All The Claims

1. A watch including a case provided with a back cover resistant to ambient pressure, a pressure sensor mounted in an orifice of the back cover with an intermediate ring, and a printed circuit element connected to the terminals of the pressure sensor, said sensor including a rigid substrate provided with said terminals, a tubular casing secured to the substrate in a water-resistant manner and arranged to fit into the intermediate ring, and a pressure-sensitive element, which is mounted on the substrate and located inside the tubular casing,
said watch including a sensor module including at least the intermediate ring, the pressure sensor, the printed circuit element and a sensor support placed against the printed circuit element on the opposite side to said sensor and arranged to withstand the force resulting from the ambient pressure on the sensor, said force being transmitted from said support to the back cover by members for securing the sensor module, wherein the sensor module is mounted in a water-resistant manner and centred in the orifice of the back cover and wherein the intermediate ring includes feet arranged to engage in positioning holes of the printed circuit element without any play.
2. The watch according to claim 1, wherein said feet are further engaged in holes in the sensor support.
3. The watch according to claim 1, wherein said feet are cylindrical.
4. The watch according to claim 1, wherein the tubular casing of the sensor is prominent in relation to a frontal face of the intermediate ring, towards the exterior side of the back cover, and wherein said sensor module is mounted in the back cover in a water-resistant manner by an annular sealing gasket, which is compressed radially between said tubular casing and a wall of the orifice of the back cover, said annular sealing gasket being capable of abutting axially against said frontal face.
5. The watch according to claim 4, wherein the sensor module is centred in said orifice by the annular sealing gasket.
6. The watch according to claim 4, wherein the sensor module is centred in said orifice by driving the intermediate ring into the orifice.
7. The watch according to claim 1, wherein the watchcase includes a middle part, to which the back cover is connected in a water-resistant manner, and a cover covering the back cover externally so as to arrange a chamber between the back cover and the cover in which ambient pressure is transmitted through at least one aperture in the cover.
8. The watch according to claim 7, wherein the cover is secured to the middle part and forces the back cover to abut in a water-resistant manner against the middle part.
9. The watch according to claim 7, wherein the back cover is secured to the middle part in a water-resistant manner and wherein the cover is secured to the back cover.
10. The watch according to claim 7, wherein the back cover includes a first region, in which said orifice and a groove are located on the side of said chamber and which connects said orifice to said aperture in the cover, and a second region having a more flexible part than the first region, said part and said groove being separated by a rigid rib.
11. The watch according to claim 10, wherein a piezoelectric element is secured to said more flexible part to form an acoustic transducer.

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 drum-type volume source calibration phantom is placed in a detector, there is an accommodating space inside the detector for receiving a plurality of radioactivity detectors, and the drum-type volume source calibration phantom comprising:
a drum-type container;
a plurality of plate assemblies, stacking inside the drum-type container; and
at least a source plate, located between adjacent plate assemblies, and each source plate having a plurality of sources.
2. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the plate material can be metal or non-metal.
3. As described in claim 2 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the non-metal can be paper, wood, plastics, cement and glass.
4. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the source is a \u03b3 source.
5. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the \u03b3 source can be 57cobalt, 137cesium, 54manganese, 60cobalt or combination of either one.
6. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the source is a circular source.
7. As described in claim 6 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the circular source has diameter less than 5 cm.
8. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the source plate further comprising:
a bottom cover;
a leak-proof filter layer, formed on the bottom cover, and having a plurality of sources; and
a top cover, formed on the leak-proof filter layer, to protect the sources.
9. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the source plate is a circular source plate.
10. As described in claim 1 for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the drum-type container is a 55-gallon container.
11. A calibration method for drum-type volume source calibration phantom comprising steps:
providing a plurality of drum-type volume source calibration phantoms, each drum-type volume source calibration phantom having different density, and the drum-type volume source calibration phantom having a drum-type container, a plurality of plate assemblies and a plurality of source plates, and each source plate having a plurality of sources;
performing activity measurement for every drum-type volume source calibration phantom;
using the drum-type volume source calibration phantoms in a detector to obtain correlation between density and counting efficiency; and
measuring energy dependence of different sources as correction factor.
12. As described in claim 11 for the calibration method for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the plate can be metal and non-metal.
13. As described in claim 11 for the calibration method for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the non-metal can be paper, wood, plastics, cement and glass.
14. As described in claim 11 for the calibration method for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the source is a \u03b3 source.
15. As described in claim 14 for the calibration method for a drum-type volume source calibration phantom, the \u03b3 source can be 57cobalt, 137 cesium, 54manganese, 60cobalt or combination of either one.

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16. A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including, in a power transmission path to transmit a power of an engine, first and second clutches arranged to receive the power from the engine, and first and second transmission mechanisms arranged downstream of the first and second clutches and including a common output shaft, each of the first and second transmission mechanisms including a first gear which rotates together with a driven member of a respective one of the first and second clutches, and a second gear which rotates together with the output shaft, is movable relative to the first gear, and is engageable with the first gear by dog clutches, the control device being programmed to switch the path to transmit the power from one of the first and second clutches and the first and second transmission mechanisms to the other of the first and second clutches and the first and second transmission mechanisms according to a shift command, the control device comprising:
a gear control unit that brings the first gear and the second gear close to each other in the first transmission mechanism which starts the power transmission according to the shift command;
a rotation speed control unit that is programmed to set, as a target rotation speed, an engine rotation speed corresponding to a vehicle velocity and a speed reduction ratio realized by engagement of the first gear and the second gear being brought close to each other by the gear control unit, and to control the engine rotation speed toward the target rotation speed, and to prevent the engine rotation speed from arriving at the target rotation speed until the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other; and
a clutch control unit that brings the first clutch which starts the power transmission according to the shift command close to an engaged state, and the second clutch close to a disengaged state when the engine rotation speed arrives at the target rotation speed.
17. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the rotation speed control unit starts to control the engine rotation speed toward the target rotation speed after the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other.
18. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the rotation speed control unit maintains the engine rotation speed at a rotation speed between an engine rotation speed before receiving the shift command and the target rotation speed until the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other.
19. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the rotation speed at which the rotation speed control unit maintains the engine rotation speed is calculated based on a target rotation speed.
20. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the rotation speed control unit starts to control the engine rotation speed toward the target rotation speed before the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other by the gear control unit.
21. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 16, further comprising:
a gear determination unit that determines whether or not the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other; wherein
the rotation speed control unit includes a first control mode to prevent the engine rotation speed from arriving at the target rotation speed until it is determined that the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other by the gear determination unit, and a second control mode to change the engine rotation speed toward the target rotation speed independently from the determination result of the gear control unit; and
the rotation speed control unit selects one of the first control mode and the second control mode based on an amount of the change in the engine rotation speed until the engine rotation speed arrives at the target rotation speed.
22. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 16, further comprising:
a collision determination unit that determines whether or not the dog clutches collide with each other without engagement of the first gear and the second gear; wherein
the rotation speed control unit continues or restarts changing the engine rotation speed according to the determination result of the collision determination unit.
23. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 22, wherein the rotation speed control unit returns the engine rotation speed to the target rotation speed when the engine rotation speed exceeds the target rotation speed due to a change in the engine rotation speed caused by the determination result of the collision determination unit.
24. A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including, in a power transmission path to transmit a power of an engine, first and second clutches arranged to receive the power from the engine, and first and second transmission mechanisms arranged downstream of the first and second clutches and including a common output shaft, each of the first and second transmission mechanisms includes a first gear which rotates together with a driven member of a respective one of the first and second clutches, and a second gear which rotates together with the output shaft, is movable relative to the first gear, and is engageable with the first gear by dog clutches, the control device being programmed to switch the path to transmit the power from one of the first and second clutches and the first and second transmission mechanisms to the other of the first and second clutches and the first and second transmission mechanisms according to a shift command, the control device comprising:
a gear control unit that brings the first gear and the second gear close to each other in the first transmission mechanism which starts the power transmission according to the shift command;
a rotation speed control unit that is programmed to set, as a target rotation speed, an engine rotation speed corresponding to a vehicle velocity and a speed reduction ratio realized by engagement of the first gear and the second gear brought close to each other by the gear control unit, and to control the engine rotation speed toward the target rotation speed, and to change the engine rotation speed to a rotation speed that exceeds the target rotation speed and then to prevent the engine rotation speed from returning to the target rotation speed until the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other by the gear engagement unit; and
a clutch control unit that brings the first clutch which starts the power transmission according to the shift command close to an engaged state, and the second clutch close to a disengaged state when the engine rotation speed returns to the target rotation speed.
25. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 24, wherein the rotation speed control unit maintains the engine rotation speed at the rotation speed that exceeds the target rotation speed until the first gear and the second gear are engaged with each other.
26. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 24, wherein the gear control unit starts to bring the first gear and the second gear close to each other so that the first gear and the second gear contact each other in a status in which the engine rotation speed exceeds the target rotation speed.
27. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 26, wherein the gear control unit starts to bring the first gear and the second gear close to each other when the engine rotation speed exceeds a rotation speed determined on a basis of the target rotation speed.
28. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 24, further comprising:
a collision determination unit that determines whether or not the dog clutches collide with each other without engagement of the first gear and the second gear; wherein
the rotation speed control unit continues or restarts the change in the engine rotation speed according to the determination result of the collision determination unit.
29. The control device for a vehicle according to claim 28, wherein the rotation speed control unit switches a direction of the change in the engine rotation speed according to the determination result of the collision determination unit.
30. A motorcycle comprising the control device according to claim 16.
31. A motorcycle comprising the control device according to claim 24.

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 method for generating connective tissue in an individual comprising implanting a fabric having one or more biomechanical properties of the connective tissue, into the individual at an anatomical location that provides the appropriate physiologic environment for the development of the connective tissue from the implanted fabric, wherein the fabric is comprised of one or more individual yarns comprised of sericin-extracted native fibroin fibers.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the yarns are intertwined to form a 2-dimensional mesh.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more biomechanical properties is selected from the group consisting of ultimate tensile strength, linear stiffness, yield point, percent elongation at break, and combinations thereof.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the individual yarns has a single-level hierarchical organization comprising a group of parallel or intertwined fibers to form the yarn(s).
5. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the individual yarns has a two-level hierarchical organization comprising a bundle of intertwined groups, wherein a group comprises parallel or intertwined fibers.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the individual yarns has a three-level hierarchical organization comprising a strand of intertwined bundles, wherein a bundle comprises intertwined groups, wherein a group comprises parallel or intertwined fibers.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the individual yarns has a four-level hierarchical organization comprising a cord of intertwined strands, wherein a strand comprises intertwined bundles, wherein a bundle comprises intertwined groups, wherein a group comprises parallel or intertwined fibers.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fabric is implanted intramuscularly.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the fabric is implanted into the individual to replace or repair damaged tissue.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the connective tissue is ligament or tendon.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the fabric has one or more biomechanical properties of a body wall connective tissue and is implanted into the individual at the site of the body wall.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the fabric has one or more biomechanical properties of chest wall connective tissue and is implanted into the individual at the site of the chest wall.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the fabric has one or more biomechanical properties of organ supporting connective tissue and is implanted in the individual to position or support an organ.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the fabric is implanted subcutaneously or intramuscularly.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the fabric is implanted into the individual to replace or repair damaged tissue.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein the fabric has one or more biomechanical properties of a ligament or tendon.