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In a susceptor (10) having a wafer pocket (101) for receiving a wafer W at the time of vapor-phase growth, the wafer pocket has at least a first pocket portion (102) for loading an outer circumferential portion of the wafer and a second pocket portion (103) formed to be lower than the first pocket and having a smaller diameter than that of the first pocket portion, and a fluid passage (105) having one end (105a) opening on a vertical wall (103a) of said second pocket portion and the other end (105b) opening on a back surface (104) or a side surface (106) of the susceptor is formed.

A lawn mower having selectively drivable wheels, includes dirigible front drive wheels, a pair of right and left rear drive wheels, a body frame, an engine supported by the body frame, a mower unit vertically movably supported by the body frame forwardly of the rear drive wheels, a change speed device for changing a speed of drive from the engine, a front wheel driving device for transmitting drive from the change speed device to the front wheels, a left rear wheel driving device for transmitting drive from the change speed device to a right axle of the left rear wheel, a right rear wheel driving device for transmitting drive from the change speed device to a left axle of the left rear wheel, and rear wheel clutches associated with the left rear wheel driving device and the right rear wheel driving device, respectively, for selectively connecting and disconnecting drive. The rear wheel clutches are operable by an interlocking mechanism in response to a displacement to the front drive wheels from a straight running posture, to disconnect drive transmission to one of the rear drive wheels moving along an inner track of turning of the vehicle body. The interlocking mechanism has a link mechanism operatively connecting a steering mechanism for steering the front drive wheels to each of the rear wheel clutches, and extending over the mower unit.

An electronic endoscope system with a color-balance alteration system includes a video scope having a CCD image sensor for producing a frame of color image-pixel-signals composed of frames of red, green, and blue image-pixel-signals. In the color-balance alteration system, nine red signals are extracted from the frame of red image-pixel-signals, and the nine signals form a 3×3 matrix including a central signal, and the eight circumferential signals. All four sets of three signals are selected from the nine signals, and each set of three signals is composed of the central signal, and two neighbouring signals aligned with each other such that the central signal lies therebetween. When a signal level of the central signal is smaller than both signal levels of the two circumferential signals with respect to even one set of three signals, the signal level of signal is decreased.

The present invention provides a backing metal fixture which is excellent in constructability and stability with fixing an external wall, and an external wall constructing structure using the backing metal fixture. A backing metal fixture used for fixing an external wall to a skeleton via a securing metal fitting and a heat insulating material placed on a front surface of the skeleton, comprising: a butting flat plate portion to be butted against a rear surface of the securing metal fitting having an opening in the center area to allow a fixing member to go through, and a first leg unit and a second leg unit erected rearward from the butting flat plate portion, wherein the second leg unit is erected from a position closer to the opening than the first leg unit.

The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoreversible recording medium which possesses not only such an excellent property that the electrostatic charge on the thermoreversible recording medium can be prevented and the curling of the thermoreversible recording medium caused by repeating heating for the printing and erasing of the thermoreversible recording medium can be also prevented, but also an excellent conveyability which is not affected by repeating the use of the thermoreversible recording medium and by an using condition thereof. For attaining the object, the present invention provides a thermoreversible recording medium comprising a support, a thermosensitive layer disposed on the support which reversibly changes the color depending on the temperature, a protective layer disposed on the thermosensitive layer, and a back layer disposed on a surface of the support which is opposite to another surface of the support on which the thermosensitive layer is disposed, wherein the back layer comprises a needle-like conductive filler.

The present invention relates to a coffee tablet which is obtainable by molding and freeze-drying a solution of coffee solids into a desired shape and which has improved dissolution properties and an appealing smooth and / or shiny surface appearance. The coffee tablet also has a closed surface pore structure and an internal pore structure wherein a majority of the pores in the pore structure are interconnected and have a size of between 5 and 50 micrometers. The coffee tablet can also include a coating of a coffee, a flavorant, a colorant or an aroma. The coffee tablet is packaged in an environment of an aroma to form a product that exhibits fresh and strong flavor and aroma characteristics when a beverage is prepared from the tablet even after long term storage of the tablet.

A surface coordinate measuring device (1) includes a computing unit (8) arranged in a handheld housing (9), a positioning device (2) for positioning the coordinate measuring device at a surface point (P) on a wall surface (3), a display device (6) for displaying a measurement calculated by the computing unit (8), an electronic distance measuring system (7) for determining a longitudinal distance along a longitudinal measurement direction, and a transverse measuring device for additional determination of a transverse distance along a transverse measurement direction oriented transverse to the longitudinal measurement direction, with the computing unit (8) having a program-controlled algorithm for carrying out the necessary measurements and calculations.

A pneumatic tire for a two-wheeled motor vehicle in which a belt layer 26 includes a spiral belt (26A) where the direction of its cords is substantially a circumferential direction of the tire, and at least one angled belt (26B) that is provided on at least an outer layer of the spiral belt (26A) and whose cords have an angle with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire. On a tread surface portion of a tread (22) of the tire, there is provided, at least in a tread center region, a main groove component having an angle in the range of 0° or more to less than 20° with respect to the circumferential direction. Thus, a pneumatic tire for a two-wheeled motor vehicle is provided that is applicable to a front or rear wheel, and that possesses improved kinematical performance including the turning capability at a corner, grip limit, overall settling of vibrations of a vehicle body, slip-control performance, capability of absorbing unevenness of a road surface, and enhanced steering stability, which are realized by making use of respective advantageous characteristics of the respective belts.

A light emitting section emits fluorescence upon receiving exciting light emitted from a laser element. The light emitting section includes a plurality of fluorescent material particles made from a single type of fluorescent material or several types of fluorescent materials, the plurality of fluorescent material particles being accumulated on a metal substrate to form a layer of the plurality of fluorescent material particles. Each of the plurality of fluorescent material particles has a surface coated with a coating layer. The coating layer forms an uneven shape of a surface of the light emitting section.

A heated surface cleaning pad that can be attached to a bottom portion of a hand tool configured to be used to scrub a heated food preparation surface. According to an embodiment, the cleaning pad is configured to clean a hot griddle surface that has a number of parallel raised ridges. According to another embodiment, the cleaning pad includes a non-woven construction that is impregnated with abrasive particles and / or a liquid cleaner or a dissolvable solid cleaner. In addition, a method of cleaning a hot food preparation surface is provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes the steps of attaching a scrubbing pad to a cleaning tool, contacting the openings in the cleaning surface of the scrubbing pad with the raised ridges of a griddle surface, and scrubbing the griddle surface with the pad until the surface is clean. Moreover, a method of constructing a cleaning pad for cleaning a hot griddle surface is also provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes binding pad elements together such that a cleaning end of the cleaning pad is comprised of end portions of adjacently arranged scrubbing elements.

The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoreversible recording medium which possesses not only such an excellent property that the electrostatic charge on the thermoreversible recording medium can be prevented and the curling of the thermoreversible recording medium caused by repeating heating for the printing and erasing of the thermoreversible recording medium can be also prevented, but also an excellent conveyability which is not affected by repeating the use of the thermoreversible recording medium and by an using condition thereof. For attaining the object, the present invention provides a thermoreversible recording medium comprising a support, a thermosensitive layer disposed on the support which reversibly changes the color depending on the temperature, a protective layer disposed on the thermosensitive layer, and a back layer disposed on a surface of the support which is opposite to another surface of the support on which the thermosensitive layer is disposed, wherein the back layer comprises a needle-like conductive filler.

A vacuum lamination device for laminating a lamination member includes a base plate having an uneven surface contacting the lamination member for placing the lamination member, a frame member fixed to the base plate and having a discharge port for evacuating a processing space, and a cover member for hermetically sealing the processing space in the lamination process. In a vacuum lamination method, the lamination member is placed on the uneven surface, and the cover member is placed so as to cover the lamination member. Then, a gaseous material in the processing space is evacuated through the discharge port while heating the processing space.

Provided are a semiconductor surface protecting method and surface protecting sheet employing a material having adequate conformability for irregularities on semiconductor wafer circuit sides and sufficient rigidity as a support during grinding, and which does not become fluid with repeated temperature increases. Also provided is a surface protecting sheet for protection of the circuit side in the step of back side grinding of a semiconductor wafer, the surface protecting sheet having a polymeric film material with a surface protecting layer thereon that may become fluid upon heating and which hardens upon exposure to radiation or upon heating.

The direct-type backlight device of the present invention includes a reflecting plate, a plurality of point light sources and a light diffusing plate in this order. A light emitting surface of the light diffusing plate is provided with a fine concavo-convex structure which is a split image forming member. By the fine concavo-convex structure, images A1, B1, C1 and D1 on the light emitting surface corresponding to four point light sources A, B, C and D which constitute a convex quadrilateral which has the smallest area and the shortest circumference length among the plurality of point light sources are observed in a specific region W in a region surrounded by positions A0, B0, C0 and D0 which are positions of the projected image of the point light sources A, B, C and D on the light diffusing plate.

The invention relates to a method for adhesively bonding substrates together that contains irregularities on the surface of the substrates. The adhesive is particularly suitable for adhesively bonding thin flexible substrates onto a rigid substrates.

A development device includes an open-ended housing, a rotatable roller, an array of multiple primary electrodes, a voltage source, a sealing member, and a secondary electrode. The housing accommodates toner for application to the photoconductive surface through an end opening thereof. The roller has an outer circumferential surface to deliver the toner from within the housing to a development zone. The array of multiple primary electrodes are aligned with each other on the roller surface. The voltage source applies a periodic pulse voltage to at least a subset of the primary electrodes to generate an oscillating primary electric field. The sealing member seals clearance between the roller surface and an edge of the end opening downstream from the development zone. The secondary electrode generates a secondary electric field to force the toner from the sealing member toward the roller surface to prevent premature removal of the toner.

When an oxide semiconductor film is microfabricated, with the use of a hard mask, unevenness of a side surface of the oxide semiconductor film can be suppressed. Specifically, a semiconductor device comprises an oxide semiconductor film over an insulating surface; a first hard mask and a second hard mask over the oxide semiconductor film; a source electrode over the oxide semiconductor film and the first hard mask; a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film and the second hard mask; a gate insulating film over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate electrode overlapping with the gate insulating film and the oxide semiconductor film, and the first and second hard masks have conductivity.

A device and a piston for segregating articles is being disclosed. The device encompasses a segregating element comprising at least one cylinder with a cylinder housing and a piston installed in the cylinder that has at least one valve. A medium can be fed into and discharged from the cylinder via at least one line. The at least one valve interacts with the at least one line so as to create a hard sealing, and a housing sealing element interacts with a piston sealing element so as to create a hard sealing. The piston can used in a device for segregating liquid containers.

The present invention is a bow riser adapted for use in forming an archery bow that is formed with a body having a number of apertures therein, each including an irregular periphery. The bow riser and periphery of each aperture are coated with a material that provides a sound dampening property to the bow riser and to reduce the sound generated when the bow riser is struck with or strikes another object. The coating also provides an uneven or irregular outer surface that provides additional three-dimensional camouflage properties to the bow riser, as well as enhancing the ability of an individual to grip the bow rest.

An exercise mat includes a fabric layer defining opposing first surface and second surface, an anti-slip strip of a predetermined width and in a predetermined pattern covered over a part of the first surface of the fabric layer so that the first surface of the fabric layer defines one or multiple exposed portions beyond the anti-slip strip, and an elastic cushion layer covered over the second surface of the fabric layer. The anti-slip strip is a continuous one-piece member defining two opposite lateral portions and a middle portion at different elevations. The fabric layer defines a plurality of local areas in the first surface. At least one exposed portion and a part of the anti-slip strip exist in each local area within a surface area approximately equal to the surface area of the palm of an adult.

A flexible circuit film, which is capable of preventing broken portions during an assembly process, and an electronic device comprising the same is disclosed. The flexible circuit film comprises a bonding pad portion, a body portion, and a film bending portion between the bonding pad portion and the body portion, wherein at least some portion of the film bending portion has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the body portion.

When an oxide semiconductor film is microfabricated, with the use of a hard mask, unevenness of a side surface of the oxide semiconductor film can be suppressed. Specifically, a semiconductor device comprises an oxide semiconductor film over an insulating surface; a first hard mask and a second hard mask over the oxide semiconductor film; a source electrode over the oxide semiconductor film and the first hard mask; a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film and the second hard mask; a gate insulating film over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate electrode overlapping with the gate insulating film and the oxide semiconductor film, and the first and second hard masks have conductivity.

A metal surface treatment method includes: a shot-peening step of shot-peening a dissimilar metal particle (2) on a surface of a base metal (1), the dissimilar metal particle (2) being a metal particle different from the base metal (1), to provide a dissimilar metal film (3) on the surface of the base metal (1); and an electron beam irradiation step of irradiating the surface of the base metal (1) with an electron beam (4), the surface of the base metal (1) having been provided with the dissimilar metal film (3) in the shot-peening step, to bond the dissimilar metal film (3) and the base metal (1) together.

An object of the present invention is to provide a composite powder, cosmetics containing the same, and the production method of the same. When blended into cosmetics, the above-described composite powder corrects skin surface unevenness and imperfections in skin color, renders a natural finish, and have durability in finished makeup. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the composite powder of the present invention comprises flaky substrate powder and barium sulfate particles or zinc oxide particles that adhere to the surface, in protrusions, of the substrate powder.

The invention provides a moisture-permeable waterproof fabric which not only has a tear strength at a practical level but also is light, thin, soft in texture and excellent in moisture permeability and waterproofness. The moisture-permeable waterproof fabric is a fabric in which two urethane resin layers are coated at least on one surface of a woven fabric, wherein a first urethane resin layer is a porous urethane resin layer which is discontinuously coated on the surface of the woven fabric to fill recesses of a weave crimp but not to cover at least a part of projections of the weave crimp; and a second urethane resin layer is a hydrophilic urethane resin layer which is continuously coated on the first urethane resin layer and the projections of the weave crimp.