Abstract: An electrode for power storage devices includes: a resin layer; a conductive layer containing copper and being disposed on the resin layer; and an active material layer containing graphite and being disposed on the conductive layer, wherein when measured by an X-ray diffraction method from a surface of the active material layer, a peak intensity ratio A/B between an intensity A at a highest X-ray diffraction peak in a range where a diffraction angle is 48° or more and 53° or less and an intensity B at a highest X-ray diffraction peak in a range where a diffraction angle is 52° or more and 57° or less satisfies Expression (1): 0.

Abstract: An electrode for power storage devices includes: a resin layer having a first surface and a second surface that is located on an opposite side from the first surface; a first electrically-conductive layer that is disposed on the first surface side of the resin layer; and a first layer of particles that is disposed on an opposite side of the first electrically-conductive layer from the resin layer. In a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the resin layer, the first electrically-conductive layer has a first shape including a plurality of protrusions that are convexed toward the resin layer and a recess that is disposed between two adjacent protrusions among the plurality of protrusions. A distance H along the thickness direction from one of top points of the two adjacent protrusions to a bottom point of the recess is smaller than a thickness of the resin layer.

Abstract: An electrode for power storage devices includes: a conductor plate having a first surface which has at least one first recessed portion and a second surface located opposite to the first surface, the first surface including a first region located outside the first recessed portion; and a first composite film including a first layer which contains an insulative material, a first electrically-conductive layer and a second electrically-conductive layer, the first layer being provided between the first electrically-conductive layer and the second electrically-conductive layer, wherein the first electrically-conductive layer of the first composite film is connected with the conductor plate at the first recessed portion, and the second electrically-conductive layer of the first composite film is connected with the first electrically-conductive layer at a position overlapping the first recessed portion as viewed in a normal direction of the first region of the conductor plate.

Abstract: A method for producing a rare earth magnet includes a molding step of forming a green compact by supplying a metal powder containing a rare earth element into a mold, an orientation step of orienting the metal powder included in the green compact by applying a magnetic field to the green compact held in the mold, a separation step of separating at least a part of the mold from the green compact after the orientation step, a heating step of heating the green compact after the separation step to adjust the temperature of the green compact to 200° C. or higher and 450° C. or lower, and a sintering step of sintering the green compact after the heating step.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method which is capable of carrying out detection and evaluation of the vascular endothelial damage with a high degree of accuracy. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for testing vascular endothelial damage with respect to a blood sample collected from living organism comprising the steps of: 1) detecting or determining quantitatively vascular endothelial cell-derived microparticle; and 2) detecting or determining quantitatively tissue factor-containing microparticle. Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a testing kit of vascular endothelial damage comprising a first antibody which specifically recognizes the vascular endothelium-derived microparticle, and a second antibody which specifically recognizes the tissue factor-containing microparticle.

Abstract: A lightning surge detector 1 includes a first terminal unit 3 connected to a ground-side terminal unit of a surge protective device, a second terminal unit 4 connected with a ground wire, a conducting coupling bar 5 adapted to couple the first terminal unit 1 and the second terminal unit 4, a detection coil 7 placed in a vicinity of the conducting coupling bar 5 and adapted to detect a lightning surge current flowing through the conducting coupling bar 5, a waveform processing unit adapted to stretch a voltage waveform of the detected lightning surge current and thereby output a waveform-modified voltage, a computation control unit adapted to produce a calculation result of the lightning surge current from the waveform-modified voltage, and a display unit 40 adapted to display the calculation result, wherein all the above components are unitized by being housed in a casing 2.

Abstract: A lightning surge detector 1 includes a first terminal unit 3 connected to a ground-side terminal unit of a surge protective device, a second terminal unit 4 connected with a ground wire, a conducting coupling bar 5 adapted to couple the first terminal unit 1 and the second terminal unit 4, a detection coil 7 placed in a vicinity of the conducting coupling bar 5 and adapted to detect a lightning surge current flowing through the conducting coupling bar 5, a waveform processing unit adapted to stretch a voltage waveform of the detected lightning surge current and thereby output a waveform-modified voltage, a computation control unit adapted to produce a calculation result of the lightning surge current from the waveform-modified voltage, and a display unit 40 adapted to display the calculation result, wherein all the above components are unitized by being housed in a casing 2.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method which is capable of carrying out detection and evaluation of the vascular endothelial damage with a high degree of accuracy. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for testing vascular endothelial damage with respect to a blood sample collected from living organism comprising the steps of: 1) detecting or determining quantitatively vascular endothelial cell-derived microparticle; and 2) detecting or determining quantitatively tissue factor-containing microparticle. Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a testing kit of vascular endothelial damage comprising a first antibody which specifically recognizes the vascular endothelium-derived microparticle, and a second antibody which specifically recognizes the tissue factor-containing microparticle.

Abstract: A measuring instrument of polygon mirror motors includes a first light source, a first photo detecting element for detecting a first reflected light beam, i.e. first measuring light beam emitted from the first light source and reflected from the polygon mirror, a second light source, a second photo detecting element for detecting a second reflected light beam, i.e. second measuring light beam emitted from the second light source and reflected from the polygon mirror; and a calculator for performing a calculation based on a time difference between an output from the first photo detecting element and an output from the second photo detecting element. The calculator outputs at least one of an eccentricity and a level difference between facets of the polygon mirror.

Abstract: In a surge protection device 40 (40-1 or 40-2) used for a surge protection apparatus, a gas arrester 41 is connected in series with a varister group consisting of a plurality of varisters 42-1 to 42-5 which have high withstand capacity and are connected in parallel to one another and a discharge resistor 43 is connected between both electrodes of the varister group. Besides, since the varister voltages are set higher than the peak value of the AC power supply voltage, the varisters 42-1 to 42-5 are normally insulated from a power supply circuit by the gas arrester 41. Even if an abnormal voltage is applied, since an operating voltage of the varisters 42-1 to 42-5 is set higher than a peak value of the AC power supply voltage, AC power supply current will not flow. Charges stored in the varisters 42-1 to 42-5 are released quickly through the resistor 43, making it possible to prevent the gas arrester 41 from restriking.

Abstract: An eccentricity measuring instrument of polygon mirror motors includes a first light source, an optical position detecting element for detecting a position of first reflection light, i.e. first measuring light emitted from the first light source and reflected on the polygon mirror, a second light source, a photo detecting element for detecting a position of second reflection light, i.e. second measuring light emitted from the second light source and reflected on the polygon mirror; and an eccentricity calculator for calculating an output, at a detection of the second reflection light by the photo detecting element, from the optical position detecting element. The second measuring light forms a given angle with the second reflection light, and a plane formed by the first measuring light and the first reflection light intersects with a plane formed by the second measuring light and the second reflection light at right angles.

Abstract: A measuring instrument of polygon mirror motors includes a first light source, a first photo detecting element for detecting first reflecting light beam, i.e. first measuring light beam emitted from the first light source and reflected on the polygon mirror, a second light source, a second photo detecting element for detecting second reflecting light beam, i.e. second measuring light beam emitted from the second light source and reflected on the polygon mirror; and a calculator for carrying out a calculation based on a time difference between an output from the first photo detecting element and an output from the second photo detecting element. The calculator outputs at least one of an eccentricity and a level difference between facets of the polygon mirror.

Abstract: An eccentricity measuring instrument of polygon mirror motors includes a first light source, an optical position detecting element for detecting a position of first reflection light, i.e. first measuring light emitted from the first light source and reflected on the polygon mirror, a second light source, a photo detecting element for detecting a position of second reflection light, i.e. second measuring light emitted from the second light source and reflected on the polygon mirror; and an eccentricity calculator for calculating an output, at a detection of the second reflection light by the photo detecting element, from the optical position detecting element. The second measuring light forms a given angle with the second reflection light, and a plane formed by the first measuring light and the first reflection light intersects with a plane formed by the second measuring light and the second reflection light at right angles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a superior light-storing printed article, which includes a light-storing printed layer comprising 50-80 wt % of light-storing pigment having D50=22-35 .mu.m and D90=58-80 .mu.m based on the total amount of the light-storing pigment and the binder, and the thickness of the printed layer being 50-150 .mu.m.

Abstract: An easy opening film package for wrapping cubic or rectangular shaped articles is prepared from a film having a printed portion containing ink and a compatible thermoplastic resin on one surface of the film. The film is wrapped around the article and heat sealed in the area of overlap of the film ends. The printed portion extends to the ends of the film and across the film over a width substantially coextensive with the width of the face of the article on which the seal is to be located.