All The Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A management system for management of original and modified forms of electronic information, the system comprising:
a bill of material object having a tree structure and comprising a plurality of bill of material nodes for storing information about a product in a hierarchical structure;
a database object for storing information related to the bill of material nodes;
an item master which logically links to the bill of material node and the database object to establish an exclusive link between the bill of material node and the database object; and
a version management module for renewing the content of a corresponding item master of a bill of material node and a corresponding exclusive link when a user adds to, uses or modifies the bill of material node.
2. The management system of claim 1, wherein the bill of material nodes store information about structure of a product.
3. The management system of claim 1, wherein the bill of material nodes store information about a plan.
4. The management system of claim 1, wherein the bill of material nodes store information about structure of an organization.
5. The management system of claim 1, wherein the information stored in the database objects is stored in any one or more of the following forms: document, database, video, image, audio.
6. The management system of claim 1, wherein the item master records all original and modified information of its exclusively linked bill of material node.
7. A management method for management of original and modified forms of electronic information, the method comprising the steps of:
establishing a bill of material object, a database object, an item master and a version management module which together constitute an information system, wherein the bill of material object comprises a plurality of bill of material nodes; and
establishing a version management rule, the rule comprising:
a sub-rule of automatically adding a new bill of material node into the information system when the new bill of material node is created by a user;
a sub-rule of using an old bill of material node already existing in the information system as an element for a newly created bill of material node; and
a sub-rule of modifying a bill of material node by automatically adding a new bill of material node and a new item master which is exclusively linked to the newly added bill of material node, the newly added bill of material node being exclusively linked to related database objects through the newly added item master; and
facilitating the version management module executing corresponding sub-rules of the version management rule when adding a new bill of material node, using an old bill of material node or modifying a bill of material node.
8. The management method of claim 7, wherein the step of establishing a bill of material object comprises creating a tree structure comprising a plurality of bill of material nodes which are used to store information about a product in a hierarchical structure.
9. The management method of claim 7, wherein the database object comprises information related to the bill of material nodes.
10. The management method of claim 9, wherein the information related to the bill of material nodes has any one or more of the following forms: document, database, video, image, audio.
11. A method for sharing data information of similar or same material among different users, comprising:
providing specific information in a database device by a first user;
setting up a first bill of material node and an item master creating a relation between the specific information and the first bill of material node by said first user;
allowing a second user to approach said specific information; and
setting up second bill of material node referring to said item master to create another relation between said specific information and said second bill of material node by the second user, wherein to the same item master, said two bill of material nodes are independent from each other so that the second user can still approach the specific information via said second bill of material node under the same item master even if the first user cuts off the first bill of material node.

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 medical waste pretreatment andor conditioning composition comprising a lipid agglomeration inhibitor and a surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 1 to less than about 5, wherein a weight ratio of agglomeration inhibitor to surfactant on 100 wt. % active ingredient basis ranges from about 0.015:1 to about 3:1.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the agglomeration inhibitor comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl ether sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl ether sulfate, sophorose biosurfactant, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, triethanolamine lauroyl-L-glutamate, sodium myristyl sarcosinate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, potassium laurate, sodium dodecane sulfonates, and sodium lauryl ethoxysulfate.
4. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a dye.
5. The composition of claim 1, further comprising water.
6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of agglomeration inhibitor to surfactant in the composition on 100 wt. % active ingredient basis ranges from about 0.1:1 to about 0.5:1.
7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the surfactant comprises a polyether polyol non-ionic surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 1 to about 3.
8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the agglomeration inhibitor comprises sodium lauryl sulfate.
9. A method for pretreating a medical waste stream on a batch or continuous basis comprising:
injecting into the waste stream a composition comprising a lipid agglomeration inhibitor and a surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 1 to less than about 5, wherein a weight ratio of agglomeration inhibitor to surfactant on 100 wt. % active ingredient basis ranges from about 0.015:1 to about 3:1; and
turbulently mixing the composition and waste stream,
wherein an amount of composition injected into the waste stream is an amount sufficient to provide from about 0.1 to about 9 weight percent of composition to the waste stream based on a total weight of composition and waste stream.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the agglomeration inhibitor comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl ether sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl ether sulfate, sophorose biosurfactant, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, triethanolamine lauroyl-L-glutamate, sodium myristyl sarcosinate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, potassium laurate, sodium dodecane sulfonates, and sodium lauryl ethoxysulfate.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the weight ratio of agglomeration inhibitor to surfactant in the composition on 100 wt. % active ingredient basis ranges from about 0.1:1 to about 0.5:1.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein the surfactant comprises a polyether polyol non-ionic surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 1 to about 3.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the amount of composition injected into the waste stream ranges from about 0.1 to about 7 weight percent of composition in the waste stream to be pretreated based on a total weight of composition and waste stream.
14. A method for pretreating or conditioning a surface contaminated with medical waste comprising:
injecting into a fluid flowing stream a cleaning composition comprising a lipid agglomeration inhibitor and a surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 1 to less than about 5 to provide a pretreatment stream, wherein a weight ratio of agglomeration inhibitor to surfactant on 100 wt. % active ingredient basis ranges from about 0.015:1 to about 3:1; and
spraying the pretreatment composition through spray nozzles into a flowing waste stream to provide turbulent mixing of the composition and waste stream.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the agglomeration inhibitor comprises a composition selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl ether sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl ether sulfate, sophorose biosurfactant, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, triethanolamine lauroyl-L-glutamate, sodium myristyl sarcosinate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, potassium laurate, sodium dodecane sulfonates, and sodium lauryl ethoxysulfate.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the weight ratio of agglomeration inhibitor to surfactant in the composition on 100 wt. % active ingredient basis ranges from about 0.1:1 to about 0.5:1.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the surfactant comprises a polyether polyol non-ionic surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 1 to about 3.

1. A method of supporting an MS during re-entry into a network, the method comprising:
determining if the MS is a member of a closed subscriber group associated with a first base station from a plurality of base stations; and
instructing, by the first base station, the MS to attempt re-entry into the network at another base station from the plurality of base stations in response to determining that the MS is not a member of the closed subscriber group associated with the first base station.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
initiating, by the network, idle mode entry after re-authentication with the network if re-entry into the network was not caused by a power down request.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
sending, by the network, a command to complete a power down process after re-authentication with the network if re-entry into the network was caused by a power down request.
4. A method of supporting an MS during re-entry into a network, the method comprising:
selecting a first base station from a plurality of base stations for re-entry into the network, wherein the first base station determines if the MS is a member of a closed subscriber group associated with the first base station; and
receiving instructions from the first base station to attempt re-entry into the network at another base station from the plurality of base stations if the MS is not a member of the closed subscriber group associated with the first base station.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
initiating, by the MS, idle mode entry after re-authentication with the network if re-entry of the network was not caused by a power down request.
6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
sending, by the MS, a command to complete a power down process after re-authentication with the network if re-entry of the network was caused by a power down request.
7. A system for supporting an MS during re-entry into a network, the method comprising:
means for determining if the MS is a member of a closed subscriber group associated with a first base station from a plurality of base stations; and
means for instructing the MS to attempt re-entry into the network at another base station from the plurality of base stations in response to determining that the MS is not a member of the closed subscriber group associated with the first base station.
8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
means for initiating idle mode entry after re-authentication with the network if re-entry into the network was not caused by a power down request.
9. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
means for sending a command to complete a power down process after re-authentication with the network if re-entry into the network was caused by a power down request.
10. A system for supporting an MS during re-entry into a network, the method comprising:
means for selecting a first base station from a plurality of base stations for re-entry into the network, wherein the first base station determines if the MS is a member of a closed subscriber group associated with the first base station; and
means for receiving instructions from the first base station to attempt re-entry into the network at another base station from the plurality of base stations if the MS is not a member of the closed subscriber group associated with the first base station.
11. The system of claim 10, further comprising:
means for initiating idle mode entry after re-authentication with the network if re-entry of the network was not caused by a power down request.
12. The system of claim 10, further comprising:
means for sending a command to complete a power down process after re-authentication with the network if re-entry of the network was caused by a power down request.

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 pressure vessel, comprising:
a vessel main body having a tank head section and a shell plate section; and
a protective member including a non -foamed thermally foamable material, which forms a heat insulating layer when being foamed, and placed to be brought into contact with and fixed to part of an outer surface of the tank head section.
2. The pressure vessel according to claim 1,
wherein the protective member includes a layer containing the thermally foamable material and a layer containing a buffer material.
3. The pressure vessel according to claim 2,
wherein the layer containing the buffer material is placed on inner side of the layer containing the thermally foamable material.
4. The pressure vessel according to claim 1,
wherein the the tank head section includes a first tank head section and a second tank head section, wherein
a safety valve operative to work at high temperature is provided on the first tank head section, and
the protective member is fixed to the second tank head section.
5. The pressure vessel according to claim 1,
wherein the protective member has an outer diameter that is equal to or smaller than outer diameter of the vessel main body.
6. The pressure vessel according to claim 1,
wherein the part of the tank head section brought into contact with and fixed by the protective member includes a region having a smallest wall thickness.
7. A production method of a pressure vessel, comprising:
producing a vessel main body including a tank head section and a shell plate section; and
bringing a protective member including a non-foamed thermally foamable material, which forms a heat insulating layer when being foamed, into contact with at least part of an outer surface of the tank head section to be fixed to the at least part of the outer surface of the tank head section.