Abstract: The invention provides a wrist-worn pulse wave measuring device capable of outputting data measured by the wrist-worn pulse wave measuring device to an external data processing device without using a large device body. In the pulse information processing apparatus, a connector piece of a sensor unit is mounted to a connector of a wrist-worn pulse wave measuring device when measuring the pulse. A data transmission connector piece is mounted to the connector of the pulse wave measuring device when transmitting data with a data processor. Whether the operating mode is the pulse measurement mode or the data transmission mode is determined by a signal discriminator which discriminates the signal input from the connector of the pulse wave measuring device.

Abstract: A period and frequency measurement device is provided having a sensor for measuring pulse waves and body movements. A window determination circuit sets a reference value in accordance with previously measured pulse waves and body movements and determines whether currently measured pulse waves and body movements is within a window defined by upper and lower margins relative to the reference value. A window correction circuit corrects the window to be used for a next pulse waves and body movement measurement by applying a specified correction to the current pulse waves and body movements measurement if a determination result of the window determination circuit indicates that the current pulse waves and body movements measurement is outside a current window.

Abstract: A thin film electric heater employs voltage and current suppressed below values of an allowable voltage and an allowable current. The thin film electric heater includes a thin film electric resistor to be formed directly on a surface of an object to be heated and is energized to effect heating. The resistor has a surface resistivity r, expressed by r=.rho./t (where .rho. is the volume resistivity of the thin film electric resistor and t is the film thickness of the thin film electric resistor), within a range to achieve the heating function of the thin film electric heater while the values of voltage and current applied to the thin film electric heater are suppressed below the values of the allowable voltage and the allowable current.

Abstract: A pulse rate monitor having an enhanced accuracy, reduced power consumption and reduced calculation time comprises a pulse wave extraction circuitry for extracting pulse wave frequency components from a power spectrum output of a pulse wave sensor and a movement sensor, and a pulse rate calculation circuit for calculating a pulse rate in accordance with the extracted pulse wave frequency components. A display device may be included to display the calculated pulse rate. In order to reduce power consumption, unnecessary circuitry may be deactivated and unnecessary operations may be avoided by use of a changing circuit which changes the method of calculation when movement of the user is not detected. Accordingly, when no movement has been detected for a predetermined period of time, the pulse rate may be calculated based upon a direct output of the pulse rate sensor, while the frequency analysis circuitry and calculation circuitry may remain deactivated.

Abstract: A mold includes a thin film electric heating employing voltage and current suppressed below values of an allowable voltage and an allowable current. The thin film electric heat includes a thin film electric resistor formed directly on a surface of the mold and is energized to effect heating. The resistor has a surface resistivity r, expressed by r=.rho./t (where .rho. is the volume resistivity of the thin film electric resistor and t is the film thickness of the thin film electric resistor), within a range to achieve the heating function of the thin film electric heater while the values of voltage and current applied to the thin film electric heater are suppressed below the values of the allowable voltage and the allowable current.

Abstract: An electronic combined pulse meter and pedometer may be provided with only a single sensor used for determining walking pace and pulse rate. A pulse wave detector detects a pulse wave of the user and outputs a corresponding pulse wave signal to a calculating circuit and a walking state detector. The walking state detector compares the detected pulse wave with a reference level stored in a pulse wave level memory and outputs a walking state signal if the level of the detected pulse wave exceeds the reference level. Calculation control circuitry selects various constant values pre-stored in a constant value memory based upon the walking state signal and outputs the selected constant values to the calculating circuit and a display device. The calculating circuit calculates the time interval between successive pulses of the detected pulse wave signal in accordance with a clock signal and the selected constant values, and outputs the result to the display device.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece which has storage means storing the positions of the pointers and controls the drive of the pointers.A transfer means acts to transfer data between a first pointer position storage means and a second pointer position storage means. A drive-stopping means activates the transfer means. At this time, the transfer means transfers the positional data stored in the first pointer position storage means to the second pointer position storage means. If the output from a voltage comparator means indicates that the supply voltage exceeds a threshold voltage value set by a threshold voltage value-setting means, then a starting control means transfers the data stored in the second pointer position storage means to the first pointer position storage means.

Abstract: A self-chargeable timepiece includes a pair of small and large capacitors having respective small and large capacities and selectively disconnectably connected at their respective terminals to time-keeping circuitry and a solar cell. The pair of small and large capacitors cooperate with each other during the momentary operation of the solar cell for selectively receiving and storing the electric charge to develop respective terminal voltages across their respective terminals even after the momentary operation of the solar cell. A detector periodically detects the terminal voltages of the small and large capacitors during the time-keeping operation. A switching circuit responds to the detected terminal voltages for selectively connecting and disconnecting the small and large capacitors to and from the time-keeping circuitry to enable the small and large capacitors to selectively power the time-keeping circuitry.

Abstract: A circuit for charging capacitors having a power source, a plurality of capacitors for accumulating an electric charge from the power source, switching elements with electrically controllable inputs for connecting or disconnecting at least one of the capacitors to or from the power source, and resistors for setting the switching elements to turn off. These resistors are connected to the control inputs of the switching elements and to one of two terminals of the power source directly so that the resistors consume the electric charge only when the power source supplies the electric charge.

Abstract: A photosensitive image-forming material having a photosensitive layer, said photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin resulting from the reaction of a hydroxyl-containing polyester precursor composed of dicarboxylic acid units derived from a dicarboxylic acid having a photosensitive unsaturated double bond adjacent to an aromatic ring and glycol units with a chain extender having in the molecule at least two functional groups capable of reacting with the hydroxyl groups of the polyester precursor.

Abstract: A photosensitive image-forming material developable with aqueous alkali developers, which is characterized in that the photosensitive resin having the structural units represented by the general formula ##STR1## (wherein A represents a linear polyester structural unit containing in its main chain the dicarboxylic acid unit having a photosensitive, unsaturated double bond adjacent to the aromatic ring, and R.sub.1 represents a tetravalent organic group) is contained in the photosensitive layer.

Abstract: A photosensitive image-forming material having a photosensitive layer, said photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin resulting from the reaction of a hydroxyl-containing polyester precursor composed of dicarboxylic acid units derived from a dicarboxylic acid having a photosensitive unsaturated double bond adjacent to an aromatic ring and glycol units with a chain extender having in the molecule at least two functional groups capable of reacting with the hydroxyl groups of the polyester precursor.

Abstract: An embossed interior finishing material having superior cigarette mark resistance, said material comprising(A) a base material(B) formed on said base material, a foamed and ultraviolet-cured undercoat layer obtained from a vinyl chloride polymer, a reactive plasticizer, a blowing agent and a light sensitizer, and(C) formed on said undercoat layer, an ultraviolet-cured top coat layer obtained from a vinyl chloride polymer, a reactive plasticizer and a light sensitizer, or(C') formed on said undercoat layer, an ultraviolet-cured top paint layer.