Abstract: A liquid curable resin composition for optical fibers comprising a polymer (a) having a number average molecular weight of 5,000 or more and containing at least two types of recurring ethylenic units, of which one type has a substituent group containing an ethylenically unsaturated group and the second type is substituted by a group —COOR3 (wherein R3 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1-30 carbon atoms), an aryl group, a cyano group, an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or by one or more halogen atoms.

Abstract: A method for identifying a fast speed mobile station (MS) in a radio system, said method comprising measuring the frequency error of radio signals received from a mobile station. In order for a fast speed mobile station to be more reliably identified than before, the method comprises calculating the change (df) in BSC the frequency error from a time interval (t) of predetermined length, and identifying the mobile station as a fast speed mobile station if the change (df) in the calculated frequency error exceeds a predetermined limit value.

Abstract: Process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting a polyisocyanate having a high 4,4′-MDI content and a polyol having a high EO content in the presence of a foaming agent.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for incorporating an active substance in an object comprised partly or entirely of plastic which contains a dendrimer.

Abstract: An annotation input section reads from a text file the individual data items constituting an annotation pasted in a specified annotation position on a text as a result of the annotation being inputted from an annotation input window and acquires the input positions of the annotation data items and information on their size. A annotation image magnification change section produces a reduced or enlarged image of the display image of the annotation on the basis of the input positions of the individual annotation data items in the annotation and information on their size acquired by the annotation input section and a specified magnification indicated by a magnification storage section. A text and annotation image display section produces a display image by putting the reduced or enlarged display image of the annotation in the user-specified annotation position on a text display image and displays the display image on the text display screen of a display unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processing speech coding parameters in a telecommunication system. The speech coding parameters of a speech frame, produced by a speech encoder, are divided into groups, i.e. so-called virtual channels, in which speech parameter error correction, channel coding and processing of error-free or erroneous speech parameters are performed independently. At the receiving end, the processing (505) of erroneous and error-free speech parameters can thus be controlled independently on each virtual transmission channel (502) according to the quality of each virtual transmission channel. The speech parameters of the high-quality virtual channels of a speech frame can thus be processed as error-free, replacing the speech coding parameters of the low-quality virual channels only. The independently processed (505) speech parameters of the virtual channels are thus reassembled (507) into a speech frame, which is applied to decoding.

Abstract: A shadow mask is arranged to face an inner surface of a substantially rectangular face panel. The shadow mask has a substantially rectangular mask body which has a number of apertures for passing an electron beam, and a rectangular mask frame which supports a peripheral edge portion of the mask body. The mask body is curved in a short axis direction, and is fixed to the mask frame in a state that an internal stress of a direction making small a radius of curvature of the short axis direction is applied.

Abstract: An energetic solid rocket motor propellant having one or more plateau regions of low operating pressure exponent is disclosed. The propellant is formulated from ingredients including an energetic polyoxetane, an effective amount of a plasticizer, an inorganic oxidizer in at least two discrete particle size ranges, and a refractory oxide burn rate modifier.

Abstract: The preparation of a mixture comprising branched fatty acids and oligomerised fatty acids comprises contacting a source of unsaturated fatty acids or their derivatives with an ionic liquid.

Abstract: A plastic film distinguished in corona resistant characteristic having a low cost without a low mechanical strength, which plastic film is particularly suitable for making insulated wires, coils, and electric motors capable of fully responding to demands for providing electric trains with higher running speeds and higher acceleration and deceleration. In accordance with one embodiment, the film includes a base layer and at least one thermally conductive layer having a minimum thermal conductivity of 2 W/m·K, preferably 6 W/m·K, more preferably 15 W/m·K laminated horizontally on at least one surface of the base layer. In accordance with another embodiment, the film has a minimum volume electrical resistivity of 1014 &OHgr;·cm, preferably 1015 &OHgr;·cm, and includes a base layer and at least one low-electrical-resistance layer having a maximum superficial electrical resistance of 1013 &OHgr;·cm, preferably 1012 &OHgr;·CM.

Abstract: Process for preparing a flexible polyurethane foam by reacting a polyisocyanate and two different polyols under foam forming conditions so as to prepare a rigid foam, by crushing the rigid foam so obtained and by subjecting the flexible foam so obtained to a heat treatment. Flexible foams are obtained which do not show a major glass transition temperature between −100° C. and +25° C.

Abstract: A metallic member including not more than 0.6% C, 12 to 19% Cr, 6 to 12% Ni, not more than 2% Mn, not more than 2% Mo, not more than 1% Nb and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where Hirayama's equivalent H eq=[Ni %]+1.05 [Mn %]+0.65 [Cr %]+0.35 [Si %]+12.6 [C %] is 20 to 23%; Nickel equivalent Ni eq=[Ni %]+30 [C %]+0.5 [Mn %] is 9 to 12%, and Chromium equivalent Cr eq=[Cr %]+[Mo %]+1.5 [Si %]+0.5 [Nb %] is 16 to 19, wherein % is by weight, is made to have at least one ferromagnetized part having a magnetic flux density B4000 of not less than 0.3T and at least one non-magnetized part having a relative magnetic permeability &mgr; of not more than 1.2 at a temperature of not less than −40° C., as continuously and integrally formed.

Abstract: A high voltage connector for connecting a lead wire to a high voltage device. The connector includes: an inner sleeve having a bore for receiving and fixing the lead wire and a protrusion formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof; and an outer sleeve disposed on the high voltage device, having a bore for receiving the inner sleeve and a hole formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof for engaging with the protrusion of the inner sleeve. The hole of the outer sleeve is not a cut from the top end surface thereof and thus the end surface is not discontinuous. The outer sleeve also includes a guiding member for guiding the protrusion of the inner sleeve.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reversible heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a reversible heat-sensitive recording layer containing a dye precursor which is usually colorless or a pale color and a reversible color developing agent capable of causing a reversible change in color density of the dye precursor due to the difference in cooling rate after heating, and the reversible color developing agent is a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different from each other and each represent a C1-18 divalent hydrocarbon group; R3 represents a C1-24 hydrocarbon group; X1 represents a divalent connecting group having at least one —CONH— bonding; X2 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; n is an integer of 1 to 3; and m is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A RF output device for CATV processing having a switch provided on the upstream line in a cable modem. Data is transmitted from each household PC through the upstream line to a base station at a final stage having the highest possible signal level so as to transmit the output of the switch to an output terminal through a buffer circuit. Thereby, the performance of the RF output device is improved and the cost of the RF output device is reduced, based upon the minimized noise level when the switch is turned to an off state, and carrier leakage is prevented without having an oscillation stopping switch present for the voltage controlled oscillator.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for processing data for generating an error correction product code block devised so as to maintain the current level of redundancy after the error correcting ability is modified as a result of advancement of semiconductor and data recording/transmission technologies. Unlike any known technique of configuring a Reed-Solomon error correcting product code block of (M+P0)×(N+PI) bytes for an information data of (M×N) bytes, an error correcting product code block data structure is obtained by configuring a (K×(M+1)×(N+P))-byte Reed-Solomon error correcting product code block for (K×M×N)-byte data, making K variable to consequently make the entire size of the Reed-Solomon error correcting product code block variable. At the same time, the error correcting ability varies in proportion to the value of K without increasing redundancy.

Abstract: A rotary device has a first rotor having a recess and a second rotor counter-rotatable to the first rotor and having a radial lobe. A housing in which the rotors are enclosed has a first arcuate recess, an edge of the recess of the first rotor forming a sliding seal with the first arcuate recess during a portion of the rotation of the first rotor. The housing has a second arcuate recess, the lobe of the second rotor forming a sliding seal with the second arcuate recess during a portion of the rotation of the first rotor. Thus, for a portion of the rotation of the rotors, there is defined between the first and second rotors and the arcuate recesses of the housing a transient chamber of volume which progressively decreases on rotation of the rotors. The maximum volume of the transient chamber can be varied.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of an alkyl pentenoate respectively an aryl pentenoate by contacting an alkoxy-butene respectively an aryloxy-butene compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst system comprising palladium, a phosphorus ligand and an acid promotor, wherein the molar ratio of 3-alkoxy-1-butene to 1-alkoxy-2-butene, respectively the molar ratio of 3-aryloxy-1-butene to 1-aryloxy-2-butene, is higher than 4.

Abstract: A solid imaging apparatus and method produces an integral three-dimensional object from a multiplicity of cross sectional portions of the object by selectively exposing successive layers of a liquid photoformable composition to actinic radiation. The apparatus includes a vessel for containing the composition so as to present a free surface, and a movable platform disposed within the vessel below the free surface. Part of the composition is transferred above the free surface by lowering and raising a dispenser at predetermined positions located away from the platform. A doctor blade contacts the composition transferred above the free surface, and then moves over the platform to form a substantially uniform layer of the composition.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for writing clock data to a storage medium, such as a disk, is disclosed. The storage medium has tracks on which data are stored. Clock data is written to a present track on the storage medium. The written clock data is read from said present track. Clock data for a subsequent track on the storage medium is generated from the clock data read from said present track. The phase of the generated clock data for the subsequent track is compared with a reference timing signal and the phase of the generated clock data for the subsequent track is adjusted in accordance with said comparison. Said phase adjusted clock data for the subsequent track is written to said subsequent track. Phase errors can be significantly reduced and, for practical purposes, substantially eliminated. It is not necessary to provide a dedicated clock read/write head.