All The Claims

1. A molecular modeling kit comprising:
at least one spheroid providing a physical representation of at least one atom, the at least one spheroid comprising
an outer surface having at least one substantially flat surface providing a physical representation of a bonding site, the at least one spheroid defining a cavity, and the outer surface including a pattern defining assembly instructions for proper connection to a second magnet, and
a self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity and being configured to realign relative to the cavity when in proximity with the second magnet such that magnetic poles of the self-reorienting magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction, the second magnet being external to the at least one spheroid.
2. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by spinning relative to the cavity.
3. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by flipping relative to the cavity.
4. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the self-reorienting magnet is entirely disposed in the cavity.
5. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 and further comprising a three-dimensional body, wherein the three-dimensional body provides a physical representation of at least one atom, and wherein the three-dimensional body comprises the second magnet.
6. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the at least one spheroid and the three-dimensional body each provide a physical representation of the same at least one atom.
7. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the cavity is substantially cylindrical in shape.
8. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the at least one spheroid further comprises a second self-reorienting magnet, the second self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity.
9. A molecular model according to claim 5 wherein the three-dimensional body also comprises a spheroid.
10. A molecular modeling kit comprising:
a first spheroid providing a physical representation of at least one atom, the first spheroid including an outer surface having a first substantially flat surface providing a physical representation of a first bonding site, the outer surface including a first pattern, the spheroid comprising a first magnet,
a second spheroid providing a physical representation of at least one atom, the second spheroid including an outer surface having a second substantially flat surface providing a physical representation of a second bonding site, the outer surface including a second pattern, the first pattern and the second pattern defining an assembly instruction for connection of the first spheroid and the second spheroid, the second spheroid defining a cavity and comprising a second magnet, the second magnet comprising a self-reorienting magnet, the self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity and being configured to realign relative to the cavity when in proximity with the first magnet such that magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction, the first bonding site of the first spheroid spontaneously connecting to the second bonding site of the second spheroid when the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction.
11. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first magnet comprises a stationary magnet.
12. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first magnet comprises a self-reorienting magnet.
13. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first outer surface and the second outer surface comprise a substantially similar color scheme.
14. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 13 wherein the color scheme comprises at least two colors.
15. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 14 wherein one of the at least two colors defines connection surfaces on the first and second outer surfaces.
16. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 13 wherein the first outer surface defines a first connection surface, wherein the second outer surface defines a second connection surface, and wherein the first connection surface and the second connection surface contact when the first spheroid is connected to the second spheroid.
17. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first and second connection surfaces each comprise a planar surface.
18. A molecular modeling kit comprising:
a three-dimensional body providing a physical representation of at least one molecule, the three-dimensional body including a first spheroid connected to at least a second spheroid, the first spheroid including an outer surface having a defined pattern, the second spheroid including an outer surface having a defined pattern, and wherein the three-dimensional body includes an overall pattern indicating proper connection between the first spheroid and the second spheroid; and
at least one of the first spheroid and the second spheroid including a substantially flat bonding surface, a cavity, and a self-reorienting magnet, the self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity and being configured to realign relative to the cavity when in proximity with a second magnet so that magnetic poles of the self-reorienting magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction, the second magnet being external to the three-dimensional body.
19. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by spinning relative to the cavity.
20. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by flipping relative to the cavity.
21. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the self-reorienting magnet is entirely disposed in the cavity.
22. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 and further comprising a second three-dimensional body, wherein the second three-dimensional body provides a physical representation of at least one atom, and wherein the second three-dimensional body includes the second magnet.
23. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 and further comprising a second three-dimensional body, wherein the second three-dimensional body provides a physical representation of at least one molecule, and wherein the second three-dimensional body includes the second magnet.
24. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 23 wherein the second three-dimensional body comprises a plurality of spheroids.
25. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the cavity is substantially cylindrical in shape.
26. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the three-dimensional body further comprises a second self-reorienting magnet, the second self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity.

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 dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from an injection device, the dose metering mechanism comprising:
a setting sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction, by which setting sleeve a dose can be set by rotation, and
a rotating sleeve configured to be axially displaced by rotation, said axial displacement relative to the setting sleeve to prime a dispensing of the set dose by rotation, said rotating sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction that match the dose amounts marked on the setting sleeve, wherein
said setting sleeve is coupled to the rotating sleeve so that each time the rotating sleeve is fully rotated out, the set dose amount of the setting sleeve is not offset from an associated matching set dose amount of the rotating sleeve in the circumferential direction.
2. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein a dose to be administered is fixed by a position of rotation of the setting sleeve relative to the dose metering mechanism or to the injection device.
3. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position of rotation of the setting sleeve restricts the degree to which the rotating sleeve rotates out and defines a maximum possible angle of rotation of the rotating sleeve.
4. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the position of rotation of the setting sleeve defines a maximum possible angle of rotation of the rotating sleeve.
5. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a locking element associated with the rotating sleeve which is moved toward an end stop associated with the rotating sleeve during every dose setting routine, and restricts the degree to which the rotating sleeve rotates out.
6. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the setting sleeve is substantially coaxial with the rotating sleeve, and wherein the setting sleeve and the rotating sleeve each comprise a stop element which restricts the degree to which the rotating sleeve is able to rotate relative to the setting sleeve.
7. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein every dose amount on the setting sleeve is assigned a corresponding amount on the rotating sleeve.
8. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dose amounts on the rotating sleeve are offset from one another in an axial direction in rising sequence and in a spiral.
9. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a marking element associated with the injection device by which a reading is taken of the dose set by rotating the setting sleeve relative to the injection device.
10. An injection device comprising a dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from the injection device, the dose metering mechanism comprising:
a setting sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction, by which setting sleeve a dose can be set by rotation,
a rotating sleeve configured to be axially displaced in a proximal direction relative to the setting sleeve to prime a dispensing of the set dose by rotation in a first direction and further configured to be axially displaced in a distal direction relative to the setting sleeve to administer the set dose by rotation in a second direction, said rotating sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction, and
a locking element having an external thread which is engaged with an internal thread of the rotating sleeve, wherein the locking element rotates into the rotating sleeve when the rotating sleeve is rotated out of the dose metering mechanism such that the locking element moves distally relative to the rotating sleeve toward a front stop of the rotating sleeve, wherein
said setting sleeve is coupled to the rotating sleeve so that each time the rotating sleeve is fully rotated out, the set dose amount of the setting sleeve is not offset from an associated matching set dose amount of the rotating sleeve in the circumferential direction.
11. The injection device of claim 10, wherein the locking element restricts outward movement of the rotating sleeve if an available quantity of a substance to be administered is less than the set dose.
12. The injection device of claim 11, wherein the relative position between the locking element and the rotating sleeve is unchanged when the rotating sleeve is rotated into the dose metering mechanism to administer the set dose.
13. A dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from an injection device, said dose metering mechanism comprising a setting sleeve incorporating at least one marking with different dose amounts in a circumferential direction by which a dose to be administered can be set by rotation, a rotating sleeve configured to be axially displaced in a proximal direction relative to the setting sleeve to prime the dispensing of a dose by rotation in a first direction and further configured to be axially displaced in a distal direction relative to the setting sleeve to administer the set dose by rotation in a second direction, which rotating sleeve has at least one marking with different dose amounts in a circumferential direction that matches the dose amounts marked on the setting sleeve, and a locking element having an external thread which is engaged with an internal thread of the rotating sleeve, wherein the locking element rotates into the rotating sleeve when the rotating sleeve is rotated out of the dose metering mechanism such that the locking element moves distally relative to the rotating sleeve toward a front stop of the rotating sleeve, wherein the setting sleeve is coupled to the rotating sleeve so that each time the rotating sleeve is in a fully rotated out state, the set dose amount of the setting sleeve is not offset from an associated matching set dose amount of the rotating sleeve in the circumferential direction and wherein the setting sleeve is freely rotatable relative to the injection device when the rotating sleeve is in a fully pushed-in state and is rotably fixed when the rotating sleeve is moved from the fully pushed-in state.
14. The dose metering mechanism of claim 13, wherein the setting sleeve comprises one or more latching cams which lie opposite a circumferentially extending groove of the rotating sleeve when the rotating sleeve is in the fully pushed-in state.
15. The dose metering mechanism of claim 14, wherein the locking element restricts outward movement of the rotating sleeve if an available quantity of a substance to be administered is less than the set dose.
16. The dose metering mechanism of claim 15, wherein the relative position between the locking element and the rotating sleeve is unchanged when the rotating sleeve is rotated into the dose metering mechanism to administer the set dose.

1. An optical combiner module, disposed in an intersection of a plurality of color lights split by a beam splitter module, the optical combiner module comprising:
a combiner, comprising at least a pared-corner, wherein the combiner is substantially a regular hexahedron, at least one corner of the combiner is cut to form at least one lean surface, the lean surface is connected to a top surface or a bottom surface of the combiner, and an angle between the lean surface and the top surface or the bottom surface is larger than 0\xb0;
a plurality of prisms, disposed adjacent to the combiner, wherein one side of one of the prisms is leaned adjacent to the pared-corner of the combiner; and
a plurality of light valves for forming the image, respectively disposed in a path of the color lights after the prisms, wherein the color lights are reflected to the light valves by a total reflection plane of each of the prisms respectively and said color lights reflected by the light valves are transmitted through the prisms and thereafter are combined by the combiner.
2. The optical combiner module of claim 1, wherein the combiner comprising:
four sides; and
the at least one lean surface comprising three lean surfaces, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are adjacent to the sides respectively, a portion of the lean surfaces is adjacent to the top surface and one of the sides, and another portion of die lean surfaces is adjacent to the bottom surface and another one of the sides.
3. The optical combiner module of claim 2, wherein the prisms comprises three total internal reflection (TIR) prisms, and each of the TIR prisms comprising:
a first prism, comprising a first light incident plane, a first junction surface and a first light exit plane; and
a second prism, comprising a second junction surface and a second light exit plane, wherein an air gap is disposed between the second junction surface and a portion of the first junction surface, another portion of the first junction surface is disposed adjacent to the one of the lean surfaces, and the second light exit plane is disposed adjacent to another one of the side.
4. The optical combiner module of claim 3, wherein each of the first light incident planes of the TIR prisms is disposed on a first plane, and the top surface of the combiner is disposed on a second plane, and an angle between die first plane and the second plane is about 45\xb0.
5. The optical combiner module of claim 2, wherein a shape of the lean surfaces of the combiner is regular triangle.
6. The optical combiner module of claim 3, wherein the TIR prisms comprise a red light total internal reflection (TIR) prism, a green light TIR prism and a blue light TIR prism, and the red light TIR prism and the blue light TIR prism is disposed on opposite side of the combiner.
7. The optical combiner module of claim 6, further comprising:
a blue light reflecting coating, disposed in the red light TIR prism; and
a red light reflecting coating, disposed in the blue light TIR prism.
8. The optical combiner module of claim 3, wherein the second light exit plane of the second prism comprises a transparent region and a light shielding region.
9. A digital light projection system, comprising:
a light source, for emitting a light;
a beam splitter module, disposed in a path of the light after the light source, wherein the light is split by the beam splitter module into a plurality of color lights;
the optical combiner module of claim 1, disposed in an intersection of the color lights of the beam splitter module; and
a projection lens, disposed in a path of the color lights after the optical combiner module.
10. The digital light projection system of claim 9, wherein the color lights comprise a first color light, a second color light and a third color light.
11. The digital light projection system of claim 10, wherein the beam splitter module comprising:
a first two-way beam splitter mirror, disposed in a pat of the light after the light source for reflecting the first color light and transmitting the second color light and the third color light; and
a second two-way beam splitter mirror, disposed in a pat of the second color light and the third color light after the first two-way beam splitter mirror for reflecting the second color light and transmitting the third color light.
12. The digital light projection system of claim 11, further comprising:
a rod integrator, disposed in a path of the light between the light source and the first two-way beam splitter mirror.
13. The digital light projection system of claim 11, wherein the beam splitter module further comprising:
at least a first condenser lens, disposed in a path of the light between the light source and die first two-way beam splitter mirror.
14. The digital light projection system of claim 13, wherein the beam splitter module further comprising:
a plurality of second condenser lenses, disposed in a path of the first color light, the second color light and the third color light between the second two-way beam splitter mirror and a plurality of TIR prisms.
15. The digital light projection system of claim 11, wherein the beam splitter module further comprising:
at least a reflection mirror, disposed in a path of the light between the first two-way beam splitter mirror and the combiner.
16. The digital light projection system of claim 9, wherein a first light incident planes of the TIR prisms is disposed on a first plane, and the top surface of the combiner is disposed on a second plane, and an angle between the first plane and the second plane is about 45\xb0.
17. The digital light projection system of claim 9, wherein a shape of the lean surfaces of the combiner is regular triangle.
18. The digital light projection system of claim 9, wherein the TIR prisms comprise a red light TIR prism, a green light TIR prism and a blue light TIR prism, and the red light TIR prism and the blue light TIR prism are disposed on opposite side of the combiner.
19. The digital light projection system of claim 18, further comprising:
a blue light reflecting coating, disposed in the red light TIR prism; and
a red light reflecting coating, disposed in the blue light TIR prism.
20. The digital light projection system of claim 9, wherein the second light exit plane of the second prism comprises a transparent region and a light shielding region.

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 laser irradiation apparatus comprising:
a short-side polarized beam generating means for generating a linearly polarized rectangular laser beam whose cross section is a rectangle with an electric field directed toward a short-side direction of the rectangle or elliptically polarized toward a short-side direction of the rectangle; and
a means for irradiating a surface with the polarized rectangular laser beam.
2. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a transfer means for transferring the surface in a direction perpendicular to a long side of the polarized rectangular laser beam; and
an incident angle adjusting means for increasing an incident angle of the polarized rectangular laser beam to the surface in the direction.
3. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the surface is a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor film.
4. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an energy density of the polarized rectangular laser beam is 500 mJcm2 or more.
5. A laser irradiation apparatus comprising:
a first laser oscillator for outputting a first laser beam;
a second laser oscillator for outputting a second laser beam;
a pulse controller for controlling the first laser oscillator and the second laser oscillator so as to make laser pulse output timings of the first laser oscillator and the second laser oscillator different from each other;
a first polarization means for transforming the first laser beam to first linearly polarized laser beam;
a second polarization means for transforming the second laser beam to second linearly polarized laser beam;
a beam combining means for combining the first linearly polarized laser beam and the second linearly polarized laser beam; and
a rectangular beam generating means for turning a combined laser beam form the beam combining means to a rectangular polarized laser beam whose cross section is a rectangle,
wherein the first polarization means is configured to polarize the first laser beam in a long-side direction of the rectangle, and the second polarization means is configured to polarize the second laser beam in a short-side direction of the rectangle.
6. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a means for irradiating a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor film with the rectangular polarized laser beam.
7. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein an energy density of the rectangular polarized laser beam is 500 mJcm2 or more.
8. A laser irradiation apparatus comprising:
a first laser oscillator for outputting a first laser beam;
a second laser oscillator for outputting second laser beam;
a beam combining means for combining the first laser beam and the second laser beam;
a rectangular beam generating means for turning a combined laser beam from the beam combining means to a rectangular laser beam whose cross section is a rectangle; and
a means for irradiating a surface with the rectangular laser beam,
wherein the first laser beam and the second laser beam are linearly polarized, and
wherein a polarization direction of the first laser beam and a polarization direction of the second laser beam are perpendicular to each other at the surface.
9. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the surface is a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor film.
10. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an energy density of the rectangular laser beam is 500 mJcm2 or more.
11. A laser irradiation apparatus comprising:
a circularly polarized beam generating means for generating a circularly polarized rectangular laser beam whose cross section is a rectangle, and
a means for irradiating a surface with the circularly polarized rectangular laser beam.
12. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the surface is a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor film.
13. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 11, wherein an energy density of the circularly polarized rectangular laser beam is 500 mJcm2 or more.
14. A laser irradiation apparatus comprising:
a laser oscillator for outputting a linearly polarized laser beam;
an unpolarization means for turning the linearly polarized laser beam to an unpolarized laser beam; and
a rectangular beam generating means for turning the unpolarized laser beam to a rectangular laser beam whose cross section is a rectangle; and
a means for irradiating a surface with the rectangular laser beam.
15. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the surface is a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor film.
16. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 14, wherein an energy density of the rectangular laser beam is 500 mJcm2 or more.
17. A laser irradiation apparatus comprising:
a laser oscillator; and
a polarizer arranged to polarize a laser beam output from the laser oscillator,
wherein an energy density of the polarized laser beam on an irradiation surface is greater than 500 mJcm2.
18. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising
a condenser lens arranged so that the polarized laser beam is introduced.
19. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:
a beam expander arranged to expand the polarized laser beam;
a cylindrical lens array arranged so that the expanded polarized laser beam is introduced; and
a condenser lens arranged so that the expanded polarized laser beam passed thorough the cylindrical lens array passes thorough.
20. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:
a second laser oscillator;
a second polarizer arranged to polarize a second laser beam output from the second laser oscillator;
a pulse controller configured to control the laser oscillator and the second laser oscillator so that timings of the laser beam and the second laser beam are different from each other; and
a beam splitter arranged to combine the polarized laser beam and the polarized second laser beam,
wherein a polarization direction of the laser beam intersects a polarization direction of the second laser beam.
21. A laser irradiation apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a means for irradiating a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor film with the polarized laser beam.