Abstract: A plasma display (PDP) manufacturing method and display panel includes a display electrode forming step of forming a plurality of pairs of display electrodes in parallel lines on a main surface of a first plate, and a plate sealing step of aligning the main surface of the first plate with a main surface of a second plate, and sealing the first and second plates together. The display electrodes are formed by coating the main surface of the first plate with display electrode material, and performing laser ablation on parts of the display electrode material, while the remaining parts of the display electrode material form the display electrodes.

Abstract: A cranial orthosis includes a helmet member that can be expanded for mounting on a patient's head and subsequently contracted to be operatively positioned to permit the interior surface to reconfigure the patient's head to the desired shape is provided. The helmet member can have a split with a safety stop unit positioned on the helmet member to provide a safety limit to the adjustment against the patient's head. A safety stop unit can include a bellows member, a stop unit mounted on a flange extending from the helmet and a stop unit including a plurality of nestling components that can relatively move to permit the expansion step while nestling to a fixed position in a stacked configuration to provide a stop position against further closure of the cranial orthosis to protect the patient.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission is disclosed to change an input rotational velocity along a continuous spectrum using an eccentrically positioned cam cooperating with a counterweight assembly to counteract the imbalance generated by the eccentric cam. A plurality of cam followers in contact with the cam actuate crankshafts that drive planetary gears disposed about the crankshaft and cooperate with overrunning clutches. The overrunning clutch with the highest instantaneous velocity drives a sun gear connected to an output shaft. The velocity of the output shaft is governed by the eccentricity of the cam.

Abstract: A seismic brace for fastening to a support rod at one end and a structural portion of a building, on the other end. The brace is attachable to the support rod without disconnecting it. The brace arm part is bent at an angle of 45° to form a base bracket that connects to the support rod. A locking bracket is hinged to the brace arm to overlay the base bracket. Both the base bracket and locking bracket have a slot extending from an edge towards the middle, the slots are arranged so that they form an aperture when the locking bracket overlays the base bracket part of the brace arm to completely enclose the support rod.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus, for receiving a plurality of pieces of compressed still image data repeatedly transmitted from a digital broadcast transmitting apparatus and for outputting a still image selected by a user as a TV signal, fetches still image data into a main memory prior to a selecting operation made by the user, expands still image data of a still image selected by the user using an AV decoder of an MPEG decoder, and outputs an image signal of the selected still image according to the expanded still image data.

Abstract: A processor that accesses a plurality of regions allocated to memory includes: a judging unit for judging which region is accessed based on an access address; an assuming unit for assuming which region is accessed based on the access address, the assuming unit producing an assumption result faster than the judging unit produces a judgement result; an accessing unit for starting access based on the assumption result; a detecting unit for detecting a disagreement between the judgement result and the assumption result; and a control unit for stopping the access that has been started if the detecting unit has detected the disagreement, and controlling the accessing unit to perform another access based on the judgement result.

Abstract: A projector 100 projects an image onto a screen 200 by having light from a light source 111 pass through light valves 108˜110 corresponding to RGB colors and a projection lens 101. A special pattern is displayed on the light valves 108˜110 so that an image of the special pattern is projected onto the screen 200. The projector includes a half mirror 112 that directs light, which has been reflected back off this image on the screen 200 and back through the light valves 108˜110, toward the collective lens 113, and a light detecting element 114 for detecting the intensity of the light collected by the collective lens 113. Based on the detected intensity, the microcomputer 116 automatically adjusts the projection parameters of the projector 100.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a resource allocation device comprising a pattern generation unit for generating every pattern of a live variable placing within a program portion subjected to resource allocation and a resource to which the live variable is allocated; an instruction extraction unit for extracting from an instruction storage an instruction sequence corresponding to a combination of an operation placing within the program portion and the resource to which a variable in the operation is allocated, and generating a program comprising the extracted instruction sequences; a cost table for memorizing each instruction sequence and cost thereof which represents the number of execution clocks taken in execution of the instruction sequence; a cost detection unit for detecting the cost of each instruction sequence included in the program from the cost table; a total cost detection unit for summing the cost of each instruction sequence detected by the cost detection unit for each pattern generated by the p

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the cavity length of a ring laser gyroscope to properly tune the resonant wavelengths of the ring laser gyroscope during moments when experiencing sudden shocks or high g force accelerations. The system controls the position of a movable mirror in the laser cavity of the gyroscope to control the length of the laser cavity. The system measures the acceleration experienced by the laser cavity, wherein the position of the movable mirror is adjusted to counteract the effects of the acceleration on the movable mirror in a real-time response to the measured acceleration. By adjusting the position of the movable mirror, the resonant wavelengths propagating in the ring laser gyroscope will be maintained at their desired intensity and continue to lase even after experiencing this acceleration.

Abstract: A jellyfish type underwater swimming toy capable of exhibiting reality sufficient to permit an observer to be impressed as if a jellyfish swims in a fluttering manner under water. A toy body is formed into a jellyfish-like shape and includes a head. The head includes a head body, a plurality of swing arms radially arranged on a periphery of the head body in a manner to be vertically swingable, and an umbrella-like member formed into a configuration like a thin film and arranged on the head body and swing arms. Thus, when the swing arms are swingably moved through a drive mechanism, the umbrella-like member is vertically actuated through the swing arms, resulting in the toy swimming in the water while vertically traveling in a fluttering manner.

Abstract: A game apparatus and a method of replaying a game display a moving entity which moves in a given area on a display screen. The game apparatus has a memory for storing, for a predetermined period of time, absolute coordinates in the predetermined area of a moving entity which moves in the predetermined area in response to a control signal entered by an operator while a game is in progress, and a display data generating unit or reading the absolute coordinates from the memory in response to a replay request from the operator and processing the absolute coordinates into display data depending on processing information supplied from an input unit by the operator.

Abstract: A multi-layered optical disk comprising a plurality of recording layers accumulated in the thickness direction wherein a light beam is focused on one of tracks of one of the layers thereby to record and reproduce data, the optical disk being characterized in that recording layers each have An identification section storing an address of the recording layer which the identification section belongs to.

Abstract: A PDP does not suffer from dielectric breakdown though a dielectric layer is thin, with the problems of conventional PDPs, such as cracks appearing in the glass substrates during the production of the PDP being avoided. To do so, the surface of silver electrodes of the PDP is coated with a 0.1-10 &mgr;m layer of a metallic oxide, on whose surface OH groups exist, such as ZnO, ZrO2, MgO, TiO2, Al2O3, and Cr2O3. The metallic oxide layer is then coated with the dielectric layer. It is preferable to form the metallic oxide layer with the CVD method. The surface of a metallic electrode can be coated with a metallic oxide, which is then coated with a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer can be made of a metallic oxide with a vacuum process method or the plasma thermal spraying method. The dielectric layer formed on electrodes with the CVD method is remarkably thin and flawless.

Abstract: A blood circulation-promoting powdery material, a blood circulation-promoting attachment sheet and a blood circulation-promoting attachment sheet set for promoting blood circulation is provided. The powdery material comprises a distillate recovered from the distillation of pyroligneous acid as the principal component. The blood circulation-promoting attachment sheet includes the powdery material placed in a bag-shape sheet with air permeability; and the blood circulation-promoting attachment sheet set includes a bag-shape sheet containing the powdery material with an adhesive material and air permeability provided on one face of the attachment sheet.

Abstract: Crude green tea is pulverized with a ball mill to screen a microfine powder of 1 micron or less with a sieve. The screened green tea microfine powder is spread in a flat box, on which distilled water is sprayed to a final moisture content of 7.5 to 8.0%, followed by agitation. The flat box is arranged in an infrared irradiation chamber, where the green tea microfine powder is heated with infrared rays at a temperature of 40° C. to 60° C. for 130 minutes to 180 minutes. In such manner, the microfine powder with a high ratio of nutrient digestion and absorption and with high active oxygen-eliminating potency due to SOD contained therein can be provided, together with a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A passive-type infrared detector 1 includes an infrared sensor 3, a pair of lens elements (optical elements) 4R and 4L, a pair of mirrors 5R and 5L and a casing 2. The lens elements 4R and 4L are used to define detection areas a+ and a− opposed substantially 180° to each other for the infrared sensor 3. The mirrors 5R and 5L are used to direct infrared rays of light from the detection areas towards the infrared sensor 3. When this passive-type infrared detector 1 is installed at a position intermediate of an alert region, a combination of the infrared sensor 3, one of the lens elements 4R and one of the mirrors 5R is effective to monitor a range from one end of the alert region to the intermediate position whereas a combination of the infrared sensor 3, the other of the lens elements 4L and the other of the mirrors 5L is effective to monitor a range from the opposite end of the alert region to the intermediate position. Therefore, one half of the alert region may be a detection distance.

Abstract: A first bit string extracting unit extracts a first bit string. A first bit length judging unit detects a first codeword from the first bit string. A first decoding unit generates a first run-level pair from the first codeword. A second bit string extracting unit extracts a second bit string. A second bit length judging unit detects a second codeword from the second bit string. A second decoding unit generates a second run-level pair from the second codeword. A first inverse quantizing unit inverse quantizes the first level to obtain a DCT coefficient. A second inverse quantizing unit inverse quantizes the second level to obtain a DCT coefficient. A second buffer controller writes the DCT coefficients and their first buffer addresses into a second buffer. A first buffer controller reads the DCT coefficients and the first buffer addresses from the second buffer and writes the DCT coefficients into a first buffer at the respective first buffer addresses.

Abstract: A chromed exhaust pipe and muffler for motorcycles that is capable of withstanding the extreme heat generated at high rpm's of a motorcycle engine without discoloring or “bluing”. A double wall construction is utilized for the exhaust pipe and muffler with the back side of the exterior chromed pipe cut away along the length of the pipe from the mounting flange to the muffler core. The cut-away exterior pipe is dimensional to allow the interior pipe to be inserted—one piece from the mounting flange to the muffler core, as well as cooling the exterior pipe, thereby preventing heat discoloration of the exterior chromed pipe. The muffler core is completely enclosed by an interior pipe section, allowing gases to flow out the back end only. The interior pipe is spaced apart from and enclosed in an exterior chromed pipe.

Abstract: A polymer-based mirror formed from a synthetic thermoplastic or thermoset resin substrate, such as polymethyl methacrylate, which is resistant to warping and distortion from moisture. A composite multi-layer surface-hardening coating is formed on at least the anterior surface of the resin substrate. The mirror further includes a composite multi-layer reflective coating. A protective back-coat layer is deposited on a posterior surface of the mirror. A multi-layer weather-resistant coating may optionally be applied to the anterior surface of the polymer-based mirror in order to increase the weatherability and durability of the mirror. The various layers coating the synthetic resin substrate have their moisture permeabilities selected so that substantially equal amounts of moisture permeate through to both the anterior and posterior side of the synthetic resin substrate.