Abstract: 1-O-(2-propenyl)-6-deoxy-6-carbonylthiopyranoside represented by the formula wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents an alkyl or a substituted silyl group, and R5 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl or aryl group.

Abstract: The present invention avoids a loss of information recorded on or information to be recorded onto an optical disk by accepting a state of deterioration of a semiconductor laser in a closed-type optical disk apparatus. The optical disk is rotated in a predetermined direction by a driving of a spindle motor through a motor driver based on an instruction from a control section. Information is recorded onto or reproduced from the optical disk by a semiconductor laser driven through a laser driver based on an instruction from the control section. The state of progress of deterioration of the semiconductor laser is monitored by a monitoring section, and this state is displayed by a light display section according to a deterioration state.

Abstract: A photographic combination for use in radiography to project a refraction contrast image is disclosed, comprising a radiographic intensifying screen and a silver halide light sensitive photographic material, wherein the photographic material comprises a support having on only one side of the support a light sensitive layer, the photographic combination exhibiting a speed of 200 to 750. A radiographic system comprising an X ray source and the photographic combination is also disclosed.

Abstract: A zoom lens barrel wherein its cam ring has three sets of three cam grooves for advancing or retracting a first group frame, a focus frame and third group frame. The three cam grooves include a cam follower introducing groove connected to ends of two cam grooves for the focus frame and a third group frame and a joint groove for joining two cam grooves for the first group frame and the focus frame. When inserting a cam follower of the first group frame into the cam groove, after it is inserted into the introducing groove, it is passed through the cam groove for the focus frame and then, passed through the joint groove and fit to the cam groove for the first group frame. Further, when inserting the cam followers of the focus frame and third group frame into the cam groove, after it is inserted from the introducing groove, it can be fit to the focus frame and third group frame separately.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with a switch circuit which can turn on/off electric power supply from a battery. Further, a CPU transfers and evacuates specific data stored in a DRAM when electric power supply from a main power supply is stopped and electric power supply from a battery is performed. Thereafter, the CPU turns off the switch circuit and stops electric power supply from the battery.

Abstract: An optical scanner comprises a support member for fixation on a given member, a movable plate provided with a reflection surface for reflecting light, an elastic member coupling the movable plate and the support member, the elastic member comprising a plurality of laminated organic elastic insulating layers, an actuator, provided at least on the movable plate, for producing a driving force between the movable plate and the support member, and an electric element for applying a predetermined electric signal to the actuator and thus producing the driving force, thereby elastically deforming the elastic member and deflecting the movable plate. The electric element is provided between the organic elastic insulating layers of the elastic member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera which gives, to the user, a suggestion of how the camera be hand-gripped readily and properly and can prevent camera shaking beforehand. The camera comprises a picture-taking lens for forming a subject image, a camera body section connected to the picture-taking lens, and an outer covering member covering the picture-taking lens and camera body section, in which, in the outer covering member, the bottom surface of a covered section corresponding to the camera body section and bottom surface of a covered section corresponding to the lower portion of the picture-taking lens are formed of a member of a higher friction coefficient than a remaining surface.

Abstract: Compounds of the following formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable esters and salts thereof: Ar is phenyl group which may optionally be substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and trifluoromethyl groups. Said compounds (and pharmaceutically acceptable esters and salts thereof) have excellent antifungal activity.

Abstract: An oxygen absorbing multi-layer film which comprises a first outer surface comprising an uncolored oxygen permeating layer 11 comprising an oxygen permeating polyolefin which does not contain a pigment; a colored concealing, oxygen permeating layer 12 disposed under the uncolored oxygen permeating layer 11, the color concealing, oxygen permeating layer 11 comprising an oxygen permeating polyolefin and a pigment; a second outer surface disposed opposite to the first outer surface, the second outer surface comprising a gas barrier layer 3; and an oxygen absorbing layer 2 disposed between the colored concealing, oxygen permeating layer 12 and the gas barrier layer 3, the oxygen absorbing layer 2 being made of an oxygen absorbing resin composition comprising an iron-containing deoxidizing agent and an oxygen permeating polyolefin. The oxygen absorbing multi-layer film can be used as a packaging material and has desirable strength, heat resistance, heat-sealing properties, hot tack properties and appearance.

Abstract: Compounds of the following formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable esters and salts thereof: Ar is a phenyl group which may optionally be substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and trifluoromethyl groups. Said compounds (and pharmaceutically acceptable esters and salts thereof) have excellent antifungal activity.

Abstract: A power tool system comprises a portable power tool (10), an operation control device (11) including an integrated memory (16) for storing power tool operation data, and an auxiliary memory module (18) normally containing the same power tool operation data as the integrated memory (16) easily connectable and disconnectable in relation to the control the operation control device (11), wherein the auxiliary memory module (18) serves as a removable back-up memory intended to carry operation data from one operation control device to another, notwithstanding the control device being integrated part of a battery powered tool or a separate unit at a main powered tool.

Abstract: A method and device for monitoring insulation and fault current in an electrical alternating current network. The differential current formed by vectorial addition is detected between at least two network conductors. Load-cut occurs when the differential current exceeds a specific threshold value. In order to increase safety and to protect human beings, the amount of alternating current contained in the differential current is detected as a first network variable, and the network alternating current between at least both network conductors and between at least one network conductor and an equipotential bonding conductor or a neutral conductor is detected as a second network variable.

Abstract: A panorama picture synthesis apparatus synthesizes a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another.

Abstract: A disk cartridge includes a jacket body having upper and lower shells for receiving a magnetic disk medium therethrough. Upper and lower liners are adhered to inner surfaces of the upper and lower shells for removing fine dust attracted to upper and lower surfaces of the magnetic disk medium. In addition, upper and lower head windows are provided in the upper and lower shells, respectively, for permitting magnetic heads to access the magnetic disk medium when the magnetic disk medium is inserted through the upper and lower shells of the jacket body. A distance h1 is less than a distance h0, where h1 is the distance between said upper and said lower liners at a periphery of the upper and the lower head windows at least on an upstream side of the upper and the lower head windows with respect to a rotating direction of the magnetic disk medium, and h0 is the distance between the upper and the lower liners in a remaining area.

Abstract: An image synthesizing apparatus is disclosed which incorporates a deviation detection portion for calculating a parameter indicating the positional relationship between images obtained by photographing a subject such that the subject is divided into sections, an interpolating portion for correcting parallel translation and rotation from the parameter and the images, an exposure processing portion which calculates an exposure correction coefficient from overlap portions of the images corrected by the interpolating portion so as to correct the exposure of the images which must be connected to each other, and an image synthesizing portion for connecting and synthesizing the corrected images to one another, wherein the exposure of each image is corrected before the divided and photographed images are connected to one another so that the overall image is corrected to have natural exposure.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first group frame supported by two first guide shafts and a second guide shaft such that it is capable of being advanced or retracted, a focus frame, a focus frame holding portion, and a third group frame. The first guide shafts are bonded and supported by the focus holding frame in parallel such that both ends thereof are exposed. The first group frame and the third group frame are supported slidably by both end portions. Further, the second guide shaft supports the focus frame slidably. An end of the second guide shaft is supported through a short fitting length while it is not fixed to the first group frame and the other end thereof is supported slidably by the third group frame through a short fitting length. Therefore, in this lens barrel, the accuracy in advancement and retraction of respective members is excellent and an efficiency of storage space is excellent thereby contributing to reduction of the size, achieving compactness.

Abstract: The control section of a PDA incorporating a radio communication function adds respective subaddresses as identifiers to the mail address allocated to one account. The subaddresses classify the mail address as a plurality of destinations. The control section transmits an electronic mail to which one of the subaddresses is added to a mail server. The control section also discriminates the subaddress added as an identifier to an electronic mail by accessing a mailbox in the mail server, and receives the electronic mail to which the subaddress is added.

Abstract: When time service sale is carried out by using a shelf label, discount price and remaining time acquired by subtracting the current time from the discount ending time are indicated on the indicator of the shelf label. Moreover, estimated waiting time for customers at the register and allowance time d acquired by subtracting the estimated waiting time from the remaining time are indicated on the indicator. Therefore, customers can purchase time service sale commodities at a discount price with a time margin at the register in the store in a time zone in which time service sale is carried out.

Abstract: The printer device of the present invention makes use of a thermal head to transfer ink to recording paper on a platen roller, and includes a thermal head support member, cooling means, and a support member that supports the cooling means. The thermal head support member has a support component that supports the thermal head, and a recess provided to the back side, which is the opposite side from the support component, and is movably disposed between a transfer position where the ink is transferred and a retracted position to which the thermal head support member) is retracted from the transfer position. The cooling means radiates the heat generated by the thermal head. The support member supports the cooling means such that at least part of the cooling means will enter the recess when the thermal head support member is moved to its retracted position.

Abstract: An object to be marked is prepared. A laser beam of a wavelength that is transmitted by the material from which this object to be marked is formed is focused on the inner portion of said object to be marked, using an f&thgr; lens. A mark is formed in the region of the object to be marked where the laser beam is focused. The mark is positioned inside the object to be marked and does not extend to the surface thereof. Therefore, generation of dirt caused by marking, rupturing of the object to be marked, and the like, can be prevented.