Inductive structures having low parasitic capacitances for direct integration in semiconductor integrated circuits. In one embodiment, a generally planar spiral winding (2) is disposed on the surface of a substrate (1). An electrical connection to the internal end (4) of the spiral (2) is made through electrically conducting vias (21,23) passing through the substrate (1). The spiral (2) may be spa...

This invention relates to a transform coding apparatus where linear transform is performed for input signal series such as image signals, and transform coefficients are quantized from lower frequency components to higher frequency components in the transform region, and then the quantized transform coefficients are coded and outputted. The quantized transform coefficients being zero are counted, a...

An electroluminescent device comprises a film containing a phosphor. Means for causing movement of electrons in the film comprising a first layer on one side of the film and a second layer on the other side of the film are provided. The film includes a first material which is also present in the first layer. It has been noted that such a device has enhanced luminescence as compared to a convention...

A comb has a head portion 7 extending from a handle 15, with teeth 8 and 9 extending downwardly. A roller 10 is situated between the teeth lust below the head 7 and will rotate as the hair is combed. Rotation of the roller 10 is sensed by a counter device 11 connected to a control circuit 12 which causes a number to be shown on a display device 14 indicating the length of hair through which the co...

A high luminance thin-film electroluminescent device is prepared layer by layer to comprise a phosphor layer with SrS as the host material and a metal selected from Mn, Tb, Tm, Sm, Ce, Eu, Pr, Nd, Dy, Ho, Er and Cu as the luminous center sandwiched between two insulating layers, with two thin-film electrodes provided on each side of the insulating layers, at least one of the electrodes being trans...

A surveillance marker is provided for utilization in antipilferage and anticounterfeiting systems. The marker includes a housing formed of barium ferrite impregnated plastic. Advantageously, the barium ferrite impregnated plastic housing provides a quasi-solenoidal dc magnetic bias field for activating one or more stacked ferromagnetic ribbons contained within the housing to produce an identifiabl...

Compounds of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, carboxamidomethyl, 4-chlorophenyl, benzyl and (4-nitrophenyl)-methyl; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or alkyl, R4 is 3-pyridinyl or where R6 and R7 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, N-alkyl-N-acylamino, nitro, and trifluoromethyl and where halogen is selected from chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl; and A-B ...

PURPOSE:To perform cutting of a molding under a stabilized state, by a method wherein pressing force of a nozzle against a mold is made changeable into a multistage. CONSTITUTION:To prevent resin from leaking through a boundary between a nozzle 1 and a mold 4 by pressing the nozzle 1 injecting the resin into the mold 4 against the mold 4. In this instance, pressing force with the nozzle 1 is made ...

PURPOSE: To make constant or regulate the flow rate of a fluidized bed by flowing a solid part in a regulation band of a concentrated fluidized bed wherein the regulation band has a partition defining adjacent compartments communicating at the lower part and the solid descends in fluidized state through one compartment and ascends through another compartment. CONSTITUTION: A used catalyst is fed t...

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation of vibration during transportation by a method wherein a hold rod is provided at its upper part with a head part, and there are provided at its lower part with a check plate brought into contact with the under surface of an engaging metal during release of a vibration isolating device and a contact plate located in a level lower than that of a base bed during comp...

PURPOSE:To branch the multiple coated optical fibers with a stable light loss while keeping the coated fiber free from undue stresses by providing a branch part protective body integrated with a perforated member having plural insertion holes on the same circumference and an approximately spindle shaped protective body positioned on the same axis between the end of the multiple coated optical fibe...

PURPOSE:To attain miniaturization by providing a switch arranged in the neighborhood of a connector and which switches connection to the main device side wiring of the connector, and performing the switching operation of the switch with switching operating structure provided selectively at the holding body of an electrical circuit. CONSTITUTION:An additional substrate 5 is connected electrically t...

PURPOSE:To improve the throughput of a job by declaring the kind of necessary input/output device and the use start time point or the use end time point of its input/output device by a job control statement against a batch job, and allocating the input/output device extending over a job step from its use start time point to the use end time point. CONSTITUTION:An allocator 13 allocates and release...

The present invention relates to a device for heating the production string of a well and the method for fitting the heating windings. The device for heating the production string of a well is characterised in that it includes at least one winding (84) of a monoconductor cable (40) around the string (24), supplied with monophase alternating current, placed in the annular space formed between the p...

Thickness of sidewall of cup (17) drawn from laminate of polyester film and sheet Al or Al alloy is reduced using wall ironing ring (8,11,14) through which a punch (1) is passed, the ring having a frustoconical entry surface (24) converging at 1-4 deg.C to a central axis perpendicular to the plane of the ringlnad terminating at a land (25) of short length. A divergent exit surface (26) extends fro...

Compounds of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, carboxamidomethyl, 4-chlorophenyl, benzyl and (4-nitrophenyl)-methyl; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or alkyl, R4 is 3-pyridinyl or where R6 and R7 are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, N-alkyl-N-acylamino, nitro, and trifluoromethyl and where halogen is selected from chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl; and A-B ...

A lock with mixed mechanical and electrical control which utilizes a key device which includes mechanical notching for cooperatively engaging pistons carried within the lock stator and rotor and which also includes a signal emitter which is selectively alignable with a signal receiver which activates an electro-mechanical drive which is operatively connected to control the locking and unlocking of...

An integrated (silicon based) packaging/wiring concept provides for the VLSI chips (4) to be placed within openings of somewhat larger size in a semiconductor interconnection wafer (IW, 2) supported by a carrier (1). The interconnection wafer (2) bears multilevel (ML) wiring planes and has incorporated circuit components integrated in a less demanding technology as compared to the VLSI chips (4). ...

This process consists in incorporating powdered rubber with a particle size of less than 1 mm in concrete, during its manufacture, in a proportion of 3 to 30 kg of the said powder per cubic metre of concrete.; Procédé de protection du béton contre les effets du gel et du dégel. Ce procédé consiste à incorporer au béton, au cours de sa fabrication, de la poudre de caoutchouc de granulométrie inféri...

A volumetric pump, partic. for non-vulcanised rubber comprises at least one delivering piston (10) sliding in a cylinder (11) alternatively between a high (PMH) and low (PMB) point between which in the wall (13) of the cylinder (11) are feed points (12). An exit port (14) fitted with a non-return valve (15) is situated in the closed end of the cylinder at the high point of piston travel. The cylin...