Abstract: A reusable best-by date indicator incudes a main body, which is made of a transparent material, having a plurality of storages, the main body having a first air vent at one end through which outside air can be drawn in and a second air vents between the storages; a plurality of silica gels, each of which is stored in the storages, respectively, the gels changing their color depending on the degree of moisture absorption; a slidable cover that is placed near the first air vent of the body and can exposes the first air vent by slide; and a double-sided tape attached bonded to the back surface of the body.

Abstract: A master station capable of controlling a slave station, includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a device control unit. The transmission unit and the reception unit communicate via a network with another communication apparatus capable of controlling a slave station. The device control unit acquires slave station information indicating slave stations to be controlled by the other communication apparatus, obtains, as a controlled slave station of the master station, a slave station which does not overlap with a slave station indicated by the slave station information based on the acquired slave station information, and generates control information for controlling the controlled slave station of the master station. The transmission unit transmits the control information to the controlled slave station of the master station.

Abstract: A master station capable of controlling a slave station, includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a device control unit. The transmission unit and the reception unit communicate via a network with another communication apparatus capable of controlling a slave station. The device control unit acquires slave station information indicating slave stations to be controlled by the other communication apparatus, obtains, as a controlled slave station of the master station, a slave station which does not overlap with a slave station indicated by the slave station information based on the acquired slave station information, and generates control information for controlling the controlled slave station of the master station. The transmission unit transmits the control information to the controlled slave station of the master station.

Abstract: A master station capable of controlling a slave station, includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a device control unit. The transmission unit and the reception unit communicate via a network with another communication apparatus capable of controlling a slave station. The device control unit acquires slave station information indicating slave stations to be controlled by the other communication apparatus, obtains, as a controlled slave station of the master station, a slave station which does not overlap with a slave station indicated by the slave station information based on the acquired slave station information, and generates control information for controlling the controlled slave station of the master station. The transmission unit transmits the control information to the controlled slave station of the master station.

Abstract: A fluid control valve device includes a seal part disposed to a valve seat of a housing. The seal part is elastically deformable and contacts a valve part when a fluid passage is closed. The seal part has a surface opposing the valve part, a first projection part projected from the surface toward an upper surface of the valve part, and a second projection part defined to surround the first projection part and projected from the surface toward the upper surface of the valve part. The second projection part is adjacent to the upper surface of the valve part than the first projection part is.

Abstract: An information recording/reproducing apparatus is provided with a shutter mechanism for closing and opening an insertion slot formed on a wall of a housing to insert/eject an information recording medium into/from the housing. The shutter mechanism includes a first member which is movable in a first direction perpendicular to a second direction in which the information recording medium is inserted into the slot of the housing, the first member being movable between a slot open and a slot closed position. A second member is fixed on the housing and is selectively either contacting the first member in the slot closed position or being spaced away from the first member in the slot open position. A slanted surface, which is slanted or inclined with respect to the first and the second directions, is formed on the first member such that the first and second members contact each other on the slanted surface when the first member is in the slot closed position.

Abstract: A shuttle for mounting a card-like information recording medium for use in an information recording/reproducing apparatus in which the card-like information recording medium is relatively moved with respect to an information recording/reproducing head to record information on the medium and/or reproduce information therefrom, in which a condition that the card-like information recording medium is held between a plate member and counter members is easily released with the aid of rollers for use in feeding the card-like information recording medium or projections formed on the plate member and/or counter members. Therefore, it is possible to decrease a load which acts on a loading motor for driving the rollers to insert and remove the card-like information recording medium in and from the shuttle; in addition to this, the loading motor can be made compact.