Abstract: A resist composition comprising an alkali-soluble polymer, a special cross-linking agent containing one or more oxirane rings and at least one of —O—, —CO—,—COO— and —OCO— groups in the molecule, a photoacid generator, and a solvent can form a film having high transmittance for deep UV light such as ArF excimer laser beams and high etching resistance as well as high resolution, and thus suitable for forming a negative working pattern.

Abstract: An electrophotographic printer includes a photosensitive drum, a developing unit, an image transfer unit, and pre-transfer discharges arranged between the developing unit and the image transfer unit. The pre-transfer discharging means is arranged to progressively reduce the absolute value of the electric potential of a given point in the surface of the photosensitive drum. The reduction of the electric potential is performed in a non-abrupt manner through two or more steps as the given point is moved from the developing unit to the image transfer unit.

Abstract: A non-true-circular optical disk includes a disk substrate which internally touches a hypothetical true-circle corresponding to an outer periphery of a true-circular optical disk of a certain standard size. The disk substrate has a non-true-circular contour corresponding to a configuration shaped such that at least one cut-out portion is formed at an outer periphery of the hypothetical true-circle to thereby enhance a design. The disk substrate includes at least one inscribed outer peripheral edge internally touching the hypothetical true-circle.

Abstract: The semiconductor device comprises a MOSFET including a pair of impurity diffused regions formed on both sides of a gate formed on a semiconductor substrate; an insulation film covering a top of the MOSFET and having a through-hole opened on one of the impurity diffused regions formed in; and a capacitor formed at least a part of an inside of the through-hole, the through-hole having a larger diameter inside than at a surface thereof or having a larger diameter at an intermediate part between the surface thereof and a bottom thereof than the surface and the bottom thereof.

Abstract: A radar apparatus for preventing a problem due to an abnormal state such as degradation of a transmitting or receiving unit. The apparatus includes a transmitting section including beam transmitting units for radiating a plurality of beams, where adjacent beams have an overlapped portion; and a receiving section including beam receiving units for receiving reflection waves reflected from a target object. Transmitting and receiving combinations between the beam transmitting units and the beam receiving units are determined so as to detect the position of the target object. The apparatus further includes a sensitivity comparing section for comparing sensitivities with respect to the transmitting and receiving combinations; and an abnormal state determination section for determining an abnormal state of any one of the above units based on a result of the comparison of the sensitivity comparing section.

Abstract: A leaf transfer mechanism unit, to be incorporated in general in an automatic teller machine, defines a leaf reception room between a pickup roller and a partition member. Behind the partition member, a leaf delivery room is defined between the partition member and a retrieval urging member. When the retrieval urging member is allowed to move forward within the limit of a front limit position, bills received in the leaf delivery room can be urged against the pickup roller. During this operation, the partition member is kept at a turnout position beyond the front limit position of the retrieval urging member. The pickup roller is exposed behind the partition member. Since the turnout position can be defined at the extension of the path of movement for the retrieval urging member, it is possible to avoid the partition member at the turnout position from largely and remarkably protruding out of the path of movement.

Abstract: Female clothing such as a brassiere which is represented by a foundation having a cup unit having a breast support feature and a shape retaining feature and which comprises a breast retaining member (10) provided along a lower peripheral edge (1) and a side peripheral edge (2) and provided with a curved breast shape correcting and hardening region formed by molding a knitting fabric of thermoplastic synthetic resin fibers, the retaining member (10) being formed with a sectionally semicircular, curved strip (13) projecting outwardly and extending in the curved breast shape correcting and hardening region of the retaining member (10) and in parallel with the lower peripheral edge (1) and the side peripheral edge (2) of the cup unit, or being formed, instead of the curved strip (13), with a tensioned slender plain weave rubber string (14) sewn to the inner surface of the region, the curved strip (13) having an elastic resin bar (16) inserted into a recessed groove thereof, thereby providing female clothing which

Abstract: A pinhole camera in which a conical lens with an apical angle of 91.13° to 91.15° is used to correct the fisheye characteristics, and ⅓-inch fixed charged coupled device and a pinhole with a diameter of 0.8 mm are adopted to obtain clear image of a subject in an range from a point closely adjacent to the camera to a point far from the camera with strong contrast. The pinhole video camera comprising: a printed circuit board to which ⅓-inch fixed coupled charged device is attached; a holder fixed so as to cover a front surface of the coupled charged device of the printed circuit board; a lens holder having a pinhole with a diameter of 0.8 mm; a conical convex lens with an apical angle of 91.13° to 91.15°, the conical convex lens fixed on a rear face side of the pinhole of the lens holder.

Abstract: An electrode for a display device, including a laminate of an underlying layer, a conductive layer and a protective layer formed on a substrate in this order from the substrate side in such a manner that at least the conductive layer is completely covered by the protective layer, the underlying layer and the protective layer being composed of a metal which is hard to form an alloy or intermetallic compound with the metal constituting the conductive layer and has a low solid solubility to the conductive layer.

Abstract: A solenoid operated valve 10′ comprises a coil 21, a suction element 24, a plunger 31, a spring 25, a valve member 26, a bobbin 22, a housing 27 and a cap 28, wherein the plunger 31 is moved toward the suction element 24 when electricity is supplied to the coil 21. A pipe sleeve 30 is formed as a deep-drawn integrated pipe with a bottom, which is inserted to the inner side of the bobbin 22, and to which the suction element 24 is inserted and fixed. The plunger 31 is slidably inserted to the pipe sleeve 30. The valve member fixed to the end of plunger 31 opens or closes a valve opening 32. A cylindrical filter is fit to the outer peripheral of a flow-in opening 33, and assembled to a corresponding member.

Abstract: An engine control apparatus is provided for a hybrid vehicle that installs an engine and a motor as driving power sources for driving wheels as well as an automatic transmission such as CVT. The engine control apparatus basically operates to enable automatic stop and restart of the engine in response to drive conditions of the vehicle. In addition, the engine control apparatus cuts off fuel supply to the engine at a deceleration mode of the vehicle. At a deceleration mode of the vehicle under execution of fuel cut, the engine control apparatus maintains idle rotation of the engine by operating the motor to rotate in response to engine speed until the automatic transmission is returned to a restart-enable reduction ratio (e.g., 2.2 to 2.45). That is, the engine control apparatus allows execution of an engine stop after securing a restart-enable state of the automatic transmission.

Abstract: A power transmitting silent chain apparatus comprises a silent chain and a sprocket. The silent chain is comprised of a plurality of link plates interconnected by connector pins. Each link plate has a pair of teeth. The sprocket has a plurality of involute teeth for meshing with the link plate teeth. The link plate teeth have inner and outer flanks profiled to satisfy the expression Hi=Ho+Hs, where Hi is a distance from a pitch line of the chain to a pitch line of the inner flanks, Ho is a distance from the chain pitch line to a pitch line of the outer flanks, and Hs is an amplitude of a polygonal motion of the chain.

Abstract: A projection optical system includes a first objective portion and an optical axis turn portion, each having an optical axis perpendicular to a reticle; an optical axis deflecting portion having an optical axis perpendicularly intersecting the above optical axis; and a second objective portion having an optical axis parallel to the above optical axis. An image-forming light beam from the reticle is returned toward the reticle by the first objective portion and a concave mirror provided in the optical axis turn portion to form a one-to-one image of the reticle. The returned image-forming light beam is led to the second objective portion through the optical axis deflecting portion to form a demagnified image on a wafer. During exposure, nitrogen gas is supplied through a gas changeover device to an illumination system unit, a reticle stage system unit, and a wafer stage system unit. During maintenance, air having ozone removed therefrom is supplied to these units through the gas changeover device.

Abstract: A ceiling retractable three point seat belt system for restraining a passenger in a vehicle seat includes a seat belt webbing having a first end connected to a retractor secured to the vehicle, a first buckle anchored to the vehicle and disposed on one side of the passenger, and a second buckle anchored to the vehicle and disposed on an opposite side of the passenger. Further, a first latch member is connected to a second end of the seat belt webbing, remote from the first end, wherein the first latch member has a first tongue plate engageable with the, first buckle. A second latch member has a webbing loop, through which the seat belt webbing is threaded, such that the second latch member is slidable along the seat belt webbing, from the first latch member toward the retractor. The second latch member has a second tongue plate engageable with the second buckle.

Abstract: A lighting device 10, having a light irradiation portion 11 comprised of light-emitting elements; a freely turnable flexible shaft 12; extendible portions 13 that support the said flexible shaft at the base, house the flexible shaft, and provide a nested housing for each one of the extendible portions within one another; a drive portion 14 that drives the light irradiation portion; a power supply portion 15 that supplies electric power to the drive portion; and a case 16 covering the drive portion at least, which more preferably covers the extendible portions, as well. Moreover, this includes ones having a spring mechanism that allows said extendible portions and said flexible shaft to freely extend, and by the spring mechanism, as the flexible shaft extends, said nested extendible portions can be extended in succession.

Abstract: An evacuation system having a long service life, a compact configuration and high reliability is disclosed. The system enables the process gases to be reused, so that the overall costs of capital investment and operation are reduced. The system comprises a processing chamber, and a vacuum pump communicating with the processing chamber by way of an evacuation conduit for evacuating the processing chamber. The evacuation conduit are provided with not less than two trapping devices arranged in series and operating at different temperatures for capturing different components contained in an exhaust gas discharged from the processing chamber.

Abstract: A chip treatment device 100 includes a box-shaped housing 110, and an upper surface panel 112 of the housing is connected to a sloped portion 114. The interiors of the housing 110 is divided into upper and lower areas by a partition panel 130, and to the areas are provided a first cutting fluid bath 150 and a second cutting fluid bath 160. Chains 240 stretched between driving sprockets 210 and chain guide units 230 are equipped with scraper units 250 moving in the direction of the arrow. The chips coming in from an entrance opening 180 is separated from cutting fluid while being conveyed on the separation panel 130. First and second filter units 170, 300 filter said cutting fluid.

Abstract: A noise reducer for construction machinery, which efficiently reduces noise at low cost with durability, is provided. For this purpose, lamination plates (8) which are the plates being laminated are bonded, discretely at a predetermined interval (a1), to a part of or the entire of a noise generating element. Lamination plates (8A, 8E) may be bonded discretely at a plurality of kinds of bonding intervals (a1, a2). The lamination plates (8) with the different number of laminations may be bonded according to a noise generating element.

Abstract: A semiconductor test apparatus tests a semiconductor device having plate connection terminals. The apparatus includes a test substrate having deformable connection parts connected with the plate connection terminals, and an upholding substrate which has upholding parts formed to project at a position that faces the connection part and which urges, in cooperation with the test substrate, the connection parts toward the plate connection terminals of the semiconductor device so as to electrically connect the connection parts to the plate connection terminals.