Abstract: A cylinder unit includes a cylinder, a rod guide, a piston, a piston rod, and a rebound member provided between the rod guide and the piston to absorb impact generated when the cylinder unit is fully extended. The rebound member includes a coil spring arranged around an outer circumference of the piston rod and a pair of upper and lower holder members fitted to the fixing portions formed in both ends of the coil spring so that the piston rod is inserted into a shaft center hole. The center portion formed between the fixing portions of the coil spring has a diameter smaller than that of the fixing portion.

Abstract: Provided is a viscous-fluid-enclosing damper which attenuates, by using viscous resistance of a vibration-damping composition, vibrations transmitted between a support and an object to be supported, the support and object being attached to a closed container enclosing the vibration-damping composition of a viscous fluid. The viscous-fluid-enclosing damper alters few vibration-damping properties even when used under high temperatures and/or conditions where the vibrations are repeatedly generated for a prolonged period. Also provided is the vibration-damping composition which is used for the viscous-fluid-enclosing damper. The viscous fluid contains a viscous liquid having dispersed therein at least one type of heat-resistant resin particles and a dripping inhibitor, the particles being selected from polyethylene and nylon having an average molecular weight of from 50×104 to 600×104 and an average particle size of from 10 ?m to 200 ?m and preferably from 10 ?m to 160 ?m.

Abstract: An electric tool may include a motor housing and a motor disposed within the motor housing. The motor has a stator fixed in position relative to the motor housing and a rotor rotatable about a motor axis. Cooling air can flow within the motor housing across the motor in a direction substantially parallel to the motor axis. A baffle may be disposed within the motor housing for regulating the flow of cooling air across the motor. At least a part of the baffle may be positioned within a range of a length of the stator with respect to the axial direction of the motor axis.

Abstract: An electric power tool can include a switch and a lamp that is another member are incorporated in the housing, and the lamp is coupled to the case of the switch and assembled in the grip part integral with the switch.

Abstract: An electric power tool can include a switch and a lamp that is another member are incorporated in the housing, and the lamp is coupled to the case of the switch and assembled in the grip part integral with the switch,

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice when the video processing and the voice processing are separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice when the video processing and the voice processing are separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, such as might be associated with an in-home audio or video control device or a home appliance operated by a user, is provided with input allowing the user to set accuracy of a log of device operation history and/or to set a ratio of disclosure of the log information. A log accumulation control device efficiently collects the log information and offers users diversified levels of accuracy for the log information. In a further configuration, user-designated information acquired form user operation of the device identifies frequency of viewing and listening to each program, and reproduction of contents is controlled as a function of the user-designated information, e.g. to select among common contents and contents of different classification types.

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice when the video processing and the voice processing are separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: An audio data recording/reproduction system which is simple in configuration, convenient and safe to use, and an audio data recording medium therefor is to be provided. A music data recording medium is configured in which power information correlated to the average sound pressure power of audio data matching music pieces (music programs) is recorded, appended to each of the music pieces (music programs).

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice whenthevideoprocessing andthevoiceprocessingare separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium including a substrate, and a thermal transfer recording layer formed on the substrate and mainly containing a coloring pigment, an amorphous organic high polymer and colorless or light-colored fine particles, the thickness of the thermal transfer recording layer being in the range of 0.2·m to 1.0·m, wherein the mixing ratios of the coloring pigment, the amorphous organic high polymer and the fine particles are confined to 20-60 parts by weight, 40-70 parts by weight and 1-30 parts by weight, respectively. An image-forming method using the thermal transfer recording medium, and an image-bearing body formed from the thermal transfer recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a substrate, and multi-color thermal transfer recording layers, each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers being repeatedly formed for each color along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, wherein each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers contains a coloring pigment, an amorphous organic polymer and fine particles. One of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers is formed to have a larger thickness than the other of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers. Each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers which are successively transferred, excluding the color thermal transfer recording layer to be transferred latest, is formed to have an average thickness of 0.6 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a substrate, and multi-color thermal transfer recording layers, each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers being repeatedly formed for each color along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, wherein each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers contains a coloring pigment, an amorphous organic polymer and fine particles. One of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers is formed to have a larger thickness than the other of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers. Each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers which are successively transferred, excluding the color thermal transfer recording layer to be transferred latest, is formed to have an average thickness of 0.6 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: An apparatus for offering a device operation history of a user to the outside as log information has not allowed for the fact that the ratio or proportion of disclosure of the log information is fixed, and the user sets and changes the proportion of disclosure of the log information according to user's purposes.

Abstract: A biphenyl derivative represented by the following general formula (1) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: [In the formula (1), A represents a single bond, —CH2—, —CO—, —CS— or —SO2—; B represents a single bond or —CH2—; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, —OH, —NR11R12 (wherein R11 and R12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms), —OCOCH3, or a halogen atom; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or R1 and R2 form a group ═O together; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; provided that in the formula, the absolute configuration of the position a may be either R or S]. The compound of the present invention has considerably high safety and efficacy and is useful as, in particular, a vasopressin receptor antagonist.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information reporting system comprising a communication host apparatus including a database storing a plurality of data sets each concerning predetermined position, and a host computer, and at least one portable terminal including a data processing unit for executing predetermined processing based upon data received from a communication unit via a communication networks, and a display unit displaying images obtained by the data processing. The portable terminal further includes a current position detecting unit for detecting its current position, and is adapted to transmit position information data indicative of the current position. The host computer is responsive to read out from the database one of the data sets concerning the position corresponding to the provided position information data and supplies the portable terminal with the data set.

Abstract: The icon menu display method and apparatus according to the invention displays a perspective view of a work room over an entire screen as a background against which a plurality of icons are displayed. The icons are arranged against the background image at locations which are functionally related to the functions associated with each icon.

Abstract: The icon menu display method and apparatus according to the invention displays a perspective view of a work room over an entire screen as a background against which a plurality of icons are displayed. The icons are arranged against the background image at locations which are functionally related to the functions associated with each icon.