Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device (1) according to the invention includes an electrostatic chuck section (2) that has a principal surface as a placement surface on which a plate-shaped sample is placed, and is made to have an internal electrode for electrostatic adsorption built-in, and a cooling plate section (3) that cools the electrostatic chuck section (2), wherein a heating member (5) is bonded to a principal surface on the opposite side to the placement surface of the electrostatic chuck section (2) through a first adhesive material layer (4), and the electrostatic chuck section (2) and the heating member (5) are bonded to and integrated with the cooling plate section (3) through an acrylic adhesive layer (9) having flexibility and insulation properties.

Abstract: An operation monitoring apparatus capable of displaying right click menus varying in configuration from each other according to a select object on an operation-monitoring screen is realized. The operation monitoring apparatus comprises an object file holding means for holding a plurality of individual menu definition files registered under object names, respectively, having menu items defined on an object-by-object basis, in an object displayed on an operation-monitoring screen, the object being a target for display on a right click menu screen, a retrieval means for acquiring information on the object name of the object subjected to right click on the operation-monitoring screen, and retrieving the object file holding means 300, thereby extracting the individual menu definition file registered under the object name, and a screen display means for acquiring information on the individual menu definition file as extracted, and displaying the right click menu screen on the operation-monitoring screen.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck apparatus which is configured of: an electrostatic chuck section; an annular focus ring section provided to surround the electrostatic chuck section; and a cooling base section which cools the electrostatic chuck section and the focus ring section. The focus ring section is provided with an annular focus ring, an annular heat conducting sheet, an annular ceramic ring, a nonmagnetic heater, and an electrode section that supplies power to the heater.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck apparatus which is configured of: an electrostatic chuck section; an annular focus ring section provided to surround the electrostatic chuck section; and a cooling base section which cools the electrostatic chuck section and the focus ring section. The focus ring section is provided with an annular focus ring, an annular heat conducting sheet, an annular ceramic ring, a nonmagnetic heater, and an electrode section that supplies power to the heater.

Abstract: An ink jet recording device includes an ink jet recording head including a pressure chamber communicating with an ink ejection orifice, and a piezoelectric actuator pressurizing ink in the pressure chamber. A drive signal generating unit generates a drive waveform having multiple drive pulses. A pulse supplying unit selects one or more of the drive pulses from the drive waveform depending on a size of an ink drop to be ejected and supplies the selected drive pulses to the piezoelectric actuator. The drive pulses in the drive waveform include ejection pulses to eject the ink drop from the orifice and a non-ejection pulse to suppress residual oscillations of the ink. The pulse supplying unit is configured to select one or more of the ejection pulses and the non-ejection pulse when an ink drop having a maximum size is to be ejected.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head and a driving waveform generator. The recording head has a nozzle, a liquid chamber, and a pressure generator. The driving waveform generator is connected to the pressure generator to generate and output a driving waveform including a plurality of driving pulses per driving cycle to eject a droplet from the nozzle. A last one of the driving pulses includes a first expansion waveform element, a first retaining waveform element, a first contraction waveform element, a second retaining waveform element, a second contraction waveform element, a third retaining waveform element, and a second expansion waveform element. The first contraction waveform element has a potential difference greater than a potential difference of the first expansion waveform element. The second contraction waveform element has a time period longer than a time period of the first contraction waveform element.

Abstract: An ink-jet printing method includes the steps of dividing multiple ink droplet discharging pulses into two or more groups in an ink droplet discharging order, providing the multiple ink droplet discharging pulses to a pressure generator per scan line time, and discharging ink droplets from an ink droplet discharge head in accordance with the multiple ink droplet discharging pulses. The method further includes the steps of combining ink droplets of a former group as a first combined ink droplet, combining ink droplets of a latter group as a second combination droplet, combining the second combined ink droplet of the latter group with that of former group before the ink droplets reach a target, and maintaining a prescribed amount of ink droplets landing on the target by decreasing the number of ink droplet discharging pulses.

Abstract: A mobile terminal communicating with a plurality of cells, including a serving cell, has a control unit. The control unit performs at least one control of (a) a first control for causing a path search unit to detect a path for the serving cell more preferentially than paths for cells other than the serving cell, (b) a second control for causing a finger assignment unit to assign a path detected for the serving cell preferentially over paths detected for cells other than the serving cell to a plurality of fingers, and (c) a third control for causing a reference frequency adjustment unit to adjust reference frequency so that the reference frequency is approximated to reference frequency of a base station controlling the serving cell.

Abstract: In a light converging type light guide unit for guiding light emitted from a light source to a light-receiving member having a reflection face extending from a light emission point to at least a place in the neighborhood of a light reception point of the light-receiving member, the reflection face has first and second focal points at which the light emission and reception points are disposed, respectively, and comprises an elliptical reflection face at the side of the light reception point, and a curved surface reflection face that is provided at the side of the light emission point, reflects light of the light source therefrom to the elliptical reflection face and obtains light that travels to the light reception point and is incident to the light reception point at a predetermined incidence angle or less by reflection from the elliptical reflection face.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a printing head unit, a driving waveform generator that generates and outputs a driving waveform having four or more driving pulses in chronological order per driving cycle, and a selector that selects and applies one of multiple driving pulses to a pressure generator to cause a printing head unit to selectively discharge a liquid droplet of three or more different sizes. The driving waveform includes three or more driving pulses at least having a final driving pulse to collectively discharge the biggest liquid droplet. The driving waveform includes a micro-driving pulse for discharging a smallest droplet within a time period of from about 2×Tc to about 4×Tc after the driving waveform starts being outputted when Tc represents a natural vibration period of a separate liquid chamber of the printing head unit.

Abstract: An ink jet recording device includes an ink jet recording head including a pressure chamber communicating with an ink ejection orifice, and a piezoelectric actuator pressurizing ink in the pressure chamber. A drive signal generating unit generates a drive waveform having multiple drive pulses. A pulse supplying unit selects one or more of the drive pulses from the drive waveform depending on a size of an ink drop to be ejected and supplies the selected drive pulses to the piezoelectric actuator. The drive pulses in the drive waveform include ejection pulses to eject the ink drop from the orifice and a non-ejection pulse to suppress residual oscillations of the ink. The pulse supplying unit is configured to select one or more of the ejection pulses and the non-ejection pulse when an ink drop having a maximum size is to be ejected.

Abstract: A shunt resistance type current sensor includes a bus bar which has a flat plate shape, a circuit board which is provided on the bus bar, connecting terminal portions which are extended from the bus bar, and are electrically connected to the circuit board, and a voltage detecting section which is provided on the circuit board and detects a voltage value applied to the circuit board through the connecting terminal portions for detecting the amplitude of a measured electric current flowing through the bus bar. The connecting terminal portions are formed in pair by being protruded towards each other, and each of the connecting terminal portions is a cantilever that rises from a flat plate part of the bus bar.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device (1) according to the invention includes an electrostatic chuck section (2) that has a principal surface as a placement surface on which a plate-shaped sample is placed, and is made to have an internal electrode for electrostatic adsorption built-in, and a cooling plate section (3) that cools the electrostatic chuck section (2), wherein a heating member (5) is bonded to a principal surface on the opposite side to the placement surface of the electrostatic chuck section (2) through a first adhesive material layer (4), and the electrostatic chuck section (2) and the heating member (5) are bonded to and integrated with the cooling plate section (3) through an acrylic adhesive layer (9) having flexibility and insulation properties.

Abstract: A mobile terminal has a communication unit for performing wireless communication, a plurality of modem units for performing modulation and demodulation in different communication methods, respectively, and a control unit for obtaining time information indicating a suspension of a wireless communication from a main modem unit in the plurality of modem units, for suspending the main modem unit from performing wireless communication via the communication unit, and for enabling the main modem unit to perform wireless communication via the communication unit on the basis of the time information, wherein, while the main modem unit suspending wireless communication, the control unit enables a sub modem unit in the plurality of modem units to measure a reception level via the communication unit in accordance with the obtained time information.

Abstract: A brake control apparatus is equipped with a plurality of fluid pressure adjusting valves that have opening degrees thereof adjusted through energization control to adjust the fluid pressures, a plurality of valves that are provided in series with at least two of the fluid pressure adjusting valves, are closed during stoppage of energization to hold the fluid pressures, and a brake ECU. The brake ECU controls fluid pressure adjustment achieved by supplying the fluid pressures to the wheel cylinders respectively, opening the communication valves, and adjusting the opening degrees of the fluid pressure adjusting valves to adjust the fluid pressures respectively, and fluid pressure holding achieved by closing the communication valves, opening the fluid pressure adjusting valves, and holding the fluid pressures by means of the communication valves respectively.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a printing head unit, a driving waveform generator that generates and outputs a driving waveform having four or more driving pulses in chronological order per driving cycle, and a selector that selects and applies one of multiple driving pulses to a pressure generator to cause a printing head unit to selectively discharge a liquid droplet of three or more different sizes. The driving waveform includes three or more driving pulses at least having a final driving pulse to collectively discharge the biggest liquid droplet. The driving waveform includes a micro-driving pulse for discharging a smallest droplet within a time period of from about 2×Tc to about 4×Tc after the driving waveform starts being outputted when Tc represents a natural vibration period of a separate liquid chamber of the printing head unit.

Abstract: An audio feature is extracted from audio signal data for each analysis frame and stored in a storage part. Then, the audio feature is read from the storage part, and an emotional state probability of the audio feature corresponding to an emotional state is calculated using one or more statistical models constructed based on previously input learning audio signal data. Then, based on the calculated emotional state probability, the emotional state of a section including the analysis frame is determined.

Abstract: An ink-jet printing method includes the steps of dividing multiple ink droplet discharging pulses into two or more groups in an ink droplet discharging order, providing the multiple ink droplet discharging pulses to a pressure generator per scan line time, and discharging ink droplets from an ink droplet discharge head in accordance with the multiple ink droplet discharging pulses. The method further includes the steps of combining ink droplets of a former group as a first combined ink droplet, combining ink droplets of a latter group as a second combination droplet, combining the second combined ink droplet of the latter group with that of former group before the ink droplets reach a target, and maintaining a prescribed amount of ink droplets landing on the target by decreasing the number of ink droplet discharging pulses.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrostatic chuck apparatus including: an electrostatic chuck section having one main surface that is a mounting surface on which a plate specimen is mounted, and being equipped with an electrostatic adsorbing internal electrode; and a temperature adjusting base section that adjusts the electrostatic chuck section to a desired temperature, wherein a heating member is bonded to a main surface of the electrostatic chuck section, which is opposite to the mounting surface, via an adhesive material, the whole or a part of the main surface of the temperature adjusting base section, which is on the side of the electrostatic chuck section, is covered with a sheet-like or film-like insulating material, and the electrostatic chuck section bonded with the heating member and the temperature adjusting base section covered with the sheet-like or the film-like insulating material are bonded and integrated via an insulating organic adhesive layer formed by curing a liquid adhesive.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which utilizes an active matrix substrate and its substrate, and which is provided with a novel method of manufacture which can reduce the manufacturing process of amorphous silicon thin film transistors of reverse stagger construction, and an electrostatic protection means which is created using this method of manufacture. In a thin film transistor manufacturing process, along with forming an aperture for connecting the contact hole and the external terminal in a manufacturing process for a thin film transistor, utilization is made of ITO film as the wiring. The electrostatic protection means is formed from a bi-directional diode (electrostatic protection element) which is composed utilizing an MOS transistor connected between the electrode (PAD) for connecting the external terminal, and the joint electric potential line.