Abstract: The overlapping regions L are formed by overlapping the outer cylinder vent holes and the inner cylinder vent holes. If the suction port of the inner cylinder receives a suction force from the blower, air is sucked toward the suction port from the suction chamber facing the overlapping region L of the inner cylinder vent hole and the outer cylinder vent hole, out of the plurality of suction chambers, via the overlapping region L. The outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are so configured that the overlapping region L becomes narrower in the rotation direction Dr from the center toward the both ends in the axial direction Da.

Abstract: A process for preparing pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid compounds of the following formula, which comprises preparing .alpha.-halo-oxalacetic acid diesters by reacting oxalacetic acid diester alkali metallic salts with an acid and a halogenating agent or by reacting oxalic acid diesters with halo-acetic acid esters, and then reacting the obtained .alpha.-halo-oxalacetic acid diesters with 2-propenal compounds and ammonia. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, identical or different, a lower alkyl group, and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group.The pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid compounds obtained by the process of the invention are useful as an intermediate for manufacturing agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: A process for preparing pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid compounds of the following formula, which comprises preparing .alpha.-halo-oxalacetic acid diesters by reacting oxalacetic acid diester alkali metallic salts with an acid and a halogenating agent or by reacting oxalic acid diesters with halo-acetic acid esters, and then reacting the obtained .alpha.-halo-oxalacetic acid diesters with 2-propenal compounds and ammonia. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, identical or different, a lower alkyl group, and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group.The pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid componds obtained by the process of the ivention are useful as an intermediate for manufacturing agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: A process for preparing pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid compounds of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are, identical or different, each a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a phenyl-(lower)alkyl group which may have halogen atom or lower alkyl group on its phenyl ring, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are, identical or different, each a lower alkoxy group.The compounds are useful as an intermediate for preparing agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: A load cell and a method of correcting the same are provided wherein a beam member on which an insulator film is formed is prevented from being trimmed by a laser beam upon laser trimming thereof. The load cell comprises a span resistor member and a zero point resistor member both formed separately of the beam member and including a span temperature correcting thin film resistor and a zero point balance temperature correcting thin film resistor, respectively, each of which has a temperature coefficient and is formed on a substrate. The resistor members are applied to the insulator film on the beam member and the thin film resistors are connected to a bridge circuit. The thin film resistors are trimmed with a laser beam to correct the span temperature correcting thin film resistor and the zero point balance temperature correcting thin film resistor for temperature. The substrates intercept a laser beam upon laser trimming of the thin film resistors.