PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the recovery and conveyance work of filament bodies wound in facility instruments in a building to be performed easily and quickly. SOLUTION: The recovery conveyance device consists of a storage body 7 storing a wire rope 4 in the bundle winding state and casters 8 attached to the bottom part of the storage body 7, the wire rope 4 is received into the storage body 7...

A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor chip and a die pad on which the semiconductor chip is mounted. The die pad is provided thereon with an opening. The semiconductor chip and the die pad may be shaped to be similar figures of rectangle, and the opening may include a plurality of first slits which are arranged around the corners of the die pad, respectively.

The system has a receiver for traffic information transmissions. A variable amplifier circuit (6) receives the audio signal, while a sound level compensation magnitude is derived by a control circuit (7) according to the level of a noise signal (24) and the audio signal level. The amplification is controlled by the sound level compensation magnitude for the sound level adjustment. A memory stores...

A recombinant replication competent retrovirus for gene delivery and gene therapy is provided. The recombinant retrovirus has a heterologous nucleic acid sequence, a sequence encoding a cell- or tissue-specific ligand or a sequence for transcriptional targeting, or a combination of both a cell- or tissue-specific ligand and a cell- or tissue-specific transcriptional targeting sequence.

PURPOSE:To eliminate measuring errors caused by moving accuracy, distorsion due to the displacement of the center of gravity of a slide and the expansion and contraction due to temperature change in the measurement of the shape using a three-dimensional measuring apparatus. CONSTITUTION:The position of a measuring probe 14 on the X-Y-Z coordinates is detected as X0, Y0 and Z0. The position of a me...

The configuration of an optical head is such that it enables movement of and setting of the position of a laser light source along an optical axis to either a first position which corresponds to the position for which an objective lens is designed to accommodate an optical disc having a first substrate thickness, and a third position which is between the first position and a second position at whi...

The invention relates to the synthesis of substances on a solid phase consisting of two different substrates, to a suitable reaction system and to a method comprising solid-phase synthesis and an analytical process during which the chemical structure and the biological properties of the synthesised substance are analysed. The inventive solid-phase synthesis of substances in a reaction vessel conta...

In an x-ray fluoroscopic imaging system including a portable cabinet, at least one monitor, a support arm, an articulated arm assembly connecting the support arm to the cabinet, a C-arm carried by the support arm assembly, an x-ray source and detector located at opposing locations on the C-arm, and a control panel mounted on the source or the detector, three "x-ray on" lighted indicators are dispo...

In an x-ray fluoroscopic imaging system including a portable cabinet, at least one monitor, a support arm, an articulated arm assembly connecting the support arm to the cabinet, a C-arm carried by the support arm assembly, an x-ray source and detector located at opposing locations on the C-arm, and a control panel mounted on the source or the detector, a compact oil immersion power supply providin...

A wastewater treatment tank with influent gates (24) and pre-react zone with an outwardly flared lower portion. Influent passes over influent gates (24), which introduce turbulence, causing aeration, and reducing flow velocity. As influent flows out of the influent gate housing (20), flow velocity is further reduced by contact with the surface of the wastewater in the basin and influent flow is di...

The present invention is directed to endless belts and fabrics for use in a process control loop which can be used in the production of the products specified in the specification. The belt is provided with means for emitting electromagnetic radiation upon excitation by an energy source. That is, the belt is provided with a sensor which emits electromagnetic radiation when excited by an energy sou...

The address generator (GA) for the data storage (RAM) of a processor receives a control word (MC) from a program controller (CP), this program controller itself receiving instructions (I) originating from a program memory (ROM) addressed by an instruction counter (CI) and producing a program signal (P) destined for an arithmetic and logic unit (ALU), the instruction counter being incremented by a ...

A telecommunications network (120) is provided with adaptive gain control (AGC) of the voice signals in network (120). Network (120) includes an input (12) for receiving a voice signal, an output (14) for receiving the voice signal, and a coupling between input (12) and output (14) including at least one switch (124) or (126). Network (120) also includes voice enhancer (10) including power average...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To evenly disperse a foaming article between the teeth of a comb by projecting a projected comb-teeth structural body from a cylindrical structural part, and by making the height of an intervening member that has been provided in the position including the jet ports lower than the height of the comb-teeth structural part. SOLUTION: An intervening member 12 is fitted in a prop...

A hydrophone has a fibre optic interferometer with a reference arm (26) formed by a length of optical fibre wound around a rigid mandrel (30) and with constant optical path length, elastic material (42) over the arm, and a concentric sensing arm (24) with a length of optical fibre wound over the material in a coil so that optical path length changes when the hydrophone is exposed to an acoustic fi...

A heater unit includes a honeycomb heater having a resistance adjusting component and a casing for holding the heater, wherein at least part of the side of the heater is covered with protective member(s) via an inorganic adhesive and the resulting heater is held in said casing. This heater unit has a highly integral structure and can prevent short circuiting even under the severe driving condition...

A three-dimensional display comprises a spatial light modulator (13), such as a liquid crystal display, sandwiched between first and second lenticular screens (12, 16). The pitch of the lenticules of the second screen (16) is an integral multiple of that of the first screen (12). The spatial light modulator (13) comprises a plurality of cells aligned with the lenticules of the first screen (12). A...

PURPOSE:To perform surely back washing by preventing temp. elevation and corrosion of an on-off valve for feeding air to a back washing nozzle for performing back washing of a porous ceramic filter element of a deduster from occurring. CONSTITUTION:A purge system (an air pipe 15 for purging) by-passing an on-off valve 13 is provided on an air pipe 12 for back washing which feeds air from a high pr...

This invention relates to an assembly of a container and a coupling for coupling said container to a device for applying a component present in the container. The coupling comprises a first and a second coupling piece that are rotatably connectable. One of the coupling pieces is provided for attachment to the container. The other coupling piece is provided for attachment to the device. The contain...

A wound dressing includes a first and a second absorbent layer, each absorbent layer being of a non-woven fabric of fibres, and each being able to absorb liquid and a screen comprising polyester and cotton fibres between, and bonded to, the two absorbent layers. The bonded absorbent layers and the screen form essentially a single, layered fabric body. The bonding between the first and second absor...