Abstract: A fuel cell device having a fuel cell, a pump, an inhalation/exhalation port and a controller is provided. The pump is configured to regulate fuel supply to the fuel cell. The inhalation/exhalation port is configured to inhale oxygen and exhale moisture into and from the fuel cell, respectively. The controller is configured to open and close the inhalation/exhalation port, the controller being configured to control the pump so as to supply the fuel cell with fuel while the inhalation/exhalation port is closed in such a way that the fuel cell keeps an output voltage equal to or around a determined threshold value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes depositing a magnetic recording layer on a substrate, forming masks on areas corresponding to recording regions of the magnetic recording layer, partially etching the magnetic recording layer in areas not covered with the masks with an etching gas to form protrusions and recesses on the magnetic recording layer, modifying the magnetic recording layer remaining in the recesses with Ne gas to form non-recording regions, and forming a protecting film on an entire surface.

Abstract: A memory controller, on receiving a write request to write write-data into an address of a second memory region issued by a processor, determines whether read-data requested to be read from an address of a first memory region by the processor is matched with the write-data requested to be written into the address of the second memory region, and if the read-data is matched with the write-data, prevents the write-data from being written into the address of the second memory region.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a fuel cell anode, a membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell, so as to obtain high electric power. The fuel cell anode has an electrode catalyst layer, and the electrode catalyst layer comprises a supported catalyst comprises electrically conductive carriers and fine catalytic particles supported thereon, a proton-conductive inorganic oxide supporting SiO2 on its surface, and a proton-conductive organic polymer binder. The SiO2 supported on the inorganic oxide prevents the oxide particles from growing, to ensure the high electric power. It is necessary to control the mixing ratios among the supported catalyst, the proton-conductive oxide and the proton-conductive binder in particular ranges.

Abstract: A situation recognizing apparatus has a situation change detecting unit, being provided with situation information, configured to detect a situation change on the basis of the situation information, a first storage which stores the detected situation change, an input unit which is provided with a user operation, and a second storage which combines the user operation provided to the input unit with the situation change stored in the first storage and stores the combined user operation and the situation change as a unique pattern.

Abstract: A jet pump is provided with a riser as a coolant supply tube, an inlet mixer forming a turn-around path for the coolant, a diffuser and a jet pump beam provided with a bolt fixing device. The bolt fixing device includes: a head bolt of a jet pump beam for pushing and supporting the inlet mixer from an upper side of the riser, the head bolt being provided with a polygonal head portion; a lock cap provided on the polygonal head portion of the head bolt to be slidable in an axial direction thereof and integrally rotatable; a body housing disposed on an upper surface of the jet pump beam and adapted to accommodate the lock pin; a plurality of tapered external teeth formed on an outer peripheral side surface of the lock cap; and a plurality of internal tooth-shaped grooves formed to the body housing so as to be selectively engaged with the external teeth of the lock cap so as to fix the head bolt of the jet pump beam.

Abstract: A sheet processing system has a sheet processing apparatus and a server. The server stores, as sheet, the identification data of a sheet and the result of a process performed on the sheet in association. The server transmits the sheet data to the sheet processing apparatus. The sheet processing apparatus receives the sheet data from the serer and stores the sheet data. The sheet processing apparatus acquires mages of the sheet fed to it and acquires the identification data of the sheet on the basis of the images acquired. The sheet processing apparatus refers to the sheet data, discriminates the sheet on the basis of the identification data acquired, and classifies and collects the sheet in accordance with the result of discrimination.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes: a first storage module; a second storage module; a first acquiring module configured to acquire data from the first storage module when a failure occurs; a determination module configured to determine whether the data acquired by the first acquiring module includes system data having a possibility of changing system operation; and a first copying module configured to copy the data to the second storage device with a destination information, wherein, when the determination module determines that the data does not include the system data, a previous location of the data before occurrence of the failure is set as the destination information, and wherein, when the determination module determines that the data includes the system data, a certain location in the first storage module is set as the destination information.

Abstract: Positioning images are created by a projection-image creating unit before imaging, and the positioning images are grouped and stored by a projection-image storage unit for each preset. When imaging is started, a positioning-information calculating unit calculates positioning parameters using the positioning images stored in the projection-image storage unit. An analysis-image-for-synthesis creating unit creates an analysis image using the positioning parameters, and an analysis-image synthesizing and displaying unit synthesizes the analysis image with a live image and displays a synthesized image. When an imaging direction of an X-ray angiography apparatus is changed, a positioning-information updating unit directly updates the positioning parameters based on an amount of change of the imaging direction.

Abstract: A paper sheet feeding device for sequentially feeding, to a conveyance path, mail items simultaneously received includes a suction mechanism provided adjacent to a pickup position. The suction mechanism includes a chamber having an opening opposed to the pickup position, a guide plate provided at the opening of the chamber, and two projections vertically arranged on the surface of the guide plate. When air is drawn from the pickup position through a plurality of suction holes formed in the guide plate, the leading one of the mail items closest to the pickup position is drawn to the pickup position, and is curved between the two projections. A handling nozzle blows air into the space that is formed between the leading mail item and a subsequent mail item when the leading mail item is curved.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an adjusting element adjusts a dynamic flying height of a head lying over a disk in accordance with the power supplied to it. A calculation module calculates the power to supply to the adjusting element, from a barometric pressure detected by a barometric pressure sensor. A failure detection module detects failure of the barometric pressure sensor. An unload controller predicts an abnormal dynamic flying height of the head from the failure detected and then instructs the unloading of the head away from the disk.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board comprises a printed wiring board, circuit component, reinforcing plate and first and second fixing portion. The printed wiring board includes first and second areas. A reinforcing plate secured to the other of the first and second surfaces in said at least one of the first and second areas. The first fixing portion is provided on a border line that defines the first and second areas. The first fixing portion can fix the reinforcing plate to both the first and second areas. The second fixing portion comprises a plurality of apertures arranged symmetrical with respect to the border line.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes: a light emitting device with one terminal connected to a power supply terminal; a voltage detector connected between the power supply terminal and a ground terminal; a driver circuit unit connected between an input terminal receiving a signal as input and the ground terminal; a first switch connected between another terminal of the light emitting device and the driver circuit unit; a second switch connected between the input terminal and the other terminal of the light emitting device; and a switch controller.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a field effect transistor (FET) with enhanced performance by reduction of electrical contact resistance of electrodes and resistance of the electrodes per se is disclosed. The FET includes an n-type FET having a channel region formed in a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode insulatively overlying the channel region, and a pair of source and drain electrodes which are formed at both ends of the channel region. The source/drain electrodes are made of silicide of a first metal. An interface layer that contains a second metal is formed in the interface between the substrate and the first metal. The second metal is smaller in work function than silicide of the first metal, and the second metal silicide is less in work function than the first metal silicide. A fabrication method of the semiconductor device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for increasing the frequency range of an output signal generated by a VCO, where one or more variable delay units are incorporated into an interpolative VCO to decrease the minimum frequency at which the VCO oscillates. In one embodiment, the VCO includes a ring of serially connected inverters, a set of bypass circuits and a set of variable delay units. The bypass circuits are coupled to the ring of serially connected inverters to bypass one or more of the serially connected inverters when enabled. Each variable delay unit delays signal transitions at the input of a corresponding one of the serially connected inverters by a variable amount. The variable delay units may be positioned in series with the ring of inverters, in parallel with the bypass paths, or in parallel with corresponding inverters in the ring of inverters.

Abstract: A radio-frequency coil has a first element and a second element both being adjacently arranged so as to nip a division/join portion. The first element has a first main loop portion provided along an arrangement plain surface and a first sub-loop portion provided along a surface substantially perpendicular to the arrangement plain surface. The second element has a second main loop portion provided along the arrangement plain surface and a second sub-loop portion provided facing the first sub-loop. The first sub-loop portion and the second sub-loop portion generate an induced electromotive force such that, among magnetic fields generated when a current flows in one coil, a summation of the magnetic fields, which interlink with the other coil, becomes zero.

Abstract: A secondary texture cache is used commonly by a plurality of texture units, and stores part of texture data in a main memory. A cache controlling CPU controls a refill operation from the main memory to the secondary texture cache in accordance with cache misses of the plurality of texture units, so as to suppress occurrence of thrashing in the secondary texture cache. The cache controlling CPU suppresses occurrence of the refill operation when the plurality of operating units access an identical memory address with a predetermined time difference.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a system and method for the content retrieval and routing via a document processing device. The document processing device first receives output routing data from an associated user corresponding to a desired destination for retrieved content. The device then receives a content query from the user corresponding to desired content data available from an external source. The query is then routed to the external source and content data in response to the query is retrieved by the document processing device. The content data is then routed from the document processing device to the designated output destination. The document processing device then periodically monitors for changes to the content data at the external source and when any changes are detected, updated content data is retrieved and forwarded to the output destination.

Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of trenches formed in an upper surface thereof; a buried insulating film; a buried field plate electrode; a control electrode; a first main electrode provided on a lower side of the semiconductor substrate; and a second main electrode provided on an upper side of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes: a first semiconductor; a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; a fourth semiconductor layer; and a fifth semiconductor layer. The buried insulating film is thicker than a gate insulating film. At least one of the second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer has a portion with its sheet dopant concentration varying along a depth direction of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing a lithium-containing composite metal oxide having a composition represented by: Li1+yM1?y?zM1zPO4 where M is at least one of Co and Ni, and M1 is at least one of Mg, Zr and Al, the molar ration y is larger than 0 and smaller than 0.5, and the molar ration z is larger than 0 and not larger than 0.5 is provided.