Abstract:
An ultrasonic probe including a piezoelectric vibrator configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves, an acoustic lens configured to focus the ultrasonic waves and an acoustic matching layer arranged between the piezoelectric vibrator and the acoustic lens and configured to modify acoustic impedance from the piezoelectric vibrator to the acoustic lens. The acoustic matching layer includes a first region arranged at center areas along a direction of transmitting and receiving of the ultrasonic waves, a second region arranged between the first region and the piezoelectric vibrator and having a rate of change of acoustic impedance which is less than rate of change of acoustic impedance of the first region and a third region arranged between the first region and the acoustic lens, and having a rate of change of acoustic impedance which is less than a rate of change of acoustic impedance of the first region.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic probe includes piezoelectric elements each including grooves parallel to each other and arrayed in a direction substantially parallel to the grooves, and a mixed member which is to fill the grooves and obtained by mixing in a nonconductive resin member a nonconductive granular substance with a coefficient of thermal expansion of not more than substantially 10−5 K−1.
Abstract:
A generating unit generates a polurality of ultrasonic cross-sectional images at a plurality of angles when an ultrasonic wave emitting surface in an ultrasonic probe is rotated. A regenerating unit saves information on the angle of the ultrasonic wave emitting surface when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and rotates the ultrasonic wave emitting surface from the angle of the ultrasonic wave emitting surface different from the saved angle information to the angle based on the saved angle information.
Abstract:
An image scanner includes a scanning unit that scans a white scanning member via a contact glass on one line basis when the image scanner is powered on and outputs image data of the white scanning member, and a determining unit that determines whether at least one of the contact glass and the white scanning member has dirt or a scratch thereon by comparing the image data with reference data on one line basis. The reference data is acquired by scanning the scanning member in a situation that there is no dirt or scratch on the scanning member.
Abstract:
This invention is to provide a macromolecular solid electrolyte exhibiting high ion conductivity even at low temperatures and a polymer used therefor. This invention relates to a polymer formed of structural units represented by the following formula (1): wherein R represents a linear or branched alkylene residue of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X− represents a deprotonated residue of an acid; Y+ represents a cation of a nitrogen-containing compound; Z represents a residue of a monoethylenically unsaturated compound; m represents a number of average addition mols of a branched chain bound to the structural unit, —(RO)—, forming a main chain and is in the range of 2 to 20; n is in the range of 3 to 500; and p is in the range of 0 to 2, and macromolecular solid electrolyte comprising the polymer as an essential component.
Abstract:
A pair of directional control valves 8 and a pair of hold check valves 9 are disposed respectively between a pair of metering notches 6, which are formed in a land 4-1 of a spool 2 and have functions of both flow rate control and direction control, and a pair of actuator ports A, B. Each hold check valve comprises a valve body 90 in the form of a hollow spool having a seat portion 12 formed on an outer periphery and being subject to a pressure developed in an outlet passage 10 communicating with one of the actuator ports to act in the valve-closing direction. Each flow distribution valve comprises a valve body 80 being slidably fitted in the valve body 90 and having a front surface positioned to face an inlet passage 7 communicating with the metering notch and a rear surface positioned to face an control pressure chamber 30 communicating with a signal detecting hydraulic line. The valve body 90 has a shape to maintain a balance between forces produced by a pressure in the control pressure chamber and acting upon the valve body. A slit 21 having a variable dead zone X2 is formed between the valve body 80 and the valve body 90 for detecting and introducing a pressure between an outlet portion of the flow distribution valve and an inlet portion of the hold check valve to the control pressure chamber. The casing structure and device construction of a directional control valve with postpositional type flow distribution valves are thereby simplified.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a novel process for producing 1-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine-5'-stearylphosphate monosodium salt, which has been expected as an oral antitumor agent, and 1-.beta.-D-arabinofranosylcytosine-5'-stearylphosphate monosodium salt monohydrate obtained from the above-mentioned monosodium salt.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a novel process for producing 1-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine-5'-stearylphosphate monosodium salt, which has been expected as an oral antitumor agent, and 1-.beta.-D-arabinofranosylcytosine-5'-stearylphosphate monosodium salt monohydrate obtained from the above-mentioned monosodium salt.
Abstract:
An automatic image density adjusting method for an image forming device is disclosed which selects image density adequately in matching relation to any of various kinds of documents. There are selectively set up a first mode in which image density is sensed over a predetermined region of a document and, then, the operation directly enters into a copying cycle; and a second mode which occurs when the document density level sensed is different from a predetermined one and performs a different document density sensing operation. When density sensing which is performed on a density sensing region in the first mode is insufficient, the second mode is set up so that document density is sensed by prescanning an enlarged density sensing region so as to enter into a copying cycle after selecting a particular imaging condition. While ordinary documents are processed in the first mode to increase the copying rate, those documents which contain solid portions are processed in the second mode to provide images with adequate density which matches with the background density of such a document.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for removing sulfur dioxide from an exhaust gas with use of an absorbent containing a salt of an organic acid within a scrubber provided with perforated plates, characterized in that the vapor of organic acid discharged from the top of the perforated plates is absorbed into the absorbent with a pH value of 6 to 8 within wetted walls provided on the upper side of the perforated plates.