Abstract: The stacked semiconductor memory device of the present invention has the object of reducing the cost of developing a wide variety of memory devices and includes: a memory cell array chip that is equipped with memory cell arrays, an interface chip that is stacked with the memory cell array chip and that is provided with a memory configuration switching circuit for changing the input/output bit configuration of the memory cell arrays, and a plurality of interchip wires for connecting the memory cell array chip and the interface chip.

Abstract: In a three-dimensional semiconductor device in which a plurality of semiconductor circuit chips are stacked and that is provided with a plurality of interchip interconnections for signal transmission between these semiconductor circuit chips, when transmitting signals, only one interchip interconnection that serves for signal transmission is selected and other interchip interconnections are electrically isolated by means of switches that are provided between the interchip interconnections and signal lines. Interchip interconnection capacitance relating to the charge and discharge of interconnections is thus minimized.

Abstract: A cover of air bag apparatus includes: a panel body made of resin including a door portion disposed opposing the air bag, a non-expansion portion which surrounds the door portion and a door peripheral portion defining the door portion and the non-expansion portion, containing a hinge opposing portion and a fracture portion to be fractured with a pressure when the air bag is expanded; a backing member made of resin including a door fixing portion welded to the door portion in the form of a sheet, a non-expansion portion fixing portion welded to the non-expansion portion in the form of a sheet and a hinge portion which is deformable, connecting the door fixing portion with the non-expansion portion fixing portion and disposed substantially opposing the hinge opposing portion; and a net body which is disposed across the hinge opposing portion and embedded integrally in a welding portion between the panel body and the backing member except a portion opposing the hinge opposing portion.

Abstract: A very effective unit for adjusting the condition of a marine propulsion device that is constructed in such a way to protect the various components from wear caused by foreign particles that may be formed during its life by trapping the particles in a cavity formed in an upper surface of an actuating piston.

Abstract: A cylinder driving system capable of reducing the number of hydraulic devices and the amount of energy loss and an energy regenerating method thereof are provided. To this end, the system includes i) a hydraulic cylinder, ii) a hydraulic pump having three suction/discharge ports of a first port for supplying oil to a bottom chamber of the hydraulic cylinder or draining oil from the bottom chamber, a second port for draining oil from a head chamber of the hydraulic cylinder or supplying oil to the head chamber, and a third port for draining oil from a tank or supplying oil to the tank, the suction rate or the discharge rate in the first port being the sum of the respective discharge rates or suction rates in the second port and the third port, and iii) a driving source for driving the hydraulic pump.

Abstract: A pivoting arrangement for connecting an actuator to the outboard drive portion of a marine propulsion unit and more particularly to an arrangement for strengthening the pivotal connection without significantly increasing its size and by simplifying its construction to reduce cost.

Abstract: A pivoting arrangement for connecting an actuator to the outboard drive portion of a marine propulsion unit and more particularly to an arrangement for strengthening the pivotal connection without significantly increasing its size and by simplifying its construction to reduce cost.

Abstract: A tilt and trim system for the outboard drive of a marine propulsion unit wherein the popping up action is effectively damped without positive stops that could cause abrupt stopping and possible damage.

Abstract: An improved hydraulic system for a marine propulsion unit where it is insured that leakage of the shuttle valve will not permit the propulsion unit to move from the desired position by having a series of shuttle piston operated check valves inn series flow between the pump and the hydraulic unit that controls the position.

Abstract: A surface mounting type coil includes: a coil hiving windings which are wound around a magnetic core having a hole; a cylindrical magnetic body which is provided around the coil; and a plurality of metal plate terminals which leads of the windings are connected to; the metal plate terminals extending along an outer face of the cylindrical magnetic body from a bottom face to a top face thereof, and being secured to the cylindrical magnetic body in such a manner that tips of the metal plate terminals are within the thickness of the cylindrical magnetic body.

Abstract: A p-type semiconductor barrier layer is provided in the vicinity of undoped quantum dots, and holes in the p-type semiconductor barrier layer are injected in advance in the ground level of the valence band of the quantum dots. Lowering the threshold electron density of conduction electrons in the ground level of the conduction band of quantum dots in this way accelerates the relaxation process of electrons from an excited level to the ground level in the conduction band.

Abstract: A surface mounting type coil includes: a coil hiving windings which are wound around a magnetic core having a hole; a cylindrical magnetic body which is provided around the coil; and a plurality of metal plate terminals which leads of the windings are connected to; the metal plate terminals extending along an outer face of the cylindrical magnetic body from a bottom face to a top face thereof, and being secured to the cylindrical magnetic body in such a manner that tips of the metal plate terminals are within the thickness of the cylindrical magnetic body.

Abstract: A hydraulic tilt and trim device for a marine propulsion unit and a method of forming such a device. This is done by utilizing a cast in pipe that is cast into the molded housing assembly for the tilt and trim device and which can be subsequently machined so as to form complete passages for the hydraulic system and thus minimizing the number of drilled and bored passages that must be formed.

Abstract: A surface mounting type coil includes: a coil hiving windings which are wound around a magnetic core having a hole; a cylindrical magnetic body which is provided around the coil; and a plurality of metal plate terminals which leads of the windings are connected to; the metal plate terminals extending along an outer face of the cylindrical magnetic body from a bottom face to a top face thereof, and being secured to the cylindrical magnetic body in such a manner that tips of the metal plate terminals are within the thickness of the cylindrical magnetic body.

Abstract: A cylinder driving system capable of reducing the number of hydraulic devices and the amount of energy loss and an energy regenerating method thereof are provided. To this end, the system includes i) a hydraulic cylinder, ii) a hydraulic pump having three suction/discharge ports of a first port for supplying oil to a bottom chamber of the hydraulic cylinder or draining oil from the bottom chamber, a second port for draining oil from a head chamber of the hydraulic cylinder or supplying oil to the head chamber, and a third port for draining oil from a tank or supplying oil to the tank, the suction rate or the discharge rate in the first port being the sum of the respective discharge rates or suction rates in the second port and the third port, and iii) a driving source for driving the hydraulic pump.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel DNA sequence having a flower organ-specific promoter activity which makes it possible to express a foreign gene specifically in pistil or lodicule, this enabling genetic manipulation. The present invention provides a DNA fragment comprising the sequence of positions 1 to 5369 in the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:3 in Sequence Listing, the sequence of positions 3335 to 5108 therein, a part of these sequences or a sequence derived from these sequences by deletion, substitution, insertion or addition of one or more nucleotides and having a promoter activity; and a flower organ-specific promoter sequence which can be identified from among sequences obtained by screening a genomic library of rice or other plants by using as a probe the nucleotide sequence as described above or a part thereof.

Abstract: An adhesive for resin roll assembly which is to be used in such a manner that the adhesive is injected into the space between a cylindrical object made of a resin and either a roll core or a fiber-reinforced underlayer formed by winding a fibrous material impregnated with a thermosetting resin on the outer periphery of a roll core and is then gradationally cured to unite the cylindrical object to the roll core or underlayer. It comprises (a) an epoxy resin and (b) one or more amine compound hardeners (b), selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyamines, alicyclic polyamines, heterocyclic polyamines, polyamide-polyamines having a number-average molecular weight of 800 or lower, polyether polyamines having a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 or lower, and cyanoethylated polyamines.

Abstract: This invention provides a flower organ-specific promoter enabling genetic engineering manipulations of pistil or lodicule. This invention further provides a chitinase expressed specifically in flower organ and its gene.

Abstract: A hydraulic tilt and trim device for a marine propulsion unit and a method of forming such a device. This is done by utilizing a cast in pipe that is cast into the molded housing assembly for the tilt and trim device and which can be subsequently machined so as to form complete passages for the hydraulic system and thus minimizing the number of drilled and bored passages that must be formed.

Abstract: The flower organ-specific promoter is contained in the sequence consisting of nucleotides of positions from 1 to 1234 in the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:3. The promoter includes sequences derived from the above sequence by deletion, substitution, insertion or addition of one or more nucleotides and having a flower organ-specific promoter activity and also those obtainable by using the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 as a probe and having a flower organ-specific promoter activity.