Abstract: The present invention is directed to method of bonding mineral fibers in a mineral fiber material, according to which an acid is applied to the mineral fiber material in an amount sufficient to dissolve mineral material from the fiber to form a silica containing binder on the mineral fiber, and curing the mineral fiber material to bond the fibers.

Abstract: A method of cutting a wood block for production of veneer by a rotary veneer lathe. The veneer lathe includes a veneer knife, a number of rotatable peripheral drive wheels placed parallel to the veneer knife and each having a number of tooth-like projections pierceable into a wood block for driving the wood block for rotation about its axis, and a guide member for guiding veneer peeled from the wood block. The cutting of the wood block is done at a first position of the peripheral drive wheels where the veneer peeled from the wood block is pierced by the projections to such an extent that substantial splits are formed in the veneer along wood grain thereof, and also at a second position where the projections provide no force to the veneer moving past the guide member that causes the substantial splits in the veneer.

Abstract: A volatile memory stores data related to application program. Data that is the same as the data in the volatile memory is also stored in a nonvolatile memory. When writing the data from the volatile memory to the nonvolatile memory, it is confirmed that the data has no error. A parity bit for each data block in the volatile memory is stored in the volatile memory. It is then decided whether or not there is an error in the data stored in the volatile memory based on the parity bits. If an error is detected in the data stored in the volatile memory then the data is recovered or corrected by using the data in the nonvolatile memory. Data can be thus recovered speedily and reliably.

Abstract: A damage preventing system for use in preventing damage to motorcycles and the like when being conveyed on a transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions, anchored at selected locations to the transporting vehicle with use of attachment apertures, provide protection from damage resulting from contact between multiple motorcycles, or between a motorcycle and the transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions having multiple air-tight chambers enable a user to provide various cushioning pressure to different portions of the motorcycle being protected from damage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil storage tank equipped with a floating bed type inner floating roof. The oil storage tank structure has a tank body and an inner floating roof which lies on the liquid surface inside the tank. The inner floating roof includes filling bags and a resilient sealing tube. The filling bags, separated by isolation sheets, are filled with floating plates. The resilient sealing tube is disposed around the entire circumference of the filling bags, and is in contact with and biased against the inner wall of the tank body.

Abstract: A protocol, or method, for managing the printers and printer connections for users on a computer network based on the user's group membership, user name, terminal name (client name) and computer name. Network administrators can centrally manage the assignment of user's printers and network printer connections on any networked computer system, including Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server Edition. Installation of required drivers is dynamic with no interaction with the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel phosphorus-containing organosilicon compound furnished with performance of an oxaphosphorin compound, a method for producing therefore and a resin composition containing the same, particularly a polyester or polycarbonate resin composition and a coating composition containing the same, characterized by that said phosphorus-containing organosilicon compound has in the molecule a phosphorus-containing group (an X group) bonded to a silicon atom and represented by the following chemical formula (1)

Abstract: A hand-pushed mower of which blade height setter is provided with a sphere rolling on the ground, many small spheres holding the sphere as to freely roll, a semi-spherical receiving member forming a gap between an upper spherical face of the sphere to hold the many small spheres in the gap, and a scraping ring frame portion disposed to be parallel to and having a predetermined interval with a lower end edge of the semi-spherical receiving member. The scraping ring frame portion is disposed to be near the surface of the sphere as to scrape foreign matter on the surface of the sphere. A window portion for removing the foreign matter is formed between the lower end edge of the semi-spherical receiving member and the scraping ring frame portion.

Abstract: A cooling module includes a thermal conductive member. An endoergic chamber, a radiative chamber and a circulation pump chamber are defined along the thermal conductive member. The thermal conductive member contacts a heat generating object outside the endoergic chamber. The thermal energy is transferred to the coolant in the endoergic chamber. The coolant then flows into the radiative chamber. The thermal energy of the coolant is taken away in the radiative chamber. The thermal energy is radiated from the outer wall surface of the radiative chamber. This cooling cycle is repeated so that an efficient cooling operation can be realized in the cooling module. Arrangement of the endoergic, radiative and circulation pump chambers along the thermal conductive member leads to a minimized height of the cooling module.

Abstract: When male and female housings are attached to each other, a side projection of a locking arm contacts and presses a side engaging part to bend the locking arm in a specific amount and overlap a side projection of the locking arm with a projection of the male housing. At this time, a main engaging part contacts and presses downward a main projection of the locking arm. Then, since the projection of the male housing is under the side projection, the locking arm is temporarily supported at both sides and bent in a bow shape vertically. Then, after the male housing is inserted into the female housing further, the bend of the locking arm is released, and simultaneously the main projection and the main engaging part engage with each other to complete the attachment between the male and female housings.

Abstract: A circuit substrate manufacturing method including the steps of preparing a substrate on which a metallic foil is formed in a releasable state, forming a build-up wiring on the metallic foil, obtaining a circuit member having a structure that the build-up wiring is formed on the metallic foil by releasing the metallic foil from the substrate, and exposing a lowest wiring layer of the build-up wiring by removing the metallic foil of the circuit member.

Abstract: An optical reader capable of reading a bar code in a mounted state when an article carrying the bar code passes and of reading bar codes set in array on a menu sheet in a hand-held state has been disclosed. The optical reader comprises a light source, a scanner that is driven by a drive and scans light emanating from the light source, a plurality of reflection mirrors that reflect scanning light scanned by the scanner and create a scanning pattern composed of a plurality of scan trajectories, a read window through which scanning light reflected from the reflection mirrors is emitted, and a light receiver for receiving light reflected from a mark. The optical reader further comprises a mode changer for changing a plurality of operation modes among which one or ones of the plurality of scan trajectories to be validated for reading are different.

Abstract: In formation-by-growth of an AlGaN layer 3 as having a double-layered structure, a non-doped AlGaN layer (i-AlGaN layer) having an Al compositional ratio of approximately 15% is formed to a thickness of approximately 3 nm on an i-GaN layer, and further thereon, an AlGaN layer (n-AlGaN layer) doped with Si in a concentration of approximately 2×1018/cm3 and having an Al compositional ratio of approximately 15% is formed to a thickness of approximately 17 nm.

Abstract: There is provided a method and kit for measuring the amount of an objective constituent contained in a specific lipoprotein in a biological sample such as serum and plasma, specifically for measuring the amount of cholesterol contained in high density lipoprotein, which can be applicable to clinical tests.

Abstract: A modifier for a polylactic acid comprising a block polymer (C) having a polymer block (A) satisfying relationship (1): 7.80??/?<8.54 wherein ? represents a solubility parameter value of a polymer block; and ? represents a density value of a polymer block, and a polymer block (B) satisfying relationship (2): 8.54??/?<9.20 wherein ? and ? have the same meanings as described above, wherein each of the aforementioned polymer block (A) and the aforementioned polymer block (B) is independently a polymer block selected from the group consisting of a polyester block, a polyether block, and a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid block, and said block polymer (C) has a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, can enhance impact resistance, flexibility, and tensile strain, while biodegradability of the polylactic acids and thermal resistance are maintained, and in addition, is free from bleed-out from the moldings formed from a polylactic acid composition.

Abstract: A gateway card is connected to an information processor, and receives and transmits data between different networks. The information processor has a normal power mode and a power saving mode. A switching unit connects a memory with the information processor if the information processor is in the normal power mode, or to the gateway card if the normal power mode of the information processor is changed to the power saving mode.

Abstract: A heat sink for a semiconductor device comprises a base which has a first surface on which a plurality of heat-radiating fins are arranged, and a second surface which contacts the semiconductor device directly. A heat spreader is provided on the second surface of the base so that the heat spreader does not contact the semiconductor device directly.

Abstract: There is provided a crawler system and a crawler link structure which can be easily assembled and is superior in durability and provided at low cost. The crawler system comprises a crawler 2 in which pairs of opposed right and left links 1a and 1b are endlessly connected. One end of the pair of right and left links 1a and 1b are connected through a cylindrical connection part 3. Middle parts of the pair of right and left links 1a and 1b in the longitudinal direction are connected by an engaging part 4 which engages with a concave tooth 29 of concave-convex teeth 28 of a crawler sprocket 27. The pairs of right and left links 1a and 1b are endlessly connected by inserting connection pins 12 to the connection parts 3.

Abstract: A magnetic head supporting mechanism includes a head positioning actuator having an arm, and a load beam connected to the arm. The load beam has a gimbal. The gimbal includes a magnetic head slider fixing portion on which a magnetic head slider having a magnetic head is mounted, a first pair of beams extending from opposite sides of the magnetic head slider fixing portion along a traverse direction of the load beam perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof, and a second pair of beams respectively connected to the first pair of beams and extending so as to face the opposite sides of the magnetic head slider fixing portion.

Abstract: A time for replacement of a laser diode is decided based on a value of operating current of the laser diode and a value of intensity of laser light output from the laser diode.