An apparatus for recording a 2D image of an object comprises a plurality of 1D detector units, each exposed to ionizing radiation, as transmitted through or scattered off the object, and being arranged for 1D imaging of the radiation, to which it is exposed. The detector units are distributed in an array such that the 1D images of the radiation from the detector units are distributed over a substa...

The method is not prescriptive, but includes the following essential features. Named individuals or organizations are made responsible for accurate and timely delivery of data. Reports are frequent and rapid. Gathering and processing of data is automatic. The system uses modern telecommunications methods and permits instant auditing. The system needs the minimum of physical protection.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and method processing light obtained from an X-ray for improving image quality. SOLUTION: A means is provided filtering light by a cut-off frequency retaining a first portion of a temperature independent spectrum of light emitted from a light emitting body and blocking a second portion of a light spectrum representing a shift dependent on temperature. A ra...

A thin ribbon cassette (16) is set on a tape winding device and its vertical-direction position is fixed by a position restricting member (18) provided on a back of a cover for an apparatus body. When the ribbon cassette (16) is thin in correspondence to a narrow width of an ink ribbon (15), a quantity of lowering of a ribbon winding top (5) engaged with a reel (16-1) of the cassette (16) is small...

A wheel bracket for wheeled luggage comprises a convex top portion of the wheel housing situated above the bottom plate; a raised portion formed from a higher portion to a lower portion on a surface of the front plate; and a first plurality of recesses and a plurality of longitudinal and transverse ribs formed on a back of the front plate in which one of the first recesses having a lowest height i...

An apparatus and method for cleaning the objective lens of a laparoscope, endoscope, or coeloscope during surgery and also removing the solution and debris during and after the cleaning. The result is obtained by using a rigid hollow split sheath for the scope. The split sheath has two separate channels. One channel is for irrigation and the cleaning fluid flows through this channel to be directed...

A process for producing a high-density iron-based green compact is provided that can form a green compact with a high density. Also provided is a process for producing a sintered compact from the green compact. A specified combination lubricant is applied to the surface of a die for compacting by electrical charging, wherein the combination lubricant includes a first lubricant having a melting poi...

A low to near-zero metal matrix composite material featuring high modulus carbon fibers reinforcing a lightweight metal or semimetal. The fibers have a negative coefficient of thermal expansion in the axial direction. Laminates featuring parallel arrays of fibers may be cross-plied to produce quasi-isotropic properties in the composite body. The CTE of the composite body depends not only upon the ...

To provide a minute foreign matter analysis method and device wherein the observation, analysis and estimation of minute foreign matter is permitted by linking the device coordinate of a particle inspection device and those of other analysis devices with by far higher accuracy.A minute foreign matter analysis method comprising the steps of: determining the position of a minute foreign substance on...

The present invention provides an improved lyophilization process for forming biocompatible foam structures. The process allows the foam structures to be tailored for specific end uses. The foams formed by this process are well suited to be used in medical applications such as tissue engineering. The foam structures may also contain pharmaceutically active substances

A running surrounding recognizing apparatus is provided. The running surrounding recognizing apparatus is capable of accurately recognizing information in regard to running of a self-vehicle even if a mounting position of a sensor for running surrounding recognition is changed, and to provide a vehicle running control apparatus using the running surrounding recognizing apparatus. The running surro...

An automatic steering system for a vehicle is provided which includes a memory section for storing data for a steering angle of a wheel with respect to a distance of movement of a vehicle in correspondence to four parking modes. If a desired parking mode is selected by a mode selecting switch and the vehicle is moved at a creep while depressing a brake pedal, a control section controls the operati...

PURPOSE: A column redundancy circuit of semiconductor memory device is provided to obtain a higher yield by replacing defective cells by one input/output unit, reduce a redundancy cell area, and reduce a memory chip size. CONSTITUTION: A memory cell array(100) includes a normal column memory cell block(120), which has a plurality of normal memory cells arranged in a matrix of rows and columns and ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient electromechanical biosensor capable of analyzing even a small amount of sample. SOLUTION: This biosensor 10 comprises a bottom part 18 including edges 28 and 54 and flanges 30 and 56 extending from the edges, a top part 14 supported on the bottom part and including edges and flanges extending from the edges along the flanges of the bottom part, capilla...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control unit and a multiplex communication system, with which information can be prevented from being lost due to resetting of a central arithmetic processor and the low power consumption state of another control unit can be prevented from being repeatedly canceled even when abnormality occurs in a low frequency oscillator. SOLUTION: An abnormality detecting mean...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of constructing distributed system for business use which aims at standardizing and stabilizing a software architecture, and can improve easiness in maintenance, recycling, and flexibility to the change of specification. SOLUTION: A referential model 1 is prepared containing plural model elements which classifies a system into its category, function, and p...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit automatic generation of software codes based on the software requirement specifications that are inputted through graphical user interface. SOLUTION: The system stores a model pattern introduced by analyzing the requirement specifications according to the predetermined method (step S11), generates program modules specifying the respective functions following the use...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technique that can reduces user's labor for managing information of a business process definition. SOLUTION: The information of the business process definition managing method to manage the information of the business process definition is constructed by a step to set business application information for identifying the business applications using the definition to...

The invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for guiding automated vehicles, particularly in a mine environment. The invention provides for an assembly for and method of providing a simulated towing action for automated vehicles. The assembly comprises a towing vehicle, an automated vehicle including drive means, steering actuation means and a controller connected to the drive and steerin...

A field emission display having a plurality of cathodes; a cathodoluminescent anode; a plurality of control electrodes for controlling the flow of electrons between the cathodes and the anode; a focus grid comprising an apertured, conductive sheet; and a dielectric material is disposed on the focus grid between the conductive sheet and the control electrodes. With such an arrangement, the dielectr...