Abstract: The present invention provides a ?-type titanium alloy keeping the content of the relatively expensive ?-stabilizing elements such as V or Mo down to a total of 10 mass % or less and reducing the effects of composition segregation of Fe and Cr and thereby able to keep the Young's modulus and density relatively low. The ?-type titanium alloy of the present invention comprises, by mass %, when Al: 2 to 5%, 1) Fe: 2 to 4%, Cr: 6.2 to 11%, and V: 4 to 10%, 2) Fe: 2 to 4%, Cr: 5 to 11%, and Mo: 4 to 10%, or 3) Fe: 2 to 4%, Cr: 5.5 to 11%, and Mo+V (total of Mo and V): 4 to 10% in range, and a balance of substantially Ti. These include Zr added in amounts of 1 to 4 mass %. Furthermore, by making the oxygen equivalent Q 0.15 to 0.30 or leaving the alloy in the work hardened state or by applying both, the tensile strength before aging heat treatment can be further increased.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrostatic chuck in which a workpiece-chucking surface is made flat.

Abstract: An X-ray apparatus according to this invention includes an X-raying condition fixing controller for carrying out controls to cause an X-ray emission from an X-ray tube on X-raying conditions effective when an X-ray emission is stopped by the automatic exposure controller, and turning off automatic exposure control by the automatic exposure controller. Thus, the automatic exposure control is carried out only at the time of starting radiography, and a subsequent sequential shooting can be carried out in the state of X-raying conditions at that time being locked and the automatic exposure control being turned off.

Abstract: A white polyester film for a liquid crystal display reflective plate realizes a high level of brightness when used in side light type liquid crystal displays and direct type liquid crystal displays. The white polyester film for a light reflective plate has a thickness of 200 ?m or more, wherein, in at least one side (side A) of the white polyester film, M is M ??0.0110 (%/nm) and R560 ?100 (%) when the wavelength dependency of spectral reflectance at a wavelength of 450 to 600 nm is approximated according to the following approximation formula R: R=M×?+B, in which R is an approximation formula by a least square method and represents a light reflectance (%), ? represents a wavelength of light (nm), M represents a wavelength coefficient (%/nm), B represents a constant (%), and R560 represents an estimated reflectance obtained by introducing ?=560 nm into the approximation formula R (%).

Abstract: A communication terminal unit has a system control section including a call destination specification information analysis section that analyzes a destination number which is assigned to a communications terminal unit at the other end and input at the time of origination of a call. On the basis of a result of analysis of the destination number performed by the call destination specification information analysis section, a call origination network determination section automatically determines to originate a call over an IP network or over a public network through use of the destination information that has been subjected to analysis and through use of selected network setting information stored in a selected network setting storage section. Selected network setting information required to automatically determine to originate a call over the IP network or over the public network is stored in the call origination network determination section.

Abstract: A rolling element screw device is provided with a power transmission mechanism for moving a retainer ring 14 in an axial direction in accordance with lead angles of spiral grooves 11a, 12a while rotating the retainer ring 14 in a condition of maintaining a constant relationship with respect to a rotational phase of a rotating side member in accordance with the rotation of the rotating side member. The power transmission mechanism is provided with an external tooth 17 formed to a screw member 11, an internal tooth 18 formed to a nut member 12 and a plurality of planetary gears 19 held to be rotatable to circumferentially predetermined positions of the retainer ring 14 in a condition meshed with the external tooth 17 and the internal tooth 18, respectively, the external tooth 17 is formed so as not to overlap with the screw side spiral groove 11a formed to the screw member 11, and the internal tooth 18 is formed so as not to overlap with the nut side spiral groove 12a formed to the nut member 12.

Abstract: The present invention provides a titanium sheet covered with a protective film superior in high temperature oxidation resistance and high temperature salt damage resistance and a method of production of the same and an automobile exhaust system using the same. The titanium sheet covered with a protective film is formed on its surface with a protective film of a thickness of 1 to 100 ?m where flake-shaped metal Al with an average thickness of 0.1 to 5 ?m and average width or average length of 1 to 50 ?m or grain-shaped metal Al with an average size of 0.1 to 30 ?m is dispersed in 20 to 60 mass % silicone resin or silicone grease and comprised of Si: 15 to 55 mass % and C: 10 to 45 mass % and having a balance of unavoidable impurities. Preferably the titanium sheet of the substrate contains one or both of 0.5 to 2.1 mass % of Cu and 0.4 to 2.5 mass % of Al.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and excellent polyester resin sheet for photovoltaic batteries which enhances the electrical transduction efficiency of photovoltaic battery by improving the hydrolysis resistance and heat resistance, and further enhancing the screening potency, as well as a photovoltaic battery using the same. The polyester resin sheet for photovoltaic batteries comprises a polyester resin layer formed by using one or more layers having a number average molecular weight of 18500 to 40000 in which at least one or more layers having 5 to 40% by weight of titanium dioxide is formed on the polyester resin layer, wherein a light transmittance at wavelengths of 300 to 350 nm is 0.005 to 10%, a relative reflectance is 80% or more and 105% or less, an apparent density is 1.37 to 1.65 g/cm3, an optical density is 0.55 to 3.50, and the variation in optical density has a fluctuation of within 20% from the center value.

Abstract: A technique for detecting an abnormal behavior by monitoring moving objects such as human being and a car. The place where the abnormal behavior of the moving objects occurs is deduced from the position of the moving object and the direction in which the moving object moves and presented to the car. An abnormal detector comprises means for determining the position of the moving object and the direction in which the moving object moves, means for determining the place where an abnormal incident causing an abnormal behavior of the moving object occurs on the basis of the determined position and direction, and means for displaying the place where the abnormal incident occurs. Therefore it is possible to immediately know the cause of the abnormal behavior of the moving object from the video information collected by observation monitoring moving objects such as a human being and a car.

Abstract: A received document sorting control method for an image processing device that has a facsimile communication unit for communications via Internet, and receives documents by means of the facsimile communication unit, comprising: previously setting prescribed condition information for judging whether or not a received document is subject to automatic sorting, and for judging a prescribed sorting method in a case that automatic sorting is to be implemented; and checking contents of transmission identification information transmitted by a sender on the basis of the prescribed condition information, and controlling automatic sorting processing for a document received in a communication, in accordance with the corresponding prescribed sorting method, if the document received in the communication is judged to be subject to the automatic sorting.

Abstract: A ceramic heater for heating a semiconductor wafer under processing and has a layered structure wherein on one surface of a supporting substrate made of carbon or a carbon-based composite material, successively formed layers including an insulating layer, and electroconductive layer as an electric heating element and a dielectric layer. A first step for partly or completely removing the layer or layers having degraded properties by means of a suitable method such as sandblasting and a second step of re-forming the layer or layers having been removed in the first step. The invention allows for a substantial cost decrease as compared with the conventional way by replacing the worn-out ceramic heater with a newly manufactured one.

Abstract: A video game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU advances a game according to input data transmitted from a plurality of controllers. A plurality of players share each controller to utilize it in turn. Each player selects in advance a character as his or her own avatar. When a certain player's (Designation: Mr. or Ms. kk) turn has come, a voice message for urging the change like the following is output from the speaker of the controller: “Take places with Mr. or Ms. kk!” Similarly, when the next turn is a relevant player, and the player directly before finishes playing, a voice message for urging a preparation like the following is output: “Mr. or Ms. kk, prepare for your turn.

Abstract: A communication terminal device which comprises an SIP call control unit that performs call control by using an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), a recognition unit that recognizes that a calling has become an error according to a response signal sent back from a called party terminal after making the call according to the SIP call control procedure, a redial management unit that manages a redial interval to make a redial when the calling has become an error, and a redial control unit that performs redial control according to redial information when the calling has become an error and the response signal contains the redial information.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrostatic chuck in which a workpiece-chucking surface is made flat.

Abstract: Provided is a ball spline enabling easy machining of a spline shaft by drawing and manufacturable at low cost. The ball spline includes a spline shaft in which multiple lines of ball rolling faces are formed along the longitudinal direction; and a spline nut having a hollow hole for inserting the spline shaft therein, formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, having load rolling faces opposed to the ball rolling faces of the spline shaft which are formed in the inner peripheral surface of the hollow hole, and installed on the spline shaft through a large number of balls. The spline shaft is formed in a substantially circular shape in cross section. Multiple lines of torque transmission grooves along the longitudinal direction are formed at equal intervals around the spline shaft, and the ball rolling faces are formed on the lateral both sides of these torque transmission grooves.

Abstract: A high strength ?+?-type titanium alloy, containing, by mass %, 4.4% to less than 5.5% of Al, 1.4% to less than 2.1% of Fe, and 1.5 to less than 5.5% of Mo and including, as impurities, Si suppressed to less than 0.1% and C suppressed to less than 0.01% and a balance of Ti and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat resistant titanium alloy sheet excellent in cold workability having high temperature strength characteristics better than JIS Type 2 pure titanium and having a cold workability and high temperature oxidation resistance equal to or better than that of JIS Class 2 pure titanium and a method of production of the same, that is, a heat resistant titanium alloy sheet excellent in cold workability characterized by comprising, by mass %, 0.3 to 1.8% of Cu, 0.18% or less of oxygen, 0.30% or less of Fe, and, as needed, at least one of Sn, Zr, Mo, Nb, and Cr in a total of 0.3 to 1.5%, and the balance of Ti and less than 0.3% of impurity elements and, further, a method of production of that titanium alloy sheet characterized by performing the final annealing at 650 to 830° C. in temperature range or performing the hot-rolled sheet or coil annealing or intermediate annealing at 650 to 830° C. in temperature range and perform the final annealing after cold working at 600 to 650° C.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a glass base material is provided. The glass base material according to the present invention can prevent an initial glass material from being scratched by a gripping portion and from being unfastened and can manufacture in a stable state without deflecting the initial glass material during depositing glass particles when the initial glass material is gripped by metal chucks, and the glass particle are deposited on the periphery of the initial glass material. A cushioning material of which surface has irregularity is intervened between the initial glass material and the gripping portion of a gripping device when the initial glass material is rotated with gripped by the gripping device and the glass particles are deposited on the periphery of the staring glass material. The cushioning material is preferably an elastic material having the thickness twice as long as the depth of the irregularity on the surface of the initial glass material.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for restoring degraded characteristics of a ceramic heater which is a device for heating a semiconductor wafer under processing and has a layered structure consisting of, on one surface of a supporting substrate made of carbon or a carbon-based composite material, successively formed layers including an insulating layer, an electroconductive layer as an electric heating element and a dielectric layer. The inventive method comprises the steps of: a first stepp for partly or completely removing the layer or layers having degraded properties by means of a suitable method such as sabdblasting and a second step of re-forming the layer or layers having been removed in the first step. The invention provides a substantial cost decrease as compared with the conventional way by replacing the worn-out ceramic heater with a newly manufactured one.

Abstract: A sheet, a plate, a bar or wire is made of Ti and has high ductility and low material anistropy in a plane of a sheet or plate, or in a sectional plane of a bar or a wire and contains Fe, in mass, at 0.15-0.5%, N at 0.015-0.041 and 0, with the balance Ti and unavoidable impurities. When the Fe content is defined as [Fe], the N content as [N] and the 0 content as [0], the oxygen equivalent value Q=[0]+2.77[N]+0.1 [Fe] is 0.11-0.28.