All The Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a shoe using a multifunctional primer, comprising the steps of:
coating a rubber outsole made of unvulcanized rubber with a liquid multifunctional primer comprising a polyurethane dispersion, a butadiene rubber solution, and a natural rubber solution;
vulcanizing the unvulcanized rubber outsole coated with the multifunctional primer;
thermally activating the coated vulcanized rubber outsole;
coating the thermally-activated rubber outsole with an adhesive; and
attaching the rubber outsole to a variety of other parts.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein after application of the primer layer the solvents may evaporate partly or totally.
3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of disposing a protective sheet on the layer of the non-cured multifunctional primer on top of the unvulcanized rubber outsole.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the protective sheet includes a material selected from the group consisting of silicon paper, PET film and high-density PP film.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive applied to the activated rubber outsole is allowed to dry.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the other parts are selected from midsole, insole, an upper part and the like.
7. The method of manufacturing a shoe using a multifunctional primer according to claim 1,
wherein the multifunctional primer consist of a third solution
such third solution comprising 100 parts by weight of a second solution and 100 to 250 parts by weight of a butadiene-based rubber solution containing 50 to 200 parts by weight of a butadiene rubber and 800 to 950 parts by weight of an organic solvent,
the second solution comprising 100 parts by weight of a first solution and 45 to 90 parts by weight of a polyurethane-dispersion; and
the first solution comprising 15 to 55 parts by weight of natural rubber and 750 to 1350 parts by weight of an organic solvent.
8. The method of manufacturing a shoe using a multifunctional primer according to claim 7, wherein the second solution further comprises 10 to 20 parts by weight of a surfactant
9. The method of manufacturing a shoe using a multifunctional primer according to claim 7, wherein the butadiene-based rubber is selected from the group consisting of butandiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butandiene rubber and styrene-butadiene-styrene rubber.

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 mounting arrangement for a steering pump assembly of a vehicle, the mounting arrangement comprising:
a mounting plate configured to be releasably coupled to a floorboard of the vehicle, the mounting plate having a first aperture and a plurality of first openings formed therein;
a top plate spaced apart and disposed above the mounting plate, the top plate having a second aperture and a plurality of second openings formed therein;
a bottom plate spaced apart and disposed below the mounting plate, the bottom plate having a third aperture and a plurality of third openings formed therein, wherein the first, second, and third apertures are in alignment with one another along a pump axis and configured to receive a pump adapter of a steering pump, wherein the first, second, and third openings are in alignment with one another and spaced from the pump axis;
a tubal isolation mount located within each first opening of the mounting plate;
a fastener extending through each isolation mount and each second opening third opening of the corresponding plates to secure the top plate, the bottom plate, and a body of the steering pump to be downwardly suspended below the floorboard; and
a sealing member provided between the top plate and the mounting plate, wherein portions of the sealing member are configured to surround each isolation mount and the pump adaptor, wherein, when the fasteners are placed in a secured configuration, upper and lower portions of each isolation mount extend beyond a cross-sectional area of the first opening of the mounting plate and disposed between the mounting plate and the respective top plate and the bottom plate.
2. A mounting arrangement for a steering pump assembly of a vehicle, the mounting arrangement comprising:
a mounting plate to be releasably coupled to a floorboard of the vehicle, the mounting plate having a first aperture and a plurality of first openings formed therein;
a top plate spaced apart and disposed above the mounting plate, the top plate having a second aperture and a plurality of second openings formed therein;
a bottom plate spaced apart and disposed below the mounting plate, the bottom plate having a third aperture and a plurality of third openings formed therein, wherein the first, second, and third apertures are in alignment with one another along a pump axis and configured to receive a pump adapter of a steering pump, wherein the first, second, and third openings are in alignment with one another and spaced from the pump axis;
a tubal isolation mount located within each of the plurality of first opening of the mounting plate;
a fastener extending through each isolation mount and each second opening third opening of the corresponding plates to secure the top plate, the bottom plate, and a body of the steering pump to be downwardly suspended below the floorboard;
a sealing member provided between the top plate and the mounting plate, wherein portions of the sealing member are configured to surround each isolation mount and the pump adaptor; wherein, when the fasteners are placed in a secured configuration, upper and lower portions of each isolation mount extend beyond the cross-sectional area of the first opening of the mounting plate and disposed between the mounting plate and the respective top plate and the bottom plate;
a sealant applied on outer surface of the pump adapter to seal a clearance formed between the pump adapter and the mounting plate, the top plate and the bottom plate; and
a handling member provided on the mounting plate to remove the steering pump assembly along with the mounting arrangement thereof from inside of an operator cab.

1. A composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable gel containing an antimicrobial agent used for catheter protection
2. A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gel is thixotropic
3. A composition as in claim 1 and claim 2 wherein said gel is a hydrogel
4. A composition as in any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said gel is a microgel
5. A composition as in claim 1 to 4 wherein the antimicrobial agent is taurolidine, taurultam or a mixture thereof
6. A composition as claimed in claims 1 to 5 wherein said gel also contains an medically acceptable anticoagulant agent
7. A composition as claimed in any of the claims of 1 to 6 wherein said composition contains salicylic acid or one of its salts.
8. A composition as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said gel can be injected into an indwelling catheter and said gel can be withdrawn from a catheter using conventional medical syringes.
9. A locking agent for an indwelling catheter that is composed of a thixotropic gel or a colloidal fluid that is retained in the catheter with minimal loss during instillation andor the duration between uses of the catheter and can be instilled and withdrawn using a syringe
10. A catheter lock solution according to claim 9 in which the agent is albumin.

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 terminal apparatus for writing and reading data to and from a detachable information storage medium, said terminal apparatus comprising:
an attachment unit configured to have said detachable information storage medium attached thereto;
a writing unit configured to write data to said detachable information storage medium attached to said attachment unit;
a reading unit configured to read data from said detachable information storage medium attached to said attachment unit;
a decoding unit configured to decode the data read by said reading unit;
a storage unit configured to store a capability information file including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of the terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which the detachable information storage medium was attached to the first attachment unit, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the terminal apparatus; and

a control unit configured to control said writing unit to write said capability information file stored in said storage unit to said detachable information storage medium, the terminal apparatus exchanging information with an information processing apparatus via attachment and detachment of the detachable information storage medium to the attachment unit.
2. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a detection unit configured to detect whether said detachable information storage medium is attached to said attachment unit, wherein
said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to write said capability information file stored in said storage unit to said detachable information storage medium when said detection unit detects said detachable information storage medium is attached to said attachment unit.
3. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said identification part of the capability information file indicates any one of a model name, a nickname, and an encoding format, said model name and said nickname each identifying said terminal apparatus, said encoding format being decodable by said decoding unit.
4. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to overwrite a capability information file written previously on said detachable information storage medium with said capability information file stored in said storage unit.
5. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to write said capability information file stored in said storage unit to said detachable information storage medium separately from a capability information file written previously on said detachable information storage medium.
6. The terminal apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, when a number of capability information files written previously on said detachable information storage medium reaches a predetermined value, said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to overwrite an oldest capability information file of the previously written capability information files with said capability information file stored in said storage unit.
7. The terminal apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, depending on an available capacity of said detachable information storage medium, said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to overwrite an oldest capability information file of the previously written capability information files with said capability information file stored in said storage unit.
8. The terminal apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, when a capability information file is previously written on said detachable information storage medium, said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to update a timestamp of the previously written capability information file.
9. An information processing apparatus for writing and reading data to and from a detachable information processing medium, said information processing apparatus comprising:
an attachment unit configured to have said detachable information storage medium attached thereto;
a writing unit configured to write data to said detachable information storage medium attached to said attachment unit;
a reading unit configured to a read capability information file from said detachable information storage medium attached to said attachment unit, said capability information including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of a corresponding terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which the detachable information storage medium was attached to the corresponding terminal apparatus, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the corresponding terminal apparatus; and
a control unit configured to control said writing unit, upon detection of a request to write data to said detachable information storage medium, to write the data to said detachable information storage medium in said data format indicated by said capability information file,
wherein the information processing apparatus exchanges information with the corresponding terminal apparatus via attachment and detachment of the detachable information storage medium to the attachment unit.
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when a plurality of capability information files are written on said detachable information storage medium, then said control unit is further configured to identify a single one of the capability information files based on the timestamp parts of the plurality of files of capability information files, and control said writing unit to write said data to said detachable information storage medium in a data format indicated by a data format part of the identified capability information file.
11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when a plurality of files of capability information files are found written on said detachable information storage medium, then said control unit is further configured to control a display unit to output a plurality of items of identification information identifying said plurality of capability information files to notify a user of said items of identification information, and control said writing unit to write to said detachable information storage medium in a data format indicated by a data format part of a capability information file identified by a user-selected item of identification information of said plurality of items of identification information.
12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said control unit is further configured to control said display unit to output a user interface including a main screen and a sub-screen, said main screen displaying an item of identification information identifying a latest of said plurality of capability information files written on said detachable information storage medium, said sub-screen displaying said plurality of items of identification information identifying said plurality of capability information files.
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when a plurality of capability information files are written on said detachable information storage medium, then said control unit is further configured to delete all capability information files other than a latest of said plurality of capability information files from said detachable information storage medium.
14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when a plurality of capability information files are written on said detachable information storage medium, then said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to write to said detachable information storage medium in a plurality of data formats indicated by said plurality of files of capability information files.
15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when a plurality of capability information files are written on said detachable information storage medium, then said control unit is further configured to control said writing unit to write to said detachable information storage medium in a data format commonly indicated by said plurality of capability information files.
16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:
an encoding unit configured to convert data into a data format; and
a data storage unit, wherein,
upon detection of a request to write data to said detachable information storage medium, said control unit is further configured to control said encoding unit to convert said data into said data format indicated by said capability information file read by said reading unit, said control unit being further configured to control said writing unit to write the converted data to said detachable information storage medium and said data storage unit.
17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:
a capability information storage unit configured to store capability information files, wherein
said control unit is further configured to control said reading unit to read the capability information file written on said detachable information storage medium while controlling said writing unit to write the capability information file read by said reading unit to said capability information storage unit, and to control said writing unit, upon detection of a request to write data to said detachable information storage medium, to write said data to said detachable information storage medium in a data format indicated by said capability information file written by said writing unit to said capability information storage unit.
18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said control unit is further configured to control said reading unit to read data written to said detachable information storage medium, produce estimated capability information from the data read by said reading unit, and control said writing unit to write a capability information file including the estimated capability information to said capability information storage unit.
19. A data delivery system comprising an information processing apparatus configured to write data to a detachable information storage medium and a terminal apparatus configured to read from said detachable information storage medium the data written by said information processing apparatus,
said terminal apparatus including
a first attachment unit configured to have said detachable information storage medium attached thereto,
a first writing unit configured to write data to said detachable information storage medium attached to said first attachment unit,
a first reading unit configured to read data from said detachable information storage medium attached to said first attachment unit,
a decoding unit configured to decode the data read by said first reading unit;
a storage unit configured to store a capability information file including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of the terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which
the detachable information storage medium was attached to the first attachment unit, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the terminal apparatus, and
a first control unit configured to control said first writing unit to write said capability information stored in said storage unit to said detachable information storage medium, and

said information processing apparatus including
a second attachment unit configured to have said detachable information storage medium attached thereto,
a second writing unit configured to write data to said information storage medium attached to said second attachment unit,
a second reading unit configured to read said capability information from said detachable information storage medium attached to said second attachment unit, and
a second control unit configured to control said second writing unit, upon detection of a request to write data to said detachable information storage medium, to write the data to said detachable information storage medium in a data format indicated by said data format part of the capability information file as decodable by the terminal apparatus,
wherein the terminal apparatus and the information processing apparatus exchange information via attachment and detachment of the detachable storage medium to the first and second attachment units respectively.
20. A capability notification method for enabling a terminal apparatus to notify an information processing apparatus of capabilities of said terminal apparatus, said terminal apparatus reading data from detachable information storage medium, said information processing apparatus writing data to said detachable information processing medium, said capability notification method comprising:
detecting whether said detachable information storage medium is attached to said terminal apparatus; and
upon detection of said detachable information storage medium being attached, writing a capability information file to said detachable information storage medium, said capability information including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of the terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which the detachable information storage medium was attached to the terminal apparatus, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the terminal apparatus, and,

wherein the detachable information storage medium transfers information between the information processing apparatus and the terminal apparatus by attachment and detachment thereto.
21. A data writing method for writing data to a detachable information storage medium, said data writing method comprising:
reading from said detachable information storage medium a capability information file including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of a corresponding terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which the detachable information storage medium was attached to the corresponding terminal apparatus, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the corresponding terminal apparatus; and

upon detection of a request to write data to said detachable information storage medium, writing the data to said detachable information storage medium in a data format indicated by the data format part of said capability information file,
wherein the detachable information storage medium transfers information between the corresponding terminal apparatus and another device by attachment and detachment thereto.
22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions thereon that, when executed by an arithmetic processor, direct the arithmetic processor to execute a capability notification procedure comprising:
detecting whether a detachable information storage medium is attached to a terminal apparatus; and
upon detection of said detachable information storage medium being attached, writing a capability information file to said detachable information storage medium, said capability information including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of the terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which the detachable information storage medium was attached to the terminal apparatus, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the terminal apparatus, and,

wherein the detachable information storage medium transfers information between the information processing apparatus and the terminal apparatus by attachment and detachment thereto.
23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions thereon that, when executed by an arithmetic processor, direct the arithmetic processor to execute a data writing procedure comprising:
reading from said detachable information storage medium a capability information file including
a definition part to define keywords of the capability information file,
an identification part to define an identity of a corresponding terminal apparatus,
a timestamp part to define a value corresponding to a date and time at which the detachable information storage medium was attached to the corresponding terminal apparatus, and
a data format part to define a data format that is decodable by the corresponding terminal apparatus; and

upon detection of a request to write data to said detachable information storage medium, writing the data to said detachable information storage medium in a data format indicated by the data format part of said capability information file,
wherein the detachable information storage medium transfers information between the corresponding terminal apparatus and another device by attachment and detachment thereto.