Abstract: One or more image processing apparatuses, one or more image processing methods and one or more storage mediums are provided herein. In at least one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more objects, a check unit configured to perform check processing for checking whether to combine an object with another object, for each of a plurality of objects acquired by the acquisition unit, and a determining unit configured to determine, based on a result of the check processing for each of the plurality of objects, whether to perform the check processing for checking whether to combine an object with another object, for an object acquired subsequently to the plurality of objects by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A job processing order for reducing waiting time of individual users is displayed in a case where a plurality of users requesting jobs is recognized at the same time. A control method for controlling a job processing apparatus includes holding jobs in a holding unit, imaging a plurality of users, detecting face information of the plurality of imaged users, recognizing the plurality of users based on the detected face information, searching the holding unit for jobs of the plurality of recognized users, determining, based on processing time of the searched jobs, an order of executing the searched jobs, and displaying information indicating the users corresponding to the ordered jobs, based on the determined order of executing the jobs.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus transmits a result of analyzing image data acquired by imaging a print product and the image data to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus stores original data used for printing and determines print setting information set for printing the imaged print product based on the image data received from the printing control apparatus and the result of analysis. Furthermore, the information processing apparatus searches for the original data based on the image data, and transmits the original data found by the information processing apparatus, and the determined print setting information to the printing control apparatus.

Abstract: A biasing force adjustment device includes: a cylindrical component having a first thread part; a reciprocate component accommodated in the cylindrical component; a biasing portion that biases the reciprocate component in a first direction; and a biasing force adjustment component that adjusts a biasing force of the biasing portion. The biasing force adjustment component has a second thread part engaged with the first thread part so as to control the position of the biasing force adjustment component relative to the cylindrical component, and a regulation part that regulates movement of the biasing force adjustment component relative to the cylindrical component by being deformed in a radial direction by external force applied in the first direction.

Abstract: A print data processing apparatus is provided which includes: a generation unit configured to generate image information and attribute information from print data; a conversion unit configured to convert an attribute of a first area included in the attribute information, wherein an attribute of a second area included in the attribute information is not converted; a compression unit configured to compress the image information and the attribute information in which the attribute of the first area has been converted by the conversion unit; an area information generation unit configured to generate area information indicating the first area having the converted attribute; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image information compressed by the compression unit, the attribute information compressed by the compression unit, and the area information generated by the area information generation unit, to a printing apparatus as transfer data.

Abstract: A print data processing apparatus is provided which includes: a generation unit configured to generate image information and attribute information from print data; a conversion unit configured to convert an attribute of a first area included in the attribute information, wherein an attribute of a second area included in the attribute information is not converted; a compression unit configured to compress the image information and the attribute information in which the attribute of the first area has been converted by the conversion unit; an area information generation unit configured to generate area information indicating the first area having the converted attribute; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image information compressed by the compression unit, the attribute information compressed by the compression unit, and the area information generated by the area information generation unit, to a printing apparatus as transfer data.

Abstract: A job processing order for reducing waiting time of individual users is displayed in a case where a plurality of users requesting jobs is recognized at the same time. A control method for controlling a job processing apparatus includes holding jobs in a holding unit, imaging a plurality of users, detecting face information of the plurality of imaged users, recognizing the plurality of users based on the detected face information, searching the holding unit for jobs of the plurality of recognized users, determining, based on processing time of the searched jobs, an order of executing the searched jobs, and displaying information indicating the users corresponding to the ordered jobs, based on the determined order of executing the jobs.

Abstract: A method and device for manufacturing a content-filled bottle having an inversion part at its bottom. In producing the bottle, the inversion part is inverted to prevent deformation of a body part caused by a pressure reduction in the bottle, and as a result, inappropriate deformation and buckling of the bottle are prevented, enabling efficient manufacturing of the bottle with high quality. The bottle (3) is held from the outside by an empty-bottle chuck (41) of auxiliary device mounting means in such a way that the bottle (3) is held at its a mouth part (4) by the chuck along the upper surface of a flange part (10) of the bottle (3). Next, an empty-bottle support table (42) on which an assistance device (24) is placed is raised, the assistance device (24) is mounted on a bottom part (7) of the bottle (3), and the bottle (3) is placed on the empty-bottle support table (42).

Abstract: A spool valve includes a sleeve, a spool and a filter. The sleeve is configured into a generally tubular form and has an opening, which communicates between inside and outside of the sleeve. The spool is axially slidably supported in the sleeve to change an opening degree of the opening of the sleeve. The filter is installed to the opening of the sleeve to filter fluid, which passes through the opening. The filter is configured into a generally rectangular form such that four outer edge portions of the filter are placed generally in a common imaginary plane. The sleeve includes two guide grooves that receive two opposed sides, respectively, of the filter.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator has a movable core, a housing that holds the movable core so that the core may freely reciprocate, and an attractive part that applies a magnetic force to pull the movable core in one of the reciprocating directions. The electromagnetic actuator further has a stator that constitutes a magnetic circuit along with the movable core. At least one of the sliding faces of the housing and the movable core in contact with each other is subjected to gas soft nitriding, salt-bath soft nitriding, sulfo-nitriding, or nitriding treatment. The surface roughness of such a nitrided face is controlled to be within a prescribed range, so that the wear of the sliding faces of the movable core and the housing can be reduced.

Abstract: The invention provides a plastic container with a coated inner surface having superior gas barrier properties. It further provides a plastic container with a coated inner surface capable of suppressing elution of minor components from the resin, in addition to having the superior gas barrier properties. The container has on its inner surface an amorphous carbon film formed by plasma CVD from a starting material containing carbon atoms and whose main component is carbon. In the carbon film, when the number of carbon atoms contained in the film is 100, the ratio of the number of nitrogen atoms is 15 or less, or the ratio of the number of oxygen atoms is 20 or less, or the ratio of the total number of nitrogen atoms and oxygen atoms is 27 or less.

Abstract: Non-magnetic layers are formed on an inner circumferential wall of a housing portion 13 and an outer circumferential wall of a plunger 17, respectively. Assuming that the thickness of the non-magnetic layer of the housing portion is t0, the thickness of the non-magnetic layer of the plunger is t1, a magnetic gap formed in a radial direction between respective magnetic materials of the housing portion and the plunger which excludes the non-magnetic layers is d0, and an air gap formed in a radial direction between the non-magnetic layers when the plunger does not deviate from but remains coaxial with the housing portion is d1, the thickness are set so as to satisfy 40 &mgr;m≦t0+t1≦80 &mgr;m, d0≈100 &mgr;m. In addition, it is set such that the attracting portion becomes saturated magnetically when the value of electric current that is supplied to a coil increases to reach a predetermined value which falls between 40% or larger and 60% of smaller of a maximum value of the electric current.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator has a movable core, a housing that holds the movable core so that the core may freely reciprocate, and an attractive part that applies a magnetic force to pull the movable core in one of the reciprocating directions. The electromagnetic actuator further has a stator that constitutes a magnetic circuit along with the movable core. At least one of the sliding faces of the housing and the movable core in contact with each other is subjected to gas soft nitriding, salt-bath soft nitriding, sulfo-nitriding, or nitriding treatment. The surface roughness of such a nitrided face is controlled to be within a prescribed range, so that the wear of the sliding faces of the movable core and the housing can be reduced.

Abstract: In a magnetic driving device, a fixed core has a housing portion, in which a plunger is housed to reciprocatingly move, and an attracting portion toward which the plunger is attracted upon energizing a coil. The housing portion is provided with a ring portion, which is formed by machining an outer circumference wall thereof and whose thickness is thinner than that of a part of the housing portion adjacent to the ring portion to an extent that mechanical strength of the housing portion is not damaged. The ring portion is provided with a plurality of through-holes penetrating radially the wall thereof. A magnetic flux area of the ring portion is limited due to the thin wall and the through-holes so that magnetic resistance is enlarged.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator has a stator core, an armature and a coil. The stator core is formed as a seamless cylindrical tube having a thin wall as a magnetic restrictor. The thin wall has a thickness sufficient to maintain a mechanical strength of the stator core. A permanent magnet is located on an outside of the thin wall to generate a magnetic flux passing through the thin wall in the same direction as a magnetic flux generated by the coil. The thin wall is magnetically saturated with the magnetic flux generated by the permanent magnet. When the coil is energized, a magnetic flux generated by the coil gets around the saturated thin wall and passes through the armature.

Abstract: Non-magnetic layers are formed on an inner circumferential wall of a housing portion 13 and an outer circumferential wall of a plunger 17, respectively. Assuming that the thickness of the non-magnetic layer of the housing portion is t0, the thickness of the non-magnetic layer of the plunger is t1, a magnetic gap formed in a radial direction between respective magnetic materials of the housing portion and the plunger which excludes the non-magnetic layers is d0, and an air gap formed in a radial direction between the non-magnetic layers when the plunger does not deviate from but remains coaxial with the housing portion is d1, the thickness are set so as to satisfy 40 &mgr;m≦t0+t1≦80 &mgr;m, d0≈100 &mgr;m. In addition, it is set such that the attracting portion becomes saturated magnetically when the value of electric current that is supplied to a coil increases to reach a predetermined value which falls between 40% or larger and 60% of smaller of a maximum value of the electric current.

Abstract: In a pressure regulation valve having a main spool and a sub-spool slidably housed in the main spool, the main spool is at a position where pilot pressure force balances with a sum of pressure force of a feedback chamber and spring biasing force, when the pilot pressure is below a given value, so that normal output pressure proportional to pilot pressure is supplied to a hydraulic servo for driving a clutch of an automatic transmission, and, when the pilot pressure exceeds the given value, the sub-spool moves to a position where the feedback chamber communicates with a drain so that the main spool moves to a position where maximum output pressure equal to supply pressure source is supplied.

Abstract: A mutant prenyl diphosphate synthase having a modified amino acid sequence of prenyl diphosphate synthase, wherein the amino acid residue located at the eighth position in the N-terminal direction from D of the N-terminal of the Asp-rich domain DDXX(XX)D (in the sequence X denotes any amino acid and the two X's in the parentheses may not be present) present in the region II has been substituted by another amino acid, or both of the amino acid residue located at the fifth position in the N-terminal direction from D of the N-terminal and the amino acid residue located at the eighth position in the N-terminal direction from D of the N-terminal have been substituted by other amino acids.

Abstract: In a pressure regulation valve having a main spool and a sub-spool slidably housed in the main spool, the main spool is at a position where pilot pressure force balances with a sum of pressure force of a feedback chamber and spring biasing force, when the pilot pressure is below a given value, so that normal output pressure proportional to pilot pressure is supplied to a hydraulic servo for driving a clutch of an automatic transmission, and, when the pilot pressure exceeds the given value, the sub-spool moves to a position where the feedback chamber communicates with a drain so that the main spool moves to a position where maximum output pressure equal to supply pressure source is supplied.

Abstract: A mutant prenyl diphosphate synthase capable of synthesizing prenyl diphosphates, shorter than those synthesized by the original enzyme, by modifying the amino acid sequence in and upstream of the aspartic acid-rich domain DDXX (XX)D (X denotes any amino acid, and XX in the parentheses may not be present) present in region II of the prenyl diphosphate synthase.