Abstract: A focussed ion-beam apparatus, to realize the simultaneous observation of both the brighter area and the darker area on the sample, which are generated because of the difference in the generation efficiency of the secondary charged particle due to the ion-beam irradiation. According to the result in the comparison of the output signal from the secondary charged particle detector with the reference voltage, to optimize the signal above as the input signal for the image display. To realize the simultaneous observation of both the brighter area and the darker area of the sample.

Abstract: A wavelength sub-dispersive device receives light from a standard light source producing light having a narrow bandwidth and having an intensity greater than that of light to be detected. The sub-dispersive device is provided for identifying the wavelength of the dispersed light by a main dispersive device, which is detected by a main detector. Light from the standard light source does not irradiate the main detector. If the main detector is irradiated with the light from the standard light source, the detection of the main detector is disturbed by its high intensity.

Abstract: An improved exercise bag that freely allows a person to throw all variations of punches and kicks in combination. The flexibility is made possible by the internal structure of the bag and allows for a reaction of the directed punch or kick. Therefore, the bag has the ability to provide a person with a follow through, if so desired. Furthermore, the bags design allows for the placement of a variation of punches and kicks. Unique to this bag, it incorporates multiple uses of equipment into one bag. The bag is free standing enabling a person to exercise 360 degrees around the bag. Furthermore, the bag may also be made adjustable in height.

Abstract: A porous living body repairing member obtained by compression-molding a metal fiber material into a desired shape, sintering the fiber mesh body or thereafter, and imparting a compressive stress of not more than 4.00 to 40.0 MPa to provide a porous living body repairing member having a compressive elasticity of not more than 2000 MPa and a permanent deformation of not more than 1% under a stress below a compressive yield stress.The compressive yield stress becomes approximately equal to the above compressive stress, and almost complete elasticity of a permanent deformation rate of not more than 0.1% is shown with respect to a compressive stress below this compressive yield stress. Accordingly, even when the porous living body repairing member is used at a high compressive load site such as man's lumbar body, permanent deformation hardly occurs.

Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device has writing part (203, 205, 209) for writing data in a non-volatile memory cell in response to a write pulse, readout part (419) for reading out data stored in the memory cell, and verification part (207, 210; 417) for verifying to ensure that normal writing has been completed by reading data from the memory cell after each writing. The device repeats writings unless a normal writing can be confirmed by the verification part. At this time, the writing part can vary writing time and in a part of a sequence of repeating writing unless a normal writing can be confirmed, it sets writing time longer for the next writing action than that for one writing action. Since this setting is performed according to constant multiplication, constant increment, or constant multiplication of accumulated value, necessary time for obtaining normal data write can be reduced.

Abstract: A non-slip padding system for use on a surfboard has a plurality of pad members each having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end and raised elements. The raised elements include a first raised member and a second raised member, wherein the first raised member extends from the top surface of the pad member and the second raised member extends from the top surface of the first raised member.

Abstract: A winding method for winding a yarn by mounting and removing a defining guide on and from a yarn guide of a drum winder, wherein the defining guide defines a movement of a yarn in one direction according to a winding width and the drum winder has a normal traverse drum and a yarn guide provided at the section via which the yarn is fed to the traverse drum.

Abstract: A full-duplex-type modem employs a decoding device decoding the data which are subjected to convolution-encoding operation and amplitude-phase modulation. That data is subjected to amplitude-phase demodulation at first; and then, it is subjected to viterbi decoding by which an error correction is carried out. In the amplitude-phase demodulation, an amplitude-phase plane is employed and is divided into a plurality of areas in accordance with an arrangement of signal-placing points which is used by the amplitude-phase modulation. When receiving the data, a certain receiving point is defined. Then, one of the areas to which the receiving point belongs is determined; and its area information is produced. A plurality of candidate paths are determined by referring to the signal-placing points which are arranged around the area to which the receiving point belongs.

Abstract: A mask for evaluation of an aligner includes, on a transparent substrate, a plurality of resistance measurement pattern blocks each including a plurality of resistance measurement patterns which have shapes identical to each other. Resistance values of respective measurement patterns of conductive film portions on a substrate exposed and formed by using a mask having a plurality of the same measurement patterns vary in dependency upon the accuracy of a lens, etc. of the aligner. Accordingly, this evaluation mask is used to carry out exposure process to etch a conductive film to measure resistance values of the conductive film portions to compare them to each other, thereby making it possible to carry evaluation of an aligner including evaluation of a lens therefor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a membrane comprising a closely packed array of self-assembly amphiphilic molecules, and is characterized in that it incorporates plurality of ion channels, and/or at least a proportion of the self-assembling molecules comprise a receptor molecule conjugated with a supporting entity. The ion channel is selected from the group consisting of peptides capable of forming helices and aggregates thereof, coronands, cryptands, podands and combinations thereof. In the amphiphilic molecules comprising a receptor molecule conjugated with a supporting entity, the receptor molecule has a receptor site and is selected from the group consisting of immunoglobulins, antibodies, antibody fragments, dyes, enzymes and lectins. The supporting entity is selected from the group consisting of a lipid head group, a hydrocarbon chain(s), a cross-linkable molecule and a membrane protein. The supporting entity is attached to the receptor molecule at an end remote from the receptor site.

Abstract: A computer-assisted method for identifying protein sequences that fold into a known three-dimensional structure. The inventive method attacks the inverse protein folding problem by finding target sequences that are most compatible with profiles representing the structural environments of the residues in known three-dimensional protein structures. The method starts with a known three-dimensional protein structure and determines three key features of each residue's environment within the structure: (1) the total area of the residue's side-chain that is buried by other protein atoms, inaccessible to solvent; (2) the fraction of the side-chain area that is covered by polar atoms (O, N) or water, and (3) the local secondary structure. Based on these parameters, each residue position is categorized into an environment class.

Abstract: An image data processing device having a multi-processor includes a plurality of local frame buffers, each coupled to a different one of a plurality of processors, and an image mixing device for mixing image data outputted from the local frame buffers periodically and transferring the mixed data to a screen, Each of the local frame buffers includes a demand paging device for assigning a memory unit of predetermined size to only a portion of the screen accessed by one of the plurality of processors to which the local frame buffer is coupled. The demand paging device includes a patch table for storing an assigning situation for the rectangular areas of the screen, Each patch of the patch table corresponds to the rectangular area of the screen, and stores information regarding an access to a portion of the screen by the one of the plurality of processors and address information of a memory unit assigned to the portion of the screen accessed by the one of the plurality of processors.

Abstract: A disc brake assembly has a pair of pivoted brake arms carrying brake pads located on respective opposite sides of a disc. The brake arms are biased towards each other by springs to clamp the brake pads against the disc. The disc brake assembly also includes a cam member having two double-sided cams, each of which co-acts with a cam follower mounted on a respective brake arm. The cam member is connected to an actuating cylinder. When the cylinder is energized, the inner cam surfaces drive the cam followers apart to release the brake. When the cylinder is not energized, the outer cam surfaces prevent outward movement of the cam followers thereby positively locking the brake pads against the disc. The disc brake also includes a mechanism for automatically adjusting the position of the brake pads to compensate for wear.

Abstract: The residual energy of a battery can accurately be displayed in real time even in electronic equipment which has greatly variable current consumption. A calculator unit in a battery pack measures an electric current supplied from a battery in the battery pack to the main body of a notebook type personal computer. If the measured current value is within a preselected range, it is used to calculate the residual energy of the battery. If the measured current value is out of the preselected range, the present operational mode of the main computer body is determined by mode display data obtained from an operational mode control circuit in the main computer body. A preselected current consumption corresponding to the judged operational mode is read out of a mode table in the battery pack and is used to calculate the residual energy of the battery. The calculated residual power of the battery is supplied to the operational mode control circuit as residual energy data which may be displayed on a sub LCD in real time.

Abstract: A suture material package includes a base panel for carrying the wound-up suture material which is clamped between a winding panel and a fold-over panel. The base panel is joined by a folding panel which in turn is joined by a thread holding panel. The folding panel and the thread holding panel are connected to each other by an oblique folding line. The end of the thread is fixed under a fixing flap of the thread holding panel. When the envelope containing the folding card is opened, the end of the thread slides out of the fixing flap and is exposed for being pulled out.

Abstract: An ECL output buffer circuit is constituted by an output buffer circuit main portion and its control circuit. In the output buffer circuit main portion, an output from a differential switch is input to the base of a bipolar transistor (emitter follower). The emitter of the bipolar transistor is connected to an output terminal. A ground potential is applied to the collector of the bipolar transistor. One end of the channel conductive path of a MOS transistor is connected to the base of the bipolar transistor. The other end of the channel conductive path is connected to a power-supply terminal via a constant-current source. The control circuit controls the ON/OFF operation of the MOS transistor and the output level of the bipolar transistor. When the output buffer circuit main portion is to be set in a standby state, the control circuit performs control to set the MOS transistor in an ON state and set the output of the bipolar transistor at low level.

Abstract: A switching means is provided in a power source line for supplying the A.C. power source of a main power source circuit. A lock switch is separately provided. In the normal state, the lock switch is in a locked off state, thereby controlling the on-off operation of the switching means by the automatic on-off function based on a power source operating switch and timer etc. By turning the lock switch off, the switching means is locked, thereby overriding the automatic on-off function and the power source operating switch.

Abstract: A control section detects terminal voltage of a battery periodically and stores it in a memory, then calculates the most recent gradient and average gradient of a charging curve from the storage contents. When the most recent gradient becomes greater than the average gradient by a predetermined value or more, the control section judges it to be the last stage of the charging. After this, the control section compares the most recent terminal voltage with the preceding terminal voltage which are detected and stored in sequence. When they become equal to each other, the control section turns off a charge switch for terminating the charging. Thus, a rise in the terminal voltage at the last stage of the charging is detected securely and the subsequent peak is detected accurately.