Abstract: A binding member removing apparatus 300 comprises a tray 30 for mounting thereon a bundle D of document sheets bound with a staple S, a removing unit 410 for removing the staple S from the bundle D of document sheets mounted on the tray 30, and a moving unit for moving the staple S removed by the removing unit 410. The removing unit 410 is provided with an inserting member 411 to be passed between the bundle of document sheets and the binding member binding the bundle of document sheets and the inserting member 411 is provided with a plurality of elongated parts 412 formed in the shape of a comb having teeth extended in the direction of insertion thereof. The inserting member optionally comprises a first inserting member 811 to be passed between the obverse face of the bundle D of document sheets and the staple S and a second inserting member 812 to be passed between the reverse face of the bundle D of document sheets and the staple S as a binding member.

Abstract: A compound having the formula (I) wherein the substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including a compound of formula (I) in a pharmaceutical carrier, for treating a disease caused by a picornavirus. Also provided is a method of treating a subject with a disease caused by a picornavirus, including a compound of formula (I) in a pharmaceutical carrier.

Abstract: A drilling water filter (1) with a self-cleaning system including a filter container (2), a cover (3) and a filter element (6) that can be inserted in the flow arm between an inlet (4) and an outlet (5) for separation of solid material from the fluid. The cover (3) has a displaceable carrying handle (7) for transporting the drilling water filter. The carrying handle (7) is connected with at least one self-cleaning means, in a controlled manner.

Abstract: A simple, compact optical system is provided that includes a transmissive optical element and a HOE but that nevertheless does not require an extra optical element for the correction of chromatic aberration. The HOE is designed to have diffractive efficiency for each of R, G, and B light beams and have different focal lengths for those light beams so as to correct the longitudinal chromatic aberration produced by a rectangular parallelepiped prism. This eliminates the need for an extra means for correcting the chromatic aberration produced by the prism. The HOE may be designed to exhibit different angles of diffraction for the R, G, and B light beams so as to correct the chromatic aberration produced perpendicularly to the optical axis by a wedge-shaped prism.

Abstract: A connector for connecting elongate members, such as pile sections, in an end-to-end relationship. A housing is fitted to each end of a reinforcing bar in the elongate member. The housing has a first attachment socket at one end, the first attachment socket having an internal thread for accommodating helical protrusions formed on an outer surface of a standard reinforcing bar. A second attachment socket having a circular cross section is provided at the other end of the housing. Protrusions having a saw tooth cross section project inwardly from the second socket walls. The connector also includes an initially separate joining member which comprises a hollow cylinder having a short central portion with no protrusions therefrom and serrated sections extending from each end thereof, each having protrusions of a configuration corresponding to the configuration of the protrusions from the second attachment socket.

Abstract: A voltage detector including a voltage following circuit connected to a power supply and operable to follow a voltage value of the power supply, a selectable threshold point circuit connected to the voltage following circuit and operable to select one of a plurality of values for a threshold point of the power supply, and a switch circuit coupled to the selectable threshold point circuit and the voltage following circuit, the switch circuit cooperating with the selectable threshold point circuit to generate an output indicating whether the value of the power supply has increased above or decreased below the selected value for the threshold point in response to the followed value of the power supply.

Abstract: A single-ended laser device for locating reflective targets within a given surveillance volume, said apparatus comprising: a body of material excitable to emit electromagnetic radiation at frequencies within a characteristic fluorescence peak, said body having an effective exit aperture; a single retro-reflective member having an optic center and positioned to receive radiation from said body and to redirect said radiation into said surveillance volume through said effective exit aperture of said body, said effective aperture being oppositely disposed on said body from said single member, said single member cooperating with said body to form a field of view within said surveillance volume substantially equal to the solid angle defined by the square of the length of a line joining said optic center of said single member with the center of said effective exit aperture divided into the area of said exit aperture transverse to said line; means for exciting said body to an energy level substantially equal to th

Abstract: In a projection optical system projecting an image displayed on a predetermined play surface onto a predetermined projection surface, two decentering lens units movable in directions vertical to the optical axis and substantially vertical to each other are included between a rear lens unit situated on the display surface side and a front lens unit situated on the projection surface side, a driving mechanism is provided that reciprocates the two decentering lens units in the directions vertical to the optical axis. When the focal lengths of the two decentering lens units are FD1 and FD2, respectively, and the focal length of the rear lens unit is FR, the relationships 0.01?|FR/FD1|?0.2 and 0.01?|FR/FD2|?0.2 are satisfied.

Abstract: A first integrated circuit chip is provided for packaging along with at least a second integrated circuit chip in a semiconductor device, wherein at least some external terminals for the semiconductor device are to be shared by the first and the second integrated circuit chips, wherein the first integrated circuit chip is designed for normal operation and a test mode. The first integrated circuit chip includes up to eleven bonding pads for complete testing of the first integrated circuit chip, wherein the up to eleven bonding pads are for communicating TEST, SET, LOAD, and up to eight TDQ signals. The TEST, SET, and LOAD signals are operable to transition the first integrated circuit chip from normal operation into the test mode and to enable test codes to be loaded into the first integrated circuit chip during a programming phase of the test mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propellant charge magazine for setting tools and a setting tool for driving fasteners into a substrate. The propellant charge magazine of the invention comprises a housing (24) with an internal housing space for receiving a magazine strip with propellant charges (22). At least one output opening (26) for inserting and extracting the magazine strip (21) is arranged on the housing. A first space (27) for receiving a rolled up magazine strip (21) is provided on the propellant charge magazine (20) and a second space (28) in contact with the first space (27) via an opening (29) and for accommodating part (31) of the magazine strip (21) that is re-introduced into the propellant charge magazine (20) is provided on the propellant charge magazine (20).

Abstract: An alignment device is provided for aligning an object mounted to a fixture in a desired orientation. The alignment device includes a level, a laser, a plurality of positioning members, and a suction device in fluid communication with a vacuum generator, and preferably an angular rotation indicator. The suction device removably engages the alignment device with the object to be aligned. Utilizing the alignment device, a technician can simultaneously adjusted a horizontal and vertical (pitch) orientation of an object and a rotation of the object until the object is aligned according to the desired orientation. The alignment device can further include a separate but cooperative adjustable stabilizing frame having a plurality of stabilizers. The stabilizing frame is expandable and retractable to be secured about the object, and the stabilizers can be adjusted to maintain the desired orientation of the object relative to the fixture.

Abstract: An electrical hand tool machine (1) having a motor switch (2) configured as a button and a current regulator (4) disposed in the current circuit of an electrical motor (3), having a soft-start input (5), in whose branch current a timing capacitor (6) is arranged. A current-direction-dependent element (7) is arranged between the soft-start input (5) and the capacitor (6).

Abstract: A method of controlling operation of a portable, combustion-engined, power tool and including feeding fuel into the combustion chamber of the power tool, before ignition, several times one after another in accordance with an intermittent metering operational mode, and a power tool including a control device (34, 64) for controlling operation of the fuel feeding device (32, 33) of the power tool so that the feeding device (32, 33) feeds the fuel into the combustion chamber (1) several times in accordance with the intermittent metering operational mode.

Abstract: A floor covering (1) made of an elastically moldable material, in particular from a synthetic rubber, which is provided with a regular arrangement consisting of first projections (3) on the upper side (1a) and with a regular arrangement of second projections (5) on the underside (1b), the projections of the first projections and of the second projections not exhibiting any overlapping area on the plane of the covering and that, on the underside within the projections of the first projections, third projections (7) are provided in each case which have a smaller height vis-à-vis the second projections such that the floor covering only touches a floor with the second projections when it is in an unloaded state, however, when a preset load is exceeded locally, the third projections come in contact with the floor.

Abstract: An image processing system and method wherein image data is compressed and written to memory. The system includes a first controller, a second controller, a first detector, a third controller and a second detector. The first controller sequentially executes a reading and an image processing of image data from memory. The second controller sequentially executes a re-reading and an image processing of the image data from memory. The first detector detects insufficiency of empty capacity of the memory based on a size of image data of one page compressed at a predetermined compression rate. If insufficient memory for new image data is detected, the third controller writes new image data after a termination of the image processing of the image data of at least one page previously stored. The second detector detects overwriting by the third controller of the new image data on the stored image data.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a memory for storing image data of a plurality of pages, a first controller which executes a writing of a set of image data of a plurality of pages into the memory in a prescribed page order and repeatedly executes a reading of the set of image data from the memory and an image processing thereof, a detector for detecting insufficiency of empty capacity of the memory, and a second controller.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for integrating a quasi-optical reflection-mode array into a wave-guiding enclosure. The system includes a quasi-optical reflection mode array and a waveguide assembly that encloses and mounts therein the array. In one preferred embodiment, the waveguide assembly includes an array mounting section into which the array is mounted, a first energy coupling section, a second energy coupling section and a three-port waveguide section. The wave-guiding section has a first port connected to the first energy coupling section, a second port connected to the second energy coupling section, and a third port connected to the array mounting section.

Abstract: An optical glass consists essentially, expressed in term of weight percent, of: P2O5: 20.0 to 30.0%, B2O3: 0.5 to 10.0%, Nb2O5: 5.0 to 50.0%, WO3: 15.0 to 27.0%, Bi2O3: 0.1 to 3.0%, ZnO: 1.0 to 7.0%, Li2O: 0 to 8.0%, Na2O: 0 to 15.0%, K2O: 0 to 15.0%, and Li2O+Na2O+K2O: 5.0 to 20.0%.

Abstract: A pressure container with an outer container (20) and a constantly deformable or compressible inner container is arranged within the outer container (20), whose container wall is constructed of a metallic foil. A fill material chamber (11) for fill material (12) is arranged in the inner container (10) and in the outer container (20), a propellant chamber (21) is formed for propellant (22, 23), which are separated from one another in a fluid- and/or gas-tight manner. The pressure container is furthermore provided with a cover part (25) for sealing the containers (10, 20), on which a valve part (30) is arranged for dispensing fill material (12) from the fill material chamber (11) to the outside. For improving the pressure container it is proposed that a compensation body (41) be provided in the inner container (10) for the purpose of compensating volume variations in the fill material chamber (11).

Abstract: In a piezoelectric actuator, a first driving signal amplified a predetermined sine wave is applied to a piezoelectric device in a direction parallel to a polarization direction thereof. A second driving signal having a negative phase with respect to the first driving signal which is amplified the sine wave is applied to the piezoelectric device in a direction opposite to the polarization direction. Thus, the piezoelectric device is driven by a driving signal amplified the first or second driving signal double. Voltages of the first and second driving signals are much smaller than a voltage of inversion of polarization of ceramic thin plates constituting the piezoelectric device.