Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a fixing liquid applicator to apply a fixing liquid to a recording medium, a transfer device to transfer a toner image from a toner image bearing member onto the recording medium to which the fixing liquid is applied while the toner image is in contact with the fixing liquid, and a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium by heating the toner image and the fixing liquid. The fixing liquid comprises a plasticizer having a function to swell and soften a toner.

Abstract: Conventional planar light source devices have a problem that increasing a utilization ratio of light results in a very narrow angle distribution of light. A planar light source device of the present invention has a light source (1), a light guide plate (2) for introducing light coming from the light source via a light-incident plane of the light guide plate and emits the light from almost all area of a light emission plane, and a light source side reflector (3) for reflecting the light coming from the light source and light which comes from the light source and is reflected by the light-incident plane of the light guide plate so that the reflected light is emitted to the light-incident plane of the light guide plate.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus 10 that executes a step of referring to a system list 115, retained in a storage unit, storing ID utilization status of each of other apparatuses when an ID change request is received by an input unit or a communication unit, to identify an other apparatus utilizing an ID to be changed indicated by the ID change request, a step of distributing change information relating to the ID to be changed indicated by the ID change request to the identified separate apparatus, and a step of referring to a business task database 113, retained in the storage unit, managing IDs of human resources, assets, and information allocated to business tasks, and identifying the ID to be changed indicated by the ID change request to make a change relating to the corresponding ID.

Abstract: [Object] A photomask blank for use in producing a photomask for exposure with an ArF excimer laser. The photomask blank is intended to be applied to the 32-nm DRAM half-pitch (hp) and succeeding generations in the semiconductor design rule. [Solution] The photomask blank is for use in producing a photomask to which an exposure light having a wavelength not longer than 200 nm is applied. The photomask blank is characterized by comprising a transparent substrate, a light-shielding film formed on the transparent substrate and containing molybdenum and silicon, and an etching mask film formed directly on the light-shielding film and containing chromium. The photomask blank is further characterized in that the light-shielding film comprises a light-shielding layer and an antireflection layer which have been disposed in this order from the transparent substrate side, the light-shielding layer having a molybdenum content of 9-40 at %, and that the etching mask film has a chromium content of 45 at % or lower.

Abstract: An electro-static discharge protection circuit includes: a PNPN junction, a P-type side of the PNPN junction being coupled to a terminal, an N-type side of the PNPN junction being coupled to ground; and a P-type metal oxide semiconductor transistor, a source and a gate of the P-type metal oxide semiconductor transistor being coupled to an N-type side of a PN junction whose P-type side coupled to the ground, and a drain of the P-type metal oxide semiconductor transistor being coupled to the terminal.

Abstract: A plurality of photosensitive drums is positioned between a first side plate and a second side plate of a holder unit. The first side plate is formed with a plurality of openings. Each of a plurality of toner cases supports each developing roller and is positioned between the first side plate and the second side plate. Each toner case has a confronting surface confronting the first side plate. Each of a plurality of developer couplings is provided at the confronting surface at a position in alignment with each opening and receives an input force to rotate each developing roller. A fixing member has a plurality of intervenient portions and a connecting portion integrally linking neighboring intervenient portion together. Each intervenient portion is interposed between each opening and each developer coupling to fix a position of each toner case relative to the holder unit.

Abstract: The invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a plurality of abnormality detection sections provided in each of a plurality of detection target portions, that detect an abnormality caused by high temperature at a predetermined first frequency; an indication detecting section that detects an indication that the abnormality will occur; and a controller that controls to set the detection frequency of the plurality of abnormality detection sections to a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency, when the number of times that the indication is detected within a predetermined period is more than a predetermined number of times.

Abstract: A photomask blank for manufacturing a phase shift mask having a light-transmitting substrate provided with a phase shift part adapted to give a predetermined phase difference to transmitted exposure light. An etching mask film serving as an etching mask when forming a phase shift part is provided on the front surface side, where the phase shift part is to be formed, of the substrate. A light-shielding film serving to shield exposure light is provided on the back surface side (opposite-side surface) of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is a polishing head in which a rubber film is formed in a boot shape in such a manner that a position where the rubber film is held by a mid plate is distantly positioned from a work holding portion; an end portion of the boot shaped rubber film is formed in O-ring shape so that the rubber film is held by the mid plate with decreasing an area of contact between the mid plate and the rubber film as much as possible. As a result, there is provided a polishing head with rubber chuck method in which an occurrence of a surface defect, such as a scratch, on a surface of the work is suppressed as much as possible and the work can be uniformly and stably polished to the outer periphery.

Abstract: In an apparatus for driving a plurality of display units in a mobile electronic apparatus, each including a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan line and a plurality of pixels each provided at one of the data lines and one of the scan lines, at least one of a common data driver circuit and a common scan driver circuit is provided. The common data driver circuit includes a plurality of first switch groups, each first switch group being connected to the data lines of one of the display units for driving the data lines of the one of the display units. The common scan driver circuit includes a plurality of second switch groups, each second switch group being connected to the scan lines of one of the display units for driving the scan lines of the one of the display units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Cu—Ni—Sn—P-based copper alloy sheet having a specific composition, where (1) the copper alloy sheet is set to have an electrical conductivity of 32% IACS or more, a stress relaxation ratio in the direction parallel to the rolling direction of 15% or less, a 0.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device in which a wiring inductance of a DC/DC converter formed on a multi-layered wiring substrate can be reduced and the characteristics can be improved. In the semiconductor device, in an input-side capacitor, one capacitor electrode is electrically connected to a power-supply pattern between a control power MOSFET and a synchronous power MOSFET, and the other capacitor electrode is electrically connected to a ground pattern therebetween. The multi-layered wiring substrate includes: a via conductor arranged at a position of the one capacitor electrode for electrically connecting among a plurality of power-supply patterns in a thickness direction; and a via conductor arranged at a position of the other capacitor electrode for electrically connecting among a plurality of ground patterns in a thickness direction.

Abstract: Provided is a liposome manufacturing device which is a relatively small, multipurpose liposome manufacturing device that uses a motor, and that can reliably manufacture various types of liposomes and reconfigured liposomes.

Abstract: An occupant protection device includes a seat belt that restrains an occupant, an adjusting device that relatively adjusts a positional relationship between the seat belt and the occupant, a collision predicting portion that predicts a collision, and a control portion that controls the adjusting device when the collision is predicted by the collision predicting portion. The control portion first operates the adjusting device at a first speed to restrain the occupant by the seat belt, and then operates the adjusting device to increase the distance between the seat belt and the occupant at a second speed that is slower than the first speed.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds and salts of Formula I and Formula which possess antimicrobial activity. The invention also provides novel synthetic intermediates useful in making compounds of Formula I and Formula II. The variables A1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, A8 and R9 are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I and Formula II disclosed herein are potent and selective inhibitors of bacterial DNA synthesis and bacterial replication. The invention also provides antimicrobial compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, containing one or more compounds of Formula I or Formula II and one or more carriers, excipients, or diluents. Such compositions may contain a compound of Formula I or Formula II as the only active agent or may contain a combination of a compound of Formula I or Formula II and one or more other active agents. The invention also provides methods for treating microbial infections in animals.

Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus has an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, a temperature sensor, a data acquisition unit and a controller. The X-ray source generates an X-ray. The X-ray detector detects the X-ray. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the X-ray detector. The data acquisition unit acquires data from the X-ray detector. The controller controls a temperature of the X-ray detector through adjustment of a workload of the data acquisition unit during a non-scanning time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical measuring device including: a light applying section configured to apply exciting light to a sample flowing in a channel; and a scattered light detecting section configured to detect scattered light generated from the sample irradiated with the exciting light on the downstream side of the sample in the traveling direction of the exciting light; the scattered light detecting section including a scattered light separating mask for separating the scattered light into a low numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture not greater than a specific value and a high numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture greater than the specific value; a first detector for detecting the low numerical aperture component; and a second detector for detecting the high numerical aperture component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protective film for an electronic component comprising a base material containing a heat resistant resin and an adhesive layer formed on the base material containing an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer or a metal salt thereof, wherein the ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer or the metal salt thereof contains 3 to 30% by weight of the structural unit derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Abstract: Separating partition walls, demarcating regions forming adjacently color conversion layers having different chromaticities that are stacked and arranged by an inkjet method, have at least one incision in tip faces of both length-direction end portions extended outside the screen region. A color conversion filter panel can be provided having separating partition wall structures which, when forming color conversion layers using an inkjet method, can prevent color mixing of inks between adjacent color conversion layers at length-direction end portions of the separating partition walls.

Abstract: A sealed contact device has a plate-like yoke having a center hole therein, a closed-ended cylinder having an opening edge portion that is integrated with a lower-surface edge portion of the center hole of the plate-like yoke to form a sealed space, an annular flange having an outer peripheral edge portion that is integrally welded to an upper surface of the plate-like yoke, a ceramic case having a lower end surface that is brazed to an upper surface of the annular flange, an electromagnetic unit disposed in an outer periphery of the closed-ended cylinder, a movable iron core that reciprocates in the closed-ended cylinder based on excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic unit, a movable shaft having a first end fixed to the movable iron core, a movable contact of a movable touch piece fixed to a second end of the movable shaft, a fixed contact disposed in the ceramic case, and an annular rib projected in the upper surface of the annular flange such that the brazed portion provided in the lower en