Abstract: An image scanner comprises an image sensor for inputting image data, a rotary encoder, LED and read out window for reading image data, a buffer D RAM, ROM and S RAM for storing image data, a LCD display for displaying input image data, a power source for supplying electrical power, and a memory card for communicating stored image data to a host, wherein the above elements are formed as a cordless, card-shaped unit.

Abstract: Axle load meters are arranged in an axle load measuring area of a road. Instantaneous axle load values W.sub.1, W.sub.2, . . ., W.sub.n are sampled from outputs of the axle load meters at time points t.sub.1, t.sub.2, . . ., t.sub.n as measured from a time point when the running vehicle enters the axle load measuring area. Pairs of instantaneous axle load values (W.sub.1, W.sub.1+Tk), (W.sub.2, W.sub.2+Tk), . . ., (W.sub.i, W.sub.i+Tk) at time points (t.sub.1, t.sub.1+k), (t.sub.2, t.sub.2+k), . . ., (t.sub.i, t.sub.i+k) each having a fixed time interval T.sub.k (k=1 to j) are determined based on the measured instantaneous axle load values W.sub.1, W.sub.2, . . ., W.sub.n, and average values W.sub.1Tk, W.sub.2Tk, . . ., W.sub.iTk of the respective pairs are calculated, to thereby produce average value groups for the respective fixed time intervals T.sub.1, T.sub.2, . . ., T.sub.j.

Abstract: To allow data to be exchanged between a printing drum and a stencil printing device main body in a highly adaptable manner with regard to the increase in the kinds of data to be transmitted without requiring any change in mechanical structures, light emitting devices 43, 65 and light receiving devices 45, 63 are arranged in mutually opposing parts of the printing drum 7 and the main body frame 1 to allow optical communication between them. Other modes of wireless communication may be used in place of the optical communication. This invention is particularly useful when the printing drum 7 is detachably mounted on a main body frame 1 of the stencil printing device, and the main control unit is required to adapt itself to different printing drums.

Abstract: An optical scanner and an optical scanning device, an optical sensor unit, a coded data reader, and a POS system employing an optical scanner. The optical comprises an elastically deformable element, a vibrational input segment disposed at a first end of the elastically deformable element, a driven segment disposed at a second end of the elastically deformable element, a vibration source for inducing vibration in the vibrational input segment, whereby the vibration induced in the vibrational input segment produces elastic deformation of the elastically deformable element and consequent movement of the driven segment, and a stop for limiting a range of the movement of the driven segment.

Abstract: In the antecedents of a group of fuzzy reasoning rules, a proposition x1=PL which appears the most frequently is extracted, and one group consisting of Rules 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 which contain this proposition is formed. Rule 8, in which only the proposition x1=PL is contained in its antecedent, is placed at the beginning of an array of rules. In the Rules 1, 2, 6, 9 which remain, a proposition x2=PM which appears the next most frequently is extracted, and a sub-group consisting of Rules 1, 6, 9 which contain this proposition is formed. The rules of this sub-group are arranged in a fixed order following the Rule 8. The remaining Rule 2 is placed next in the array. Processing is performed in similar fashion with regard to other Rules 3, 4, 5, 7, 10. By thus rearranging rules in accordance with a sequence which includes propositions having a high frequency of appearance, redundant processing regarding redundant propositions is eliminated and processing is made more efficient.

Abstract: A laser ablation deposition system includes a movable platform for supporting ferroelectric target material and a support structure for supporting a thermally sensitive semiconductor substrate within a chamber mounted on a moveable cabinet, and a laser for ablating the material mounted on a support frame along with various control components. The cabinet with the chamber may be moved away from the laser and support frame to allow the chamber to be raised to provide access to the components within the chamber. The system may be used to fabricate a multilayer thin film device using multicomponent oxides.

Abstract: A copolymer for use in rendering leather water repellant is formed from ethylenically unsaturated monomer and ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomer, wherein the monomers include mono- or di- fatty alkyl ester of dicarboxylic acid and a free carboxylic acid monomer and provide a carboxylic acid equivalent weight of 100 to 1000 and at least 20% by weight of fatty alkyl groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a domical structure capable of enclosing the majority of operational and structural elements of a waste-to-energy or waste processing facility. The domical structure according to the present invention improves the aesthetic appearance of the facility by enclosing the majority of the machinery, equipment and activities from outside view. The domical structure also reduces the cost of construction and operation by reducing the support structure and improving lighting and climate control. Domical structure according to the present invention also includes means for easily transferring waste and materials between different areas or processing portions of a waste-to-energy facility and for reducing downwash airflow characteristics associated with wind patterns in the wake of tall chimneys and rectangular structures.

Abstract: A hub mechanism attachable to a bicycle frame includes a hub spindle having contact portions for contacting the frame to be fixed to the frame. The hub spindle includes small diameter portions disposed in axially opposite end regions thereof, respectively, and a large diameter portion disposed between the small diameter portions and having a substantially larger diameter than the small diameter portions. The hub mechanism further includes a hub rotatably supported by the hub spindle, and a bearing mechanism disposed between the hub spindle and the hub for allowing rotation of the hub relative to the hub spindle. The bearing mechanism includes a pair of ball bearings disposed on the small diameter portions of the hub spindle, respectively, and receivers disposed between the ball bearings and the hub spindle for receiving the ball bearings, respectively. Each of the receivers includes an extension extending to the large diameter portion of the hub spindle and engaging a periphery of the large diameter portion.

Abstract: The systemic activity of systemic active ingredients in sprayed foliar systemic compositions is improved by incorporating water soluble polyacrylamide in the sprayed composition. The polyacrylamide can have a molecular weight sufficiently low that its presence does not substantially affect the spray pattern of the composition, and the polyacrylamide can have low solution viscosity such that a convenient concentrate can comprise an aqueous solution of the active ingredient and the polymer. Alternatively, the polymer can be supplied as a powder or as a reverse phase emulsion or dispersion. The sprayable composition is preferably formulated such that the spray droplets have a small particle size.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a increased freedom of design in the connection between an electrode and one or more inner leads. In a semiconductor device 2, a semiconductor element 4 is fixed onto a die pad 2 which is a part of a lead frame. On the surface of the semiconductor element 4 is formed an electrode (bonding pad) 5, which is electrically connected to an inner lead 3 through a bridge structure 10 comprising an insulating film 11 deposited at a lowermost position and a conductive thin film pattern 12 formed thereon.

Abstract: A bit holder block is provided composed of a foot portion for being received in a seat of a rotary member and a bit holder portion for releasably holding a cutter bit with respect to a bit bore therein. The bit bore has a forward opening at a bit abutment face of the bit holder block. The cutter bit is provided with an annular abutment surface for abutting the bit abutment face. A bit retainer port is provided in the bit holder block located at, and communicates with, a rear opening of the bit bore for therein securing a retainer clip to an annular groove in the cutter bit. A rear segment of the bit holder block provides a strong reinforcing structure for the area around the rear opening of the bit bore which counters a fulcrum force generated at the rear opening of the bit bore, the fulcrum force arising during operation due to a resultant force acting on the cutter bit being directed below the axis of the cutter bit, rather than above it, as was previously believed in the art.

Abstract: A handy image scanner according to this invention comprises a light source, a transparent cover through which a light emitted from the light source passes to illuminate a script, and an optical system into which light reflected from the script is input, wherein the transparent cover is integrally comprised of a light gathering lens and a transparent area. Additionally, the transparent cover is bent in such a manner as to minimize the angles of incidence of light passing through the light gathering lens and the transparent area.

Abstract: The systemic activity of systemic active ingredients in sprayed foliar systemic compositions is improved by incorporating water soluble polymer. The polymer can have a molecular weight sufficiently low that its presence does not substantially affect the spray pattern of the composition and such that the polymer can initially be supplied as an aqueous solution having 1 to 25% concentration. When the active ingredient is water soluble, for instance glyphosate or chlormequat, a concentrate can comprise an aqueous solution of the active ingredient and the polymer.

Abstract: There is provided an improved system wherein a storage capacity for storing membership functions is reduced. In the system, a plurality of sections T11 through T16 are set having boundaries at vertexes or tops where the respective grades of a plurality of membership functions MF11 through MF17 become the maxim values. In each section, a pair of adjacent membership functions are set to be in an overlapping relationship and symmetrical with respect to a center of the section about their shapes. Coordinates X11 through X17 of the respective vertexes and gradient data g11 through g16 providing shapes of membership functions in the respective sections are set as the data providing the plurality of membership functions.

Abstract: In processing a stencil master plate by making perforations in the manner of a dot matrix on a heat sensitive film of a thermal stencil master plate by using a thermal head having plural minute heat elements, perforations in a solid dark region of the dot matrix are omitted at a prescribed ratio if the dark region extends over 3.times.3 dots or larger, except for a peripheral part of the region. Through appropriate control of the amount of ink that passes through the perforations at the time of printing, and prevention of the blockage of the perforations achieved by thus optimizing the distribution of the perforations, offsetting, unevenness in density, and other problems detrimental to a favorable print quality may be eliminated without regard to the pattern of the original images.

Abstract: All data to be compared are stored in a register group (1) in advance. When a MIN operation is executed, a maximum value (e.g, FF) is initially set in a memory (2). Source data outputted by the register group (1) and destination data outputted by the memory (2) are applied to a full adder/subtractor (30) operating as a subtractor. The subtractor (30) outputs a borrow signal when an item of source data is smaller than an item of destination data. In response to the borrow signal, an AND gate (33) is enabled, so that the item of source data is written in the memory (2) as a new item of destination data. When an item of source data is equal to or greater than an item of destination data, the borrow signal is not delivered as an output, the AND gate (33) is disabled and a new item of data is not stored in the memory (2). The foregoing operation is repeated with regard to all data in the register group (1).

Abstract: In the thermal stencil master plate and the method for processing the stencil master plate according to the present invention, since swelled and solidified unprocessed regions formed by film lumps or a part thereof produced from the melted film are provided continuously, the merging and excessive expansion of the perforations can be avoided so that clear printed picture images may be formed even in the regions of solid picture images. Further, the ink passing through each of the perforated dots is reliably separated from the ink passing through adjacent perforation dots before it is deposited onto the printing paper so that excessive deposition of the ink is avoided and the time required for drying the printing ink is reduced so that offsetting may be avoided.

Abstract: A connecting structure between a bicycle pedal and a cleat is formed of hooks pivotably supported by a pedal body for engaging and releasing the cleat, and an urging device for urging the hooks toward engaging positions. A first cam mechanism is provided between each of the hooks and the cleat for causing the hook to pivot in a releasing direction when the cleat is inclined about a first imaginary axis extending substantially along a direction of pivotal movement of the hooks. The first cam mechanism includes a first pressed edge defined on one of the hooks and opposed to the cleat, and a first pressing edge defined on the cleat and opposed to one of the hooks for slidable contact with the first pressed edge. The first pressed edge and first pressing edge overlap each other as seen in a direction perpendicular to the pedal body tread.