Abstract: An overcurrent tripping device includes a tripping conductor connected to the main circuit; a fixed core inside which the tripping conductor penetrates and which is excited by current flowing through the tripping conductor; a movable core which is arranged to be opposed to the fixed core with a magnetic gap therebetween, and which forms a magnetic circuit in cooperation with the fixed core, and moves by being attracted by the fixed core when overcurrent flows through the tripping conductor; and a shaft fixed to the movable core to guide the movement of the movable core, and linked to the tripping mechanism of the circuit breaker, wherein the fixed core has a narrow gap formed in such a direction as to cross the magnetic circuit, so that magnetic saturation is suppressed by the narrow gap.

Abstract: To address the problem of providing a temperature history indicator capable of specifying a time when a temperature deviated from a set temperature range, a temperature history indicator according to the present invention is characterized in being provided with a substrate and temperature indicators that irreversibly change color upon deviation from a set temperature range, and in that a plurality of the temperature indicators are provided on the substrate, the temperatures at which the temperature indicators change color a within ±2° C. of each other, and the temperature indicators change color after different amounts of time from deviation from the set temperature range.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a temperature detection material that can be manufactured through a simple step and is excellent in handleability. In order to solve the above problem, the temperature detection material according to the present invention includes a temperature-indicating material including a leuco dye, a color developer, and a color eraser and a matrix material; and is characterized in that the matrix material is in a solid state, a melting point of the matrix material is higher than a melting point of the temperature-indicating material, and a phase separation structure in which the temperature-indicating material disperses in the matrix material is formed.

Abstract: This printing device is provided with a first ink container that contains a first ink; a second ink container that contains a second ink; temperature adjusting units that adjust the temperature of the first ink contained in the first ink container and/or the temperature of the second ink contained in the second ink container; a nozzle that sprays the inks; and a control unit that controls the first temperature adjusting unit and the second temperature adjusting unit.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method that can acquire a shaded three-dimensional image having a high contrast for a thick cell culture specimen. Provided are an apparatus and a method that observe a biological sample accommodated in a container by a modulation contrast method using a near-infrared wavelength, at least the bottom surface of the container being formed of a plastic raw material.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: a light source unit that emits white illumination light or narrow band illumination light; an image sensor having pixels; a filter unit arranged corresponding to the pixels and including filters having a filter for passing blue light, and a filter for passing the blue light and one of green light and red light, the number of the filters for passing the green light being not less than half of the number of all the filters of the filter unit, and the number of the filters for passing the blue light being not less than the number of the filters for passing the green light; a selecting unit that selects, from the pixels, a luminance component pixel depending on types of illumination light; and a demosaicing processing unit that generates a color image signal having color components based on the luminance component pixel.

Abstract: A quality control system includes a control device, an output device, and an input device placed at at least an end point of a distribution channel of articles; the input device includes an input unit for receiving data on a changed environment portion and a communication unit that transmits the data, information about an input location, and an input time to the control device. The control device includes a storage unit for storing the mode of packing of the articles in the distribution channel, a reception unit for receiving the information from the input device, an arithmetic operation unit that calculates the number of articles deviating from the storage environment and estimates the stage of the distribution channel deviating from the storage environment, and a transmission unit for transmitting calculation result to the output device that is provided with a display unit.

Abstract: A fuel filling aperture opening and closing device includes a closing member turned to an open position to open a fuel filling aperture by an introduction of a fuel filling nozzle. The closing member is provided with a flap member having a ring-shaped seal member, and an urging device urging the flap member to be positioned at a closed position. The seal member is provided with seal portions respectively inside and outside, and one of the inner and outer seal portions is a plate-shaped portion pressed by the urging against a projection piece bordering an opening edge portion of a pass-through opening of the fuel filling nozzle, and the other of the inner and outer seal portions is formed by an inside circumferential projecting portion and an outside circumferential projecting portion respectively pressed against the flap member.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes a processor including hardware. The processor implements a focus control process that is implemented by controlling the position of a focus lens included in an optical system that is included in an imaging device, and a mist detection process that detects whether or not mist has occurred. The processor implements the focus control process that stops a focus operation that is performed during the focus control process when the mist detection process has detected that mist has occurred.

Abstract: A dielectric composition contains barium titanate, an oxide of yttrium, and an oxide of magnesium. 0.70??/??1.10 is satisfied, where a content of the oxide of yttrium is ? mol part in terms of Y2O3, and a content of the oxide of magnesium is ? mol part in terms of MgO.

Abstract: When a kneaded mixture produced by adding a hinder-containing additive and water to carbon powder and kneading the mixture is formed into a rod-shaped carbon heat source (HS) and the carbon heat source (HS) is subsequently dried to manufacture a finished product, a drying method according to the present invention includes generating a dry atmosphere in which an evaporation rate (Vo) at which the water evaporates through an outer surface of the carbon heat source (HS) is made approximately equal to a speed (Vs) at which the water in the carbon heat source (HS) moves toward the outer surface while a weight absolute humidity (AH) is lowered in a stepwise manner, and drying the carbon heat source (HS) in the dry atmosphere.

Abstract: To provide a two-parts coating agent which can strongly prevent adhesion of a stain and deterioration of a surface of covering materials such as leather and cloth for a long time and can form a coating having, for example, an excellent water resistance, abrasion resistance, and texture on the surface of the covering materials, a two-parts coating agent includes at least a main agent and a hardener, the main agent including fluororesin, 3 to 20% by mass of acrylic, 3 to 20% by mass of silicone, 40% to 90% by mass of water containing the fluororesin, and 3 to 50% by mass of a mineral oil relative to the total mass of the main agent, the hardener including a bridging component including a carbodiimide compound, wherein a ratio of mass of the fluororesin/mass of the bridging component after mixing of the main agent and the hardener is 1 to 4.

Abstract: A makeup fluid is added to an ink liquid of an inkjet printer to reduce the viscosity of the ink liquid, the makeup fluid including a fluorescent color material in a solvent. An inkjet printer apparatus employing a makeup fluid is provided with a makeup fluid tank to which a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are attached, and detects the presence or absence of the makeup fluid by irradiating ultraviolet light from the light-emitting element, causing visible light to be emitted from the fluorescent color material in the makeup fluid, and detecting the visible light with the light-receiving element.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a temperature sensing body capable of sensing both a temperature increase and a temperature decrease, and having an anti-tampering function. In order to solve said problem, this temperature sensing body is characterized by including: a first ink in which a temperature Ta1 for initiating color disappearance when the temperature rises and a temperature Td1 for initiating color development when the temperature falls are different; and a second ink in which a temperature Ta2 for initiating color disappearance when the temperature rises and a temperature Td2 for initiating color development when the temperature falls are different, wherein the temperature Ta1 for initiating color disappearance, the temperature Td1 for initiating color development, the temperature Ta2 for initiating color disappearance, and the temperature Td2 for initiating color development have the relationship, Td1<Td2<Ta1<Ta2.

Abstract: Provided is a cell-culturing apparatus including: an incubator that can maintain an interior thereof in an environment that is appropriate for growth of cells; a cell-culturing vessel that is accommodated inside the incubator; an optical-data acquisition unit that acquires optical data of a medium in the cell-culturing vessel; a medium changing unit that changes the medium in the cell-culturing vessel; and a controller, wherein a timing at which the medium is changed is determined on the basis of a change over time in the optical data acquired by the optical-data acquisition unit.

Abstract: In an ink for an inkjet printer of an electrostatic charging control type, the ink including a resin, a pigment, a conductive agent, and a solvent, for the resin, one that contains carboxyl groups or hydroxyl groups is used. Thus, an ink print applied to a material including a large quantity of a plasticizer can be made stable over a prolonged period of time without subjecting the ink print to an ultraviolet irradiation or other special treatments.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus interpolates a signal of a missing color component based on first, second, and third color signals respectively generated by first, second, and third pixels of an image sensor, to generate color signals. These pixels are arranged in a matrix. The first pixels generate the first color signal of a first luminance component of white light. The second pixels generate the second color signal of a second luminance component of narrow band light. Density of the first pixels being higher than density of the second pixels and density of the third pixels. The apparatus extracts a specific frequency component signal from a color signal of the first luminance component among the color signals generated by interpolation, and adds the specific frequency component signal to a color signal of a color component different from the first luminance component depending on white light imaging or narrow band imaging.

Abstract: A composite structure with high pressure resistance that is suitable for a flow channel is produced by reducing the number of components while maintaining the excellent chemical resistance and high stress tolerance inherent to a glass substrate and a resin substrate. A glass substrate surface is modified with a hydrolyzable silicon compound, and the glass substrate is brought into contact with the resin substrate. Subsequently, the contact surface between the glass substrate and the resin substrate is heated to a temperature from the glass transition temperature to the pyrolysis temperature of the resin substrate, eliminating gaps between the glass substrate and the resin substrate to bring them into close contact with each other, and causing chemical binding or anchor effects between the glass substrate and the resin substrate via the hydrolyzable silicon compound. Thus, the glass substrate and the resin substrate are firmly fixed to each other.

Abstract: A composite structure with high pressure resistance that is suitable for a flow channel is produced by reducing the number of components while maintaining the excellent chemical resistance and high stress tolerance inherent to a glass substrate and a resin substrate. A glass substrate surface is modified with a hydrolyzable silicon compound, and the glass substrate is brought into contact with the resin substrate. Subsequently, the contact surface between the glass substrate and the resin substrate is heated to a temperature from the glass transition temperature to the pyrolysis temperature of the resin substrate, eliminating gaps between the glass substrate and the resin substrate to bring them into close contact with each other, and causing chemical binding or anchor effects between the glass substrate and the resin substrate via the hydrolyzable silicon compound. Thus, the glass substrate and the resin substrate are firmly fixed to each other.

Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide a temperature history indicator that allows for visual confirmation of whether the temperature is at or below a prescribed temperature as well as simple conversion of this information into data. A temperature history indicator according to the present invention is characterized by being provided with a label layer and a temperature-indicating layer laminated above or below the label layer, wherein the temperature-indicating layer includes a substance having at crystallization starting temperature of 10° C. or lower and a melting point at least 20° C. higher than the crystallization starting temperature.