Abstract: A wedge-shaped contact region can be employed to provide electrical contacts to multiple electrically conductive layers in a three-dimensional device structure. A cavity including a generally wedge-shaped region and a primary region is formed in a dielectric matrix layer over a support structure. An alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers is formed by a series of conformal deposition processes in the cavity and over the dielectric matrix layer. The alternating stack can be planarized employing the top surface of the dielectric matrix layer as a stopping layer. A tip portion of each electrically conductive layer within remaining portions of the alternating stack is laterally offset from the tip of the generally wedge-shaped region by a respective lateral offset distance along a lateral protrusion direction. Contact via structures can be formed on the tip portions of the electrically conductive layers to provide electrical contact.

Abstract: A wedge-shaped contact region can be employed to provide electrical contacts to multiple electrically conductive layers in a three-dimensional device structure. A cavity including a generally wedge-shaped region and a primary region is formed in a dielectric matrix layer over a support structure. An alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers is formed by a series of conformal deposition processes in the cavity and over the dielectric matrix layer. The alternating stack can be planarized employing the top surface of the dielectric matrix layer as a stopping layer. A tip portion of each electrically conductive layer within remaining portions of the alternating stack is laterally offset from the tip of the generally wedge-shaped region by a respective lateral offset distance along a lateral protrusion direction. Contact via structures can be formed on the tip portions of the electrically conductive layers to provide electrical contact.

Abstract: [OBJECTIVE] The present invention provides anaerobic adhesive compositions which can be formulated with increases in both storage stability and speed of cure. [CONSTITUTION]An anaerobic adhesive composition, comprising: a polyacrylic ester capable of radical polymerization at room temperature; an organic peroxide; an anaerobic free radical generator capable of generating a free radical immediately after completion of contact with oxygen gas to facilitate the radical polymerization of the polyacrylic ester; and an organic hydrazide.

Abstract: In order to give excellent hermeticity in a broad temperature range to an electrochemical device, a sealant comprising a rubber component and a tackifier is used, the rubber component comprising at least one of butyl rubber and polyisobutylene rubber, the tackifier comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a terpene resin, an aliphatic petroleum resin and an alicyclic petroleum resin.

Abstract: In a two-position pushbutton switch, a cushioning member is placed on at least one of first and second click springs, and the click spring is pressed via the cushioning member, thereby making a first press stroke long. A guide member is provided to guide the motion of a driving member. The driving member is slid along the guide member in the pressing direction of a key top.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum cleaner body in which a rotating brush, a dust collecting unit and an electric blower unit are integrally attached to a suction opening casing in which a brush chamber is formed. A rodlike handle is connected to the vacuum cleaner body. The rodlike handle is formed by a hollow member, and a plurality of batteries are arranged in series in the hollow member and are covered with a heat contraction tube.

Abstract: In a two-position pushbutton switch, a cushioning member is placed on at least one of first and second click springs, and the click spring is pressed via the cushioning member, thereby making a first press stroke long. A guide member is provided to guide the motion of a driving member. The driving member is slid along the guide member in the pressing direction of a key top.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including an electric blower disposed inside a generally cylindrical rigid blower casing positioned inside the vacuum cleaner body. The blower casing has a lining of sound absorbing material and is configured to cause a swirling flow around inside the casing to an exit opening into a smoothly-curved transfer passage which curves away from the blower casing with a non-radial flow direction. The transfer passage curves circumferentially and axially and opens into an annular noise reduction space at the bottom of the cleaner body in which air is guided over a sound absorbing layer by smoothly arcuate guide ribs, vented through an aperture into an exhaust space between the bottom of the body and a caster base and escapes through a peripheral clearance around the caster base.

Abstract: An electric blower has an electric motor, a centrifugal impeller rotating by the driving of the electric motor, an end bracket for separating the electric motor from the centrifugal impeller, and a diffuser. The diffuser includes a plurality of diffuser vanes arranged near the outer periphery of the centrifugal impeller, and a flat plate portion which extends between the centrifugal impeller and the end bracket for supporting the diffuser vanes. The flat plate portion has a plurality of guide vanes formed on an opposite surface thereof from the diffuser vanes. A passage is defined by the end bracket, the flat plate portion and the guide vanes so as to return the air flow, discharged from the centrifugal impeller through the diffuser vanes, inwardly of the blower.

Abstract: An acoustical absorbing material including a plurality of porous sheets and a plurality of high density sheets alternately superposed one over another and held together with contact with one another. At least one of the high density sheets is formed therein with one or more through-holes. The acoustical absorbing material of the above-mentioned construction exhibits a good acoustical absorption performance in a wide frequency range even if its thickness is not varied, and is effective in shutting off noises produced by electronic equipment, such as a computer.