Abstract: A semiconductor laser drive system and a semiconductor laser driving method where both internal noise and optical feedback noise can be simultaneously reduced are provided at low cost and low power consumption.

Abstract: In each of an organic solvent, an oil-soluble dye and an oil-soluble resin to be contained in an ink for marking, and a resin adopted in an article to be marked with the ink for marking, it is necessary that absolute values of differences between mutual solubility parameters are not more than constant values, respectively.

Abstract: The invention provides a solder alloy for bonding an oxide material, including more than 0% but not more than 1.0% of Mg and the balance being substantially Bi and Sn. Preferably, the alloy includes 0.01 to 0.6% of Mg, 35 to 86% of Bi, and the balance being substantially Sn. The invention can be used for bonding an oxide material, such as bonding glasses to each other. According to the invention, a low-cost solder joint of an oxide material is also provided.

Abstract: An automotive body transfer method and a transfer system are provided in which, when carrying out handing over of a body (B) between transfer means (5, 6) and transferred-to means (3) in an automobile production process, one longitudinal half (Ja) of each of front and rear pairs of left and right jack-up brackets (J, J; J, J) formed in lower parts of left and right side sills (Bs, Bs) of the body (B) is supported by the transfer means (5, 6), and the other longitudinal half (Jb) of each of the jack-up brackets (J, J; J, J) is supported by the transferred-to means (3), thereby enabling the shape and structure of the transfer means and the transferred-to means to be simplified.

Abstract: A main magnetic pore layer is formed on an insulating layer flattened into a high-flatness surface, and a yoke layer having a large film thickness is formed under the main magnetic pole layer independently of the main magnetic pole. The main magnetic pole layer has a front end surface formed in a shape with a width size gradually increasing in a direction of track width as the front end surface departs farther away from an auxiliary magnetic pole layer. A perpendicular magnetic recording head can be provided which can suppress the occurrence of fringing in a recording pattern, and can form the main magnetic pole layer with high pattern accuracy, and can satisfactorily introduce a recording magnetic field to a fore end of the main magnetic pole layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a solder alloy containing, by mass, 2.0 to 15.0% of Ag, 0.1 to 6.0% of Al, 0.01 to 0.50% of Y, the balance being Sn and unavoidable impurities. The solder alloy preferably contains 0.01 to 0.50% of Ge by mass. The solder alloy of the invention is suited to bonding oxides together and the oxides preferably comprise glass. The invention provides a glass bonded body formed by bonding glasses with the use of the solder alloy.

Abstract: [Problem] A driving circuit of a piezoelectric transformer capable of placing insulation between a primary side and secondary side of each of piezoelectric transformers is provided [Means for solving] In the driving circuit of piezoelectric transformers including piezoelectric transformers 11 to output a specified voltage to cold cathode fluorescent lamps 12, a driving section 50 to apply a voltage V used to drive the piezoelectric transformers 11, a frequency controlling section 51 to control the driving section 50, and a phase detecting section 52 to transmit a detecting signal to the frequency controlling section 51, primary sides of every two out of the piezoelectric transformers 11 are serially connected to one another, making up one pair of piezoelectric transformers 11 and every three pairs of said piezoelectric transformers 11 is connected in parallel to the driving unit and one end portion of each of the cold cathode fluorescent lamps 12 with a same plurality of numbers as for the piezoelectric trans

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an inkjet print head with ink channels formed on a member including a piezoelectric body, and where ink is jetted from each of the ink channels by applying a voltage to electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body for each of the ink channels thereby driving the piezoelectric body. The method has the steps including adsorbing a catalyst onto the channel plate with the ink channel grooves; removing a part of the catalyst by a laser beam; and plating at least one side surface and a bottom surface of the channel plate to form a layer which serves as the electrodes, on the catalyst which has not been removed by the laser beam.

Abstract: Process for producing a 7-bromoquinolone-carboxylic acid derivative of the following formula or its salt by reacting a 2,4-dibromo-3-hydroxybenzoic acid ester compound of the formula R7a-x to obtain a 3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoic acid ester, subjecting the 3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoic acid ester to elimination reaction of the carboxyl-protecting group to obtain a 3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoic acid, subjecting the 3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoic acid to ketoesterification reaction to obtain a 3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenyolacetic acid ester, reacting the 3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoylacetic acid ester with an orthoester or an acetal, then reacting the reaction product with a compound of the formula R2— NH or its salt to obtain a 2-(3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoyl)-3-substituted aminoacrylic acid ester and subjecting the 2-(3-alkoxy-2,4-dibromobenzoyl)-3-substituted aminoacrylic acid ester to ring-closing reaction, and products thereof.

Abstract: A main magnetic pole layer is formed on an insulating layer flattened into a high-flatness surface, and a yoke layer having a large film thickness is formed on the main magnetic pole layer independently of the main magnetic pole. The main magnetic pole layer has a front end surface formed in a shape with a width size gradually increasing in a direction of track width as the front end surface departs farther away from an auxiliary magnetic pole layer. A perpendicular magnetic recording head can be provided which can suppress the occurrence of fringing in a recording pattern, and can form the main magnetic pole layer with high pattern accuracy, and can satisfactorily-introduce a recording magnetic field to a fore end of the main magnetic pole layer.

Abstract: In a thin-film magnetic head, a lower magnetic pole layer and a planarizing magnetic layer in continuity with the lower magnetic layer are arranged. Since a coil formation surface is positioned lower than the top surface of the lower magnetic pole layer and the planarizing magnetic layer, the front end of an upper magnetic core layer is formed to be a predetermined track width with a high accuracy. A thin-film magnetic head having good information writing characteristics and a method for manufacturing the thin-film magnetic head are thus provided.

Abstract: A main magnetic pole layer is formed on an insulating layer flattened into a high-flatness surface, and a yoke layer having a large film thickness is formed under the main magnetic pole layer independently of the main magnetic pole. The main magnetic pole layer has a front end surface formed in a shape with a width size gradually increasing in a direction of track width as the front end surface departs farther away from an auxiliary magnetic pole layer. A perpendicular magnetic recording head can be provided which can suppress the occurrence of fringing in a recording pattern, and can form the main magnetic pole layer with high pattern accuracy, and can satisfactorily introduce a recording magnetic field to a fore end of the main magnetic pole layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat-resistant crimped yarn comprising: twisting yarn of a heat-resistant high functional fiber; twist-setting this twisted yarn by heat treatment; and untwisting this twist-set yarn, wherein a snarl value of the twist-set yarn is not more than 6.5.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording head includes the steps of forming a first lifting layer and a second lifting layer on a bottom core layer, forming an inorganic insulating layer in a gap between the first lifting layer and the second lifting layer, forming a groove in the inorganic insulating layer to form a coil layer, and forming the coil layer in the groove and over the groove by plating.

Abstract: A main magnetic pole layer is formed on an insulating layer flattened into a high-flatness surface, and a yoke layer having a large film thickness is formed on the main magnetic pole layer independently of the main magnetic pole. The main magnetic pole layer has a front end surface formed in a shape with a width size gradually increasing in a direction of track width as the front end surface departs farther away from an auxiliary magnetic pole layer. A perpendicular magnetic recording head can be provided which can suppress the occurrence of fringing in a recording pattern, and can form the main magnetic pole layer with high pattern accuracy, and can satisfactorily introduce a recording magnetic field to a fore end of the main magnetic pole layer.

Abstract: A TIG welding apparatus comprises; a twin electrode type welding torch 1 having a first and a second welding electrode 1a, 1b arranged approximately parallel and either side of an insulation plate of a predetermined thickness, and a main unit 2 which supplies to the first welding electrode 1a a first welding current varied at a first period F, and to the second welding electrode 1b a second welding current varied at the first period F and at an opposite phase to the variation of the first welding current. The main unit 2 superimposes a variation of a second period fm being shorter than the first period F, onto the first and second welding currents. As a result, the arc current is increased without increasing the welding current.

Abstract: A main magnetic pole layer is formed on an insulating layer flattened into a high-flatness surface, and a yoke layer having a large film thickness is formed on the main magnetic pole layer independently of the main magnetic pole. The main magnetic pole layer has a front end surface formed in a shape with a width size gradually increasing in a direction of track width as the front end surface departs farther away from an auxiliary magnetic pole layer. A perpendicular magnetic recording head can be provided which can suppress the occurrence of fringing in a recording pattern, and can form the main magnetic pole layer with high pattern accuracy, and can satisfactorily introduce a recording magnetic field to a fore end of the main magnetic pole layer.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing an ink-jet print head in which ink channels are formed on a member including a piezoelectric body, and ink is jetted from each of the ink channels by applying a voltage to electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body according to each of the ink channels, thereby driving the piezoelectric body, the method includes the steps of: plating a surface of a channel plate having a plurality of grooves for the ink channels thereby forming a thin-film plating layer which is thinner than a desired thickness; removing a part of the thin-film plating layer by a laser beam; and plating again the channel plate thereby forming an additional plating layer on the thin-film plating which has not been removed by the laser beam, and thereby forming the electrodes of the desired thickness.

Abstract: A TIG welding apparatus comprises; a twin electrode type welding torch 1 having a first and a second welding electrode 1a, 1b arranged approximately parallel and either side of an insulation plate of a predetermined thickness, and a main unit 2 which supplies to the first welding electrode 1a a first welding current varied at a first period F, and to the second welding electrode 1b a second welding current varied at the first period F and at an opposite phase to the variation of the first welding current. The main unit 2 superimposes a variation of a second period fm being shorter than the first period F, onto the first and second welding currents. As a result, the arc current is increased without increasing the welding current.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording head includes the steps of forming a first lifting layer and a second lifting layer on a bottom core layer, forming an inorganic insulating layer in a gap between the first lifting layer and the second lifting layer, forming a groove in the inorganic insulating layer to form a coil layer, and forming the coil layer in the groove and over the groove by plating.