Abstract: The present invention provides a band-pass filter having: a first substrate; a second substrate; an input line; an output line; a ground layer; and an electromagnetic wave absorptive layer, the input line being provided on a first surface of the first substrate, the input line extending from a first edge thereof toward a second edge thereof, the output line being provided on a second surface of the first substrate, the output line extending from the second edge thereof toward the first edge thereof, the input line and the output line forming an overlapping line, the output line being sandwiched between a first surface of the second substrate and the second surface of the first substrate, the ground layer being provided on a second surface of the second substrate; the electromagnetic wave absorptive layer being provided on the first surface of the first substrate, the electromagnetic wave absorptive layer covering the input line.

Abstract: A fuel-flow-rate control device, a power generation system, and a fuel-flow-rate control method which can prevent overshooting of a gas turbine output (gas turbine inlet temperature) and which can improve power generation efficiency are provided. The fuel-flow-rate control device includes a computing portion for obtaining a state quantity relating to operating conditions and temperature conditions of a gas turbine as an input signal and computing a fuel-flow-rate command for controlling a fuel flow rate supplied to a combustor based on the above input signal, and a second selection circuit for setting the above fuel-flow-rate command to be not more than a fuel-flow-rate upper limit. The fuel-flow-rate upper limit is a fuel flow rate at which the gas turbine inlet temperature is set to be not more than a predetermined upper temperature limit.

Abstract: A stable protein formulation containing tryptophan or a tryptophan derivative or a salt thereof as a stabilizer.

Abstract: A sensor adjusting circuit for adjusting a digital sensor, whose circuit scale is small and which can maintain high accuracy in a wide adjustment range is provided. A sensor adjusting circuit for adjusting an analog input signal inputted from a sensor and outputting it as another analog output signal in accordance with a physical quantity to be sensed, comprises: a first analog-to-digital converter having an analog integrator (2) for integrating the analog input signal, a comparator (3) for comparing an output of the analog integrator with a predetermined value, and a D/A converter (7) for outputting an output of the comparator as the input signal; and a second digital-to-analog converter (5) for converting the output of the comparator and outputting it as the analog output signal.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber having an excellent electromagnetic wave absorption characteristic in 5 to 6 GHz band. The electromagnetic wave absorber has a matrix and powder filled in the matrix. The particles of the powder have electrical conductivity at least in surface regions thereof and have a particle diameter of 3 to 20 ?m as expressed by D50 value. A volumetric ratio (V) in which the powder is filled in the matrix is set such that a standardized value expressed as a value obtained by dividing a complex relative permeability (??) of the electromagnetic wave absorber in a frequency band to be absorbed thereby by the volumetric ratio (V) is constant as far as the particle diameter of the powder used, as expressed by the D50 value, is within the range of 3 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: Protein formulations containing a poloxamer as a surfactant, and methods for maintaining the biological activity in protein formulations without adding an antioxidant and for inhibiting the formation of foreign insoluble matters by adding a poloxamer as a surfactant.

Abstract: An improved human motion applicator assures a quick and sufficient amount of displacement given to a part of a human body. The applicator includes a support adapted to be fitted on the part of the human body. The support carries at least one electro-active elastic actuator in a force-transmitting relation to the human part. The actuator includes a dielectric core and a pair of electrodes on opposite of the core for receiving a driving DC voltage thereacross. The elastic actuator has a length and elastically deforms in the lengthwise direction to exert a stretching force to the human part to a greater extent as the driving DC voltage increase. The applicator also includes a controller which applies the driving DC voltage of varying levels to the elastic actuator, thereby generating a varying motion-inducing force to be applied to the part of the human body.

Abstract: A jelly-roll type electrode assembly, a lithium secondary battery having the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The electrode assembly comprises a deformation prevention core which simplifies the manufacture of a lithium secondary battery and prevents deformation of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises positive and negative electrode plates and a separator wound around a deformation prevention core. A positive electrode active material is coated on the positive electrode plate and a negative electrode active material is coated on the negative electrode plate. The separator insulates the positive electrode plate from the negative electrode plate. The deformation prevention core is located near the center of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: An electrode plate of a rechargeable battery that is capable of preventing wastage of a base film and preventing an active material layer from being irregularly formed and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The electrode plate is fabricated by continuously coating the active material layer lengthwise along a surface of the base film and cutting the base film in a direction substantially perpendicular to a length of the base film or in a direction that forms a predetermined angle in relation to the length of the base film. The method includes forming an active material layer lengthwise on a base film except for on predetermined parts of both ends of the base film by continuously coating active materials, and forming an electrode plate by cutting the base film formed with the active material layer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length of the base film using a cutter.

Abstract: A lithium ion rechargeable battery has an insulation layer positioned on a protrusion formed on both ends of a coated portion of an electrode assembly to reduce the possibility of an internal short circuit between electrode plates and to minimize the decrease in battery capacity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-frequency band pass filter of simple structure for use in a frequency range from hundreds of MHz to over ten GHz. The band pass filter comprises a magnetic loss sheet 1 prepared by dispersing fine powder of averaged particle size up to 30 ?m of a soft magnetic metal such as an Fe—Cr—Al alloy, an input signal line 2 and an output signal line 3 made of a conductive strip disposed in serial direction with a gap between them, a capacitance means connecting the opposite ends of the lines and a GND line 4 disposed on the reverse side of the sheet. The capacitance means may be either a chip condenser 5, or that formed by disposing an internal line 7 of another conductive strip with intermediation of insulating film 6 to bridge on the input signal line 2 and the output signal line 3 to have overlapping parts.

Abstract: A cylindrical lithium rechargeable battery has an anode tab that is welded to a lower surface of a cylindrical case through laser welding. The cylindrical lithium rechargeable battery includes a cylindrical electrode assembly formed at a center portion thereof with a space section and including a cathode plate, an anode plate, a separator interposed between the cathode plate and the anode plate, a cathode tab that is coupled with an end of the cathode plate, and an anode tab that is coupled with an end of the anode plate. The battery also comprises a cylindrical case including a cylindrical sidewall that forms a space to receive the cylindrical electrode assembly therein and a lower wall that is provided at a bottom of the cylindrical sidewall and a cap assembly that is coupled with an upper portion of the cylindrical case and has a terminal section that is coupled with the cylindrical electrode assembly.

Abstract: A sensor with built-in circuits can be improved in the stability of the operation or characteristics. A circuit region and a sensor region are covered by a passivation film. The sensor region is partially covered by the passivation film. The sensor region and circuit region are protected by the passivation film, and an effect of the passivation film on the mechanical displacement of a diaphragm portion can be alleviated so that the sensor with built-in circuits may be improved in the stability of the operation or characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a BPF (bandpass filter) for GHz bands of the structure that an input signal line (2) and an output signal line (3) run with a small gap on one surface of a sheet (1) made by dispersing soft magnetic metal powder in a sheet-formed polymer matrix, an internal line (6) bridges on the signal lines, and a GND line (4) runs on the reverse surface of the sheet. The method comprises inserting an intermediate product made by disposing on both the sides of an insulating film (5) the above-mentioned input signal line (2), output signal line (3) and internal line (6), on one side of the cavity of a mold for injection, and inserting a metal piece for the GND line (4) on the other side of the cavity; and injecting a polymer compound to obtain a molded article.

Abstract: By sealing a diaphragm with less processes and lower cost and reducing deformation due to remaining stress, a stable and highly reliable pressure sensor construction is proposed. The pressure sensor is low in measurement error and small in floating capacitance and leakage current and good in characteristic. As a means to attain the above object, a polycrystalline silicon diaphragm is sealed with a silicon oxide film deposited through a LPCVD method and then completely covered. The diaphragm is placed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate with a nearly constant gap of 0.15 to 1.3 ?m, and has difference-in-grade constructions of a deformation reducing means due to remaining stress.

Abstract: Disclosed are a transmission system and a device of small scale, low cost and low power for transmitting signal of a rate over 1 Gbps using a small scale and low loss ultrawide band pass filter (UWBPF). The transmission system comprises the steps of generating pulse signal by a short pulse generator, band-limiting the pulse signal by passing it through a waveshape forming filter, and transmitting the resulting pulse signal in a certain frequency band through a UWBPF, and receiving and passing the signal wave through a UWBPF of the same frequency range and introducing the signal wave through a pulse detector into the determining part. The UWBPF used is prepared by forming a distribution constant circuit on a lossy substrate having low-pass function.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber having an excellent electromagnetic wave absorption characteristic in 5 to 6 GHz band. The electromagnetic wave absorber has a matrix and powder filled in the matrix. The particles of the powder have electrical conductivity at least in surface regions thereof and have a particle diameter of 3 to 20 ?m as expressed by D50 value. A volumetric ratio (V) in which the powder is filled in the matrix is set such that a standardized value expressed as a value obtained by dividing a complex relative permeability (??) of the electromagnetic wave absorber in a frequency band to be absorbed thereby by the volumetric ratio (V) is constant as far as the particle diameter of the powder used, as expressed by the D50 value, is within the range of 3 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intra-corporeal artificial kidney having a function of metabolizing protein and a method of constructing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-frequency band pass filter of simple structure for use in a frequency range from hundreds of MHz to over ten GHz. The band pass filter comprises a magnetic loss sheet 1 prepared by dispersing fine powder of averaged particle size up to 30 &mgr;m of a soft magnetic metal such as an Fe—Cr—Al alloy, an input signal line 2 and an output signal line 3 made of a conductive strip disposed in serial direction with a gap between them, a capacitance means connecting the opposite ends of the lines and a GND line 4 disposed on the reverse side of the sheet. The capacitance means may be either a chip condenser 5, or that formed by disposing an internal line 7 of another conductive strip with intermediation of insulating film 6 to bridge on the input signal line 2 and the output signal line 3 to have overlapping parts.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high frequency (HF) amplifier to be used at a high frequency, typically in the range of 9 GHz to 12 GHz, in which coupling of input side and output side is prevented to achieve high gain without influence on the fidelity of amplification. The HF amplifier comprises a metal case consisting of a box type container and a lid, an amplifying element installed on a dielectric, insulating board at the bottom of the case, and leads connected to the input circuit and the output circuit of the amplifying element and extending outside through both the end walls of the case. The HF amplifier is characterized by disposition of an electromagnetic wave-absorbing sheet or sheets inside of at least one of both the side walls, the ceiling, and both the end walls so as to prevent electromagnetic coupling.