Abstract: A lubricant for a medical device includes an anti-friction material and a radical scavenger.

Abstract: A lubricant for a medical device to be subjected to gas low temperature sterilization includes an anti-friction material and an ion exchanger.

Abstract: A coating for medical equipment includes: an isocyanate-curable coating composition; and a radical scavenger.

Abstract: An optical image capturing device which is configured to carry out underwater photographing, and comprises a selecting section configured to select a plurality of photographing modes including an underwater photographing mode, an imaging member to obtain an object image, and an adjusting section to adjust white balance of an image obtained by the imaging member, is disclosed. The adjusting section adjusts the white balance to enhance a blue component when the underwater photographing mode is selected. Thus, as the white balance is adjusted by the adjusting section to enhance a blue component when the underwater photographing mode is selected, a bluish image apparently photographed in water can be obtained.

Abstract: A camera having an electronic image pickup element and a distance-measuring circuit that uses light signals obtained from light images of a plurality of distance-measuring areas set in a photographing screen to select a main subject and measure the distance to the subject. The camera has a focusing component, operating when the position of the main subject cannot be identified by the distance-measuring circuit, to divide the photographing screen into a plurality of areas to identify an area in which the main subject is present on the basis of a luminance distribution obtained from the areas other than those overlapping the distance-measuring areas. The focusing component focuses a photographing lens on the position of the highest contrast signal while scanning the lens position of the photographing lens.

Abstract: An optical image capturing device which is configured to carry out underwater photographing, and comprises a selecting section configured to select a plurality of photographing modes including an underwater photographing mode, an imaging member to obtain an object image, and an adjusting section to adjust white balance of an image obtained by the imaging member, is disclosed. The adjusting section adjusts the white balance to enhance a blue component when the underwater photographing mode is selected. Thus, as the white balance is adjusted by the adjusting section to enhance a blue component when the underwater photographing mode is selected, a bluish image apparently photographed in water can be obtained.

Abstract: A centrifugal separator includes a rotor. In the rotor, contact portions each for coming into contact with an outer surface of the cap of a sample tube are formed in open end sides of storing holes. The contact portions respectively have notches at portions thereof which face an axis. An adapter for a centrifugal separator is also disclosed.

Abstract: A centrifugal separator includes a rotor. In the rotor, contact portions each for coming into contact with an outer surface of the cap of a sample tube are formed in open end sides of storing holes. The contact portions respectively have notches at portions thereof which face an axis. An adapter for a centrifugal separator is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is a camera provided with an electronic image pickup element and comprising distance-measuring means for using light signals obtained from light images of a plurality of distance-measuring areas set in a photographing screen to select a main subject and measure the distance to the subject. The camera has focusing means operating when the position of the main subject cannot be identified by the distance-measuring means, to divide the photographing screen into a plurality of areas to identify an area in which the main subject is present on the basis of a luminance distribution obtained from the areas other than those overlapping the distance-measuring areas. The focusing means focuses a photographing lens on the position of the highest contrast signal while scanning the lens position of the photographing lens.

Abstract: A storage device, as an example of an information processing device, includes an executing unit for executing any one of normal processing, first fault recovery processing and second fault recovery processing, a fault recovery processing unit for allowing the executing unit to initiate the first fault recovery processing with a prerequisite that the executing unit is not operating normally in a first period during the normal processing and for allowing the executing unit to initiate the second fault recovery processing with a prerequisite that the executing unit is not operating normally in a second period during the first fault recovery processing, and a failure information obtaining unit for obtaining an internal state of the executing unit after initiating the first fault recovery processing, the internal state being unobtainable after initiating the second fault recovery, as failure information.

Abstract: A camera body comprises a lens barrel unit, a spool chamber unit forming a spool chamber, a patrone chamber unit forming a patrone chamber, and a rail member that has an aperture that is provided so that a beam from the lens barrel unit can pass through and guide rails defining a position of film to the aperture, and is a connecting member that connects the spool chamber unit and patrone chamber unit, and has an approximately plate-like shape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LCD unit that has a reflective liquid-crystal panel including two glass plates with a liquid crystal locked in between, two polarization plates affixed to outer sides of the two glass plates, and a reflection plate arranged under the lower polarization plate. The LCD unit further comprises a light accumulating part that is arranged under the liquid-crystal panel in order to illuminate the liquid-crystal panel and that accumulates light and glows, and a light guide for efficiently introducing light entering externally to the light accumulating part.

Abstract: A lens barrel constructed of a cam slot, a lens cylinder, a memory means, a detecting means, a motor driving means and a control means. The cam slot has a discontinuous area formed in a portion corresponding to a parting line of a molding die used for molding. The lens cylinder ass a cam follower engaging with this cam slot. The memory means stores information indicating where the discontinuous area exists in the cam slot. The detecting means detects where the cam follower is positioned in the cam slot. The motor driving means makes the lens cylinder progress and retreat in the optical-axis direction by relatively driving the cam slot and the lens cylinder. The control means controls the motor driving means to drive the lens cylinder up to a position deviating from the discontinuous area when the cam follower is in the discontinuous area by comparing memory information of the memory mens with detection information of the detecting means.

Abstract: An autozoom apparatus for a camera having an operating member for designating a first point and a second point in a scene to be photographed; a circuit using an angular velocity sensor for detecting a displacement angle of the camera when the camera is rotated from the first to second points; an autofocus circuit for measuring the object distance; a zoom encoder; a zoom motor; and a circuit for controlling the zoom motor. The autozoom apparatus calculates a focal length corresponding to the picture frame defined by the first and second points and makes automatic zooming to the calculated focal length.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a zoom encoder for detecting an amount of angular movement and a direction of angular movement of a cam ring which is angularly moved about an optical axis of a photographing optical system to change a focal length of the photographing optical system.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display in which one end portion of a transparent film forming a film liquid crystal device is extended and connection terminals on which connection electrodes extending from transparent electrodes are formed are provided on an end of the extended portion. The connection electrodes formed on the connection terminals has a configuration corresponding to the configuration of electrodes formed on a liquid crystal drive circuit board electrically connected to the film liquid crystal device. The electrodes of the connection terminals and the electrodes formed on the liquid crystal drive circuit board are pressed and fixed on each other to establish an electrical connection therebetween.

Abstract: A lens barrel constructed of a cam slot, a lens cylinder, a memory, a detector, a motor drive and a controller. The cam slot has a discontinuous area formed in a portion corresponding to a parting line of a molding die used for molding. The lens cylinder has a cam follower slidably engaging the cam slot. The memory stores information indicating where the discontinuous area exists in the cam slot. The detector detects where the cam follower is positioned in the cam slot. The motor drive makes the lens cylinder progress and retreat in the optical-axis direction by driving one of the cam slot and the lens cylinder relative to the other. The controller controls the motor drive to drive the lens cylinder up to a position deviating from the discontinuous area when the cam follower is in the discontinuous area by comparing memory information of the memory with detection information of the detector.

Abstract: A one-chip microcomputer system includes a one-chip microcomputer, a nonvolatile memory which can electrically rewritably store changing data of a program stored in a mask ROM of the one-chip microcomputer, an input unit (connection unit) for receiving data to be written in the nonvolatile memory from an external device, and an object to be controlled by the one-chip microcomputer. In one aspect, the nonvolatile memory has first and second correction data areas, and first and second memories for respectively designating these areas. Upon reception of an initialization signal from the external device connected to the input unit, only the second memory for designating the second correction data area is initialized. In another aspect, the mask ROM stores ROM version data, and the nonvolatile memory stores board version data.

Abstract: A camera lens driving device of the present invention drives the lens at a constant speed while pressing force applied to an operating member by the operator is below a predetermined value and controls the lens driving speed according to pressing force after it exceeds the predetermined value. The lens driving device comprises a photo-taking lens, an actuator for driving the lens, an operating member for specifying a direction in which the lens is to be driven, a pressing force detector for detecting pressing force applied to the operating member to produce a variable output, and a drive controller responsive to an output of the pressing force detector for outputting a drive signal to the actuator. The drive controller includes first and second comparators and a drive signal output circuit. In response to the operating member being pressed the pressing force detector outputs a drive control signal to the drive controller.

Abstract: A film cartridge in which a supply spool incorporated in a cartridge body is rotated to supply a film wound on the supply spool out of the cartridge body. A film supply unit rotates the supply spool to supply the film out of the film cartridge. A first control unit controls the film supply unit such that a supply operation of the film is started in response to a closing operation of the rear cover of a camera body. A film take-up unit takes up the film supplied by the film supply unit. A second control unit controls the film take-up unit to operate the film take-up unit upon completion of the supply operation of the film performed by the film supply unit. A third control unit interrupts a take-up operation of the film performed by the film take-up unit and reoperates the film supply unit when the take-up operation of the film is impossible during the take-up operation of the film performed by the film take-up unit.