Abstract: Provided is an analyzer column cartridge that can control the temperature of an analysis column while saving resources and costs. An analyzer column cartridge 1 includes: metal blocks 7, 8 that accommodate an analysis column 10 used in a liquid chromatography; and housings 2, 3 that accommodate the metal blocks 7, 8. A plurality of holes 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, and 11E that communicate with an accommodation space of the analysis column 10 are formed in the metal block 8. The housing has a plurality of windows 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E formed at positions facing the plurality of holes 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, and 11E formed in the metal block 8.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of improving both ion-selective electrode stability and adhesion between a sensitive film and a casing. This ion-selective electrode is characterized by being provided with: a sensitive membrane containing an ion-selective substance, a substrate, and a plasticizer; and a casing that holds the sensitive membrane, and by the casing material containing a substance having a solubility parameter (SP value) of 19.5 to 21.5.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a modified channel rhodopsin capable of opening and closing an ion channel by irradiation with light at different wavelengths, and/or having high ion permeability (photoreactivity). The solution is to substitute a C-terminal region of a channel rhodopsin obtained by substituting an N-terminal region of a Volvox carteri-derived channel rhodopsin by an N-terminal region of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii-derived channel rhodopsin-1, by a C-terminal region of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii-derived channel rhodopsin-2 or a C-terminal region of a Tetraselmis striata-derived channel rhodopsin.

Abstract: The separation between an ion concentration measuring time period and an information read/write time period is not considered in existing devices. Therefore, in the present invention, the time period for retrieving information from a semiconductor memory mounted in a cartridge and the time period for measuring the concentration of ions are controlled so as not to overlap each other.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for forming a catalyst layer for carbon nanostructure growth, which can eliminate the influence of water in a liquid for catalyst layer formation, can grow homogeneous and highly oriented carbon nanostructures over the whole area of a substrate and can realize mass production of the carbon nanostructures, and a liquid for catalyst layer formation for use in the method, and a process for producing carbon nanostructures using the catalyst layer formed by the method. The catalyst layer for use in the production of CNTs is formed by preparing a catalyst metal salt solution of a catalyst metal-containing metal compound (a catalyst metal salt) dispersed or dissolved in a solvent having an ample wettability towards the substrate and coating the catalyst metal salt solution onto the substrate to a form a thin film. The thin film is then heat treated to form a catalyst layer.

Abstract: A problem to be solved is to prevent leakage of magnetic flux in a magnetic element. A magnetic element has a winding having conductivity, and a core member disposed in a state that the winding is wound, in which the core member includes a first core member having a bottom wall and a plurality of peripheral walls provided to stand on peripheral side portions of the bottom wall, and a second core member having a plate shape which is cross-shaped or substantially cross-shaped, in which cutout portions for allowing fitting of end portions of the cross shape of the second core member are formed in the peripheral walls of the first core member.

Abstract: A problem to be solved is to prevent leakage of magnetic flux in a magnetic element. A magnetic element has a winding having conductivity, and a core member disposed in a state that the winding is wound, in which the core member includes a first core member having a bottom wall and a plurality of peripheral walls provided to stand on peripheral side portions of the bottom wall, and a second core member having a plate shape which is cross-shaped or substantially cross-shaped, in which cutout portions for allowing fitting of end portions of the cross shape of the second core member are formed in the peripheral walls of the first core member.

Abstract: A tray holding device includes a frame (20) that defines a tray elevation area (A) in which a tray containing workpieces can be lifted and lowered and that allows the loading and unloading of workpieces from above, a lower supporting member (40) that is fixed to the frame to horizontally receive and support the tray in the tray elevation area (A), an elevation mechanism (60) that is provided at the frame to lift and lower the tray supported by the lower supporting member, and an upper supporting mechanism (50) that is mounted to the frame to receive and support the tray lifted by the elevation mechanism from below and to horizontally carry it out. Thus, the size, installation space, etc., of the tray holding device can be reduced, and the productivity can be heightened by shortening a waiting time.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for forming a catalyst layer for carbon nanostructure growth, which can eliminate the influence of water in a liquid for catalyst layer formation, can grow homogeneous and highly oriented carbon nanostructures over the whole area of a substrate and can realize mass production of the carbon nanostructures, and a liquid for catalyst layer formation for use in the method, and a process for producing carbon nanostructures using the catalyst layer formed by the method. The catalyst layer for use in the production of CNTs is formed by preparing a catalyst metal salt solution of a catalyst metal-containing metal compound (a catalyst metal salt) dispersed or dissolved in a solvent having an ample wettability towards the substrate and coating the catalyst metal salt solution onto the substrate to a form a thin film. The thin film is then heat treated to form a catalyst layer.

Abstract: A tray holding device includes a frame (20) that defines a tray elevation area (A) in which a tray containing workpieces can be lifted and lowered and that allows the loading and unloading of workpieces from above, a lower supporting member (40) that is fixed to the frame to horizontally receive and support the tray in the tray elevation area (A), an elevation mechanism (60) that is provided at the frame to lift and lower the tray supported by the lower supporting member, and an upper supporting mechanism (50) that is mounted to the frame to receive and support the tray lifted by the elevation mechanism from below and to horizontally carry it out. Thus, the size, installation space, etc., of the tray holding device can be reduced, and the productivity can be heightened by shortening a waiting time.

Abstract: An inductor using a rectangular wire wound in an axial direction roughly parallel with a mounted substrate, and enabling an increase in connection strength in mounting. The inductor (10) comprises a core member (20) formed of a magnetic material, the rectangular wire (30) formed in a flat shape so that the contact faces thereof are positioned along the longitudinal direction and forming winding structures (31) by winding them on the outer peripheral surface of the core member (20) by edgewise winding, and a case body (40) in which the core member (20) and the rectangular wire (30) are disposed. The rectangular wire (30) is wound, by multiple turns, on the core member (20), and the multiple winding structures (31) are disposed, in a stacked state, along the axial direction of the core member (20).

Abstract: An inductor using a rectangular wire wound in an axial direction roughly parallel with a mounted substrate, and enabling an increase in connection strength in mounting. The inductor (10) comprises a core member (20) formed of a magnetic material, the rectangular wire (30) formed in a flat shape so that the contact faces thereof are positioned along the longitudinal direction and forming winding structures (31) by winding them on the outer peripheral surface of the core member (20) by edgewise winding, and a case body (40) in which the core member (20) and the rectangular wire (30) are disposed. The rectangular wire (30) is wound, by multiple turns, on the core member (20), and the multiple winding structures (31) are disposed, in a stacked state, along the axial direction of the core member (20).

Abstract: A chip inductor includes: a winding; a ferrite-based drum core having flange parts on both ends of a winding shaft around which the winding is wound; electrodes fixed to the flange parts on both ends of the winding shaft and for electrically connecting both ends of the winding to a mounting board; and a magnetic shield plate for connecting both flange parts in a region other than the electrodes wherein the magnetic shield plate is a plate member containing an iron-based amorphous powder.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor has a drum core, a winding to be wound around a winding shaft section of the drum core, a case body of a nonconductive material to be disposed to surround the winding, a binding terminal fixed to the case body and protruding radially outward from the case body to be bound a winding terminal to, and a metal terminal member having a planar terminal to be a contact portion with a substrate when the surface mount inductor is surface mounted on the substrate. The inductor includes an extended portion protruding radially outward from the case body and having a wider width than or approximately the same width as of the binding terminal, the extended portion being disposed at a overlapping position with the binding terminal in a height direction of the drum core. The winding terminal is wound around from the outer peripheral side of both the binding terminal and the extended portion.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor has a drum core, a winding to be wound around a winding shaft section of the drum core, a case body of a nonconductive material to be disposed to surround the winding, a binding terminal fixed to the case body and protruding radially outward from the case body to be bound a winding terminal to, and a metal terminal member having a planar terminal to be a contact portion with a substrate when the surface mount inductor is surface mounted on the substrate. The inductor includes an extended portion protruding radially outward from the case body and having a wider width than or approximately the same width as of the binding terminal, the extended portion being disposed at a overlapping position with the binding terminal in a height direction of the drum core. The winding terminal is wound around from the outer peripheral side of both the binding terminal and the extended portion.

Abstract: In a hybrid drive device which drives an electrical motor with electrical power from a storage device and/or from a generator driven by an engine, a secondary battery is generally used as the storage device. However, the storage device must be replaced at fixed intervals due to a short battery life. In addition, the low charging/discharging efficiency of a secondary battery limits improvements in fuel economy of the drive device. The present invention avoids these shortcomings by providing a storage device that includes a condenser bank with a plurality of condenser cells connected in series, parallel monitors which are connected in parallel to each condenser cell and which bypasses the charging current when the respective terminal voltages exceed a fixed value, and a switching converter with fixed current output characteristics which controls the charging electrical power to the condenser bank.

Abstract: A valve mechanism is provided in a hydraulic line which connects a master cylinder of a brake system and a brake provided for a driving wheel of a vehicle. When the slip of the driving wheel is larger than a predetermined value, the valve mechanism is selectively moved between a position where it directly applies brake fluid from the master cylinder to the brake and a position where it returns brake fluid discharged from the brake to an oil reservoir, thereby controlling the driving torque of the driving wheel to converge the slip of the driving wheels to a proper level. An oil pump is operated to return the brake fluid in the oil reservoir to the master cylinder when the valve mechanism is operated to effect the slip control. While the brake pedal is in the released state, the oil pump is kept operated during the slip control and for a predetermined time after interruption of the slip control so that the brake fluid in the oil reservoir is returned to the master cylinder substantially completely.