Abstract: A communication device according to the present invention includes a controller 10 configured to send a PN code (A) to a transmission and reception unit 20-1 and send a PN code (B) to a transmission and reception unit 20-n (n?1), a transmission system characteristic data acquiring unit 40 configured to acquire reference transmission system characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the PN code (A) sent to the transmission and reception unit 20-1 and acquire transmission system characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the PN code (B) sent to the transmission and reception unit 20-n (n?1), a transmission characteristic difference data calculator 41 configured to acquire a transmission characteristic difference data indicating a difference in transmission characteristic between the transmission and reception unit 20-1 and the transmission and reception unit 20-n (n?1) on the basis of the reference transmission system characteristic data and the transmission system characteristic data, and a

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives possessing at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is placed as a nucleus, and the crystallized metal oxide is present on the silica surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives comprising at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is present on the crystallized metal.

Abstract: Each element of opened/closed state lock means is arranged around each of pivot shafts that respectively pivotally connect front legs and push bars. In a folded state of a baby carriage, lower ends of the push bars do not protrude above upper ends of the front legs. The lower ends of the push bars and the upper ends of the front legs are in contact with each other and are not separated from each other both in an opened state and folded state of the baby carriage. The baby carriage can implement reduction in weight with a simple structure and reduction in height of the baby carriage in the folded state, and also can prevent problems such as pinched fingers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner for a developer comprising cylindrical toner particles formed of a toner composition containing at least a binder resin and a releasant as toner components, and an external additive, wherein the cylindrical toner particles have an average circularity of 0.880 or more and 0.930 or less.

Abstract: A hair-trimming tool including a tool body having a pair of hair-bunch supporting pieces whose tip ends can open and close, a connecting portion which connects base ends of the hair-bunch supporting pieces, a protruding portion protruding from the connecting portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to an opening/closing direction of the hair-bunch supporting pieces, cutting element provided on at least one of the inner opposing surfaces of the hair-bunch supporting pieces along a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the cutting element is disposed substantially in parallel to a scalp in a cut-starting attitude where a tip end of the protruding portion comes into contact with the scalp, and a holding element provided on a surface of the hair-bunch supporting piece opposed to the scalp in the cut-starting attitude to hold the lower side of a hair-bunch at a given angle to the scalp.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus used comprises a molten resin injector 15 for injecting a molten resin, and a die 12 connected to the molten resin injector and communicating with the molten resin injector so that the molten resin is injected into the die. A cavity having a prescribed shape is formed within the die in order to mold the injected molten resin into the prescribed shape. An opening of the die for guiding the molten resin to the outside is blocked so as to confine a molding object as an object for molding the resin member. A plate member 10 as a molding object is compressed onto the die 12, and the molten resin is injected into the die while compressing the molding object. The molten resin is adhered on the molding object by being guided from the opening, and a solidified resin member comprising the solidified molten resin is bonded on the surface of the molding object. Consequently, the resin member having a prescribed shape is readily and promptly formed on the surface of the molding object.

Abstract: A terminal mounting structure for a window pane for reliable attaching a terminal to a glass surface of the window pane using minimal numbers of parts and manufacturing steps. The terminal mounting structure for a window pane has a terminal for electric connection, which is in contact with a conductive part provided on a glass surface of the window pane. The terminal mounting structure is fixed to the glass surface through a resin material attached to the glass surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives possessing at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is placed as a nucleus, and the crystallized metal oxide is present on the silica surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives comprising at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is present on the crystallized metal.

Abstract: An integrated noise reduction circuit for a charge coupled imaging device having a floating diffusion type amplifier which converts signal electric charges obtained by photoelectric conversion into a voltage signal. The noise reduction circuit has a biasing circuit which is coupled to an input terminal for receiving an output signal of the charge coupled imaging device via a coupling capacitor and which supplies a predetermined bias potential to the first input terminal, a clamping circuit which clamps each of reset potential output portions of a signal that is supplied from the biasing circuit via a clamping capacitor and that has the predetermined bias potential applied by the biasing circuit to a predetermined reference potential, and a sample and hold circuit which samples and holds signal potential output portions of a signal outputted from the clamping circuit by using sampling pulses.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing panel units may include applying a cover tape to a surface of a panel in such a way as to substantially extend along a periphery of the panel. An extrusion molding die may be moved relative to the panel in such a way that the extrusion molding die moves along the periphery of the panel while at least partially contacting the cover tape applied to the panel. At the same time, a molten molding material may be extruded from the extrusion molding die, thereby integrally forming a molded article on the periphery of the panel. The cover tape may be then removed from the surface of the panel in order to produce a panel unit having the molded article disposed along the periphery of the panel.

Abstract: A hair-trimming tool with which anyone can easily cut hair. The hair-trimming tool comprising a tool body having a pair of hair-bunch supporting pieces whose tip ends can open and close, a connecting portion which connects base ends of the hair-bunch supporting pieces, a protruding portion protruding from the connecting portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to an opening/closing direction of the hair-bunch supporting pieces, and cutting means provided on one of or both of inner opposing surfaces of the hair-bunch supporting pieces along a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the cutting means is disposed substantially in parallel to a scalp in a cut-starting attitude where a tip end of the protruding portion comes into contact with the scalp, the hair-trimming tool further comprises holding means which is provided on a surface of the hair-bunch supporting piece opposed to the scalp in the cut-starting attitude, and which holds lower side of a hair-bunch at a given angle to the scalp.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus used comprises a molten resin injector 15 for injecting a molten resin, and a die 12 connected to the molten resin injector and communicating with the molten resin injector so that the molten resin is injected into the die. A cavity having a prescribed shape is formed within the die in order to mold the injected molten resin into the prescribed shape. An opening of the die for guiding the molten resin to the outside is blocked so as to confine a molding object as an object for molding the resin member. A plate member 10 as a molding object is compressed onto the die 12, and the molten resin is injected into the die while compressing the molding object. The molten resin is adhered on the molding object by being guided from the opening, and a solidified resin member comprising the solidified molten resin is bonded on the surface of the molding object. Consequently, the resin member having a prescribed shape is readily and promptly formed on the surface of the molding object.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing panel units may include applying a cover tape to a surface of a panel in such a way as to substantially extend along a periphery of the panel. An extrusion molding die may be moved relative to the panel in such a way that the extrusion molding die moves along the periphery of the panel while at least partially contacting the cover tape applied to the panel. At the same time, a molten molding material may be extruded from the extrusion molding die, thereby integrally forming a molded article on the periphery of the panel. The cover tape may be then removed from the surface of the panel in order to produce a panel unit having the molded article disposed along the periphery of the panel.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-tube boiler which allows further NOx reduction and CO reduction with a simple construction of the boiler body and the burner itself. The water-tube boiler includes a first water tube array made up of a plurality of first water tubes arranged into an annular shape, a combustion chamber defined inside the first water tube array, a first opening defined at part of the first water tube array, a cooling water tube array made up of a plurality of cooling water tubes arranged into an annular shape in a zone within the combustion chamber where burning-reaction ongoing gas is present, gaps provided between adjacent cooling water tubes so as to permit the burning-reaction ongoing gas to flow through, and a burning-reaction continuing zone, where burning reaction is continuously effected, provided between the cooling water tube array and the first water tube array, whereby the burning-reaction ongoing gas generally uniformly contacts the individual cooling water tubes.

Abstract: A water-tube boiler which allows further NOx reduction and CO reduction to be implemented with an uncomplicated construction of the boiler body itself, and which is improved in boiler efficiency. The water-tube boiler includes a first water tube array made up of a plurality of first water tubes arranged into an annular shape and a combustion chamber inside the first water tube array.

Abstract: In one aspect of this invention, a receiver sequentially demodulates sequentially received burst signals into original digital data signals. A data extraction unit extracts base station information from the digital data signals sequentially demodulated by the receiver. A level detector detects the signal levels of received signals containing the burst signals sequentially received by the receiver. A control unit causes a display unit to display the signal levels detected by the level detector in accordance with elapse of the reception time, and display the base station information extracted by the data extraction unit. In another aspect of this invention, a determination unit quantitatively determines errors of the burst signals from the digital data signals sequentially demodulated by the receiver, and outputs the determination results concerning the validity of the digital data contained in the burst signals.

Abstract: A method for driving a CCD solid state imaging device of a frame-interline type is disclosed. The CCD imaging device comprises a semiconductor substrate, an image section including a number of pixels arranged two-dimensionally and each having a radiation sensor, transfer gate and a first vertical CCD, a storage section, a horizontal CCD shift register, and an output section. The semiconductor substrate having a protruding portion as a drain member is biased at a low level for accumulating signal charges during an effective picture interval and at a higher level for draining all of the signal charges during a frame shift transfer period. The amplitude of the driving signals for driving gate electrodes of the vertical CCD shift registers can be large without reading out noise-forming charges so that the transfer efficiency can be improved in a CCD imaging device.

Abstract: In a seesaw balance type microminiature electoromagnetic relay including an armature unit composed of two movable contact springs having a pivot arm formed at the center thereof and contacts formed at every end thereof, an armature having a protrusion on the back side for a pivotal movement, and an insert-molded insulator, a substrate unit composed of a common terminal for mounting the pivot arm electrically connected to a common terminal pin, a pair of switching terminals having fixed contacts for connecting the contacts of the springs electrically connected to terminal pins, and an electromagnet unit composed of a yoke, an exciter coil wound thereon, a flat shape permanent magnet provided between both ends of the yoke and two terminal pins electrically connected to the start and the end of the exciter coil, respectively; a hoop member is formed in an integrated configuration of a plurality of groups by a press blanking procedure, each group including a pair of movable contact springs, two non-magnetizing pl