Abstract: A drill including a substantially columnar tool body having an axis. The tool body includes a pair of chip ejection grooves formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof. The tool body further includes, in a distal end portion thereof, a pair of cutting edges provided at respective distal ends of the pair of chip ejection grooves and a recess communicating with the pair of chip ejection grooves. The pair of cutting edges have radially inner ends located in positions slightly offset from the axis radially outward, and the recess extends along the axis while passing a gap between the radially inner ends of the pair of cutting edges, and has a bottom surface facing a distal end of the tool body. The bottom surface of the recess includes one slope and another slope.

Abstract: The insulating ability of a semiconductor device of two-layer gate electrode structure, such as EPROM, is improved at the upper surface of the first gate electrode as well as at the upper and lower edge parts of the first gate electrode. A LOCOS film is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a floating gate is formed by patterning. Next, the first oxide film is formed on the floating gate, and then the first oxide film is etched out. Subsequently, the second oxide film is formed on the floating gate, and a control gate is formed on the floating gate using the second oxide film as an inter-layer insulating film. As a result of these two oxidations of the first and second oxide films and the removal of the first oxide film, the asperity of the upper surface of the floating gate is removed, and the upper and lower edge parts thereof are shaped into a round form.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises a mechanism for removably holding a plurality of removable storage mediums, a mechanism for detecting an inaccessible one included in the removable storage mediums held by the holding mechanism, and a mechanism for restoring the data stored in the detected removable storage medium on the basis of data stored in the other removable storage mediums, and storing the restored data in another removable storage medium.

Abstract: A chart for measuring a non-alignment characteristics and tilting direction type is used in preparatory stage of treatment for various diseases, for inspecting non-parallel tilt of skeleton of a subject of inspection, and when non-parallel tilt is caused in a body of the subject of inspection, determining the tiling direction type of the subject of inspection.

Abstract: A gas concentration detector comprises a plate sensor element including a sensing action and a signal output section. A flange section is formed between the sensing section and the signal output section so as to protrude in the lateral direction thereof. A cylindrical housing has an inside space for receiving the sensor element. Powder is disposed in the inside space of the cylindrical housing at a predetermined position adjacent to the flange section so that the sensor element is airtightly fixed to the housing by applying a pressing force on the powder. Furthermore, a cross-sectional area of the signal output section is larger than a cross-sectional area of the sensing section.

Abstract: A pneumatically operated fastener driving device includes a pilot pressure operated main valve movable from a normally closed position into an opened position allowing a supply of air under pressure to be communicated with a piston chamber to initiate and effect the movement of a piston and fastener driving element through a fastener drive stroke. A first passage structure communicates a pilot pressure chamber and an exhaust port. A secondary valve member is mounted with respect to the first passage structure so as to be movable between an opened position permitting communication between the pilot pressure chamber and the exhaust port and a closed position preventing such communication. A second passage structure communicates the piston chamber with the secondary valve member. An operative cycle is initiated upon exhausting pilot pressure in the pilot pressure chamber causing the main valve to move to its opened position thereby initiating the fastener drive stroke.

Abstract: Vitamin D.sub.3 analogues of formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a 1-hydroxyalkyl group or 1-fluoroalkyl group in a trans- configuration with a 3-hydroxyl group on the A ring and R.sup.2 represents the substituents completing a vitamin D.sub.3 analogue. These novel compounds are potent anti-proliferative substances with activities comparable to that of calcitriol but with vitamin D.sub.3 receptor binding ratings of less than 10.sup.-3 compared to that of calcitriol.

Abstract: An air bag device includes an air bag, an inflator, a pad, a bag holder, and a retaining plate. The pad has a top wall covering the bag while the bag is in a folded position, and a substantially cylindrical side wall extending from the top wall near its outer edge along an axial direction with respect to a steering wheel column. The side wall has a plurality of pawl holes. The bag holder holds the air bag and is situated radially inward with respect to the side wall of the pad. The bag holder has a plurality of outwardly protruding pawls, each pawl being received by one of the mounting holes of the pad. The side wall of the pad has a first portion not adjacent to the retaining plate and a second portion adjacent to the retaining plate. The pawls protruding through the holes in the first portion of the pad side wall have a protruding length larger than that of the pawls protruding through the holes in its second portion, so as to enhance the ease of assembling the pad to the bag holder.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube has a face panel, a phosphor screen formed on an inner surface of the face panel, an electron gun for emitting electron beams toward the phosphor screen, and a shadow mask arranged between the electron gun and the face panel to oppose the phosphor screen. The shadow mask has a large number of electron beam apertures through which the electron beams pass. Each of the electron beam apertures has a small opening open to a first surface of the shadow mask and a large opening open to a second surface of the shadow mask and communicating with the small opening. The large opening has a center axis and a diameter larger than that of the small opening. A wall surface of the shadow mask which defines the large opening of each of the electron beam apertures located at a peripheral portion of the shadow mask includes a bulged portion.

Abstract: An output shaft is arranged coaxially with an armature shaft forwardly of a starter motor, and an electromagnetic switch is arranged at the rear of the starter motor. The output shaft and the armature shaft are independently supported by a first to fourth bearings. The first and second bearings are held on a housing and a center case. In the starter motor, a face type commutator is provided on the rear end of the armature, so that the axial length of the armature shaft is set short. The third and fourth bearings are held on a partition wall of a yoke of the starter motor and a holder, respectively.

Abstract: A composite component is made up by laying pre-forms one on top of the other and tacking the pre-forms together at spaced, discrete locations by blind stitches which tack an upper pre-form layer to the one beneath it, using a stitching head. The stitching head 16 includes a curved needle 18 reciprocally movable in one plane and a looper 30 reciprocally movable in a transverse plane. In use the looper catches the thread from the needle as it emerges from the material and draws it into a loop around the next entry point for the needle.

Abstract: A table a management region on the disc contains a disc identifier that represents the type of the data recording format of the disc, a number-of-disc-sides identifier that represents whether the disc is a single-sided disc or a double-sided disc, and a disc side identifier that represents whether the reproducing disc is side A or side B of a double-sided disc. A disc identifier 4 that represents the type of the data recording format of the file is recorded in a file (n) table including management information of the file. A reproducing apparatus reads the disc identifiers and from the table and the file (n) table and determines whether or not the disc and the file are reproducible. In addition, the reproducing apparatus reads the number-of-disc-sides identifier from the table and determines whether or not the disc is a double-sided disc or a single-sided disc. When the disc is a double-sided disc, the reproducing apparatus determines whether the reproducing side is side A or side B.

Abstract: A fluxless soldering process for soldering a pressure sensor unit having a sensor chip incorporating a semiconductor circuit of a large scale integration, for example, to a metal stem without scratching the surface of the chip. For the soldering, a nickel layer and an oxidation-preventing layer are formed on the surface of the glass substrate of the sensor unit. The oxidation-preventing layer acts to prevent the nickel layer from oxidizing. The substrate undergoes a thermal hysteresis before soldering. The thickness of the oxidation-preventing layer is so set that after the thermal hysteresis, movement of nickel atoms of the nickel layer to the top surface of the substrate is suppressed in relation to the thermal hysteresis. The substrate and the stem are heated in a reducing atmosphere to melt a solder foil placed between the substrate and the stem. Thus, the sensor unit is soldered to the stem. The solder-wettability of the soldered surface of the substrate is not deteriorated.

Abstract: A vehicle window including a relatively thin sheet of clear plastic material having opposed surfaces, an electrically operable defrosting grid adhered to one surface of the relatively thin sheet, and a relatively thick substrate layer of clear plastic material having opposed surfaces curved into a vehicle window configuration.

Abstract: A fine graphite uniform dispersion steel material excellent in cold workability, cuttability and hardenability, which has graphite finely and uniformly dispersed therein, and a production method for producing the same. The steel contains at least 0.30 to 1.0% of C, 0.4 to 1.3% of Si, 0.3 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.0003 to 0.006% of B, 0.002 to 0.010% of N and 0.05 to 0.20% of Mo as the basic components and contains graphite having a mean particle diameter of not more than 4.0 .mu.m and a number of particles per unit and of at least 3,000 per mm.sup.2. The production method includes at least the steps of cooling the steel having these components at a cooling start temperature of not less than an A.sub.rl point, a cooling end temperature of not more than an M.sub.s point and a mean cooling rate of 5.degree. to 100.degree. C./s.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a heterogeneous population of cells to link together copies of two or more nucleic acid sequences from at least some of the cells, the arrangement being such that copies of the DNA sequences from an individual cell are preferentially linked in the vicinity of the nucleic acid from which the copies are derived. Also disclosed are recombinant proteins expressed by the method of the invention and kits for performing said method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high voltage transistor of a semiconductor memory device, and more particularly to a high voltage transistor which improves element isolation and breakdown voltage characteristics thereof.

Abstract: A molded friction material for a damper is disclosed, which contains, as a part of a friction regulating material, porous fibrous particulates having an average particle size of 0.5 to 2 mm and a bulk density of 0.1 to 0.2 g/cm.sup.3 and comprising finely divided ceramic fibers or porous fibrous particulates having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 mm and a bulk density of 0.2 to 2.0 g/cm.sup.3 and comprising finely divided ceramic fibers, a filler, and a binder. The friction material exhibits excellent performance basically required of a friction material, such as mechanical strength and damping characteristics, and hardly squeaks during damping.

Abstract: An optical apparatus, e.g. a head-mounted display apparatus, which enables observation of a favorable image by eliminating flare and ghost images caused by unwanted light coming in through the gap between an observer's eyeball and an optical unit of the apparatus. Display light of an electronic image emanating from a liquid crystal display device and outside world light coming in through a liquid crystal shutter (7) are p-polarized light and therefore pass through a polarizing plate (8) and reach an observer's eyeball (1) without any loss. Meanwhile, light that undesirably comes in through the gap between the observer's face and the optical unit is generally natural light and hence unpolarized. Therefore, when the unwanted light passes through the polarizing plate (8) after being reflected from the eyeball (1) or a mirror (3), the light intensity reduces to 1/2.

Abstract: A TFT-LCD resistive circuit provides adequate resistance through a resistive layer formed of N.sup.+ amorphous silicon and silicide. A first metal layer having a shorting bar and a first is formed over the resistive layer. A passivation layer is formed over the first metal layer and patterned to expose a portion of the first metal layer over the resistive layer. A second pad is formed on the passivation layer in connecting with the first pad. The exposed portion of the first metal layer over the resistive layer is etched down to the resistive layer, using the passivation layer as a mask. Accordingly, a conventional photoresist process is not required to form the resistive circuit. The size of the resistive area is reduced while still providing adequate resistance by virtue of the N.sup.+ amorphorus silicon and silicide.