Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes first and second oscillators and a coupling beam. The coupling beam couples the first and second oscillators together in such a manner that the first and second oscillators vibrate relative to each other in a predetermined direction. The coupling beam includes a first post portion joined to a surface of the first oscillator, a second post portion joined to a surface of the second oscillator, and a spring portion that joins the first post portion to the second post portion. The spring portion is spaced from the first and second oscillators and has elasticity in the predetermined direction.

Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a surfactant composition having excellent fluidity after long-term storage at a low temperature (5 degrees Celsius) and excellent foamability when diluted. It is considered that the reason why the composition of the present invention has excellent fluidity after long-term storage at a low temperature (5 degrees Celsius) and excellent foamability when diluted is because the sulfate surfactant has a predetermined amount of oxypropylene groups, thereby suppressing crystallization.

Abstract: In a method of making an electronic apparatus, electronic devices and a mold are placed in a package such that pads of electronic devices are covered with the mold. An electrical insulator is poured into the package, in which the mold is placed, to fill the package. The mold is removed from the electrical insulator to form a space where the pads are exposed. An electrical conductor is placed in the space such that the pads are electrically connected together through the electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is in the form of a liquid or a solid having both fluidity and deformability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thickening/foam-promoting agent having thickening/foam-promoting properties and a low odor, and a detergent composition containing the agent. The thickening/foam-promoting agent is composed of the following component (A): (A) a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O—(PO)n/(EO)m—R2??(1), wherein R1 is a linear alkyl or an alkenyl group having 8 to 10 carbon atoms, PO is a propyleneoxy group, EO is an ethyleneoxy group, an average added molar number n is a number of 1.5 to 3.0, an average added molar number m is a number of 0 to 1.0, and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, wherein the content of an alcohol of the formula (1), when n=0, m=0 and R2 is a hydrogen atom, is not more than 3000 ppm, and the detergent composition contains the component (A) and a surfactant (B).

Abstract: Provided is a skin or hair cleanser composition having an excellent foaming property and making a good feeling upon use available from cleansing until after drying, which comprises: from 0.2 to 20 wt. % of (A) a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O-(AO)n—R2??(1) wherein R1 represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms, AO represents an alkyleneoxy group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n is the number of the alkyleneoxy group and stands for a number from 0.5 to 3.5 on average, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, from 5 to 60 wt. % of (B) a surfactant other than the component (A), and from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of (C) at least one of silicones and monohydric alcohols having from 15 to 28 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided is a flowmeter with a flow tube through which fluid flows; a cooling apparatus adapted to cool a part of the flow tube; a first temperature detecting section for detecting the temperature of the flow tube cooled by the cooling apparatus; a second temperature detecting section for detecting the temperature of the cooling apparatus; a third temperature detecting section for detecting the temperature of a non-cooling area upstream of a cooling area in the flow tube; and an information processing section, which controls the cooling apparatus make a difference between the temperature detected by the second temperature detecting section and the temperature detected by the third temperature detecting section to be a prescribed value, and calculates the flow rate of the fluid flowing in the flow tube.

Abstract: A light source apparatus that is used in a document reading apparatus that reads document-reflecting light from the document includes a first reflection mirror; a second reflection mirror; and a light guiding member that comprises a light emitting element mounted to one longitudinal end of the light guiding member and a light emitting face in a longitudinal direction, where the first and second reflection mirrors are arranged in parallel to the light guiding member and reflect light from the light emitting face of light guiding member toward a document placement face and where an end point of an optical axis of a first light reflection face is located on the document placement face between an end point of an optical axis of the first reflection mirror and an end point of an optical axis of the second reflection, mirror.

Abstract: Provided is a surfactant composition having excellent fluidity after long-term storage at a low temperature (5° C.) and excellent foamability when diluted. The surfactant composition containing the following components (A), (B) and (C), wherein the content of the component (A) is 40 to 75 wt.

Abstract: Provided is a detergent composition that contains the following components (A), (B), and (C). Component (A) is at least one selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers and amphoteric polymers. Component (B) is a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O-(AO)n-R2 wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms, AO represents an alkyleneoxy group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n means an average number of moles and stands for from 0.5 to 4, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. Component (C) is at least one selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants and cationic surfactants. The detergent composition has a content of Component (A) from 5 to 40 wt. % and has Component (B) and Component (C) at a weight ratio (B)/(C) of from 0.5 to 2.5.

Abstract: To prevent loss of control of a pressure of a source gas within a movable range of a control valve, a source gas concentration control system is provided. The system may include a first valve that is provided on an outlet line, a concentration measurement part that measures a concentration of the source gas in mixed gas, and a concentration control part that controls a stroke of the first valve such that the measured concentration of the source gas becomes equal to a predetermined concentration setting. The measured concentration may be measured in the concentration measurement part. The system may further include a temperature controller that controls a temperature inside the tank to meet a temperature setting, and a temperature setting part that sets the temperature setting of the temperature controller.

Abstract: A skin or hair washing composition having excellent foamability and a good feeling upon use in the process from washing to after drying, which comprises: the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) a compound represented by formula (1): R1O-(AO)n—R2??(1) (B) a surfactant other than the component (A); and (C) a cationic polymer, wherein the weight ratio of the component (A) and the component (C), (A)/(C), is from 0.5 to 60.

Abstract: A illuminating device used for an document reading apparatus that has two rod shape light guides and light emitting elements where each of the light guides has a light emitting face and two flat light reflection faces, which may have a group of minute prisms that are formed along the longitudinal direction of the faces, and where light from each light emitting element is guided in the longitudinal direction by the light guide and reflected by that faces, such that the light is emitted from the light emitting face of each light guide and a virtual plane that is vertical to a longitudinal direction of each of the two light guides has two light intensity peaks.

Abstract: The swinging operation of a rotary striker 14 turns micro switches 11 and 12, which detect the position of a piston 9, ON/OFF. The striker 14 includes a lower-limit switch cam 15 and an upper-limit switch cam 16. The cams 15 and 16 engage with switch bosses 36 and 37 that move together with the piston 9. When the piston 9 is positioned at a lower-limit stop position L, the cam 15 becomes engaged with the boss 36 to make the striker 14 swing in the X-direction and pushes a switch button 11a of the switch 11. When the piston 9 is positioned at an upper-limit stop position U, the cam 16 becomes engaged with the boss 37 to make the striker 14 swing in the Y-direction and pushes a switch button 12a of the switch 12.

Abstract: A vehicle air bag control system includes an impact detector for detecting impact on a vehicle and for outputting an impact detection signal, an air bag deployment determination unit for outputting a deployment command when the impact detection signal is more than a predetermined value, a state estimation unit for estimating whether a vehicle engine is stopped during an idling stop, and a power control unit for driving the impact detector, the air bag deployment determination unit and the state estimation unit when the vehicle engine is stopped during an idling stop as indicated by the state estimation unit.

Abstract: The variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a piston, a bleed passage, a supply passage and a low-melting member. The housing has a cylinder bore, a suction chamber, a discharge chamber and a crank chamber. The swash plate is supported in the crank chamber by the drive shaft and inclination angle of the swash plate is adjustable. The piston is reciprocally movably received in the cylinder bore. The bleed passage is formed in the housing in communication with the crank chamber and the suction chamber. The supply passage is formed in the housing in communication with the discharge chamber and the crank chamber. The low-melting member is disposed in the bleed passage so as to restrict fluid flow therethrough and has a lower melting point than the housing. When the low-melting member is melted, an opening of the bleed passage is increased.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes first and second light direction changing faces that extend in a longitudinal direction, a light guiding member having first and second light emitting faces that are formed to respectively face the first and second light direction changing faces and a light source that is arranged on one end face of the light guiding member. A first vertical plane extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the first light direction changing face and a second vertical plane extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the second light direction changing face intersect. A groove which extends in a longitudinal direction of the light guiding member is formed between the first and second light direction changing faces. A surface forming the groove may be parabolic in a cross section.

Abstract: This invention aims at providing an inexpensive semiconductor device having a parasitic diode and lowering an hfe of a parasitic PNP transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. Such semiconductor device includes a P-type silicon substrate and a gate electrode formed above the P-type silicon substrate. The P-type silicon substrate includes an N-type well layer, an N-type buried layer, a P-type body layer, an N-type source layer formed in the P-type body layer, and a drain contact layer formed in the N-type well layer. The P-type body layer and the N-type source layer are formed by self alignment that uses the gate electrode as a mask. The N-type drain contact layer is formed opposite the N-type source layer across the P-type body layer formed below the gate electrode. The N-type buried layer is formed below the P-type body layer.

Abstract: Provided is a detergent composition capable of readily incorporating therein a cationic polymer in high concentration, having good storage stability, and providing excellent foamability and feeling upon use. The detergent composition containing the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) at least one selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers and amphoteric polymers; (B) a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O-(AO)n—R2??(1) wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms, AO represents an alkyleneoxy group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n means an average number of moles and stands for from 0.5 to 4, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and (C) at least one selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants and cationic surfactants, and the detergent composition having a content of Component (A) from 5 to 40 wt.

Abstract: A skin or hair washing composition having excellent foamability and a good feeling upon use in the process from washing to after drying, is provided. A skin or hair washing composition, comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) a compound represented by formula (1): R1O-(AO)n—R2??(1) (B) a surfactant other than the component (A); and (C) a cationic polymer, wherein the weight ratio of the component (A) and the component (C), (A)/(C), is from 0.5 to 60.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including an LDMOS transistor includes: a process (a) of forming a first conductive well diffusion layer in the semiconductor substrate; a process (b) of sequentially forming a gate insulator film, a gate conductive film, and a photoresist film on a region on the semiconductor substrate corresponding to the well diffusion layer; a process (c) of performing photolithography to remove a part of the photoresist film formed in a predetermined region, and etching the gate conductive film using a remaining part of the photoresist film as a mask so as to form an opening in the predetermined region; a process (d) of doping second conductive impurity ions using a remaining part of the gate conductive film and the remaining part of the photoresist film as a mask so as to form the body layer; and a process (e) of removing the remaining part of the gate conductive film except a part corresponding to the gate electrode formed based on a part that constitutes a lateral surfa