Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display with improved structure. A liquid crystal display includes a cover plate, a polarizing layer, and a liquid crystal display unit layer. The cover plate is placed on the polarizing layer, and the polarizing layer is placed on the liquid crystal display unit layer. Between the cover plate and the polarizing layer or between the polarizing layer and the liquid crystal display unit layer, an optical adhesive layer may further be included. The present invention further includes a filling layer, enabling the area between the cover plate and the polarizing layer, between the polarizing layer and the liquid crystal display unit layer, or between the polarizing layer and the optical adhesive layer to be completely filled. The present invention solves the problem of uneven appearance or structural defects in the liquid crystal display caused by difficulties in controlling the adhesive dispensing quantity.

Abstract: A method for connecting an aluminum electrical conductor to a copper terminal is to be improved such that electrical connections between the conductor and the terminal can be established quickly and cost-effectively, these connections being durably stable and fluctuations in quality of these connections being prevented as far as possible. For this purpose the conductor is hard-soldered to the terminal in a first step, and a diffusion bond and/or fused bond with the hard solder layer is brought about in a second step by softening the aluminum strand bundle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for inserting a single pore into a membrane are described herein. A stepped or ramped voltage waveform can be applied across the membranes of the cells of an array, where the voltage waveform starts at first voltage and increases in magnitude over a period of time to a second voltage. The first voltage is selected to be low enough to reduce the risk of damaging the membrane, while the rate of voltage increase is selected to provide sufficient time for the pores to insert into the membranes. Once a pore is inserted into the membrane, the voltage across the membrane rapidly drops, thereby reducing the risk of damaging the membrane even if the applied voltage between the electrodes is further increased.

Abstract: A bellows section of a suction air passage includes a first portion, a second portion located on one side in a first direction with respect to the first portion, and a third portion located on one side in a second direction with respect to the first portion and the second portion. A partitioning member includes a first partitioning section defining the first portion on the one side in the second direction, a second partitioning section defining the second portion on the one side in the second direction, and a third partitioning section defining the third portion on the other side in the second direction. The first partitioning section, the second partitioning section, and the third partitioning section overlap each other in the first direction.

Abstract: A waste ink container includes: a side wall section surrounding a reservoir region; a plurality of receiving openings for receiving ink; a suction opening connected to a suction mechanism; an absorbing member that absorbs the ink; and a plurality of suction air passages defined by space in the reservoir region where the absorbing member is absent, connected to each of the plurality of receiving openings, and forming communication between the receiving opening as a connection destination and the suction opening to cause a suction airflow to pass therethrough generated in response to driving of the suction mechanism. A certain portion of at least one of the suction air passages is defined by space sandwiched between an air passage doubling portion forming a part of the side wall section and the absorbing member.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery comprising an organic solvent; a lithium salt; a first additive which is a compound represented by Formula 1; a second additive which is a compound represented by Formula 2; and a third additive which is one or more selected from the group consisting of vinylene carbonate and vinylethylene carbonate, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte solution are described: P[OSi(R1)3]3??[Formula 11 wherein R1 and n are described herein.

Abstract: A shaft sealing kit for a sealing gap is formed between a shaft and a machine part engaging around the shaft. A foam ring of an elastically deformable foam material can be arranged in the sealing gap to be sealed off. The shaft sealing kit also has a kneading ring, which can be arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the shaft and has a main body away from which there at least one cam extends which cam serves for locally compressing the foam material of the foam ring in the assembled state of the shaft sealing kit. A shaft arrangement can include a shaft sealing kit or a plurality of such shaft sealing kits.

Abstract: A correction mechanism of the belt conveyor device, including a pair of inclined bearings and a pair of main-body guides, corrects meanders of a belt. The pair of inclined bearings include a pair of bearing portions, respectively, and a pair of inclined portions, respectively, that are inclined symmetrically with respect to an axial direction of the rollers. The pair of main-body guides are put into contact with the pair of inclined portions, respectively, and make end portions of the rollers in the axial direction moved in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, together with the pair of inclined bearings during meandering of the belt. The pair of inclined portions and the pair of main-body guides are placed below the rollers. The pair of main-body guides are placed below the pair of inclined portions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an authentication application device that registers information acquired from an authentication system, and indicating a normal application accessible by a user when the user logs in in the image forming apparatus, in temporary user information, and a normal application device that decides, upon being requested to activate itself, whether the user who has logged in in the image forming apparatus is authorized to utilize the normal application device, on a basis of the temporary user information.

Abstract: A service providing system associated with an autonomous driving platform is provided. A service providing system associated with a simulation platform is provided. The service providing system includes a platform managing server configured to manage the simulation platform that provides simulation related to a driving environment of a vehicle, a vehicle data managing server configured to acquire vehicle data including driving data related to driving of the vehicle and battery data related to a state of a battery of the vehicle and provide a simulation request based on the vehicle data and the vehicle data to the simulation platform, and a service server configured to manage energy management software that provides energy management data to the simulation platform in association with the simulation platform.

Abstract: A terminal includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The first conductive member includes a first recessed portion. The second conductive member includes a flange portion and a shaft portion. At least a portion of the flange portion is arranged in the first recessed portion. The first conductive member includes a metal joining portion metallically joined to the flange portion. The flange portion includes a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. An outer diameter of the small diameter portion is equal to or less than 9/10 of an outer diameter of the large diameter portion. An outer peripheral side surface of the small diameter portion includes a fastening portion mechanically fastened to an inner surface of the first recessed portion.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a blade, and a cleaning liquid supply member. The head unit is provided with a nozzle surface. The cleaning liquid supply member includes a supply port, a sheet member, and a holder. When the cleaning liquid supply member is moved to a supply position and then the recording head is lowered, a tip end of the sheet member comes into contact with the nozzle surface, and then the cleaning liquid supply member is turned from an inclined posture to a supply posture while the tip end of the sheet member is moved along the nozzle surface forward in the moving direction, and the sheet member is disposed between the supply port and the nozzle surface.

Abstract: At least one of a first bus bar module and a second bus bar module has a protrusion that protrudes toward the other of the first bus bar module and the second bus bar module, the protrusion hindering incorrect assembling of the first bus bar module or the second bus bar module by interference, the protrusion causing no interference when the first bus bar module and the second bus bar module are correctly assembled.

Abstract: A correction mechanism of the belt conveyor device, including a pair of inclined bearings and a pair of main-body guides, corrects meanders of a belt. The pair of inclined bearings include a pair of bearing portions, respectively, and a pair of inclined portions, respectively, that are inclined symmetrically with respect to an axial direction of the rollers. The pair of main-body guides are put into contact with the pair of inclined portions, respectively, and make an end side of the rollers in the axial direction moved in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, together with the pair of inclined bearings during meandering of the belt. The pair of inclined bearings are fittable to and removable from a shaft portion of one of the rollers.

Abstract: A battery management device includes: an interface that obtains voltage measurement values generated by measuring voltage from a battery at regular time intervals within a first time period; and a controller that: derives an average rate of change of the voltage measurement values during the first time period; compares the voltage measurement values with corresponding values according to the average rate of change to derive voltage difference values during the first time period; and determines whether an error exists in the voltage measurement values during the first time period based on the voltage difference values.

Abstract: A pouch roll replacement system comprises a transport part, a replacement chucking part, an unwinder chucking part, a measuring part, and a control part. The transport part transports a replacement pouch roll and is capable of adjusting the central axis height of the replacement pouch roll The replacement chucking part is provided to chuck the replacement pouch roll transported through the transport part and has a predetermined chucking height The unwinder chucking part accommodates a traveling pouch roll and the measuring part measures the distance to the replacement pouch roll seated on the transport part before transporting the replacement pouch roll to the replacement chucking part. The control part controls the transport part so that the central axis height of the replacement pouch roll seated on the transport part is adjusted based on the measurement information of the measuring part and the chucking height of the replacement chucking part.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing system and an information processing method capable of, on the basis of an imaging equipment synchronization signal, performing processing on a video signal of a frame rate different from a frequency of the imaging equipment synchronization signal. On the basis of a genlock signal as the imaging equipment synchronization signal, a signal processing unit performs output video signal generation processing on an input video signal that is a video signal of an input frame rate different from a frequency of the genlock signal. A signal output IF outputs an output video signal of an output frame rate different from the frequency of the genlock signal on the basis of the output video signal generation processing on the input video signal.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing device having a digital front end (DFE). The DFE includes printing device configuration settings. The DFE defines the settings based on configurable attributes and generates a device capabilities file. The device capabilities file is downloaded to a print driver, printing application, or other interface. The settings within the device capabilities file are modified based on a conflict with a configurable attribute received from another set of attributes. The modified settings are stored within the device capabilities file. The device capabilities file is provided to a print ticket editor or similar device with the settings dynamically configured.

Abstract: In an information notification system, an information processing device on a sending side that sends an e-mail includes: an operation device through which a reminder sending date and time earlier than a start date and time for a conference is to be input; and a controller that, upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition, brings forward the reminder sending date and time and, at the reminder sending date and time, executes sending of the e-mail to an information processing device on a receiving side that receives the e-mail.

Abstract: Analytical methods and systems applied to sequential event data are disclosed. An exemplary system and method analyzes datasets containing events in a plurality of journeys. The methods and systems described analyze and quantify the relative importance of events and sequences leading to outcomes where the data is complex and interconnected. In some embodiments, a graphical user interface illustrates the quantification of these datasets. In some embodiments, the graphical user interface maps the journey paths to show the relative importance of each journey path. In some embodiments, the maps of journey paths are interactive, allowing selection of paths of interest for detailed analysis. In some embodiments, the methods and systems calculate paths similar to a journey path of interest. An exemplary method and system also provides detailed recommendations for changing events within a sequence to either increase or decrease the likelihood of achieving a selected outcome.