Abstract: A blade control device includes: a corrected design surface generation unit that generates a corrected design surface connecting a first surface existing in front of a work vehicle and a second surface having a different slope from a slope of the first surface on an initial design surface indicating a target shape of an excavation object to be excavated using a blade of the work vehicle; and a blade control unit that outputs a control command to control a height of the blade based on the corrected design surface.

Abstract: A broadcast receiver includes a varying unit which varies an output volume of broadcast audio, a display unit which displays a subtitle, which represents content of the broadcast audio, and a control unit which controls the display unit to display the subtitle when the broadcast receiver is in an operation mode in which subtitles are not displayed and when the output volume is less than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A vehicle audio system that includes a source of audio signals, which may include both entertainment audio signals and announcement audio signals, speakers for radiating audio signals, and spatial enhancement circuitry comprising circuitry to avoid applying spatial enhancement processing to the announcement audio signals.

Abstract: There is prepared a printing plate on which a material being hydrophilic due to light energy at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature due to heat energy which is lower than the first temperature is provided. First, the whole surface of the printing plate is forcibly made either one of hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Next, a region having the other nature out of hydrophobic and hydrophilic is formed so as to correspond to an image to be printed. Then, ink is supplied onto the region having hydrophobic nature to conduct offset printing.

Abstract: A broadcast receiver includes a varying unit which varies an output volume of broadcast audio, a display unit which displays a subtitle, which represents content of the broadcast audio, and a control unit which controls the display unit to display the subtitle when the broadcast receiver is in an operation mode in which subtitles are not displayed and when the output volume is less than a predetermined value.

Abstract: An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top layer, a liquid-impermeable back layer, and a liquid retentive absorbent member, interposed between the top layer and the back layer. The absorbent member is arranged to form an opposing pair of barrier cuffs which are within longitudinal edges of the top layer and extend along the longitudinal edges. A pocket portion is formed between the pair of barrier cuffs.

Abstract: There are provided a conductive pattern material and a pattern-forming method by which a fine pattern having a high resolution and no wire breakage is obtained. The conductive pattern material is such that on a support surface a pattern-forming layer is formed which allows the formation of a hydrophilic/hydrophobic region directly bonded to the support surface due to energy imparted. Energy is imparted to the pattern-forming material in an imagewise manner to form the conductive material layer.

Abstract: There is prepared a printing plate on which a material being hydrophilic at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature which is lower than the first temperature is provided. First, the whole surface of the printing plate is forcibly made either one of hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Next, a region having the other nature out of hydrophobic and hydrophilic is formed so as to correspond to an image to be printed. Then, ink is supplied onto the region having hydrophobic nature to conduct offset printing.

Abstract: The invention includes a visible image receiving material, a conductive pattern material and an organic electroluminescence element, to which a member having a hydrophilic graft chain on a surface thereof through attention to the strong hydrophilicity of the graft chain.

Abstract: There is prepared a printing plate on which a material being hydrophilic at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature which is lower than the first temperature is provided. First, the whole surface of the printing plate is forcibly made either one of hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Next, a region having the other nature out of hydrophobic and hydrophilic is formed so as to correspond to an image to be printed. Then, ink is supplied onto the region having hydrophobic nature to conduct offset printing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive film excellent in electrical conductivity and durability and useful for display elements and solar cells. In particular, the invention relates to a conductive film comprising conductive fine particles adsorbed to a support, a conductive film comprising a transparent conductive layer such as an ITO layer provided on a support, and a conductive film comprising a conductive polymer layer, instead of the ITO layer, formed on a support.

Abstract: There is prepared a printing plate on which a material being hydrophilic at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature which is lower than the first temperature is provided. First, the whole surface of the printing plate is forcibly made either one of hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Next, a region having the other nature out of hydrophobic and hydrophilic is formed so as to correspond to an image to be printed. Then, ink is supplied onto the region having hydrophobic nature to conduct offset printing.

Abstract: There is prepared a printing plate on which a material being hydrophilic at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature which is lower than the first temperature is provided. First, the whole surface of the printing plate is forcibly made either one of hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Next, a region having the other nature out of hydrophobic and hydrophilic is formed so as to correspond to an image to be printed. Then, ink is supplied onto the region having hydrophobic nature to conduct offset printing.

Abstract: The invention includes a visible image receiving material, a conductive pattern material and an organic electroluminescence element, to which a member having a hydrophilic graft chain on a surface thereof through attention to the strong hydrophilicity of the graft chain.

Abstract: There are provided a conductive pattern material and a pattern-forming method by which a fine pattern having a high resolution and no wire breakage is obtained. The conductive pattern material is such that on a support surface a pattern-forming layer is formed which allows the formation of a hydrophilic/hydrophobic region directly bonded to the support surface due to energy imparted. Energy is imparted to the pattern-forming material in an imagewise manner to form the conductive material layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive film excellent in electrical conductivity and durability and useful for display elements and solar cells. In particular, the invention relates to a conductive film comprising conductive fine particles adsorbed to a support, a conductive film comprising a transparent conductive layer such as an ITO layer provided on a support, and a conductive film comprising a conductive polymer layer, instead of the ITO layer, formed on a support.

Abstract: A block copy sheet for lithographic printing plate to be interposed between a plate cylinder and a lithographic printing plate having a front surface and a back surface, at least the back surface being made of a material other than metals, wherein the block copy sheet have convex portions provided on a surface thereof, the convex portions having a predetermined shape so as to concave the back surface of the lithographic printing plate when pressed against the back surface of the lithographic printing plate, and wherein (1) the convex portions comprises a composite particle having protrusions provided on the surface thereof and having a hardness greater than that of the back surface of the lithographic printing plate and a particle diameter of from 1 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m, or (2) the convex portions comprises non-spherical fillers having an average length of from 1 &mgr;m to 200 &mgr;m and the contact area of the convex portions and the back surface of the lithographic printing plate is from 0.6% to 3.

Abstract: A plate making apparatus of a flexible plate material 13, 22 being placed on a plate cylinder 7 for executing planographic printing in multiple colors. The plate making apparatus has a cutter 23 being placed between a storage section 21 of a roll-like plate material and an exposure section 25 for cutting the roll-like plate material like a sheet and punch means 30 for making plate cylinder engagement holes 14a and 14b in the left and right margins of the plate material along the transport direction thereof, the plate cylinder engagement holes to be engaged in protrusions 7a an 7b disposed in the circumferential direction of the left and right margins of the plate cylinder. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a plate making apparatus which reliably holds a plate material on a plate cylinder for enabling planographic printing and can use a roll-like plate material.

Abstract: A printing plate mounting apparatus (10) mounts a printing plate (70) to a plate cylinder (61). The plate cylinder (61) has a plate head clamping mechanism (62) having upper and lower jaws (62a, 62b) to position and secure a plate head of a flexible printing plate. In the apparatus (10), a guide member (11, 111) is provided for guiding the flexible printing plate (70) to the plate head clamping mechanism (62). The guide member (11, 111) guides the flexible printing plate (70) so that, at least between the guide member (11, 111) and the plate head clamping mechanism (62), the flexible printing plate (70) is bent toward the plate cylinder (61), or is substantially parallel to the upper face of the lower jaw of the plate head clamping mechanism (62).

Abstract: A cylindrical piezoelectric transducer includes a columnar holder and a vibrating element comprising a cylindrical piezoelectric polymer membrane positioned around the holder with clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the vibrating element and the outer peripheral surface of the holder, with a peripheral fixing portion provided at one peripheral end of the vibrating element to secure the vibrating element to the holder. The vibrating element comprises a cylindrical piezoelectric polymer membrane comprising a piezoelectric polymer membrane tape having a joined portion formed by abutting both edges of the piezoelectric polymer membrane tape in the width-wise direction.