Abstract:
A thermal transfer color printer is disclosed for printing color images on individual sheets of paper. One sheet of paper at a time is removed from a stack of paper stored in a cassette and this sheet is transported by a reversible platen roller in a first or forward direction at a first predetermined rate. While the sheet of paper is gripped between the reversible platen roller and one or more pinch rollers, slack is removed by a slack removing device. A multicolored ink ribbon with successively arranged color segments also is transported in the first direction at the same predetermined rate. A thermal printhead presses against the reversible platen roller to press the ink ribbon and sheet of paper together as they move in the first direction. Energization of the thermal elements on the thermal printhead by color component signals corresponding to the current color of the ink ribbon causes the particular current color to be thermally and selectively transferred to the sheet of paper. The thermal printhead then disengages the platen roller and the sheet of paper is transported in a set distance in a second direction opposite the first direction, and at a second predetermined rate, in order to repeat the process of thermally transferring other colors to the sheet of paper. During the back and forth movement of the sheet of paper, the reversible platen roller and the pinch rollers continuously grip the sheet of paper.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a vertical and monopolar box type electrolytic cell for the electrolysis of an aqueous alkali metal chloride solution providing a cation exchange membrane as a separator between anodes and cathodes, which comprises an anode compartment having at least one anode solution inlet, at least one anode solution outlet and at least one anode gas outlet, respectively, and a cathode compartment having at least one cathode solution inlet, at least one cathode solution outlet and at least one cathode gas outlet, respectively, said anode solution outlet is positioned in such a manner that the ratio of height of anode solution level to that of cathode solution level is more than one and the product of a difference in height between the cathode solution level and the anode solution level and an apparent specific gravity of the anode solution is less than the sum total of an anode compartment inside pressure in the positive numerical value of a given negative pressure value and a cathode compartment inside pressure during the course of the operation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition for immunostimulation useful for promoting IgA and secretory component productions in mucosal tissues, comprising, alone or in combination, a cell of bifidobacterium belonging to Bifidobacterium bifidum or a processed product thereof, wherein the bifidobacterium has an activity to stimulate secretory component production and a high activity to stimulate IgA production, for example, it is a Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB 6377 strain or Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB 6378 strain.
Abstract:
With respect to one order information piece in security transaction, processing of reception, transaction condition confirmation, transaction settlement and result transmission is executed serially. A transaction system is configured so as to divide a transaction including a plurality of transaction requests into predetermined units and execute resultant processing units in parallel. When such division is conducted, the sequential property is ensured. For example, the progress situation of processing is stored in a database every processing and every step. Issues, terminals, markets and servers are included as predetermined units.
Abstract:
When a work W is cut by moving a wire in an axial direction thereof while the wire is pressed onto the work and an abrasive liquid which is made by dispersing abrasive grains in a dispersion medium is interposed between the work and the wire, a flow of the wire is formed, and the wire is pressed onto the work while moving under the liquid level of the abrasive liquid whose flow is formed. The work is cut in the abrasive liquid so that a sufficient amount of the abrasive grains can be supplied between the work and the wire for a long time.
Abstract:
A reagent composition for the quantitative analysis of inorganic phosphorus, composted of xanthosine, purine nucleoside phosphorylase, xanthine oxidase and a color-former. The color-former is a precursor for forming a dye in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and peroxidase. The reagent composition of the invention is improved in storage stability and has a wider determination range. Also provided is a dry analysis element composed of reagent layer containing the inventive reagent composition.
Abstract:
A halftone image printing device for printing an image consisting of picture elements arrayed in a zig-zag fashioning. Each picture element is composed of dots forming a quasi-diamond-shaped matrix. The dot matrix is a 2 (row) x 3 (column) matrix with two additional dots located at the top and bottom, respectively. The range of optical density, within which the densities represented by the picture elements fall, is segmented into sub-ranges. Different heating-resistors are assigned to each sub-range of density. The dots printed by the heating-resistors assigned to any sub-range of density forms a "dot pattern" of a specific shape. The first dot pattern has one dot printed on the upper-central part of the rectangular matrix. The second dot pattern has three dots forming an L-shaped pattern, the first dot printed on the upper-central part of the matrix, the second dot printed above the first dot, and the third dot printed to the right of the first dot. The third dot pattern consists of five dots forming a cross, the first dot printed on the upper-central part of the matrix, the second dot printed above the first dot, the third dot printed to the right of the first dot, the fourth dot printed below the first dot, and the fifth dot printed to the left of the first dot. And the fourth dot pattern consists of five dots forming a cross and an additional dot printed immediately below the cross. Of the dots of each dot pattern, the dot on which energy concentrates more than any other dot assumes the same location for all dot patterns.
Abstract:
A half-tone image reproduction apparatus, which comprises a Dither matrix memory, constituted by a plurality of elements, for storing a multi-level Dither matrix having multi threshold levels assigned to the individual elements, input data supplying means for supplying the element on the Dither matrix and an input density level, and print dot forming means for forming print dots in accordance with the energy control level selectively read out from the Dither matrix memory. The energy control level stored in the Dither matrix memory is set in accordance with rules for changing the energy control level in accordance with a change in input density level. These rules are independently suitably determined for the respective partial density ranges which constitute a whole density range for the input density. According to this invention, gradation jump and deformation at a high density region can be prevented so that a half-tone image with smooth gradation and high resolution can be attained.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrolytic process using a horizontal type cation exchange membrane electrolytic cell in which catholyte liquor is supplied into a cathode compartment with initial linear velocity of at least 8 cm/sec and gas content of at most 0.6 at a catholyte liquor outlet. Also disclosed is an electrolytic cell used for the foregoing process. The invention enables not only conversion of a mercury electrolytic cell to a cation exchange membrane electrolytic cell with low cost, but the long-term and stable operation.
Abstract:
An electrolytic process is provided for the electrolysis of an aqueous alkali metal halide solution, which comprises effecting the electrolysis in a cell being separated by a cation exchange membrane into an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, wherein washing liquid is supplied into a liquid seal pot provided at a cathode gas outlet of a cathode compartment and cathode gas evolved from the cell is contacted with the washing liquid in the liquid seal pot.