Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.

Abstract: A battery pack may include battery cells, each of which may have a pair of first surface portions facing each other in a first direction and have a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate stacked so as to be arranged in the first direction, an outer shell portion that houses the stacked battery cells, elastic structures, each of which may be provided between the battery cells adjacent to each other in the first direction, and a plurality of frames that may fix the battery cells to the outer shell portion. The elastic structures may be disposed so as to cover the central portions of the first surface portions and the frames may be disposed so as to cover an outer circumference portions of the first surface portions.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a rotary member including a heat-generation layer with a plurality of rings, a temperature detecting portion configured to detect a temperature of the rotary member, a conduction detecting unit configured to detect a conduction failure in an opposing ring that is one of the plurality of rings of the heat-generation layer and that opposes the temperature detecting portion, and a controller configured to control the supply of power to the magnetic field generator. The conduction detecting unit includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, and a current detecting portion that includes a detection coil. A length of one of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core around which the detection coil is wound is less than a length of another of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core around which the detection coil is not wound.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.

Abstract: A first information processing apparatus includes a record set acquiring unit that acquires a record set, a record identification information acquiring unit that acquires record identification information, a concealing unit that generates a concealment record set from the record set using conversion information and generates concealment record identification information based on the record identification information and the conversion information, and a first transmitter that transmits the concealment record set and the concealment record identification information to a second information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus includes a second receiver that receives the concealment record set and the concealment record identification information from the first information processing apparatus and a data analyzer that analyzes each record in the concealment record set identified based on the concealment record identification information using a learning model or a numerical model.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a DRAM includes: forming a hard mask layer on a substrate with an opening therein; forming a dielectric layer on a sidewall of the opening; forming a first barrier layer and a first conductor layer in the opening; performing a first dry etching and a first wet etching processes to respectively partially remove the first barrier layer and the first conductor layer, to expose the dielectric layer on upper sidewall; forming a second barrier layer in the opening; forming a mask layer in the opening to cover the second barrier layer; removing a part of the second barrier layer and the mask layer to expose the dielectric layer on the upper sidewall of the opening; and forming a second conductor layer in the opening.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a panel member (1) in accordance with the present invention includes: a processing step of processing a veneer sheet (2), which is obtained by processing wood into a sheet, into a predetermined desired shape; and a resin molding step of setting the veneer sheet (2), which has been processed in the processing step, on a mold M1 and pouring a transmissive resin onto a front surface side of the veneer sheet (2) to mold a base material part (3). The base material part (3) is molded such that the plate thickness thereof gradually changes.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a rotary member including a heat-generation layer with a plurality of rings, a temperature detecting portion configured to detect a temperature of the rotary member, a conduction detecting unit configured to detect a conduction failure in an opposing ring that is one of the plurality of rings of the heat-generation layer and that opposes the temperature detecting portion, and a controller configured to control the supply of power to the magnetic field generator. The conduction detecting unit includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, and a current detecting portion that includes a detection coil. A length of one of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core around which the detection coil is wound is less than a length of another of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core around which the detection coil is not wound.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus including a sleeve having divided heat generating layers, an exciting coil provided in an inside space of the sleeve, a magnetic core provided inside the exciting coil, a temperature detecting element opposing one of the divided heat generating layers, and a current monitoring sensor. An induced current is generated in the divided heat generating layers by passing an alternating current through the exciting coil, and the divided heat generating layers generate heat. An image on the recording material is heated by the divided heat generating layers. The current monitoring sensor is configured to monitor a current flowing through the above-described one of the divided heating generating layers.

Abstract: An information generation system includes: an acquisition unit to acquire a set of records, each f which indicates a correspondence relation between a setting condition and a processing result for each processing, a generation unit to generate display information in order generate a display image based on the set of records, and a control unit to control a display unit so as to display the display image based on the display information. The display image includes the first area and the second area. Setting condition axes are displayed on the first area. Processing result axes are displayed on the second area. Value objects indicating concrete values of the setting condition are displayed at the setting condition axes. Value objects indicating concrete values of the processing result are displayed at the processing result axes. Between the value objects, relation objects indicating correspondence relations are displayed.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes one or more processors. The processors generate data for displaying, in parallel coordinates, data of M dimensions (M is a natural number less than N) specified from N dimensions (N is a natural number) by a user's interactive operation. When the specification of the M dimensions is changed, the processors generate data for displaying data of the changed M dimensions in parallel coordinates.

Abstract: A first information processing apparatus includes a record set acquiring unit that acquires a record set, a record identification information acquiring unit that acquires record identification information, a concealing unit that generates a concealment record set from the record set using conversion information and generates concealment record identification information based on the record identification information and the conversion information, and a first transmitter that transmits the concealment record set and the concealment record identification information to a second information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus includes a second receiver that receives the concealment record set and the concealment record identification information from the first information processing apparatus and a data analyzer that analyzes each record in the concealment record set identified based on the concealment record identification information using a learning model or a numerical model.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a sleeve including divided heat generating layers, an exciting coil provided in an inside space of the sleeve, a magnetic core provided inside the exciting coil, and a temperature detecting element opposing one of the divided heat generating layers. An induced current is generated in the divided heat generating layers by passing an alternating current through the exciting coil, and the divided heat generating layers generate heat. An image on the recording material is heated by the divided heat generating layers. The image heating apparatus further comprises a current monitoring sensor configured to monitor a current flowing through the above-described one of the divided heating generating layers.

Abstract: A cylindrical fixing member for use with a fixing device includes a heat generating layer and an electrode layer contacting the heat generating layer. The electrode layer is smaller in volume resistance value than the heat generating layer. The electrode layer is formed in a helical shape so that a helical axis thereof extends in a direction along a generatrix direction of the fixing member. One end and the other end of the electrode layer are electrically open.

Abstract: Provided is a driving force transmission device including: an actuator (22) that, in a case where one of a first annular gear (11), a second annular gear (14), and a carrier (16) is an input member, another one is an output member, and the remaining one is a rotational member, causes one of the input member and the output member to rotate integrally with the rotational member. When driving force is inputted from the drive source to the input member and input member is rotated unidirectionally, the rotation direction of the output member in the case where one of the input member and the output member rotates integrally with the rotational member is reversed with respect to that in a case where one of the input member and the output member does not rotate integrally with the rotational member.

Abstract: A cylindrical fixing member for use with a fixing device includes a heat generating layer and an electrode layer contacting the heat generating layer. The electrode layer is smaller in volume resistance value than the heat generating layer. The electrode layer is formed in a helical shape so that a helical axis thereof extends in a direction along a generatrix direction of the fixing member. One end and the other end of the electrode layer are electrically open.

Abstract: A sheet conveyance device includes first, second, and third rotating members and a switching unit. The first rotating member rotates in one direction. The second rotating member conveys a sheet in a first direction with the first rotating member rotating. The third rotating member conveys the sheet in a second direction, different from the first direction, in conjunction with the first rotating member rotating. The switching unit switches from a first state where the second rotating member contacts a sheet first surface and the first rotating member contacts a sheet second surface to a second state in which the first rotating member contacts the first surface of the sheet and the third rotating member contacts the sheet second surface by moving the second rotating member before a trailing edge of the sheet conveyed in the first direction is conveyed by the first rotating member and the second rotating member.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing system includes one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the memories. The one or more processors are configured to receive a start time and an end time, and use time series information including data for which time information is associated with numerical information and index information including data for which a time range of the time information is associated with tabulation information tabulated for each time range of the time information, refer to the tabulation information associated with time information between the time range including the start time and the time range including the end time, and extract the tabulation information corresponding to a period between the start time and the end time.