In an apparatus for controlling a starting clutch (7) of a vehicle having a function of stopping engine idling so that an engine (1) is automatically stopped under given conditions when the vehicle is at a standstill, the starting clutch (7) being disposed in a transmission of the vehicle in series with a belt type continuously variable transmission mechanism (5) which receives an input of a power...

At the time of vehicle start-up from the state of engine stopping, a hydraulic oil pressure (PSC) in a starting clutch (7) sometimes overshoots beyond a creeping pressure as a result of a rise in the hydraulic oil pressure in the hydraulic circuit, resulting in shocks. A hydraulic oil pressure command value (PSCCMD) to a linear solenoid valve (15 3) which controls the starting clutch pressure (PSC...

A urine sugar detecting device including (a) a urine sugar sensor including a contact electrode and a cover film covering the contact electrode therewith, (b) a cartridge encasing the urine sugar sensor in fluid tight except the contact electrode, and (c) at least one contact pin having a straightly extending proximal portion and an obliquely, downwardly inclining distal portion, the contact pin b...

An ethylene--olefin copolymer having: (A) a density d of 0.86 to 0.96 g/cm<3>; (B) a melt flow rate MER of 0.01 to 200 g/10min; (C) a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 1.5 to 4.5; (D) a composition distribution parameter Cb of 1.08 to 2.00; and (E) an orthodichlorobenzene-soluble content X (wt%) at 25 DEG C, a density d (g/cm<3>) and a melt flow rate MFR (g/10min) satisfying tha...

A process for producing a flame-retardant, silane-crosslinked polyolefin, characterized by meltmixing a flame-retardant polyolefin consisting of an -olefin polymer, a flame-retardant, a water-absorbing agent and a silanol-condensing catalyst with a substan-tially water-free carrier polymer comprising an organic unsaturated silane and a free-radical generator at a higher temperature than the...

This invention relates generally to fibers and fabrics prepared using crystalline propylene polymer compositions comprising both propylene homopolymer and propylene copolymer. The propylene polymer compositions are prepared using at least one metallocene catalyst system in a polymerization process that involves the initial homopolymerization of propylene followed by the copolymerization of propyle...

The invention relates to a method and a system for identifying a juridical person (80) in order to provide the juridical person (80) access to a provided service. It comprises the retrieval of the CLI-number provided to a telephone device allocated to the juridical person. The CLI-number being part of the phone communication protocol and being retrieved at a service unit telephone device (82) or a...

The invention relates to a method and a system for identifying a juridical person (80) in order to provide the juridical person (80) access to a provided service. It comprises the retrieval of the CLI-number provided to a telephone device allocated to the juridical person. The CLI-number being part of the phone communication protocol and being retrieved at a service unit telephone device (82) or a...

The invention relates to a method for receiving and processing the invoicing information for an order placed through a telephone connection, in which a second telephone subscriber orders products or services from a first telephone subscriber. The invention also relates to a method for processing the invoicing information (8) of an order placed through a telephone connection and attaching it to a t...

The apparatus and method of the present invention provides for conducting simultaneous multiple synthesis of general compounds, which often takes place under varied uneven conditions requiring heating, cooling, agitation, reagent/solvent additions to the reactor contents at each reaction vessel location, supply and maintenance of inert atmosphere and means to facilitate the reflux of the reactor c...

This invention is a biomedical material, which is composed of polyurethane (PU), coated with CBD-RGD peptide made by genetic engineering method for improving the adhesive and proliferating ability of tissue cell such as endothelium, fibroblast and cuticular cell. To coat CBD-RGC peptide on cross-linking modified collagen artificial vessel could increase the plant of endothelium and decrease the ad...

A shallow etch at the trailing edge rail that allows the slider to fly closer to the recording medium and exhibit less sensitivity to roll. The slider includes a support structure and at least one rail having side edges and an air bearing surface raised above the support structure. At least one of the rails comprises a magnetic element disposed on the support structure. The edges of the rail adjac...

The present invention relates to a method of producing a metal-based semiconductor circuit substrate. That is, the present invention provides a semiconductor circuit substrate that has improved properties: flat joins to connect external terminals, small variations in shape due to temperature changes, good mounting properties to a mother board, improved absorption efficiency of infrared rays during...

An improved method for packaging an integrated circuit chip is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, an integrated circuit chip (12) is mounted on a leadframe (18) having a plurality of leads (20). The integrated circuit chip is electrically connected to the leadframe with wire bond (22). An encapsulant (26) is then molded around the integrated circuit chip and the leadframe. In a dry bake ...

A ball grid array (BGA) semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The BGA semiconductor package includes leads connected to a semiconductor chip by wire-bonding, portions of conductive ink provided on each of the leads, and a solder ball attached to each portion of conductive ink to be connected to terminals of an external substrate. The method of manufacturing a BGA semiconduc...

An information recording apparatus for recording data into a recording medium taking as recording unit a sector corresponding to a predetermined amount of information signal, comprises a file management unit (5) to classify an information signal for recording into the recording medium (101) into a number, two or more, of groups depending upon the importance of the information signal, and a write/r...

An optical focusing system which use a light beam emitted from a light source, includes a refractive surface on one side of the optical focusing system and having a first radius of curvature, a first reflection surface on the above one side, surrounding the reflection surface and having a second radius of curvature being different from the first radius of curvature, a transparent beam focusing sur...

An optical microswitch (104) for use with a laser beam that extends along a path comprising a body (213) having an inlet port (150) adapted to receive the laser beam and a plurality of outlet ports (151). A plurality of mirrors (103) coupled to a plurality of micromotors (180) are carried by the bosy. The micromotors selectively move the mirrors from a first position out of the path of the laser b...

The object of the present invention is to provide a miniaturized semiconductor device in which adequate insulation is provided between its primary and secondary circuits. The solution is such that, in the semiconductor chip 1, first and second terminal electrodes 5 are connected with circuit regions 2 and 3, and an insulating region 4 is arranged to isolate the first and second terminal electrodes...

Disclosed is an ink jet printhead apparatus for modulating drop size. Drop size modulation is achieved by providing an inkjet printhead chip for use in an ink jet printhead having a cavity in communication with a supply of ink and a nozzle. The chip includes an actuator having a first active section and a second active section. The first and second active sections are positioned at a substantially...