Abstract: An object is to provide a heating/cooling system capable of achieving reduction of power consumption, and enhancement of performance in a heating/cooling system usable in such a manner as to be switched to be hot/cold. The heating/cooling system having a storage chamber usable in such a manner as to be switched to be hot/cold, comprises: a refrigerant circuit comprising a compressor, a gas cooler, a pressure reducing device, an evaporator and the like, containing carbon dioxide sealed as a refrigerant therein, and having a supercritical pressure on a high-pressure side; a radiator through which the refrigerant flowing out of the gas cooler flows before entering the pressure reducing device; and an air blower which sends air through the gas cooler, the inside of the storage chamber is heated by the radiator, the inside of the storage chamber is cooled by the evaporator, and the air blower is stopped in a case where the inside of the storage chamber is heated by the radiator.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes a mobile terminal device to which a memory card is attached and a server device. The server device and the memory card transfer information to each other through the mobile terminal device by radio communication. This is achieved in the following manner. When receiving a start request from the server device, the mobile terminal device supplies power to the memory card. Furthermore, the mobile terminal device communicates with the server device, to prepare for information transfer to be performed between the server device and the memory card. After becoming able to operate, the memory card performs a boot operation. When completing the boot operation, the memory card starts information transfer with the server device through the mobile terminal device.

Abstract: A monitoring camera which can realize a tracing function that allows simple tracing of an object. An image shooting unit repeatedly executes a cycle of processing including a shooting processing, an image analyzing processing and a motor driving processing. An image analyzing unit analyzes an image. A motor control unit controls a motor. The monitoring has a first mode of causing the image analyzing unit to obtain a first motor driving target value and causing the motor to start turning during the motor driving processing, and a second mode of obtaining a second motor driving target value based on a motor driving history and causing the motor to start turning in parallel to the image analyzing processing.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an L-ascorbic acid derivative which can keep the L-ascorbic acid stable to heat and light and thus has a long shelf life, which is high in permeability into the skin, which can be quickly hydrolyzed by phosphatase, an enzyme that is ubiquitous in vivo, and which exhibits physiological activities that are inherent to L-ascorbic acid and beneficial to health, a method for producing such an L-ascorbic acid derivative, and a skin-whitening cosmetic material. There is provided an ascorbic acid derivative comprising an L-ascorbic acid-2-phosphate ester or a salt thereof wherein the phosphate ester has a branched alkyl group, the L-ascorbic acid-2-phosphate ester being of formula [13].

Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene random copolymer which satisfies the following requirements [1] to [4], and to various useful molded products obtained by molding the propylene random copolymer: [1] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a), and the concentration (Px, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene (b) and ?-olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms (c), each of which is contained in the propylene random copolymer, satisfy the following relational expressions (Eq-1) to (Eq-3): 85?Pa<100 ??(Eq-1) 0<Px?15 ??(Eq-2) Pa+Px=100 ??(Eq-3); [2] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of the skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a) contained in the propylene random copolymer, and the melting point (Tm) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following relational expression (Eq-4): 135?4×(100?Pa)<Tm<165?4×(100?Pa) ??(Eq-4); [3] the total amount of 2,1-bonded and 1,3-

Abstract: Microwaves in a frequency range of 300 MHz to 300 GHz are applied to an assembled heat exchanger received in a metal case of a brazing apparatus to generate heat from the heat exchanger and thereby to cause brazing in brazing portions of the heat exchanger with a brazing material. The brazing material or flux includes a heat generating material, such as silicon dioxide or silicon carbide, which generates heat upon application of the microwaves.

Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises: a plurality of plate-shaped fins, which are laminated on each other at predetermined intervals, on which a plurality of insertion holes having burring portions are formed; and a plurality of tubes inserted into the insertion holes, wherein the burring portions and the tubes are brazed to each other, and at least the burring portions of the plate-shaped fins are composed of a plurality of metallic layers for displacing the burring portions to the side of the insertion holes according to a rise in temperature at the time of brazing.

Abstract: A receipt issuance facility included in a receipt printer incorporated in a merchandise sales data processing apparatus is utilized in order to print a role assigned to a key together with a frame matched with the size of the key.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of controlling movement of a transparent member suitably depending on various situations by including a transparent member, a feeding unit that feeds an original document to the transparent member, a reading unit that reads an image of the document fed on the transparent member via the transparent member, a moving unit that reciprocates the transparent member in a prescribed direction, and a controller that moves the transparent member forward in one direction from a home position while one document passes through a reading position, and stops the transparent member and then moves the transparent member backward to the home position when an interruption event of reading the document occurs.

Abstract: An image reading device capable of detecting foreign particles on a transparent member by including the transparent member, a conveyance unit that conveys an original document to the transparent member, a reading unit that reads via the transparent member an image of the original document being conveyed on the transparent member at multiple reading positions that exist with a prescribed distance therebetween along an original document conveyance direction, an output unit that outputs signals for different color components corresponding to each of the reading positions, a transparent member moving unit that moves the transparent member in a prescribed direction such that the original document slides over the transparent member while being conveyed to the reading positions during image reading, and a detector that detects noise components caused by foreign particles on the transparent member based on the output signals from the output unit.

Abstract: A document reading unit constituting an MFP reciprocates a reading glass holder in a direction of a vertical scanning at a low frequency (18 times per second) with use of a crank mechanism including a motor and gears. A stroke length of the reciprocating motion of a reading glass is 9 mm. This structure can make a line-shaped noise less noticeable, because a length of each portion of a line-shaped noise becomes 2.57 mm and a distance between adjacent portions of the line-shaped noise becomes 7.27 mm when a foreign object having a diameter of 100 ?m adheres to the reading glass.

Abstract: A plasma treatment method comprising exhausting a process chamber so as to decompress the process chamber, mounting a wafer on a suscepter, supplying a process gas to the wafer through a shower electrode, applying high frequency power, which has a first frequency f1 lower than an inherent lower ion transit frequencies of the process gas, to the suscepter, and applying high frequency power, which has a second frequency f2 higher than an inherent upper ion transit frequencies of the process gas, whereby a plasma is generated in the process chamber and activated species influence the wafer.

Abstract: A sealing glass frit which is capable of stably joining metal members or ceramic members at temperatures thereof not higher than 1000° C., and at the same time stably maintaining the joined state of the members at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 700 or 800° C. A raw material in an amount of MG 300 g is prepared such that it has a composition of 40 to 70 mol % of SiO2, 5 to 20 mol % of Al2O3, 4 to 20 mol % of Na2O, 4 to 20 mol % of K2O, 5 to 20 mol % of ZnO, and 0.5 to 5 mol % of ZrO2, and the total content of Na2O and K2O is not lower than 12 mol %. The raw material is melted in a platinum crucible at 1550° C. for 8 hours, cast in a mold of stainless steel, held at 650° C. for 2 hours, and then cooled to room temperature at 5° C./minute. The cooled raw material is pulverized in a mortar to obtain powder having a particle diameter 10 to 20 ?m as a sealing glass frit.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus capable of occurring no failure in reading of the original document sheet due to a change in the original document sheet conveyance conditions that occurs in switching a pair of rollers of document conveyance mechanism from a separated state to a contacted state by including a document reader, a document conveyance mechanism including a pair of rollers that are disposed upstream from a reading position in terms of a direction of document conveyance and a controller for, when a trailing edge of one original document sheet has passed the reading position, switching the pair of rollers of the document conveyance mechanism from a separated state to a contacted state before a leading edge of a next original document sheet reaches the reading position.

Abstract: A worker management system, which includes a plant 100 divided into a plurality of work areas each in correspondence to specific task contents, a database 220 having stored therein task identification information correlating each work area 112 with contents of tasks performed therein and worker detection sensors 130 installed in each work area, identifies the specific work area where a worker is currently located based upon outputs from the worker detection means and then identifies the task currently performed by the worker based upon the task identification information. Based upon the current task thus identified, a decision is made as to whether the worker should continue the current task or be assigned a new task and an instruction for task execution is issued to the worker. Therefore the identification of current tasks, the assignment of a new task and the task reassignment are facilitated to improve the work efficiency.

Abstract: Process exhaust gas is sampled, and the components of the process exhaust gas are analyzed by a Fourier-transform infrared spectroscope (FT-IR) (26). The analysis result is compared with a reference analysis result obtained from an analysis of process exhaust gas generated in an operation performed under reference process conditions. If the amount of a gas component changes to an amount that is outside a predetermined range set around a reference value obtained from the reference analysis result, a signal indicating a process error is outputted. Instead of the output of the signal indicating a process error, the process conditions can be automatically adjusted.

Abstract: An object is to provide a heating/cooling system capable of achieving reduction of power consumption, and enhancement of performance in a heating/cooling system usable in such a manner as to be switched to be hot/cold. The heating/cooling system having a storage chamber usable in such a manner as to be switched to be hot/cold, comprises: a refrigerant circuit comprising a compressor, a gas cooler, a pressure reducing device, an evaporator and the like, containing carbon dioxide sealed as a refrigerant therein, and having a supercritical pressure on a high-pressure side; a radiator through which the refrigerant flowing out of the gas cooler flows before entering the pressure reducing device; and an air blower which sends air through the gas cooler, the inside of the storage chamber is heated by the radiator, the inside of the storage chamber is cooled by the evaporator, and the air blower is stopped in a case where the inside of the storage chamber is heated by the radiator.

Abstract: There is provided a heating/cooling system capable of reducing power consumption. The heating/cooling system has a receiving room capable of using hot air and cold air in a switching manner, and comprises a refrigerant circuit which comprises a compressor, a gas cooler, a radiator, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and the like, in which carbon dioxide is sealed as a refrigerant, and whose high pressure side becomes supercritical pressure. The inside of the receiving room is heated by the radiator and cooled by the evaporator.

Abstract: Process exhaust gas is sampled, and the components of the process exhaust gas are analyzed by a Fourier-transform infrared spectroscope (FT-IR) (26). The analysis result is compared with a reference analysis result obtained from an analysis of process exhaust gas generated in an operation performed under reference process conditions. If the amount of a gas component changes to an amount that is outside a predetermined range set around a reference value obtained from the reference analysis result, a signal indicating a process error is outputted. Instead of the output of the signal indicating a process error, the process conditions can be automatically adjusted.

Abstract: There is provided an EL device which has sufficient strength to external pressure and is capable of effectively preventing moisture and oxygen from infiltrating into the EL device, thereby having a prolonged life. An organic EL device 200 is comprised of a substrate 1, an organic EL multilayer film 2 that is formed on the substrate 1, and a sealing plate 31 that is bonded onto the substrate 1 using an adhesive 4 so as to cover the organic EL multilayer film 2. The sealing plate 31 is of a flangeless type, wherein the width of peripheral projecting parts thereof is not less than the thickness at these peripheral projecting parts, and moreover is not less than 0.7 mm.