Abstract: A fermented tea produced by primary-drying tea material leaves by means of a primary tea rolling dryer (primary drying step) to adjust the moisture content of raw leaves (tea material leaves) of bancha with low qualities (the second crop of tea, the third crop of tea, the shuto-bancha, the skiffed leaves of tea, and the like) to a constant moisture; subsequently, providing them in a tea roller (tea rolling step); adding loquat leaves during the tea rolling step in order to knead loquat leaves together with the tea material leaves; and fermenting and drying the kneaded tea material leaves and loquat leaves. The fermented tea is formed into a composition having, as an active component, the fermented tea obtained by tea-rolling processing of tea material leaves and loquat leaves, and an extract contained in the fermented tea.

Abstract: A video imaging system including an endoscopic device, a camera, a camera control unit and a light source, the camera coupled to the camera control unit and light source via a single cable connection. The cable is advantageously provided as a pair of wires and a light guide where image data and camera information is transmitted over the pair of wires from the camera to the camera control unit, the data and information being multiplexed on the pair of wires; and command signals are sent from the camera control unit to the camera, the command signals based on the received camera information for control of the camera.

Abstract: A device for non-contact transmission of electrical signals or energy between two parts mobile relative to each other comprising electromagnetic near-field coupler elements on the two parts, wherein the coupler elements on at least one part form a cascade circuit terminated in a manner substantially free from reflection, and each coupler element is an independent resonance system having a resonance frequency higher than a highest frequency of wide-band signals to be transmitted. An alternatively structured device in which each coupler element on one part includes an element that resonates independently and has a resonance frequency approximately equal to the frequency of signals or energy to be transmitted including developments in which the coupler elements operate on differential signals, or analyzer means determine the spacing between the two parts, or at least one part comprises symmetrical lines for supplying differential energy signals to two coupler elements.

Abstract: A power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool to a drive shaft thereof is diclosed. The receptacle comprises a receiving opening, preferably being arranged on the tool. The receiving opening engages a securing section preferably being provided in a raised fashion on the drive shaft of the power tool, thereby effecting a positive fit therebetween. The receiving opening has a cross section comprising a plurality of bulges displaced outwardly from a center axis of the drive shaft.