Abstract: There is disclosed an endoscope incorporating a device for bending a bendable portion of the endoscope. A pair of operating wires are fixedly connected at their distal ends to a distal end of the bendable portion, and are extended respectively around a pair of engaging members. The proximal ends of the operating wires are retained by a retaining member. When an operating shaft, operatively connected to the engaging members through a connecting member, is angularly moved, one of the two engaging members is moved away from the bendable portion. As a result, one of the operating wires associated with the one engaging member is pulled to bend the bendable portion. Alternatively, first and second operating shafts, four operating wires and four engaging members can be employed so that the bendable portion can be bent in two directions generally perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A gate array device forms an arbitray logic circuit depending on interconnections formed thereon, and comprises a semiconductor chip having an approximate rectangular shape, an input terminal region including a plurality of input terminals formed at a peripheral portion of the semiconductor chip, an output terminal region including a plurality of output terminals formed at a peripheral portion of the semiconductor chip, and a macro cell region including a plurality of macro cells formed at a central portion of the semiconductor chip. The macro cells include first macro cells and second macro cells, where each of the first macro cells include a minimum number of elements for forming a master part of a master-slave flip-flop circuit and each of the second macro cells include at least a minimum number of elements for forming a slave part of the master-slave flip-flop circuit. The first macro cells and the second macro cells make macro cell pairs and are regularly arranged within the macro cell region.

Abstract: An ECL transistor pair is connected in parallel with a third transistor. A complementary signal is applied to the transistor pair. A high level of a signal that is applied to the third transistor is effectively higher than a high level of the input to the pair of transistors; and a low level of the signal applied to the third transistor is effectively lower than the high level of the input to the pair of transistors. The low level input to the third transistor enables the ECL circuit to output the complementary input signal and assures high speed ECL operation. The high level of the input to the third transistor disables the ECL circuit from outputting the complementary input signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device provided with a pair of package leads with external ends respectively and electrically connected to a drive side transmission line and a terminating side transmission line, as package leads of an integrated circuit to which signals transmitted from a drive circuit are input, the internal ends of the pair of package leads being electrically connected through pads on the chip. The pads on the chip may be connected to the package lead connected to the drive side transmission line and the terminating resistor.

Abstract: Disclosed are anthracycline antibiotics of a formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydroxyl groups, R.sup.3 is ethyl group, R.sup.4 is methoxycarbonyl group and X represents daunosamine-rhodenose or daunosamine-deoxyfucose; orR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydroxyl groups, R.sup.3 is 1-hydroxyethyl group, R.sup.4 is hydrogen atom and X represents daunosamine-rhodenose or daunosamine-deoxyfucose; orR.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 are hydroxyl groups, R.sup.3 is ethyl group and X represents daunosamine-rhodenose, daunosamine-deoxyfucose, rhodosamine-rhodenose, N-monomethyldaunosamine-rhodenose or N-monomethyldaunosamine-deoxyfucose; orR.sup.1 is methoxy group, R.sup.2 is hydroxyl group, R.sup.3 is ethyl group, R.sup.4 is methoxycarbonyl group and X represents daunosamine-rhodenose or daunosamine-deoxyfucose; orR.sup.1 and R.sup.4 are hydroxy groups, R.sup.2 is hydrogen atom, R.sup.

Abstract: An X-ray lithography system comprises an X-ray source which forms a plasma, a band slit located between the X-ray source and a resist film such that a short slit side is parallel with a central axis of a plasma column, the long slit side being tilted with respect to said central plasma column axis.

Abstract: New anthracycline antibiotics of a formula (I) are provided, which are usable as an anticancer agent ##STR1## (where R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group). The antibiotics (I) can be produced by incubation of a dye-nonproductive or hardly dye-productive mutant strain which has an ability of converting .alpha.-citromycinone or .beta.-isorhodomycinone into the antibiotics (I), in the presence of .alpha.-citromycinone or .beta.-isorhodomycinone in a pertinent nutrient medium.

Abstract: A treating instrument for an endoscope comprises an elongated body, an acting unit provided at a forward end of the body, and a ring portion provided at a proximal end of the body. The ring portion is adapted to be hung on a peg to suspend the treating instrument from the peg. The ring portion is formed with a cut-out permitting the peg to pass through the cut-out. The ring portion has a top located remotest from the proximal end of the body. The cut-out is formed at a location remote from a top of the ring portion.

Abstract: A multi-layered dielectric element serving as a capacitor or actuator which comprises a dielectric unit including a plurality of dielectric layers made of a perovskite oxide and a plurality of internal electrode layers sandwiched between the respective dielectric layers. The internal electrodes are each made of at least one conductive composite oxide of La, Ba and Cu having a perovskite-like structure wherein the atomic ratios of the metals are such that (La+Ba)/Cu=1 and La/Ba=4, or at least one conductive composite oxide of La, Sr and Cu having a perovskite-like structure wherein the atomic ratios of the metals are such that (La+Sr)/Cu=1 and La/Sr=3 or 4. The unit is sintered at a temperature of from 900.degree. to 1100.degree. C., so that interdiffusion of metal ions between the dielectric layers and the internal electrode layers is suppressed to a significant extent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a low-pressure discharge lamp comprising a discharge vessel defining an airtight space therein, at least one pair of electrodes disposed in the discharge vessel, and discharge gases enclosed in the discharge vessel, one of the electrodes which acts as an anode being located in a zone of negative glow.

Abstract: A cap of a bottle for a medical fluid having a seal stopper at an opening. The cap has a projection integrally extending from a cap body of a cap member. Around the base portion of the projection, there is formed a thin-plate portion for bending and removing the projection from the cap body with ease and safety. The thin plate comprises a continuously recessed groove.

Abstract: Sets of color filters are located so that one color filter is above each photoelectric conversion element and each set of color filters forms a pixel. An optical diffusion member is provided over each set of color filters to cause the diffusion of light incident on the color filters. Light shields are placed between each optical diffusion member to shield each optical diffusion member.

Abstract: A plasma X-ray source in which a discharge tube containing a pair of coaxial cylindrical electrodes is filled with a gas, a high voltage pulse from a charged capacitor is applied between the cylindrical electrodes to convert the gas into a plasma, the plasma is focused on a position near the end of the inner one of the cylindrical electrodes to generate X-rays, and the X-rays thus generated are emitted to the outside of the discharge tube through a window provided thereon, is disclosed. In the above X-ray source, the high voltage pulse is applied between the cylindrical electrodes so that the inner cylindrical electrode is at a negative potential with respect to the outer cylindrical electrode.

Abstract: A mode designation section selectively designates a normal image scanning mode and an adjustment mode. An operation section can designate a first operation item associated with a normal image scanning operation by an image scanner section and a signal processing section when the normal image scanning mode is designated, or can designate a second operation item associated with at least one of the image scanner section and the signal processing section when the adjustment mode is designated. A display can display the first operation item when the normal image scanning mode is designated and can display the second operation item when the adjustment mode is designated.

Abstract: A pressure equilibrator has a slider received slidably in a pressure accumulation chamber and partitioning the chamber into two opposing sections, and a relief port formed in the inner side surface of the chamber. The slider is inserted into the pressure accumulation chamber with a minute gap left around the slider. Two gases are respectively introduced into the sections of the pressure accumulation chamber to be equilibrated in pressure. The gap provides passageways for connecting the respective sections of the pressure accumulation chamber with the relief port so as to discharge parts of the gases.

Abstract: The present invention is connected with an ampoule package in which a stem of an ampoule is wrapped with a heat-shrinkable film, the aforesaid ampoule package being characterized in that at least a constriction of the ampoule is covered with a lower portion of the heat-shrinkable film. According to the ampoule package of the present invention, glass fine pieces of the ampoule neither go into an ampoule nor scatter around it at the time of cutting, and it is unnecessary to care about a wound and injury in cutting the ampoule.

Abstract: A flow cell for a photometer, which comprises a cell body integrated from a pair of cell body members by joining, at least one of which is provided with a linear groove on the joining surface of the cell body member from one end to another to the full length, as exposed to the joining surface, the groove playing both roles of a liquid sample passage and a detecting light path by the integration of the cell body members, and is further provided with a liquid sample inlet passage at a position near one end of the groove and a liquid sample outlet passage at a position near the other end of the groove, both passages being communicated with the grooves, the linear groove being provided with a light reflecting layer to the full length of the linear groove, and a pair of light transmission window members joined with the flow cell body at both ends on the groove-open sides thereof is provided, where polishing of the grooves is readily carried out and random reflection of light or absorption of light due to poor refl

Abstract: A laminated printed coil structure comprising a wiring board having an insulating substrate, lead terminals and connecting pad portions connected to the lead terminals and formed on one surface of the insulating substrate, and a plurality of printed coil elements each having an insulating layer, coil patterns, a pair of terminals for the coil patterns and a connecting pad electrically isolated from the terminals formed on the insulating layer. The printed coil elements are piled up and laminated on the wiring board such that the connecting pad portions of the wiring board, the terminals of the coil patterns on one of the printed coil elements and the connecting pad on another printed coil element are placed in alignment, and that each one terminal for the coil pattern on each of the printed coil elements to a respective lead terminal is connected, and that each coil pattern is from then led out to the lead terminals of the wiring board.

Abstract: A total contact type photoelectric conversion device comprises a substrate having an optically transparent portion, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a line on the substrate, and a cover layer covering the plurality of the photoelectric conversion elements and having a roller load region within which the cover layer is to make contact with a sheet partially wrapped around a peripheral surface of a roller for feeding the sheet in a sub-scanning direction. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are aligned in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction and are located outside the roller load region. Therefore, incident light passing through the device is reflected on a position on the sheet outside the roller load region.

Abstract: In a magnetic head of perpendicular magnetization type having main and sub magnetic poles arranged at both sides of a recording medium, a nonmagnetic supporter holding a high permeability magnetic thin layer of the main magnetic pole is formed by a polycrystalline sintered body substantially composed of titanium carbide and alumina. This polycrystalline sintered product well matches with a recording medium having a cobalt-chromium alloy layer so that the recording medium does not wear for a long time of use, and therefore, so that the contact surface of the main magnetic pole is hardly damaged. The same sintered body may also be used for the sub magnetic pole arranged to be in contact with the recording medium. Some structural improvements are also provided so that undesirable influence due to an adhesive layer adjacent to the magnetic thin layer is removed. One or more additional thin layers may be provided for reducing crosstalk between adjacent tracks.