Abstract: A method of producing a contact lens provided with an identifying mark is disclosed. According to this method, a printing liquid is first prepared by dissolving a pigment in an organic solvent which is permeable into a lens material for the contact lens. This printing liquid is applied to a predetermined portion of a lens surface of the contact lens, such that the printing liquid permeates into an interior of the lens, thereby to form a colored region on the lens surface. The colored region thus formed consists of a first portion permeating into the interior of the lens, and a second portion protruding from the lens surface. Then, the second portion of the colored region is removed so as to smooth the lens surface, whereby the identifying mark is constituted by the first portion of the colored region.

Abstract: A method for thermal transfer recording including the steps of superposing a sublimation-type thermal transfer recording sheet on an image-receiving sheet including a dye-receiving layer, and applying thermal energy to the back surface of the thermal transfer recording sheet to produce an image in the dye-receiving sheet, in which an oil-repelling agent is supplied to the image-recorded surface when or after the image is produced so that the image-recorded surface can have a contact angle to tetradecane of 10.degree. or greater; and a thermal transfer recording sheet and an image-receiving sheet for use in this recording method. An image which has excellent in resistance to stains such as resistance to fingerprints and resistance to plasticizers, durability and preservability can be obtained by the present invention.

Abstract: A process for disposing of sodium sulfur cells, comprising the steps of: cross-cutting each of the cells to form an opening; setting a plurality of the cells, as one set, into a work-setting pipe unit such that the opening of each of the cells is downwardly directed; flowing down sodium from a set of the cells inside a heating oil through the opening by heating; inserting pawls of a chuck into an inner tube of each of a plurality of the cells through the opening and a bottom of the work-setting pipe unit; and extracting the inner tube from an outer tube in each of the cells.

Abstract: A transmission line filter having an improved attenuation characteristic is disclosed. The transmission line filter includes at least input-side and output-side resonators disposed in a dielectric layer which are inductively coupled with each other. Additionally, intermediate resonators may be disposed between the input-side and output-side resonators. Further, input and output electrodes are provided in another dielectric layer, at least one of which is in an opposed facing relationship to a portion of the input-side resonator and a portion of the output-side resonator, so as to overlap only those portions of the input-side and output-side resonators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer recording medium in which a substrate has items of information such as an image and characters formed on a surface thereof by heat transfer and a transparent protective layer is provided on at least a part of the surface of the thus recorded information through an adhesive layer, if required, characterized in that the adhesive layer and/or protective layer function to provide security against counterfeiting. Combining information recorded by heat transfer with a function to provide security against counterfeiting, the present invention provides greater security against falsifying or counterfeiting.

Abstract: This cross-country ski is more particularly intended for the technique termed "skating".Its bearing length L.sub.P, corresponding to the developed length of the sole separating the two respective front (5) and rear (6) contact lines of the ski is at most equal to 1,430 mm.The variation in the deflexion C at the support face under a load of 40 kilograms exerted at the midpoint of said bearing length L.sub.P, when the ski is placed on two supports (7,8) which are separated from each other by a length L defined as being equal to the ratio of the bearing length L.sub.P to a constant coefficient equal to 2.78, the supports (7,8) being centerd with respect to the mid-point of the bearing length. The deflection is at most equal to two millimeters, this variation in the deflexion being defined with respect to the deflexion of the ski in the absence of load, itself measured with respect to the plane P passing through the two support points (7,8).

Abstract: Ceramic articles such as ceramic heaters, ceramic static chucks or the like include a substrate 1, a functional member such as a resistance heating element 2 or the like embedded in the substrate 1, a terminal 12 and a conductive wire 5A arranged therebetween. The conductive wire 5A is connected and fixed to the terminal 12, and a connection portion C between the conductive wire 5A and the terminal 12 is continued thereto. Alternatively, a post portion formed on the terminal 12 is extended in a direction crossing to a thickness direction of a plate-like substrate 1, and an end portion of the resistance heating element 2 is wound around the post portion. Alternatively, an end portion of the resistance heating element 2 is connected to the terminal 3 at a center portion in a thickness direction of the plate-like substrate 1.

Abstract: The converter comprises a rectifier circuit, choppers, chopper control circuits and an input filter of LC type. The control circuits comprise loops regulating the output voltages and the currents of the choppers, and a loop regulating the current flowing in the filter and rectifier. This additional regulation enables oscillations generated in the input filter by the current steps to be dampened. The values of the positive and negative components of the currents in the input filter and rectifier are supplied to the control circuits by sensors.

Abstract: A metering device includes a standard AC energy meter, and a conversion circuit. The conversion circuit measures the voltages and currents of an installation incompatible with the functional characteristics of the meter. The conversion circuit supplies the meter with AC voltages and currents of values in compliance with the specifications of the meter. The total power supplied to the meter is proportional, except for a known scale factor, to the total power measured on the power system. This device is applied to measuring electrical energy on DC power systems and on AC power systems of a frequency or form incompatible with standard electrical energy meters.

Abstract: A clip comprised of a head portion retained to a panel, and a leg portion inserted and retained in a mounting hole. The leg portion has a leg plate, elastic legs which project out from the longitudinally-extending transverse direction sides of the leg plate so as to form curved surfaces which face each other, and pawl portions protruded from the elastic legs. Curved outer surfaces of the pawl portions are disposed on a circular locus around central points on side surfaces of the leg plate, and have a greater curvature than the curvature of the mounting hole. As a result, when the leg portion is inserted into the mounting hole, the entire peripheral surfaces of the pawl portions do not contact the peripheral wall of the mounting hole, but only point-contact the peripheral wall of the mounting hole at points. Therefore, frictional force between the mounting hole and the leg portion is small, and insertion force is reduced.

Abstract: The energy storage device of a toggle mechanism comprises a telescopic link equipped with a damping stop designed to absorb the excess energy of a main closing spring after the closing dead point of the toggle has been passed, and before the end of travel of the drive lever. This results in a better mechanical endurance of the mechanism.

Abstract: A roll-type heat transfer image-receiving sheet comprising a wind-up cylinder and a heat transfer image-receiving sheet which comprises at least a substrate and a coloring material-receiving layer provided thereon, the heat transfer image-receiving sheet being wound around the wind-up cylinder, wherein the maximum surface roughness of the wind-up cylinder in the longitudinal direction thereof is controlled to 40 micrometers or less; the wind-up cylinder is prepared by using pulp as a main component, and a cushioning material is provided between the wind-up cylinder and the heat transfer image-receiving sheet; a lead sheet is provided to the leading end of the heat transfer image-receiving sheet so that the image-receiving sheet can be easily led through a printer; and the heat transfer image-receiving sheet is wound around the wind-up cylinder with the coloring material-receiving sheet outside so that curl will not remain in the image-receiving sheet and that curl will not be developed during a printing proce

Abstract: A detachable grip of a gondola lift or chairlift has a movable jaw urged towards a fixed jaw by a pair of compression springs. The movable jaw is rigidly secured to one end of an operating lever, which pivots in a vertical plane containing the grip body to control the opening or closure onto the cable of the jaws. One end of the springs is secured near the free end of the operating lever, opposite to the movable jaw, and the other end of the springs is secured near the fixed jaw. The mutual distance of the spring ends near the fixed jaw is higher than the mutual distance of the spring ends near the the free end of the operating lever, so that the springs are twice inclined with respect to the grip body.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet including a substrate film, a release layer provided on the substrate film and an ink layer provided on the release layer. The ink layer includes a colorant and a vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer resin having a Tg of 60.degree. to 90.degree. C. and an average molecular weight of not less than 10,000. The release layer includes a material having at a high temperature, a low adhesion to plastic material and a low fluidity.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves has a transmitter for sending a pair of ultrasonic waves to a sample. The pair of ultrasonic waves have substantially symmetric waveforms with respect to zero sound pressure. One of the ultrasonic wave is separated from the other ultrasonic wave. An acoustoelectric, ultrasonic transducer receives the pair of ultrasonic waves affected by the sample. The acoustoelectric, ultrasonic transducer converts the pair of ultrasonic waves into a pair of electric signals accompanied by phonon-charge carrier interaction. Each of the electric signals includes an acoustoelectric signal insensitive to phase and a piezoelectric signal sensitive to phase. A processing device processes the pair of electric signals so as to remove the piezoelectric signal and obtain the acoustoelectric signal.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing paper from seaweed, including the steps of washing algal material with water, draining the water from the algal material, treating the algal material with an antifermentative to prevent putrefaction, grinding the algal material to a particle size not more than 500 .mu.m, refining the algal material in a paper refiner, mixing the algal material with cellulose fiber to form a homogenous mixture, placing the homogenous mixture in a papermaking machine to make paper. Also, the present invention relates to paper from the above-described process.

Abstract: A support bracket for use in a bathroom wherein the support bracket includes a semi-conical cover with an arcuate wall integrally formed with a vertical wall. A trapezoid opening is defined in the vertical wall. A projection with an inclined lower face is integrally formed on an inside face of the vertical wall. An L-shaped support has an upright portion and a perpendicular portion integrally formed therewith wherein a distal tip of the vertical portion is sized and shaped as a trapezoid tongue to matingly engage with the trapezoid opening of the cover and the perpendicular portion has a distal end shaped to receive a receptacle. A semi-circular plate is sized to be fittingly received in a base of the cover with the L-shaped support sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: Cordierite honeycomb ceramics comprises a cordierite phase as a main ingredient. A value of [Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 wt %/(MgO wt %+Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 wt %)].times.100 is 2-10, where a ferric component is calculated as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3. A thermal expansion coefficient of the cordierite honeycomb ceramics is less than 0.5.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree. C. within a temperature range of 40.degree.-800.degree. C. in a direction parallel to a flow passage of a honeycomb body. In the cordierite honeycomb ceramics including a ferric component, a ferric component is added from a talc as raw materials. The cordierite honeycomb ceramics having a low thermal expansion coefficient is obtained by mixing raw materials for cordierite generation to obtain a batch, extruding the batch into a honeycomb formed body, drying the honeycomb formed body, and firing the dried honeycomb formed body at a temperature range of 1350.degree.-1450.degree. C. After that, the sintered honeycomb body is immersed in an acid solution if necessary.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer sheet having a color dye layer which has a reduced dye content and a good recording sensitivity and can provide an image having a good black color density. The thermal transfer sheet including a substrate sheet and, provided on the substrate sheet, a black dye layer including particular yellow, magenta, and cyan dyes.