Abstract: The method for producing a fired body of the invention has the steps of: preparing a starting material mixture; molding the mixture to obtain a green molded body; a first heating step to make the molded body contain residual carbon-containing substances in a furnace by increasing the temperature of the furnace while introducing an oxygen containing gas; and a second heating step to obtain a fired body by further increasing the temperature of the furnace without introducing the oxygen containing gas; wherein the conditions for the first heating step are set so that when the molded body is allowed to stand after the first heating step in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at 900° C., the temperature at the center section of the molded body is at least 20° C. higher than the temperature of the atmosphere in the furnace.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a process capable of producing aluminium magnesium titanate having a small coefficient of thermal expansion at a firing temperature lower than 1500° C. The production process of the invention comprises maintaining a pre-mixture containing a titania source powder, an alumina source powder, a magnesia source powder and a silica source powder within a temperature range of from 1100° C. to 1350° C. for at least 3 hours, followed by heating up to a temperature not lower than 1400° C. and firing at the temperature. The silica source powder is preferably a powder of alkali feldspar. Aluminium magnesium titanate is prepared according to the production process of the invention, and the resulting aluminium magnesium titanate is ground to give an aluminium magnesium titanate powder.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a process for producing a fired body with a high linear shrinkage ratio during firing (firing shrinkage ratio) without a damage of the shape of the shaped body, such as the honeycomb structure. The present invention is a process for producing a ceramics fired body comprising a step of firing a shaped body, wherein a linear shrinkage ratio in dimension of the fired body to the shaped body (the linear shrinkage ratio (%)=(dimension of the shaped body?dimension of the fired body)/(dimension of the shaped body)×100) is not lower than 1% and the shaped body is fired while being disposed on a mat made of a ceramics having a high thermal conductivity.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramics fired body wherein a cracking of a ceramics shaped body during a degreasing step is suppressed and also sufficient mechanical strength for handling is provided to the ceramics shaped body for such a case of the transfer from a degreasing step to a firing step. The present invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramics fired body comprising a shaping step of obtaining a ceramics shaped body by shaping a starting material mixture containing inorganic components including an aluminum source powder and a titanium source powder and organic components; a degreasing step for removing the organic components contained in the ceramics shaped body in atmosphere with an oxygen concentration of not higher than 0.1% and under the temperature condition that the highest temperature is not lower than 700° C. and not higher than 1100° C.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a process which can produce a fired body comprising aluminum titanate-based ceramics being excellent in thermal decomposition resistance and having high mechanical strength. The invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based fired body, comprising a step of firing a shaped body of a starting material mixture which contains an aluminum source powder and a titanium source powder, and the aluminum source powder satisfies the following formula (1). In the formula, D90 is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative percentage of 90% on a volume basis and D10 is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative percentage of 10% on a volume basis, and these are determined from a particle size distribution of the aluminum source powder measured by a laser diffractometry.

Abstract: The process for producing a porous ceramics shaped body comprises a step of firing a shaped body of a starting material mixture which contains an aluminum source powder and a titanium source powder, and the aluminum source powder satisfies the below formula (1a): (Da90/Da10)1/2<2??(1a) wherein Da90 is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative percentage of 90% on a volume basis and Da10 is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative percentage of 10% on a volume basis, and these are determined from a particle size distribution of the aluminum source powder measured by a laser diffractometry.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a process for producing a fired body comprising an aluminum titanate-based ceramic of which the shrinkage ratio in firing (firing shrinkage ratio) can be suppressed low and which is excellent in thermal decomposition resistance. The invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based fired body comprising a step of firing a shaped body of a starting material mixture containing an aluminum source powder, a titanium source powder and a magnesium source powder, wherein the titanium source powder has a specific particle diameter distribution characteristic.

Abstract: A table-top game device includes a lobby control unit and a room control unit. The lobby control unit displays an image of a lobby, a virtual space where a plurality of users exchange information, and displays objects associated with the plurality of users at predetermined positions in the lobby. The room control unit displays an image of a room, a virtual space where the users in the lobby can enter, along with the image of the lobby so that the user entering the room can know the objects in the lobby.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a process of producing the powder of aluminum titanate-based ceramics in which the formation of fine particulate component and coarse particulate component is inhibited, and having a very sharp grain size distribution, efficiently and at good yield. The invention is a process for producing a powder of aluminum titanate-based ceramics, comprising a step of keeping a precursor mixture containing a titanium source powder, an aluminum source powder and a silicon source powder at a temperature range of from 1100° C. to 1350° C. for 3 hours or more, followed by a step of heating the precursor mixture up to 1400° C.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a shaped body of aluminum titanate-based ceramic such as aluminum titanate or aluminum magnesium titanate having smaller shrinkage ratio relative to a shaped body of a starting material mixture, and having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramic, comprising firing a starting material mixture containing a titanium source material and an aluminum source material, wherein the BET specific surface area of the aluminum source material is 0.1 m2/g or more and 5 m2/g or less.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a process capable of producing aluminium magnesium titanate having a small coefficient of thermal expansion at a firing temperature lower than 1500° C. The production process of the invention comprises maintaining a pre-mixture containing a titania source powder, an alumina source powder, a magnesia source powder and a silica source powder within a temperature range of from 1100° C. to 1350° C. for at least 3 hours, followed by heating up to a temperature not lower than 1400° C. and firing at the temperature. The silica source powder is preferably a powder of alkali feldspar. Aluminium magnesium titanate is prepared according to the production process of the invention, and the resulting aluminium magnesium titanate is ground to give an aluminium magnesium titanate powder.

Abstract: A web site usage pattern insight platform may be provided. User behaviors associated with web page requests, including search queries, may be captured and analyzed to provide usage pattern insights. The pattern insights may be aggregated across a plurality of users and may be used to provide recommendations for improving a system that hosts the web pages.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a process for producing an aluminium titanate ceramic by firing a pre-mixture of a titania source powder, an alumina source powder and a magnesia source powder, for a short period of time. The production process of the invention comprises mixing a titania source powder and an alumina source powder followed by dry process grinding in the presence of grinding media under a grinding condition of an acceleration of at least 2G to give a pre-mixture, and firing the resulting pre-mixture. The titania source powder and the alumina source powder may be mixed together with a magnesia source powder and a silica source powder. Preferably, a vibration mill is used for the grinding. Grinding the aluminium titanate ceramic produced according to the production process of the invention gives an aluminium titanate ceramic powder.

Abstract: A work locating conveyer, including: a locator disposed on a conveyer carriage and configured to locate and support a work; a locating jig disposed on the respective locator and configured to locate and support the works having different configurations; and a driver. The driver includes: an original position mover configured to move a main locator in such a manner that the main locator follows a moving path on the conveyer carriage to an original position on the moving path, a jig returner configured to return the main locating jig to the non-use state, a jig locating mover configured to move the main locator from the original position to a certain locating position on the moving path, and a locating jig selective mover configured to move from the non-use state to the in-use state the main locating jig that is to be used.

Abstract: Recommendation of related assets based on user search behavior is provided. Relevance classifications assigned to search results in association with search strings that produced the search results may be used for providing a list of one or more searchable assets that may be relevant to a given search query. All pairings of two acceptable assets contained in a given search session may be marked as “See Also” candidates. If a given pairing appears in a search session more than a configurable threshold, the assets in the pairing may be established as “See Also” relationships. Subsequently, when a user conducts a search that produces a search result that is a member of a pairing established as a “See Also” relationship, the other asset in the pairing may be recommended to the searching user within the destination search result page after the user selects the search result for viewing.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a conveyance belt for conveying a recording medium; a cleaning roller kept in contact with the conveyance belt to clean the conveyance belt; and a controller for controlling the cleaning roller so as to be able to select between two modes for its driving, wherein the two modes are the mode in which the cleaning roller is driven by the movement of the conveyance belt and the mode in which the cleaning roller is driven independently of the movement of the conveyance belt.

Abstract: In an electronic apparatus adapted to load and unload an object, a contact is held by a base having a principal surface. The contact has a contacting portion which is formed on the principal surface and elastically displaceable in a direction intersecting the principal surface. A holder is coupled to the base to be rotatable around an axis extending in a first direction perpendicular to the principal surface. The holder has a receiving portion adapted to hold the object and is adapted to bring the object into contact with the contacting portion.

Abstract: Recommendation of related assets based on user search behavior is provided. Relevance classifications assigned to search results in association with search strings that produced the search results may be used for providing a list of one or more searchable assets that may be relevant to a given search query. All pairings of two acceptable assets contained in a given search session may be marked as “See Also” candidates. If a given pairing appears in a search session more than a configurable threshold, the assets in the pairing may be established as “See Also” relationships. Subsequently, when a user conducts a search that produces a search result that is a member of a pairing established as a “See Also” relationship, the other asset in the pairing may be recommended to the searching user within the destination search result page after the user selects the search result for viewing.

Abstract: A card connector for connecting an electronic card with an electronic device is disclosed. The connector comprises a base member and a metal cover (10), which define a receptacle for receiving at least partially the electronic card therein. The connector further comprises an ejection mechanism for ejecting the electronic card, at least in part, from the receptacle. The ejector mechanism comprises: a cam portion (60) which provides a cam path; a cam follower (50); and a resilient supporter (40) which supporter supports the cam follower (50) to allow the cam follower (50) to travel along the cam path. The ejection mechanism is formed integrally with the metal cover (10). Instead, the cam portion (60) may be formed integrally with the base member.

Abstract: A firing container for silicon nitride ceramics, which is a hermetically sealed container having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, characterized in that the interior of the hermetically sealed container is partitioned by a gas supply chamber partition plate into a gas supply chamber communicating with the gas inlet, and a firing chamber to accommodate an object to be heat-treated and communicating with the gas outlet, and the gas supply chamber partition plate has vent holes selectively formed in the vicinity of its periphery.