Abstract: A fluorescent lamp of the present invention includes: a first electrode section having a first filament; a second electrode section having a second filament; a fluorescent tube in which a fluorescent substance Is applied on an inner wall of the fluorescent tube; a first structure of a nonconductor provided in the fluorescent tube: and a second structure of a conductor provided in the fluorescent tube. The first structure and the second structure are provided between the first filament and the second filament.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp includes: an emission tube for generating a luminous flux; a first filament provided at one end of the emission tube; a second filament provided at another end of the emission tube; first current regulation means having a first impedance; a first electrode pin coupled to one end of the first filament via the first current regulation means; a first switch coupled in parallel to the first current regulation means; a second switch; a second electrode pin coupled to another end of the first filament via the second switch; and a control circuit for controlling the first switch and the second switch so as to be opened or closed. The control circuit closes the first switch and the second switch before the fluorescent lamp is lit and during a nominal lighting period after the fluorescent lamp is lit, and opens the first switch and the second switch during a power conservation lighting period following the nominal lighting period.

Abstract: A plant-based edible vaccine against autoimmune disease prepared by expressing a CTB-autoantigen chimeric gene construct in plant cells and transgenic plants is disclosed. DNA constructs, expression vectors comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a CTB-autoantigen chimeric gene, which are optimized for expression in plants, are described.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp, wherein a chromaticity value (x, y) of a light source color is in a range surrounded by a point A (0.251, 0.343), a point B (0.285, 0.332), a point C (0.402, 0.407) and a point D (0.343, 0.433), includes a phosphor blend in an inner face of a luminous tube, the phosphor blend comprising an antimony and manganese activated calcium halophosphate phosphor, a rare earth phosphor emitting green, and a rare earth phosphor emitting blue or red.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recycle developing process which comprises developing an electrostatic image formed on a photosensitive material with a starting developer filled in a developing vessel, transferring the toner image to a predetermined paper, recovering the toner remaining on the photosensitive material by a cleaning means, and repeating the developing procedure while replenishing a virgin toner and the toner recovered by the cleaning means into the developing vessel; wherein the virgin toner to be replenished into the developing vessel is that which is fulfilled in a container wherein a rotating roller is provided in an opening portion at a lower portion has a flowability, shown as a fallen amount of the toner at a time of falling via the rotating roller for a certain fixed time, of 50 to 70% based on the toner in the starting developer.According to this process, an abrupt decrease in the properties of the developer due to the mixing of the recovered toner can be relaxed.

Abstract: In a method of adjusting image forming conditions according to the present invention, it is judged whether or not a humidity detected by a humidity sensor is not less than a predetermined first humidity H.sub.1 (step W6). As a result, when it is judged that the humidity is not less than the first humidity H.sub.1, a main charger table is accessed using the detected absolute humidity as an address, and corresponding additional data G is read out (step W7). The additional data G read out, together with additional data E and main charger driving time adjustment data F, is added to main charger reference data K.sub.2, so that main charger voltage data C.sub.2 is produced (step W8). On the other hand, when the detected humidity is less than the first humidity H.sub.1, a voltage to be applied to a main charger is not adjusted depending on the humidity.

Abstract: A recycle developing method utilizes the steps of (1) providing a developing vessel containing a starting developer composed of an electroscopic toner and a magnetic carrier; (2) transferring toner from the developing vessel to a photosensitive material having an electrostatic latent image formed thereon; (3) transferring a portion of the toner on the photosensitive material to a paper to form a toner image on the paper; (4) recovering toner remaining on the photosensitive material after the aforementioned portion of toner is transferred to the paper to form a toner image thereon; and (5) repeating steps (2)-(4) while replenishing toner in the developing vessel by the sub-steps of: (5a) supplying toner recovered in step (4) to the developing vessel, and (5b) supplying a virgin toner, having a higher chargeability than the electroscopic toner in the starting developer, to the developing vessel, to form a mixed toner in the developing vessel.

Abstract: A directional control valve and a valve assembly for incorporating a plurality of control valves is disclosed, in which use of a manifold base, subplates and the like is unnecessary and wherein durability is excellent. A supply port (P) for a pressurized fluid, output ports (A, B) and exhaust ports (EA, EB) which open into a valve hole are defined in a main valve body constituting the directional control valve. The main valve body has linking surfaces thereon for linking together a plurality of control valves in a valve assembly. The supply port (P) and the exhaust ports (EA, EB) penetrate in a direction in which the main valve bodies are linked together at positions deviated from an opening position of the valve hole. In addition, the output ports (A, B) open through output passages on one side surface of the main valve body perpendicular to the linking surfaces. Connecting grooves are defined on upper and lower surfaces of the main valve body.

Abstract: A directional control valve and a valve assembly for incorporating a plurality of control valves is disclosed, in which use of a manifold base, subplates and the like is unnecessary and wherein durability is excellent. A supply port (P) for a pressurized fluid, output ports (A, B) and exhaust ports (EA, EB) which open into a valve hole are defined in a main valve body constituting the directional control valve. The main valve body has linking surfaces thereon for linking together a plurality of control valves in a valve assembly. The supply port (P) and the exhaust ports (EA, EB) penetrate in a direction in which the main valve bodies are linked together at positions deviated from an opening position of the valve hole. In addition, the output ports (A, B) open through output passages on one side surface of the main valve body perpendicular to the linking surfaces. Connecting grooves are defined on upper and lower surfaces of the main valve body.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner containing, as a fixing resin, a styrene-acrylic copolymer in which styrene content, molecular-weight distribution and acid value are specified. The electrophotographic toner of the present invention is improved in heat resistance by raising the glass transition temperature of the fixing resin, while assuring excellent low-temperature fixing properties and resistance to off-set.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner having rheology characteristics, under the conditions of measuring frequency of 1 Hz and measuring distortion of 1 degree, such that:(1) the drop starting temperature of storage elastic modulus is in the range from 100.degree. to 110.degree. C.;(2) the storage elastic modulus at 150.degree. C. is not greater than 1.times.10.sup.4 dyn/cm.sup.2 ; and(3) the peak temperature of loss elastic modulus is not less than 125.degree. C.The toner is excellent in low-temperature fixing properties, off-set resisting properties and heat resistance.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner containing, as a fixing resin, a styrene-acrylic copolymer in which styrene content and molecular-weight distribution are specified, and which contains a specific high-molecular-weight component.The electrophotographic toner of the present invention is improved in bending resistance while assuring excellent low-temperature fixing properties, resistance to off-set and heat resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a one-component magnetic developer for the electrophotography, which comprises one-component magnetic toner particles and at least one fine particulate additive selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic silica, hydrophilic silica and alumina, wherein the one-component magnetic toner particles have a sphericity degree (DS), defined by the following formula, of 70 to 90%, and a specific surface area of 1.4 to 2.0 m.sup.2 /g:DS=Cc/CT (1)wherein Cc represents the outer circumference of a circle having the same area as the projected area of the toner, and CT represent the actual outer circumference of the projected plane of the toner. This developer is excellent in the flowability and can provide an image having a high density.

Abstract: An addressing system for a memory circuit which reads out plural locations simultaneously and then arranges the readout information into a desired sequence or format.

Abstract: A memory system for simultaneously extracting a desired block of data in response to an address specifying only the center bit of the block. The input address is modified through an arithmetic circuit wherein the address representing the center bit is added to and subtracted from to produce a plurality of addresses which are used to address a plurality of separate memory blocks. The outputs from the memory blocks are passed through a selection alignment matrix circuit which selects from the outputs of the memory blocks only those bits in the desired block of data and aligns those bits in a predetermined array. Bits other than those in the desired block of data are discarded.