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 silver halide grains, wherein at least 50% of total grain projected area is accounted for by tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 10 to 100 and at least 50% by number of total grains is accounted for by tabular grains having at least 30 dislocation lines per grain in the fringe portion of the grain, and the emulsion contains a compound having a function of permitting injection of at least two electrons into silver halide via photoexcitation by a single photon.

Abstract: For producing a modified silica composition, finely particulate silica with silanol groups is used. The finely particulate silica is so modified as to have a modification factor of 0.45 to 8 as expressed by the product (A×B) of the hydrophobic ratio (A) of its silanol groups and the total carbon number (B) of alkyl groups. It makes with a matrix resin a transparent resin composition of high transparency and rigidity which can make a thermoplastic resin laminate having an excellent appearance and suitable for application to a part for the exterior decoration of a vehicle.

Abstract: A resin composition to be used as a material of a part of an automotive vehicle. The resin composition comprises a matrix resin. Linkages of inorganic fine particles are uniformly dispersed in the matrix resin. Each linkage has hydroxyl groups and hydrophobic groups which are introduced by a hydrophobicity-providing treatment. The linkages take at least one of a chain-like form and a net-like form.

Abstract: A resin composition to be used as a material for a various part of an automotive vehicle. The resin composition comprises a copolymer (A) formed by copolymerization of a first unsaturated monomer (a) and a second mononer (b). The first unsaturated monomer has a functional group which is bondable by hydrogen bond to a hydroxyl group. The second monomer is copolymerizable with the first unsaturated monomer. A metal oxide (B) is dispersed in the copolymer and having hydroxyl groups and hydrophobic groups at surface of the metal oxide.

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: In an image forming method, when viewed from the moving direction of a photosensitive body 1, there is disposed, on the upstream side, a first developing roller 61 opposed to and adjacent to the photosensitive body 1 and rotatable in the opposite direction to the photosensitive body 1, while the peripheral speed ratio of the roller 61 to the photosensitive body 1 ranges from 0.8 to 2.0; on the downstream side of the roller 61, there is disposed a second developing roller 62 rotatable in the same direction to the photosensitive body 1, while the peripheral speed ratio of the roller 62 to the photosensitive body 1 ranges from 1.05 to 2.0; and the shape coefficient SF1 of the toners of two-component developing agent ranges from 120 to 170, while the shape coefficient SF2 ranges from 110 to 130.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 5 or more, the tabular grains further having dislocation lines of 30 or more per a grain, in a fringe portion of the grain and the tabular grains each containing silver iodide, the content of which gradually and continuously varies in the direction of from the grain center to the edge.

Abstract: A developing device for use in an image forming apparatus has control means operatively responsive to receipt of an output signal of a first toner density detector means provided in a development unit for driving developing powder delivery means provided in a preliminary mixture/stirring unit to supply developing powder from a stirring chamber toward the development unit, while controlling regulator means so that introduction of the developing powder to the stirring chamber is inhibited at least within a developing powder refilling time period.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 5 or more, the tabular grains further having dislocation lines of 30 or more per a grain, in a fringe portion of the grain and the tabular grains each containing silver iodide, the content of which gradually and continuously varies in the direction of from the grain center to the edge.

Abstract: In an integrated-circuit tester which is provided with a contact failure analysis/storage part for counting and storing the number of failures occurring at each contact, an automatic stop part for deciding contact as defective based on the numbers of failures stored in the storage part and for stopping a handler, an automatic turn-OFF part by which, upon each operation of the automatic stop part, contacts having met the stop condition are automatically put in their unused state, and a defective contact display for displaying the number of contacts put in the unused state upon each automatic stop of the handler, an operator checks the number of contacts put in the unused state upon each automatic stop of the handler, then decides whether or not all the contacts used are to be replaced, and performs the necessary operations for resuming the test.

Abstract: An IC device transfer method for IC handler accommodates both a tray and a rod-shaped magazine. The tray installs a plurality of IC devices which transport in horizontal directions in the IC handler. The rod-shaped magazine installs a plurality of IC devices which transport in vertical directions in the IC handler. A device reinspection method in the IC test handler reinspects the IC devices stored in the tray or magazine without human intervention, sorts in accordance with the test results, and stores in either the rod-shaped magazine or the tray. For this purpose, a tray supply section transfers a user tray to a test tray, whereas a magazine supply section and a pick carrier section transfer a rod-shaped magazine to the test tray. An inspection setting sets the number of reinspection, the classification of inspection results, and the storage tray/magazine. The IC devices are loaded from the magazine and the user tray to the test tray and are tested.

Abstract: A fixing system for fixing toner images onto an image printing system such that the image printing medium bearing the toner images on the obverse side and the reverse sides thereof is passed through a nip area between a pair of fixing rollers. In the nip area, a rotation speed of a first fixing roller, which comes into contact with a not-yet fixed toner image, which is formed on the obverse side of the image printing medium, is set to be substantially equal to a rotation speed of a second fixing roller, which comes in contact with a not-yet fixed toner image, formed on the reverse side of the image printing medium. This is accomplished by setting the diameters of the various layers of the first fixing roller to be equal to that of the second fixing roller. When the image printing medium is moved through the nip area by the fixing rollers, a moving speed of the upper side of the image printing medium is equal to that of the lower side thereof.

Abstract: In a driving unit for an electric motor driven bicycle, a motor (31) has an output shaft coaxial with a crank shaft (39) of a pedal. A planet roller reducer (40) has a sun roller shaft coincident with the output shaft. Through the planet roller reducer (40) and a two-stage reducing gear mechanism (50) for further reducing the output of the planet roller reducer (40), a torque of the motor (31) is transmitted to a driving chain sprocket (4). Provided that the torque of the motor (31) exceeds a predetermined pedaling torque level, the torque is transmitted to the driving chain sprocket (4).

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking apparatus which is suitable for an installation in a kitchen and cooks, bags and cools food without the use of a metallic clip. The cooking apparatus comprises a kettle for cooking food by heat, a bagging table for bagging the food cooked by the kettle, a carrying pump for carrying the food cooked by the kettle, a filling valve disposed on the bagging table and for filling the food carried by the carrying pump in a bag, a heat welding type sealer disposed on the bagging table and for heating and sealing an opening side end of the bag filled with the food by the filling valve, and a cooling device for cooling the bag sealed by the heat welding type sealer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device testing apparatus in which ICs to be tested are loaded on a test tray in a loader section, the test tray is transported into a test section to test the ICs, after the completion of the test, the tested ICs on the test tray are transferred from the test tray onto a general-purpose tray in an unloader section, the test tray which has been emptied of the tested ICs is transported to the loader section, and the above operation is repeated, and which can detect a failure of an IC carrier mounted to the test tray independently of detection of a failure IC socket is provided. An IC carrier failure analysis memory is provided which has storage addresses the number of which is equal to the number of IC carriers mounted to each of the test trays, and the number of ICs as determined to be defective is stored and accumulated in each of the storage addresses of the IC carrier failure analysis memory.

Abstract: A laminate package structure for a semiconductor device having a high resistance to humidity, reliability and electrical performance. A polyimide layer and copper foil patterns are formed on a metal base in the form of metal sheet. The metal base comprises a ground pattern maintained at the ground potential, and a plurality of land patterns on which solder balls are formed. The copper foil pattern comprises an island pattern on which an LSI chip is mounted, and an internal wiring patterns connected to electrodes of the LSI chip. The metal base pattern and the internal wiring patterns are electrically interconnected through via-plugs formed in through-holes by an electrolytic plating. A cap is adhesively bonded to the laminated metal base or one of the metal foil patterns.

Abstract: In an electrostatic both-side printing system, a first image forming unit is provided upstream of an image printing medium when viewed in the transporting direction of the image printing medium, and a second image forming unit is provided downstream of the image printing medium. A medium transporting path for transporting the image printing medium is formed between the first and the second image forming units. A first transferring unit, located facing the first image forming unit with the medium transporting path intervening therebetween, for applying no charge onto the rear side of the image printing medium, which does not face the first image forming unit. A second transferring unit being located facing the second image forming unit with the image printing medium with the medium transporting path intervening therebetween, in a state that the second transferring unit is apart from a first toner image formed on the image printing medium by the first image forming unit.

Abstract: The semiconductor device disclosed has a cap in which, at an undersurface periphery portion, a plurality of looped projections are formed for intercepting a continuous bubble path that may be formed for a gas to escape. The preparatory stage steps of assembling the device includes forming a plated layer on a lead frame, adhesively fixing the lead frame on a base plate, cutting and separating leads from the lead frame, and shaping the leads into a predetermined form. The assembling stage steps of the device includes mounting a semiconductor chip on the base plate and bonding electrodes on the semiconductor chip and the leads, and mounting the cap which has the looped projections for intercepting a continuous bubble path that may be formed for a gas to escape. Since the steps such as forming a plated layer and shaping the leads have been completed in the preparatory stage, the assembling steps which include the mounting of the cap having the looped projections can be efficiently carried out.

Abstract: An IC transfer system can be used in conjunction with either a tray type magazine or a rod-shaped magazine. A device reinspection method in the IC test handler reinspects the DUT stored in the magazine without human intervention, sorts in accordance with the test results, and stores in the magazine and the customer tray. For this purpose, a tray supply section transfers a user tray (170) to a test tray (180), whereas a magazine supply section (152) and a pick carrier section (112) transfer a rod-shaped magazine (150) to the test tray (180). An inspection setting sets the number of reinspections, the classification of inspection results, and the storage tray/magazine. The DUT (215) is loaded (203) from the magazine to the test tray (180) and is tested (204). After testing (204), a judgement is made whether or not the reinspection mode is effective.