Oxygen scavenging compositions composed of long chain branching copolymers and a transition metal compound are disclosed. The copolymers are comprised of units formed from ethylene and the vinyl unsaturated alicyclic compound of Formula I, wherein the C with the loop represents an unsubstituted or substituted C6-C12 non-aromatic ethylenic unsaturated alicyclic group. The composition may optionally...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the possibility of repeated occurrence and stop of a slip by controlling the torque of a driving wheel. SOLUTION: When angular acceleration AX of the driving wheel exceeds a designated first threshold, torque limitation of the driving wheel is strengthened. After that, when the angular acceleration is lowered under the first threshold and a designated limitation rel...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solar water heater that avoids the collision of water flowing down a water collision block part to flow into a conduit with bubbles caused by this water on the water surface so as to suppress bubbling and also allows the water flowing down the water head part to flow smoothly along the rear side of the conduit. SOLUTION: A hot water storage tank 1 circulating hot...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solar water heater suppressing the diffusion of low-temperature water into a hot water storage tank by easing the force of the water spouted into the hot water storage tank from the spout at the tip portion through a conduit and maintaining the temperature of the hot water inside the hot water storage tank high by preventing the low-temperature water from mixing ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary-machine driving device that can easily be mounted having good power transmission efficiency. SOLUTION: The auxiliary-machine driving unit 80 is provided with a motor 81 for driving the auxiliary machine, an oil-hydraulic pump 82 that generates oil hydraulics, and an AC compressor 83 that circulates a coolant for an air conditioner. The output shaft 813...

PURPOSE: An electrochemical bio-sensor detector is provided to prevent the generation of a distortion in a peak current, thereby realizing a high reproducibility and a high resolution at a low manufacturing cost. CONSTITUTION: An electrochemical bio-sensor detector includes an operation voltage generating circuit(21) for applying an operation voltage to operation electrodes(13), a voltage conversi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production method of an ingot and its apparatus in which a high melting point alloy is melted in drastically reducing the contamina tion of impurity and thus a large sized ingot having little impurity and high strength is stably produced. SOLUTION: This apparatus is provided with a high frequency induction furnace 12 having a hollow crucible 12a and an impurity r...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measurement device for an immunochromatography test piece, capable of certainly detecting a colored part of the test piece, without having to enlarge size of the device. SOLUTION: This measurement device 1 has an irradiation optical system 20 and a detection optical system 30. The irradiation optical system 20 has a light-emitting element 21 and a mixing rod 22. ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measurement device for an immunochromatography test piece, capable of measuring a coloring degree of the test piece with high accuracy. SOLUTION: This measurement device 1 has an irradiation optical system 20 and a detection optical system 30. The irradiation optical system 20 has a light-emitting element 21 and a mixing rod 22. The detection optical system 30 ha...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile information terminal that can receive services after authentication of a user once and to provide a service system using it. SOLUTION: The service system is provided with a data processing unit that collates fingerprint data and a terminal identification code sent from the mobile information terminal with fingerprint data-terminal identification code infor...

Network (1) comprising local network nodes (2, 2'), via which local users (3, 3') have access to the network and local servers (5, 5'), for example cache servers. Permanent connection of a user to one specific local server has the disadvantage that if a user logs in at a different location, another local server may be able to offer much better performance and greater savings in network traffic. Fo...

PURPOSE: A real-time remote payment/business transaction system by a mobile phone is provided to supply a transaction/payment center, and to have a mobile communication function with a corresponding device in the center, then to confirm whether a payment of the mobile phone is requested in a certain type, thus communicating with all mobile phones through corresponding mobile communication devices ...

PURPOSE: A method for taking a public-opinion poll online is provided to carry out a survey of public opinion online, to limit eligibility for pollees, to fix the contents of questionnaires gradually, to limit a survey time, and to incorporate a reliability of opinion research into service for pollees. CONSTITUTION: A server receives applications for opinion research(202), and provides an ID to ea...

PURPOSE: A computer software collaboration platform is provided to enable customers and contractors to locate each other, to determine their mutual needs, and to decide whether to enter into a professional engagement. CONSTITUTION: The platform comprises an ALS(application library server) computer and a platform server computer. The ALS computer has resident a third party computer software applica...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing an anti-slip glove with a number of recesses on its surface, so designed as have a specified wall thickness of the recessed parts to even when the mechanical strength of the recessed parts is lowered, and also to provide a method having the easy process management in its production. SOLUTION: This method for producing anti-slip gloves compris...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for a personal support communication system to support a user when preparing a schedule satisfying a request. SOLUTION: Concerning this method, a request is received from the user and on the basis of this request, one schedule is selected out of plural schedules. The selected schedule has a scheduled activity to be performed. Concerning the selected schedu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for determining the price of an article or service while considering elements based on the customer valuation considerations. SOLUTION: Concerning these method and system, a standardized data component and a customized data component are electronically processed. Thus, the client can selectively customize the features of a standardized tiered ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To comprehensively provide information, sales repair and support as to an electronic device. SOLUTION: The electric device sales and service network (12) includes web service (18) including a web-based interface (20) which receives a condition (16) from a customer (14) and a constitution manager (22) which generated a resolution (38), accessible by a web for respective custom...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oxide superconducting wire material and its manufacturing method, in which the required items for a barrier material are satisfied. SOLUTION: In the manufacturing method of oxide superconducting wire material, plural element wires having nearly circular cross section, in which at least one of the superconducting filaments 2a is coated with a metal 3a, are strand...

The IC engine has an engine torque servo control mechanism (2), and control unit (5) for a disc clutch (6), and an abutment forming part of a mechanism of transmission of energy between the engine (3) and the vehicle wheels (4). It includes a control unit (15) sensitive to the magnitude representative of the functioning of the engine, and this transmission mechanism, and also representative of the...