Abstract: A gold-cobalt based amorphous alloy plated film consisting of a homogeneous amorphous phase not having microcrystals is formed by electroplating conducted by use of an electroplating bath containing a gold cyanide salt in a concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 mol/dm3 in terms of gold, a cobalt salt in a concentration of 0.02 to 0.2 mol/dm3 in terms of cobalt, and a tungstate in a concentration of 0.1 to 0.5 mol/dm3 in terms of tungsten. The gold-cobalt based amorphous alloy plated film obtained consists of a homogeneous amorphous phase not having microcrystals, and has an enhanced hardness while retaining the good contact resistance and chemical stability intrinsic of gold on such levels as to be free of problems on a practical use basis; therefore, the gold-cobalt based amorphous alloy plated film is effective for use as a contact material in electric and electronic component parts such as relays.

Abstract: A polylactic acid (PLA) multi-layer film is produced by arranging a flexible biodegradable polyester resin having a modulus of elasticity of 50 to 1,000 MPa between two kinds of polylactic acids and co-extruding the three through a die. The multi-layer film of the invention is constituted of an interlayer of a biodegradable polyester resin, which is opaque and has blocking tendency though it is very flexible, and transparent and hard PLA layers between which the interlayer is sandwiched, so that the multi-layer film is improved in wrinkle, surface waviness, and elongation and impact resistance of film in which a film made of PLA alone is problematic-by virtue of the presence of the biodegradable polyester resin layer, and in transparency and blocking resistance-in which a film made of a biodegradable polyester resin alone is problematic-by virtue of the PLA layers.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel transferase that acts on a saccharide, as a substrate, composed of at least three sugar units wherein at least three glucose residues on the reducing end are linked ?-1,4 so as to transfer the ?-1,4 lingages to a ?-1, ?-1 linkages; a process for producing the transferase; a gene coding for the same; and a process for producing an oligosaccharide by using the same.

Abstract: An LED indication lamp has desired luminous intensity distribution characteristics without need for any light-emitting diode of a special shape. The LED indication lamp comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes and having specified luminous intensity distribution characteristics is further provided with a condenser lens. The light-emitting diodes are arranged in a pattern corresponding to a luminous intensity distribution pattern determined according to the luminous intensity distribution characteristics. The light-emitting diodes thus arranged and the condenser lens are arranged so that light emitted from the light-emitting diodes in the luminous intensity distribution pattern through the condenser lens satisfies the luminous intensity distribution characteristics.

Abstract: To provide a lighting apparatus that includes a simple and small moving mechanism capable of changing the light emanation direction and that has superior heat dissipation properties, the lighting apparatus includes a light-emitting unit, and a heat dissipation unit for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting unit during light emission, wherein a heat transfer unit is connected between the light-emitting unit and the heat dissipation unit, and the light-emitting unit is in surface contact with the heat transfer unit and is connected with the heat transfer unit to be rotatable with one point or one line in the center.

Abstract: A portable audio/video playback apparatus of the present invention comprises an apparatus main body 1 and a broadcast receiver unit 4 removably attached to the apparatus main body. The apparatus main body 1 includes interfaces 32, 33 for connecting thereto the broadcast receiver unit; an audio processing circuit 22 connected to one interface 32 for processing and feeding an external audio signal to a speaker 24; and a video processing circuit 27 connected to the other interface 33 for processing and feeding an external video signal to a display 13. The broadcast receiver unit 4 includes interfaces 55, 56 connected to the foregoing interfaces 32, 33 and decoders 47, 48 for feeding an audio signal and a video signal included in a received television broadcast signal to the interfaces 55, 56.

Abstract: Organic borates having the formula: The borates are highly soluble in solvent of low dielectric constant. Also disclosed are nonaqueous electrolytes made from these organic borates; lithium secondary batteries with improved high-temperature storage characteristics; and electric appliances that comprises the battery and are free of protection circuits.

Abstract: An electroless gold plating solution is provided that contains no cyanide compound as a source of gold and that contains a decomposition inhibitor represented by general formula (1), provided that, in a case in which the solution contains a gold complex of sulfite and the decomposition inhibitor is cytosine, the pH 6.0 or less is excluded. In the formula, R1 to R4 denote hydrogen atom(s), alkyl group(s) having 1 to 10 carbon atom(s), which may have substituent(s), aryl group(s) having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, which may have substituent(s), alkoxy group(s) having 1 to 10 carbon atom(s), which may have substituent(s), amino group(s) (—NH2), hydroxyl group(s) (—OH), ?O, or halogen atom(s), R2 and R3 or R3 and R4 may crosslink with each other and form a saturated or unsaturated ring and the saturated or unsaturated ring may include oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom(s), each of the above-mentioned substituents may be a halogen atom or a cyano group, and may be a single bond or a double bond.

Abstract: To provide a lighting apparatus that includes a simple and small moving mechanism capable of changing the light emanation direction and that has superior heat dissipation properties, the lighting apparatus includes a light-emitting unit, and a heat dissipation unit for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting unit during light emission, wherein a heat transfer unit is connected between the light-emitting unit and the heat dissipation unit, and the light-emitting unit is in surface contact with the heat transfer unit and is connected with the heat transfer unit to be rotatable with one point or one line in the center.

Abstract: An electroless gold plating solution is provided that includes a cyanide compound and ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof, the electroless gold plating solution containing one or more than one deposition accelerator selected from the group consisting of a copper compound, a thallium compound, and a lead compound.

Abstract: To provide a lighting apparatus that includes a simple and small moving mechanism capable of changing the light emanation direction and that has superior heat dissipation properties, the lighting apparatus includes a light-emitting unit, and a heat dissipation unit for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting unit during light emission, wherein a heat transfer unit is connected between the light-emitting unit and the heat dissipation unit, and the light-emitting unit is in surface contact with the heat transfer unit and is connected with the heat transfer unit to be rotatable with one point or one line in the center.

Abstract: A mobile terrestrial digital broadcast receiver is disclosed. With the arrival at a predetermined time before the starting time of a recording reserved program specified by arbitrary recording reservation information (hereinafter referred to as the intended recording reservation information), the broadcast is started to be received in preparation for the recording, and it is determined whether the area information contained in the received broadcast wave is identical with the area information in the intended recording reservation information. In the case where the area information contained in the received broadcast wave is different from the area information in the intended recording reservation information, a channel list is prepared, while at the same time determining whether a stream ID in the intended recording reservation information exists in the channel list prepared.

Abstract: An LED indication lamp has desired luminous intensity distribution characteristics without need for any light-emitting diode of a special shape. The LED indication lamp comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes and having specified luminous intensity distribution characteristics is further provided with a condenser lens. The light-emitting diodes are arranged in a pattern corresponding to a luminous intensity distribution pattern determined according to the luminous intensity distribution characteristics. The light-emitting diodes thus arranged and the condenser lens are arranged so that light emitted from the light-emitting diodes in the luminous intensity distribution pattern through the condenser lens satisfies the luminous intensity distribution characteristics.

Abstract: An LED indication lamp has desired luminous intensity distribution characteristics without need for any light-emitting diode of a special shape. The LED indication lamp comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes and having specified luminous intensity distribution characteristics is further provided with a condenser lens. The light-emitting diodes are arranged in a pattern corresponding to a luminous intensity distribution pattern determined according to the luminous intensity distribution characteristics. The light-emitting diodes thus arranged and the condenser lens are arranged so that light emitted from the light-emitting diodes in the luminous intensity distribution pattern through the condenser lens satisfies the luminous intensity distribution characteristics.

Abstract: Organic borates having the formula: The borates are highly soluble in solvent of low dielectric constant. Also disclosed are nonaqueous electrolytes made from these organic borates; lithium secondary batteries with improved high-temperature storage characteristics; and electric appliances that comprises the battery and are free of protection circuits.

Abstract: An electroless gold plating solution is provided that includes a cyanide compound and ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof, the electroless gold plating solution containing one or more than one deposition accelerator selected from the group consisting of a copper compound, a thallium compound, and a lead compound.

Abstract: A digital television signal decoder comprises a digital signal input, and decoding and decompression means for decoding and decompressing a compressed data signal received through the input. An output outputs, in use, a decompressed video signal from the decoding and decompression means to a display. A control input receives, in use, control data and storage means stores, upon receipt of a control input from a user, a user-selected still image from the received digital data.

Abstract: An electroless gold plating solution is provided in which an amount of gold deposited by a displacement reaction is at least 15 ?g/cm2, and the electroless gold plating solution includes a reducing agent that is oxidized by gold, and a reducing agent that is of the same type as or is a different type from the above reducing agent and is oxidized by a substrate metal. The solution can form a uniform gold coating having good adhesion and low porosity in one step.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to supply organic borates highly soluble even in a solvent of a low dielectric constant; nonaqueous electrolytes made from these organic borates and excellent in characteristics; lithium secondary batteries with improved high-temperature storage characteristics; electric appliances that can be free of protection circuits, and; various applications of the electric appliances. The present invention relates to: organic borate compounds represented by structural formula (1) where X denotes lithium or quaternary ammonium or quaternary phosphonium and R1, R2, R3, and R4 each denote an independent halogen-atom displacement alkyl group whose carbon number ranges from 1 to 4, and organic borate compounds whose R1, R2, R3, and R4 are represented by trifluoromethyl groups or pentafluoroethyl groups, in particular, can be easily dissolved to concentrations of at least 0.

Abstract: The LED lamp includes a plurality of light emitting diodes and a cover lens arranged so that light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes is output through the cover lens. The cover lens has a plurality of prisms including a plurality of first prisms formed on the inner surface thereof, and a direction and shape of the incident surfaces of the first prisms are set such that the first prisms output light in first luminous intensity distribution patterns that are substantially equal to each other.