Abstract: An air cooling system including a first desiccant dryer, a second desiccant dryer connected in series in a flow path with the first desiccant dryer and a first air cooling unit connected in series in the flow path with the second desiccant dryer.

Abstract: A parking meter device that is devoted to a separate person or vehicle comprises a housing unit 10 that has an LED 11 that in use is clearly visible from outside the vehicle. The device includes a two-way radio circuit 12, a display 14 and a keyboard 15. The unit also includes a computer 19. In use, the user communicates, using the keyboard 15, with a remote central parking service provide via radio data network channels to demand a parking period. The parking service provider checks the authenticity of the demand and approves the parking request. During lawful, paid for, parking the LED 11 remains ON so that a patrolling parking attendant can easily monitor that parking approval has been given. The parking meter device is in effect a personal device and overcomes disadvantages and limitations inherent for usual side-of-the-road parking meter devices that are devoted to parking bays or zones rather than individuals.

Abstract: A process for preparing optically active alcoholic compounds wherein a carbonyl compound is assymmetrically reduced in an economical and practical manner. The process comprises treating a prochiral carbonyl compound represented by the general formula (1) with an optically active organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula (2) to conduct asymmetric reduction, thereby preparing an optically active alcoholic compound represented by the general formula (3).

Abstract: An integrated circuit package has a printed circuit board, a die mounted on the printed circuit board, and a heat spreader attached to the printed circuit board to cover the die and contact with the backside of the die. The heat spreader is formed by a piece body and a plurality of supporting leads extended downward from the periphery of the piece body. The supporting leads of the heat spreader are attached to the printed circuit board by surface mounting technology. The piece body of the heat spreader abuts on the backside of the die so that heat from the die can be conducted both upward to the outer environment and downward to the printed circuit board through the heat spreader, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency.

Abstract: A receiving method using a CDMA radio receiver with a plurality of receiving fingers each composed of a code generator, a correlator and a detector. In a visited cell search while in the ON-state of the power supply, different long-period spreading codes are set in the code generators, and if none of correlated outputs from the correlators respectively corresponding to the code generators exceed a threshold value, then new different long-period spreading codes are set in the code generators. If any one of the correlator outputs exceeds the threshold value, the mobile station is decided as staying in the cell corresponding to the long-period spreading code set in that correlator, and this long-period spreading code and time points at which peaks of correlator outputs were obtained with the long-period spreading code are set in the receiving fingers in descending order of the magnitude of correlation peaks.

Abstract: A method for internal sizing of paper using cationic starch is provided. The starch used is cationized with a mixture of epichlorhydrin, trimethylamine, and mono-or dimethylamine or N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine. Cationizing results in a higher molecular size of the starch, which has e.g. a beneficial effect on dewatering on the paper machine forming wire.

Abstract: A multi-axis motor controller is provided wherein connectors made to common specifications are provided on a multi-drive control unit of a motor drive control section operated by DC power received from a power supply unit, servo amplifier units and an interface unit. The connectors made to common specifications are used to interconnect the units by local bus cables and enable signals to be sent and received by serial transmission as desired among the units. This architecture simplifies the electrical interconnection among the units and lowers cost without sacrificing freedom of unit layout.

Abstract: A high-performance radiation sensitive silicon-containing negative-tone resist is provided along with a method of using the silicon-containing resist in multilayer, including bilayer, imaging for manufacturing semiconductor devices. The negative-tone silicon-containing resist is based on an acid catalyzed high-contrast crosslinking of aqueous base soluble silicon-containing phenolic polymers through reaction of a carbocation of the crosslinking agent with the hydroxyl site of the phenolic group in the silicon-containing polymers. A chemically amplified silicon-containing negative-tone resist composition comprising said silicon-containing polymer resin; at least one crosslinking agent; one acid generator; and a solvent is provided. The silicon-containing resist composition has high silicon content and provide excellent resolution and a means of patterning high aspect ratio resist patterns.

Abstract: The present invention thus provides a process for producing (D) a chlorinated hydrocarbon compound of the general formula (2): CnR1mHk(CR2R3Cl)j  (2) [wherein n is an integer of 1 to 12, m and k each independently is an integer of 0 to 25, j is an integer of 1 to 10; R1 represents an atom selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus and, when m is 2 or more, the two or more R1 groups may be the same or different, the group CnR1mHk having a valence of j does not contain any tertiary carbon-hydrogen bond; and R2 and R3 each independently represents a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a group derived therefrom by substitution of a halogen atom or atoms for some hydrogen atom or atoms thereof and not containing a tertiary carbon-hydrogen bond],which process comprises adding (C) a protic acid to a mixture of (A) a compound of the general formula: CnR1mHk(CHR2R3)j  (1) [wherein m

Abstract: In a leak test method and apparatus which introduces high-pressure gas into a work and a master from a high-pressure gas source through first and second electromagnetic valves, respectively, closes the first and second electromagnetic valves, detects the pressure difference between the work and the master by a differential pressure sensor, and compares the amount of leakage, obtained from the pressure difference, with a leakage reference value to thereby decides the work to be leak-free or leaky, a third electromagnetic valve is provided which permits and inhibits the passage of gas between the work and the master.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treatment of liquid, that is meant particularly for filtering of pressurized liquid, such as water led from a water distribution system, by way of an apparatus, which has an essentially closed frame (1), in connection with which there has been arranged at least a filtering device (2) for purifying of liquid and a flow device (3), such as feed-flow and/or exhaust flow arrangements (3a, 3b) for leading of liquid. The filtering device (2) is made of thin filtering film (2a), advantageously made of plastic based material, such as PTM (Particle Track Membrane), TeM (Track-etch Membrane) or like, the thickness of which is preferably 7-25 &mgr;m and the size of pores of which is 0.05-10 &mgr;m. The filtering film (2a) belonging to a filtering device (2) are being purified essentially self-powered, such as by way of a purification device (5) exploiting the pressure (p) or the movement (v1) of the liquid to be treated and/or the liquid that has been treated.

Abstract: A method of stabilization of electrolyte bath in electrocoating by immersing a substrate in the bath filled with a cationic electrocoating composition containing a basic resin and an amine compound and carrying out electrocoating; wherein said basic resin in said bath contains, per 100 grams of the resin solids, 10 to 300 millimoles of sulfonium group and 50 to 2,000 millimoles of carbon—carbon unsaturated bond, and said amine compound is contained in an amount of 1 to 50 millimoles per 100 grams of the basic resin solids in the bath, said amount being not less than 5 mole percent relative to the sulfonium group content in said basic resin, so that the sulfonium group remaining in the coat amount to not more than 50% relative to the sulfonium group contained in the electrocoating composition in said bath.

Abstract: An equipment control panel (1) is provided which is capable of preventing malfunction of a control unit (11) arranged in a casing (5) of an equipment or a failure in operation thereof due to discharge of static electricity. An insulating spacer (33) including a conductive shield layer (35) is arranged on a flexible circuit board (15) formed on a main section (15B) thereof with a circuit pattern including contact sections. An insulating cover sheet member (45) is laminated on the insulating spacer (33). The conductive shield layer (35) is arranged so as to be substantially opposite to a circuit pattern (21). The conductive shield layer (35) is so formed that an outer peripheral edge thereof is positioned inside an outer peripheral edge of each of a main section (33B) of the insulating spacer (33) and the insulating cover sheet member (45).

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate. At least one pair of deep trenches is arranged in the substrate. A collar lines at least a portion of a wall of each deep trench. A deep trench fill fills each deep trench. A buried strap extends completely across each deep trench over each deep trench fill and each collar. An isolation region is arranged between the deep trenches. A dielectric region overlies each buried strap in each deep trench.

Abstract: Novel silicon-containing organic fluoropolymers which are appliable to materials over a wide range and which have excellent antifouling property. The silicon-containing organic fluoropolymer of the invention is represented by the general formula and has a number average molecular weight of from 5×102 to 1×105: wherein Rf represents perfluoroalkyl; Z represents fluoro or trifluoromethyl; a, b, c, d and e each independently represent 0 or an integer of 1 or above, provided that a+b+c+d+e is not less than 1 and the order of the repeating units parenthesized by subscripts a, b, c, d and e occurring in the formula is not limited to that shown; Y represents hydrogen or alkyl containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X represents hydrogen, bromo or iodo; R1 represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable substituent group; R2 represents hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; 1 represents 0, 1 or 2; m represents 1, 2 or 3; and n represents an integer of 2 or above.

Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a medicinal composition comprising coenzyme Q10 as an active ingredient, which composition features an enhanced absorption after oral administration. The present invention is directed to a medicinal composition comprising coenzyme Q10 as an active ingredient with the reduced form of coenzyme Q10 accounting for more than 20 weight % of said coenzyme Q10.

Abstract: A device for testing the fixability of logic circuits having an embedded memory. The logic circuit includes a built-in test circuit for generating data which tests the embedded memory. An allocation logic circuit provides an output line for each bit of the memory identifying if the bit has either failed or passed. A Failed Data Bit Register is connected to the output lines. The Failed Data Bit Register includes a plurality of shift register stages. A multiplex circuit associated with each stage of the shift register receives as a first input the corresponding output line of the allocation logic circuit. A second input of the multiplex circuit connects to the preceding stage of the shift register. A clock cycle counter connects to an enabling line of the multiplex circuits and to a source of clock pulses.

Abstract: A method for increasing effectiveness of mine clearance when clearing landmines. A vehicle-mounted, mechanically driven, rotary cultivator type demining tool is provided. The demining tool includes a horizontal shaft, a demining unit rotating around the horizontal shaft, a plurality of parallel demining discs located at a distance from each other and rotating around the shaft which when the demining tool is in operation cut down into an upper ground layer to a pre-determined depth to cause mines in their path to detonate or to fragment into harmless fragments, and impact devices located between the demining discs for working the upper ground layer between the demining discs such that the impact devices impact with the upper ground layer between each pair of demining discs several times per rotation of the demining tool. An upper ground layer where mines may be deployed is worked with the demining tool.

Abstract: A keyboard means in stationary control units (23) in a vehicle. The keys (24) thereof are arranged at an outer edge portion of the unit (23), which has the shape of a thin plate (23), which may be embraced in a pinching movement, preferably a pinching movement between the thumb and some finger. The keys may thus be pressed down from one side of the edge portion while supporting it from the opposite side by another finger. This results in very limited free forces against the unit during operation.

Abstract: In a dictionary image generating section, images of objects each belonging to any one of L categories are taken by a camera from predetermined M directions, a matching region of the object to be recognized is extracted from each of the object images, and dictionary images (N=L×M, n=1, 2, . . . , N) which are the representatives of combinations of direction and category are generated and stored together with the directions of the objects. When a test image is given, the degree of similarity r(n, X, Y) between an n-th dictionary image and the image region at the matching position (X, Y) in the test image is computed by a matching section. This matching process is repeated with the matching position (X, Y) and the number n of the dictionary image being varied, and the matching position (Xmax, Ymax) where the degree of similarity r(n) becomes the highest is detected.