Abstract: Provided are packaged, tea-based beverages, which contain non-polymer catechins at high concentration, are reduced in bitterness, acridness and the like, and are improved in flavor and taste. They contain the following ingredients (A), (B) and (C): (A) from 320 mg/500 mL to 1,300 mg/500 mL of non-polymer catechins, (B) caffeine, and (C) water, wherein: (D) the content of non-epicatechins in the non-polymer catechins is from 40 to 80 wt. %, (E) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to the caffeine is from 5 to 8, (F) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to total polyphenols is from 0.88 to 1.0, (G) the turbidity is 0.7 or lower, and (H) the pH is from 5 to 7.

Abstract: This invention relates to packaged beverages, which contain the following ingredients: (A) from 0.05 to 0.5 wt % of non-polymer catechins, (B) from 0.008 to 0.033 wt % of sodium, and (C) potassium. The weight ratio of ingredient (B) to ingredient (C) and pH fall within specific ranges, respectively.

Abstract: A controller controls an electric motor to provide assist power corresponding to steering operation for an electric power steering apparatus. The controller comprises a detecting device, a filtering device, a judging device and a determining device. The detecting device detects present voltage of a power source for the electric motor. The filtering device filters the present voltage based on a small time-constant when the voltage of the power source increases and based on a large time-constant when the voltage of the power source decreases. The judging device judges whether the filtered voltage is lower than a predetermined threshold. And, the determining device determines being abnormality of the power source when it is judged that the filtered voltage is lower than the threshold.

Abstract: A semiconductor element heat dissipating member is provided which has excellent heat dissipation characteristics and adhesion characteristics and enables production of a semiconductor device at a low cost. A semiconductor device using the same, and a method of producing the same are also provided. The semiconductor element heat dissipating member has a conductive substrate and an electrically insulating amorphous carbon film containing hydrogen, and the electrically insulating amorphous carbon film is formed at least on a region of the conductive substrate on which region a semiconductor element is to be mounted.

Abstract: A first electronic device, a second electronic device which generates less heat than the first electric device, and an electrode are connected by a heat leveling plate formed of an electrically conductive material having high thermal conductivity. A heat radiation plate is provided below an insulated substrate to which the first and second electronic devices are mounted. The second electronic device is cooled by a heat radiation path which extends through the insulated substrate and the heat radiation plate and a heat radiation path which extends through the second electronic device and the electrode to the heat radiation plate. The first and the second electronic device have substantially the same temperature due to heat radiation through the heat leveling plate. As a result, cooling effect of the electronic devices can be enhanced.

Abstract: This invention relates to packaged tea beverages, which contain the following ingredients: (A) from 0.05 to 0.5 wt. % of non-polymer catechins, (B) magnesium, and (C) water-insoluble solid particles sized from 0.2 to 0.8 ?m. The contents of the ingredient (B) and ingredient (C) fall within specific ranges. These tea beverages contain non-polymer catechins at high concentration, are free from the formation of grouts or precipitates even when stored over a long term, and have a refined taste.

Abstract: An improved disconnect structure for SFP optical transceiver modules uses a slide 21 that travels relative to the module housing over a limited range. The slide 21 has operating pieces 28 which are elastically displaceable to elastically displace a spring plate 18 of the cage in a direction to release the locked state. The slide initially moves relative to the module housing to deflect the spring plate downwardly and release the locked state. When the slide then reaches the end of its range of motion relative to the module housing, further withdrawal of the slide pulls the module housing along with it, removing the module form the cage.

Abstract: A method of producing a pulp molded article. The method feeds a pulp slurry to a cavity of a papermaking mold having a prescribed cavity shape to form a pulp preform including a main part having an opening and a separable part having a flange and connected to an edge of the opening. A pressing member is inserted into the preform, the pressing member is expanded to press the preform toward the papermaking surface, the preform is removed from the papermaking mold, and then the preform is cut at a joint between the separable part and the main part.

Abstract: Provided are packaged, tea-based beverages, which contain non-polymer catechins at high concentration, are reduced in bitterness, acridness and the like, and are improved in flavor and taste. They contain the following ingredients (A), (B) and (C): (A) from 320 mg/500 mL to 1,300 mg/500 mL of non-polymer catechins, (B) caffeine, and (C) water, wherein: (D) the content of non-epicatechins in the non-polymer catechins is from 40 to 80 wt. %, (E) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to the caffeine is from 5 to 8, (F) the weight ratio of the non-polymer catechins to total polyphenols is from 0.88 to 1.0, (G) the turbidity is 0.7 or lower, and (H) the pH is from 5 to 7.

Abstract: A torque distribution control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle is disclosed, wherein a torque transmitted from an engine to prime drive wheels is distributed by an electromagnetic clutch to sub-drive wheels on an on-demand basis. A pre-torque is determined based on a vehicle speed and a throttle opening degree in a feed-forward sense. A compensation torque is determined based on the rotational speed difference between the prime drive wheels and the sub-drive wheels and the vehicle speed in a feedback sense. The pre-torque and the compensation torque are added for a command torque, depending on which the electromagnetic clutch is controlled to transmit the torque from the engine to the sub-drive wheels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation process of a tea extract containing non-polymer catechins extracted from tea leaves at a high extraction percentage, having a caffeine/non-polymer catechins ratio almost equal to the natural composition of the tea leaves and having good flavor and taste with less coarse taste, which comprises charging the tea leaves in a column type extractor and continuously feeding the extractor with cold or hot water. The invention also relates to a packaged tea beverage containing the tea extract.

Abstract: A four-wheel drive vehicle is provided with a drive power transmission device for controlling the connection degree of a front wheel axle driven by an engine with a rear wheel axle. A drive power distribution control device is responsive to a vehicle speed, a rotational difference between front wheels driven by the front wheel axle and rear wheels driven by the rear wheel axle, a throttle opening degree signal and the like and controls the drive power transmission device. The drive power distribution control device judges whether the vehicle is beginning to start or not and at the starting of the vehicle, controls the transmission rate of the drive power transmission device in dependence on the state or manner in which the vehicle is beginning to start.

Abstract: An optical module has a lever for bending a spring plate possessed by a cage for accommodating a case of the optical module in a direction in which a retaining hole formed through the spring plate comes off a latch formed on the case. The lever has a shaft pivotably supported on the case, a tongue disposed on one side of the shaft, and an actuator disposed on the opposite side of the shaft with respect to the tongue. The lever pivotally moves about the shaft in response to a movement of the tongue toward the case, causing the actuator to press the spring plate to bend in the foregoing direction. According to this optical module, the user can readily release retention of the latch by the retaining hole only by moving the tongue of the lever toward the case. Further, the user can withdraw the optical module from the cage through a simple manipulation of pulling the case out while the user is holding the case and the tongue of the lever together.

Abstract: A control device is provided for electrically controlling a drive power transmission device arranged on a driving power transmission path of a front-and rear wheel drive vehicle thereby to switch the drive mode of the vehicle selectively to either of a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode. The control device inhibits the drive mode from being switched to that commanded to be switched to when the vehicle is traveling at a slower speed than a predetermined speed and when the rotational speed difference between front and rear wheels is larger than a predetermined value. Further, the control device gradually decreases a present torque which the driving power transmission device is transmitting before the switching of the drive mode, to a target torque which the drive power transmission device is to transmit after the switching of the drive mode, when the difference between the present and target torques is more than another predetermined valve at the time of the switching of the drive mode.

Abstract: A steering apparatus controller for an electric power steering apparatus, which includes an electric motor for generating assist torque for assisting steering of a steering wheel and the steering apparatus controller is designed to execute a feedback control of the applied drive voltage to the electric motor based on the detection result of the actual current that flows through the motor. A sensor detects the actual current to produce the detection result. When detecting an abnormal decrease of the drive voltage of the sensor, a voltage controller maintains the applied voltage to the electric motor at the voltage at a predetermined time before the drive voltage abnormally decreased.

Abstract: A torque distribution control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle is disclosed, wherein a torque transmitted from an engine to prime drive wheels is distributed by an electromagnetic clutch to sub-drive wheels on an on-demand basis. A pre-torque is determined based on a vehicle speed and a throttle opening degree in a feed-forward sense. A compensation torque is determined based on the rotational speed difference between the prime drive wheels and the sub-drive wheels and the vehicle speed in a feedback sense. The pre-torque and the compensation torque are added for a command torque, depending on which the electromagnetic clutch is controlled to transmit the torque from the engine to the sub-drive wheels.

Abstract: An development environment of a high security level is provided for a key-installed system. Development of a program for a system having an LSI device which includes a secure memory is performed by providing another LSI device having the same structure and setting the provided LSI device to a development mode which is different from a product operation mode. Alternatively, the provided LSI device is set to an administrator mode to perform development and encryption of a key-generation program. The LSI device is set to a key-generation mode to execute the encrypted key-generation program, thereby generating various keys.

Abstract: A system including a secure LSI 1 establishes a communication path to/from a server 3 (UD1), and receives a common key-encrypted program generated by encryption with a common key and transmitted from the server 3 (UD6 and UD7). The received common key-encrypted program is decrypted to generate a raw program, and the raw program is re-encrypted with an inherent key to newly generate an inherent key-encrypted program, which is stored in an external memory.

Abstract: A control apparatus of an electric power steering system has first to fourth calculators and an abnormality detector. The first calculator calculates an assist current command value, which corresponds to assist force for reducing steering force of the steering wheel, based on the steering torque of the steering wheel. The second to fourth calculators calculate a compensation current command value, which corresponds to compensation force for compensating for movement of the steering wheel, based on the angular velocity of the steering wheel that has been estimated based on the terminal-to-terminal voltage of the motor. The abnormality detector detects an abnormality of the terminal voltages of the motor. When the abnormality detector detects an abnormality, the second to fourth calculators substitute zero for the steering wheel angular velocity and then calculates the compensation current command value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a impedance measuring apparatus which is easy to use, and which is guaranteed to be free of incorrect measurement caused by some joints appearing in the current flowing passage intervening between two selected body parts and by the indefinite length between two selected body parts. The measuring apparatus of the present invention limits the place of the body under measurement to “one body region”, i.e.