All The Claims

1. A remote services system comprising:
a remote services proxy, the remote services proxy providing communications flow management;
an applications server coupled to the remote services proxy module, the application server providing persistent storage of remote services infrastructure information; and,
a communication module located within an intermediate mid level manager, the communication module including
a communication protocol module, the communication protocol module providing support for an application level protocol used in a remote services system;
a communication authentication module, the communication authentication module validating incoming connections with customers of the remote services system; and
a communication encryption module, the communication encryption module supporting plug-in encryption modules.
2. The remote services system of claim 1 wherein:
the communications authentication module validates the incoming connections via certificates.
3. The remote services system of claim 1 wherein the remote services communication module is located within the remote services proxy.
4. The remote services system of claim 1 wherein
the communication protocol module and the communication encryption module are unique to a particular remote services system.
5. The remote services system of claim 1 wherein
the communication protocol module supports email and HTTP communications protocols.
6. The remote services system of claim 1 wherein
the encryption module interfaces with remote services communications engineering personnel.
7. A remote services system comprising:
a remote services proxy, the remote services proxy providing communications flow management;
an applications server coupled to the remote services proxy module, the application server providing persistent storage of remote services infrastructure information; and,
a communication module located within an applications mid level manager
the communication module including
a communication protocol module, the communication protocol module providing support for an application level protocol used in a remote services system;
a communication authentication module, the communication authentication module validating incoming connections with customers of the remote services system; and

a communication encryption module, the communication encryption module supporting plug-in encryption modules.
8. The remote services system of claim 7 wherein the communication module further comprises a communication authentication module, the communication authentication module validating incoming connections with customers of the remote services system, and wherein the communications authentication module validates the incoming connections via certificates.
9. A remote services system comprising:
a remote services proxy, the remote services proxy module providing communications flow management;
an intermediate mid level manager, the intermediate mid level manager providing data queue management, transaction integrity and redundancy;
an applications mid level manager, the applications mid level manager providing data normalization, integration with a mail server data flow;
an application server coupled to the remote services proxy, the application server providing persistent storage of remote services infrastructure information; and,
a communication module, the communication module including
a communication protocol module, the communication protocol module providing support for an application level protocol used in a remote services system; and,
a communication encryption module, the communication encryption module supporting plug-in encryption modules.
10. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein the communication module further includes:
a communication authentication module, the communication authentication module validating incoming connections with customers of the remote services system.
11. The remote services system of claim 10 wherein
the remote services communication module is located within the remote services proxy.
12. The remote services system of claim 10 wherein
the remote services communication module is located within the intermediate applications mid level manager.
13. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein:
the communications authentication module validates the incoming connections via certificates.
14. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the remote services communication module is located within the remote services proxy.
15. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the remote services communication module is located within the intermediate mid level manager.
16. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the remote services communication module is located within the applications mid level manager.
17. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the communication protocol module and the communication encryption module are unique to a particular remote services system.
18. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the communication protocol module supports email and HTTP communications protocols.
19. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the encryption module interfaces with remote services communications engineering personnel.
20. The remote services system of claim 9 wherein
the remote services communication module is located within the applications mid level manager.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A catheter for use in replacing an endotracheal tube in a patient, comprising:
a polymeric catheter body sized for insertion into a passageway of said endotracheal tube for ventilating said patient during replacement of said endotracheal tube, said catheter body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a ventilation passageway extending longitudinally therein, said distal portion having a rigidity that is less than a rigidity of said proximal portion.
2. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said distal portion comprises a material having a lower durometer than a material that comprises said proximal portion.
3. The catheter of claim 2, wherein said catheter body further comprises a portion intermediate said proximal and distal portions, said distal portion comprising a material having a lower durometer than a material comprising said intermediate portion.
4. The catheter of claim 3, wherein said proximal portion, intermediate portion and distal portion are formed of materials of different durometer, said portions being aligned in order of decreasing durometer from said proximal portion to said distal portion.
5. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said polymeric catheter body comprises at least one of polyethylene and polyurethane.
6. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said polymeric catheter body comprises radiopaque polyethylene.
7. The catheter of claim 2, wherein said proximal portion comprises a polyester-based urethane and said distal portion comprises a polyether-based urethane.
8. The catheter of claim 7, wherein a radiopaque agent is added to at least one of said polyester-based urethane and said polyether-based urethane.
9. The catheter of claim 2, wherein said distal portion is bonded to said proximal portion.
10. The catheter of claim 9, wherein said bond comprises a thermal bond.
11. The catheter of claim 9, wherein said bond comprises an adhesive bond.
12. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said polymeric catheter body is formed by continuous extrusion.
13. The catheter of claim 2, wherein said polymeric catheter body is formed by continuous extrusion of said portions of different durometer.
14. The catheter of claim 3, wherein said polymeric catheter body is formed by continuous extrusion of said portions of different durometer.
15. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said polymeric catheter body includes indicators on a surface thereof for indicating the position of said catheter in said endotracheal tube.
16. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said catheter includes at least one side port positioned at said distal end for ventilating said patient during replacement of said endotracheal tube.
17. The catheter of claim 2, wherein said proximal portion has a durometer between about 60 and 80 D, and said distal portion has a durometer of between about 80 and 90 A.
18. The catheter of claim 17, wherein said proximal portion has a durometer between about 68 and 70 D, and said distal portion has a durometer of about 85 A.
19. The catheter of claim 1, wherein a minor portion of said catheter body is disposed at an angle relative to a major portion of said body.
20. The catheter of claim 19, wherein said angled portion comprises the less rigid portion.
21. The catheter of claim 1, wherein the distal portion of said polymeric catheter body has a reduced thickness compared to the thickness of said proximal portion of said polymeric body.
22. The catheter of claim 1, wherein said catheter body has a gradually reduced thickness from said proximal portion to said distal portion.

1. An interior cleaning device for a machine tool comprising a pipe arranged inside a cover covering at least a periphery of a machining section of the machine tool, and a pump for supplying liquid into the pipe, the interior cleaning device being for ejecting liquid from the pipe and cleaning accumulated substances accumulated inside the cover, wherein the pipe includes:
a first pipe provided with a first ejection section for ejecting liquid or air into the cover;
a second pipe installed inside the first pipe and provided with a second ejection section at a part facing other than downward in a vertical direction.
2. The interior cleaning device for the machine tool according to claim 1, wherein a hole for supplying air is provided to the first pipe, and air is supplied between the first pipe and the second pipe.
3. The interior cleaning device for the machine tool according to claim 1, comprising:
a check valve for preventing liquid or air from flowing into the pump from the second pipe.
4. A cleaning pipe used by an interior cleaning device for a machine tool, the cleaning pipe being for carrying out cleaning by ejecting liquid, wherein the cleaning pipe includes:
a first pipe provided with a first ejection section for ejecting liquid or air;
a second pipe installed inside the first pipe and that is provided with a second ejection section at a part facing, when installed, other than downward in a vertical direction.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A superconductive microstrip filter, comprising:
an input coupling line, for receiving signals to be filtered and coupling-outputting said signals;
a plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators with the same structure and dimension, for performing filtering process for said signals output by said input coupling line to obtain filtered signals in a corresponding frequency band and then coupling-outputting said filtered signals;
an output coupling line, for coupling-outputting said filtered signals outputted by said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators;
wherein each of said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators comprises a superconductive microstrip line bent to a U-type structure having a longer side and a shorter side that are parallel and of different lengths, the superconductive microstrip line having a whole length of half of the wavelength corresponding to the center frequency of said superconductive microstrip filter;
wherein said longer sides and said shorter sides of all of said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators are parallel, and wherein each neighboring pair in said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators is arranged axisymmetrically, the U-type superconductive microstrip resonators of each of said neighboring pairs having said longer side closer to a symmetrical axis than said shorter side.
2. The superconductive microstrip filter of claim 1, wherein the interval between each of said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators is determined in accordance with particular requirements for designing said superconductive microstrip filter.
3. The superconductive microstrip filter of claim 1, wherein the U-type superconductive microstrip resonator which is closest to said input coupling line among said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators has a top end of said longer side or said shorter side closest to said input coupling line aligned with a top portion of said input coupling line.
4. The superconductive microstrip filter of claim 1, wherein the U-type superconductive microstrip resonator which is closest to said output coupling line among said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators has a top end of said longer side or said shorter side closest to said output coupling line aligned with a top portion of said output coupling line.
5. A superconductive microstrip filter comprising a plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators, wherein:
each of said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators comprises a superconductive microstrip line bent to a U-type structure having a longer side and a shorter side that are parallel and of different lengths;
any two neighboring U-type superconductive microstrip resonators in said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators are arranged axisymmetrically and in parallel with each other; and
the superconductive microstrip line of each of said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators has a length of half of the wavelength corresponding to the center frequency of said superconductive microstrip filter.
6. A superconductive microstrip filter comprising a plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators as recited in claim 5, said superconductive microstrip filter further comprising:
an input coupling line for receiving signals to be filtered and coupling-outputting said signals; and
an output coupling line, for coupling-outputting filtered signals outputted by said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators.
7. A superconductive microstrip filter comprising a plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators as recited in claim 5, wherein said longer side of each of said plurality of U-type microstrip resonators is closer to a symmetrical axis of said axisymmetrical arrangement than said shorter side.
8. A superconductive microstrip filter comprising a plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators as recited in claim 5, wherein said shorter side of each of said plurality of U-type microstrip resonators is closer to a symmetrical axis of said axisymmetrical arrangement than said longer side.
9. A superconductive microstrip filter comprising a plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators as recited in claim 6, wherein the U-type superconductive microstrip resonator which is closest to said output coupling line among said plurality of U-type superconductive microstrip resonators has a top end of said longer side or said shorter side closest to said output coupling line aligned with a top portion of said output coupling line.