Abstract: A guide wire includes a core shaft and a twisted wire coil body having a plurality of wires twisted together and arranged along an outer periphery of the core shaft. The twisted wire coil body includes a distal end portion including a distal end and a feature portion, and a proximal end portion, and has a smaller outer diameter in the feature portion than at the proximal end portion. Among the plurality of wires, an outermost wire having a longest distance to a center point of the core shaft in a transverse cross section of the twisted wire coil body in the feature portion, has a smaller cross-sectional area than a wire having a longest distance to the center point in a transverse cross section of the twisted wire coil body at the proximal end portion. An inner diameter of the twisted wire coil body is constant.

Abstract: The formation of a resin layer, a metal layer and an insulating resin layer on an outer surface of a corrugated metal pipe for flowing a fluid provides a flexible pipe, whose corrugated metal pipe does not suffer from having apertures even with spark discharge by induced lightning.

Abstract: A pipe joint comprising a pressing nut into which a flexible pipe is inserted, a joint body into which the pressing nut is partially inserted, a resilient means unlocked when pushed by a tip end of the flexible pipe, a sealing member, a retainer engaging the flexible pipe, and an engaging mechanism keeping the pressing nut at a predetermined position in the joint body; the engaging mechanism comprising a stop ring, an annular groove formed on an outer surface of the pressing nut for receiving the stop ring, pluralities of engaging grooves formed on an inner surface of the joint body for receiving the stop ring and communicating with each other; the stop ring engaging both of the annular groove and the first engaging groove before the connection of the flexible pipe is completed; and when the flexible pipe is pulled after completing the connection, the stop ring moving from the first engaging groove to the second engaging groove to draw the pressing nut from the joint body, so that the normal connection of the

Abstract: A pipe joint comprising a pressing nut into which a flexible pipe is inserted, a joint body into which the pressing nut is partially inserted, a resilient means unlocked when pushed by a tip end of the flexible pipe, a sealing member, a retainer engaging the flexible pipe, and an engaging mechanism keeping the pressing nut at a predetermined position in the joint body; the engaging mechanism comprising a stop ring, an annular groove formed on an outer surface of the pressing nut for receiving the stop ring, pluralities of engaging grooves formed on an inner surface of the joint body for receiving the stop ring and communicating with each other; the stop ring engaging both of the annular groove and the first engaging groove before the connection of the flexible pipe is completed; and when the flexible pipe is pulled after completing the connection, the stop ring moving from the first engaging groove to the second engaging groove to draw the pressing nut from the joint body, so that the normal connection of the

Abstract: The formation of a resin layer, a metal layer and an insulating resin layer on an outer surface of a corrugated metal pipe for flowing a fluid provides a flexible pipe, whose corrugated metal pipe does not suffer from having apertures even with spark discharge by induced lightning.

Abstract: In an information providing system, when a plurality of Java (registered trademark) applications (28 and 29) which can run simultaneously on an extended functional module (27) are installed into the extended functional module (27), application management modules (32 and 34) manage the operations of the plurality of Java applications (28 and 29), respectively. Thereby, the information providing system can make the plurality of Java applications (28 and 29) operate simultaneously without causing a resource conflict.

Abstract: A pipe joint for connecting a flexible corrugated tube includes a joint body, a sleeve received in an axial through bore in the joint body for holding a free end of the flexible corrugated tube, and a nut threadedly fitted in a threaded portion of the joint body. A shoulder is formed on an inner surface of the through bore, and has an air-tight surface directed toward one end of the through bore. A tapering surface, decreasing in diameter progressively toward the shoulder, is formed on the inner surface of the through bore in adjacent relation to the shoulder. An annular groove of a generally channel-shaped cross-section is formed in the inner surface of the through bore in adjacent relation to the tapering surface. The sleeve has projections extending radially inwardly from one end thereof facing said shoulder, the sleeve having an end surface at the other end thereof.

Abstract: Processes for producing an oligoester and producing unsaturated polyester resin by use of the oligoester using unsaturated dibasic acid or its anhydride and isophthalic acid as dibasic acid components, and propylene oxide as a polyol component, characterized by (a) the step of reacting isophthalic acid with propylene oxide in the presence of an amine compound catalyst to form an oligoester, (b) the step of removing volatile components from the oligoester by heating it at a temperature range of 180.degree.-300.degree. C., (c) the step of treating the resulting oligoester with silica-alumina compound having adsorbing property, and (d) the step of reacting the oligoester so treated with the unsaturated dibasic acid or its anhydride.