Abstract: A multiple-beam image acquisition apparatus includes a stage to mount thereon a target object, a mark member, arranged on the stage, to include a base body having at least a surface made from the first material, plural isolated patterns, formed on the base body, having the same positional relationship as plural irradiation positions, flush in height with the surface of the target object, of plural beams having been determined previously in multiple primary electron beams, and being made from a material different from the first material, and an alignment mark, an electron optical system to irradiate the mark member with the multiple primary electron beams in the state where alignment of the multiple primary electron beams has been performed using the alignment mark, and a multi-detector to detect multiple secondary electron beams emitted from the mark member because the mark member is irradiated with the multiple primary electron beams.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes a decompression unit configured to decompress a refrigerant, an evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant decompressed by the decompression unit, a pressure detector configured to detect an outlet-side pressure of the refrigerant at a refrigerant outlet side of the evaporator, a temperature detector configured to detect an outlet-side temperature of the refrigerant at the refrigerant outlet side of the evaporator, and a controller configured to control an operation of the decompression unit. The controller is configured to calculate a delayed outlet-side temperature by performing a delay process on the outlet-side temperature, and to control the decompression unit by using the outlet-side pressure and the delayed outlet-side temperature.

Abstract: An image processing device (10) according to the present disclosure includes: an image cutting-out unit (12) that cuts out a cutout image including a predetermined object from an input image; an image size standardization unit (13) that performs standardization of a size of the cutout image to a predetermined size; and an image output unit (14) that outputs a cutout image after the standardization, in which the image size standardization unit (13) adds predetermined images in a width direction and a height direction of the cutout image in a case where the size of the cutout image is less than or equal to the predetermined size in both the width direction and the height direction, and adds predetermined images in at least one of the width direction or the height direction of the cutout image to generate an additional image having an aspect ratio identical to that of the predetermined size and compresses the additional image to the predetermined size in a case where the size of the cutout image is greater than

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a first head including first nozzles; a first irradiator including first light sources; and a controller. The first nozzles are arranged to constitute a nozzle row. The first light sources are arranged to constitute a light source row, and including an inner light source, and first and second outer light sources. The controller is configured to cause: the first head to execute a first discharging operation of discharging a clear ink to a printing medium; and the first irradiator to execute a first irradiating operation of irradiating the clear ink with a light. The controller is configured to make an intensity of the light, from each of the first and second outer light sources, with which the clear ink is irradiated smaller than an intensity of the light, from the inner light source, with which the clear ink is irradiated.

Abstract: An image processing device (10) according to the present disclosure includes: an image division unit (12) that divides an image to be processed including a predetermined object into a plurality of divided images having a predetermined size; a region detection unit (13) that detects, for each of the plurality of divided images, an object region that is a pixel region of the object in each divided image and a deterioration region that is a pixel region of a deterioration portion of the object; an information combining unit (14) that generates an object detection result image obtained by combining images of a plurality of the object regions detected for the respective plurality of divided images while maintaining a positional relationship among the plurality of divided images, and a deterioration detection result image obtained by combining images of a plurality of the deterioration regions detected for the respective plurality of divided images while maintaining the positional relationship among the plurality o

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

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 taken-out 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: The pedestrian airbag device includes an airbag cushion that expands and deploys from below the front hood toward the windshield. The airbag cushion has a main chamber covering at least the lower part of the windshield, a pillar chamber covering the A-pillar, provided at both ends of the main chamber in the vehicle width direction, a compartment wall partitioning the main chamber and the pillar chamber, an inner vent penetrating the compartment wall through which gas can pass, a bridge over the inner vent, and a patch attached so as to cover the inner vent on the pillar chamber side of the compartment wall, such that a portion is separable from the compartment wall.

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 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: 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: 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.