Abstract: The present invention provides a common fender mounting jig apparatus for use with multifarious vehicles including a plurality of common clamping units for clamping fender panels of multifarious vehicles by using, selectively, a plurality of fixing blocks processed in compliance with the shape of a fender panel associated with each vehicle model. Additionally, the common fender mounting jig may also include a clamp movement unit for moving the common clamping unit upwardly and downwardly, forwardly and backwardly; a fender mounting jig mounted on its upper face with the common clamping unit and loading the fender panel clamped by the common clamping unit on a body-in-white; and a jig movement unit for moving and rotating the fender mounting jig. By using only one common clamping unit, the present invention is able to comply with various shapes of fender panels of multifarious vehicles.

Abstract: A tire inspection device is disclosed. The disclosed tire inspection device for inspecting at least one tire being transferred from a tire sub-line to a tire mounting process along a transfer conveyor, may include i) a frame mounted to an outside of the transfer conveyor, ii) a first camera fixedly secured to the frame over the transfer conveyor configured to capture data from a surface of the at least one tire placed on the transfer conveyor, and iii) a controller configured to analyze the data captured by the first camera, detect a position of a balance marker on the surface of the at least one tire, and determine an orientation of the at least one tire based on the detected position of the balance marker.

Abstract: A key assembly which is configured to provide improved click feeling to a user and an electronic device having the same are provided. The key assembly includes a key body of elastic materials and contact projections, each of the contact projections which is protruded and formed from the key body and presses a switch device spaced apart from the key body by a gap providing a certain interval, wherein the key body is installed such that a contact surface of each of the contact projections is in contact with and pushed back by a certain distance by a pre-loading force of the switch device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a common fender mounting jig apparatus for use with multifarious vehicles including a plurality of common clamping units for clamping fender panels of multifarious vehicles by using, selectively, a plurality of fixing blocks processed in compliance with the shape of a fender panel associated with each vehicle model. Additionally, the common fender mounting jig may also include a clamp movement unit for moving the common clamping unit upwardly and downwardly, forwardly and backwardly; a fender mounting jig mounted on its upper face with the common clamping unit and loading the fender panel clamped by the common clamping unit on a body-in-white; and a jig movement unit for moving and rotating the fender mounting jig. By using only one common clamping unit, the present invention is able to comply with various shapes of fender panels of multifarious vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a common fender mounting jig apparatus for use with multifarious vehicles including a plurality of common clamping units for clamping fender panels of multifarious vehicles by using, selectively, a plurality of fixing blocks processed in compliance with the shape of a fender panel associated with each vehicle model. Additionally, the common fender mounting jig may also include a clamp movement unit for moving the common clamping unit upwardly and downwardly, forwardly and backwardly; a fender mounting jig mounted on its upper face with the common clamping unit and loading the fender panel clamped by the common clamping unit on a body-in-white; and a jig movement unit for moving and rotating the fender mounting jig. By using only one common clamping unit, the present invention is able to comply with various shapes of fender panels of multifarious vehicles.

Abstract: A key assembly which is configured to provide improved click feeling to a user and an electronic device having the same are provided. The key assembly includes a key body of elastic materials and contact projections, each of the contact projections which is protruded and formed from the key body and presses a switch device spaced apart from the key body by a gap providing a certain interval, wherein the key body is installed such that a contact surface of each of the contact projections is in contact with and pushed back by a certain distance by a pre-loading force of the switch device.

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystal-based devices and methods for bioagent detection. In certain aspects, the present invention is directed to devices and methods utilizing liquid crystals and membranes containing polymerized targets that can report the presence of bioagents including, but not limited to, enzymes, antibodies, and toxins.

Abstract: The present invention provides a common fender mounting jig apparatus for use with multifarious vehicles including a plurality of common clamping units for clamping fender panels of multifarious vehicles by using, selectively, a plurality of fixing blocks processed in compliance with the shape of a fender panel associated with each vehicle model. Additionally, the common fender mounting jig may also include a clamp movement unit for moving the common clamping unit upwardly and downwardly, forwardly and backwardly; a fender mounting jig mounted on its upper face with the common clamping unit and loading the fender panel clamped by the common clamping unit on a body-in-white; and a jig movement unit for moving and rotating the fender mounting jig. By using only one common clamping unit, the present invention is able to comply with various shapes of fender panels of multifarious vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystal-based devices and methods for bioagent detection. In certain aspects, the present invention is directed to devices and methods utilizing liquid crystals and membranes containing polymerized targets that can report the presence of bioagents including, but not limited to, enzymes, antibodies, and toxins.

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystal-based devices and methods for bioagent detection. In certain aspects, the present invention is directed to devices and methods utilizing liquid crystals and membranes containing polymerized targets that can report the presence of bioagents including, but not limited to, enzymes, antibodies, and toxins.

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystal-based devices and methods for bioagent detection. In certain aspects, the present invention is directed to devices and methods utilizing liquid crystals and membranes containing polymerized targets that can report the presence of bioagents including, but not limited to, enzymes, antibodies, and toxins.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor which specifically inhibits the sterol 14-reductase which is involved in the distal pathway of cholesterol biosynthesis, a compound of formula (1) below and the use of an extract or the compound of formula (1) for treating hypercholesterolaemia or hyperlipidaemia. The inhibitor comprises an extract obtained by extracting Corydalis Turtschaninowii Besser with a solvent, or an organic layers obtained by partitioning an extract from Corydalis Turtschaninowii Besser with an organic solvent. The extract contains 7,8,13,13&agr;-tetrahydrocoridaline or its derivative, as the active ingredients, which specifically inhibits the enzyme which is involved in the distal pathway of the cholesterol biosynthesis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor which specifically inhibits the sterol 14-reductase which is involved in the distal pathway of cholesterol biosynthesis, a compound of formula (1) below and the use of an extract or the compound of formula (1) for treating hypercholesterolaemia or hyperlipidaemia. The inhibitor comprises an extract obtained by extracting Corydalis Turtschaninowii Besser with a solvent, or an organic layers obtained by partitioning an extract from Corydalis Turtschaninowii Besser with an organic solvent. The extract contains 7,8,13,13&agr;-tetrahydrocoridaline or its derivative, as the active ingredients, which specifically inhibits the enzyme which is involved in the distal pathway of the cholesterol biosynthesis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel aryl benzoyl urea derivative represented by formula (I), in which X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 independently of one another represent hydrogen, fluoro, chloro or bromo, R.sup.1 represents chloro, bromo or trifluoromethyl, one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 is hydrogen and the other represents fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano or trifluoromethyl, and R.sup.3 represents fluoro, chloro, bromo or cyano, which has a potent growth-retarding activity against pests.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[a,g]quinolizinium derivative and the salts thereof of formula (I) which specifically inhibits the sterol 14-reductase which is involved in the distal pathway of cholesterol biosynthesis, and the use of the compound of formula (I) for treating hypercholesterolaemia or hyperlipidaemia.

Abstract: The antifungal formulation comprising the novel compounds of the following chemical formulae (I) and (II) exhibit in vitro antifungal activity against fungi including cutaneous filamentous fungus, such as Epidermophyton, Microsporum, Trichophyton, Sporothrix schenckii, Aspergillus or Candida. The formulation of the present invention exhibit in vitro antifungal activity at the concentration of 1-100 .mu.g/ml. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.4 may be the same or different, and represent C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkoxy, R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, A.sup.- represents inorganic acid ion, organic acid ion or halide, R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, pyridylmethyl, substituted pyridylmethyl or a group having the following chemical formula(XI) ##STR2## wherein Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3, Z.sup.4 and Z.sup.5 may be the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The present invention provides a 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[a,g]quinolizinium derivative and the salts thereof of formula (I) which specifically inhibits the sterol 14-reductase which is involved in the distal pathway of cholesterol biosynthesis, and the use of the compound of formula (I) for treating hypercholesterolaemia or hyperlipidaemia. ##STR1## wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 which may be the same or different from each other, represent a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbons or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent a methylenedioxy group;R.sup.3 represents a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbons;R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel benzoyl urea derivative which exhibits potent growth-retarding activity against pests and which is represented by formula (I), ##STR1## in which A represents N or CH, and X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 independently of one another represent hydrogen, fluoro, chloro or bromo.

Abstract: The novel compounds of the following chemical formulae (I) and (II) exhibit in vitro antifungal activity against fungi including cutaneous filamentous fungus, such as Epidermophyton, Microsporum, Trichophyton, Sporothrix schenckii, Aspergillus or Candida. The compounds of the present invention exhibit in vitro antifungal activity at the concentration of 1-100 .mu.g/ml. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.4 may be the same or different, and represent C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkoxy, R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, A.sup.- represents inorganic acid ion, organic acid ion or halide, R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, pyridylmethyl, substituted pyridylmethyl or a group having the following chemical formula(XI) ##STR2## wherein Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3, Z.sup.4 and Z.sup.5 may be the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, acetylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.