Abstract: A present vacuum treating apparatus comprises a process chamber for subjecting an object to a predetermined process in a predetermined vacuum state, a stage located in the process chamber and on which the object is placed, a lamp unit provided at the lower side of the processing chamber and having a plurality of lamps as a light source and adapted to heat the object on the stage by a heat energy of light directed from these lamps to the stage for illumination, a rotation shaft connected to the lamp unit to rotate the lamp unit, a support body rotatably supporting the rotation shaft, and a thermo-module provided at a contacting area of the support body selective to the rotation shaft and, by absorbing heat on its rotation shaft side and dissipating heat on its support body side, transferring the heat on the lamp unit to the support body through the rotation shaft.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a novel medicinal use for tramadol the safety, among other properties, of which has already been established. This invention is directed to a therapeutic or prophylactic composition for urinary frequency and a therapeutic or prophylactic composition for urinary incontinence, both comprising tramadol or a salt thereof. The preferable salt of tramadol includes tramadol hydrochloride.

Abstract: A system protects a computer from suspicious Downloadables. The system comprises a security policy, an interface for receiving a Downloadable, and a comparator, coupled to the interface, for applying the security policy to the Downloadable to determine if the security policy has been violated. The Downloadable may include a Java.TM. applet, an ActiveX.TM. control, a JavaScript.TM. script, or a Visual Basic script. The security policy may include a default security policy to be applied regardless of the client to whom the Downloadable is addressed, or a specific security policy to be applied based on the client or the group to which the client belongs. The system uses an ID generator to compute a Downloadable ID identifying the Downloadable, preferably, by fetching all components of the Downloadable and performing a hashing function on the Downloadable including the fetched components.

Abstract: A tissue stack (10) including a plurality of discrete leaves (11-14), which each leaf including a pair of panels (15A) between which there is folded a pair of panels (15B) of the next adjacent leaf. There is also disclosed a machine and method for manufacturing the stack.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for obtaining permanent representations of full-tone, full-color photographs on bases such as ceramics, glass and plastic. This process contemplates the utilization of a set of transparent and opaque ceramic colors or mineral pigments in order to obtain the permanent representations of images on bases.

Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator which vibrates in a longitudinal vibration mode includes first insulating films disposed on a side surface of a base member so as to cover at least part of exposed portions of a first group of the internal electrodes and second insulating films disposed on the side surface of the base member so as to cover at least part of the exposed portions of a second group of the internal electrodes. A first thin-film external electrode extends continuously in the longitudinal direction of the base member on the first insulating films and a second thin-film external electrode extends continuously in the longitudinal direction of the base member on the second insulating film. A first conductive resin film and a second conductive resin film are respectively provided on the first thin-film external electrode and the second thin-film external electrode such that even if the thin-film external electrodes are broken or damaged, the piezoelectric resonator still functions.

Abstract: The keyboard apparatus is constituted by a series of units in which key stems are connected to a key support section through a connection section. The width of the connection section is wider than a width of the back-end of the key stem attached to the connection section, and the units are stacked vertically so that the connection sections partially over lap. White keys are arranged in a plurality of upper key units and lower key units, having key stems, connection sections and support sections, which are transversely linked to one another. In a keyboard in which the lower key units are stacked in such a way that the key support section of the lower key units are underneath the key support sections of the upper key units, the back-ends of the key stems are joined to the transverse midpoints of connection sections. The keys are arranged so that the lateral surfaces of the key stems in adjacent upper key units are disposed substantially in one common plane.

Abstract: Therapeutic compositions of microspheres for application to wounds and/or lesions for accelerating wound healing and muscle regeneration. The microspheres are made up of non-biodegradable material having a substantial surface charge. The therapeutic composition further includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in which the microspheres are insoluble and a container for holding the composition. The therapeutic composition further contains pharmacologic agents or biologics that accelerate the wound healing process.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device includes a quartz rotated Y-cut plate and at least one interdigital transducer disposed on the quartz rotated Y-cut plate. The quartz rotated Y-cut plate has a Euler angle represented by (0, .theta., .phi.). The angle .theta. is within a range of about 125.degree.<.theta.<130.degree. or equivalents thereto, and the angle .phi. is approximately 90 degrees. The interdigital transducer is made of tungsten.

Abstract: An interface apparatus connects between a first node involved in a multimedia network which generally treats multimedia information including music information transferred in a generalized protocol, and a second node involved in an musical network which specially treats music information transferred in a specialized protocol. The interface apparatus has an input device that operates when the second node communicates with the first node for converting the music information from the specialized protocol into the generalized protocol so that the first node can admit the music information from the second node, and an output device that operates when the first node communicates with the second node for converting the music information from the generalized protocol into the specialized protocol so that the second node can admit the music information from the first node. Typically, the input device and the output device are integrated in the first node.

Abstract: In addition to MIDI format performance data of MIDI instruments, various other data such as image data (performance scene), voice data (vocal and data of musical instruments other than MIDI instruments) and associated data, is changed to MIDI events which are transmitted with the MIDI format performance data, as MIDI data. At a reception terminal, the MIDI data including the MIDI format performance data and sound/image data is reproduced in accordance with the MIDI specification.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device substantially eliminates a stress caused by a curing shrinkage of an adhesive and substantially eliminates a strain in a case containing a surface acoustic wave element to prevent variation in characteristics of the surface acoustic wave device. In addition, a strength of joining of bonding wires provided in the surface acoustic wave device is improved to have an improved reliability. The surface acoustic wave element of the surface acoustic wave device is fixed on a case member via a soft adhesive and bonding electrodes of the surface acoustic wave element have a plurality of through holes. Ends of the bonding wires are wire-bonded to the bonding electrodes having the through holes formed therein.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of signal coding that permits high speed data transmission over multiple pairs of UTP-5 cable from a transmission end to a receiving end which includes, at the transmission end, separating an incoming frame of data into a plurality of byte streams with a predefined sequence of bytes assigned to each of the streams, encoding every 2 bits of data in each stream into one of 4 logical voltage levels forming a symbol or quat thereby reducing the symbol or baud rate by 50% and inserting an escape sequence into one or more of the streams consisting of a sequence of zero's followed by a control code to indicate a transition from one state to another. At a receiving end, the method further includes reading the escape sequence and decoding the signals in accordance with the code contained in the escape sequence.

Abstract: A piezoelectric vibration device is constructed to suppress interference between resonance sections and achieve a satisfactory resonance characteristic and sufficient mechanical strength. In the piezoelectric vibration device, a plurality of resonance sections are provided on a piezoelectric substrate and a slit is provided so as to extend from one side of the piezoelectric substrate toward a center thereof in order to suppress interference between the resonance sections. If the length of the slit is denoted as a, the gap width along the opposing direction of the first and second resonance electrodes in the resonance section as g, the distance from the center of the gap to the nearest side of the piezoelectric substrate and the sides of the slit as L.sub.1, and the external dimension of the piezoelectric substrate along one direction as L, then the expression L.sub.1 -g/2=b, b<a.ltoreq.(3/4)L is satisfied.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus executes a plurality of microprograms stored in a microprogram memory device in a time-sharing manner, so as to perform arithmetic operations on a digital signal entered by a signal input device. A delay memory device that delays the digital signal. The delay memory device has a plurality of delay areas that are independently provided for the respective microprograms, such that each of the microprograms that is being executed uses a corresponding one of the plurality of delay areas so as to delay the digital signal, and a common area that can be accessed by all of the microprograms. As a result, data such as tables for use in common by the plurality of microprograms can be stored, and the stored data can be easily used by each microprogram, without making the system complicated or increasing the cost of the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention is a simple and reliable method for producing lithiated metal oxides such as those useful as cathode materials in lithium ion electrochemical cells. The method is based on the use of an organic solvent that dissolves both lithium sulfide and elemental sulfur without dissolving the metal oxide or the lithiated product. Lithium sulfide and the metal oxide as a powder are refluxed in the organic solvent under an inert atmosphere. The organic solvent dissolves the lithium sulfide and the dissolved sulfide reduces the metal oxide allowing the intercalation of lithium. At the same time the sulfur that results from the oxidation-reduction reaction is carried away by the solvent thereby promoting the reaction and preventing contamination of the product with sulfur.

Abstract: A system includes a general synchronization module at the client site for operating within a first firewall and for examining first version information to determine whether a first workspace element has been modified. The system further includes a synchronization agent at a global server for operating outside the first firewall and for forwarding to the general synchronization module second version information which indicates whether an independently-modifiable copy of the first workspace element has been modified. A synchronization-start module is maintained at the client site for operating within the first firewall and for securely initiating the general synchronization module and the synchronization agent when predetermined criteria have been satisfied.

Abstract: A keyboard instrument is configured such that a flat panel-like display unit such as a liquid crystal display for displaying character information and/or images is provided on an instrument main body and that speakers, a recording/reproducing unit for multi media such as sound and/or image recording media, a microphone and a "karaoke" reproduction unit are connected to the display unit so as to improve the function of displaying a notation and/or lyric at the time of a performance, a performance function such as an ensemble performance or "karaoke" performance, and a tuning function.

Abstract: A cleaning tank 30 stores a cleaning liquid to clean the surfaces of semiconductor wafers W immersed in the cleaning liquid. A cleaning liquid supply pipe 33 connects the cleaning tank 30 to a pure water supply source 31. A chemical liquid container 34 stores a chemical liquid, and a chemical liquid supply pipe 36 connects the cleaning liquid supply pipe 33 to the chemical liquid container 34 via an infusion open/close switching valve 35, and a chemical liquid feed means is interposed in the chemical liquid supply pipe 36. The chemical liquid feed means is a reciprocal pump, such as diaphragm pump 37. Thus, a predetermined quantity of the chemical liquid can be infused into pure water or to a drying gas generator to ensure that the chemical liquid of a predetermined concentration be available for washing or drying treatment, regardless of fluctuations in flow amount or pressure of pure water or a drying gas carrier gas.

Abstract: A general purpose system and method for associating annotations, modifications, or other information with a web-viewable document is disclosed. An embodiment of the system and method includes the use of a "redirector." A user attempting to access a document at a particular web address, sends a request to view the document to that address. The request is intercepted by the redirector which, in turn, requests the document on behalf of the user. The redirector modifies the document and returns the modified document for viewing by the user. The modifications may include, for example, various comments or annotations to the original web-viewable document. According to the invention, such customized documents may be presented to the user without modification of commercially available browser and/or server software.