Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor unit and a relay unit. The outdoor unit includes a compressor compressing and discharging refrigerant and a heat-source-side heat exchanger performing heat exchange between the refrigerant and outside air. The relay unit and the outdoor unit forms a refrigerant circuit. The outdoor unit includes first and flow switching devices each switching an associated flow passage for the refrigerant between a plurality of flow passages, according to an operation mode. An outflow pipe and an inflow pipe through which refrigerant flows from the outdoor unit to the relay unit and from the relay unit into the outdoor unit, respectively, are between the outdoor unit and the relay unit. The first flow switching device is connected to the compressor, the second flow switching device, and the outflow pipe. The second flow switching device is connected to the first flow switching device and the inflow pipe.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a substrate storage apparatus including a storage unit and an exhaust unit. The storage unit includes a plurality of plates. The exhaust unit includes an exhaust passage and a wall portion. The exhaust passage communicates with an exhaust port. The wall portion intervenes between the storage unit and the exhaust passage. The wall portion includes a plurality of slit holes. The plurality of plates protrude inward from a cabinet in the storage unit. Plates among the plurality of plates are capable of mounting a substrate. The plurality of plates are arrayed in a vertical direction. The plurality of slit holes are arrayed in the vertical direction to correspond to the plurality of plates. Each of the plurality of slit holes extends in a horizontal direction and penetrates the wall portion.

Abstract: Provided is a point cloud analysis device that curbs a decrease in model estimation accuracy due to a laser measurement point cloud. A clustering unit (30) clusters a point cloud representing a three-dimensional point on an object obtained by a measurement unit mounted on a moving body and performing measurement while scanning a measurement position, within a scan line, to obtain a point cloud cluster. A central axis direction estimation unit (32) estimates a central axis direction based on the point cloud cluster. A direction-dependent local effective length estimation unit (34) estimates a local effective length based on an estimated central axis direction and an interval of scan lines, the local effective length being a length when a length of projection of the point cloud cluster in a central axis direction for each of the point cloud clusters is interpolated by an amount of a loss part of the point cloud.

Abstract: Provided is compound (3d) or a salt thereof, wherein the content of compound (IM-7) is 0.48 mass % or lower.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a galvanized steel sheet comprising steel sheet containing C: 0.05 to 0.30%, Si: 0.01 to 3.00%, Mn: 0.80 to 3.00%, and Al: 0.010 to 2.000% and having a thickness of 0.10 to 0.95 mm, and a galvanized layer on the steel sheet, wherein a tensile strength is 550 to 1500 MPa, and, when defining a thickness of an internal oxide layer per surface of the steel sheet as “A” (?m), a thickness of a decarburized layer per surface of the steel sheet as “B” (?m), and a thickness of the steel sheet as “t” (?m), A/B: 0.01 to 0.50 and B/t: 0.001 to 0.200.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and methods of making devices for facilitating condition monitoring of machinery allowing improve efficiencies and increased lifetime of the machinery while also reducing maintenance. In one embodiment, a device includes an enclosure assembly and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The enclosure assembly includes a cap, a base mechanically coupled with the cap, and a support bracket mechanically coupled with the base. The PCB assembly includes a processor, a memory coupled with the processor, a first sensor electrically coupled with the processor, a second sensor electrically coupled with the processor, and a communication interface electrically coupled with the processor. The device, when installed, may generally form a shape of a tapered cylinder having a maximum height of 2.1 inches and a maximum diameter of 1.2 inches.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic deflection convergence-type energy analyzer having a wide acceptance angle and high two-dimensional convergence performance, is capable of imaging two-dimensional real-space images and emission angle distributions, and enables two-dimensional convergence and imaging at 90° deflection with respect to an incident direction. Outer electrodes and inner electrodes are disposed along the shapes of two rotation bodies formed on the inside and the outside for a common rotation axis. The inner-surface shape of the outer electrode has a tapered shape becoming smaller in diameter toward both ends. The outer-surface shape of the inner electrodes has a tapered shape becoming smaller in diameter toward both ends. An electron incident hole and exit hole are formed in each of the outer electrodes at both ends on the rotation axis. The outer and the inner electrodes have applied thereto voltages for accelerating and decelerating electrons in proportion to the energy of incident electrons.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an imprint device that can form a circuit pattern with high accuracy even if a deviation occurs in a positional relationship between the circuit pattern and an alignment mark. The imprint device performs an imprinting process in which a mold on which a pattern is formed is brought in contact with an imprint material on a substrate and the pattern is transferred to the substrate at a target position on the substrate, and includes an alignment unit that performs alignment of the mold with the substrate such that the mold and the substrate are at an alignment position corrected based on an amount of relative positional deviation between a pattern mark formed near the pattern of the mold and an alignment mark of the mold obtained by measuring the pattern mark and the alignment mark, and a curing unit that cures the imprint material at the position at which alignment is performed by the alignment unit.

Abstract: Provided is a detection apparatus having a high detection accuracy. A detection apparatus comprises an optical element arranged at a position optically conjugate to a target surface, including a first region for forming illumination light that illuminates the target surface with a first angle distribution and a second region for forming illumination light that illuminates the target surface with a second angle distribution, a measurement mark arranged at the target surface; and a detector for detecting a deviation direction and a deviation amount of the optical element based on reflection light from the measurement mark illuminated by the first region and the second region of the optical element.

Abstract: Provided is a compact two-dimensional electron spectrometer that is capable of variably adjusting the deceleration ratio over a wide range, and performing simultaneous measurement of the two-dimensional emission angle distribution with a high energy resolution over a wide solid angle of acquisition. The two-dimensional electron spectrometer is configured from: a variable deceleration ratio spherical aberration correction electrostatic lens; a cylindrical mirror type energy analyzer or a wide angle energy analyzer; and a projection lens.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for decolorizing an essential oil by which a change in a flavor of the essential oil is small even after decolorization. The first embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for decolorizing an essential oil, the method including an oxidation step of oxidizing an essential oil, in which the oxidation step includes a step of adding water and a phenol oxidase to the essential oil, and an addition amount of the water is 0.1 parts by mass to 1000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the essential oil.

Abstract: An impact absorbing member is disposed between a roof panel and a top ceiling disposed below the roof panel. The impact absorbing member includes a base plate portion and a hollow, cone-shaped portion extending upward from the base plate portion. The cone-shaped portion has a fragile portion that facilitates vertical crush and deformation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shake-type culture apparatus which can perform large scale culture without using stirring blades and a culture method using the same. More particularly, there are provided a shake-type culture apparatus comprising: a culture bag made from a soft packaging material; an outer shell container being arranged to house the entirety of the culture bag to be able to perform adjustment of a temperature thereof; and a power source for shaking the outer shell container housing the culture bag, wherein the contents in the culture bag can be stirred and mixed by shaking the outer shell container housing the culture bag; and a culture method using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and methods of making devices for facilitating condition monitoring of machinery allowing improve efficiencies and increased lifetime of the machinery while also reducing maintenance. In one embodiment, a device includes an enclosure assembly and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The enclosure assembly includes a cap, a base mechanically coupled with the cap, and a support bracket mechanically coupled with the base. The PCB assembly includes a processor, a memory coupled with the processor, a first sensor electrically coupled with the processor, a second sensor electrically coupled with the processor, and a communication interface electrically coupled with the processor. The device, when installed, may generally form a shape of a tapered cylinder having a maximum height of 2.1 inches and a maximum diameter of 1.2 inches.

Abstract: Provided is a detection apparatus having a high detection accuracy. A detection apparatus comprises an optical element arranged at a position optically conjugate to a target surface, including a first region for forming illumination light that illuminates the target surface with a first angle distribution and a second region for forming illumination light that illuminates the target surface with a second angle distribution, a measurement mark arranged at the target surface; and a detector for detecting a deviation direction and a deviation amount of the optical element based on reflection light from the measurement mark illuminated by the first region and the second region of the optical element.

Abstract: Provided is a compact two-dimensional electron spectrometer that is capable of variably adjusting the deceleration ratio over a wide range, and performing simultaneous measurement of the two-dimensional emission angle distribution with a high energy resolution over a wide solid angle of acquisition. The two-dimensional electron spectrometer is configured from: a variable deceleration ratio spherical aberration correction electrostatic lens; a cylindrical mirror type energy analyzer or a wide angle energy analyzer; and a projection lens.

Abstract: A single-use cell culturing apparatus and a culturing bag are provided, each of which can improve efficiency of stirring a culture solution and further reduce a possibility of leakage of the culture solution. The single-use cell culturing apparatus of the present invention includes a housing that accommodates the culturing bag which is flexible and can seal the culture solution inside thereof. The housing has, on an inner surface thereof, a curved convex-shaped protrusion provided at a portion of a contact face at which the housing is in contact with the culturing bag. The culturing bag of the present invention is accommodated in the housing of the single-use cell culturing apparatus; is flexible; and can seal the culture solution inside thereof. The culturing bag includes a concave portion having a shape corresponding to the curved convex protrusion disposed on a part of the housing.

Abstract: Scanning optical system, comprising a rotatable mirror unit including first and second mirror surfaces each inclining relative to a rotation axis, and a light projecting system including a light source which emits light flux toward an object through the mirror unit. The light flux is reflected on the first mirror surface, then to the second mirror surface, and projected so as to scan on the object correspondingly to rotation of the mirror unit. The mirror unit includes multiples pairs of the first and second mirror surfaces, and the respective intersection angles of the multiples pairs are different from each other. In one rotation of the mirror unit, light flux emitted from the light source is reflected on the second mirror surfaces, and is projected sequentially, thereby to scan a measurement range in which the object is measured. Length in a sub scanning direction of the light flux and intersection angles of the multiples pairs correspond to length in a sub scanning direction of the measurement range.

Abstract: An impact absorbing member is disposed between a roof panel and a top ceiling disposed below the roof panel. The impact absorbing member includes a base plate portion and a hollow, cone-shaped portion extending upward from the base plate portion. The cone-shaped portion has a fragile portion that facilitates vertical crush and deformation.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic adhesive film capable of, in a thermobonding step of a laminated body of different materials used particularly in automobile members, electronic members, construction members, etc., such as a polypropylene resin material, a polyamide resin material, and a metal material such as aluminum or steel plates, preventing deformation of the resin material and peeling due to thermal history after molding. Provided as a solution is a thermoplastic adhesive film comprising a resin composition (D) which contains a thermoplastic olefin elastomer resin (A), an acid-modified polypropylene resin (B) and a nucleating agent (C).