Abstract: To provide a carbon material capable of suppressing excessive reactivity with an electrolytic solution and excellent in a rapid charge/discharge characteristics. A carbon material for lithium ion secondary batteries, which satisfies: (i) a tap density?0.75 g/cm3; (ii) a Raman R value?0.23 and a half width of D band ??D<45 cm?1, in which the D band appears in the vicinity of 1,358 cm?1 of the Raman spectrum; and (iii) 4 m2/g?BET specific surface area (SA)?11 m2/g.

Abstract: A handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image indicating a currently controlled remote device and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of remote command gestures. Each remote command gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the handheld device. The device includes a gesture mapping database comprising a mapping of each of the remote command gestures to an associated command for controlling operation of the remote device and a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The device includes a control module operable to track movement of the handheld device using the motion detection module, to compare the tracked movement against the remote command gestures to determine a matching gesture, and to identify the one of the commands corresponding to the matching gesture.

Abstract: Provided are a control system and a control method by which a part of a continuously written machining program can be easily executed by a machine tool, and operation and the like of the machine tool can be checked. The control apparatus has an input means 102 which inputs a start instruction of a specific section of a machining program, and a partial executing means 103 outputs the machining program between the inputted start instruction of the specific section, and an end instruction that corresponds to the start instruction, to an operation executing means (101).

Abstract: A work machining apparatus capable of reducing the stand-by time in each main spindle as much as possible and can improve the operation ratio is provided. In a work machining apparatus having at least one movable spindle 22 which moves forward and backward between the work supply position and the work take-out position, in which a work is supplied to movable main spindle 22 at the supply position, the movable main spindle 22 is moved from the supply position to the take-out position and the work is taken out from the movable main spindle 22 at the supply position, whereby the work is conveyed from the supply position to the take-out position, wherein a tool rest 6 corresponding to the movable main spindle 22 is provided integrally with the movable main spindle 22 and movably on the movable spindle 22, thereby enabling the tool on the tool rest 6 to process the work held on the movable main spindle 22 during the conveyance movement of the work by the movable main spindle 22.

Abstract: To provide a packaging and filling apparatus for keeping pressure of filled liquid food in a tube at positive pressure, facilitating preformation by a forming flap, and preventing an external ambient substance from entering the tube even if the liquid food pressure lowers to negative pressure by a fluctuation of the liquid food pressure. The packaging and filling apparatus has a pressure flange provided below a liquid level in a tubular packaging material and along an outer periphery of a filling pipe. The pressure flange prevents the filled liquid food in the tube from freely flowing up from the lower part to keep the pressure of the liquid food positive in the tube below the pressure flange so as to facilitate the preformation by the forming flap. A covering means is provided, for closing a gap occurring on a seam serving as a vertical sealed part or a portion where the gap might occur.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate (3) of the present invention includes: a plurality of pixels (5) which constitute a display region (4); and a plurality of dummy pixels (6, 8, 10, 12) which are provided around the display region (4), each of the plurality of pixels (5) having a diagonal pattern (14) of a plurality of diagonal lines each of which has a constant width, at least one of the plurality of dummy pixels (6, 8, 10, 12) having at least one measuring pattern of a plurality of vertical or horizontal lines each of which has the constant width. This allows measurement of a line width of a pattern and alignment correction, without increasing a picture-frame region of the active matrix substrate (3).

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid container for supplying liquid to a liquid consumption apparatus, and includes: a container body that is detachably attached to a container attachment unit of the liquid consumption apparatus; first and second positioning portions that prevent the movement of the container body when corresponding first and second positioning members provided on the container attachment unit fit therein, respectively; a liquid feed outlet to communicate with a liquid supply unit on the container attachment unit to supply liquid from the liquid container to the liquid consumption apparatus; an information memory unit; electric contacts that cause the information memory unit provided on the container body to be connected to an information control circuit of the liquid consumption apparatus; and an engaging portion preventing the detachment of the container body from the container attachment unit when an engaging member engages therewith.

Abstract: An interference check device is provided which, when a plurality of moving means are provided for one moving direction of one movable body, can conduct interference check of the movable body easily.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a star polymer having a controlled ratio of a weight average molecular weight of the star polymer to a number average molecular weight of the star polymer, containing the steps of anionically polymerizing a (meth)acrylic ester having an alicyclic skeleton and a lactone ring in the presence of an anionic polymerization initiator to synthesize an arm polymer, reacting the arm polymer with a polyfunctional coupling agent, and reacting with an anionic polymerizable monomer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid vessel including a liquid lead-out portion for directing liquid out and a flexible liquid containing portion formed of a film for containing the liquid, wherein the liquid containing portion includes a first sealing portion having a body portion having a tubular shape formed by adhering both ends of one film to each other, a second sealing portion which includes gore portions having a pair of mountain-shaped folding portions folded at opposed side surfaces of the body portion in a longitudinal direction and a valley-shaped folding portion between the pair of mountain-shaped folding portion and seals an opening in a state in which the liquid lead-out portion is inserted into the opening of the body portion, and a third sealing portion which seals another opening of the body portion, and wherein the mountain-shaped folding portions configuring the gore portions have mountain-shaped maintenance portions which maintain a state in which inner surfaces of facing films at least partially

Abstract: A liquid supply method of a liquid ejecting apparatus including a tank having a liquid capacity greater than a storage amount of the liquid which is stored in a liquid storage unit, and a liquid ejection unit that ejects the liquid supplied from the tank side includes the steps of: firstly supplying all the liquid in the liquid storage unit to the tank; agitating the liquid accommodated in the tank; and secondly supplying the liquid in the tank to the liquid ejection unit.

Abstract: A handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image indicating a currently controlled remote device and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of remote command gestures. Each remote command gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the handheld device. The device includes a gesture mapping database comprising a mapping of each of the remote command gestures to an associated command for controlling operation of the remote device and a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The device includes a control module operable to track movement of the handheld device using the motion detection module, to compare the tracked movement against the remote command gestures to determine a matching gesture, and to identify the one of the commands corresponding to the matching gesture.

Abstract: To provide a nonaqueous secondary battery ensuring that a charge-discharge irreversible capacity at an initial cycle is sufficiently small even when an active material layer comprising a negative electrode active material on a current collector is increased in a density for obtaining a high capacity. This object is attained by a graphite composite particle for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which satisfies the requirements (1) and (2): (1) DL/DS is more than 1 and 2 or less, wherein DL ?m means a volume-based median size measured by a laser diffraction/scattering-type particle size distribution measuring apparatus, and DS ?m means an average circle-equivalent particle size which is determined from a measured area S of particles each having a contour not overlapped with a contour of another particle in a SEM; and (2) a Raman R value is 0.04 or more and 0.

Abstract: Disclosed are an acrylic acid-based polymer which is a star polymer containing a repeating unit derived from an (?-lower alkyl)acrylic ester represented by formula (I): (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R2 represents an organic group having a polar group) in an arm portion; an acrylic acid-based polymer containing a repeating unit derived from an poly(?-lower alkyl)acrylic ester and a repeating unit derived from an (?-lower alkyl)acrylic ester represented by formula (I), and a method for producing a polymer through living polymerization, comprising forming an oligomer having a polymerization active end, which is an oligomer higher than an average 1.0-mer and lower than an average 4.0-mer or an average 4.0-mer, and polymerizing using the oligomer having a polymerization active end as an initiating species.

Abstract: An ink cartridge for an ink jet printer having a housing having at least one wall. The ink cartridge further has at least two ink chambers for containing different ink accommodated in the housing. Ink supply ports are formed in one wall of the housing within each of the ink chambers. Each of the ink supply ports has an inner opening and an outer opening. The distance from the inner opening of a first ink supply port to that of a second ink supply port adjacent to the first ink supply port is different from a second distance from the outer opening of the first ink supply opening to that of the second ink supply port.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a sub-tank which stores a certain volume of liquid; a liquid ejecting head which ejects the liquid supplied from the sub-tank; a sheet feeding drum which feeds an ejection target medium to be ejected with the liquid by rotation; a liquid container which stores the liquid to be supplied to the sub-tank; and a supply passage which connects the sub-tank to the liquid container so that the liquid is supplied from the liquid container to the sub-tank. The sheet feeding drum includes a liquid container receiving chamber receiving the liquid container and the liquid container receiving chamber communicates with the supply passage.

Abstract: A tyrosinase activity inhibitor and an ameliorant for facial blood flow that are excellent in terms of safety, and medicinal compositions, food compositions, and cosmetic preparations that contain the inhibitor and the ameliorant as active ingredients are provided. A tyrosinase activity inhibitor and an ameliorant for facial blood flow that contain anthocyan obtained by concentration or extraction of plant material, and medicinal compositions, food compositions, and cosmetic preparations that have an inhibitory action on tyrosinase activity and ameliorating action on facial blood flow are provided.

Abstract: A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of gestures. Each gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the device. The gestures comprise symbol gestures each corresponding to a character from a preexisting character set. The device includes an application database maintaining at least one application and a gesture mapping database comprising a gesture input map for the application. The gesture input map comprises mappings of the symbol gestures to corresponding inputs for the application. The device includes a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are an acrylic acid-based polymer which is a star polymer containing a repeating unit derived from an (?-lower alkyl)acrylic ester represented by formula (I): (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R2 represents an organic group having a polar group) in an arm portion; an acrylic acid-based polymer containing a repeating unit derived from an poly(?-lower alkyl)acrylic ester and a repeating unit derived from an (?-lower alkyl)acrylic ester represented by formula (I), and a method for producing a polymer through living polymerization, comprising forming an oligomer having a polymerization active end, which is an oligomer higher than an average 1.0-mer and lower than an average 4.0-mer or an average 4.0-mer, and polymerizing using the oligomer having a polymerization active end as an initiating species.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which lengths (d1 and d2) of respective picture element electrodes (60) in an extended direction of scanning signal lines (32) are longer than lengths (d3) of the respective picture element electrodes (60) in an extended direction of video signal lines (35) is arranged such that storage capacitor lines (36) are provided along the respective scanning signal lines (32) so as to overlap the respective picture element electrodes (60) via an insulating film (70) in plan view.