Abstract: Disposed in a secondary side circuit of an AC adapter (10A), a??I detection circuit (45) detects that a charging current (Ic) lowers less than a set current value to produce a detected signal. A voltage control circuit (42A) operates so as to repeat the steps of gradually lowering an adapter voltage (VADP) and of heightening the adapter voltage in response to the detected signal.

Abstract: The invention provides novel substituted phenylpropionic acid derivatives that bind to the receptor as ligands of human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ? (PPAR?) to activate and exhibit potent lipid-decreasing action, and processes for preparing them.

Abstract: Disposed in a secondary side circuit and is connected to a constant voltage control circuit (22), to an overcurrent detection circuit (24), and to an overvoltage detection circuit (26), a photocoupler control circuit (28) controls a photocoupler (IC1) so as to feed a constant voltage detection control signal as a feedback signal back to a primary side circuit. The photocoupler control circuit (28) controls the photocoupler (IC1) so as to turn it off when the photocoupler control circuit is supplied with at least one of an overcurrent detected signal and an overvoltage detected signal. A voltage detection circuit (18) makes a latch circuit (16) operate when the voltage detection circuit detects a voltage induced in an auxiliary winding (NSLD) of a transformer with the photocoupler turned off, thereby making a switching operation of a switching type AC adapter circuit stop.

Abstract: The invention provides novel substituted carboxylic acid derivatives that bind to receptor as ligands of human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) to activate it and exhibit potent triglyceride-lowering action, cholesterol-lowering action and blood glucose-lowering action, and processes for preparing them. The invention relates to substituted carboxylic acid derivatives represented by a general formula (1), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and their hydrates, and processes for preparing them.

Abstract: Disposed in a secondary side circuit of an AC adapter (10A), a??I detection circuit (45) detects that a charging current (Ic) lowers less than a set current value to produce a detected signal. A voltage control circuit (42A) operates so as to repeat the steps of gradually lowering an adapter voltage (VADP) and of heightening the adapter voltage in response to the detected signal.

Abstract: Disposed in a secondary side circuit and is connected to a constant voltage control circuit (22), to an overcurrent detection circuit (24), and to an overvoltage detection circuit (26), a photocoupler control circuit (28) controls a photocoupler (IC1) so as to feed a constant voltage detection control signal as a feedback signal back to a primary side circuit. The photocoupler control circuit (28) controls the photocoupler (IC1) so as to turn it off when the photocoupler control circuit is supplied with at least one of an overcurrent detected signal and an overvoltage detected signal. A voltage detection circuit (18) makes a latch circuit (16) operate when the voltage detection circuit detects a voltage induced in an auxiliary winding (NSLD) of a transformer with the photocoupler turned off, thereby making a switching operation of a switching type AC adapter circuit stop.

Abstract: A charging circuit charging predetermined first and second batteries includes: a circuit configuration by which a second charging current charging the second battery is obtained by subtracting a first charging current charging the first battery from a current supplied by a power source; and a current setting part that sets the second charging current smaller than the first charging current at least at the beginning of charging.

Abstract: An FPC connector has a structure not damaging contacts of terminals upon assembling. In the FPC connector, each of the terminals has a contact beam extending into the FPC inserting portion and a pivot beam extending substantially parallel in upper side of the contact beam, and a cut-out portion is formed on a lower edge at a tip end portion of the pivot beam for forming a pivot portion of the actuator. The actuator is formed with through openings corresponding to pivot portions of respective terminals, a peripheral edge portion of each of the through hole being formed into a cross-sectionally substantially circular shape shaft portion to engage with the pivot portion. Pushing projecting portions is provided between adjacent shaft portions for pivoting according to pivot motion of the actuator for urging the FPC toward the contacts of the terminals.

Abstract: The invention provides novel substituted phenylpropionic acid derivatives that bind to the receptor as ligands of human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a (PPAR&agr;) to activate and exhibit potent lipid-decreasing action, and processes for preparing them.

Abstract: A charging circuit charging predetermined first and second batteries includes: a circuit configuration by which a second charging current charging the second battery is obtained by subtracting a first charging current charging the first battery from a current supplied by a power source; and a current setting part that sets the second charging current smaller than the first charging current at least at the beginning of charging.

Abstract: An FPC connector has a structure not damaging contacts of terminals upon assembling. In the FPC connector, each of the terminals has a contact beam extending into the FPC inserting portion and a pivot beam extending substantially parallel in upper side of the contact beam, and a cut-out portion is formed on a lower edge at a tip end portion of the pivot beam for forming a pivot portion of the actuator. The actuator is formed with through openings corresponding to pivot portions of respective terminals, a peripheral edge portion of each of the through hole being formed into a cross-sectionally substantially circular shape shaft portion to engage with the pivot portion. Pushing projecting portions is provided between adjacent shaft portions for pivoting according to pivot motion of the actuator for urging the FPC toward the contacts of the terminals.

Abstract: A control device for a sanitary device for a toilet assembly which reduces the size of a control case and increases the damp-proof characteristics of an electrically conductive member by restricting the invasion of water, urine, and moisture content. The control device includes a shower portion for washing the anus or genitals of an individual that includes a control case made of resin and having an accommodation chamber therein. The control device includes mounted devices having an electric part and an electronic part accommodated in the accommodation chamber of the control case, and an electrically conductive member made of electrically conductive material and embedded in a wall portion of the control case and having a first end portion electrically connected to a part of the mounted devices and a second end portion electrically connected to another part of the mounted devices in the accommodation chamber.

Abstract: An access control method for controlling an execution of an access content accepted from a user, which includes the steps of: accepting an access content representing a content of an access requested by the user; requesting an execution of the accepted access content by the sending the access content along with an attribute of the user; and executing the requested access content in a range that matches the user attribute sent together with the access content. This method allows detailed access controls tailored to individual users without increasing a burden of user management on a processor that executes the requested access content.

Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution secondary cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an organic electrolytic solution, wherein a solvent of the organic electrolytic solution contains a triester of phosphoric acid, and the negative electrode contains a carbonaceous material, further, the carbonaceous material of the negative electrode has the specific surface condition, and carbon dioxide is dissolved in the organic electrolytic solution, whereby safety and shelf stability of the cell are increased, and also cell properties such as the closed circuit voltage, the retention (difference between the charge capacity and the discharge capacity), the discharge capacity and so on are improved.

Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode which is made of an alkali metal or a compound containing an alkali metal, and an organic electrolytic solution which contains, as an electrolyte, an organic metal salt containing an atom selected from the elements of IIIb to Vb groups of the Periodic Table which forms an anion center and an electron attractive organic group bonded to the atom through an oxygen atom, or an organic metal salt having an atom which forms an anion center and a counter cation in a molar ratio of the counter cation to the anion center atom of larger than 1, which cell has excellent shelf stability.

Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution containing an organic solvent, and a metal salt having at least one electron attractive group and an anion which contains at least one element selected from the elements of the IIIb to VIb group of the Periodic Table and a charge-center atom of which is bonded to the electron attractive group by an intermediate backbone, in which a maximum distance between the center of the charge-center atom and the center of other atom in the anion is at least 4 .ANG.,. and a cell comprising this organic electrolytic solution, both having improved shelf stability.

Abstract: A MOS type semiconductor device and a method for the manufacture of the same are disclosed in which a gate electrode is so formed over a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type with a gate insulating film formed therebetween as to provide a three-layered structure composed of a first high melting point metal silicide layer formed on the gate insulating film, high melting point metal layer formed on the first high melting point metal silicide and a second high melting point metal silicide layer formed on the high melting point metal layer. In the gate electrode, a length of the first high melting point silicide layer defined in the same direction as that in which a channel region extends is made smaller in length than the high melting point metal layer.

Abstract: A capacitance type sensitive element comprises a pair of electrode pairs formed on an insulating substrate and having opposite electrode faces perpendicular or slantingly formed with respect to a face of the insulating substrate; and a sensing material disposed between the opposite electrode faces of the electrodes and having electrical characteristics changed on the basis of the physical or chemical interaction between the sensing material and a substance to be detected.