Abstract: A temperature sensitive fluid type fan coupling apparatus obtains linear characteristics without spoiling the drag performance. The fan coupling apparatus has a sealed case divided by a partition into an oil reservoir chamber and a torque transfer chamber. A valve is adapted to open and close an outflow regulating port in the partition in accordance with external ambient temperature. A driving disk is in the torque transfer chamber, and the transfer of torque is controlled by increasing and decreasing an effective contact surface of the oil with the driving disk. An idle oil reservoir chamber is formed in a hollow inner portion of the driving disk. A communication port is made in a side wall of the oil reservoir chamber and communicates with the torque transfer clearance. The communication port is closer to an inner circumference of the torque transfer chamber.

Abstract: A certain target instruction and a prefix instruction for expanding the function of that target instruction are input to the present data processing circuit. The data processing circuit analyses the thus-input instruction code and performs the processing necessary for the execution of that instruction. The data processing circuit comprises an instruction decoder section, a register file, and an instruction execution section that executes the instruction based on operational details of the instruction analyzed by the instruction decoder section. The instruction decoder section comprises an ext instruction processing section that processed the expansion of immediate data from the prefix instruction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preventing or treating a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, including a new or an asymptomatic infection as well as AIDS, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a HIV infection preventing or treating effective amount of a &ggr;-L-glutamnyl-L-cysteine ester compound of formula (I): wherein R is a straight chain, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or a straight chain or branched hydrocarbon group having 1-5 carbon atoms substituted with an aromatic group; or the oxidized dimer obtained by dehydrogenation between two &ggr;-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine esters having formula (I).

Abstract: An objective of this invention is a design that improves the memory usage ratio and execution speed of a sum-of-products operation instruction, improves the critical path of sum-of-products operations, and prevents overflows. A sum-of-products operation circuit executes sum-of-products operations a number of times that is specified by number-of-executions information comprised within a sum-of-products operation instruction, under the control of a control circuit. The number of times the sum-of-products operation is to be executed is set into a register, that number is decremented every time one cycle of the sum-of-products operation ends, and the sum-of-products operation instruction ends when the value in the register reaches zero. If an interrupt is received during the execution of a plurality of sum-of-products operations, execution of the sum-of-products operations resumes after the interrupt processing. First and second sum-of-products input data are read at the same time by a single memory access.

Abstract: A certain target instruction and a prefix instruction for expanding the function of that target instruction are input to the present data processing circuit. The data processing circuit analyzes the thus-input instruction code and performs the processing necessary for the execution of that instruction. The data processing circuit comprises an instruction decoder section, a register file, and an instruction execution section that executes the instruction based on operational details of the instruction analyzed by the instruction decoder section. The instruction decoder section comprises an ext instruction processing section that processed the expansion of immediate data from the prefix instruction.

Abstract: There are provided modified and rounded graphite particles derived from scaly natural graphite particles by modification so as to bring their form close to a spherical form and satisfying all the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) that the degree of circularity should be not less than 0.86; (b) that, upon microscopic observation, the broken-out section should show a cabbage-like appearance with graphite slices taking various directions; and (c) that, upon X ray diffraction, the peak intensity ratio (Ih.sub.110 /Ih.sub.002) between the 002 face (parallel to graphite layers) and 110 face (perpendicular to graphite layers), which serves as an index of the randomness of orientation, should be not less than 0.0050. They retain good qualities of the raw material scaly natural graphite particles and are additionally unique in structure and characteristics. A method of producing such modified particles is also provided.

Abstract: A tray is provided in an apparatus main body so that it can be freely loaded or unloaded in the depth direction. The tray is enclosed in an enclosing port of the front portion. A plurality of magazine racks each having a plurality of slots which can enclose media are arranged in the depth direction in the tray. The medium in the magazine rack is conveyed between an optical disk drive and the rack by an accessor provided in the apparatus. The magazine rack has a box-shaped rack main body which is opened only in the lateral direction for the loading/unloading direction of the tray in a tray enclosing state. The rack main body has a handle in the upper portion so as to be freely folded down. An emulation unit selects a form by a dip switch. In the first type, all of the optical disk media emulates a hard disk drive of one volume. In the second type, each of a plurality of optical disk media emulates a hard disk drive of one volume.

Abstract: A print processor is disclosed which comprises: an input unit for inputting print data including at least either texts or graphics and described in predetermined drawing instructions; an image output unit for outputting images based on data having a predetermined data structure; an intermediate data generating unit for generating intermediate data from the print data, the intermediate data being expressed in a format which is higher in abstract terms than the data structure and which includes at least one basic graphic; an rasterizing process unit for rasterizing the intermediate data into the data structure and for supplying the image output unit with the intermediate data thus rasterized; a determining unit for determining a number and a size of the basic graphics constituting the intermediate data generated by the intermediate data generating unit; an rasterizing time predicting unit for predicting the time it takes the rasterizing process unit to rasterize the intermediate data on the basis of the number

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic starch prepared by roasting starch under the presence of a cationic polymer, a method for preparing the cationic starch, and a method for making paper board with the cationic starch. The method for making paper board of the present invention provides high retention of starch in paper board, enhances paper board strength in a high level and reduces a load of treating waste water from a paper machine, in comparison with the starch which has conventionally been employed for paper making.

Abstract: A tray is provided in an apparatus main body so that it can be freely loaded or unloaded in the depth direction. The tray is enclosed in an enclosing port of the front portion. A plurality of magazine racks each having a plurality of slots which can enclose media are arranged in the depth direction in the tray. The medium in the magazine rack is conveyed between an optical disk drive and the rack by an accessor provided in the apparatus. The magazine rack has a box-shaped rack main body which is opened only in the lateral direction for the loading/unloading direction of the tray in a tray enclosing state. The rack main body has a handle in the upper portion so as to be freely folded down. An emulation unit selects a form by a dip switch. In the first type, all of the optical disk media emulates a hard disk drive of one volume. In the second type, each of a plurality of optical disk media emulates a hard disk drive of one volume.

Abstract: Disclosed is a film-forming coating solution comprising a matrix and a fine particulate compound oxide composed of oxides of titanium, silicon and zirconium and/or aluminum. This film-forming coating solution can form a colorless and transparent film of high refractive index which is excellent in dyeing property and adhesion to the substrate. Also disclosed is a synthetic resin lens of high refractive index having a film (hard coat film) formed from the film-forming coating solution on the surface. This synthetic resin lens is free from interference fringe and has a reduced thickness.

Abstract: A polarizer plate including a polarizer substrate formed of a polarizer layer and supporting layers disposed on opposite surfaces of the polarizer layer; an undercoat layer disposed on one surface of the polarizer substrate; an anti-reflection layer disposed on the undercoat layer; and an anti-staining layer including a fluorine-containing silane compound disposed on said anti-reflection layer. The undercoat layer preferably has a specular glossiness according to JIS Z 8741 of from 10 to 40 and a haze according to JIS K 6900 of from 5 to 30%.

Abstract: A polarizer plate including a polarizer substrate formed of a polarizer layer and supporting layers disposed on opposite surfaces of the polarizer layer; an undercoat layer disposed on one surface of the polarizer substrate; an anti-reflection layer disposed on the undercoat layer; and an anti-staining layer including a fluorine-containing silane compound disposed on said anti-reflection layer. The undercoat layer preferably has a specular glossiness according to JIS Z 8741 of from 10 to 40 and a haze according to JIS K 6900 of from 5 to 30%.

Abstract: A photochromic composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a di(meth)acrylate compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 s each independently represent hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.2 s and R.sup.3 s each independently represent alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents halogen other than fluorine, Y represents oxygen or sulfur, and m is an integer of 0 to 4, and (b) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a photochromic compound. The photochromic composition is excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, adhesion to a hard coat layer and moldability, and the photochromic properties thereof is highly resistant to light. By the use of the photochromic composition, a thin and light-weight photochromic lens or the like can be obtained.

Abstract: An inorganic coating film having improved water repellency is provided. The improved surface is provided by treating an inorganic coating film with a material that is reached or adsorbed on the surface of the inorganic coat to increase water repellency. The inorganic coating to be treated may be a silicon dioxide film. The materials used to treat the film include: (1) halogenated silane compounds; (2) silane compounds having a structure including at least one bond selected from Si--H, Si--OH, Si--OR, Si--SH and Si--SR, wherein R is an organic group; (3) silane compounds having a structure including at least one of ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen or an organic group and (4) reactive organic compounds having a fluorine substituting group, hydrogen fluoride or a metal fluoride.

Abstract: A high-rigid type guiding device for guiding a steel material to be rolled comprises guide rollers toughened by satisfying the condition in which rigidity (K) at contact portions with the steel material is defined by:K=Fmax/Smaxwherein, Fmax represents the maximum load exerted on the guide rollers (Fmax=m.times.FT, 1.0.ltoreq.m.ltoreq.2.0), and Smax represents the maximum allowable value within a range in which increment S of a roller gap defined between the contact portions is determined (Smax=n.times..delta.1, 0.2.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.0.8). Consequently, the efficiency of rolling and the productivity of the rolled steel products can be improved, and the yielding efficiency and quality of the products can be heightened.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing the size of memory arrays which are comprised of memory cells which use bit lines to access the cells. Adjacent cells in a row are assigned different word lines so that bit lines between adjacent cells can be shared. During the read and write cycles, bit lines of a row are selected by alternating the word lines and by setting corresponding sense amplifier selectors. By sharing bit lines in this way, the size of the memory array can be decreased significantly. Therefore, using the teachings of the present invention, a given amount of memory can be manufactured in a significantly smaller area. Alternately, significantly more memory can be stored in the same amount of area as would be required using a usual memory design.

Abstract: A slidable roof control device for a motor vehicle wherein a roof panel opening of a motor vehicle is covered with a slidable roof which can be opened both in forward and rearward directions of the vehicle body. The control device includes a first forwardly located ON/OFF command mechanism operable from the driver seat for commanding a drive mechanism to open or close the flexible member, a second rearwardly located ON/OFF command mechanism operable from the rear seat for commanding the drive mechanism to open or close the flexible member, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism is responsive to outputs from the first and second ON/OFF command mechanisms for controlling the activation of the drive mechanism and for restricting the closing motion of the rear portion of the slidable roof as a result of commands from the first ON/OFF command mechanism.

Abstract: A slidable roof device for a motor vehicle is provided wherein a roof panel opening of a motor vehicle is openably covered by a flexible member. A front portion of the roof panel opening can be uncovered when a front portion of the flexible member is moved in the rearward direction of the vehicle body. A tilt mechanism is provided at a rear portion of the flexible member so as to tilt up the rear portion thereof and to form at least a clearance between the rear portion of the flexible member and the vehicle roof panel, thereby making sure that rear seat passengers can enjoy more a comfortable ride in the vehicle. Further, the tilt mechanism can be made to operate when the front portion of the flexible member is moved rearwardly so as to tilt up the rear portion of the flexible member to form at least a clearance between the rear portion thereof and the vehicle roof panel when the front portion of the flexible member is opened.

Abstract: A slidable roof device for a motor vehicle wherein a roof panel opening of the vehicle body is openably and closeably covered with a flexible member. For opening both front and rear portions of the roof panel opening of the vehicle body, the device includes a first drive mechanism which is operatively interconnected with the front portion of the flexible member for moving the front portion thereof to the rearward direction of the vehicle body, and a second drive mechanism which is operatively interconnected with the rear portion of the flexible member for moving the rear portion thereof to the forward direction of the vehicle body. The first and the second drive mechanisms are provided at the rear end of the roof panel opening of the vehicle body.