Abstract: An apparatus for optically reading a code pattern, made up of numerous code elements, if provided. The apparatus includes a light receiving unit, a photometer and a controller. The light receiving unit includes a plurality of first pixels, charge transfer section and a first charge converting section. The photometer includes a second pixel and a second charge converting section. The controller includes a comparator for comparing a second signal voltage to a predetermined voltage level and a clock generator for supplying a drive clock signal to the charge transfer section when the second signal voltage is greater than the predetermined voltage level. An apparatus for optically reading a combined code pattern which includes information and reference code patterns each made up of first and second code elements which are alternately mixed, is provided. The apparatus for reading a combined code pattern includes a light receiving unit, first and second sample and hold circuits and a binarizing circuit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which collects residual toners on a latent image carrier in a developing unit. The image forming apparatus have a rotary endless latent image carrier; an image forming unit for forming an electrostatic latent image on the latent image carrier; a developing unit for developing the electrostatic latent image on the latent image carrier with a powdery developer and collecting residual toners on the latent image carrier at a same time; a transfer unit for transferring the developed image on the latent image carrier onto a sheet; a distribution member for distributing residual toners on the latent image carrier when in contact with the latent image carrier after image transfer; and a voltage supplying unit for supplying an AC voltage to the distribution member.

Abstract: A magneto-resistive (MR) head has an MR layer in a space formed by shield layers by providing a distance enough to protect magnetic flux, flowing through the MR layer from a recording medium through a gap formed by the shield layers, from leaking out to the shield layers. A flux guide is provided between the MR layer and the gap, and has an end magnetically connected to the MR, extending over an effective area of the MR head, and another end having a width a little narrower than a width of track of the recording medium. A side of the MR layer, opposite to the side connected with the flux guide layer is placed in a narrow space formed at a corner of the space. Magnetic flux leaked from the gap due to a sense current flowing through the MR layer is eliminated by making a current flow through a recording coil layer or through an electrically conductive layer placed in the space.

Abstract: A stereo endoscope including a pair of objective optical systems, a pair of relay optical systems, an imagery optical system having a single optical axis, and a pair of imaging devices. The imagery optical system is a zoom optical system or a varifocal optical system. For example, an encoder is used to detect a magnitude of moving lenses in the zoom optical system. Based on the detected magnitude, a control unit allows the two imaging devices to approach or depart from each other. Thus, the stereo endoscope attains the coincidence between observation points of right and left fields of view against the displacement points of right and left object images resulting from variations of zooming magnifications.

Abstract: A terminal is inserted randomly into a specially arranged housing with terminal receiving chambers arranged in staggered fashion, the terminal inserting method to a specially arranged housing 2 in which it allows leading electric wires 9 from the specially arranged housing 2 where terminal receiving chambers are arranged in the staggered fashion to push aside by a guide claw 3, wherein the guide claw 3 is entered along the bulkheads 5, 6 extending rectilinearly between columns of the terminal receiving chambers 1.sub.1, 1.sub.2, 1.sub.3 of the specially arranged housing 2. An entering direction of the guide claw 3 is harmonized with the extending direction of the rectilinear bulkheads 5, 6 by 90.degree.-turn-over of the specially arranged housing 2.

Abstract: A non-steroidal analgesic anti-inflammatory adhesive preparation rendered by coating one surface of support with an adhesive containing S-(+)-2-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl)propionic acid and a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer or S-(+)-2-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl)propionic acid and a modified copolymer in which methylmethacrylate is allowed to graft-polymerize on said copolymer, or with an adhesive containing S-(+)-2-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) propionic acid, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and sodium polyacrylate.

Abstract: An outdoor unit for use in a separate type air conditioner which includes an outdoor unit and an indoor unit each having at least a compressor, a heat exchanger, and a expansion device, with one unit connected with the other by refrigerant-tubes so that they altogether form an air conditioning system. The outdoor unit comprises: a baseplate, a housing having a first air intake window (side air intake window) in one of its side walls, a second air intake window (rear air intake window) formed in the rear wall extending upright from the baseplate, and an air outlet window (front air outlet window) formed in the front wall; a partition board extending upright from the baseplate and portioning for the internal space of the housing into a fan compartment for accommodating the heat exchanger and a fan for supplying air to the heat exchanger; and a machinery compartment for accommodating the compressor.

Abstract: The present invention has as subject compounds of formula: ##STR1## in which Y is C.sub.2 H.sub.5, (CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH or (R) CH(OH)CH.sub.3, and R" is (S) CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.6 H.sub.5, (S) CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or (R) CH(CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.5. These compounds are useful as sweetening agents.

Abstract: A female terminal is described which comprises a main body with a pair of opposed elastic clamping portions and a cylindrical sleeve which is inserted onto the main body. Inclined surfaces are provided in the opposite edges of each of the free ends of the elastic clamping portions so that the opposite edges do not abut the inner wall of the sleeve, when a male terminal is inserted into the female terminal.

Abstract: A method which can recycle waste by chemically treating cured unsaturated polyester resin waste and obtaining industrially useful raw material is provided. The cured unsaturated polyester resin waste is decomposed with a decomposition component such as dicarboxylic acid or diamine, to obtain resin raw material. Unsaturated polyester resin is re-synthesized with this resin raw material, to chemically recycle the same.

Abstract: An ophthalmic photographic device includes an illumination optical system for irradiating a fundus oculi of an eye to be examined with illuminating light, a photographic optical system to photograph fundus oculi, an indicator projecting optical system for projecting an indicator on the fundus oculi, and a focusing detection optical system which has a photoelectric converter receiving light of the indicator projected on the fundus oculi and detects focus information based on an output from the photoelectric converter.

Abstract: A size adjustor is provided for adjusting the size of an article requiring size adjustment. The size adjustor includes a flexible belt having a flexible plate attached thereto. The flexible plate has teeth projecting outwardly therefrom and the teeth are arranged at a predetermined pitch. The teeth are arranged in two rows so as to form a channel part between the two rows. The size adjustor also includes an adjustment fixing member. The adjustment fixing member includes an operating plate which is rotatably supported on a main body. The main body includes a bottom plate with a hole therein. Two side plates are perpendicular to the bottom plate and two pivot support arms project upwardly from the side plates. The operating plate has a through hole therein and two perpendicular side walls. The side walls have operating plate supporting holes therein for engagement with the pivot support arms of the main body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bit-map compressing method and a bit-map compressing device. The bit-map data compressing method includes a main scanning step for scanning bit-map data in a main scanning direction; a first region separating step for separating a region including black pixels and a region including no black pixels in line unit; a secondary scanning step for scanning in a secondary direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction; a second region separating step for separating a region including black pixels and a region including no black pixels, in column unit; and an encoding step for encoding as an element each region obtained in the first region separating step and the second region separating step. Bit-map can be transferred by effectively performing data compression on simple algorithm, without using special hardware.

Abstract: A pressure control valve for a power steering apparatus comprises a pin extending along the movement of a spool and contacting on a solenoid with one end of the pin, a bore provided slidably in the spool and having a longer length than the pin, a first annular groove communicated with an oil passage change valve, and a second annular groove communicated with a reaction chamber as well as the first groove, and the second groove communicating with the bore.

Abstract: To provide an azeotropic composition comprising cis-1,1,2,2,3,4-hexafluorocyclobutane and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, tert-butanol, cyclopentane, n-octane, isooctane, n-heptane and methylcyclohexane, and a detergent, drying agent and foaming agent, which use the above-mentioned azeotropic composition. The azeotropic composition of the present invention is an alternative fleon composition having less influence on plastics, being excellent in solvency and having less influence on the ozone layer.

Abstract: An image transferring apparatus using a charged particle beam comprising a projection lens for transferring a pattern formed on a mask onto a target by focusing a charged particle beam passed through the mask, and a deflector for deflecting the charged particle beam passed through the mask toward a predetermined direction (x-axis direction) so that a transfer position of the pattern to the target is changed. In this apparatus, the deflector comprises a deflection coil for generating a deflection magnetic field extending in a direction (y-axis direction) perpendicular to the predetermined direction, and correction coils for generating correction magnetic fields extending in the same direction as the deflection magnetic field at areas spaced apart from the center of the deflection magnetic field along the direction (x-axis direction) perpendicular to the direction of the deflection magnetic field.

Abstract: A fuel hose comprising an outer rubber layer wherein polysulfide is crosslinked so that polysulfide bonding density is not less than 4.times.10.sup.-5 mol/cm.sup.3 and phenol based resin is contained, and an inner polyamide resin layer which is laminated on the inside face of the outer rubber layer and bonded thereon by heat treatment. Since the polyamide resin powder is melted by the heat treatment and the polysulfide bonding decomposes so that the resultant residue after decomposition combines with polyamide molecules, resulting in a direct and strong bonding of the outer rubber layer and the inner polyamide resin layer. Moreover, since the phenol based resin is mixed therein, it is possible to set up the heat treatment condition at a rather mild one.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing original image data from compressed image data, supplied thereto as a plurality of separate data blocks, each data block including a plurality of compressed pixel data arranged in a matrix form of rows and columns. The apparatus includes a reproducing circuit for sequentially reproducing a plurality of original pixel data, block by block, by subjecting the compressed pixel data of each data block to data expansion; and a Differential Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM) encoder, coupled to the reproducing circuit, for performing DPCM encoding on each reproduced pixel data supplied from the reproducing circuit to sequentially produce a plurality of DPCM code data. The apparatus further includes an image memory, coupled to the DPCM encoder, for storing the DPCM code data supplied from the DPCM encoder.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory controls the timing of refreshing memory cells. The semiconductor memory has a capacitor for holding charges, a precharge circuit, and a current source. The precharge circuit has at least a transistor for precharging the capacitor. The current source has a positive temperature coefficient to increase a current as the temperature rises and discharges the capacitor. The timing of refreshing the memory cells is controlled according to a temporal change in the voltage of the capacitor. This arrangement is capable of refreshing the memory cells in a refresh period adjusted to the actual data hold time of the memory cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing high-purity titanium from titanium sponge obtained by the Kroll process in which a core of the cylindrical lump of titanium sponge obtained with a weight less than 20-30% of that of the cylindrical lump is separated by cutting off from the lump a bottom portion, a top portion and a peripheral portion, and the core is cut by a press into grains of specific size, which are melted into ingot or refined by reaction with iodine. The high-purity titanium thus produced contains less than 300 ppm of oxygen and less than 10 ppm each of iron, nickel, chromium, aluminum and silicon, the balance being titanium and inevitable impurities; or less than 200 ppm of oxygen and less than 1 ppm each of iron, nickel, chromium, aluminum and silicon, the balance being titanium and inevitable impurities. Thus the invention provides titanium materials of very high purity suitable for thin film deposition as wiring of LSIs from titanium sponge obtained by the Kroll process.