Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal connector includes an electric wire and a female terminal connector crimped onto a core wire exposed at the electric wire. A female terminal connector has a wire barrel having a surface to be applied to the core wire. The surface has a plurality of recesses formed therein. Each recess has a parallelogram-shaped opening edge. The opening edge of the recess includes a pair of first opening edges that are parallel to each other and a pair of second opening edges that are parallel to each other and different from the first opening edges. The recesses are spaced in the extending direction of the first opening edges and are spaced in the extending direction of the second opening edges.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel optically stable hyperbranched polymer whose molecular terminal can be derivatized with various compounds; and a method for producing such a polymer. Specifically disclosed is a hyperbranched polymer having a structure represented by Formula (1) wherein a halogen atom is at a molecular terminal. The hyperbranched polymer can be obtained by substituting the molecular terminal dithiocarbamate group of a hyperbranched polymer having a dithiocarbamate group at a molecular terminal, which is obtained by living radical polymerization of a dithiocarbamate compound having a vinyl group structure, with a halogen atom. Also disclosed is a hyperbranched polymer wherein an amino group or an ammonium group is at a molecular terminal instead of a halogen atom.

Abstract: A paper document processing apparatus includes: a document image acceptance unit that accepts an image acquired; a document image recording unit that records a document image in a storage; an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information based on the document image; an acquisition result evaluation unit that evaluates whether an acquisition result of the acquired attribute information is affirmative or negative; a medium output unit that outputs information indicating a scan status of the paper document that is formed on a medium while specifying the document image for which the acquisition result of attribute information is evaluated negative; a medium acceptance unit that accepts the information formed on the medium; and an attribute information reacquisition unit that reacquires the attribute information of the document image by specifying the document image in accordance with the accepted information.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center, a bottom portion, a top portion including an exterior surface, a hosel including an imaginary vertical hosel plane, a forwardmost point, and a rearwardmost point. In an imaginary vertical plane perpendicular to the hosel plane and passing through the face center, the exterior surface includes a path having a first point and a second point rearward of the first point. An imaginary infinite straight line passes through the first point and the second point, but does not penetrate the exterior surface. A segment of the imaginary straight line is delimited by the first point and the second point. A maximum distance between the segment and the exterior surface of the top portion is no greater than 0.70 mm and a distance between the first point and the second point is no less than 22 mm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a new metal lactate powdery product and to the resulting product itself with new properties. The metal lactate powder of the present invention is made via spray-drying and has a higher flowability, is less sticky and dusty, has an improved dissolution rate and is very suited for tabletting purposes. The invention is also directed to product applications in which said spray-dried metal lactate product may be applied, wherein the metal is selected from zinc and magnesium.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developer is provided, the electrostatic image developer including: a carrier for an electrostatic image developer, the carrier including a core particle which has a plurality of projections on a surface of the core particle; and electrostatic image developing toners, wherein the electrostatic image developer satisfies following relationships of formulae (1) and (2): 0.5t<H??(1) 21/2t<L<5t??(2) wherein t represents a volume average particle diameter (?m) of the toners; H represents an average height difference (?m) in the recesses and projections of the core particle; and L represents an average distance (?m) between the projections.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an effective display region including a pixel, the pixel including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a wiring line connected to the second electrode at a position to the periphery of the effective display region, the wiring line including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer that are electrically connected to each other and that overlap each other, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer both extending in a direction in which an edge of the effective display region extends, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer extending in the direction a distance that is longer than a distance in which the edge of the effective display region extends in the direction.

Abstract: It is necessary to support and manipulate such bulky items as gas turbine engines through appropriate cradle arrangements. It is necessary to allow robust presentation of the gas turbine engine upon a base such that it can be lifted to a position whereby the engine can be rotated to adjust the configuration of the engine within an arrangement. Such manipulation may minimize height or width dependent upon requirements. By provision of lever assemblies comprising lever arms linked together through a pivot link and a cross link rotation by an actuator of one assembly gives consistent presentation of the locator elements defining a center of rotation for the engine. The arrangement can be locked in a lowered condition for transportation or lifted to allow rotation and re-orientation of the engine with regard to external protuberances to limit width or height.

Abstract: A method of selecting a preferred golf shaft for a player who uses an existing golf shaft, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, may comprise gathering a plurality of empirical data sets, each data set corresponding to an individual golf shaft selected from a plurality of golf shafts; providing a plurality of specification codes, each associated with an individual empirical data set of the plurality of empirical data sets; from the plurality of specification codes, identifying a first specification code associated with the existing golf shaft; gathering feedback associated with the existing golf shaft from the player; and using the feedback to select, from the plurality of specification codes, a second specification code corresponding to the preferred golf shaft.

Abstract: A monitoring system is presented for monitoring fluid flow in turbid medium. The fluid flow monitoring system comprises a processor utility which is connectable to an acoustic generator associated with one or more acoustic ports and is operable for generating signals S0 to activate said one or more acoustic ports for irradiating a region of interest with acoustic radiation of a certain frequency range centered at a frequency F0 and is connectable to at least one light output port associated with one or more light detectors for receiving light of at least one wavelength ? from the region of interest including light tagged by said acoustic radiation.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for robots is provided. A controller and drivers controlling each joint are serially connected to a serial transmission line. A final driver positioned at the last stage, among the drivers, is connected to an I/O module connected to a driver of a hand. When control signals for each driver and the driver of the hand are serially transmitted from the controller to the serial transmission line, the driver connected to the I/O module receives a control signal for the driver itself and a control signal for the driver of the hand, among the serially transmitted control signals, and transmits the control signal for the driver of the hand to the I/O module.

Abstract: The switching power supply unit includes: a transformer having a primary winding and two secondary windings; and a rectifying-smoothing circuit having two rectifying elements, three choke coils and a capacitive element. A first rectifying element is between a junction of ends of the first secondary winding and the second choke coil, and one end of the capacitive element. A second rectifying element is between a junction of ends of the second secondary winding and the third choke coil, and the one end of the capacitive element. The other end of the first secondary winding and the other end of second secondary winding are connected to the one end of the first choke coil. The other end of the first choke coil, the other end of the second choke coil, and the other end of the third choke coil are connected to the other end of the capacitive element.

Abstract: To provide an electret whose surface potential is improved and an electrostatic induction conversion device comprising the same, an electret is formed by spin-coating a fluorine-containing polymer composition for coating which contains a fluorine-containing polymer having a ring structure in its main chain, a silane coupling agent, an aprotic fluorine-containing solvent, and a fluorine-containing alcohol as a protic fluorine-containing solvent on a copper substrate and baking it.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to enable reliable supply of oxygen which is necessary for a fuel cell to generate electric power, to the fuel cell. In a bottom surface of a casing of a camera, a tripod socket for mounting a tripod is disposed in the vicinity of the right end portion, and air orifices for linking the space inside a cell compartment for accommodating a fuel cell with the outside of the casing is disposed in the vicinity of the left end portion, respectively. As a result, even when the tripod is connected to the camera, the air orifices are not closed by the pan head of the tripod, oxygen (air) can be constantly supplied to the fuel cell accommodated inside the cell compartment, and the fuel cell can continuously generate a sufficient quantity of electricity. The present invention can be employed in a camera.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a lossless compression method for 3D mesh models. The method can be combined or layered with other compression methods to provide additional data compression capability. The method for compressing a mesh model having geometry information and connectivity information of vertices can include defining a first set of vertices having a same connectivity property, determining a subset of the first set of vertices that are encompassed by an area defined by the first set of vertices, and encoding the mesh model without the connectivity information for the subset of the first set of vertices.

Abstract: A weld enclosure and welding apparatus including a weld enclosure. Also a method of welding. The apparatus has first and second opposed tooling faces adapted to receive and hold respective first and second weld elements. The weld enclosure comprises a housing that allows relative movement between the weld elements and a change in a physical dimension of at least one of the weld elements. The weld enclosure also comprises locating means for locating the housing relative to the welding apparatus and includes heating means.

Abstract: An intraocular lens adapted for deployment within a lens capsule. At least part of a lens surface of the intraocular lens constitutes a cell inducing region in which are directly formed a multitude of microgrooves. The microgrooves take a form of minute linear grooves and lands of depth dimension between 0.01 and 1.0 ?m and width dimension between 0.1 and 2.0 ?m extending with prescribed length in a circumferential direction on the lens surface. The minute linear grooves and lands are formed with a chained pattern connected in the circumferential direction of the lens surface and with a periodic pattern arrayed periodically in a diametrical direction so that the minute linear grooves and lands are formed without intervening spaces throughout the entire cell inducing region and impart visible light transmittance of 60% or above to the cell inducing region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an SOI substrate including at least: an oxygen ion implantation step of ion-implanting oxygen ions from one main surface of a single-crystal silicon substrate to form an oxygen ion implanted layer; and a heat treatment step of performing a heat treatment with respect to the single-crystal silicon substrate having the oxygen ion implanted layer formed therein to change the oxygen ion implanted layer into a buried oxide film layer, wherein acceleration energy for the oxygen ion implantation is previously determined from a thickness of the buried oxide film layer to be obtained, and the oxygen ion implantation step is carried out with the determined acceleration energy to manufacture the SOI substrate. Thereby, it is possible to provide an SOI substrate manufacturing method that enables efficiently manufacturing an SOI substrate having a continuous and uniform thin buried oxide film layer.

Abstract: A power frequency distribution predicting unit predicts the power frequency distribution of a vehicle in a case where the vehicle travels a route with reference to the history of the vehicle power Pv when the vehicle traveled the route in the past. An operation condition setting unit sets the range of the required vehicle power Pv0 to operate the engine as an engine operation condition for controlling the energy balance between generated power and generated electric power of an electric rotating machine in a case where the vehicle travels the route to be at a preset value according to the power frequency distribution predicted by the power frequency distribution predicting unit. An operation control unit controls the operation of the engine according to the range of the required vehicle power Pv0 to operate the engine set by the operation condition setting unit.

Abstract: A sputtering composite target includes: an oxide based component containing indium oxide; and a carbon based component.