Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame having a die pad for a semiconductor chip to be mounted thereon. The die pad is surrounded by a plurality of leads for electrically connecting the semiconductor chip and has one opening formed to decrease the attaching area between the semiconductor chip and the die pad so as to prevent the occurrence of declamination. A base pad is provided to be coupled to the die pad in such a manner that the base pad is positioned underneath or above the die pad and has a bottom surface or a top surface to be exposed to the extension of a resin encapsulant for enclosing the semiconductor chip and a portion of the lead frame, allowing the base pad to serve as a heat dissipater for transferring heat of the semiconductor package to the ambient.

Abstract: A plug-jack type transfer device includes: at least seven electric terminals for connecting a mini single-head electric plug to the transfer device and exchanging an electrical signal therewith; a container body for containing and supporting the electric terminals and receiving the mini single-head electric plug; and a switch mechanism which completes electrical connection between a fourth electric terminal and a sixth electric terminal when the mini single-head electric plug is inserted into the container body. The mini single-head electric plug includes at least seven regions. A region farthest from a plug tip electrode corresponds to a first region.

Abstract: This invention provides new benzoxazepine compounds represented by the formula: ##STR1## [wherein R stands for a lower alkyl group optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group, X stands for an optionally substituted carbamoyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having a deprotonatable hydrogen atom, R.sub.1 stands for a lower alkyl group and W stands for a halogen atom] having activities of lowering chlesterol-level and lowering trigluceride-level, and being useful for prophylaxis and therapy of hyperlipidemia.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate of the present invention includes active elements;lines for supplying a signal to the active elements;electrodes electrically connected to the active elements; anda color filter made of a plurality of colored layers, which are provided on an insulating substrate,wherein the colored layers are formed in such a manner that a specific resistance .rho. thereof and a resistance R.sub.den of a coloring solution for forming the color filter while the colored layers are electrochemically formed per pixel between a counter electrode and the active matrix substrate satisfy the following expression.

Abstract: This invention provides methods for: the control of mucosal cell proliferation; the reduction and/or treatment of damage caused by a cell-damaging agent; and for the reduction and/or treatment of a metabolic disorder.The methods comprise administering to an individual in need of control or reduction and/or treatment on effective amount of a lectin.The invention takes advantageous of the protective and repair capabilities of lectins. It is particularly useful in the prevention and treatment of animals undergoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for cancer.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording apparatus for recording information in a magnetically induced super resolution medium (e.g., magneto-optical disk) comprising a magnetic head having a magnetic core whose sectional area along a plane parallel to a surface of the magnetically induced super resolution medium is larger than 0.08 mm.sup.2, a heating section for heating the recording layer of the magnetically induced super resolution medium, and a recording section for recording the information in the recording layer of the magnetically induced super resolution medium by driving the magnetic head and heating the recording layer using the heating section. Consequently, both the sensitivity to the recording magnetic field and reproductivity of high-density bits of the magnetically induced super resolution medium can be improved.

Abstract: A band saw blade tensioning machine with a tensioning station for rolling tension into the band saw blade and a measuring station disposed above the saw blade for recording the curvature across the band saw blade while this is travelling freely from an elevated point to the measuring site. Rollers are disposed opposite each other with curved surfaces and a device for simultaneously pressing the rollers against the upper and lower side of the band saw blade to roll tension into the blade.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a carrier for carrying toner, a back electrode disposed with a space between the carrier and back electrode, a control electrode disposed between the carrier and back electrode, for forming an electric field capable of causing toner on the carrier to fly toward the back electrode from the carrier and for forming an image by causing selectively the toner to fly and adhere to a recording medium according to an image signal, and a voltage applying section for applying an oscillating voltage to the control electrode. In order to prevent resonance of the control electrode, the oscillating voltage to be applied to the control electrode is set so that minimum natural numbers m and n satisfying that m times a frequency of the oscillating voltage to be applied to the control electrode is equal to n times the characteristic vibration frequency of the control electrode are more than 10.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: an array substrate; a counter substrate facing the array substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array substrate and the counter substrate, wherein the array substrate includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix in a display region; a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of source lines which cross the plurality of gate lines; an insulating layer provided between the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines; a plurality of switching elements respectively connected to respective ones of the plurality of the gate lines, the plurality of source lines, and the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a short ring, a plurality of first inspection signal voltage input terminals and a plurality of depletion-type thin film transistors (DTFT) provided in a peripheral region adjacent the display region, and wherein each of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines is connected to the short ring via respectiv

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus for forming images which are always and stably high quality regardless of changes of ambient conditions. In the image forming apparatus, a counter electrode is disposed facing a toner holder for holding at least one color toner, to generate a potential difference between the toner holder and the counter electrode by use of various types of power supplies. Between the toner holder and the counter electrode, a counter electrode is interposed, which is provided with a plurality of gates disposed on an insulating substrate and electrode groups respectively disposed around the plurality of gates. According to the potential difference between the toner holder and the counter electrode, it is controlled whether or not the toner is caused to pass through the gates. In the image forming apparatus, a resistance value of a cleaning member is detected for removing the toner stuck on the control electrode.

Abstract: An intervertebrae implant comprises two spaced sidewalls 1, 2, a front wall connecting the sidewalls at one end thereof, a back wall connecting the other end of the sidewall and corresponding apertures in the bottom and top surfaces extending transversely to the above-defined walls. In order to lock the implant in a desired position between two adjacent vertebrae a screw 13, 13' is rotatably provided in the front or back wall 3, 4, resp., and adapted to have a portion projecting beyond the bottom or top surface, resp., in a first rotational position and no projecting portion in a second rotational position.

Abstract: In a system having a developer support, an opposing member arranged facing the developer support, the process conditions including the property of the developer are adapted to satisfy the following relation:.DELTA.V/d=E>5.5-10.times..DELTA.AD,where .DELTA.V is the potential difference between the developer support and opposing member, d is the distance between the developer support and opposing member, AD is the bulk density of the developer, and E is the electric field strength which is calculated from the potential difference .DELTA.V and the distance d between the developer support and opposing member.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus for enabling toner to easily pass through gates of control electrode and increasing the scattering efficiency of the toner to improve the printing quality. Since a sticking force between the toner and toner holder or among particles thereof is weakened and the toner is held on the toner holder with a slight binding force between the toner holder and the control electrode, a voltage applied for enabling the toner to pass through the gates of the control electrode and scatter toward the counter electrode can be minimized as long as the toner can pass through the gates of the control electrode. In other words, a pulse is applied to a shielded electrode just before the toner held on the toner holder passes through the gates of the control electrode, so that the sticking force between the toner and the toner holder or among particles thereof can be weakened, or the toner can be transformed into cloud-like particles.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to convert a voice to a character string and output attribute data associated with the character string. The central controller of the data processing apparatus converts a voice entered from the voice input unit through the voice/character code conversion processing to a character string. Then, any date and time part of the character string are detected through the date detection processing and the time detection processing and the detected date and time part are converted to predetermined date and time words through the date conversion processing and the time conversion processing. Finally, the converted date and time are associated to a voice and a character string as attribute data through the monitor controlling and stored in the schedule memory as schedule data. Consequently, the date and time are associated to a voice and a character string automatically.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided which allow two opposite plane surfaces of a body to be interferometrically measured simultaneously using light from a single light source. From a parallel light beam (P) produced by a light source (1) partial light beams (A, P) having positive and negative diffraction angles are produced using a beam splitter (8) in the form of a diffraction grating. The partial light beams strike the respective surfaces (90, 91) of the body (9) to be measured and are reflected thereat. The reflected partial light beams (A, B) are interfered with the throughgoing partial light beam (P) having an order of diffraction of zero and the thus produced interference patterns are digitized and subtracted from each other, whereby the parallelism of both surfaces (90, 91) of the body can be determined.

Abstract: A pair of electrode substrates are combined with a sealing material and spacers therebetween. A cell gap of a liquid crystal display element is controlled by maintaining the pressure in the space between the pair of electrode substrates at a predetermined pressure for a period of time as part of an evacuation process for the pair of electrode substrates, and pressing the pair of electrode substrates with atmospheric pressure. This prevents a sealing edge from becoming irregular due to bubbling of the sealing material, thereby providing the liquid crystal display element thus obtained with good linearity in the sealing edge. Moreover, since movement of the spacers near an exhaust port is prevented, irregular display coloring is eliminated, which enables the liquid crystal display element to have good display characteristics. Furthermore, since the sealing edge does not become irregular, the liquid crystal display element has excellent uniformity in the cell gap.

Abstract: As the user inputs a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifying specific data, the data managing method in accordance with the present invention obtains the specific data and all the constituent data composing the specific data from the network according to the reference information. Thereafter, the obtained data is reconstructed into a data file and recorded as page data, and index information in which the URL is paired with a position of each piece of data on the page data is added to the page data. Since the obtained data is saved as a single data file, the user can process the obtained data easily. Besides, since the URL used on the network is used as the index information with no modification at all, the obtained data does not lose the relevance to the original data thereof.

Abstract: A reflection type liquid crystal display comprises a first substrate including a rough portion formed on a surface thereof and a reflection electrode formed on the rough portion; a second substrate including a counter electrode formed thereon; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, driven by the reflection electrode and the counter electrode to perform a display. The reflection electrode is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and the reflection electrode includes surface oxidation layer having at least 5 nm thickness. The first substrate includes a vertical alignment film made of insulating material formed on the surface oxidation layer of the reflection electrode.

Abstract: A reflector including a substrate and a thin metal film is provided. The substrate defines a plurality of randomly arranged, curved, surface deformity portions, each having an asymmetric cross section. Typically, the surface deformity/substrate structure is formed by creating curved pieces of resist material on a substrate, and thereafter, tilting and heating the substrate. Alternatively, a photoresist process utilizing an ion, or an electron beam without heating, can be used. The metal film is coated onto the surface of the substrate and onto the curved, surface deformities located thereon, such that light incident from a given direction is reflected over a wide range, but most intensely in particular directions. Further, a liquid crystal display is provided in which the reflector just mentioned is used as a lower substrate. An upper glass substrate is provided, and a liquid crystal display medium is interposed between the reflector and the upper glass substrate.