Abstract: A sewing machine includes a control portion that controls a thread tension adjustment portion and a feed portion such that a first stitch and a second stitch are formed alternately on a sewing object. The first stitch includes only a stitch in which an interlacing point of the upper thread and a bobbin thread is lower than a top surface of the sewing object. The second stitch includes at least one set of a first section and a second section. The first section is a section in which the interlacing point and the bobbin thread are pulled out, by the thread tension, in the first direction on the top surface of the sewing object. The second section is a section in which the bobbin thread is pulled out in the second direction, and at least part of the second section overlapping with the first section.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a spool pin stand having spool pins to which thread spools are attachable and seats corresponding to the spool pins, respectively, thread passage defining members located on a thread passage, a sewing data storage unit storing sewing data including at least thread color information about colors of the needle threads, thread supply display units which are located on the spool pin stand so as to correspond to the spool pins respectively, the thread supply display units being configured to produce light which transmits through at least ones of the spool pins and the seats and displaying the thread colors in a color-variable manner, respectively, and a thread color information control unit controlling the thread supply display units based on the thread color information so that thread colors corresponding to the spool pins are displayed by the thread supply display units, respectively.

Abstract: A chip-like electric component such as a chip resistor is provided, which is easy to manufacture and in which cracks or fractures of an insulating substrate are unlikely to occur. A pair of surface electrodes 21, 23 are formed so that thicknesses of the pair of surface electrodes increase from a resistor layer 13 toward end portions 30 of an insulating substrate 29 in a direction in which the pair of surface electrodes 21, 23 are arranged. A plating reservoir S is formed between one of the surface electrodes 21, 23 and an insulating protective layer 15. When forming at least one plated layer 33, a plated metal pools in the plating reservoir S. The at least one plated layer 33 may work to reduce to some extent a height difference between a soldering electrode portion 21, 23, 27, 33 and the insulating protective layer 15.

Abstract: A sewing machine including a needle-swing mechanism that swings a needle bar; a cloth-feed mechanism that feeds a workpiece cloth by a feed dog; an imaging unit that captures an image of a baseline drawn on a surface of the workpiece cloth; a baseline-color detection portion that detects a baseline color of the baseline based on an image data of the baseline captured by the imaging unit; a first storage portion storing a mapping of a plurality of baseline colors to stitch data of a plurality of normal patterns; and a control portion that forms normal pattern stitches along the baseline by reading stitch data corresponding to the baseline color detected by the baseline-color detection portion from the first storage portion and controlling the needle-swing mechanism and the cloth-feed mechanism based on the stitch data read.

Abstract: A terminal structure of a chip-like electric component capable of blocking entry of electromigration-causing factors through an insulating resin layer in the vicinity of the peak of a raised portion of an electrical element forming layer is obtained. A metal-glaze-based front electrode 103 containing silver is provided on a surface of an insulating ceramic substrate 101. A resistor layer 107 electrically connected to the front electrode 103 is provided on the substrate surface. A glass layer 109a is provided to completely cover a surface of the resistor layer 107 as well as a surface of an end portion of the resistor layer 107 and also to partially cover the front electrode 103. An insulating resin layer 109b is provided to cover a surface of the glass layer 109a as well as a surface of at least an end portion of the glass layer 109a and to partially cover the front electrode 103.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector chip capable of preventing electrical shorting between adjoining electrodes and also capable of readily connecting a plurality of electrodes on a first circuit substrate and a plurality of electrodes on a second circuit substrate without using a dedicated mounting device or the like. A plurality of conductive paths 5 are formed on an outer periphery surface constituted by continuous four surfaces 9A to 9D of an insulating substrate 3 including six surfaces of the surfaces 9A to 9D and surfaces 9E and 9F. Each of the conductive paths 5 goes round on the outer periphery surface. The conductive paths 5 are formed on the outer periphery surface at a predetermined interval in an opposing direction in which the remaining two surfaces 9E and 9F are opposing to each other. Each of insulating layers 7 having a property of repelling molten solder is formed between portions of each two adjoining conductive paths located on a pair of the surfaces 9A and 9B.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal-polishing liquid comprising: a metal-oxide-dissolving agent; a metal-oxidizing agent; a metal anticorrosive; a water-soluble polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 8,000 or higher and having an anionic functional group and a nonionic functional group; and water, and having a pH within the range of 2.5 or higher but 5.0 or less. The metal-polishing liquid is effective in reducing the frictional force in polishing which generates during CMP. And is highly effective in flattening the surface of a work to be polished.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal polishing liquid capable of CMP at a high Cu polishing rate and solving the problems: (a) generation of scratches attributable to solid particles, (b) generation of deteriorations in flatness such as dishing and erosion, (c) complexity in a washing process for removing abrasive particles remaining on the surface of a substrate after polishing, and (d) higher costs attributable to the cost of a solid abrasive itself and to waste liquid treatment, as well as a method of polishing a film to be polished by using the same.

Abstract: A terminal structure of a chip-like electric component capable of blocking entry of electromigration-causing factors through an insulating resin layer in the vicinity of the peak of a raised portion of an electrical element forming layer is obtained. A metal-glaze-based front electrode 103 containing silver is provided on a surface of an insulating ceramic substrate 101. A resistor layer 107 electrically connected to the front electrode 103 is provided on the substrate surface. A glass layer 109a is provided to completely cover a surface of the resistor layer 107 as well as a surface of an end portion of the resistor layer 107 and also to partially cover the front electrode 103. An insulating resin layer 109b is provided to cover a surface of the glass layer 109a as well as a surface of at least an end portion of the glass layer 109a and to partially cover the front electrode 103.

Abstract: An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two bottom-surface switches at the sides of the protrusion. The two top-surface switches and the rotary switch are turned ON when pressed by a user's finger, whereas the bottom-surface switches are turned ON when the main body is tilted about the protrusion.

Abstract: An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two bottom-surface switches at the sides of the protrusion. The two top-surface switches and the rotary switch are turned ON when pressed by a user's finger, whereas the bottom-surface switches are turned ON when the main body is tilted about the protrusion.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes needlebars for a sewing operation using a plurality of needle threads, a spool pin stand having a plurality of spool pins to which thread spools corresponding to the needlebars are attachable, respectively, thread passage defining members located on a thread passage extending from the spool pin stand to the needlebars, a storage unit storing sewing data including at least thread color information about colors of the needle threads, thread supply display units located on the spool pin stand so as to correspond to the spool pins respectively, the thread supply display units displaying the thread colors in a color-variable manner, respectively, and a thread color information display control unit controlling the thread supply display units based on the thread color information read from the sewing data storage unit, so that thread colors corresponding to the spool pins are displayed by the thread supply display units, respectively.

Abstract: A sewing machine including a needle-swing mechanism that swings a needle bar; a cloth-feed mechanism that feeds a workpiece cloth by a feed dog; an imaging unit that captures an image of a baseline drawn on a surface of the workpiece cloth; a baseline-color detection portion that detects a baseline color of the baseline based on an image data of the baseline captured by the imaging unit; a first storage portion storing a mapping of a plurality of baseline colors to stitch data of a plurality of normal patterns; and a control portion that forms normal pattern stitches along the baseline by reading stitch data corresponding to the baseline color detected by the baseline-color detection portion from the first storage portion and controlling the needle-swing mechanism and the cloth-feed mechanism based on the stitch data read.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-polishing liquid, comprising polishing particles and a chemical component, wherein the polishing particles have charges of surface potential of the same polarity as the charges of surface potential on the reaction layer, adsorption layer or the mixed layer thereof formed by the chemical component on a metal to be polished with the metal-polishing liquid, and a polishing method using the same, that enable to give highly flattened surface at high Cu-polishing speed and enable reduction of the number of the polishing particles remaining on the polished face after polishing.

Abstract: A CMP slurry is mixed with an oxidant in polishing and contains a copper rust inhibitor, a water-soluble polymer, a pH controller capable of forming a complex with copper, and water, and is substantially free from abrasive. The CMP slurry effectively reduces dishing in chemical polishing of copper and forms reliable wiring. Preferably, the contents of the rust inhibitor, the water-soluble polymer, and the oxidant are 0.1 to 5 wt %, 0.05 to 5 wt %, and 0.01 to 5M relative to 1 liter of the CMP slurry, respectively, and the amount of the pH controller is a necessary amount for adjusting pH of the CMP slurry to 1.5 to 2.5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector chip capable of preventing electrical shorting between adjoining electrodes and also capable of readily connecting a plurality of electrodes on a first circuit substrate and a plurality of electrodes on a second circuit substrate without using a dedicated mounting device or the like. A plurality of conductive paths 5 are formed on an outer periphery surface constituted by continuous four surfaces 9A to 9D of an insulating substrate 3 including six surfaces of the surfaces 9A to 9D and surfaces 9E and 9F. Each of the conductive paths 5 goes round on the outer periphery surface. The conductive paths 5 are formed on the outer periphery surface at a predetermined interval in an opposing direction in which the remaining two surfaces 9E and 9F are opposing to each other. Each of insulating layers 7 having a property of repelling molten solder is formed between portions of each two adjoining conductive paths located on a pair of the surfaces 9A and 9B.

Abstract: An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two bottom-surface switches at the sides of the protrusion. The two top-surface switches and the rotary switch are turned ON when pressed by a user's finger, whereas the bottom-surface switches are turned ON when the main body is tilted about the protrusion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new compound which shows slow and continuous blood pressure reducing action and is useful as an antihypertensive agent. The invention resides in a quinazoline derivative of the following formula (I) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salt: in which, each of R1 and R2 is H or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or R1 and R2 are combined to form an ethylene group; each of R3 and R4 is an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R5 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; each of R6 and R7 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and n is 2 or 3. The invention further resides in an antihypertensive agent containing the above compound.

Abstract: Novel epoxysuccinamide derivatives represented by the general formula (1) or physiologically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful particularly as remedies for bone diseases and arthritis, wherein R1 and R3 are each hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, a heterocyclic group, or a heterocyclic-alkyl group; R2 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, a heterocyclic group, or a hetericyclic-alkyl group; X is —O— or —NR4— (wherein R4 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, a heterocyclic group, or a heterocyclic-alkyl group; Y1 is OR5, SR6, or NR7R8 (wherein each of R5, R6 and R7 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, acyl, a heterocyclic group, or a heterocyclic-alkyl group, and R8 is the same as defined for R4); and Y2 is hydrogen or alkyl, or alternatively Y1 and Y2 can be combined to form ═O, ═S, ═N—R9, or ═N—OR10 (wherein each of R9 and R10 is the same as defined for R4), provided that each of the alkyl, aryl and heterocyclic groups defined fo

Abstract: Novel epoxysuccinamide derivatives represented by the general formula (1) or physiologically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful particularly as remedies for bone diseases and arthritis, wherein R1 and R3 are each hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, a heterocyclic group, or a heterocyclic-alkyl group; R2 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, a heterocyclic group, or a hetericyclic-alkyl group; X is —O— or —NR4— (wherein R4 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, a heterocyclic group, or a heterocyclic-alkyl group; Y1 is OR5, SR6, or NR7R8 (wherein each of R5, R6 and R7 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, acyl, a heterocyclic group, or a heterocyclic-alkyl group, and R8 is the same as defined for R4); and Y2 is hydrogen or alkyl, or alternatively Y1 and Y2 can be combined to form ═O, ═S, ═N—R9, or ═N—OR10 (wherein each of R9 and R10 is the same as defined for R4), provided that each of the alkyl, aryl and heterocyclic groups defined fo