Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, an exposure device, an image density sensor, and a control portion. The control portion can, by adjusting the development voltage based on the image density of a reference image and the amount of exposure from the exposure device, perform image density correction to adjust the image density. The control portion predicts the toner charge amount based on a formation condition of the reference image and the image density of the reference image and determines the timing of performing the image density correction next time based on the rate of change of the toner charge amount calculated using a first toner charge amount predicted when the image density correction was performed last time, a second toner charge amount predicted when the image density correction is performed this time, and the interval between the image density correction performed last time and this time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch type secondary battery with improved insulation performance, a secondary battery module including the same, and a pouch therefor. The pouch type secondary battery has a pouch that includes: an accommodation part in which the electrode assembly is accommodated and an edge part disposed along an outer circumference of the accommodation part to define an edge. The edge part includes an insulating layer having an insulating material, and, in the insulating layer, a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer are stacked in sequence from an inside toward an outside of the pouch.

Abstract: In order to provide dialogue management means that allows prompt identification of portions of interest in a dialogue record even in a case where various subjects are discussed, provided is a dialogue management apparatus (210) including a dialogue interface section (212) that provides a dialogue interface for holding a digital dialogue between a plurality of speakers and acquires a dialogue record of the digital dialogue, a subject management section (214) that receives an input of subject designation information for designating a subject in the digital dialogue, while the digital dialogue is being held, and a dialogue editing section (216) that generates an edited dialogue record that is organized by subject, by editing the dialogue record in reference to the subject designation information.

Abstract: An electrode assembly for a lithium secondary battery, in which: at least one electrode located at the outermost shell of the electrode assembly is a single-sided positive electrode where an active material coating layer is formed only on one surface of a current collector facing an inner electrode with a separator being interposed therebetween, and a coating layer containing 60% by weight or more of a particulate super-engineering plastic polymer is formed on the other surface of the current collector of the single-sided positive electrode.

Abstract: Multifunction smart door devices may be part of a system of multifunction smart door devices installed within or near stateroom doors of a cruise ship. Each smart door device can control access to a stateroom based on facial recognition or a wireless credential and can perform other functions such as controlling stateroom personalization features, providing an electronic peephole function, allowing controlled access for authorized crew members, accommodating remote unlocking, and providing notifications. Data obtained by the smart door devices can be provided to the cruise operator for service, safety, or security purposes, such as for anonymized foot traffic analysis, hazard detection, and stateroom access auditing. Smart door device functionality may be implemented in part by customers' mobile devices.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer provided on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a specific polyamide resin and specific inorganic particles. The specific inorganic particles each include a metal oxide particle and a surface treatment layer covering at least a part of the surface of the metal oxide particle. The surface treatment layers contain a component derived from an organic siloxane compound. The specific polyamide resin includes a first repeating unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with a carbon number of at least 8 and no greater than 20 and a second repeating unit derived from a diamine compound with a cycloalkane structure. The total percentage content of the first repeating unit and the second repeating unit to all repeating units included in the specific polyamide resin is at least 80% by mol.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer provided on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a specific polyamide resin and specific inorganic particles. The specific inorganic particles each include a metal oxide particle and a surface treatment layer covering at least a part of the surface of the metal oxide particle. The surface treatment layers contain a component derived from an organic siloxane compound and at least one of aluminum oxide and silica. The specific polyamide resin includes a first repeating unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with a carbon number of at least 8 and no greater than 20 and a second repeating unit derived from a diamine compound with a cycloalkane structure.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer provided on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a specific polyamide resin and specific inorganic particles. The specific inorganic particles each include a metal oxide particle and a surface treatment layer covering at least a part of the surface of the metal oxide particle. The surface treatment layers contain at least one of aluminum oxide and silica. The specific polyamide resin includes a first repeating unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with a carbon number of at least 8 and no greater than 20 and a second repeating unit derived from a diamine compound with a cycloalkane structure. The total percentage content of the first repeating unit and the second repeating unit to all repeating units included in the specific polyamide resin is at least 80% by mol.

Abstract: A spine adjustment joint for use in a spine assembly of an anthropomorphic device with the device used to achieve a human-like response in crash test simulations. The joint includes a lower bracket which is coupled to a lower spine assembly and an upper bracket which is coupled to an upper spine assembly. The spine adjustment joint also includes a joint member at least partially formed of an elastomeric material that is coupled to each of the upper and lower bracket with the joint member providing flexibility between the upper and lower spine assembly. The spine assembly also includes at least one fastener passing through one of the upper and lower brackets and mounted to the joint member to secure the upper spine assembly in the desired angular position relative to the lower spine assembly.

Abstract: A connector assembly for a flat flexible cable (FFC) includes a plug, an FFC, a cable stiffening element and a header. The plug retains a plurality of conductive terminals, each having a welding surface exposed on a first side of the plug, and a second contact surface exposed on a second side of the plug, opposite the first side. The FFC includes a plurality of conductors exposed on at least one side thereof. The cable stiffening element is arranged over the FFC proximate the plurality of exposed conductors, and is mounted to the plug such that the welding surfaces of the conductive terminals oppose the exposed conductors of the FFC. The header is adapted to be mounted to a substrate and defines a plug opening having a plurality of conductive header contacts arranged therein and adapted to receive the plug.

Abstract: A connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has a first connector housing. A lever is rotatably mounted relative to the first connector housing. The lever has lever arms with projections provided at free ends of the lever arms, The second connector has a second connector housing. A lever receiving recess with at least one latching projection is provided in the second connector housing. The at least one latching projection is configured to cooperate with the projections of the first connector housing. The lever is rotatable between a pre-insertion position and an insertion position. The cooperation of the lever with the lever receiving recess prevents the premature mating of the first connector housing to the second connector housing as the lever is moved between the pre-insertion position and the insertion position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for video coding of visual features that uses picture structures such as subpictures to independently encode individual features or groups of features are disclosed. An encoding method includes extracting a plurality of features from an image, representing each of the image features as a two-dimensional feature unit, grouping the feature units into at least one subpicture of the frame, and encoding the video frame into a bitstream. A compatible decoder for reconstructing the sequence of features is also provided.

Abstract: A degassing device removes air dissolved in a liquid under a pressure decreased atmosphere, and includes a liquid tank, a circulation flow pass, a circulating device, a container, and a pressure decreasing device. The liquid tank stores the liquid. The circulation flow pass communicates different positions of the liquid tank. The circulation device circulates the liquid through the circulation flow pass. The container houses the circulation device. The pressure decreasing device decreases pressure in the liquid tank and the container.

Abstract: A secondary battery manufacturing method includes: an electrode assembly manufacturing step of manufacturing an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are fixed by an adhesive so that the electrodes and the separators are alternately stacked, and a battery cell manufacturing step of housing the electrode assembly together with an electrolyte solution and sealing them within the pouch case to manufacture a battery cell. The electrode assembly manufacturing step comprises a step of forming a first adhesive part formed between the electrode and the separator, and a second adhesive part formed between separators adjacent to each other among the plurality of separators contained in the electrode assembly. The second adhesive part is formed so as to be arranged on the outside of the first adhesive part along a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the electrodes and the separators are stacked.

Abstract: In a wireless mesh network, e.g., a WiFi network, having a root node and one or more extenders, a rogue extender can be removed from the network by (i) updating the list of authorized extenders stored at the root node to exclude the rogue extender and then (ii) changing the network address of the root node. In that case, the existing extenders will automatically re-initiate their on-boarding processes in which the root node will (1) provide the authorized extenders on the list with its new network address in response to probe requests received from those extenders and (2) ignore probe requests received from the rogue extender, thereby terminating the on-boarding process without providing its new network address to the rogue extender. Depending on the implementation, a remote configuration server can provide the new network address to the root node or the root node can select its own new network address.

Abstract: An electrode manufacturing device includes a first coating portion, a second coating portion, and a drying portion. The first coating portion applies a first electrode slurry to a first side of the electrode sheet in the horizontal direction and a second coating portion applies a second electrode slurry to a second side of the electrode sheet in the vertical direction. The second coating portion is disposed after the first coating portion. A method including the same is also provided.

Abstract: A charge protocol inspection apparatus including an information obtaining unit is configured to obtain information about a charge protocol of a battery cell, an open circuit voltage (OCV) corresponding to a state of charge (SoC) of the battery cell, and a reference internal resistance of the battery cell, calculate an internal resistance of the battery cell during charge based on the information about the charge protocol and the OCV corresponding to the SoC of the battery cell, and compare the reference internal resistance of the battery cell with the internal resistance of the battery cell during charge.

Abstract: There is provided a technology advantageous for detecting an installation error of an imaging device in a mobile object. The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device including: a vanishing point estimation unit that acquires a surrounding image captured by an imaging device including an optical system which has an optical axis non-parallel to a moving direction of the imaging device and estimates estimated vanishing point position information indicating a position of a vanishing point by analyzing the surrounding image; and an attachment detection unit that acquires imaging attachment information indicating an attachment posture of the imaging device on the basis of the estimated vanishing point position information and reference vanishing point position information indicating a position of a reference vanishing point.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a plurality of liquid tank, a pressure decreasing device, a circulation flow pass, a circulating device, a recording head, and a control device. The ink tanks store a liquid. The pressure decreasing device decreases pressure in the liquid tanks. The circulation flow pass is provided in each of the liquid tanks and communicates different positions of the liquid tank. The circulation device circulates the liquid through the circulation flow passes. The recording head ejects the liquid supplied from the liquid tanks. The control device selects the liquid tank for supplying the liquid to the recording head based on an amount of dissolved gas in the liquid tanks.

Abstract: A connector cover (200) for a FFC/FPC connector (100) is described. The connector cover (200) for a FFC/FPC connector (100) comprises at least one electric terminals array (101), and it is slidable along a sliding direction (Z) from a fixed pre-lock position (PLP), in which at least one FFC/FPC (300) can be inserted into the cover connector (100) along an insertion direction (X), to a fixed lock-position (LP), in which the at least one FFC/FPC (300) is blocked into the connector (100) and can thus be welded to the at least one electric terminals array (101) of the connector (100). A connector device, a connector assembly, a connector kit and a method to form a connector assembly are described as well.