Abstract: In a fault detecting system suitable for the carrier band type LAN regulated by IEEE, and employed in each of stations coupled with each other via LAN, there are provided: a signal trail detector for detecting a signal trail of a solicit-successor frame contained in a transmission signal thereby to produce a trail start-timing detection signal; a carrier detector for detecting a carrier signal component contained in a reflection signal of the signal trail, which has been reflected from a fault occurrence place on the local area network, within a response window frame, thereby to produce a reflection end-timing detection signal; a timer unit for measuring a time period after the trail start-timing signal is produced from the signal trail detector until the reflection end-timing detection signal is produced from the carrier detector; and, a processor for processing the time periods derived from the timer unit of the fault detecting systems employed in the first and second stations so as to calculate a distance

Abstract: A thermal transfer record sheet comprising a substrate sheet and a dye receptive layer and a non-tacky layer in this order on at least one surface of the substrate sheet; the dye receptive layer being composed of a crosslinking reaction product of a composition comprising (A-1) a saturated polyester containing units derived from 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane in the main chain of the polyester and having a glass transition temperature of at least 60.degree. C. and (A-2) a polyisocyanate compound, and the non-tacky layer (B-1) comprising a water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble fluorine-containing surface-active agent and (B-2) having a thickness of 50 to 200 angstrom.

Abstract: A thermal transfer record sheet comprising a substrate sheet and a dye receptive layer and a non-tacky layer in this order on at least one surface of the substrate sheet; the dye receptive layer being composed of a crosslinking reaction product of a composition comprising (A-1) a saturated polyester containing units derived from 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane in the main chain of the polyester and having a glass transition temperature of at least 60.degree. C. and (A-2) a polyisocyanate compound, and the non-tacky layer (B-1) comprising a water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble fluorine-containing surface-active agent and (B-2) having a thickness of 50 to 200 angstrom.

Abstract: A process for producing a chalcogenide glass fiber which comprises placing a cylindrical chalcogenide glass preform vertically in a cylindrical crucible furnished with a nozzle in its bottom portion, heating the crucible only at vicinity of the nozzle, and continuously drawing the glass into a fiber with the temperature of the crucible at the vicinity of the nozzle being maintained at such a level that the viscosity of the glass is within the range of 10.sup.3 to 10.sup.7.5 poises.

Abstract: The essential surface of the glass body to undergo the ion exchange processing is coated with the porous layer, which is formed by drying and sintering inorganic fluid, containing clay for more than 3 weight %, so as to have the ion exchange carried out through the above porous layer.

Abstract: A method for purifying starting materials for chalcogenide glass is disclosed, which comprises contacting chalcogen starting materials at a high temperature with a metal which is more susceptible to oxidation than the chalcogen starting materials to allow the metal to react with oxygen contained as impurity in the chalcogen starting material to form an oxide of the metal, and then removing the metal and the oxide of the metal from the chalcogen starting materials.

Abstract: A precision filter for accomplishing filtering of precision of submicron order. A filter element of the filter consists of a plurality of superposed disc-shaped annular support members for filter membranes. Each support member has a radially outwardly extending intermediate section located between an annular boss section and an outer frame section. The intermediate section is formed on its upper and lower sides with a plurality of gently winding elongate ridges and largely winding elongate ridges. Each largely winding elongate ridge extends from the boss section to the outer frame section, but each gently winding elongate ridge located between the two largely winding elongate ridges is separate from the boss section thereby to form two elongate winding grooves which are joined and continuous to a central opening of the boss section.

Abstract: A collimator lens meets conditions that:(i) at least the outgoing surface is spherical;(ii) the lens comprises at least an index-varying region in which the refractive index varies in the axial direction but does not vary in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and a constant index region all over which the refractive index is fixed;(iii) the point having the maximum refractive index n.sub.oo in the index-varying region is located at an apex of the profile of the lens;(iv) when the refractive index n(Z) on the optical axis at a distance Z from the apex is represent by n(Z)=n.sub.oo +n.sub.1 Z+n.sub.2 Z.sup.2, n.sub.oo is within the range of 1.50 to 1.77, n.sub.1 within the range of -0.14 to -0.02 mm.sup.-1 and n.sub.2 within the range of -0.03 to +0.03 mm.sup.-2 ; and(v) the inded-varying region is formed in the range of Z=0 to at least a depth d represented by an equationd=D.sup.2 /{4R(1+.sqroot.1-(D/2R).sup.

Abstract: A chalcogenide glass having the following composition in atomic %:T1: 0.5-47Ge: 5-41Se: 2-58Te: 5-75T1+Ge+Se+Te: at least 80%.

Abstract: A forklift mast assembly for attachment to a self propelled vehicle includes a pair of outer masts horizontally spaced from each other, and a pair of inner masts disposed just inwardly of the outer masts for up and down rolling motion relative to the same. Each outer mast is of U shaped cross section, defining a space opening inwardly or toward the other outer member for rotatably receiving an inner roll on the bottom end of the associated inner mast. Each inner mast is of H shaped cross section, defining an outwardly open space for rotatably receiving an outer roll on the top end of the associated outer mast, and an inwardly open space for rotatably receiving one pair of carrier rolls on a prong carrier. The outer masts are further rimmed to bear the axial thrust of inner rolls when the prong carrier is loaded out of the perpendicular in the plane of the mast assembly. Preferably, the inner masts are also rimmed to bear against the outer rolls and, if desired, against the carrier rolls as well.

Abstract: An opposed type jet mill, in which a discharge pipe for feeding a mixture flow of high speed gas and ground material discharged from a grinding chamber to an airflow classifying chamber is provided nearly at an equal distance from a new raw material accelerating injector and a regrinding raw material accelerating injector disposed on the left and right hands, respectively, of the grinding chamber and at right angles to a common center line of the both injectors, and a coarse grain return pipe for feeding coarse grains separated in said airflow classifying chamber to the regrinding raw material accelerating injector is disposed so that the angle formed between said return pipe and said regrinding raw material accelerating injector may become an acute angle of 60 degrees or less, which jet mill can reduce energy loss of gas flows and yet can achieve micro-fine grinding.

Abstract: A thallium-containing optical glass composition which contains the following oxides in the indicated proportions in mole %:______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 35-80 Tl.sub.2 O 4-26 Tl.sub.2 O + R.sub.2 O 8-42 (in which R is an alkali metal) ZnO 6-26 ZrO.sub.2 0-2 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-8 SnO and/or SnO.sub.2 0-5 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-less than 10 ______________________________________and satisfies the following relations:O.ltoreq.K.sub.2 O.ltoreq.104.ltoreq.Na.sub.2 O+Li.sub.2 O.ltoreq.260.1.ltoreq.ZrO.sub.2 +Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +SnO and/or SnO.sub.2 .ltoreq.

Abstract: A process for producing a slippery biaxially stretched polyester film, which comprises coating one or both surfaces, preferably one surface, of a running polyester film, before the completion of its crystalline orientation, with an aqueous solution or dispersion containing(A) a metal salt having the composition of the following formula ##STR1## wherein Me represents a metal ion having a valence of 2 to 6, R is H or CH.sub.3, X is one equivalent of an anion, y is 1-6, z is 0-2, w is 0-8, and p is a number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the total of y+2z+w by the atomic valence of Me, provided that when y is 2 or more, two or more R groups may be identical or different, when w is 2 or more, two or more X ions may be identical or different, and the group ##STR2## in the case of R.dbd.CH.sub.

Abstract: The present invention provides a converging light transmitting glass body whose refractive index gradually changes from its central portion to its surface in a direction transverse to a path of light, said glass body containing at least three cations constituting modifying oxides of the glass, a first and a second cation among said cations showing concentration changes of converse gradients from its central portion toward its peripheral surface, and a third cation showing no substantial concentration change at the central portion of the glass body but showing a substantial continuous concentration charge outwardly thereof toward its peripheral surface.

Abstract: A process for producing a slippery biaxially stretched polyester film, which comprises coating one or both surfaces, preferably one surface, of a running polyester film, before the completion of its crystalline orientation, with an aqueous solution or dispersion containing(A) a metal salt having the composition of the following formula ##STR1## wherein Me represents a metal ion having a valence of 2 to 6, R is H or CH.sub.3, X is one equivalent of an anion, y is 1-6, z is 0-2, w is 0-8, and p is a number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the total of y+2z+w by the atomic valence of Me, provided that when y is 2 or more, two or more R groups may be identical or different, when w is 2 or more, two or more X ions may be identical or different, and the group ##STR2## in the case of R=CH.sub.

Abstract: A linear aromatic polyester comprising, in the polymer molecule, at least 50 mole % of a repeating unit being represented by the formula ##SPC1##In whichR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and represent an alkyl group of 1-3 carbons, n is an integer of 1-6, X is a halogen atom and m is 0, 1 or 2,With an intrinsic viscosity of 0.3 or more when measured at 35.degree.C. by use of orthochlorophenol as a solvent.