Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus SM of this invention has: a vacuum chamber which performs a predetermined processing on a to-be-processed substrate that is set in position in the vacuum chamber. Inside the vacuum chamber there is disposed a deposition preventive plate) which is made up of a fixed deposition preventive plate and a moveable deposition preventive plate which is moveable in one direction. Further provided are: a metal block body disposed in a vertical posture on an inner wall surface of the vacuum chamber; and a cooling means for cooling the block body. In a processing position in which a predetermined vacuum processing is performed on the to-be-processed substrate, a top surface of the block body is arranged to be in proximity to or in contact with the moveable deposition preventive plate.

Abstract: A toner includes toner matrix particles containing resin and wax; and an external additive, wherein an average number of voids per toner is 5 or more and 10 or less per toner with a void diameter ? (nm) of voids in the toner matrix particles being 500 ? ? ? 200, as measured based on cross-sectional observation by a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol capable of reducing a concentration in discharged water of 1,4-dioxane contained generated in a step of producing ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol. A method of producing ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol includes a predetermined step of producing ethylene oxide, and a step of extracting a part of a column bottom liquid of an ethylene oxide stripping column in the step of producing ethylene oxide and supplying the extracted column bottom liquid to a by-produced ethylene glycol concentration column, concentrating ethylene glycol produced as a by-product in the step of producing ethylene oxide, and distilling and separating 1,4-dioxane produced as a by-product in the step of producing ethylene oxide, wherein the by-produced ethylene glycol concentration column is a divided wall distillation column.

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol capable of reducing a concentration in discharged water of 1,4-dioxane contained generated in a step of producing ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol. A method of producing ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol includes a predetermined step of producing ethylene oxide, and a step of extracting a part of a column bottom liquid of an ethylene oxide stripping column in the step of producing ethylene oxide and supplying the extracted column bottom liquid to a by-produced ethylene glycol concentration column, concentrating ethylene glycol produced as a by-product in the step of producing ethylene oxide, and distilling and separating 1,4-dioxane produced as a by-product in the step of producing ethylene oxide, wherein the by-produced ethylene glycol concentration column is a divided wall distillation column.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided means for suppressing the occurrence of corrosion on the inner tube side in a heat exchanger and enabling continuous production for a long time period in a process for producing ethylene oxide. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for producing ethylene oxide, the method including: supplying a raw material gas including ethylene, molecular oxygen, and a chlorine compound to an ethylene oxidation reactor; subjecting ethylene and molecular oxygen in the raw material gas to catalytic vapor phase oxidation in the ethylene oxidation reactor in the presence of a silver catalyst, and thereby producing a gas including ethylene oxide, water, and a chlorine compound; and cooling a gas to be cooled including water and the chlorine compound using a heat exchanger.

Abstract: A flush mounted handle assembly for a vehicle is provided, operable with both power and manual modes of opening and closing a slide door. The flush mounted handle assembly may include a case configured to be fixed in a recess of a power slide door of a vehicle. A dual-directional handle base may be provided, pivotally coupled to the case. The handle base may have a first end and a second opposing end. The first and seconds ends may be configured for a selective pivotal movement in opposite directions about a pivot axis. A bell crank may be provided, coupled to the case, and configured to rotate upon engagement with the handle base in order to actuate a switch assembly and to coordinate different operations of the power slide door.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided means for suppressing the occurrence of corrosion on the inner tube side in a heat exchanger and enabling continuous production for a long time period in a process for producing ethylene oxide. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for producing ethylene oxide, the method including: supplying a raw material gas including ethylene, molecular oxygen, and a chlorine compound to an ethylene oxidation reactor; subjecting ethylene and molecular oxygen in the raw material gas to catalytic vapor phase oxidation in the ethylene oxidation reactor in the presence of a silver catalyst, and thereby producing a gas including ethylene oxide, water, and a chlorine compound; and cooling a gas to be cooled including water and the chlorine compound using a heat exchanger.

Abstract: This steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article includes one core strand having a two-layer twisted layer structure formed by intertwining a plurality of steel filaments, and a plurality of sheath strands having a twisted layer structure formed by intertwining a plurality of steel filaments. The sheath strands are intertwined around the core strand, a core of the core strand is formed by two core filaments, and the diameter of outermost layer sheath filaments forming an outermost layer sheath of each sheath strand is greater than the diameter of filaments inside the outermost layer sheath of the sheath strand.

Abstract: To provide a novel technique capable of further reducing the argon purge amount in a process for producing ethylene oxide.

Abstract: A flush mounted handle assembly for a vehicle is provided, operable with both power and manual modes of opening and closing a slide door. The flush mounted handle assembly may include a case configured to be fixed in a recess of a power slide door of a vehicle. A dual-directional handle base may be provided, pivotally coupled to the case. The handle base may have a first end and a second opposing end. The first and seconds ends may be configured for a selective pivotal movement in opposite directions about a pivot axis. A bell crank may be provided, coupled to the case, and configured to rotate upon engagement with the handle base in order to actuate a switch assembly and to coordinate different operations of the power slide door.

Abstract: This steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article includes one core strand having a two-layer twisted layer structure formed by intertwining a plurality of steel filaments, and a plurality of sheath strands having a twisted layer structure formed by intertwining a plurality of steel filaments. The sheath strands are intertwined around the core strand, a core of the core strand is formed by two core filaments, and the diameter of outermost layer sheath filaments forming an outermost layer sheath of each sheath strand is greater than the diameter of filaments inside the outermost layer sheath of the sheath strand.

Abstract: To provide a novel technique capable of further reducing the argon purge amount in a process for producing ethylene oxide.

Abstract: A polytetrafluoroethylene resin comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having a two-dimensional branched structure in the molecule is produced by exposing polytetrafluoroethylene to an ionizing radiation at a dose of no more than 10 kGy.

Abstract: A polytetrafluoroethylene resin comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having a two-dimensional branched structure in the molecule is produced by exposing polytetrafluoroethylene to an ionizing radiation at a dose of no more than 10 kGy.

Abstract: A DS-CDMA (Direct Sequence-Code Division Multiple Access) multi-user interference canceller cancels interference waves of a plurality of users. The DS-CDMA includes a variable gain controller for comparing reception characteristics of reception signals received from the plurality of users prior to interference cancellation processing with reception characteristics upon the interference cancellation processing and evaluating a comparison result, and controlling gains prior to baseband decoding of the reception signals so as to maximize improvements of the reception characteristics of the reception signals on the basis of an evaluation result. A CDMA multi-user system using the above canceller is also disclosed.

Abstract: A DS-CDMA (Direct Sequence—Code Division Multiple Access) multi-user interference canceller is provided with a notifying unit for notifying symbol information, a delay of each path and transmission estimation value information of each path to other users, a correlation value calculator for calculating cross correlation values with spread code sequences of the other users in each user in advance, an interference calculator for calculating interference components of the other users on the basis of the information notified by the other users and the cross correlation values calculated in advance, and a subtracter for subtracting the interference components from the signal component of the present user, whereby the interference components are generated and cancelled at a symbol rate after a reception signal is subjected to despread.

Abstract: A multiuser interference canceler which is used in a DS-CDMA (direct sequence-code division multiple access) communication system and is capable of preventing reception quality from being degraded. In a serial multiuser interference canceler which has cascaded blocks each having an interference canceler units (ICUs) for generating interference replica signal, preliminary demodulators for measuring reception quality of the signals of the users in the received signal are provided. If the reception quality of output signals from the preceding block is more degraded than the reception quality measured by the preliminary demodulators, then each of the interference canceler units determines that the reception quality has been degraded by an interference cancellation process in the preceding block, and controls the interference canceler unit in the preceding block to turn off the outputting of the interference replica signal.

Abstract: When a tape cassette is mounted, a tape drive apparatus judges whether the tape cassette is of a first mode (normal mode) or a second mode (multi-partition mode) based on one or both of management information that is read out from the magnetic tape and management information that is read out from a memory (MIC) incorporated in the tape cassette. The tape drive apparatus then an performs an operation setting in accordance with the mode thus judged.

Abstract: In a CMOS noise eliminating circuit, a plurality of PMOS transistors or NMOS transistors are connected in series so as to cause of switching speeds or switching timings of the PMOS transistors or the NMOS transistors, which are connected in series, to differ from each other, thereby improving the noise-resistant performance of a semiconductor integrated circuit.

Abstract: In a cellular mobile communication system, a number of transmit/receive units are respectively connected to antenna sites for conversion of signals between a radio frequency and a baseband frequency and a number of modulator/demodulator units is provided. Control circuitry receives signals from the modulator/demodulator units indicating strengths of signals received by the antennas and controls a switcher for establishing connections between the transmit/receive units and the modulator/demodulator units. Control circuit further controls a combining circuit to combine the signals associated with at least two of the modulator/demodulator units during an intra-cell handover.