Abstract: The invention is an organic luminescence transistor device including: a substrate; an assistance electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the substrate; an insulation film provided on a side of an upper surface of the assistance electrode layer; a first electrode provided locally on a side of an upper surface of the insulation film, the first electrode covering an area of a predetermined size; an electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer provided on an upper surface of the first electrode, the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer having a shape larger than that of the first electrode in a plan view; an electric-charge injection layer provided on the side of an upper surface of the insulation film at an area not provided with the first electrode or the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer and on an upper surface of the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer; a luminescent layer provided on an upper surface of the electric-charge injection layer; and a second electrode layer pr

Abstract: The aim is to reduce the influence of the filming environment of an image that represents a two-dimensional code when determining a color that has been added to a cell in the two-dimensional code. Disclosed is a two-dimensional code (100) in which a mark is added to each cell group in an information color or a combination color that is correlated with the information indicated by the cell group, and the mark for each cell (C) in the cell group is added in a specified coordinate color within a component domain from among a component model representing the distribution of color components, that is disposed in a positional relationship void of mutual interference.

Abstract: An object is to prevent a large quantity of unburned HC components from being released to the outside until a diesel oxidation catalyst reaches an activation temperature after early post-injection. In the present invention, by reducing a throttle opening of a variable throttle mechanism 77 provided in an oil passage 72, or increasing a set value of an oil pressure level detected in an oil pressure sensor 78 provided on the downstream side of the variable throttle mechanism 77, power of an oil circulation pump 74 is increased before a start point t1 of the early post-injection. With this arrangement, by increasing a load of a diesel engine 10 to increase a temperature rise gradient of exhaust gas at the stage of increasing the temperature of the diesel oxidation catalyst, the unburned HC component released until the diesel oxidation catalyst 50 reaches the activation temperature is reduced.

Abstract: An amorphous transformer which includes an amorphous core formed of an amorphous material with a lap provided at an upper portion and allowed to stand in substantially a vertical direction while being supported at a core support member, and a coil which is fitted with the amorphous core. The core support member is formed by integrating a core support member for supporting a side surface of the amorphous core and a corner support member for supporting a corner portion of the core. The core support member is provided in substantially a vertical direction along at least one of the side surfaces of the core.

Abstract: Providing an exhaust gas recirculation control device of an internal combustion engine by which overshoots or undershoots of an EGR control valve can be prevented, and the tracking performance as to target openings as well as the reliability of the device can be enhanced based on simple control logic. An exhaust gas recirculation control device, being provided with: a feedback control unit 51, and a feed-forward control unit 57, wherein the device is provided with: an adder 73 which adds a feed-forward control command signal 57 to a feedback control command signal 65; and a maximum selection function-section 77 which compares an added value obtained by the adder 73 with a feed-forward control command signal 57 or a command signal from an EGR valve maximum opening map, and selects the command signal by which the valve opening of the EGR control valve is brought to a closed side, wherein the command signal by which the valve opening of the EGR control valve is brought to an opened side is not outputted.

Abstract: An engine with EGR system equipped with a variable geometry turbocharger and a particulate filter is provided in which the nozzle angle (nozzle area) of the variable geometry turbocharger can be controlled accurately and by a simple means in accordance with the change in the internal EGR rate due to deposition of particulate matter in the particulate filter, and the effect of EGR to reduce NOx emission is obtained in the whole operation range of the engine without deteriorating durability of the engine.

Abstract: The invention is an organic luminescence transistor device including: a substrate; an assistance electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the substrate; an insulation film provided on a side of an upper surface of the assistance electrode layer; a first electrode provided locally on a side of an upper surface of the insulation film, the first electrode covering an area of a predetermined size; an electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer provided on an upper surface of the first electrode, the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer having a shape larger than that of the first electrode in a plan view; an electric-charge injection layer provided on the side of an upper surface of the insulation film at an area not provided with the first electrode or the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer and on an upper surface of the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer; a luminescent layer provided on an upper surface of the electric-charge injection layer; and a second electrode layer pr

Abstract: A diesel engine system includes a diesel engine, a throttle valve, an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) path, an EGR valve and a controller. The throttle valve controls a flow rate of intake air to the diesel engine. Exhaust gas is recirculated along the EGR path from an exhaust port to an intake port of the diesel engine. The EGR valve controls a flow rate of the exhaust gas. The controller controls the throttle valve and the EGR valve such that an opening of the throttle valve decreases and an opening of the EGR valve increases when a load of the diesel engine increases. The controller controls the EGR valve such that the opening of the EGR valve increases after the opening of the EGR valve is held constant for a first predetermined holding time.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing device. The developing device includes a toner carrier (developing roller). The developing roller includes a base member, electrode bars, a pair of electrodes, and a protection layer. The base member includes a conductive core and an insulating layer formed on the outer surface of the core. The electrode bars and the pair of electrodes are made of a conductive metal, and are provided on the outer surface of the insulating layer. The electrode bars and the pair of electrodes are formed in a way that an unnecessary portion of a metal film is irradiated with a laser beam and thus is removed. The electrodes are each formed helically on the outer surface of the base member 1 and formed to taper down toward the outmost side thereof in its cross section.

Abstract: The invention is an organic luminescence transistor device including: a substrate; a first electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the substrate; a layered structure provided locally on a side of an upper surface of the first electrode layer, the layered structure covering an area of a predetermined size in a plan view, the layered structure including an insulation layer, an assistance electrode layer and an electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer in this order; an organic EL layer provided on the side of an upper surface of the first electrode layer at least at an area not provided with the layered structure; and a second electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the organic EL layer.

Abstract: A catalyst for purifying exhaust gas, which is a relatively cheap three-way-catalyst containing noble metal components, and is capable of suppressing sintering of the noble metals even at high temperature, and purifying a carbon monoxide (CO), a hydrocarbon (HC) and a nitrogen oxide (NOx), and is superior, in particular, in purifying the nitrogen oxide, along with a method for purifying exhaust gas.

Abstract: A data providing system of the present invention is provided with an image acquiring device, an area extracting device, a data storing device, and a data providing device. For each image data acquired by the image acquiring device, a storage destination specifying area is extracted by the area extracting device, storage destination is specified by a storage destination specifying device, and the image data is stored at the storage destination by the data storing device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light-emitting transistor device comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer formed on the upper side of the substrate, a multilayer structure formed locally on the upper side of the first electrode layer in a predetermined size and sequentially having an insulating layer, an auxiliary electrode layer and a charge injection-suppressing layer in this order, an organic EL layer formed on the upper side of the first electrode layer where at least the multilayer structure is not formed, and a second electrode layer formed on the upper side of the organic EL layer. This organic light-emitting transistor device is characterized in that the charge injection-suppressing layer is formed larger than the auxiliary electrode when viewed in plan.

Abstract: The invention is an organic luminescence transistor device including: a substrate; an assistance electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the substrate; an insulation film provided on a side of an upper surface of the assistance electrode layer; a first electrode provided locally on a side of an upper surface of the insulation film, the first electrode covering an area of a predetermined size; an electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer provided on an upper surface of the first electrode, the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer having a shape larger than that of the first electrode in a plan view; an electric-charge injection layer provided on the side of an upper surface of the insulation film at an area not provided with the first electrode or the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer and on an upper surface of the electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer; a luminescent layer provided on an upper surface of the electric-charge injection layer; and a second electrode layer pr

Abstract: A color balance correction device includes a histogram generating unit that generates histograms of a gradation level of pixels for R, G, and B; a decreasing-tendency-area identifying unit that identifies a range that the frequency tends to decrease first from a highlight side of each of histograms generated by the histogram generating unit as the catch light area; and a correction-amount calculating unit that calculates a correction amount of the color balance using data of pixels except for those in the catch light area specified by the decreasing-tendency-area identifying unit.

Abstract: To provide synchronizing methods, optical switch modules, center devices, remote devices, optical access systems, optical access networks, programs, and recording media in the optical access network which can give the connection start time of the upstream optical switching element of the optical switch module. To the optical switch module, ranging functions are provided and the center device OLU carries out ranging of the optical switch module OSM as is the case of ranging of the remote device ONU. The center device OLU transmits the difference between roundtrip time of the remote device ONU and roundtrip time of optical switch module OSM, which is the result of these rangings, to the optical switch module OSM, and the optical switch module OSM can obtain the contact start time of the upstream optical switching element by calculating the contact start time using the difference.

Abstract: A 4-stroke cycle engine has an EGR system equipped with a particulate filter, an external EGR system, and an exhaust valve sub-lift type internal EGR system. With the engine, reduction of NOx emission by EGR can be achieved without incurring a deterioration in engine durability by enabling operation of the engine with the proper EGR rate over all operating ranges of the engine by making it possible to compensate for reduction in EGR amounts due to a reduced DPF pressure difference which occurs when the recovering operation of the DPF is performed.

Abstract: The invention is an organic luminescence transistor device including: a substrate; a first electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the substrate; a layered structure provided locally on a side of an upper surface of the first electrode layer, the layered structure covering an area of a predetermined size in a plan view, the layered structure including an insulation layer, an assistance electrode layer and an electric-charge-injection inhibiting layer in this order; an organic EL layer provided on the side of an upper surface of the first electrode layer at least at an area not provided with the layered structure; and a second electrode layer provided on a side of an upper surface of the organic EL layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting material layer having a light-emitting layer; an insulating layer opposed to the light-emitting material layer; a carrier injection layer for injecting a first carrier, sandwiched between the insulating layer and the light-emitting material layer; a first electrode that has a polarity corresponding to the first carrier, positioned at the interface of the light-emitting material layer and the carrier injection layer, and provided in part on the carrier injection layer, a second electrode that has a polarity opposite that of the first electrode and is provided on the light-emitting material layer, and an auxiliary electrode provided on the insulating layer.

Abstract: An optical access network method, an optical access network and an optical switch for an optical access network, capable of solving all the three problems in the conventional GE-PON: transmission distance problem, security problem and communication interference problem. The optical access network comprises an OLT, a plurality of ONUs and one or more stages of optical switches, which are connected one another. In the direction from the OLT to the ONU, each frame (packet) transmitted from the OLT to one of the ONUs is checked so that only the destination ONU specified in the frame (packet) is connected to the OLT. In the direction from the ONU to the OLT, a control message transmitted from the OLT to one of the ONUs is checked so that only one ONU which has been given a transmission allowance from the OLT is connected to the OLT with respect to each frame (packet).