An inkjet head including piezoelectric sheets each of which has an individual electrode-forming region on its front surface, and inner electrodes in its inside. Individual electrodes are arranged in the individual electrode-forming region. The inner electrodes are arranged opposite to the individual electrodes. Front surface common electrodes are provided on the front surface of the piezoelectric ...

The inkjet recording head comprises: a plurality of ink chambers aligned, each of the plurality of ink chambers having a nozzle; and a piezoelectric element arranged on an outer side of the plurality of ink chambers, the piezoelectric element using displacement in d 31 direction, piezoelectric strain absorbing holes being formed through the piezoelectric element in regions of outer perimeters of a...

An oxygen enrichment apparatus includes an oxygen enriching unit for generating oxygen-enriched air and a discharge unit for discharging the oxygen-enriched air transferred from the suction unit. The oxygen-enriched air generated by the oxygen enriching unit has an oxygen concentration ranging from about 25% to 35%. The apparatus also includes a suction unit for suctioning the oxygen-enriched air ...

An ionically conductive ceramic element includes a central unit ( 703 ). The central unit ( 703 ) is composed of a plurality of integrated manifold and tube modules (IMAT) ( 22 ) joined end to end along a central axis (A). Each IMAT module ( 22 ) has a tube support portion ( 804 ) and a plurality of tubes ( 802 ) extending from the first surface ( 803 ). The tubes ( 802 ) each have a closed end ( ...

Ball grid array packages that can be stacked to form highly dense components and the method for stacking ball grid arrays are disclosed. The ball grid array packages comprise flexible or rigid substrates. The ball grid array packages additionally comprise an arrangement for the substantial matching of impedance for the circuits connected to the semiconductor devices.

An injectable composition comprises a benzimidazole compound having an antiulcer action and a strong alkali (e.g., an alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide) in a proportion of about 1 equivalent of the latter relative to 1 mol of the former, and is substantially free from a nonaqueous solvent. The injectable composition may comprise N-methylglucamine, and a saccharide (such as mannitol)....

A composition for making a high-refractive-index resin contains a polythiol compound and a compound containing at least two iso(thio)cyanato groups, the polythiol compound having a dithioacetal, dithioketal, orthotrithioformic ester, or orthotetrathiocarbonic ester skeleton. The molar ratio of the mercapto group to the iso(thio)cyanato group in the composition is greater than 1.0 but not more than...

A particle beam therapy system comprises a charged particle beam generator for generating a charged particle beam, two or more treatment rooms provided with respective irradiation devices for irradiating the charged particle beam, a beam line for transporting the charged particle beam extracted from the charged particle beam generator to the irradiation device in selected one of the two or more tr...

A tandem rotary electric machine for vehicles is equipped with a primary rotary electric machine and a secondary rotary electric machine arranged in tandem mechanism, namely, of a dual stator-rotor pair mechanism. In the tandem rotary electric machine, a connection lead wire connects a stator coil wound on a stator core of the primary stator-rotor pair to a rectifier device through one of accommod...

Traditional techniques of 3D data retrieval using names and subjective attributes are not robust and are difficult to automate over large 3D repositories. Certain techniques developed for search and classification of 2D engineering designs, are in general, difficult to extend to 3D models. These issues are addressed by a system for automated search and classification for 3D CAx models based on the...

A picture information converting apparatus for generating a plurality of output picture signals. The apparatus includes first data selecting means; second data selecting means; memory means for storing a pre-obtained estimation expression coefficient; pixel value generating means for generating the first pixel with the second pixels selected by the first data selecting means and a linear estimatio...

The present invention provides a data communication method and a data communication device capable of performing high-speed data communication by using a parallel link and higher-speed data communication by reducing a timing skew. A data communication method includes: a step of encoding data of N bits (N being 2 or larger) to transmission data of M bits (M being 3 or larger) on a transmission side...

The present invention provides a data communication method and a data communication device capable of performing high-speed data communication by using a parallel link and higher-speed data communication by reducing a timing skew. A data communication method includes: a step of encoding data of N bits (N being 2 or larger) to transmission data of M bits (M being 3 or larger) on a transmission side...

A visual restoration aiding device includes an electrode array ( 21 ) having a plurality of electrodes ( 21 a) placed on an outside of a choroid (E 2 ) of a patient's eye (E) to electrically stimulate cells constituting a retina (E 3 ).

An adjustment is made to the size of an original graphic data object in a substantially rectangular original screen to obtain a target graphic data object on a substantially rectangular target screen having a different aspect ratio than that of the original screen. The size of the original graphic data object is proportionally increased to obtain the target graphic data object on the target screen...

A sheath (20) for use on a closed loop Joule-Thomson cryosurgical probe (10), and the combination of the sheath (20) and the closed loop probe (10). The sheath (20) is slipped over the probe (10), thereby separating the probe from the environment. The sheath (20) has a grip (22) which fits over the handle (12) of the cryosurgical probe, and an extendible shroud (23) which can be longitudinally ext...

Disclosed is a chimeric isoprenoid synthase polypeptide including a first domain from a first isoprenoid synthase joined to a second domain from a second, heterologous isoprenoid synthase, whereby the chimeric isoprenoid synthase is capable of catalyzing the production of isoprenoid reaction products that are not produced in the absence of the second domain of the second, heterologous isoprenoid s...

An ink jet printhead has a body of PZT (13') bonded to a base plate (13''). Channels cut in the PZT form ink chambers which are actuated by applying voltages to electrodes on surfaces of the chambers. The base plate also carries IC's which contain the drive circuitry for actuating the ink chambers. To ensure reliable electrical interconnection between the chamber electrodes and the IC's, the elect...

An apparatus (22) is attachable to a conventional snowboard (24) to convert the snowboard (24) into a snow scooter (20) having improved performance characteristics in comparison to those of the snowboard (24) alone. The apparatus (22) includes a member movable relative to the snowboard (24) by either the hands or feet of the rider, and forces and motions applied to that member by the rider are con...

Regulating element for wristwatch comprising: a balance, a magnetic return member for returning the balance to at least one stable equilibrium position, and an escapement for maintaining the oscillation of the balance around the equilibrium position.