Abstract: A motorcycle tire includes, on an outer circumferential side of a crown region of a radial carcass, a belt layer, a single auxiliary belt layer, and a tread rubber in the stated order, a periphery width of the auxiliary belt layer being greater than a periphery width of the belt layer. The cords of the auxiliary belt layer extend in a direction in which an inclination angle of the cords of the auxiliary belt layer with respect to a tire circumferential direction gradually decreases from each of both ends of a tire equatorial region including a tire equatorial plane toward a corresponding ¼ position which is at a distance of ¼ of the periphery width of the auxiliary belt layer from the tire equatorial plane along a periphery of the auxiliary belt layer, and the inclination angle in the ¼ position is 60° or more and 85° or less.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ball joint and a method for manufacturing the same, the method injection-molding a ball sheet using a ball stud having a spherical head portion, which has a non-spherical surface formed thereon, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and improving productivity. In order to implement the purpose, a ball joint according to the present invention comprises: a ball stud (100) provided with a spherical head portion (110); a ball sheet (200) surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the spherical head portion (110) and allowing the ball stud (100) to play within an operating angle range; a cap (300) covering the spherical head portion (110) to form a sealed space between the cap (300) and the outer peripheral surface of the spherical head portion (110); and a socket (400) having an inner space, into which the spherical head portion (110), the ball sheet (200), and the cap (300) are inserted.

Abstract: Techniques to train a personal area network component may include obtaining a packet error rate from a personal area network component. It may be determined that the packet error rate is greater than a packet error rate threshold after a time period. A reservation may be requested from a wide area network component based a first transmit pattern from the personal area network component. A second or adjusted transmit pattern from the wide area network component may be received. Personal area network signals may be transmitted based on the second transmit pattern. The time period may be adjusted based on a personal area network packet error rate of the second transmit pattern. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In the image display device, the vignetting pattern generator generates a vignetting pattern image composed of image data having inverted brightness characteristics obtained by inverting brightness characteristics of a panel of the liquid crystal display. The display controller carries out control to cause a pattern image obtained by combining a flat pattern image in gray composed of image data having a uniform grayscale level and the vignetting pattern image to be displayed on the liquid crystal display. And the correction data calculator calculates correction data for correcting brightness unevenness of an input image based on brightness values of image data of captured images obtained by imaging, by the camera, the pattern images displayed on the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A secure system 1 includes a requesting device (L01) which requests a communication, and a receiving device (L03) which receives a communication request from the requesting device (L01). The requesting device (L01) and the receiving device (L03) are members of a specific group when the requesting device (L01) discovers the receiving device (L03). The requesting device (L01) is allowed to communicate with the requesting device (L01) by a network used by the specific group or by the receiving device upon a proof being provided by a network used by the specific group, the devices (L01) and (L03) being able to perform a mutual authentication over a direct wireless interface, or the receiving device (L03) checking a list maintained by a user on members of the specific group of devices for ProSe service purpose.

Abstract: A single cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is provided between a portion of a side sill which is positioned near a center pillar and a tunnel portion. A pair of seat-rail mounting seats are provided at a lower portion of the tunnel portion to be spaced apart from the cross member in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A seat rail is rigidly connected to the pair of seat-rail mounting seats at its bottom face. Thereby, the lightweight, high rigidity, and quietness of the vehicle can be attained.

Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance. The dynamic balancer device comprises an enclosed annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, a plurality of internal baffles in the enclosed annular housing and a fluid disposed in the annular race and movable therein.

Abstract: In a train interior monitoring method, in order to improve the efficiency in memory-usage, when an event occurs, data containing image information, which has been recorded in a temporary image memory, is recorded in an image memory without any processing in order to reduce the file size of the data. Further, data containing image information is recorded in the image memory represents for only a period of time before and after detection of the occurrence of the event, the period of time being set according to what the event is. After a given period of time has elapsed, the data containing the image information is processed in order to reduce its file size and then recorded in the image memory.

Abstract: Provided is an image-acquisition device including a first image-acquisition surface including a photoelectric conversion film capable of subjecting incident light to photoelectric conversion while transmitting some of the incident light; a second image-acquisition surface including a photoelectric conversion layer that subjects the incident light transmitted by the first image-acquisition surface to photoelectric conversion; and a polarizing filter that is disposed between the two image-acquisition surfaces and that extracts polarization information from the incident light transmitted by the first image-acquisition surface.

Abstract: A bearing device for a wheel includes a bearing. The bearing includes outer and inner members and double-row rolling elements. The bearing has a constant velocity universal joint coupled thereto in a torque transmittable manner by fitting a stem section of an outer joint member to a shaft hole of a hub wheel, in which the stem section of the outer joint member is press-fitted to the shaft hole of the hub wheel, and shapes of only the circumferential side wall portions of each of a plurality of convex portions are transferred to the shaft hole, to thereby define a convex and concave fitting portion in which close contact is achieved at an entire contact portion between the plurality of convex portions and the plurality of concave portions.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition control unit configured to acquire information on function extension from an external object, the information on the function extension including attribute information indicating a function of a device and connection information relating to a connection to the device, and a function control unit configured to extend a function of the information processing apparatus based on the acquired attribute information, connect to a device corresponding to the extended function based on the acquired connection information, and enable the extended function.

Abstract: A wheel assembly includes a collapsible wheel and an airless flexible tire mounted on the wheel. The wheel includes a central portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced mounting elements attached to the central portion. Each of the mounting elements is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and may be pivotally attached to the central portion of the wheel and configured to pivot between the retracted position and the extended position. The tire may be positioned on the wheel when one or more of the mounting elements is in the retracted position, and the one or more mounting elements are moved to the extended position wherein the mounting elements engage and support the tire.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming through-silicon vias (TSVs) implementing a negative thermal expansion (NTE) material such as zirconium tungstate (ZrW2O8) or hafnium tungstate (HfW2O8). In some cases, the NTE material is disposed between the substrate and conductive core material of the TSV and serves to offset, at least in part, the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch there between, thus reducing heat-induced stresses and/or protrusion (pumping) of the conductive core material. The NTE material also may protect against leakage, voltage breakdown, and/or diffusion of the conductive core material. Furthermore, the NTE material may reduce radial stresses in high-aspect-ratio TSVs. In some cases, techniques disclosed herein may improve TSV reliability, enhance three-dimensional integration, and/or enhance performance in three-dimensional integrated circuits and/or other three-dimensional packages.

Abstract: A system for utilizing a pressurized fluid includes first, second, and third coaxially disposed body members, each having a cylindrical shape. The third body member is movable relative to the second body member. The second body member has walls that define a cavity between the first and second body members and a passage within the second body member that directs pressurized fluid from a cavity to the third body member. A method of utilizing a pressurized fluid includes providing a coupling and a housing having a cavity defined therebetween, supplying pressurized fluid to the cavity, and providing a first passage that extends from the cavity to a first axially-facing surface of the non-rotating component. The cross-sectional area defined perpendicular to a local flow direction is configured for choked flow within the first passage.

Abstract: Because it is not possible to sufficiently reduce the number base stations that start uselessly in spite of being in a low traffic state, it is not possible to lower interference between adjacent cells and power consumption sufficiently. A base station starts transmission of a control signal with predetermined power when communication between another base station and a mobile station is started and a first predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A wiper coupler adaptor for releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm includes a pair of sidewalls each including a post that extends laterally toward the other and adapted to operatively engage a wiper assembly. The sidewalls include recessed sections adapted to operatively engage rails of an attachment member of a wiper arm, each of the recessed sections have a flange that extends outward beyond to provide releasable engagement with the attachment member.

Abstract: Multiquery optimization is performed in the context of RDF/SPARQL. Heuristic algorithms partition an input batch of queries into groups such that each group of queries can be optimized together. The optimization incorporates an efficient algorithm to discover the common sub-structures of multiple SPARQL queries and an effective cost model to compare candidate execution plans. No assumptions are made about the underlying SPARQL query engine. This provides portability across different RDF stores.

Abstract: A disk-shaped glass substrate for a magnetic-disk glass substrate includes an outer circumference having a roundness of 1.3 ?m or less. A first reference circle is obtained with a least squares method from a first outline corresponding to a shape of a lap around the outer circumference. A second reference circle is obtained with a least squares method from a second outline obtained by performing low-pass filtering using a period in which the number of peaks per lap is 150 as a cut-off value on the first outline. A ratio of the second peak count value defined by the number of peaks of the second outline that project outward in a radial direction from the second reference circle to the first peak count value defined by the number of peaks of the first outline that project outward in a radial direction from the first reference circle is 0.2 or less.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes: a probe including a plurality of elements that generate and transmit ultrasonic waves and receive ultrasonic waves reflected from a subject; a transmission unit that transmits ultrasonic beams toward the subject from the plurality of elements of the probe; an image generation unit that generates an ultrasonic image by performing reception focusing for reception signals obtained by receiving the ultrasonic waves reflected from the subject in the plurality of elements of the probe; and a control unit that, when performing reception focusing in a direction different from a normal direction of each of the elements that form a reception opening of the probe, controls the image generation unit to generate an ultrasonic image in a direction different from the normal direction using only a signal having a predetermined low frequency band among the reception signals.

Abstract: A FinFET transistor includes a fin of semiconductor material with a transistor gate electrode extending over a channel region. Raised source and drain regions of first epitaxial growth material extending from the fin on either side of the transistor gate electrode. Source and drain contact openings extend through a pre-metallization dielectric material to reach the raised source and drain regions. Source and drain contact regions of second epitaxial growth material extend from the first epitaxial growth material at the bottom of the source and drain contact openings. A metal material fills the source and drain contact openings to form source and drain contacts, respectively, with the source and drain contact regions. The drain contact region may be offset from the transistor gate electrode by an offset distance sufficient to provide a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) configuration within the raised source region of first epitaxial growth material.