Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece component comprising a watch movement provided with a main barrel acting as power source for a timekeeping device of the watch movement and an auxiliary barrel designed to supply mechanical power to an additional device, and mechanical control means capable of being manually actuated to trigger said additional device, characterised in that said control means are arranged to simultaneously trigger the additional device and wind the auxiliary barrel.

Abstract: The ultra-precision micro-differential pressure measuring device comprises a device body 1 having an inner space part therein, a pressure receiving plate 3 which is installed inside the inner space of the device body 1 and divides the said inner space hermetically into a lower space 7 and an upper part space 8, an electronic weighing and pressure converting device 2 which is installed in the lower space 7, and supports and secures the pressure receiving plate 3, and a liquid sealing part R which liquid-seals the outer peripheral part of the aforementioned pressure receiving plate 3 and maintains the air-tightness between the lower space 7 and the upper space 8. A micro-differential pressure between a pressure P1 inside the upper space 8 and a pressure P2 inside the lower space 7 is measured by the electronic weighing and pressure converting device 2 through the pressure receiving plate 3.

Abstract: In a method for analyzing a chemical and/or biological sample, particularly in high- and medium throughput screening systems, an observation beam (12) is focused in an observation volume (24) of the sample. For analyzing the sample, the observation beam (12) is moved in the sample. According to the inventions, to improve the quality of the measurement, the observation beam is moved continuously in the observation volume (24).

Abstract: A coordinate system R is set in which P0 is a coordinate origin, P0P1 conforms to a first U axis to have a unit length, P0P2 conforms to a second V axis to have a unit length, and P0P1×P0P2 is a unit vector conforming to a third N axis. A transforming matrix M that transforms an ordinary coordinate system into the coordinate system R and the u-, v- and n-coordinate values of the both ends of the line segment are calculated. It is determined whether or not the line segment intersects with the triangle, on the basis of the u-, v- and n-coordinate values. The u-, and v-coordinate values of the intersection point are calculated. It is determined whether or not the intersection point is positioned inside the triangle, on the basis of the u-, and v-coordinate values of the intersection point.

Abstract: A computer system provides distributed memory computer architecture achieving extremely high speed parallel processing, and includes: a CPU modules, a plurality of memory modules, each module having a processor and RAM core, and a plurality of sets of buses making connections between the CPU and the memory modules and/or connections among memory modules, so the various memory modules operate on an instruction given by the CPU. A series of data having a stipulated relationship is given a space ID and each memory module manages a table containing at least the space ID, the logical address of the portion of the series of data managed, the size of the portion and the size of the series of data, and, the processor of each memory module determines if the portion of the series of data managed is involved in a received instruction and performs processing on data stored in the RAM core.

Abstract: In a centrifugal pump (10) for liquids comprising an impeller casing (50) inside which a centrifugal impeller (40) is rotatably mounted including a hub (42) from which a plurality of curved blades (44) delimited by two curved edges (44a,44b) extend, from one of the curved edges (44a) of the curved blades (44) a tab (48) extends on the side of the concavity of the blades (44) and is folded in the opposite direction to the blade (44) with respect to a radial plane.

Abstract: A process for forming a thin film is described that enables automatic formation of thin films having constant optical properties reliably and in large quantities with excellent reproducibility suitable for mass production. An apparatus for performing the process is also described. Generally, a material for vapor deposition is vaporized by an electron gun and an antireflection film forms by vapor deposition on lenses held by a coat dome. The electric power applied to the electron gun is controlled so that the amount of transmitted or reflected light continuously measured by an optical film thickness meter during thin film formation is compared to a reference amount of measured light stored in a means for storing data until the measured and reference amounts of measured light are close to, or the same as, one another.

Abstract: A plurality of table-formatted data is joined by dividing each table-formatted data into one or more information blocks consisting of a value list containing item values in the order of item value numbers corresponding to item values belonging to a particular item and a pointer array containing pointer values specifying item value numbers in the order of uniquely-defined record number. When joining a plurality of table formats, equivalent items between the table-formatted data are found and value lists contained in the information block concerning the equivalent items are compared and the two value lists are made equivalent, then data of one of the table formats is sorted according to a key item and using the array obtained in this process, calculation is performed to obtain addresses indicating storage positions of record numbers of table-formatted data and other table-formatted data. Using the calculated addresses, joined table-formatted data is displayed.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a switching flap (10) arranged in an intake pipe connected with an internal-combustion engine the switching flap (10) is rotated with the aid of a switching-flap shaft (12) connected with an electromotor (18). With the aid of a position-detecting device (22,26;24,26) an end position of the switching flap (10) is detected. Subsequently, a rotation force is continued to be applied to the shaft (12) to hold the switching flap (10) in the end position. For detecting a breakage of the switching-flap shaft (12), an error message is generated when the switching-flap shaft (12) continues to rotate beyond the end position.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electro-optical cell, in particular a liquid crystal display cell (2), or an electrochemical photovoltaic cell, including in particular a first transparent front substrate (4) and a second back substrate (6) which may or may not be transparent, said substrates (4, 6) being joined by a sealing frame that defines a volume (8) for retaining a sensitive material whose physical properties, particularly optical, or electrical properties are capable of changing, said substrates (4, 6) including on their faces opposite each other at least one electrode (14, 16), these electrodes (14, 16) being intended to be connected to an electrical power or control circuit, said cell (2) being characterised in that the sealing frame includes at least one wall (12) structured on one of the two substrates (4, 6) and which defines via its inner lateral face the volume (8) for retaining the sensitive material, the substrates (4, 6) being joined by a sealing frame (30), which occupies at least part of

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a fault in a semiconductor device includes an laser applying unit, a detection/conversion unit, and a fault diagnosis unit. The semiconductor device is held at a state where no bias voltage is applied thereto. The laser applying unit then applies a pulse laser beam having a predetermined wavelength to the semiconductor device so as to two-dimensionally scan the semiconductor device with the pulse laser beam. The detection/conversion unit detects an electromagnetic wave generated from a laser applied position in the semiconductor device, and converts the detected electromagnetic wave into a time-varying voltage signal that corresponds to a time-varying amplitude of an electric field of the electromagnetic wave. The fault diagnosis unit derives an electric field distribution in the semiconductor device on the basis of the time-varying voltage signal to perform fault diagnosis on the semiconductor device.

Abstract: (A) V-CAD data of an object (1) is prepared. (B) A processed surface shape after NC processing is predicted by simulation using the V-CAD data. (C) The object is subjected to NC processing by a predetermined NC program, and a processed surface shape after NC processing is measured, and (D) processing correction data is obtained from a difference between the processed surface shapes acquired by simulation and measurement, and the NC program is corrected based on the processing correction data. As a result, the ultra-precise processing is enabled even if a workpiece or a tool has low rigidity and an inconstant quantity of deformation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymeric optical waveguide film whose core and clad are constituted from polymer materials and which is characterized in that a protective layer of a polymer material having resistance to solvent attack higher than that observed for the clad is arranged on at least one of the surface and back face of the waveguide film. The present invention thus permits the preparation of such a film, the clad of which is hardly damaged, which is excellent in the resistance to solvent attack and which never undergoes cracking even when it is bought into contact with a commonly used solvent such as acetone.

Abstract: An implicit function field of a nonmanifold is held in a form of volume data; a value of an implicit function at a point between lattice points is decided by interpolation; and if a difference in code distances between two adjacent voxels to be interpolated is larger than a fixed width, no surface is formed between the voxels. Furthermore, an entered curved surface is broken down into curved surface patches which enable determination of a front and a back; numbers are given to the front and the back, respectively, to be distinguished from each other; and a space is classified into a plurality of regions by using the number of a surface of a nearest point.

Abstract: An apparatus for growing a biological macromolecular crystal by vaporizing biological macromolecular solution into an oversaturated state. The apparatus includes a first sealed room that receives first crystallizing agent solution, and a communicating tube that communicates with the first sealed room and has a small sectional area for suppressing convection of air. A plurality of droplets of solution dissolving a biological macromolecule and a crystallizing agent therein are held in the communicating tube with the plurality of droplets being separated from each other.

Abstract: The apparatus includes at least one information storing unit, a unit for processing said information, a management and control unit receiving control signals from the processing unit and a supply unit controlled by said management unit and controlling the movement of said two stepping motors above a dial bearing markings Ri representative of said information. The apparatus is characterized in that said processing unit is provided with an algorithm or correspondence table between a marking Ri and angles ?i?i formed respectively by each hand from a measurement reference and in that the shape of said hands is such that when they have the angular orientations ?i ?i, their elongated parts can intersect above said marking Ri, or their tips can be aligned opposite said marking Ri. The apparatus may be a wristwatch.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic astronomical watch, in particular of the wristwatch type, said watch (1) being capable of indicating the position of celestial bodies in the heavens, said watch (1) including: a time base (48) for producing a standard frequency signal; means (50) for determining the current time and date from the standard signal means (28, 30) for selecting a celestial body; analogue time display means using two hands (10, 12); means (32) for determining the position of the selected celestial body in the heavens and indicating this position via the display means (10, 12), the watch (1) being wherein it includes a rotating dial (14) on which there is shown the map (16) of the heavens and in that the shape of the hands (10, 12) is such that their intersection or point of conjunction enables any point of the map of the heavens (16) to be designated on the dial (14).

Abstract: There is disclosed a wristwatch (21) including a middle part (22) defining a middle plane (Y), conductive means (35, 36) for attaching the wristband (32) to the middle part, a radio-frequency module (27) arranged inside the middle part and connected, on the one hand, to a ground plane and, on the other hand, to a radiating element, insulated from each other and forming an antenna. The ground plane includes at least one conductive surface portion (37) of the wristband connected to the wristband attaching means and the middle part which is conductive, the latter being connected from the inside to the radio-frequency module. The radiating element includes a first conductive surface element (25) arranged in a substantially parallel plane to the middle plane defined by the middle part.

Abstract: A valve with an integral orifice for use in gas feeding equipment provided with a pressure-type flow volume control device to be employed for manufacturing of semi-conductors and chemical goods. The valve with an integral orifice has the excellent flow rate control characteristics by improving the processing accuracy of the orifice and preventing the distortion of the orifice at the time of assembling. The orifice is formed in a stainless steel made orifice disc. The metal-made orifice disc with the orifice formed by separate processing and the synthetic-resin-made valve seat body are removably assembled, wherein the orifice disc and the synthetic resin made valve seat body are fixed airtight to the valve main body by pressing the valve seat body via a metal inner disc.