Abstract: A solid composition which contains a large amount of catechins and has solved problems concerning quality and producibility for exerting useful action and effects derived from catechins. The solid composition contains catechins and glycerol.

Abstract: Provided is a granular product that has reduced or suppressed bitterness even though comprising a bitter crude drug or an extract thereof, and that allows a pharmacological action of the bitter crude drug to be sufficiently expressed. The granular product comprises a bitter crude drug or an extract thereof in each of the inner part and outer layer of the granular product.

Abstract: A vacuum envelope that can improve the vacuum degree in a field emission device is provided. The vacuum envelope includes the cathode side substrate 2 on which field emission elements are formed and the anode substrate 1 spaced by a predetermined distance in the electron emission direction. At least two openings are formed before sealing the vacuum envelope. The remaining gas is ousted from the vacuum envelope by introducing a high temperature gas inside the vacuum envelope for a predetermined period of time. Thereafter, one of the openings is sealed while the envelope is being evacuated to a vacuum state through the remaining openings.

Abstract: A network system capable of delivering a large amount of data such as video data freely according to the intentions of the sender and the receiver alone is realized by a plurality of stations provided on at least one loop shaped optical network in which any one of the plurality of stations is capable of carrying out unidirectional communications with respect to any other one of the plurality of stations, where at least one wavelength is allocated to each station such that each station can transmit data by using a wavelength allocated to each station, receive data of any wavelengths transmitted from any other stations, and select only necessary wavelengths so as to select correspondent stations from which data are to be received.

Abstract: A fluorescent display device capable of being sealed while being evacuated to a high vacuum without independently forming any evacuation hole at an electrode formation section of a substrate of an envelope. A cathode substrate is sealedly formed of an electrode formation section of a large plate-like shape provided thereon with a field emission cathode, an evacuation section of a small plate-like shape formed with a cutout, and a seal member. An anode substrate on which a display section is spacedly arranged oppositely to the cathode substrate. A getter chamber including an evacuation tube is connected to the evacuation hole. Thus, the present invention eliminate independent formation of any specific evacuation at the electrode formation section, to thereby prevent damage and contamination of the substrates.

Abstract: A fluorescent display device (1) includes an air tight envelope (2) having a cathode substrate (3), an anode substrate (4) with a phosphor layer arranged to provide a luminous display, a seal member (5), an evacuation hole (9) formed at a side of the envelope (2), and a getter chamber (10) in communication with the hole (9). The getter chamber (10) is disposed on the outside of the envelope (2) and includes a chamber body (12), and an evacuation tube (13). The getter chamber (10) eliminates the independent formation of an evacuation hole in the cathode substrate (3), and thereby prevents damage and contamination of the cathode substrate (3).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device is available that is capable of remarkably improving life characteristics of a display device. A display device placed in a chamber is evacuated to about 10.sup.-7 Torr. Then, reducing gas is introduced into the display device and held therein for several minutes, followed by evacuation of the display device to about 10.sup.-5 Torr. The reducing gas introducing and discharge steps are repeated several times. Thereafter, evacuation of the display device is carried out while keeping the chamber at about 300.degree. C., followed by sealing of the display device.

Abstract: An evacuation apparatus is capable of evacuating an envelope to a high vacuum without evacuating a whole room or chamber to a high vacuum. An evacuation pipe is connected at a distal end thereof to an evacuation head and a vacuum pump is actuated to evacuate an evacuation chamber to a high vacuum, to thereby evacuate an envelope to a high vacuum. Then, a motor is driven to rotate ball screws, to thereby upwardly move the envelope mounted on the evacuation head. The evacuation pipe is fused at an intermediate portion thereof by a gas burner, to thereby be sealed. Then, the evacuation pipe is cut to disconnect the envelope from the evacuation head.

Abstract: An electron feeder for a flat-type luminous device capable of providing electrons sufficient to ensure the uniform luminance of a whole display section irrespective of a distance from an electron source. A plurality of front electrodes and a plurality of rear electrodes constituting an electron beam guide are arranged separate from one another in the direction of traveling of the electrons, respectively, and the front electrode and rear electrode corresponding to each other constitute each guide electrode section. The so-constructed guide electrode sections are alternately applied thereto two different voltages, resulting in the electron beam guide exhibiting the function of focusing electrons.

Abstract: An electron feed structure for a flat-type luminous device capable of permitting electron emitted from an electrons source to be uniformly fed throughout a display section. The electron feed structure includes an electron flow guide constituted by an inner guide electrode of a high voltage and an outer guide electrode of a low voltage, so that an electric field of a high voltage and that of a low voltage may be alternately formed to form electrostatic lenses in the guide, to thereby effectively prevent the function of the electron flow guide from being deteriorated.

Abstract: A casing for a display device of the tipless type is disclosed which is capable of being readily manufactured, and allowing a display device to have a good space factor and exhibit excellent display characteristics. The casing comprises a casing body formed with an evacuation hole and a planar plate lid member arranged to sealingly close the evacuation hole by means of a sealer when the casing is evacuated.

Abstract: A process for making a fluorescent display device capable of accomplishing the mass production of a tipless fluorescent display device with good reliability and productivity is disclosed. The process is adapted to carry out, in a single chamber, a step of hermetically bonding an anode substrate and a casing together to form a hermetic envelope and a step of sealing the envelope in vacua.

Abstract: A casing for a display device of the tipless type is disclosed which is capable of being readily manufactured, and allowing a display device to have a good space factor and exhibit excellent display characteristics. The casing comprises a casing body formed with an evacuation hole and a plate lid member arranged to sealingly close the evacuation hole by means of an oxide solder layer when the casing is evacuated.