Abstract: A tightening apparatus for a dental implant includes a torque wrench and a slip detection device. The torque wrench includes a tightening part engageable with an abutment of the implant and a tightening torque detector for detecting tightening torques generated when the abutment is screwed to the fixture. The slip detection device includes a slip determiner and an indicator. The slip determiner samples an amount or rate of change of the torques detected by the torque detector in every predetermined period, to sequentially compare the amount or rate of change of the torques in a prior predetermined period with that in a subsequent predetermined period, and to determine whether or not the latter amount or rate is smaller than the former amount or rate. The indicator activates when the slip determiner determines that the latter amount or rate of change is smaller than the former amount or rate of change.

Abstract: A plasma display device includes an AD converter; a video signal processing circuit producing subfield data; a subfield processing circuit producing control signals of each of drive circuits; a plasma display panel having scan electrodes and sustain electrodes which are alternately arranged in n rows, and data electrodes in (k+m) columns arranged in a direction of intersecting with the scan and sustain electrodes; a scan-electrode drive circuit for driving scan electrodes; a sustain-electrode drive circuit for driving sustain electrodes; and a data-electrode drive circuit which has a first drive circuit for driving data electrodes and a second drive circuit for driving data electrodes, and applies writing pulse voltage in order from a data electrode group nearest to the scan-electrode drive circuit.

Abstract: A plasma display device includes an AD converter; a video signal processing circuit producing subfield data; a subfield processing circuit producing control signals of each of drive circuits; a plasma display panel having scan electrodes and sustain electrodes which are alternately arranged in n rows, and data electrodes in (k+m) columns arranged in a direction of intersecting with the scan and sustain electrodes; a scan-electrode drive circuit for driving scan electrodes; a sustain-electrode drive circuit for driving sustain electrodes; and a data-electrode drive circuit which has a first drive circuit for driving data electrodes and a second drive circuit for driving data electrodes, and applies writing pulse voltage in order from a data electrode group nearest to the scan-electrode drive circuit.