Abstract: The present invention provides a high purity heparin useful to be a pharmaceutical product, cosmetics, research reagent, or the like, and a method for producing the same, more specifically, a heparin which does not substantially contain a nitrous acid degradation-resistant impurity and a method for producing a heparin, comprising mixing an aqueous solution of 5 to 30% by weight of the heparin with ethanol having an amount (volume) 0.2 to 1 times the amount (volume) of the aqueous heparin solution to obtain a colloidal precipitate of heparin.

Abstract: An electrostatic capacitance fluid level sensor includes a hermetic terminal having two terminal pins inserted through a metal base, a detection device including two electrodes for fluid level detection by electrostatic capacitance and two connecting terminals configured to fix the pins to the electrodes respectively. The connecting terminals are formed into such a shape as to include parts parallel to the electrodes and parts orthogonal to the electrodes by bending the terminals at bends, respectively. The parallel parts are fixed to sides of the electrodes opposed to sides of the electrodes facing each other, respectively. The orthogonal parts are fixed to the pins respectively. One of the terminals has a larger thickness than the other thereby to have a sufficient stiffness to hold the detection device. At least one of the terminals is deformable by a weaker force than a force causing the electrodes to deform.

Abstract: A separator for nonaqueous electrolyte batteries having multilayer porous membrane, having a polyolefin microporous membrane and a porous layer having an inorganic filler, disposed on at least one side of the polyolefin microporous membrane, wherein, in pores with an area of 0.01 ?m2 or more in a cross section of the porous layer, the pores having an angle ? formed between a major axis of each pore and an axis in parallel with an interface between the microporous membrane and the porous layer in a range of 60°???120° occupying a proportion of 30% or more therein.

Abstract: A method for forming a multilayer coated film on an object includes steps (1) to (3) below. A first colored coating material is applied to the object, thereby forming a first colored coated film (step (1)). The first colored coating material includes an iron-oxide-coated aluminum pigment and a quinacridone pigment and has a light reflectance property at specific wavelengths. A second colored coating material is applied to the first colored coated film, thereby forming a second colored coated film (step (2)). The second colored coating material includes a perylene pigment and has a specific hue. A clear coating material is applied to the second colored coated film (step (3)). A color difference ?E between the first colored coated film and the multilayer coated film is in a range of 20 to 30.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a station side device having a plurality of PON lines and connected thereto. A fallback mode where a partial access control unit is not allowed to communicate communication frames is performed by switching an upper switch and a lower switch in the manner shown in the following (a) and (b): (a) output destinations of downstream frames to the first and second PON lines and inputted to the upper switch are aggregated into a first access control unit, and output destinations of the downstream frames inputted from the first access control unit to the lower switch are distributed to first and second optical transmitting and receiving units and; and (b) output destinations of upstream frames inputted from the first and second optical transmitting and receiving units and to the lower switch are aggregated into the first access control unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a load handling device of an industrial vehicle is provided. The load handling device includes a mast assembly and a load handling attachment attached to the mast assembly. The apparatus includes a tilt angle detector that detects a tilt angle of the mast assembly, a controller that regulates a lifting speed of the load handling attachment, and a determination device that determines whether or not the load handling attachment is being lifted off the ground. When the determination device determines that the load handling attachment is being lifted off the ground, the controller permits the load handling attachment to be lifted at a speed faster than the regulated lifting speed.

Abstract: A preference determination type air conditioning control apparatus provides a preference determination component, a control plan memory component for storing a control plan, for each of a temporary preference and a continuing preference, that has stipulated a rule for changing the control setting value of the air conditioning in response to said preference for air conditioning from a submitter, a control plan decision component for deciding the control plan that corresponds to the determination result of the preference determination apparatus, as the control plan to be implemented by air conditioning equipment, and equipment control component for controlling air conditioning equipment based on the control plan.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a load handling device of an industrial vehicle includes a lifted height detector that detects a lifted height of the load handling device, a tilt angle detector that detects a tilt angle of the load handling device, a loading pump that pumps hydraulic oil from a hydraulic tank in the industrial vehicle and supplies the hydraulic oil to a lift cylinder and a tilt cylinder, a drive that drives the loading pump, and a controller that controls the flow rate of hydraulic oil supplied to the lift cylinder and the tilt cylinder. When the forward tilt angle of the load handling device is greater than a first regulation tilt angle and a lifted height of the load handling device is higher than a predetermined reference height, the controller regulates the flow rate of hydraulic oil supplied to the lift cylinder.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer porous membrane having both high safety and practicality, especially as a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery and comprising a porous layer containing an inorganic filler and a resin binder on at least one surface of a polyolefin resin porous membrane, wherein the porous layer simultaneously satisfies the following (A) to (C): (A) the inorganic filler has an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m or more and 3.0 ?m or less, (B) a ratio of an amount of the resin binder to a total amount of the inorganic filler and the resin binder is 1% or more and 8% or less in terms of volume fraction, and (C) a ratio of a layer thickness of the porous layer to a total layer thickness is 15% or more and 50% or less.

Abstract: Provided is a visual field test assistance apparatus capable of inferring a current visual field status at each test point. A predetermined mixture distribution is applied to a prior-distribution, and parameters regarding the predetermined mixture distribution are learned with reference to time-series information of visual field test results obtained in the past regarding a plurality of cases. The visual field test assistance apparatus calculates an inference test result vector representing an inference result of visual sensitivity to be obtained by the visual field test at each test point, by Bayesian inference, and performs an information output process on the basis of the inference test result vector obtained by the inference.

Abstract: An optical modulator that includes a substrate 1 composed of a material having an electro-optical effect, an optical waveguide 2 formed in the substrate, and a modulation electrode 3 for modulating lightwaves propagating through the optical waveguide, in which output light L2 that is output from the optical waveguide is guided with an optical fiber, wavelength dispersion characteristics of the optical fiber transmission line are compensated for by performing polarization reversal 10 of the substrate along the optical waveguide with a predetermined pattern so that the substrate along the optical waveguide has waveform distortion with characteristics that are inverse to the wavelength dispersion characteristics of the optical fiber transmission line, and the compensation for the wavelength dispersion characteristics is adjusted to a predetermined level by disposing an adjustment member made of a dielectric material or a metal material in the vicinity of the modulation electrode.

Abstract: A data relay apparatus R (e.g., one included in an ONU) that performs data transfer from one port to another port reduces power consumption by performing control to limit a receive function of a receiving unit 1 at the one port under at least one of conditions that a control instruction is received from a communication partner (e.g., an OLT) connected to the one port (port 2), and that information about control is notified to the communication partner; and allows the receive function to recover when a predetermined recovery condition is satisfied (e.g., a lapse of a predetermined period of time or arrival of a predetermined time). In this case, since recognition that the receive function is limited can be shared with the communication partner, the communication partner can prevent itself from performing data transmission to the data relay apparatus R when the receive function is limited.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer porous film having a porous film comprised of a resin composition comprising a polypropylene and one or more polyolefins other than polypropylenes and an inorganic filler-containing porous layer stacked on at least on one side of the porous film. The multilayer porous film is capable of preventing short circuit between two electrodes even when a heat generation amount is large at the time of abnormal heat generation and therefore satisfying both excellent heat resistance and good shutdown function.

Abstract: Provided is a light control element wherein stable operation at low driving voltage is possible.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high purity heparin useful to be a pharmaceutical product, cosmetics, research reagent, or the like, and a method for producing the same, more specifically, a heparin which does not substantially contain a nitrous acid degradation-resistant impurity and a method for producing a heparin, comprising mixing an aqueous solution of 5 to 30% by weight of the heparin with ethanol having an amount (volume) 0.2 to 1 times the amount (volume) of the aqueous heparin solution to obtain a colloidal precipitate of heparin.

Abstract: A multilayer porous membrane comprising a porous membrane containing a polyolefin resin as a main component; and a porous layer containing an inorganic filler and a resin binder and laminated on at least one surface of the porous membrane; wherein the porous membrane has an average pore size d=0.035 to 0.060 ?m, a tortuosity ?a=1.1 to 1.7, and the number B of pores=100 to 500 pores/?m2, which are calculated by a gas-liquid method, and the porous membrane has a membrane thickness L=5 to 22 ?m.

Abstract: A silicon carbide powder for the production of a silicon carbide single crystal has an average particle diameter of 100 ?m or more and 700 ?m or less and a specific surface area of 0.05 m2/g or more and 0.30 m2/g or less. A method for producing a silicon carbide powder for the production of the silicon carbide single crystal including sintering a silicon carbide powder having an average particle diameter of 20 ?m or less under pressure of 70 MPa or less at a temperature of 1900° C. or more and 2400° C. or less and in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, thereby obtaining a sintered body having a density of 1.29 g/cm3 or more; adjusting particle size by means of pulverization of the sintered body; and removing impurities by means of an acid treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high purity heparin useful to be a pharmaceutical product, cosmetics, research reagent, or the like, and a method for producing the same, more specifically, a heparin which does not substantially contain a nitrous acid degradation-resistant impurity and a method for producing a heparin, comprising mixing an aqueous solution of 5 to 30% by weight of the heparin with ethanol having an amount (volume) 0.2 to 1 times the amount (volume) of the aqueous heparin solution to obtain a colloidal precipitate of heparin.

Abstract: In an electrostatic capacitance fluid level sensor including fluid level detection electrode plates mounted on conductive pins mounted on a hermetic terminal, a fluid level detection part mounted on the hermetic terminal has a detection unit including two electrodes, electrically insulating spacers fixing a positional relationship between the electrodes, and at least one connecting terminal configured to connect and fix the detection unit to the conductive pins. The connecting terminal is deformable by a weaker force than a force causing the electrodes to deform. As a result, stress applied to the electrodes of the detection unit is dispersed/relaxed. Since the detection unit is further connected and fixed to the hermetic terminal for a motor compressor, a work for mounting the sensor to the hermetic motor compressor can be rendered easier as well as the handling of the sensor.

Abstract: A multilayer porous film, comprising a porous layer including inorganic particles and a resin binder on at least one surface of a porous film containing a polyolefin resin as a main component, wherein the inorganic particles contain an aluminum silicate compound as a main component.