Abstract: A driving circuit of a semiconductor laser includes a photodiode receiving a light of the semiconductor laser, a first detecting circuit for calculating a mean value signal of outputs of the semiconductor laser in accordance with an output of the photodiode, a second detecting circuit for calculating a maximum value signal of the outputs of the semiconductor laser, a circuit receiving the mean value signal for supplying a bias current for driving the semiconductor laser, a high-frequency superimposing circuit for modulating the bias current by high-frequency waves, and a modulating degree control circuit comparing the mean value signal with the maximum value signal for making a period of time for which the minimum value of the optical output values of the semiconductor laser becomes zero, in accordance with the comparison results.

Abstract: A contact type image sensor includes a light source for illuminating an original to be read and a substrate in which an optical fiber array member is assembled. The substrate is disposed such that one end of the optical fiber array member faces the original for transmitting a reflected light from the illuminated original therethrough. The contact type image sensor further includes a light detecting element array formed on the substrate and facing the other end of the optical fiber array member for receiving the transmitted light and converting the received light to an electrical signal. The contact type image sensor also includes a driving circuit disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the light detecting element array for driving the light detecting element array.

Abstract: A syringe tip cap and a method for purging air from a syringe-like container containing air and hazardous liquid. The cap contains a hydrophilic filter which, when dry, allows air to pass through the filter. When the air is purged from the syringe, liquid from the container is pushed or drawn to the filter. The filter expands when wetted, seals the cap, and prevents further fluid flow. A flow restrictor may be included within the cap to concentrate the flow to only a portion of the filter to prevent premature sealing of the filter.

Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device is disclosed which includes a silicon carbide single-crystal layer and at least one ohmic electrode in contact with the silicon carbide single-crystal layer, wherein the ohmic electrode is made of a titanium-aluminum alloy. Also disclosed is a method of producing the silicon carbide semiconductor device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an arrangement of the color filters of a solid state imaging device for the frame storing operation, two of the four color filters F1, F2, F3 and F4 having the different spectral characteristics from each other are selected and laminated, wherein F1*F2 and F3*F4 are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction, while F2*F3 and F1* F4 are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction while being spaced one horizontal scanning period away from the former line so that the visible spectral characteristics of the three color filters are agreed in each region of the spectral band of the received light, and the combination of the three color filters is different for each region.

Abstract: An optical system driving device comprising: a lamp unit which emits an optical beam for scanning an object and moves with respect to the object; a photosensitive member which receives a reflection light reflected from the object; a mirror unit which is disposed on an optical path between the lamp unit and the photosensitive member for guiding the reflection light to the photosensitive member and moves at a predetermined speed ratio with respect to the lamp unit; and a rack-pinion means connected to the lamp unit and the mirror unit to move the units at the predetermined speed ratio. Thereby it becomes possible to simplify the structure of the device and easily adjust the relative position between the lamp unit and the mirror unit at the time of assembling the device. Also, the speed ratio between the lamp unit and the mirror unit can be easily adjusted to be a predetermined ratio.

Abstract: Voidable articles are made with an identification code and a radiant energy responsive material coated over said code. The material is invisible and remains unactivated in ambient light but obscures the identification code upon being exposed to radiant energies such as heat or light from within a particular wavelength range. Printing can be accomplished by imaging light onto a substrate coated with photosensitive material including an infrared absorbing dye. A cancellation device for voiding documents of the present invention is made with a scanner, a comparator and a radiant energy source for exposing the document to activate the energy responsive material on the document.

Abstract: A text processing method and apparatus for storing inputted text data and for printing newly stored text data on paper on which text characters have been previously printed. The previously printed paper is set in a printer. New text data is input through a keyboard. The new text data is stored serially with the previously printed text data. Upon receiving a print instruction, the text data is serially searched. The paper is fed without printing whenever previously printed text data is searched. Characters are printed when the new text data is come across in the search.

Abstract: Image formation device includes an optical image memory which is shaped like a flat board and includes an image area formed almost in the center portion for storing an image and a void area surrounding the image area, where no image is written, the image stored being optically recognizable and able to be repetitively read; image writing means for writing the image in the optical image memory by the selectively irradiating the image area in accordance with data on a desired image; exposing means for exposing a photosensitive material by irradiating light through the optical image memory to the photosensitive material from which color coupler in a non-exposed portion is discharged by applying pressure; light control means for controlling a width of light irradiated to an area of the photosensitive material through the void area in the direction of the widthwise extension of the photosensitive material so that the width of light is identical with the width of the photosensitive material; and developing means for

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising an optical device for forming a latent image on a photo and pressure sensitive sheet coated with microcapsules in which at least a photocuring material and a dyestuff are enveloped, a pressure developing device for superposing the photo and pressure sensitive sheet on which the latent image is formed on an image receiving sheet and breaking uncured microcapsules by pressure to form images on the image receiving sheet through use of the dyestuff, a light source for irradiating light on the image receiving sheet developed by the pressure developing device and a discharge device for discharging the image receiving sheet on which the light from the light source is irradiated to the outside.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting low altitude wind shear through the use of autocorrelation on the received and processed echo signals. Self Autocorrelation of echo signals and autocorrelation of echo signals from consecutive pulses are used to calculate the low altitude Doppler velocities over distance. In an alternate embodiment, autocorrelation of echo signals from alternate pulses is also required. Wind shear is calculated from low altitude Doppler velocity as a function of location.

Abstract: A telephone system with a clock includes a circuit which produces a first tone indicating a connection of a transmission line is on hold or that a preset time has arrived, and a different time announcing tone for announcing the arrival of the preset time while the connection of the transmission line is on hold. When a calling tone is to be produced upon reception of the call while the time announcing tone is emitted, the telephone system with the clock produces the calling tone in a manner different from the time announcing tone. Thus, it is possible to be alerted to both the time announcing tone and the holding tone and both the time announcing tone and the calling tone when either combination is initiated at the same time.

Abstract: A sheet supplying device has at least one sheet stacking portion for stacking a plurality of sheets to be fed, a unit for drawing the sheets out of the sheet stacking portion to feed the drawn sheet to a predetermined path, and a unit for returning a sheet into the sheet stacking portion. This sheet is drawn by the drawing unit but stayed in a position that the leading edge thereof is out of the sheet stacking portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sintered silicon carbide composite prepared by sintering a blend comprising from 25 to 85% by weight of silicon carbide, from 1 to 25% by weight of at least one of chromium and chromium compound, from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one of carbide, nitride and boride of elements belonging to the groups IVb and Vb of the periodical table, and from 3 to 25% by weight of aluminum oxide, in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature from 1700.degree. to 2100.degree. C.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which includes a bucket for accommodating a cartridge holding a roll of a photosensitive sheet and a take-up shaft for taking up the photosensitive sheet after use, the bucket having an exposure plate disposed above the cartridge, a slidable means engageable with a slidable means provided on the image forming apparatus so as to enable the bucket to be slidably mounted in and dismounted from the image forming apparatus, and a positioning means for securing the exposure plate in its optically proper position.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a sheet supplying device having a feeding device capable of feeding a copying sheet from a plurality of stacked copying sheets in a sheet stacking portion and a reversing device capable of returning copying sheets desired not to be fed at an instance of feeding process includes an unit for applying a rotational driving force to the feeding device so as to draw a copying sheet out of the stacked copying sheets in the sheet stacking portion by rotating the feeding device in one direction, and an unit for applying a rotational driving force to the reversing device so as to return a copying sheet desired not to be fed to the sheet stacking portion at a time when a plurality of copying sheets are simultaneously fed out from the sheet stacking portion by rotating the reversing device in another direction.

Abstract: A transfer roller device for transferring onto a copy paper sheet a full color toner image formed on an intermediate transfer belt. A rear-surface electrode roller disposed at the opposite side to a transfer roller with the intermediate transfer belt positioned in between, is divided into a plurality of cylinder members, and at least one of the cylinder members corresponding to the size of a copy paper sheet is separately connected to ground. With the arrangement, occurrence of an excess current through a portion of the intermediate transfer belt carrying no copy paper sheet thereon is eliminated, thereby preventing a filming phenomenon. In another arrangement, a plurality of rear-surface electrode rollers are disposed at respective positions associated with a plurality of respective copying speeds which are set according to copy paper sheets. Thus, a voltage to be applied between the transfer roller and the rear-surface electrode roller is maintained constant regardless of different copying speeds.

Abstract: An optically variable magnification mechanism that comprises a motor which rotates in one direction. A rotary cam is arranged so as to be rotated in one direction by the motor and has cam surfaces assigned on a periphery thereof corresponding to a plurality of magnification steps. A cam drive unit is arranged for transmitting a rotary force from the motor to the cam. An optical system is movable between positions corresponding to the magnification steps. A transmission system is arranged for transmitting a rotary force of the cam to the optical system to change the positions of the optical system sequentially.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording/reproducing device having a slider provided with a magnetic head. The slider floats over a magneto-optical disk when the magneto-optical disk is in rotation. The slider is supported by a suspension. A depressing force is exerted on the slider vertically by the suspension. The depressing force is adjusted by an adjustment device so that the depressing force due to the suspension increases as the slider shifts to an outer part of the magneto-optical disk from an inner part. Thus a floating gap between the slider and the magneto-optical disk becomes substantially constant irrespective of a radial position on the magneto-optical disk and a magnetic field intensity applied onto the magneto-optical disk from the slider (the magnetic head) becomes constant. As a result, stable recordomg, reproducing and erasing operations can be carried out.

Abstract: A method for connecting circuit boards in which a first circuit board having first electrodes is superposed on a second circuit board of which second electrodes are formed in positions corresponding to the first electrodes so that the first and second electrodes are electrically connected with each other, the method comprising a first step of applying a photocuring adhesive on the first electrodes and the residual regions of the first circuit board on which the first electrodes are not formed, a second step of irradiating light from a surface opposite to the surface of the first circuit board on which the first electrodes are formed to cure the photocuring adhesive on the residual regions of the first circuit board on which the first electrodes are not formed, a third step of adhering particles which are conductive at least on outer peripheral surfaces to the first electrodes by means of the uncured photocuring adhesive, and a fourth step of superposing the first circuit board to which the particles are adher