Abstract: To reduce the time required to start a drink filling operation or the time interval between productions. In a method of sterilizing a drink filling apparatus that includes drink supply piping that feeds a drink into a filling machine through a heating sterilization part, a heated liquid or heated steam is fed to the drink supply piping, temperatures of the drink supply piping at a plurality of positions are detected at predetermined time intervals, a lowest temperature is selected from the detected temperatures, an F value is calculated for the selected lowest temperature, the calculated F value is integrated, and a sterilization step is ended when the integrated F value reaches a target value.

Abstract: A three-dimensional point generation method for generating one or more three-dimensional points in a three-dimensional coordinate system includes: performing at least one of rotation or inversion on one or more second three-dimensional points located in a vicinity of a first three-dimensional point to generate one or more converted second three-dimensional points; and specifying one or more third three-dimensional points associated with the one or more converted second three-dimensional points.

Abstract: A deodorizing method includes a first rinsing step of supplying first rinse water for a first circulation system to a first circulation system (25a) including at least a heat sterilizer (3) that heats a drink, a chemical circulation step of supplying and circulating a chemical for a first circulation system in the first circulation system (25a), and a second rinsing step of supplying second rinse water for a first circulation system to the first circulation system (25a). At the chemical circulation step, the chemical for a first circulation system is heated to a temperature of 70° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower in the first circulation system (25a).

Abstract: A seat system includes a seat including a sensor configured to acquire information for detection of a motion of an occupant seated on a seat body, a terminal device configured to acquire the information from the sensor, and a server capable of communicating with the terminal device. The terminal device executes a game using the sensor based on the information, and acquires an execution result corresponding to the occupant for a game played by the occupant. The server generates integrated data by integrating execution results of the game acquired from another terminal device, and computes a reference value for execution results of the game based on the integrated data. The terminal device or the server assigns a difficulty level of the game for the terminal device based on the execution result corresponding to the occupant and the reference value. The terminal device reflects the difficulty level on the game.

Abstract: A self-service commodity sales data processing device that includes a take-out determination unit for determining whether commodities were taken out simultaneously based on an image of a commodity taken out, a first identical termination unit for determining whether commodities are different commodities or identical commodities if the take-out determination unit determines that the commodities are taken out simultaneously, a reading unit for reading information of the taken-out commodities, a second identical determination unit for determining whether the commodities read by the reading unit are the identical commodity if the first identical determination unit determines that the taken-out commodities are different commodities, and a suspension unit for suspending the transaction if the second identical determination unit determines that the commodities are the identical commodity.

Abstract: Provided are a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and Formula 2, an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound, and an electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device: wherein, in Formula 1 and Formula 2, the substituents may be understood by referring to the detailed description.

Abstract: An electrical discharge detection system that detects an output of noise superimposed on a voltage or a current of an electric circuit to which a load is connected includes a filter unit capable of extracting an output waveform in a specific frequency band, a division unit capable of dividing a certain time into a plurality of domains, and a determination unit capable of confirming a degree of continuity of domains in which an output of noise has been confirmed or comparing outputs of noise of a domain group in which a plurality of domains is collected.

Abstract: A stator manufacturing device includes: an abutment member configured to form a bending start point in a lead wire segment coil among a plurality of segment coils inserted into a slot of a stator core, wherein the abutment member is configured to abut on a side surface of a projecting portion protruding from the slot of the lead wire segment coil from the outside in the radial direction of the stator core to form the bending start point; and a lead wire holding portion for holding the projecting portion of the lead wire segment coil, wherein the lead wire holding portion is configured to be movable along the radial direction and the axial direction of the stator core with respect to the abutment member.

Abstract: There is provided an image sensor including a first substrate including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of vertical signal lines and a plurality of first wiring layers and a second substrate including a plurality of second wiring layers. The first and second substrates are secured together between the pluralities of first and second wiring layers. First pads are provided between one of the plurality of first wiring layers and one of the plurality of second wiring layers and second pads are provided between another of the plurality of first wiring layers and another of the plurality of second wiring layers. First vias and second vias connect the first pads and the one of the plurality of first wiring layers and the one of the plurality of second wiring layers together.

Abstract: To provide a technique for improving image quality. A light detection apparatus includes: a semiconductor layer including a first surface and a second surface mutually positioned on opposite sides in a thickness direction; a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions provided on the semiconductor layer so as to be adjacent to each other via a separation region that stretches in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer; a transistor provided for each of the photoelectric conversion regions on the side of the first surface of the semiconductor layer; and a transparent electrode which is provided on the side of the second surface of the semiconductor layer and to which a potential is applied. In addition, the separation region includes a conductor which stretches in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer and the conductor is electrically connected on the side of the second surface of the semiconductor layer to the transparent electrode.

Abstract: An article processing apparatus includes: a configuration determination unit configured to determine a configuration of at least one transport unit including articles and stacked article groups each including a pallet, and at least one of the articles placed on the pallet, wherein first article groups are article groups excluding uppermost one of the stacked article groups; a palletizing mechanism configured to place the at least one of the articles on the pallet so as to form each of the stacked article groups; and a stacking mechanism configured to stack the article groups formed by the palletizing mechanism so as to form the transport unit, wherein the configuration determination unit is configured to determine the configuration of the at least one transport unit such that a load applied to each of the first article groups is smaller than a load index set to each of the first article groups.

Abstract: A windshield for vehicle including: a laminated glass including: a first glass plate; and a glass plate with a terminal having a second glass plate, a conductor having a terminal joint portion, and a terminal joined onto the terminal joint portion with lead-free solder interposed therebetween, in which: in the conductor, a feeding portion including a terminal joint portion is formed directly on the second glass plate; a first light-shielding layer is formed on a first glass plate, the first light-shielding layer covering a feeding portion of a conductor; and a second light-shielding layer is formed on the glass plate with the terminal, the second light-shielding layer covering at least a part of the conductor except for the feeding portion.

Abstract: An image-based acceptance learning device (2) learns a result of determination as to whether a planar object (1) is acceptable or defective based on at least one of a three-dimensional shape or a color on a surface of the planar object (1). The device (2) includes a surface image receiver (3) to receive an inputted two-dimensional data being image data of the surface of the planar object (1), a determination information receiver (4) to receive an inputted determination information indicating the result of determination as to whether the planar object (1) corresponding to the two-dimensional data is acceptable or defective, and a learner (5) to learn, based on the two-dimensional data and the determination information, a relevant area (1R) including the three-dimensional shape or the color on the surface in the two-dimensional data. The relevant area is a basis for the determination information.

Abstract: A liquid droplet discharge apparatus includes: a metallic discharge head configured to discharge a liquid droplet onto a print medium; an electrode arranged facing the discharge head; a voltage source configured to generate a potential difference between the discharge head and the electrode; a current detection part configured to detect a current flowing between the discharge head and the electrode; and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate a volume of the liquid droplet based on a current value detected by the current detection part, in a case that the liquid droplet is discharged from the discharge head in a state that the potential difference is generated between the discharge head and the electrode by the voltage source.

Abstract: A means for improving cycle durability of an electric device which uses a positive electrode active material containing sulfur is provided. The positive electrode material for an electric device includes, in the pores of a porous conductive material, a positive electrode active material containing sulfur and an electronic conductor.

Abstract: A curing device includes a light emitting member, and a control device. The light emitting member has a light source configured to emit light to cure liquid on a printing medium. The light source and the printing medium are configured to be located with a gap therebetween. The gap is variable among a plurality of distances including a first distance and a second distance greater than the first distance. The control device is configured to perform: controlling the light source to emit light of an intensity based on the gap so that the intensity when the gap is the second distance is greater than when the gap is the first distance.

Abstract: An electric device using a sulfur-containing positive electrode active material is capable of improving capacity characteristics and charge-discharge rate characteristics. Among positive electrode materials for an electric device including a sulfur-containing positive electrode active material and a sulfur-containing solid electrolyte, a positive electrode material for an electric device showing a peak in a range of 1400 to 1450 cm-1 in a Raman spectrum of microscopic Raman spectrometry using a laser with a wavelength of 532 nm is used.

Abstract: A back door that reduces noise in a vehicle interior by suppressing vibration of an outer panel while reducing the weight and costs includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel includes a horizontal frame part, vertical frame parts, merging parts, and connecting parts. The connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in a width direction of the horizontal frame part, the connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in the width direction of the vertical frame part, and the connecting part extends only from one end part on an opening part side in the width direction of the vertical frame part. The connecting parts are respectively connected to the outer panel. The merging parts are formed with higher torsional rigidity than the horizontal frame part and the vertical frame parts.

Abstract: A biological signal measuring device that includes a light emitting unit that includes at least a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element that irradiate a biological surface, and a light receiving unit that includes at least one light receiving element that receives light scattered in a living body by light emitted from the light emitting unit, and outputs biological information that is a light intensity signal measured by the light receiving element. The biological signal measuring device is capable of performing both pulse measurement and blood flow measurement with high accuracy.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a head having a discharge surface in which a nozzle configured to discharge a liquid droplet in a first direction is opened; a light-emitter configured to emit light; a light-receiver configured to receive the light; a gradient adding member configured to add a gradient to a light intensity of an optical path of the light in each of second and third directions, the second and third directions intersecting the first direction, the second and third directions intersecting with each other; and a controller. The optical path intersects a flying area in which the liquid droplet from the nozzle flies at a position between the gradient adding member and the light-receiver. The controller is configured to detect a deviation of a flying direction of the liquid droplet based on an amount of the light received by the light-receiver.