PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease the spiral scan time by symmetrically arranging X-ray sources with their respective foci on a circle concentric with a measurement field, rotating them continuously around the system axis while a relative motion between the X-ray sources and a patient support is produced along a longitudinal direction of the patient support. SOLUTION: A patient 2 on a patient supp...

PURPOSE: To enable a user to surely and easily carry out the operation to attach, detach and fasten objects to be fixed (for example, boots) regardless of environment. CONSTITUTION: A main body is formed of a base frame 2 and a base body 3. This main body is internally provided with a detaining means by a stopper 5 for automatically detaining a band 19 by a spring 6, binding means composed of a ro...

PURPOSE: To provide a method of manufacturing an aerogel panel of superior productivity and executable properties for manufacturing an aerogel panel of superior transparency, heat insulation properties and the like provided with a protective body, a film and the like without destroying the structure of aerogel. CONSTITUTION: Alkoxysilane provided with condensation polymerization properties is caus...

PURPOSE: To provide an ideal engagement characteristic In a clutch, and to prevent the racing of an engine and the engagement shock. CONSTITUTION: When a starting condition detecting means 100 detects the starting condition of a vehicle, a control device detects the actual attached/ detached condition of the clutch, the difference between the attached/detached condition and the ideal attached/deta...

PURPOSE: To produce an aerogel excellent in transparency, heat insulating properties, hydrophobicity, etc. CONSTITUTION: This process for producing an aerogel comprises forming a gel through condensation polymerization from a sol obtained by hydrolyzing an alkoxysilane capable of undergoing condensation polymerization to thereby give a compound in gel form, imparting hydrophobicity to this compoun...

PURPOSE: To carry out monitoring evaluation for an operation restricting factor by providing a schedule execution controlling means which starts and controls a thermal power plant according to a starring schedule formed by an autonomous managing means. CONSTITUTION: In a schedule execution controlling means 300, a process condition accompanying a start of a thermal power plant 3000 is controlled a...

PURPOSE: To carry out monitoring evaluation for an operation restricting factor by providing an autonomous managing means which expands an employed ratio for a starring schedule formed on the basis of a schedule correction amount obtained from an adaptive knowledge acquiring means. CONSTITUTION: In a schedule execution controlling means 300, a process condition accompanying a start of a thermal po...

PURPOSE: To prevent a pinion gear from point-contacting with a receiving hole so as to improve durability. CONSTITUTION: This differential device is provided with a differential case 3 rotationally driven by the driving force of an engine, side gears 15, 17 on the output side, a plurality of pairs of pinion gears 41, 43 having first gear parts 45, 51 respctively meshing with the gears 15, 17 and s...

A protective cover (22) for disposition over a patient bearing structure, such as a gurney (10) comprises a liquid impervious membrane having a liquid absorbent pad (24) thereon. The cover (22) minimizes transportation of potentially infectious biological fluids to the gurney (10). The cover (22) is further provided with triangular corner flaps (46), (48), (50), and (52), which allow railings (14)...

A coupling device (3) between a boot and a piece of sports apparatus such as a ski binding having a toe clamp (1 ) and a heel clamp which are connected to each other by a connecting element at a predeterminable distance and which form a coupling device (3) which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the ski (5) in a guiding arrangement (9) arranged on the ski (5) and secured to the latt...

A connector for a pipe joint has a plurality of ridges formed on its inner surface and engaging the outer surface of a pipe. An annular bush fitted between the connector and the pipe inserted therein also has a plurality of ridges formed on its inner surface and engaging the outer surface of the pipe. These ridges can hold the pipe against any undesirable axial or radial displacement from the conn...

A process for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia by use of ablation and/or mapping procedures comprising ablating discrete ablation tracks within the left and right atrium of the heart by use of precurved left and right atrium guiding introducers. Also disclosed are shapes for the guiding introducers to be used for the ablation and/or mapping of the discrete tracks within the left and right atrium...

A refrigerant recycling system (10) has a compressor (12) and identical first and second drier/separators (18, 20). Refrigerant material to be reclaimed is drawn into an inlet (22) of the first drier/separator, in which lubricant is separated from refrigerant vapor. After the lubricant is removed, the refrigerant vapor is filtered as it passes through a screen (80), a bed of molecular sieve materi...

A hand-held, battery operated, single photon sensitivity phytoluminometer is claimed for rapid, simple nondestructive, noninvasive evaluation of photosynthetic topography in green leaves. All the steps for generating phytoluminescence are performed within a single, light tight enclosure. The sensitivity of the instrument is such that stress induced changes in photosynthesis can be detected seconds...

A vehicle is guided along a hall by obtaining distances between it and the nearest objects along a plurality of directions, fitting straight lines through the distances to define the walls of the hall, determining its distance from the center of the hall and its angular orientation with respect thereto and directing it to a given point on the center or other line with an angular rotation so that i...

PURPOSE: To simplify the whole structure of a tire vulcanizing system and to reduce production coat while achieving economical efficiency. CONSTITUTION: Since a moving truck 66 moves to a tire vulcanizing mold 11 successively at the time of the completion of vulcanization and a vulcanized tire is fed to the corresponding post-curing inflator 34 by a delivery means 95, a whole structure is simplifi...

An ultrasonic coupler to be arranged between an ultrasonic probe and a patient to be examined using an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided. A method of producing the ultrasonic coupler is also provided. The ultrasonic coupler is made of a gel material having no tackiness. According to the present invention, an ultrasonic coupler includes the gel material which contains polyvinyl alcohol in...

An improved fluid pressure activated piston return spring seal element is installed in a piston housing annular groove having first and second radial side walls, an axial base wall, and a mouth. The element is annular, formed of an elastomeric material, and has an axis, first and second radial faces, and an axial face. The first radial face faces toward the first side wall, defines an inwardly ext...

Encoder device for a rotational speed sensor of a rotating member of the bearing (1) mounted on a non-rotating member of the said bearing (1), of the type comprising a sensor (7) which is secured to an element that is fixed relative to the non-rotating member and in front of which an element forming a rotor moves in rotation with a small air gap, which element is equipped with an encoder (12) in t...

An exercise device includes a housing having a hollow interior for receiving objects and having a rear wall and a front wall. Two tubes are secured in the walls. Two rods are engaged with the bottom portions of the tubes so as to form a stable base for the housing. Two bars are secured to the tubes and soft sleeves are engaged on the bars for engaging with the feet of the users. The exercise devic...