Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries disposed between adjacent grains. The grain boundary includes a secondary phase including Sn, a rare-earth element, and a first subcomponent. The rare-earth element includes at least one of Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Gd, Ce, Nd, Sm, Tb, Tm, La, Gd and Yb. The first subcomponent includes at least one of Si, Mg, and Al.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air foil journal bearing in which air is introduced between a foil and a rotor rotating at high speed and generates pressure to support a radial load of the rotor and allow the rotor to rotate smoothly, and more particularly, to a housing fixing structure of an air foil journal bearing that improves durability against external impact or vibration by restricting an axial movement of a bump by means of two opposite ends of the bump and a top foil fixing portion.

Abstract: An air compressor according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a housing; a rotating shaft which is disposed in the housing; a compression unit which is connected to the rotating shaft to compress and discharge inlet air; a motor unit which drives the rotating shaft; a control board which controls the motor unit; and a filter unit which filters out noise from external power and supplies the external power to the control board, wherein the housing includes a first cooling flow channel for cooling the motor unit and a second cooling flow channel for cooling the filter unit, and the first cooling flow channel communicates with the second cooling flow channel.

Abstract: The multi sample prediction method of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining a sample group consisting of a plurality of samples inside a decoding target block; determining a representative position corresponding to the sample group, inside the decoding target block; determining a representative prediction value for the sample group, on the basis of the determined representative position; and determining the determined representative prediction value as the final prediction value for each of the plurality of samples making up the sample group. The present invention enhances efficiency in encoding/decoding and reduces complexity thereof.

Abstract: A strain sensor may have a conductive elastic yarn including a first fiber having a predetermined length and a shape of a fiber yarn and a second fiber having electrical conductivity and a sheet shape. The strain sensor may have a pair of wiring members electrically connected to both ends of the conductive elastic yarn. The conductive elastic yarn, with the second fiber wrapped around the first fiber, is twisted in a coil shape.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying food ingredients according to the present disclosure includes a food ingredient lifting part configured to separate and move upward a food ingredient stack from a food ingredient cassette on which food ingredients including a plurality of stacked food ingredients are seated, a food ingredient separation part configured to suck and move upward a single sheet of a food ingredient from the food ingredient stack moved upward by the food ingredient lifting part, and a horizontal movement part configured to transfer forward the single sheet of the food ingredient moved upward by the food ingredient separation part.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of printing a nanostructure including: preparing a template substrate on which a pattern is formed; forming a replica pattern having an inverse phase of the pattern by coating a polymer thin film on an upper portion of the template substrate, adhering a thermal release tape to an upper portion of the polymer thin film, and separating the polymer thin film from the template substrate; forming a nanostructure by depositing a functional material on the replica pattern; and printing the nanostructure deposited on the replica pattern to a substrate by positioning the nanostructure on the substrate, applying heat and pressure to the nanostructure, and weakening an adhesive force between the thermal release tape and the replica pattern by the heat.

Abstract: A method for coding image information includes generating prediction information by predicting information on a current coding unit, and determining whether the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information. When the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information is coded and transmitted. When the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information and the information on the current coding unit are coded and transmitted.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing edible food products according to the present disclosure includes a first food ingredient supply apparatus configured to separate a single sheet of a first food ingredient from a first food ingredient stack including a plurality of stacked first food ingredients and supply the single sheet of first food ingredient, a second food ingredient supply apparatus configured to separate a single sheet of a second food ingredient from a second food ingredient stack including a plurality of stacked second food ingredients and supply the single sheet of second food ingredient, and a pressing device configured to form an edible food product by pressing a semi-finished product formed by seating the supplied single sheet of the first food ingredient on the supplied single sheet of the second food ingredient.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first interlayer insulating film disposed on a substrate and having a first trench. A first lower conductive pattern fills the first trench and includes first and second valley areas that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. The first and second valley areas are recessed toward the substrate. A second interlayer insulating film is disposed on the first interlayer insulating film and includes a second trench that exposes at least a portion of the first lower conductive pattern. An upper conductive pattern fills the second trench and includes an upper barrier film and an upper filling film disposed on the upper barrier film. The upper conductive pattern at least partially fills the first valley area.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of depositing a transition metal single-atom catalyst including preparing a carbon carrier, and depositing a transition metal single-atom catalyst on the carbon carrier, in which the carbon carrier is surface-treated by an oxidation process, and wherein the deposition is carried out by an arc plasma process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for designing a cycloidal gear tooth profile of a gear shift actuator, the method designing a profile to have a backlash through a change in the radius of a rolling circle of an internal or external tooth profile of a cycloidal gear, and thus enables the smooth engagement of internal teeth and external teeth, reduces the engagement range of the internal teeth and the external teeth to have excellent durability and enable power loss to be reduced, and enables the shape machining of the gear by using general cycloidal gear machining, thereby facilitating manufacturing and being capable of improving machining precision.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a cutting roller including a cutting body having a cylindrical shape and configured to rotate about an axis defined in a leftward/rightward direction, and cutting blades protruding outward in a radial direction of the cutting body further than a surface of the cutting body to cut an edible food product provided in a forward/rearward direction, and a cutting base part disposed at a position facing the cutting roller based on the edible food product to support the edible food product to be cut by the cutting roller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.

Abstract: One aspect relates to a technology in which one or more external devices are interlocked with scenario-based content executed on a main device. One embodiment includes a system for interlocking content and an external device. The system includes a main device configured to store and execute content and at least one external device connected to the main device by communication. The content may include a control signal for controlling the external device. When the content is executed on the main device, the main device may transmit the control signal included in the content to the external device and the external device may perform a specific function in accordance with the control signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a puzzle system interworking with an external device and, more specifically, to a puzzle system interworking with an external device, which outputs an event corresponding to a puzzle to arouse interest of a user when the user completes the puzzle, and also outputs an event corresponding to an image forming the puzzle to increases interest when the user clicks on the image, so that the puzzle system can used as a learning tool as well as a game tool.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a cutlery, the method comprising: blanking a steel sheet to obtain a blank with an appearance corresponding to a desired shape of the cutlery, wherein the cutlery has head and handle portions; rolling the head portion of the blank to stretch the head portion; performing single-trimming of a combination of the stretched head portion and the handle portion; and performing single-forming of a combination of the trimmed head and handle portions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ornament secured to a leather product, the ornament comprising: a fame and a metal sticker attached to the frame, wherein the frame comprises a body, an upwardly-protruding edge from a top face of the body and along an outer perimeter of the body, and a securing portion downwardly extending from a bottom face of the body and securing the body into a leather face portion of the leather product, wherein the body is formed in a predetermined shape, and the protruding edge extends along the shape, wherein the metal sticker is formed in the shape, wherein the protruding edge defines an attachment region on the top face of the body, wherein the metal sticker is attached to the body in the attachment region thereof, wherein the protruding edge has varying shapes to allow, in a combination with a shape of the metal sticker, a variety of designs for the ornament.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lock assembly for a bag, wherein the bag has a bag body and a bag flap, the assembly comprising: a body-side sub-assembly secured to the bag body; and a flap-side sub-assembly secured to the bag flap, wherein the body-side sub-assembly comprises: a base member having a rear portion secured to the bag body, a pair of rotation members, each rotation member including an upper grip and a lower shaft extending from the upper grip, a rotation-force transfer mechanism configured to transfer a rotation force between the pair of rotation members, wherein the rotation-force transfer mechanism employs a belt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a puzzle system capable of cooperating with an external device. More specifically, it relates to a puzzle system capable of cooperating with an external device, whereby a user's continuous interest can be stimulated by automatically detecting a type of puzzle that includes a plurality of puzzle pieces, and expressing various implementation operations corresponding to the puzzle when the puzzle is completed.