Abstract: An adjustable display screen support includes a support arm with a mounting assembly at the bottom end for fastening to the top of a desk and a coupling block at the top end for holding a coupling block that has a base frame, an attachment frame hooked on the base frame, and a lock for locking the attachment frame to the base frame, a rail that has a flat base panel, a cover shell, a slide affixed to the attachment frame and movable along longitudinal sliding slots of the flat base panel, and spiral springs mounted in the slide each having one end affixed to the cover shell, and a display screen mount affixed to the cover shell to support a display screen.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an oxygen-containing halogenated fluoride, wherein a gas-liquid reaction is used. This method is a method for producing an oxygen-containing halogenated fluoride represented by the general formula: XOmF (where X represents a halogen atom (Cl, Br or I) constituting a halogen fluoride and m represents 3 or 4), wherein a mixed gas containing the halogen fluoride and fluorine is reacted with an H2O source.

Abstract: A scrap floating prevention mechanism comprises: a die holder formed with a first communication pipe which sends compressed fluid; a mounting table formed with a second communication pipe which comes into communication with the first communication pipe and which sends compressed fluid to the first communication pipe, the die holder being placed on and fixed to the mounting table; and a fluid injecting member which is formed with a plurality of inclined injecting pipes for injecting compressed fluid from the first communication pipe and which is provided below the die.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid chemical for forming a water-repellent protecting film at least on a surface of a recessed portion of an uneven pattern at the time of cleaning a wafer having a finely uneven pattern at its surface and containing silicon at least a part of the uneven pattern. This liquid chemical contains a silicon compound A represented by the general formula: R1aSi(H)bX4-a-b and an acid A, the acid A being at least one selected from the group consisting of trimethylsilyl trifluoroactate, trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, dimethylsilyl trifluoroactate, dimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, butyldimethylsilyl trifluoroactate, butyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, hexyldimethylsilyl trifluoroacetate, hexyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, octyldimethylsilyl trifluoroactate, octyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, decyldimethylsilyl trifluoroacetate and decyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate.

Abstract: An automatic archiving system makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. When a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived. In accordance with a first aspect, an image processing device includes a receiving means for receiving a single input, a printing means, a memory device, and a communication means for communicating with said memory device. Responsive to receiving said single input requesting the printing of a document by said receiving means, said printing means prints the document and said communication means sends image data representing said document to said memory device.

Abstract: A purification method of dihydroxybenzene comprising the following steps, for obtaining purified dihydroxybenzene from crude dihydroxybenzene containing at least isopropenylphenol and hydroxyacetophenone as impurities: first extraction step: water is added to crude dihydroxybenzene to prepare a dihydroxybenzene aqueous solution A, then, the solution is subjected to extraction by allowing it to contact with an extraction solvent (1), to be separated into a first fraction containing dihydroxybenzene, hydroxyacetophenone and water and a second fraction containing isopropenylphenol and the extraction solvent (1), distillation step: the first fraction obtained in the first extraction step is subjected to distillation, to be separated into a third fraction containing water and a fourth fraction containing dihydroxybenzene and hydroxyacetophenone, then, the fourth fraction is subjected to distillation, to be separated into a fifth fraction as purified dihydroxybenzene and a sixth fraction as dihydroxybenzene contain

Abstract: A robotic musculo-skeletal jointed structure comprising: (a) first and second joint parts coupled together for relative angular movement about a hinge axis there between; (b) an air muscle; (c) spaced first and second attachment sites, being sites respectively located at said joint first and second parts, and about which the tubular braiding, at least, of said air muscle extends to form an endless loop; (d) first and second attachment means respectively located at said first and second air muscle spaced attachment sites, said first attachment means being such as to secure said tubular braiding against lengthwise movement thereof with respect to said joint first part at said first attachment site, and said second attachment means being such as to secure said tubular braiding against lengthwise movement thereof with respect to said joint second part at said second attachment site, the endless tubular braiding being thereby partitioned into first and second tubular braiding segments contiguous with one another a

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing 3-(methylthio)propanal which can sufficiently decrease the production of high-boiling impurities as a by-product. The process comprises reacting acrolein and methyl mercaptan in the presence of Allylamines (I), Triallylamines (II), and preferably an optional organic acid. The preferred amount of Allylamines (I) is 0.001 to 0.50 mol per 1 mol of Triallylamines (II).

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger of a plate type comprising an evaporator having at least one inlet and at least one outlet allowing a first medium to enter into and exit from the evaporator. The evaporator comprises a plurality of interconnected evaporation chambers disposed in parallel, having at least one common inlet and at least one common outlet allowing the first medium to enter into and exit from the evaporation chambers.

Abstract: The problem is to provide such an ink-jet ink for organic EL devices that a jetted droplet trails no ligaments and wet-spreads well upon adhering. The solution is an ink-jet ink for organic electroluminescent device comprising water, a surfactant and an aqueous macromolecular material, wherein the ink has a static surface tension of 40 mN/m or less and a dynamic surface tension, measured by a maximum bubble pressure method at 100 Hz, of 55 mN/m or more.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is capable of performing a plurality of toner-saving processes each reducing an amount of toner consumed to form an image. The apparatus includes a selecting unit that allows a user to select one toner saving process from the plurality of toner saving processes; a toner saving unit that performs the one toner saving process selected through the selecting unit; and a display unit that provides, when the one toner saving process is a predetermined toner saving process that yields a printed output whose print quality is not easily presumed by the user, a preview display representing the print quality of the printed output to be yielded by the one toner saving process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing “a salt or a complex comprising imide and an organic base”, characterized by reacting halogenated sulfuryl or halogenated phosphoryl with ammonia in the presence of an organic base. According to this method, a target imide compound can be produced in a high yield while significantly suppressing the production of by-products. Further, by reacting the obtained imide compound with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, an imide metal salt can be easily derived.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sodium ion battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a sodium ion nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. Also disclosed is use of the negative electrode current collector made of aluminum or aluminum alloy as a negative electrode current collector of a sodium ion secondary battery.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 represent a group represented by any of the above formulae; P1, P2, P3 and P4 are an atomic group required for forming an aromatic heterocyclic ring; P5 and P6 are an atomic group required for forming an aromatic ring; Z1 and Z2 represent OR?, —SR? or —NR?2, wherein R? represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Q1 and Q2 represent a direct bond or a linking group; a P1-containing ring and a P2-containing ring are bonded to form Q1-containing fused structure; a P3-containing ring and a P4-containing ring are bonded to form Q2-containing fused structure; can be used as a ligand of a metal complex, and the metal complex is useful for a catalyst.

Abstract: A multistage pump (4) comprises: a plurality of components (50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110) comprising a plurality of pre-assembled pump modules (70, 90, 110) including at least one twin screw pump module (1, 2); characterised in that the multistage pump (4) further comprises an elongate sleeve (41) for housing the components (50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110); and securing means (42a, 42b) attachable or engagable with a portion of the elongate sleeve (41), the securing means (42a, 42b) being operable to fixedly retain the components (50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110) within the sleeve (41).

Abstract: A creasing device forms a crease in a to-be-folded portion of a sheet. The creasing device includes a sheet-information reading unit that reads any one of sheet information and binding information; a determining unit that determines a surface, on which the crease is to be formed, of the sheet according to the one of the sheet information and the binding information read by the sheet-information reading unit; and a creasing unit that forms the crease on the surface determined by the determining unit.

Abstract: To provide a water-repellent substrate with its surface having a large water contact angle and capable of maintaining the contact angle even against abrasion. A process for producing a water-repellent substrate, characterized by forming, on at least one side of a substrate, an undercoat layer which comprises the following aggregates (A) of metal oxide fine particles and a metal oxide type binder (provided that the metal oxide type binder is a component formed from a binder material containing a metal compound (B) which can be converted to a metal oxide by hydrolytic condensation or pyrolysis) and which has a concave-convex surface, and then, forming a water-repellent layer on the undercoat layer: Aggregates (A) of metal oxide fine particles: aggregates which are each composed of metal oxide fine particles having an average primary particle size of from 10 to 80 nm and which have an average aggregate particle size of from 100 to 1200 nm.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first density correction unit that corrects density correction characteristics in correcting density of print image data to be output by using a density correction patch formed in an image forming process; a second density correction unit that corrects the density correction characteristics by using a density correction patch printed on a recording sheet; an image inspection unit that compares an image density of inspection image data obtained by scanning a printed output image with an image density of the print image data to be output, thereby inspecting a magnitude of a density change in the printed output image; and a density control unit that selects one from the first and second density correction units according to the magnitude of the density change and causes the density correction characteristics to be corrected by the selected one from the first and second density correction units.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and client for joining in a group, including: a group server receiving a recommendation request for joining in a group, and adding to the group the user being recommended to be added to the group according to the recommendation request. Adopting the system, method and client for joining in a group provided by the presenti invention, the user's opearation can be facilitated, thereby the user's experiences are improved.

Abstract: A pressing member is prevented from being damaged by heat, heat dissipation through the pressing member on the higher-temperature side and reduction in thermoelectric conversion efficiency due to it are suppressed, and good electrical conduction is achieved even if thermoelectric conversion elements and electrodes are not cemented through a binder. A lower-temperature side electrode 6 is projecting toward a higher-temperature side substrate 8 and the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is formed with slope faces 6a, 6b, and an angle ? of each of the slope face to a surface of a lower-temperature side substrate 7 is an acute angle.