Abstract: A combinational weighing or counting apparatus designed to increase the probability of selection of combinations. This combinational weighing or counting apparatus includes a plurality of weighing hoppers (6.sub.i), and a plurality of driving feeders (3.sub.i) for supplying articles (M) from an upstream side towards the corresponding weighing hoppers (6.sub.i) when the driving feeders (3.sub.i) are driven. In this combinational weighing or counting apparatus, the value at which the probability of occurrence of the combinational calculated weight or count, attains a maximum value is chosen to be greater than the target combined weight T.sub.M, but falling within an allowance of an lower limit T.sub.MIN to an upper limit T.sub.MAX of the target combined weight T.sub.M.

Abstract: In a combinational weighing apparatus or a combinational counting apparatus, in order to obtain a combinational weighing result generally equal to or close to the target combined value, different values are employed for target supply values T.sub.i to which articles are to be supplied into respective weighing hoppers 6.sub.i.

Abstract: A processing method comprises:a first step of depositing on a substrate which is a specimen a film of any one of a semiconductor, a metal and an insulator;a second step of subjecting the surface of the film deposited in the first step, to irradiation with a beam having a given energy to produce a physical damage on the surface;a third step of subjecting the film surface on which the physical damage is produced in the second step, to selective irradiation with light to partially cause a photochemical reaction so that a mask pattern depending on the desired device structure is formed on the film surface; anda fourth step of carrying out photoetching using as a shielding member the mask pattern formed in the third step.

Abstract: An electrophotographic apparatus employs a charger for charging a cylindrical photosensitive member having a photoconductive layer of amorphous silicon containing 10 to 40 atomic % hydrogen; an exposing station for imagewise exposing the member to form an electrostatic latent image; a developer station for developing the latent image to form a toner image; a transfer station for transferring the toner image to an image receiving sheet and a blade for cleaning the surface of the cylindrical member.

Abstract: An image-forming member for electro-photography has a photoconductive layer comprising a hydrogenated amorphous semiconductor composed of silicon and/or germanium as a matrix and at least one chemical modifier such as carbon, nitrogen and oxygen contained in the matrix.

Abstract: A processing method comprises:a first step of depositing on a substrate which is a specimen a film of any one of a semiconductor, a metal and an insulator;a second step of subjecting the surface of the film deposited in the first step, to irradiation with a beam having a given energy to produce a physical damage on the surface;a third step of subjecting the film surface on which the physical damage is produced in the second step, to selective irradiation with light to partially cause a photochemical reaction so that a mask pattern depending on the desired device structure is formed on the film surface; anda fourth step of carrying out photoetching using as a shielding member the mask pattern formed in the third step.

Abstract: A hydrogen storing member which comprises at least two kinds of hydrogen storing materials comprising a first hydrogen storing material and a second hydrogen storing material capable of releasing or storing hydrogen in a range of at least one of temperature and pressure at which the first hydrogen storing material is in the .beta. phase having a high capacity for storing hydrogen.

Abstract: A layer of amorphous silicon containing H, preferably 10-40 atomic % H, is used as a photoconductive layer for electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: An electrophotographic process is conducted by charging a cylindrical photosensitive member having a photoconductive layer of amorphous silicon containing 10 to 40 atomic % hydrogen; imagewise exposing the member to form an electrostatic latent image; developing the latent image to form a toner image; transferring the toner image to an image receiving sheet and thereafter cleaning the surface of the cylindrical member with a cleaning blade.

Abstract: A layer of amorphous silicon containing H, preferably 10-40 atomic % H, which is used as a photoconductive layer for electrophotographic photosensitive member, is formed by plasma CVD using a silane gas of a higher than monosilane.

Abstract: A CVD process of forming a hydrogenated amorphous silicon film comprising not more than 40 atomic percent of hydrogen atoms is disclosed, which comprises introducing a silicon-containing gas and a gas containing impurity for controlling conductivity of said film into a film-forming space, wherein the concentration of the gas containing the impurity is controlled during film formation to vary the content of the impurity in the thickness direction of the amorphous silicon film.

Abstract: An image-forming member for electro-photography has a photoconductive layer comprising a hydrogenated amorphous semiconductor composed of silicon and/or germanium as a matrix and at least one chemical modifier such as carbon, nitrogen and oxygen contained in the matrix.

Abstract: An apparatus for fine processing includes a support for supporting a material to be processed, an active layer forming device for forming an active layer on the surface of the material by irradiating the material with light in a reaction gas, a latent image forming device for selectively irradiating the active layer with energy in the reaction gas to form a latent image, a shield mask forming device for removing either the latent image layer or the active layer to form a shield mask and an etching device for etching the portion other than the mask portion using the portion left unetched as the shield mask.

Abstract: A hydrogen storing member which comprises at least two kinds of hydrogen storing materials comprising a first hydrogen storing material and a second hydrogen storing material capable of releasing or storing hydrogen in a range of at least one of temperature and pressure at which the first hydrogen storing material is in the .beta. phase having a high capacity for storing hydrogen.

Abstract: An image forming member for electrophotography constructed with a substrate and a photoconductive layer formed thereon, wherein the photoconductive layer comprising an amorphous material containing therein silicon atom as the matrix and halogen atom as the constituent atom.

Abstract: A photomask or a light-shielding member has a support capable of transmitting light, a light-shielding pattern which shields the light and a light absorbing member provided corresponding to the light-shielding pattern. In one aspect, the light-shielding pattern and the light absorbing member are provided on the same side of the support. In another aspect, the light-shielding pattern and the light absorbing member are provided with the support sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus for inputting and/or outputting information includes a plurality of probes arranged at positions respectively facing each of the plural blocks which carry information, a device for enabling the plurality of probes to respectively perform tracking independently, and a device for inputting information to and/or outputting information from the information carrier by the use of the aforesaid probes.

Abstract: A process for forming an etching pattern, which includes selectively irradiating a light to a clean surface of a material to be worked by etching so as to form radicals from a photoradical forming substance in an atmosphere of the substance, forming a modified portion having an etching resistance at a photo-irradiated portion of the surface, and then subjecting an unmodified portion of the surface of the material to be worked to an etching treatment, thereby forming an etching pattern corresponding to a pattern formed by the irradiation.

Abstract: A method for fine processing includes a first step in which a first reaction gas is introduced into a reaction chamber which contains a material to be processed, followed by irradiation with light to form an active layer on the surface of the material through photochemical reaction between the material and the first reaction gas, a second step in which the active layer is selectively irradiated with energy in an atmosphere of a second reaction gas to cause a chemical change only in the irradiated portion to form a latent image layer, a third step in which either the latent image layer or active layer is removed and a fourth step in which, using the portion left unremoved in the third step as a shield mask, the portion other than the masked portion is etched.

Abstract: Image-forming member for electrophotography comprising a charge generation layer composed of hydrogenated amorphous silicon.