Abstract: A method for using a lifting magnet and a lifting magnet. The lifting magnet includes a plurality of electromagnet coils that are each independently ON/OFF-controllable and voltage-controllable, and a magnetic pole that is excited by application of a voltage to the electromagnet coils. An electromagnet coil to be used for lifting steel plates is determined based on a total thickness of the steel plates to be lifted. An amount of passing magnetic flux ?r in the magnetic pole in a case where magnetic flux passes through only the steel plates to be lifted when the electromagnet coil is used is calculated. An application voltage to be applied to the electromagnet coil used for lifting the steel plates is determined based on the amount of passing magnetic flux ?r. The application voltage is applied to the electromagnet coil.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a masterbatch containing a large amount of an aluminum component and having high pellet strength, wherein aluminum particles retain their inherent brightness and the amount of a component which may impair the strength or appearance of a synthetic resin molded article is small. The masterbatch of the present invention contains aluminum particles, a heat-resistant wetting agent, and a resin, wherein the proportion of the aluminum particles in the masterbatch is 50 to 80% by weight, the resin has a melt flow rate of 0.2 to 60 g/10 min, and the proportion of wax having a melt flow rate of more than 60 g/10 min and a melt viscosity at 140° C. of 15 to 8000 mPa·s in the masterbatch is 10% by weight or less.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a masterbatch containing a large amount of an aluminum component and having high pellet strength, wherein aluminum particles retain their inherent brightness and the amount of a component which may impair the strength or appearance of a synthetic resin molded article is small. The masterbatch of the present invention contains aluminum particles, a heat-resistant wetting agent, and a resin, wherein the proportion of the aluminum particles in the masterbatch is 50 to 80% by weight, the resin has a melt flow rate of 0.2 to 60 g/10 min, and the proportion of wax having a melt flow rate of more than 60 g/10 min and a melt viscosity at 140° C. of 15 to 8000 mPa·s in the masterbatch is 10% by weight or less.

Abstract: By oral administration of a compound represented by the following Formula (I): the blood level of Compound (IV): which has an excellent inhibitory action against blood coagulation factor VIIa and the anticoagulant action, reaches a level sufficient for expression of its pharmacological actions. Therefore, the compound of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for diseases caused by thrombus formation.

Abstract: By oral administration of a compound represented by the following Formula (I): the blood level of Compound (IV): which has an excellent inhibitory action against blood coagulation factor VIIa and the anticoagulant action, reaches a level sufficient for expression of its pharmacological actions. Therefore, the compound of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for diseases caused by thrombus formation.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1), or a salt thereof has serine protease inhibiting activity, and particularly excellent inhibiting activity against clotting factor VIIa. This compound or a salt thereof is useful as therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents for diseases associated with thrombus formation. [wherein R1 represents hydrogen, R2 represents optionally substituted phenyl, etc., R3 represents optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, etc.].

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1), or a salt thereof, has serine protease inhibiting activity, and particularly excellent inhibiting activity against clotting factor VIIa. This compound or a salt thereof is useful as therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents for diseases associated with thrombus formation. wherein R1 represents hydrogen, R2 represents optionally substituted phenyl, etc., R3 represents optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, etc.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1), or a salt thereof has serine protease inhibiting activity, and particularly excellent inhibiting activity against clotting factor VIIa. This compound or a salt thereof is useful as therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents for diseases associated with thrombus formation. [wherein R1 represents hydrogen, R2 represents optionally substituted phenyl, etc., R3 represents optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, etc.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a titanium alloy vacuum container and vacuum parts that can easily achieve an ultra-high vacuum in a short time through vacuum evacuation. The titanium alloy of the titanium alloy vacuum container and vacuum parts has a compact structure composed of fine grains, each having a size of approximately not more than 10 ?m, with a surface that is exposed to at least vacuum being set to have a surface roughness of not more than 50 nm; and in this structure, preferably, the surface roughness thereof may be set to not more than 10 nm, the titanium alloy may have a hardness in a range of not less than 230 Hv to not more than 310 Hv, and the titanium alloy may have a passivity surface film made by a thin titanium oxide layer or nitride layer that is formed on the surface thereof. The titanium alloy, which is desirably used in such titanium alloy vacuum container and vacuum parts, contains 0.3 wt. % to 0.5 wt. % of iron and 0.3 wt. % to 0.5 wt.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a titanium alloy vacuum container and vacuum parts that can easily achieve an ultra-high vacuum in a short time through vacuum evacuation.

Abstract: The inverter device includes an inverse conversion circuit which converts a supplied direct-current electricity into a alternating-current electricity having a predetermined frequency, and is designed to drive a motor for a rotary machine, at various speeds, in which the switching control of the inverse conversion circuit is performed by a digital processor. In this inverter device, a timer interrupt process having an independent constant processing cycle which is not directly related to the processing cycle of the system control in the digital processor is assigned. In the timer interrupt process, whether or not switching of the inverse conversion circuit is required is determined, and the switching control is carried out on the basis of the determination.

Abstract: The inverter device includes an inverse conversion circuit which converts a supplied direct-current electricity into a alternating-current electricity having a predetermined frequency, and is designed to drive a motor for a rotary machine, at various speeds, in which the switching control of the inverse conversion circuit is performed by a digital processor. In this inverter device, a timer interrupt process having an independent constant processing cycle which is not directly related to the processing cycle of the system control in the digital processor is assigned. In the timer interrupt process, whether or not switching of the inverse conversion circuit is required is determined, and the switching control is carried out on the basis of the determination.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high strength titanium alloy useful as a material for products such as ornaments, products such as ornaments made of the titanium alloy, and a method for producing the products using the titanium alloy as a material. The high strength titanium alloy is capable of attaining high machinability, and the product made of the titanium alloy is excellent in beauty and decorativeness while being hard to made flawed or concaved. According to the present invention, the titanium alloy includes iron of 0.20 to 0.8 mass percent and oxygen of 0.20 to 0.6 mass percent, or iron of 0.2 to 1.0 mass percent, oxygen of 0.15 to 0.6 mass percent and silicon of 0.20 to 1.0 mass percent, with the balance of titanium and inevitable impurities. A method for producing a product using the titanium alloy as a material includes a steps of hot forging the titanium alloy at a temperature of (.beta.-transformation temperature -200.degree. C.