All The Claims

1. A method of making a regenerable printing plate in which a hydrophilic printing plate surface containing a titanium dioxide photocatalyst can be regenerated by forming a hydrophobic image area in at least a part of the hydrophilic printing plate surface and by decomposing and removing the image area with the action of the titanium dioxide photocatalyst under irradiation of active light, said method comprising:
a hydrophobizing agent application step for applying a coating fluid for printing plates, as a hydrophobizing agent, to said plate surface, said coating fluid for printing plates comprising at least a carrier liquid and composite resin particles comprising a thermoplastic resin particles and an IR absorber, said IR absorber having a decomposition starting temperature higher than the melt starting temperature of said thermoplastic resin particles;
an image writing step for forming a hydrophobic image area by injecting image writing light which does not activate said titanium dioxide photocatalyst into a part of said plate surface to which said hydrophobizing agent is applied; and
a hydrophobizing agent removal step for removing said hydrophobizing agent applied to other areas of said plate surface than the hydrophobic image area,
wherein said IR absorber is contained in or attached to said thermoplastic resin particles.
2. A method of making a printing plate as claimed in claim 1 wherein said photocatalyst is anatase type titanium dioxide.
3. A method of making a printing plate as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the light absorptivity of the composite material consisting of said IR absorber and said thermoplastic resin has a peak at a wavelength of 800 to 850 nm and preferably about 830 nm.

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 cleaning tool for wiping a region to be cleaned, comprising:
an elongate cleaning element holder, and
a cleaning element having an outer surface which has predetermined dimensions and can extend in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder, the cleaning element being designed to be attached to the cleaning element holder,
wherein, when the cleaning element is first attached to the cleaning element holder at opposite ends of the cleaning element holder and after being attached the cleaning element holder is manipulated, the cleaning element becomes wrapped in a helical form around an outer surface of the cleaning element holder such that the cleaning element outer surface moves toward the outer surface of the cleaning element holder.
2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning element comprises a sheet element of nonwoven fabric and a fiber assembly which are stacked in layer and bonded together, the fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction, and
the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around the outer surface of the cleaning element holder such that the sheet element is positioned on the internal side of the cleaning element when the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder.
3. A cleaning tool for wiping a region to be cleaned, comprising:
an elongate cleaning element holder, and
a cleaning element to be attached to the cleaning element holder, the cleaning element holder having two holding parts for holding the cleaning element, and the cleaning element having first and second held regions to be held by the respective first and second holding parts,
wherein, after the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder, the first held region is held by the first holding part and then rotated in this state together with the first holding part, whereby the cleaning element is twisted between the first and second held regions and thus wrapped in a helical form around an outer surface of the cleaning element holder.
4. The cleaning tool according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning element comprises a sheet element of nonwoven fabric and a fiber assembly which are stacked in layer and bonded together, the fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction, and
the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around the outer surface of the cleaning element holder such that the sheet element is positioned on the internal side of the cleaning element when the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder.
5. A cleaning element which is adapted to be attached to an elongate cleaning element holder and used to wipe a region to be cleaned, comprising:
a cleaning element outer surface of the cleaning element which has predetermined dimensions and extends in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder,
wherein the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around an outer surface of the cleaning element holder after first being attached to the cleaning element holder such that the cleaning element outer surface moves toward the outer surface of the cleaning element holder.
6. The cleaning element according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning element comprises a sheet element of nonwoven fabric and a fiber assembly which are stacked in layer and bonded together, the fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction, and when the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder, the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around the outer surface of the cleaning element holder such that the sheet element is positioned on the internal side of the cleaning element.
7. A article for cleaning which is adapted to be attached to a holder and used to wipe a region to be cleaned, comprising:
a cleaning element which is adapted to be attached to an elongate cleaning element holder, and the cleaning element has a predetermined length and includes first and second held regions to be held by respective first and second holding parts provided on the cleaning element holder in the length direction of the cleaning element,
wherein the first held region is held by the first holding part and then rotated in this state together with the first holding part independently of the second holding part, whereby the cleaning element is twisted between the first and second held regions and thus wrapped in a helical form around an outer surface of the cleaning element holder when the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder.
8. The cleaning element according to claim 7, wherein the cleaning element comprises a sheet element of nonwoven fabric and a fiber assembly which are stacked in layer and bonded together, the fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction, and when the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder, the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around the outer surface of the cleaning element holder such that the sheet element is positioned on the internal side of the cleaning element.
9. The cleaning element according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning element is first attached at both opposite ends of the cleaning element to the cleaning element holder before being wrapped in a helical form.
10. The cleaning element according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning element is first attached at only one opposite end of the cleaning element to the cleaning element holder before being wrapped in a helical form.

1. An apparatus for displaying digital image data comprising:
a display panel of a plurality of rows and columns of pixels, a selected ones of the pixels being activatable to form a visual representation of the digital image data;
a memory module for storing the digital image data;
an image processing unit for converting the digital image data to a display signal, the display signal being transmitted to the display panel for activating the selected ones of the pixels;
an audio input port receptive of a peripheral audio connector in electrical communication with an external signal source; and
an audio transducer connected to the audio input port, a first audio signal from the external signal source being acoustically reproducible by the audio transducer.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory module is a removable media device, the apparatus further comprising:
a media reader receptive of the removable media device, the digital image data stored on the removable media device being retrieved and transmitted to the image processing unit by the media reader.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the media reader is receptive of a plurality of form factors of the removable media device.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
an audio processor for converting a digital audio file stored on the memory module to a second audio signal acoustically reproducible by the audio transducer; and
an audio input switch connected to the audio processor and the audio input port, the sound reproduced by the transducer being selectable between the first audio signal generated by the external signal source and the second audio signal generated by the audio processor.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
an adjustable amplifier for controlling the volume of sound reproduced by the audio transducer, the amplifier having an input in electrical communication with the audio input port and an output connected to the audio transducer.
6. The apparatus of 5, wherein the first audio signal is line-level.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the external signal source amplifies the first audio signal to a transducer driver level.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital image data is representative of at least one static image.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital image data is representative of a plurality of sequenced image frames of video.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the peripheral audio connector is a tip-ring-sleeve connector.
11. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:
an enclosure for housing the display panel, the media reader, the image processing unit, the audio input port and the audio transducer.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:
the plurality of pixels defines an active display region having an outer edge; and
the enclosure defines a slotted front face having an interior edge substantially coincident with the outer edge of the display panel active display region.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:
an interchangeable decorative frame defined by an outer boundary and an inner boundary substantially coincident with the interior edge of the enclosure.
14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the enclosure defines a media input slot providing access for the removable media to the media reader.
15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the enclosure defines a circular audio input slot for the peripheral audio connector to access the audio input port.

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 joint for a work machine having a body and a base, comprising:
a first member connected to one of the body and the base;
a second member connected to the other of the body and the base, the second member engaged with the first member to allow the body to swivel relative to the base;
a first transmitter connected to the body, the first transmitter operable to transmit an informational signal; and
a first receiver connected to the base, the first receiver operable to receive the informational signal;
a second transmitter connected to the base the second transmitter operable to transmit a second informational signal; and
a second receiver connected to the body the second receiver operable to receive the second informational signal.
2. The joint of claim 1, further including a first controller operatively connected to the first transmitter and configured to generate the informational signal and a second controller operatively connected to the first receiver and configured to interpret the informational signal.
3. The joint of claim 1, wherein the first and second members are configured to allow the body to rotate through at least a 360\xb0 rotation relative to the base.
4. The joint of claim 1, wherein the first member includes a first partition and the second member includes a second partition, the first and second partitions defining a first opening and a second opening, and wherein said first transmitter transmits the informational signal through the first opening and the second transmitter transmits an informational signal through the second opening.
5. The joint of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second members have a generally cylindrical shape and an opening, and the opening of one of the first and second members is configured to receive the other of the first and second members therein.
6. The joint of claim 5, wherein the first transmitter transmits the informational signal through the openings of the first and second members.
7. The joint of claim 1, wherein the informational signal is one of a light, a sound, and a magnetic signal.
8. The joint of claim 1, wherein the first transmitter is operable to transmit a wireless informational signal and wherein the first receiver is operable to receive the wireless informational signal.
9. The joint of claim 1, wherein the first transmitter and the second receiver form a first transceiver and the second transmitter and the first receiver form a second transceiver.
10. A method of transmitting data in a work machine including a base, a body, and a joint connecting the base to the body, comprising:
generating an informational signal in the body of the work machine;
transmitting a wireless transmission containing the informational signal across the joint with a first transmitter connected with the body of the work machine;
receiving the informational signal through a first receiver connected with the base of the work machine;
generating a second informational signal in the base of the work machine;
transmitting a wireless transmission containing the second informational signal across the joint with a second transmitter connected with the base of the work machine; and
receiving the second informational signal through a second receiver connected with the body of the work machine.
11. The method of claim 10, further including interpreting the informational signal.
12. The method of claim 10, further including swiveling the body through at least a 360\xb0 rotation relative to the base.
13. A joint for a work machine having a body and a base, comprising:
a first member connected to one of the body and the base;
a second member connected to the other of the body and the base, the second member engaged with the first member to allow the body to swivel relative to the base;
a first means for transmitting a first informational signal connected to the body;
a first means for receiving the first informational signal connected to the base;
a second means for transmitting a second informational signal connected to the base; and
a second means for receiving the second informational signal connected to the body.
14. The joint of claim 13, further including a first control means operatively connected to the first means for transmitting and configured to generate the first informational signal and a second control means operatively connected to the first means for receiving and configured to interpret the first informational signal.
15. The joint of claim 13, wherein the first means for transmitting is a means for transmitting a wireless informational signal and wherein the first means for receiving is a means for receiving the wireless informational signal.
16. A work machine, comprising:
a base;
a body having a work implement;
a joint connecting the body and the base, the joint configured to allow a swiveling movement between the base and the body;
a first transmitter engaged with the body, the transmitter configured to transmit an informational signal;
a first receiver engaged with the base, the receiver configured to receive the informational signal transmitted by the transmitter;
a second transmitter engaged with the base the second transmitter configured to transmit a second informational signal; and
a second receiver engaged with the body the second receiver configured to receive the second informational signal transmitted by the second transmitter.
17. The work machine of claim 16, further including a first control operatively connected to the first transmitter and configured to generate the informational signal and a second control operatively connected to the first receiver and configured to interpret the informational signal.
18. The work machine of claim 16, wherein the joint allows the body to rotate through 360\xb0 of rotation relative to the base.
19. The work machine of claim 16, wherein the joint includes a first member connected to the base and a second member connected to the body, each of the first and second members having a generally cylindrical shape and an opening, the opening of one of the first and second members being configured to receive the other of the first and second members therein.
20. The work machine of claim 19, wherein the first transmitter is connected to the first member and the first receiver is connected to the second member.
21. The work machine of claim 19, wherein the informational signal is transmitted through the openings in the first and second members.
22. The work machine of claim 19, further including a set of tracks associated with the base, and wherein the work implement includes a shovel mounted on a boom and a stick.
23. The work machine of claim 16, wherein the first transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless informational signal and wherein the first receiver is configured to receive the wireless informational signal.
24. A joint for a work machine having a body and a base, comprising:
a first member connected to one of the body and the base, the first member having a first opening;
a second member connected to the other of the body and the base, the second member having a second opening, the second member engaged with the first member to allow the body to swivel relative to the base;
a transmitter connected to one of the body and the base, the transmitter operable to transmit an informational signal through at least one of the first and second openings; and
a receiver connected to the other of the body and the base, the receiver operable to receive the informational signal through at least one of the first and second openings.
25. The joint of claim 24, wherein the first and second members are engaged in a manner that the first and second openings are aligned.
26. The joint of claim 24, further including a first controller operatively connected to the transmitter and configured to generate the informational signal and a second controller operatively connected to the receiver and configured to interpret the informational signal.
27. The joint of claim 24, further including a second transmitter engaged with the other of the body and the base and a second receiver engaged with the one of the body and the base.
28. The joint of claim 24, wherein the transmitter is operable to transmit a wireless informational signal and wherein the receiver is operable to receive the wireless informational signal.
29. A work machine, comprising:
a base;
a ground engaging device associated with the base;
a body having a work implement;
a joint connecting the body and the base, the joint configured to allow a swiveling movement between the base and the body;
a transmitter engaged with the body, the transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a steering signal;
a receiver engaged with the base, the receiver being configured to receive the steering signal transmitted by the transmitter; and
a control in communication with the receiver and configured to control steering of the work machine based on the steering signal.
30. The work machine of claim 29, wherein the steering signal includes at least one of a begin moving signal, a slow down signal, and a change direction signal.
31. A work machine, comprising:
a base;
a body having a seating area for an operator and having a work implement;
a joint connecting the body and the base, the joint configured to allow a swiveling movement between the base and the body;
a transmitter engaged with the base, the transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit an informational signal;
a receiver engaged with the body, the receiver being configured to receive the informational signal transmitted by the transmitter.
32. The work machine of claim 31, wherein the informational signal includes at least one of a fuel level, a track speed, a steering direction, a solenoid valve operation, and a temperature.