All The Claims

1. A process for producing an emulsion, comprising:
ejecting a dispersion phase towards a junction of flows of a first continuous phase and a second continuous phase, wherein a flow of the dispersion phase joins the flows of the first and second continuous phases to form the emulsion,
wherein:
the first continuous phase is ejected from a first microchannel,
the second continuous phase is ejected from a second microchannel,
the first and second microchannels substantially oppose each other,
the dispersion phase is ejected from a dispersion phase feeding channel,
the first and second microchannels are substantially perpendicular to the dispersion phase feeding channel, and
a part of the flow of the first and second continuous phases enters into the dispersion phase feeding channel.
2. The process for producing an emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the dispersion phase is ejected approximately perpendicular to each of the flows of the first and second continuous phases.
3. The process for producing an emulsion according to claim 2 wherein the dispersion phase ejected approximately perpendicular to each of the flows of the first and second continuous phases is arranged along with the flows of the first and second continuous phases at multiple positions.

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

1-11. (canceled)
12. A method for equalizing gain when transmitting control information from a plurality of antenna configurations, the method comprising:
producing a set of quasi-omni beams having complementary beam patterns that form an aggregate beam pattern providing omni-directional coverage, each of the set of quasi-omni beams having at least a first antenna gain,
producing a set of directional beams, each of the set of directional beams having at least a second antenna gain, the at least second antenna gain being different than the at least first antenna gain, and
generating a first beacon frame having a first spreading gain to be transmitted on each of the set of quasi-omni beams and a second beacon frame having a second spreading gain to be transmitted on each of the set of directional beams, wherein generating further comprises selecting the first spreading gain and the second spreading gain such that the sum of the first spreading gain and the first antenna gain equals the sum of the second spreading gain and the second antenna gain.
13. The method recited in claim 12, wherein selecting the first spreading gain and the second spreading gain comprises selecting at least one of a Golay code length and a number of repetitions.
14. A method for determining a preferred set of beam patterns for transmitting information between a network controller and a subscriber device, the method comprising:
detecting a quasi-omni signal transmitted with a quasi-omni beam pattern by the network controller,
reading beacon-frame information in the quasi-omni signal,
employing the beacon-frame information to assist in detecting a plurality of directional signals, each transmitted with one of a plurality of directional beam patterns by the network controller,
calculating a link-quality factor for each of a plurality of combinations of beam pattern employed by the subscriber device and directional beam pattern employed by the network controller, and
transmitting a request to the network controller indicating at least one preferred directional beam pattern to use when communicating with the subscriber device.
15. The method recited in claim 14, wherein detecting a quasi-omni signal further comprises setting a predetermined time limit for determining if detection was successful, and upon unsuccessful detection, performing at least one of a set of functions, comprising notifying the network controller that detection was unsuccessful and directing the subscriber device to go into a sleep mode.
16. The method recited in claim 14, wherein calculating the link-quality factor for each of the plurality of combinations further comprises storing each link-quality factor.
17. The method recited in claim 14, wherein calculating the link-quality factor for each of the plurality of combinations comprises calculating the link-quality factor for all possible combinations of beam pattern employed by the subscriber device and directional beam pattern employed by the network controller.
18. The method recited in claim 14, wherein calculating the link-quality factor for each of the plurality of combinations further comprises storing a predetermined number of the combinations sorted by link-quality factor for providing a set of best combinations.
19. The method recited in claim 18, further comprising repeating the step of calculating the link-quality factor for each of the plurality of combinations for only the set of best combinations.
20. The method recited in claim 14, wherein transmitting the request comprises transmitting the request during at least one predetermined listening period.
21. The method recited in claim 14, wherein transmitting the request is followed by the network controller transmitting an acknowledgment to the subscriber device.

1. A ball bearing assembly for supporting a rotor shaft in a gas turbine engine, comprising:
an inner race that couples to the rotor shaft comprising a plurality of inner race lubricant apertures that extend radially through the inner race that supply pressurised lubricant to selected regions within the bearing;
an outer race that couples to a primary static structural support;
a plurality of ball elements between the inner race and the outer race; and
a ball cage to maintain the relative radial spacing of the ball elements between each other within the inner race and the outer race.
2. The ball bearing assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner race lubricant apertures form at least one radial row around the inner race.
3. The ball bearing assembly of claim 2, wherein the inner race lubricant apertures form two radial rows around the inner race.
4. A bearing lubrication system for a gas turbine engine that has bearings supporting a rotor shaft, comprising:
a housing for the engine that serves as a primary static structural support;
a rotor shaft for mounting rotational components of the engine;
at least two bearings for supporting the rotor shaft within the housing, each bearing comprising an inner race that couples to the rotor shaft comprising a plurality of inner race lubricant apertures that extend radially through the inner race that supply pressurised lubricant to selected regions within the bearing, an outer race that couples to a primary static structural support, a plurality of ball elements between the inner race and the outer race and a ball cage to maintain the relative radial spacing of the ball elements between each other within the inner race and the outer race; and
a lubricant distribution system for delivering pressurised lubricant to the inner race apertures in each of the bearings.
5. The bearing lubrication system of claim 4, wherein the lubricant comprises fuel for the engine.
6. The bearing lubrication system of claim 4, wherein the lubricant comprises oil.
7. The bearing lubrication system of claim 4, wherein the lubricant comprises a mixture of fuel for the engine and oil.
8. The bearing lubrication system of claim 4, wherein the lubricant distribution system comprises a lubricant source that supplies the lubricant.
9. The bearing lubrication system of claim 8, wherein the lubricant distribution system further comprises a lubricant pump for pressurising the lubricant.
10. The bearing lubrication system of claim 9, wherein the lubricant distribution system further comprises a pressurised lubricant galley for supplying lubricant to a forward one of the bearings.
11. The bearing lubrication system of claim 9, wherein the lubricant distribution system further comprises a pressurised rotor shaft lubricant channel for supplying lubricant to at least one aft bearing.
12. The bearing lubrication system of claim 4, wherein airflow through the engine propagates lubricant from a forward one of the bearings to at least one aft bearing and into a combustion chamber for the engine.
13. A gas turbine engine comprising:
a housing for the engine that serves as a primary static structural support;
a rotor shaft;
a compressor wheel mounted on the rotor shaft for compressing air;
a combustion chamber for combusting the compressed air with fuel to generate expanding exhaust gas;
a turbine wheel mounted on the rotor shaft driven by the expanding exhaust gas;
at least two bearings for supporting the rotor shaft within the housing, each bearing comprising an inner race that couples to the rotor shaft comprising a plurality of inner race lubricant apertures that extend radially through the inner race that supply pressurised lubricant to selected regions within the bearing, an outer race that couples to a primary static structural support, a plurality of ball elements between the inner race and the outer race and a ball cage to maintain the relative radial spacing of the ball elements between each other within the inner race and the outer race; and
a lubricant distribution system for delivering pressurised lubricant to the inner race apertures in each of the bearings.
14. The engine of claim 13, wherein the lubricant comprises fuel for the engine.
15. The bearing lubrication system of claim 13, wherein the lubricant comprises oil.
16. The engine of claim 13, wherein the lubricant comprises a mixture of fuel for the engine and oil.
17. The engine of claim 13, wherein the lubricant distribution system comprises a lubricant source that supplies the lubricant.
18. The engine of claim 17, wherein the lubricant distribution system further comprises a lubricant pump for pressurising the lubricant.
19. The engine of claim 18, wherein the lubricant distribution system further comprises a pressurised lubricant galley for supplying lubricant to a forward one of the bearings.
20. The engine of claim 18, wherein the lubricant distribution system further comprises a pressurised rotor shaft lubricant channel for supplying lubricant to at least one aft bearing.
21. The bearing lubrication system of claim 13, wherein airflow through the engine propagates lubricant from a forward one of the bearings to at least one aft bearing and into a combustion chamber for the engine.

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 process of separating at least two gases or two liquids comprising contacting said gases or liquids with a membrane comprising a copolymer comprising 10 to 99 mol % 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene-based structural units and 1 to 90 mol % vinylidene fluoride-based structural units.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein said membrane comprises a plurality of first repeating units of formula (I):
wherein n and m are independent integers from 100 to 20000.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein said membrane comprises a copolymer comprising 70 to 90 mol % 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene-based structural units and 10 to 30 mol % vinylidene fluoride-based structural units.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein said membrane comprises a copolymer comprising 30 to 70 mol % 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene-based structural units and 30 to 70 mol % vinylidene fluoride-based structural units.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein said membrane further comprises structural units derived from hexafluoropropene.
6. The process of claim 1 wherein said membrane has carbon dioxide permeability of at least 5 Barrers and single-gas CO2CH4 selectivity of at least 40 at 35\xb0 C. under 791 kPa feed pressure
7. The process of claim 1 wherein said gases are separated from natural gas and comprise one or more gases selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, hydrogen sulfide and helium.
8. The process of claim 1 wherein said gases are volatile organic compounds.
9. The process of claim 8 wherein said volatile organic compounds are selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene and acetone.
10. The process of claim 1 wherein said gases comprise a mixture of carbon dioxide and at least one gas selected from hydrogen, flue gas and natural gas.
11. The process of claim 1 wherein said gases are a mixture of olefins and paraffins or iso and normal paraffins.
12. The process of claim 1 wherein said gases comprise a mixture of gases selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and oxygen, carbon dioxide and methane, hydrogen and methane or carbon monoxide, helium and methane.
13. The process of claim 1 wherein said gases comprise a mixture of hydrogen, nitrogen, methane and argon in ammonia purge gas streams.