PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a thin sheet, which achieves prominent improvement in the manufacturing efficiency and drastic reduction in manufacturing cost per unit area by expanding the manufacturing scale. Ž

SOLUTION: The thin sheet manufacturing apparatus forms the thin sheet by dipping a ground plate into a melt in a crucible. The apparatus ...

In a differential operation or a phase lead operation in a control unit for an electric power steering apparatus, by using the differential operation or the phase lead operation utilizing a decimation, noises are exclusively eliminated from information such as the road information detected by a sensor or the like, so that no vibration due to the noises can be caused in a motor output thereby to pr...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical element which has a periodic structure body to confine light beams in a three dimensional manner (along a thickness direction) and to provide its manufacturing method. Ž

SOLUTION: The optical element has either one of the periodic structure body made of fine particles or the periodic structure body in which fine particles are periodically arranged a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grinding pad sticking method for a double-disc grinding device, by which a grinding pad can be effectively press-bonded to the grinding device while eliminating residual air traps between a grinding plate and the grinding pad, to thereby prevent deterioration of workpiece flatness and occurrence of edge sagging, and to provide a workpiece producing method. Ž

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document processing method, a document processing apparatus and a storage medium which can be easily transmitted as a format according to the document data to be inputted and a destination when transmitting the inputted document data according to a plurality of different transmitting protocols. Ž

SOLUTION: The document processing apparatus comprises: a docum...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for stably producing a dispersion for a long period by suppressing the scattering of liquids to be mixed together. Ž

SOLUTION: The method for producing a dispersion containing particles composed of a reaction product of at least two kinds of liquids in a dispersion medium contains a step to react the liquids with each other to form a reaction product....

A card sensor to operate the entry shutter (120) of an ATM 50 as a magnetic sensor (118) in a well (116) on the lower surface of an entry slot (110). A pair of inverted U-shaped springs (134) project into the slot (110) beyond the sensor (118). When a card (113) complying with ISO standard 7810 is inserted into the slot, the springs (134) are compressed, the magnetic stripe (132) on the card (130)...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably maintain a satisfactory state of connection with an electric apparatus for a long time with a power supply cord prevented from positionally deviated if excessive stress is exerted thereon, by forming longitudinally arranged, discontinuous groove parts of a specified shape in an outer surface thereof and forming a bushing so as to cover the groove parts. SOLUTION: In...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game stand for efficiently discharging heat generated in the interior of enclosure to the outside at a comparatively low cost. Ž

SOLUTION: Ventilation parts 290, 291 are provided on the upper side and the lower side of a component such as a power supply device 230 accommodated in the enclosure. Ž

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exhibit a prescribed retardation effect of hydraulic solidifying material by improving a technique enabling curing retardation thereof and to improve the strength exhibiting performance thereof. Ž

SOLUTION: The curing retarder is prepared by mixing an additive for delayed reinforcement which is one kind or two kinds or more of oxide, hydroxide, sulfite, sulfate and si...

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for reducing a chromium-containing material at a high chromium reduction degree. In the method of the present invention, a mixture of a feedstock containing chromium oxide and a carbonaceous reductant is heated and reduced by radiation heating in a moving hearth furnace. The average rate of raising the temperature of the mixture in the redu...

Disclosed is a gas cycle apparatus for a tire vulcanizer, configured to increase the circulating flow rate of a heating gas by preventing a gas feeder of the gas cycle apparatus from being subjected to an excessive load caused by a drain, and thereby capable of shortening the tire vulcanizing time by improving the temperature difference eliminating capacity in a bladder, to thereby allow the enhan...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for markedly shortening the time required for forming a single crystal ingot into a wafer with high precision, and an apparatus therefor. Ž

SOLUTION: When a cylindrical single crystal sample 10 is cut into a wafer by utilizing cleavage, the side surface of the sample 10 is cut to form a plane 12 in the direction vertical to the cleaving surface of the...

The present invention features a unique carrying device for carrying a cartable item, wherein the carrying device is formed of a rigid structure and comprises means for engaging a first shoulder of a user, means for engaging a second shoulder of a user, means for connecting the means for engaging the first and second shoulders of a user together, means for adjusting the ergonomic configuration of ...

Crosslinked particles are provided that are useful in the manufacture of dielectric materials for use in electronic devices such as integrated circuits. The crosslinked particles are prepared by activating crosslinkable groups on synthetic polymer molecules, where the crosslinkable groups are inert until activated and, when activated, undergo an irreversible intramolecular crosslinking reaction to...

The invention is directed to a method for preventing coloration of catechins by adding to catechins, a water-soluble polymer capable of forming a water-insoluble complex with catechins; and hydrogel particles containing a water-insoluble complex of catechins and a polymer capable of forming a water-insoluble complex with catechins. Further, the invention is directed to a dentifrice composition con...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rocking-type all-casing excavator which can sufficiently carry out excavation even into hard ground, and is light in weight and simple in structure. SOLUTION: A vertically moving frame 2 is arranged on a base frame 1 via a vertically moving cylinder 3, and a chuck frame 10 including a chuck band 5 for making circumferential contact with a casing to grip the same ...

The biaxially oriented polyester film of the present invention useful for twist wrapping is prepared by biaxially drawing a polyester sheet which has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 60° C., in the longitudinal and transverse directions, wherein the biaxially oriented film has a specific gravity of 1.38 or less.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for connecting, at a low cost and with high coupling efficiency, between a planar optical element and an optical waveguide that are not on an identical optical axis. Ž

SOLUTION: The optical waveguide element is equipped with an optical waveguide 1, a reflection area installed near one end face of the optical waveguide 1, and a photosetting resin 6 ...

A device 3 for securing an object to a user's clothing or the like comprises first 10A and second 10B arms which are pivotally 17 connected and biased together at one end, the device being mountable on a body portion of an item of apparatus such as a pair of binoculars 1. Preferably, the second arm has first 36 and second 34 parts with the second part being located on the other side of the hinge p...