Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning an operator head of a hair removing apparatus such as a dry shaver. The system includes a cleaning device having a housing configured to hold the shaver upside down to place the operator head in a basin for cleaning the same with a liquid supplied from a tank. The apparatus incorporates an externally controllable electric circuit for driving the operator head in accordance with an external electric signal generated by a controller within the device. The device's housing has a signal transmitting means for transmitting the electric signal, while the apparatus has a signal receiving means which comes into electrical interconnection with the signal transmitting means. The signal receiving means is disposed intermediate the height of the apparatus such that the electrical interconnection can be made within the height of the apparatus, requiring no extra height dimension to the system for the electrical interconnection.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for effectively introducing sulfonic acid groups into the N-terminus of a protein or a peptide. The method comprises a modification step to react a N-terminus in a protein or peptide with a compound A which includes disulfide group and a cleavage step to cleave a disulfide bond of the disulfide group to convert into a sulfonic acid group. The present invention also provides a method of analyzing proteins or peptides easily and effectively on mass spectrometry and an intermediate that can be used to effectively derivatize proteins or peptides as sulfonic acid derivatives.

Abstract: A massage machine is provided, which can efficiently create a massage program to meet the user's preference by reflecting a change in massage parameter performed during an execution of the massage program on the next execution of the massage program. This massage machine comprises an input unit configured to input the change in massage parameter, first memory for temporarily storing the change in massage parameter input by the input unit in a desired massage stage during the execution of the massage program, second memory for storing the change in massage parameter provided from the first memory after the completion of the massage program, and a control unit configured to modify the desired massage stage according to the change in massage parameter stored in the second memory at the next execution of the massage program.

Abstract: A cleaning device utilizes a cleaning liquid composed of a solute dissolved in a solution for cleaning an operator head of a hair removing apparatus. The device includes a housing configured to hold the hair removing apparatus, a basin mounted in the housing for receiving therein the operator head, and a tank storing the solution or the liquid. A circulator is provided to circulate the cleaning liquid between the tank and the basin. The device includes a container which is configured to hold the solute and is formed separately from the tank. The container is disposed in a circulation path between the basin and the tank in order to replenish the solute into the circulating solution or the liquid. Thus, the solute can be constantly supplied to the solution or the cleaning liquid for maintaining the cleaning effect over a prolonged period of use and for easy replenishment of the solute, eliminating the necessity of replacing the whole cleaning liquid.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin sheet is provided which has good penetration resistance over a range from low to high temperature region and can be used as an intermediate film of a laminated glass. The thermoplastic resin sheet has such a layered structure that a first polyvinyl acetal resin layer (A) is provided on each side of a second polyvinyl acetal resin layer (B). The first polyvinyl acetal resin layer (A) is comprised mainly of an acetalized product of polyvinyl alcohol with aldehyde (a) having 4-6 carbon atoms. The second polyvinyl acetal resin layer (B) is comprised mainly of a coacetalized product of polyvinyl alcohol with aldehyde (a) having 4-6 carbon atoms and aldehyde (b) having 1-3 carbon atoms. A polymer unit (X) derived from the aldehyde (a) and a polymer unit (Y) derived from the aldehyde (b), in total, account for at least 55% by mole while the first polymer unit (X) alone accounts for 0.5-80% by mole of the total of the coacetalized product.

Abstract: A liquid chromatograph having a flow passage switching mechanism for switching among a normal analysis flow passage formed by connecting a mobile-phase-sending-unit, a second mixer having a large capacity, a sample injection portion, an analysis column and a detector in this order, a concentration flow passage formed by connecting a concentration liquid sending unit for sending a liquid for transferring a sample to be concentrated, the second mixer, the sample injection portion and a trapping column in this order, and a concentration analysis flow passage formed by connecting the mobile-phase-sending-unit, a first mixer having a smaller capacity than the second mixer, the trapping column, the analysis column and the detector in this order so that any one of the three flow passages is selectively formed, The mobile-phase-sending-unit is set so that the flow rate of a mobile phase becomes smaller when the concentration analysis flow passage is selected than when the normal analysis flow passage is selected.

Abstract: An X-ray detector for detecting X rays includes a semiconductor for generating electric charges therein upon X-ray incidence, and electrodes formed on opposite sides of the semiconductor for application of a predetermined bias voltage. The semiconductor is amorphous selenium (a-Se) doped with a predetermined quantity of an alkali metal.

Abstract: A process of forming a deflection mirror in a light waveguide with a use of a dicing blade having a cutting end with a flat top cutting face and at least one slanted side cutting face. The process includes a cutting step of cutting a surface of the light waveguide to a depth not greater than a width of the flat top cutting face, thereby forming a groove in the surface of the light waveguide. The groove has a slanted surface which is formed by the slanted cutting face to define the deflection mirror in the waveguide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reaction apparatus for organic and/or other substance(s) employing supercritical fluid(s) and/or subcritical fluid(s) permitting injection of organic substance(s) and/or other reactant substance(s) in homogeneous state(s) to reactor(s) without occurrence of clogging at location(s) of such injection, and also permitting actuation to occur in industrial fashion and at high energy efficiency. Reactor(s) (12) of this reaction apparatus comprise cylinder(s) (12a) and piston(s) (12b) provided at such cylinder(s) (12a).

Abstract: A plasma treatment apparatus is provided, which enables to increase a treatment area and provide good treatment uniformity. This apparatus comprises a pair of electrode plates having a plurality of through holes and an insulating plate having a plurality of through holes. The insulating plate is disposed between the electrode plates such that positions of the through holes of the electrode plates correspond to the positions of the through holes of the insulating plate. A plurality of discharge spaces are formed by the through holes of the electrode plates and the through holes of the insulating plate. By applying a voltage between the electrode plates, while supplying a plasma generation gas into the discharge spaces, plasmas are generated simultaneously in the discharge spaces, and sprayed on an object to efficiently perform a large-area, uniform plasma treatment.

Abstract: An FPD controller controls a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD) to perform a reading operation for reading carriers (charge information) and a reset operation for resetting and discarding the carriers, during a frame cycle from a reading point of time for reading charge information collectively from a predetermined read area (i.e. an in-field of 2,048×2,048 pixels) to a reading point of time for reading charge information collectively from a next predetermined read area. This control can reduce the influence of the preceding predetermined read area.

Abstract: The fluorescence detector includes: a flow cell provided on a flow passage for flowing a sample; a sample temperature control block for keeping the flow cell and the flow passage located on the sample inlet side of the flow cell at a constant temperature; an excitation optical system; a fluorescence optical system having a photodetector and used for guiding fluorescence emitted from a sample flowing through the flow cell to the photodetector and detecting the fluorescence; a photodetector temperature control block for keeping the photodetector at a constant temperature; and a temperature control unit having a simultaneous temperature control block united with both the temperature control blocks and a temperature control system provided to be in contact with the simultaneous temperature control block to heat and/or cool the simultaneous temperature control block.

Abstract: A light source emits light toward a semiconductor wafer, and a light receiving sensor detects light passing a peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer. Each coordinates of the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer is obtained from a result of the detection. Further, a center of the semiconductor wafer is obtained from a group of the coordinates. Then, an illumination device emits light toward the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer and an optical camera detects light reflected from the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer. A position of a “V”-shaped notch formed on the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer is obtained from a result of the detection. A handling position of the semiconductor wafer is determined based on the center of the semiconductor wafer and the position of the “V”-shaped notch.

Abstract: A reconstruction process for processing pixel data for tomographic volume image data uses a concise reconstruction algorithm based on an assumption that an axis of X-ray emission axis always exists on a plane orthogonal to an axis of revolution of an X-ray tube and an FPD. In time of the reconstruction process, a corrected parameter is applied to the reconstruction algorithm for correcting a mechanical displacement occurring between the axis of revolution of the X-ray tube and FPD and the axis of X-ray emission. Thus, errors due to the mechanical displacement may be avoided by a simple data processing of setting the corrected parameter to the reconstruction algorithm, without impairing lightness of a data processing load on the reconstruction algorithm.

Abstract: In a method for allowing a cutter blade to relatively travel along an outer periphery of a semiconductor wafer to cut a protective tape joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer in conformity with an outer shape of the semiconductor wafer, the cutter blade is allowed to relatively travel along the outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer with a positioning notch provided on the outer periphery thereof. The cutter blade is rotationally turned at the fore half of the notch recessed on the outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer during the relative travel of the cutter blade in such a manner that its blade tip is directed toward the center of the wafer. In contrast, the cutter blade is rotationally turned at the rear half of the notch in such a manner that its blade tip is directed toward the outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a displacement detector which can compensate a change in temperature coefficient of impedance of a coil to a displacement of a core. The detector comprises a constant-current supply unit for outputting a constant current including an alternating current, a coil portion, to which the constant current is supplied, a magnetic core supported to be movable relative to the coil portion in a movable range, and a signal processing circuit for determining a displacement of the core to the coil portion according to a change in output voltage of the coil portion under the supply of the constant current to the coil portion, characteristic-value extracting unit for extracting a characteristic value(V1) from the output voltage of the coil portion, and a level shift circuit for adding a level shift voltage (Vsh) to the characteristic value.

Abstract: In a grinding machine comprising conductive grinding wheels, the invention presents a truing technique capable of truing grindstone surfaces of grinding wheels at high precision in a short time. For example, in the case of truing flat annular grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a) of a pair of mutually opposite grinding wheels (1, 2) simultaneously, an electro-discharge truing electrode (20) is disposed oppositely between the grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a) of the two grinding wheels (1, 2), and while traversing relatively parallel along the both grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a), the grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a) are trued without making contact by the electro-discharge action between the electro-discharge truing electrode (20) and both grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a).

Abstract: A main body to be moved and operated along a workpiece includes a joining roller which elastically presses the supplied adhesive tape against a tape joining face of the workpiece, guide members which determine the position of the main body and maintain the posture of the main body with respect to the workpiece being engaged with the outer face of the workpiece at the opposite side of the tape joining face, a separator guide which is arranged to be opposed to a tape supply roller, and a tape guide which is arranged in the vicinity of the side where the adhesive tape is reeled out toward the separator guide. On the separator guide, a separator guide face is formed, which guides a separator st separated from the adhesive tape into a direction different from an adhesive tape joining direction.