Abstract: The invention provides a method of producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of the complete solid solution nitrided type that is good in glass film formation and excellent in magnetic properties, which method comprises: C: 0.025 to 0.09%, hot-rolling the steel slab containing Si: 2.5 to 4.0% and acid-soluble Al into a hot-rolled steel strip; controlling the rate at which N contained in the hot-rolled steel strip is precipitated as AlN to a precipitation rate of 20% or less; conducting hot-rolled strip annealing and cold rolling conducting decarburization-annealing combined with primary recrystallization by during the former part of the process in an atmosphere whose PH2O/PH2 is 0.30 to 0.70 and then during the latter part thereof in an atmosphere whose PH2O/PH2 is 0.

Abstract: First, an emission amount of nitrogen oxide can be decreased to zero as much as possible and, an emission amount of carbon monoxide is decreased to a permissible range. Second, energy saving by combustion at a low air ratio close to 1.0 is realized. Third, air ratio control is performed stably in a combustion region at a low air ratio.

Abstract: A means for treating the end faces of a core which is used for an electrical apparatuses and etc., to give insulation extremely superior in effect of improvement of the insulation, corrosion resistance, adhesiveness, heat resistance, and magnetic properties at a low temperature in a short time without cleaning for removing punching oil, annealing, or other pre-treatment; a core having an insulation coating comprised of a dry film of a pure silicone polymer, modified silicone polymer, and/or mixed silicone polymer as a silicone compound on the core end faces and having an average film thickness of at least 0.5 ?m, a breakdown voltage of at least 30V, and a heat resistance in the air of at least 400° C.; and a method of production comprised of forming a core, then dipping it in or spraying it by one or more types of a pure silicone polymer, modified silicone polymer, and/or mixed silicone polymer as an insulation coating.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to determine novel means of activating plants; more particularly, means of controlling plant growth, such as means of promoting growth, means of controlling dormancy, means of imparting tolerance against stress for plants (dryness, high or low temperatures, osmotic pressure, etc.), and means of preventing aging. The present inventors have found that the above object can be achieved by providing plant activators containing, as an active ingredient, C4-C24 ketol fatty acids, in particular, 9-hydroxy-10-oxo-12(Z),15(Z)-octadecadienoic acid.

Abstract: An 18n-pulse rectifier for AC drive systems having a separate DC bus for each output phase is described, where n=any positive integer. The rectifier uses three separate phase rectifiers, one for each output phase of a transformer, each comprised of n six-pulse diode bridges connected in series or parallel. Each phase rectifier may be supplied with n unique sets of phase inputs from a transformer secondary winding. In some configurations, the n sets of inputs provided to each rectifier are separated by 60/n degrees of phase (when n is greater than 1), while the corresponding inputs to neighboring rectifiers are separated by 20/n degrees of phase. In a 36-pulse example, the phase offsets for the inputs provided to the rectifiers may be ?25° and +5° from the transformer primary winding (for the first rectifier), ?15° and +15° from the primary winding (for the second rectifier) and ?5° and +25° from the primary winding (for the third rectifier).

Abstract: A transmitting system includes an Internet connecting unit, directly or indirectly connected with the Internet, which allows a plurality of communication units to perform communication through the Internet, and a media converter, connected with the Internet connecting unit by the first transmission medium, which converts a signal from the first transmission medium into a signal to a second transmission medium, converts a signal from the second transmission medium into a signal to the first transmission medium, and has a function of linking to the communication units. The transmitting system also includes a signal distributor, connected with the media converter and each of the plurality of communication units by the second transmission medium, which distributes a signal from the media converter and transfers the signal to the communication units, and transfers a signal from the communication units to the media converter.

Abstract: A video receiving system has one main-contract video receiver and at least one sub-contract video receiver connected to the main-contract video receiver via a network. The sub-contract video receiver has a) a video reception control unit which, when a video reception tuner unit receives a video signal, allows the video reception tuner unit to receive the video signal of a limited predetermined channel if a network connection detecting unit detects an unestablished connection with the main-contract video receiver; and b) a display signal output unit which outputs a display signal corresponding to the video signal received by the video reception tuner unit.

Abstract: An authentication system includes: a main terminal; one or more sub-terminals connected to the main terminal; and an authentication server connected to the main terminal. The authentication server authenticates whether the sub-terminal is a terminal for which communication permission is granted by exchanging authentication data with the sub-terminal via the main terminal.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a filter medium that has a PF value that exceeds 32, the PF value calculated from the pressure loss and the collection efficiency of the filter medium according to the following formula: PF=[?log(permeability (%)/100)/(pressure loss (Pa)]×1000[Formula 1] in which permeability (%)=100?collection efficiency (%). In this method, 380 ml or more of a liquid lubricant at 20° C. is added per 1 kg of a PTFE fine powder, this compound is processed into a tape shape and elongated to obtain a PTFE porous film, and an air permeable support member is heat laminated to at least one surface of the PTFE porous film.

Abstract: A heat-dissipating cabinet structure may use a heat exchanger mounted at a boundary between an interior cabinet portion and an exterior portion, and heat-generating devices medium-voltage devices (such as high isolation IGBT or diode devices) may be mounted on the interior portion of the heat exchanger. The IGBT or diode devices may be electrically grounded within the cabinet such that contact with the external portion of the heat exchanger does not compromise the required clearance and creepage distances between the device's terminals and its base. Heat dissipating elements (e.g., fins, coils, etc.) may be formed at the outside portion of the heat exchanger to facilitate dissipation. A fan may be used to drive airflow over the exterior portion of the heat exchanger (and its dissipation elements), and the airflow may be directed by an airflow housing.

Abstract: Television viewing can be performed at a video receiving device which receives an authentication, even if the power of a video receiving device which performs the authentication is turned off by a video data receiving system in which video receiving devices are connected to one another via a network for authentication, each of the video receiving devices having: an authentication unit which has an authentication function; and an authentication privilege management unit which manages an authentication privilege for enabling the authentication function, wherein the authentication unit of the video receiving device having an authentication privilege can permit other video receiving devices to receive the external video data, and when the power of the video receiving device having the authentication privilege is turned off, the power of the video receiving device is turned off after the authentication privilege management unit of the video receiving device has delegated the authentication privilege to other vi

Abstract: An inducing agent for plant root including a ketol unsaturated fatty acid having 5 to 24 carbon atoms, 1 to 6 double bonds between carbon atoms and an ? ketol structure or ? ketol structure (in particular 9-hydroxy-10-oxo-12(Z),15(Z)-octadecadienoic acid is preferable), which inducing agent for plant root may be used to promote or induce the root growth even when transplanting by cutting plants for which root generation is hard such as pine, cedar, tea, chestnut, may be used even for root growth of cuttings of Prunus×yedoensis (cherry trees) for which root growth is considered impossible, Hypericum chinense for which is transplantation by cutting is said to be difficult, and Paraserianthes falcataria Becker useful as a material for plywood, and may be used by a simple technique such as spraying.

Abstract: Provided is a hydrogen generator which is capable of reducing a size of an entire apparatus and reducing a running cost by utilizing heat of a heat exchanger (1) for hydrogen reforming in a reformer (2), and which can particularly preferably be used in a facility such as a hospital, a restaurant, or a hotel utilizing both steam and electricity, and a fuel cell system using the hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator includes the reformer (2) for generating hydrogen H2 from a fuel gas G and steam H2O incorporated in a fuel gas passage (12) of the heat exchanger (1) provided with a water pipe (13). The hydrogen generator utilizes a part of heat of the heat exchanger (1) for hydrogen reforming performed in the reformer (2). The hydrogen generator includes the reformer (2), a converter (3) for generating hydrogen from carbon monoxide generated in the reformer and steam, and a CO remover (4) for removing a carbon monoxide gas generated in the converter (3).

Abstract: An insulating coating (6) formed of engineering plastic with high heat resistance, high-pressure resistance, and chemical resistance is formed on a surface of a water-level detecting electrode part (3) of an electrode rod for detecting water-level (1) attached to penetrate a metal container (5) communicating with a boiler (7) and including an external power supply connecting terminal part (2) projecting outside the container (5) and the water-level detecting electrode part (3) projecting inside the container (5). One side of a power supply (27) is connected to the external power supply connecting terminal part (2), and another side of the power supply (27) is connected to the container (5) for energization. An electrostatic capacity between the water-level detecting electrode part (3) and the container (5) is measured by using the insulating coating (6) formed on the surface of the water-level detecting electrode part (3) as a dielectric.

Abstract: A means for treating the end faces of a core which is used for an electrical apparatuses and etc., to give insulation extremely superior in effect of improvement of the insulation, corrosion resistance, adhesiveness, heat resistance, and magnetic properties at a low temperature in a short time without cleaning for removing punching oil, annealing, or other pre-treatment; a core having an insulation coating comprised of a dry film of a pure silicone polymer, modified silicone polymer, and/or mixed silicone polymer as a silicone compound on the core end faces and having an average film thickness of at least 0.5 ?m, a breakdown voltage of at least 30V, and a heat resistance in the air of at least 400° C.; and a method of production comprised of forming a core, then dipping it in or spraying it by one or more types of a pure silicone polymer, modified silicone polymer, and/or mixed silicone polymer as an insulation coating.

Abstract: In a double-wrap band brake assembly, an intermediate band is provided with a first friction material forming a first friction surface from a portion of the intermediate band near an apply bracket to a predetermined intermediate portion thereof, the first friction surface working for forming a lubricant film. The intermediate band is further provided with a second friction material having a thickness that is larger than a thickness of the first friction material and forming a second friction surface from the predetermined intermediate portion to a vicinity of a coupling portion of the intermediate band with a pair of outer bands, the second friction surface working for removing the lubricant film.

Abstract: A means for treating the end faces of a core which is used for an electrical apparatuses and etc., to give insulation extremely superior in effect of improvement of the insulation, corrosion resistance, adhesiveness, heat resistance, and magnetic properties at a low temperature in a short time without cleaning for removing punching oil, annealing, or other pre-treatment; a core having an insulation coating comprised of a dry film of a pure silicone polymer, modified silicone polymer, and/or mixed silicone polymer as a silicone compound on the core end faces and having an average film thickness of at least 0.5 ?m, a breakdown voltage of at least 30V, and a heat resistance in the air of at least 400° C.; and a method of production comprised of forming a core, then dipping it in or spraying it by one or more types of a pure silicone polymer, modified silicone polymer, and/or mixed silicone polymer as an insulation coating.

Abstract: A process system 1 comprises a process apparatus 10 which performs a predetermined process on a wafer W, a plurality of detection means which detect statuses in the process apparatus 10, an abnormality detection section 15 which detects an abnormality in detection information from the plurality of detection means, an alarm generation section 16 which generates an alarm when the abnormality detection section 15 detects an abnormality, an information storage section 17 which stores the detection information from the detection means in the process apparatus 10 and alarm information as a process history of the process apparatus 10, an alarm-related information acquisition section 18 which selectively acquires information relating to an alarm selected from the information storage section 17, and a display section 21 which displays alarm-related information acquired by the alarm-related information acquisition section 18.

Abstract: The present invention allows an optimal quantity of refrigerant to be quickly and easily charged into the refrigeration device. In a refrigeration device that includes a refrigerant cycle circuit (A) connecting an outdoor unit (X) and indoor units (Y) via refrigerant lines (6), (7), a refrigerant charging device (10) that charges refrigerant to the refrigerant cycle circuit (A) in the cooling operational state is detachably connected to the liquid side refrigerant line (6) (the high pressure liquid line during cooling operations) that links the outdoor unit (X) with the indoor units (Y). In this way, when the refrigerant charging device (10) and the liquid line refrigerant line (6) are linked together and the refrigerant cycle circuit (A) is in the cooling operational state, refrigerant charging can be carried out from the refrigerant charging device (10) to the refrigerant cycle circuit (A) via the liquid side refrigerant line (6) (the high pressure liquid line).

Abstract: The present invention provides a culture container and a cap for a container having a ventilation filter medium or a medium similar thereto that can exchange carbon dioxide gas in the culture container with atmospheric air, and prevent the contamination of sterilized culture medium inside the culture container with fungi, mites, and the like. A culture bottle includes a bottle unit, and a cap that is mounted on an opening. The cap includes a cap unit, and a ventilation filter medium. A hole is provided in the cap unit. The ventilation filter medium includes a plurality of micropores having a pore diameter between 0.1 and 50 micrometers, and is mounted on the hole.