Abstract: The present invention relates to efficient execution of signal read error recovery processing in a signal recording and regenerating apparatus. A table is used to define the execution sequence of a plurality of error recovery processings, one structure is assigned to the table correspondingly to each error recovery processing, and an address for calling a corresponding error processing and moreover and a structure address corresponding to an error recovery processing to be executed before and after the present structure are included in each structure. By rewriting the address of the previous and forward structures by the LRU method or the weighting method, it is possible to change the chained relation between structures and more quickly execute the optimum error processing.

Abstract: A ferrous alloy is formed with a Fe--Cr stainless steel having a Vickers hardness of 400 or more as a substrate and a Fe--Al diffusion layer having a thickness of 2 to 50 .mu.m. The diffusion layer contains at least 90 vol % of an intermetallic compound of Al and Fe relative to a total volume of the diffusion layer. The Al content included within a depth of at least 2 .mu.m of the diffusion layer is 35 to 65% by weight based upon total weight of a region of the diffusion layer ranging up to the thickness of at least 2 .mu.m. It is preferred to use as the substrate a precipitation-hardening stainless steel comprising 66 to 81.9 wt % of Fe, 15 to 20 wt % of Cr, 3 to 13 wt % of Ni, and one element selected from 3 to 6 wt % of Cu, 0.5 to 2 wt % of Al, and 0.01 to 0.2 wt % of a total of C and N, or a high carbon stainless steel comprising 73 to 89.9 wt % of Fe, 10 to 19 wt % of Cr, 0.1 to 1.2 wt % of C, and less than 3 wt % of Ni.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for industrial purification of Capsaicin in high purity from capsinoids (Capsaicin and analogues), more specifically, a method for industrial purification of Capsaicin which comprises contacting capsinoids containing Capsaicin in a hydrophilic solvent with a silver compound in an aqueous solution to form a Capsaicin-silver complex which is soluble in water, and recovering highly pure Capsaicin from the Capsaicin-silver complex without chromatography.

Abstract: An air bag device which, at the time of a collision, unfolds a curtain-shaped air bag body which is mounted and accommodated at a roof side rail of a vehicle, including: an air bag body having a roof side rail mounting portion which is mounted to the roof side rail and a pillar mounting portion which is mounted to at least one of a front pillar and a rear pillar, and the roof side rail mounting portion and the pillar mounting portion are formed on a same straight line, and a curtain-shaped bag body main body is formed beneath the roof side rail mounting portion and the pillar mounting portion, and the air bag body is mounted and accommodated by being folded from bottom to top and thereafter by being bent so as to run along the roof side rail and the at least one of the front pillar and the rear pillar.

Abstract: A cutting device for an electric shaver comprising an outer cutter and a plurality inner blades that are made of a ferrous alloy comprising a substrate of an Fe-Cr stainless steel and a hardened layer of improved hardness and wear resistance. The substrate has a Vickers hardness of 400 or more. The hardened layer has a Vickers hardness of at least 700 and a thickness of 2 to 15 .mu.m. In particular, it is preferred that the hardened layer is a diffusion layer comprising at least 90 vol % of intermetallic compounds of Al and Fe relative to a total volume of the diffusion layer, and Al content included within a depth of at least 2 .mu.m of the diffusion layer is 35 to 65% by weight based upon total weight of a region of the diffusion layer ranging up to the thickness of at least 2 .mu.m.

Abstract: In an error recovery procedure (ERP) in a disk drive, the time needed to execute each step of the ERP is stored in a table. A timer measures the elapsed time from the start of the execution of the ERP, and the elapsed time is checked while executing the ERP. There are two types of ERP steps: those steps with (1) short execution times or (2) relatively long execution times. The two types of ERP steps are stored in different tables. An ERP step is selected and executed depending on the remaining execution time for the ERP.

Abstract: This invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode comprises a lithium-containing nickel oxide having a composition represented by Li.sub.1+x Ni.sub.1-x O.sub.u-y F.sub.y where the ranges of x, y and u meet the following equations (1) to (3):(y+0.05)/2.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.(y+1)/3 (1)y>0 (2)1.9.ltoreq.u.ltoreq.2.1 (3).

Abstract: A checking method for checking a reloadable memory includes writing operative data in connection with a specified operation on a first portion of the reloadable memory and check data on a second portion of the reloadable memory; reading data from the second portion after writing the operative data and the check data on the reloadable memory; and judging whether the read data agrees with the written check data. A checking device for checking a reloadable memory includes a reader for reading data from a specified portion of the memory after reloading operative data and writing a check data; and a judger for judging whether the read data agrees with the check data.

Abstract: A system for communicating data between two control units each capable of executing independent operations and having a memory for operations, the system is provided with a new data generator on one control unit. The new data generator generates new data for a selected item of the other control unit. The new data is combined with address data corresponding to the selected item of the memory of the other control unit to generate transmission data. The transmission data is sent to the other control unit and the new item data is written on the memory at the address specified by the transmission data. The data communication system communicates between the two control units data for a first kind of operations and data for a second kind of operations selectively. The first kind data is communicated repeatedly while the second kind data is communicated a single time.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for the preparation of organosiloxane oligomer with the general formulaR.sup.1.sub.3 SiO(R.sup.2.sub.2 SiO).sub.n Hwhere each R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently monovalent hydrocarbon groups and n has a value of 1 to 10; wherein the method comprises cohydrolyzing a triorganohalosilane and diorganodihalosilane in the presence of a basic compound in a two-layer liquid system comprised of an aqueous layer and an organic solvent layer. The method of the instant invention is a high-yield method for the preparation of organosiloxane oligomer having the silicon-bonded hydroxyl group at only one molecular chain terminal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with which the surface potential of the photoreceptor drum is made appropriate reliably in a relatively short time is provided with the following: a charger unit for charging the surface of the photoreceptor drum; an exposing unit for forming a latent image; a potential sensor for detecting a charge potential; and a controller for controlling outputs of the charger unit and the exposing unit. The surface potential of the photoreceptor drum is made appropriate by detecting and correcting the potential after the photoreceptor drum surface is charged at a potential close to a desired potential. After both the dark and bright portions are charged at appropriate potentials, image formation is performed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a seat belt device for an automobile including a seat belt anchor mounted on a center pillar for the automobile and composed of a plurality of parts, and a seat belt slidably supported by the seat belt anchor. A displacement permission space is defined between an anchor plate of the seat belt anchor and the center pillar, and a spacer constituted by a metallic bellows is disposed as an energy absorber in the displacement permission space.

Abstract: The instant invention pertains to a method for the preparation of methacryloxypropyldimethylchlorosilane that is very efficient, yields a very pure methacryloxypropyldimethylchlorosilane, and produces little alpha-methylpropionyloxypropyldimethylchlorosilane impurity.The instant invention comprises the addition reaction between allyl methacrylate and dimethylchlorosilane in the presence of hydrosilylation catalyst, wherein the water content of the allyl methacrylate does not exceed 200 ppm.

Abstract: To generate electric energy to a load such as an electric car or the like, a fuel cell power generation system includes a fuel cell composed of a fuel electrode and an oxygen electrode with an electrolytic layer interposed therebetween so as to continuously supply electric power to the load, a secondary cell for supplying a required quantity of electric energy to the load at least during the initial time until the generation of electric energy is started with the fuel cell and a shifting unit serving to shift the power source of electric energy to the load from the fuel cell main body to the secondary cell or from the secondary cell to the fuel cell. An electrolytic layer constituting the fuel cell is composed of a film of high molecular material having ionic conductivity, and the secondary cell is a secondary lithium cell consisting of a nonaqueous solution based material or a solid electrolyte based material as an electrolyte.

Abstract: For an image forming apparatus having a photoreceptor whose surface is charged by a main charger unit, a function is provided that a desired electric potential is attained on the photoreceptor surface by applying a lowest main charging voltage to the charger unit. By providing a plurality of grid voltages, it is possible that there are a plurality of main charging voltages suitable for the desired surface potential, and the lowest main charging voltage and the corresponding grid voltage can be selected thereamong.

Abstract: To generate electric energy to a load such as an electric car or the like, a fuel cell power generation system includes a fuel cell composed of a fuel electrode and an oxygen electrode with an electrolytic layer interposed therebetween so as to continuously supply electric power to the load, a secondary cell for supplying a required quantity of electric energy to the load at least during the initial time until the generation of electric energy is started with the fuel cell and a shifting unit serving to shift the power source of electric energy to the load from the fuel cell main body to the secondary cell or from the secondary cell to the fuel cell. An electrolytic layer constituting the fuel cell is composed of a film of high molecular material having ionic conductivity, and the secondary cell is a secondary lithium cell consisting of a nonaqueous solution based material or a solid electrolyte based material as an electrolyte.

Abstract: In a fuel cell comprising a stack having superposed a plurality of electromotive parts composed of a fuel electrode, an oxidizing electrode, and an electrolyte layer nipped by the two electrodes and using a liquid fuel as the fuel for the fuel cell, this invention contemplates forming a liquid fuel introducing path destined to be directly exposed to the liquid fuel on terminal surfaces of the component parts of the electromotive parts in a direction perpendicular to the flow of an oxidizing gas along at least one of the outer peripheral surfaces of the stack including the terminal surface of the fuel electrode and lying parallelly to the flow of the oxidizing gas and enabling the liquid fuel in the liquid fuel introducing path to be supplied to the fuel electrodes by a capillary attraction.

Abstract: A room-temperature-curable composition is very storage stable under seal at room temperature, cures to give a rubbery elastic material with excellent physical properties, and is useful as a sealant composition when polyoxyalkylene has at the terminals groups of the formula ##STR1## of which one example of a organosiloxane-modified polyoxyalkylene is ##STR2## in which Me is methyl.

Abstract: The triorganosiloxydiphenylsilanols of the present invention are novel silicone compounds that are useful as plasticizers for silicone rubbers. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing these compounds in high yield and purity and a method for preparing filled curable organosiloxane compositions using the present compounds as plasticizers.

Abstract: In a fuel cell comprising a stack having superposed a plurality of electromotive parts composed of a fuel electrode, an oxidizing electrode, and an electrolyte layer nipped by the two electrodes and using a liquid fuel as the fuel for the fuel cell, this invention contemplates forming a liquid fuel introducing path destined to be directly exposed to the liquid fuel on terminal surfaces of the component parts of the electromotive parts in a direction perpendicular to the flow of an oxidizing gas along at least one of the outer peripheral surfaces of the stack including the terminal surface of the fuel electrode and lying parallelly to the flow of the oxidizing gas and enabling the liquid fuel in the liquid fuel introducing path to be supplied to the fuel electrodes by a capillary attraction.