Abstract: The microstrip array antenna includes a dielectric substrate formed with a conductive ground plate at a back surface thereof, and strip conductors formed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate. The strip conductors includes a linear main feeding strip line, and a plurality of array elements connected to the main feeding strip line, the array elements being disposed at least one of both sides of the main feeding strip line at a predetermined interval along a longitudinal direction of the main feeding strip line. Each of the array elements includes a sub-feeding strip line connected to the main feeding strip line, a rectangular radiating antenna element connected to a terminal end of the sub-feeding strip line, and a stub connected to the sub-feeding strip line. The stub is disposed between the main feeding strip line and the radiating antenna element.

Abstract: To provide a paper feeding device that can stably feed a recording media of an angle bottomed envelope or the like with a non-uniform thickness in which defects such as feeding failure, oblique feeding, dog ears and paper jamming or the like are not generated, a paper feeding device of the present invention includes a bottom plate 41 that sends up a recording media stacked thereon to a paper feeding position, a feeding device 24 that feeds an uppermost piece of the recording media sent up to the paper feeding position in which an auxiliary member 50 with a curved surface is disposed at least within a width directional area occupied by the paper feeding device 24 and atop an upper surface of the bottom plate 41, a height from each point of the curved surface of the auxiliary member 50 to the bottom plate 41 is non-uniform.

Abstract: An observation signal processing apparatus transmits pulse signals as search signals per each search, generates observation values based on reflected signals against a target and delay modulation pulse signals, and performs coherent integration on the observation values to output an integration value. The apparatus includes a section for storing a coherent integration count, a section for transmitting pulse signals equivalent to the coherent integration count, a section for calculating a phase correction amount based on an estimated relative speed, and a section for performing phase-weighted coherent integration on the observation values based on the phase correction amount.

Abstract: An ejector-type refrigerant cycle device includes: a first evaporator 15 that evaporates refrigerant flowing out of an ejector 14; a branch passage 17 that branches a flow of refrigerant between a radiator 13 and the ejector 14 and guides this flow of refrigerant to a vapor-phase refrigerant suction port 14c of the ejector 14; a throttling mechanism 18 disposed in the branch passage 17; and a second evaporator 19 disposed downstream of the throttling mechanism 18 with respect to the flow of refrigerant. The throttling mechanism 18 is constructed to be provided with a fully opening function, and to fully open the branch passage 17 when the second evaporator 19 is defrosted. Therefore, in an ejector-type refrigerant cycle device including multiple evaporators, the function of defrosting the evaporators can be carried out with a simple construction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an organic light emitting diode and a manufacturing method thereof. The OLED comprises a first electrode, a first hole-transporting layer disposed on the first electrode, a second hole-transporting layer disposed on the first hole-transporting layer, a first light-emitting layer disposed on the second hole-transporting layer, an electron-transporting layer disposed on the first light-emitting layer, an electron injection layer disposed on the electron-transporting layer and a second electrode disposed on the electron injection layer. The energy level of the first light-emitting layer in the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital is lower than that of the second hole-transporting layer, and the thickness of the first hole-transporting layer is larger than that of the second hole-transporting layer.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a color filter having a predetermined color array and converts an optical image into image data of an electrical signal. A coordinate transforming unit transforms a first coordinate value of the imaging device into a second coordinate value in a state of the color array according to a color of the color filter corresponding to the first coordinate value. The imaging device reads out a pixel value of a pixel at the second coordinate value as a pixel value of a pixel at the first coordinate value by setting the first coordinate value as a coordinate transform destination and the second coordinate value as a coordinate transform source.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a driving TFT, a switching TFT, and an organic EL element are provided in series on a first path which connects a power source line and a common cathode. The switching TFT is provided on a second path which connects a node between the driving TFT and the switching TFT and a source wiring line. Further, the switching TFT is turned ON so as to cause the second path to be conductive and the switching TFT is turned OFF so that a branch extending from the node on the first path toward the organic EL element is caused to be non-conductive. As a result, it is possible to realize a display device and a driving method thereof whereby the contrast can be made higher than a conventional pixel circuit and deterioration of an electro-optical element can be suppressed.

Abstract: An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus establishes a handsfree profile connection with at least two cellular phones. It may be determined that a first cellular phone and a second cellular phone are receiving incoming calls at the same time, or that while a first cellular phone is calling, a second cellular phone is receiving an incoming call. In such a case, based on attributes (for example, a holder or intended use) of the first and second cellular phones, a notice manner of information on incoming call or information on telephone call is differentiated, for instance, in regard to a background color of a display window.

Abstract: Molten metal is introduced into the cavity by a combined gravity feed and centrifugal force feed using a rotating turntable under electrical or electronic control. The centrifugal force is controlled to be substantially constant until the metal has solidified. This is accomplished by controlling the ramp-up acceleration of the turntable where rotational velocity is a time-dependent function of rotational radius and molten metal mass and taking into account the flow rate and cooling rate of the liquid metal. The process reduces waste and the attendant energy consumption associated with the quantity of metal required to be melted for the initial pour and associated with reprocessing and reusing the waste component.

Abstract: A communication terminal having a control unit performs a station search for determining that a not-yet-connected station is included in connectable stations, and performs a trial connection to the not-yet-connected station for determining whether the not-yet-connected station is capable of accommodating packet data communication. The determination results of the trial connection for the packet data communication, or packetability, are stored in a memory in the control unit in association with a station ID of the not-yet-connected station. The stored packetability of the not-yet-connected station is used for notifying a user, from a presentation unit of the communication terminal, of the availability of the packet data communication for the improved usability of the packet data communication.

Abstract: Provided is an output buffer, which may be included in a source driver of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. The output buffer may include a differential amplification unit and an output unit. The differential amplification unit may generate control currents by amplifying the difference between the voltages of an analog image signal and a signal output from the output buffer. The output unit outputs the amplified analog image signal in response to the control currents. The amount of bias current used to drive the differential amplification unit increases during a charge recycling period, and the amount of quiescent current flowing through the output unit decreases during the charge recycling period. The amount of the bias current used to drive the differential amplification unit decreases during a driving period, and the amount of the quiescent current flowing through the output unit increases during the driving period.

Abstract: In a refrigeration cycle device in which a compressor is driven by power transmitted from an engine, a torque limiter is adapted to interrupt a transmission of the power from the engine to the compressor when a torque transmitted from the engine to the compressor becomes a predetermined value. A control unit is adapted to determine whether the transmission of the power from the engine to the compressor is interrupted by the torque limiter by determining whether a deviation of a refrigerant discharge pressure of the compressor is below a predetermined pressure when the control unit commands the compressor to change the refrigerant discharge flow amount of the compressor. Thus, the control unit can determine whether the torque limiter interrupts the transmission of power from the engine to the compressor without, using a compressor revolution sensor.

Abstract: A collision detection device for a vehicle includes an air chamber space, a pressure sensor and a collision determination portion. The air chamber space is arranged in the vehicle, and a pressure therein is changed in accordance with a collision with the vehicle. The pressure sensor detects a pressure change in the air chamber space. The collision determination portion determines the collision with the vehicle. An output value of the pressure sensor is integrated by time to calculate an integration value, and the collision with the vehicle is determined based on a threshold value set with respect to the integration value, and the output value of the pressure sensor. Therefore, when the collision with the vehicle occurs, whether an occupant protection device should be activated can be determined promptly.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods. One example illustrates a combined computed tomography (CT) imagable fiducial locator head, an integral bone screw, and an integral divot for receiving a positioning wand of an image-guided surgical (IGS) workstation. A further example includes a fluid/gel-absorbing coating or cover into which a magnetic resonance (MR) imagable fluid is introduced, thereby permitting both CT and MR imaging. Protective caps and collars may be used to protect the fiducial marker from mechanical impact and/or to guide the fiducial marker during affixation. A bull's-eye or other template is used to select a center of a substantially spherical fiducial marker head on an image, such as for use during patient registration.

Abstract: A sheet feeding device including a sheet feed cassette. The sheet feed cassette includes a tray extendable and contractible in a direction of sheet feed; a guide member having a long groove provided on a bottom plate of the sheet feed cassette in the direction of sheet feed; a pressing member having a shaft in a lower portion thereof loosely inserted into the guide member, the pressing member movable along the guide member and contacting a rear edge of a sheet stored in the sheet feed cassette; a link cam plate having a long guide groove into which the shaft of the pressing member is movably inserted, the link cam plate being swingably provided on the bottom plate of the sheet feed cassette; and a sheet size detector including a convex portion and a size detector to detect a size of the sheet stored in the sheet feed cassette.

Abstract: An electric blower includes an electric motor, a first fan, a second fan, a first casing and a second casing. The electric motor includes a motor body and a rotation shaft extending from the motor body only on one axial side of the motor body. The first fan is located to the one axial side of the motor body and defines a first axis of rotation aligned with the rotation shaft. The second fan is located to the one axial side of the motor body and further than the first fan from the motor body in an axial direction. The second fan defines a second axis of rotation aligned with the rotation shaft. The first fan and the second fan are driven by a driving force generated by the electric motor. The first fan is disposed in the first casing. The second fan is disposed in the second casing.

Abstract: A fan shroud assembly includes a fixed fan shroud and a removable fan shroud. An upper retention system integral with the fixed and removable fan shrouds secures the two circumferential ends of the removable fan shroud to the fixed fan shroud. A lower retention system integral with the fixed and removable fan shroud secures the center of the removable fan shroud to the fixed fan shroud. No additional fasteners are required to connect the removable fan shroud to the fixed fan shroud because of the integral nature of the upper and lower retention systems.

Abstract: A memory device for storing a plurality of macroblocks may include a plurality of memory banks. Each macroblock may include m*n pixel data, wherein m is a positive integer, and wherein n also is a positive integer. The plurality of memory banks is adapted to store the pixel data, and wherein each memory bank is sized to store rows of m pixel data. An image processing system may include: a memory adapted to store a plurality of macroblocks; and a video codec. The memory may include a plurality of memory banks. Each memory bank may be sized to store rows of m pixel data. The video codec may be adapted to encode pixel data read from the memory. The video codec also may be adapted to decode the pixel data read from the memory.

Abstract: A camera of a ground-based information dispatch apparatus captures a blind-spot image, showing a region that is a blind spot with respect to a vehicle driver. A vehicle-mounted camera captures a forward-view image corresponding to the viewpoint of the driver, and the forward-view image is transmitted to the information dispatch apparatus together with vehicle position and direction information and camera parameters. Based on the received information, the blind-spot image is converted to a corresponding image having the viewpoint of the vehicle driver, and the forward-view image and viewpoint-converted blind-spot image are combined to form a synthesized image, which is transmitted to the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to spectroscopy, more particularly relates to a mirror made of glass plate and is coated with dielectric material, which is mounted inside filter block of fluorescence microscope to perform Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy [SERS].