Abstract: A lead electrode unit for an EL element includes a lead electrode structure for a transparent electrode layer and a lead electrode structure for a back electrode layer. The EL element has a light-emitting layer, an insulating layer and the back electrode layer formed in that order on a transparent electrode layer on the transparent substrate. The uppermost face of the EL sheet structure is coated with a protective layer. A lead electrode runs from the transparent electrode layer. A lead electrode layer runs from the back electrode layer. An electrode plate is bonded to the lead electrode via an electroconductive adhesive. A connector is fitted to the electrode plate. The connector is bent to form its legs, and the legs run through the electrode plate. The end of each leg is folded to thereby fix the connector.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing a lithographic tool. The method includes developing digitalized images of at least one wafer pattern with different exposure doses and assembling the digitized images into a pupilgram. The at least one function is of a known illuminator behavior of the lithographic tool is modeled. The pupilgram is fitted to the modeled function to determine whether a behavior associated with the pupilgram is within predetermined limits of illuminator behavior to diagnosis imperfections in the illuminator behavior. One technique applied to the illuminator analysis consists of evaluating the dose transmitted (by direct calculation) by the lens for a given input pupilgram (or set of pupilgram basis functions), a given pattern size and pitch, and a defined lens NA, is described.

Abstract: A microscope apparatus has a sample table for supporting a sample and being mounted to undergo movement in a horizontal direction. A line sensor acquires a line image for each of a series of measuring positions of the sample in accordance with movement of the sample at a constant speed by one measuring width of the line sensor in the horizontal direction. An image processing device produces an image of the sample based on the line images acquired by the line sensor. A focusing device has a light-projecting member for projecting light onto the sample at a position forward of a leading side of an imaging range of the line sensor in the horizontal direction to prevent light reflected by the sample as a result of the projected light from being incident on and interfering with the line images acquired by the line sensor.

Abstract: A motor control method and apparatus for stopping an object moved by a motor accurately at a predefined target position, shortening the time period required in stop control, in which the motor is driven at a first (high) speed up to a distance from the target position adequate for stop control and then is sequentially braked to a predetermined speed lower than the first speed, driven at a second (low) speed up to a distance from the target position equal to the stopping distance, and braked to a stop. The method and apparatus are used in a time recorder. An impact printing apparatus is also disclosed with printing pin actuation timing correction dependent upon scanning speed or platen shape, striking duration timing dependent upon scanning rate, or printing pin actuation timing dependent upon stored shift amounts.

Abstract: To provide a rotor magnet which is small in size and provided with high magnetic energy, a rotor magnet is formed by adding a SmFeN magnetic powder to a binder such as a polyaxnide. The SmFeN magnetic powder is provided in a size of about one-tenth that of an NdFeB magnetic powder. Therefore, the density of the magnetic powder in the magnet can be made uniform. Accordingly, there is not any dispersion of the magnetic poles when a number of poles are magnetized and the magnet can be made smaller since the maximum energy product of the magnet is higher than that of an SmCo series magnet.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator includes a cylindrical stator made of a permanent magnet and having annular end faces magnetized to plural magnetic poles, a coil securely disposed in a hollow portion of the stator via a bobbin on which the coil is wound and which is fixed to the stator's hollow portion, a rotary shaft put through the coil in the direction of the center axis thereof in such a way as to be rotatably supported at the bobbin, and a rotor of a soft magnetic material provided in such a way as to rotate together with the rotary shaft and having plural rotor arms radially extending from both end portions of the rotary shaft and facing the respective annular end faces of the stator.

Abstract: The code extraction unit extracts time information from a time signal. The block determination unit determines whether the extracted time information is correct by each kind of the time information. The time information collection unit collects time information determined as correct. The time information determination unit performs logic check of the collected time information, and determines whether correct information is collected for all kinds of the time information, and if not collected, stores time information determined as logically correct in a temporary storage unit. If correct information is not collected for all kinds in the time information collection unit, a time information modification unit updates the time information in the time information collection unit by the time information stored in the temporary storage unit. If correct information is collected for all kinds of the time information, the time information determination unit corrects time information retained in a timekeeping unit.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) in accordance with the present invention, comprises a receptacle connector (20) and plug connector (10). The receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing (21) and a plurality of first terminals (24) received in the housing. The housing comprises a base portion (211) and a mating portion (212) extending from the base portion (211). The mating portion (212) comprises a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls connecting with the top and the bottom walls and defines a tongue (26) therein. A lateral side of tongue connects with one of the side walls, and another side of the tongue is spaced with the other side wall where a recess (262) is formed. The plug connector comprises an insulative housing (11) and a plurality of second terminals (14) received in the insulative housing. The housing comprises a base portion (111) and a pair of parallel tongues (113) extending from the base portion. A rib (114) is formed to connects the two tongues.

Abstract: A wave correction clock of the present invention receives a wave signal including time information based on information defined by a pulse width of a rectangular pulse output at a predetermined period, and a period measuring section measures a signal period TRn of the rectangular pulse. A time difference measuring section obtains a time difference between the signal period TRn and an internal reference period TB where the signal period TRn is within a predetermined range, and a time difference determining section corrects generation timing of a reference pulse at the internal reference period TB from an average value of time differences obtained when the rectangular pulse where the signal period TRn is within a predetermined range is detected multiple times.

Abstract: A goggle having a frame and lens assembly, a mask attached to the goggle assembly, and a strap securing member.

Abstract: A method of specifying a Cu-contamination-causative step or steps in a Si wafer reclamation process including plural steps in combination, comprising: using p-type Si wafers, or p-type Si wafers and n-type Si wafers as monitor wafers, and performing a measuring operation for measuring the electrical resistance of the monitor wafers at least once before and after a single step or a series of successive steps during the Si wafer reclamation process. The present invention is capable of nondestructively, simply, and accurately detecting Cu that can contaminate Si wafers during a Si wafer reclamation process and is capable of specifying a Cu-contamination-causative process.

Abstract: There is disclosed a power-saving sensor system such as a distance measurement sensor making use of light projection type triangulation. The sensor system has a sensor means and a CPU for controlling the supply of electrical power to the sensor means, accepting the output from the sensor means, and performing desired processing. The CPU turns on signals P1, P2, P3 in response to a trigger signal Tp from a timer circuit, thus supplying electrical power to a distance measurement module. A distance measurement IC within the module produces an emission signal when the operating signal P3 is turned on. This activates the sensor means to perform a measurement of a distance. The presence or absence of an object is determined from the detected distance value. According to the presence or absence, a transistor Tr2 is turned on or off. A signal indicating the distance or the presence or absence of an object is produced from a terminal T8.

Abstract: In an angle detecting apparatus and projector using range finder units, range finding calculations are performed in plural directions using line type passive range finders as the range finding units. An average value of inclination angles calculated based on the range finding calculations is selected as the inclination angle. Thus, if one range finding result has an abnormal value, the adverse effects thereof are reduced and the structure is miniaturized.

Abstract: An impact printing apparatus is also disclosed with printing pin actuation timing correction dependent upon scanning speed or platen shape, striking duration timing dependent upon scanning rate, or printing pin actuation timing dependent upon stored shift amounts.

Abstract: A surface of a substrate which is an outer packaging case is integrated with a decorative film and an EL device. An upper case of the outer packaging case has through-holes through which a transparent electrode layer and a back electrode layer that constitute the EL device are exposed. Contact pins are elastically contacted with the transparent electrode layer and the back electrode layer via the through-holes, and the electrodes are thereby connected to an EL-driving circuit.

Abstract: A time recorder can print characters without reducing the print font size or increasing the width of a time card itself. Also, no limitations are imposed on the number of clock ins/outs per day. A control unit checks the identity of card identification information attached to the time card. The control unit instructs a printing unit to print clock in/out information in succession such that the printed line is changed for each one set of clock in/out, and records the information in a recording unit. When all the print lines are used up, clock in/out information recorded in the recording unit is taken over as card identification information on a new time card.

Abstract: Method for preparing a golf club shaft, set of shafts, or golf clubs having shafts which have been produced by a process that includes a hydroforming step. By utilizing a hydroforming prosses step, a metal or metal matrix composite golf club shaft can be formed into a variety of configurations or shapes heretofore not possible and can include hydroformed ornamental design features.