baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2005508328-A (JP)
IPC: A61K9/38
Filed: 2002-09-28
Abstract: A dosage form comprises: (a) at least one active ingredient: (b) a core having a first surface portion upon which resides a first coating and a second surface portion which is substantially free of the first coating; and (c) a shell which resides upon at least a portion of the second surface portion, wherein the shell comprises a different material from the first coating. In another embodiment, the dosage form comprises: (a) at least one active ingredient; (b) a core comprising a center portion having an exterior surface and an annular portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the annular portion interior surface is in contact with at least a portion of the center portion exterior surface, and a coating resides on at least a portion of the annular portion exterior surface; and (c) a shell which resides upon at least a portion of the exterior surface of the center portion, wherein the shell comprises a different material than the impermeable coating. In another embodiment, the dosage form comprises: (a) at least one active ingredient; (b) a core having an outer surface and a cavity which extends at least partially through the core such that the core outer surface has at least a first opening therein; (c) a first coating which resides on at least a portion of the core outer surface, wherein the first shell portion comprises a different material from the first coating; and (d) a first shell portion which is adjacent to the first opening and covers at least the first opening.
Patent JP-2005504875-A (JP)
Title: ディーゼル燃料エマルジョン
IPC: C10L10/18
Filed: 2002-09-19
Abstract: 燃料エマルジョンは、ディーゼル、水および少なくとも４の親水性親油性バランスの値を有する乳化剤組成物からなる。前記乳化剤組成物は、多価アルコールの脂肪酸エステルまたは部分エステル；多価アルコールのアルコキシル化脂肪酸エステルまたは部分エステル；およびアルコキシル化一級アルコールから選択される少なくとも１成分とともに、親水性反復単位および疎水性反復単位を有するポリマー非イオン界面活性剤を含んでなる。本発明による好ましい乳化剤組成物には、前記ポリマー非イオン界面活性剤と、前記成分の少なくとも２成分との混合物がある。特に好ましい組成物は、前記ポリマー非イオン界面活性剤と、脂肪酸（部分）エステルまたはアルコキシル化脂肪酸（部分）エステルとの混合物を含んでなる。前記乳化剤組成物は、一級アルコール、例えばオクタノールなどのエマルジョンカプラーを含んでもよい。
Patent JP-2005511610-A (JP)
IPC: A61K45/00
Filed: 2002-11-08
Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I); in which R is an amino or guanidino group; R2 is acetyl or trifluoroacetyl; and n is an integer from 10 to 18 or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical formulations containing them or their use in the prevention or treatment of a viral infection.
Patent JP-2005513269-A (JP)
Title: プラズマ蒸着により対象物を処理するための装置
IPC: H01J1/00
Filed: 2002-12-16
Abstract: 本発明は、プラズマ蒸着によって対象物を処理するための装置に関するものであり、この装置は、壁（４）の一つに閉鎖できる通路（２）を備える減圧下にある密閉処理室（１）であって、通路が処理室（１）からの処理対象物（３）の出し入れを可能にする密閉処理室と、処理対象物（３）が処理室（１）に導き入れられる前にトランスファー・スペース（５）に導き入れられるように通路（２）を通じて処理室（１）と連通するトランスファー・スペース（５）とを具備する。この装置は、処理室（１）の通路（２）を通り抜けられるように、不連続な壁（６、７）によって画成されたトランスファー・スペース（５）が処理室（１）に対して相対的に移動可能であることを特徴とする。
Patent JP-2005520381-A (JP)
Title: スマートアンテナおよびダイバーシティ技法を実施するための方法およびシステム
IPC: H04B7/08
Filed: 2003-03-04
Abstract: 共通無線周波数（ＲＦ）チェーンをマルチアンテナからベースバンドに変換するための方法および装置である。より良い品質の信号を受信するアンテナが優先され、アップリンクおよびダウンリンクの両方に対してより大きな柔軟性と適用性を有するアンテナ選択が行われる。各タイムスロット期間中に測定がなされ、より良い品質の信号を有するアンテナに対して与えられるウェイト付けが決定される。タイムスロット間から単一シンボルまでのレンジに渡って測定を行うための技術および装置が提供されている。例えば、最良の信号を選択するために、本明細書中に記述された技術は、個別に、またある場合には、更なる便益を享受するために組み合わされて利用される。
Patent JP-2005519743-A (JP)
Title: 簡略化された層状清澄器およびその洗浄方法
IPC: B01D21/02
Filed: 2003-01-08
Abstract: 本発明は、ａ）清澄すべき液体（５）用のタンク（３）と、ｂ）前記液体（５）を前記タンク（３）の下側領域（９）に導入する手段（７）と、ｃ）前記液体（５）を前記タンク（３）の上側領域（１３）から排出する手段（１１）と、ｄ）前記タンク（３）内に配設されている複数の沈殿プレート（Ｄ i ）とを備え、前記プレート（Ｄ i ）が実質上互いに平行に等間隔で配置されて前記下側領域（９）と前記上側領域（１３）の間に延びる複数の通路（Π i ）を形成している層状清澄器に関する。前記清澄器は、前記プレート（Ｄ i ）と一体になった管状部材（Ｔ i ）と、前記管状部材（Ｔ i ）と前記タンク（３）の間に挿置されている振り子固定手段（Δ i ）とをさらに備えることを特徴とする。
Patent JP-2005529086-A (JP)
Title: 精製大豆ホスファチジルセリンによって作製される渦巻状物
IPC: A61K9/127
Filed: 2003-03-26
Abstract: 精製大豆ホスファチジルセリンを用いて渦巻状物を作製する。渦巻状物は、少なくとも約75％の大豆ホスファチジルセリンおよび任意で生物活性充填物を含む。好ましい渦巻状物は、抗真菌剤であるアンフォテリシンBを含む。
Patent JP-2005522886-A (JP)
IPC: H01S3/10
Filed: 2003-04-07
Abstract: An L-band EDFA may have three amplifier stages. In the first stage, a high power 980 nm laser is used to generate C-band ASE noise which is used to pump the erbium doped fiber of the second stage. The second stage fiber is arranged as a plug-in module which connects between a first stage isolator and a mid-stage loss between the second and third stages. The desired gain of the amplifier is obtained by selecting a plug-in module with a length of fiber that will give the desired amplifier output power for a given input power.
Patent JP-2005527025-A (JP)
Title: プルベースのコンピュータ出力装置
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2003-04-17
Abstract: 表現出力システム(100)は、デジタルコンピュータネットワーク(160)、１つ又は複数のジョブ送信クライアント(103)、ジョブ格納手段(140)を含む。ジョブ格納手段(140)は、この複数のジョブ送信クライアント(103)から出力ジョブを受信して保持する。表現出力システム(100)は更に、ジョブ格納手段(140)から出力ジョブをプルして出力する１つ又は複数の表現出力装置を含む。
Patent JP-2004171588-A (JP)
Title: Control method of control software execution system
Inventor: NAMIKADO SHIGEKI
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 2004-01-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an efficient control software execution system by giving flexibility to a designation method of execution of each task in an NC device.  <P>SOLUTION: In the scheduler for performing switching of tasks of a real time operating system, an elapsed clock number is calculated and recorded in order to ensure the traveling at a prescribed ratio designated in units of tasks, and a task is traveled after the lapse of a clock number. In generation of a task switch, the elapsed clock number is read for every task, and the total of the elapsed clock number provided in every task is recorded. In generation of an interruption, the interruption processing is performed by a high priority task. A prospective total traveling ratio of each task is designated, and the degree of allowance of slippage between the designated prospective total traveling ratio and the actual traveling time is designated. A prospective total traveling time is calculated from the prospective traveling ratio including the designated degree of allowance, and an abnormal state of the task is determined by comparison of the calculated prospective total traveling time with the actual traveling time. Accordingly, the abnormal state of the task is determined while performing an operation.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2005197897-A (JP)
Title: Low power consumption device
Inventor: MASUDA SHUZO
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2004-01-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low power consumption device whereby the transition of a microcomputer from a low power consumption mode into a normal mode is attained by an operation of a remote control operation section.  <P>SOLUTION: The low power consumption device is provided with an IR decode section 3 for generating an external interrupt signal when discriminating that a transmission signal from the remote control operation section 12 of an apparatus is a signal corresponding to the apparatus, and when a host microcomputer 2 in a HALT mode receives the external interrupt signal from the IR decode section 3, the host microcomputer 2 shifts from the HALT mode into the normal mode.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005194600-A (JP)
Title: Metal surface treatment agent, and metallic article obtained by being coated therewith
Inventor: KUSUFUJI TAKESHI
IPC: C23F11/00
Filed: 2004-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal surface treatment agent with which a coating film having excellent water resisting adhesiveness to cold water can be obtained, and which can be easily washed away by warm water and has excellent storage stability.  <P>SOLUTION: The metal surface treatment agent comprises a vinyl alcohol based polymer obtained by saponifying a vinyl ester based polymer containing a monomer unit having a specified silyl group, satisfying following inequality (I), and in which the weight fraction of the polymer whose polymerization degree exceeds three times the weight average polymerization degree is ≤25 wt.%: 20<Pw×S<460 ... (I), wherein Pw: the weight average polymerization degree of the vinyl alcohol based polymer, and S: the content (mol%) of the monomer unit having a silyl group shown by the general formula (1).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005194822-A (JP)
Title: Wall embedded faucet
Inventor: TANAKA TAKAMICHI
IPC: E03C1/042
Filed: 2004-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall embedded faucet capable of preventing the reverse infiltration of water into a wall while making the most of the merits of the embedded faucet.  <P>SOLUTION: In this wall embedded faucet 10, a faucet body 12 is enclosed in a faucet box 11 embedded in the wall W, and piping 20 passing through inside the wall W is connected to the faucet body 12 through a piping connector 13. Insertion parts 21a, 21b of the piping 20 are inserted in a liquid-tight manner in support holes 11a provided in a faucet box 11, and the inner ends are projected into the faucet box 11. The piping connector 13 is connected to the inner end of the piping 20, and the faucet body 12 is connected to the piping connector 13. The faucet body 12 and the piping connector 13 are thereby enclosed in the faucet box 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005199904-A (JP)
Title: Interior speed change hub for bicycle
Inventor: URABE HIROYUKI
IPC: B62M11/16
Filed: 2004-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interior speed change hub for a bicycle capable of suppressing degradation of the lifetime of a bearing caused by large loads even when a sun gear is integrated with a hub shaft.  <P>SOLUTION: The interior speed change hub 10 comprises a hub shaft 21 fixed to a frame, a driving body 22, a driven body 23, a planetary gear mechanism 24, a first one-way clutch 25, a second one-way clutch 26, a clutch control mechanism 27, first and second bearings 28 and 29, and third and fourth bearings 30 and 31. The driving body has a cylindrical shape to be connected to an input body, and the driven body is connected to an output body. A power transmission mechanism has a planetary gear mechanism, and transmits the rotation from the driving body to the driven body. The first one-way clutch transmits the rotation in one direction of a carrier to the driven body. The second one-way clutch connects/disconnects the driving body to/from the driven body. The clutch control mechanism connects/disconnects the second one-way clutch.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005205979-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle speed controller
Inventor: MATSUMOTO AYAKO
IPC: F02D29/02
Filed: 2004-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a reduction amount larger than a reduction amount of a preset vehicle speed which is preliminarily set on a curved road.  <P>SOLUTION: This vehicle speed controller detects the curved road ahead of a vehicle when controlling the braking/driving force of the vehicle to coincide a vehicle speed detection value with the preset vehicle speed, and decreases the preset vehicle speed by an amount of only first reduction to a passable speed for the curved road when the curved road is detected ahead of the vehicle. When an operation member to reduce the preset vehicle speed is operated in reducing the preset vehicle speed on the curved road, the preset vehicle speed is decreased by an amount of second reduction larger than the first reduction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005204532-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing sashimi for ochazuke, and sashimi ochazuke
Inventor: HORI SATORU
IPC: A23L7/10
Filed: 2004-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing Sashimi (sliced raw fish) for Ochazuke (cooked rice soaked in hot tea): and to provide delicious Sashimi Ochazuke using the Sashimi.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing Sashimi for Ochazuke comprises the following process: a first process of eliminating unnecessary parts such as shells, scales, head, bowels and bones from fish and shellfish; a second process of subjecting the fish and shellfish treated in the first process to treatment with a freshness-keeping and antioxidant solution; a third process of eliminating fish fat from the fish and shellfish treated in the second process; a fourth process of sealing delicious taste of the fish and shellfish treated in the third process and also eliminating fishy smell from the fish and shellfish treated in the third process; and a fifth process of freezing the fish and shellfish treated in the fourth process so as not to be dried to obtain Sashimi for Ochazuke not inferior to Sashimi comprising fresh fish and shellfish.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005205462-A (JP)
Title: Method for preventing longitudinal crack on continuously cast piece
Inventor: TAKAHASHI YUKIO
IPC: B22D11/16
Filed: 2004-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a continuously cast piece having no longitudinal crack by observing a surface shape in the width direction of cast piece just below the outlet side of a mold and adjusting casting velocity and a secondary cooling water flowing rate at the point of time when the abnormality is detected.  <P>SOLUTION: Ruggedness on the cast surface just below the continuous casting mold, is measured in the width direction of the cast piece, and based on the variation with time of a ruggedness profile, it is measured whether the surface defect of the cast piece exists or not, to adjust the casting velocity and the secondary cooling water flowing rate.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004204353-A (JP)
Title: Sprocket manufacturing method, and sprocket
Inventor: TAKAMORI NORIHIKO
IPC: F16H55/30
Filed: 2004-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a sprocket of excellent wear resistance at low cost, and the sprocket.  <P>SOLUTION: This method comprises a step of pressing a low-carbon steel plate containing carbon of ≤ 0.25% in a shape of a sprocket 1, and a hardening step of heating a tooth part 4 in the sprocket 1 formed of one pressed member by an induction heater at the temperature not lower than the A<SB>3</SB>transformation point, quenching it within 0.5 second at the temperature not higher than 500°C, and hardening it to the theoretically highest hardening hardness so that the hardness of the tooth part 4 is 35-55 in the Rockwell C hardness.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004173698-A (JP)
Title: Seedling transplanter
Inventor: ISHIDA ISAO
IPC: A01C11/02
Filed: 2004-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seedling transplanter settled such a problem that the conventional transplanter having a visor disturbs seedling supplying work by the visor when an operator moves on a step-floor of a sulky vehicle body to supply seedlings on a seedling planting part.  <P>SOLUTION: The seedling transplanter has a seedling planting part 7 on the rear side of a sulky vehicle body 2, a preliminary seedling platform 19 set at right and left of front part of the sulky vehicle body 2, and a visor 25 above the driver seat 14 of the sulky vehicle body 2. On the seedling transplanter, a step floor 35 is installed from the preliminary seedling platform 19 of the sulky vehicle body 2 to near of the seedling planting part 7, the rear part of the step floor 35 than the driver seat 14 is set higher than the front part of the step floor 35 and the rear part 40 of the visor 25 is formed vertically rotatable around a rotating axis set at the front side part of the visor 25.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2005213022-A (JP)
Title: Connectable/detachable type refuse bin for separation
Inventor: FUKUDA TAKAO
IPC: B65F1/00
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connectable/detachable type refuse bin for separation capable of easily coping with the sorts of refuse to be separated, facilitating throw-in and disposal of refuse and easy to clean only by preparing unit standard products of simple structure, and connecting them.  <P>SOLUTION: In the refuse bin constituted by detachably enclosing a refuse bin 2 in a frame body 1, a plurality of unit standard products formed with connecting parts 3 adjusted in position to the front-rear, right-left and upper-lower sides of the frame bodies 1 are prepared, and the frame bodies 1 are connected by the connecting parts 3. A plurality of frame bodies 1 are thereby connected to any of the front-rear, right-left and upper-lower sides, and the number of frame bodies 1 is increased only by preparing the frame bodies 1 used as the unit standard products of simple structure enclosing the refuse bins 2, and connecting them. The sorts of refuse to be separated are easily coped with, and refuse disposal and cleaning can be easily performed by removing the refuse bin 2 from the frame body 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005219065-A (JP)
Title: Spot welding control method and spot welding control device
Inventor: MIYASAKA SHINICHI
IPC: B23K11/24
Filed: 2004-02-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spot welding control method and a spot welding control device capable of reliably detecting a contact state of an electrode tip with a work by a simple configuration and a simple procedure.  <P>SOLUTION: When an electrode tip is brought into contact with a work, ultrasonic waves are emitted from an ultrasonic probe provided on the electrode tip (Step S1). Reflected ultrasonic waves are detected, and the contact of the electrode tip with the work is detected based on the reflected waves (Step S3), and the program moves to a pressure control mode (Step S4). After the contact of the electrode tip with the work is detected, the pressure of the electrode tip is increased by a predetermined quantity (Step S7), and the spot welding is performed (Step S8).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004273439-A (JP)
Title: Ni BASED ALLOY MATERIAL HAVING EXTREMELY SMALL ION ELUTION AMOUNT IN SOLID POLYMER TYPE FUEL CELL ENVIRONMENT
Inventor: SUGAWARA KATSUO
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2004-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Ni based alloy material having extremely small ion elution amount in a solid polymer type fuel cell environment, and to provide a structural member containing the Ni based alloy material for assembling a solid polymer type fuel cell.  <P>SOLUTION: The Ni alloy material has a composition containing 43-50% Cr, 0.1-2% Mo, 0.001-0.05% Mg, 0.001-0.04% N, and 0.05-0.5% Mn, and if required further containing one or two kinds selected from 0.05-1.0% Fe and 0.01-0.1% Si, and the balance Ni with inevitable impurities, and in which the content of C included as the inevitable impurities is controlled to ≤0.05%.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005220046-A (JP)
Title: Amphipathic hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene derivative
Inventor: JONATHAN P HILL
IPC: B82B1/00
Filed: 2004-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a new amphipathic hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene derivative for constituting a nanoscale molecule and a nanosize structure formed by its self-organization.  <P>SOLUTION: The hexaperihexabenzocoronene derivative is represented by general formula [1] (R<SP>1</SP>is an alkyl group; R<SP>2</SP>is C<SB>6</SB>H<SB>4</SB>OCH<SB>2</SB>CH<SB>2</SB>(OCH<SB>2</SB>CH<SB>2</SB>)<SB>n</SB>OR<SP>3</SP>(R<SP>3</SP>is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; n is a positive integer) or an onium salt group; X is a hydrogen atom or an organic group). The nanosize self-accumulated body is formed in a solution composed of the compound and one or more solvents.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005218562-A (JP)
Title: Game machine, program and recording medium
Inventor: TSUJI KENJI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2004-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase player's expectations of the variation form of the variable display of patterns and to make the contents of a game full of variations.  <P>SOLUTION: In a fourth table 45f, other than the variation form (4) in which variation time is 40 seconds and a normal variation form, variation form groups A-D constituted of variation forms (1)-(3) are allocated. When one of the variation form groups A-D is decided in a variation form drawing part, the variable display of 40 seconds is performed by successively performing the variable display by the variation forms (1)-(3) constituting a decided variation form group.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005219343-A (JP)
Title: Printing controller
Inventor: NAKABASHI HIDESUMI
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2004-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing controller that calculates a consumption of consumables by receiving a print command from a user terminal before performing the printing.  <P>SOLUTION: The user terminal, a printer 10, and a communication control section 2 of the printing controller 1 are connected to a network 12. The communication control section 2 receives a print command from the user terminal. A printing control section 4 interprets the print command by detecting a compression algorithm corresponding to a compression format of the received print command, calculates a consumption of consumables used by the printer 10 from the interpreted content, and then calculates a fee to be charged from the consumption.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005220498-A (JP)
Title: Polyolefin short fiber for reinforcing cement and cement-based molded product using the same
Inventor: OTA SHINJI
IPC: D01F6/06
Filed: 2004-02-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polypropylene fiber for reinforcing cement having sufficient strength as a cement-based molded product and preventing generation of cracks, and the cement-based molded product.  <P>SOLUTION: The polyolefin short fiber for reinforcing cement is a drawn fiber comprising a polyolefin resin as a main component, has an almost polygonal cross section of the fiber having 3-6 protrusions and has recess or projection parts formed along the longitudinal direction of the fiber on the tip of the fiber. The cement-based molded product is blended with 0.05-2 volume % of the short fiber.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005220316-A (JP)
Title: Conductive composition for electrophotographic instrument, method for producing the same, and conductive member for electrophotographic instrument by using the same
Inventor: YOSHIKAWA HITOSHI
IPC: G03G15/16
Filed: 2004-02-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conductive composition for an electrophotographic instrument, excellent in dispersing property of an electronic conductive fibrous filler, such as carbon nanotubes, etc., and having a small unevenness in electric resistance.  <P>SOLUTION: This conductive composition for an electrophotographic instrument contains the following (A) to (C) as essential components. (A) A matrix polymer. (B) An electronic conductive fibrous filler. (C) An ionic liquid.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005226484-A (JP)
Title: Rotation speed sensor abnormality determining device
Inventor: HATTORI KAZUTAKA
IPC: F02D45/00
Filed: 2004-02-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotation speed sensor abnormality determining device capable of accurately determining whether a rotation speed sensor is normal or abnormal.  <P>SOLUTION: ECU executes a program including a step for detecting engine rotation speed (S114), a step for calculating a lower limit value V(L) and an upper limit value V(H) of allowable range of output voltage V (S116), a step for acquiring output voltage V of the rotation speed sensor, a step (S122) for determining that the rotation speed sensor is normal when output voltage V is higher than the lower limit value V(L) and lower than the upper limit value V(H) (YES in S120 and ) and a step (S124) for determining that the rotation speed sensor is abnormal when output voltage V is higher than the lower limit value V(L) or when output voltage V is lower than the upper limit value V(H) (NO in S120 ).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI