Abstract: A duplex pipe (10) is cut with a cutting tool (30), for cutting connecting ribs (13) from the end face of the duplex pipe (10) which is held with an outer pipe (11) chucked (rib cutting step). The duplex pipe (10) is cut from the end face of the duplex pipe (10) up to the portion thereof corresponding to the exposed length of the inner pipe (12) to thereby form a slit (21) in the outer pipe (11) and connecting ribs (13) (slit forming step). The cutting tool (30) has a guide hole (31) into which the inner pipe (12) can be inserted while guiding the inner pipe outer peripheral surface (12a), a cutting device (32) for cutting the connecting ribs (13), and a guide pin (33) which can be inserted into the inner pipe (12) while guiding the inner pipe inner peripheral surface (12b).

Abstract: In a dividing method according to the present invention, a wiring board formed of ceramic is forced up (upper swing) by a lower clamp claw of a clamper, and some of a protruded wiring board portion protruding from a conveying chute is pressed against a support body to perform a first division under bending stress. Thereafter, the upward-located clamper is rotatably swung (lower swing) downward to allow an upper clamp claw to press down the protruded wiring board portion, thereby performing a reverse division at the first division section again as a second division. Since the second division allows a tensile force to act on a remaining and thin non-divided resin portion, the non-divided resin portion is torn off. Thus, the perfect division is enabled. Fractionalizing is done by a one-row division and an individual division so that each semiconductor device is formed.

Abstract: The object is to provide an afocal zoom lens system with the f-number of about 4 or less capable of performing vibration reduction correction. The system includes, in order from an object, a first group G1 being positive, a second group G2 being negative, a third group G3 being positive, and a fourth group G4 being positive. Zooming is performed by moving the second and third groups along the optical axis. The fourth group G4 is composed of a front group G4F being positive, a middle group G4M being negative, and a rear group G4R being positive. Vibration reduction is performed by shifting the middle group G4M perpendicular to the optical axis. The first group G1 consists of a first front group G1f being fixed, a first middle group G1m being movable, and a first rear group G1r being fixed. Focusing is performed by moving G1m along the optical axis.

Abstract: There are provided a contact construction for DC loads which, even in the case of a high-capacitance load, can be repeatedly cut off for a long term without causing any problems such as cut-off failure, locking and deposition due to an abnormal continuation of an arc between the contacts, burning and destruction of the contacts, and an increase in contact resistance, and whose reductions in size and cost can be achieved, as well as a switching device having the contact construction. The contact construction includes a stationary contact and a movable contact that are opposite to each other, and a magnetic unit which applies a magnetic field acting in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction of the movable contact, to a space in which both contacts exist, and one of the stationary contact and the movable contact is used as an anode-side contact, and the other is used as a cathode-side contact.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a pretilt angle is comprised of a light source 1, a polarizer 2, a liquid-crystal cell 3, a quarter-wave plate 4, an analyzer 5, a photodetector 6, and a processing device. The processing device receives from the photodetector transmitted light intensities of light that is transmitted through the liquid-crystal cell 3 at a plurality of light incident angles. The processing device calculates Stokes parameters corresponding to the plurality of light incident angles based upon the transmitted light intensity corresponding to the plurality of light incident angles. Furthermore, an apparent retardation corresponding to the plurality of light incident angles is determined based upon the Stokes parameters corresponding to the plurality of light incident angles. The pretilt angle of the liquid-crystal cell 3 is determined based upon the determined apparent retardation corresponding to the plurality of light incident angles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capacitor element and its manufacturing method. The invention presents a capacitor element comprising a lower electrode, a dielectric film, and an upper electrode, and its manufacturing method, in which the surface of at least one layer of the lower electrode in a single layer structure or laminated structure, for example, the surface of the lower electrode contacting with the dielectric film, is flattened by processing the material itself which composes this surface. For example, it is flattened by filling the recesses at the crystal grain boundary of the surface with the material itself shaved from the surface. As a result, undulations of the surface of the lower electrode of the capacitor element are lessened, and the film thickness of the dielectric film is made uniform, and capacity drop and increase of leak current can be prevented.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, unnecessary light emitted from a light source is irradiated to a solar battery panel in printing or reading an image, and in a standby state. The solar battery panel is provided inside of a light-quality adjusting unit or a balance filter unit, and also provided in a surface to which the light from the light source is irradiated. The solar battery panels are arranged so as to cover gaps: the gap generated between the light-quality adjusting unit or the balance filter unit and the discussion box and the gap generated between the diffusion box and the film carrier. The solar battery panel converts the light from the light source to the electricity. The electricity is charged in a battery to drive a cooling fan.

Abstract: A first liquid crystal lens and a second liquid crystal lens are provided on both sides of an intermediate glass plate. The first liquid crystal lens is provided for forming an inverted image of an object, and the second liquid crystal lens is provided for inverting the inverted image, thereby forming an erecting image of the object.

Abstract: A nip roller is provided to interpose a leading portion of a photo film between the nip roller and a core. The nip roller performs a circular motion along the periphery of the core in synchronism with the rotation of the core. The circular motion is performed by first to third motors until the leading portion of the photo film makes one revolution around the core and is just about to be wound in a stack condition. A conveyance slip is hardly caused between the photo film and the core, and between the photo film and the nip roller.

Abstract: In a magazine, when a lid is opened for loading a recording material, a discrimination pin is unlocked and shifted from a first position to a second position. When a magazine is set to a printer processor, a positioning pin presses the discrimination pin to shift to the first position, at which the discrimination pin is locked. After removal of the magazine from the printer processor, the discrimination pin is in the first position. When the lid is opened to load fresh recording material in the magazine, the discrimination pin is in the second position. It is discriminated by detecting the position of the discrimination pin whether the magazine is a partially used one. When the partially used magazine is set to the printer processor, a forward edge of the recording material is not cut.

Abstract: There is provided a pair of transparent upper and lower glass substrates which are disposed apart from each other so as to form a space there-between, a pair of electrodes provided on the underside of the upper substrate and on the upper surface of the lower substrate. A plurality of circular holes are formed in each of the electrodes. A liquid crystal is charged in the space. The liquid crystal has a lens construction formed by an electric current and hardened by irradiation of ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: A method of highly efficiently transferring various selected molecules into various cells and a method of fusing cells. Cells and/or selected molecules such as polynucleotide are treated with cold gas plasma to thereby transfer the selected molecules located around cells into the cells, or cells are fused by treating the cells with cold gas plasma. Moreover, an apparatus for transferring selected molecules or fusing cells having a cold gas plasma generation unit for transferring selected molecules into cells is provided.

Abstract: Imidazole derivatives of the formula (1) or salts thereof, pharmaceuticals containing the derivatives or the salts, and intermediates for the synthesis of the derivatives or the salts (wherein R1 is lower alkyl; R2 is alkyl or aralkyl; and X1 is halogeno). These compounds exhibit G-CSF-like activities and can be substituted for G-CSF preparations.

Abstract: A duplex pipe (10) is cut with a cutting tool (30), for cutting connecting ribs (13) from the end face of the duplex pipe (10) which is held with an outer pipe (11) chucked (rib cutting step). The duplex pipe (10) is cut from the end face of the duplex pipe (10) up to the portion thereof corresponding to the exposed length of the inner pipe (12) to thereby form a slit (21) in the outer pipe (11) and connecting ribs (13) (slit forming step). The cutting tool (30) has a guide hole (31) into which the inner pipe (12) can be inserted while guiding the inner pipe outer peripheral surface (12a), a cutting device (32) for cutting the connecting ribs (13), and a guide pin (33) which can be inserted into the inner pipe (12) while guiding the inner pipe inner peripheral surface (12b).

Abstract: A high frequency power amplifying device has two amplifying lines. Each amplifying line has a configuration in which a plurality of amplifying stages are connected in cascade having two source voltage terminals, of which one is connected to the first amplifying stage of one amplifying line and to the remaining amplifying stages of the other amplifying line, and the other, to the first amplifying stage of the latter amplifying line and to the remaining amplifying stages of the former amplifying line. An air core coil with a low D.C. resistance, formed by spirally winding a copper wire of about 0.1 mm in diameter, is connected in series between the final amplifying stage of each amplifying line and the source voltage terminal. Since there is no signal leak in each amplifying line from the final amplifying stage to the first amplifying stage and the D.C. resistance of the air core coil is low, oscillation margin can be improved.

Abstract: The object is to provide an afocal zoom lens system with the f-number of about 4 or less capable of performing vibration reduction correction. The system includes, in order from an object, a first group G1 being positive, a second group G2 being negative, a third group G3 being positive, and a fourth group G4 being positive. Zooming is performed by moving the second and third groups along the optical axis. The fourth group G4 is composed of a front group G4F being positive, a middle group G4M being negative, and a rear group G4R being positive. Vibration reduction is performed by shifting the middle group G4M perpendicular to the optical axis. The first group G1 consists of a first front group G1f being fixed, a first middle group G1m being movable, and a first rear group G1r being fixed. Focusing is performed by moving G1m along the optical axis.

Abstract: A preventive and/or therapeutic agent for inflammatory respiratory tract diseases containing, as an active ingredient, a steroid derivative represented by the following formula (1): 1

Abstract: When any of facilities of a film producing and packaging system suffers a failure, a film processing controller shuts off the film producing and packaging system. The operator repairs a failing facility and manually discharges a length of an elongate film which may possibly be defective. After the failing facility is repaired, the film processing controller is restarted to operate the film producing and packaging system, which then automatically discharges a length of the elongate film corresponding to a preset number of sized films. It is possible to easily and quickly discard a portion of the elongate film which has been made defective by the facility failure.

Abstract: A cartridge positioning and holding mechanism has a fixed guide for positioning a single-open-ended cartridge when the single-open-ended cartridge is inserted in an axial direction thereof with a cap positioned ahead, and a movable chuck openable and closable for forming and holding the single-open-ended cartridge after a film coil is inserted into the single-open-ended cartridge in an axial direction of the spool of the film coil. The film coil can be inserted into the single-open-ended cartridge highly accurately and efficiently with a simple and small arrangement.

Abstract: 2,2-Diphenylbutanamide derivatives represented by the following formula (1): 1