Abstract: A contact terminal defined by a probe may include a tubular body made of an electrically conductive material and central conductors, each of which is made of an electrically conductive material and has a stick shape. The central conductors and may include stick-shaped bodies inserted into the tubular body. The tubular body may include spring portions, which are defined by helical bodies formed by helical grooves along a circumference thereof and clasping portions, which are fitted onto proximal end portions of the stick-shaped bodies to fit the proximal end portions. The clasping portions may be defined by a circumferential wall of the tubular body and a slit extending from end portions of the helical grooves, which define the spring portions, in an axial direction of the tubular body, at which, portions are separated in a circumferential direction of the tubular body.

Abstract: A contact terminal may include an outer tubular body being tubular and conductive and an inner tubular body being tubular and conductive, that is inserted into a cylinder of the outer tubular body. An outer first spring part that is elastic in an axial direction of the outer tubular body and whose winding direction is a first direction to be formed into a helical shape, may be formed on the outer tubular body. An inner first spring part that is elastic in an axial direction of the inner tubular body and whose winding direction is a second direction that is opposite to the first direction to be formed into a helical shape, may be formed on the inner tubular body.

Abstract: A contact terminal may include a tubular body made of an electrically conductive material; and stick-shaped first and second central conductors made of an electrically conductive material. The first and second central conductors may include first and second stick-shaped bodies, first and second clasped portions configured to have a diameter greater than that of each of the first and second stick-shaped bodies, and first and second swell portions configured to have a diameter greater than that of each of the first and second stick-shaped bodies. The first and second central conductors are arranged to have a distal end portion of the first and second swell portions inserted into a joining portion of the tubular body, and to have a distal end surface of the first swell portion and a distal end surface of the second swell portion opposite each other with a gap therebetween.

Abstract: A rendering engine and method for a displaying a first text string and a second string of content in a single-line, composite-text string through either a framing-counter filling scheme or a counter-stroke embedding scheme, or both, so as to reduce eye fatigue and thought interruption associated with eye shift between typical display schemes in which the two text strings to be compared are presented in different fields of vision.

Abstract: A probe structure is provided with: a holding plate which has a first surface and a second surface in which at least the first surface is insulated; a plurality of electrodes which are formed on the first surface of the holding plate in such a state that the plurality of electrodes is separated from each other; and carbon nanotube structures which are erected on the electrodes 3. The holding plate is provided with through holes which correspond to the electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: A caliper finger for use as part of a multi-finger caliper logging tool has a body formed substantially of a first material and a finger tip formed substantially of a second material which has greater mechanical durability than the first material. The first material and second material are fused directly together at a joint between the first material and the second material. The finger tip may comprise a plurality of successively-fused layers of the second material, which can then be machined at its outer surface after fusion of the plurality of layers. The second material may be a composite material of tungsten carbide combined with a base material in which the tungsten carbide is embedded and securely bonded to the finger.

Abstract: A length measurement device is provided with includes: a placement table; cameras imaging images of imaging ranges including target points; first marks within the imaging ranges; a reference position storage unit storing positions of the first marks on a placement surface as first mark reference positions; an image position acquisition unit acquiring, on the basis of the imaged images of the cameras, the target image positions of the target points in the imaged images and the first mark image positions of the first marks in the imaged images; a target position acquisition unit determining positions of the target points on the placement surface on the basis of the target image positions and first mark image positions in the imaged images and the first mark reference positions on the placement surface; and a length acquisition unit determining, on the basis of positions of the target points, the length of a portion to have the length thereof measured.

Abstract: A probe is a probe having a substantially bar-like shape and includes a distal end portion with a substantially columnar shape adapted to be in contact with an inspection point provided on a device under test, a base end portion with a substantially columnar shape on an opposite side of the distal end portion, and a main body portion formed in a flat ribbon shape and extended to connect the distal end portion to the base end portion. The distal end portion is provided with a distal end surface inclined relative to and intersecting with an axial center of the probe.

Abstract: Provided are a probe that enables control of a bending direction and can be simply manufactured, an inspection jig using the probe, an inspection device, and a method of manufacturing the probe. A probe has a substantially bar-like shape extending linearly and includes: a tip end portion, a body portion continuous with the tip end portion Pa; and a base end portion continuous with the body portion. The body portion includes a first connection region having a thickness in a thickness direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the bar-like shape that gradually decreases away from the tip end portion, and a second connection region having a thickness that gradually decreases away from the base end portion. A dimension of the body portion in a width direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is larger than dimensions of the tip end portion and the base end portion.

Abstract: An inspection jig may include: an electrode; a probe, the probe having a rear end portion and a tip portion to contact a bump; and a support member supporting the probe. The probe may include: an outer tubular body that is electrically conductive; and an inner tubular body that is electrically conductive, the inner tubular body being inserted into the outer tubular body. The outer tubular body may include outer spring parts to bias the rear end portion. The inner tubular body may include inner spring parts. The tip portion may be a first end of the inner tubular body, and protrudes from a first end of the outer tubular body. The support member may hold the outer tubular body such that the rear end portion is brought into contact with the electrode by the biasing force of the outer spring parts.

Abstract: This inspection jig is provided with: an inspection-side support member having a counter plate (51) provided with a facing surface (F) disposed to face the substrate; and an electrode-side support member (6) having supporting plates (61-63) disposed to face an electrode plate (9) located on the side opposite to the facing surface (F) of the counter plate (51) A probe supporting hole (23), into and by which the rear end portion of the probe (Pr) is inserted and supported, is provided in the supporting plates (61-63), and the probe supporting hole (23) is provided with a restricting surface which is formed along a supporting line (V) inclined at a certain angle (?) with respect to a reference line (Z), and which restricts the rear end portion of the probe (Pr) from moving in the direction perpendicular to the inclined direction of the supporting line (V).

Abstract: This inspection jig is provided with: a plurality of probes (Pr) for bringing leading end portions (Pra) thereof into contact with a plurality of inspection points on a substrate (100); a support member (300) that supports the probes (Pr) in a state wherein the leading end portions (Pra) are disposed to be in contact with the inspection points on the substrate (100) respectively; device-side connecting terminals (36) electrically connected to an inspection device main body (2); a plurality of standard disposition electrodes (332), which are conducted to the device-side connecting terminals (36), and are disposed in previously set standard disposition; and a conversion block (31), which has a first surface (311) and a second surface (312) on sides opposite to each other, and in which first electrodes (E1) are formed on the first surface (311), and in which second electrodes (E2) are formed on the second surface (312).

Abstract: A swaddling towel has a major dimension and a minor dimension and fasteners are provided on the towel for securing the towel around a neck of a caregiver so that the towel may depend from the neck of the caregiver. First and second cooperating fasteners are spaced apart along the minor dimension and third and fourth cooperating fasteners are spaced apart along the major dimension. Securing the towel using the first and second cooperating fasteners, spaced along the minor dimension, results in the towel depending from the neck of the caregiver in the direction of the major dimension, facilitating wrapping of a new-born/baby. Securing the towel using the third and fourth cooperating fasteners, spaced along the major dimension, results in the towel depending from the neck of the caregiver in the direction of the minor dimension, facilitating wrapping of an infant/toddler.

Abstract: A rendering engine and method for a displaying foreign-text string and its translation in a single, composite-text string so as to reduce eye fatigue and thought interruption associated with eye shift between typical display schemes in which the foreign-text string and its translation are each presented in different fields of vision.

Abstract: A long-distance radio frequency anti-metal identification tag is provided. When a bottom surface of an insulating spacer plate is attached to the surface of a metal object and an electronic tag reading device is used to read a radio frequency identification chip on a second antenna. A resonant cavity is formed between a slot of a first antenna and the surface of the metal object through the isolation of the insulating spacer plate, such that the second antenna located at the position of the resonant cavity resonates with an electromagnetic wave signal reflected on the surface of the metal object by the first antenna. The electromagnetic wave signal is transmitted to the radio frequency identification chip, or the feedback signal of the radio frequency identification chip is transmitted out. The overall UHF electronic tag is resistant to a metal interference and has the performance of long-distance reading.

Abstract: A circuit board testing apparatus detects sparking and partial discharge between wiring patterns on a circuit board to determine if the circuit board is defective. A constant current source feeds a constant current to a wiring pattern to be tested. A voltage measurement part measures the resulting voltage at the wiring pattern. A normal state voltage gradient calculation part calculates a voltage gradient in a normal state where there is no sparking or partial discharge. A determination part determines whether the voltage gradient remains invariant, by comparing voltage measurement results within a predetermined range with an estimated value of the voltage based on the voltage gradient in the normal state. The determination part determines whether a circuit board is defective, on the basis of whether the voltage gradient remains invariant.

Abstract: In an insulation inspection apparatus configured to perform insulation inspection of a wiring pattern, when a voltage for performing the insulation inspection is applied between inspection objects, a current control unit controls a first current to be greater than a second current, the first current being supplied until the potential difference between the first inspection part and the second inspection part reaches the predetermine potential difference, the second current being supplied when the predetermined potential difference is reached.

Abstract: In a circuit board testing apparatus for performing a four-terminal measurement method on a wiring pattern formed of a plurality of wires on a circuit board, a control part connects in series contact probes to be connected to upstream-side voltage detection terminals or downstream-side voltage detection terminals, via connection terminals, allows a power supply part to apply power between the test points with which the contact probes connected in series are in contact, allows a voltage detection part to detect a voltage between the test points, and makes a determination as to conductive contact states of the contact probes with the test points, based on the detected voltage.

Abstract: A long-distance radio frequency electronic identification tire structure is provided. When the production of the tire is completed and an electronic tag reading device is used for identification, an RFID chip of an ultra high frequency electronic tag of a main tire body receives and sends an electromagnetic wave signal generated by a far-field copper film antenna and the electronic tag reading device. The frequency band and the bandwidth of the electromagnetic wave signal are adjusted by a frequency band/bandwidth adjustment portion, and first and second field effect adjustment grooves of first and second field effect adjustment portions are configured to adjust the field effect when a tire bead bundle and a steel belt layer reflect the electromagnetic wave signal, so that the electronic tag reading device can read the identification code of the ultra high frequency electronic tag at a wide angle and a long distance.

Abstract: A method and system for transmitting signals from a distributed acoustic sensor, DAS, into a well through at least one pin penetrator running from a downhole side to a top side of a subsea wellhead, and without degrading quality of the signals. The method includes: connecting a first assistant recording package, ARP, between the DAS and the at least one pin penetrator on a downhole side of the wellhead; connecting a second ARP between a data acquisition system and the at least one pin penetrator on the topside of the well head; converting DAS signals to electrical signals by the first ARP and performing signal conditioning; transmitting signals received from the DAS sensors, from the first ARP and through the wellhead to the second ARP. The system implements the method.