Abstract: A measurement method of receiving an emission light output from an optical semiconductor element on an incident end surface of an optical probe, shifts a relative position between the optical semiconductor element and the optical probe on a plane surface intersecting with an optical axis of the emission light, measures an incident intensity of the emission light at several positions, and obtains an incident intensity pattern showing a relationship between a change in the relative position and the respective incident intensities.

Abstract: A method for accurately counting desired cells or microorganisms (viable bacteria) in a sample fluid in which contaminants are included is provided. One or plural types of membrane-permeable fluorochromes whose fluorescence amount is amplified by binding to a nucleic acid and glycerin are added to a sample fluid containing cells or microorganisms to be counted and allowed to stand for a certain time. Glycerin is added before or after or simultaneously with the mixing of the sample fluid and the fluorochrome(s). The cells or microorganisms to be counted are counted by staining the cells or microorganisms to be counted, followed by irradiating with light having a specific wavelength to detect the fluorescence emitted from the cells or microorganisms.

Abstract: Provided are a microorganism testing chip capable of suppressing self-fluorescence and enhancing mass productivity, and a microorganism testing device using the same. The microorganism testing chip includes a main body and a fungus body detection unit mounted on the main body. The main body has a detection window frame portion which is a through-hole or a pass-through groove. The fungus body detection unit is disposed to cover the detection window frame portion and has a fungus body detection flow path connected to flow paths provided in the main body. The fungus body detection unit includes a cover member and a flow path member, and is formed by attaching these two members to each other. The flow path member has a groove. By attaching the two members to each other, the groove of the flow path member serves as the fungus body detection flow path.

Abstract: A means for accurately counting desired cells or microorganisms (viable bacteria) in a sample fluid in which contaminants are included is provided. One or plural types of membrane-permeable fluorochromes whose fluorescence amount is amplified by binding to a nucleic acid and glycerin are added to a sample fluid containing cells or microorganisms to be counted and allowed to stand for a certain time. Glycerin is added before or after or simultaneously with the mixing of the sample fluid and the fluorochrome(s). The cells or microorganisms to be counted are counted by staining the cells or microorganisms to be counted, followed by irradiating with light having a specific wavelength to detect the fluorescence emitted from the cells or microorganisms.

Abstract: A tape winding device (100) for a wire material, comprising a plurality of tension control rolls (110) and (120) installed on the flat surface of a tape winding flyer base plate (107) parallel with a hollow shaft (101). A tape body (1) is supplied from a tape pad (102) to the tape winding flyer base plate (107) according to the rotation of a first drive source (106), and the tape body (1) supplied to the tape winding flyer base plate (107) according to the rotation of a first drive source (106), and the tape body (1) supplied to the tape winding flyer base plate (107) is adjusted by the plurality of tension control rolls (110) and (120) so that its tension is made constant and wound on the wire material (10) at the tip of the hollow shaft (101) by the rotation of a second drive source (109). Thus, the tape body can be wound on the wire material without extending or cutting the tape body.

Abstract: To eliminate the necessity of a dedicated optical system and the flowing of fluorescent microparticles for aligning excitation light with a flat plate-shaped flow cell which internally includes a flow path, a microorganism testing apparatus includes: a first detector that detects fluorescence emitted from microorganisms flowing through a detection flow path when a microorganism detection unit included in a microorganism testing chip is irradiated with excitation light, and converts the fluorescence to an electrical signal; and a second detector that detects scattered light similarly emitted from the microorganisms flowing through the detection flow path, and converts the scattered light to an electrical signal. The alignment of the detection flow path is performed in the direction of the optical axis of the excitation light by controlling and moving a stage having the microorganism testing chip mounted thereon based on the intensity of fluorescence detected by the first detector.

Abstract: Provided are a microorganism testing chip capable of suppressing self-fluorescence and enhancing mass productivity, and a microorganism testing device using the same. The microorganism testing chip includes a main body and a fungus body detection unit mounted on the main body. The main body has a detection window frame portion which is a through-hole or a pass-through groove. The fungus body detection unit is disposed to cover the detection window frame portion and has a fungus body detection flow path connected to flow paths provided in the main body. The fungus body detection unit includes a cover member and a flow path member, and is formed by attaching these two members to each other. The flow path member has a groove. By attaching the two members to each other, the groove of the flow path member serves as the fungus body detection flow path.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a taped insulated conductor and a method of controlling a tape winding tension. The apparatus comprises a wire material feeder feeding a wire material, a tape winder winding a tape body on the wire material fed from the wire material feeder, and a receiving device receiving the wire material on which the tape body is wound by the tape winder. A rotating shaft torque is controlled to a prescribed torque by rotatingly driving a tape pad fixing part by a torque gradually decreasing control without relying on the number of the windings of the tape body. Thus, the delivery tension of the tape body can be set to a specified prescribed value.

Abstract: A system for detecting microorganisms from a solid or liquid sample by using gene analysis is provided. A microorganism detection system in the present invention has an analysis chip and an analyzer. Necessary reagents are stored in advance in the analysis chip. A sample is injected into the analysis chip, which is then inserted into the analyzer. The analyzer has a pressure source for supplying a gas under pressure to the analysis chip and a low pressure source for discharging a gas from the analysis chip. The analysis chip has a sample reservoir and the sample reservoir has a filter. Crushed substance contained in the sample is removed by the filter. The analysis chip is further provided with valves in an upstream channel and a downstream channel of the sample reservoir. The valves have a polymer filled in the channel. The polymer is dissolved by heating to open the valve.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a taped insulated conductor and a method of controlling a tape winding tension. The apparatus comprises a wire material feeder feeding a wire material, a tape winder winding a tape body on the wire material fed from the wire material feeder, and a receiving device receiving the wire material on which the tape body is wound by the tape winder. A rotating shaft torque is controlled to a prescribed torque by rotatingly driving a tape pad fixing part by a torque gradually decreasing control without relying on the number of the windings of the tape body. Thus, the delivery tension of the tape body can be set to a specified prescribed value.

Abstract: A bio-analysis chip which is convenient in use and can promptly detect microbes with high accuracy. The bio-analysis chip comprises a collection member for collecting microbes in the atmosphere with the microbes adhering to the collection member, and a substrate in the form of a thin plate on which the collection member is mounted. The substrate has a collection member receiving section in which the collection member is placed, and a plurality of reagent reservoirs in which reagents for treating and analyzing the microbes are stored. The plurality of reagent reservoirs are connected to the collection member receiving section.

Abstract: A stab proof vest, wherein at least a portion of the stab proof vest includes a plurality of elements, and a coupling member for coupling adjacent the elements together. Each side of the elements is provided with at least one projection and at least one depression adjacent to the projection, and a coupling hole into which the coupling member is inserted. The projection of one element is engaged with the depression of an adjacent element. The common coupling member is inserted into each the hole of adjacent elements and is secured thereto in order to couple the adjacent elements.

Abstract: A stab proof vest, wherein at least a portion of the stab proof vest includes a plurality of elements, and a coupling member for coupling adjacent the elements together. Each side of the elements is provided with at least one projection and at least one depression adjacent to the projection, and a coupling hole into which the coupling member is inserted. The projection of one element is engaged with the depression of an adjacent element. The common coupling member is inserted into each the hole of adjacent elements and is secured thereto in order to couple the adjacent elements.

Abstract: In a magnetron for microwave oven, a high-voltage input terminal structure 30 is provided on a shield box 26 mounted on a magnetron unit 22. The high-voltage input terminal structure 30 has a cylindrical earth electrode 33, a cylindrical high potential inner electrode 32 and a central conductor 31a. The cylindrical earth electrode 33 is secured to the shield box 26 and the cylindrical high potential inner electrode 32 is coaxially arranged in the cylindrical earth electrode 33. The central conductor 31a is connected through an inductor 28 to a cathode lead 27 of the magnetron unit 22. An insulating resin 34b is filled in a gap between the cylindrical earth electrode 33 and the highpotential electrode 32 to form a capacitor section C. Cylindrical insulating sheaths 37, 38 are formed by the resin on the both sides of the capacitor section C. The capacitor section C and the cylindrical insulating sheaths, 37, 38 are integrally formed and continuously extended along a straight line.

Abstract: In a magnetron, anode vanes are radially arranged in an anode cylinder and fixed to the inner surface of the anode cylinder. A cathode is arranged along a tube axis in the anode cylinder. Pole pieces of dish like shape are fixed to openings of the anode cylinder and the anode cylinder is hermetically sealed by cylindrical chambers. Permanent magnet rings are arranged around the cylindrical chambers, respectively, and are magnetically coupled by a yoke. Each of the pole pieces has a flange section, a flat inner disk section and a coupling section extending from the flange section to flat inner disk section. The outer diameter of pole piece is larger than 160% the diameter of an envelope defined by inner ends of the anode vanes. A envelope space contacting the inner ends of the anode vanes has a predetermined magnetic field intensity distribution that is produced by a magnetic flux supplied from the pole pieces and has a difference of not more than 15% along the tube axis.

Abstract: A magnetron unit is provided with anode cylinder with a number of vanes defining resonance cavities, and a cathode disposed along the axis of the anode cylinder. An axial interaction space into which a magnetic field is developed is disposed between the vanes and the cathode. Provided is a pair of main pole pieces with the interaction space located therebetween to supply the magnetic field into the interaction space. Permanent magnet members are magnetically coupled with the pair of the main pole pieces for supplying magnetic energy to the main pole pieces. The permanent magnet members are magnetically coupled with each other by a yoke. Auxiliary pole pieces are disposed at the top ends of the main pole pieces at a given interval. The auxiliary pole pieces are supported by bimetal members fixed to them. When the temperature of the permanent magnet member, the bimetallic members rises moves the auxiliary pole pieces toward the interaction space.

Abstract: A magnetron includes a high frequency generating source having an anode and a cathode, two power supply conductors for supplying electric power to the cathode of the high frequency generating source, filter circuits inserted in the power supply conductors for damping and suppressing the high frequency components leaking through the power supply conductors and a shield box covering the two power supply conductors and two filter circuits. Each of the filter circuits includes a capacitor and a choke which is comprised of an coreless type inductor made of coreless coil and a core type inductor made of ferrite-cored coil. The coreless type inductors of two filter circuits connected to the respective different power supply conductors are different each other in inductance.

Abstract: In a magnetron of the permanent-magnet-externally disposed-type wherein a pair of permanent magnets are disposed outside an anode cylinder, a yoke magnetically coupling the pair of permanent magnets to each other is extended along the side wall of an anode cylinder of the magnetron, and this anode cylinder is securely fixed to the yoke. The permanent magnets are each supported between the yoke and a seal plate for sealing the opening of the anode cylinder of the magnetron.