Abstract: The present invention enables successful printing whether printing data contains a character code of either code page or Unicode without an addition of an apparatus for code conversion and without expansion of printer memory for storing Unicode font set. Upon receipt of the input of printing data containing the character code of the code page, a first print control unit is selected to control printing of a string represented by the code page with a font available for the code page. Upon receipt of the input of printing data containing the character code of Unicode, a second print control unit is selected to convert the character code of Unicode to the character code of the code page and to control printing of a string represented by the Unicode with a font available for the code page on the basis of the code page after conversion.

Abstract: An electrical contactor of this invention includes: a first plunger to contact one member, the first plunger including a tip portion formed into a plurality of chevron shapes; a second plunger to contact a counterpart member, the second plunger working in cooperation with the first plunger to form electrical conduction between the one member and the counterpart member; and a spring part to couple the tip portion of the first plunger and a tip portion of the second plunger while the tip portion of the first plunger and the tip portion of the second plunger are pointed in opposite directions. The spring part covers an outer periphery of a part where the first plunger and the second plunger are coupled and supports the first plunger and the second plunger in a manner that allows the first plunger and the second plunger to slide relative to each other.

Abstract: Solder paste compositions and methods for applying solder paste. The solder paste includes lubricating additives to the flux to decrease friction and the changes of metal to metal contact between the surfaces of the solder balls and other surfaces that the solder balls come into contact with. The solder paste also includes solder balls of different average sizes, that improves the desirable liquid like properties of the granular paste while further reducing viscosity. As such, the solder paste is used in current screen printing solder paste application methods without the risk of clogging or agglomeration of solder paste particles on surfaces. The solder paste is also used in jetting or dispensing solder paste application methods without the risk of clogging or agglomeration within the cylinders/containers or apertures and nozzles that are used within such methods.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery in which a single-layer secondary cell has an all-solid-state secondary cell structure with a storage layer sandwiched between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer and which is superior to a conventional secondary battery with respect to at least one of volume, operation, and positioning. The present invention provides a secondary battery including a folded single-layer secondary cell formed by folding a sheet-shaped single-layer secondary cell, with a storage layer sandwiched between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, two or more times while alternately reversing the folding direction.

Abstract: Manufacturing methods and compositions are described for production of self-contained microfluidic cartridge devices with on-board reagents for molecular biological testing. Sensitive reagents are stored in dry form without lyophilization or freezing, and reconstituted at the point of use with either a biological sample or a sample eluate at the point of use. Manufacturing methods include sheet and roll fabrication processes where the reagents are printed in place and sealed within individual microfluidic cartridges before gel vitrification.

Abstract: A probe includes: a probe base body having a first end as a portion that contacts a test object in an inspection and a second end that contacts a contact point member; a covering member that covers the probe base body between the first end and the second end; and an enlarged diameter portion 6 provided at an exposed portion on the second end side of the probe base body. The probe is attached in a bent-deformed state by pressing a terminal portion on the first end side of the covering member against a base portion of the contact inspection device. The second end of the probe base body is pressed against a contact point of the contact point member by opposing force due to the pressing.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery being superior to a conventional secondary battery with respect to volume (energy density) and manufacturing (manufacturing workload). The present invention provides a secondary battery including a sheet-shaped first-electrode-functioning base material having a function as a first electrode and a function as a base material, a front-side storage layer formed on a front side of the first-electrode-functioning base material, a front-side second electrode layer layered on the front-side storage layer, a rear-side storage layer formed on a rear side of the first-electrode-functioning base material, and a rear-side second electrode layer layered on the rear-side storage layer.

Abstract: A paper conveying mechanism includes an elastic urging member provided on each side surface of an upper guide. The urging member includes a projecting portion that projects toward a side guide forming each end of a paper conveying path. An outer width of the upper guide inclusive of the projecting portion is greater than an inner width of the side guides. When a printer cover is closed, the upper guide is urged by the urging member substantially to the center of the inner width of the side guides, thereby producing gaps of substantially equal size on both sides of the upper guide in the paper width direction.

Abstract: An inspection unit in which a probe card is united with a connection body via a vacuum chamber. It prevents flatness of tips of probes provided on the probe card from worsening when the probe card is united with a connection body by suction force (negative pressure) of the vacuum chamber. The inspection unit includes a probe card with probes on a first surface and a connection body united with a second surface of the probe card via a first vacuum chamber. The first chamber is formed with a plurality of chambers.

Abstract: A machine tool includes a tool post having a tool unit for machining a workpiece, operation control means for controlling the operation of the tool unit in accordance with a plurality of commands described in a numerical control program and movement limiting means for inhibiting entry of the tool unit into a no-entry region. The plurality of commands include a limit value setting command for calculating a limit value of a position of the tool unit avoiding interference with a machine element located within a movable region of the tool unit and for determining the no-entry region by the calculated limit value. Upon reading the limit value setting command out of the numerical control program, the operation control means calculates the limit value and determines the no-entry region by the calculated limit value.

Abstract: A microfluidic cartridge and methods for performing a diagnostic, molecular or biochemical assay thereon, where all dried and/or liquid reagents necessary for the assay are contained in the cartridge and the assay requires only the addition of sample. Pneumohydraulic features, chamber and diaphragm technologies are introduced for overcoming the problems of bubble interference and reagent washout during operation of a microfluidic cartridge. The cartridges are inserted into a host instrument for performance of an assay and the cartridge is supplied as a consumable.

Abstract: There is provided an electrode structure for preventing cracks occurring in a metal electrode due to heating in a manufacturing process in the case of stacking an insulating resin and the metal electrode which are different in thermal expansion coefficient. An electrode for a semiconductor circuit, stacked on a substrate made of an insulating resin, has an electrode structure composed of a main electrode including a slit formed by cutting out a part thereof to prevent occurrence of a crack in a manufacturing process caused by a difference in thermal expansion coefficient from the substrate, and an auxiliary electrode that covers the slit in the main electrode. No slit is provided but a bridge is formed at a portion where the slit in the main electrode and the slit in the auxiliary electrode overlap with each other, thereby eliminating a gap portion where the electrode does not exist.

Abstract: A structure with suppressed thickness and high-density when battery cells of a thin-film-solid secondary battery are stacked. Adjacent battery cells are stacked such that negative electrodes are in contact with each other and positive electrodes are in contact with each other, and arranged such that a taking-out lead electrode smaller than negative or positive electrode surfaces are sandwiched between two negative electrodes in contact with each other or two positive electrodes in contact with each other, and the lead electrodes sandwiched between electrodes of different layers are arranged such that there is no region where all of the lead electrodes simultaneously overlap one another as viewed in a planar arrangement. There are a strip-shaped lead electrode and a linear lead electrode. Further, a conductive sheet forming the electrode is extended to also serve as the taking-out electrode, thereby making it possible to reduce the number of lead electrodes.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide a repeatedly chargeable and dischargeable quantum battery that is available for a long period of time without an aging change. The quantum battery is charged by causing an n-type metal oxide semiconductor to have a photo-exited structural change, thereby the electrode of quantum battery is prevented from being oxide and a price reduction and stable operation are possible. The repeatedly usable quantum battery is constituted by laminating; a first metal electrode having an oxidation preventing function, charging layer in which an energy level is formed in the band gap by causing an n-type metal oxide semiconductor covered with an insulating material to have a photo-exited structure change and electrons are trapped at the energy level; p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer; and a second metal electrode having the oxidation preventing function, the electrodes are passive metal layers formed of metals having passive characteristics.

Abstract: A computer power supply device having a fan control circuit for cooling a standby power source unit in a state in which a computer is turned off, including: a power source for providing power to each part included in a computer main body while generating main power and standby power; a cooling control circuit; and a detection sensor.

Abstract: A repair apparatus of a sheet type cell is capable of appropriately repairing and detoxifying defects of a sheet type cell having semiconductor characteristics. The repair apparatus repairs a sheet type cell in which a storage layer is sandwiched by layers of a positive electrode and a negative electrode and at least the storage layer has semiconductor characteristics. The repair apparatus applies electrical stimulation between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, measures electrical characteristics of the sheet type cell when the electrical stimulation is applied, and specifies a value of the electrical stimulation by the electrical stimulation source while considering measured electrical characteristics.

Abstract: A testing device and method of a quantum battery by a semiconductor probe capable of evaluating electric characteristics of a charge layer in the middle of a production process of the quantum battery without damaging the charge layer. On semiconductor probe constituted by stacking electrode and metal oxide semiconductor on support body, and probe charge layer is formed of the same material as that of quantum battery and irradiated with ultraviolet rays. Forming probe charge layer of same material as that of quantum battery on semiconductor probe enables evaluation without damaging charge layer of the quantum battery. Testing device and method are provided which measure the charge/discharge characteristics of a charge layer in the middle of producing the quantum battery by a voltmeter and a constant current source or a discharge resistor by using the semiconductor probe including the probe charge layer.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus and an inspection method capable of reducing the effect of noises are provided. An inspection apparatus according to the present invention includes a work table 26 on which an inspection panel 12 is placed, a probe unit 31 including a probe 38 that comes into contact with an electrode 12a of the inspection panel 12 placed on the work table 26, and a stage 11 that moves the work table 26 in order to bring the probe 38 into contact with the electrode 12a of the inspection panel 12 placed on the work table 26, in which the stage 11 is connected to the ground and supports the work table 26 through a resistive element.

Abstract: A contact inspection device including contacts that contact with a test object for inspection, each contact having a base end portion, a needle tip portion having a needle tip that contacts with the test object, and an elastically deformable portion located between the base end portion and the needle tip portion, with the base end portion and the needle tip portion having axes which coincide with each other. The elastically deformable portion is deformable under a compressive force applied in the axial direction of the needle tip portion while the needle tip is pressed against the test object and converts the compressive force into a tilting motion of the needle tip portion about the needle tip through deformation. The needle tip portion is displaceable in a direction in which the needle tip portion is pivotally tilted while the needle tip is pressed against the test object.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery adopting an all-solid-state secondary cell structure with a storage layer sandwiched between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer and which is superior to a conventional secondary battery with respect to at least one of volume, manufacturing, and positioning. The present invention provides a secondary battery including a single-layer secondary cell having a folded structure that a sheet-shaped single-layer secondary cell with a storage layer sandwiched between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer is folded in two or four.