Abstract: An ignition unit (11) has a superimposed voltage generation circuit (17) that feeds, between electrodes of an ignition plug (9), a superimposed voltage of the same direction as a discharge voltage, and in an operation range wherein an engine rotation speed is equal to or lower than a given speed and an engine load is equal to or lower than a given load, feeding of the superimposed voltage is carried out. Although the energization time for a primary coil (15a) is basically set in accordance with the engine rotation speed, the energization time TDWLON for the superimposed voltage feeding is set shorter than the energization time TDWLOFF for the superimposed voltage non-feeding. With this, temperature increase of the ignition unit (11) caused by the feeding of the superimposed voltage is suppressed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a material for induction of hard tissue regeneration, comprising platelet-rich plasma and gelatin ?-TCP sponge, which promotes angiogenesis, osteogenesis, chondrogenesis and the like.

Abstract: A mist-containing gas analysis device comprises a measuring instrument that measures a pressure, a temperature, a flow rate and water content of a combustion exhaust gas, a collection container, a sampling tube and a guide tube through which the combustion exhaust gas is suctioned by a suction blower, and is sampled and fed into a collection liquid in the collection container, an arithmetic and control device that controls the suction blower such that a suction velocity of the combustion exhaust gas being suctioned by the suction blower is within a predetermined ratio with respect to a combustion exhaust gas flow velocity which is calculated based on the measured values, liquid aliquot taking means for taking an aliquot of the liquid in the collection container, and a measuring device that measures a concentration of the measurement-target substance in the aliquot of the liquid taken by the liquid aliquot taking means.

Abstract: A management torque value smaller than a specified torque value is defined beforehand, and a screw ring-form, plug management gauge (11), which is capable of being screwed with plug (3), is prepared. Gauge (11) is provided with marked lines (14a, 14b) showing upper and lower limit positions of tolerance of the orientation of ground electrode (33) when plug (3) and gauge (11) have been screwed with each other. When plug (3) and gauge (11) have been screwed with each other and tightened at the management torque value, suitability of the phase position in the rotational direction is evaluated and managed by whether or not ground electrode (33) of plug (3) is in a range of marked lines (14a, 14b) showing the upper and lower limit positions of the tolerance. With this, it becomes possible to conduct a phase management with consideration of the crushing deformation characteristics of the gasket even with a torque lower than the specified tightening torque.

Abstract: The present invention becomes possible to employ a main microprocessor with a relatively lower number of input ports, whereby while maintaining the performance and function of a water heater, the cost of a control apparatus is cut down. Some of sensors, adapted for measurement of various parameters which are for use in operational control of the water heater and in need of immediate response, are connected to a main microprocessor 31. The other sensors that are not in need of an immediate response, such as an ambient temperature sensor 36, are connected only to a sub microprocessor 32 if the main microprocessor 31 does not have any extra analog signal input port. The sub microprocessor converts an analog signal from the sensor 36 which is connected only to the sub microprocessor into digital data. And the sub microprocessor transmits the digital data to the main microprocessor through communication therewith.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an organic electroluminescence element including: a substrate; a first electrode that is formed on the substrate; a luminescent medium layer that includes at least an organic luminescent layer and one or more functional layers other than the organic luminescent layer formed on the first electrode; and a second electrode that faces the first electrode with the luminescent medium layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one functional layer formed between the first electrode and the organic luminescent layer includes first and second metal compounds and the functional layer is a functional layer in which a gradient is obtained at least partially in a film thickness direction for a ratio of the first metal compound to the second metal compound.

Abstract: A management torque value smaller than a specified torque value is defined beforehand, and a screw ring-form, plug management gauge (11), which is capable of being screwed with plug (3), is prepared. Gauge (11) is provided with marked lines (14a, 14b) showing upper and lower limit positions of tolerance of the orientation of ground electrode (33) when plug (3) and gauge (11) have been screwed with each other. When plug (3) and gauge (11) have been screwed with each other and tightened at the management torque value, suitability of the phase position in the rotational direction is evaluated and managed by whether or not ground electrode (33) of plug (3) is in a range of marked lines (14a, 14b) showing the upper and lower limit positions of the tolerance. With this, it becomes possible to conduct a phase management with consideration of the crushing deformation characteristics of the gasket even with a torque lower than the specified tightening torque.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combustion control device incorporated in an apparatus such as water heater and provides the combustion control device having an improved configuration with a main controller and a sub controller, capable of employing a microcomputer with lower capability as the sub controller, and ensuring higher safety than ever before. Signals indicating a combustion state of a combustion apparatus are inputted into the main controller 35 and the sub controller 36 in parallel. Upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition of stopping, the main and sub controllers 35 and 36 each output a stop signal to cut off a current to be supplied to a device driving circuit 42. The conditions of stopping in outputting of the stop signal by the main and sub controllers are such that the sub controller 36 is less apt to execute the cutoff than the main controller 35.

Abstract: According to the required amount of heating, a controller of a combustion apparatus exercises selective on-off switching control on capacity control switching valves for the supplying of gas to three different combustion areas partitioned respectively by a group of three combustion burners, a group of five combustion burners and a group of nine combustion burners, whereby the three combustion areas can selectively be burned, thereby the combustion capacity is changed and switched to any of a plurality of combustion capacity levels. A combustion exhaust temperature sensor is disposed in the vicinity of the inlet of an exhaust stack. Judgment temperatures corresponding respectively to combustion capacity levels for combustion exhaust high-temperature abnormality judgment are set.

Abstract: A liquid silicone resin composition as a gasket material comprising a base resin, a first crosslinking agent for causing a crosslinking reaction of the base resin, a silane coupling agent, a second crosslinking agent for forming a bond to the silane coupling agent, and a silica filler is used to form a gasket in a heat exchanger. Using this liquid silicone composition, the adhesiveness of the gasket can be enhanced while ensuring the sealing reliability of the gasket compared with conventional gaskets. Even when a resin which is difficult to adhere a silicon resin is used as a material of the tank body, the adhesive force of the gasket to the tank body can be sufficiently increased.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a material for induction of hard tissue regeneration, comprising platelet-rich plasma and gelatin ?-TCP sponge, which promotes angiogenesis, osteogenesis, chondrogenesis and the like.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an organic electroluminescence element including: a substrate; a first electrode that is formed on the substrate; a luminescent medium layer that includes at least an organic luminescent layer and one or more functional layers other than the organic luminescent layer formed on the first electrode; and a second electrode that faces the first electrode with the luminescent medium layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one functional layer formed between the first electrode and the organic luminescent layer includes first and second metal compounds and the functional layer is a functional layer in which a gradient is obtained at least partially in a film thickness direction for a ratio of the first metal compound to the second metal compound.

Abstract: Various apparatus, methods and systems for insertion of advertisements in various environments are provided. Apparatus, methods and systems for profiling users, registering advertisement impressions and generating feedback in response to advertisement viewing are also disclosed.

Abstract: A microcontroller is disposed on a receiving part of a wireless system in order to process a demodulation signal generated by a receiver circuit, and includes a memory and a CPU. The memory stores a control program of the microcontroller. The control program thereof includes a dual loop routine for an operation in reception standby mode. The dual loop routine has a first loop and a second loop included in the first loop. The CPU has an instruction set consisting of a plurality of instructions, and executes the instructions according to the program stored in the memory. The CPU executes an instruction irrelevant to an operation when the microcontroller is in reception mode during the second loop a number of times. The number of times is at least such that noise caused by the repetition of the second loop is lowered below a desired level.

Abstract: A combustion control apparatus is configured for a direct-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine. The combustion control apparatus selects an extremely retarded combustion mode while the internal combustion engine is in a predetermined operating state. In the extremely retarded combustion mode, the combustion control apparatus sets ignition timing to be after compression top dead center, and sets fuel injection timing to be before the ignition timing and after compression top dead center. The combustion control apparatus inhibits the extremely retarded combustion mode while an exhaust purifier of the internal combustion engine is in a predetermined cold state.

Abstract: Various apparatus, methods and systems for insertion of advertisements in various environments are provided. Apparatus, methods and systems for profiling users, registering advertisement impressions and generating feedback in response to advertisement viewing are also disclosed.

Abstract: Advertisement information appropriated beforehand is inserted into contents such as a game downloaded by a user at the point that the user activates the contents, based on advertisement-insertable information within the game data or the like, and subsequently advertisement information is displayed at corresponding areas while the contents are running, thereby realizing an advertisement system capable of dealing with network infrastructures.

Abstract: A computer system having a verification system for verifying whether or not disks are being used in an unauthorized manner comprises a plurality of computers each capable of being loaded with a disk storing application programs, and an authentication server capable of being connected with the computers via a network, wherein each computer has a unique device ID, each disk has a unique disk ID, and the server has a user database for accumulating the device ID when using the computer and the disk ID when using the disk, such that data is accumulated in the user database in pairs of disk ID and device ID. In the event of using the disk for the second time or subsequent times, data for the disk ID and data for the device ID are transmitted from the computer to the host server, thereby verifying at the host server that the usage is valid.

Abstract: A computer system enabling mutual exchange of information between users and digital content, in a manner corresponding to each individual disk, comprises a plurality of computers each capable of being loaded with a disk having a unique disk ID, and a verification server capable of being connected with the computers via a network. Each disk has a unique ID, and the verification server has a user database for accumulating user information corresponding to the disk ID. The verification server identifies the disk based on the disk ID, and transmits data corresponding to the disk to the computer.

Abstract: A laminated piezoelectric element according to the present invention includes a plurality of unit laminates and a plurality of adhesive layers. The unit laminates are stacked together. Each of the unit laminates includes a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers that are alternately laminated with the piezoelectric ceramic layers in the lamination direction of the unit laminate. Each of the adhesive layers is formed between adjacent two of the unit laminates to bond the two unit laminates together. Further, each of the adhesive layers has a thickness of 1 ?m or less and an adhesive strength of 1.3 MPa or higher.