Abstract: A circuit for protecting a semiconductor circuit or a telephone communication line from a lightning surge or overvoltage or overcurrent condition. The circuit incorporates a two-terminal surge absorbing device arranged in parallel with the circuit or line to be protected, a thermistor having a high positive temperature coefficient, arranged in series to the circuit or line, between the electric source and the surge absorbing means, and a resistor connected in series with the circuit or line.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a quick setting composition capable of obtaining satisfactory strength developability irrespective of the fluctuation of the ingredients in a metallurgical slag, excellent in the strength developability at cold temperature, easy for coagulation control and inexpensive as well, which contains a cement ingredient comprising portland cement and/or mixed cement, 2 to 50% by weight at the integral ratio of a quick setting agent prepared by adding 3 to 20% by weight of an alkali carbonate at an internal ratio to a mixture comprising 40 to 95% by weight of a finely powdery metallurgical slag and 5 to 60% by weight of II-type anhydrous gypsum, based on the cement ingredient, and 0.1 to 5% by weight of a coagulation controlling agent comprising an organic acid type coagulation retarder and an alkali sulfate and/or calcium salt based on the total weight of the cement ingredient and the quick setting ingredient.

Abstract: A plunger type electromagnet is provided with an attractive plate connected to the plunger, with an improved configuration of plunger and stationary element, or with a flanged tubular member of magnetic material affixed to the axial end of a coiling bobbin, in order to increase the rate of change in the permeance of the magnetic circuit at the time of attractive operation and to enhance the sensitivity of the electromagnet.Furthermore, the surface area of the abutment faces of the stationary and movable elements is calibrated so as to control the attractive and retaining force thereof.In some embodiments, a permanent magnet is provided which is shaped in the form of an annulus and is magnetized in the direction of thickness of the annulus, so as to facilitate magnetization of the permanent magnet, to reduce the number of component parts, and to provide an electromagnet which is compact in size, light in weight, and suitable for mass production.

Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer having electrodes formed on both surfaces has a piezoelectric base molded as a curved plate which can converge sound fields of acoustic waves at an arbitrary point and which can reduce noise or reverberation in a lateral direction which otherwise occur due to unnecessary vibration. At least one of the electrodes is divided concentrically. A material having a small electromechanical coupling factor K.sub.p in the lateral direction is used for the piezoelectric material, preferably porous PZT.

Abstract: There is provided a pyroelectric ceramic composition of the general formula:X--PbZrO.sub.3 --Y--Pb(Zn.sub.1/3 NB.sub.2/3)O.sub.3 --Z--PbTiO.sub.3where X+Y+Z=1, X=0.07, 0.82.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.0.93, O<Y.ltoreq.0.11, and having both of high pyroelectric constant and the second transition temperature below its Curie's temperature. Further, the material comprising the combination of the fired powders having the different compositions of the above formula, each from the other can be more useful.

Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer having plural piezoelectric transducer elements which can generate mechanical vibrations converging substantially on one point. The transducer is formed to control the convergent point by insulating piezoelectric transducer elements mechanically, arranging them concentrically and driving them independently and separately from each other.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for ceramic-ceramic composite powders including the steps of; forming a suspension by mixing an inorganic powder having a cation-exchange property with a solution containing one or more metal ions to conduct ion exchange with the metal ions on the surface of the inorganic powder; adding to the suspension a precipitant-forming material which releases an anion in a solution when heated or pressurized; heating or pressurizing the suspension to release the anion which reacts with the metal ions to thereby precipitate metal hydroxides, metal basic salts or metallic salts on the surface of the inorganic powder; and thereafter heating the inorganic powder with the resultant precipitates to convert the precipitates into metal oxides. Metal-ceramic composite powders are manufactured by reducing the above metal oxides on the surface of the inorganic powder to metal. In the composite powders any arbitrary amount of metal oxides or metal is supported on the surface of the inorganic powder.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for shielding electromagnetic radiation which includes a casing made primarily of electromagnetic shielding material and an electromagnetic wave suppressor member having high permeability and/or permittivity. A method for using this apparatus also is described. The suppressor member has a high dielectric loss and/or high magnetic loss at a location close to the place in the casing where electromagnetic waves are less shielded, thereby reducing leakage of undesirable electromagnetic waves from the casing.

Abstract: A surge absorber utilizes a varistor electrically connected to a surge absorbing element. The varistor voltage and nonlinearity factor are chosen so that the varistor has a preselected voltage-current characteristic which prevents the varistor from breaking down and short circuiting and resulting in a thermal runaway.

Abstract: A pyroelectric ceramic composition of the general formula: PbZr.sub.X (Zn.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.Y Ti.sub.Z O.sub.3 wherein X+Y+Z=1 is provided having both of high pyroelectric constant and the second transition temperature below its Curie's temperature. Further, there is provided a multilayered pyroelectric structure comprising a stack of a plurality of layers, each of which has the different composition each to other, of the general formula: PbZr.sub.X (Zn.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.Y Ti.sub.Z O.sub.3 wherein X+Y+Z=1, where the value of Z is different from each other in the different layers.

Abstract: There is provided a monolithic structure of an LC circuit incorporated component comprising at least one capacitor formed from internal electrodes in layered form in a ceramic monolithic structure, at least one inductor formed from internal conductive structure in coil form in said monolithic structure, internal connecting leads for connecting said capacitor(s) and inductor(s) to form said circuit, formed in said structure, and terminals for the circuit, formed at the surface(s) of the component.

Abstract: An implant material for replacing hard tissue of a living body is provided. The implant material comprises 10 to 90 wt % of a fiber glass and 90 to 10 wt % of an organic high polymer material. The fiber glass is mainly composed of calcium phosphate. The organic high polymer material does not inhibit affinity with the living body. On the surface of the implant material, a portion of the fiber glass is exposed.

Abstract: A lead type chip capacitor which is disclosed herein comprises a capacitor chip having a lead terminal bonded thereto through a joining or bonding layer made of a highly melting metal paste. The lead type chip capacitor is produced by bonding at least one internal electrode in a capacitor chip with a lead terminal by a metal paste, drying them at a temperature in a range of 100.degree. to 200.degree. C., and firing the resulting capacitor chip with the lead terminal bonded thereto at a temperature in a range of 500.degree. to 900.degree. C. in the air or in a nitrogen atmosphere.

Abstract: A protection circuit for a semiconductor circuit for protecting it from a thunder surge and overcurrent or overvoltage. A surge absorbing element and a Zenor diode are in parallel connected to the semiconductor circuit. A first fuse are connected before between the electric source and the surge absorbing element. A second fuse and a resistor, which is in series connection, is arranged between the surge absorbing element and the Zenor diode.

Abstract: An artifical tooth comprises a contacting member formed of a composite material having compatibility with living tissues and diaposed at an outer portion of the artificial tooth to be contacted with alveolar bone, a metal base member having an opening therein and disposed inside of and attached to the contacting member, a metal post inserted into the opening of the metal base member and at least two elastic buffer members disposed in a space between the metal base member and the metal post. The composite material having compatibility with living tissues contains 40 to 95% by weight of a calcium phosphate compound and 60 to 5% by weight of an organic polymer. Each of the elastic buffer members is spaced apart for movably receiving the metal post by which pressure imposed upon the artificial tooth is transmitted.

Abstract: An operation confirming device for electromagnetic actuator according to the present invention is applied to an electromagnetic actuator comprising a stationary core, a movable core facingly arranged with respect to the stationary core so that the movable core can be moved close to or apart from the stationary core and formed in a closed magnetic circuit together with the stationary core, and an electric coil wound around the closed magnetic circuit. This operation confirming device is provided with a movable core shift detector for detecting time when shift operation of the movable core with respect to the stationary core by applying DC current to the electric coil is completed, by means of transitional fluctuating wave of the applied DC current. This operation confirming device is simply constructed, so that it can be formed in a compact size and a light weight with low manufacturing cost, and the reliability of operation confirming for electromagnetic actuator can be improved.

Abstract: There is provided a dielectric ceramic composition which is composed mainly of PbTiO.sub.3, Pb(Mg.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3)O.sub.3, and Pb(Fe.sub.2/3 W.sub.1/3)O.sub.3, with 0.5 to 10 mol % of Pb atoms partly replaced by Ba atoms and/or Sr atoms as represented by the formula (I) below.(Pb.sub.1-u M.sub.u)[Ti.sub.x (Mg.sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3).sub.y (Fe.sub.2/3 W.sub.1/3).sub.z ]O.sub.3 (I)whereM denotes Ba and/or Sr,0.005.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.0.10,0.10.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.40,0.05.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.85,0.05.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.55.

Abstract: A multilayered ceramic capacitor includes glass melted layers and adhering layers containing conductive patters in which the combination of two or more different species of dielectric materials are used for ceramic layers in the stack of the multilayered capacitor.

Abstract: A step motor comprising magnetic stationary members (1,11) containing a plurality of series of magnetic poles (1a, 1b, . . . 11a, 11b, . . . ) arranged at a predetermined regular pitch; a magnetic movable member (4) containing a plurality of series of magnetic poles (4a, 4b, . . . 41a, 41b . . . ) arranged at a predetermined regular pitch different from the magnetic poles series (1a, 1b, . . . 11a, 11b, . . . ), each magnetic pole series (4a, 4b, . . . , 41a, 41b,) having a magnetic surface opposing the magnetic surface of each of the pole series (1a, 1b, . . . , 11a, 11b, . . . ) through a gap; electric coils (2a, 2b . . .

Abstract: The present invention provides an improvement for noise suppression, in an electromagnet constructed of the parts including a yoke, a fixed iron core fixed relative to the yoke, a movable iron core capable of being attracted toward and coming apart from the fixed iron core and a coiled wire wound around the magnetic path formed of the yoke, fixed iron core and movable iron core which serves to attract the movable iron core toward the fixed iron core by means of the magnetic flux induced by passing an electric current therethrough, which comprises dividing either one of the fixed iron core and the movable iron core into a body member and an end-surface member, at which the fixed and movable iron cores are contacted with each other, providing an elastic insert member between the body member and the end-surface member of the iron core in such a manner as not to interrupt the path of the magnetic flux and, optionally, providing a spring means which urges a stem supporting the end-surface member in such a manner t