Abstract:
A pipe joint comprises a pipe formed with an annular projection on a connection end portion thereof, a member having a socket including a cylindrical portion for receiving the pipe therein and formed with apertures in the cylindrical portion, and a resilient stopper having circular-arc ridges fittable in the respective apertures of the socket to project radially inward. The stopper extends axially of the pipe and has portions which, when the stopper is mounted on the cylindrical portion of the socket, are beyond 180.degree. from the direction of mounting and at least have a circular-arc form to extend along the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion. The stopper further has an assembling error preventing flange that cooperates with a protrusion preventing erroneous installation of the stopper in the socket.
Abstract:
A stabilized voltage supply has a semiconductor and an output transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate and responsive to a power voltage. When the power voltage decreases to a level equal to or lower than a predetermined level, the output transistor is saturated. At this time, the semiconductor substrate is heated. The stabilized voltage supply also has a voltage dividing resistor for converting the output current of the output transistor into a stabilized output voltage which in turn is divided to form a feedback voltage. The stabilized voltage supply further has a differential amplifier for amplifying a differential voltage between the feedback voltage and a predetermined reference voltage, the differential voltage being then applied to the control electrode of the output transistor. The control electrode of the output transistor receives a current corresponding to the current applied thereto. The stabilized voltage supply further has a voltage detecting circuit for detecting when the power voltage decreases to a level equal to or lower than the predetermined level, and a current feedback circuit for dividing the output current of the output transistor and for subtracting a current corresponding to the divided current from the current at the control electrode of the output transistor when the power voltage decreases to a level equal to or lower than the predetermined level.
Abstract:
A communication method executed by an information processing device is provided. The information processing device is configured to communicate with a second information processing device associated with a first user via a network, and includes a processor and a memory storing programmed instructions that, when executed by the processor, are operable for performing the communication method. The communication method includes causing the information processing device to display a list of second users while a call is in progress with the second information processing device; causing the information processing device to receive a selection of one of the second users displayed on the list; and causing the information processing device to transmit a request for participation in the call with the second information processing device to a third information processing device, the third information processing device being associated with the selected one of the second users.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to receive image data from another information processing apparatus. The processor includes a reception unit that receives call information from the other information processing apparatus when the processor is in a state of receiving at least the image data from the other information processing apparatus, and a calling sound output unit that outputs a calling sound upon reception of the call information by the reception unit.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for extracting circumscribed rectangles of one or more characters in a transplantable electronic document. The apparatus comprises a command and resource extraction device for extracting text-segment-related commands and original font resources; a division device for dividing the original font resources into fonts; a font replacement device for seeking fonts, and obtaining font resources after font replacement; a measurement information extraction device for extracting character shape measurement information of the characters; and a calculation device for calculating the circumscribed rectangles of the characters.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to decrease the influence of an electromagnetic wave emitted from one semiconductor chip on other semiconductor chips in the same package, amounted substrate, adjacent devices, and the package. The present invention provides an adhesive film for a semiconductor device having an adhesive layer and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer, in which the attenuation of the electromagnetic wave that penetrates the adhesive film for a semiconductor device is 3 dB or more in at least a portion of the frequency range of 50 MHz to 20 GHz.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a structure of a nano-scale substance, which comprises irradiating a mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale with an electromagnetic wave in an oxygen atmosphere, to thereby selectively oxidize a low-dimensional quantum structure having a density of states resonating with the electromagnetic wave used for the irradiation. The method allows a low-dimensional quantum structure having a specific structure to be selectively disappeared from the mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale.
Abstract:
A disclosed method for extracting a raster image of a page from a portable electronic document that includes (a) acquiring commands and resources of the raster image of the page by analyzing a format of the portable electronic document, (b) extracting first and second candidate raster images by processing the commands and the resources of the raster image of the page, (c) integrating the first and second candidate raster images as an integrated candidate raster image provided that the first and second candidate raster images are linked together, and (d) removing a pseudo-raster image from the integrated candidate raster image.
Abstract:
Cooling performance of a cooler for pre-cooling humid gas supplied to a gas turbine power generation plant, etc. is improved by increasing heat transfer efficiency between the humid gas and cooling liquid flowing in heat exchanger tubes with utilization of condensed liquid generated due to the cooling of the humid gas. In a heat exchanger for cooling humid gas a flowing surrounding heat exchanger tubes 8 of the tube groups 9a and 9b by flowing cooling liquid r in the tubes, the liquid droplets cl generated by condensation of moisture contained in the humid gas are gathered and sprinkled or fallen in drops on a part of the heat exchanger tube group 9b, which results in increased heat exchange efficiency.
Abstract:
An adjustment unit identifies a front-rear driving force distribution control unit and a braking force control unit, and calculates based on the current vehicle state, a target yaw moment required for each of the front-rear driving force distribution control unit and braking force control unit. Then, based on the current operating state of each of the control units, a control correction value for each unit is calculated in consideration of the maximum value, and outputted.