Abstract: An oscillating mechanism for a spinning reel has a drive pin formed on a gear of a rotary frame drive system, and an engaging slot formed in a driven member of a spool reciprocating system. The drive pin and engaging slot are engaged for causing a spool to reciprocate through fixed strokes axially thereof with a line winding movement of a rotary frame. The drive pin includes a proximal portion connected to the gear, and a distal engaging portion engaged with the engaging slot. The distal engaging portion is disposed outwardly of tooth bottoms of the gear.

Abstract: A last for use in making cycling shoes includes a sole supporting surface opposed to a shoe sole. The shoe sole defines a mounting bore for attaching a cleat or a shoe plate. The sole supporting surface includes position setting projections for engaging the mounting bore or the shoe sole to position the sole relative to the sole supporting surface.

Abstract: A fuzzy reasoning computer comprising an input controller, fuzzy rule storage, fuzzy rule register, rule controller and a fuzzy reasoning unit. The fuzzy reasoning computer further comprises rule selection components for selecting a fuzzy rule, address generating components for converting fuzzy rule data into addresses, and accessing components responsive to said addresses for accessing at least one of input data and output data and membership functions. The accessing components including the function of accessing input data from a second reasoning computer.

Abstract: A centrifugal brake for a baitcasting reel has contact pieces in the form of collars slidably mounted on rods extending radially of a spool axis to be revolvable with rotation of a spool, and an annular braking member disposed outwardly of a locus of revolution of the collars. The braking member is attached to an inner periphery of a case or cover detachably attached to a reel frame. The collars are movable under a centrifugal force into contact with the braking member. The braking member has an inclined surface formed on an inner periphery thereof. The inclined surface is opposed to the spool and shaped to diverge toward the spool. In the course of attaching the case or cover to the reel frame, the inclined surface pushes the collars down toward the spool axis to facilitate a case attaching operation.

Abstract: Particulate water-soluble or water-swellable polymeric material is provided with a substantially uninterrupted continuous coating of crystalline material. Single particles or aggregates having a size below 1 mm in size can be made by mixing the polymeric particles with a substantially saturated or supersaturated aqueous solution of crystallizable material (optionally a melt of hydrate crystallizable material) and thereby depositing it as a continuous crystalline coating on the particles.

Abstract: A spinning reel has a handle, a drive gear interlocked to the handle and rotatable about an axis extending transversely of a reel body, and a transmission system for transmitting drive from the drive gear to a rotor through a pinion gear rotatable about an axis extending longitudinally of the reel body. An intermediate member is detachably mounted in the reel body for supporting the pinion gear in a plurality of positions spaced apart axially of the pinion gear.

Abstract: The lysin from a Lactococcus (preferably prolate-headed) bacteriophage is used to lyse bacterial starter cultures during cheese-making. Such bacteriophage include .phi.vML3. In addition, the .phi.vML3 lysin has been characterized and a coding sequence for it has been cloned.

Abstract: In a squeegee device for supplying ink in a stencil printing device from the interior of a cylindrical, ink permeable printing drum which rotates around an axial line thereof with a stencil master plate wrapped around the outer circumferential surface thereof, to prevent a squeegee blade from developing a juddering movement relative to the cylindrical printing drum, and to allow the squeegee blade to sufficiently intimately contact the inner circumferential surface of the printing drum so that printing ink may be supplied to the printing drum by a prescribed amount in a stable fashion at all times, a thin spring plate is placed on a reverse surface of the squeegee blade made of a rubber-like elastic material which is in engagement with the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical printing drum.

Abstract: An optical device manufacturing method includes a step of accumulating an optical device inorganic material on a stamper by use of a vacuum thin-film growing method, and a step of removing the accumulated material from the stamper, thereby producing an optical device.

Abstract: A bait-casting reel has a drive mechanism for driving a spool shaft carrying a spool and a clutch mechanism for transmitting a drive force from the drive mechanism to the spool. The reel also has a shifter displaceable between a first position for engaging the clutch and a second position for disengaging the clutch, a control lever for selecting one of the two positions and an urging spring unit associated with the shifter. The control lever is displaceable between a first control position corresponding to the first position and a second control position corresponding to the second position. The urging spring unit includes first and second springs and an urging-force switchover member. With operation of the switchover member, either a toggle mode or a momentary mode is selected. In the toggle mode, when the control member is at the first control position, the first spring urges the shifter to the first position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for programming an automatic monitoring system which includes an auxiliary input device for inputting encoded picture data relating to the picture classification, coordinate information, picture attributes, etc. for graphic plotting, a picture data filing device for filing input picture data from the auxiliary input device, a high-level language data filing device for filing high-level language data. A programming unit having a machine language transformation unit for transforming high-level language data into machine language data, the programming unit including a high-level language transformation unit for transforming the picture data filed in the picture data filing device into basic graphic plotting instruction sentences of the high-level language in accordance with high-level language transformation rules.

Abstract: A drag mechanism for a spinning reel includes a pressing member mounted on a spool shaft not to be rotatable relative thereto, a frictional section formed on a front surface of a spool, and a control member meshed with a screw portion at a forward end of the spool shaft for applying a pressure to the pressing member to adjust a contact pressure between the pressing member and frictional section. The control member includes a tubular portion adjacent the pressing member and coaxial with the spool shaft, the tubular portion defining a toothed surface and a large diameter portion having a larger diameter than the toothed surface. The pressing member carries a resilient element extending through openings in the pressing member into contact with the toothed surface forwardly of the large diameter portion. The resilient element is engageable with and disengageable from the toothed surface to produce a sound when the control member is turned.

Abstract: A baitcasting reel comprising a reel body including right and left side frames disposed across a spool, a side case for covering an opening defined in one side face of one of the side frames, and a centrifugal brake mechanism including a brake shoe fixed to either one of the side frames and brake blocks mounted on a rotational drive line of the spool to act upon the brake shoe with rotation of the spool. The brake blocks are opposed to the brake shoe and movable between an operative position to contact the brake shoe and a rest position retracted from the brake shoe.

Abstract: A spinning reel has a rotary frame, a spool reciprocable along an axis of the rotary frame with rotation of the rotary frame and a line-retainer mechanism for preventing fall of a fishing line off a line-accommodating portion of the spool or for preventing movement of fallen line towards the rotary frame axis. The line-retainer mechanism includes a spool engaging unit engageable with an engaging portion of the spool so as to reciprocate with the spool and to rotate relative to the spool and a rotary frame engaging unit engageable with an engaging portion of the rotary frame so as to rotate with the rotary frame and to axially reciprocate relative to the rotary frame. The spool engaging unit includes a roller member engageable with the engaging portion of the spool and rotatable therewith.

Abstract: A process for the production of an E. coli strain producing high yields of 7.beta.-(4-carboxybutanamido) cephalosporin acylase, comprises: (a) digesting the DNA of a microorganism whose DNA includes the sequence encoding 7.beta.-(4-carboxybutanamido) cephalosporin acylase, and forming a plasmidic library; (b) transforming, with the sequences in the plasmidic library, an auxotrophic E. coli host; (c) selecting for transformed E. coli hosts containing the acylase sequence by growth on a suitable medium; (d) isolating the vector containing the acylase sequence, digesting the vector, and ligating the DNA sequences obtained into an E. coli vector under control of an E. coli promoter; (e) repeating selection procedure of step (c) ; (f) using the vectors from the selected E. coli hosts to transform an E. coli host lacking substantial .beta.-lactamase activity. 7-Aminocephalosporanic acid and its derivatives can be prepared by reaction of substrates like 7.beta.-(4-carboxybutanamido) cephalosporanic acid with 7.beta.

Abstract: A device for disposing paper and other information carrying media which reads information printed on each sheet of paper, and stores the read information, shreds the paper sheet from which the information has been read. Thus, the paper may be shredded or otherwise destroyed, but the information carried thereby may be retained in an electronic storage device, and reproduced if desired. Since each sheet of paper may carry information not only on one side thereof but may carry on two sides thereof, it is preferred that the device comprises two reading units so that one of them may read information from one side of the paper while the other reading unit reads information from the other side of the paper.

Abstract: An approximate reasoning apparatus converts input data into a degree of membership by a membership function, obtains an information quantity for each of a number of factors using the degree of membership, and obtains the possibility of a conclusion using the degree of membership and the information quantities. As a result, the accuracy of an information quantity which prevails at the moment data is entered is taken into consideration to obtain results of reasoning having a high identification capability. Further, a static information quantity of each factor is calculated, the clarity of each factor is obtained from the static information quantity, the clarity of a factor for which data has been entered is calculated from the clarity of each factor, and the finally calculated clarity is displayed as clarity regarding results of reasoning. This makes it possible to judge the reliability of the results of reasoning from the displayed clarity.

Abstract: A pre-paid vending machine (10) includes a card reader (15) which reads credit data and secret code number from a credit card (11). When a user inputs a secret code number and amount data from an input display (16), whether or not the input secret code number is the same as the secret code number read from the credit card is checked. If the numbers are the same, the input secret code number, the amount data and the like are transmitted to a credit center (13), where it is determined whether or not a credit can be granted. If the credit can be granted, the input amount data is magnetically recorded on the ID card (12) as a credit amount, whereby the ID card can be used as a pre-paid card. When a user buys a thing by inserting the ID card to an automatic vending machine (20), the price of the thing is subtracted from the credit amount of the ID card.