Abstract: A device for controlling the temperature of a conductive member, which detects the electrical resistance of the conductive member, calculates the temperature of the conductive member based on the detected electric resistance, and adjusts the temperature of the conductive member based on the calculated temperature, is disclosed.

Abstract: A material is provided for capturing a chemical substance comprising fibers which carry metal alkoxide particles on the surfaces thereof. The metal alkoxide particles are made from an oligosilica, an oligozirconia, an oligotitiania, or the like. The fibers may include inorganic fibers, regenerated fibers and/or synthetic fibers. The material for capturing a chemical substance is produced by a method comprising steps of subjecting the fibers to a surface treatment for facilitating adhesion of the metal alkoxide particles to the surfaces of the fibers, forming the metal alkoxide particles on the surfaces of the fibers, and fixing the metal alkoxide particles to the surfaces of the fibers. A chemical substance-capturing tube, capable of capturing a trace of a chemical substance in a liquid or a gas, can be produced by placing the fibers, i.e., the material for capturing a chemical substance, in a hollow tube.

Abstract: A change in physical properties of a fluid within an open tube which is caused by heating an arbitrary portion in the open tube by heating means is detected by using a detector disposed with a predetermined spacing from the arbitrary portion, thereby measuring the flow in the open tube. The present invention provides a method for measuring flow within an open tube, in which a mechanical error and contamination of a passage do not occur, as a method for measuring flow within an open tube having a very small diameter provided for the separation analysis field and chemosynthesis field.

Abstract: In an open capillary column, a stationary phase is formed on the inner wall of a capillary tube. This stationary phase comprises a number of pores on the surface of the capillary tube, and each of pore has an expanded hollow in the stationary phase. A manufacturing method of an open capillary column comprises the steps of giving alkaline treatment to an inner wall of an open capillary tube, applying one of oligo silica, oligo zirconia and oligo titania on the inner wall, filling the open capillary tube with alkaline solution to form one of a silica layer, a zirconia layer and titania layer, discharging the alkaline solution and heat-treating the capillary tube to form a base of a stationary phase. The open capillary column of the present invention comprises a stationary phase having a very large surface area. It is useful for a separation analysis field such as liquid chromatography and electrochromatography.

Abstract: In an apparatus administrating system, transmission and receipt are possible between at least one image outputting apparatus and an administrating apparatus that conducts maintenance administration for the image outputting apparatus mutually, each function and each unit both necessary for operating the image outputting apparatus are controlled on a unification basis, the administrating apparatus acquires information about the functions and units of the image outputting apparatus through transmission and receipt, and software of plural image outputting apparatuses capable of operating under appropriate conditions including the image outputting apparatus are updated as occasion demands.

Abstract: An apparatus for reading a radiographic image is provided with a holding section for holding a medium taken out from a cassette, wherein the medium has a recording surface on which the radiographic image is stored, the hold section holding the medium such that the orientation of the recording surface is substantially vertical; and a reading section for reading the radiographic image on the recording surface of the medium held by the holding section, thereby obtaining radiographic image information from the recording surface.

Abstract: In relation to a control system of an image processor by which transmission and receiving can be conducted with an equipment placed in a store, office, hospital, etc., and with a control apparatus to conduct a maintenance control of the equipment, the maintenance control system of the image processor includes: the image processor; a communication section for transmitting and receiving information between the control apparatus and the image processor; and an information obtaining device for obtaining information to reproduce a condition of the image processor on a control apparatus side, wherein the information obtained by the information obtaining device is transmitted to the control apparatus through the communication section.

Abstract: A device for controlling the temperature of a conductive member, which detects the electrical resistance of the conductive member, calculates the temperature of the conductive member based on the detected electric resistance, and adjusts the temperature of the conductive member based on the calculated temperature, is disclosed.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus comprising: a film loading section in which a first film and a second film having a width which differs from that of the first film can be loaded; a detecting means which detects a film width and outputs detection signals; a conveyance means for conveying said films; a conveyance control means which controls said conveyance means in accordance with said detection signals; and a light source which irradiates the first film or the second film conveyed by said conveyance means and thereby projects light corresponding to an image formed on the first film or the second film on a light-sensitive material.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a light-sensitive material includes a supply controlling section for controlling an amount of solid processing agents to be supplied per a unit time period in accordance with an amount of the light-sensitive material to be processed per a unit time period.

Abstract: A facsimile machine for transmitting an image. The facsimile machine includes: an endless-belt shape writing member on which the image is to be written; a writing frame for exposing a portion of said writing member to outside of the facsimile machine; a conveyer for conveying the image holding member for at least a size of the writing frame at one time; an optical reader for reading the image on the image holding member at the writing frame portion in which the reading generates image signals corresponding the image; a transmitting circuit for transmitting the image signals to a transmission address; and a receiving circuit for receiving information signals from other facsimile machine.

Abstract: Solutions of analytes in concentrations too low for certain analytical techniques such as various capillary electrophoresis techniques are concentrated in a solid-phase adsorption medium by a technique which involves a pressure-gradient-driven adsorption of the analyte followed by a desorption of the analyte and its removal using electroosmotic bulk flow.

Abstract: A photographic film is previously wound around a spool in a scroll chamber to be ready for photographing. The film is wound by one frame when a film winding knob is operated. After all the frames have been exposed, it is wound back to a film magazine in a film magazine chamber. The film magazine in which the film has been wound, is taken out from the film magazine chamber when a rear cover is folded at a groove portion provided on the rear cover after at least one of the three engaging hook portions between the rear cover and the film unit body has been disengaged.

Abstract: An apparatus and method useful for sample injection in capillary electrophoresis is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an interface device with capillary and tubing inserted therein. Sample is injected through the tubing into the interface and is thereafter introduced into the capillary column in which the capillary electrophoresis separation is performed. The apparatus introduces precise amounts of sample into the capillary and the interface can be designed for split flow or direct sample introduction. Employing the interface device, the injection method permits samples to be introduced into capillaries without the need to disengage or to alter the electric field. The method is suited for adaptation with autosamplers or auto-injection systems.

Abstract: An elongated or rectangular cross-section capillary is disclosed for use in capillary electrophoresis using optical detection. With rectangular capillaries, heat is efficiently dissipated which permits large volume applications in capillary electrophoresis. In addition, the increase in cell pathlength produces significant improvements in absorbance detection sensitivity. This advantage is also important for laser-induced fluorescence, optical rotation, and other pathlength-dependent detection schemes. Because flat walls produce less optical distortion than circular capillary walls, rectangular capillaries are particularly useful when parameters such as refractive index, photodeflection, direct visualization or particle counting are used for detection. Capillary electrophoresis employing rectangular capillaries allows for two-dimensional separations.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a vertically movable paper tray that descends to its lowered condition when a copier door is opened for resupply of copy sheets, a switch for detecting the fully raised sheet feeding condition of the tray, and a photosensor for detecting the presence of paper on the tray as the tray is raised toward its fully raised condition. A copier operation enabling signal is generated in response to the position of the door and the photosensor output, with a suitable time delay to prevent copying until the tray has attained its fully raised condition following detection of the presence of paper by the photosensor.

Abstract: An open tubular capillary column, for high-speed micro liquid chromatography made of a glass tube of the inner diameter not more than 0.10 mm, having the net inside capacity not less than 0.5 .mu.l, the inner surface of which hollow glass tube being chemically bonded, in order to provide a stationary phase there, with at least one silane or its derivative such as octadecylsilane to form a polymeric layer. This invention includes the manufacturing method of such a column.