Abstract: A glass antenna system for an automobile comprises a main antenna disposed at an upper part of a glass plate for a rear window of the automobile and a defogging electric heating element disposed below and separate from the main antenna and comprising a plurality of heating strips and a pair of bus bars for supplying electricity to the heating strips. The glass antenna system is characterized in that a lead wire is connected to a predetermined portion of the lower most heating strip among said heating strips and a feeding point for connection to an antenna feeder line is provided on the lead wire, whereby the defogging electric heating element constitutes a subsidiary antenna having a directivity different from the directivity of the main antenna.

Abstract: A filter circuit having a surface acoustic wave filter device which includes a piezoelectric substrate and the input and output transducers disposed on the surface of the substrate, an inductance element connected with the input or output transducer, and, a variable resistor connected in parallel with the inductance element for adjusting the Q-factor value of a resonant circuit comprising the inductance element and capacitance of the surface acoustic wave filter device.

Abstract: A thread trimming device comprises a first ratchet disposed on a first shaft having a first partial gear, a first cam surface, a first radial projection, and blank surfaces on its periphery. A second ratchet disposed on a second shaft has a second partial gear, a second radial projection, and a second cam surface on its periphery. A stationary blade is secured to a framework. A pivotably movable blade is connected to the second shaft. A solenoid moves the second ratchet along the second shaft such that, upon actuation of the solenoid, the toothed portion of the first and second partial gears are engaged with each other to rotate the movable blade to an operable position relative to the stationary blade. Thereafter the first cam surface comes into contact with the second partial gear to slowly rotate the movable blade to cooperate with the stationary blade to perform the thread trimming operation.

Abstract: Starting from the known 4'-deoxy-4'-iodo-N-trifluoroacetyldaunorubicin, two new anthracycline glycosidic antibiotics, the 4'-deoxy-4'-iodo-daunorubicin and 4'-deoxy-4'-iodo-doxorubicin, have been prepared by known procedures. Both the new glycosides have been found to be endowed with outstanding antitumoral activity.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel 7-acylaminocephalosporanic acid derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, of high antimicrobial activity, said novel derivatives having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or protected amino,R.sup.2 is carboxy(lower)alkyl, protected carboxy(lower)alkyl, carboxy(lower)alkenyl, protected carboxy(lower)alkenyl, or lower unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon,R.sup.3 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthiomethyl, lower alkanoyloxymethyl or a heterocyclicthiomethyl which may have suitable substituents(s),R.sup.4 is carboxy or protected carboxy,R.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, andX is halogen,provided that when R.sup.3 is lower alkanoyloxymethyl, then R.sup.2 is lower unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: A hydrogel which comprises polymerized moieties derivable from (i) at least one polymerizable cyclic (thio)ether and (ii) at least one hydrophilic homo- or copolymer.

Abstract: An automatic wall cleaning machine includes a suction device having plural elastic suction leaves having a trapezoidal plane view and a tapered shaped sectional view which are mounted on a peripheral part of a disc so as to contact adjacent side surfaces of said suction leaves; a suction pipe and a blower for forming a vacuum space surrounded by said disc, said suction leaves and a part of a wall; and a rotary brush with a water sprayer.

Abstract: A press roll comprises an inorganic powder and a polyurethane obtainable by reacting an organic isocyanate and an organic compound having a functional group which reacts therewith. This roll is preferably used as a top press roll for manufacturing paper.

Abstract: Dihydroxyaluminium sodium carbonate is prepared by reaction between an ionic aluminium salt and a stoichiometric excess of sodium carbonate in aqueous medium in the presence of sodium hydroxide at a pH in the range 7.2 to 10.5. An amount of sodium carbonate at least ten times, and preferably fifteen times, by weight that of the aluminium salt is used and/or sodium salt by product, but not sodium carbonate, is precipitated from the aqueous medium. Preferably, the sodium salt is precipitated by saturation of the aqueous medium with sodium carbonate and sodium salt by-product at a sodium carbonate concentration less than the invarient concentration for sodium carbonate and consequently at a sodium salt by product concentration greater than the invarient concentration for sodium salt by product. The sodium carbonate-containing aqueous medium after separation of sodium salt by-product is reused as a source of sodium carbonate for subsequent reaction with additional aluminium salt.

Abstract: The subject lamp wick equipment for a combustion apparatus comprises a cylindrical lamp wick, cylindrical lamp wick holder and cylindrical auxiliary lamp wick holder. The peripheral wall of the lamp wick is provided with openings. The auxiliary lamp wick holder is fitted around the lamp wick, and comprises engagement holes formed at that spots of the peripheral wall of the auxiliary lamp wick holder which face the openings. The cylindrical lamp wick holder is fitted around the cylindrical auxiliary lamp wick holder. The engagement pawls of the lamp wick holder are so elastically urged as to project thereinto. When the lamp wick is fitted into the auxiliary lamp wick holder, which in turn is fitted into the lamp wick holder, then the engagement pawls of the lamp wick holder project into the engagement holes of the auxiliary lamp wick holder and the openings of the lamp wick, thereby preventing the lengthwise relative movement of the lamp wick and lamp wick holder.

Abstract: Attenuated E. necatrix suitable for use in the production of a live vaccine is produced by passaging pathogenic E. necatrix in embryonated eggs for a sufficient number of passages i.e. from about 20 up to about 50 or more egg passages. The live egg-attenuated E. necatrix of the invention may be formulated in vaccines, e.g. feed or drinking water vaccines, for prevention and control of coccidiosis in poultry, usually with other strains of Eimeria (i.e. E. acervulina, E. brunetti, E. maxima, E. mivali, E. praecose and E. tenella) as live pathogenic strains thereof or preferably attenuated non-pathogenic lines thereof. In a preferred embodiment the egg-attenuated E. necatrix of the invention is formulated in a vaccine comprising attenuated, precocious E. acervulina.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a.sup.1 is phenyl,R.sup.2 is halogen,R.sup.3 is carboxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl,Y.sub.a is oxygen,A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene,pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and aldose reductase inhibiting pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

Abstract: A steering force control device for a power steering device, wherein various inputs including input and output torques respectively applied to and generated by the power steering device are detected and input to a digital computer. The computer selects one of plural objective output torque values stored in a memory device based upon the various inputs except for the output torque and then, calculates a control output value based upon the detected output torque and the selected objective output torque. The calculated control output value is applied to a linear solenoid valve which is provided in a fluid system of the power steering device, whereby the output torque generated by the power steering device is controlled to follow the selected of the objective output torques.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition based on an epoxy compound contains as a curing catalyst a combination of an .alpha.-ketosilyl compound with an aluminum compound having at least one organic radical directly bonded to the aluminum atom, and further contains as a photosensitizer a benzophenone compound and/or a thioxanthone compound.

Abstract: A control system for a personnel carrier attached to a boom which is displaceable by pressure fluid. The control system comprises at least one hand operable controlled handle axially rotatable in a limited clockwise or counter-clockwise direction to cause the boom to be elevated or lowered, respectively. A control valve is associated with the control handle and has at least one adjustable pressure fluid control component therein to control the displacement of the boom. A movable linkage is secured at one end to the control handle and at an opposed end to the fluid control component whereby rotation of the control handle causes displacement of the control component to regulate the pressure fluid which in turn controls the displacement of the boom.

Abstract: Novel bicyclo [2,2,1] heptanes and hept-2-enes are substituted at the 5-position by a 6-carboxyhex-2-enyl group or a modification thereof, and at the 6-position by a grouping --C(R).dbd.N--NHCO--(NH).sub.a --R' in which R is hydrogen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon residue, an aromatic residue or an aliphatic hydrocarbon residue substituted by an aromatic residue, a is 0 or 1 and R' is an aliphatic hydrocarbon residue, an aromatic residue, or an aliphatic hydrocarbon residue substituted directly or through an oxygen or sulphur atom by an aromatic residue. The compounds are of value for use in pharmaceutical compositions particularly in the context of the inhibition of thromboxane activity.

Abstract: A tone control circuit is provided having several parallel channels each of which comprises an electronic potentiometer. In each of the channels is disposed a filtering element. Thus, for an output terminal common to the different channels, each of the channels comprises a filter comprising a series element corresponding to the series element of this channel and a parallel element corresponding to the series elements placed in parallel of the other channels. The present invention simplifies the construction of tone control circuits in the form of integrated circuits.

Abstract: In this invention, the rear ends of the printing needles are bent and prevented from being pulled out by being embedded in needle caps. The needle caps are flat, and the longitudinal directions of the cross-sections of the needle caps are coincident with the radial direction of the printer. The rear ends of the needles are arranged in annular form. Each needle cap is slidably held by a guide body. Lateral displacement of the needles is prevented, and the contacting area between the needle caps and an armature of an electromagnet is reduced. A ring connecting the rear ends of the needles is reduced in size, providing a margin at both sides of the needle cap and armature. The bending amount of the needle is reduced, and the sliding resistance of the needle is reduced, which improves the durability of the needles and the needle guides. Also a small armature may be used, thereby saving on the consumption of power in that an electromagnet of small capacity may be used.

Abstract: A copolyamide acid comprising repeating units represented by the general formulas: ##STR1## in which the repeating unit (A) and the repeating unit (B) are present in a molar ratio from 20:80 to 80:20, and which has a logarithmic viscosity number (.eta..sub.inh) of 0.5 dl/g--10 dl/g measured in N,N-dimethylformamide at a concentration of 0.5 g/dl and at a temperature of 30.degree. C. and a copolyimide comprising repeating units represented by the general formulas: ##STR2## in which the repeating unit (C) and the repeating unit (D) are present in a molar ratio from 20:80 to 80:20 and which has a logarithmic viscosity number (.eta..sub.inh) of o.5 dl/g--10 dl/g measured in 97% concentrated sulfuric acid at a concentration of 0.5 g/dl and at a temperature of 30.degree. C.

Abstract: A variable volume gas generator for charging a self-contained power turbine having heat engines for generating hot compressed gases including a first and second module each forming motor for the production of the hot compressed gases, a third module connected to the first and second modules and which forms an air compressor to charge the heat engines, the modules comprising a fixed housing delimiting an annular space, a plurality of pistons which rotate in the same direction noted in the annular space, wherein four of the pistons are mounted in each module, first and second rods diametrically connecting the pistons in pairs and being further propelled by a cyclical speed variation which causes a volume variation in the space delimited by the radial surfaces of the pistons, a first and second shaft which are coaxial wherein the first rod of each module is mounted on the first shaft and the second rod of each module is mounted on the second shaft such that single connecting rod mechanism rotors of the modules h