Abstract: The present invention according to one preferred embodiment provides a thermoelectric element device comprising a first electrode including an electrode member, an elastic member that has electrically conductive and is provided on the electrode member, and a heat uniforming member that has electrically conductive and is provided on the elastic member; a thermoelectric element that is made of a thermoelectric material having thermoelectric effect and arranged on the first electrode so as to contact the heat uniforming member; and a second electrode arranged on the thermoelectric element

Abstract: A high-frequency receiver capable of improving both an interference-resistant characteristic and reception sensitivity is provided. A gain switch control unit includes: a signal level determination unit comparing a gain control voltage of an amplifying circuit with a reference voltage; and a gain switch controller provided between an output terminal of the signal level determination unit and a gain control input terminal provided to an amplifying circuit for gain control. When receiving a signal in a strong electric field area having a high possibility that a strong interference signal exists, a gain of the amplifying circuit is set to be smaller than that in a case of receiving a signal in a weak electric field area by a gain switch signal output from the gain switch controller.

Abstract: A heating apparatus 2 comprises a housing 20; a flat heating chamber 4 which is provided in the housing 2 and adapted to heat a wafer W used as a substrate, with one side of the heating chamber 4 opening for carrying in and carrying out the wafer; and a heating plates 44, 45 provided in the heating chamber 4 such that the wafer W can be heated from both above and below. A cooling plate 3 is provided in the housing 20 located in the vicinity of the opening of the heating chamber 4, for cooling the wafer W after being heated by the heating plates 44, 45. Additionally, a carrying means is provided in the housing 20 for carrying the wafer W between an upper position of the cooling plate 3 and the interior of the heating chamber 4 such that a heat treatment for the wafer W can be performed with the wafer W being held in the heating chamber 4.

Abstract: Cost is reduced by simplifying piping work and reducing the number of parts. At the same time, the degree of freedom in the arrangement of piping is raised by making the mounting posture of the piping variable. A pipe assembly unit with built-in sensors 1 is fabricated by integrating a main pipe 2 and multiple branch pipes 3, 3, . . . which branch from the main pipe 2 and by building, in the multiple branch pipes 3, 3, . . . , a flow sensor 4 which detects the flow rate of a fluid flowing through a conduit 31 of each of the branch pipes 3, and the use of a conventional seal construction using a nipple in connections between the main pipe 2 and the branch pipes 3 is abolished. A pipe adapter 73 having legs 734 is detachably attached to opening ends of the main pipe 2 and the legs 734 are fixed to an installation surface A by changing the orientation of the pipe adapter 73, whereby the mounting posture of the pipe assembly unit 1 is made variable.

Abstract: To provide a technology enabling proper navigation based on positional information of a visitor and a congested state. Readers provided in a plurality of locations within an object area read a piece of identifying information from a tag of a visitor, receive the identifying information from the reading device, an input of a destination of the visitor is received, by referring to a map information storage module stored with map information within the object area including the installing locations of the reading units, a present position of the visitor whose identifying information has been read is acquired, then a congested state is obtained from an information count of the identifying information read by each of the reading units, and a route to the destination from the present position of the visitor is acquired in a way that weights (a value of) the congested state to the map information.

Abstract: This invention relates to pyridazine derivatives represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 represents a (substituted) aryl group, R2 represents a phenyl group substituted at 4-position by a lower alkoxyl group or a lower alkylthio group, R3 represents a lower alkoxyl group, a halogenated lower alkyl group, a lower cycloalkyl group, a (subsituted) aryl group, a (substituted) aryloxy group, a (substituted) nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring residue, a (substituted) aminocarbonyl group or a lower alkylcarbonyl group, A represents a single bond, a lower alkylene group or a lower alkenylene group, X represents O or S, and the dashed line indicates that the carbon-carbon bond between the 4-position and the 5-position is a single bond or a double bond, or salts thereof; and also to medicines containing them as effective ingredients.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to assure an initial state of a circuit until a power supply voltage is stabilized at the time of power-on and to prevent an output circuit of an external input/output buffer circuit from performing erroneous operation at the time of setting a predetermined register value or the like to an initial value. A power supply detecting circuit outputs a power supply voltage detection signal indicating that a power supply voltage supplied from the outside enters a predetermined state. A power on reset circuit receives the power supply voltage detection signal, instructs an initial setting operation of the internal circuit at a predetermined timing and, in response to completion of the initial setting operation of the internal circuit, changes an external input/output buffer circuit from a high impedance state to an operable state. Consequently, when the external input/output buffer circuit becomes operable, the initial setting of the internal circuit has already completed.

Abstract: The storage system comprises a PLD which controls data transfer between another device and a media drive; and a processor. The PLD comprises a memory for storing information input from an information source located externally to the PLD; a circuit element group comprising a plurality of circuit elements; and a logical circuit configured on the circuit element group in accordance with the information in the memory. The processor detects whether a soft error has occurred in the memory, detects whether or not an error has occurred in the logical circuit, and implements control in accordance with the results of the two detection operations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tetracyclic fused heterocyclic compound represented by the following formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable a salt thereof, and a hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor and a therapeutic agent for hepatitis C containing this compound. The compound of the present invention shows an anti-HCV activity based on the HCV polymerase inhibitory activity, and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of hepatitis C.

Abstract: A recording/reproducing head includes a laminated body facing to a recording medium, the body including a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer and a second conductive layer which are sequentially stacked. The first conductive layer generates electrons and injects the electrons into the recording medium through the first insulating layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for making a double-walled yoke that allows an inner yoke (4) and outer yoke (3) to be integrally joined to each other both easily and securely. Such a yoke provides an adequate cross sectional area for a magnetic path of the yoke while minimizing the weight of the yoke. A tubular member (14) destined to be form the inner yoke and a cup-shaped member (13) destined to form the outer yoke are both fitted on a punch (7) and a drawing process is executed by using an appropriate drawing die (8). The outer yoke may have a small wall thickness as long as it is capable of retaining its shape during use or supporting a bearing for the motor. The inner yoke is required to be relatively small in size as long it is capable of forming a satisfactory magnetic path for the motor. A satisfactory magnetic path can be obtained if the yoke is provided with an adequate wall thickness so as to provide an adequate cross sectional area for the magnetic path.

Abstract: In order to adjust and decrease an acoustic pressure of a speaker driven based on an audio signal, an infrared communication receiver includes: a receiving section for receiving via infrared communication an audio signal representing audio data; and a speaker driving section for driving a speaker based on the audio signal received by the receiving section. The receiving section includes: a receiving block for receiving the audio signal; and a pulse width expanding and compressing section for expanding or compressing a pulse width of the audio signal received by the receiving block.

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a control method for controlling a stage apparatus including a base and a stage, the base including first and second coil phases, the stage including a plurality of magnets. The control method includes a first energization step of rotating the stage to a stable angle by contemporaneously energizing a plurality of coils comprising the first coil phase and a second energization step of rotating the stage to a stable angle by sequentially energizing coils comprising the second coil phase one by one.

Abstract: Provided is an ink container suitable for forming a stable high-quality print image and obtaining stable operation of a printing device by enabling precipitates of coarse-grained ink etc. standing in an ink container body to be left in the ink container body and by eliminating troubles due to the supply of such precipitates of coarse-grained ink etc. to the printing device. A region for residual ink liquid 4 and a sheet-entry preventing member 6 as shape retaining means 5 are provided on the bottom 2a side of a bag-like ink container body 2 formed from a flexible sheet. The region for residual ink liquid 4 is disposed in a position lower than one end 3a of an ink supply opening part 3 fixed to the ink container body 2. When the sheet composing the ink container body 2 moves, the sheet-entry preventing member 6 prevents the sheet from entering the region for residual ink liquid 4, thereby keeping the shape and volume of the region part for residual ink liquid 4.

Abstract: An image collation apparatus includes a collation unit, minimum coincidence ratio extraction unit, and determination unit. The collation unit obtains a coincidence ratio between first and second images within a printing element range for each collation unit by collating the first and second images with each other. The minimum coincidence ratio extraction unit obtains a minimum coincidence ratio from coincidence ratios obtained from the collation unit. The determination unit determines that the first and second images are identical, if the extracted minimum coincidence ratio is smaller than a predetermined threshold. An image collation method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A POP label for use on a product having a pair of selectively concealed faces which can be selectively concealed when a member of the product is installed or closed, includes an application segment applied to one of the selectively concealed faces; an appealing feature display segment for displaying an appealing feature of the product; and a displacement segment interposed between the appealing feature display segment and the application segment, for displacing the appealing feature display segment into and out of a space defined between the selectively concealed faces.

Abstract: A test pattern sequence which is used to test a delay fault or an open fault which accompanies a delay occurring in an IC is easily and rapidly generated. A list of locations such as logic gates and signal lines within the circuit where a fault is likely to occur is prepared. One of the faults is selected, and an initialization test pattern v1 which establishes an initial value for activating the fault at the location of a fault is determined by the implication operation, and a propagation test pattern v2 which causes a stuck-at fault to be propagated to a following gate is determined by the implication operation. A sequence formed by v1 and v2 is registered with a test pattern list, and the described operations are repeated until there remains no unprocessed fault in the fault list.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet recording head which is excellent in water repellency and wearing resistance and attains high printed-image quality, the inkjet recording head includes a nozzle having: a hole for discharging a recording liquid including an ink; and a portion capable of repelling the ink at the periphery of the hole, wherein the portion contains a crosslinked resin formed from a polymerizable composition having a fluorine-containing polymerizable polymer, and the fluorine-containing polymerizable polymer has: a first structural unit having a fluorine atom; and a second structural unit having a radical-polymerizable group.

Abstract: The resin-made floor panel structure including a trunk floor F1 made of resin integrally forming a spare tire storage space S1, and a trunk board B1 made of resin disposed so as to cover the floor panel, fitting parts Sw1, Bk1 for achieving the closure of the spare tire storage space are integrally formed respectively in the trunk floor and trunk board. Thereby, in using resin materials for a floor panel, transmission of noise in the floor section to the compartment side can be suppressed by a relatively simple structure without increasing the weight.

Abstract: A digital decoder decodes a digital broadcast signal inputted, and outputs a plurality of caption service data CSD1 to CSD6 to a CPU. The CPU 1 selects two among the CSD1 to CSD6, and converts the selected caption service data into closed caption data. The two closed caption data are allocated to each of closed captions CC1 and CC3, and are outputted from a digital broadcast/analog broadcast receiving apparatus to a display device.