Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plastic-made, elongated outer casing composed of interconnected peripheral walls to define an interior battery storage portion; and a battery accommodated in the battery storage portion inside the outer casing. The outer casing has a mounting protrusion to be attached to and project outwardly from an electronic equipment casing. An inner casing is incorporated inside the outer casing of the battery pack. The battery pack is constructed and arranged so that an outer battery, located outside the electronic equipment, is accommodated inside the inner casing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a video coding method and a video decoding method which allow enhancement of coding efficiency and improvement in video quality. A video coding apparatus includes: a mode determination unit which determines a notification method for notifying a transform block size to be used in orthogonal transform of a current block to be either the implicit mode or the explicit mode, and outputs the ABT mode indicating the determined notification method; an orthogonal transformation unit which transforms the difference values between the input image and predicted image into frequency coefficients based on the transform block size determined in accordance with the determined notification method; a quantization unit which quantizes the frequency coefficients and output the quantized values; and a variable length coding unit which performs variable length coding on the quantized values, the ABT mode, and the like, so as to output a coded stream.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A supply information management system comprises a reader/writer for writing process information on each of the processes to an IC tag and reading information out from the IC tag, the reader/writer being provided for a station for performing each of processes to supply a diaper product with an IC tag, and a host computer for receiving the information from the reader/writer. In the host computer, a product database which is a set of data elements each associating a serial number of an IC tag with process information thereof is stored and updated on the basis of the information from the reader/writer. The supply information management system makes it possible to specify an individual diaper product and perform a proper and easy management of information on supply of diaper products.

Abstract: A production method of an indentation curve is given, in which when an indentation curve showing a relationship between indentation force and indentation depth in a process of indenting an indenter into a surface of a sample is produced, a measurement range using an (i?n)th (here, i and n are natural numbers) measurement value as a reference is provided, and the indentation depth or indentation force is temporarily measured when the indentation force or indentation depth is gradually changed, respectively, and when a temporarily measurement value obtained by the temporarily measurement is out of the determination range, indentation depth at the relevant indentation force or indentation force at the relevant indentation depth is measured and set as an ith measurement value, or the temporarily measurement value is used as the ith measurement value.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus for polishing a substrate comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a substrate holding apparatus for holding a substrate to be polished and pressing the substrate against the polishing surface. The substrate holding apparatus comprises a vertically movable top ring body for holding a substrate, and a fluid supply source for supplying a fluid under a positive pressure or a negative pressure to a hermetically sealed chamber which is defined in the top ring body so as to control pressure under which the substrate is pressed against the polishing surface. The substrate holding apparatus further comprises a measuring device disposed in a fluid passage interconnecting the hermetically sealed chamber and the fluid supply source for measuring a flow rate of the fluid in the fluid passage.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing electrode foil for aluminum electrolytic capacitors and an AC power supply unit used therewith are disclosed. An etching is performed on an aluminum foil immersed in an electrolytic solution by applying an AC current to a pair of electrodes in the electrolytic solution. A waveform of the AC current is a deformed sine wave including a period of time (a) when an electric current rises from zero to a peak value, and another period of time (b) when the electric current falls from the peak value to zero. With the periods of time (a) and (b) made different from each other, the surface area of the aluminum foil is efficiently expanded by the etching and an enhancement of electric capacity of the electrode foil is obtained.

Abstract: Wear warning elements are respectively provided in back plates of a pair of friction pads at the front side thereof with respect to a rotational direction of a disc rotor. A pad spring is disposed between the friction pads and a carrier. The pad spring includes a pair of spring portions. The spring portions are resiliently pressed against the wear warning elements to bias the friction pads away from the disc rotor, respectively. During a braking state, the friction pads are pressed against the disc rotor against the biasing force of the spring portions. When disengaging the friction pads from the disc rotor, the friction pads are moved by the biasing force of the spring portions of the pad spring, thereby enabling the friction pads to be reliably moved away from the disc rotor and preventing drag between the friction pads and the disc rotor.

Abstract: This invention provides bainite wire rod and wire excellent in drawability and methods of producing the same.The bainite wire rod or wire is characterized in that it contains, in weight percent, C: 0.70-1.20%, Mn: 0.30-0.90% and Si: 0.15-1.00%, further contains as alloying components one or both of Al: 0.006-0.100% and Ti: 0.01-0.35%, if required contains Cr: 0.10-0.50%, and is limited to P: not more than 0.02% and S: not more than 0.01%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and has tensile strength and reduction of area determined by the following equations (1) and (2),TS.ltoreq.85.times.(C)+60 (1)RA.gtoreq.-0.875.times.(TS)+158 (2)whereC: carbon content (wt %),TS: tensile strength (kgf/mm.sup.2), andRA: reduction of area (%).

Abstract: A single-body transom type of hull includes reaction flaps extending along side platings of the hull in a direction from bow to stern over at least 10% or more of the length of the ship. Inner surfaces of the flaps, along with outer surfaces of the side platings, form structures having inversely U-shaped cross sections defining recesses of parabolic cross sections so that water may flow smoothly along the hull. The reaction flaps thus suppress the outward flow of spray from the hull and impart lateral stability to the hull even at high speeds.

Abstract: Allene compounds have the formula:(CH.sub.2 .dbd.C.dbd.CH--O).sub.n --R--(A).sub.m (I)in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or polyvalent benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, azobenzene, bisphenol or polyphenyl (containing 2 to 10 benzene rings connected in line) nucleus, or a group--Ph--R.sup.1 --Ph-- (II)(in which each group Ph is a phenylene, halophenylene, alkylphenylene, cyanophenylene or alkoxyphenylene group, and the chain R.sup.1 linking the two group Ph is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 aliphatic hydrocarbon or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, the chain optionally being interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms); A is a carboxyl or sulphonyl group or a group --CH.dbd.C.dbd.CH.sub.2 ; n is an integer of from 1 to 10; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the sum of m and n is equal to the valence of the group R.They may be prepared by isomerization of corresponding propargyloxy compounds.

Abstract: A polyol composition for producing rigid polyurethane foams which comprises:(a) a first polyol having the general formula of ##STR1## wherein R independently represents an ethylene group or a propylene group, m and n are integers of not less than 1, respectively, and m+n are in the range of 3-40, in amounts of 20-50% by weight based on the polyol composition; and(b) a second polyol selected from the group consisting of adducts of alkylene oxides to at least one member of three or more functional polyhydric alcohols and polyamino compounds.The resultant rigid polyurethane foams have high heat resistance and toughness as well as high mechanical properties, but have no voids therein.

Abstract: This invention relates to a food production apparatus which is preferably used in the preparation of foods such as fried potatoes. In the invention, powder obtained by pulverizing and drying potatoes or the like is provided with water and stirred, and the resulting mixture is extruded to be formed into a predetermined shape. In the invention the mixture of the powder and water is shaped by extruding it through extrusion holes communicating with a mixing chamber, and the shaped mixture which has been extruded from the shaper is then heated. According to the invention, the food is able to be prepared at a desired time and food which has just been prepared is able to be provided in the apparatus. Further, the powder can be preserved for a long time without lowering its freshness, and the powder is mixed with water and shaped as a food material rapidly at a desired time.

Abstract: A novel 2-imino derivative of an antifungal product KA-7367A represented by formula, ##STR1## which has high antifungal activity and excellent stability and is useful as an antifungal agent for warm-blooded animals including humans and for agricultural and horticultural usages.

Abstract: A hydraulic damper according to the present invention includes a cylinder, working fluid disposed in the cylinder, a piston partitioning the cylinder into two fluid chambers and including passages therethrough for providing fluid communication between the two fluid chambers, and a damping force generation mechanism. The damping force generation mechanism includes a large diameter valve disc mounted adjacent the passages, a smaller diameter valve disc stacked against the large diameter valve disc, an inner pressure chamber formed adjacent and in fluid communication with the passages, and an outer pressure chamber formed adjacent and in fluid communication with the passages and formed radially outwardly of the inner pressure chamber. A partition wall is formed between the inner and outer pressure chambers and a passage is formed through the partition wall for communicating between the inner and outer pressure chambers.

Abstract: A primary regulator valve has a cutback port which regulates a line pressure to increase, at the first speed of D range, a throttle pressure is applied to the cutback port through a cutback valve. The primary regulator valve sets the line pressure from a line pressure port higher. The cutback valve has a spool which is compressed in one direction. A first control chamber which is connected to a hydraulic servo (for example, a second brake hydraulic servo) which hydraulic pressure is applied at more than the second speed is formed against the pressing direction, a second control chamber which is connected to a hydraulic servo (for example, a second-coast brake hydraulic servo) to limit a coasting condition of the second speed is so formed as to follow the above pressing direction. At the second speed of second range, the cutback valve, as the first speed of D range, the throttle pressure is applied to the cutback port.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing the present invention relates to a semiconductor device by providing a projection formed by pressing the side wall portion of a metal cylindrical body from the outside toward the inside of the cylindrical body and engaging the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the cylindrical elastic member contained in the cylindrical body with the projection.

Abstract: There are described certain mono-chromone-2-carboxylic acids of formula, ##STR1## having one substituent in the 5 or 6 position or having 2 or more substituents in the 5,6,7 or 8 positions. There are also described processes for making the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions, for the treatment of asthma, containing the compounds.