Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device having a heating member and a pressing member which is pressed against the heating member, the heating member and the pressing member holding and transporting a recording medium to thermally fix a developer on the recording medium; a peeling member that peels the recording medium off the heating member, the peeling member being disposed downstream, in a transport direction of the recording medium, of a holding position where the heating member and the pressing member hold the recording medium; and an interference prevention member that prevents the recording medium from interfering with the peeling member after being peeled off the heating member by the peeling member.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic coil (4) for use in a compact motor is configured so that ceramic layers (4c) having a plurality of coil patterns (4a) and (4b) printed using a conductive paste are laminated, and that the coil patterns in respective layers are electrically connected via thru-holes (4d) to form a single multilayer ceramic structure having a plurality of phases of patterned-coil.

Abstract: Corresponding to transmission data 101, phase controller 105 is controlled to shift a phase of modulated signal 103 by 0° or 180°. Planes of polarization of modulated signals to be transmitted from antennas 106 and 107 are made different from each other corresponding to transmission data 101. The electric field strength of a signal received at antenna 108 changes corresponding to the plane of polarization, thereby voltage value 113 output from electric field strength detector 111 varies corresponding to transmission data 101, and using this variation, judged result 115 is obtained. Two results, namely, demodulated data 112 and judged result 115 are input to comparing circuit 116, whereby the reception apparatus is capable of obtaining received data 117 with high quality.

Abstract: When a vehicle is rear-ended and a seated user moves rearward in reaction to the rear-end collision, a load generated by a rearward movement of a lumbar portion of the seated user is transmitted from a pressure plate of operating force generating means to an operating force generating mechanism. Then, a pressure roller of the operating force generating mechanism deflects and pulls inner cables of pulling cable devices, thereby moving both end portions of a headrest frame upward. As a result, the headrest frame is moved upward along with headrest supporting brackets smoothly and reliably, whereby a headrest attached to the headrest supporting brackets with headrest stays arranged between the headrest and the respective headrest supporting brackets is moved in the upward-forward direction, that is, toward the head of the seated user smoothly and reliably.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a developer image; a transfer member that transfers the developer image carried on the image carrier onto an image forming surface of a recording medium being conveyed; a fixation member that is disposed downstream of the transfer member in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and fixes the developer image transferred on the recording medium; a first member that is disposed between the transfer member and the fixation member to face the image forming surface of the recording medium; and a second member that is disposed between the transfer member and the fixation member to face a non-image forming surface that is opposite the image forming surface, wherein the first member is provided with a first electrically-conductive member having an electric conductivity and being grounded.

Abstract: A USB cable connects to a USB connector in an electrical/electronic product and a USB connector in a separate type USB unit so that a USB controller and a conversion circuit are connected. The conversion circuit converts a USB signal into an external interface signal which is transmitted to and received from a peripheral device. The external interface signal is transmitted to and received from the peripheral device through an external interface connector. The minimum number of interface connector is selected from various external interface connectors through which the external interface signal is transmitted to and received from the peripheral device. By connecting expansion connectors 5 and 6 in a USB unit and those in another USB unit, the USB signal is transmitted and received between the USB unit and another USB unit.

Abstract: Through screening using an antibody to a polypeptide that constitutes a parasporal body in sporangia of Bacillus popilliae and has a larvae growth inhibiting or insecticidal effect on a Scarabaeidae insect and through polymerase chain reaction, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide and polypeptides similar thereto are isolated.

Abstract: Through screening using an antibody to a polypeptide that constitutes a parasporal body in sporangia of Bacillus popilliae and has a larvae growth inhibiting or insecticidal effect on a Scarabaeidae insect and through polymerase chain reaction, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide and polypeptides similar thereto are isolated.

Abstract: A method of calculating coefficients determining excitation amplitudes and phases for obtaining a desired antenna pattern of a circular array antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements disposed circularly. Coefficients for a linear array antenna having the same number of antenna elements as the circular array antenna are determined by a Fourier series expansion in integral limits calculated from a beam direction and a beam width that are estimated from incoming radio waves and then are transformed into the coefficients for the circular array antenna. With this method, the beam direction and the beam width of the antenna pattern of the circular array antenna can be set at will. Consequently, this method enables adaptive control of sectored beams of sectored antennas at a base station or the like used for a mobile communication system, thus enhancing efficiency of the use of the antennas.

Abstract: When a vehicle is rear-ended and a seated user moves rearward in reaction to the rear-end collision, a load movement of a lumbar part of the seated user is sufficiently transmitted from a pressure plate of operating force generating means to an operating force generating mechanism, regardless of an amount of rearward tilting of a seat back. Then, a pressure roller serving as a driven member of the operating force generating mechanism largely deflects and sufficiently pulls inner cables of respective pulling cable devices, thereby smoothly moving both end portions of a headrest frame upward. As a result, the headrest frame is moved upward smoothly and reliably, and a headrest is moved in an upward-forward direction, that is, toward the head of the seated user smoothly and reliably.

Abstract: A TDMA radio terminal comprises a transmitter portion and a receiver portion. A reference signal is launched in the transmitter portion while tuning the receiver portion. At the same time, an internal delay counter is started. The counter counts clock pulses till the reference signal returns through the receiver portion. Letting this pulse count be Nd, a transmission wait time is Nt?Nd. Nt is a transmit timing at the antenna. The Nd counting operation may be triggered by a power on or a signal from a controller. Method for determining the transmission wait time in the production site is also disclosed.

Abstract: When a vehicle is rear-ended and a seated user moves rearward in reaction to the rear-end collision, a load generated by a rearward movement of a lumbar portion of the seated user is transmitted from a pressure plate of operating force generating means to an operating force generating mechanism. Then, a pressure roller of the operating force generating mechanism deflects and pulls inner cables of pulling cable devices, thereby moving both end portions of a headrest frame upward. As a result, the headrest frame is moved upward along with headrest supporting brackets smoothly and reliably, whereby a headrest attached to the headrest supporting brackets with headrest stays arranged between the headrest and the respective headrest supporting brackets is moved in the upward-forward direction, that is, toward the head of the seated user smoothly and reliably.

Abstract: Through screening using an antibody to a polypeptide that constitutes a parasporal body in sporangia of Bacillus popilliae and has a larvae growth inhibiting or insecticidal effect on a Scarabaeidae insect and through polymerase chain reaction, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide and polypeptides similar thereto are isolated.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to efficiently retrieve the image data of a specific moving object from the data of images photographed in a plurality of photographing positions. A number of photography and detection apparatuses having an RFID detection function and a photography function are arrayed in the positions where roads cross each other, and detect the RFID of a moving object which passes the photographing positions and transmit the image data of the moving object in association with the detected RFID to the server system. The server system stores the data of images photographed in a plurality of photographing positions in the storage device and retrieves the image data associated with the designated RFID from the storage device.

Abstract: A conductive member for OA equipment (electrophotographic apparatus or electrostatic recording apparatus) which is obtainable from a composition comprising a non-ether-based polyurethane, carbon black and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imidolithium. The conductive member shows very stable conductivity in the volume resistivity range of 105 to 1012 ?·cm, the conductivity of which is less dependent on the voltage applied and varies only slightly during continuous energization and upon changes in environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and an interlayer wiring structure further including a lower wiring layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, an interlayer wiring layer including an interlayer insulating film formed on the lower wiring layer and a plurality of contact plugs each formed so as to extend through the interlayer insulating film to be brought into electrical contact with the lower wiring layer, an upper wiring layer patterned so as to be in electrical contact with upper faces of the contact plugs, and a recessed portion formed by recessing the interlayer insulating film and the contact plugs exposed in the interlayer wiring layer with respect to at least a portion with a short distance between wirings so as to correspond to a shape of the upper wiring layer.

Abstract: Through screening using an antibody to a polypeptide that constitutes a parasporal body in sporangia of Bacillus popilliae and has a larvae growth inhibiting or insecticidal effect on a Scarabaeidae insect and through polymerase chain reaction, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide and polypeptides similar thereto are isolated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for efficiently producing sporangia of Bacillus popilliae containing spores and parasporal bodies having controlling effects on Scarabaeidae insects, and a control agent and controlling method for Scarabaeidae insects obtained by said production process. In a process for producing sporangia of Bacillus popilliae containing spores and parasporal bodies by culturing Bacillus popilliae in a medium containing an adsorbent, the medium contains 0.2-4.0% by weight of glutamic acid.

Abstract: A improved liquid crystal display device including two substrates each having transparent electrode thereon disposed in parallel while keeping a predetermined gap by means of pillar-shaped spacers and a liquid crystal held between said first and second substrates is proposed. In the liquid crystal display device, density or volume of the number of the pillar-shaped spacers provided in the off-display area is higher than those of a density of the number of said pillar-shaped spacers provided in the display area. This change is made continuously or stepwise along areas. The spacers are preferably disposed so that a contact area between the spacer and a rubbing cloth during the rubbing process is minimized, or so that an orientation defective area caused starting from the spacer does not extend into the pixel area, or so that a plurality of spacers are disposed along a flow of liquid crystal from filling port into the gap between the first and second substrate.

Abstract: A ferrite bonded organic substance having that has a strong bond between organic substance and ferrite can be obtained by carrying out formation and bonding of a ferrite to an organic substance having a functional group selected from a carboxyl group, a mercapto group and a mercapto group in oxidized form. In the producing method of manufacturing the ferrite bonded organic substance, ferrite plating can be employed. Wide application in, for example, various drugs, bio-analytical reagents, DNA, various contrast media and MRI sensitizers that permit magnetic manipulation can be realized by bonding ferrite to organic substance retaining a bio-active substance.