Abstract: A donor substrate including a support; a light-to-heat conversion layer and a transfer prevention layer formed on the support; and a transferring material layer formed on a top surface of the light-to-heat conversion layer and the transfer prevention layer; where a transfer region and an antitransfer region are formed by combinations of the light-to-heat conversion layer and the transfer prevention layer, and the transferring material layer is formed on the whole surface of the transfer region and at least one part of the antitransfer region. A patterning method enables large-scale and high-accuracy fine patterning at low cost without causing deterioration of characteristics of thin films, which constitute devices such as organic light emitting devices, and a method for producing a device.

Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acids and protein of the human ryanodine receptor of type 3 (hRyR3), chimeric ryanodine receptors containing sections of the human receptor and processes for preparing these proteins. The invention further relates to the detection of ryanodine receptors in human tissues for diagnosing pathological conditions and methods of identifying activators or inhibitors of hRyR3.

Abstract: The present invention provides cell lines expressing one or more recombinant peripheral nerve (PN) sodium channels, preferably a human PN sodium channel. The invention also provides methods for preparing said cell lines. The invention also pertains to the use of said cell lines for the identification of PN sodium channel agonists, antagonists or modulators and methods for the identification of said agonists, antagonists or modulators. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said agonists, antagonists or modulators. The invention also is concerned with the use of agonists, antagonists or modulators in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of chronic pain disorders.

Abstract: An automatic transport system for green tires between a forming process and a vulcanizing process in a tire manufacturing installing in which different kinds of tires are manufactured through a forming process of making use of a plurality of forming machines and a subsequent vulcanizing process making use of a plurality of vulcanizing machines. The automatic transport system comprises pallets each adapted to be charged with four or more formed green tires and to be used for transporting them as one unit. A temporary storage is interposed between a forming machine group and a vulcanizing machine group for temporarily storing the pallets at predetermined locations. Forming side unmanned transport trucks circulate between the forming machine group and the temporary storage with the pallet loaded thereon. Vulcanizing side unmanned transport trucks circulate between the temporary storage and the vulcanizing machine group with the pallet loaded thereon.

Abstract: A tire finishing apparatus for trimming and removing spews formed on the outer peripheral wall of a cured tire during a vulcanizing process, comprising: a tire holding mechanism holding the outer peripheral wall of the tire with its rotational axis being substantially horizontal to prevent the tire from being vibrated during rotation thereof; a tire rotating mechanism rotating the tire about its rotational axis while being held by the tire holding mechanism; and a spew trimming cutter mechanism movable toward and away from the outer peripheral wall of the tire to trimmingly cut and remove the spews on the outer peripheral wall of the tire during rotation of the tire by the tire rotating mechanism.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is an apparatus for removing and mounting a tire component from and onto a collapsible building drum which is in a collapsed state. The apparatus comprises a truck movable toward and away from a collapsible building drum, drive means mounted on the truck to move the truck toward and away from the building drum, an upstanding post assembly mounted on the truck, a pair of tire component supporting rods mounted on the upstanding post assembly to be revolvable around the circumferential outer surface of the building drum for removing and mounting a tire component from and onto the tire building drum held in a collapsed state, and revolving means mounted on the upstanding post assembly to revolve the tire component supporting rods around the circumferential surface of the building drum.

Abstract: A stitching apparatus for stitching tire components laid on a building drum, comprising a frame structure arranged opposingly to and spaced apart from the building drum, a central roller disposed opposingly to the mid-circumferential plane of the building drum and having a rotational axis parallel with the rotational axis of the building drum for stitching the mid-circumferential portions of the tire components on the building drum, at least a pair of side rollers circumferentially spaced apart from the central roller and arranged symmetrically to the mid-circumferential plane of the building drum for stitching both side portions of the tire components, each side roller having a rotational axis inclined to the rotational axis of the building drum and at least a surface portion made of an elastic material.