Abstract: A puncture forming method is a method of forming punctures in a sample by irradiating a surface of the sample with a light beam. The puncture forming method includes: forming a first puncture by irradiating a first position on the surface of the sample with a first pulse of the light beam; and after the forming of the first puncture, forming a second puncture which at least partially overlaps the first puncture by irradiating, with a second pulse of the light beam, a second position on the surface of the sample positioned away from the first position in a first direction. The second puncture has a tip which is positioned inside the sample and which is bent in a direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: Provided are a magnetic tunnel junction dement suppressing diffusion and penetration of constituent elements between a hard mask film, and a magnetic tunnel junction film and a protection layer, and a method for manufacturing the magnetic tunnel junction element. The magnetic tunnel junction element has a configuration in which a non-magnetic insertion layer (7) including Ta or the like is inserted beneath a hard mask layer (8).

Abstract: This wiring board is provided with: a plurality of metal wires disposed upon an insulating substrate; and a transparent adhesive agent layer which is disposed upon the metal wires, and which is in direct contact with the metal wires. The metal wires include: a first metal wire which has a pulse signal supplied thereto; and a second metal wire which has a fixed electric potential applied thereto. The pulse signal has a reference level identical to the fixed electric potential, and has a pulse train in which a plurality of pulses having a pulse width of not more than 3 msec are arranged, the integral time of the pulses in a period of 600 seconds being less than 60 seconds.

Abstract: This wiring board is provided with: a plurality of metal wires disposed upon an insulating substrate; and a transparent adhesive agent layer which is disposed upon the metal wires, and which is in direct contact with the metal wires. The metal wires include: a first metal wire which has a pulse signal supplied thereto; and a second metal wire which has a fixed electric potential applied thereto. The pulse signal has a reference level identical to the fixed electric potential, and has a pulse train in which a plurality of pulses having a pulse width of not more than 3 msec are arranged, the integral time of the pulses in a period of 600 seconds being less than 60 seconds.

Abstract: Provided is an inverter-integrated electric compressor having high heat resistance, which is capable of suppressing thermal interference among a plurality of power devices. Specifically provided is an inverter-integrated electric compressor which comprises a built-in motor and a substrate provided with a motor drive circuit including an inverter, an electric component including the substrate being affixed in a housing space surrounded by a compressor housing, wherein a plurality of power semiconductor elements which constitute the motor drive circuit are disposed radially around a drive shaft of the motor in a plane crossing the drive shaft. For example, the planar shape of the power semiconductor element is formed into a rectangle, and a gap having a sectorial planar shape is formed between the power semiconductor elements adjacent to each other.

Abstract: An electric compressor integral with a drive circuit incorporates a compression mechanism section, a motor for driving the compression mechanism section, and a motor drive circuit. A refrigerant gas chamber having a refrigerant gas expansion space, into which refrigerant gas is introduced, is formed between a drive circuit installation section and a motor installation section, by a first partition wall provided on the drive circuit side and a second partition wall provided on the motor side, the side opposite the drive circuit side. The refrigerant gas chamber is interrupted by the first partition wall against the drive circuit installation section and is communicated with the motor installation section by a through hole that is provided in the second partition wall and through which the refrigerant gas can pass.

Abstract: Provided is an inverter-integrated electric compressor having high heat resistance, which is capable of suppressing thermal interference among a plurality of power devices. Specifically provided is an inverter-integrated electric compressor which comprises a built-in motor and a substrate provided with a motor drive circuit including an inverter, an electric component including the substrate being affixed in a housing space surrounded by a compressor housing, wherein a plurality of power semiconductor elements which constitute the motor drive circuit are disposed radially around a drive shaft of the motor in a plane crossing the drive shaft. For example, the planar shape of the power semiconductor element is formed into a rectangle, and a gap having a sectorial planar shape is formed between the power semiconductor elements adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed are a shield structural body, a connector assembly and connector structural body using the shield structural body, a casing assembly having the connector assembly, and an electric compressor having the casing assembly. The shield structural body is formed of an electrically conductive material and has a tube section, a ground electrode terminal formed electrically integrally with the tube section, claw sections integrally formed with the tube section, projected at least either radially outward or inward from the tube section, and engageable with a shield structural body holding member. The shield structural body can be produced at low cost, the connector assembly can provide high productivity and can be produced at low cost, the connector structural body is highly reliable, the casing assembly using the connector assembly is highly versatile, and the electric compressor having the casing assembly can easily cope with model changes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drive circuit-integrated electric compressor, which is adapted to cool a power semiconductor element in a motor drive circuit with good efficiency without increasing the temperature of sucked refrigerant gas and while suppressing increase in pressure loss in a path for cooling. Specifically disclosed is a drive circuit-integrated electric compressor into which a motor drive circuit having a power semiconductor element is incorporated integrally, characterized in that the electric compressor is configured so that the power semiconductor element in the drive circuit is cooled by refrigerant gas to be discharged.

Abstract: An electric compressor integral with a drive circuit incorporates a compression mechanism section, a motor for driving the compression mechanism section, and a motor drive circuit. A refrigerant gas chamber having a refrigerant gas expansion space, into which refrigerant gas is introduced, is formed between a drive circuit installation section and a motor installation section, by a first partition wall provided on the drive circuit side and a second partition wall provided on the motor side, the side opposite the drive circuit side. The refrigerant gas chamber is interrupted by the first partition wall against the drive circuit installation section and is communicated with the motor installation section by a through hole that is provided in the second partition wall and through which the refrigerant gas can pass.

Abstract: Disclosed are a shield structural body, a connector assembly and connector structural body using the shield structural body, a casing assembly having the connector assembly, and an electric compressor having the casing assembly. The shield structural body is formed of an electrically conductive material and has a tube section, a ground electrode terminal formed electrically integrally with the tube section, claw sections integrally formed with the tube section, projected at least either radially outward or inward from the tube section, and engageable with a shield structural body holding member. The shield structural body can be produced at low cost, the connector assembly can provide high productivity and can be produced at low cost, the connector structural body is highly reliable, the casing assembly using the connector assembly is highly versatile, and the electric compressor having the casing assembly can easily cope with model changes.

Abstract: An information synchronizing system includes a wireless communication terminal including a first information storage device having a first wireless communication range and a second information storage device having a second wireless communication range, the second wireless communication range being larger than the first wireless communication range; a read/write device that reads information from and writes information to the first information storage device; a wireless communication base station capable of performing wireless communication with the wireless communication terminal; and a synchronization controlling device that writes information stored in the first information storage device, the information being read using the read/write device, to the second information storage device via the wireless communication base station and the wireless communication terminal.

Abstract: A method for recycling in place an asphalt mixture layer of a paved road continuously, while moving a self-propelled vehicle system, which comprises a step of heating and softening the asphalt mixture layer, a step of scraping and breaking said hot and softened asphalt mixture layer and keeping the softened mixture at a temperature sufficient not to form an aggregate, to prepare an asphalt mixture having a single-grained structure, a sieving step of classifying said asphalt mixture having a single-grained structure into a plurality of grain size groups, a step of designing mix proportions for converting said asphalt mixture to a recycled asphalt mixture by the use of said plurality of grain size groups classified, a step of mixing uniformly said recycled asphalt mixtures having designed mix proportions, and a step of spreading and compacting said recycled asphalt mixtures having been mixed uniformly, to thereby form a recycled asphalt mixtures layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to image processing, and to a method and device for recognizing the reaction results of a test sample in which various reagents are arranged on a surface, by image analysis, and assay. An object is to provide an analysis processing method and an analysis processing device which can obtain analysis results efficiently and with high accuracy, for objects which are integrated using a wound body which is wound with a linear base substance, and for which positions are uncertain.

Abstract: Existing modems of time division duplex (TDD) type can be utilized without modification to perform a high speed wireless communication with stable communication quality in other frequency bands such as quasi-millimeter to millimeter wave bands. There are included a circulator (11) connected to TDD modems (1, 2) and receives signals transmitted thereby to output those signals from a first connection terminal (p1) and outputs signals received at a second connection terminal (p2) to the TDD modems (1, 2), and a frequency converter (2a) that raise the frequency of the signals from the circulator (11) by a predetermined frequency width and lowers the frequency of signals from a receive antenna (32) by a predetermined frequency width.

Abstract: According to the invention, the optical film is processed into circular shape as stated above. Thus, optical members with high versatility can be produced without being affected by the optical film-specific optical axis, and optical members that allows easy inventory control can be provided with no reduction in production efficiency. And a method of processing a long size optical film into a circular shape, subsequently processing the optical film processed into the circular shape into an arbitrary shape, also allows a fine tuning of its optical axis even after it is produced from the long size optical film, therefore, optical members with a high degree of flexibility in design and with high versatility can be provided.

Abstract: A method for recycling in place an asphalt mixture layer of a paved road continuously, while moving a self-propelled vehicle system, which comprises a step of heating and softening the asphalt mixture layer, a step of scraping and breaking said hot and softened asphalt mixture layer and keeping the softened mixture at a temperature sufficient not to form an aggregate, to prepare an asphalt mixture having a single-grained structure, a sieving step of classifying said asphalt mixture having a single-grained structure into a plurality of grain size groups, a step of designing mix proportions for converting said asphalt mixture to a recycled asphalt mixture by the use of said plurality of grain size groups classified, a step of mixing uniformly said recycled asphalt mixtures having designed mix proportions, and a step of spreading and compacting said recycled asphalt mixtures having been mixed uniformly, to thereby form a recycled asphalt mixtures layer.

Abstract: Organic acid ammonium solution is produced by the steps of obtaining a fermentation broth containing organic acid magnesium by using an organic acid-producing microorganism in the presence of a magnesium compound, producing organic acid ammonium and a magnesium compound by subjecting the organic acid magnesium contained in the fermentation broth to salt-exchange using an ammonia compound, and separating the produced magnesium compound to obtain organic acid ammonium solution.

Abstract: A material for an aperture grill for a color image receiving tube which comprises a low carbon alloy steel containing 0.60 wt % or more or Mn, 0.051 wt % or more of Si, 0.03 wt % or less of AI and the balanced amount of Fe and inevitable impurities; an aperture grill using the material; and an image receiving tube equipped with the aperture grill. The aperture grill exhibits uniform and excellent magnetic characteristics within a coil and the color image receiving tube is free form the occurrence or color discrepancy.

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus includes a DC power supply, at least one switching mechanism, and a drive circuit. The drive circuit includes an inverter including a plurality of switching elements. The inverter is directly connected to a positive terminal of the DC power supply and is directly connected to a negative terminal of the DC power supply. The drive circuit also includes a DC to DC converter. In one embodiment, a positive terminal of the DC to DC converter is connected to the positive terminal of the DC power supply via the at least one switching mechanism. In another embodiment, a negative terminal of the DC to DC converter is connected to the negative terminal of the DC power supply via the at least one switching mechanism. The drive circuit also includes a switching element circuit coupled to the inverter and to the DC to DC converter. The switching element circuit selectively activates and deactivates the plurality of switching elements.