Abstract: An industrially advantageous process for producing adamantane by which high-purity adamantane reduced in coloration is efficiently produced while minimizing the loss. The process, which is for producing adamantane by isomerizing trimethylenenorbornane, includes (A) a reaction step of isomerizing the starting material, (B) a concentration step of concentrating the adamantane contained in the resultant liquid reaction mixture, (C) a crystallization step of precipitating the concentrated adamantane, (D) a solid-liquid separation step of separating the adamantane crystals from the slurry resulting from the crystallization, (E) a washing step of washing the isolated adamantane crystals, and (F) a drying step of drying the adamantane crystals washed, characterized in that the mass ratio of the endo-trimethylenenorbornane to the adamantane each contained in the materials to be subjected to the crystallization step (C) (endo-trimethylenenorbornane/adamantane) is 0.25 or lower.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing device with which the storage capacity for storing lookup tables can be reduced while allowing the degree to which various color processing operations are performed to be freely adjusted. The image processing device 10 performs color processing of an image signal d2, and is provided with a profile creation portion 15 and a color processing execution portion 16. The profile creation portion 15 creates a new color transformation profile that achieves a predetermined color processing to a predetermined degree of processing based on a plurality of base color transformation profiles that achieve the predetermined color processing to different degrees of processing. The color processing execution portion 16 executes color processing of the image signal d2 based on the new color transformation profile that has been created.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process of an industrially advantageous production of high-purity adamantane at a low cost and with a high efficiency by isomerizing trimethylenenorbornane contained in a raffinate obtained from a platfinate.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to obtain an image having a better visual effect for the person who will view the visually processed image. A visual processing device 910 comprises an output portion 914 and a transformation portion 915. The output portion 914 outputs a luminance adjustment parameter P2 based on a parameter P1 expressing the ambient light. The transformation portion 915 transforms a luminance of a target pixel based on the luminance adjustment parameter P2 that is output by the output portion 914, a luminance of the target pixel to be subjected to visual processing, and a luminance of surrounding pixels positioned in an area around the target pixel.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a visual processing device that achieves gradation processing that further enhances the visual effect. The visual processing device 1 is a visual processing device that performs gradation processing for each image region of an input signal IS, and is provided with an image partitioning portion 2, a gradation transformation curve derivation portion 10, and a gradation processing portion 5. The image partitioning portion 2 and the gradation transformation curve derivation portion 10 use a brightness histogram Hm of a wide area image region Em to create a gradation transformation curve Cm of the image region Pm. The gradation processing portion 5 performs gradation processing of that image region Pm based on the gradation transformation curve Cm that has been derived.

Abstract: A drive circuit that supplies electric power to an electric load from a DC electric source includes a pair of series-connected first and second MOSFETS of the same conduction type, a pair of clamp circuits respectively connected between the drains and gates of the first and second MOSFETS, a series circuit of a first resistor and a switch, a first test terminal; a second test terminal connected to a joint of the first and second MOSFETS, a third test terminal for operating the switch, a fourth test terminal connected a joint of the first resistor and the switch; and a second resistor connected between the gate of the second MOSFET and the first test terminal. The switch and the first resistor are connected between the gate and the source of the first MOSFET to close when the drive circuit is normally operated and to open when it is given a high voltage test.

Abstract: An overheat-sensing circuit includes a temperature-sensing circuit for outputting a temperature-sensing voltage, a reference voltage generation circuit for outputting a reference voltage, and a comparison circuit that compares the temperature-sensing voltage with the reference voltage and outputs an overheat-sensing signal based on a result of the comparison. The reference voltage generation circuit outputs the reference voltage in accordance with a power supply voltage when the power supply voltage is within a predetermined voltage range. In contrast, the reference voltage generation circuit generates a limited voltage based on the power supply voltage and outputs the reference voltage in accordance with the limited voltage when the power supply voltage is outside the predetermined voltage range. This approach reduces a variation in an overheat-sensing temperature at which the comparison circuit outputs the overheat-sensing signal.

Abstract: A trapezoid signal generating circuit has a charging and discharging circuit for a capacitor to generate a trapezoid signal which has less change at its rising portion and falling portion. Current output circuits supply a charging current and a discharging current in accordance with a voltage outputted from a current control circuit, respectively. The current control circuit has a charging and discharging circuit similar to the charging and discharging circuit, and produces an output voltage. This voltage increases in accordance with a linear function for a period from a time point when an input signal changes its level to a time point when the voltage reaches a reference voltage, and decreases thereafter in accordance with a linear function. The current flowing into the capacitor also increases and decreases in accordance with the linear function, so that the terminal voltage of the capacitor increases and decreases in accordance with a quadratic function.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of selectively producing adamantanes in a production apparatus made of an inexpensive material, not having any negative influence on the natural environment. The method for producing adamantanes includes isomerizing a tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having at least 10 carbon atoms in the presence of a metal-carrying solid acid catalyst, wherein water and/or alcohol is made to coexist along with the catalyst during the isomerization.

Abstract: A series-regulator type of power supply circuit is provided. In the circuit, the emitter and collector of a transistor are connected to power input/output terminals. A control circuit controls a base current of the transistor based on the output voltage detected at the power output terminal and a given target voltage. A resistor circuit connects the base and the collector of the transistor. A bypass circuit connects the emitter and the base of the transistor and passes a bypass current. The accepting circuit connected to the power output terminal accepts (absorbs) current from an output current. An amount of the acceptance current is equal to or larger than an amount of the bypass current and a product of the bypass current and a resistance value of the resistance circuit is equal to or more than a difference between a voltage at the power input terminal and the target voltage.

Abstract: A power control circuit is provided in a vehicle control ECU mounted in a vehicle. The control circuit, when making a shift to a test mode by a test mode circuit, closes a relay to supply a power voltage from a battery to a power line in the similar manner as an ignition main switch is turned on. A logic circuit section of the test mode circuit is reset by an OR logic of a set level of a test terminal and a level of the power line.

Abstract: A trapezoid signal generating circuit has a charging and discharging circuit for a capacitor to generate a trapezoid signal which has less change at its rising portion and falling portion. Current output circuits supply a charging current and a discharging current in accordance with a voltage outputted from a current control circuit, respectively. The current control circuit has a charging and discharging circuit similar to the charging and discharging circuit, and produces an output voltage. This voltage increases in accordance with a linear function for a period from a time point when an input signal changes its level to a time point when the voltage reaches a reference voltage, and decreases thereafter in accordance with a linear function. The current flowing into the capacitor also increases and decreases in accordance with the linear function, so that the terminal voltage of the capacitor increases and decreases in accordance with a quadratic function.

Abstract: A constant voltage supplying circuit including an output transistor is connected to a power source line and an output terminal. A base-emitter voltage of the output transistor is detected by a voltage detecting circuit composed of a transistor. A current-outputting circuit for supplying a current determined based on the voltage detected by the voltage detector to a reference voltage supplying circuit is used in the constant voltage supplying circuit. The reference voltage is supplied to a base of the output transistor to cancel a base-emitter voltage of the output transistor and to equalize the output voltage to a voltage generated in a reference voltage generating element included in the reference voltage supplying circuit. In this manner, the output voltage is kept constant notwithstanding variation of output current.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide solder bumps sufficiently satisfying the expected functions and having a small diameter which conventional methods cannot attain, a semiconductor device on which these bumps are mounted, and a bump transferring sheet. The present invention provides a method for forming the bumps, which includes forming a solder alloy material layer and flux material layer one by one on an intermediate metallic layer formed on an external electrode pad in a semiconductor device, and then fusing these layers, wherein each of the solder alloy material layer and flux material layer is formed by a liquid spraying method (e.g., ink jetting method).

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a process for producing adamantanes by isomerizing a tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon compound having 10 or more carbon atoms, comprising (A) a reaction step for isomerizing a raw material, (B) a concentration step for concentrating the adamantanes in a reaction product liquid, (C) a crystallization step for crystallizing the concentrated adamantanes, (D) a solid-liquid separation step for separating the crystallized adamantanes from slurry having precipitated crystals, (E) a washing step for washing the crystal of adamantanes obtained by the solid-liquid separation step, and (F) a drying step for drying the washed crystals of adamantanes. According to the present invention, there is provided a process for producing adamantanes by using a solid catalyst, wherein the obtained adamantanes are purified by a crystallization operation.

Abstract: The following means are adopted in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. First, an object image separating means separate a color image described in an outputting control language into the command image generated by the drawing command and the photo image generated by the image data having color information per pixel, such as a bitmap data, so that the command image and the photo image are color-processed separately. As for the command images, there is provided command image processing means to color-process color palette information given to a region specified by the drawing command and to generate a first image having color information by the pixel, such as a bitmap image. As for the photo images, there is provided photo image processing means to color-process and generate a second pixel image. In this color-processing, the photo image is divided into a plurality of image blocks.

Abstract: It is made possible to efficiently produce adamantane and analogues thereof, namely a hydrocarbon having an adamantane structure by a process which comprises isomerizing a tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having ten or more carbon atoms in the presence of a solid-acid catalyst containing one or two or more metals selected from among the metals belonging to group VIII in the Periodic Table (group 8 to 12 in the new Periodic Table), wherein one or two or more monocyclic saturated hydrocarbons are added to the tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having ten or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoconductor for liquid development, having high resistance to a carrier solvent for use in a liquid developing method and having practically high sensitivity, an image-forming apparatus including the photoconductor, and an image forming method. To achieve this object, the present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor for liquid development including a support, and a photosensitive layer on or above the support, wherein the photosensitive layer includes a charge-generating material, a charge-transporting material, and an acceptor compound, and the charge-transporting material includes a charge-transporting polymer having a specified structure.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide solder bumps sufficiently satisfying the expected functions and having a small diameter which conventional methods cannot attain, a semiconductor device on which these bumps are mounted, and a bump transferring sheet. The present invention provides a method for forming the bumps, which includes forming a solder alloy material layer and flux material layer one by one on an intermediate metallic layer formed on an external electrode pad in a semiconductor device, and then fusing these layers, wherein each of the solder alloy material layer and flux material layer is formed by a liquid spraying method (e.g., ink jetting method).

Abstract: In the invention, an input image is divided into plural small regions. The color data in each small region are classified to the present group, and plural components are selected in descending order of the variance from the representative color obtained from each group. The color data in the objective group is divided into plural groups in the direction of the selected component, and the representative color of each group is extracted. Such sequential group dividing and the representative color extracting are repeated until a specific number of representative colors are obtained. Therefore the high precise compression and approximation of image can be performed at high speed.