Abstract: A flame lighter has a blue flame burner and a luminous flame burner supplied with gaseous fuel from a reservoir through separate valves, and a single ignition mechanism. A first operation ignites the blue flame burner and a second operation opens the valve for the luminous flame burner so that the luminous flame is ignited from the heat of the blue flame burner, whenever a luminous flame is desired.

Abstract: A picture element conversion system consists of a simple electric circuit for reducing or enlarging an image at high quality. The system includes a cumulative adding unit for cumulatively adding a multiplying factor, in synchronization with clock signals, and outputting the added data and a carry signal. A contiguous picture element output unit temporarily holds a picture element data array along one of two scanning directions and outputs at least two contiguous picture element data. A typical value calculation unit divides a section defined by the contiguous picture element data into sub-sections and obtains typical values corresponding to each sub-section from the picture element data output from the contiguous picture element output unit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a DC superconducting quantum interference device comprises forming an insulating film over a portion of a resistance film. A lower electrode superconducting film is formed over the resistance film and the insulating film. A barrier layer is formed on a portion of the lower electrode superconducting film. An upper electrode is formed sandwiching the barrier layer between the lower electrode superconducting film and the upper electrode, so as to form a Josephson junction. To reduce the number of manufacturing steps, the lower electrode superconducting film is photolithographically patterned and/or etched to simultaneously form an input coil, a feedback coil and the Josephson junction. In another embodiment, after forming the upper electrode, an insulating film is formed over at least a portion of the lower electrode superconducting film. A superconducting film is formed over the insulating film in contact with the upper electrode.

Abstract: According to the present invention, inequality in the film thickness of the solder resist and the occurrence of the blur can be eliminated, and it is possible to perform a screen printing for the solder resist with a minute pattern which leads to the formation of a minute solder land.A solder resist 60 is screen printed while leaving an etching resist 3 in the step for forming a printed wiring circuit 5 on the front of an insulating board 4. Afterward, the etching resist and the overlaid solder resist 60a are simultaneously removed, thereby forming a flat surface over the printed wiring circuit 5.

Abstract: An armature, a method for producing the armature and a mold for molding the same are so configured that the coil pitch of each of phase coils is set to a value of 125% or less of the pole pitch, the gap between the respective phase coils of any one of layers is so disposed as to face the intenral space of each of the phase coils of the other layer being contact with that layer, and the registering face of the mold for molding the periphery of the armature is so formed as to be parallel with the axial direction of the armature.

Abstract: A high resolution observation apparatus of material features with a photon scanning microscope. The apparatus detects evanescent light which depends on surface feature of a sample and detects detailed distribution of optical constants of the sample. Namely, the apparatus makes it possible to detect detailed distribution of transparency or refractive index within a sample material in higher resolution than the wavelength of the incident light which is irradiates to the sample material coated on the top surface of the optical prism. The apparatus includes means for maintaining a predetermined distance between the sample and an optical fiber tip or means for detecting a positioning signal. Further, it becomes possible to detect fluorescent condition of the sample.

Abstract: A wall clock has a first time increment portion comprising a stationary frame member. A timepiece movement is supported by the stationary frame member. A first wheel is rotatably driven by the timepiece movement, and a first time indicating member is rotatably driven by the timepiece movement for indicating a first time increment (i.e., hours). A belt is disposed around and driven by the first wheel. A second time increment portion rotatably supports a second wheel. The second wheel is rotatably driven by and suspended only by the belt, so that the second time increment portion is suspended only by the belt. A second time indicating member is rotatably driven by the second wheel for indicating a second time increment (i.e., minutes).