A method for allowing flexible multiple access to a serial bus by a plurality of circuit boards. Before a circuit board can be used on a common serial bus with other circuit boards, a unique software address must be assigned to each circuit board. The unique software address is assigned by having a bus master device issue assign address commands which utilizes a unique serial number which is store...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and instrument for computed tomographic imaging for reducing kinetic artifact and radiation exposure to patient. SOLUTION: This method comprises the step of axially scanning a part of a patient's body in order to image the part of the patient's body by a CT imaging system constituted so as to scan the patient's body at various periodic view angles (54), th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily grasp the state that the detection performance of an inter- vehicle distance detecting means is lowered caused by rainfall etc., and that its detection limit distance becomes short. SOLUTION: When losing the sight of a preceding car or finding a new preceding car (S1-YES), and if a place losing the sight of the preceding car or finding the new preceding car is an ap...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely eliminate or avoid knocking while suppressing the lowering of thermal efficiency to the minimum. SOLUTION: This controller provided with a continuously variable transmission 1 continuously controllable of a change gear ratio, eliminates or avoids the knocking by calculating an ignition time lag correction value necessary for eliminating or avoiding the knocking, whe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control a vehicle without feeling any discomfort while improving the responsiveness of an engine and a CVT, and the power characteristics of the vehicle. SOLUTION: A target driving force calculation means 52 of an ECU 30 calculates a target driving force based on the accelerator opening and the car speed, and a target driving force averaging value calculation means 60 find...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a driver to arbitrarily change a limiting value in a vehicle speed limiting device which controls the vehicle speed so that it may not exceed the limiting value. SOLUTION: Where there is no limiting value set from the outside, a shift lever 4A is operated n an upshift position and, when a prescribed time T1 is elapsed in its state, a display 43 is lit (Steps 3-7). A...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that the enlargement of a machine body in unavoidable in a support configuration in which a support member is provided on a main frame outside the machine body to support a brake mechanism by the support member and the support member and a member for attaching the support member on the machine body are required, thereby increasing the number of parts and...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a braking system of a vehicle, allowing control of the stroke of a brake operating member, footing force and the operated condition of a brake cylinder in a predetermined relationship. SOLUTION: A first pressure chamber 88 and a driving chamber 90 are formed at the front of a first pressure piston 80 for a master cylinder 64 and at the rear thereof, respectively. A...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple structure having good durability for securing the translating property of a vehicle in a transmission provided with a transmis sion for a travel and a continuously variable transmission for a turn and trans mitting the power from both transmissions to a pair of the right and left plane tary gear mechanisms to steer a pair of the right and left axles. SOLUT...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a gas generating agent molding having high durability. SOLUTION: This method for manufacturing the gas generating agent molding for an air bag consists in (A). forming a composition consisting of (a) about 25 to 60 wt.% nitrogenous organic compound, (b) about 40 to 65 wt.% oxidizing agent, (c) about 1 to 20 wt.% slag forming agent and (d)...

A shell impregnated catalyst for use in the production of vinyl acetate from ethylene, acetic acid and an oxygen containing gas is provided. The catalyst has a productivity of greater than 661 grams of vinyl acetate per hour per litre of catalyst at 150.degree.C and consists essentially of: (1) a catalyst support having a particle diameter from about 3 to about 7mm and a pore volume of 0.2 to 1.5 ...

"APARELHO DE CONTROLE E MéTODO PARA AJUSTE DE SINAL DE SAìDA PARA UM APARELHO DE CONTROLE", onde em uma operação analógica é possível através de uma operação de compressão de um controlador que é normalmente utilizado para operação digital convencional. Um dispositivo de detecção (por exemplo, um dispositivo sensível à pressão) para emitir um sinal analógico que corresponde à operação de compressã...

An apparatus for depositing a selected pattern of solder onto a substrate comprising a substrate support, a solder ejector, and an orifice defining structure. The substrate support has structure for bearing a substrate on which one or more electronic components are to be mounted. The solder ejector has a housing that defines a cavity for containing molten solder. The orifice defining structure inc...

An ablation catheter apparatus with a monopole antenna that is arranged to provide a relatively uniform electric field and a method for using such an ablation catheter apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an ablation catheter includes an elongated flexible tubular member that is adapted to be inserted into the body of a patient, and a transmission line that is...

A dietary supplement system having a daytime component and a nighttime component is provided, wherein the daytime component comprises at least one thermogenic substance and the nighttime component comprises at least one adrenal support substance.

A badge emits light to signal that the person wearing the badge has clean hands. The light is discontinued after a period of time to indicate that the person should proceed to wash his/her hands. The badge may emit light in a distinct manner (or generate sound) during a time period in which the person is supposed to be washing his/her hands. This distinct signal would be generated in response to u...

The invention includes a method for docking autonomous mobile units. Travel maneuvers are specified with which constricted space conditions can be taken into consideration. Further, different motion paths are recited that are to be sequentially traversed in order to locate a guide beam and in order to be able to dock reliably and dependably at a docking device. Preferably, a slot-shaped guide beam...

A process for the production of rigid polyurethane foams comprising the reaction of (1) an organic polyisocyanate; (2) an isocyanate-reactive composition containing a plurality of isocyanate-reactive groups; and (3) a blowing agent consisting isopentane and n-pentane in a ratio of isopentane to n-pentane of from 99:1 to 90:10 parts by weight under foam foaming conditions, wherein said organic poly...

A fabrication method of full color organic electroluminescent device is disclosed, wherein the full color organic electroluminescent device is formed on the Indium-tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate. The method comprises: form patterns on the ITO glass substrate by microlithography process and clean up the surface of ITO glass substrate. Form an insulating pad on the ITO glass substrate. Form low pro...

A high density, non-magnetic alloy is described along with a process for manufacturing it. The preferred composition for the alloy is approximately 95% by weight of tungsten and 5% of austenitic stainless steel. The process for manufacturing the alloy begins with blending tungsten and stainless steel powders which are then mixed with an organic binder to form a feedstock. The latter is then molded...