Abstract: There is provided a technology capable of controlling the occurrence of “migration” of a foam material to a contact object. The present technology provides a package material containing: a fibrous material that includes waste paper and/or pulp; a binder; sodium hydrogen carbonate; a surfactant; and a water-soluble softener, the water-soluble softener being a urea derivative having a chemical structural formula of R1,R2—N—CO—N—R3,R4 (R1 to R4 are each H or a saturated and/or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) and/or a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, the number of carbon atoms and the number of hydroxyl (OH) groups in a molecular structure of the water-soluble polyhydric alcohol satisfying a relationship of the number of hydroxy groups<the number of carbon atoms.

Abstract: A non-aqueous inkjet ink composition for printing on a resin base material contains: 2.5 to 10.0% by mass of carbon black; 80.0% by mass or more of organic solvent(s) whose evaporation rate is 20 to 80 based on the evaporation rate of butyl acetate being 100; and a resin; and has a property to reach a dry state under irradiation of infrared light when printed on a resin base material. The inkjet ink composition exhibiting excellent discharge stability and drying property even when the inkjet ink composition is intended to manifest excellent printability on a resin base material even when it has already been partially printed.

Abstract: The invention is to simplify a machining apparatus and to improve the productivity by capturing an image of a workpiece having been machined and inspecting the workpiece having been machined while the workpiece is being suctioned on a machining table, and includes a machining table having one surface provided with a plurality of suction holes enabled to suction a sealed substrate, a machining mechanism that machines the sealed substrate being suctioned onto the machining table, and a first camera that captures an image of the sealed substrate having been machined by the machining mechanism. The machining table has a plurality of through openings penetrating the machining table from the one surface to the other surface. The machining mechanism machines the sealed substrate in each of the through openings, and the first camera captures an image of the sealed substrate while the sealed substrate is being suctioned on the machining table.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of simplifying an HIFU therapy in which an operation is performed a plurality of times. The present invention is a display device for an HIFU therapy, the display device being intended to perform image acquisition processing for acquiring a first ultrasound image that shows the condition of a patient before a first-round operation and a second ultrasound image that shows the condition of the patient before a second-round operation, image production processing for producing a superimposed image in which the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image are superimposed on each other, and display processing for displaying the superimposed image.

Abstract: The present invention simplifies a machining apparatus and improves the productivity thereof, and comprises a machining table provided on one surface thereof with a plurality of suction holes capable of holding a sealed substrate by suction, and that has a plurality of through openings which penetrate from the one surface to another surface, a machining mechanism that machines the sealed substrate held by suction to the machining table, and a storage mechanism that directly stores the sealed substrate machined by the machining mechanism to a storage member.

Abstract: Method of facilitating inspection of an ultrasonic transducer used in high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy. Selection and observation processing is performed by: (i) processing for selecting one pair of divided surfaces from multiple pairs of divided surfaces obtained by dividing a bowl-shaped surface at multiple cutting planes that include the central axis of the bowl-shaped surface; (ii) processing for causing ultrasonic transducers disposed on the one pair of divided surfaces selected from the multiple pairs of divided surfaces to transmit ultrasonic waves; (iii) processing for setting an ultrasonic probe to a state in which an ultrasonic beam is scanned on an observation surface that passes through the pair of divided surfaces selected from the multiple pairs of divided surfaces; and (iv) processing for acquiring ultrasound date regarding the observation surface on which the ultrasonic beam was scanned.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator, a planar heater, a holder, a conductor, and a support. The pressure rotator presses the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the pressure rotator and the fixing rotator. The planar heater contacts an inner surface of the fixing rotator. The holder holds the heater and guides the fixing rotator. The conductor is grounded and contacts the inner surface of the fixing rotator. The support supports the holder and has a shape of regulating rotation of the conductor.

Abstract: A fixing device detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus includes a housing frame having an open front side in an insertion direction in which the fixing device is inserted into the image forming apparatus. The housing frame includes a support plate, as a back side of the housing frame in the insertion direction, and a pair of side plates extending in the insertion direction. The support plate includes an extension extending beyond one of the pair of side plates. The extension includes an engaged portion to be engaged with an engaging portion of the image forming apparatus when the fixing device is mounted on the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A processor of the information processing apparatus acquires a character string including progress information of a procedure communicated between the Patent Office and an applicant for at least one application relating to an intellectual property right from the intellectual property right database (step S10). For each application relating to an intellectual property right, one or a plurality of pieces of the progress information generated in time series of the application relating to the intellectual property right are recognized from the character string including the progress information (step S16). For the recognized progress information, determination is made as to which office action from the Patent Office corresponds to an action for the application relating to the intellectual property right taken by the applicant of the application relating to the intellectual property right, and the recognized progress information is registered in a corresponding item in a worksheet (step S18).

Abstract: Apparatus and method to clearly indicate the direction of an observation plane of an ultrasound imaging probe to a practitioner. This ultrasound imaging probe includes a probe tip at which ultrasound waves are transmitted and received. An indicator of the direction of the observation plane in which an ultrasound image is acquired is applied to the probe tip. The indicator may be a color applied to the surface of a housing. The ultrasound imaging probe is carried by a carrying mechanism.

Abstract: The present disclosure promotes distribution of sensor data among a plurality of business operators. A controller that an information processing system according to the present disclosure includes collects first data including a plurality of items and personal information from mobile bodies belonging to a first business operator. The controller converts the first data to second data not being usable to identify individuals. The controller provides data in a range decided based on content of a predetermined data use contract, among the second data, to a second business operator. The controller calculates a consideration for the data that is to be paid by the second business operator, based on a data use record of the second business operator.

Abstract: An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of continuously ensuring heat conduction by a heat conductive connection body and comprises: a semiconductor element; a heat dissipation member; a heat conductive connection body for connecting the semiconductor element and the heat dissipation member to each other in a heat conductive manner; a power detection unit for detecting power consumption of the semiconductor element; an element temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of the semiconductor element; an ambient temperature detection unit for detecting the ambient temperature of the heat dissipation member; and a heat resistance calculation unit for calculating heat resistance of the heat conductive connection body on the basis of a detection value of the power detection unit, a detection value of the element temperature detection unit, and a detection value of the ambient temperature detection unit.

Abstract: A quality estimation system for estimating DL throughput at user terminals which are connected to a wireless network, includes: acquisition means for acquiring at least terminal information, wireless reception quality information and network quality information from a plurality of user terminals; coefficient derivation means for deriving coefficients in an estimation equation in which the DL throughput is an objective variable and at least the wireless reception quality information and the network quality information are explanatory variables, based on the information acquired by the acquisition means; and estimation means for estimating DL throughput corresponding to measurement data from the measurement data using the estimation equation with application of the coefficients.

Abstract: A contact-separation device brings a contact-separation member into contact with a contacted member separably and includes a biasing member that generates a biasing force. A presser presses the contact-separation member against the contacted member in a pressing direction with the biasing force from the biasing member. A cam presses the presser in an opposite direction being opposite to the pressing direction. The cam is rotatable and has a cam face. A cam follower has a cam contact face that contacts the cam face of the cam. The cam contact face is curved to project toward the cam. The cam contact face has a curvature that is smaller than a greatest curvature of the cam face of the cam and is greater than a smallest curvature of the cam face of the cam.

Abstract: A laminate body of a rubber layer and a resin layer made of a resin, wherein the rubber layer includes a surface-treated superficial layer 4 directly united with the resin layer without any intervening adhesive layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes two rotators, a driver driving the rotators, a heating device to heat the rotator, a blower blowing air to the heating device, a temperature detector, a recording medium detector, a cover, an open-close detector, and circuitry. The circuitry detects an abnormal state and stops heat generation, determines whether the cover is closed using the open-close detector, controls the blower to blow air when the cover is closed, determines whether the recording medium is in the nip using the recording medium detector, controls the driver to rotate the two rotators when the cover is closed and no recording medium is in the nip, determines whether a temperature detected is equal to or lower than a threshold value before the cover is opened, and controls the blower to decrease an air volume when the temperature detected is equal to or lower than the threshold value.

Abstract: A communication band calculation device includes a memory; and a processor configured to execute acquiring user-based traffic information; defining non-overlapping separate section columns having any section width as a state space and sets a user distribution of a traffic amount according to the state space based on the traffic information; generating a transition probability matrix in which a transition probability that a transition from a separate section to another in the state space occurs is set as an element based on the traffic information; obtaining prediction of the user distribution at a desired future time using a product of the user distribution which is a starting point of prediction and the transition probability matrix; and calculating an amount of band facilities required to achieve quality of a communication service at a future point in time based on the user distribution in future.

Abstract: A reamer is rotated about a central axis and has, in a direction along a central axis, a tool front end and a tool rear end that is an end opposite to the tool front end. The reamer includes a blade on a tool front end side. The blade has, on a circumferential surface, a chamfered cutting edge located on the tool front end side, a circumferential cutting edge contiguous to an end of the chamfered cutting edge on a tool rear end side, and a margin that is a surface contiguous to the circumferential cutting edge. The circumferential cutting edge includes a front end portion between a first position and a second position, the first position being an end on a chamfered cutting edge side, the second position having a distance of 1 mm from the first position in a direction of extension of the circumferential cutting edge.

Abstract: A server, an on-board device, a vehicle, a non-transitory storage medium storing a program, and a method for providing information are provided. The server includes circuitry configured to: receive information on an image capture date and time and an image capture location from an on-board device that is configured to capture an image of surroundings of a vehicle and produces the captured image, the surroundings including a sidewalk; store brightness information of the sidewalk on the image capture date and time, the brightness information being detected based on the captured image and the image capture location; and send the brightness information to a mobile terminal.

Abstract: An information providing system includes a server and an onboard device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the server. The onboard device includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image around a vehicle and a first transmission unit configured to transmit position information and captured image data to the server. The server includes a removal state information generating unit configured to generate removal state information including a predicted time which is required to remove the road obstacle based on the captured image data and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the removal state information. The removal state information which is transmitted from the server is output in another onboard device.