PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combine harvester designed so as to enable a reaping part to be readily mounted and demounted during maintenance operation of the reaping part before and after the operation and having a high operating efficiency by simplifying a hydraulic pipe without making the hydraulic pipe interfere with the vertically moving reaping part. SOLUTION: This combine harvester 12...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for creating a natural turf surface having good water drainage and not being solidified even after time passes, by which the number of times for water supply and fertilizer application and maintenance costs can be reduced. SOLUTION: The method for creating a natural turf surface 1 comprises the following steps: selecting granules each having a predetermine...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for isolating a target substance such as cells even without using a centrifugal technique. SOLUTION: This method comprises using a plurality of particles whose positions can be remote-controlled and a flocculant for the particles being in dispersion in a liquid to form flocculates comprising the target substance, the above particles and the flocculant and ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of producing an optically active 2-methyl-1,3- propanediol monoester that is useful as a raw material or an intermediate for medicines, agrochemicals, and the like by using a new enzyme catalyst. SOLUTION: 2-Methyl-1,3-propenediol diester represented by general formula (I) (wherein R is a 1-6C hydrocarbon which may be substituted or unsubstituted) is treat...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flexible tube for medical use that generates little dioxins when the tube is disposed and burnt, is excellent in environmental adaptability, and is low in impact resilience. SOLUTION: This tube for medical use is obtained by co-extruding a thermoplastic material (A) composed of a styrene-based block copolymer, etc., and a thermoplastic polyolefin (B), such as the...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protecting cover for a cutting tool with a rust-resistance function and an antibacterial function. SOLUTION: The protecting cover 10 for a cutting tool is used for a pair of pliers including a blade part 13 and a grip 14. The protecting cover 10 for a cutting tool is equipped with a casing part 1a to accommodate the blade part 13 of the pliers 12, and the casing ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve reduction of assembly time, noise, load, weight, size, and cost for a sewing hoop supporting structure of a sewing machine. SOLUTION: The sewing hoop supporting structure 10 supports a sewing hoop 6 to move horizontally in the following manner: A supporting shaft 13 equipped with convex surfaces 13p, 13q is fixed to a base plate 12 attached to a table 2. Lower roll...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a separation membrane unit and a membrane separator arranging a mixing accelerating means of fluid on membrane surface which lessens concentration polarization on the supply side (primary side) of the separation membrane such as pervaporation membrane and improves a permeation performance of the membrane. SOLUTION: In this separation membrane unit 10, first fluid L...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and machine for a punching work capable of performing a deburring work. SOLUTION: A ram 21 moves up and down to approximate a punch P and a die D and when a punching work is performed on a workpiece W by a collaboration of the punch P and the die D, the punching work is executed while performing a twisting motion by adding a twisting oscillation to the pun...

A foldable board for use in a tent, addressing the inconvenience of conventional tents by providing a secure resting surface inside the tent. With conventional tents, it is troublesome to keep cups or opened beverage cans in the tent, because the ground is rough and bumpy, with considerable risk that the drink or other item will be upset or fall down on the ground, thereby soiling the tent or clot...

A shoulder harness apparatus for carrying personal items on an upper body portion of a user. The shoulder harness apparatus includes a main harness member designed to be worn over the shoulders of a user, and a plurality of detachable holders and sleeves for carrying personal items.

A thermal treatment apparatus comprises a control unit 251a that stops issuing a signal for laser beam activation transmitted over the foot switch signal cable 291 when the temperature obtained by the mirror temperature sensor 111 that detects the temperature of the laser emission part 122 provided at the laser irradiation unit 1 exceeds a predetermined value. This stops the output of the laser be...

An electrode support structure comprises a guide body having at its distal end a flexible spline leg. The spline leg is flexed to define an arcuate shape to facilitate intimate contact against tissue. An electrode element is carried by the spline leg for movement along its axis. The structure includes a control element coupled to the electrode element. The control element remotely imparts force to...

Disclosed is a polycrystalline diamond or diamond-like element with greatly improved wear resistance without loss of impact strength. These elements are formed with a binder-catalyzing material in a high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) process. The PCD element has a body with a plurality of bonded diamond or diamond-like crystals forming a continuous diamond matrix that has a diamond volume dens...

Devices and methods for utilizing dry chemistry dye indicator systems for body fluid analysis such as glucose level in whole blood are provided by incorporating an indicator in a bibulous matrix contained inside a hollow fiber capillary tube adapted to wick the fluid sample into the tube to wet the matrix and indicator system. The devices also enable visual or meter reading of the indicator by pos...

The invention relates to the addition of alpha-methyl styrene, isobutanol and/or isopropanol to reduce vapor pressure, improve k-factor, enhance the solubility of the blowing agent in the premix and/or improve the processing characteristics of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate closed-cell foams prepared with a blowing agent comprising a hydrofluorocarbon selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1...

A system for detecting electrode-tissue contact comprises a multi-electrode catheter having a location sensor and a plurality of contact electrodes. The catheter preferably further comprises a reference electrode that is preferably protected from making contact with tissue. The system further comprises a signal generator to transmit test signals to each of the contact electrodes and to the referen...

PURPOSE: A mono- or multilayered transparent amorphous film and its preparation method are provided, to improve the UV resistance, the pollution resistance, the hydrolysis resistance and the low temperature resistance. CONSTITUTION: The mono- or multilayered transparent amorphous film comprises at least one crystalline thermoplastic resin as a main component; and at least one hydrolysis stabilizer...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for efficiently producing a sausage or the like, not requiring the change of initial setup such as the change and exchange of a chain for forming a link part even when the length of a filling part is different, and as a result, enabling labors and times for the change of the initial setup to be abridged. SOLUTION: This apparatus for producing the sausa...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high frequency heating balloon catheter subjecting the tissue coming into contact with a balloon to high frequency heating as uniformly as possible and capable of safely applying thermotherapy to the affected part at the optimum temperature. SOLUTION: The high frequency heating balloon catheter is equipped with a catheter shaft (4) comprising an outer cylindrical...