baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2003511738-A (JP)
Title: 光学的サブアセンブリ
IPC: H01S5/022
Filed: 2000-10-11
Abstract: (57)【要約】
光学的サブアセンブリは、光電子デバイス（１４）と、光学的ブロック（２０）と、光電子デバイス（１４）と光学的ブロック（２０）の間に空間を設ける、光学的ブロック（２０）と離間したスペーサ（１５）とを備える。光電子デバイス（１４）、光学的ブロック（２０）、およびスペーサ（１５）は、位置合わせされ、一体に接合される。このサブアセンブリは、光電子デバイス（１４）と光ファイバ（１０）の間において光をカップリングするとき、極めて有用である。この光学的サブアセンブリは、同様に、光電子デバイス（１４）と、光学的ブロック（２０）と、光電子デバイス（１４）を包囲する封止構造体とを備えていてもよい。光電子デバイス（１４）、光学的ブロック（２０）、および封止構造体は、位置合わせされ、一体に接合される。
Patent JP-2003513529-A (JP)
Title: ウェーブレット分解に基づくカラービデオ符号化方法
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 2000-10-23
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、４：２：０フォーマットの輝度平面Ｙと色差平面ＵとＶにより構成された色空間に適用される、いわゆる３Ｄ−ＳＰＩＨＴアルゴリズムを使用するカラービデオ符号化方法に関する。ＵとＶ平面のウェーブレット分解が、輝度平面のウェーブレット分解の解像度レベルの数から１を引いた解像度レベルの数に亘って行われる。輝度平面の全解像度の近似として全解像度色Ｕ又はＶ平面が見られ、前記全解像度色Ｕ又はＶ平面のサイズは、Ｙ平面の多解像度分解での第１レベル近似のサイズと同じであり、輝度のｎ次解像度レベルは色差の（ｎ−１）次レベルと同じサイズを有する。Ｙ平面の最も低い解像度で近似サブ−バンドの各画素（ｉ，ｊ）は、ＵとＶ平面の対応するサブ−バンド内の同じ位置でその画素に関連する。
Patent JP-2003519318-A (JP)
Title: 特に自動車の内燃機関の運転法
IPC: F02D41/40
Filed: 2000-11-17
Abstract: (57)【要約】
燃料が吸気段階の間の第１の運転形式と、圧縮段階の間の第２の運転形式とにおいて燃焼室（４）に直接に噴射されて燃焼される、特に自動車のための内燃機関（１）を説明する。前記燃焼時に発生する排ガスは、触媒（１２）に供給することができる。制御装置（１８）により、第２の運転形式において燃焼に引き続いて付加的に燃料が噴射されてよい。同様に前記制御装置（１８）により、触媒（１２）内又は該触媒の下流側の排ガスの温度を測定して限界値と比較することができる。
Patent JP-2003526237-A (JP)
Title: ビットレートトランスコーディング応用のための量子化方法
IPC: H04N19/126
Filed: 2001-01-15
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明はトランスコーディング装置ＴＲＡＮＳに関する。局部的な復号化手段ＰＤは、第１符号化信号Ｓ１を受信して、ＤＣＴ係数を含む逆量子化信号ＩＱＳを提供する。量子化手段Ｑは、逆量子化信号を受信して、修正マトリクスＣＯＲを使用して量子化信号ＱＳを提供する。局部的な符号化手段ＰＥは、量子化信号を受信して、第２符号化信号Ｓ２を提供する。かかるトランスコーディング装置により、第１ビットレートで符号化された第１信号を該第１ビットレートよりも低い第２ビットレート符号化された第２信号に変換することができ、最適な信号品質が維持される。
Patent JP-2003532054-A (JP)
Title: 液体試料収集装置
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 2001-01-31
Abstract: (57)【要約】
【課題】尿のような液体を採集し、検査するための、低価格、製造容易な、安全で信頼性の高い装置を提供する。
【解決手段】透明なプラスチックコップ１２と、コップ１２の内面に対面して配置されており、プラスチックラミネートまたは接着部材４０によりコップ１２の内面に接着された試薬ストリップ１８とを含む透明な採尿コップ装置１０。液体試料を試薬ストリップ１８に導入するために、開口部４８が試薬ストリップ１８の試料導入端部上の接着部材４０に設けられている。液体は、毛管現象により、試薬ストリップ１８に移動し、検査の有効性および検査結果を目に見える形で表示する。ストリップ１８から脱気するとともに液体試料がストリップ１８に過度にしみこむのを防止するために、撥水性材料で覆われた第２開口部６２が、試薬ストリップ端部の近くに設けられている。
Patent JP-2003523824-A (JP)
Title: 融液のアトマイズ装置
IPC: B05B7/16
Filed: 2001-02-15
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、融液、特に酸化スラグまたはガラスをアトマイズする装置であって、スラグタンディッシュと流出口とを備え、該流出口内にランスを挿入して環状ギャップを形成しつつ該ランスからガスまたは蒸気を注入するアトマイズ装置に関する。ランス（３）は２つの同心配置された管（４、５）を備えており、該同心管は個々に軸方向に変位可能で且つ各々軸方向に変位した位置で固定可能である。
Patent JP-2003527371-A (JP)
Title: Ｎ−デアセチルチオコルヒチン誘導体及びそれを含有する医薬組成物
IPC: C07C323/41
Filed: 2001-03-12
Abstract: (57)【要約】
式（Ｉ）（式中、ｎは、０〜８の整数であり、Ｙは、ＣＨ 2 基であるか、ｎが１であるとき、式ＮＨの基であることもできる）のＮ−デアセチルチオコルヒチン又はその等価構造体の誘導体。化合物（Ｉ）は抗増殖活性を有する。
Patent JP-2003527240-A (JP)
Title: 活性化炭素繊維製造形フィルター部材の製造法および該方法によって得られる保護用被服品
IPC: A41D31/00
Filed: 2001-03-21
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、次の工程（１）および（２）を含む方法に関する：（１）編成、二次元織物の縫合または編組等の製造法を使用することによって、凝集性の炭素前駆体繊維織物から製造されるべき製品のプレフォームを製造し、（２）所望の形態を有する活性化炭素繊維製の製品を直接的に得るために、該プレフォームの炭化と活性化処理をおこなう（この場合、該プレフォームの寸法は、炭化と活性化処理中の収縮を考慮して決定される）。この方法は、原子核的、生物学的または科学的な攻撃から保護するための被服品類の製造に特に適している。
Patent JP-2003528331-A (JP)
IPC: A61M5/168
Filed: 2001-03-26
Abstract: A manometer for measuring the hydrodynamic pressure of fluids parenterally administered to a patient is disclosed. The manometer includes a transparent housing that has a passage that accommodates continuous flow of fluid. A pressure-measuring chamber is formed in the housing with one end in fluid communication with the passage. The other end of the chamber communicates with an enclosed air space. The fluid flowing through the passage enters the pressure-measuring chamber and rises to a level which is dependent upon the pressure of the fluid flowing through the passage. A space-saving chamber is provided, which is in air communication with the pressure-measuring chamber, and which allows the housing to be reduced in size. Markings are provided on the housing which indicate the relative flow state of fluid flowing through the passage.
Patent JP-2004517375-A (JP)
Title: 発想を表象する画像を編集する方法および装置
IPC: G10L15/00
Filed: 2001-04-06
Abstract: 本発明は発想を表象する画像の編集に関する。さらに詳しくは本発明は入力装置とディスプレー装置とを含む装置を使用して発想を表象する画像の編集する方法に関する。本発明は、画像の第１サブコレクションを入力表示領域の中に表示し、第１制御コマンドによって選択された画像を表示させ、第２制御コマンドによって選択された画像の第２サブコレクションを表示させ、選択された発想を表象する画像に関連する発想を表示するにある。本発明は国際的通信に応用可能である。
Patent JP-2004507881-A (JP)
Title: 低漏洩電流の裏面照射フォトダイオードの製造
IPC: G01T1/24
Filed: 2001-04-20
Abstract: 低漏洩電流裏面照射半導体フォトダイオードアレイを、ウェーハをゲッターした後に基板を高温処理することを回避する透明導電性バイアス電極層の製造方法を利用して製造する。その結果、ゲッタリングに続く高温処理中に導入される歪、結晶学的欠陥又は不純物に関連する逆バイアス漏洩電流の成分を極めて低くすることができる。フォトダイオード用の光ウィンドウ及び抵抗裏面等電位コンタクト面の両者として役立つ光学的に透明の導電性バイアス電極層は、ポリシリコンのゲッタリング層を通じて、ゲッタリング処理中に基板の裏面内とその近くに形成された多量ドープ結晶シリコン層の厚さの一部分をエッチングすることによって製造される。
Patent JP-2003531982-A (JP)
Title: レールパワーリフトゲート駆動機構のロッド
IPC: E05F15/12
Filed: 2001-04-27
Abstract: (57)【要約】
パワーリフトゲート駆動装置アッセンブリは、自動車のリフトゲートを開放位置と閉鎖位置の間で動かす。パワーリフトゲートアッセンブリは、自動車の側面に沿って配置される。リフトゲートロッドは、パワーリフトゲート駆動装置アッセンブリとリフトゲートの間をほぼ垂直方向に延びる。アッセンブリは、荷床近くで自動車へ固定的に取付けられたベースを含んでいる。ガイドがベースから上方へ延びている。ガイドは、自動車の側面に沿って延び、リフトゲートが閉鎖位置にある時にはリフトゲートに隣接配置される。リフトゲートキャリッジはガイドに連結されており、ガイドに沿って滑動する。リフトゲートロッドは、リフトゲートキャリッジとリフトゲートとの間に、回転可能に連結されている。リフトゲートロッドは、リフトゲートキャリッジの直線運動をリフトゲートの回転運動に変換し、リフトゲートを開放位置と閉鎖位置の間で動かす。
Patent JP-2003532846-A (JP)
IPC: F16D43/21
Filed: 2001-05-04
Abstract: A device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members ( 2, 4 ) has a number of alternate clutch discs ( 5, 6 ), connected to the two shaft members and engageable to counteract differential rotational speed between the shaft members. The rotational movement may be braked by braking means ( 26-28 ), whose rotational velocity is proportional to the rotational speed differential. Means for transmitting the rotational speed differential to the braking means comprises a roller arrangement ( 20-25 ).
Patent JP-2003204517-A (JP)
Title: Supervisory system
Inventor: NAGAHAMA KAZUO
IPC: G08B25/00
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supervisory system capable of easily referring to operations having been applied to an event caused before, on the occurrence of an event with respect to a supervisory object.  <P>SOLUTION: When the supervisory system discriminates occurrence of an event on the basis of information from a sensor S, the system records and stores the sensor information from the sensor S, image information from a camera Cam, and operation information denoting an operating state of a control panel 16 while event identification information is attached to them respectively to a hard disk HD, and the system designates an event and reproduces it through a simulate means 42 after the recording and storage to allow a monitor 21 to display the information along the lapse of time.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003203664-A (JP)
Title: Fuel cell system
Inventor: OSAWA TOSHIYA
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely avoid the back flow of reformed gas when stopping the operation of a system, and to prevent deterioration of a flow control valve.  <P>SOLUTION: The fuel cell system comprises a fuel reforming means 11 generating hydrogen-rich reformed gas by reforming the fuel under the supply of the air, an electricity generating means 14 generating electricity by making the reformed gas react with the air, an air pressure setting means 4, 50 variably setting the pressure of the air to be supplied, a flow rate control means 8 controlling the flow rate of the air supplied to the reforming means 11, a pressure detecting means 13 detecting the inner pressure of the reforming means 11, and a power generation stoppage control means which sets the opening level of a flow rate control means 8 at a prescribed small opening level, and controls the air supply pressure so that the pressure of the supplied air becomes higher than the detected pressure after cutting the supply of the fuel to the reforming means 11 when stopping the power generation of the power generating means 14.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003204242-A (JP)
Title: Saw filter module
Inventor: MATSUDA SHIGETOSHI
IPC: H03H9/25
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a SAW filter module in which miniaturization can be easily promoted and reliability is not damaged, either.  <P>SOLUTION: A saw chip 2 is packaged within a recess 1a on substrate 1, this recess 1a is sealed by a sealing board 5 and an end face electrode 4 is provided on an outer surface including the flanks of the substrate 1. In such a SAW filter module, an insulating layer 8 having a smooth surface is provided on the surface of the substrate 1 opposed to the side of the sealing board 5, and a thin film circuit 9 of circuit elements or the like is formed on the insulating layer 8. Thus, the high-accuracy thin film circuit 9 can be formed on the insulating layer 8 and the number of chip components having considerable limitations in component pitches can be reduced such that the miniaturization of the entire module can be promoted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003203855-A (JP)
Title: Exposure method and aligner, and device manufacturing method
Inventor: KONDO NAOHITO
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 2002-01-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve transfer accuracy of a mask pattern onto a substrate, irrespective of the position of an exposure object region on the substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: Frequency response characteristics of a substrate in surface position control are set, based on the detection result of position information on the substrate surface, with respect to the direction of the optical axis of a projecting optical system, in response to whether a shot region which is the exposure object is a lacking partition region capable of being determined, in response to the position on the substrate in the shot region (in steps 417, 419, and 421). The surface position control for the substrate following the detection of the position information on the substrate surface, and frequency response characteristics are executed, while permitting the mask and the substrate to be moved in a synchronous fashion, and a mask pattern is transferred to each shot region which is to be an object of exposure (in step 425).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003205527-A (JP)
Title: Method for molding synthetic resin sheet
Inventor: INOUE HITOSHI
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for molding a good synthetic resin sheet, capable of performing three-dimensional processing of high accuracy and capable of reducing processing equipment cost and material cost.  <P>SOLUTION: After the synthetic resin sheet 30 is set to the inside of a mold 100 so as to be arranged along the mold surface 10a of a lower mold 10, a molding resin 31 is injected in the cavity of the mold 100 from the gate 22 provided to an upper mold 20 to press-mold the synthetic resin sheet 30 along the surface shape of the mold surface 10a by the quantity of heat and molding pressure of the molding resin 31. Thereafter, a molded article comprising the molding resin 31 is released from the synthetic resin sheet 30 taken out of the mold 100.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003207428-A (JP)
Title: Method for observing surface shape by replica
Inventor: SATO NAOTO
IPC: G01N21/84
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for reliably observing the surface shape of an object to be observed transferred to a replica after the surface of the object to be observed is transferred by a replica material.  <P>SOLUTION: Powder 1 of a color different from the color of a transfer surface 4 of the replica 3 is applied to the transfer surface 4 to which the surface of the object to be observed is transferred. The powder 1 on the transfer surface 4 is spread and swept until the state of distribution of the powder 1 stops visibly and substantially changing. The transfer surface 4 after the spreading and sweeping is visually observed. In the case of the detection of a trace 5 in which the powder 1 is densely collected, it is determined that defects such as cracks are present on the surface of the object to be observed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003210602-A (JP)
Title: Armored fire engine
Inventor: AIDA TOYOJI
IPC: A62C27/00
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily secure the safety of firemen during fire fighting work in case of a fire, to speedily enter the fire by utilizing an armored fire engine, and to realize continuous fire-fighting activity and solution at an early stage.  <P>SOLUTION: The structure of the fire engine has basic constitution obtained by integrating a double capsule 1, a traveling part 2 and a conical drill 3, and a spaced armor 1a obtained by using a composite armor plate is made. Water is reserved inside a space to be fed and while circulating and cooling the water, overflowed water of it is utilized for water discharge for fire fighting. A plurality of deck guns G for the water discharge are arranged respectively at the double capsule 1, the traveling part 2 and the conical drill 3. Then, water can be discharged with the guns G close to a burning floor, wall surfaces and ceiling. The fire engine is supplied with an explosion-proof composite hose 4 from a high mobile vehicle, a helicopter or a fire extinguishment facility to operate fire fighting.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003212213-A (JP)
Title: Gas flush sealing method and package using it
Inventor: KAWASHIMA MASAHIKO
IPC: B65B31/06
Filed: 2002-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas flush sealing method wherein a packaging container having at least one air way, the container and the lid 1 of which are sealed hermetically, is placed in a chamber to carry out deaeration and gas flushing by using the air flow path and after the gas flushing the air flow path is closed, while conventional technology for the gas flush sealing method is a method that a gas flush filling is performed using a gas blowing inlet and a gas discharging outlet on the lid of a packaging container, and the packaging container is packed by a heat shrinkable film having a gas barrier property or a method that after gas flushing in a chamber a gas flush sealing is performed using a sealing form tool.  <P>SOLUTION: The gas flush sealing method is carried out by placing the packaging container having at least one air flow path, the container and the lid of which are sealed hermetically, in the chamber to carry out deaertion and gas flushing by using the air flow path and closing the air flow path after the gas flushing.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003218258-A (JP)
Title: Package for accommodating optical semiconductor element and optical semiconductor device
Inventor: SAWAI TAKASHI
IPC: H01L23/04
Filed: 2002-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a crack from being generated at a flat plate section near the junction section between the lead wire of a thermoelectric cooling element and the notch of an I/O terminal, and at the same time to improve junction properties in the lead wire.  <P>SOLUTION: The connection section of an I/O terminal 3 comprises a notch section 3k that is provided at a flat plate section 31 in the formation section of a metallized wiring layer 11 inside a frame body 2 while passing through upper and lower surfaces, and a metallized layer that is deposited on an inner surface at the notch section 3k from an upper end to downward direction by a length of 1/5 to 4/5 of the thickness of the flat plate section 31. A lead wire 13 is inserted to the notch section 3k for brazing to the metallized layer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003210706-A (JP)
Title: Game board of pachinko machine
Inventor: NAKAJIMA KAZUO
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce flow of balls from pinwheels toward a winning device and from the pinwheels toward the sides opposite the winning device without making nail adjustments conspicuous.  <P>SOLUTION: The interval between lowermost nails 8 and 9 is formed to be approximately the same as the diameter of a ball P and the lowermost nails 8 and 9 are formed to be at the same height from the centers of the pinwheels 5, thereby bringing balls P into contact with the lowermost nails 8 and 9 to reduce the speed at which the balls flow down, and making it easier for the balls to be ejected toward the winning device 11 after dropping straight down toward the pinwheels 5. The lowermost nail 8 is adjusted to be bent right below the position of the lowermost nail 9, so that the balls P slowed down upon contact with the lowermost nails 8 and 9 are finally brought into contact with the lowermost nail 8 and thus easily ejected toward the sides opposite the starting winning device 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003216462-A (JP)
Title: Electronic data monitoring support program
Inventor: KAWABATA TAKESHI
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an overflow of a main memory.  <P>SOLUTION: A total capacity of electronic data stored in a monitoring folder is monitored, and when the total capacity reaches a storage upper limit capacity or more, pieces of electronic data with older save dates are preferentially transferred to a transfer server. By this, shortage of savable capacity of a main server computer is prevented. By selecting a server of a department related to the pieces of electronic data to be transferred as the transfer destination server, a manager having received data transfer history mail considers future treatment of the transferred pieces of electronic data, namely, deleting or saving them in a medium such as DVD or tape, or the like by referring to the data transfer history mail.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003212016-A (JP)
Title: Seat device for vehicle
Inventor: SUMITA KAZUHIDE
IPC: B60N2/20
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat device for a vehicle convenient for use capable of simply and certainly arranging a seat to a baggage chamber enlargement mode and further to a relax mode and a full flat mode in responsive to the request for enlargement of the baggage chamber and achieving a variety of seat arrangements.  <P>SOLUTION: The seat device for a vehicle is provided with a first switch mechanism 25 capable of switching a front part 21 of a cushion from a using position adjacent to a front side of a rear part 22 of the cushion to a retreated position retreated to an upper side of the front floor 2 by forwardly and downwardly moving it from this using position; and a second switch mechanism 26 capable of switching a rear part of the cushion from a using position adjacent to a rear side of the front part 21 of the cushion positioned at the using position to a retreated position retreated in a recess 8 formed at a rear floor 3 by downwardly moving it from this using position. The second switch mechanism 26 moves the rear part 22 of the cushion positioned at the using position to the retreated position interlocking with the forward-falling down action of the seat back 23.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003221462-A (JP)
Title: Plasticizer and resin composition containing the same
Inventor: MATSUO SHIGERU
IPC: C08L101/00
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a plasticizer which is non-toxic against polylactic acid which is a representative of biodegradable plastics polyvinyl chloride, and does not impair heat resistance, weatherability, light fastness, antimigration, and transparency, as well as to obtain a resin composition containing the plasticizer.  <P>SOLUTION: As the plasticizer a triglyceride is used which is comprised of one mole of an alkyl group and two moles of an aryl group.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003222578-A (JP)
Title: Sampling device
Inventor: YAMAGISHI HIDEAKI
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sampling device causing no clogging in sample gas line nor abnormal analyzer reading.  <P>SOLUTION: In this sampling device comprising a gas suction pump positioned in the sampling line, a dehumidifier positioned downstream the pump and having a pressure control valve, and a gas analyzer positioned downstream the dehumidifier, one connection port of the control valve is connected to the dehumidifier and the other connection port is connected to the gas outlet port, and a bypass pipe with a fixed throttling function is connected to the inlet port of the control valve.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003223428-A (JP)
Title: Data transfer device
Inventor: SHIBATA MANABU
IPC: G06F15/167
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the processing speed of a data transfer device having a plurality of data processing circuits.  <P>SOLUTION: The first to n-th data processing circuits 40-1 to 40-n perform predetermined processes on data received. First to n-th storage circuits 41-1 to 41-n are connected to the first to n-th data processing circuits 40-1 to 40-n, respectively, to store the data supplied from the data processing circuits. First to n-th access circuits 42-1 to 42-n carry out processes for letting the first to n-th data processing circuits 40-1 to 40-n access the other storage circuits.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003222617-A (JP)
Title: Method for judging harmful defect in ultrasonic flaw detection, and method for utilizing its judgment result
Inventor: ITOU KATSUHITO
IPC: G01N29/04
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a harmful defect-judgment method in ultrasonic flaw detection for easily judging whether a defect is a harmful one or not.  <P>SOLUTION: In an ultrasonic flaw detection apparatus for performing both angle beam flaw detection and vertical flaw detection, the strength of reflection echoes from a defect is measured by the angle beam flaw detection for the same site of a steep pipe that is a material to be inspected, and at the same time one of the thickness of the material to be inspected and the reflection echo strength from the surface is measured by the vertical flaw detection, and it is judged that a harmful defect is present in the site when a measurement value by the angle beam flaw detection exceeds a specific threshold, and at the same time a measurement value by the vertical flaw detection exceeds a specific threshold.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003227153-A (JP)
Title: Single lever type faucet
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI TETSUYA
IPC: E03C1/042
Filed: 2002-02-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability of a lever of a single lever type faucet used for a washstand or a sink to adjust a flowing rate and temperature of hot water/water.  <P>SOLUTION: As the lever 5 is provided with a basal part 6 attached to the main body 2 of a faucet 1, an operating section 11 operated by a user, a connection member 13 rotatably connecting the operation section 11 to the basal part 6, by turning the operating section 11 against the basal part 6, the user can arbitrarily change the direction of the operation section 11 so as to most easily operate, and hence, the operability can be greatly improved.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2002236752-A (JP)
Title: Device and method for nursing support
Inventor: TERAOKA MASATO
IPC: G06Q50/22
Filed: 2002-02-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method by which evaluation points representing the nursing level of a person to be nursed and advice about the person to be nursed can be obtained. SOLUTION: When 'retrieval based on inference' is selected in an initial image displayed on a display device 13 by using a mouse 11, an intake image for inquiring the brief summary of the physical body conditions of the person to be nursed is displayed. When a user answers the intake image, an inferring device 20 performs inference, and inference rules to be next carried out are selected. These inference rules are sometimes related to self-help nursing level evaluation, main person in charge of nursing level evaluation, nursing helper level evaluation or the like. Interactive question display and answer input are conducted in an input-output console 10, and the selected inference rules are carried out. Data representing nursing level evaluation points, advice with respect to the person to be nursed or the like are obtained on the basis of inference results.