Abstract: A detector 1 for use in infrared gas analyzers has two compartments 14 and 15 to be filled with gas G showing the same absorption characteristics as the gas to be measured and which are arranged in series with a load cell 2, and the gas compartments 14 and 15 communicate with each other via a gas channel 16 in which a pyroelectric flow detector element 19 is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dielectric material comprising: a main ingredient having a composition represented by xBaO-yRE2O3-zTiO2, wherein RE represents at least one rare earth element, and x+y+z=100 mol %; at least one alkali metal oxide; and an ingredient derived from an oxygen supplying agent which releases oxygen on heating.

Abstract: A squeegee roller cleaning apparatus of a liquid electrophotographic printer includes a squeegee roller and a cleaning roller. The squeegee roller is mounted to be operative for movement in order to selectively contact a photoreceptor web circulating along an endless path. The cleaning roller includes at least one blade member that is spirally twisted on the outer circumference of a rotary rod so as to contact the squeegee roller by the movement of the squeegee roller to remove a hold-up volume of developer. Thus, contamination of the photoreceptor web and the transfer roller can be reduced so that the quality of the printed image can be improved.

Abstract: An angled Bragg grating optical waveguide section adjusts the spectral response of a transmission filter in an optical waveguide or in an optical fiber. To smooth the response of the filter, which is subject to modulation due to coupling to the various cladding modes, the pitch of the Bragg grating is caused to vary in a linear fashion along the length of the filter. To adapt the attenuation band to a required band, the cladding of the optical fiber is doped with a photosensitive material so that the grating is also formed in the cladding. The photosensitivity of the cladding is advantageously greater than that of the core, in a ratio in the order of 5:1.

Abstract: When any of facilities of a film producing and packaging system suffers a failure, a film processing controller shuts off the film producing and packaging system. The operator repairs a failing facility and manually discharges a length of an elongate film which may possibly be defective. After the failing facility is repaired, the film processing controller is restarted to operate the film producing and packaging system, which then automatically discharges a length of the elongate film corresponding to a preset number of sized films. It is possible to easily and quickly discard a portion of the elongate film which has been made defective by the facility failure.

Abstract: A cartridge mis-insertion preventing mechanism, comprising: a cartridge tray into which a cartridge is insertable; a loader plate into which the cartridge tray is insertable; a cartridge locking mechanism for locking the cartridge to the cartridge tray; a loading locking mechanism for preventing the cartridge tray and the loader plate from being inserted into a loader guide plate; and a restricting mechanism for changing the loading locking mechanism from a lock state to an unlock state only when the cartridge has been inserted into the cartridge tray in a correct direction; wherein the cartridge tray and the loader plate are inserted into the loader guide plate along with the cartridge when the cartridge is further inserted after the loading locking mechanism has been changed from the lock state to the unlock state; wherein before the cartridge is inserted into the cartridge tray, the cartridge locking mechanism is in an unlock state; wherein when the cartridge tray and the loader plate along with the cartri

Abstract: An endoscope for intubating an endotracheal tube includes an elongated insertion portion including at least an image transmitting optical fiber bundle, an illumination light transmitting optical fiber bundle, and a bendable element, an operation portion connected to the proximal end portion of the insertion portion, a bending operation mechanism provided in the operation portion, an endotracheal tube connection section provided in the vicinity of a joint between the insertion portion and the operation portion; and a bendable element for bending the insertion portion provided so as to extend from the inside of the insertion portion to the bending operation mechanism.

Abstract: An actuator used for an automatic cruising control device and possible to be assembled very easily, which comprises an electric motor, reduction gear, an electromagnetic clutch provided with a clutch yoke and a bobbin formed with a coil, an output pulley to be connected to a throttle valve of the engine of the motor vehicle through a throttle cable, and the clutch yoke and the bobbin are provided with coupling means composed of, for example, a hook formed to the bobbin, a hook-insertion hole formed in the clutch yoke and a hook-engaging part formed in the vicinity of the hook-insertion hole of the clutch yoke. The bobbin is easily fastened to the clutch yoke through the coupling means by snap action.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a wiring in each of one or more wiring layers formed on a semiconductor substrate, and wiring sidewall layers which are formed on side edge portions of the wiring and which include fluorine-containing silicon oxide. It is possible to form an inter-wiring insulating film comprising fluorine-containing silicon oxide or Hydroxy Silsesquioxane on the outer surface of the wiring sidewall layers. Further, it is possible to form thermally diffused regions of fluorine into which fluorine is thermally diffused from the wiring sidewall layers in the inter-wiring insulating layer and near the interfaces with the wiring sidewall layers.

Abstract: In order to allow a dental instrument such as an air turbine or an electric motor hand piece to be quickly connected or disconnected to a supply unit, a revolving connecting unit is provided with a fixed portion (4), provided with channels (13 to 16) for fluids and electric contact rings (26) at the front, a coupling sleeve (32) freely rotating on the fixed portion, an a stop ring inserted between said sleeve and the fixed portion and rotating freely thereon. The coupling sleeve (32) is secured to the back of the instrument by a bayonet device (38). This sleeve extends far enough forwards to prevent accidental contact between the electric contact rings (26) and an external object when the connecting unit is not connected to an instrument.

Abstract: A transformer comprising: a coil bobbin which includes a pair of core winding portions and a pair of coupling portions for coupling the core winding portions so as to space the core winding portions a predetermined distance from each other and is formed, on its whole outer periphery, with a groove; a winding which is obtained by winding a conductor around the groove of the coil bobbin a predetermined number of times; and a pair of wound cores each of which is obtained by winding an electromagnetic steel plate around each of the core winding portions of the coil bobbin a predetermined number of times; wherein an outer peripheral surface of each of opposite side walls of the groove at the core winding portions is curved so as to have an arcuate cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: A heat sensitive flow meter comprising a power source for changing an offset voltage &Dgr;E at the time of application of a power voltage. The power source is connected to the non-inversion input terminal of an operation amplifier for amplifying a potential difference between a first heat sensitive element for measuring the temperature of a fluid and a second heat sensitive element which is cooled by the fluid. The heat sensitive flow meter can suppress an output error right after the application of a power voltage and shorten a target signal reach time.

Abstract: A cooling section 400 for cooling a recording material A, which is a recording material, is disposed in a downstream portion of a heat development section 18. The cooling section 400 has a pair structure consisting of a metal roller 404 and a roller 402 made of an elastic material. The metal roller 404 having excellent heat conductivity is brought into contact with an image forming surface of the recording material A. As a result of the foregoing structure, the recording material A subjected to the heat development can uniformly be cooled to a temperature not higher than a development interruption temperature during conveyance in the cooling section 400. The metal roller may be modified variously. For example, the metal roller is cooled by a cooling mechanism or replaced by a belt.

Abstract: Network operator controlled locking and unlocking mechanism for mobile telephones is disclosed. A method and means for enabling the locking of a mobile telephone to a specified network by the network operator. Locking may be implemented at the point of sale of the mobile telephone. A secret number is embedded in the mobile telephone through the SIM (subscriber identity module) interface in the locking process and the secret number is used subsequently in combination with a random number to allow network unlock. The secret numbers may be indexed and administered in relation to the SIM rather than the mobile telephone.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing optical fiber ribbon containing optical fibers having colored layers. The color is provided in a secondary coating composition that is cured prior to application of a matrix material for forming the optical fiber ribbon. The secondary coating composition includes a photoinitiator that is relatively insensitive to oxygen, and the environment to which the secondary coating composition is exposed is limited by removing the boundary layer of air surrounding the secondary coating composition prior to the application of the matrix material thereto.

Abstract: In a method for producing a stator of an alternating current dynamo-electric machine, a laminated assembly with a roughly rectangular parallelopiped shape is produced, and a stator coil assembly is disposed in slots of the laminated assembly. Thereafter, a cylindrical stator core is produced by bending the laminated assembly. The stator coil assembly can thereby be easily disposed in the slots at a higher density, and damage to the conductors of the stator coil assembly can be prevented.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented laminate polyester film (1) has a first polyester layer having a thickness (tA) of 0.3 to 5 &mgr;m and a second polyester layer containing an inert fine particle lubricant and having a thickness (tB) of 1.5 to 9 &mgr;m, or (2) has a first polyester layer having a thickness (tA) of 2 to 8.5 &mgr;m and a second polyester layer containing an inert fine particle lubricant and having a thickness (tB) of 0.6 to 5 &mgr;m. The polyester of the second polyester layer may contain a recovered polyester having the same composition as a recovered laminate polyester film which is the biaxially oriented laminate polyester film or an unstretched film thereof.

Abstract: The energy beam curable epoxy resin composition comprising as essential components, (1) specific cationically polymerizing organic substance,(2) energybeam sensitive cation polymerization initiator, (3) cationically polymerizing organic substance except for the specific cationically polymerizing organic substance, described above, (4) radically polymerizing organic compound, and (5) energy beam sensitive radical polymerization initiator. The cured articles resulted from said resin composition, have superior properties and particularlly superior dimensional stability on humidity absorption. Therefore, a stereolithographic resin composition and a stereolithographic method are also provided.

Abstract: A torque detector having a simple structure, high accuracy and high rigidity. The torque detector comprises movable bodies whose both ends are fixed to or supported by the first shaft and the second shaft, which are arched and whose center portions are displaced by a change in the curvature of the arch due to a change in the distance between the fixed both ends of the movable bodies according to a relative torsion angle between the first shaft and the second shaft.