Abstract: The improved water-soluble photosensitive resin composition comprises a high-polymer compound represented by the general formula(I): ##STR1## (where X is Na, K or NH.sub.4) and a water-soluble polymer which is either polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole or both. The composition is applied to a substrate, exposed through a mask pattern and developed to form a photocured pattern and, thereafter, a light absorber is applied to the entire surface of the substrate and dried, followed by stripping away the photocured pattern and the overlying light absorber to form a black matrix pattern. The composition is suitable for use as a photoresist in the manufacture of black matrices as on color CRTs and capable of efficient formation of photocured patterns with high sensitivity by shorter times and lower intensities of exposure. In addition, the composition adheres strongly to glass substrates and is capable of pattern formation as thin film that is faithful to the mask pattern used.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a water electrolyzer, which has higher electrolyzing efficiency and smaller size than conventional ones. In an electrolyzing tank, at least three cylindrical electrodes, each of which has different polarity with respect to adjacent one, are arranged concentrically with cylindrical partitions. Surface area of the one cylindrical electrode, which is provided between other two, is equal to the sum of surface area of an outer face of the inner cylindrical electrode and that of an inner face of the outer cylindrical electrodes, so that maximum electrolyzing efficiency can be gained.

Abstract: In the water electrolyzer, an electrolyzing section has electrodes for electrolyzing raw water. The water pressure sensor detects pressure of raw water introduced into the electrolyzing section. A driver circuit adjusts electric power supplied to the electrodes. A microprocessor controls the driver circuit to adjust electric power supplied to the electrodes on the basis of water pressure detected by the water pressure sensor so as to maintain the pH value of the electrolyzed water in a prescribed range. With this structure, the pH value of the electrolyzed water can be maintained in the prescribed range without reference to quantity of water in the electrolyzing section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solenoid device such as a flow control valve and a displacement sensor. In a conventional solenoid device, it is not possible to get characteristic curve for easy control of the input voltage to an electromagnetic coil and the stroke of a plunger, or the stroke of a plunger and the frequency of a coil. Thus, it is difficult to control, land the stroke of the plunger is short. Therefore, in the present invention, the above stated disadvantages are solved by forming the end section of the plunger tapered, so that an electromagnetic valve having linear characteristic curve and longstroke plunger or a highly precise displacement sensor can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solenoid device such as a flow control valve and a displacement sensor. In a conventional solenoid device, it is not possible to get characteristic curve for easy control of the input voltage to an electromagnetic coil and the stroke of a plunger, or the stroke of a plunger and the frequency of a coil. Thus, it is difficult to control, and the stroke of the plunger is short. Therefore, in the present invention, the above stated disadvantages are solved by forming the end section of the plunger tapered, so that an electromagnetic valve having linear characteristic curve and long-stroke plunger or a highly precise displacement sensor can be provided.

Abstract: The undercoating composition of the invention, useful for providing an undercoating layer for a top coat of a photosensitive resist layer on a substrate surface, comprises, as a principal ingredient thereof, a condensation product obtained by the condensation reaction between a hydroxy-substituted diphenylamine and a melamine compound substituted on the nitrogen atoms with methylol groups and/or alkoxymethyl groups. The undercoating obtained of the composition is highly resistant against the attack by the overcoating solution applied thereon so that the fidelity of the pattern reproduction by the photolithographic technique is greatly improved by virtue of the absence of any disorder at the interface between the undercoating and top coat layers. The advantage is further increased when the undercoating composition further comprises a photoextinctive agent, e.g. a dye, having absorptivity in the wave length region where the photosensitive resist of the top coat has sensitivity.

Abstract: The undercoating composition of the invention, useful for providing an undercoating layer for a top coat of a photosensitive resist layer on a substrate surface, comprises, as a principal ingredient thereof, a condensation product obtained by the condensation reaction between a hydroxy-substituted diphenylamine and a melamine compound substituted on the nitrogen atoms with methylol groups and/or alkoxymethyl groups. The undercoating obtained of the composition is highly resistant against the attack by the overcoating solution applied thereon so that the fidelity of the pattern reproduction by the photolithographic technique is greatly improved by virtue of the absence of any disorder at the interface between the undercoating and top coat layers. The advantage is further increased when the undercoating composition further comprises a photoextinctive agent, e.g. a dye, having absorptivity in the wave length region where the photosensitive resist of the top coat has sensitivity.

Abstract: The device of the present invention utilizes a processing principle for time-axis compression-expansion devices which presents variations of reproduction speed from reducing the intelligibility of sounds. Sound signals, without being subjected to any time-axis processing, are altered in frequency while some reduction in intelligibility would be expected to occur, the sound signals are subjected to time-axis transformation processing (compression-expansion processing) to yield reproduced signals of high intelligibility.The present invention is characterized by the capability of making this type of processing available through the use of simple, inexpensive system configurations such as an analog to digital conversion system based on delta/.DELTA. modulation. The speed-changer signal processing circuitry is bypassed automatically when record-playback speeds are the same to avoid processing noise.