Abstract: A solid-state imaging device has an array of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern of rows and columns. Each pixel has a photodiode for developing a voltage corresponding to light incident thereon, a first amplifying transistor for amplifying the voltage and a row select switching transistor responsive to a row select signal from a row line for coupling the amplified voltage to a column line. Multiple second amplifying transistors are respectively connected to multiple column lines. When the row select switching transistors of the pixels in one of the rows are turned on in response to a row select signal, the second amplifying transistors and the first amplifying transistors of the selected row jointly constitute voltage followers for respectively amplifying the voltages coupled to the column lines. Multiple column select switching transistors provide sequentially coupling of the outputs of the voltage followers to an output line in response to column select signals.

Abstract: In a procedure for cleaning floors by hand with the help of flat cleaning mops, mops provided with a certain quantity of cleaning solution are used. In this case, at least one mop is removed from a storage container (1), and saturated with solution before or during removal; the solution is applied onto the surface of the mop; the mops are stored as is after use in a holding container (2) up to their disposal for purposes of regeneration. A device for fitting and preparing a larger number of flat cleaning mops consists of a storage container, which has a removal opening (5) for removing mops, and is provided inside with a feeding device (11) for prior saturating the removed mops with cleaning solution.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus and method for the post mold cooling of injection molded articles where an exterior portion of the article is exposed to a cooling atmosphere separately from any other cooling of the article. More particularly, the external surface of a neck finish portion of a preform is cooled by way of a cooling fluid stream which is specifically directed at the external surface.

Abstract: A high-frequency filter for use in a superhigh frequency band such as of microwaves and millimeter waves has a substrate, a metal conductor disposed on a first main surface of the substrate, a resonator comprising a transmission line of a coplanar structure which is made of the metal conductor, and input and output lines disposed on a second main surface of the substrate transversely across the resonator and electromagnetically coupled to the resonator. The resonator may be a coplanar line resonator (coplanar waveguide resonator) or a slot line resonator. The high-frequency filter has a steep attenuating gradient in filter characteristics. The high-frequency filter may be combined with variable-reactance devices such as variable-capacitance diodes for electronically controlling the filter characteristics.

Abstract: When a network element (NE) detects a trouble in an operation system (OpS) for operating the NE itself, a representative NE is determined among a plurality of NEs operated by this OpS. The representative NE selects a substitute OpS from other OpSs and transmits a request for operating the plurality of NEs to the substitute OpS. Thereafter, the plurality of NEs come under the operation of the substitute OpS. The substitute OpS operates the plurality of NEs based on the operation request.

Abstract: A LCD device includes a LCD unit and a front light unit disposed in front of the LCD unit. The front light unit has a transparent electrode, an organic EL layer and a patterned non-transparent electrode. The non-transparent electrode has a mesh structure for defining light emission areas and transparent areas of the organic EL layer, which are arranged alternately. The light emitted by the light emission areas irradiate the LCD unit. The light reflected by reflective members of the LCD unit passes through the transparent areas of the organic EL layer and reaches to the viewer.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing a system clock provided with a reproducing unit for reproducing a first time reference clock T1, a generating unit for generating a system clock Sck, a generating unit for generating a second time reference clock T2, a synchronization control unit for minimizing, based on the clocks T1 and T2, the deviation between these clocks, a first calculating unit for calculating a difference between counts of the clock T1 counted in a predetermined time interval, and a second calculating unit for calculating a difference between counts of the clock T2 counted in a predetermined time interval, the outputs of the calculation of the differences being input to the synchronization control unit to minimize the deviation between the clocks, whereby it becomes possible to reproduce high quality data even when switching channels from one node to another node when reproducing digital data from a plurality of sending side nodes at a receiving side node.

Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder interferometer having two optical couplers interconnected by two optical fibers at least one of which is temperature insensitive. In use, temperature induced changes in the geometrical length and refractive index of the temperature insensitive fibers offset each other so that the optical path length of the fiber is unaffected by the temperature change. Where two temperature insensitive fibers are included these may be of the same or of different lengths. The interferometer may be used in a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplex system.

Abstract: An isocyanate-based polymer foam comprising an isocyanate-based polymer foam matrix having disposed therein a particulate material having an enthalpy of endothermic phase transition of at least about 50 J/g. A process for producing the foam is also described. During the process, the particulate material acts as a heat sink and will undergo an endothermic phase change by absorbing a significant portion of the heat of reaction liberated during the process. This improves the safety of the process by lowering the maximum exotherm experienced by the foam and/or improves product properties.

Abstract: An ADSL modem connected to the telephone line is disclosed, which even in the case where a plurality of ADSL modems are connected to a single telephone line installed in a SOHO application or in the home of an ordinary user, a stable high-speed data communication can be realized without superposing the signals between the ADSL models or without causing any impedance mismatch. An ADSL band signal detector (11) detects whether the ADSL frequency band is occupied by another ADSL modem connected to the telephone line or not. Upon detection that the ADSL frequency is so occupied, a control unit (12, 13) suppresses the application of the signal energy to the ADSL frequency band.

Abstract: In an optical disk apparatus, a sensitivity adjusting circuit measures a time between a reflection on a surface and a reflection on a recoding layer of an optical disk when moving an objective lens. This time is considered to be in accordance with sensitivity of an actuator during layer jumping, and thereby the magnitudes of a kick pulse and a brake pulse to be applied to the coil of the actuator is increased or decreased in accordance with the time between the reflection on the surface and the reflection on the recording layer. Thereby, the sensitivity dispersion of the actuator of the optical pickup is adjusted.

Abstract: If a mobile terminal A requests a call connection to a fixed terminal B which can accommodate a plurality of channels, connection is established between the fixed terminal B and mobile terminal A via one channel. If another slave terminal C requests a call connection to the fixed terminal B, a channel different from one used by the mobile terminal A is used. When establishing the connection to the mobile terminal C, the fixed terminal B issues to the mobile terminal A an instruction to temporarily stop transmitting/receiving information. This allows the mobile terminal to wait for a new instruction while holding its communication session. In this way, the connection between the fixed terminal B and mobile terminal C is established. By shifting the transmission source from the fixed terminal B to the mobile terminal A or C, information obtained by the mobile terminal A or C can be transmitted to the fixed terminal B or other mobile terminals.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating molten aluminium from a mixture of molten aluminium and aluminium dross includes a table for supporting an insulated crucible containing the mixture of molten aluminium and aluminium dross. A rotatable frame supports a plurality of tines which can be lowered into the mixture in the crucible for stirring the mixture. Vibration means are provided enabling simultaneous vibration of the crucible and stirring of the mixture. The tines cuts through the dross in a shearing action gently rolling the dross, mixing and tumbling it and causing the droplets of aluminium to coalesce. The aluminium droplets and particles in the dross coalesce to form larger droplets and gradually sink to the base of the crucible. A screening means is disposed to substantially surround the crucible when it is supported by the table, which includes a door to both allow and prevent access to the crucible.

Abstract: A routing apparatus comprises a resource management unit holding resource management information for managing a state of use of a communication resource in another routing apparatus that can be an adjacent routing apparatus transferred a packet data. When packet data for a reservation request is received, a determining unit determines the adjacent routing apparatus on the basis of destination information given to the packet data and the resource management information in the resource management unit to control a routing (packet transfer). A routing process at the time of reception of a request for reserving a resource (communication resource) is performed in consideration of a state of use of a resource in the adjacent routing apparatus, thereby preventing a wasteful routing at the time of resource reservation.

Abstract: An object management system and data processing system which enable the containment relationships among a plurality of resource managers to be changed without affecting client applications which use services of those resource managers. A tree manager maintains tree structure data that defines the containment relationships among resource managers, together with identification data that is used to distinguish between them. From this tree structure data, an object manager builds a containment tree to grasp the containment relationships among the resource managers. When a client application issues an operation request to one of the resource managers, a message processor receives and forwards it to the object manager. The object manager then searches the containment tree to find identification data of a relevant resource manager for which the received operation request should be destined, thus sending the request to the found destination resource manager.

Abstract: A method for producing, by forming techniques, an undercut profile in the outer circumferential face of cylinder liners to be cast in place in a crankcase, characterized by the introduction of a bracing inner core into the cavity of a cylinder liner, the introduction of the cylinder liner equipped with bracing inner core into a first forming die equipped on its working faces with a serrated profile, the pressing of the first forming die against the outer circumferential face of the cylinder liner, thus producing a complementary profile in the outer circumferential face, the introduction of the cylinder liner equipped with bracing inner core into a second forming die equipped on its working faces with a smooth surface, and the pressing of the second forming die against the outer circumferential face of the cylinder liner equipped with the complementary profile.

Abstract: A system for mobile communication based on code division multiple access includes base stations, each of which communicates with mobile stations by using a plurality of radio frequencies covering respective cells, the respective cells including a first cell covered by a first radio frequency and a second cell covered by a second radio frequency. The system further includes a base-station controller which communicates with the base stations, and controls the mobile stations to switch from the first cell of a first base station to the first cell of a second base station via a soft hand-off operation and switch between the first cell and the second cell within any base station via a hard hand-off operation, the base-station controller providing the mobile stations with no direct switch between the second cell of the first base station and the second cell of the second base station.

Abstract: In a flip-chip type semiconductor device, a pad electrode and a passivation film are formed on a semiconductor substrate. An insulating resin layer is formed on the passivation film, and an opening is formed above the electrode. A pad electrode adhesive metal film is formed on the substrate like a re-wiring pattern, and a plating feed layer metal film and a Cu plating layer are sequentially formed on the metal film to form a wiring layer. A metal post electrode is formed on the wiring layer. A solder bump is formed on the post electrodes, a support plate in which holes each having a diameter larger than the diameter of the solder bump are formed at positions adjusted to the solder bumps is arranged, and an insulating resin layer is formed between the support plate and the semiconductor substrate. Therefore, a stress acting on the solder bump is moderated.

Abstract: An ATM switch includes routing modules in each of which modules ATM cells can be switched at crosspoints of inputs and outputs, input units which are respectively provided to input highways and add tags to the ATM cells transferred over the input highways, the tags being used to switch the ATM cells in the routing modules, the ATM cells with the tags added being supplied to the routing modules, and output units which are respectively provided to output highways and multiply the ATM cells supplied from the routing modules to output the ATM cells to the output highways.

Abstract: A method is provided for applying an internal coating to a fluid conduit component before assembly of that component in a fluid circuit. A selected amount of coating material is placed into a measuring device and dispensed into an opening of the component to coat an interior surface of the component. The coating material may be a leak detection dye or other additive that is later dissolved when the component is installed in a system of components such as an air conditioning system. When the system is charged with refrigerant and lubricant, the dye dissolves and may be circulated by the refrigerant and lubricant. If a leak exists in the system, the dye is expressed to indicate the location of a leak site. An apparatus is also provided for applying dye to an interior surface of a component of an air conditioning unit, prior to assembly of the component in an air conditioning system.