Abstract: A differential input circuit receives differential input signals at a pair of differential input terminals and produces a pair of first differential output signals. A sensing circuit senses at least one of the pair of first differential output signals reaching a certain voltage and provides an activation signal. A latch-type amplifier provides a pair of second differential output signals when activated in accordance with the activation signal. A cutoff circuit establishes connection between the differential input circuit and the latch-type amplifier and breaks connection between the differential input circuit and the latch-type amplifier in accordance with the activation signal.

Abstract: A power amplifying apparatus includes an input terminal configured to receive an input signal, a first power amplifier biased for class A or class AB operation which is configured to amplify the input signal, an output terminal connected to an output of the first power amplifier, a second power amplifier biased for class C operation which is configured to receive and amplify a part of the input signal, and a switch connected between an output of the second power amplifier and the output terminal.

Abstract: A circular refrigerant outlet is formed in an endmost flat, hollow member of a laminated heat exchanger. An outlet header is fixed to the endmost flat, hollow member, and an outlet pipe having a circular cross section is connected to an open end of the outlet header. The inside diameter of the refrigerant outlet is 90% to 110% that of the outlet pipe. The outlet header has a first portion having a refrigerant passage hole communicating with the refrigerant outlet. The first portion has a vertical, flat wall portion and two fragmentary, cylindrical wall portions continuous with respective upper and lower edges of the flat wall portion. The curvature radius of the inner surface of the fragmentary, cylindrical wall portion is 35% to 50% the inside height of the first portion. The equivalent inside diameter of the first portion is 90% to 110% the inside diameter of the outlet pipe.

Abstract: A fixed-bed multitubular reactor, comprising a plurality of reaction tubes (3) filled with a catalyst and catalyst temperature measurers (4) measuring the temperatures of the reaction tubes near the radical center parts thereof. The catalyst temperature measurer (4) is installed in each of a part of the plurality of reaction tubes (3), and the measurement positions thereof are differentiated from each other in the longitudinal direction of the reaction tubes (3).

Abstract: There is provided a method for recording an unique ID to a read-only optical disk (1) adopting the 1-7 PP modulation technique and having provided in a plurality of predetermined positions postscript areas each having a predetermined postscript pattern formed therein. The postscript pattern takes a form of 3T (pit)-2T (land)-3T (pit) and has a length of 8T (largest code length of a modulated bit string). Modulated bit strings before and after the 3T-2T-3T postscript pattern are formed so that the pit-land-pit postscript pattern complies with the rule of the variable-length modulation even when it is replaced as a whole with a pit-only pattern. Further, the land in the middle of the pit-land-pit postscript pattern is formed from a material which will not physically change when irradiated with laser light having a reading-level one but will be melted when irradiated with laser light having a power higher than the reading-level one.

Abstract: A process for separating acrylic acid and benzoic acid present in the product gas mixture of a partial oxidation to acrylic acid, in which the acrylic acid and the benzoic acid are first converted to a liquid phase, constituents having a lower boiling point than benzoic acid and acrylic acid are removed therefrom by thermal separating processes, and the acrylic acid is removed by crystallization from the remaining liquid phase.

Abstract: A method for operating a near field communication system (10) of at least a first and a second near field communication device (21, 22) is proposed. It is a basic aspect of the inventive method to provide a step (S10) of supplying action data (AD) from at least one near field communication device (22) to another one second near field communication device (21), wherein said action data (AD) are descriptive for at least one action or application to be performed within a processing section (PR) of the inventive method.

Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device, allocates data contained in an ECC frame as a first data group to be stored in a first memory cell group composed of a plurality of first memory cells selected by a first word line and a second data group to be stored in a second memory cell group composed of a plurality of second memory cells selected by a second word line.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for measuring the position of a piston (2) in a cylinder (1), extending according to an axis, the device comprising at least two position sensors (3, 4) respectively comprising: a first sensor member (20, 40) integral with a supporting pallet (31) linked to the piston (2), a second sensor member (10, 30) integral with the cylinder (1), the first and second members of each sensor being arranged for being mobile in translation one relative to the other, along an axis parallel to the axis of the cylinder (1), the device being characterized in that the first sensor members (20, 40) are integral with the same supporting pallet (31) being linked to the piston (2) by a ball joint link (50). Using the device of this invention, a position sensor can be arranged in the cylinder, without having the transversal strains on the piston being transmitted to it, while the piston remains free in rotation about the axis of the cylindrical barrel.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a polylactic acid polymer (A), an acrylic polymer (B) containing units of methyl methacrylate monomer, and a graft copolymer (C) obtained by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer onto a rubbery polymer, wherein the refractive index, Rc, of the graft copolymer (C) and the total refractive index, Rab, of the polylactic acid polymer (A) and the acrylic polymer (B) satisfy the following formula (1) ?0.004?Rc?Rab?+0.008??(1).

Abstract: A screw compressor according to the present invention includes a slide valve adapted to move forward and backward in parallel with the axis of a pair of screw rotors and also includes a plurality of hydraulic cylinders for moving the slide valve forward and backward, the plural hydraulic cylinders imparting, in synchronization with each other, a driving force to the slide valve in the same direction. With this configuration, it is possible to quicken an operation of the slide valve and improve the responsivity in volume control without increasing the diameters of pistons of the hydraulic cylinders for actuating the slide valve and without complicating equipment.

Abstract: A storage medium initializing method includes steps of recording on a storage medium a management table configured to manage a replacement area for a defect area in a data area in the storage medium; recording a unique identification on the storage medium; and recording management data in the data area. The step of recording a unique identification includes recording the unique identification on the storage medium, but outside an area managed by the management data. The method optional includes initialization and cancellation steps.

Abstract: A water base adhesive and a latex composition being a base of water base primer are provided. The latex composition comprises 100 parts by mass of a polychloroprene latex and from 1 to 70 parts by mass of an EVA resin having a mass ratio of ethylene being at least 40%, as main components.

Abstract: In a process for the thermal treatment of the precursor material of a catalytically active material in a rotary tube furnace through which a gas stream flows, at least a proportion of the gas stream flowing through the rotary tube furnace is circulated, and the associated rotary tube furnace apparatus and tube-bundle reactors for the partial gas-phase oxidation of acrolein to acrylic acid are loaded with catalysts whose catalytically active material is obtainable by the process for the thermal treatment.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an address book process request processing method are disclosed to improve access security to an address book. The image forming apparatus include an information storage part, a request receipt part and a request processing part. The information storage part stores an address book on users. The request receipt part receives process requests for the address book together with user identification information from users. The request processing part authenticates the users based on the received user identification information and performs operations corresponding to the process requests on the address book in accordance with access authority permitted to the users. The address book includes address information for transmitting data to the users via a network and management information having user identification information of the users.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus network system having a first image forming apparatus connected with a plurality of second image forming apparatuses over a network, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes an image creating unit that creates an image with at least one toner based on an image data to be printed, and an image data volume computing unit that computes a volume of the image data, and a remaining toner information acquiring unit that acquires information on remaining toner from at least one of second image forming apparatuses, and a controlling unit that computes toner consumption from the volume of image data computed by the image data volume computing unit, selects a second image forming apparatus that has an amount of remaining toner larger than the toner consumption computed, and sends a command to form an image at the second image forming apparatus selected, and each of the second image forming apparatuses include a toner detecting unit that detects an amount of remaining toner in a corre

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel nitrogen-containing monodentate phosphane ligands of formula (I) and to their use in catalytic reactions, especially in the improvement of haloaromatic compounds.

Abstract: An engine ECU executes a program including a step of, when an absolute value of a difference between a determination value V(KX) used for determining presence or absence of knocking and a maximum value V(MAX) of magnitude value LOG(V), which is obtained by logarithmically converting a magnitude V detected based on a signal sent from a knock sensor, is greater than the product of a standard deviation ? and a coefficient U(3) in a frequency distribution of magnitude values LOG(V) for N cycle(s), setting a value obtained by adding the product of the standard deviation ? and the coefficient U(3) to the maximum value V(MAX) of the magnitude value LOG(V) as the determination value V(KX).

Abstract: A toner-conveying device includes a movable plate. The movable plate is movable between a holding position such as to couple a cap of a toner container to a nozzle when the toner container is supported by a container holder, and a retreating position such as not to hinder loading and unloading of the toner container in the container holder. The movable plate is placed in the holding position by a cam when the nozzle is coupled to the cap, and is released and moved to the retreating position while the toner container is being loaded or unloaded. In this structure, the cap can be properly positioned in the conveyor device while ensuring the rigidity of a bag of the container within a practically preferable range, without reducing the convenience for the operator.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells each having a plurality of threshold levels corresponding to a plurality of programming data respectively; a voltage generator circuit which generates a plurality of programming voltage pulses and a plurality of verify voltage pulses which are applied to said nonvolatile memory cells; a counter circuit which counts the number of times said programming voltage pulse is applied to corresponding said nonvolatile memory cell; a storage circuit which stores data corresponding to said plurality of verify voltage pulses which are set for each of corresponding said threshold levels and the number of times said programming voltage pulse is applied, the number of times said programming voltage pulse is applied being standards for switching a plurality of said verify voltage pulses; a comparison circuit which compares the number of times said programming voltage pulse is applied with said standards and generates