Abstract: The present invention provides an accurate, non-contacting position sensor for an electromagnetic actuator. This position sensor includes a shaft to be detected (1), a first magnet (2) being fixed to the shaft (1) and having a first polarity vector (2a) parallel to an axis of the shaft (1), a second magnet (3) being disposed opposite to the first magnet (2) and having a second polarity vector (3a) crossing the first polarity vector (2a) substantially orthogonally three-dimensionally, and first and second semiconductor magnetoresistive elements (5a, 5b) being disposed over the second magnet (3) and functioning as a magnetoelectric transducer having a magnetosensitive axis substantially orthogonal to the first and second polarity vectors (2a, 3a). The first and second elements (5a,5b) generates an output responsive to an axial movement of the shaft (1).

Abstract: A weather strip is attached to the periphery of an organic glass plate. The organic glass plate is supported by a slide panel. A space is defined between the weather strip and an end face of the periphery of the organic glass plate. The space accommodates thermal expansion of the organic glass plate. A tube is located at a corner of the weather strip. Foreign matter trapped in the space moves from the space to the tube and then is discharged from the space.

Abstract: A non-contact position sensor of this invention comprises a magnetic circuit having at least one magnet and a magnetically continuous magnetic body, at least one magnetic sensor element disposed to the magnetic circuit, and an object to be detected positioned in the magnetic circuit. The non-contact position sensor of this invention detects a change in output of the magnetic sensor element caused by rotation or movement of the object to be detected disposed in the magnetic circuit, to measure a position of the object to be detected.

Abstract: In a wiring board wherein an opening is defined at a predetermined position of a film-like insulating substrate, an electric wiring provided with a connection terminal covering the opening is disposed on a principal plane of the insulating substrate, and a conductive member to be connected with the connection terminal of the electric wiring is disposed inside the opening; the conductive member having a thickness from a surface on which the electric wiring of the insulating substrate has been disposed is thinner than that of the insulating substrate.

Abstract: A sliding roof device includes a housing disposed along at least front edge of an opening formed on a roof of a vehicle, a casing disposed along the housing, a driving force transmitting member slidably mounted and guided in the housing and driven by a driving mechanism and a sliding panel connected to the driving force transmitting member and being movable so as to open and close the opening by the sliding movement of the driving force transmitting member, wherein the casing Is formed by a flexible raw material and a plural engaging portions which are displaced at least one of upper and lower and front and rear are formed on the housing, and wherein the casing is securely engaged with the engaging portions so as to be arranged zigzag.

Abstract: A novel enzyme which has an activity to release side chain carboxyl groups and ammonia from a protein by acting upon side chain amido groups in the protein. This invention relates to a method for the production of an enzyme, which comprises culturing in a medium a strain that belongs to a bacterium classified into Cytophagales or Actinomycetes and has the ability to produce an enzyme having a property to deamidate amido groups in protein, thereby effecting production of said enzyme, and subsequently collecting said enzyme from the culture mixture. It also relates to a method for the modification of protein making use of a novel enzyme which directly acts upon amido groups in protein as well as to an enzyme which has a property to deamidate amido groups in protein and a gene which encodes said enzyme.

Abstract: The invention improves a connection portion between a guide rail and a front rail in a sliding roof apparatus and make a mounting operation easy. In the sliding roof apparatus, a gutter is supported to a protruding portion of the guide rail, a side end portion of the front rail is overlapped with a front portion of the gutter from the above, an opening thereof is opposed to a bottom wall of the gutter, and a bracket of the side end portion is fixed to the protruding portion of the guide rail.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the following general formula [I] or a medicinally acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, cyano, or halogen; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, or halogen; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, alkyl, or amidino; Ring A represents a 5 to 11-membered cyclic amino group which may be substituted, which cyclic amino group may be bridged between two carbon atoms in optional positions. The compound of this invention is useful for the prevention or treatment of cerebral tissue impairment due to the vasospasm following cerebral hemorrhage.

Abstract: Since a notch 30 is formed in a circular arc form at a distal end upper corner portion of a protruding portion 16A, from a rear end portion of the protruding portion 16A towards a front side, even when a mirror 28 swings, a vehicularly transversely inward end portion 28A of the mirror 28 does not interfere with the distal end upper corner portion of the protruding portion 16A. Further, a front wall portion 16C of the protruding portion 16A is left at a front end portion of the notch 30. A front end portion 14A of a mirror body 14, the front end portion 14A facing the front wall portion 16C, is separated a predetermined amount from a side wall portion 30A of the notch 30 in an outward direction of a rotational radius. Accordingly, when the stay 16 is rotated a predetermined angle .theta. towards a front side of a vehicle body, a space S remains between the front end portion 14A of the mirror body 14 and the stay 16, and the front end portion 14A of the mirror body 14 does not interfere with the stay 16.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aminostilbazole derivative of the following formula or a hydrate thereof, and a salt thereof. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents hydrogen etc.; R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.13, and R.sup.14 each represents hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 acyl, halogen, hydroxy etc.; R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or hydroxy-substituted C.sub.1-3 alkyl etc.; R.sup.6 represents benzenesulfonyl substituted by C.sub.1-3 alkoxy etc.; ring Y represents phenyl etc.; ring Z represents 4-pyridyl, its oxide etc. The compound is useful or the treatment of various malignant tumors.

Abstract: An inside door handle assembly includes a handle rotatably held on a base to be secured to a vehicle's door and a knob rotatably held on the base. The base has first, second and third upright walls. The handle is disposed with respect to the first and second upright walls to cover the top of the second upright wall and the knob is disposed with respect to the second and third upright walls. The lateral movement of the handle is limited by the knob, thereby preventing the handle from becoming detached from the base.

Abstract: A charged beam apparatus of this invention comprises a sample table on which a sample is placed, a column for irradiating a charged beam on a surface of the sample, a gas supply mechanism having a gas supply opening for injecting a gas to an irradiated position of the charged beam, and a driving mechanism for moving the gas supply opening parallel to the surface of the sample in order to position the gas supply opening, and moving the gas supply opening perpendicularly to the surface of the sample in order to set a distance from the gas supply opening to a processing position. This allows the gas pressure to be stably held with a high accuracy at the processing position. Accordingly, desired deposition or etching can be performed with a high accuracy, and this further improves the quality of the mask.

Abstract: A process for producing a transglutaminase which comprises (1) culturing a microorganism having the identifying characteristics of a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Streptomyces sp. No. 83, deposited as FERM BP-3505, Streptomyces lavendulae No. 466, deposited as FERM BP-3506, and mutants thereof, wherein the microorganism is capable of producing a transglutaminase, wherein the transglutaminase is an enzyme which catalyzes an acyl transfer reaction of a .gamma.-carboxyamide group of a glutamine residue in a peptide or protein chain in the presence or absence of Ca.sup.++ and wherein the transglutaminase has an isoelectric point of 10 or 6.8, respectively, and is inhibited by Pb ions, and (2) recovering the transglutaminase from the culture obtained is disclosed.

Abstract: A transglutaminase catalyzing an acyl transfer reaction of a .gamma.-carboxyamide group of a glutamine residue in a peptide or protein chain in the absence of Ca.sup.2+.

Abstract: The invention discloses that the tissues of earthworms contain fibrinolytically or thrombolytically active ingredients which can be extracted and purified by a suitable sequence of extraction and purification procedures into the individual active ingredients including six novel proteases named F-O-HM-45, F-I-1-HM-54, F-I-2-HM-15, F-II-HM-64, F-III-1-HM-27 and F-III-2-HM-89. The chromatographic fractionation of the earthworm extract with an aqueous extractant gives five active fractions, the first four of which contain each one of the first mentioned four proteases and the last of which contains the last mentioned two proteases. The disclosure includes description of the suitable purification methods for the proteases as well as the physico-chemical identification data thereof. Various thrombolytic medicament forms prepared with the novel proteases as the effective ingredient are described together with the results of the clinical tests carried out by the oral administration of the novel proteases.

Abstract: A density controlling method for controlling the density of toner applied to the surface of a photosensitive drum of a photocopying machine is disclosed herein. A small area of the drum is irridated with light, and toner is applied thereon. A photo-transistor sensor senses the density of the toner, and a signal produced by the sensor is compared to a reference signal indicative of optimal toner density. The difference signal is then applied through a CPU to control both the bias voltage of the developing system and the speed of the toner motor.

Abstract: An automatic exposure control method for a photocopying machine is disclosed herein. A sensor is periodically interposed in the light path of the photocopier, which samples the intensity of the light produced by the light producing system. This intensity is compared with a signal representative of the optimum light intensity for the photosensitive drum, and the light source is controlled by inputting the resulting intensity control signal to a voltage regulated light source control device.