Abstract: Provided is a drive assist apparatus visually notifying a driver of information regarding a gradient of a road. A drive assist apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to acquire gradient information of a road in which gradient illusion is estimated to occur in a driver of a vehicle. The processing circuitry is to perform control on an irradiation apparatus provided to the vehicle so that the irradiation apparatus projects a gradient recognition pattern on a target object or on a projection surface provided in front of a driver seat of the vehicle to display the gradient recognition pattern in overlapped fashion with the target object. The target object is located in front of the vehicle and extends along the road. The gradient recognition pattern includes at least one graphic based on the gradient information of the road and disposed along the extension direction of the target object.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding laminated sheet includes: an electromagnetic wave absorbing layer which includes a matrix and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the matrix and which has a bulk density equal to or less than 997 kg/m3; and a metal layer laid on top of the electromagnetic wave absorbing layer.

Abstract: To ensure the safety of the driver and offer an improved operability at the same time, a rear-view mirror (200) includes a half mirror (150) configured to reflect light incident on its reflecting surface and transmit light incident on its transmitting surface and a side-surface touch sensor (121) configured to detect a touch by the user on the side surface of a casing that houses a display (130) having a display surface and disposed on or over the half mirror (150) in such a manner that the transmitting surface faces the display surface.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method of producing a hollow construct, which may be in various shapes such as a fiber or a film as well as in various sizes and has chemical resistance, made of a fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer, a fluorinated carbon polymer or a polymer carrying a nitrogen-containing group, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group or a sulfur-containing group having been introduced into the above-described polymer; and a hollow construct obtained by this method.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method of producing a hollow construct, which may be in various shapes such as a fiber or a film as well as in various sizes and has chemical resistance, made of a fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer, a fluorinated carbon polymer or a polymer carrying a nitrogen-containing group, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group or a sulfur-containing group having been introduced into the above-described polymer; and a hollow construct obtained by this method.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method of producing a hollow construct, which may be in various shapes such as a fiber or a film as well as in various sizes and has chemical resistance, made of a fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer, a fluorinated carbon polymer or a polymer carrying a nitrogen-containing group, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group or a sulfur-containing group having been introduced into the above-described polymer; and a hollow construct obtained by this method.

Abstract: A press working apparatus is provided with a first working unit and a second working unit 14. In the first working unit, a first stage is performed for forming a half-blanked portion 15 with a projecting shape at a region where a through hole P is to be formed in a sheet W. In the second working unit 14, a second stage S2 is performed in which the half-blanked portion 15 is blanked from the sheet W by a second punch 26 and a second die 23. Also in the second stage S2, when a blanked body is blanked from the sheet W, shaving work is performed with respect to a side wall surface Pa on a region of the sheet W where the blanked body has been blanked.

Abstract: An electrode material for an electrochemical capacitor having a large capacity, having a titanium oxide compound such as titanium oxide, hydrated titanium oxide or their hydrogenated products, and at least one oxidizable and reducible metal element contained in the titanium oxide compound.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of circuit modules comprising steps of melting a solder on a land by an energy of irradiating laser beam, and pressing an external electrode of an electronic component to a melted solder before the melted solder hardens. This method is capable of connecting the electrode of the component to the land of the substrate using the solder sufficiently heated and melted. A manufacturing apparatus of circuit modules comprises an adsorbing nozzle which adsorbs an electronic component and mounts it on a substrate, an optical system which projects laser beams to a solder preliminarily applied to an electrode of a substrates, and a control device which controls a component mounting and a laser beam irradiation so that the electrode of the electronic component is pressed to the solder melted by an energy of a irradiating laser beam before the melted solder hardens.

Abstract: Processing along one circular path is performed by irradiating a laser beam to a ceramic green sheet attached on an outer peripheral surface of a rotating drum, and the processing path is changed by moving at least one of the rotating drum and a beam irradiated position through a predetermined distance in the direction of drum centerline each time the processing on one circular path is completed. If the laser beam is intermittently irradiated to the ceramic green sheet, a matrix of through holes or concave portions can be easily formed in the ceramic green sheet.

Abstract: Circuit modules are made by melting solder on a land by irradiating the solder with a laser beam, and then pressing an external electrode of an electronic component to the melted solder before the melted solder hardens.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing multilayer electronic parts including a processing step asnd an apparatus for manufacturing multilayer electronic parts including a processing apparatus for subjecting a green sheet to a predetermined processing by irradiating it with the laser beam. A green sheet attached to the periphery of one of two drums is subjected to the predetermined processing by irradiating it with the laser beam from a beam irradiation means while allowing the drum to rotate about a drum's centerline as an axis and travel in the direction of the drum's centerline. And while subjecting the green sheet to the processing, processed green sheets are detached from the periphery of the other drum and unprocessed green sheets are attached to it with a sheet attaching/detaching means.

Abstract: An electrode material for an electrochemical capacitor having a large capacity, having a titanium oxide compound such as titanium oxide, hydrated titanium oxide or their hydrogenated products, and at least one oxidizable and reducible metal element contained in the titanium oxide compound.

Abstract: An electrode material for an electrochemical capacitor having a large capacity, having a titanium oxide compound such as titanium oxide, hydrated titanium oxide or their hydrogenated products, and at least one oxidizable and reducible metal element contained in the titanium oxide compound.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed which comprises a colorant and a binder resin, in which the binder resin is present as a vinyl resin whose gel content ranges from 15 to 25% by weight and whose tetrahydrofuran-soluble content has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) ranging from 5,000 to 12,000, a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from 10.times.10.sup.4 to 40.times.10.sup.4 and a higher Mw peak in the range of from 9.times.10.sup.5 to 18.times.10.sup.5. The toner exhibits improved chargeability and improved powder fluidity as well as improved fixing properties and improved offset resistance. A process for producing the toner is also disclosed.

Abstract: A non-magnetic one-component developer suitable for use in a contact or non-contact development system. The developer comprises 100 parts by weight of colored fine particles, which comprises a binder resin and a colorant, and 0.3-10 parts by weight of at least one fine inorganic powder selected from (i) a fine inorganic powder (I) obtained by subjecting a fine inorganic powder having an average particle size of 0.1-10 .mu.m and a heating loss (under drying conditions of 150.degree. C. and 1 hour) of at most 1 wt.% to a hydrophobicity-imparting treatment with a silicone oil and (ii) a fine inorganic powder (II) obtained by subjecting a fine inorganic powder having an average particle size of 0.1-10 .mu.m to a two-step hydrophobicity-imparting treatment with at least one compound selected from silane coupling agents and silazane compounds and then further with a silicone oil.

Abstract: A wheel hub has a relatively large diameter hollow spindle within which a hollow shaft member is disposed and supported therein via bearings. A hollow cylindrical sleeve bearing support is disposed within the hollow shaft member and provided with a flange which serves to secure the bearings. The structural strength of the spindle can thus be increased via increasing the diameter thereof without necessitating the enlargement of the diameter of the associated road wheel and/or wheel brake.