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Devices for occluding an aneurysm are provided. In particular, the device include an upper member that sits against the dome of the aneurysm, a lower member that sits in the neck of the aneurysm, and a means of adjusting the overall dimensions of the device. Also provided are methods of making and using these devices.

A holographic recording and reconstructing apparatus includes a light source having a variable oscillation wavelength; a temperature sensing unit operable to sense temperature; and a control unit operable to record information about a temperature sensed by the temperature sensing unit on a holographic recording medium during recording, to obtain the information about the temperature from the holographic recording medium and obtain a temperature sensed by the temperature sensing unit during reconstruction, to determine the amount of wavelength shift to counteract the effects of a change in the dimension of the holographic recording medium between recording and reconstruction based on the difference between the temperatures, and to shift the oscillation wavelength of the light source by the determined amount.

An improved tape measure apparatus which can be used as a marking gauge and / or compass comprising a tape measure, an insert comprising a base, a guide attached to the base and generally parallel to graduated indicia markings of the rule blade when extended from the tape measure whereby the graduated markings of the tape measure's rule blade may be read. An alternative embodiment includes an insert enabling standard tape measures to be used as marking gauges and / or compasses.

There is provided a metal powder for use in a selective laser sintering method for producing a three-dimensional shaped object, wherein the metal powder comprises a powder mixture of a precipitation-hardening metal composition. In particular, the metal powder of the present invention is configured to have a Fe-based component powder and a Ni-based component powder which are individually included in the powder mixture wherein a powder made of an alloy of Fe-based and Ni-based components is not included as a main powder in the powder mixture.

A magnetic tape medium having superior dimensional stability in the width direction and off-track resistance is provided although having a very high track width in the width direction. As a non-magnetic substrate of a magnetic tape medium in which the track density in the width direction is 50 tracks / mm or more, the off-track margin is 5 μm or less, and the maximum permissible amount of change in dimension in the width direction caused by environment factors is 0.10% or less, a laminate composed of a plastic film and films provided on two surfaces thereof is used, the films being formed of a material selected from the group including a metal, a semi-metal, an alloy, and an oxide or composite formed of the aforementioned material, having a Young's modulus of 7×103 kg / mm2 or more and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 18×10−6 / ° C. or less.

A device and method for vibration control in a machine for cutting, said machine comprising a cutting tool supported by a tool holder. The device comprises a control unit and converting means which are connectible to the control unit and comprise a vibration sensor and an actuator. The actuator comprises an active element which converts an A.C. voltage supplied by the control unit to the actuator into dimensional changes. Said active element is adapted to be embedded in the body of the tool holder and in such manner that said dimensional changes impart bending to the body of the tool holder.

A composite ceramic substrate for receiving an ejection head chip for a micro-fluid ejection head and a method for making the composite ceramic substrate. The substrate includes a high temperature previously fired ceramic base having a substantially planarized first surface and at least one fluid supply slot therethrough. A low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) tape layer bundle having at least two LTCC tape layers is attached to the ceramic base at an interface between the LTCC tape layer bundle and the first surface of the ceramic base. The LTTC tape layer bundle has at least one chip pocket therein and at least one of the LTCC tape layers includes a plurality of conductors.

A magnetic tape medium having superior dimensional stability in the width direction and off-track resistance is provided although having a very high track width in the width direction. As a non-magnetic substrate of a magnetic tape medium in which the track density in the width direction is 50 tracks / mm or more, the off-track margin is 5 μm or less, and the maximum permissible amount of change in dimension in the width direction caused by environment factors is 0.10% or less, a laminate composed of a plastic film and films provided on two surfaces thereof is used, the films being formed of a material selected from the group including a metal, a semi-metal, an alloy, and an oxide or composite formed of the aforementioned material, having a Young's modulus of 7×10 kg / mm2 or more and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 18×10−6 / ° C. or less.

A bamboo load bearing panel includes at least one bamboo panel element. The bamboo panel element includes a bamboo laminate layer with first and second layers of a plurality of bamboo strips having a cortex and pith surface, parallel and longitudinally cut from bamboo culm pressed flat and planed wherein the first and second layers are each planed to a thickness. The cortex surface of the first layer of bamboo strip is bonded to the cortex surface of the second layer of bamboo strip and a wood veneer layer is bonded to the pith surface of the first layer of the bamboo strip positioned such that the grain of the wood veneer layer is perpendicular to the grain of the bamboo strip. A finished bamboo load bearing panel includes at least one bamboo panel element bonded to optional layers of finishing wood veneers.

A hot press cushioning pad 1 has a fiber-rubber composite material layer formed by a woven fabric and a rubber impregnated in the woven fabric. The warp of the woven fabric is a doubled and twisted yarn, and the weft thereof is a texturized yarn made of glass fibers. The fiber-rubber composite material layer has voids inside.

A CD changer support device mountable in a trunk forming a luggage compartment of a motorcycle, includes a storage recess to store a CD changer. The storage recess is provided in a luggage compartment-forming wall of the trunk. A swing support device allows the CD changer to swing between a protruding position where the opening of the CD changer protrudes inside the luggage compartment and a storage position where the CD changer is stored within the storage recess. A cover plate covers the CD changer. When the CD changer is in the storage position, the cover plate blocks the opening of the storage recess so as to be flush with the inner surface of the luggage compartment-forming wall. When an operating force is applied to the swing support device, the CD changer swings between the protruding position and the storage position.

A holographic recording and reconstructing apparatus includes a light source having a variable oscillation wavelength; a temperature sensing unit operable to sense temperature; and a control unit operable to record information about a temperature sensed by the temperature sensing unit on a holographic recording medium during recording, to obtain the information about the temperature from the holographic recording medium and obtain a temperature sensed by the temperature sensing unit during reconstruction, to determine the amount of wavelength shift to counteract the effects of a change in the dimension of the holographic recording medium between recording and reconstruction based on the difference between the temperatures, and to shift the oscillation wavelength of the light source by the determined amount.

A device and method for vibration control in a machine for cutting, said machine comprising a cutting tool supported by a tool holder. The device comprises a control unit and converting means which are connectible to the control unit and comprise a vibration sensor and an actuator. The actuator comprises an active element which converts an A.C. voltage supplied by the control unit to the actuator into dimensional changes. Said active element is adapted to be embedded in the body of the tool holder and in such manner that said dimensional changes impart bending to the body of the tool holder.

Devices for occluding an aneurysm are provided. In particular, the device include an upper member that sits against the dome of the aneurysm, a lower member that sits in the neck of the aneurysm, and a means of adjusting the overall dimensions of the device. Also provided are methods of making and using these devices.

A novel organic insulating film, which is continuously manufactured and has specific properties over the entire width an adhesive film, a flexible metal plated stacked board, a multiplayer flexible metal-plated stacked board, a coverlay film, a tape for TAB, a base tape for COF are provided. The continuously manufactured organic insulating film satisfies the following requirements (1)-(3) over the entire width; (1) a film MOR-c value is 1.05 or more but not more than 5.0, (2) a molecular chain main axis orientation angle is −30 to 30 degree against MD direction, and (3) a difference between the maximum and the minimum values of the film MOR-c is 1.0 or below.

There is provided a metal powder for use in a selective laser sintering method for producing a three-dimensional shaped object, wherein the metal powder comprises a powder mixture of a precipitation-hardening metal composition. In particular, the metal powder of the present invention is configured to have a Fe-based component powder and a Ni-based component powder which are individually included in the powder mixture wherein a powder made of an alloy of Fe-based and Ni-based components is not included as a main powder in the powder mixture.

A CD changer support device mountable in a trunk forming a luggage compartment of a motorcycle, includes a storage recess to store a CD changer. The storage recess is provided in a luggage compartment-forming wall of the trunk. A swing support device allows the CD changer to swing between a protruding position where the opening of the CD changer protrudes inside the luggage compartment and a storage position where the CD changer is stored within the storage recess. A cover plate covers the CD changer. When the CD changer is in the storage position, the cover plate blocks the opening of the storage recess so as to be flush with the inner surface of the luggage compartment-forming wall. When an operating force is applied to the swing support device, the CD changer swings between the protruding position and the storage position.

The invention described relates to the manufacturing of solid wood doors and consists in the insertion of steel reinforcing bars in the frames of the door to increase its rigidity. By increasing the rigidity of the door, the effect of possible warping in the door is diminished. In addition to this, alloying the steel, which possesses an elasticity modulus that is around ten times superior to that of wood, we achieve significantly higher rigidity for the piece of solid wood and this, by adding very little steel. The arrangement and the geometry of the reinforcing bars permit the conservation of traditional manufacturing techniques.

A corneal reshaping by means of a soft contact lens to manipulate tear pressure gradient to produce a dimensional change to the surface profile of the cornea of the wearer to provide at least a temporary change in the refractive state of the eye eliminating the need for other refractive corrections. The contact lens has mechanical properties and / or a geometric shape such that when the lens is fitted to the eye the pressure applied to the eye via the lens will vary in a radial direction between at least one zone of higher pressure and at least one zone of lower pressure so that wearing the lens will over time cause a dimensional change to the surface layer of the cornea.

An electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes a fluorine polymer electrolyte having a sulfonic acid group, and a copolymer which includes at least an aromatic ring and a cyclic imide that is condensed or not condensed with the aromatic ring, and in which an aromatic repeating unit having a structure in which the aromatic ring and the cyclic imide are bonded together directly or by only a single atom, is linked with a siloxane repeating unit having a structure that includes a siloxane structure.

The invention described relates to the manufacturing of solid wood doors and consists in the insertion of steel reinforcing bars in the frames of the door to increase its rigidity. By increasing the rigidity of the door, the effect of possible warping in the door is diminished. In addition to this, alloying the steel, which possesses an elasticity modulus that is around ten times superior to that of wood, we achieve significantly higher rigidity for the piece of solid wood and this, by adding very little steel. The arrangement and the geometry of the reinforcing bars permit the conservation of traditional manufacturing techniques.

The present invention provides a relay block inhibited from occurrence of melt wrinkles and considerably inhibited from deformation of thin wall portions. That is, the present invention provides a relay block obtained by molding a resin composition which contains a polyamide, a polyphenylene ether and a block copolymer comprising at least one polymer block mainly composed of an aromatic vinyl compound and at least one polymer block mainly composed of a conjugated diene compound and which has a melt volume rate of not less than 60 cm3 / 10 min. and a dimensional change after water absorption of not more than 1.0%.

Provided is a glass plate for a substrate, which comprises, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxide: SiO2: 70 to 80, Al2O3: 0.1 to 5, B2O3: 0 to 3, MgO: 9.5 to 12, where the amount of CaO+SrO+BaO is 0 to 2, and the amount of Na2O+K2O is 12.5 to 15.5, which has a density of at most 2.5 g / cm3, has an average coefficient of thermal expansion from 50 to 350° C. of more than 75×10−7 / ° C. and at most 87×10−7 / ° C., has a glass transition point of at least 560° C., has a brittleness of at most 6.5 μm−1 / 2, and has a heat shrinkage (C)of at most 20 ppm.

There is provided an optical film having a small size change with a temperature change of a support of a pattern retardation film. An optical film includes: a support comprising a polymer having a moisture absorptivity of 0.5% or more; a first retardation region and a second retardation region, in which birefringence thereof is mutually different; and an optically anisotropic layer in which the first retardation region and the second retardation region are alternately patterned for every one line.

To provide a glass plate for a substrate, which contains no B2O3 and which can be used as a glass plate for an LCD panel.A glass plate for a substrate, which contains substantially no B2O3, which comprises, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxide of SiO2: 68 to 80, Al2O3: 0.1 to 5, MgO: 9.5 to 12, CaO+SrO+BaO: 0 to 2, and Na2O+K2O: 12.5 to 15.5, and which has a density of at most 2.5 g / cm3, an average coefficient of thermal expansion from 50 to 350° C. of from more than 75×10−7 / ° C. to at most 87×10−7 / ° C., a glass transition point of at least 560° C. and a brittleness of at most 6.5 μm−1 / 2.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an adhesive film which is used for producing, by a laminating method, a flexible metal-clad laminate in which the change in dimensions is suppressed, a flexible metal-clad laminate including the adhesive film, and a production method therefor. The present invention relates to an adhesive film including a polyimide film and an adhesive layer containing a thermoplastic polyimide, the adhesive layer being disposed on at least one surface of the polyimide film, a flexible metal-clad laminate produced by laminating a metal foil to the adhesive film with a thermal roll laminator, and a production method therefor, wherein the polyimide film is formed by a process including step (A) of mixing a polyamic acid solution, a dehydrating agent, and an imidization catalyst, and casting and applying the mixture onto a support to form a gel film; step (B) of stripping off the gel film and fixing both ends of the gel film; and step (C) of heating and transporting the film with both ends being fixed in a state loosened in the TD direction.

A bamboo laminated construction panel and method of manufacture is provided wherein at least two layers of prepared bamboo are laminated together with outside surface wood veneer layers. Linear bamboo starter boards, made from timber bamboo culm cut to length, split longitudinally, processed to remove sugars, pressed flat into bamboo planks with the soft pith surfaces of two bamboo planks laminated together with grain aligned, are disposed adjacent to each other along the longitudinal side edges forming a linear bamboo starter board layer. The bamboo laminated panel is formed by laminating a first wood veneer layer with grain disposed perpendicular to the vertical centerline of the finished panel, first and second bamboo starter board layers with grains aligned opposingly and equally offset from the centerline, and a second wood veneer layer with grain also perpendicularly aligned. Additional bamboo starter board layers are optionally included in pairs to form thicker panels.

A pressure-sensitive-adhesive layer attached polarizing film comprises a polarizing film in which a transparent protective film is laid on / over at least one surface of a polarizer to interpose an adhesive layer between the surface and the transparent protective film, and a pressure-sensitive-adhesive layer laminated on a transparent protective film side of the polarizing film. The adhesive-layer-laid surface of the polarizer is subjected to an activating treatment. The adhesive layer is a cured product layer of an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition comprises an active-energy-ray-curable component, and a shrinkage inhibitor having a structural formula having an M-O bond wherein M is silicon, titanium, aluminum or zirconium, and O represents an oxygen atom.

The present invention provides a relay block inhibited from occurrence of melt wrinkles and considerably inhibited from deformation of thin wall portions. That is, the present invention provides a relay block obtained by molding a resin composition which contains a polyamide, a polyphenylene ether and a block copolymer comprising at least one polymer block mainly composed of an aromatic vinyl compound and at least one polymer block mainly composed of a conjugated diene compound and which has a melt volume rate of not less than 60 cm3 / 10 min. and a dimensional change after water absorption of not more than 1.0%.