Abstract: The method of polishing a work is capable of reducing a polishing cost, polishing a surface of the work with high polishing accuracy and easily disposing used polishing liquid and used washing liquid. The method comprises the steps of: pressing the work onto a polishing member; feeding polishing liquid; and relatively moving the work with respect to the polishing member. Electrolytic reduced water produced by electrolyzing an electrolyte solution is used as the polishing liquid.

Abstract: In a print processing system, a storage server temporarily stores print data generated on a user client PC; a multifunction apparatus then obtains the print data from the storage server and prints the data, according to user's operation on the multifunction apparatus; and a management server manages a storage status of the print data on the storage server. The user client PC transmits to the storage server, bibliographic information associated with the print data concurrently when transmitting the data. The storage server stores thereon the print data obtained from the user client PC and transfers to the management server, the bibliographic information obtained from the user client PC. The management server manages the storage status of the print data on the storage server, based on the bibliographic information obtained from the storage server.

Abstract: A harness arrangement structure of a vehicle comprises a pair of front side frames extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, an internal combustion engine provided between the front side frames, a pair of front tires provided on a vehicle outside of the front side frames, a battery device provided at a specified position which is located on the vehicle outside of the front side frame and in front of one of the front tires, an electric-power control device for battery device provided in back of the front tire, and a harness interconnecting the electric-power control device and the battery device and arranged along a wheel arch which is formed above the front tires. Accordingly, the battery device can be effectively cooled and the harness interconnecting the battery device and the electric-power control device can be arranged properly.

Abstract: An active vibratory noise control apparatus has a speaker for canceling vibratory noise in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, the speaker being used as a speaker of one of different audio devices that can be installed on the vehicle. Each of the audio devices has a command key switch assembly. When the command key switch assembly is operated to turn off the transistor, a control signal is applied to a switching control circuit in an active vibratory noise control unit, which identifies the audio device installed on the vehicle. The active vibratory noise control unit generates a canceling signal matching characteristics of the speaker of the identified audio device for canceling vibratory noise in the passenger compartment.

Abstract: To determine the busy degree of the operating frequency channel caused by other systems and enable a user to know an unused frequency channel having a low communication frequency. A first usage-rate measuring unit 40 measures the usage rate of an operating frequency channel, and a second usage-rate measuring unit 42 measures the usage rates of unused frequency channels. When the usage rate measured by the first usage-rate measuring unit 40 exceeds a predetermined value to generate a busy state, a first usage-rate determining unit 44 displays the unused frequency channel having the low frequency rate, which is determined by the second usage-rate determining unit 45, to recommend the unused frequency channel as a switching destination.

Abstract: An active noise control apparatus includes a control frequency detector for determining a control frequency which is a frequency of a noise to be controlled, a sine-wave generator for generating a reference sine-wave signal having the determined control frequency, a cosine-wave generator for generating a reference cosine-wave signal having the determined control frequency, a first one-tap digital filter for outputting a first control signal obtained by multiplying the reference sine-wave signal by a first filter coefficient, a second one-tap digital filter for outputting a second control signal obtained by multiplying the reference cosine-wave signal by a second filter coefficient, an interference signal generator for generating an interference signal based on a noise control signal obtained by summing the first control signal and the second control signal, an error signal detector for detecting an error signal produced due to an interference between the interference signal and the noise, first and second coe

Abstract: Microphone is arranged at an evaluation point at the front seat; a signal for controlling vibration noise at this position is sent out from speaker at the front seat; secondary sound for canceling an influence of secondary sound at the front seat on the rear seat is sent out from speaker at the rear seat; microphone is arranged at an evaluation point at the rear seat; a signal for controlling vibration noise at this position is sent out from speaker; and secondary sound for canceling an influence of secondary sound at the rear seat on the front seat is sent out from speaker at the front seat.

Abstract: An active noise reducing device includes switchover frequency memory which stores a speaker having weaker influence of level drop or dips in gain characteristics of transmission from first speaker and second speaker both working as secondary noise generators to microphone working as a residual signal detector, and also stores a frequency band of that speaker. Output switcher appropriately and selectively switches first speaker over to second speaker in response to the noise frequency at present calculated based on the rpm of engine by frequency calculator. This structure allows the active noise reducing device to work steadily even if level drop or a dip occurs in the gain characteristics of transmission from the speaker to the microphone, and allows suppressing the occurrence of abnormal sound due to divergence or distorted sound due to excessive output. Ideal noise reduction effect can be expected.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing connectors comprises providing a carrier strip with a plurality of first alignment apertures and a plurality of contacts arranged in a row. The carrier strip is cut to desired lengths to form contact band pieces. The first alignment apertures are engaged with first protrusions on a carrier tape to mount each of the contact band pieces to the carrier tape. The first protrusions have a smaller outer diameter than an inner diameter of the first alignment apertures such that there is slight play there between. Resin is insert molded around the rows of the contacts to form a housing. The contacts are then cut from the carrier strip.

Abstract: A sound output device is configured to be installed in a vehicle. The sound output device includes a driving-status detector for detecting a driving status of the vehicle, a sound signal generator for generating a reference signal in response to the detected driving status, first and second units for processing the generated reference signal, first and second sound output parts for outputting the reference signals processed by the first and second units. The first unit includes a phase shifter for shifting a phase of the reference signal such that the reference signals output from the first sound output part and the second sound output part have a phase difference between the respective reference signals. This sound output device allows a passenger at a predetermined position to hear the sound in a preferable condition.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a synchronization-signal generator configured to generate a predetermined synchronization signal on the basis of a reference synchronization signal; a resolution converter configured to convert a second signal into a third signal when a received signal is the second signal, the second signal being different from a first signal having a first resolution and the second signal having a second resolution lower than the first resolution, and the third signal having the first resolution; a delayer configured to delay the first signal received when the received signal is the first signal, by a predetermined time taken to convert the second signal into the third signal; and a recorder configured to record the first signal delayed by the delayer or the third signal obtained by converting the second signal by the resolution converter, on a recording medium on the basis of the synchronization signal.

Abstract: The present invention offers a method of manufacture of sustained-release formulation composition which includes a step of spray drying a composition that contains (1) an active ingredient, (2) a resin ingredient, and (3) a solvent, using a spray dryer and controlling the exit temperature of the spray dryer, wherein solvent content in the composition after spray drying is 5 mass % or less, and the composition after the aforementioned spray drying does not substantially contain decomposed matter of the aforementioned active ingredient.

Abstract: To provide a fire-preventing terminal device that can eliminate the need to newly lay a power line and a signal line and can avoid problems caused by battery driving. Display lights 10 provided in a fire-preventing area each include a display unit that transmits fire-preventing information in the fire-preventing area to outside, and an antenna that relays a signal transmitted between fire sensors 1 and receiving relays 2 placed in the fire-preventing area, and transmits a signal wirelessly transmitted from the fire sensors 1 to the receiving relays 2.

Abstract: A multifunction apparatus performs a printing process when the apparatus succeeds in user authentication upon receiving a print request from a PC. The multifunction apparatus calculates an expected print start time based on past usage data thereof, that is, an elapsed time required in the past from the print request to user authentication. The multifunction apparatus further calculates an expected operation time required for preparations for the printing process, based on an current operation status thereof, such as standby mode, color registration adjustment, and the like; and sets as a delay time a time derived from subtracting the expected operation time from the expected print start time. The multifunction apparatus starts warm-up when the delay time elapses.

Abstract: An active noise controller using an adaptive notch filter performs a coefficient update operation by using only a signal obtained by processing an error signal with ½ cycle of the frequency of noise to be reduced for a predetermined period. This eliminates the necessity of product operation for the coefficient update operation, and in turn significantly reduces an operation load.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a positively charged liposome, particularly having a polyarginine peptide on a surface thereof, which is capable of increasing the resistance to a negatively charged biological component such as a protein in the blood and maintaining a high ability to deliver a substance even in the blood. An agent for enhancing the resistance of liposome against biological component comprising a peptide having at least one of the following characteristics (a) and (b) as an active ingredient: (a) A peptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 1 or 2; and (b) A peptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 1 or 2, in which one or more amino acids are deleted, substituted or added, and having an activity for promoting lipid membrane fusion under acidic condition.

Abstract: A power supply control device includes a first signal output unit that outputs a re-power signal and an off-ready signal, the re-power signal being a signal for turning off the power supply of an apparatus for a predetermined period of time and then turning on the power supply of the apparatus, the off-ready signal indicating that the power supply of the apparatus is ready to be turned off; a second signal output unit that outputs a power-off enable signal for turning off the power supply of the apparatus to a power supply unit when the re-power signal and the off-ready signal are supplied to the second signal output unit; and a holding unit that holds the power-off enable signal for the predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An active vibratory noise control apparatus reduces vibratory noise which is produced in the passenger compartment of a vehicle based on vibratory noise generated by a variable-cylinder internal combustion engine that can selectively be operated in a full-cylinder operation mode in which all of the cylinders are operated and a partial-cylinder operation mode in which some of the cylinders are out of operation. The active vibratory noise control apparatus has a partial-cylinder operation mode determining circuit for determining whether the variable-cylinder internal combustion engine is in the partial-cylinder operation mode or not. Depending on a determined result from the partial-cylinder operation mode determining circuit, a transistor is turned on or off to switch an amplifying circuit which drives a speaker into and out of operation.

Abstract: An active noise reducing device includes switchover frequency memory which stores a speaker having weaker influence of level drop or dips in gain characteristics of transmission from first speaker and second speaker both working as secondary noise generators to microphone working as a residual signal detector, and also stores a frequency band of that speaker. Output switcher appropriately and selectively switches first speaker over to second speaker in response to the noise frequency at present calculated based on the rpm of engine by frequency calculator. This structure allows the active noise reducing device to work steadily even if level drop or a dip occurs in the gain characteristics of transmission from the speaker to the microphone, and allows suppressing the occurrence of abnormal sound due to divergence or distorted sound due to excessive output. Ideal noise reduction effect can be expected.

Abstract: An electromechanical converter has independent electric input sections. The output of an active noise reduction controller is inputted into an electric input section and the audio signal from an audio section is inputted into an electric input section. These are mechanically combined at a vibration section and the combined signal is radiated as a sound wave into the space. With such a structure, both the active noise reduction function and the audio reproduction function are realized without installing a large device in an existing audio reproduction apparatus.