Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus of an embodiment includes a sheet supply unit, a printer unit, a sheet transport unit, a fixing unit, a fixing roller driving unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the fixing roller driving unit so as to decelerate a second linear velocity to a fourth transport velocity and to switch to a third transport velocity when a first control time elapses after the leading edge of a sheet starts to be transported from a registration position, if the sheet is transported at a first linear velocity before transfer. Alternatively, the control unit controls the fixing roller driving unit so as to decelerate the second linear velocity to the fourth transport velocity and to switch to the third transport velocity when a second control time that is shorter than the first control time elapses, if the sheet is accelerated before transfer.

Abstract: A transparent electrode film includes a transparent electrode disposed on a transparent film base, wherein the transparent electrode contains a transparent conductive layer and a conductive metal pattern layer. The conductive metal pattern layer is patterned in the in-plane direction of the transparent film base. The transparent conductive layer and a protecting layer are disposed in a region where the conductive metal pattern layer is provided, and the conductive metal pattern layer is disposed closer to the transparent film base than the transparent conductive layer and the protecting layer. The protecting layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a precious metal and a metal oxide. The transparent electroconductive layer is also disposed at opening sections where the electroconductive metal pattern layer is absent.

Abstract: First embodiment of a (meth)acrylic copolymer in the present invention includes following: a (meth)acrylic copolymer having at least one kind of constitutional unit selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit (A1) having at least one kind of structure (I) selected from the group consisting of structures represented by the following formula (1), formula (2), or formula (3) and a constitutional unit (A2) having a triorganosilyloxycarbonyl group and a constitutional unit (B) derived from a macromonomer (b): (where, X represents —O—, —S—, or —NR14—, R14 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R3 and R5 each represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group, or an aryl group, and R4 and R6 each represent an alkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms).

Abstract: An imager may include depth sensing pixels that provide an asymmetrical angular response to incident light. The depth sensing pixels may each include a substrate region formed from a photosensitive portion and a non-photosensitive portion. The depth sensing pixels may include mechanisms that prevent regions of the substrate from receiving incident light. Depth sensing pixel pairs may be formed from depth sensing pixels that have different asymmetrical angular responses. Each of the depth sensing pixel pairs may effectively divide the corresponding imaging lens into separate portions. Depth information for each depth sensing pixel pair may be determined based on the difference between output signals of the depth sensing pixels of that depth sensing pixel pair. The imager may be formed from various combinations of depth sensing pixel pairs and color sensing pixel pairs arranged in a Bayer pattern or other desired patterns.

Abstract: A (meth)acrylic acid copolymer (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 1,000,000, and in which when the half-width of the primary scatter peak when measured by small angle X-ray scattering is defined as X, 0.12<X, is used as an adhesive. The (meth)acrylic copolymer (A) is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a macromonomer (a) having a number average molecular weight of 500-100,000, and a vinyl monomer (b). The adhesive has sufficient holding force and adhesive force, and the occurrence of adhesive deposit can be prevented when peeled off.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-reciprocal circuit device that includes a mounting surface substantially parallel to a stacking direction, first and second side surfaces substantially vertical to the mounting surface and substantially parallel to the stacking direction, a first permanent magnet, a magnetic rotator stacked in the stacking direction with respect to the first permanent magnet, the magnetic rotator having a central conductor and at least first and second ports derived from the central conductor, a first external terminal provided on the first side surface and connected to the first port, and a second external terminal provided on the second side surface and connected to the second port.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a polymer particle in which a urethane resin (A1) and an acrylic polymer (B1) are included in a single particle, said polymer particle having a gel fraction of 10% or more as measured using N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as a solvent; a polymer particle in which a urethane resin (A2) having a sulfonic acid group and an acrylic polymer (B2) are included in a single particle, said polymer particle having a surface acid value of 0.1 to 19 mgKOH/g as measured by a potentiometric titration method; and a method for producing a polymer dispersion. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to provide: a polymer dispersion which has excellent polymerization stability and can have an excellent coating viscosity property and excellent storage stability when used in a coating material; a method for producing the polymer dispersion; and a polymer particle contained in the polymer dispersion.

Abstract: A method for producing a polymer dispersion, by polymerizing a mixture X containing a urethane resin (A3), a monomer (b5) having two or more radically polymerizable groups, and a radically polymerizable monomer (b6) other than the monomer (b5), to obtain a dispersion containing a polymer P; and adding a pre-emulsion prepared by emulsifying and dispersing a radically polymerizable monomer mixture Y dropwise to the dispersion containing the polymer P and conducting polymerization, to obtain a dispersion containing a polymer Z, where a content of the urethane resin (A3) in the mixture X at the time of starting the reaction in the step (1) is from 25 to 95% by mass with respect to a total mass of the mixture X.

Abstract: A location specifying apparatus comprises a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit is configured to store information regarding a predetermined feature including location information of the predetermined feature, information regarding a position of a specific point on a road, and information indicating a correlation of the information regarding the predetermined feature to the information regarding the position of the specific point on the road. The second circuit is configured to obtain image data ahead of a moving body; to identify a location of the predetermined feature in an image expressed by the image data, based on the information regarding the position of the specific point on the road, the information indicating the correlation, and the information regarding the predetermined feature; and to specify the location of the moving body, based on the identified location of the predetermined feature.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and server apparatus are disclosed. In one example, the information processing apparatus is configured to display content on a first display and transmit an instruction to display the content, which is being displayed on the first display, on a second display of a first external device. This instruction causes a displaying of the content at a specified playback start point on the second display.

Abstract: A pixel portion includes a first pixel array in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion reading parts of first pixels are arranged in a matrix, a holding part array in which a plurality of signal holding parts of first pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a second pixel array in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion reading parts of second pixels are arranged in a matrix, wherein, at the time of a rolling shutter mode, readout signals of the photoelectric conversion reading parts of the first pixels and the second pixels are immediately output to a first vertical signal line without following a bypass route and, at the time of a global shutter mode, held signals of the signal holding parts of the first pixels are output to a second vertical signal line. Due to this, a solid-state imaging device can prevent complication of the configuration.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, an image distribution device of the embodiment includes a receiver, a compressor, a request acceptor, a determiner, and a distributor. The receiver receives data captured by an imaging device of an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle. The compressor compresses the captured data of after elapse of a certain time to generate compressed captured data. The request acceptor accepts a distribution request to specify a desired time from an information processing device. The determiner determines whether the desired time is a past time within a certain time from a present time. The distributor distributes, when the desired time is the past time within the certain time from a present time, the captured data to the information processing device, and distributes, when the desired time is a past time prior to the certain time, the compressed captured data to the information processing device.

Abstract: A resin composition, formed to have a polymer (A) containing at least one monomer-derived structural unit having the structure represented by formula (1), (2) or (3) below, and after the resin composition is stored at 40° C. for 30 days, the decomposition rate of the structure represented by formula (1), (2) or (3) in the polymer (A) is 20% or lower.

Abstract: A location calculation system that includes circuitry that stores vector information regarding a plurality of first vectors each connecting a specific point-relevant location, that is associated with each of a plurality of specific points set along a road, with a location of a predetermined feature, in relation to position information regarding each position of the plurality of specific points; stores predetermined feature location information regarding the location of the predetermined feature; obtains image data ahead of a moving body; calculates a location of the predetermined feature in an image of the image data as obtained by the circuitry; calculates a location of the moving body based on the location of the predetermined feature as calculated by the circuitry and the vector information; and outputs the location of the moving body as calculated by the circuitry.

Abstract: An embodiment of a vehicle monitoring apparatus has a determiner and a reader. The determiner determines whether or not a specific site of a vehicle exists at least in an area of an image, the image imaged by an imager, the area being one of multiple areas into which the image is divided by dividing line that are substantially orthogonal to a direction of travel of the vehicle. The reader reads information on a license plate mounted to the vehicle from the area in case that the determiner determines the specific site of the vehicle is determined to exist in the area.

Abstract: A driver integrated circuit includes a bootstrap circuit (BSC) configured to output a boot power supply voltage (VB) based on a first power supply voltage, the boot power supply voltage being higher than the first power supply voltage; a level shift circuit (LSC) configured to output an output pulse signal based on an input pulse signal and the boot power supply voltage; a high side driving circuit (HSU) configured to output a high side driving voltage based on the boot power supply voltage and the output pulse signal, wherein the bootstrap circuit includes a sense metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor and a boot MOS transistor, wherein the sense MOS transistor includes a depression-type transistor.

Abstract: There is provided a new pressure-sensitive adhesive resin composition that can have adhesiveness to the extent of being peelable in a room temperature condition, has fluidity by hot-melting, and can finally be crosslinked to firmly bond adherends to each other. There is proposed a pressure-sensitive adhesive resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of an acrylic copolymer (A), 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a crosslinking agent (B), and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a photopolymerization initiator (C), wherein the acrylic copolymer (A) is a graft copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 5.0×104 to 5.0×105, contains as a trunk component of the graft copolymer a repeating unit derived from a (meth)acrylate, contains as a branch component of the graft copolymer a repeating unit derived from a macromonomer having a number average molecular weight of 5.0×102 or more and less than 6.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a charge management apparatus includes an input unit, a first estimation unit, a determination unit, a generation unit, and an output unit. The input unit accepts an input of traffic demand data indicative of a number of vehicles. The first estimation unit estimates charge wait times at plural charge stations based on the traffic demand data. The determination unit compares the estimated charge wait times at the respective charge stations, and determines whether a desired condition is satisfied. The generation unit generates charge recommendation information indicative of a charge station according to a determination result. The output unit outputs the charge recommendation information to an external terminal.

Abstract: A driving support system includes a detector, a memory and a controller. The detector detects a present position of the vehicle. The memory stores lane information of a travelling lane and traffic light information in a state of being associated with each other. The traffic light information includes existing position information of a traffic light. The traffic light informs whether the vehicle travelling along the travelling lane is allowed to pass through the traffic light. The controller specifies the travelling lane on which the vehicle is travelling based on the lane information and the present position and supports the driving of the vehicle in accordance with the traffic light information and the traffic light associated with the travelling lane.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a system for installing and storing a traction operating table for lower limb joint surgery, the system enabling a traction operating table for lower limb joint surgery to be more easily installed on an operating table main body. [Solution] A traction operating table for lower limb joint surgery according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a main frame part provided with a main frame having two rod-shaped members; a position adjusting part provided with a moving frame that is movable, and a foot fixing portion for fixing a foot; and a supporting leg part joined to the position adjusting part to support the main frame part, and capable of adjusting the incline of the main frame part.