Abstract: The present invention provides a technique that ensures control of a distinction among a plurality of printers affecting a resulting print in printing with a plurality of printers. A distributed printing system, in which a distributed print server 100 and a plurality of printers are connected, is constructed. The distributed server 100 pre-stores a standard look-up table that is preset, based on the type of printing media and a print mode, and correction data pre-stored in respective printers. Upon receiving a print job from any one of clients CL1˜CL3, the distributed print server 100 specifies an output printer to output the print job, based on operation condition. The distributed print server 100 generates a color conversion table using the standard look-up table and the correction data corresponding to the output printer, and transmits the color conversion data to the output printer as well as the print job.

Abstract: A read and write box of a wireless tag reader and writer according to and embodiment of the invention has an open end and a closed end. Multiple envelopes each having a wireless tag at the end are inserted through the open end into the read and write box. The read and write box has a first read antenna and a second read antenna on the upper surface. The first read antenna detects wireless tags in a write area at the closed end; and the second read antenna detects wireless tags outside the write area. A write antenna is disposed at the closed end of the read and write box. The write antenna writes data to wireless tags. A step is formed on the lower surface of the read and write box in such a manner that the bottom of the write area is lower than the bottom adjacent to the open end so that the ends of the envelops align in the vicinity of the closed end.

Abstract: An electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor which comprises spherical particles (A) comprising an electrode active material and a thermoplastic binder wherein said spherical particles (A) have a sphereness degree of not larger than 20% as defined by the equation: sphereness degree (%)=(Ll?Ls)×100/La where Ls is short axis diameter, Ll is long axis diameter, and La=(Ll+Ls)/2. The particles (A) is made preferably by a process comprising mixing together the electrode active material with the thermoplastic binder in a solvent to form a liquid dispersion; and then, spray-drying the liquid dispersion. An electric double layer capacitor having the electrode made from the electrode material is characterized as having low internal resistance and high capacitance.

Abstract: A binder for an electric double layer capacitor electrode, which includes a copolymer (A) including monomer units derived from at least one compound (a) represented by the following general formula (1): CH2?CR1—COOR2 ??(1) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, the glass transition temperature obtained by homopolymerizing the compound (a) being less than 0° C., and monomer units derived from at least one compound (b) selected from acrylic acid alkyl esters, methacrylic acid alkyl esters, aromatic vinyl compounds, and ?,?-unsaturated nitrile compounds, the glass transition temperature obtained by homopolymerizing the compound (b) being 0° C. or higher, wherein the total content of the monomer units derived from the compound (a) and those derived from the compound (b) is 90% or more by weight per 100% of the whole copolymer (A), and the glass transition temperature of the copolymer (A) is 10° C.

Abstract: A slurry composition for electrode comprising a binder, an active material, and a liquid medium, characterized in that the binder comprises a polymer (X) comprising 60 to 95 mole % of repeating units derived from acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and 5 to 30 mole % of repeating units derived from at least one kind of a monomer selected from 1-olefins and compounds represented by the following general formula (1): CH2?CR1—COOR2 wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents an alkyl group; and the liquid medium is capable of dissolving the polymer (X). The slurry composition allows the manufacture of a lithium ion secondary battery having enhanced capacity and good charge-discharge cycle characteristics and good charge-discharge rate characteristics.

Abstract: Provided are a binder for an electric double layer capacitor electrode which gives an electrode having a high electrode density and a high binding force and which comprises a polymer that can give a polymer film having a tensile stress of 2 MPa or less when the film is elongated at the ratio of 100% and having the elongation at break of 450% or more; a binder composition for an electric double layer capacitor electrode and a slurry composition for an electric double layer capacitor electrode which each comprises the binder; an electrode produced by use of the slurry composition; and an electric double layer capacitor which has the electrode so as to exhibit a large electrostatic capacity and a small internal resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode material for a lithium battery characterized by comprising a carbonaceous negative electrode active substance having a specific surface area of 1 m2/g or more, a binder formed of styrene-butadiene rubber and a carbon fiber having a fiber diameter of 1 to 1,000 nm; and to a lithium battery using the negative electrode material, which has excellent characteristics, i.e., low electrode resistance, high electrode strength, excellent electrolytic solution permeability, high energy density, and good high-speed charging/discharging performance. The negative electrode material contains carbon fiber in the amount of 0.05 to 20 mass % and the binder formed of styrene-butadiene rubber in 0.1 to 6.0 mass %, and may further contain a thickner such as carboxymethyl cellulose in the amount of 0.3 to 3 mass %.

Abstract: If the frequency of the electric waves used at a pre-designated inspection site is known frequency, the antenna seal connected to a base antenna is peeled off, in part or entirety. Thus, the resonance frequency is easily and correctly adjusted to the frequency known.

Abstract: An ID detection device includes a transmit/receive antenna unit having a transmit/receive antenna and a movement mechanism for making the transmit/receive antenna scan, wherein a file folder in which the RFID tags are arranged close to one another in a row is set on the transmit/receive antenna unit, to make the transmit/receive antenna scan in a row direction in which the RFID tags are arranged.

Abstract: Receiving a switching control signal output from an Wireless tag reader/writer, a switching control means sequentially switches feeding points of an antenna unit, and the Wireless tag reader/writer is made to retain all information from information of an Wireless tag that initially communicates to information of an Wireless tag that finally communicates for each feeding point.

Abstract: The present invention provides a binder for an electric double layer capacitor comprising; a polymer (A) containing an acrylate monomer unit, and having two or more glass transition temperatures; a composition for the electric double layer capacitor containing this binder and an active material for an electrode; an electrode for the electric double layer capacitor in which this composition is layered on a current collector, so as to exhibit excellent heat resistance and flexibility and a high binding force between the active material for the electrode and the current collector; and an electric double layer capacitor comprising this electrode, so as to exhibit a large electrostatic capacity and a small internal resistance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new binder composition for an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor which comprises a binder good in binding force and excellent in heat resistance, an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor having this binder, and an electric double layer capacitor which is high in capacity and is electrochemically stable by use of a binder composition for an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor comprising a binder polymer and water, wherein said binder polymer comprises: 50 to 98% by mole of monomer units (a) derived from a compound represented by the following general formula: CH2?CR1—COOR2 (1) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, 1 to 30% by mole of monomer units (b) derived from an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile compound, and 0.

Abstract: A read and write box of a wireless tag reader and writer according to and embodiment of the invention has an open end and a closed end. Multiple envelopes each having a wireless tag at the end are inserted through the open end into the read and write box. The read and write box has a first read antenna and a second read antenna on the upper surface. The first read antenna detects wireless tags in a write area at the closed end; and the second read antenna detects wireless tags outside the write area. A write antenna is disposed at the closed end of the read and write box. The write antenna writes data to wireless tags. A step is formed on the lower surface of the read and write box in such a manner that the bottom of the write area is lower than the bottom adjacent to the open end so that the ends of the envelops align in the vicinity of the closed end.

Abstract: A method for producing an electrode for electric double layer capacitors is disclosed which comprises: a step of mixing a particulate elastomer and a carbonaceous material with each other in a powdery form, thereby obtaining a powdery mixture; and a step of dry-forming the resultant powdery mixture, thereby forming an electrode layer. With this method, an electrode which enables to form a high-capacity electric double layer capacitor can be produced by simplified steps with high productivity.

Abstract: A slurry composition for electrode comprising a binder, an active material, and a liquid medium, characterized in that the binder comprises a polymer (X) comprising 60 to 95 mole % of repeating units derived from acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and 5 to 30 mole % of repeating units derived from at least one kind of a monomer selected from 1-olefins and compounds represented by the following general formula (1): CH2?CR1—COOR2 wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents an alkyl group; and the liquid medium is capable of dissolving the polymer (X). The slurry composition allows the manufacture of a lithium ion secondary battery having enhanced capacity and good charge-discharge cycle characteristics and good charge-discharge rate characteristics.

Abstract: An image processing system, includes an operating unit, which select a first size of a reproducing medium, a size information acquiring unit, which acquires size information related to a template for defining a layout of an object, the size information indicating a second size of a reproducing medium, and a print control unit, which outputs an instruction for printing a predetermined object on the reproducing medium having the first size in accordance with the template. The first size is different from the second size indicated by the size information related to the template. The aspect ratio of the reproducing medium having the first size is equal to, or approximates to that of the reproducing medium having the second size.

Abstract: A magnetic card reader has a transfer section in which a magnetic head and an IC card reading section are arranged. A judging means for judging whether or not the card transferred in the transfer section is a cleaning card for cleaning the IC card contact point of the IC card reading section is arranged in the magnetic card reader.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique that ensures control of a distinction among a plurality of printers affecting a resulting print in printing with a plurality of printers.

Abstract: A driving device for driving an end-luminescent line head provided with an array of end-luminescent EL elements includes a power supply, a high-voltage unit having an input side connected to the output side of the power supply and capable of generating a positive voltage and a negative voltage, a driver for driving the end-luminescent line head, connected to the output side of the high-voltage unit, voltage detecting device for detecting the drop of the output voltage of the power supply, and discharge device having one side connected to the output side of the high-voltage unit and the other side connected to the ground. The discharge devices closed to discharge the high-voltage unit immediately after the power supply has been turned off, to protect the driver and the end-luminescent line head from destruction.