All The Claims

1. A closure utilized by a container with a top end portion, a bottom end portion, and a dispensing opening configured on said top end portion of said container, comprising:
a cover plate adapted to be removably secured to said top end portion of said container, said cover plate having a top face and a flat bottom face with a peripheral portion;
a sip hole configured within said cover plate, said sip hole extending from said top face of said cover plate to said bottom face of said cover plate, wherein said sip hole is adapted to be positioned on said dispensing opening of said container for dispensing contents of said container;
a reclosable lid configured on said top face of said cover plate, said reclosable lid comprising;
a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion of said reclosable lid is hinged to said cover plate for enabling a pivotal motion of said reclosable lid, said pivotal motion of said reclosable lid enabling said reclosable lid to assume at least one of an open position and a closed position, wherein said first end portion of said reclosable lid is hinged substantially at a peripheral portion of said cover plate;
a locking mechanism configured on a peripheral surface of said cover plate for removably securing said closure to said container, wherein said locking mechanism includes two wall portions extending from opposite ends of said peripheral portion of said cover plate; and
a rubber seal configured on said second end portion of said reclosable lid, said rubber seal adapted to be received in said sip hole for sealing said sip hole in said closed position of said reclosable lid.
2. The closure according to claim 1, wherein said cover plate is made of a plastic material.
3. The closure according to claim 2, wherein said at least one wall portion extends downwardly from said peripheral surface of said cover plate and configures an enclosure said between, said enclosure being adapted to receive said top end portion of said container for removably securing said cover plate to said top end portion of said container.
4. The closure according to claim 1, wherein the reclosable lid is made of a plastic material.
5. The closure of claim 1, wherein said closure includes a seal disposed on said peripheral portion of the bottom face.
6. A closure with a back surface that accommodates a variety of container top and container top edge dimensions that are utilized to hold a variety of beverages, comprising:
a raised perimeter with a perimeter groove disposed underneath said raised perimeter that receives said container top edge and secures said closure to said container top;
a releasable tab with a distal end and a proximal end that includes a raised groove and a first tab disposed on said distal end, an oval-shaped indentation and an attachment stem that is perpendicularly attached to said proximal end of said releasable tab;
a top surface that includes said raised perimeter and a generally planar surface within said raised perimeter and a second tab extending outwardly from said raised perimeter that is pushed-up by a user to release said closure from said container top;
a pair of raised notches that are orientated and disposed directly across from said releasable tab on said raised perimeter.
a pair of two receiving raised notches that are permanently disposed on said top surface that removably secures said attachment stem to said top surface;
a dispersing aperture that is disposed on said top surface that is orientated directly over an orifice on said container top where said beverage contained in said container is dispersed and poured through to a user to consume; and
an aperture filling protrusion with a front facing with a perimeter that is formed from said oval-shaped indentation that is pivotably rotated across said top surface that corresponds fittingly with said dispensing aperture that includes a pair of notches disposed on said perimeter of said front facing of said aperture filling protrusion.
7. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said raised groove is removably secured to said raised perimeter when said releasable tab is in a closed position.
8. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said first tab is pushed-up to release said releasable tab from said raised perimeter to expose said orifice on said container top.
9. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said second tab is orientated and disposed directly across from said releasable tab on said raised perimeter.
10. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said raised notches are orientated and disposed directly across from said second tab on said raised perimeter.
11. The closure according to claim 10, wherein said notches are triangularly-shaped.
12. The closure according to claim 11, wherein said pair of notches is disposed 180 degrees directly across from each other.
13. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said aperture filling protrusion is placed through said dispensing aperture and said notches removably secure said aperture filling protrusion and said releasable tab in place in said dispensing aperture by releasably attaching to said back surface of said closure.
14. The closure according to claim 13, wherein said aperture filling protrusion and said releasable tab are released from said dispensing aperture by pushing-up on said first tab.
15. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said beverage is soda.
16. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said beverage is beer.
17. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said container is a 12 ounce beverage can.
18. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said container is a 20 ounce beverage can.
19. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said container is a 24 ounce beverage can.
20. The closure according to claim 6, wherein said closure is made of plastic material.

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 method for synchronizing wireless data, comprising actions of:
receiving first source clock frames of a datastream and receiving the clock frames of a Wi-Fi beacon by a transmitter;
calculating the clock difference between said Wi-Fi beacon clock frames and said first source clock frames; and
transmitting said clock difference wirelessly.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving said Wi-Fi beacon clock frames by a receiver; and
obtaining the timestamp of said received Wi-Fi beacon clock frames.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising actions of:
receiving said clock difference by the receiver; and
constructing second source clock frames using said received clock difference and said timestamp.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising actions of:
calculating an Initial Phase Difference between the local clock frames of the receiver and said second source clock frames;
constructing third source clock frames using said Initial Phase Difference and said second source clock frames; and
sending said third source clock frames to a destination player.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising actions of: synchronizing said third source clock frames with said first source clock frames periodically.
6. The method of claim 4, further comprising actions of:
synchronizing said third source clock frames with said first source clock frames at request.
7. The method of claim 4, further comprising actions of:
synchronizing said third source clock frames with said first source clock frames automatically when a pre-set jitter threshold is reached.
8. The method of claim 4, further comprising actions of:
making said datastream ready for output when said third source clock occurs; and
sending said datastream to said destination player simultaneously when said third source clock frames are sent to said player.
9. The method of claim 4, wherein said datastream is one of or the combination of high definition video stream, high definition audio stream, digital gaming datastream, internet content, IPTV signals, digital satellite signals, and 2G3G digital cellular signals.
10. A method for synchronizing wireless HDMI datastream, comprising:
receiving first source clock frames of an HDMI datastream and receiving the clock frames of a Wi-Fi beacon by a wireless transmitter;
calculating the clock difference between said Wi-Fi beacon clock frames and said first source clock frames; and
transmitting said clock difference wirelessly.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
receiving the clock frames of said Wi-Fi beacon by a receiver; and
obtaining the timestamp of said received Wi-Fi beacon clock frames.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
receiving said clock difference by the receiver; and
constructing second source clock frames using said clock difference and said timestamp.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
calculating an Initial Phase Difference between the local clock frames of the receiver and said second source clock frames;
constructing third source clock frames using said second source clock frames and said Initial Phase Difference; and
sending said third source clock frames to a display.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising actions of:
synchronizing said third source clock frames with said first source clock frames periodically.
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising actions of:
synchronizing said third source clock frames with said first source clock frames at request.
16. The method of claim 13, further comprising actions of:
synchronizing said third source clock frames with said first source clock frames automatically as a pre-set jitter threshold is reached.
17. The method of claim 13, further comprising actions of:
making said HDMI datastream ready for output when said third source clock occurs; and
sending said HDMI datastream to said display simultaneously as said third source clock frames are sent to said display.
18. A method for wirelessly transmitting HDMI datastream, comprising actions of:
multiplexing a HDMI datastream into plurality of channels of data substreams;
obtaining first source clock frame information of said HDMI datastream;
calculating the clock difference between said first source clock frames and the clock frames of a Wi-Fi beacon; and
transmitting wirelessly said data substreams and said clock difference to a receiver to which said Wi-Fi beacon is also available.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
receiving said plurality of channels of data substreams by said receiver;
processing said data substreams to make them ready for output;
receiving said clock difference by said receiver;
receiving the clock frames of said Wi-Fi beacon by said receiver;
constructing a second Wi-Fi beacon reference clock frames using the timestamps of said received Wi-Fi beacon reference clock frames;
constructing second source clock frames using said second Wi-Fi beacon reference clock frames and said clock difference;
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
calculating the Initial Phase Difference between the local clock frames of the receiver and said second source clock frames;
constructing third source clock frames using said Initial Phase Difference and said second source clock frames and;
making said datastream ready for output before said third source clock frames start; and
outputting said datastream and said third source clock frames simultaneously.
21-63. (canceled)

1. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition comprising:
(a) about 0.1 wt. % to about 6 wt. % phospholipid obtained from a non-animal source comprising lecithin;
(b) about 0.0001 wt. % to about 1 wt. % of anionic surfactant to reduce ice crystal formation during freezing of the composition, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises a sulfate;
(c) about 0.5 wt. % to about 3 wt. % carbohydrate;
(d) about 3 wt. % to about 14 wt. % freeze agent comprising glycerol; and
(e) biological buffer to provide the composition with a pH of about 6.9 to about 7.5,

and wherein the composition comprises a sufficient amount of water so that the composition exhibits an osmolality of about 250 mOsM to about 350 mOsM, wherein the composition is substantially free of animal products.
2. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises at least about 90 wt. % water.
3. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, further comprising
antioxidant.
4. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 3, wherein the antioxidant comprises at least one of vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A, BHA, EHT, or derivatives thereof.
5. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises at least one of sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, or mixtures thereof.
6. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, further comprising semen.
7. A method for manufacturing an aqueous ready to use semen extender composition, the method comprising a step of:
(a) mixing semen extender composition components to provide a semen extender composition having an osmolality of about 250 mOsM to about 350 mOsM and a pH of about 6.9 to about 7.5, the semen extender composition components comprising:
(i) about 0.1 wt. % to about 6 wt. % phospholipid obtained from a non-animal source comprising lecithin;
(ii) about 0.0001 wt. % to about 1 wt,% of anionic surfactant to reduce ice crystal formation during freezing of the composition, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises a sulfate;
(iii) about 0.5 wt. % to about 3 wt.;
(iv) about 3 wt. % to about 14 wt. % freeze agent comprising glycerol;
(v) water; and
(vi) biological buffer) wherein the composition is substantially free of animal products.
8. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises at least about 1 IUml antioxidant.
9. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises at least about 5 IUml antioxidant.
10. An aqueous ready to use semen extender composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises about 1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % antioxidant.
11. A method according to claim 7, wherein the composition components further comprise at least about 1 IUml antioxidant.
12. A method according to claim 7, wherein the composition components further comprise at least about 5 IUml antioxidant.
13. A method according to claim 7, wherein the composition components further comprise about 1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % antioxidant.
14. A method according to claim 11, wherein the antioxidant comprises at least one of vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A, BHA, BHT, or derivatives thereof.
15. A method according to claim 7, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises at least one of sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, or mixtures thereof.

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 device for producing a mixture from chemically reactive plastic components and permeated with reinforcement fibers, comprising:
a mixing head having a mixing chamber receiving chemically reactive plastic components for producing a plastic mixture;
an outlet tube disposed downstream of the mixing chamber for receiving the plastic mixture;
a cleaning piston reversibly displaceable in the outlet tube and having a central channel;
a conveying unit for feeding a strand of natural fibers; and
a cutting arrangement including an outer tube defining an axis and terminating in an outlet port, an inner guide tube receiving the strand of natural fibers from the conveying unit and surrounded by the outer tube at formation of a gas supply channel of ring-shaped cross section for conduction of compressed gas, the inner tube and the outer tube so configured as to form a ring nozzle, with the outer tube extending beyond a lower end of the inner tube for guiding the strand of natural fiber downstream of the ring nozzle, and a cutting mechanism having at least one knife element extending transversely to the axis of the outer tube and in shearing contact with an end surface of the outer tube pass when passing by the outlet port, and an exit tube arranged downstream of the knife element in communication with the central channel of the cleaning piston.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the mixing head includes a housing and a dip tube which is securely fixed to the housing, said dip tube traversing the central channel of the cleaning piston and communicating with the exit tube.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the dip tube is securely fixed to the exit tube.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the knife element includes a knife disk which is driven about an axis in parallel relationship to the axis of the outer tube and has at least one kidney-shaped through-opening having at least one rounded area forming a cutting edge.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein the cutting arrangement includes a cutting drum and a retainer ring for replaceably securing the knife element to the cutting drum, said cutting drum having a central opening expanding conically upwards to the through-opening of the knife disk and tapering downwards to an opening terminating in the exit tube.
6. The device of claim 5, wherein the cutting arrangement has a housing and a drive mechanism supported by the housing and including a toothed belt in driving relationship with the cutting drum, said cutting drum supported in the housing which has a cutout for passage of the tooth belt.
7. In combination:
a cutting arrangement for guiding a fiber strand and cutting pieces from the fiber strand;
a mixing head receiving the fiber pieces from the cutting arrangement and combining the fiber pieces with a mixture from chemically reactive plastic components,
wherein the cutting arrangement includes an outer tube defining an axis and terminating in an outlet port, an inner guide tube receiving the fiber strand and surrounded by the outer tube at formation of a gas supply channel of ring-shaped cross section for conduction of compressed gas, the inner tube and the outer tube so configured as to form a ring nozzle, with the outer tube extending beyond a lower end of the inner tube for guiding the fiber strand downstream of the ring nozzle, and a cutting mechanism having at least one knife element extending transversely to the axis of the outer tube and in shearing contact with an end surface of the outer tube pass when passing by the outlet port.
8. The combination of claim 7, wherein the mixing head includes a housing and a dip tube which is securely fixed to the housing, said dip tube received in a cleaning piston and communicating with an exit tube.
9. The combination of claim 8, wherein the dip tube of the mixing head is securely fixed to the exit tube.
10. The combination of claim 7, wherein the knife element includes a knife disk which is driven about an axis in parallel relationship to the axis of the outer tube and has at least one kidney-shaped through-opening having at least one rounded area forming a cutting edge.
11. The combination of claim 10, wherein the cutting arrangement includes a cutting drum and a retainer ring for replaceably securing the knife element to the cutting drum, said cutting drum having a central opening expanding conically upwards to the through-opening of the knife disk and tapering downwards to an opening which terminates in the exit tube.
12. The combination of claim 11, wherein the cutting arrangement has a housing and a drive mechanism supported by the housing and including a toothed belt in driving relationship with the cutting drum, said cutting drum supported in the housing which has a cutout for passage of the tooth belt.
13. A cutting device for attachment to a mixing head of a polyurethane apparatus, said cutting device comprising:
an inner tube and an outer tube defining an axis;
means for conducting a stream of compressed gas through a channel between the inner and outer tubes and into an interior of the outer tube thereby applying a vacuum in the inner tube for drawing a fiber strand and aligning the fiber strand in a straight configuration; and
a cutting mechanism having at least one knife element extending adjacent a lower end of the outer tube transversely to the axis so as to be in shearing contact with an end surface of the outer tube as the knife element passes by.
14. The cutting device of claim 13, wherein the knife element includes a knife disk which rotates about an axis in parallel relationship to the outer tube and has at least one kidney-shaped through-opening having at least one rounded area forming a cutting edge for cutting the fiber strand as it passes the knife disk.
15. The cutting device of claim 14, wherein the cutting arrangement includes a cutting drum and a retainer ring for replaceably securing the knife element to the cutting drum, said cutting drum having a central opening expanding conically upwards to the through-opening of the knife disk and tapering downwards to an opening terminating in the exit tube.
16. The cutting device of claim 15, wherein the cutting arrangement has a housing and a drive mechanism supported by the housing and including a toothed belt in driving relationship with the cutting drum, said cutting drum supported in the housing which has a cutout for passage of the tooth belt.