Abstract: A tamper indicating label is provided. The label may include RFID components and a tamper track coupled to the RFID components. The tamper track should be constructed from a destructible conducting path. Additionally, the tamper track can be formed such that it is damaged when the label is tampered. In one embodiment, adhesion characteristics of the tamper track are adapted to break apart the tamper track when the label is tampered, for example, by removal from an object. The RFID components may retain their RF capability and detect when the tamper track has been damaged to indicate that the label has been tampered. Alternatively, the RFID capability of the RFID components may be disabled when the tamper track is damaged, indicating tampering.

Abstract: An auxiliary lens for a camera and the like includes a washer to be mounted to a camera and an auxiliary-lens body to be joined to the washer to thereby be mounted to the camera. The auxiliary-lens body has an adhering section made of a permanent magnet, ferromagnetic substance or a magnetic substance at the position to be mounted to the camera. The washer is made of a ferromagnetic substance, a magnetic substance or a permanent magnet that can adhere to the adhering section of the auxiliary-lens body. Thus, mounting the washer to the camera with a double-faced tape or the like allows the auxiliary lens to be mounted to the camera and the like through the washer by a magnetic force.

Abstract: A lens for image pickup is provided in which various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily, the optical length is at maximum approximately 6 mm, and moreover a sufficient back focus is secured. This lens for image pickup comprises a first lens, an aperture diaphragm, and a second lens, positioned in this order from the object side toward the image side. The first lens is a resin lens with a meniscus shape, with the convex surface facing the object side, and having positive refractive power. The second lens is a resin lens with a meniscus shape, with the convex surface facing the image side, and having positive refractive power.

Abstract: A voice packet communications system which objectively evaluates the voice quality in real time. Voice packets received from a network are input into an adjustment circuit. The adjustment circuit evens out the periods of the voice packets, detects the drop-out of voice packets, and inserts substitute packets in the voice packet sequence. Furthermore, the adjustment circuit outputs the number of voice packets that have dropped out, the number of substitute packets that have been inserted, and the number of voice packets that have accumulated inside the circuit, as quality information in each monitoring period. A decoding circuit converts the voice packets adjusted by the adjustment circuit into voice information. A judgement circuit calculates an index that indicates the communications quality of the voice packets from the quality information using a specified calculation formula.

Abstract: A method of using internal combustion engine exhaust in a combined cycle power plant is disclosed, wherein the quality and distribution of exhaust to the boiler space of a steam generated electric power plant is controlled to achieve greater system efficiencies, and wherein exhaust pollutants are reduced. Outside air is blended only with that portion of the exhaust that passes through the burner ports as secondary or higher level combustion gas. The remainder of the exhaust is provided to the boiler space by a route other than through the burner.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to improve the efficiency of collection of solidification constituents and solids in exhaust gas and to prevent early blockage of the filter without damaging the vacuum pump. In an exhaust path 48a, a vacuum pump and exhaust gas filtration device are provided. This exhaust gas filtration device is constituted by a trap device, pre-filter and filter. The pre-filter reduces the exhaust gas flow rate flowing through the interior of the exhaust path by controlling the exhaust gas flow path in the vessel. The aforesaid exhaust path is constituted by connecting this vacuum pump, trap device, pre-filter and filter which are arranged in this order from the side of airtight vessel and connected through piping if required.

Abstract: A missile system and a method of missile guidance in which a bus missile is launched from a launch station remote from a target with the bus missile carrying a plurality of sub-missiles. The sub-missiles are then launched from the bus missile during flight of the bus missile. The sub-missiles are arranged to deploy ahead of the bus missile and are guided to the target under the control of a guidance beam generated in and transmitted from the bus missile.

Abstract: An image pickup lens is provided in which various aberrations are satisfactorily corrected, and the optical length is not more than 6 mm, and moreover a sufficient back focus is secured. This image pickup lens is configured by arranging, in order from the object side, an aperture diaphragm S1; a first lens L1 having a meniscus shape with concave surface facing the object side, and having positive refractive power; a second diaphragm S2; and a second lens L2 having a meniscus shape with concave surface facing the image side, and having negative refractive power. The aperture diaphragm S1 forms an incidence plane. The second diaphragm S2 provided between the first lens L1 and the second lens L2 is inserted in order to cut out so-called flare, which is light which strikes the peripheral edge of a lens or similar and is irregularly reflected.

Abstract: The band management circuit of the present invention is utilized in a fiber-optic network that uses, for example, ATM-PDS, in order for an SLT to control the transmissions of a plurality of ONU, which are accommodated by this SLT. The band management circuit of the present invention stores one time in a table an identification number, which specifies a multi-point device for which transmission is authorized. An identification number stored in a table is generated by a table generating portion. The table generating portion sequentially generates the identification number of a number of transmission authorizations determined in accordance with a transmission band provided to respective multi-point devices. A write/read control portion sequentially writes to a table identification number data generated by the table generating portion.

Abstract: This invention provides a semiconductor device that can ensure that stress on the nitride film is not increased or is reduced, and that can prevent an increase in interconnection capacity. The semiconductor device comprises a underlayer, a base oxide film that is formed on this underlayer, a nitride film pattern with a hole pattern that is provided on this base oxide film, holes that penetrate the base oxide film, an upper oxide film provided on the base oxide film to cover the nitride film pattern, wiring grooves provided through the upper oxide film in which part of the nitride film pattern including the hole pattern is exposed, and wiring metal that fills the holes and wiring grooves. The nitride film pattern is formed with such a shape and size that surrounds the outside of the wiring grooves and is separate from neighbouring nitride film patterns.

Abstract: An imaging lens comprising, in sequence from the object side to the image side: an aperture diaphragm, a first lens, a second diaphragm, and a second lens; the first lens consisting of a meniscus-shaped lens having positive power with a concave face oriented towards the object side; the second lens consisting of a meniscus-shaped lens with a concave face oriented towards the image side; wherein at least one face of the first lens is an aspherical face, and one or more faces of the second lens is an aspherical face, in such a manner that the imaging lens as a whole is a lens system comprising at least two aspherical faces, and satisfying each of the following condition equations (1), (2), (3). 0.01<|f1|/|f2|<0.6  (1) 0.3f<|R2|<0.6f  (2) 0.5f<D0<1.

Abstract: The invention is intended to provide a sputtering device in which a single sputtering chamber is equipped with a plurality of supports and a target-positioning mechanism for rotating the supports to position the targets into film-forming position. Each support is provided with targets that are different from each other. The same types of targets are mounted in the same order on each support. The supports are rotated to select the same types of targets needed to form a film and to position the targets relative to the substrate. A plurality of the same type of targets are used simultaneously to form a film. The supports are then rotated to select the next targets, and the next film is built up on the previous film. As the film is formed, targets that are not used in the film-forming process can be cleaned with a cleaning device.

Abstract: A fluorescent DNA probes specific to the conserved terminal 3′-noncoding region (nucleotides 10653-10678) of dengue virus and a pair of flanking primers are designed to formulate a dengue specific fluorogenic polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Optimal assay conditions with zero background are disclosed which permit the detection of low levels of dengue virus from clinical specimens. Dengue virus isolates from different geographic regions can be universally detected and identified by the fluorogenic RT-PCR assay. Moreover, the assay is specific for dengue 2 virus and does not recognize other related flaviviruses, including dengue serotypes Louis encephalitis, yellow fever, and Kunjin viruses. The ) 3, and 4, Japanese encephalitis, St. assay also efficiently detected immunocomplexed dengue viruses. The fluorogenic RT-PCR assay readily detected viremia in sera collected from individuals ill with dengue fever.

Abstract: A first guard ring formed by high concentration ion diffusion is established around the transistor formation region of the semiconductor substrate. A second guard ring is established around the first guard ring with a prescribed gap therebetween. A metal film is formed opposing to each guard ring with an insulating film interposed therebetween; these metal films are connected to the opposing guard rings by interlayer wires. The metal films are each connected to external terminals providing a standard potential by individual metal wires from their respective electrodes.

Abstract: A system and method for shaping the energy spectrum of a pulse train used by a pulse transmission system. The initial temporal and non-temporal characteristics of pulses comprising the pulse train are established using a designed code or a pseudorandom code and the spectral properties of the pulse train are determined. At least one characteristic of at least one pulse of the plurality of pulses that make up the pulse train are modified or at least one pulse is added or deleted to the pulse train and the spectral properties of the modified pulse train are determined. Whether or not the modification to the pulse train improved the energy spectrum relative to acceptance criteria is determined. The pulse train having the most desirable energy spectrum is selected. The optimization process can also iterate and may employ a variety of search algorithms.

Abstract: A method of generating and utilizing a scene model from a sequence of video frames produces a three-dimensional scene model, useful for video processing. The method separates foreground and background data. It uses an estimate of relative motion of an observer to project each frame onto a coordinate system of the three-dimensional scene model. It then merges the background data of a given frame into the scene model.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a stable, continuous, human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line from the floor of the mouth of a habitual tobacco consumer using a variety of growth supplements and complement mediated lysis to obtain a fibroblast free culture. This cell line has the ability to produce tumor in athymic nude mice. The cell line of the present invention constitutes a system that is suitable for detecting and screening for new and effective anti-cancer therapies. This cell line provides in vitro and in vivo (xenographts in athymic mice) oral tumor model which is useful for understanding molecular basis of oral cancer development, identifying targets for designing novel therapeutic strategies, testing new gene therapy approaches for oral cancer and testing novel synthetic retinoids for chemoprevention of oral cancer.

Abstract: A PTC heater mainly comprises PTC ceramic sheets and cooling fins, and it comprises an inner support in which the PTC sheets are disposed, two electrode plates being disposed on both sides of the support and the PTC sheets to abut against the PTC sheets tightly, the cooling fins being disposed at the exterior of the electrode plates, insulating plates being mounted between the cooling fins and the electrode plate, in the interior of upper and lower ends of the two cooling fins, corresponding clamping grooves being formed through which the two cooling fins are clamped together, and elastic rods being inserted in the clamping grooves.