PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an X-ray microinspection apparatus that extremely quickly enables non-destructive inspection with a high resolution of 0.1 μm or less and is capable of greatly contributing to the field of nanotechnology. Ž

SOLUTION: In the X-ray microinspectioon apparatus that has an X-ray generation means for generating X rays by irradiating a target for X-ray generation wit...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the loss of electrolyte by evaporation of moisture from the electrolyte surface of a lead-acid battery and improve the battery life by floating an oil on the electrolyte surface, and surrounding a positive electrode pole, corresponding to at least the upper limit position of a regulated electrolayte level to the lower limit position with a cylindrical body to preve...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the adjustment of moisture with a kneader, even in the case of making use of such coal that the moisture is over 10 wt.%. SOLUTION: In the manufacture of coal-water paste, which manufactures coal-water paste (hereinafter, referred to CWP) 21 by mixing raw coal 1 water 11 while crushing a part of the pulverized coal 19 with a pulverizer 5 after crushing of the ra...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give good road ability to a vehicle efficiently incorporating hydraulic pressure selective solenoid valves 74, 76 mounted thereon in such a manner as to reduce their downward protrusion. Ž

SOLUTION: The solenoid valves 74, 76 are incorporated between each of first and second planetary gear transmissions 42, 43 and the upper face of a valve body 72 on the rear side of ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cylindrical sealed lead acid battery capable of preventing generation of poor welding at formation of a strap, even if the number of ear parts of each electrode plate in a radius direction is increased. Ž

SOLUTION: In the cylindrical sealed lead acid battery provided with an electrode group 1 with a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate wou...

A vehicle drive apparatus is provided that comprises first and second drive sources (M1 and M2), a main clutch (31), a subordinate clutch (30), a drive source selecting section (11), and a clutch control section (11). The first and second drive sources (M1 and M2) output drive forces to a first wheel (1R). The main clutch (31) is configured to simultaneously shut off delivery of outputs from the f...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a vehicle capable of matching phases in a circumferential direction of teeth of a first engaging member and teeth of a second engaging member. Ž

SOLUTION: A control device of a vehicle having an actuator which moves either of a first engaging member or a second engaging member in an axial direction to be engaged/released is equipped with a ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect the fastening force of two electromagnetic clutches of a driving force distribution device respectively while restraining the number of parts to minimum. SOLUTION: The electromagnetic clutches CL, CR arranged while adjoining to the right/left of a symmetrical surface P in order to distribute the drive force to two shafts have outer guides 24L, 24R, inner guides 25L,...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure power needed for a change in a gear ratio of a transmission so as to execute a gear ratio change properly. Ž

SOLUTION: A gear ratio is changed using a low vehicle speed side speed change line map. The speed change line map is so set that, when a shift lever 81 is operated into a B range, a motor MG1 drives an engine 22 to be adjusted at a higher revolution as a...

A panel driving method for driving pixels of a panel. The pixels are classified into a plurality of groups and the pixels of one of the plurality of groups are addressed and sustain-discharged before the pixels of another one of the plurality of groups are addressed and sustain discharged. In the panel driving method, a frame period for displaying a single image is divided. into a plurality of sub...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a shock at a time of fixing and releasing an output shaft of an internal combustion engine in relation to a power output device outputting power to a drive shaft and an automobile loaded with the same having wheels mechanically connected to a drive shaft. Ž

SOLUTION: A motor MG1 is connected to a sun gear 31 of a first planetary gear P1 of a power distributio...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve energy efficiency and miniaturize an electric motor. Ž

SOLUTION: A crankshaft 26 of an engine 22 is connected to a ring gear 32 of a planetary gear P, a driving shaft 65 to a carrier 31, and a rotary shaft of a motor MG1 to a sun gear 31 respectively so that power outputted from the engine 22 can be outputted to the driving shaft 65 by amplifying torque, when ...

The method involves making an electronic case (13) to directly transmit a synchronization information in the form of a drive clock signal to an electronic case (12). The clock signal is utilized, after its retrieval, for synchronization of a reference frequency of the case (12). A digital value of the signal is established in the case (13). The value is modulated on the clock signal, and the modul...

A storage device (50) able to make a redundant write operation of unselected data unnecessary and able to optimize an arrangement of pages to a state having a high efficiency for rewriting, wherein the storage device (50) has a first memory unit (51), a second memory unit (52) having a different access speed from the first memory (51), and a control circuit (54), wherein the control circuit (54) h...

The present invention relates to a peptide excellently capable of binding to a protein capable of binding to insulin (IBP), an adsorbent comprising the aforementioned peptide immobilized on a carrier, an adsorber comprising the aforementioned adsorbent, and a method of adsorbing IBPs by using the aforementioned adsorbent or adsorber. The peptide, adsorbent, adsorber and method provided by the pre...

A non-invasive system and method of determining the presence or absence of neural, muscular, soft tissue, bone or joint damage to a person's hand and/or wrist. The system includes a plurality of force members, one of which is engageable by the person's thumb and two of which are engageable by other digits of the hand, at least one of the other digits being innervated by the ulnar nerve. Force dete...

Fastenings, including stretchy or flexible "zebra-like" and "leopard-like" appearing materials, are disclosed having spaced bands or a distribution islands of molded loop-engageable hooks or molded pre-forms for hooks, between which are bands or regions of different character. Molding is by rigid molds filled from the base region of the stems. In embodiments, linear bands or islands of fastener el...

A system for establishing, and optionally maintaining, a desired atmosphere for perishable or atmosphere-sensitive goods during their storage and/or transportation, the system including: a sealed enclosure which surrounds the goods (10, 20, 80); a first valve (150) and a second valve (130) coupled to the sealed enclosure; a tank (170) containing a gas therein; a hose (180) having a first end coupl...

The support mesh insert for a human body vessel is cylindrical and has at least one undulating filament (F) forming annuli (UA) which are interconnected. Adjacent wire sections are held together by connectors (5). At least some of the connectors have links (6A,C) which are rigid and formed of two connected loops to receive the annuli.

A VLIW processor is provided with dedicated decoders for different fields within a VLIW instruction word. In one embodiment, a 32-bit instruction 50 is composed of a 4-bit format field 51, a 4-bit operation field 52, and two 12-bit operation fields 59 and 60. The 4-bit operation field 52 includes (1) an operation code "cc" that indicates a branch operation which uses a stored value of the implicit...