All The Claims

1. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprising:
a converter for generating a timed pulse based on an analog signal and a control signal; and
a timing analyzer for generating a digital signal based on the timed pulse.
2. The ADC of claim 1 wherein the converter is self-correcting.
3. The ADC of claim 1 wherein the converter comprises a current source for generating the control signal.
4. The ADC of claim 3 wherein the converter further comprises a delay chain for regulating the current source.
5. The ADC of claim 4 wherein the delay chain provides a timing range, and wherein the digital signal correlates with the timing range.
6. The ADC of claim 3 wherein the converter further comprises:
a phase detector;
a loop filter coupled to the phase detector;
a charge pump coupled to the loop filter;
at least one comparator coupled to the charge pump; and
a phase decoder.
7. The ADC of claim 6 wherein the loop filter and the phase detector tune the control signal such that the charge pump charges to a maximum voltage during each pulse of a clock.
8. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprising:
a converter for generating a timed pulse based on an analog signal and a control signal; and
a timing analyzer for generating a digital signal based on the timed pulse, wherein the converter comprises:
a current source for generating the control signal;
a delay chain for regulating the current source, wherein the delay chain provides a timing range, and wherein the digital signal correlates with the timing range;
a phase detector;
a loop filter coupled to the phase detector;
a charge pump coupled to the loop filter;
at least one comparator coupled to the charge pump; and
a phase decoder.
9. The ADC of claim 8 wherein the loop filter and the phase detector tune the control signal such that the charge pump charges to a maximum voltage during each pulse of a clock.
10. The ADC of claim 8 wherein the converter is self-correcting.
11. A method for converting data from analog to digital form, the method comprising:
receiving an analog signal;
converting the analog signal into a timed pulse; and
generating a digital signal based on the timed pulse.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the analog signal converting step is self-correcting.
13. The method of claim 111 wherein the analog and digital signals are voltage signals.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein the analog signal converting step comprises:
generating a control signal; and
generating the timed pulse based on the analog signal and the control signal.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the control signal is based on a timing range of a delay chain.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the control signal is a pulse-coded analog current signal.
17. The method of claim 11 wherein the digital signal generating step further comprises:
measuring the timed pulse; and
quantizing the timed pulse.
18. A method for converting data from analog to digital form, the method comprising:
receiving an analog signal;
converting the analog signal into a timed pulse; and
generating a digital signal based on the timed pulse, wherein the digital signal is based on a ratio between TinTmax and VinVmax, wherein Tin is the time period required to charge up a charge pump to Vin, wherein Tmax is a maximum timing range, wherein Vin is the amplitude of the analog signal, and wherein Vmax is the voltage resulting from charging up the charge pump for the maximum timing range Tmax.
19. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for converting data from analog to digital form, the program instructions which when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to execute a method comprising:
receiving an analog signal;
converting the analog signal into a timed pulse; and
generating a digital signal based on the timed pulse.
20. The computer readable medium of claim 19 wherein the analog signal converting step is self-correcting.
21. The computer readable medium of claim 19 wherein the analog and digital signals are voltage signals.
22. The computer readable medium of claim 19 wherein the analog signal converting step comprises program instructions for:
generating a control signal; and
generating the timed pulse based on the analog signal and the control signal.
23. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the control signal is based on a timing range of a delay chain.
24. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the control signal is a pulse-coded analog current signal.
25. The computer readable medium of claim 19 wherein the digital signal generating step further comprises program instructions for:
measuring the timed pulse; and
quantizing the timed pulse.
26. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for converting data from analog to digital form, the program instructions which when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to execute a method comprising:
receiving an analog signal;
converting the analog signal into a timed pulse; and
generating a digital signal based on the timed pulse, wherein the digital signal is based on a ratio between TinTmax and VinVmax, wherein Tin is the time period required to charge up a charge pump to Vin, wherein Tmax is a maximum timing range, wherein Vin is the amplitude of the analog signal, and wherein Vmax is the voltage resulting from charging up the charge pump for the maximum timing range Tmax.

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

1-13. (canceled)
14. A label for a container which comprises a biaxially oriented film having a porous layer, which contains propylene polymer and at least one \u03b2-nucleating agent and whose microporosity is generated by converting \u03b2-crystalline polypropylene during stretching of the film, for labeling containers in deep drawing.
15. The label according to claim 14, wherein the porous layer has a Gurley value in a range from >50 to 5000 seconds.
16. The label according to claim 14, wherein the porous layer has a Gurley value in a range from >5000 to 300,000 seconds.
17. The label according to claim 15, w the porous layer has a Gurley value in a range from 8000 to 250,000 seconds.
18. The label according to claim 14, wherein the density of the film is in a range from 0.2 to 0.80 gcm3.
19. The label according to claim 14, wherein the microporous layer contains a propylene homopolymer andor a propylene block copolymer.
20. The label according to claim 14, wherein the microporous layer contains a mixture of propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer and the ratio is in a range from 90:10 to 10:90.
21. The label according to claim 17, wherein the microporous layer contains a mixture of propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer and the ratio is in a range from 90:10 to 10:90.
22. The label according to claim 14, wherein the microporous layer contains 0.001 weight-percent to 5 weight-percent \u03b2-nucleating agent in relation to the weight of the \u03b2-nucleated layer.
23. The label according to claim 14, wherein the nucleating agent is a calcium salt of pimelic acid or suberic acid or a carboxamide.
24. The label according to claim 14, wherein the microporous layer is provided with a cover layer on one side.
25. The label according to claim 14, wherein the film is produced according to the tentering method and the drawing-off roll temperature is in a range from 60 to 130\xb0 C.
26. The label according to claim 14 wherein the applied label does not have an orange peel effect.
27. A method for producing a labeled container which comprises using deep drawing, in which a label which is cut to size is laid in a mold and a deep-drawable thick film is heated using heating elements to a temperature at which the polymer is thermoplastically deformable and subsequently the film is drawn into a mold using a molding tool or pneumatically, so that the film is tailored to the mold and a container is molded and simultaneously the inserted label is applied, wherein the label comprises a biaxially oriented film having a microporous layer, which has an open-pored, net-like structure, which was generated during the production of the film by converting \u03b2-crystalline polypropylene into alpha-crystalline polypropylene during the stretching, the microporous layer facing toward the container.
28. A biaxially oriented film having a microporous layer, which comprises a propylene polymer and at least one \u03b2-nucleating agent and whose microporosity is generated by converting \u03b2-crystalline polypropylene during stretching of the film, wherein the porous layer has a Gurley value in a range from >50 to 5000 seconds.
29. The film according to claim 28, wherein the porous layer has a Gurley value in a range from >5000 to 300,000.
30. The film according to claim 28, wherein the porous layer has a Gurley value in a range from 8000 to 250,000 Gurley.
31. The film according to claim 28, wherein the density of the film is in a range from 0.2 to 0.80 gcm3.
31. The film according to claim 28, wherein the microporous layer contains a propylene homopolymer andor a propylene block copolymer.
32. The film according to claim 28, wherein the microporous layer contains a mixture of propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer and the ratio is in a range from 90:10 to 10:90.

1. A microwave oven comprising:
a cavity for accommodating food to be cooked, of which at least one side defining an opening;
a door for shielding the opening selectively;
a magnetron disposed at an outside of the cavity, for generating microwave;
a waveguide for guiding the generated microwave into the cavity;
a stirrer fan disposed at an outlet of the waveguide, for scattering the microwave guided by the waveguide;
a motor fixed at an outside of the waveguide and having a shaft connected with the stirrer fan;
a screw covering part formed by modifying a portion of the waveguide to accommodate a motor fixing screw;
a convergence preventing part formed at a portion of the cavity, the convergence preventing part having a shape corresponding to the screw covering part and provided at a location corresponding to the screw covering part; and
an elevated portion formed by modifying a portion of the cavity, for uniformly distributing the microwave scattered by the stirrer fan.
2. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the waveguide is provided at an upper side andor a lower side of the microwave oven.
3. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the convergence preventing part is formed with a recessed shape toward an inside of the cavity.
4. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the convergence preventing part is formed around the stirrer fan at the corresponding location.
5. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the elevated portion protrudes toward an inside of the cavity.
6. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the elevated portion is formed at an outside of the stirrer fan.
7. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the elevated portion has a substantially hemispheric shape.
8. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the number of the elevated portion is plural and the plurality of elevated portions are arranged facing each other around the stirrer fan.
9. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the elevated portion is integrally formed with a plate of the cavity.
10. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein a vertical distance between the screw covering part and the convergence preventing part is equal to a vertical distance between the cavity and the waveguide.
11. A microwave radiating structure of a microwave oven comprising:
a magnetron disposed at an outside of a cavity, for generating microwave;
a waveguide for guiding the generated microwave into the cavity;
a stirrer fan disposed at an outlet of the waveguide, for scattering the microwave guided by waveguide;
a motor fixed at an outside of the waveguide and having a shaft connected with the stirrer fan; and
a convergence preventing part provided at a nearby position of the motor, the convergence preventing part being recessed toward an inside of the cavity, wherein the waveguide is modified to form a screw covering part at a position where the motor is fixed, and the convergence preventing part is formed to have a shape corresponding to the screw covering part and being provided at a location corresponding to the screw covering part.
12. The microwave radiating structure according to claim 11, wherein the number of the convergence preventing part is plural and the convergence preventing parts are arranged around the stirrer fan at the corresponding locations.
13. The microwave radiating structure according to claim 11, wherein the stirrer fan is provided at an upper side andor lower side of the cavity.
14. The microwave radiating structure according to claim 11, wherein the convergence preventing part is formed by modifying the waveguide.
15. The microwave radiating structure according to claim 11, wherein a vertical distance between the screw covering part and the convergence preventing part is equal to a vertical distance between the cavity and the waveguide.

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 Raman amplifier, comprising:
a plurality of pump lasers, each pump laser arranged in a respective control loop for keeping a power of a respectively associated pump signal constant; and
a wavelength division multiplexer, wherein the pump signals are combined via the wavelength division multiplexer and are fed to a transmission fiber.
2. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein each control loop further comprises an optical filter connected in series with the respectively associated pump laser for frequency stabilization.
3. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein each control loop further comprises a polarization mixer connected in series with the respectively associated pump laser.
4. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein each control loop further comprises a measurement coupler, a monitor diode and a regulator, such that the measurement coupler and the monitor diode control the power of the respectively associated pump signal, and a measurement signal controls an injection current of the respectively associated pump laser via the regulator.
5. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein the Raman amplifier is operated in a linear area.
6. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein power levels of the pump signals are set such that the Raman amplifier has a desired gain profile in a relevant wavelength band.
7. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:
a controller for providing reference variables for all of the regulators and for setting the power levels of the pump signals for an optimum gain profile based on stored or externally supplied data or signals.
8. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 7, wherein the controller includes an input for a busy signal, which indicates active transmission bands, and uses stored tables to activate and switch off some of the pump lasers and sets the power levels of the pump signals for an optimum gain profile.
9. A Raman amplifier as claimed in claim 7, wherein the controller controls switching of the signal levels in the event of one of failure and a changed connection state of a transmission band.