Abstract: An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes: a first substrate on which a first connector is mounted; a second substrate that is disposed with a gap with respect to the first substrate in a first direction, and on which a second connector is mounted; and a flexible substrate having one end and another end, with the one end being connected to the first connector, and the other end being connected to the second connector. The first connector and the second connector face each other in the first direction. The flexible substrate further includes a first bent portion, and a second bent portion that is positioned on a side nearer to the other end than the first bent portion. The flexible substrate extending from the first connector is bent at the first bent portion toward one side in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, and extends further toward the one side in the second direction with respect to the first substrate.

Abstract: A control communication system and a plasma processing apparatus for efficient utilization of a computer resource and a communication resource such as a storage area. A control communication system includes a control communication apparatus that includes a communication unit configured to transmit a packet including control data and in which the communication unit includes a plurality of ports, and a plurality of device groups that are communicably connected to the plurality of communication ports and are operated according to the received packet. The control data is generated toward a target communication port among the plurality of communication ports, the target communication port being determined based on information of a communication port that transmits the packet. The packet includes a packet data area in which the control data is arranged, and is transmitted from the target communication port to the device group connected to the target communication port.

Abstract: Color accuracy in an imaging device is improved. An imaging element includes a plurality of pixels that acquires first information that is information of three primary colors and second information that is information of at least two colors different from the three primary colors and that includes at least one of complementary colors of the three primary colors.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a covering member that covers the housing, and an attachment part that detachably attaches the covering member to the housing. The attachment part includes a one-side attachment part and at least one other-side attachment part. The one-side attachment part includes a first projection of the covering member extending from a first member toward a second member, a first accommodation part of the housing that accommodates the first projection, and a first movement restriction part that restricts movement of the first projection. The other-side attachment part includes a protrusion of the covering member extending from a second member toward a third surface of the housing, a second projection extending from the protrusion in a direction away from the first member, a second accommodation part of the housing that accommodates the second projection, and a second movement restriction part that restricts movement of the second projection.

Abstract: A laser amplification device includes a laser oscillator that includes a first laser active medium including a mixed gas containing carbon dioxide gas and emits pulsed laser light with the full width at half maximum of between 15 ns to 200 ns, and a laser amplifier that includes a second laser active medium including a mixed gas containing carbon dioxide gas through which the pulsed laser light emitted from the laser oscillator passes to be shortened to pulsed laser light with the full width at half maximum of between 5 ns and 30 ns to be output.

Abstract: A vibrator device includes a vibrator element, a base to which the vibrator element is coupled, and a lid bonded to the base. The vibrator element is accommodated in an accommodation space between the lid and the base. At least one of the base or the lid includes a first semiconductor substrate connected to a ground potential and having a conductivity type that is p-type or n-type. The vibrator element includes a vibrator substrate, a first electrode disposed on a side of the vibrator substrate closer to the first semiconductor substrate, and a second electrode disposed on a side of the vibrator substrate farther from the first semiconductor substrate. L1?0.2×10?3 and d1??×S1×1012, wherein L1 [m] is the height of the accommodation space, d1 [m] is the distance between the first semiconductor substrate and the first electrode, S1 [m2] is the area of the first electrode, and ? [F/m] is the permittivity of the accommodation space.

Abstract: An operation support apparatus for a heat-treatment furnace for heat-treating a metal plate continuously includes a required time calculation unit configured to calculate, based on a current furnace temperature which is a current temperature of the heat-treatment furnace, a current line speed which is a current conveyance speed of the metal plate, and a target line speed which is a conveyance speed of the metal plate to be changed from the current line speed, an estimated required time until a temperature of the heat-treatment furnace reaches, from the current furnace temperature, a target furnace temperature which is a temperature of the heat-treatment furnace corresponding to the target line speed, and a first output unit configured to output the estimated required time calculated by the required time calculation unit.

Abstract: An operation support apparatus for a heat-treatment furnace for heat-treating a metal plate continuously includes a required time calculation unit configured to calculate, based on a current furnace temperature which is a current temperature of the heat-treatment furnace, a current line speed which is a current conveyance speed of the metal plate, and a target line speed which is a conveyance speed of the metal plate to be changed from the current line speed, an estimated required time until a temperature of the heat-treatment furnace reaches, from the current furnace temperature, a target furnace temperature which is a temperature of the heat-treatment furnace corresponding to the target line speed, and a first output unit configured to output the estimated required time calculated by the required time calculation unit.

Abstract: An anvil of an ultrasonic sealing apparatus that includes a horn provided with a strip-shaped vibration applying surface at an end face thereof, the anvil being provided with an abutment surface at an end face thereof, the ultrasonic sealing apparatus sandwiching a laminate of two or more sheets between the vibration applying surface and the abutment surface and melting thermoplastic resin on the sheets by ultrasonic vibration delivered to the vibration applying surface, thereby bonding the laminate. The abutment surface includes a strip-shaped welding surface portion projected toward the horn, and the end face thereof is opposed to the vibration applying surface, and a plurality of block members arranged along the strip-shaped welding surface portion in an extending direction of the welding surface portion without being in contact with each other, and the plurality of block members has a height equal to or lower than the welding surface portion.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sealing anvil is provided which is capable of applying an optimal pressure to an overlap part in the absence of misalignment between the overlap part and the anvil, and preventing application of an excessive pressure in the occurrence of misalignment. An ultrasonic sealing anvil is configured to seal a tubular material having an overlap part extending in one direction, in a sealing direction crossing the overlap part. The anvil is provided with a step that can be abutted with the overlap part R, and a pair of grooves arranged sandwiching the step in the sealing direction.

Abstract: An anvil of an ultrasonic sealing apparatus that includes a horn provided with a strip-shaped vibration applying surface at an end face thereof, the anvil being provided with an abutment surface at an end face thereof, the ultrasonic sealing apparatus sandwiching a laminate of two or more sheets between the vibration applying surface and the abutment surface and melting thermoplastic resin on the sheets by ultrasonic vibration delivered to the vibration applying surface, thereby bonding the laminate. The abutment surface includes a strip-shaped welding surface portion projected toward the horn, and the end face thereof is opposed to the vibration applying surface, and a plurality of block members arranged along the strip-shaped welding surface portion in an extending direction of the welding surface portion without being in contact with each other, and the plurality of block members has a height equal to or lower than the welding surface portion.

Abstract: Provided is pet food containing puffed granules; small pieces of dried vegetables; and small pieces of dried meat, in which the moisture content thereof is 10% by mass or less.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sealing anvil is provided which is capable of applying an optimal pressure to an overlap part in the absence of misalignment between the overlap part and the anvil, and preventing application of an excessive pressure in the occurrence of misalignment. An ultrasonic sealing anvil is configured to seal a tubular material having an overlap part extending in one direction, in a sealing direction crossing the overlap part. The anvil is provided with a step that can be abutted with the overlap part R, and a pair of grooves arranged sandwiching the step in the sealing direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a charging management system. Based on an estimated duration from a time when an electric vehicle having arrived at each of a charging facilities starts charging until the charging is complete, the system determines the charging facility a charging facility utilization of which is to be recommended to be one of the charging facilities related to a path to a destination which has a shortest maximum wait time from a time when a plurality of electric vehicles arrive at the charging facility until the charging is complete, and reports information indicative of the determined charging facility to the electric vehicle not having arrived at the charging facility.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a consumed power amount estimation apparatus including an estimation unit configured to estimate a power amount necessary for an electric vehicle having a similar power consumption tendency to run, based on a parameter used to compensate for information affecting power consumption by running of the electric vehicle based on consumed power amount information of each of a plurality of electric vehicles having similar power consumption tendencies.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a charge management apparatus includes an input unit, a first estimation unit, a determination unit, a generation unit, and an output unit. The input unit accepts an input of traffic demand data indicative of a number of vehicles. The first estimation unit estimates charge wait times at plural charge stations based on the traffic demand data. The determination unit compares the estimated charge wait times at the respective charge stations, and determines whether a desired condition is satisfied. The generation unit generates charge recommendation information indicative of a charge station according to a determination result. The output unit outputs the charge recommendation information to an external terminal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a policy management system includes a user terminal, an ID provider system which manages an identity of a user, and a service provider system which provides service data. The ID provider system stores a pair of an old policy and a new policy with respect to each service provider ID. The ID provider system stores information with respect to each service provider ID, the difference-adaptive definition information defining a first condition which is referred to when a date of transmission of an access request message is within a transition period from the old policy to new policy, and a second condition which is referred to when the date of transmission of the access request message is out of the transition period.

Abstract: Provided is pet food containing granulated pellets, the pet food containing primary puffed pellets (A) and auxiliary puffed pellets (B), in which a difference in hardness between the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) is 5 N or more.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a charge management apparatus includes an input unit, a first estimation unit, a determination unit, a generation unit, and an output unit. The input unit accepts an input of traffic demand data indicative of a number of vehicles. The first estimation unit estimates charge wait times at plural charge stations based on the traffic demand data. The determination unit compares the estimated charge wait times at the respective charge stations, and determines whether a desired condition is satisfied. The generation unit generates charge recommendation information indicative of a charge station according to a determination result. The output unit outputs the charge recommendation information to an external terminal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a policy management system includes a user terminal, an ID provider system which manages an identity of a user, and a service provider system which provides service data. The ID provider system stores a pair of an old policy and a new policy with respect to each service provider ID. The ID provider system stores information with respect to each service provider ID, the difference-adaptive definition information defining a first condition which is referred to when a date of transmission of an access request message is within a transition period from the old policy to new policy, and a second condition which is referred to when the date of transmission of the access request message is out of the transition period.