Abstract: An environmental test apparatus comprising a substrate on which a test specimen is mounted securely, a cover disposed on the substrate for housing the test specimen within a tightly closed space thereof, a temperature/moisture adjusting system for adjusting temperature and moisture in the tightly closed space, a memory for storing control data such as accumulated past data or various kinds of environment reproduing data, a control system for controlling the temperature/moisture adjusting system based on the control data stored in the memory and a data measuring system for measuring and recording various kind of data for environmental test.

Abstract: A self-propelled fork lift truck comprises a working mechanism at the front end of the fork left truck, a revolving driver's stand, a driver's seat and a steering wheel mounted on the revolving driver's stand, a speed change gear having a plurality of speed shifting ratios for running in a forward direction and a plurality of speed shifting ratios for running in a backward direction, and a speed change gear controlling device. When the revolving driver's stand is turned facing the front end of the fork lift truck, the controlling device restricts the operation of the speed change gear to a first of the plurality of speed shifting ratios for running in the backward direction. When the revolving driver's stand is turned facing the rear end of the fork lift truck, the controlling device restricts the operation of the speed change gear to a first of the plurality of speed shifting ratios for running in the forward direction.

Abstract: For applying ferroelectrics to electronic devices, the poling treatment of the ferroelectrics has been necessary in order to uniform directions of spontaneous polarizations, Ps, in each ferroelectric. This treatment brings about (1) low yields of the devices, (2) difficulties in the fabrication of array devices, and (3) difficulties in the formation of ferroelectric films on semiconductor devices. Now it has been found that a self-polarized film in which spontaneous polarizations, Ps, are unidirectional can be formed by sputtering a ferroelectric materials containing lead under such conditions that the orientation of Ps will be controlled without poling treatment and a high-performance ferroelectric device can be obtained in a high yield by using this film, and thus a process for producing such devices has been found.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition consisting essentially of a solid solution represented by the formula:xBaO-yTiO.sub.2 -z{(Sm.sub.2 O.sub.3).sub.1-(v+u) (Pr.sub.2 O.sub.11/3).sub.v (Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3).sub.u }wherein 0.05.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.23, 0.57.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.825, 0.025.ltoreq.Z.ltoreq.0.375, x+y+z=1, 0<v.ltoreq.0.95, 0.ltoreq.u<0.95 and 0<(v+u).ltoreq.0.95.The dielectric ceramics exhibits high dielectric constant and low microwave loss with high temperature stability in resonant frequency and is suitable for use as dielectric resonators, electrical filters and substrate.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic consisting essentially of at least 88 weight % of a main component and up to 12 weight % of stannic oxide (SnO.sub.2), said main component consisting essentially of 34.5 to 82 weight % of titanium oxide (TiO.sub.2), 9 to 63 weight % of Praseodymium oxide (Pr.sub.6 O.sub.11) and 2.5 to 23.5 weight % of barium oxide (BaO), at most 95 weight % of said praseodymium oxide being replaceable by neodymium oxide (Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3).It exhibits large dielectric constant and low microwave loss with large temperature-stability for resonant frequency and it is suitable for use as dielectric resonators, electrical filters, substrates, etc.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic consisting essentially of a solid solution represented by the formula:xBaO--yTiO.sub.2 --zSm.sub.2 O.sub.3wherein 5.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.23, 57.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.82.5, 2.5.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.37.5, and x+y+z=100.The dielectric ceramic exibits large dielectric constant and low microwave loss with high temperature-stability in resonant frequency and is suitable for use as dielectric resonators, electrical filters, substrates and other uses.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic having a composition expressible by (1-w) (xBaO.multidot.yNa.sub.2 O.multidot.zNb.sub.2 O.sub.5)+wMeO.multidot.ZrO.sub.2 wherein Me denotes Ca or Sr, 0.593.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.762, 0.04.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.13, 0.174.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.32, x+y-z=1, and 0<w.ltoreq.0.95. It exhibits large dielectric constant and low microwave loss with high temperature-stability for resonant frequency and is suitable for use as dielectric resonators, electrical filters, substrates, etc.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic elements obtained by hot-press sintering a composition expressed by the formula:(1-w)PbTi.sub.1-z Zr.sub.z O.sub.3 +wMnO.sub.2at a temperature of 1050.degree. to 1300.degree. C. under a pressure of 100 to 500 Kg/cm.sup.2 for 0.5 to 24 hours shows a mechanical quality factor of 200 or more and a Poisson's ratio of more than 1/3 and gives a piezoelectric material having a large coupling coefficient which can be processed into a thin sheet having a thickness of 30 .mu.m and is especially suitable as a material for resonators and filters by utilizing its thickness extensional vibration.

Abstract: Calcined material having a composition including at least two of the components 3BaO.ZnO.Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, 3BaO.ZnO.Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, 3BaO.MgO.Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, and 3BaO.MgO.Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 and produced under optimum processing conditions as disclosed is employed for obtaining ceramics having low microwave loss with large dielectric constant and suitable for use as dielectric resonators, electrical filters, substrates, etc.