Abstract: A drive apparatus for an opening/closing body for a vehicle includes a drive unit including a rotational drive apparatus, a reduction gear mechanism linked with a rotational shaft of the rotational drive apparatus, and an output member linked with the rotational shaft through the reduction gear mechanism and linked with the opening/closing body through a connection member, a first pulse signal generator provided at the drive unit and generating a first pulse signal on the basis of a rotation of the rotational shaft, a second pulse signal generator provided at the drive unit and generating a second pulse signal on the basis of a rotation of either one of the reduction gear mechanism and the output member, and a control means for calculating an opening/closing position of the opening/closing body on the basis of the first pulse signal emitted by the first pulse signal generator utilizing the second pulse signal emitted by the second pulse signal generator as a base point and controlling the rotational drive app

Abstract: An image recording apparatus has the ability to output one of a received motion image and a still image, which is selected by an image switching circuit, to an image display device. The still image is read from a memory in which an image of the motion image constructing one frame is stored. When a remote controller is used to instruct image recording, a recording mode is automatically determined depending on whether a still image or a motion image is actually displayed on the image display device. Specifically, when a still image is displayed, a still image recording mode is automatically selected. When a motion image is displayed, a motion image recording mode is automatically selected. The motion image or still image is then recorded onto a recording medium.

Abstract: A method of sealing the cells of a ceramic honeycomb body (5) and a cell sealing material (1) are disclosed which can suppress the deformation and dissolution of the portions of the ceramic honeycomb body dipped in the cell sealing material. An end surface (50) of the ceramic honeycomb body (5), with the portions of the end surface (50) not to be sealed covered with a masking material, is dipped in the cell sealing material (1) thereby to seal the cells in a predetermined part of the end surface. The cell sealing material (1) is composed of ceramic particles and an assistant for fluidizing the ceramic particles. The assistant has the property of not substantially redissolving a binder contained in the ceramic honeycomb body.

Abstract: A small portable generator for generating a single-phase AC voltage under PWM control is subject to output voltage fluctuations under a heavy load.

Abstract: An engine-driven portable generator using an inverter may still generate a voltage at its output terminals even though the engine is stopped. In view of this problem, the invention is to provide a portable generator, which is intended to prevent any residual voltage from generating between the output terminals. That is, a portable generator rectifying once an AC voltage into a DC voltage, converting the DC voltage into a single-phase AC voltage, and outputting the single-phase AC voltage, which has an output-stop-control unit (443) that, when an operating switch (305) is turned off, stops the operation of the inverter circuit at the timing when the voltage between the output terminals drops to 0, is provided.

Abstract: An engine-driven portable generator using an inverter may still generate a voltage at its output terminals even though the engine is stopped. In view of this problem, the invention is to provide a portable generator, which is intended to prevent any residual voltage from generating between the output terminals. That is, a portable generator rectifying once an AC voltage into a DC voltage, converting the DC voltage into a single-phase AC voltage, and outputting the single-phase AC voltage, which has an output-stop-control unit (443) that, when an operating switch (305) is turned off, stops the operation of the inverter circuit at the timing when the voltage between the output terminals drops to 0, is provided.

Abstract: A small portable generator for generating a single-phase AC voltage under PWM control is subject to output voltage fluctuations under a heavy load.

Abstract: A method of sealing the cells of a ceramic honeycomb body (5) and a cell sealing material (1) are disclosed which can suppress the deformation and dissolution of the portions of the ceramic honeycomb body dipped in the cell sealing material. An end surface (50) of the ceramic honeycomb body (5), with the portions of the end surface (50) not to be sealed covered with a masking material, is dipped in the cell sealing material (1) thereby to seal the cells in a predetermined part of the end surface. The cell sealing material (1) is composed of ceramic particles and an assistant for fluidizing the ceramic particles. The assistant has the property of not substantially redissolving a binder contained in the ceramic honeycomb body.

Abstract: There is provided the method of manufacturing a polycrystalline semiconductor thin film, in which an amorphous semiconductor thin film is formed on an insulating substrate, and the amorphous semiconductor thin film is transformed into a polycrystalline semiconductor thin film. In this method, an energy beam is irradiated onto a predetermined region of the amorphous semiconductor thin film via a mask prepared by forming energy beam transmitting regions on a transparent plate as a plurality of patterns, and the region on which the energy beam is irradiated is changed so as to move the predetermined region on the amorphous semiconductor thin film in order.

Abstract: A laminate obtained by laminating a resin composed chiefly of a polyester on a base material, said resin layer having a melt viscosity ratio (R) defined by the following formula (1),R=.eta..sub.12.2 /.eta..sub.1216 (1)wherein .eta..sub.12.2 is a melt viscosity at an extrusion temperature of the polyester at a shearing rate of 12.2 sec.sup.-1, and .eta..sub.1216 is a melt viscosity at an extrusion temperature of the polyester at a shearing rate of 1216 sec.sup.-1,of not smaller than 2.0 at a melt extrusion temperature of the polyester, and having .eta..sub.1216 of not smaller than 500 poises, and said resin layer being further quickly quenched after it is melt-extruded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inspection system for transparently taking an image of inside of a semiconductor device to analyze anomalous occurrence. First, image data obtained under infrared ray illumination are converted into a first left-to-right reversed image data in which the obtained image data are reversed left to right and the first left-to-right reversed image data are stored. Next, very weak light emitted from an anomalous portion when the semiconductor device is biased is picked up under no illumination. Then, image data of very weak light is converted into a second left-to-right reversed image data in which the image data of weak light are reversed left to right. The first and second left-to-right image data are superimposed to superimpose the image specifying the anomalous location on an image of chip patterns in the semiconductor device and the superimposed image is displayed.

Abstract: At the time of closing a die mold, an upper die (18) is rotated with respect to screws (44a-44d) while being brought into contact with a lower die (14) by means of drive gears (42a-42d) and a driven gear (40), wherein a closing force is applied to the material (W) by plate springs (60). Subsequently, at the time of opening the die, under an opposite operation, the upper die (18) is opened while being simultaneously rotated with respect to the screws (44a-44d) which are supported by coil springs (54a-54d), whereby a spiral bevel gear (72) is released from the mold. Accordingly, at the time of die closing, the closing force is kept stable, whereas when the die is opened, imposition of a large force to the gear teeth is prevented, so that bevel gears (72) of high quality and high yield rate can be produced.

Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes an etching process or a surface-treating process in which an etching gas or a surface-treating gas including an acyl-group-containing compound represented by the following formula (1):RCOX (1)is used to form a sturdy film on the etched or treated surface, and high anti-resist selectivity, high anti-base-layer selectivity and high plasma-tolerance are thereby achieved, wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or a derivative thereof, and X is a substituent. Preferably, the substituent X in the above formula (1) is a halogen atom or a group represented by the following formula (2):R'COO-- (2)wherein R' is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: A sorbitol kinase having at least the following physicochemical properties:(1) Enzymatic action: utilizing mainly ATP, but not substantially phosphoenolpyruvate, as the phosphate donor catalyzing a reaction of generating sorbitol-6-phosphate and ADP from sorbitol and ATP of the formula,sorbitol+ATP.fwdarw.sorbitol-6-phosphate+ADP(2) Substrate specificity: for sorbitol(3) N-terminal amino acid sequence: containing ##STR1## (4) Heat stability stable at least up to 60.degree. C. when a 100 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.5, containing 0.5 U/ml of sorbitol kinase) is heated for 15 minutes at various temperatures and the residual acitvity is measured.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a tape cassette mounted with an IC memory and an IC connecting system provided in a recording and reproducing apparatus for the tape cassette. The tape cassette is provided with a recess on the back side of the cassette. The recess has at least a round corner at a distal end thereof. The IC memory package has a rectangular shape with at least a round corner and with a cutout portion at a corner other than the round corner and a terminal portion on the package, wherein the IC memory package is mounted in the recess by causing the round corner of the IC memory package to be snugly fitted with the round corner of the recess. The connecting system is used for electrically connecting the terminals of the IC memory to the apparatus when the tape cassette is loaded into the apparatus.

Abstract: Containers for medical use comprising a storage portion formed of a soft polyvinyl chloride resin containing a vinyl chloride resin and diundecyl pthalate (DUP) as a plasticizer wherein the sheet exhibits an oxygen permeability of about 9.0.times.10.sup.-10 to 22.0.times.10.sup.-10 cc.cm/cm2.sec.cmHg/22.degree. C. and a carbon dioxide permeability of about 6.0.times.10.sup.-9 to 19.0.times.10.sup.-9 cc.cm/cm2.sec.cmHg/22.degree. C. The containers are suitable for the storage of blood, especially the cellular components of blood. The invention also provides processes for making such containers as well as methods for storing blood cells using such containers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a strong heat seal to a thermoplastic polyester container which can withstand hot water treatment such as retorting, and to a heat sealed container. A heat-sealable closure is also provided. It is composed of a laminate consisting of a heat-seal layer comprising as a main component a copolymerized polyester resin having a softening temperature of 120.degree. C. and a glass-transition temperature of 30.degree. to 85.degree. C., a metal substrate, and an epoxy-phenol resin primer layer interposed between them.Preferably, the container has a heat seal portion composed of a thermoplastic polyester having a fusion temperature in the crystalline state of at least 200.degree. C. This polyester portion is oriented and crystallized or heat-crystallized.

Abstract: A thin-film semiconductor element provided on a channel area with a channel protection layer, characterized by the fact that a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer respectively have overlapping areas on the channel protection layer, the side walls of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer extend in the overlapping areas beyond the side wall of the channel protection layer in at least one direction of the width thereof, and the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer possess points of overlap intersection with the semiconductor layer at the points of overlap intersection thereof with the channel protection layer. Owing to the construction described above, the leakage current generated by exposure to light can be decreased and the thin-film semiconductor element can be produced by a simple process of manufacture.