A VCSEL including a first mirror stack, an active region and a second mirror stack positioned on a substrate having a surface lying in a first plane and a centrally located offset area of the surface lying in a second plane parallel to the first plane and spaced therefrom. Portions of the active region and the first and second mirror stacks being offset from surrounding portions by the offset area...

A system and method of producing predecode bits from instructions as instructions are copied from a memory system to a cache memory unit. A predecode unit, coupled between the memory unit and the cache memory unit, produces the predecode bits for utilization by a superscalar processor. The circuitry of the predecode unit is comprised of logic and latches. The predecode unit includes two main paths...

PURPOSE:To enable polyester films to efficiently and reliably adhere to both faces of a can body blank. CONSTITUTION:A supply means 3 is provided, which supplies a can body blank material 1a to a transfer path 2. First heating means 17, 19 for heating the material 1a are provided. There are provided a first film feed means 20a for feeding an elongated film 18a, on which a printed pattern and a the...

PURPOSE:To enable a composite pipe, wherein an inner circumferential surface of a metal pipe is lined with a non-foamed resin layer via a foamed resin layer, to be manufactured in the stable condition of interfacial bonding and in the uniform thickness of the foamed resin layer. CONSTITUTION:In a method of manufacturing a composite pipe by inserting a two-layer pipe 1, wherein a foamed resin layer...

PURPOSE:To improve appearance by preventing pin hole trace of a set pin to be formed on a decorative sheet from coming out on the surface of a product, in a pressure attaching device for attaching the decorative sheet to a trim body with pressure. CONSTITUTION:A decorative sheet holding means 60 for holding a decorative sheet 30 is provided between a graining bar 53 to be arranged on the periphery...

PURPOSE:To facilitate storage and carry, to simplify assembly, and, further, to prevent return after assembly, by forming bending parts in the middles of a cut and two of folding lines. CONSTITUTION:This protector is square, and is divided into four sections 11-14 surrounded by folding lines 15-17 and a cut 18 along its diagonal lines. Also, bending parts each are formed in the middles of the fold...

PURPOSE:To stabilize a strut erected on a shelf, where a burned product is mounted, so as not to be turned over in the point midway in transference. CONSTITUTION:A fitting hole 25 is formed in a supporting plate 12 of a lifter 11 at a position corresponding to a strut (c) erected on its shelf (b). In this fitting hole 25, a pressing rod 27 consisting of a heavy load provided with a head part 28 pr...

PURPOSE:To prevent generation of any twist in winding and delivery of a cable to a cable drum. CONSTITUTION:A cable winding device 7 is provided with a cable drum 24 for winding and housing an optical cable 6, a traverser 29 provided with a pair of pulleys 27, 28 for pinching a flat part of the light cable 6 from up and down and for guiding it, and a drum motor 30 for driving the cable drum and th...

PURPOSE:To attain high joining strength by controlling the average narrow pore diameter and porosity of a porous SiC member, the clearance of a joining part or the like at the time of joining the plural member by assembling with a tenon and mortise and impregnating with a molten silicon. CONSTITUTION:At the time of joining plural porous silicon carbide members A and B, the tenon is formed at the j...

PURPOSE:To obtain a lightweight aerated concrete with the carbonation resistance improved and excellent in durability by impregnating the concrete with morpholine. CONSTITUTION:Bubbles are introduced by a foaming agent, frothing agent, etc., into a slurry with quartzite, portland cement, quick lime, etc., as the main material, and the slurry is hardened and cured with high-temp. and pressure steam...

PURPOSE:To obtain a tool for firing free from the reaction with a material to be fired and excellent in workability or the like by constituting a tool for firing with a porous ceramic body and coating a surface in contact with a material to be fired with a noble metal. CONSTITUTION:The porous ceramic body composed of a ceramic such as alumina, magnesia is prepared. The porosity of the porous ceram...

PURPOSE:To provide an electric fusion type branch connection which can be manufactured easily, hardly short-circuits, facilitates fusion execution, and is low in cost. CONSTITUTION:A branch section 12 of a branch pipe is formed integrally in a saddle section 11 which has an inner face having almost the same curvature as that of an outer face of a synthetic resin pipe P. A branch saddle 1 in which ...

The invention is directed to a light weight, fluid charged, stackable, and easily placeable traffic barrier. The barrier includes a lightweight frame, made up of a skin or other lightweight framing elements. The barrier includes an interior bladder chamber for charging with a weighting fluid.

A method and apparatus for measuring a physical quantity, property or condition and for transmitting a code representing the measured physical quantity, property or condition. The method includes the steps of developing a first signal in response to a physical quantity, property or condition, sampling the first signal to produce an instantaneous first signal value, assigning a first code to the in...

Inflation pressure of an inflated article, e.g. a wheel tire 12, is measured by pressure sensing apparatus 10 located on the inflated article. Portable apparatus 20 is brought into proximity with the sensing apparatus 10 and a power signal is transmitted for the portable apparatus to energise the sensing apparatus. The portable apparatus acquires pressure data signals output by the sensing apparat...

In the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, a CPAP flow generator is employed to direct air to a nasal mask fitted to a patient. The airflow from the generator is monitored, and the flow and/or pressure is increased when the waveform of the airflow exhibits characteristics corresponding to flow limitation. The generator may be controlled to repetitively test for waveform variations, in order to a...

A magnetic resonance imaging system employs a sequence of radio frequency pulses and magnetic field gradients to detect and measure the spin-relaxation time of moving blood within a subject. Spin-lattice relaxation times are determined by first inverting longitudinal spin magnetization and then detecting the recovery of this magnetization with a series of detection radio frequency pulses. The inve...

Biological signals detected by biological signal detecting units put on a plurality of persons to be monitored are transmitted to a plurality of wristwatches. The transmitted biological signals and ID code data corresponding to the biological signals are transmitted in the form of radio signals. A receiver unit receives the biological signals and the ID code data transmitted from the wristwatches ...

A method and apparatus for determining body composition of a subject is provided. The composition determinations can include total body fat, lean body mass, total body water, inter-cellular fluid and/or extra-cellular fluid. The subject's body is treated as a plurality of segmented conductors, each of the body segments having a relatively uniform cross-sectional area. By determining the compositio...

A collapsible cone structure includes a base, an upright support and a spiral coil. The coil is shiftable between a supported, cone-shaped extended configuration and a flattened configuration which may be easily stored or transported. Preferably the structure includes a detachable theme head including a support, a plurality of coil segments and a vertically adjustable coupling pin. Other preferred...