Abstract: A constant velocity universal joint has improved sealability of the boot thereof and facilitates the positioning of the end sections of the boot in the axial direction at low cost while ensuring the strength of the outer race thereof. Protruding sections having a pointed shape at the tip ends thereof and having a triangular shape in cross section are provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the large-diameter end section and the small-diameter end section of a boot. Sealing sections are respectively disposed annularly on the inner peripheral surfaces of the large-diameter end section and the small-diameter end section on the portions equally distant from the protruding sections on both sides thereof in the axial direction.

Abstract: An absorbent product has a top sheet, an absorbent core and a back sheet. The absorbent core includes 40% by weight or more of high absorbent resin powder and it is possible to slim down the absorbent core while keeping a sufficient amount of absorption to thereby achieve slimming down of the absorbent product. A top sheet lower part contacting the high absorbent resin powder in the absorbent core includes hydrophilic fibers having water retention characteristics, and moisture is temporarily retained in the top sheet lower part before reaching the absorbent core and rapidly disperses in a range facing the absorbent core of the top sheet lower part. As a result, it is possible to reliably absorb the moisture of excrement in the absorbent core and to simplify a structure of the absorbent product.

Abstract: A condition of not permitting an increased temperature value of a diode to exceed the junction temperature is satisfied by a simple structure at a low cost. A plurality of countercurrent prevention diodes between terminal boards to which electrodes of solar cell modules are connected are connected in parallel. When an output current from the solar cell module flows in a circuit of the plurality of diodes connected in parallel, a current flowing in each diode is reduced by a factor of the number of diodes connected in parallel, for instance, when the three diodes are connected in parallel, the current becomes one third. When the value of the flowing current is reduced, a heating value is also reduced. A heat radiating piece is provided on the terminal board.

Abstract: A processing device performs a geometry process as preprocessing for rendering a three-dimensional object on a display by modeling the three-dimensional object using a polygon mesh. The geometry process includes a vertex process that is performed for each of the vertices of the polygon mesh by a different one of a plurality of processors, and processed vertex data obtained by the vertex process is notified among the processors so that a polygon process can be performed in each of the processors. Because each processor can continuously perform the polygon process immediately after the vertex process, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the unbalance of timing in performing the vertex process and the polygon process, thereby efficiently performing computation while minimizing the wasteful idle time of the processors.

Abstract: An aligned carbon nanotube bulk structure in which various properties such as density and hardness are controlled depending on the place is provided. An aligned carbon nanotube bulk structure having different density portions is an aligned carbon nanotube bulk structure provided with a high-density portion applied with a density-increasing treatment and an low-density portion and having a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNT) aligned in a predetermined direction, in which the structure has 1:3 or more of the degree of anisotropy in the alignment direction and in the direction vertical to the alignment direction and, in the (002) peak of the X-ray diffraction data in the high density region, the intensity of X-ray incident along the orientation direction is higher than that of the X-ray intensity from the direction vertical to the alignment direction, and the degree of alignment is defined by specific conditions.

Abstract: A motor driver according to the invention comprises (i) an energizing unit supplying drive voltage and drive current to a motor including a moving body and coils, (ii) a speed-position detector detecting a drive speed of the motor and a position of the moving body to output a speed position signal including drive-speed information and position information. The motor driver also includes (iii) a reference signal generator outputting a reference signal, (iv) a phase signal generator using the speed-position signal, the reference signal, and a set signal to output a phase signal indicating a phase of the supplied drive voltage, and (v) a waveforms generator using the position information and the phase signal to output a control signal to the energizing unit. A phase of the supplied drive voltage is regulated to be proportional to the drive speed, wherein a degree of the proportion is set by the set signal.

Abstract: A frequent changing pattern extraction device which extracts a frequent changing pattern from an ever-changing network structure includes: a conversion unit which converts each of a plurality of graph sequences into an operator sequence by expressing changes, from a first graph included in the graph sequence to a second graph which is temporally adjacent to the first graph, using operators indicating operations necessary to transform the first graph into the second graph, each graph sequence including a plurality of graphs that show temporal changes in the graphs and each of the graphs including a vertex corresponding to a data piece and an edge corresponding to a link between data pieces; and an extraction unit which extracts an operator subsequence that appears at least a predetermined number of times in the plurality of operator sequences corresponding to the plurality of graph sequences, based on the anti-monotonicity used in the Apriori algorithm.

Abstract: There is provided an external preparation for wounds which has novel usability in treating skin damages accompanied by a large amount of exudation such as bedsores, skin ulcers, and burns, and yet has such advantages as observed in conventional medicines having been employed in treating these wounds. The external preparation for wounds comprises a water-soluble polymer and a crosslinking agent, and has powdery/granular or ointment form. After absorbing an exudation, the preparation undergoes phase transition from a sol to a gel by the action of ingredient of the preparation, and thus exhibits actions of adsorbing and eliminating necrotic tissues, and protecting the wounded parts. Subsequently, it can continuously absorb the exudation. After being used, it can be easily separated substantially as a mass, thereby exhibiting high therapeutic effects and usability.

Abstract: A data generating device is capable of preventing unauthorized extraction of plaintext content between decryption processing and digital watermark embedment processing. A content reproducing device obtains restoration information and, in accordance with the restoration information, selectively performs predetermined restoration processing and processing of embedding device unique information, on content data at a position shown by the restoration information.

Abstract: A sprinkler head adapted for a specific yield temperature. The sprinkler head uses a heat-sensitive material composed of Sn in an amount of 0.1-2.0% by mass, Bi in an amount of 31-37% by mass and In for balance for a temperature range around 70-75° C. or a heat-sensitive material composed of Zn in an amount of 0.05-0.4% by mass, Bi in an amount of 43-55% by mass and In for balance for a temperature range around 90-95° C.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for continuous sub-critical water decomposition treatment for material to be processed containing solid matter are provided, which are capable of controlling decomposition reaction of the material to be processed and suitable for large-scale operations. The method and the apparatus are also capable of minimizing equipment costs and selectively producing desired useful substances at high yield rates. Material to be processed is grinded in advance into particles, which are mixed with water to prepare slurry. The slurry is sent to a compressing device (1) through a pipe and is compressed. Next, the compressed slurry is sent to a heating device 2 and heated, and is brought into a sub-critical state. The slurry in a sub-critical condition is introduced through an inlet (8) into a bottom part of a reactor (3). In the reactor (3) a fixed bed, a fluidized bed, and a sub-critical water dissolution part are formed in that order from the bottom.

Abstract: Provided is a planar lighting apparatus performing a display (i) without luminance nonuniformity, (ii) with a specified luminance distribution in a scanning direction and (iii) having a high luminance and a large area. Also provided is a liquid crystal display device using the planar lighting apparatus. In the plan lighting apparatus, a scanning light quantity of a scanning light 13 to a light guide section 15 is controlled by a controller 20, so at to emit an outgoing light 16 from a principal surface 17 with a specified luminance distribution in a scanning direction 21 of the scanning light 13.

Abstract: The present invention provides a suspension control apparatus requiring a reduced number of sensors. A pitch rate estimating unit 21 calculates a pitch rate used for creating a control instruction value, with use of a wheel-speed time-rate-of change obtained based on wheel speeds vcFL and vcFR detected by wheel speed sensors 7FL and 7FR, and an estimated forward/backward acceleration aes calculated by a forward/backward acceleration estimating unit 20.

Abstract: The patent application relates to new heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I), in which R, R1, R2, Q, T, n and p have the definitions elucidated in more detail in the description, to a process for preparing them and to the use of these compounds as medicaments, particularly as aldosterone synthase inhibitors.

Abstract: A spreading code generating apparatus carries out M-sequence multiplication and zero value addition of generated orthogonal codes to obtain channel identification codes, and then carries out inverse Fourier transform of the channel identification codes to generate spreading codes and inverse spreading codes. A transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus store the spreading codes and the inverse spreading codes generated by the spreading code generating apparatus, respectively, and use a single code respectively selected from the stored codes to carry out spread spectrum communication.

Abstract: A male terminal is provided in a terminal hole formed in a flange unit. A female terminal and a grommet having a sealing portion to be fitted into the terminal hole are provided to a harness. A distance from an end of the sealing portion to a fore-end of the female terminal is set smaller than a distance from a fore-end of the male terminal to an opening of the terminal hole. With such setting, the grommet is retained in the terminal hole even if the female terminal is disconnected from the male terminal, thereby ensuring support of the female terminal. Moreover, a stopper is attached so as to cover the terminal hole to prevent the grommet from slipping out of the terminal hole.

Abstract: A behavior control apparatus collects information of a mobile object in relation to an action space of the mobile object, and acquires a position and an orientation of a human. The behavior control apparatus sets an exclusive area for the human based on the position and the orientation, and judges whether any information is to be notified to the human by the mobile object. If judging negatively, the behavior control apparatus determines a target position, a target orientation and a travel route of the mobile object such that the mobile object moves out of the exclusive area.

Abstract: Provided is a compound having a serotonin 5-HT2C receptor activating action. A compound represented by the formula (I0): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for controlling plant diseases, which contains ethaboxam and metconazole as active ingredients. Also disclosed is a method for controlling plant diseases, which is characterized in that effective amounts of ethaboxam and metconazole are applied to a plant or the soil where the plant grows.

Abstract: A measuring device includes a first substrate; and a second substrate bonded on the first substrate. The second substrate has at least two inflow ports, at least two outflow ports, and an injection port. The two inflow ports, the two outflow ports, and the injection port penetrate the second substrate. The first substrate includes partition wall portions opposing to each other, and forming a first cavity between the partition wall portions, and forming at least two second cavities close against one of the partition wall portions. Each second cavity is provided adjacent to the first cavity. Through holes are provided in the respective partition wall portions to connect the first cavity and the second cavity to each other, and the through holes are adapted to capture an object to-be-tested introduced in the first cavity.