Ryobi Limited

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Citizen Watch Company, Ltd.

Seikagaku Corporation

Seikagaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

Bridgestone Corporation

Iomega Corporation

Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd.

Bx Tetsuya Co., Ltd.

Seikagu Corporation

Shoji Takahashi

Kouichi Miyamoto

Maki Wakita

Shigenori Tanaka

Katsutoshi Mukaijima

Hiroshi Tamura

Jun Aketagawa

Yuko Shibata

Makoto Ohki

Takuro Kohyama

Tatsuya Wada

Masaharu Sumiuchi

Yuichi Seki

Takeshi Shiotani

Masami Adachi

Kunio Tsugami

Kunio Tajima

Akinobu Iwako

Yukitaka Okafuji

Yoshinori Katsumata

Toshinori Yabe

Tetsuya Imabayashi

Katsuhiko Fujinuma

Masajiro Fujiwara

Akira Suzuki

Masanari Tetsuya

Tomoshige Inuyama

A door is formed into a folding door by dividing the door into two parts to left and right, that is, a hanging door and a door-end door pivotally supported by the hanging door, and the door-end door is used as the pressure difference mitigating mechanism, and the two doors are integrally operated in a normal time, while if a pressure difference is generated, the door-end door can be first opened in order to reduce an opening force, and the door device with a pressure difference mitigating mechanism with excellent operability is provided. A handle position, a latch position, and a torque are adjusted for a handle for door opening/closing, a door closer, a hinge closer for rotating the door-end door with respect to the hanging door, a latch A of the door-end door to a door frame, and a latch B of the door-end door to the hanging door.

Door device with pressure difference mitigating mechanism

Objects of the present invention are to provide a DNA fragment encoding a-derived pro-clotting enzyme, a virus harboring the DNA fragment, a cell harboring the virus, a method of producing the pro-clotting enzyme by use of the cell, and means for assaying an endotoxin or (1&#x2192;3)-&#x3b2;-D-glucan employing the enzyme, wherein these elements are capable of producing an endotoxin or (1&#x2192;3)-&#x3b2;-D-glucan assay reagent of satisfactory quality, steadily, at low cost, and on a large scale. In the present invention, for example, a DNA fragment encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 4 is selected as a nucleic acid fragment encoding a-derived pro-clotting enzyme, and the corresponding recombinant pro-clotting enzyme. Use of the enzyme can provide a high-sensitivity method and kit for detecting (1&#x2192;3)-&#x3b2;-D-glucan and an endotoxin, utilizing a cascade reaction system in a horseshoe crab lysate.

Methods for detecting an endotoxin using a horseshoe crab clotting enzyme

A method for measuring LAM and a method for detecting an acid-fast bacterium, which comprise at least a step of allowing areagent to contact with a LAM-containing sample; a method for removing reactivity of LAM with areagent, which comprises at least a step of allowing a predetermined substance to coexist with a LAM-containing sample; a method for measuring Et in a LAM-containing sample and a method for detecting an Et-related disease, which each is a method for measuring an endotoxin using areagent, which comprises at least a step of removing reactivity of LAM with areagent by the above-described removing method; a method for measuring BG in a LAM-containing sample and a method for detecting mycosis, which is a method for measuring BG using areagent, which comprises at least a step of removing reactivity of LAM with areagent by the described-described removing method; and the like.

Method of measuring lipoarabinomannan and application thereof

A method for measuring LAM and a method for detecting an acid-fast bacterium, which comprise at least a step of allowing areagent to contact with a LAM-containing sample, a method for removing reactivity of LAM with areagent, which comprises at least a step of allowing a predetermined substance to coexist with a LAM-containing sample; a method for measuring Et in a LAM-containing sample and a method for detecting an Et-related disease, which each is a method for measuring an endotoxin using areagent, which comprises at least a step of removing reactivity of LAM with areagent by the above-described removing method; a method for measuring BG in a LAM-containing sample and a method for detecting mycosis, which is a method for measuring BG using areagent which comprises at least a step of removing reactivity of LAM with areagent by the described-described removing method; and the like.

A method of eliminating the reactivity of lipoarabinomannan contained in a sample to areagent including at least the step of allowing the sample containing lipoarabinomannan to coexist together with a metal salt or a buffer; and a method of assaying an endotoxin and a method of detecting an endotoxin-associated disease by using the above-described method.

Method of eliminating reactivity of lipoarabinomannan and application of the same

A guide member () is disposed between a body chassis () of a disk driving apparatus () and an electric connection wire (). The guide member () moves together with a tray () to prevent the body chassis () and the electric connection wire () from coming into contact with each other and moving. In a state in which the tray () is sufficiently pulled out from the body chassis (), the guide member () projects from the tray () to prevent the electric connection wire () from coming into contact with the body chassis ().

Disk apparatus having a support member

A disk drive device () comprises a body chassis () and a tray () movable relative to the body chassis (). The body chassis () is provided with a stage () at one side thereof, which is higher than the central bottom face. On the other hand, a part of the disk protective portion () of the tray (), which overlaps the stage (), is cut out at its rear end () in an arc shape. As a result, the disk protective portion () covers the whole area of a disk () and, at the same time, forms a large space between it and the front end () of the stage ().

Disk drive device

The magnetic recording unit is enclosed with a case body ( ). A cartridge insertion slot ( ) for inserting a cartridge housing a disk, which is a recording medium, is formed at the rear end of the case body ( ), and a frame plate ( ) is disposed inside the case body. A first concave section and a second concave section are formed on this frame plate ( ) by drawing processing, a disk drive motor ( ) is mounted using the first concave section, and a head drive motor ( ) for driving the record/playback head body ( ) for the disk is mounted using the second concave section.

Magnetic recording device having a particular frame plate configuration

A disk drive motor ( ) for driving and rotating a recording medium (disk), a head ( ) for recording or playing back information to/from this disk, and a head drive mechanism for driving the head, are disposed inside a case body ( ) of the magnetic recording unit. A lid body ( ) to close the cartridge insertion slot ( ) is disposed the case body ( ) at a position facing the cartridge insertion slot ( ). When the lid body ( ) falls down the front side and the cartridge insertion slot ( ) is opened, the top face of the lid body ( ) becomes substantially on the same plane as the top face of the frame plate where the disk drive motor ( ) and the head ( ) drive mechanism are mounted.

Magnetic recording unit with lid

When a lower head ( ) mounted on a lower head arm ( ) is in a standby position permitting no access to a magnetic recording disk ( ), the lower head arm ( ) is housed in an opening ( ) formed in a frame plate ( ). Thus, the lower head arm ( ) and another (upper) head arm ( ) may maintain a predetermined distance even in a card-type magnetic recording device of small thickness. An electromagnetic shield material is adhered to the opening to protect the heads ( ).

Magnetic storage card

A frame plate ( ) is mounted to the inside of a case ( ) of a magnetic recording device. ( ), and a disk drive motor and a head body ( ) are mounted to the frame plate ( ). A member ( ) for preventing the deformation of the case is provided between the case ( ) and the frame plate ( ). The member ( ) is placed in a cartridge passing area by the action of a spring in the absence of the cartridge ( ), but the member ( ) is pressed with the front end of the cartridge ( ) when the cartridge ( ) is moved forward, the member ( ) is forced to retreat to the outside of the cartridge passing area.

Magnetic recording device with deformation-proof element

In a card-type magnetic recording device ( ), a motor ( ) for driving a magnetic disk stored therein is mounted in a recess ( ) that is formed in a frame plate ( ). In order to form the recess ( ) in the frame plate ( ), backward extrusion molding is effected by means of a die ( ) having a slope ( ) and a punch ( ) having a slope ( ). A region between the slope ( ) and the slope ( ) is crushed by means of the die ( ) and the punch ( ) that relatively move up and down, and extends backward as well as forward with respect to the moving direction of the punch.

Pressing method for frame plate to be mounted with disk drive motor

A data storage device has a disk-drive motor, a head-drive motor, read/write heads, and an integrated circuit board, all mounted on a single-piece integral frame and enclosed by a casing. Each motor is mounted within a surface recess on the frame via an attachment lip integrally formed into each recess. Additionally, a bend is formed across the width of the frame. The single-piece frame, frame bend, and surface recesses provide the data storage device with significant structural rigidity and thus enhance the ability of the device to withstand the application of externally-applied forces.

Data storage device having a single-piece integral frame

A circular sawing machine comprises a base table, a main support link having one end swingably pivoted to the base table about a first pivotal point, a support arm pivoted to the main support link to be swingable about a second pivotal point formed to the other end of the main support link, a circular saw blade mounted to the support arm to be rotatable through a rotational shaft, and a swing motion limiting link disposed between a third pivotal point formed to the base table and a fourth pivotal point formed to the support arm. The fourth pivotal point is positioned on a line connecting the second pivotal point and the rotational shaft, and a distance between the first pivotal point and the second pivotal point, a distance between the third pivotal point and the fourth pivotal point and a distance between the second pivotal point and the rotational shaft are set substantially equal to each other. A distance between the first pivotal point and the third pivotal point is set to about two times a distance between the second pivotal point and the fourth pivotal point. A support frame member is provided for the base table to be detachable to support a workpiece. A turn table is mounted rotatably to the base table.

Circular sawing machine

This invention relates to a horseshoe crab amebocyte lysate factor G activation inhibitor comprising as an active ingredient a polyglycoside containing at least one poly-(1.fwdarw.3)-.beta.-D-glucoside structure portion consisting of 2 to 370 (1.fwdarw.3)-.beta.-D-glucoside structural units of the following formula ##STR1## which are continuously bound to one another. This inhibitor is useful for inhibiting the activation of factor G which may exist in horseshoe crab amebocyte lysate used in the Limulus test.

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Tokyo, Japan

Shoji Takahashi