Abstract: An ultrasonic wave motor comprises a vibration member for generating a travelling vibration wave, a movable body to be driven by the vibration member, and a pressing mechanism having a spring member which abuts against at least one of the vibration member and the movable body and presses the vibration member and the movable body toward each other. The spring member is formed by a resilient plate member.

Abstract: A thin film transformer which is fabricated on a substrate includes first and second thin film coils. One of the coils includes either of at least two spiral shaped coil parts that are disposed below an insulation layer and either of at least two spiral shaped coil parts that are disposed above the insulation layer, the coil parts being connected through a connection hole in the insulation layer, with terminals for the coil being located outside the outer loops of the coil parts. The other of the coils includes other coil parts that are connected through a connection hole in the insulation layer, with terminals again being located outside the outer loops of the coil parts. With this configuration, the first and second thin film coils have terminals that are located outside of the outer loops of the coils. Side-by-side transformers whose primaries and secondaries are connected so as to form a single transformer are also disclosed.

Abstract: High quality bisphenol A is produced from a neutral crystalline adduct of bisphenol A and phenol by fusing the adduct in an atmosphere having a maximum oxygen content of 0.005% by volume, followed by evaporation of liberated phenol. The crystalline adduct may be mixed with an aliphatic carboxylic acid before the fusion to reduce the coloring of the product. When an acidic crystalline adduct is used, the use of a strong alkali salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid is suitably used. Interior surfaces of the apparatuses for carrying out the fusion and evaporation are desirably washed with an organic solvent to remove oxygen therefrom. The evaporation of phenol is suitably performed by two stage steam stripping wherein a used stripping gas obtained in the second stage is employed as a stripping gas in the first stage while steam is used as the stripping gas in the second stage.

Abstract: High quality bisphenol A is produced from a neutral crystalline adduct of bisphenol A and phenol by fusing the adduct in an atmosphere having a maximum oxygen content of 0.005 % by volume, followed by evaporation of liberated phenol. The crystalline adduct may be mixed with an aliphatic carboxylic acid before the fusion to reduce the coloring of the product. When an acidic crystalline adduct is used, the use of a strong alkali salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid is suitably used. Interior surfaces of the apparatuses for carrying out the fusion and evaporation are desirably washed with an organic solvent to remove oxygen therefrom. The evaporation of phenol is suitably performed by two stage steam stripping wherein a used stripping gas obtained in the second stage is employed as a stripping gas in the first stage while steam is used as the stripping gas in the second stage.

Abstract: High quality bisphenol A is produced from a neutral crystalline adduct of bisphenol A and phenol by fusing the adduct in an atmosphere having a maximum oxygen content of 0.005% by volume, followed by evaporation of liberated phenol. The crystalline adduct may be mixed with an aliphatic carboxylic acid before the fusion to reduce the coloring of the product. When an acidic crystalline adduct is used, the use of a strong alkali salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid is suitably used. Interior surfaces of the apparatuses for carrying out the fusion and evaporation are desirably washed with an organic solvent to remove oxygen therefrom. The evaporation of phenol is suitably performed by two stage steam stripping wherein a used stripping gas obtained in the second stage is employed as a stripping gas in the first stage while steam is used as the stripping gas in the second stage.

Abstract: To improve high frequency characteristics of a transformer in a switching power supply device and to reduce its size, the switching power supply device is formed of a voltage converting section in a thin-film laminated structure, a single semiconductor chip and a wiring layer situated between the voltage converting section and the single semiconductor chip. All the active elements including switching elements and voltage controlling sections are incorporated into the semiconductor chip and are connected to the voltage converting section through the wiring layer. To reduce the effects other than inductance of the electrical components, a thin film transformer is formed of a spiral-shaped primary coil and secondary coil formed on a substrate. The primary and secondary coils are arranged so that phases of forming cycles in the radial direction are different to have a staggered relation. Accordingly, the capacity of the parasitic capacitors between the primary coil and the secondary coil is very small.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound A of the formula (A), the related compound B, carboxylic acid derived from acid anhydride group of these compounds and esters and salts thereof, microorganisms for producing the compounds, methods for producing the compounds A and/or B by using the microorganisms, and a treated or untreated fermentation broth obtained by culturing strains belonging to genus Zopfiella or Zopfiella curvata No. 37-3 strain. ##STR1## The present invention provides the compounds A and B, derivatives thereof, and treated or untreated fermentation broth obtained by culturing the strains belonging to genus Zopfiella or Zopfiella curvata No. 37-3 strain, which show an excellent activities as antifungal agent and anti-thrombotic agent.

Abstract: High quality bisphenol A is produced from a neutral crystalline adduct of bisphenol A and phenol by fusing the adduct in an atmosphere having a maximum oxygen content of 0.005% by volume, followed by evaporation of liberated phenol. The crystalline adduct may be mixed with an aliphatic carboxylic acid before the fusion to reduce the coloring of the product. When an acidic crystalline adduct is used, the use of a strong alkali salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid is suitably used. Interior surfaces of the apparatuses for carrying out the fusion and evaporation are desirably washed with an organic solvent to remove oxygen therefrom. The evaporation of phenol is suitably performed by two stage steam stripping wherein a used stripping gas obtained in the second stage is employed as a stripping gas in the first stage while steam is used as the stripping gas in the second stage.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for preparing a print image out of a subject image formed by a photographic optical system and recorded on a recording medium comprises a unit for supplying data on the optical performances of the photographic optical system, a unit for setting a trimming magnification determining the trim range of the subject image recorded on the recording medium, a unit for setting the size of the print image, a unit for setting a maximum enlarging magnification for enlarging the subject image to a print image on the basis of the data read and the trimming magnification; and a unit for determining a final enlarging magnification for enlarging the subject image to a print image on the basis of the maximum enlarging magnification and the size of the print image.

Abstract: A camera which can be used for trimming shots and which has a lens whose optical performance can be read as optical-performance information comprises: a reader for reading the optical-performance information; an input device for inputting a trimming magnification; and a recorder for recording trimming information on a recording medium on the basis of the optical-performance information read and the trimming magnification that is set.

Abstract: A camera system and a rear conversion lens both of which accurately calculate the distance .DELTA.X a focusing lens moves when the rear conversion lens is interposed between an interchangeable lens and the camera body, even when the distance .DELTA.Bf an image surface of the focusing lens shifts, increases, so that a subject can be focused quickly.A factor K.sub.0 for converting the distance the image surface of an interchangeable lens shifts and a factor C.sub.0 for correcting the conversion factor K.sub.0 are stored, and the magnification .beta.c and the focal length fc of the rear conversion lens are also stored independently of the above two factors. The distance .DELTA.X is calculated with precision. The subject can thus be automatically focused smoothly and quickly.

Abstract: A focusing device of a photographing lens for focusing by rotating a rotary tube relative to a stationary tube comprises a set-hold unit including a to-be-detected unit movable with the rotary tube and a detection unit movable to the to-be-detected unit; a first drive unit for driving the detection unit relative to the to-be-detected unit; the detection unit producing a distance signal representing a distance between the detection unit and the to-be-detected unit; a first drive control unit for controlling the first drive unit to keep the relative distance between the detection unit and the to-be-detected unit to a predetermined relation in accordance with the distance signal from the detection unit; a command unit for issuing a command signal; a second drive unit for driving the rotary tube; and a second drive control unit for controlling the second drive unit in response to the command signal from the command means to keep the relative distance between the detection unit and the to-be-detected unit to a pre

Abstract: An ultrasonic motor incomprises a stator including a piezoelectric element and an elastic body capable of producing progressive vibration waves on its drive surface by excitation of the piezoelectric element, and a rotor which is driven by the progressive vibration waves produced and which includes a rotor base member and a slider member bonded to the rotor base member and brought into contact with the drive surface of the elastic body by being pressed against the same. The area of the contact portion of the slider member brought into contact with the elastic body is reduced in comparison with the area of the bonding portion of the slider member bonded to the rotor base member, thereby improving the driving efficiency.

Abstract: A diaphragm device in which the aperture of a diaphragm opening is variable from a minimum aperture to a fully open aperture comprises:a plurality of diaphragm blades each having a pivot center, the edge portion of the diaphargm opening being formed by an inner edge portion in which the diaphragm blades overlap one another; anda driving device for rotating the plurality of diaphragm blades about the pivot centers at a time;the inner edge portion including a first arc disposed in a first portion nearest to the pivot center and having a radius of curvature (r.sub.1) substantially equal to the fully open aperture, a second arc disposed in a second portion farther from the pivot center than the first portion and having a radius of curvature (r.sub.4) substantially equal to the minimum aperture, at least one-third arc disposed in a third portion farther from the pivot center than the second portion and having a radius of curvature (r.sub.3, r.sub.

Abstract: A positional information generating apparatus comprises a code disposed on a main track on which M-sequence codes form a cyclic code of different code words, and sensors disposed for attaining relative movement with reference to a direction of the main track. The code word is detected from the main track by the sensors for generating positional information. A sensor array for the main track in which a greater number of sensors than the number of elements of a code word are disposed over a span corresponding to a length of one code word in such a way that at least one sensor is located on each code element to define a code word to be read. A relative position detector is provided for detecting a relative positional relationship between the sensor array for the main track and the main track.

Abstract: A brushless rotary machine such as a brushless motor or a brushless generator is provided with first and second shafts. A rotor is fixed to the first shaft and rotated with the rotation of the first shaft, and magnetized when the rotor is fed with DC current. AC generator is mounted to the second shaft and generates AC current with rotation of the second shaft. The first and second shafts are separated and coupled to each other by a coupling mechanism having a space between the first and second shafts. In the space is provided a rectifier which is electrically coupled with the AC generator and the rotor, rectifies AC current generated by the AC generator into DC current and supplies the DC current to the rotor, thereby to magnetize the rotor.

Abstract: A process for recovering uranium and/or thorium from a liquid containing uranium and/or thorium is disclosed, which comprises capturing the uranium and/or thorium in the liquid by an amorphous silica precipitate formed by adding water glass to the liquid, making the captured uranium and/or thorium eluted from the precipitate by acid-treatment, recovering the eluted uranium and/or thorium as an acidic solution, and regenerating the precipitate to water glass by use of an alkali metal hydroxide solution. Thus, the uranium and/or thorium can be recovered in high yield and the amorphous silica precipitate, that is, a formed radioactive solid waste can be remarkably reduced.

Abstract: Novel immunoglobulin derivatives which are characterized in that in which the interchain disulfide bonds of immunoglobulin are predominantly cleaved, on the average 3 to 5 of the interchain disulfide bonds or the inter- and intra-chain disulfide bonds being cleaved, and so produced sulfur atoms (S-) are S-sulfonated (--S-SO.sub.3). The above immunoglobulin derivatives are prepared by reacting native immunoglobulin withA. a compound capable of forming tetrathionate ion, andB. a compound capable of forming in water, sulfite ion whereby cleaving on the average 3 to 5 inter-chain disulfide bonds, or inter- and intra-chain disulfide bonds, of the native immunoglobulin, and S-sulfonating (S-SO.sub.3) the so formed sulfur atoms. This invention also provides a water-soluble composition for injection containing said immunoglobulin derivative having the titre of anti-diphtheria of at least 1.0 I.U./ml at its concentration of 10.