Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polycarbonate diol and a polyurethane using the polycarbonate diol as raw materials. The novel polycarbonate diol produces polycarbonate diol-based polyurethane which has a high degree of hardness, superior abrasion resistance, and superior hydrophilicity, and is usable for an application such as a paint, a coating agent, a synthetic leather, an artificial leather, and a highly-functional elastomers, or the like. The present invention also provides an active-energy radiation curable polymer composition giving a cured film having a superior contamination resistance and high degree of hardness. The present invention is obtained, for example, by reacting specific two types of diols with diester carbonate in the presence of a transesterification catalyst being a compound using a metal of Group 1 or 2 on the periodic table.

Abstract: An image processing device processes a screen displayed on a monitor for a remote conference. The image processing device includes a detecting section, an acquiring section, and a generating section. The detecting section detects a difference between a first screen and a second screen. The acquiring section acquires a snapshot of the first screen and a snapshot of the second screen. The detecting section calculates an amount of change between the first screen and the second screen. When the amount of change between the first screen and the second screen is equal to or greater than a threshold, the generating section generates a document of the snapshot of the first screen acquired by the acquiring section.

Abstract: A display device includes an acquiring section, a specifying section, an estimating section, and a display section. The acquiring section acquires health data on health. The specifying section specifies effect data that has effect on the health data. The estimating section estimates an increase or decrease in the health data based on the effect data to obtain an estimated result. The display section displays the estimated result.

Abstract: Provided is an incurvated-nails and ingrown-nails correcting device that uses a magnetic force and that is capable of adjusting the space between a magnet and a magnetic sheet that is placed on a nail. The subject device includes a magnetic sheet that is placed on a nail; the device's main part that includes a body that is attached to the magnetic sheet by using an adhesive agent or by using the magnetic force of the magnet, an arm that extends outward from the body, a head that is arranged at the edge of the arm, and a joint by which the arm is rotatably connected to the body and by which the head is rotatably connected to the arm; and a magnet mounted on the head.

Abstract: A wrist includes a wrist housing including a wrist driving structural portion to which rotation is transmitted from a wrist driving pulley, a cylindrical portion arranged coaxially with a rotational axis of the wrist driving structural portion and penetrated by a first hand driving shaft to which rotation is transmitted from a hand driving pulley, a cable introducing portion forming an annular gap with the cylindrical portion, and a hand-driving-shaft penetrating portion penetrated by a second hand driving shaft rotating a hand interface by rotation of the first hand driving shaft being transmitted thereto, and a cable, which comes out of a second arm from a wrist supporting portion, is drawn into the wrist housing from the annular gap and is routed to a hand interface supporting portion in a slackened state.

Abstract: Provided is an incurvated-nails and ingrown-nails correcting device that uses a magnetic force and that is capable of adjusting the space between a magnet and a magnetic sheet that is placed on a nail. The subject device includes a magnetic sheet that is placed on a nail; the device's main part that includes a body that is attached to the magnetic sheet by using an adhesive agent or by using the magnetic force of the magnet, an arm that extends outward from the body, a head that is arranged at the edge of the arm, and a joint by which the arm is rotatably connected to the body and by which the head is rotatably connected to the arm; and a magnet mounted on the head.

Abstract: A wrist includes a wrist housing including a wrist driving structural portion to which rotation is transmitted from a wrist driving pulley, a cylindrical portion arranged coaxially with a rotational axis of the wrist driving structural portion and penetrated by a first hand driving shaft to which rotation is transmitted from a hand driving pulley, a cable introducing portion forming an annular gap with the cylindrical portion, and a hand-driving-shaft penetrating portion penetrated by a second hand driving shaft rotating a hand interface by rotation of the first hand driving shaft being transmitted thereto, and a cable, which comes out of a second arm from a wrist supporting portion, is drawn into the wrist housing from the annular gap and is routed to a hand interface supporting portion in a slackened state.

Abstract: Images taken by a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle are combined and an image of the surrounding area is developed, in a plane, around a vehicle display portion. The vehicle display portion shows an illustration border line indicative of the outer shape of the vehicle. The outline of the vehicle indicated by the illustration border line is drawn slightly larger than the outer shape of the actual image of the vehicle. This allows margin areas to be formed between the vehicle and its surroundings, thus reducing the possibility of a collision with an obstacle during driving.

Abstract: Images captured by multiple cameras installed on a vehicle are combined, and an image of the ground is projected onto a plane and is displayed around a vehicle display portion. In the vehicle display portion, actual images of portions of the vehicle may be displayed in a front area, a rear area, a left-side area, and/or a right-side area. A vehicle illustration image is displayed in the area surrounded by the actual images of the portions of the vehicle. Since the vehicle actual images are displayed at the perimeter of the vehicle display portion, it is easy for an operator who views a display screen to recognize the positional relationships between the perimeter of the vehicle and obstacles outside the vehicle perimeter.

Abstract: A valve drive device which can prevent a locknut fixing a stem nut to a drive sleeve from getting loosened. The valve drive device comprises: the stem nut for screwing a valve stem thereinto; the drive sleeve engaging with a male spline formed on a peripheral outer surface of said stem nut, said drive sleeve including a worm gear on a peripheral outer surface thereof; a worm in meshing engagement with said worm gear; and a housing that supports said drive sleeve by bearings. The valve drive device further comprises: a stem nut fastening member having a first male screw that engages with a female screw provided on a peripheral inner surface of said drive sleeve; and a locknut that engages with a second male screw provided on a reduced diameter portion of said stem nut fastening member, said second male screw having a reverse screw thread relative to said first male screw, so that no slack may arise between said stem nut fastening member and said drive sleeve.

Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus detects a three-dimensional object or obstacle even through a vehicle is stopped. When is stopping or parking, a processor controls operation to store a bird's-eye image obtained by viewpoint conversion unit of a captured image, which is captured by a rear camera immediately before the vehicle parks or stops. Thereafter, the obstacle is detected based on a difference between image portions corresponding to a same captured region in a bird's-eye image of a captured image obtained for each time period, and in the stored bird's-eye image.

Abstract: A valve drive device which can prevent a locknut fixing a stem nut to a drive sleeve from getting loosened. The valve drive device comprises: the stem nut for screwing a valve stem thereinto; the drive sleeve engaging with a male spline formed on a peripheral outer surface of said stem nut, said drive sleeve including a worm gear on a peripheral outer surface thereof; a worm in meshing engagement with said worm gear; and a housing that supports said drive sleeve by bearings. The valve drive device further comprises: a stem nut fastening member having a first male screw that engages with a female screw provided on a peripheral inner surface of said drive sleeve; and a locknut that engages with a second male screw provided on a reduced diameter portion of said stem nut fastening member, said second male screw having a reverse screw thread relative to said first male screw, so that no slack may arise between said stem nut fastening member and said drive sleeve.

Abstract: Images captured by multiple cameras installed on a vehicle are combined, and an image of the ground is projected onto a plane and is displayed around a vehicle display portion. In the vehicle display portion, actual images of portions of the vehicle may be displayed in a front area, a rear area, a left-side area, and/or a right-side area. A vehicle illustration image is displayed in the area surrounded by the actual images of the portions of the vehicle. Since the vehicle actual images are displayed at the perimeter of the vehicle display portion, it is easy for an operator who views a display screen to recognize the positional relationships between the perimeter of the vehicle and obstacles outside the vehicle perimeter.

Abstract: Images taken by a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle are combined and an image of the surrounding area is developed, in a plane, around a vehicle display portion. The vehicle display portion shows an illustration border line indicative of the outer shape of the vehicle. The outline of the vehicle indicated by the illustration border line is drawn slightly larger than the outer shape of the actual image of the vehicle. This allows margin areas to be formed between the vehicle and its surroundings, thus reducing the possibility of a collision with an obstacle during driving.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for optimizing the size of an IO collar and reducing the die size of an IC chip is provided. The method and apparatus includes arranging rotated IO cells around the edges of the IC chip to reduce the number of unused IO cells in the IO collar. All the IO cells may be rotated, or a combination of rotated and non-rotated IO cells may form the IO collar. For each edge of the IC chip having rotated IO cells, each edge may have the same number of stacks of IO cells or a different number of stacks of IO cells.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for optimizing the size of an IO collar and reducing the die size of an IC chip is provided. The method and apparatus includes arranging rotated IO cells around the edges of the IC chip to reduce the number of unused IO cells in the IO collar. All the IO cells may be rotated, or a combination of rotated and non-rotated IO cells may form the IO collar. For each edge of the IC chip having rotated IO cells, each edge may have the same number of stacks of IO cells or a different number of stacks of IO cells.

Abstract: A sign of abnormality of a valve apparatus during its operation is grasped, an abnormal position and a portion requiring repair are specified, a range of inspection of an electric valve is limited and the degree of the sign of abnormality is judged without touching at all the valve apparatus. A driving force sensor provided to a driving portion of a valve apparatus is connected to a diagnosing apparatus, an energy sensor for detecting feed energy to the driving portion and a vibration sensor for detecting vibration of the valve apparatus are provisionally fitted to the valve apparatus. A data conversion unit converts the detection signals outputted from these three kinds of sensors to predetermined signals.

Abstract: A light source device 20 of an endoscope is provided with a light guide connector 24 for inserting a light guide plug 15. A ball lens 30 (light intensity distribution transforming element) is received in an end portion on a condenser lens 23 side of the light guide connector 24. The ball lens 30 transforms the intensity distribution of a converging flux of light coming from the condenser lens 23 such that the intensity distribution is lowered at the central area and raised at the peripheral area. A ball lens 31 (light arresting element) is received in an end portion of the light guide plug 15. The ball lens 31 arrests the light coming from the ball lens 30 and makes incidence of such arrested light to an incident end face of the light guide 16. Owing to this feature, the inserting operation of the light guide plug can be performed with ease and without a need of strict accuracy.