Abstract: A flat harness assembling apparatus and method are provided for covering juxtaposed electric wires with a sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface thereof. A covering device for assembling the sheet around the plurality of juxtaposed wires includes a central plate on which a central portion of the sheet is mounted, a first side plate connected through a hinge portion to a side edge of the central plate in a foldable manner, and a second side plate connected through a hinge portion to an opposite side edge of the central plate in a foldable manner. The covering device also includes an engagement device having an engagement plate for holding a sheet mounted on the central plate and the first and second side plates.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, comprising silver halide grains wherein at least 80% of a total grain projected area is accounted for by tabular grains, the tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 12, a variation coefficient of grain diameter of less than 30%, an average overall surface iodide content of 5 to 15 mol % and an average surface iodide content in the vicinity of corners of the grains of less than 3 mol %; and the tabular grains further having a shallow electron trap center in the peripheral region of the grain.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average iodide content of 3 to 15 mol % and comprising silver halide phases differing in halide composition, at least 50% of the total projected area of the tabular silver halide grains being accounted for by grains having an aspect ratio of not less than 12, wherein the first silver halide phase (A) has an average iodide content of not more than 3 mol % and accounting for 50 to 85% of total silver, the second phase (B) locating outside the phase (A), having an average iodide content of 8 to 25 mol % and accounting for 10 to 35% of total silver, and the third outermost phase having an average iodide content of not more than 4 mol % 0.5 to 15% of total silver.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, comprising silver halide grains wherein at least 80% of a total grain projected area is accounted for by tabular grains, the tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 12, a variation coefficient of grain diameter of less than 30%, an average overall surface iodide content of 5 to 15 mol % and an average surface iodide content in the vicinity of corners of the grains of less than 3 mol %; and the tabular grains further having a shallow electron trap center in the peripheral region of the grain.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average iodide content of 3 to 15 mol % and comprising silver halide phases differing in halide composition, at least 50% of the total projected area of the tabular silver halide grains being accounted for by grains having an aspect ratio of not less than 12, wherein the first silver halide phase (A) has an average iodide content of not more than 3 mol % and accounting for 50 to 85% of total silver, the second phase (B) locating outside the phase (A), having an average iodide content of 8 to 25 mol % and accounting for 10 to 35% of total silver, and the third outermost phase having an average iodide content of not more than 4 mol % 0.5 to 15% of total silver.

Abstract: An aluminum wire is connected to a P-type layer of a polydiode element through a resistive element consisting of a barrier metal film and a tungsten plug. Another aluminum wire is connected to an N-type layer of the polydiode element through another resistive element consisting of another barrier metal film and another tungsten plug. Thus, a semiconductor device including a polydiode element which is resistant to surge or contamination is provided.

Abstract: The invention aims at making it possible to quickly publicize data from a system having a different purpose for another purpose.

Abstract: A processes for adhering a vulcanized rubber to a vulcanized rubber or an unvulcanized rubber. Adhesion of vulcanized rubbers to each other is conducted by using at least one of the vulcanized rubbers before vulcanization thereof according to steps of: (1) laminating a sheet material which can easily be peeled from a surface of a rubber after vulcanization to a rough surface of the rubber before vulcanization, (2) vulcanizing a resultant laminate, (3) removing the sheet material from the vulcanized laminate immediately before adhesion of the vulcanized rubber in the laminate to another vulcanized rubber, and (4) adhering the vulcanized rubbers to each other according to a method of adhesion. The adhering of the vulcanized rubbers to each other is also conducted by using a rubber composition for adhesion inserted between the vulcanized rubbers without procedures using the sheet material.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising silver halide grains and a dispersing medium, wherein the silver halide grains, each comprises a first high-iodide phase and a second high-iodide phase, each of the first and second high-iodide phases accounting for 0.5 to 5% of the grain, based on silver, and each of the first and second high-iodide phases having an iodide content of more than 40 mol %. A silver halide photographic material containing the emulsion is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, consisting essentially of tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of 3.0 or more, the tabular grains substantially having dislocation lines, a variation coefficient of grain size of said tabular grains being 20% or less and a variation coefficient of thickness of said tabular grains being 20% or less. There is also disclosed a photographic light sensitive material containing the tabular grains.

Abstract: An aluminum wire is connected to a P-type layer of a polydiode element through a resistive element consisting of a barrier metal film and a tungsten plug. Another aluminum wire is connected to an N-type layer of the polydiode element through another resistive element consisting of another barrier metal film and another tungsten plug. Thus, a semiconductor device including a polydiode element which is resistant to surge or contamination is provided.

Abstract: A method for preparing a silver halide emulsion is disclosed, wherein the method controls a mean intergrain distance in the process of growing silver halide grains contained in a silver halide emulsion, as defined below, over a period of from the start of growing silver halide grains to completion thereof: Mean intergrain distance=(Volume of the reaction mixture solution/number of grains in the reaction mixture solution)⅓.

Abstract: A roadway deviation prevention system prevents a vehicle from deviating from the roadway. This roadway deviation prevention system has an on-vehicle transceiver which transmits a vehicle presence signal having a prescribed frequency, and data carriers, which are installed on a road, for emitting a warning signal resonating with the vehicle presence signal when the vehicle comes close to the data carriers. The on-vehicle transceiver has an annunciator which generates an alarm sound to inform the presence of the data carriers to the driver of the vehicle based on an induced voltage generated in the transceiver unit by the electromagnetic induction of the warning signal. The data carrier emits the warning signal based only on the energy generated when the resonance circuit receives the vehicle presence signal. Thus, this data carrier operates with no power source.

Abstract: To a column line to which a selected memory cell is connected, a write bias voltage is supplied through a selection gate transistor having different channel conductivity type than the memory cell transistor. Current drivability of the selection gate transistor is adapted to be larger than a leak current of the memory cell and to supply a current smaller than the channel current when a channel is formed in one aspect. When a verifying voltage is applied to the selected word line, a large channel current flows when a channel is formed, potential of a subbit line is changed accordingly, and programming is suppressed. In another aspect, the selection gate transistor serves as a constant current source to make the programming speed of the memory cells constant. Thus distribution of threshold values after programming can be made narrow.

Abstract: There is provided a plasma arc welding apparatus which comprises a plasma torch and a spacing retention member which is securely fixed to the plasma torch and whose frontal end is located between a frontal end of the plasma torch and a weld workpiece and is adapted to be pressed against the workpiece while the latter is being welded. There is also provided a plasma arc welding method which makes use of a plasma arc welding apparatus that comprises a plasma torch and a spacing retention member which is securely fixed to a base of the plasma torch and whose frontal end is located between a frontal end of the plasma torch and a welding workpiece, in which method the frontal end of the spacing retention member is pressed against the workpiece while the latter is being welded.

Abstract: This invention comprises a yarn threading apparatus for a draw texturing machine for enabling yarn threading through yarn guides to be easily carried out with respect to a non-contact type heater positioned horizontally in the upper part of the machine, with a twist exerting apparatus comprising a nozzle part for supplying compressed air for transporting such yarn through a guide pipe which guides the transported yarn to the entrance of the heater and retractable guides in said heater retractable when the yarn is being threaded and insertable after the yarn is threaded for receiving a guide such threaded yarn.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising a dispersion medium and tabular silver halide grains having an aspect ratio of grain diameter to grain thickness of not less than 1.4, wherein the tabular grains each have a grain structure meeting the following requirement regarding iodide contents in the vicinity of grain surface,I.sub.1 -I.sub.2 .gtoreq.1 (mol %)where I.sub.1 and I.sub.2 represent each an average silver iodide content in the region from the grain surface to a depth (D.sub.1 and D.sub.2) andD.sub.1 =1.1.times.[d.sub.0.sup.2 .pi.(1/AR+ 1/2)]+13.4D.sub.2 =D.sub.1 .times.2wherein d.sub.O is an average diameter of said tabular grains and AR represents an average aspect ratio of said tabular grains. There is also disclosed a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing the tabular grains as characterized above.

Abstract: A data base retrieval system includes a memory for storing vicinity feature values of data records as search (or retrieval) objects of the data records. The vicinity feature values indicate a correspondence between data characters of the data records which are in the same vicinity. A searching device obtains matching degrees between a vicinity feature value of a search (or retrieval) key and the vicinity feature values of the search objects of the data records. Data record numbers are output arranged in a descending order of the matching degrees. Since phase information of data (position information indicating the position of a search key in a record) as a factor for prolonging the search time upon execution of full-record direct searching is abstracted by a vicinity feature value calculation, a high-speed and fuzzy searching operation can be performed so that the search time depends only on the length of the search key information, and does not depend on the volume of data.

Abstract: An automatic transmission control system has first and second hydraulic circuits leading to a low/reverse brake and a reverse clutch, respectively, which perform supplying and discharging of hydraulic pressure to the low/reverse brake and reverse clutch, respectively, so as to lock and unlock them. The first circuit is provided, from the upstream end, with an orifice for restraining hydraulic pressure, an accumulator disposed downstream from the orifice for pressure accumulation, and a switching valve for switching supply and discharge of the hydraulic pressure. The second hydraulic circuit is provided, from the upstream end, with a switching valve for switching communication of the first hydraulic circuit between the orifice and switching valve with the second hydraulic circuit and communication of the first hydraulic circuit upstream from the orifice with the second hydraulic circuit.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion which is improved in photographic speed, fog and graininess is provided, comprising a dispersion medium and light-sensitive silver halide grains, wherein said silver halide grains are formed, in the presence of an oxidizing agent at a time during the course of forming said silver halide grains, by supplying an emulsion comprising silver halide fine grains formed in the presence of dispersion medium.