Abstract: There are disclosed novel compounds that can be used to derive therefrom a fragment that corresponds to an A-ring which is to he combined with fragments which respectively correspond to C- and D-rings in synthetic formation of vitamin D.sub.3 derivatives by cleaving the 7,8-bondings by means of oxidizing agents following any known process. According to the invention, there is provided an industrially efficient and effective method of manufacturing above compounds that utilizes allylic hydroxylation to add an oxygen function group to position C(1), a method which is completely different from any existing synthetic methods.

Abstract: A magnetic noise reducing device can effectively produce a practically noiseless space that can reduce environmental magnetic noise harmful for measuring biomagnetism with a high magnetism damping factor in low frequency range. The magnetic noise reducing device comprises a SQUID flux meter 1 and a pair of noise canceling coils 2 as minimum components, the feedback current I produced by the SQUID flux meter 1 being supplied to the noise canceling coils 2, the magnetic flux detecting coil of the SQUID flux meter being arranged within a specific central space 4 defined by the noise canceling coils 2 for effective reduction of magnetic noise within that space.

Abstract: There are disclosed novel compounds that can be used to derive therefrom a fragment that corresponds to an A-ring which is to be comined with fragments which respectively correspond to C- and D-rings in synthetic formation of vitamin D.sub.3 derivatives by cleaving the 7,8-bondings by means of oxidizing agents following any known process. According to the invention, there is provided an industrially efficient and effective method of manufacturing above compounds that utilizes chemical reaction of allylic acid to add an oxygen function group to position C(1), a method which is completely different from any existing synthetic methods.

Abstract: There is provided a method with which vitamin D.sub.2, vitamin D.sub.3, activated type vitamin D.sub.2, activated type vitamin D.sub.3 and their derivatives are prepared from 7,8 -dihyroxy vitamin D.sub.2, D.sub.3 or any of their derivatives by means of a reducing elimination technique involving as cyclic orthoester of a 7,8-dihydroxy compound or a thiocarbonate compound as an intermediate compound or an elimination technique utilizing a reducing metal such as titanium. The method according to the invention ensures a practical and simple synthetic process and a high yeild as compared with any existing methods for manufacturing these chemicals.

Abstract: A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer on a semiconductor wafer is disclosed having the steps of placing the semiconductor wafers in a predetermined number of recesses formed on a mold body, then creating a mold by securing a mold cover in contact with the front surface of the mold body, rotating the mold by a rotor in the heating inert gas of a melting furnace, maintaining the wafer temperature in the range of 1300.degree. C. to 1350.degree. C.

Abstract: An electric power supply system is provided for an automatic water discharge device for discharging water to flush a basin. An object detector detects a person before the basin. A brightness detector, which consumes less electric power than the object detector, detects a brightness surrounding the basin. An electric power is supplied to the object detector on a power supply cycle so as to intermittently render it operative and to the brightness detector on a brightness detect cycle. The brightness detect cycle is longer than the power supply cycle. After a set time period following disappearance of a person from the basin, the electric power is, on one hand, shut off from the object detector to render it inoperative and, on the other hand, supplied to the brightness detector on the brightness detect cycle immediately after the shut off of electric power to the object detector, to detect a brightness surrounding the basin.

Abstract: A method of fabricating frozen fine liver pieces for an artificial liver which comprises cutting a liver removed from a human being or an animal, from which blood is removed into fine pieces of square shape and freezing the liver pieces with helium gas. A freezing apparatus for an artificial liver which has gas phase pressurizing means for pressurizing liquid helium coupled to a chamber for storing the liquid helium, a helium gas conduit dipped in the liquid helium passed through the chamber to be closed and contained, in which the liver fine pieces are telescopically received and an exhaust conduit provided with a control valve coupled to the freezing chamber.

Abstract: A method of fabricating frozen fine liver pieces for an artificial liver which comprises cutting a liver removed from a human being or an animal, from which blood is removed into fine pieces of square shape and freezing the liver pieces with helium gas. A freezing apparatus for an artificial liver which has gas phase pressurizing means for pressurizing liquid helium coupled to a chamber for storing the liquid helium, a helium gas conduit dipped in the liquid helium passed through the chamber to be closed and contained, in which the liver fine pieces are telescopically received and an exhaust conduit provided with a control valve coupled to the freezing chamber.

Abstract: A method of fabricating frozen fine liver pieces for an artificial liver which comprises cutting a liver removed from a human being or an animal, from which blood has been removed, into fine pieces of square shape and freezing the liver pieces with helium gas. A freezing apparatus for an artificial liver which has gas phase pressurizing means for pressurizing liquid helium coupled to a chamber for storing the liquid helium, a helium gas conduit dipped in the liquid helium passed through the chamber to be closed and contained, to which the liver fine pieces are telescopic, and an exhaust conduit provided with a control valve coupled to the freezing chamber.

Abstract: A movable bed vehicle which has a truck having rolling wheels with low centroid, a post erected at the longitudinal intermediate position at one side of lateral direction of the vehicle, an elevator provided adjustably at the post in such an elevationally movable manner, a bed frame having a longitudinal length at the elevator and a bend mattress, and mounted directly above the truck, a normally and reverely rotatably rotational shaft provided along the longitudinal direction of the bed frame for rotating by a handle the bed frame in a space of elevator side, a plurality of strips provided at a plurality of longitudinal positions of the shaft for towing the movable sheet on the mattress to the elevator side by normally taking up the strips, and another strips for towing the movable sheet until the elevator is extended to the opposite side from the mattress by the revere rotation.

Abstract: A polycrystalline silicon wafer having the step of flowing in a predetermined atmosphere molten liquid of silicon base material on a rotating fabrication tray toward a radial direction by means of a centrifugal force produced by the rotation of the tray, thereby forming a thin molten material layer of desired diameter with the molten liquid and solidifying the molten material, comprising a cover, at which a through hole is perforated at the ceiling wall thereof, detachably covered on the tray, a wafer-molding space formed to be surrounded by the cover and the tray, the molten material being filled in the wafer-molding space via the through hole to form a thin molten material layer. Thus, the wafers can be simultaneously formed without production of small projections of the surface of the wafers.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a polyacetylene film by contacting acetylene gas with Ziegler-Natta catalyst to polymerize the acetylene gas in a vessel which comprises a catalyst introduction conduit to be introduced with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst provided at a cap provided at the top of the vessel and having an end opening disposed in the vicinity of the inner surface of the side wall of the vessel in such a manner that the conduit and the vessel are relatively moved in rotation, and a rotary transmission mechanism for driving to rotatably coat the catalyst flowed out from the end opening of the conduit on the inner surface of the bottom from the inner surface of the side wall of the vessel. Thus, the polyacetylene film can be produced in a uniform thickness and in a relatively large area by introducing the Ziegler-Natta catalyst of the suitable quantity, and the catalyst can be spread over the entire surface rapidly by the relative rotation between the conduit and the vessel.

Abstract: A method for producing a polyacetylene film by introducing acetylene gas into a vessel for storing Ziegler-Natta catalyst to polymerize the acetylene gas with the catalyst which comprises a film forming projecting flat section having a film forming flat surface projected from the surface of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst stored in the bottom of the vessel, thereby coating the Ziegler-Natta catalyst on the inner surface of the side wall of the vessel and the film forming flat surface. Thus, the acetylene gas introduced into the vessel is polymerized with the catalyst to produce the polyacetylene film. In this manner, the polyacetylene film having a constant thickness of high quality can be produced with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst of the suitable amount by providing the film forming flat surface even in the bottom of the vessel, thereby improving the production efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a polyacetylene film by contacting acetylene gas with Ziegler-Natta catalyst to polymerize the acetylene gas in a vessel which comprises a catalyst introduction conduit to be introduced with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst provided at a cap provided at the top of the vessel and having an end opening disposed in the vicinity of the inner surface of the side wall of the vessel in such a manner that the conduit and the vessel are relatively moved in rotation, and a rotary transmission mechanism for driving to rotatably coat the catalyst flowed out from the end opening of the conduit on the inner surface of the bottom from the inner surface of the side wall of the vessel. Thus, the polyacetylene film can be produced in a uniform thickness and in a relatively large area by introducing the Ziegler-Natta catalyst of the suitable quantity, and the catalyst can be spread over the entire surface rapidly by the relative rotation between the conduit and the vessel.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a polycrystalline silicon wafer, which method includes the steps of radially outwardly flowing molten liquid of silicon base material on the wafer forming surface of a turntable mechanism by means of centrifugal force, thereby forming a thin molten liquid layer in a prescribed atmosphere, and cooling and solidifying the same. An apparatus for fabricating the wafer is used to carry out the method with a recover tray arranged at the wafer forming surface for receiving the excessive silicon liquid scattered, and a wafer tray placed on the recovery tray. The wafer forming surface is cooled with coolant flowing in the wafer forming mechanism. Thus, large crystalline grains can be grown on the wafer in free states with the atmosphere from the inner surfaces of the casting mold.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a polyacetylene film by polymerizing acetylene gas in contact with Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising in a vessel to be introduced with acetylene gas a rotatably driven film forming drum, a coating member for coating the Ziegler-Natta catalyst on the outer peripheral surface of the drum, a feeding roller driven reversely to the drum in rolling contact with the drum for drawing a polyacetylene film polymerized with the catalyst on the drum, a cleaning member for cleaning the drawn polyacetylene film, and a winding unit for winding the polyacetylene film. Thus, the polyacetylene film can be produced in high quality in a mass production.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the melting and boiling points of gas has a heat insulating tank, an inner tank within the insulating tank, a sample cell within the inner tank with a sample gas temperature measuring system. A piping system is provided having a heating route and a cooling route. The heating route has a heating flow rate control valve and a heating heat exchanged heated by a heating source connected in series with the control valve. The cooling route has a cooling flow rate control valve and a cooling heat exchanger connected in series with the cooling flow rate contorl valve. The heating and cooling routes are in parallel. The heating source for heating the heat exchanger has a Joule-Thomson expansion valve while the cooling part for cooling the cooling heat exchanger is coupled to a compressor for compressing and supplying a refrigerant such as Freon.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a polyacetylene film by polymerizing acetylene gas in contact with Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising: in a vessel to be introduced with acetylene gas a film producing container for storing Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a pair of feed rollers provided adjacently to draw out the polyacetylene film polymerized on the surface of the catalyst and reversely driven in roll contact with each other, a cleaning member for cleaning the drawn polyacetylene film, and a winding unit for winding the polyacetylene film. Thus, the polyacetylene film can be continuously produced with good productivity, and since the speed for drawing the polyacetylene film is varied to regulate the thickness of the film, the films of various size can be readily fabricated in mass production, thereby reducing the cost of the polyacetylene film.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously freezing liver pieces which comprises a freezing box having an inlet and an outlet, a conveyor movable from the inlet to the outlet of the freezing box and having a mesh belt, a number of nozzles provided laterally through the box at the upside of the mesh belt of the conveyor for blowing gaseous helium, a supplying guide portion formed at the head of the inlet at the upside of the mesh belt for supplying and placing the liver pieces, a rotatable roller journaled at the striking-off and exhausting portion disposed inside the striking-off and exhausting portion at the head of the outlet at the upside of the mesh belt in an outside contacting state laterally of the mesh belt, the roller having a number of striking-off projections projected from the surface thereof for striking-off the frozen liver pieces on the mesh belt by the insertion of the projections into the mesh belt.

Abstract: A helium gas liquefying apparatus which has a compressor receiving helium gas stock, plural heat exchangers connected in series with each other via a series liquefying line, plural expansion engines connected in parallel with the corresponding heat exchangers, a Joule-Thompson's valve connected via the liquefying line, a series return line disposed in the reverse flow of the heat exchangers to the liquefying line, a recovery line connected from the reservoir through a recovery valve to the inlet of the compressor, first to third thermometers and a pressure gage. Thus, the apparatus can be fully automatized in various preliminary operations without complicated operations of the conventional apparatus by providing not only the thermometers and the pressure gage but a recovery valve interposed between a liquefied He reservoir and a recovery line.