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Patent JP-2003202496-A (JP)
Title: Observation optical system
Inventor: KOGURE YOSHINORI
IPC: G02B7/04
Filed: 2001-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an observation optical system constituted so that various aberrations can be satisfactorily compensated as a front converter for a digital camera, and capable of continuously focusing on an object from infinity to a close distance.  <P>SOLUTION: As for the observation optical system provided with an objective lens having a positive refractive power, an erect optical system P for erecting an image formed through at least the objective lens and an eyepiece group Ge having a positive refractive power and for observing the image, the objective lens is constituted of a 1st lens group G1 having a positive refractive power and a 2nd lens group G2 having a positive or negative refractive power in this order from an object side, and the 2nd lens group G2 is constituted of a 2nd lens group front group G2F having a negative refractive power and a 2nd lens group rear group G2R having a positive refractive power in this order from the object side, and the Petzval sum of the objective lens is negative.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003135649-A (JP)
Title: Card-system game cards for teaching materials which can be used to study arithmetic, animals, plants, persons, animated characters, or the like
Inventor: SAKAI SUSUMU
IPC: A63F1/02
Filed: 2001-12-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a set of novel game cards which not only makes a player good with numbers but also gives the player pleasure to use one's head since playing a card-system game using these game cards means doing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers, and which gives the player a chance to learn patience and efforts through the game, and which increases fun in calculation and gives satisfaction. SOLUTION: The set of game cards is a set of arithmetic card-system game cards which comprises fifty-two cards. In the game, a player selects cards among three to five cards distributed to him or her so that the number the player would obtain after adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing the numbers of the selected cards is the same number as that of a dealer's card. Whether the player is a child or an adult, the player can have enough fun while studying arithmetic. Since the player can play a game using animals, plants, persons, and animated characters, or numbers printed on fifty-two cards as with the conventional cards, the player can learn animals, plants, persons, animated characters, or the like while playing a game, which makes the game cards practically effective.
Patent JP-2003501354-A (JP)
Title: アザビシクロ（２．２．２）オクタン−３−アミンクエン酸塩の結晶多形及びそれらの医薬組成物
IPC: A61P1/08
Filed: 2000-05-18
Abstract: (57)【要約】
（２Ｓ，３Ｓ）−Ｎ−（メトキシ−５−ｔ−ブチルフェニルメチル−２−ジフェニルメチル−１−アゾビシクロ（２．２．２）オクタン−３−アミンクエン酸塩（クエン酸塩一水和物）の単結晶多形とその医薬組成物。該多形の医薬組成物は、クエン酸塩一水和物が嘔吐の処置のための製剤にとって好都合な安定性を有するのであれば好適である。当該医薬組成物の投与は、速放性の経口用剤形、好ましくは錠剤又はカプセル、又は静脈内投与による。
Patent JP-2003504318-A (JP)
IPC: A61K8/29
Filed: 2000-07-10
Abstract: The invention concerns UV radiation reflecting or absorbing agents, designed to be applied on the skin, the mucous membranes, the scalp and the hair for protection against harmful UV radiation and to reinforce the natural skin barrier. The inventive agents comprise polymorphous, crystalline or semicrystalline solid polymeric or lipidic particles.
Patent JP-2003508841-A (JP)
IPC: B64F5/00
Filed: 2000-08-31
Abstract: A method of design and manufacture of an assembly of components including selecting KCs of the type, Product KCs, Assembly KCs or Manufacturing KCs is provided. The method includes the steps of identifying potential KCs and carrying out a risk assessment for variation of the potential KCs based upon four values, namely probability of failure or variation; the severity of the variation; the detectability of the variation, and the repairability of the variation. Scores attributed to each said value may then be multiplied together to produce the risk assessment. Once the KCs have been selected, a process of feature identification and classification for the KC may be carried out, followed by establishment of assembly precedence of features for the KC.
Patent JP-2003508857-A (JP)
Title: 赤外線・無線周波数変換アダプタとその利用方法
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: (57)【要約】
別途ハードウェアやソフトウェアを演算装置に追加する必要なく、ネットワークに無線通信よって接続し、赤外線データポートを有するノート型コンピュータ、デスクトップ型コンピュータ、ハンドヘルドコンピュータ及びモバイル電話の如くの演算装置に用いる赤外線から無線周波数への変換アダプタとその方法である。変換アダプタは、演算装置を操作するため形成される。利用者は、ネットワークにおけるＲＦデータシステムコンポーネントの受信可能な範囲内にあるアダプタを演算装置の近傍に配置することにより、電子メールの即時チェックや、インターネットへの容易なアクセスが可能となる。
Patent JP-2003508692-A (JP)
Title: 冷凍チラーにおけるスクリュー圧縮機からのオイルの逆流防止
IPC: F04C29/12
Filed: 2000-08-03
Abstract: (57)【要約】
圧縮機ハウジング（２４）に配設された１或いは複数のバッフル（６８，８０）を含む冷凍チラー（１０）におけるスクリュー圧縮機（１２）。このバッフルは、ある運転条件下で、蒸発器（１８）から圧縮機（１２）内に流れる吸入ガスの流れに反して上流方向に流れる、および／または吹き飛ばされるオイルを遮断して配向する。このバッフル（６８，８０）によってオイルが、システムの蒸発器（１８）に戻されるのではなく圧縮機（１２）内に留められ、あらゆる運転条件下で圧縮機（１２）に必要な利用可能なオイルが十分に存在するため、圧縮機（１２）にオイルを戻すための専用の構造／装置を蒸発器（１８）に設ける必要がない。
Patent JP-2003513382-A (JP)
IPC: G05F1/565
Filed: 2000-10-19
Abstract: A current regulator is provided for a two wire sensor and comprises first and second conductors arranged to provide a sensor output current, a first resistance and a current reference coupled across the first and second conductors, and a second resistance and sensor load terminals coupled across the first and second conductors. An amplifier has first and second inputs and an output. The first output is coupled to a first junction between the first resistance and the current reference, the second input is coupled to a second junction between the second resistance and the sensor load terminals, and the output is connected to the second input. The amplifier controls a first junction to be substantially equal to a second voltage at the second junction. <IMAGE>
Patent JP-2003523618-A (JP)
Title: 電気的な構成素子のためのグリッパを装着ヘッドに保持するための装置
IPC: H05K13/04
Filed: 2000-11-08
Abstract: (57)【要約】
回転可能なシャフト（２）に被せ嵌められたグリッパ（３）が、浅い係止溝を備えており、この係止溝内には係止ボール（５）の丸頂部が係合している。これらの係止ボール（５）はシャフト（２）に設けられた環状溝（４）内に全周にわたって分配されている。これにより、グリッパ（３）はシャフト（２）に正確に保持されて、摩耗少なく交換可能となる。
Patent JP-2003513786-A (JP)
Title: 中空繊維物質及びフィルターの清浄化のための製品及び方法
IPC: B01D65/06
Filed: 2000-08-09
Abstract: (57)【要約】
過酢酸殺菌剤が、繊維及びフィルターからの、粒状無機物質、例えばカルシウム及びマグネシウムの除去において有効であることが示されている。該殺菌剤は溶液形態で使用され、フィルター、特にポリスルホン製のものを、少なくとも１８時間、好ましくは少なくとも約２４時間に亘って浸液させた後に再利用できるようにする。この方法では、該溶液で清浄化されたフィルターが、該フィルターの当初寿命の３０％を越え、上限を約６０−８０％の再利用寿命を有することが示される。過酢酸ベースの殺菌溶液は、中空の繊維及びプリーツのいずれの形態のポリスルホンフィルターの清浄化に使用しても良い。
Patent JP-2003514522-A (JP)
Title: 樹状細胞の微粒子ベースのトランスフェクションおよび活性化
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2000-11-17
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、非ウイルス方法によって樹状細胞をトランスフェクトするための有効な方法を提供する。この方法は、樹状細胞と特定のトランスフェクション剤とをインキュベートすることによって、この利点を提供する。トランスフェクション剤は、ポリヌクレオチドおよび微粒子を含み、この微粒子は、生分解性ポリマーおよびカチオン性界面活性剤からなる。樹状細胞およびトランスフェクション材は、樹状細胞をこのポリヌクレオチドでトランスフェクトするのに十分な時間インキュベートされる。
Patent JP-2003527680-A (JP)
IPC: B60R21/00
Filed: 2000-11-27
Abstract: A time-to-contact estimate determination system is disclosed for generating an estimate as to the time-to-contact of a vehicle (10) moving along a roadway (11) with an obstacle (15). The time-to-contact estimate determination system comprises an image receiver (camera 13) and a processor (14). The image receiver is configured to receive image information relating to a series of at least two images recorded as the vehicle moves along a roadway. The processor is configured to process the image information received by the image receiver to generate a time-to-contact of the vehicle with the obstacle.
Patent JP-2003529603-A (JP)
Title: 有機化合物の微小反応器中での１，３−双極付加環化のための方法
IPC: C07D498/04
Filed: 2001-03-06
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、反応を微小反応器において実施することを特徴とする、有機化合物の１，３−双極付加環化のための方法に関する。
Patent JP-2003531854-A (JP)
Title: アポトーシスの予防方法
IPC: A61K31/727
Filed: 2001-04-30
Abstract: (57)【要約】
ヘパリンは、心筋に対する虚血−再灌流障害を抑制する。ヘパリンとＯ−脱硫酸化非抗凝固性ヘパリンは、虚血障害後の内皮依存性冠動脈弛緩の機能不全も抑制する。更に、ヘパリンとＯ−脱硫酸化非抗凝固性ヘパリンは、ヒト内皮細胞における転写因子ＮＦ−κＢの細胞質から核への移行も阻害し、またヒト内皮と虚血−再灌流ラット心筋におけるＮＦ−κＢのＤＮＡ結合も減少させる。従って、ヘパリンと非抗凝固性ヘパリンは、ヘパリンが前炎症転写因子ＮＦ−κＢの活性化を阻害するという新しい知見も含めて、炎症カスケードの複数のレベルを遮断することにより、虚血−再灌流障害を減少させる。
Patent JP-2003531861-A (JP)
Title: Ｂ型肝炎及び肝硬変治療組成物
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 2001-05-02
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、Ｂ型肝炎及び肝硬変に対して治療効果を示す、黄栢皮（Ｐｈｅｌｌｏｄｅｎｄｒｏｎ  ａｍｕｒｅｎｓｅ  Ｒｕｐｒ．ｃｏｒｔｅｘ）とオミナエシ（Ｐａｔｒｉｎｉａ  ｓｃａｂｉｏｓａｅｆｏｌｉａ  ＦＩＳＣＨ．）植物の混合抽出物を提供する。
Patent JP-2003534734-A (JP)
IPC: H04N7/30
Filed: 2001-05-03
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a variable coding of the bit-planes for a particular source signal. This includes first partitioning or grouping the different bit-planes into embedded sub-signals and then coding each sub-signal. This technique enables an encoder according to the present invention to control and achieve a desired trade-off point between scalability and coding-efficiency. Therefore, in cases where bit or bit-plane level granularity is not required, coding efficiency can be improved by combining two or more bit-planes prior to coding. In addition, since the statistical nature of each bit-plane is different, the level of grouping used across the bit-planes can vary.
Patent JP-2002252831-A (JP)
Title: Method for recording/reproducing monitor video data, and device for the same
Inventor: ONO KOICHI
IPC: H04N19/85
Filed: 2002-01-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for recording and reproducing monitor video data, whose S/N deterioration is small by shortening the operating time of a VTR, and reducing the deterioration of magnetic tapes or heads or mechanisms. SOLUTION: In this monitor video data recording/reproducing unit for storing video signals continuously generated over a long time on a magnetic tape, the video signal from a video camera is converted into a digital signal through an A/D circuit 12; and compression/encoded by a compression encoding/decoding circuit 3, and compressed on a time axis by a time axis compressing circuit 100 constituted of a first memory 4, a second memory, an SCSI controller 5, and an HDD 7, and recorded via an I/F circuit 14 on the magnetic tape of a VTR 9 of D-VHS. The video data from the compression encoding/decoding circuit 3 are compressed on the time axis by the time axis compressing circuit 100, so that the recording time of the video data on the magnetic tape can be made shorter then the recording time. Therefore, it is necessary to only intermittently record the video data to the magnetic tape of the VTR 9, a magnetic tape recorder can be used for a general households, and generation of tape damages are reduced.
Patent JP-2003206675-A (JP)
Title: Control device for opening/closing body of vehicle
Inventor: HARADA TSUKASA
IPC: B60R25/24
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device for an opening/closing body of a vehicle, which can prevent the opening/closing body from coming into contact with an obstacle outside the vehicle so as to cause a minor accident and a breakage accident, in accordance with instructions from an occupant, by being constituted in such a manner that the instructions can be given so as to adjust the degree of opening of the opening/closing body from outside the vehicle equipped with the automatically openable opening/closing body.  <P>SOLUTION: Characteristically, this control device is equipped with the opening/closing body which is openably/closably provided in the vehicle, an automatic opening instructing means 17 for making the opening/closing body automatically openable, an automatic opening instruction means 4 which allows the instructions for the automatic opening of the opening/ closing body to be given from outside the vehicle, a degree-of-opening regulating means 12 which is provided in the vehicle so as to regulate the degree of the opening of the opening/ closing body, and a degree-of-opening regulation instruction means 4a for giving the instructions on the regulation of the degree of the opening of the opening/closing body; and the means 7 automatically opens the opening/closing body in accordance with the instructions on the degree of the opening, given by the means 4, and regulates the degree of the opening of the opening/closing body by the means 12, in accordance with the instructions on the regulation of the degree of the opening, given by the means 4a.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003206381-A (JP)
Title: Discoloration prevention method for water-absorbent resin
Inventor: HANDA MASAYOSHI
IPC: C08K5/17
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discoloration prevention method for a water-absorbent resin which can prevent the discoloration even when the resin is left at a high temperature and humidity for a long time.  <P>SOLUTION: In this discoloration prevention method, an aminocarboxylic acid-based metal chelating agent is added to the system of at least one step of the production process of a water-absorbent resin using an unsaturated carboxylic acid as an essential monomer or to the water-absorbent resin after its production. A method for using an aminocarboxylic acid-based metal chelating agent for preventing the discoloration of a water-absorbent resin after its production is provided, wherein the aminocarboxylic acid-based metal chelating agent is added to the system of at least one step of the production process of a water-absorbent resin using an unsaturated carboxylic acid as an essential monomer or to the water-absorbent resin after its production.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003206373-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing waxy substance
Inventor: MARUYAMA MASAHIRO
IPC: C10L5/48
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a waxy substance which does not cause such deterioration of the quality of a product as brought about by mixing of oxides into the product in the initial production stage in the method for producing a meltable waxy substance by heat melting and pyrolyzing a synthetic resin waste material for forming a waxy substance.  <P>SOLUTION: In the method for producing a waxy substance by heat melting and pyrolyzing a waxy substance-forming synthetic resin waste material A to form a molten waxy product C, and allowing the formed waxy melt to fall into a receiver tank 1, the inside of the above receiver tank 1 is replaced with an inert gas at the initial stage of heat melting the above waxy substance- forming synthetic resin waste material A, and the synthetic resin waste material A is melted by pyrolytic reaction, and the inside of the receiver tank is rendered in an oxygen-short state when the formed waxy melt C is allowed to fall into this receiver tank.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003215026-A (JP)
Title: Structure for jetting purge fluid and dust measuring apparatus provided with the same
Inventor: WATANABE MASAKI
IPC: G01N21/15
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dust measuring apparatus capable of accurately measuring the concentration of dust contained in a fluid over a long period.  <P>SOLUTION: The dust measuring apparatus is provided with an irradiating part 14 for irradiating a region to be measured 50 with light, a light receiving part 16 for receiving light to be detected from the region to be measured 50, and a dust concentration computing means for computing the concentration of dust by performing arithmetic processing as required on the light to be detected received by the light receiving part 16. First and second purge fluid feeding means 82 and 84 are provided in a detecting part housing 8. A purge fluid fed through the first purge fluid feeding means 82 is jetted toward an irradiation surface of an irradiation opening cover 20, and a purge fluid fed through the second purge fluid feeding means 84 is jetted toward a light reception surface of a light reception opening cover 24.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003211296-A (JP)
Title: Volume reduction and compaction device for container
Inventor: IKEUCHI JUNICHI
IPC: B29B17/00
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized volume reducing and compacting device for a container capable of easily volume-reducing, compacting and crushing the container with little force and being used as a device for a household.  <P>SOLUTION: To the front surface opening part of a cylinder body (4) provided with a suction hole (1) on a peripheral body part, incorporating a piston body (2) and capable of housing the container (3), a lid body (7) provided with a container holding part (5) on the back surface part and a ventilation hole (6) on the peripheral body part is fitted. Air inside the cylinder body (4) is sucked through the ventilation hole (6), the ventilation gap part (8) of the cylinder body (4) and the lid body (7) and the suction hole (1) and the inside of the cylinder body (4) is evacuated. Thus, the piston body (2) is automatically slid and the container (3) is volume-reduced, compacted and crushed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003221718-A (JP)
Title: Fitting system, method for fitting and fitting program
Inventor: TANAKA HIROSHI
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fitting system enabling a customer recognizing a wear feeling of a merchandize easily by using a three dimensional model.  <P>SOLUTION: This role of the server 10 for the fitting system is provided by, on receiving a fitting demand from a user terminal 40 through a network 50, taking out corresponding information of human body size of the customer and information of a human body deformation model from a user data base 30, and information on the size of the merchandize desired to be fit and information of the material of the merchandize from a merchandize data base 20, overlapping the 3D pressure model of the merchandize on the 3D pressure model of the human body, calculating the pressure, and expansion and contraction working on each of the coordinates of the 3D model of the merchandize, preparing a synthesized pressure information, converting the information into fitting display data for a 3D image, sending the data to the user terminal 40 through the network 50, and displaying the 3D image of the merchandize desired to be fit by the customer accompanying with curves on isobaric lines by considering the flexibility, pressure, etc.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003214817-A (JP)
Title: Inspecting image processing unit
Inventor: MATSUO TAKAYUKI
IPC: G01N21/84
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a background for processing an image on a surface of a work holder without depending upon a means such as coating when a work is sensed by an image processing unit.  <P>SOLUTION: Fine grooves 8a of a direction crossed in the same direction as an illuminated light 10 is formed on a holding surface 8 as a background on the image of the work holder 2. Thus, a reflected light 11 from the surface 8 to which the light is incident to a camera 4 is decreased or increased, so that the background (holding surface 8) on the image is set to a low or high lightness, and a contract of the work 3 and the background (holding surface 8) is increased on the image.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003224505-A (JP)
Title: Communication system between road and vehicle, base station thereof and method for controlling radio zone
Inventor: YAMAZAKI YASUSHI
IPC: H04W16/04
Filed: 2002-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately increase/decrease the capacity of a radio communication base station in accordance with the number of mobile communication terminals that enter an allocated area.  <P>SOLUTION: In a management station C, a radio zone controller c2 periodically acquires the number of vehicles within each radio zone from a sensor a2 of each base station A, calculates the number of divided radio zones so that the number of vehicles may not exceed the number of housed vehicles in a single frequency on the basis of the number data of vehicles within the zone, determines a frequency used in each of the radio zones and performs pattern control of the radio zones with respect to an antenna a1. The radio zone controller c2 further instructs an information distributing and collecting device c1 to add communication capacity and information distribution. The size of the radio zone of each base station A is optimized with the above processing to optimize a communication resource (operating frequency).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2002300894-A (JP)
Title: Single nucleotide polymorphic typing method
Inventor: NAKAMURA YUSUKE
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To type several thousand SNP sites with a relatively small amount of genome DNA. SOLUTION: This single nucleotide polymorphic typing method comprises an amplification process for simultaneously amplifying a plurality of base sequences containing at least one single nucleotide polymorphic site with a genome DNA and pairs of primers, and a typing process for discriminating a base at the single nucleotide polymorphic site contained in the base sequence with the base sequences amplified in the amplification process.
Patent JP-2003223840-A (JP)
Title: Leakage circuit breaker having overcurrent shutoff function
Inventor: HASHIMOTO TAKASHI
IPC: H01H83/02
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and low cost ground leakage fault breaker that can shutoff electric leakage in a load side and the overcurrent of feed paths (R-U) and (T-W) by making R and T as power terminals, while U and W as load terminals.  <P>SOLUTION: The zero-phase current of feed paths (R-U) and (T-W) are detected via a zero-phase transformer (ZCT) 1 and a current detection circuit 2. Contacts 41R and 41T are cut off by exciting a trip coil 42 by igniting the thyristor 3 via OR circuit 11 by the H level output of a circuit 2, when the zero-phase current exceeds a fixed threshold. The currents of the feed roads (R-U) and (T-W) are detected by converting them into voltages by a resistor R0 connected to the current detection coil 7a of CT 7. Contacts 41R and 41T are cut off by igniting the thyristor 3 via the OR circuit 11 by the H level output of a comparator 8, when the voltage of the resistor R0 exceeds a fixed value and the voltage of (+) input terminal exceeds the threshold voltage of (-) input terminal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003222106-A (JP)
Title: Joint
Inventor: MATSUDA SHIGEYUKI
IPC: A01G9/14
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a joint whose strength is enhanced so as to prevent a hook from becoming dislodged from a dovetail-grooved frame by allowing it to be bent in the inward direction in which a pair of supporting pieces approach each other at the time of driving a wedge, and capable of securely fastening even an ovally-shaped part of a pipe without loosening.  <P>SOLUTION: Non-slip pieces 24, 24a, 24b and 24c cut-and-raised and bent toward the downside are provided in between coupling pieces 9 and 10 for coupling a pair of supporting pieces 7 and 8.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003221594-A (JP)
Title: Surfactant-containing composition containing reduced mount of surfactant and friendly to man and environment
Inventor: HIRATA KOICHI
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition containing a surfactant such as a detergent exhibiting the cleaning effect with a small amount of the surfactant to ease the anxiety and dissatisfaction of the user.  <P>SOLUTION: The surfactant-containing composition usable as a shampoo, etc., contains a surfactant and a ceramic-treated water produced by contacting water with a ceramic material obtained by burning a green body containing soil or natural ore. Another surfactant-containing composition usable as a shampoo, etc., contains a surfactant, the above ceramic-treated water and fine particles of the ceramic material. The ceramic-treated water is produced by contacting the ceramic material with water.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO