Abstract: A play data recording apparatus for a keyed musical instrument converts keying strength information, which is detected by an appropriate detector when one of keys of a keyboard apparatus is operated, into reference keying strength information based on the relationship obtained in advance between keying strength information detected when one of the keys of the keyboards is operated at an arbitrary one or ones of fractionized reference sound volumes and reference keying strength information obtained by digitizing the fractionized reference sound volumes, and then causes the reference keying strength information obtained by the conversion to be stored as one of play data into a storage device.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatic playing of a piano, the apparatus activating operation terminals in consonance with received play data to play music. The apparatus includes an input device for receiving play data, the play data including soft pedal event information and key event information. The apparatus also includes: a soft pedal history storage unit that, when the soft pedal event information is received from the input device, temporarily holds ON/OFF history of a soft pedal in consonance with the soft pedal event information; a converter that, when the key event information is received from the input device and the soft pedal history storage unit is storing an ON event for the soft pedal, performs a predetermined conversion of key depression force data that is included in the key event information; and a controller that controls the operation terminals in consonance with the key depression force data that has been converted by the converter.

Abstract: A signal transmission circuit which transmits a signal over a transmission line includes a line driver circuit comprising a differential amplifier and an emitter follower circuit connected thereto, and a metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor which provides a high impedance when power supply from a power supply source is turned off and, thereby, causes the line driver circuit to provide a high output impedance to the transmission line when power supply is turned off.

Abstract: A receiving circuit includes of a differential amplifier which receives at an input stage a balanced signal transmitted from a pair of signal transmission lines and outputs a logic "H" or "L". An alarm generating unit which includes positively and negatively biased first and second differential amplifiers, a logic gate unit and a pulse width detection unit. The logic gate unit is located at the input stage of the differential amplifier and displays the detection of a small differential voltage appearing at the time abnormalities are detected. The pulse width detection unit produces an alarm signal when the pulse width of the output pulse from the logic gate unit has become longer than a predetermined pulse width. By using the first and second differential amplifiers, it is possible to prevent the signal transmission lines from becoming sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Abstract: A sensor arrangement for an automatic piano player apparatus is provided. The sensor arrangement includes a plurality of switches which are operatively associated with a rotatable shutter in the hammer system of the automatic piano player. When the hammer system is operated to strike a string of the piano, the cooperation between the rotatable shutter and the switches produces output information which includes the string-striking intensity information and the state of condition information of the damper that is normally in contact with the piano string. With this information, the various play techniques such as staccato, legato, continuous key-striking and the like may be reproduced with great fidelity by the automatic piano player apparatus.

Abstract: (1R,5S,6S)-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-2-[(1,2-diiminomethyl)-4-pyrazol idinyl-thio-carbapenem-3-carboxylic acid is provided as an intermediate, which is converted into (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazolium-6-yl]thio-6 -[R-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-carbapenem-3-carboxylate. This compound is an antibacterial agent, which also may be in the form of the corresponding acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in which case there is included an anionic group balancing the traizolinium positive charge. As such as anionic group may be mentioned, for example, the chloride, acatate or carbonate. As the salt may be mentioned the alkali metal salts, for example, sodium.

Abstract: A magnetic head carries out at least one of a recording, reproduction and erasure of an information on and/or from a magnetic recording medium by making sliding contact with the magnetic recording medium. The magnetic head comprises a first slider having a first surface which confronts the magnetic recording medium, a second slider having a second surface which confronts the magnetic recording medium and a contact portion for making sliding contact with the recording medium, and a magnetic head part sandwiched between the first and second sliders for carrying out at least one of the recording, reproduction and erasure of the information on and/or from the recording medium. The magnetic head part has a sliding contact surface for making sliding contact with the magnetic recording medium, and this magnetic head part projects from the first and second surfaces of the first and second sliders so that the sliding contact surface approximately coincides with the contact surface of the second slider.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for controlling or preventing a bacterial infection which are based upon (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazolium-6-yl)]thio- 6-[R-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-carbapenem-3-carboxylate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: (1R,5S,6S)-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-2-[(1,2-diiminomethyl)-4-pyrazol idinyl]-thio-carbapenem-3-carboxylic acid is provided as an intermediate, which is converted into (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazolium-6-yl)]thio- 6-[R-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-carbapenem-3-carboxylate. This compound is an antibacterial agent, which also may be in the form of the corresponding acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in which case there is included an anionic group balancing the traizolinium positive charge. As such an anionic group may be mentioned, for example, the chloride, acatate or carbonate. As the salt may be mentioned the alkali metal salts, for example, sodium.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprises a first magnetic head mounted on a carriage and a second magnetic head mounted on an arm which swings to and from the carriage, for engagement with a first and second side respectively of a flexible magnetic disc. The first and second magnetic heads are mounted on the carriage and the arm respectively via first and second gimbal plates. The elastic modules of the first gimbal plate is chosen such that the resonance of the first and second magnetic heads due to external vibration is avoided.

Abstract: (1R,5S,6S)-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-2-[(1,2-diiminomethyl)-4-pyrazol idinyl]-thio-carbapenum-3-carboxylic acid is provided as an intermediate, which is converted into (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazolium-6-yl)]thio- 6-[R-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methyl-carbapenum-3-carboxylate. This compound is an antibacterial agent, which also may be in the form of the corresponding acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in which case there is included an anionic group balancing the traizolinium positive charge. As such an anionic group may be mentioned, for example, the chloride, acatate or carbonate. As the salt may be mentioned the alkali metal salts, for example, sodium.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring shapes, comprises a scanner, having a plurality of arms for holding an object the shape of which is to be measured, and a turntable to which one end of each of the arms is fixed; and a device for forming a silhouette image of the object including a first optical system which has an optical axis parallel to a rotating axis of the turntable and which has a light source and a light receiving unit confronting each other to allow the object to be in between the light source and the light receiving unit of the first optical system, and a second optical system which has another optical axis substantially at a right angle to the rotating axis of the turntable and which has another light source and another light receiving unit confronting each other to allow the object to be in between the light source and the light receiving unit of the second optical system.

Abstract: A magnetic head device comprises a magnetic head assembly and a holder which is inserted with the magnetic head assembly and has a generally ring shape which is electromagnetically open so as to minimize magnetic induction.

Abstract: An optical switch comprising an optical fiber member having its light sending end surface and light receiving surface bound closely in contact along a flat side of their ends, and a reflecting surface which is provided at the end surface of a swinging lever for switching ON and OFF the light reflecting condition where the light sent from the sending end surface is guided or not guided to the receiving end surface.

Abstract: A method of producing a magnetic head comprises the steps of forming a core assembly, forming a core-shield-spacer assembly by fitting shields and spacers in the core assembly, and forming a head surface by grinding an upper surface of the core-shield-spacer assembly. The core assembly comprises a reference core block having both side surfaces thereof finished with a high accuracy and a pair of side core blocks connected to the respective side surfaces of the reference core block. Write gaps and read gaps of a plurality of channels are all formed in alignment at the side surfaces of the reference core block.

Abstract: Discloded is a light transmission device in which a plug is elastically urged toward an E-O converter element by a plug urging means provided between the plug and a receptacle of a light transfer device and in which a spacer is provided between the plug and the E-O converter element so that the end surface of the plug and the E-O converter element are separated from each other by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A rotary encoder has a rotor with reflector sections applied to its peripheral edge. The reflector sections are formed on a belt as a laminate of a lacquer layer, a metal foil layer, and an adhesive layer and are transferred to the edge of the rotor at selected intervals.

Abstract: In an optical fiber sensor comprising an optical fiber coupled with a light emission element and another optical fiber coupled with a light receiving element, end portions of the optical fibers other than those coupled with the aforementioned elements being arranged side by side and joined together in a closely contacting relation with the end surfaces of the optical fibers placed in opposition to a slit member to be detected such that the arranged direction of the optical fibers is aligned with a shifting direction of the slit member; the end portions of the optical fibers are formed into a flat configuration and joined together such that the flat side surfaces of the two fibers are brought into a surface contacting relation.

Abstract: A device for detecting rotating speed of a thin shape motor including a vertical shaft rotatably supported on a base plate, a rotor of a planar shape secured to the vertical shaft in a spaced apart relation from the base plate, and a stator provided downwardly from the rotor on the base plate, comprises a rotatable disc of a diameter smaller than that of the rotor secured to the vertical shaft and having speed detecting indices on a peripheral surface thereof, and a luminous element and a light-receiving element provided outwardly of the rotor. A light-projecting optical fiber and a light-receiving optical fiber are further provided to extend along the base plate such that one end of the light-projecting optical fiber is located to oppose the luminous element, while one end of the light-receiving optical fiber is located to oppose the light-receiving element, and that the other ends of the two optical fibers are placed in opposition to the peripheral surface of the rotatable disc.

Abstract: A light-reflective type rotary encoder used to measure the rotational frequency of a rotating shaft, the distance travelled by a sliding body, or other physical quantity has a casing body in which a rotor is rotatably held. Two input optical fibers laid parallel to each other and an output optical fiber laid between the input fibers are held in the casing body in such a way that each one end of these fibers is arranged in line and opposed to the fringe of the rotor on which reflective areas and non-reflective areas are alternately formed at regular intervals circumferentially. The other ends of the fibers which are disposed on the open end side of the casing body are surrounded and covered by a device-mounting case which is detachably mounted to the casing body and which holds a light-emitting device and light-receiving devices therein.