All The Claims

1-18. (canceled)
19. An e-mail communications system comprising:
at least one e-mail data storage device for storing e-mail messages for respective users;
a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each associated with a respective user for accessing the e-mail messages stored on said at least one e-mail data storage device, and
an adaptive e-mail polling engine for polling said at least one e-mail data storage device for stored e-mail messages and providing the polled e-mail messages to mobile wireless communications devices of respective users;
said adaptive e-mail polling engine changing a respective rate of polling for each mobile wireless communications device based upon at least one positive polling event and at least one negative polling event, the least one negative polling event comprising a lack of authorized communications.
20. The e-mail communications system of claim 19 wherein the lack of authorized communications with said adaptive e-mail polling engine is based upon a given mobile wireless communications device being outside a wireless coverage area.
21. The e-mail communications system of claim 19 wherein the lack of authorized communications with said adaptive e-mail polling engine is based upon an invalid user login.
22. The e-mail communications system of claim 19 wherein the at least one negative polling event further comprises a decrease in storage of e-mail messages for the respective user at the at least one e-mail data storage device.
23. The e-mail communications system of claim 19 wherein the at least one positive polling event comprises an increase in storage of e-mail messages for the respective user at the at least one e-mail data storage device.
24. The e-mail communications system of claim 19 wherein the at least one positive polling event comprises an increase in e-mail message access requests from a given mobile wireless communications device.
25. An adaptive e-mail polling engine for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each associated with a respective user with at least one e-mail data storage device, the at least one e-mail data storage device for storing e-mail messages for respective users, the adaptive e-mail polling engine comprising:
an interface module for communicating with the mobile wireless communications devices; and
an adaptive e-mail polling engine module coupled to said interface module for polling the at least one e-mail data storage device for stored e-mail messages and providing the polled e-mail messages to mobile wireless communications devices of respective users;
said adaptive e-mail polling engine module changing a respective rate of polling for each mobile wireless communications device based upon at least one positive polling event and at least one negative polling event, the least one negative polling event comprising a lack of authorized communications.
26. The adaptive e-mail polling engine of claim 25 wherein the lack of authorized communications with said adaptive e-mail polling engine is based upon a given mobile wireless communications device being outside a wireless coverage area.
27. The adaptive e-mail polling engine of claim 25 wherein the lack of authorized communications with said adaptive e-mail polling engine is based upon an invalid user login.
28. The adaptive e-mail polling engine of claim 25 wherein the at least one positive polling event comprises an increase in e-mail message access requests from a given mobile wireless communications device.
29. A method for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each associated with a respective user with at least one e-mail data storage device, the at least one e-mail data storage device for storing e-mail messages for respective users, the method comprising:
polling the at least one data e-mail storage device for stored e-mail messages and providing the polled e-mail messages to mobile wireless communications devices of respective users; and
changing a respective rate of polling for each mobile wireless communications device based upon at least one positive polling event and at least one negative polling event, the least one negative polling event comprising a lack of authorized communications with a given mobile wireless communications device.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the lack of authorized communications is based upon a given mobile wireless communications device being outside a wireless coverage area.
31. The method of claim 29 wherein the lack of authorized communications is based upon an invalid user login.
32. The method of claim 29 wherein the at least one positive polling event comprises an increase in e-mail message access requests from a given mobile wireless communications device.
33. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable modules for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each associated with a respective user with at least one e-mail data storage device, the at least one e-mail data storage device for storing e-mail messages for respective users, the computer-readable medium comprising:
an interface module for communicating with the mobile wireless communications devices; and
an adaptive e-mail polling engine module coupled to said interface module for polling the at least one e-mail data storage device for stored e-mail messages and providing the polled e-mail messages to mobile wireless communications devices of respective users;
said adaptive e-mail polling engine module changing a respective rate of polling for each mobile wireless communications device based upon at least one positive polling event and at least one negative polling event, the least one negative polling event comprising a lack of authorized communications with the adaptive polling engine module.
34. The computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the lack of authorized communications with the adaptive e-mail polling engine module is based upon a given mobile wireless communications device being outside a wireless coverage area.
35. The computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the lack of authorized communications with the adaptive e-mail polling engine module is based upon an invalid user login.
36. The computer-readable medium of claim 33 wherein the at least one positive polling event comprises an increase in e-mail message access requests from a given mobile wireless communications device.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of obtaining a kava-kava lactone-containing product comprising heating pulverized kava roots in an aqueous solution including a cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent to extract kava-kava lactones from the pulverized kava roots.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is in ,, or form.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is cyclodextrin, hydroxypropylcyclodextrin, hydroxyethylcyclodextrin, glucosylcyclodextrin, maltosylcyclodextrin, or maltotriosylcyclodextrin.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is hydroxypropylcyclodextrin.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.01 to about 25 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.01 to about 15 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pulverized kava root in the aqueous solution is heated to about 50 to about 90 C.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is in form.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is cyclodextrin, hydroxypropylcyclodextrin, hydroxyethylcyclodextrin, glucosylcyclodextrin, maltosylcyclodextrin, or maltotriosylcyclodextrin.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is hydroxypropylcyclodextrin.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.01 to about 25 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.1 to about 15 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the pulverized kava root in an aqueous solution is heated to about 50 C. to about 90.
14. A method of obtaining a kava-kava lactone-containing product, the method comprising:
heating a crude kava-kava lactone-containing preparation in an aqueous solution including a cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent to solubilize kava-kava lactones in the crude preparation and thereby produce an aqueous kava-kava lactone-containing solution; and
removing flavokawains from the kava-kava lactone-containing solution.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is in ,, or form.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is cyclodextrin, hydroxypropylcyclodextrin, hydroxyethylcyclodextrin, glucosylcyclodextrin, maltosylcyclodextrin, or maltotriosylcyclodextrin.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.01 to about 25 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.1 to about 15 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein the crude kava-kava lactone-containing preparation in an aqueous solution is heated to about 50 to about 90 C.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is in a form.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is cyclodextrin, hydroxypropylcyclodextrin, hydroxyethylcyclodextrin, glucosylcyclodextrin, maltosylcyclodextrin, or maltotriosylcyclodextrin.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent is hydroxypropylcyclodextrin.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.01 to about 25 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the aqueous solution contains about 0.1 to about 15 percent by weight of the cyclodextrin-based solubilizing agent relative to the total weight of the aqueous solution.
25. The method of claim 22, wherein the crude kava-kava lactone-containing preparation in an aqueous solution is heated to about 50 to about 90 C.
26. The method of claim 14, wherein the flavokawains are removed by filtering the kava-kava lactone-containing solution.
27. A kava-kava lactone-containing product prepared according to the method of claim 13, wherein the product contains greater than about 1 weight percent of kava-kava lactones and less than about 0.3 weight percent of flavokawains.
28. An aqueous kava-kava root extract comprising:
solubilized kava-kava lactones in a concentration greater than about 1 weight percent of the extract, and
flavokawains in a concentration of less than about 0.3 weight percent of the extract.
29. A dry kava-kava root extract comprising:
solubilized kava-kava lactones in a concentration greater than about 50 weight percent of the extract, and
flavokawains in a concentration of less than about 0.3 weight percent of extract.

1. An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate to an energy beam while scanning the substrate in a first direction, the apparatus comprising:
a substrate holding member that holds the substrate;
a first supporting member that supports the substrate holding member from below;
a second supporting member that supports the first supporting member from below such that the first supporting member and the second supporting member are capable of moving relative to each other; and
a driving system that moves the substrate holding member, the first supporting member and the second supporting member, the driving system including a first driving device and a second driving device, the first driving device moving the substrate holding member and the first supporting member in a direction along a predetermined axis, and the second driving device moving the second supporting member in the direction along the predetermined axis.
2. A movable body apparatus, comprising:
a movable body that holds an object;
a first supporting member that supports the movable body from below;
a second supporting member that supports the first supporting member from below such that the first supporting member and the second supporting member are capable of moving relative to each other; and
a driving system that moves the movable body, the first supporting member and the second supporting member, the driving system including a first driving device and a second driving device, the first driving device moving the movable body and the first supporting, member in a direction along, a predetermined axis, and the second driving device moving the second supporting member in the direction along the predetermined axis.
3. The exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the driving system includes a third driving device which moves the substrate holding member relative to the first supporting member, wherein
the first driving device moves the third driving device in the direction along the predetermined axis and moves the substrate holding member by moving the third driving device.
4. The exposure apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the driving system includes a connecting member with which the first supporting member and the third driving device are connected such that the first supporting member is movable relative to the third driving device, and
the first driving device moves the third driving device in the direction along the predetermined axis and moves the first supporting member via the connecting member by moving the third driving device.
5. The exposure apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
the first supporting member has a supporting surface to support the substrate holding member such that the substrate holding member is movable relative to the supporting surface, and
the third driving device is arranged outside a space between the substrate holding member and the supporting surface.
6. The exposure apparatus according to claim 5, wherein
the substrate holding member is supported by the supporting surface in a state where the substrate holding member is levitated above the supporting surface.
7. The exposure apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the first supporting member has a supporting surface to support the substrate holding member such that the substrate holding member is movable relative to the supporting surface, and
the third driving device is arranged outside a space between the substrate holding member and the supporting surface.
8. The exposure apparatus according to claim 7, wherein
the substrate holding member is supported by the supporting surface in a state where the substrate holding member is levitated above the supporting surface.
9. The exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
a size of the substrate is not less than 500 mm.
10. The movable body apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
the driving system includes a third driving device which moves the movable body relative to the first supporting member, wherein
the first driving device moves the third driving device in the direction along the predetermined axis and moves the movable body by moving the third driving device.
11. The movable body apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
the driving system includes a connecting member with which the first supporting member and the third driving device are connected such that the first supporting member is movable relative to the third driving device, and
the first driving device moves the third driving device in the direction along the predetermined axis and moves the first supporting member via the connecting member by moving the third driving device.
12. The movable body apparatus according to claim 11, wherein
the first supporting member has a supporting surface to support the movable body such that the movable body is movable relative to the supporting surface, and
the third driving device is arranged outside a space between the movable body and the supporting surface.
13. The movable body apparatus according to claim 12, wherein
the movable body is supported by the supporting surface in a state where the movable body is levitated above the supporting surface.
14. The movable body apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
the first supporting member has a supporting surface to support the movable body such that the movable body is movable relative to the supporting surface, and
the third driving device is arranged outside a space between the movable body and the supporting surface.
15. The movable body apparatus according to claim 14, wherein
the movable body is supported by the supporting surface in a state where the movable body is levitated above the supporting surface.
16. A device manufacturing method, comprising:
exposing a substrate using the exposure apparatus according to claim 1; and
developing the substrate that has been exposed.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An inspection port comprising a viewing assembly for rotatable securement about an axis of rotation at an inspection opening of a panel defining a side of an interior volume to be inspected, the viewing assembly having an inspection enclosure for extending into the interior volume, and wherein the inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening having a window axis angled relative to the axis of rotation.
2. An inspection port according to claim 1 further comprising an inspection window structure attached to the enclosure at the window opening.
3. An inspection port according to claim 2 wherein the inspection window structure comprises an infrared filter window.
4. An inspection port according to claim 3 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation in the range of about 45 to 55 degrees.
5. An inspection port according to claim 4 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation at about 50 degrees.
6. An inspection port according to claim 1 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation in the range of about 45 to 55 degrees.
7. An inspection port according to claim 6 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation at about 50 degrees.
8. A housing comprising:
a housing enclosure, defining an interior volume, the housing enclosure having an inspection opening; and,
a viewing assembly rotatably secured to the housing enclosure for rotation about an axis of rotation at the inspection opening, the viewing assembly having an inspection enclosure extending into the interior volume, and wherein the inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening having a window axis angled relative to the axis of rotation.
9. A housing as claimed in claim 8 further comprising an inspection window structure attached to the enclosure at the window opening.
10. A housing as claimed in claim 9 wherein the inspection window structure comprises an infrared filter window.
11. A housing as claimed in claim 10 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation in the range of about 45 to 55 degrees.
12. A housing as claimed in claim 11 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation at about 50 degrees.
13. A housing as claimed in claim 8 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation in the range of about 45 to 55 degrees.
14. A housing as claimed in claim 13 wherein the window axis is angled relative to the axis of rotation at about 50 degrees.