Abstract: A vehicular network communication apparatus and method detects and wakes up a sleeping network node through transmission of a pseudo-wakeup signal after an initial wake up fails for one or more nodes in the network.

Abstract: At least one node on a network acquires boundary violation information and frame state information concerning a reception slot and adjacent slots. Based on the boundary violation information and frame state information concerning the slots, the node verifies an error factor in the reception slot. Based on verification of the error factor, the node determines that data of a frame received in the reception slot can be used. When determining that the data of the received frame can be used, the node uses the received frame for control.

Abstract: At a first timing, an ink jetting unit of a printer head coats an aqueous ink or an organic solvent ink on pixel forming regions on a panel substrate. At a second timing, a first infrared light source unit or a second infrared light source unit disposed adjacently to the ink jetting unit radiates infrared light to the aqueous ink or the organic solvent ink coated on the pixel forming regions to heat the ink and vaporize and dry the solvent in the aqueous ink or the organic solvent ink to fix a hole transporting material or an electron transporting material on the panel substrate.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device, which has a display pixel having a light emitting element including a carrier transporting layer, includes a material fixing step of coating a solution containing a carrier transporting material on a pixel forming region for forming the display pixel and drying the solution to fix the carrier transporting material in a thin film form, and a carrier transporting layer forming step of coating a liquid material for remelting or redispersing the fixed carrier transporting material on the pixel forming region and forming the carrier transporting layer, which is made of the carrier transporting material.

Abstract: A novel process for producing a dry preform for a composite material takes advantage of the fact that a reinforcing filament assembly, when consisting of a fiber reinforcement layer a, formed by stringing a first set of parallel strands of fiber reinforcement over a part or all of the plane within any desired shape along the straight axis 2, and a fiber reinforcement layer b, formed by stringing a second set of parallel strands of fiber reinforcement over the plane at an angle &thgr; with respect to the straight axis 2, such that 0°<&thgr;<180°, the part of the reinforcing filament assembly that consists solely of the fiber reinforcement b can be deformed as desired. According to this process, strands c of fiber reinforcement are strung using a fiber reinforcement string jig as shown in FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B). The layers of the strung strands of fiber reinforcement are brought together by a simple means such as stitching.

Abstract: A three-position solenoid valve that can be used as a normally open type that can prevent reduction of responsivity due to the working pressure acting on a guide cylinder. When the solenoid is demagnetized, it is made to adopt a connecting position and since the working pressure does not act on the guide cylinder that guides the sliding of the moving iron core of the solenoid in this connecting position, it is possible to prevent deformation of the guide cylinder by the working pressure, which would reduce the responsivity of the solenoid valve and reduce the longevity of the solenoid by having the working pressure acting on it for long periods. Thus, it is possible to provide a valve that is suitable for use as a normally open three-position solenoid valve.