the data bit and the corresponding enable bit for each bit of the data stream.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising performing the routing in a USB hub.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising performing the routing with up to seven IO ports.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein maintaining the frequency of the data stream during the routing further comprises maintaining the frequency at 480 MHz.
6. A system for high speed USB data routing, the system comprising:
a plurality of USB IO ports;
a plurality of routers coupled to the plurality of USB IO ports for routing a data stream to and from the USB IO ports serially and maintaining a frequency of the data stream during the routing, wherein routing a data stream comprises routing on a multiple bit wire, the multiple bit wire carrying a data bit and a corresponding enable bit for each bit of the data stream; and
a plurality of routers route from a root port downstream to at least one IO port and from one IO port upstream to the root port, wherein the plurality of routers further comprise a root port router for the root port and a data port router for each IO port, wherein each data port router delays the data stream during the routing.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the plurality of routers route on a two-bit wire, the two-bit wire carrying the data bit and the corresponding enable bit for each bit of the data stream.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein the plurality of IO ports and the plurality of routers further comprise a router portion of a USB hub.
9. The system of claim 6 wherein the plurality of IO ports further comprise up to seven IO ports.
10. The system of claim 6 wherein the frequency of the data stream further comprises 480 MHz.
11. A method for high speed USB data routing, the method comprising:
providing a root port router for a root port of a USB hub;
providing a data port router for each IO port of the USB hub;
routing data of a data stream serially between the root port router and each data port router without altering a frequency of the data stream;
routing data downstream from the root port though the root port router and through each of the data port routers to at least one IO port; and wherein routing data further comprises routing data upstream from one IO port though each data port router and through the root port router to the root port, wherein each data port router and the root port router delays the data stream by one bit during the routing.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the frequency of the data stream further comprises 480 MHz.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising providing a data control block for the data port router and each IO port to control enabling of each IO port during the routing.

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. Device for mounting in a fixed mounted frame (7) on a subsea pipe characterized by
a locking device comprising a sensor housing (6),
a spring (2) surrounding the sensor housing (6),
at least one wedge (1) placed in one of the ends of the spring (2),
and an edge (5a) placed in the other end of the spring (2),
where the sensor housing (2) is arranged to be guided into the mounting frame (7),
that a force (13) is applied in the longitudinal axis of the sensor housing (6) so that the spring (2) is compressed and the wedge(s) (1) are radial spanned out towards the mounting frame (7) to centre and support the sensor housing (6) in the mounting frame (6),
the sensor housing (6) is designed to fit in the mounting frame (7),
the at least one wedge (1) is arranged to function as acoustic barrier towards the mounting frame (7),
and that the at least one wedge (1) is of a material with substantially less acoustic impedance than the metallic sensor housing (6).
2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor housing (6) comprises a passive acoustic sensor (6a), arranged to be in contact with the pipe (10).
3. Device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one wedge (1) is designed to be able to slide up towards an inclined surface (3) machined on the sensor housing (6).
4. Device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one wedge (1) is designed to slide up towards an inclined surface on a conic ring (4) placed behind the spring (2).
5. Device according to claim 1, wherein an outer cap (8) surrounds the sensor housing (6), spring (2) and wedge(s) (1), and has holes giving opening for said at least one wedge (I).
6. Device according to claim 5, wherein a rear piece (9) being and extension of the sensor housing (6) holds the outer cap (8) in place.
7. Device according to claim 1, comprising at least two locking pins (11) on the outer cap (8) and goes into adapted locking tracks (12) in the mounting frame (7) for fixed mounting of the sensor housing (6) with constant spring pressure towards the pipe (10).
8. Device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one wedge (1) placed in the one end of the spring (2) is constituted by two or more wedge parts distributed around the circumference of the sensor housing (6).
9. Device according to claim 1, wherein a first flat disk (5) is arranged between said at least one wedge (1) and the spring (2).
10. Device according to claim 1, wherein at least one second wedge (1) is placed in the second end of the spring (2) in relation to said at least one wedge (1).
11. Device according to claim 10, wherein a second flat disk (5) is arranged between said at least one second wedge (1) and the edge (5a).