Abstract: Noise is prevented when decoding an audio stream not containing syncwords or CRC bits in the elementary stream. When decoding a current frame, the private header of the next frame is analyzed and the current frame is muted if the private header of the next frame is not valid. When there is a data discontinuity caused by editing, decoding resumes from the start address of the next frame determined by the stream analyzing means.

Abstract: A data processor includes: a receiving section for receiving a data stream including first data on a compressed and encoded video content, first time information setting the presentation time of the first data, second data on a different type of content from the video content, and second time information setting the presentation time of the second data; a separating section for extracting the first data, first time information, second data and second time information from the data stream; a first decoding section for decoding the first data and outputting it in accordance with the first time information; and a second decoding section for outputting the second data in accordance with the second time information.

Abstract: A container 2 comprising: a fixed side plate 10 placed upward on a pallet 4 so as to envelope at least three directions, a first pivotal side plate 12 mounted on an upper end of the fixed side plate 10 detachably and pivotally toward the inside of the container 2, a second side plate 24 mounted on an upper end of the first pivotal side plate 12 pivotally toward the outside of the container 2. The container 2 preferably further comprises; pivotal projections 14 provided on both sides of lower end of the first pivotal side plate 12, a frame member 8 for holding both sides of the fixed side plate 10, which has a vertical groove 18 for accepting the pivotal projection 14 to be inserted and a horizontal groove 20 formed under the vertical groove 18 for holding the pivotal projection 14 in order to lock the pivotal projection 14 from being pulled out upward.

Abstract: A container 2 for flat panel comprising: a lower end holding resilient member 38 disposed on a bottom end of a lower end bottom groove 32 to which a lower end of the flat panel 34 contained in the container 2 is inserted, and an upper end holding resilient member 50 having a belt shaped portion covering an upper end of the flat panel 34 along the longitudinal direction thereof. The upper end holding resilient member 50 has an U-shaped cross section, a pair of fitting rods extending along the longitudinal direction thereof are attached at both sides of both ends of the longitudinal direction thereof, and each end of each fitting rod 52 is attached removably in an engagement groove 58 of an adapter 56 attached in the container 2. In accordance with the container 2 for flat panel of the present invention, it is possible to take custody of or transport a plural of flat panels such as glass substrates used for flat display devices without destroying them and contaminating the surfaces of them.

Abstract: A container 2 for flat panels comprising: a lower end holding shock absorber member 30 resiliently holding a lower end of said flat panel 34 contained in the container 2; an upper end holding shock absorber member 50 resiliently holding an upper end of the flat panel; a side shock absorber member 42 comprised of a resilient member and provided with parallel guide grooves 44 for slidably guiding a side end of the flat panel 34; and a side spacer 40 for attaching said side shock absorber member 42 on an inner wall surface of said container 2 so that a distance between said side shock absorber member 42 and said inner wall is adjustable. The lower end holding shock absorber member 30 is designed to be adjustable in height with a bottom spacer 35.

Abstract: A foldable container for storing and transporting rolled articles wound on a spool or a support tube, comprising a top cover, a bottom panel fixed to the bottom frame, front and rear partition panels, and left and right panels. The front and rear panels are each divided into upper and lower parts along division lines, and formed therein with support holes aligned with the division lines and opposed between the front and rear partition panels. The two halves of each of the support holes are covered at their inner peripheries with elastic protectors, and opposite end parts of the support tubes are received in the support holes so as to suspend the rolled articles between the partition panels. Thereby it is possible to surely store the rolled articles with less time and labor, and to reduce consumption of packing material to a minimum value with no damage thereto being caused even though primary packing is eliminated.

Abstract: A pan head mounting head of a tripod for photo and VTR cameras in which a single pan rod for swinging and shifting the pan head to the photographing direction is provided, and by changing the degree of clamping of this rod, the vertical swing movement or both the vertical and horizontal swing movements can be locked.

Abstract: In a laser of such type that the distribution of the effective refractive index varies in a direction which is along the face of its active layer and perpendicular to the direction of the laser light transmission, thereby defining the active region to be between a pair of refractive index changing zones, the refractive indexes of a pair of end surfaces of a laser resonator (i.e. the active region) is made smaller than the intrinsic refractive indexes of the cleavage face of the active layer.

Abstract: In a semiconductor laser of terraced substrate type, comprising on a terraced substrate (11) of n-GaAs substrate, a first clad layer (12) of n-GaAlAs, an active layer (13) of non-doped GaAlAs, a second clad layer (14) of p-GaAlAs and a current limiting layer (15) of n-GaAs, and further thereon a thick overriding layer (19) of n-GaAlAs with strip shaped opening (191), are epitaxially formed, and a current injection layer (16) is formed by Zn diffusion through the opening (191) in a manner one corner (161) of the injection front penetrate the current limiting layer (15) and reaches the second clad layer (14). By means of thick overriding layer (19), shortcircuiting between the active layer (13) and a p-side electrode (7) is prevented.

Abstract: A cathodic protection, anticorrosive circuit comprises a diode connection of a transistor or a Schotkky diode interconnected between a buried structure to be protected and a galvanic anode or the like so that even when the difference in potential between them is relatively low, an effective forward or anticorrosion current may flow while positively preventing the reverse current which causes the corrosion of the buried structure.