Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular a ski, which is provided in its central portion with at least one receiving part which is arranged in a recessed fashion in relation to its upper side and is intended for slidably movable arrangement of a binding part, a binding or a supporting part of the binding part or binding which can be fixed in defined positions in the longitudinal direction of the sliding board. The receiving part (3, 3?, 3?, 3??) is incorporated in the ski in such a way that it functionally replaces the core of the ski, and if appropriate reinforcing plies, at least partially.

Abstract: When an endoscopic imaging system is employed in, for example, the department of otorhinology, a color processing expansion substrate, a still image production expansion substrate, and a still image compression/recording substrate are stacked on an expansion connector formed on a main substrate and are thus connected to the main substrate. A data bus and an address bus extending from a control unit mounted on the main substrate are linked to the expansion substrates. A sync signal generator outputs various kinds of sync signals including a clock signal CLK, a horizontal sync signal HD, a vertical sync signal VD, a field identification signal FLD, and a composite sync signal CSYNC to the expansion substrates.

Abstract: An overcurrent protection circuit for a power switching transistor wherein the power switching transistor has a control electrode and two main electrodes, the circuit comprising a circuit including a protection switch for sensing the rate of change of voltage with respect to time at one of the main electrodes of the power switching transistor and for controlling the protection switch to remove a control signal to the control electrode of the power switching transistor to turn off the power switching transistor if the rate of change exceeds a predefined value.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus performs a chemical solution process in a chemical solution process room that is partially formed within a chamber. During the chemical solution process, the substrate processing apparatus seals the chemical solution process room, and measures the pressure within the chemical solution process room, and controls the pressure within the chemical solution process room, based on a measured value. Irrespective of location environment of the substrate processing apparatus, the chemical solution process room can be controlled to a predetermined pressure. The substrate processing apparatus also permits efficient pressure control with respect to a minimum required amount of region.

Abstract: A sputtering target for fluorescent thin-film formation comprising a matrix material and a luminescent center material, wherein said matrix material has a chemical composition represented by the following formula (1), and simultaneously satisfies conditions represented by the following inequalities (2) to (5). MIIvAxByOzSw ??(1) 0.05?v/x?5 ??(2) 1?y/x?6 ??(3) 0.01?z/(z+w)?0.85 ??(4) 0.6?(v+x+3y/2)/(z+w)?1.5 ??(5) wherein MII represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd and Hg, A represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and rare earth elements, B represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In, and v, x, y, z and w each represent numerical values satisfying the conditions specified in the inequalities (2) to (5).

Abstract: A rolling bearing arrangement comprising at least two annular rows of bearing rolling bodies, a first inner ring and a second inner ring next to and coaxial with the first inner ring and a snap ring connecting the inner rings to one another. The snap ring has a radially inwardly projecting first engagement element at the first inner ring and a radially outwardly projecting second engagement element at the second inner ring. Radial depressions in the first and second inner rings receive respective engagement elements. The first engagement element engages into the first depression radially in the direction toward the axis of rotation of the rolling bearing arrangement. The second engagement element engages into the second radial depression radially away from the axis of rotation. Free inner spacing inside each inner ring, with one inner spacing nearer to the axis of rotation than the other inner spacing.

Abstract: A system and method for Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) device characterization. The system comprising a stimulator for stimulating the device to generate phonons in the device; a detector for detecting the generated phonons; a converter for converting the phonons into a signal representative of displacement of a MEMS component of the device.

Abstract: A bonding apparatus such as an ultrasonic transducer is provided that comprises an oscillation amplification device having a longitudinal axis and a substantially triangular cross-sectional area on a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. An ultrasonic driver is coupled to the oscillation amplification device at a first position along the longitudinal axis and a bonding tool is mounted to the oscillation amplification device at a second position along the longitudinal axis spaced from the first position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling plate made of copper or a low-alloy copper alloy for metallurgic furnaces provided with high-strength sheet steel on the outside of the furnace. Said cooling plate has at least one, preferably at least two, coolant channels which extend inside the cooling plate, whereby coolant tube pieces used for feeding the coolant and discharging said coolant extend through the high-strength sheet steel of the furnace and are guided in an outer direction. Retaining tubes are arranged on the cooling plate and are provided with retaining disks which are arranged outside the high-strength sheet steel of the furnace and which fix the cooling plate in the direction of the inside of the furnace. The retaining tubes and retaining disks are preferably made of steel.

Abstract: Method for producing a spindle nut of a ball screw, by provided the circumference of the nut with at least one through-opening for receiving a deflecting piece for balls of the ball screw. A hole punch arranged in the spindle nut and operable to punch out the through-opening from radially inward to radially outward through the casing of the spindle nut.

Abstract: A circuit configuration which includes an input circuit referenced to one ground voltage and an output circuit referenced to another ground voltage capacitively coupled to the input circuit.

Abstract: There are provided an image compression device, method, and program, a compression code data encoding device, method, and program, and a decoding device, method, and program. The image compression device includes: means for dividing the entire image into blocks, calculating an inclined plane or an outer edge inclined plane for calculating a parameter specifying the inclined plane or the outer edge inclined plane for approximating the respective blocks from the block pixel values, calculating an error amount or a difference value to calculate a difference between the inclined plane or the outer edge inclined plane and the respective pixel values, and calculating an encoding correction amount of each block; and encoding portion for reversibly encoding the parameter specifying the inclined plane or the outer edge inclined plane.

Abstract: Method for cooling in a motor vehicle comprising: cooling at least the vehicle engine by a liquid-based cooling system in which coolant is cooled by air in a first heat exchange element which is by the vehicle radiator; heating the cab of the motor vehicle by heating air by using a coolant in a separate second cab exchange element and supplying the heated air to the cab by a fan. The second cab heat exchange element is arranged in a separate cooling configuration by which coolant in the second heat exchange element is cooled by air which is thereafter supplied to spaces other than the cab. There are also devices for accomplishing such cooling, such heating, such heat exchange and such supplying of air.

Abstract: Method and device for detecting a line-of-sight of a subject and a three-dimensional view-point measurement device. The method uses a first camera, that measures the position of a pupil relative to a coordinate system, a second camera having a light source arranged at a known position in the coordinate system, and forming a corneal reflection center to obtain data of a size of vector r from the corneal reflection center to the pupil center and an angle ? of the vector r relative to a coordinate axis of the coordinate system, and a calculation means for calculating a line-of-sight direction based on information from each camera. In determining a relational formula, a subject is made to gaze at a known point to perform measurement and a relational formula is determined. In a line-of-sight determining stage, the subject is measured again using the relational formula.

Abstract: A control valve for a device for changing the control times of an internal combustion engine, having a substantially hollow-cylindrical valve housing, a control piston which is arranged within the valve housing and can be displaced axially, a pressure medium connection, two operating connections, and at least one tank connection. The operating connections, the pressure medium connection and the tank connection are formed as radial connections. It is possible for the operating connections to be connected to the pressure medium connection and the tank connection by axial displacement of the control piston within the valve housing. The operating connections are arranged adjacently.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is, when determining a line-of-sight vector of a subject, to identify a three-dimensional position of a pupil center or corneal reflection center thereof. The line-of-sight vector is determined by measuring a distance from a camera to the pupil center or corneal reflection center of the subject using a two-dimensional CMOS distance image sensor by a light time-of-flight method and obtaining position information of the pupil center and corneal reflection center of the subject using the distance image sensor. If a position and a direction of the camera are identified, a camera-pupil center vector is determined from image information of the pupil center of the subject. Since the camera-pupil center distance has been measured, a pupil center position in a three-dimensional space is determined from the above information. Combining this with two line-of-sight vectors determines a position where line-of-sight vectors intersect, or a view-point.