Abstract: The present invention relates to condensation products of silicic acid derivatives usable especially in optical waveguides and particularly to a condensation product obtained by condensing a silane diol compound (A) of the general formula (1): R12Si(OR2)2 (1) wherein R1 represents a group having at least one aromatic group and having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 represents hydrogen (H which may also be a heavy hydrogen D), with a modified silane compound (B) of the general formula (2): R3Si(OR4)3 (2) wherein R3 represents an organic group having at least one C?C double bond; and R4 represents a group of CnH2n+1 (n=a number of 1 or 2), in the molar ratio 1.1 to 1.4:1 [(A):(B)], and to a process for producing the same condensation product, as well as to an optical waveguide device fabricated using the same condensation product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to condensation products of silicic acid derivatives usable especially in optical waveguides and particularly to a condensation product obtained by condensing a silane diol compound (A) of the general formula (1): R12Si(OR2)2 (1) wherein R1 represents a group having at least one aromatic group and having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 represents hydrogen (H which may also be a heavy hydrogen D), with a modified silane compound (B) of the general formula (2): R3Si(OR4)3 (2) wherein R3 represents an organic group having at least one C?C double bond; and R4 represents a group of CnH2n+1 (n=a number of 1 or 2), in the molar ratio 1.1 to 1.4:1 [(A):(B)], and to a process for producing the same condensation product, as well as to an optical waveguide device fabricated using the same condensation product.

Abstract: A fluid dynamic pressure bearing device includes a first capillary seal (50) formed between an outer circumferential surface of a bearing member 20 and an internal circumferential surface of a seal member (30). A second capillary seal portion (60) is formed between an outer circumferential surface of a shaft member (10) and a protrusion hole (31) of the seal member (30). A ventilation hole (32a) is formed in a substantially intermediate portion of a side wall of the seal member. A lubricant holding gap (73) is formed between an inner surface of a top wall (31) of the seal member (30) and the upper end surface of the bearing member (20). Leakage of lubricant (80) is suppressed by action of the capillary seal portions (50, 60), and the liquid surface is positioned in the first capillary seal portion (50) above the ventilation hole (32a), whereby extra lubricant (80) is filled in the first capillary seal portion (50) and the lubricant holding gap (73).

Abstract: A fluid dynamic pressure bearing device includes a first capillary seal (50) formed between an outer circumferential surface of a bearing member 20 and an internal circumferential surface of a seal member (30). A second capillary seal portion (60) is formed between an outer circumferential surface of a shaft member (10) and a protrusion hole (31) of the seal member (30). A ventilation hole (32a) is formed in a substantially intermediate portion of a side wall of the seal member. A lubricant holding gap (73) is formed between an inner surface of a top wall (31) of the seal member (30) and the upper end surface of the bearing member (20). Leakage of lubricant (80) is suppressed by action of the capillary seal portions (50, 60), and the liquid surface is positioned in the first capillary seal portion (50) above the ventilation hole (32a), whereby extra lubricant (80) is filled in the first capillary seal portion (50) and the lubricant holding gap (73).

Abstract: An apparatus for observing a fundus of an eye of an examinee has an observation optical system having an image-pickup element which obtains a time-series fundus image, a display part which displays the obtained fundus image on its monitor as a moving image, a determination part which determines a standard fundus image based on the displayed image, a memory part which stores the determined image, a calculation part which digitizes the image based on a threshold luminance level to obtain a digitized image thereof, digitizes a present fundus image obtained after the determination of the standard image based on the threshold luminance level to obtain a digitized image thereof and compares the obtained digitized images two-dimensionally to obtain their positional difference, and a display control part for correcting a display position of the present fundus image based on the obtained positional difference to display the corrected image on the monitor.

Abstract: A fundus imaging apparatus comprises: a beam emitter which simultaneously emits a first laser beam and a second laser beam having a different wavelength from the first beam; an irradiation optical system having a beam scanner which scans the emitted first and second beams in two dimensions on a fundus, the irradiation optical system being adapted to irradiate the emitted first and second beams onto the fundus; a first filter which intercepts the first and second beams reflected by the fundus and second fluorescence from the fundus by irradiation of the second beam and transmits first fluorescence from the fundus by irradiation of the first beam; a second filter which intercepts the first and second beams reflected by the fundus and the first fluorescence from the fundus and transmits the second fluorescence from the fundus; an imaging optical system having a photo-receiving element which receives the first fluorescence having passed through the first filter and the second fluorescence having passed through th

Abstract: There are provided a cartilage extract that can be effective even when taken in a small amount and has a clear mechanism of effective action and a method of producing the extract. Provided are an isolated proteoglycan which is derived from a water extract of cartilage of cartilaginous fish and whose main component has a molecular weight of 500 kDa or more; a composition containing the proteoglycan; a pharmaceutical composition containing the proteoglycan as an active ingredient; and a method of producing the proteoglycan, comprising the steps of pulverizing cartilaginous fish-derived cartilage into a pulverized product with an average particle diameter of 100 ?m or less, adding water to the pulverized product and extracting water-soluble components from it, separating an aqueous phase that contains the extracted water-soluble components, and adding an alcohol to the aqueous phase to produce a precipitate.

Abstract: A fundus imaging apparatus comprises: a beam emitter which simultaneously emits a first laser beam and a second laser beam having a different wavelength from the first beam; an irradiation optical system having a beam scanner which scans the emitted first and second beams in two dimensions on a fundus, the irradiation optical system being adapted to irradiate the emitted first and second beams onto the fundus; a first filter which intercepts the first and second beams reflected by the fundus and second fluorescence from the fundus by irradiation of the second beam and transmits first fluorescence from the fundus by irradiation of the first beam; a second filter which intercepts the first and second beams reflected by the fundus and the first fluorescence from the fundus and transmits the second fluorescence from the fundus; an imaging optical system having a photo-receiving element which receives the first fluorescence having passed through the first filter and the second fluorescence having passed through th

Abstract: A laminate includes a metal layer which is formed on and covers a surface of an insulating substrate activated by a plasma treatment by any method selected from a sputtering method, a vacuum depositing method and an ion plating method. The substrate is obtained by molding a resin composition containing 20 to 150 parts by mass of a fibrous filler having an average fiber diameter of 0.1 to 5 ?m and an average fiber length of 10 to 50 ?m relative to 100 parts by mass of a base resin comprising a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin.

Abstract: An apparatus for observing a fundus of an eye of an examinee has an observation optical system having an image-pickup element which obtains a time-series fundus image, a display part which displays the obtained fundus image on its monitor as a moving image, a determination part which determines a standard fundus image based on the displayed image, a memory part which stores the determined image, a calculation part which digitizes the image based on a threshold luminance level to obtain a digitized image thereof, digitizes a present fundus image obtained after the determination of the standard image based on the threshold luminance level to obtain a digitized image thereof and compares the obtained digitized images two-dimensionally to obtain their positional difference, and a display control part for correcting a display position of the present fundus image based on the obtained positional difference to display the corrected image on the monitor.

Abstract: A resin molded component, comprising metal coating treatment being provided on the surface by a physical deposition method chosen from among sputtering, vacuum deposition, and ion plating after the surface is activated by plasma treatment, and is produced by forming a resin composition combined a base resin comprising of a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin with a rubber-like elastic material.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a corneal surgery apparatus which enables a surgical operator to accurately ablate a cornea in part. The corneal surgery apparatus for ablating part of a cornea by irradiating a laser beam onto the cornea of a patient's eye comprises an irradiation optical system for irradiating the laser beam emitted from a laser light source onto the cornea, an aperture, which is disposed in the irradiation optical system, profiling a cross-sectional region of the beam perpendicular to an optical axis of the irradiation into one or more small regions, and correcting device for correcting an intensity distribution of the laser beam, which is changed when the beam passes through the aperture, to a specified intensity distribution.

Abstract: Center cores are formed by extrusion-molding ABS resin. Seven pieces of the center cores, which are juxtaposed to each other in the horizontal direction, are supplied by a pultruder, and reinforcing long-fibers impregnated with an unsaturated polyester resin are allowed to pass through dispersion guides and squeezing nozzles, to thus squeezing-mold a fiber-reinforced composite hollow structure having FRP made legs. A final squeezing nozzle is disposed in a cross head die through a cooling jacket, and the hollow structure thus molded is allowed to pass therethrough to be covered with the ABS resin in a state in which the outer periphery of the hollow structure is heated. The hollow structure thus covered is subjected to cooled-sizing through a plurality of horizontal and vertical pairs of rollers, and then cured in a hot curing tank. The surface covered with the ABS resin is subjected to a surface-treatment of imparting irregularities for giving an antislipping function to the surface.

Abstract: A laminate includes a metal layer which is formed on and covers a surface of an insulating substrate activated by a plasma treatment by any method selected from a sputtering method, a vacuum depositing method and an ion plating method. The substrate is obtained by molding a resin composition containing 20 to 150 parts by mass of a fibrous filler having an average fiber diameter of 0.1 to 5 &mgr;m and an average fiber length of 10 to 50 &mgr;m relative to 100 parts by mass of a base resin comprising a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin.

Abstract: A resin molded component, comprising metal coating treatment being provided on the surface by a physical deposition method chosen from among sputtering, vacuum deposition, and ion plating after the surface is activated by plasma treatment, and is produced by forming a resin composition combined a base resin comprising of a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin with a rubber-like elastic material.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a corneal surgery apparatus which enables a surgical operator to accurately ablate a cornea in part. The corneal surgery apparatus for ablating part of a cornea by irradiating a laser beam onto the cornea of a patient's eye comprises an irradiation optical system for irradiating the laser beam emitted from a laser light source onto the cornea, an aperture, which is disposed in the irradiation optical system, profiling a cross-sectional region of the beam perpendicular to an optical axis of the irradiation into one or more small regions, and correcting device for correcting an intensity distribution of the laser beam, which is changed when the beam passes through the aperture, to a specified intensity distribution.

Abstract: A laminate includes a metal layer which is formed on and covers a surface of an insulating substrate activated by a plasma treatment by any method selected from a sputtering method, a vacuum depositing method and an ion plating method. The substrate is obtained by molding a resin composition containing 20 to 150 parts by mass of a fibrous filler having an average fiber diameter of 0.1 to 5 &mgr;m and an average fiber length of 10 to 50 &mgr;m relative to 100 parts by mass of a base resin comprising a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin.