Abstract: An electronic scope including a solid-state image pickup device arranged at a distal end of an endoscope and having an image pickup area whose aspect ratio is 1:1, an image processing circuit for masking the image signal output from the image pickup device, and a display device having a screen whose aspect ratio is 3:4. The image processing circuit has frame memories for storing one-frame image signals, a mask signal generator for generating a mask pattern signal, and a gate for permitting/inhibiting supply of the image signal from the frame memories to the display device in response to the mask pattern signal from the mask signal generator.

Abstract: An endoscopic photographing apparatus comprises a first frame memory for successively storing the image signals, generated from a solid-state image sensor with every scanning line, in synchronism with drive signals, and a second frame memory for successively storing the image signals, read successively from the first frame memory, by the interlacing method, and delivering the stored image signals to a monitor, in synchronism with television synchronizing signals, for display.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control circuit which is connected to a video endoscope, having a CCD in the distal end thereof. The control circuit supplies driving clock pulses to the CCD, and converts a picture element signal pulses from the CCD into a continuous image signal, by clamping, or sampling and holding, the signal pulses. The converted signals are further subjected to video processing. A scope discrimination resistor is contained in the endoscope, in the vicinity of a connector thereof, which connects the endoscope and the control circuit. The resistance value of the resistor depends on the length of the endoscope. When the endoscope is connected to the control circuit, the resistor is connected in series with a constantcurrent source in a scope discrimination circuit. The discrimination circuit discriminates the scope length by detecting the resistance value of the resistor as a terminal voltage.

Abstract: A light source for an endoscope is disclosed for illuminating a subject, the image from the subject being received through a leading end of the endoscope, and being projected by an objective lens onto a solid state imaging device. Light from a light source lamp is projected onto the subject sequentially with the light transmitted through three color transmitting filters. A reflector is provided to reflect light from the light source lamp in a parallel light beam. A convex lens system for converging the parallel light from the reflector. Light from said source lamp is transmitted through a light guide to the subject. A first and second lens systems are positioned between the input end of the light guide and the convex lens system for converging the light onto the input end of the light guide. The light guide is disposed within an insert member of said endoscope. The lens systems reduce the sectional area of the light beam and restrict the included angle of the light beam.

Abstract: A laminate consisting essentially of a layer of a thermoplastic resin (A) and a layer of a vinylidene fluoride resin (B), the layer of the resin (A) containing (C) polymerized units of an ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester in a proportion of 3 to 80% by weight based on the total weight of the layer of the resin (A). The polymerized units (C) of an ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester may exist either as a copolymer constituent of the resin (A) or in the form of an ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester polymer (C') blended in the layer of the resin (A).

Abstract: Poly(allylamine salt) of high polymerization degree is obtained in high yield by the polymerization of monoallylamine salt with a specified radical-polymerization initiator having in the molecule an azo group. Poly(allylurea) is obtained by reacting said poly(allylamine salt) with cyanic acid salts.

Abstract: When the impact resistant resin composition comprising a graft polymer in which an aromatic alkenyl compound and an alkenyl cyanide compound are grafted on a rubbery polymer, and a matrix consisting essentially of an aromatic alkenyl compound-alkenyl cyanide compound copolymer satisfies the following conditions, the composition has an improved vacuum formability and the molded articles obtained by vacuum-forming the same have smaller variations in thickness at any given area and there is a smaller reduction of strength due to contact with foamed polyurethane:(1) the proportion of the rubbery polymer in said impact resistant resin composition is 10-30% by weight,(2) the graft polymer has a degree of grafting of 70-120% by weight,(3) the matrix has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.55-0.80 dl/g as measured at 30.degree. C. in methyl ethyl ketone, and(4) the weight ratio of the aromatic alkenyl compound to the alkenyl cyanide compound in the impact resistant resin composition is in the range of 2.0-2.8.

Abstract: A cold padding batch dyeing process for a tubular knitted fabric comprises feeding the fabric into a padding tank, subjecting it to air inflating, blowing compressed air into the fabric to expand it into its original tubular shape, squeezing the fabric at a squeezing rate of 95 to 120% by passing it between a pair of mangles each having a layer of rubber having a Shore hardness of 55 to 70, and leaving the fabric for ageing over a period of at least four hours. The length of time between entry of the fabric into the padding tank and its departure from the mangles is controlled to 10 to 20 seconds.