The invention concerns a method for automatically differentiating between a sample liquid and a control liquid especially within the context of analytical measuring systems, wherein the presence of a special property of the control liquid and/or at least two criteria are used for the differentiation. In addition the invention concerns appropriate control liquids that are suitable for the new metho...

A method and apparatus are provided for marking predetermined events with a biosensor. The biosensor includes a sensor for receiving a user sample to be measured and a processor for performing a predefined test sequence for measuring a predefined parameter value. A memory is coupled to said processor for storing predefined parameter data values. A marker member is manually coupled by the user to t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To join both works firmly with the insertion depth of a probe shadowed by fitting a second work into the groove of a first work and making the friction stirring prove act on the body part of the second work from the other surface of the first work. SOLUTION: The second work 7 is made to fit the groove 6a of the first work 6, and the first and second works 6, 7 are combined in...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a parapet coping and a handrail, which allows rigid fixture of the parapet coping and a support mounting bracket to a base anchor only by forced fitting the parapet coping and the bracket in a vertically downward direction, and facilitates removal of the parapet coping and the handrail. SOLUTION: According to the mounting structure, erect po...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the recovery of an old noncontact token when a short-term ticket used as general ticket is set to a noncontact token. Ž

SOLUTION: This device comprises a reading means for reading the data recorded in the noncontact token; an extraction means for extracting prescribed data showing the production time of the noncontact token from the read data; a detection means...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive vehicle detecting device dispensing with embedding work, receiving no influence of an environmental factor such as wind and a thermocline (a temperature inversion layer), and having high performance. SOLUTION: An acoustic signal is transmitted from a loudspeaker SP being an acoustic signal generating means. The acoustic signal is received by a plural...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a state that a mobile agent moves between computers connected to each other through a network. SOLUTION: Computers connected to each other through a network are displayed by a host box. An application is displayed by an application operating line, and an agent is displayed by an agent operating line in each host box. A message to be exchanged between each program i...

The coupler has optical fibers (11,12) of 1.55 micrometers and 0.98 micrometers wavelengths, respectively and assembled together at a level of a part (15) elongated by fusion. Each fiber comes into contact based on an outer diameter, which is narrow with respect to an outer diameter of the other fiber at an exterior of the elongated part. A difference of propagation constant between the fibers is ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas-barrier drawn polyamide film capable of being treated with boiling or retorting and having excellent flexibility, impact resistance and pin hole resistance. SOLUTION: This drawn polyamide film is obtained by melt-blending (A) 70-99 wt.% of a polyamide obtained from a diamine component containing >=70 mol.% of metaxylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid compon...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display digital contents with a display layout corresponding to the properties of page information or complying with a user's request by selecting or generating the display layout. SOLUTION: The page information is stored while divided into a page information main body as information which includes a title, a text, and images and should be displayed on a screen and metadat...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide spheric ferrite particles having specified distribution of particle size and almost no pore in the particles, particularly, useful as a carrier for an electrophotographic developer. Ž

SOLUTION: The particles are made of a ferrite expressed by (MO)100-X(Fe2O3)X, wherein M is at least one metal selected from Li, Mg, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ca ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide portable electronic equipment provided with a casing of folding type or the like suitable for carrying, in which when the casing is folded so as to be easy to carry, a selected function of the functions for an operation performed till then can be successively executed. Ž

SOLUTION: The portable electronic equipment comprises a body part 11, which takes an expan...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the improved foundation ground structure of an existing structure in which cost and workhours can be reduced, while the existing structure can be supported stably even in the case of earthquakes. SOLUTION: In the foundation ground structure of the existing structure 1 installed on a soft ground 2 which is easily liquefied, a cylindrical improved ground 11 having a l...

A tire (10) having a contoured precured bead filler or apex (40) with a contoured surface (42) for directing the ply path (24A) of the cord reinforced carcass plies (24) is taught. The contour of the precured bead filler or apex (40) has a convex surface (42A) and concave surface (42B) that transition at an inflection location (T) at or below the rim flange (52) to which the tire (10) is to be mou...

A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire wherein a green tire formed on the outer surface of a rigid core is transported into a vulcanizing mold together with the rigid core, and the vulcanizing mold is closed to form a vulcanization space for sealing and storing the green tire between the vulcanizing mold and the rigid core. At closure of the vulcanizing mold, an annular movable seal supported...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an LED signal lamp and a railway signal that can be used under the same voltage without performing resistor switching even under a series connection of two lamps and a single lamp. Ž

SOLUTION: This LED signal lamp 50 comprises a fitting or disengaging unit having a fitting 21 replaced in a railway signal lamp and a connecting contact portion 22; an LED unit ha...

A sintered sliding member comprises a back metal 21a and a ferrous sintered sliding body 20 which is sinter-bonded to the back metal 21a. The ferrous sintered sliding body 20 has martensite phase having a solid soluble carbon concentration of 0.15 to 0.5wt% and contains carbide in a content of 5 to 50% by volume. The sintered sliding member is excellent in abrasion resistance, seizing resistance a...

A booster cushion has a harness whereby it can be carried on the back of a child in the manner of a backpack. The booster cushion preferably has an internal storage compartment closed by means of a spring-loaded flap at the top of the backpack. There may also be additional compartments at the sides of the backpack for pens, pencils and other paraphernalia.

A device 3 affixable or affixed to apparatus 4 which is adapted to be attached to a user by a strap or lanyard comprises a clip to hold the apparatus to a user's clothing. This allows a camera or binoculars etc to be prevented from excessive movement when the user moves.

A tire comprising a tread layer comprised of a tread rubber and an electrically conductive band arranged in a widthwise middle portion thereof, and a method of producing the tire, wherein the tread rubber is made of a low-conductive continuous rubber ribbon circumferentially wound plural times, and the electrically conductive band is made of a high-conductive thin annular rubber sheet. Also, the e...