Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an intermediate stacking portion which temporarily stacks, thereon, a sheet conveyed thereto; a discharge portion which discharges sheet stacked on the intermediate stacking portion; an aligning member which is provided downstream of the discharge portion in a sheet conveying direction and has a sheet holding surface capable of holding the lower surfaces of the sheet and a sheet aligning surface capable of abutting against end portions of the sheet in the widthwise direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction, the aligning member being movable in the widthwise direction; a first stacking portion which is provided below the aligning member and stacks, thereon, a sheet discharged from the discharge portion; and a second stacking portion which is provided above the aligning member and stacks, thereon, a sheet conveyed thereto; wherein a standby position of the aligning member is at a position more inward than the outermost position in the widthwise direction, within

Abstract: An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a sheet feeding apparatus. The system includes: a first conveying unit conveying to the image forming apparatus a recording material; a second conveying unit conveying to an image forming unit of the image forming apparatus the recording material; a detector detecting a recording material type while the second conveying unit halts conveying the recording material; a first controller, based on detection by the detector, determining a speed for conveying the recording material to the image forming unit, and conveying the recording material at the conveying speed; and a second controller controlling recording material conveying speeds of the first conveying unit. Before the recording material reaches the second conveying unit, the second controller maintains a first conveying speed, and after the recording material reaches the second convey unit, maintains a second conveying speed determined by the first control unit.

Abstract: A method of activating a molded Cu-ZSM5 zeolite adsorbent of the present invention includes: oxidizing a molded product of Cu-ZSM5 zeolite in the flow of air or a gas having an equivalent oxidizability to the air at a temperature of 250° C. to 550° C.; and then heat-treating the molded product of the Cu-ZSM5 zeolite in vacuum or the flow of an inert gas at a temperature of 550° C. to 800° C. According to the present invention, an adsorbent whose adsorption performance is not deteriorated can be obtained in the case where a molded product is produced using Cu-ZSM5 zeolite.

Abstract: An open magnetic circuit multilayer coil component includes a laminate with magnetic layers, a coil, and a nonmagnetic layer provided within the laminate so as to cross a magnetic path formed by energization of the coil. A nonmagnetic material constituting the nonmagnetic layer is a Zn—Cu-based ferrite nonmagnetic material, and a magnetic material constituting the magnetic layer is a magnetic material containing 100 parts by weight of an Ni—Zn—Cu-based magnetic ferrite material and 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight, in terms of Co3O4, of Co added to the Ni—Zn—Cu-based magnetic ferrite material.

Abstract: An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a sheet feeding apparatus. The system includes: a first conveying unit conveying to the image forming apparatus a recording material; a second conveying unit conveying to an image forming unit of the image forming apparatus the recording material; a detector detecting a recording material type while the second conveying unit halts conveying the recording material; a first controller, based on detection by the detector, determining a speed for conveying the recording material to the image forming unit, and conveying the recording material at the conveying speed; and a second controller controlling recording material conveying speeds of the first conveying unit. Before the recording material reaches the second conveying unit, the second controller maintains a first conveying speed, and after the recording material reaches the second convey unit, maintains a second conveying speed determined by the first control unit.

Abstract: A silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising: (A) a mixture or a product of partial condensation of (a) a raw rubberlike organopolysiloxane having an average of at least one alkenyl group per molecule and (b) an organopolysiloxane resin consisting essentially of R13SiO1/2 units and SiO4/2 units; (B) an organopolysiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) a phenol-type oxidation inhibitor and/or a phenol-modified organosiloxane; (D) an aromatic amino-type oxidation inhibitor and/or aromatic amino-modified organosiloxane; and (E) a platinum-based catalyst, can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that maintains good removability after being exposed to high temperatures.

Abstract: A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, in which the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, a bracket part for attaching the imaging module is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.

Abstract: In a flip shop mounting method by no-flow underfill in which resin 54 is pre-coated on a substrate 52, and a semiconductor 50 with bump is mounted on the substrate 52 to join a pad electrode 53 on the substrate 52 to the bump 51, the substrate 52 is placed on an upper surface of a base 11 of a reflow jig 10, the resin 54 highly filled with filler 55 is applied onto the substrate 52, the semiconductor 50 with bump is mounted at a predetermined position over the substrate 52, a press plate 21 is placed on an upper portion of the semiconductor 50, a spacer 13 is interposed between a lower surface of the press plate 21 and an upper surface of the base 11 to regulate an amount of press force of the press plate 21, and horizontal movement of the press plate 21 is regulated by positioning guide pins 15 on the upper surface of the base 11.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including: (A) a light reception/charge storage region formed in a semiconductor layer, the light reception/charge storage region including M light reception/charge storage layers stacked one on top of the other, where M?2; (B) a charge output region formed in the semiconductor layer; (C) a conduction/non-conduction control region which includes a portion of the semiconductor layer located between the light reception/charge storage region and the charge output region; and (D) a conduction/non-conduction control electrode adapted to control the conduction or non-conduction state of the conduction/non-conduction control region, wherein mth potential control electrodes are provided between the mth and (m+1)th light reception/charge storage layers, where 1?m?(M?1), to control the potentials of the light reception/charge storage layers.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor for capturing an image of the object by receiving reflected light, distance-measuring light-emitting devices for irradiating the object with spot light, and a control circuit for driving the distance-measuring light-emitting devices, detecting the spot light positions of the distance-measuring light-emitting devices from an image captured by the image sensor, and obtaining the distance to the object. The image sensor provided for capturing an image of the object can be used as a photodetector device for distance measurement. With this, it becomes unnecessary to separately provide a photodetector device for distance measurement, which enables miniaturization of the image capturing apparatus, as well as cost reduction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a transistor on a first surface of a device substrate, forming a hole in a second surface opposite to the first surface of the device substrate, and supplying hydrogen to a gate insulating film of the transistor from the second surface of the device substrate through the hole.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup element includes: (A) a light receiving/charge accumulating region formed in a semiconductor layer and formed by laminating M (where M?2) light receiving/charge accumulating layers; (B) a charge outputting region formed in the semiconductor layer; (C) a depletion layer forming region formed of a part of the semiconductor layer, the part of the semiconductor layer being situated between the light receiving/charge accumulating region and the charge outputting region; and (D) a control electrode region for controlling a state of formation of a depletion layer in the depletion layer forming region, wherein the solid-state image pickup element further includes a light receiving/charge accumulating layer extending section extending from each light receiving/charge accumulating layer to the depletion layer forming region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel water-soluble soybean polysaccharide which is produced by imparting a function of stabilizing a protein in a pH range around the isoelectric point of the protein to a water-soluble soybean polysaccharide. Also disclosed is a novel dispersion stabilizer which enables to stabilize the dispersion of a protein in a pH range around the isoelectric point of the protein. Further, disclosed is a acidic protein food/beverage comprising the dispersion stabilizer. A crosslinked product of a water-soluble soybean polysaccharide extracted from a soybean seed raw material can improve the dispersion stability of a milk protein in a pH range around the isoelectric point of the protein. By using the water-soluble soybean polysaccharide, an acidic protein food/beverage having a low viscosity can be produced.

Abstract: An engine control section detects that a sheet in a cassette is exhausted during duplex image formation. If a sheet with its first surface being printed is on standby in a duplexer, an image formation timing signal is output for a first surface of a sheet not fed because of a paper-out. Subsequently, an image formation timing signal is output for a second surface of the sheet that is in the duplexer and has its first surface printed. After completing the image formation of the second surface of the sheet, the operation is halted.

Abstract: The adsorbent for carbon monoxide of the present invention is obtained by activating a Cu-ZSM5 type zeolite prepared as a catalyst for removal of NOX through heating at 450 to 600° C. in an inert gas atmosphere containing no moisture. The gas purification method of the present invention includes removing carbon monoxide as a trace amount of impurities contained in a gas by a temperature swing adsorption method, wherein the adsorbent for carbon monoxide according to claim 1 is used, and a regeneration operation of the adsorbent for carbon monoxide is carried out at 200 to 350° C.

Abstract: In an index table, a left-hand specification and a right-hand specification of a motor can be changed. As solving means, there is provided an index table 1 in which a rotating table 3 is rotatably supported at a frame 2 by a rotating shaft 10, a setting surface 5 is provided at the frame 2 orthogonally to a rotating table surface 4 of the rotating table 3, a motor 8 is disposed at a surface 6 among two surfaces (6, 7) of the frame 2 that are orthogonal to the rotating table surface 4 and the setting surface 5, an output shaft 9 of the motor 8 is connected to an end portion at a side of the surface 6 of the worm shaft 11 through transmitting elements (14, 15), the worm shaft 11 being orthogonal to the surface 6, and the motor 8 drives the rotating table 3 through the transmitting elements (14, 15), a worm 12 of the worm shaft 11, and a worm wheel 13, the worm wheel 13 being provided at the rotating shaft 10.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide water-soluble dietary fiber obtained by hot water extraction from cacao husks, and to use the water-soluble dietary fiber for addition to acidic protein foods such as milk component-containing beverages, dispersion stabilizers for chocolate beverages and the like, coating agents with improved coatability, age resistors for starch-containing food products, and shelf-life extenders for foods and beverages which continue to maintain their microbiostatic properties even when added only in small amounts.

Abstract: A support plate for supporting a wafer includes a plurality of through holes piercing the support plate in the thickness direction, and a belt-shaped or island-like flat portion on which the plurality of through holes are not formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera device including: an image pickup element; a substrate mounted with the image pickup element thereon; and a housing accommodating the image pickup element therein. The housing is provided with a plurality of support members which extend upright and to which an external edge portion of the substrate is stuck with an adhesive. The substrate is provided with an application area to which the adhesive is applied, at the external edge portion stuck with the support members.

Abstract: An internal circuit (151) has a timing constraint only in relation to an internal-signal transmitting and receiving circuit (102) and no timing constraint in relation to an external-signal receiving circuit (101). A layout accordingly becomes possible in which the external-signal receiving circuit (101) is not affected by the timing constraint of the internal circuit (151). Since a layout of the external-signal receiving circuit (101) thus realizes shorter distances between the external-signal receiving circuit (101) and the external clock terminal (154) and between the external-signal receiving circuit (101) and the external data terminal (155) so as to satisfy the timing constraints between the external-signal receiving circuit (101) and the external clock and data terminals (155) and (154), the timing constraint between an AC clock signal and an AC data signal is easily satisfied.