Abstract: An upper bus electrode is formed as a laminated wire of a metal film lower layer, a metal film intermediate layer and a metal film upper layer. Al lower in electrode potential is used as a low resistance material for the metal film intermediate layer of the upper bus electrode, while Cr high in heat resistance and oxidation resistance and higher in electrode potential than Al is used for the metal film lower and upper layers disposed as upper and lower layers. Al and Cr are selectively etched so that the metal film lower layer projects on one side and has an undercut on the other side with respect to the metal film intermediate layer.

Abstract: In a parallel multistage band-pass filter, a transmission line having an electrical length substantially equal to half (?/2) of the wavelength of the transmission signal is incorporated between the port on the input terminal side of the odd number (2n?1)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side and the port on the input terminal side of the even number (2n)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side; and a transmission line having an electrical length substantially equal to ?/2 is incorporated between the port on the output terminal side of the even number (2n)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side and the port on the output terminal side of the odd number (2n+1)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side. Moreover, a transmission line for adjustment of a transmission phase between the input terminal and the output terminal is incorporated between the first resonator numbered from the output terminal side and the output terminal.

Abstract: A coating liquid for photothermographic materials excellent in photographing performance with high sensitivity and reduced fogging and having satisfactory surface conditions is produced. A silver halide particle feeding solution is added and mixed in a mother liquid of coating liquid during a time period between the instant 30 minutes before a substrate is coated with the produced coating liquid by a coating head and the instant just before the coating is started, and in addition, an in-plant mixer is configured such that a mixing container has an inner surface of a spherical shape, an oblate-spherical shape or a prolate-spherical shape so that a mixing blade forms a mixing area in proximity to any part of the inner surface of the mixing container when a rotation axis supporting the mixing blade is driven in a reciprocal manner, whereby the mixing performance of the in-plant mixer is significantly improved.

Abstract: A coating liquid for photothermographic materials excellent in photographing performance with high sensitivity and reduced fogging and having satisfactory surface conditions is produced. A silver halide particle feeding solution is added and mixed in a mother liquid of coating liquid during a time period between the instant 30 minutes before a substrate is coated with the produced coating liquid by a coating head and the instant just before the coating is started, and in addition, an in-plant mixer is configured such that a mixing container has an inner surface of a spherical shape, an oblate-spherical shape or a prolate-spherical shape so that a mixing blade forms a mixing area in proximity to any part of the inner surface of the mixing container when a rotation axis supporting the mixing blade is driven in a reciprocal manner, whereby the mixing performance of the in-plant mixer is significantly improved.

Abstract: In the apparatus for liquid preparation, the silver halide emulsion contained in a dedicated pot is transferred as liquid by a mohno pump via a piping into a measuring tank. The silver halide emulsion transferred into the measuring tank is measured with a load cell and is melted by heating with a jacket while being stirred by a stirrer. Accordingly, even when a small amount is used as in the case of the silver halide emulsion used in the heat-developable photosensitive material, the time for heating the silver halide emulsion, within the time range from the liquid preparation of the silver halide emulsion to its utilization, can be made short to the utmost, and hence the time elapse in melt can be suppressed. Thus, the time elapse in melt, reagent loss, and mutual contamination in the liquid preparation of photographic reagents can be effectively prevented.

Abstract: In the apparatus for liquid preparation, the silver halide emulsion contained in a dedicated pot is transferred as liquid by a mohno pump via a piping into a measuring tank. The silver halide emulsion transferred into the measuring tank is measured with a load cell and is melted by heating with a jacket while being stirred by a stirrer. Accordingly, even when a small amount is used as in the case of the silver halide emulsion used in the heat-developable photosensitive material, the time for heating the silver halide emulsion, within the time range from the liquid preparation of the silver halide emulsion to its utilization, can be made short to the utmost, and hence the time elapse in melt can be suppressed. Thus, the time elapse in melt, reagent loss, and mutual contamination in the liquid preparation of photographic reagents can be effectively prevented.

Abstract: In a parallel multistage band-pass filter, a transmission line having an electrical length substantially equal to half (&lgr;/2) of the wavelength of the transmission signal is incorporated between the port on the input terminal side of the odd number (2n−1)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side and the port on the input terminal side of the even number (2n)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side; and a transmission line having an electrical length substantially equal to &lgr;/2 is incorporated between the port on the output terminal side of the even number (2n)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side and the port on the output terminal side of the odd number (2n+1)th resonator numbered from the input terminal side. Moreover, a transmission line for adjustment of a transmission phase between the input terminal and the output terminal is incorporated between the first resonator numbered from the output terminal side and the output terminal.

Abstract: In the apparatus for liquid preparation, the silver halide emulsion contained in a dedicated pot is transferred as liquid by a mohno pump via a piping into a measuring tank. The silver halide emulsion transferred into the measuring tank is measured with a load cell and is melted by heating with a jacket while being stirred by a stirrer. Accordingly, even when a small amount is used as in the case of the silver halide emulsion used in the heat-developable photosensitive material, the time for heating the silver halide emulsion, within the time range from the liquid preparation of the silver halide emulsion to its utilization, can be made short to the utmost, and hence the time elapse in melt can be suppressed. Thus, the time elapse in melt, reagent loss, and mutual contamination in the liquid preparation of photographic reagents can be effectively prevented.

Abstract: Screen printing is performed by using a pressure squeegee, a main squeegee, and a scraper squeegee. Since a screen is pressed by the pressure squeegee in advance, an angle between the main squeegee and the screen is kept constant. After printing is finished by the main squeegee, the scraper squeegee scrapes a remaining ink.

Abstract: Screen printing is performed by using a pressure squeegee, a main squeegee, and a scraper squeegee. Since a screen is pressed by the pressure squeegee in advance, an angle between the main squeegee and the screen is kept constant. After printing is finished by the main squeegee, the scraper squeegee scrapes a remaining ink.

Abstract: This invention provides screen printing for forming a higher solder ball (bump). In first printing step, a first solder layer is printed. After drying in drying step, a second solder layer is printed on the first solder layer in second printing step. Then, in re-flow processing step, re-flow processing is performed, and the first solder layer and the second solder layer are melted. Finally, the melted layer is solidified in a ball shape to form the solder ball (bump). Since solder paste is printed in layers, an amount of the solder paste can be increased. Hence, a higher solder ball (bump) can be formed.

Abstract: In a process for the production of an electrolytic copper foil from a sulfurically acidic copper sulfate electrolytic solution, the sulfurically acidic copper sulfate electrolytic solution contains additives of 0.1 to 1.0 g/l of an oxyethylenic surfactant, 50 to 250 mg/l of a chloride, 1 to 10 mg/l of a glue or gelatin and 1 to 10 mg/l of a nitrogen-containing organic compound.

Abstract: This invention is aimed at achieving a high-tension combination stretch screen. First, a print screen-mesh is bonded to a supporting screen-mesh at a bonding area. Then a portion of the supporting screen-mesh overlapping the print screen-mesh is removed. Then a new supporting screen-mesh is bonded to the bonding area, and again, a portion of the supporting screen-mesh overlapping the print screen-mesh is removed. Doubly fixed supporting screen meshes thus provide sufficiently increased tension to the print screen-mesh.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is produced by effecting in the course of its production steps a resist-peeling method including the steps of (a) changing the quality of a resist layer on a substrate, (b) contacting the changed resist with a liquid containing 2-amino-1-ethanol, and (c) removing the liquid containing the thus peeled resist from the surface of the etched resist, and optionally, (d) regenerating a liquid containing 2-amino-1-ethanol by distillation from the liquid used in step (c) and reusing the regenerated liquid in step (b).

Abstract: A resist is peeled without leaving a residue after peeling, by bringing a resist-peeling liquid comprising a primary aliphatic amine of 2-6 carbon atoms into contact with the surface of an etched novolak positive photoresist, and removing the resist-peeling liquid containing the thus peeled resist from the surface of the etched resist. The used resist-peeling liquid can easily be recovered and regenerated.

Abstract: In a digital video communication system, a network clock source is provided to supply a common clock pulse synchronized with the transmission speed of the system to each station through a transmission channel to allow it to derive a video sync pulse. This sync pulse is applied to a video signal source to generate an analog composite television signal. A quantization sampling pulse is derived from the video sync pulse which is contained in the composite television signal to quantize the composite television signal. The quantized video signal is stored in a buffer and forwarded to a receiver station in response to the received network clock pulse, so that the quantization sampling rate and the transmission sampling rate of a transmitter station of the system are synchronized with each other. The sampling rate of the dequantization process at the receiver station is also synchronized with the transmission sampling rate.

Abstract: A tracking servo circuit corrects for closed loop gain variations due to wear of the disc, the width of the electrode of the reproducing stylus, etc. The disc contains an information track bounded by servo tracks used to derive a tracking error signal. This tracking error signal is supplied to an AGC circuit after being filtered and detected. The gain of the AGC circuit decreases as the voltage level of the tracking error signal increases. The tracking error is also supplied to an electric-mechanical conversion system after an oscillatory signal of constant frequency and amplitude is added to it. The oscillator signal is used to stabilize the gain of the servo loop. The electric-mechanical conversion system corrects the position of the stylus in response to these signals.

Abstract: A reference signal detection circuit in a rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus has a reproducing transducer for reproducing an information signal recorded in a rotary recording medium and reference signals for tracking servo recorded for every predetermined period, from the rotary recording medium rotating at a predetermined rotational speed, and a tracking servo circuit for obtaining a tracking servo signal from the reference signals and performing a tracking servo operation according to the tracking servo signal thus obtained. The detection circuit further comprises a single rectifying and smoothing circuit for rectifying and smoothing the reproduced reference signals obtained for every predetermined period. The detection circuit has a lowpass filter characteristic wherein the cutoff frequency is within a frequency range between one third and twice the gain crossover frequency of the tracking servo loop.

Abstract: A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium in which one and the other of first and second reference signals are alternately recorded every track turn between each track turn of a main information signal track.

Abstract: A transfer control device for a reproducing transducer in a rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus having a reproducing transducer for reproducing recorded signals from a rotary recording medium and a driving motor for transferring said reproducing transducer on said rotary recording medium comprises a micro-computer having first and second output ports, where the first output port produces a signal of a pulse form which repeats high-level and low-level periods during a normal-speed transferring mode, and the second output port produces a continuous high-level or low-level signal according to the transferring mode so that a combination of a predetermined level is obtained between the output signal from the first output port, a square wave signal generating circuit applied with the output signal from the first output port of the micro-computer, where the square wave signal generating circuit is triggered to produce a predetermined square wave signal when applied with the signal of a pulse form and not t