Abstract: An optical waveguide includes a first cladding layer made of glass material, a core made of glass material on the first cladding layer, and a second cladding layer covering the core and made of glass material including at least one of alkali element, alkali-earth element, and rare-earth element. The first cladding layer has a first softening temperature and a first refraction index. The core has a second refraction index larger than the first refraction index. The second cladding layer has a second softening temperature lower than the first softening temperature, and has a third refraction index smaller than the second refraction index. The optical waveguide is manufactured at high productivity since the second cladding layer does not deform.

Abstract: A mold lens glass including B2O3, SiO2, La2O3, ZnO, BaO, and CaO, wherein the components in the composition are present in a weight ratio: of B2O3 (25% to 35% by weight), SiO2 (1% to 7% by weight), wherein the total amount of B2O3 and SiO2 is 30% to 40% by weight. La2O3 is present in an amount of 12% to 20% by weight, and the total amount of ZnO, BaO and CaO is 40% to 55% by weight. By using the mold lens glass of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a mold lens glass having a high refractive index, excellent water resistance, and a stable glassy state.

Abstract: The apparatus for producing glass beads of the present invention comprises a melting pot 2 for heating and melting glass, a nozzle 2A for dripping molten glass 4 in the melting pot 2, which is disposed at the bottom of the melting pot 2, and a liquid glass droplet receiver 11 filled with cooling solution 150 for cooling the liquid glass droplet 10 dripped from the nozzle 2A, which is disposed under the nozzle 2A, wherein the cooling solution 150 is made from a material that forms a bubble layer around the liquid glass droplet 10 as the cooling solution 150 is vaporized due to the heat of the liquid glass droplet 10 during a period when the liquid glass droplet 10 is cooled down to a temperature lower than the glass transfer temperature in the cooling solution 150.

Abstract: An optical waveguide comprising cladding 1 and core segment 20 buried in cladding 1 and serving as a waveguide, wherein a combination of glass material constituting the core segment 20 and another glass material constituting the cladding 1 is so selected that an absolute value of difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between these materials (&agr;1−&agr;2) is within a range of 0 and 9×10−7/° C., where &agr;1 denotes a coefficient of thermal expansion of the former material and &agr;2 denotes that of the latter material.

Abstract: Mold lens glass including B2O3, SiO2, La2O3, ZnO, BaO, and CaO, wherein a composition in weight ratio is: B2O3 is 25% to 35% by weight, SiO2 is 1% to 7% by weight, where a total amount of B2O3 and SiO2 is 30% to 40% by weight. A content of La2O3 is 12% to 20% by weight, and a total amount of ZnO, BaO and CaO is 40% to 55% by weight. By using the mold lens glass of the present invention, it is possible to obtain mold lens glass having high refractive index, excellent water resistance and a stable glassy state.

Abstract: A resistance wiring board having a cavity disposed on an insulated substrate, a resistance disposed in the cavity, a protective film disposed on a top face of the resistance, and electrodes electrically connected at near both ends of the resistance, wherein surfaces of the electrodes and a surface of the protective film are the same level as or lower than a surface of the wiring board. A method for manufacturing a resistance wiring board comprising the steps of forming a green sheet, forming an electrode pattern on the green sheet, forming a dented pattern on the green sheet, firing the green sheet, forming a resistance by filling a resistance material in the dent of the green sheet, and forming a protective film on a top face of the resistance.

Abstract: An inking device comprises an ink fountain device including a blade provided so as to be movable toward and away from a circumferential surface of an ink fountain roller, a pair of side plates provided in both side end portions of the blade, and a holder for supporting the blade and the pair of side plates. The ink fountain device is supported on an ink fountain support member so as to be movable along an axial direction of the ink fountain roller. The ink fountain support member extends along the axial direction of the ink fountain roller. The side plates are always urged toward the ink fountain roller by compression springs, and are pivotably supported, so that the side plates are automatically brought into intimate contact with the circumferential surface of the ink fountain roller.

Abstract: A method of piling sheets arriving from a printing press in a continuous sequence involves stacking the sheets on a first pile board in a first piling unit, and while the assembly of the stack of sheets is progressing, inserting a pile board into another sheet piling unit, in readiness to receive a pile of sheets, thus enabling the piling of the sheets to continue without discontinuity of the stream of printed sheets fed from the printing press.

Abstract: A pile board inserting machine comprises two pile board inserting units installed in combination respectively with the two sheet piling units of a sheet-fed printing press. Printed sheet are delivered alternately to the two pile board inserting units every time a predetermined number of printed sheets are delivered to each sheet piling unit, and the pile board inserting unit associated with the inoperative sheet piling unit is operated to insert a pile board while the sheet piling unit is at rest.

Abstract: A pile board inserting machine comprises two pile board inserting units installed in combination respectively with the two sheet piling units of a sheet-fed printing press. Printed sheet are delivered alternately to the two pile board inserting units every time a predetermined number of printed sheets are delivered to each sheet piling unit, and the pile board inserting unit associated with the inoperative sheet piling unit is operated to insert a pile board while the sheet piling unit is at rest.

Abstract: In a phase adjusting apparatus for a sheet-fed printing press for adjusting a relative phase in a rotational direction between a paper sheet feeder and a printing apparatus which are coupled through a chain, a sprocket is in internal contact with a tension side of the chain and is axially supported by a slide base. The slide base is supported to be movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to an extension direction of the tension side of the chain. A slide base driving apparatus is arranged on a press frame. A tension sprocket which is biased in a tension direction of the chain by compression coil springs so as to be in contact with a slack side of the chain.