Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor element having a sensor substrate and a sensing portion supported by the sensor substrate. A resin film is provided between the sensor substrate and the sensing portion. The resin film has a high heat resistance to the temperature of the fabrication process and the use of sensor element, has excellent coverage of a three-dimensional structure, has a flat surface, applies a low stress to the sensing portion, is formed at low temperature, and prevents the sensing portion from being adversely affected in its fabrication process.

Abstract: The invention provides a sensor element having a sensor substrate and a flat sensor portion supported by the sensor substrate in which the surface of the flat sensing portion is covered with a silicone resin film. The silicone resin film is excellent in step coverage of the flat sensing portion, having low stress applied to the sensing portion, can be formed at low temperature and can prevent the sensing portion from being effected with adverse influence even in the fabrication steps.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensing element comprises an underlayer formed on a substrate, a giant magnetoresistance element formed on the underlayer for detecting a change in a magnetic field, and an integrated circuit formed on the substrate for carrying out predetermined arithmetic processing based on a change in a magnetic field detected by the giant magnetoresistance element, wherein the giant magnetoresistance element and the integrated circuit are formed on the same surface.

Abstract: A fluid control apparatus comprises lines A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 each removably attached to a substrate 1 by a plurality of brackets 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, and channel communication means 47, 48 which are removable upward.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetoresistive sensor device including a substrate, and a sensing portion and a signal processing circuit formed above the substrate with a resin film being disposed between the sensing portion and the signal processing circuit,

Abstract: An on-off device disposed at each of the inlet and the outlet of a fluid controller is one of five kinds of on-off devices, i.e., on-off device having a two-port valve, on-off device having a two-port valve and a three-port valve, on-off device having a two-port valve and two three-port valves, on-off device having two three-port valves, and on-off device having three three-port valves, The main bodies of two-port valves of all types of on-off devices are identical in configuration and each have an inlet and an outlet in a bottom face thereof. Main bodies of three-port valves of all types of on-off devices are identical in configuration and each formed in a bottom face thereof with an inlet, an outlet always in communication with the inlet, and an inlet-outlet subopening.

Abstract: An on-off device disposed at each of the inlet and the outlet of a fluid controller is one of five kinds of on-off devices, i.e., on-off device having a two-port valve, on-off device having a two-port valve and a three-port valve, on-off device having a two-port valve and two three-port valves, on-off device having two three-port valves, and on-off device having three three-port valves, The main bodies of two-port valves of all types of on-off devices are identical in configuration and each have an inlet and an outlet in a bottom face thereof. Main bodies of three-port valves of all types of on-off devices are identical in configuration and each formed in a bottom face thereof with an inlet, an outlet always in communication with the inlet, and an inlet-outlet subopening.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted magnetoresistive sensor element includes plural plies of a magnetic layer and plural plies of a nonmagnetic layer, the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer are alternately laminated with each other, the magnetic layer mainly contains Ni, Fe and Co, and the nonmagnetic layer mainly contains Cu, in which the magnetic layer has a composition represented by the following formula: Ni(1−x−y)FeyCox, where x and y satisfy the following conditions: x≧0.7, y≦0.3 and (1−x−y)≦0.15, the nonmagnetic layer has a composition represented by the following formula: CuzAl(1−z), where A is an additional element other than Cu, and z≧0.9; the thickness tm (angstrom) of the magnetic layer and the thickness tn (angstrom) of the nonmagnetic layer satisfy the following conditions: 10<tm<25; and 18<tn<25; and, when a guaranteed storage temperature of the magnetoresistive sensor element is T° C.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensing element comprises an underlayer formed on a substrate, a giant magnetoresistance element formed on the underlayer for detecting a change in a magnetic field, and an integrated circuit formed on the substrate for carrying out predetermined arithmetic processing based on a change in a magnetic field detected by the giant magnetoresistance element, wherein the giant magnetoresistance element and the integrated circuit are formed on the same surface.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensing element comprises an underlayer formed on a substrate, a giant magnetoresistance element formed on the underlayer for detecting a change in a magnetic field, and an integrated circuit formed on the substrate for carrying out predetermined arithmetic processing based on a change in a magnetic field detected by the giant magnetoresistance element, wherein the giant magnetoresistance element and the integrated circuit are formed on the same surface.

Abstract: Lower members of each of lines A, B, C, D, E, P are mounted on a subbase panel 3 with screws, upper members 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 of each line are mounted on the lower members with screws, and the subbase panels 3 is mounted on a single main base panel 2. Channel connecting element 50 is removable upward.

Abstract: A fluid control apparatus comprises lines A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 each removably attached to a substrate 1 by a plurality of brackets 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, and channel communication means 47, 48 which are removable upward.

Abstract: Rails 20 corresponding to lines A, B, C are provided in parallel on a bass plate 1, end Coupling members 21, 22 are slidably mounted on each of the rails 20. Each of fluid controllers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 is mounted generally on two of these coupling members 21, 22.

Abstract: The present invention improves the sensitivity and expands the temperature range of operation of a magnetic detection device used in conjunction with rotary shafts such as those found in automobiles. A magnetic detection element consists of a giant magnetoresistance element and an integrated circuit for performing a predetermined operational processing based on the variation of magnetic field detected by the giant magnetoresistance element, and the magnetic detection element is operated in the magnetic field in the range of exceeding the magnetic field for maximizing the resistance value of the giant magnetoresistance element and below the field obtained by multiplying the saturation magnetic field of the giant magnetoresistance element by 0.8.

Abstract: Lower members of each of lines A, B, C, D, E, P are mounted on a subbase panel 3 with screws, upper members 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 of each line are mounted on the lower members with screws, and the subbase panels 3 is mounted on a single main base panel 2. Channel connecting means 50 is removable upward.

Abstract: A coupling comprises a holding member having a U-shaped cross section, and a channel member held by the holding member. The holding member has an upper wall formed with screw bores for use in attaching the holding member to a fluid controller. The channel member comprises a body having an inner channel and fitted in a space between the upper wall of the holding member and a lower wall thereof, a tubular upward projection communicating with the inner channel of the body and having an upper end inserted in a through bore in the upper wall of the holding member to communicate with a downward channel of the fluid controller, and a tubular lateral projection communicating with the inner channel of the body and extending laterally. The upper end of the channel member has an outward flange, and the through bore of the upper wall of the holding member has an inward flange for supporting the flange.

Abstract: A device for heating a fluid control apparatus comprises a tape heater disposed on at least one of opposite lateral sides of the fluid control apparatus, and a plurality of brackets each comprising a bottom wall fastened to a panel with a screw and at least one side wall for holding the tape heater in contact with a fluid controller. The bottom wall of each of the brackets is formed with a screw hole, and each bracket is attached to the panel and adjustable in position.

Abstract: A method for magnetically recording/reproducing comprising recording an information signal by forming a pattern of a soft magnetic material in a magnetic recording medium; providing a magnetoeletric converting element in a place neighboring a face of forming the pattern of the magnetic recording medium on which the pattern is formed, applying a magnetic field to the pattern; and reproducing the information by detecting a variation of the magnetic field caused by the pattern of the soft magnetic material of the magnetic recording medium while relatively moving the magnetoelectric converting element and the magnetic recording medium.

Abstract: A valve mount having two valves removably installed thereon from above as arranged in a direction comprises an inflow channel forming member having a channel in communication with an inlet of the valve disposed at one end thereof, a communication channel forming member having a channel for causing an outlet of the valve at the end to communicate with an inlet of the other valve adjacent thereto, an outflow channel forming member having a channel in communication with an outlet of the other valve, and a subchannel forming member having a channel in communication with an inlet-outlet port formed in the other valve.

Abstract: A magnetoelectric transducer is proposed using the GMR effect which operates stably even in a wider range of magnetic field, and over a wider temperature range, than currently available. Upon a substrate 5 there are formed a first magnetic layer 1, a non magnetic layer 3, a second magnetic layer 2, and a rare earth--transition metal alloy layer 4. The second magnetic layer 2 and the rare earth--transition metal alloy layer undergo exchange coupling. The axes of easy magnetization of the second magnetic layer 2 and the rare earth--transition metal alloy layer 4 lie along the surfaces of these layers. The composition of the rare earth--transition metal alloy layer 4 exhibits rare earth dominance at room temperature. The main component of the non magnetic layer 3 is Cu, and the thickness of this layer 3 is at least 1.5 nm.