Abstract: A method for forming a coating film on a powder includes: a dispersion step of setting a container having contained the powder P in a main body of a dispersion device, and dispersing the powder in the container by the main body of the dispersion device; and an ALD step for forming the coating film on a surface of the powder, by setting the container having been removed from the main body of the dispersion device in a main body of an ALD apparatus in such a state that gas can be introduced and be exhausted, introducing a gas for performing an ALD cycle into the container, filling the container with the gas, and then exhausting the gas.

Abstract: An electronic component manufacturing apparatus has a holding member for holding an electronic component body, a surface plate, a moving unit that causes the holding member and the surface plate to relatively move, and a control unit that controls the moving unit. The control unit causes the moving unit to simultaneously perform a distance changing movement for changing, by shortening or extending, the distance between an end face of each electronic component body and a surface of the surface plate, and a position changing movement for changing a two-dimensional position where the end face of the electronic component body is projected on the surface of the surface plate in such a manner that the direction in which the two-dimensional position moves in parallel with the surface of the surface plate successively varies (for example, along a circular path).

Abstract: A failure diagnosing device of a drive mechanism of a mechanical apparatus with a body including a motor, a speed reducer configured to slow down rotational power of the motor, and an operation part configured to operate by the slowed rotational power, and a vibration-proof controller configured to perform a vibration-proof control to prevent vibration of the body, the mechanism including the speed reducer and the motor. The device sends a command for suspending the vibration-proof control to the controller, then identifies an acceleration-and-deceleration period during which operation of the mechanical apparatus of which the control is suspended accelerates and decelerates, and determines whether the mechanism indicates a sign of failure based on a change in a frequency spectrum of load current of the motor or a current value having a correlation with the load current to a change in a rotational speed of the motor during the acceleration-and-deceleration period.

Abstract: Effective use is achieved of a region in a proximity of a joining plane of semiconductor substrates in a semiconductor device including a stacked semiconductor substrate in which multilayer wiring layers of a plurality of semiconductor substrates are electrically connected to each other. The stacked semiconductor substrate includes plural semiconductor substrates on each of which a multilayer wiring layer is formed. In this stacked semiconductor substrate, the multilayer wiring layers are joined together and electrically connected to each other. In the proximity of a joining plane of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, a conductor is formed. This conductor is formed such that it is electrified in a direction of the joining plane.

Abstract: A paste coating apparatus includes a first feeder that feeds a first belt, a mounter that joins one end portion of each of a plurality of electronic components to the first belt, a first coater that coats paste on the other end portion of each of the plurality of electronic components mounted on the first belt, a first dryer that dries the paste, a second feeder that feeds a second belt, a transfer device that transfers the plurality of electronic components from the first belt to the second belt, a second coater that coats the paste on the one end portion of each of the plurality of electronic components mounted on the second belt, a second dryer that dries the paste, and a collection device that winds and collects the second belt.

Abstract: An electronic component manufacturing method includes a blotting process of bringing a conductive paste applied to an end portion of each electronic component body held by a jig into contact with a surface of a surface plate. The blotting process includes simultaneous performance of a distance changing process of changing the distance between an end face of each electronic component body and the surface of the surface plate and a position changing process of changing a two-dimensional position where the end face of the electronic component body is projected on the surface of the surface plate in such a manner that the direction of the movement of two-dimensional position in parallel to the surface of the surface plate successively varies (e.g., along a circular path).

Abstract: An abnormality cause identifying system for a device including a rotating member includes: acceleration sensors, a pickup sensor, and a temperature sensor, which observe a state of a rotating member and acquire a measurement data piece; a measurement data piece converting portion configured to convert the measurement data piece into two or more new-format conversion data pieces that are different from each other; and an abnormality cause identifying portion configured to identify an abnormality cause of the device by analyzing the conversion data pieces created by the measurement data piece converting portion.

Abstract: A film deposition apparatus includes: a chamber having a film deposition gas introduced thereinto and exhausted therefrom, in which film deposition with the film deposition gas is performed on an object to be treated; and a film conveying part disposed in the chamber and conveying in a roll-to-roll manner a long film that is the object to be treated. The film conveying part includes: a rotatable roller with part of whose peripheral surface the long film comes into contact; and a nozzle pipe for spraying an inert gas onto a region of the roller, the region being not covered by the long film.

Abstract: An electronic component manufacturing method includes a blotting process of bringing a conductive paste applied to an end portion of each electronic component body held by a jig into contact with a surface of a surface plate. The blotting process includes simultaneous performance of a distance changing process of changing the distance between an end face of each electronic component body and the surface of the surface plate and a position changing process of changing a two-dimensional position where the end face of the electronic component body is projected on the surface of the surface plate in such a manner that the direction of the movement of two-dimensional position in parallel to the surface of the surface plate successively varies (e.g., along a circular path).

Abstract: A method for forming a coating film on a powder includes: a dispersion step of setting a container having contained the powder P in a main body of a dispersion device, and dispersing the powder in the container by the main body of the dispersion device; and an ALD step for forming the coating film on a surface of the powder, by setting the container having been removed from the main body of the dispersion device in a main body of an ALD apparatus in such a state that gas can be introduced and be exhausted, introducing a gas for performing an ALD cycle into the container, filling the container with the gas, and then exhausting the gas.

Abstract: A control method for gas-shielded arc welding includes providing a normal arc period in which the welding current is maintained at a setting current Icc set in advance, and providing a separation control period after the separation timing of the molten droplet is detected in the normal arc period, the separation control period including a current decreasing section, a current maintaining section, and a current increasing section. In the separation control period, at least one of the following controls for preventing a short circuit is performed: control of an output voltage, control of a feeding speed, and control of a gas ratio.

Abstract: An abnormality cause identifying system for a device including a rotating member includes: acceleration sensors, a pickup sensor, and a temperature sensor, which observe a state of a rotating member and acquire a measurement data piece; a measurement data piece converting portion configured to convert the measurement data piece into two or more new-format conversion data pieces that are different from each other; and an abnormality cause identifying portion configured to identify an abnormality cause of the device by analyzing the conversion data pieces created by the measurement data piece converting portion.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a cutter device for cutting plant in a field, a storage section for storing plant cut by the cutter device, an inclination angle sensor for detecting an inclination angle ((?d)) of the vehicle body, a display device for displaying the inclination angle detected by the inclination angle sensor, and a reporting device for reporting the inclination angle exceeding a permissible inclination angle ((?a)).

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a methacrylic acid ester using a biocatalyst, said method comprising a step for treating methacrylyl-CoA with an alcohol or phenol in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase to synthesize the methacrylic acid ester. According to this production method, a methacrylic acid ester can be efficiently produced while largely reducing energy, resource and environmental load, compared with the conventional chemical production processes.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a cutter device for cutting plant in a field, a storage section for storing plant cut by the cutter device, an inclination angle sensor for detecting an inclination angle ((?d)) of the vehicle body, a display device for displaying the inclination angle detected by the inclination angle sensor, and a reporting device for reporting the inclination angle exceeding a permissible inclination angle ((?a)).

Abstract: In a riding-type mower, a vehicle body includes a rear portion in which a pair of right/left vehicle body frames extend in a front-rear direction relative to the vehicle body, with a gap therebetween in a lateral width direction. A mowing device is configured to discharge mown grass rearward relative to the vehicle body such that the mown grass falls onto the ground. A cover is provided in a bottom portion of the vehicle body, at a position that is rearward of the mowing device, and covers a gap between the pair of right/left vehicle body frames.

Abstract: In a riding-type mower, a vehicle body includes a rear portion in which a pair of right/left vehicle body frames extend in a front-rear direction relative to the vehicle body, with a gap therebetween in a lateral width direction. A mowing device is configured to discharge mown grass rearward relative to the vehicle body such that the mown grass falls onto the ground. A cover is provided in a bottom portion of the vehicle body, at a position that is rearward of the mowing device, and covers a gap between the pair of right/left vehicle body frames.

Abstract: A contactless power transfer apparatus includes an E-class amplifier having a coil configured to store an amount of energy for use in contactless power transfer and a field-effect transistor for controlling a current that flows in the coil, and an arrester provided between a drain terminal and a source terminal of the field-effect transistor and configured to be operated in response to application of a voltage having a voltage value lower than an absolute maximum rated voltage value between the drain and the source of the field-effect transistor.

Abstract: An electronic component manufacturing apparatus has a holding member for holding an electronic component body, a surface plate, a moving unit that causes the holding member and the surface plate to relatively move, and a control unit that controls the moving unit. The control unit causes the moving unit to simultaneously perform a distance changing movement for changing, by shortening or extending, the distance between an end face of each electronic component body and a surface of the surface plate, and a position changing movement for changing a two-dimensional position where the end face of the electronic component body is projected on the surface of the surface plate in such a manner that the direction in which the two-dimensional position moves in parallel with the surface of the surface plate successively varies (for example, along a circular path).