Abstract: The heat shrinkable film of polylactic acid-based resin used for shrink packaging, shrink bundling, shrink label and the like, can prevent shrinking in the machinery direction after stretching and can show a good appearance after shrinking. The heat shrinkable film of polylactic acid-based resin comprises at least one layer formed by using mainly a resin composition which contains polylactic acid-based resin and aliphatic polyester “A” having a melting point of 100 to 170° C. and a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or less, in which the heat shrinkable film of polylactic acid-based resin is stretched in at least one direction.

Abstract: A sealing material for sealing liquid composed of a seal main body of resin, having a U-shaped cross section and a concave groove opening to an axis direction, and an O-ring of rubber fit to the concave groove of the seal main body used for medical appliances and paint appliances. The seal main body is provided with an end lip portion on a side along the axis direction and a main lip portion on a middle position of the axis direction on a sliding face side, and, in a pressure-receiving state in which pressure works on the side along the axis direction and the O-ring is compressed, a dimension of the axis direction from a base end face of the seal main body on other side along the axis to a cross-section central point of the O-ring and another dimension of the axis direction from the base end face to an end portion of the main lip portion are set to be approximately equal.

Abstract: A photosensitive layer contains an electron-transfer agent that makes use of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 through R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, cyano, nitro, halogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic ring, ester, alkoxy, aralkyl, allyl, amide, amino, acyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, carboxyl, carbonyl, and carboxylic acid; X is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and ?C(CN)2; and W is a 4- to 8-membered ring.

Abstract: A disk device rotates a disk-like storage medium, and accesses the storage medium, and a slider floats over a storage medium by the action of an airflow caused by rotation of the storage medium and can float stably despite of an environmental change. An inner rail formed on a floating surface of the slider has a first step part located on an air inlet side and a second step part located adjacent to the first step part on the air outlet side and having a height greater than that of the first step part, and the first step part and the second step part are separated by a wall along a first segment extending from an inner side toward an outer side and a second segment extending from the outer-side end of the first segment toward the outer side with being slanted toward the air inlet side.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an obstacle to a power regulated window, which can detect existence of an obstacle by a method of differential current at low rotating speed of a motor and reduce a force of biting an obstacle and prevent from detecting an obstacle unexpectedly at high rotating speed, includes current detecting means for detecting a value of load current flowing through the motor, reference-value generating means for generating a reference value correspondingly to rotating speed of the motor for judging when the value of load current exceeds a predetermined value of over-load current, and comparing means for judging whether or not the value of load current exceeds the reference value.

Abstract: A method of evaluating the positioning accuracy of a magnetic head tester can accurately test magnetic heads and so can reliably provide non-defective goods. In a method of evaluating the positioning accuracy of a magnetic head tester that tests the performance of a magnetic head 14 by carrying out writing and reading operations on a magnetic medium 12 using the magnetic head 14. A plurality of GAPS profiles are acquired by repeatedly carrying out a GAPS test that measures a GAP offset amount for the same magnetic head 14 that has been attached to the magnetic head tester, a GAP offset fluctuation amount is calculated from the acquired plurality of GAPS profiles, and the calculation result is set as an index for evaluating the position reproducibility of the magnetic head.

Abstract: An active groove filled region 23a is kept at a portion of an active groove 22a connecting to an embedded region 24 positioned below a gate groove 83. The active groove filled region 23a connects to a source electrode film 58a so as to have the same electric potential as a source region 64. When a reverse bias is applied between a base region 32a and a conductive layer 12, a reverse bias is also applied between the embedded region 24 and the conductive layer 12; and therefore, depletion layers spread out together and a withstanding voltage is increased.

Abstract: Provided is a road surface state estimating system for carrying out measuring along a plurality of measuring lines on a paved road surface, which improves the reliability of texture estimation of the road surface. A road surface state estimating system (1) includes a laser displacement meter (11) for measuring a distance to the road surface, a stepping motor (120A), rails (12A and 12B), a ball screw (121A), and mounting members (13A and 13B) for causing the laser displacement meter (11) to scan along the measuring lines, and a stepping motor (130), a rail (13), a ball screw (131), and a mounting member (11A) for moving the laser displacement meter (11) in a direction orthogonal to the measuring lines, which allows the laser displacement meter (11) to carry out measurement along the plurality of measuring lines while it is translated two-dimensionally.

Abstract: A portable communication device including a GPS antenna, a GPS processing circuit for determining a location of the device based on a signal received by the antenna, a location information processing circuit for detecting the location information corresponding to a determined result, a key input device for inputting a telephone number of a communication terminal device for transmitting the location information, a control circuit, and a transmitting circuit. The key input device is provided with a LOST key. The control circuit feeds the location information detected by the location information processing circuit to the transmitting circuit when the LOST key is manipulated. The transmitting circuit transmits the location information to the communication terminal device having the inputted telephone number. This realizes a portable communication device which is adapted to notify others of the accurate present location of the device.

Abstract: A digital camera allowing searching of an image in a simple manner is provided, in which an image folder is formed for each session of continuous image pickup operations, and each of the plurality of images picked up in one session of continuous image pickup operation is stored as an image file in the corresponding image folder. Therefore, as compared with the conventional example in which continuously picked up images are stored in the order of pickup similar to the images picked up normally, searching of an image is facilitated. Further, as the images can be handled as an image group folder by folder, efficiency in processing can be improved.

Abstract: A method for reproducing digital information includes the steps of: transferring, with a control circuit, information in a hard disk drive to a memory simultaneously with completion of storage of the information in the hard disk drive from outside of a device body, based on the order or type of information to be reproduced, and reproducing the information from the memory. Furthermore, the method includes the step of providing, with the control circuit, a notification to the user that the transfer of the information to the memory is completed by transmitting a signal indicative thereof.

Abstract: A character region detecting unit detects respective character regions in a plurality of document images which are partitioned and read. A character recognizing unit recognizes the characters within the detected character regions, and converts them into character codes. An overlapping position detecting unit detects the positions of line images whose matching degrees are high as an overlapping position by making a comparison between the positions and the sizes of the character regions in the two document images. An image merging unit merges the two document images at the detected overlapping position.

Abstract: A tiltable-rotatable circular-table device for a machine tool includes a rotary-driving motor which is fixed to a tiltable table and is for rotating a circular table disposed above the tiltable table; a motor cover which is fixed to the main frame and is for housing the rotary-driving motor; and cables connected with the rotary-driving motor. The tiltable-rotatable circular-table device further includes a cable guide whose one end is fixed to the motor cover and the other end is fixed on a periphery of the rotary-driving motor. The cable guide is housed in the motor cover and is capable of surrounding at least a portion of the periphery of the rotary-driving motor so as to guide the cables in a direction in which the cables extend. The cable guide is bendable mainly in its thickness direction at multiple sections thereof such that the cable guide is capable of surrounding the rotary-driving motor.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a micro-structural unit is provided. By the method, micro-machining is performed on a material substrate including first through third conductive layers and two insulating layers, one of which is interposed between the first and the second conductive layers, and the other between the second and the third conductive layers. The method includes several etching steps performed on the layers of the material substrate that are different in thickness.

Abstract: A portable wireless terminal device which has a main body including a first case provided with a plurality of manual keys, a second case provided with a display having a rectangular screen of a predetermined aspect ratio, and a connecting mechanism for interconnecting the two cases. The connecting mechanism includes a pivot mechanism for rotating the second case relative to the first case along a plane parallel to the screen. For wireless communication, the display is activated in a screen position wherein the screen is elongated vertically. For receiving a television broadcast, the display is activated in a screen position wherein the screen is elongated horizontally.

Abstract: A drying apparatus comprising a heat pump apparatus in which a refrigerant circulates through a compressor, a radiator, a throttle apparatus and an evaporator in this order, in which air heated by the radiator is introduced into a dry chamber, the air coming out from the dry chamber is cooled by a cooling apparatus, the air cooled by the cooling apparatus is dehumidified by the evaporator, and the air dehumidified by the evaporator is again heated by the radiator, wherein the drying apparatus further comprises compressor input detecting means for detecting input of the compressor, and cooling quantity control means for controlling a cooling quantity of the cooling apparatus using a value detected by the compressor input detecting means.

Abstract: A method of preparing a purified purple corn coloring agent comprising passing a purple corn color extract solution through an adsorption resin, washing with water, and releasing the purple corn color from the resin with the use of an aqueous solution containing alcohol of 25 to 45 v/vt %.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece golf ball comprising a core 3, a first intermediate layer 5, a second intermediate layer 7, and a cover 9, wherein the first intermediate layer 5 comprises a plurality of ribs 51 formed on the core 3; the second intermediate layer 7 is placed in concave portions surrounded by the ribs 51; and the cover 9 forms an outermost layer; with each of the ribs extending so that its width increases from the cover side to the core side; the concave portions being shaped into a funnel-like form by the side surfaces of the ribs; the hardness of the core 3, the first intermediate layer 5 and the second intermediate layer 7 being different from each other; and the hardness of the first intermediate layer 5 being greater than that of the second intermediate layer 9.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for separating cells using magnets and droplet type cell suspension according to the present invention, which may effectively separate cells by forming droplet type cell suspension with cell suspension sample containing cells to which magnetic beads are coupled and applying magnetic force to the droplet type cell suspension.

Abstract: A radiation treatment apparatus includes a guide and a support member. The guide moves a radiation generating unit along an orbit with a predetermined radius such that an X-ray emitted from the radiation generating unit may cross an isocenter. The support member rotates the guide about a turning axis passing through the isocenter. The radiation generating unit is moved along a spherical plane by the guide and the support member and applies the X-ray toward the isocenter in multiple directions.