Abstract: The invention includes a method of transposing a non-autonomous transposon gene of rice (Oryza sativa). The method comprises culturing anthers of rice or treating roots, seeds, leaves, and stems of axillary buds of rice, or a callus derived from them, with 5-azacytidine or 5-azadeoxycytidine. Also included in the invention is a plant or plant seeds produced by the method.

Abstract: A transposon gene of rice has homology to SEQ. ID NO:3, and a transposase gene of rice has homology to bases 2959-4407 of SEQ. ID NO:3 or encodes SEQ. ID NO:5 or a variant thereof, and plasmids and transformants thereof. A transposase has SEQ. ID NO.:5 or a variant thereof. A method of transposing the transposon gene, of rice (Oryza sativa) having homology to SEQ. ID NO:1, comprises transducing a transposon gene of rice having homology to SEQ. ID NO:3, or transposase gene of rice having homology to SEQ. ID NO:4.

Abstract: A gene of rice has homology to SEQ. ID NO.:2, and a transposase gene of rice has homology to bases 3190-4557 of SEQ. ID NO.:2, or encodes SEQ. ID NO.:4, or variants thereof, plasmids and transformants thereof as well as plasmids and transformants thereof. A transposase has SEQ. ID NO.:4, or a variant thereof. A method of transposing a transposon gene of rice (Oryza sativa) having homology to SEQ. ID NO.:1 comprises transducing a transposon gene of rice having homology to SEQ. ID NO,:2, or a transposase gene of rice encoding a protein comprising SEQ. ID NO.:4 or a variant thereof.

Abstract: An orthopedic fixture has a support member adapted to be positioned around a diseased or injured part of a patient's body and conformed to the shape of the diseased or injured part, and at least one buffer member comprised of a mixture containing a predetermined amount of elastic granules and a predetermined amount of a water-curable resin having an elasticity after curing sufficient for bonding the elastic granules after curing of the water-curable resin. The mixture of the buffer member forms a mass before curing of the water-curable resin so that when the support member is positioned around the diseased or injured part and pressure is applied to the mass, the elastic granules move one another to shape the mass into a configuration corresponding to the shape of the diseased or injured part.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an injection molding process for preparing thermoplastic resin molded articles and an injection molding apparatus for use in practicing this process, the process and the apparatus being adapted to supply a blowing agent, especially a nonreactive gas such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas, to a thermoplastic resin continuously at a relatively low pressure with good stability to incorporate the agent or gas into the resin. As shown in FIG. 3, a resin in a cylinder (2) of an injection molding machine (1) as melted by rotating a screw (3) is mixed and dissolves carbon dioxide which is supplied to the molten resin from a gas supply opening (5) formed in the screw (3). An amount of the gas-incorporating molten resin is measured out and injected into a mold cavity to obtain an expansion-molded article.

Abstract: The invention provides a foamed body of thermoplastic resin having a high expansion ratio, desired shape and cells of desired diameter, especially fine cells. The foamed body of thermoplastic resin is produced by filling the thermoplastic resin containing a foaming agent into a cavity 31 of a mold 2a and thereafter enlarging the cavity 31 to expand the resin. In this process, the cavity 31 is completely filled with the resin as melted and containing the foaming agent, then held in its shape as filled with the resin and enlarged to an increased final cavity width upon the average temperature filled in the cavity 31 reaching the range from the melting point of the resin to the melting point plus 30° C.

Abstract: The invention provides a foamed body of thermoplastic resin having a high expansion ratio, desired shape and cells of desired diameter, especially fine cells. The foamed body of thermoplastic resin is produced by filling the thermoplastic resin containing a foaming agent into a cavity 31 of a mold 2a and thereafter enlarging the cavity 31 to expand the resin. In this process, the cavity 31 is completely filled with the resin as melted and containing the foaming agent, then held in its shape as filled with the resin and enlarged to an increased final cavity width upon the average temperature filled in the cavity 31 reaching the range from the melting point of the resin to the melting point plus 30° C.

Abstract: In a switching power supply of the present invention, when a voltage output from start-up means is greater than a driving voltage produced by output means, the voltage from the start-up means is provided to control means, whereby the switching power supply can be started up reliably. Furthermore, when the voltage output from the start-up means is less than the driving voltage produced by the output means, the current path is blocked in the start-up means so that no voltage is provided to the control means from the start-up means, whereby it is possible to reduce the power consumption during the steady operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonautonomous transposon gene, autonomous transposon gene and transposase gene of rice (Oryza sativa); and a method to transpose the transposon gene; and transformed plants by the transposition. The inventors examined nucleotide sequence of rice genomes and discovered nonautonomous transposon genes, autonomous transposon genes and transposase genes and confirmed the transposition of a transposon in the rice cultivars transduced these genes.

Abstract: A cooling system for an electric motor of a vehicle comprises an electric motor which drives the vehicle, a reduction gear which adjusts a driving force of an output shaft of the electric motor and transmits the driving force to a drive shaft, and an in-shaft refrigerant passage provided in a shaft of the reduction gear and the output shaft of the electric motor. In the cooling system, a refrigerant which has passed through the in-shaft refrigerant passage is collected outside a motor case housing the electric motor, and is circulated.

Abstract: A toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) is comprised of first and second pairs of power rollers whose gyration angles are synchronized by first, second and third wires. The first wire is wound in the shape of 8-figure to power-roller supporting members of the first pair of power rollers, and the second wire is wound in the shape of 8-figure to power-roller supporting members of the second pair of power rollers. The third wire is wound around the four power-roller supporting members and fixed to the diagonally-arranged two power-roller supporting members. A pair of guide walls are disposed between the power-roller supporting members of the first pair of power rollers and between the power-roller supporting members of the second pair of power rollers and bend the third wire extending between the first-pair power-roller supporting members and between the second-pair power-roller supporting members toward output discs.

Abstract: Refrigerating machine oils comprising an ester oil for use with a refrigerant containing carbon dioxide are described. The refrigerating machine oils have excellent lubricity, miscibility with a refrigerant, stability and electric insulation.

Abstract: A non-implantable CT and MRI marker has a first component formed of at least one of a silicone resin and a fluorcarbon resin and a second component comprised of at least one of an elastomer and an organogel contained in the first component.

Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope includes a vibrator having a plurality of detecting elements and a driving element; a plurality of amplifiers for amplifying detection signals from the respective detecting elements; a plurality of wirings respectively connected between the plurality of detecting elements and the plurality of amplifiers and shielded with an electric potential based on an output of the amplifiers.

Abstract: A dual cavity toroidal type CVT includes two toroidal transmission units (31, 32). A torque delivery shaft (27) carries a first input disc (35) and a second input disc (36) coaxially for a unitary rotation. A third common output disc (37) between the first and second input discs (35, 36) has an output gear (73) fixedly attached to an outer periphery thereof. Radial bearings (39, 40) received in peripheral grooves (27a, 27b) of the torque delivery shaft (27) are in rolling contact with a central opening defining wall of the third common output disc (37). Two supports (41, 42) are fixedly attached to a transmission casing (21) and bear thrust load tending to tilt the third common output disc (37) from a predetermined normal upright position, thereby to hold the third common output disc (37) in the predetermined normal upright position.

Abstract: The invention provides a molding apparatus adapted to use a screw having an overall length permitting the use of an existing molding machine cylinder as it is, and is capable of realizing a gas impregnation step. The screw 3 for use in the gas impregnation step comprises a resin melting portion C disposed at an upstream position for rendering the resin molten, a molten resin nonfilled-up portion E integral with the downstream side of the resin melting portion C for making the resin lower than an inert gas at a gas supply opening 5 in pressure, and a gas impregnation portion D integral with the downstream side of the molten resin nonfilled-up portion E for supplying the inert gas and impregnating the molten resin with the inert gas.

Abstract: In a switching power supply of the present invention, when a voltage output from start-up means is greater than a driving voltage produced by output means, the voltage from the start-up means is provided to control means, whereby the switching power supply can be started up reliably. Furthermore, when the voltage output from the start-up means is less than the driving voltage produced by the output means, the current path is blocked in the start-up means so that no voltage is provided to the control means from the start-up means, whereby it is possible to reduce the power consumption during the steady operation.

Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope includes a piezoelectric vibrator and a plurality of detection load-impedance elements. The resistance of one of the detection load-impedance elements is changed by a switch so that the resistance is different from that of the other one of the detection load-impedance elements, thereby making difference between the amplitude of signals input from two detection electrodes to a differential circuit and detecting the variation in a Coriolis signal. Accordingly, a self-diagnosis for the vibrating gyroscope, for example, a diagnosis of a short circuit in the detection electrodes of the vibrator can be performed.

Abstract: An infinite Speed ratio continuously variable transmission comprises a power recirculation mode clutch (9) and direct mode clutch (10). At least one of the power recirculation mode clutch (9) and direct mode clutch (10) comprises an electromagnetic two-way clutch. The electromagnetic two-way clutch maintains the engaged state during excitation and can transmit drive force from both the drive side and non-drive side. On the other hand, when there is a change-over from the energized state to the non-energized state, a one-way clutch state is obtained wherein drive force is permitted only in the transmission direction of drive force in the instant of the change-over to non-excitation. When a drive force is input in the reverse direction to the drive force transmitted in the one-way clutch state, the one-way clutch state is disengaged, and the disengaged state of the clutch is maintained until subsequent re-excitation.

Abstract: In an infinite speed ratio transmission a fixed speed ratio transmission (130) outputting the rotation of a first shaft (310A, 310B) at a fixed speed ratio to a first gear (132) on a second shaft (320), and a continuously variable transmission (100) outputting the rotation of the first shaft (310A, 310B) at an arbitrary speed ratio to a second gear (142) fixed to the second shaft (320) are provided. Further, a planetary gear set (120) comprising a sun gear (120S), planet carrier (120C) and a ring gear (120R) is disposed between the first gear (132) and second gear (142), and a final output gear (3) is disposed between the planetary gear set (120) and second gear (142). The sun gear (120S) is joined to the second gear (142), the planet carrier (120C) is joined to the first gear (132) and the ring gear (120R) is joined to the final output gear (3). With this arrangement, the infinite speed ratio transmission can be made compact.