Abstract: A common mode filter includes a drum-shaped core 1 with a winding 2 and a plate-like core fixed to flanges 1b to form a closed magnetic path. Concave portions 4a are formed in at least one of facing potions of both cores to provide gaps between the flanges 1b of the drum-shaped core and the plate-like core 4. A plurality of electrodes 3 each of which is successive over a upper surface, end face and lower surface of each flange are provided at portions corresponding to the gaps in each flange 1b. A plurality of windings 2 are wound around the winding core 1a so that both ends of each of the plurality of windings are electrically connected and secured to the portions of the electrodes on the upper surface of each of the flanges, respectively, by conductive fixing agent. The drum-shaped core 1 and the plate-like core 4 are fixed to each other by an adhesive 5.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a lean NOx catalyst is capable of relieving a load upon an engine fuel injection device by eliminating the use of sub-injection, and of well purifying an exhaust gas and recovering from S-poisoning even by eliminating the use of the sub-injection. The internal combustion engine has a combustion heater for allowing a flow of combustion gas through an engine intake passageway to raise temperatures of engine related elements, a lean NOx catalyst, provided in an engine exhaust passageway, for purifying an engine exhaust gas, and a combustion gas introducing passageway for introducing at least some proportion of a combustion gas emitted by the combustion heater, toward upstream of the lean NOx catalyst in the engine exhaust passageway from the engine intake passageway when making a request for a reproducing process of the lean NOx catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising: a battery case; a battery element accommodated in the battery case, the battery element comprising laminations of a first polarity type electrode, a second polarity type electrode and a separator sandwiched between the first polarity type electrode and the second polarity type electrode, the first polarity type electrode comprising a first polarity type collector which is provided with at least a first polarity type electrode active material layer except for a first side region extending along one side of the first polarity type collector, and the second polarity type electrode comprising a second polarity type collector which is provided with at least a second polarity type electrode active material layer except for a second side region extending along one side of the second polarity type collector, the first side region of the first polarity type collector projecting from first side edge of the separator and the second sid

Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient stereoselective method for manufacturing (2S,4S)-2-[[(R)-hydroxy-(3R)-cyclic amine-3-yl]methyl]pyrrolidine-4-thiol or a salt thereof which is useful as an intermediate for the manufacture of carbapenem and also provides the intermediate. A method for manufacturing which comprises the step of reacting a compound of the formula (I): (wherein, R1 is a lower alkylsulfonyl group, an optionally substituted arylsulfonyl group or an alkylsilyl group; and R2 is a protecting group for an amino group) with a compound of the formula (II): (wherein, R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group or aryl group; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; Y is an azide group or a nitro group; and m is an integer of 2 to 5).

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass, a belt, and a bead filler rubber, wherein the bead filler rubber in an assembly of the tire and an approved rim has a height lower than the height of a rim flange, and a turnup portion of the carcass has a height not less than 0.5 times a section height of the carcass from a rim size line and extends over a maximum width position of the carcass and in parallel to a main body of the carcass outward from a taper end of the bead filler rubber, and a pair of sidewall reinforcing layers are arranged along an outside of the turnup portion to extend from near to the taper end of the bead filler rubber up to at least near to an end of the belt.

Abstract: An actuator has a linearly elongate frame, side, end, and top covers detachably and selectively mounted on side surfaces of the frame, a table mechanism displaceable in the axial direction of the frame in response to energization of an electric motor, and a ball screw for transmitting drive forces from the electric motor to the table mechanism. The operator can select various actuator configurations depending on the environment in which the actuator is to be installed and the application in which the actuator is to be used. In the preferred embodiment, the ball screw is used in combination with a piston/cylinder arrangement for moving the table mechanism in a linear direction. The piston/cylinder having a magnetic coupling for coupling the piston to the table mechanism.

Abstract: A spark plug according to this invention includes an elongate center electrode, an insulator enclosing the center electrode, a metallic shell having open opposite ends and enclosing the insulator, the metallic shell having a male-threaded portion formed on a front-side outer circumferential surface of the metallic shell, and a tool engagement portion formed on the outer circumferential surface of the metallic shell at a rear side with respect to the male-threaded portion, the tool engagement portion projecting circumferentially outwardly, and a ground electrode connected to the metallic shell and defining a spark discharge gap in cooperation with the center electrode. The size of the tool engagement portion is reduced such that |A-E| is not greater than 1.5 mm, where A is an outside dimension of the tool engagement portion, and E is an effective diameter of a male-threaded portion of the metallic shell.

Abstract: Electronic devices are provided with a high-frequency circuit board and a coaxial connector connected to external high-frequency signals to the circuit board. The lead terminal of the coaxial connector is directly soldered to a land on the circuit board to enable high-frequency signal transmission. The fixing portion, which is on one side of the circuit board and apart from the coaxial connector, has a structure such that the horizontal tension of the circuit board is relaxed. In this mounting method, repetitive tension due to differences in linear expansion coefficient does not act on the soldered portion.

Abstract: An induction heating apparatus used as a fixing apparatus of a copying machine, a printer, and the like includes a first coil for generating a magnetic field to induce an eddy current in a heating member, a second coil for cancelling the magnetic field generated by the first coil, and a third coil connected to the second coil and wound in a direction opposite from the winding direction of the second coil. The induction heating apparatus permits an efficient use of power.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition for gene transfer which composition contains a quaternary ammonium salt represented by formula (1): wherein A represents (wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5, which are identical to or different from one another, represents a C9-C17 aliphatic group); X1 represents a halogen atom; and n is an integer from 1 to 10 inclusive; and a method for introducing a gene into a cell by use of the composition. The composition enables effective delivery and expression of a gene which previously could not be effectively expressed in cells due to the low ratio at which the gene is delivered into cells. Therefore, the composition is advantageously used as a gene transfer reagent or a pharmaceutical.

Abstract: According to disclosed embodiments, a semiconductor memory is disclosed that includes a memory array connected to a number of registers by a transfer bus of reduced size. Reduction of transfer bus size can be achieved without a significant increase in data processing speed. According to one embodiment (300) a semiconductor memory can include a number of cell regions (302-0 and 302-1) arranged in a first direction. Sense amplifier banks (304-0 to 304-2) are connected to the cell regions (302-0 and 302-1) and a transfer bus (310-0/1) is disposed over the cell regions (302-0 and 302-1) in the first direction. The transfer bus (310-0/1) includes switching circuits (312-0 and 312-1) corresponding to each cell region (302-0 and 302-1). The switching circuits (312-0 and 312-1) can divide the transfer bus (310-0/1) into a number of transfer bus line portions (314-0/1, 316-0/1 and 318-0/1).

Abstract: A supporting mechanism is provided to be moved between a disc insertion opening and a disc storing device, and a driving roller is rotatably mounted on the supporting mechanism for carrying a disc inserted in the opening toward the disc storing device. The supporting mechanism is moved between the opening and the disc storing device, and the driving roller is driven for carrying the disc from the opening to the disc storing device.

Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of baker's yeast having both freezing tolerance and drying tolerance, which comprises drying pressed raw yeast suitable to baking from frozen dough, and screening it for instant dry yeast not interfering with its aptitude for frozen dough. Using the instant dry yeast, prepared is an instant-type, dry yeast composition of which the yeast activity is lowered little in the baking process from frozen dough that comprises freezing and storing dough and thawing the frozen dough. When the dry yeast is mixed with side materials in preparing dough and the dough is frozen and stored for a certain period of time and thereafter thawed, it still maintains its good baking capabilities. The dry yeast has the significant advantage of maintaining its original baking capabilities even in frozen and thawed dough. In particular, strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae P-572, FERM BP-6148.

Abstract: A thermoresistance adhesive which does not dissolve in the sealer-composing resins at the sealer molding temperature and is capable of providing a semiconductor chip/lead frame adhesive strength under shear of 1 N/4 mm2 or greater, and including, for example, amide, imide, ester or ether linkage is suited for use in producing thermoresistance adhesive solutions and thermoresistance resin pastes, and the semiconductor chips, lead frames, films, etc., made by using such an adhesive are suited for providing low-cost semiconductor devices.

Abstract: A combined externally pressurized gas and magnetic bearing assembly (3) includes an externally pressurized gas bearing (9) and a magnetic bearing (8) that are integrated together so as to have component parts common to both of the externally pressurized gas bearing (9) and the magnetic bearing (8). The externally pressurized gas bearing (9) or the magnetic bearing (8) may be disposed within an axial extent of the magnetic bearing (8) or the externally pressurized gas bearing (9), respectively. A spindle device (1) utilizing the combined externally pressurized gas and magnetic bearing assembly (3) is also provided which includes a housing (2) for supporting a main shaft (4) rotatably through the combined externally pressurized gas and magnetic bearing assembly (3). This combined externally pressurized gas and magnetic bearing assembly (3) can be applied not only to the radial bearing, but also to the axial bearing.

Abstract: In a heat generator for a vehicle according to the present invention, an operation chamber defined in the heat generator is composed of a heat generation area (7) which receives therein a rotor, a storage area (8) which contains viscous fluid, and a boundary opening (9) of a relatively large surface area, which connects the two areas. The boundary opening is provided with a pair of transfer openings (35A, 35B) in a point-symmetric arrangement with respect to the rotation axis C of the rotor. Guide portions (41A, 41B), each corresponding to each of the openings, are provided in the storage area. With this structure, since at least one of the transfer openings and the guide portion corresponding thereto are located below the surface level L of the viscous fluid regardless of the attachment angle of the heat generator, the exchange and circulation of the viscous fluid can be carried out between the heat generation area and the storage area, in accordance with the rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: A method for lubricating a part without leaving air bubbles includes the steps of assembling components so that an open end is formed for application of lubricating fluid and a fluid path is provided through which the lubricating fluid is to be circulated, introducing the lubricating fluid into the open end and applying a centrifugal force to the component by moving the component about a circular path so that the centrifugal force causes the lubricating fluid to be urged throughout the fluid path. The method is used in an embodiment to lubricate a dynamic pressure bearing having a gap between relatively moving parts. The gap has an open end into which the lubrication fluid is dripped and a closed end. During movement of the bearing about a circular path, the fluid is urged from the open end to the closed end.

Abstract: A copyright protecting method of scrambling an information signal inputted via an input path and outputting it via an output path is provided. First, a selected condition to eliminate copying of the information signal via an unauthorized path is set. The selected condition includes combinations of a plurality of types of scramble systems applicable to the information signal and a plurality of types of the copy control information. Then, the type of the scramble system of the inputted information signal and the type of the copy control information of the inputted information signal are discriminated. Further, a predetermined scramble system is applied to the inputted information signal and a scrambled output is produced when a combination of the discriminated type of the scramble system and the discriminated type of the copy control information coincides with that included in the selected condition.

Abstract: Terminal extracting tool which can extract a male type terminal in a female type connector easily and securely is provided.