Abstract: A dust separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The dust separating apparatus includes a cyclone configured to provide a plurality of cyclone airflows therein and a dust container provided separate from the cyclone. The cyclone includes a first air inlet configured to receive an airflow containing dust and a dust outlet configured to discharge dust separated by the plurality of cyclone airflows. The dust outlet is located in a central portion of the cyclone. The dust container is removably placeable into communication with the dust outlet to collect dust separated in the cyclone. A vacuum cleaner including the dust separating apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A size measurement apparatus comprises a designation section that designates parts in images of two or more medical images acquired through image taking for a subject; a first measurement section that measures a size of an image on a part designated by the designation section, of the medical image, as to a measurement direction associated with a geometry of the image; and a second measurement section that measures a size of a common measurement direction common to two or more medical images, the common measurement direction being determined in accordance with the measurement direction in the first measurement section.

Abstract: An illumination device and a projection system including the same are disclosed. The illumination device can implement a small-sized and high-efficiency projection system, and the projection system includes the illumination device. The projection system generates a light signal in which a luminous flux is maximally distributed, and displays a desired image using the generated light signal.

Abstract: An anti-tilt apparatus is provided in the present invention, in which a frame of a vehicle is locked or released for tilt by a locking mechanism controlled according to the vehicle moving status. In addition, the present invention further provides a frame structure of a tilt vehicle wherein the anti-tilt apparatus and an independent suspended wheel set with a tiltable frame are combined together for maintaining certain comfort, good tracking capability and driving safety while the vehicle is moving and swerving. The anti-tilt apparatus of the present invention functions to lock the tiltable frame while the vehicle is operated in low speed or stop and functions to make wheels simultaneously inwardly incline for providing a tilt capability while the vehicle is swerving in high speed so as to increase higher stability and anti-turnover capability of the vehicle.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, once the mode setting device sets the person photographing mode, and the face zooming instruction device instructs zooming to the face of the person, the detection device detects the size of the face of the person captured by the image pickup device. The zooming device is then controlled so as to capture the face of the person in a certain size based on the detection result. Subsequently, the photographer instructs zooming in the telephoto direction or the wide direction using the zooming instruction device as necessary to thereby allow fine adjustment of the composition. This enables to easily and quickly photograph an image in a user's desired composition.

Abstract: Satisfactory effects have not always been attained by immunotherapy having been tried, and reliance upon direct attack on cells by anticancer agents, radiation, etc has been inevitable. The present invention intends to provide a therapeutic method that ensures less side effects but higher efficacy than in conventional therapeutic methods through enhancing of immune strength inherently had by living organism. Thus, the present invention relates to an immunopotentiating agent comprising MIP-1? or its functional derivative as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An optical encoder is comprised of three component parts, which are an emission-side light-pervious resin 6 by which a light emitting chip 1 is sealed, a reception-side light-pervious resin 8 by which a light receiving chip 2 is sealed, and an outer casing 4 to which a lens 3 is integrated and in which the emission-side light-pervious resin 6 and the reception-side light-pervious resin 8 are housed. Thus, the optical encoder can be reduced in parts count, allowing the development cost to be reduced, as compared with the case where the lens 3 for collimating light derived from the light emitting chip 1 and the outer casing 4 are provided as independent component parts.

Abstract: A remote-controlled motion apparatus is controlled by a remote control apparatus. The remote control apparatus transmits a target motion signal by radio. The remote-controlled motion apparatus includes a communication module, a terrestrial magnetism sensing module, a processing module and a driving module. The communication module receives the target motion signal from the remote control apparatus. The terrestrial magnetism sensing module senses a terrestrial magnetism of the remote-controlled motion apparatus to output a terrestrial magnetism sensing signal. The processing module is coupled with the terrestrial magnetism sensing module and the communication module, and processes the terrestrial magnetism sensing signal and the target motion signal to output a driving control signal. The driving module is coupled with the processing module to receive the driving control signal, and adjusts the driving of the remote-controlled motion apparatus according to the driving control signal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting apparatus that allows it to easily control the driving of LED and has high color rendering properties. The light emitting apparatus comprises the first light emitting device 108a that has first peak emission wavelength in blue region and emits blue light, the fluorescent material 140 that is excited by the light from the first light emitting device 108a and emits red light, the second light emitting device 108b that has second peak emission wavelength which is longer than the first peak emission wavelength and is shorter than peak emission wavelength of the fluorescent material 140, and the second light emitting device 108b that emits green light of second peak emission wavelength which is longer than the first peak emission wavelength, so as to emit light generated by blending of blue light, green light and red light to the outside.

Abstract: Provided is a spindle motor comprising a stator and a shaft provided in the stator. A rotor is coupled with the shaft, and a turntable is connected with the shaft. The turntable has a ball container for receiving a plurality of ball, and the ball container has an inclined inner or outer wall. A ball cover is coupled with the ball container and having decelerating means. Herein, the decelerating means comprise an inclination or protrusions formed in the ball cover.

Abstract: When TV images are inputted as video data through a channel selected by the first inputting means, the video information including audio information is compressively encoded at a specified compression coding ratio by a compression coding portion, provided with a compression coding ratio statement attached thereto by the compression definition data adding portion and recorded on a recording portion at the specified compression ratio specified by the compression coding control portion. An electronic program guide overlaid on TV signal, which includes genre information, is input to a second information inputting means, decoded by a second information decoding portion and stored as data. The compression coding ratio is set in a setting table with reference to the data by a compression coding ratio control portion.

Abstract: A printer including a printhead which is displaceable at the level of a print surface in a main scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction with respect to a substrate situated in the print surface, and a supply unit for storing the substrate which is disposed on a core and delivering the substrate for transport to the print surface, said supply unit including support means for supporting the core at its end portions so that the core, while being supported, can rotate with the unwinding of substrate from the core, said support means containing an element for exerting a force on the core in the axial direction during the rotation thereof, whereby the core is pressed against a stop which occupies a substantially fixed position in the axial direction with respect to the print surface.

Abstract: A polling device of the present invention performs communication control such that frame synchronous transfer modes and frame asynchronous transfer modes are used so as to perform a communication operation, and includes: a polling counter section for reading all communication channels for each address number; a state circuit for changing the order of priority in transfer each time the polling counter section counts one round of values after initializing the state circuit for each frame period; a latch section for latching a value of the polling counter section; and a matching detection section for comparing the value latched by the latch section with a value of the polling counter section, in which a polling operation is started from the value latched by the latch section at the time of initializing the state circuit for each frame period.

Abstract: The invention relates to new piperidinyl-alkylamino-pyridazinone derivatives of the general Formula (I) (wherein R is hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl; one of X and Y stands for hydrogen and the other represents a group of the general Formula (II) Hal stands for halogen; and n is 1 or 2) and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof a process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds.

Abstract: An a-C:H ISFET device and manufacturing method thereof. The present invention prepares a-C:H as the detection membrane of an ISFET by plasma enhanced low pressure chemical vapor deposition (PE-LPCVD) to obtain an a-C:H ISFET. The present invention also measures the current-voltage curve for different pH and temperatures by a current measuring system. The temperature parameter of the a-C:H ISFET is calculated according to the relationship between the current-voltage curve and temperature. In addition, the drift rates of the a-C:H ISFET for different pH and hysteresis width of the a-C:H ISFET for different pH loops are calculated by a constant voltage/current circuit and a voltage-time recorder to measure the gate voltage of the a-C:H ISFET.

Abstract: A steam cleaning device with a built-in storage for a power cord, brushes and conversion connectors can change steam output devices by switching a first conversion connector with a second conversion connector to achieve multiple function with the same device. The device further has a winding box and a brush compartment to store the power cord and various types of brushes in one body to save storage space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dope dyed sea-island type conjugate multifilament. In the dope dyed sea-island type conjugate multifilament, which comprises easy soluble polymer as a sea component and polyester as an island component, the island component contains a dope dyed component selected from the group consisting of carbon black, pigments and dyestuffs and the temperature range (T?-T?) showing more than 95% of the maximum thermal stress of yarns is from 120° C. to 210° C. The dope dyed sea-island type conjugate multifilament of the present invention has an excellent thermal shrinkage property and excellent wash fastness and light fastness, and the dyeing process thereof can be omitted after producing a woven or knitted fabric because a dope dyed component is contained in the island component (ultra fine yarn). The dope dyed sea-island type conjugate multifilament of the present invention is useful as yarns for warp knit fabrics used in production of women's apparel.

Abstract: A Frisbee™ fan comprises a fan body made from a fabric bordered by a flexible strip on the peripheral rim thereof and a folding plate clamping the fan body for generating a strong air flow. The fan body may be printed with a selected pattern. The fan body may be separated from the folding plate to become a Frisbee™ for recreational use. The flexible strip allows the fan body be twisted and folded to a smaller size and be encased in the folding plate to facilitate carrying and storing.