Abstract: A printing device includes: a thermal head; and a processor. The thermal head includes a heating element. The processor is configured to perform: (a) creating; and (b) driving. The (a) creating creates print data based on image data representing an image to be printed on a printing medium. The (b) driving drives the heating element to apply heat to the printing medium according to the print data. The processor is configured to further perform: (c) determining. The (c) determining determines whether to create a plurality of labels for lamination using at least one printing medium including a first printing medium. The first printing medium is transparent and includes a plurality of heat-sensitive layers laminated together. Each of the plurality of heat-sensitive layers is configured to develop a different color when heat is applied from the heating element. The (c) creating is performed in accordance with a determination result in (a).

Abstract: A transfer system includes a robot that loads and unloads a substrate to and from a cassette that accommodates a plurality of substrates in multiple stages; and a controller configured to control an operation of the robot. The robot includes: a hand that transfers the substrate, a horizontal movement mechanism that moves the hand in a width direction of the cassette in a front side of the cassette, and a lift mechanism that moves up and down the hand in the front side of the cassette. The hand includes a reflective sensor on a distal end side thereof facing the cassette to detect an object in the cassette. The controller operates the horizontal movement mechanism causing the reflective sensor to perform a horizontal scanning such that the reflective sensor facing the substrate scans in the width direction of the substrate accommodated in the cassette.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a separator which contains a first region located in a flat part of an electrode body and second regions located in a pair of curved parts, the ratio (B/A) of the air permeability (B) in each of the second regions to the air permeability (A) in the first region being 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less. Further, in a section passing through the center in the axial direction of the electrode body and being perpendicular to the axial direction, the ratio (SB/SA) of the sectional area (SB) of the pair of curved parts to the sectional area (SA) of the flat part is 0.28 or more and 0.32 or less.

Abstract: Each prismatic cell is provided with a rolled electrode assembly, and the rolled electrode assembly has a flat section with a flat outer peripheral surface and two curved sections with a curved outer peripheral surface. Each spacer has a substrate and multiple ribs protruding on at least one side of the substrate, and the ribs are formed so as to face the flat section of the rolled electrode assembly and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rolling axis of the rolled electrode assembly. The ribs have a length of 60 to 100 when the height of the flat section of the rolled electrode assembly is represented by 100, and the relationship 2?B/A?10 is satisfied where A is the width of the ribs and B is the distance between adjoining ribs.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a negative electrode mixture layer which contains a first region located in a flat part of an electrode body and second regions located in a pair of curved parts of the electrode body, the ratio (B/A) of the packing density (B) in each of the second regions to the packing density (A) in the first region being 0.75 or more and 0.95 or less. Further, in a section passing through the center in the axial direction of the electrode body and being perpendicular to the axial direction, the ratio (SB/SA) of the sectional area (SB) of the pair of curved parts to the sectional area (SA) of the flat part is 0.28 or more and 0.32 or less.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus issues an access token in response to a token issuance request from a client. The information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: receive the token issuance request from the client, the token issuance request including a nonce issued to the client, a first public key generated by the client, and a first signature for client information including the nonce; transmit, to the client, a login request including first identification information of the token issuance request, when the first signature of the token issuance request is successfully verified, using the first public key; and generate and issue a sender constrained token with the first public key as the access token, upon receipt of an authorization permission request from the client, the authorization permission request including the first identification information and authentication information of a user who uses the client.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode core; a positive electrode plate having a positive electrode active material layer formed on the positive electrode core; a negative electrode plate; a flat wound electrode assembly in which the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are wound with a separator therebetween; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode active material is a manganese-containing lithium transition metal composite oxide, the BET specific surface area of the positive electrode active material is 2.0-3.0 m2/g, the total surface area of the positive electrode active material contained in the positive electrode active material layer is 70-90 m2, and the value of A/B is 0.03-0.09 (?mol/m2), where A (?mol) is the total amount of FSO3 contained in the non-aqueous electrolyte, and B (m2) is the total area of the positive electrode active material contained in the positive electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode core; a positive electrode plate having a positive electrode active material layer which is formed on the positive electrode core and contains a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode core; a negative electrode plate having a negative electrode active material layer which is formed on the negative electrode core and contains a negative electrode active material; a separator disposed between the positive and negative electrode plates; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains lithium bis(oxalate) borate, and the value of A/B is 2-11, where A (?mol) is the total amount of lithium bis(oxalate) borate contained in the non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and B(m2) is the total area of the negative electrode active material contained in the region of the negative electrode active material layer facing the positive electrode active material layer with the separator thereb

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent properties even at low temperatures. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; a non-aqueous electrolyte; an exterior body having an opening, and accommodating the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte; and a sealing plate for sealing the opening of the exterior body, wherein the negative electrode plate has a negative electrode core and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode core, and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent containing 50-80 vol % of a chain carbonate with respect to the non-aqueous solvent, and containing, as the chain carbonate, 30-40 vol % of dimethyl carbonate, 3-8 vol % of propylene carbonate, and 2-5 vol % of methyl propionate with respect to the non-aqueous solvent.

Abstract: In a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of a negative electrode active material layer, an average tortuosity ratio is 1.5 to 2.5. The average tortuosity ratio is calculated by the following formula: “R=B/A”. In the formula, “R” represents the average tortuosity ratio. “B” represents an average value of lengths of shortest routes each extending from a contact point between a negative electrode substrate and a negative electrode active material particle to a surface of the negative electrode active material layer along contour lines of a plurality of negative electrode active material particles. “A” represents an average value of a thicknesses of the negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a server apparatus includes a first reception unit, a second reception unit, a classification unit, a second criterion selection unit, a group determination unit, and an individual determination unit. The second criterion selection unit selects, for each group and as a second criterion, a first criterion that is most likely to satisfy from among first criteria that are associated with pieces of identification information of first client apparatuses included in the group. The group determination unit determines whether first acquired data satisfies a second criterion for the group including a first client apparatus that has transmitted the first acquired data.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which includes an electrode assembly, a housing with an opening and contains the electrode assembly, and a sealing member sealing the opening, the electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material, lithium carbonate, and lithium phosphate, the negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material. The method includes placing the electrode assembly in the housing, and placing a nonaqueous electrolyte containing lithium fluorosulfonate in the housing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information management device includes a Bloom filter generator configured to generate a Bloom filter based on information on a revoked certificate; a data distributor configured to send the Bloom filter to an authentication device, the authentication device authenticates a device with a certificate provided by the device; and an examiner configured to determine, when an examination request is received from the authentication device, whether an certificate designated by the examination request has been revoked based on revocation management information that contains information on the revoked certificate, and to send an examination result indicating whether the designated certificate has been revoked to the authentication device.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a separator which contains a first region located in a flat part of an electrode body and second regions located in a pair of curved parts, the ratio (B/A) of the air permeability (B) in each of the second regions to the air permeability (A) in the first region being 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less. Further, in a section passing through the center in the axial direction of the electrode body and being perpendicular to the axial direction, the ratio (SB/SA) of the sectional area (SB) of the pair of curved parts to the sectional area (SA) of the flat part is 0.28 or more and 0.32 or less.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a negative electrode mixture layer which contains a first region located in a flat part of an electrode body and second regions located in a pair of curved parts of the electrode body, the ratio (B/A) of the packing density (B) in each of the second regions to the packing density (A) in the first region being 0.75 or more and 0.95 or less. Further, in a section passing through the center in the axial direction of the electrode body and being perpendicular to the axial direction, the ratio (SB/SA) of the sectional area (SB) of the pair of curved parts to the sectional area (SA) of the flat part is 0.28 or more and 0.32 or less.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus issues an access token in response to a token issuance request from a client. The information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: receive the token issuance request from the client, the token issuance request including a nonce issued to the client, first public key generated by the client, and a first signature for client information including the nonce; transmit, to the client, a login request including first identification information of the token issuance request, when the first signature of the token issuance request is successfully verified, using the first public key; and generate and issue a sender constrained token with the first public key as the access token, upon receipt of an authorization permission request from the client, the authorization permission request including the first identification information and authentication information of a user who uses the client.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic secondary batteries with spacers each interposed therebetween. The prismatic secondary batteries each include a flat wound electrode body that is formed by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween; a prismatic outer body that houses the wound electrode body; and a sealing plate that seals an opening of the flat wound electrode body. The wound electrode body has a wound positive electrode core-exposed portion at one end portion and a wound negative electrode core-exposed portion at the other end portion. A positive electrode current collector is joined to the positive electrode core-exposed portion to form a positive electrode-joined portion, and a negative electrode current collector is joined to the negative electrode core-exposed portion to form a negative electrode-joined portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device includes a first communicator capable of communicating with a server through a first network; a second communicator capable of communicating with an operation terminal of a user through a second network; a first communication processor to execute a first process; a second communication processor to receive, through the second communicator, an issue request, use identification information of the first communication processor, a first key, and a second key paired with the first key to issue a certificate signed by the second key including the identification information of the first communication processor and the first key, sign data to be signed by using a third key to generate signed data, and transmit the signed data and the certificate through the second communicator; and an authorizing processor to acquire permission information indicating permission by the user to issue the certificate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device includes: processing circuitry configured to: generate a first code in response to a first code generation request being received, the first code generation request including address information of a service provided for a control device by a device, and transmit the first code to the device; manage such that the first code is held in association with the address information; and receive an address acquisition request including the first code from the control device, and transmit the address information associated with the first code to the control device on condition that the first code included in the address acquisition request is held.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device includes: processing circuitry configured to: generate a first code in response to a first code generation request being received, the first code generation request including address information of a service which is provided by a device to a control device, and transmit the first code to the device; manage such that the first code is held in association with the address information; and receive an address acquisition request including the first code from the control device, and transmit the address information associated with the first code to the control device on condition that the first code included in the address acquisition request is held in association with the address information.