All The Claims

1. A flexible endless conveyor belt having a fold-over capability for conveying relatively-loose bulk material loads in an enclosed manner, said belt comprising a body of relatively uniform rectangular cross-section formed of flexible resilient elastomeric material and having a substantially greater width than thickness, the body having an upper load-carrying first surface and a lower non-load-carrying second surface, the second surface having a longitudinal grooved area located generally at about one-quarter the width of the belt from each edge of the belt thereby defining an outer portion of the belt between each edge and respective grooved area and a medial portion between the two grooved areas, said grooved areas providing a pair of hinged areas for rotating the outer portions of the belt inwardly upon itself to enclose a load on the medial portion of the first surface when rotated to a belt closed position.
2. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 1, in which each grooved area includes at least one longitudinally extending first groove.
3. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 2, wherein the belt has an intermediate reinforcing layer disposed between the first surface and the second surface.
4. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 3, wherein the first groove extends substantially into the second surface.
5. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 4, wherein each grooved area further comprises a second longitudinally extending groove and the second groove extends substantially parallel to the first groove and into the first surface.
6. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 4, wherein the first and second longitudinal grooves run substantially parallel to the longitudinal edges of the belt.
7. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 4, in which each longitudinal grooved area includes between two to five longitudinal grooves.
8. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 4, wherein the first longitudinal groove is essentially V-shaped in cross section to provide a comparable bending moment when the outer portions are rotated inwardly about 180 or less on folding to an essentially closed position.
9. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 8, wherein each grooved area comprises a unitary hinge line for repeated concurrent folding and unfolding of the outer portion of the belt over and from the load-carrying medial portion of said belt.
10. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 4, wherein outer portions comprise similar equi-length cover flaps.
11. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 10, in which each longitudinal grooved area includes four spaced-apart longitudinal grooves.
12. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 10, in which each groove in the grooved area is V-shaped and has a depth less than the thickness of the second layer.
13. A flexible endless conveyor belt as defined in claim 10, in which each groove is box-shaped and has a depth less than the thickness of the second layer.
14. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt for conveying relatively-loose bulk material in an enclosed manner, said belt comprising a relatively uniform rectangular cross-sectional shape having a substantially greater width than thickness and formed of flexible resilient elastomeric material; said belt having a top load-carrying side and a bottom non-load-carrying side, said bottom side having two similar arrays of longitudinal grooves located adjacent the longitudinal edges of the belt, the two arrays of longitudinal grooves providing a pair of hinged areas for rotating the portions of the belt disposed between each longitudinal edge and array of grooves inwardly upon itself to enclose a load on the top side of the belt; the load being carried on a medial portion of the belt disposed between the two grooved arrays.
15. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt as defined in claim 14, wherein the two arrays each consist of one longitudinally extending groove.
16. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt as defined in claim 14, wherein the two arrays each consists of two to four V-shaped grooves in equi-spaced close arrangement adapted to provide a unitary hinged area.
16. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt as defined in claim 14, wherein each of the said two arrays comprise a unitary hinged area for repeated concurrent folding and unfolding of the two outer portions of the belt over and back from the load-carrying medial portion of said belt.
17. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt as defined in claim 14, wherein the belt has a reinforced carcass disposed between the top side and the bottom side and the two arrays of longitudinal grooves extend into the bottom side of the belt but terminate prior to the reinforced carcass.
17. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt as defined in claim 16, wherein the longitudinal grooves of said two similar spaced-apart arrays each consist of about four similar V-shaped grooves having a uniform depth substantially into the bottom side but free of contact with the reinforced carcass.
18. A flexible endless fold-over conveyor belt as defined in claim 17, further comprising two similar arrays of second longitudinal grooves located in the top load-carrying side of said belt and adjacent the longitudinal edges of said belt, the two arrays of second longitudinal grooves being disposed opposite the longitudinal grooves in the bottom non-load-carrying side of the belt, whereby the longitudinal grooves and the second longitudinal grooves provide a pair of hinged areas for rotating the outer portions of said belt inwardly upon itself to enclose a load on the medial portion of the belt between the two sets of grooved arrays.

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 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) magnetic flux switch comprising:
a ferromagnetic core that includes a core body that defines an internal cavity the core body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the ferromagnetic core further including a center cantilever arm that extends from the first end of the core body and is confined within the internal cavity, the core body having a gap formed in the second end thereof;
a motion oscillator disposed within the internal cavity and in proximity to the center cantilever arm and operable to provide impulses that cause the center cantilever arm to resonate within the internal cavity between a switch energization position and a switch de-energization position;
a first core body extension extending from the second end of the core body at a first side of the gap and toward a free end of the center cantilever arm and the first end of the core body such that the free end of the center cantilever arm is in proximity to the first core body extension when the center cantilever arm is in the switch energization position;
a second core body extension extending from the second end of the core body at a second side of the gap and toward the free end of the center cantilever arm and the first end of the core body such that the free end of the center cantilever arm is in proximity to the second core body extension when the center cantilever arm is in the switch de-energization position; and
a conductive coil member disposed in proximity to the core body and responsive to a voltage applied thereto to cause a first magnetic flux loop to flow through the ferromagnetic core when the center cantilever arm is in the switch energization position and a second magnetic flux loop to flow through the ferromagnetic core when the center cantilever arm is in the switch de-energization position.
2. The MEMS magnetic flux switch of claim 1, and wherein the free end of the center cantilever arm is spaced apart from the first core body extension when the center cantilever arm is in the switch energization position.
3. The MEMS magnetic flux switch of claim 2, wherein the free end of the center cantilever arm is spaced apart from the second core body extension when the center cantilever arm is in the switch de-energization position.
4. The MEMS magnetic flux switch of claim 1, wherein the motion oscillator is disposed in the internal cavity defined by the core body and in proximity to the free end of the center cantilever arm.
5. The MEMS magnetic flux switch of claim 1, wherein the motion oscillator comprises a magnetic actuator.
6. The MEMS magnetic flux switch of claim 1, wherein the motion oscillator comprises an electric actuator.

1. An audio adaptor comprising:
an audio plug, having a first diameter, that conducts a first set of signals;
an audio jack, having a second diameter that is different than said first diameter, that conducts a second set of signals different from said first set of signals; and
a coupler that electrically and physically couples together said plug and said jack.
2. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said first diameter is 3.5 millimeters.
3. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said second diameter is 2.5 millimeters.
4. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said plug is a four-prong plug.
5. The adaptor of claim 4, wherein said four-prong plug is adapted to conduct:
a left channel audio signal on a first prong;
a right channel audio signal on a second prong;
a microphone signal on a third prong; and
a ground signal on a fourth prong.
6. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said jack is a three-prong jack.
7. The adaptor of claim 6, wherein said three-prong jack is adapted to conduct:
an audio signal;
a microphone signal; and
a ground signal.
8. The adaptor of claim 5, wherein said jack is a three-prong jack adapted to conduct:
an audio signal on a fifth prong;
a microphone signal on a sixth prong; and
a ground signal on a seventh prong.
9. The adaptor of claim 8, wherein said coupler comprises:
circuitry that electrically couples a selected one of said first and second prongs to said fifth prong, said third prong to said sixth prong and said fourth prong to said seventh prong.
10. The adaptor of claim 9, wherein said circuitry comprises:
a plurality of conductive metal tabs that are physically attached to said fifth prong and said selected one of said first and second prongs.
11. The adaptor of claim 9, wherein said circuitry comprises:
a plurality of conductive wires that are physically attached to said fifth prong and said selected one of said first and second prongs.
12. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said coupler comprises:
a material that permanently bonds said plug and said jack into a single physical unit.
13. The adaptor of claim 10, wherein said coupler comprises:
a material that permanently bonds said plug to said jack and also encapsulates said plurality of metal tabs.
14. An audio adaptor comprising:
a 3.5 millimeter plug having four prongs;
a 2.5 millimeter jack having three prongs; and
a coupler that physically couples said plug to said jack, said coupler including circuitry that electrically connects each of said three prongs on said jack to one of said prongs on said plug.
15. The audio adaptor of claim 14, wherein said four prongs on said plug comprise:
a first prong that conducts left channel audio signals;
a second prong that conducts right channel audio signals;
a third prong that conducts microphone signals; and
a fourth prong that conducts ground signals.
16. The audio adaptor of claim 15, wherein said three prongs of said jack comprise:
a fifth prong that conducts one of left and right audio signals;
a sixth prong that conducts microphone signals; and
a seventh prong that conducts ground signals.
17. The audio adaptor of claim 16, wherein said coupler comprises:
circuitry that electrically connects said fifth prong to one of said first and second prongs, said third prong to said sixth prong, and said fourth prong to said seventh prong.
18. The audio adaptor of claim 16, wherein said coupler comprises:
circuitry that electrically connects said fifth prong to said first and second prongs, said third prong to said sixth prong, and said fourth prong to said seventh prong.
19. The audio adaptor of claim 17, wherein said coupler further comprises a material that permanently physically combines said plug and said jack into a single unit.
20. The audio adaptor of claim 17, wherein at least a portion of said circuitry comprises metal tabs.
21. The audio adaptor of claim 17, wherein at least a portion of said circuitry comprises wires.
22. An audio adaptor comprising:
an audio plug, that conducts a first set of signals;
an audio jack, that conducts a second set of signals different from said first set of signals; and
a coupler that electrically and physically couples together said plug and said jack.
23. The adaptor of claim 22, wherein said audio plug and said audio jack are of compatible size.
24. The adaptor of claim 22, wherein said audio plug is a four-prong plug.
25. The adaptor of claim 24, wherein said four-prong plug is adapted to conduct:
a left channel audio signal on a first prong;
a right channel audio signal on a second prong;
a microphone signal on a third prong; and
a ground signal on a fourth prong.
26. The adaptor of claim 22, wherein said audio jack is a three-prong jack.
27. The adaptor of claim 26, wherein said three-prong jack is adapted to conduct:
an audio signal;
a microphone signal; and
a ground signal.
28. The adaptor of claim 25, wherein said jack is a three-prong jack adapted to conduct:
an audio signal on a fifth prong;
a microphone signal on a sixth prong; and
a ground signal on a seventh prong.
29. The adaptor of claim 28, wherein said coupler comprises:
circuitry that electrically couples a selected one of said first and second prongs to said fifth prong, said third prong to said sixth prong and said fourth prong to said seventh prong.
30. The adaptor of claim 29, wherein said circuitry comprises:
a plurality of conductive metal tabs that are physically attached to said fifth prong and said selected one of said first and second prongs.
31. The adaptor of claim 29, wherein said circuitry comprises:
a plurality of conductive wires that are physically attached to said fifth prong and said selected one of said first and second prongs.
32. The adaptor of claim 22, wherein said coupler comprises:
a material that permanently bonds said plug and said jack into a single physical unit.
33. The adaptor of claim 30, wherein said coupler comprises:
a material that permanently bonds said plug to said jack and also encapsulates said plurality of metal tabs.
34. The adaptor of claim 33, wherein said material comprises:
injection molding material.
35. A method for enabling a first audio connector having a first diameter to be mated to a second audio connector having a second diameter that is different than said first diameter, said first and second connectors having a different number of electrical contacts between them such that said first audio connector has at least 4 electrical contacts and said second audio connector has at least three electrical contacts, comprising:
providing an audio plug having a diameter that permits it to be mated with said first audio connector;
providing an audio jack having a diameter that permits it to be mated with said second audio connector, said audio jack having a prong for being electrically;
electrically connecting each of said at least three electrical contacts in said jack to one of said at least four electrical contacts in said plug.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein said first diameter is 3.5 millimeters and said second diameter is 2.5 millimeters.
37. The method of claim 35, wherein providing an audio plug comprises:
providing an audio plug having a first prong coupled to conduct a left channel audio signal, a second prong coupled to conduct a right audio channel signal, a third prong coupled to conduct a microphone signal, and a fourth prong coupled to conduct a ground signal.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein providing an audio jack comprises:
providing an audio jack having a fifth prong coupled to conduct one of a left channel audio signal and a right audio channel signal, a sixth prong coupled to conduct a microphone signal, and a seventh prong coupled to conduct a ground signal.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein electrically connecting comprises:
electrically coupling said fifth prong to a selected one of said first and second prongs;
electrically coupling said sixth prong to said third prong; and
electrically coupling said seventh prong to said fourth prong.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein electrically coupling said fifth prong comprises:
attaching at least a first metal tab to said fifth prong and a second metal tab to said selected one of said first and second prongs; and
soldering said first and second tabs together.

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 driving method of a plasma display panel,
the plasma display panel comprising:
a first substrate;
a plurality of display electrode pairs that are disposed on the first substrate and formed of scan electrodes and sustain electrodes, the scan electrodes and the sustain electrodes being arranged alternately by two and in parallel;
a second substrate faced to the first substrate through a discharge space;
a plurality of data electrodes disposed on the second substrate and in a direction crossing the display electrode pairs; and
a barrier rib disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to separate main discharge cells for causing main discharge and priming discharge cells for causing priming discharge with two adjacent scan electrodes of the plurality of scan electrodes, each of the main discharge cells being formed of the display electrode pair and the data electrode,

the driving method of the plasma display panel comprising:
forming one field including a plurality of subfields having an initialization time period, a writing time period, and a sustaining time period;
dividing the writing time period into an odd-numbered line writing time period and an even-numbered line writing time period, a writing operation being performed in the main discharge cell having an odd-numbered scan electrode in the odd-numbered line writing time period, a writing operation being performed in the main discharge cell having an even-numbered scan electrode in the even-numbered line writing time period;

sequentially applying a scan pulse to an odd-numbered scan electrode and applying voltage to an even-numbered scan electrode in the odd-numbered line writing time period, the voltage being used for causing priming discharge in the priming discharge cell between the even-numbered scan electrode and the odd-numbered scan electrode to which the scan pulse has been applied; and
sequentially applying a scan pulse to an even-numbered scan electrode and applying voltage to an odd-numbered scan electrode in the even-numbered line writing time period, the voltage being used for causing priming discharge in the priming discharge cell between the odd-numbered scan electrode and the even-numbered scan electrode to which the scan pulse has been applied.
2. The driving method of the plasma display panel according to claim 1, wherein
in at least one of the plurality of subfields, the initialization time period has an odd-numbered line initialization time period and an even-numbered line initialization time period, an initializing operation being performed in the main discharge cell having an odd-numbered scan electrode in the odd-numbered line initialization time period, an initializing operation being performed in the main discharge cell having an even-numbered scan electrode in the even-numbered line initialization time period, and
the odd-numbered line initialization time period is disposed just before the odd-numbered line writing time period, and the even-numbered line initialization time period is disposed just before the even-numbered line writing time period.