All The Claims

1. An apparatus for restraining a child with the lap belt and shoulder belt portions of a seat belt of a vehicle, comprising:
a) a safety vest having a front, a rear, first and second sides, and an upper and a lower end for being worn on an upper torso of a child, wherein said safety vest has an inside and outside;
b) closure means being disposed on said front of said safety vest whereby the vest can be placed on the child and then removed from the child; and,
c) first and second spaced and vertically extending slots being disposed on said rear of said safety vest so that the lap belt and shoulder belt portions of the seat belt pass through said first and second slots, said first slot having a separator for separating the lap belt and shoulder belt portions of the seat belt, wherein said first and second slots extend from said outside to said inside of said safety vest so that said first and second slots pass entirely through said safety vest and said seat belt passes between the child and the rear side of said vest and between the first and second slots, wherein said second slot also has a separator whereby said vest is usable for either side of a left or right seated passenger and each separator comprises hook and loop material on each of said first and second slots so that said hook and loop material bridges across opposite sides of said outside portion of each of said first and second slots leaving end portions of said slots open to separate the lap portion from the shoulder portion of the seat belt.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said safety vest is sleeveless.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said closure means comprises a zipper being disposed on said front of said safety vest, said zipper extending from said lower end to said upper end of said safety vest.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said closure means comprises a first hook and loop material flap being disposed on said front of said safety vest, said first hook and loop material flap extending parallel to said zipper from said lower end to said upper end of said safety vest.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a single crotch strap having first and second ends, said first end being fixedly connected to said lower end of said rear of said safety vest, said second end being removably connected to said lower end of said front of said safety vest so that said safety vest is secured to the child.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a quick release coupling being disposed on said second end of said crotch strap so that said crotch strap can be quickly connected and then disconnected by the child.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a second adjustable hook and loop material flap being disposed on each of said first and second sides of said safety vest so that a size of said safety vest can be adjusted to fit the child.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of first snaps for attaching said second adjustable hook and loop material flap to said safety vest.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a third adjustable hook and loop material flap being disposed on each shoulder of said safety vest so that the size of said safety vest can be adjusted to fit the child.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of second snaps for attaching said third adjustable hook and loop material flap to said safety rest.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said safety vest is portable from one vehicle to another vehicle.

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 determining a prognosis for mesothelioma in a subject, the method comprising:
(a) providing a biological sample from the subject;
(b) determining the expression level in said sample of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-16, 21-77 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto; and
(c) comparing said expression level to a threshold expression level, wherein the comparison of the expression level of said nucleic acids to said threshold expression level is indicative of the prognosis of said subject.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-4, 11-12, 21, 22, 27-35, 45-47, 52-59, 70-72 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto, and wherein an increased expression level of any of said nucleic acid sequence compared to said threshold expression level is indicative of good prognosis of said subject.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 5-10, 13-16, 23-26, 36-44, 48-51, 60-69, 73-77 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto and wherein an increased expression level of any of said nucleic acid sequence compared to said threshold expression level is indicative of poor prognosis of said subject.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject is a human.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said method is used to determine a course of treatment for said subject.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said biological sample is selected from the group consisting of bodily fluid, a cell line and a tissue sample.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said bodily fluid is blood.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein said tissue is a fresh, frozen, fixed, wax-embedded or formalin fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said tissue is mesothelium.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the expression levels are determined by a method selected from the group consisting of nucleic acid hybridization, nucleic acid amplification, and a combination thereof.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the nucleic acid hybridization is performed using a solid-phase nucleic acid biochip array or in situ hybridization.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the nucleic acid amplification method is real-time PCR.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the real-time PCR method comprises forward and reverse primers.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein said forward primer comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is partially complementary to a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 116, 21-77 to a fragment thereof or to a sequence at least about 80% identical thereto.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein said forward primer comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 78-100 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein said reverse primer comprises SEQ ID NO: 124 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the real-time PCR method further comprises a probe.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the probe comprises a sequence complementary to SEQ ID NOS: 1-16, 21-77, to a fragment thereof or to a sequence at least about 80% identical thereto.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the probe comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 101-123 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto.
20. A kit for determining a prognosis of a subject with mesothelioma, said kit comprising forward and reverse primers and a probe.
21. The kit of claim 20, wherein said probe comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is complementary to a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 1-16, 21-77, to a fragment thereof or to a sequence at least about 80% identical thereto.
22. The kit of claim 20, wherein said probe comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 101-123 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto.
23. The kit of claim 20, wherein said forward primer is partially complementary to SEQ ID NOS: 1-16, 21-77 to a fragment thereof or to a sequence at least about 80% identical thereto.
24. The kit of claim 20, wherein said forward primer comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 78-100 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto.
25. The kit of claim 20, wherein said reverse primer comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 124 and sequences at least about 80% identical thereto
26. The kit of claim 17, wherein the kit comprises reagents for performing in situ hybridization analysis.

1. A goods handling device for a cargo storage and transport vehicle, said goods handling device comprising:
a trailer assembly comprising an enclosure including a trailer floor defined by a trailer floor perimeter, a vertical wall extending upwards from said trailer floor perimeter, a roof assembled to an upper portion of said vertical wall, and a door;
said trailer floor comprising a fixed floor portion having a fixed floor upper surface and a moveable cargo platform having a cargo platform upper surface forming one substantially continuous and uninterrupting trailer floor surface when placed in an upper position;
said moveable cargo platform comprising a platform periphery, said platform periphery having a perimeter edge portion that defines a portion of said trailer floor perimeter;
at least two vertical actuators located on opposing sides of said moveable cargo platform, providing vertical motion of said moveable cargo platform between said upper position and a lower position, said lower position being at least one of a ground and a vehicle support surface;
wherein said door is located proximate said floor perimeter edge portion of said platform periphery allowing for transfer of cargo between said moveable cargo platform and said at least one of a ground and a vehicle support surface;
a cargo module comprising a module floor;
a second moveable cargo handling platform being a subcomponent of said module floor, wherein a top surface of said second moveable cargo handling platform is substantially continuous with and uninterrupting of said module floor when placed in an upper position, and a top surface of said module floor is substantially continuous with and uninterrupting of said trailer floor when placed in an stored position;
a horizontally sliding track, providing a horizontal motion to said cargo module;
a second pair of vertical actuators located on opposing sides of said second moveable cargo platform, providing vertical motion of said second moveable cargo platform between said upper position and a lower position, said lower position being at least one of a ground and a vehicle support surface; and
wherein a second door is located proximate a floor perimeter edge portion of said second moveable cargo platform allowing for transfer of cargo between said second moveable cargo platform and said at least one of a ground and a vehicle support surface.
2. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, wherein said door spans an entire length of said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said platform periphery.
3. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, said cargo handling platform further comprising a ramp assembled along said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said platform perimeter.
4. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, wherein a vertical portion of said vertical actuators are concealed by said trailer assembly when said cargo handling platform is in said upper position.
5. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, said goods handling apparatus further comprising a horizontally sliding mechanism, providing said cargo handling platform with a horizontal motion.
6. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, wherein said door spans between the at least two vertical actuators when said door is in a closed position.
7. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, said trailer floor perimeter further defined by a front edge located towards a front of a vehicle, a rear edge located towards a rear of the vehicle, and a pair of side edges spanning between said front edge and said rear edge; and
wherein said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said platform periphery forms a continuous section of said rear edge of said trailer floor.
8. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, said goods handling apparatus further comprising a cargo module, said cargo module comprising:
said cargo handling platform is a subcomponent of a module floor, wherein a top surface of said cargo handling platform is substantially continuous with and uninterrupting of said module floor when placed in a stored position, and a top surface of said module floor is substantially continuous with and uninterrupting of said trailer floor when placed in an upper position; and
a horizontally sliding track, providing a horizontal motion to said module floor.
9. A goods handling device as recited in claim 8, wherein a fixed portion of said vertical actuators are assembled to said module floor.
10. A goods handling device as recited in claim 8, wherein said door spans between the at least two vertical actuators when said door is in a closed position.
11. A goods handling device as recited in claim 8, said trailer floor perimeter further defined by a front edge located towards a front of a vehicle, a rear edge located towards a rear of the vehicle, and a pair of side edges spanning between said front edge and said rear edge; and
wherein said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said platform periphery forms a continuous section of said side edge of said trailer floor.
12. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, said trailer floor perimeter further defined by a front edge located towards a front of a vehicle, a rear edge located towards a rear of the vehicle, and a pair of side edges spanning between said front edge and said rear edge; and
wherein said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said second moveable cargo platform periphery forms a continuous section of said side edge of said trailer floor.
13. A goods handling device as recited in claim 12,
wherein said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said moveable cargo platform periphery forms a continuous section of said rear edge of said trailer floor.
14. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, said trailer floor perimeter further defined by a front edge located towards a front of a vehicle, a rear edge located towards a rear of the vehicle, and a pair of side edges spanning between said front edge and said rear edge; and
wherein said trailer floor perimeter edge portion of said moveable cargo platform periphery forms a continuous section of said rear edge of said trailer floor.
15. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, wherein said door spans across the at least two vertical actuators located on opposing sides of said moveable cargo platform; and
further comprising a second door spanning across the second pair of vertical actuators located on opposing sides of said second moveable cargo platform.
16. A goods handling device as recited in claim 1, wherein said door is a roll up form factor and spans between the at least two vertical actuators when said door is in a closed 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. An automobile antenna apparatus comprises an antenna control section including:
a first means for electronically and variably controlling an emitting-beam pattern of each of antennas mounted on an automobile, based on high-precision positional information of the automobile; and
a second means for optimizing a function of using an electric wave for vehicle based on the electrically and variably controlling of the emitting-beam pattern.
2. An automobile antenna apparatus comprises a smart antenna, the smart antenna including:
a slot antenna having a slot space as a main element, the slot space being surrounded with a first region in which a metal film covers a defogger formed on a window of an automobile and a second region formed of a metal portion of a car body including a window frame of the automobile; and
an integrated multiband antenna having a plurality of antenna elements of thin-film conductive pieces which are arranged such that at least some of the antenna elements are inserted into the slot space of the slot antenna.
3. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 2, further comprises:
a control circuit section provided close to the smart antenna and connected to at least part of the smart antenna; and
an antenna unit which is electronically controlled by the control circuit section to make the smart antenna integrated and intelligent so as to fulfill a receiving function of receiving an AM broadcast wave, an FM broadcast wave, a TV broadcast wave, and a GPS wave and a transmittingreceiving function of transmittingreceiving waves for a car phone and keyless door-lock control, broadcast waves relayed by a broadcast satellite and a communications satellite, and a wave for using an automatic toll collection system.
4. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the antenna unit is connected to a reception set section and a car computer network, which are both provided inside the automobile, through an optical fiber LAN using an optical fiber as a signal transmission line.
5. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the antenna unit incorporates tuners separated from receiver main bodies of the reception set section.
6. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control circuit section of the antenna unit includes a reception circuit capable of receiving at least one of the FM broadcast wave and the TV broadcast wave in a diversity reception mode.
7. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control circuit section of the antenna unit includes an FM reception circuit for receiving the FM broadcast wave and a TV reception circuit for receiving the TV broadcast wave, and at least one of the FM reception circuit and the TV reception circuit is a reception circuit having a beam steering function.
8. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control circuit section of the antenna unit includes:
means for adding a beam steering function to at least one of an FM reception circuit for receiving the FM broadcast wave and a TV reception circuit for receiving the TV broadcast wave;
a DGPS engine, which is constituted by forming a normal GPS receiver and a DGPS data link for receiving differential correction data integrally with each other as one unit, for processing signals and data in accordance with predetermined algorithm to output high-precision positioning data; and
means for varying directivity of a beam in a desired direction by both the high-precision positioning data output from the DGPS engine and the beam steering function added by the beam steering function adding means.
9. An automobile antenna apparatus comprises an anti-collision EHF radar mounted at least on a front of an automobile and having a beam scanning function capable of emitting a beam within a predetermined angle range.
10. An automobile antenna apparatus comprising:
an anti-collision EHF radar mounted at least on a front of an automobile and having a beam scanning function capable of emitting a beam within a predetermined angle range;
automobile position detection means for correctly detecting automobile position information by a composite high-precision positioning system of DGPS and dead reckoning navigation; and
means for automatically setting a target detection range by the automobile position information detected by the automobile position detection means and the beam scanning function of the anti-collision EHF radar.
11. An automobile antenna apparatus according to claim 8, comprising:
an anti-collision EHF radar mounted at least on a front of the automobile and having a beam scanning function capable of emitting a beam within a predetermined angle range;
automobile position detection means for correctly detecting automobile position information by a composite high-precision positioning system of DGPS and dead reckoning navigation; and
means for automatically setting a target detection range by the automobile position information detected by the automobile position detection means and the beam scanning function of the anti-collision EHF radar.