Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for protecting a structural object from the potentially harmful effects of a cyclic event such as an earthquake or high wind loads. A fluid spring is employed to stiffen the structural object and absorb kinetic energy stored by the spring. Fluid from the spring is exchanged with an accumulator where kinetic energy is dissipated as heat. A flow circuit regulates the exchange of fluid between the spring chamber and the accumulator chamber under controlled conditions to absorb the harmful effects of high external loads and to release the structural object when a high shock load is experienced.

Abstract: Powder of a semiconductor material and solvent are packed into a rubber tube and both ends of the rubber tube are fixed by fixing rings in a condition with sealing in the vertical direction effected by an upper cover and a lower cover. After this, the rubber tube is immersed in an oil bath and pressure is applied uniformly from the side faces to the semiconductor material within the rubber tube, using hydraulic pressure. An extrusion molding of rectangular shape and of smaller cross sectional area than before molding is formed by extrusion from an extrusion port of rectangular solid shape of a die (extrusion mold) in which pressure is applied in an extrusion direction D by a punch to a rectangular solid sintered body of thermoelectric semiconductor material.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image scanning apparatus that has deflection device for deflecting a light flux emitted from a light emitting source a lens for guiding the light flux deflected by the deflection device to a surface to be scanned, and a holding base for holding the lens, the holding base being provided with a recess portion wherein the lens has a curved surface portion on a lower face thereof, and the holding base holds the curved surface portion of the lens by the recess portion.

Abstract: A system for building an artificial neural network is provided which precisely defines the network's structure of artificial neurons, and non-iteratively determines the synapse-weights and hard limiter threshold of each artificial neuron of the network. The system includes a computer for analyzing input data, which represents patterns of different classes of signals, to generate one or more data points in two or three dimensions representative of the signals in each of the different classes. A distribution of the data points is visualized on a map on an output device coupled to the computer. The data points are clustered on the map into clusters in accordance with the classes associated with the data points, and the map is then partitioned into regions by defining linear boundaries between clusters.

Abstract: An optical switch 1 of the present invention comprises an optical fiber arraying member 21 for keeping a plurality of first optical fibers 20 juxtaposed with tip portions thereof being aligned, a movable arm 31, opposed to the optical fiber arraying member, for holding a tip portion of at least one second optical fiber 30, a driving mechanism 40 for driving this movable arm 31 to selectively optically coupling the second optical fiber 30 with an arbitrary first optical fiber 20, a supplying mechanism 60 for, when a first optical fiber 20 is optically coupled with the second optical fiber, dropping and charging an index matching agent to a gap between these optical fibers 20, 30, and drop controllers 67, 68 for controlling the supplying mechanism 60, wherein the index matching agent is dropped and charged into only the gap between the optical fibers, so that foreign matter produced in the driving mechanism 40 or the like is prevented from intruding into the coupling part between the optical fibers 20, 30, thus

Abstract: A highly active antioxidant composed of a diester of phosphoric acid with tocopherol and ascorbic acid or a salt thereof used to stabilize other materials.

Abstract: A hair cosmetic composition contains one or more high molecular weight silicone compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a methyl group or a part thereof represents a phenyl group, R.sub.2 represents a methyl or hydroxy group, and n represents an integer of 3,000 to 20,000.

Abstract: A metal semiconductor device, in which an electrode is formed on a semiconductor substrate to form a Schottky junction therebetween, and the electrode has an oxide film having a first thickness on its upper surface and a non-oxidized portion having a second thickness from the Schottky junction. A method for producing the metal semiconductor device is also disclosed, in which a conductor layer formed on the semiconductor substrate is oxidized in a gas containing oxygen, and a capless annealing of the semiconductor substrate having the oxidized conductor layer thereon is conducted in an atmosphere containing arsenic.

Abstract: A shampoo composition containing components (I) to (V) shown below:(I) at least one alkyloylalkyltaurine salt type anionic surfactant of the formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group with an average carbon number of 7 to 19, R.sub.2 is a lower alkyl group with an average carbon number of 1 to 3, and M an alkali metal or an organic amine;(II) at least one betaine type amphoteric surfactant;(III) at least one nonionic surfactant with an HLB of 10 to 16;(IV) at least one surfactant selected from alkylolamide type nonionic surfactants represented by the formula (B): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl group with an average carbon atom of 7 to 19, m and n are integers, and m+n is 1 to 5, and semi-polar surfactants;(V) at least one cationic high molecular weight compound.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having an improved air-bridge lead structure is provided. The improved air-bridge lead structure has a higher mechanical strength and a lower electric resistance with a smaller electric capacitance.

Abstract: A transparent solid detergent composition containing salts of N-long chain acyl acidic amino acid wherein the salts of said N-long chain acyl acidic amino acid salt are composed of an alkali metal salt and an ethanolamine salt and the molar constituent ratio of the alkali metal and ethanolamine is 20:80 to 35:65.

Abstract: A highly reliable semiconductor integrated circuit device having a hollow multi-layered lead structure is provided. The device comprises lead-supporting columns that can securely support the multi-layered leads and can also efficiently radiate heat generated in operation.

Abstract: A UV-ray sensitive composition, comprising a photo activator forming a free radical by the irradiation of UV-rays, a discoloring agent which exhibits a color change in visible region of spectrum through the action of this free radical, and a UV-ray absorber.

Abstract: A modified powder or particulate material coated on substantially the entire surface thereof with a film of a silicone polymer carrying a pendant group thereon, this powder or particulate material being produced by a process comprising the steps of(a) coating the powder or particulate material with a film of a silicone polymer having at least one Si-H moiety, and(b) carrying out an addition reaction of a compound capable of reacting with an Si--H moiety to the Si--H moiety in the silicone polymer of step (a), whereby the pendant group derived from said compound is bonded to the silicone polymer.

Abstract: A modified powder or particulate material having a silicone polymer film coated on substantially the entire surface thereof, this powder or particulate material being produced by bringing at least one silicone compound, in the form of a vapor, having the general formula (I):(R.sup.1 HSiO).sub.a (R.sup.2 R.sup.3 SiO).sub.b (R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 SiO.sub.1/2).sub.c (I)wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 represent, independently, hydrogen or a hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which may be substituted with at least one halogen atom, provided that R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are not hydrogen at the same time, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.

Abstract: A contact lens comprising a lens substrate in shape of a lens which comprises a triorganovinylsilane based polymer, said lens substrate having a hydrophilic polymeric chain grafted onto the surface thereof. This contact lens is not only excellent in oxygen permeability, mechanical strength, dimensional stability, vision correcting ability, staining resistance and handleability, but also good in affinity with eyes due to good hydrophilic property possessed by the surface, which can be worn continuously for a long time.

Abstract: A composition for reducing hair fall-out comprising a ubiquinone (coenzyme Q.sub.n) represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein n represents an integer of from 7 to 10. In addition to such a ubiquinone, the composition may contain a skin peripheral vasodilator drug, such as carpronium chloride, vitamin E nicotinate and benzyl nicotinate.

Abstract: Ultraviolet absorbing compounds having the following formaulae are presented. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a saturated branched alkyl group having 7 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl group and R.sup.3 is ortho-or para- methoxy group. These compounds have good ultraviolet protective properties and cause little or no irritation to human skin.

Abstract: A novel nonionic compound, a polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene addition ether of a higher branched primary saturated alcohol is provided. This nonionic compound is suitable for use, as a solubilizing agent, in a high concentration solution of a lower alcohol in water, for example, in cosmetics such as a transparent liquid hair preparation, a hair cologne, an after-shaving lotion, a skin lotion and the like.

Abstract: A hairdressing preparation comprising at least one polyether compound resulting from the addition polymerization of 20 to 90 moles of propylene oxide to 1 mole of a polyhydric alcohol to form a main chain, and the subsequent addition polymerization of 1 to 10 moles of ethylene oxide to the resulting main chain, the amount of ethylene oxide being further within the range of 1 to 10% by weight based on the total amount of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide. The hairdressing preparation has good dressability, good feeling in use, good washability from the hair and wearing apparel and extremely low eye irritation and toxicity.