Abstract: An antenna unit to be used by being installed so as to face window glass of a building, the antenna unit including a radiating element, a reflective member configured to reflect electromagnetic waves radiated from the radiating element toward outside of the building, and a support unit configured to removably support the reflective member. An antenna unit attachment method includes installing an antenna unit so as to face window glass for a building, the antenna unit having a radiating element and a support unit, and supporting a reflective member that reflects electromagnetic waves radiated from the radiating element by the support unit on an outdoor side relative to the radiating element.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium in a first direction toward a recording head for ejecting a liquid, a tank including a containing chamber containing the liquid to be supplied to the recording head, and an injection port through which the liquid is injected into the containing chamber, the tank being disposed downstream of the conveyance unit in the first direction, a rotatable lever that holds a tank cap for closing the injection port, and a cover that rotates about a rotation shaft between an open position for exposing the lever and a closed position for covering the lever, the rotation shaft being disposed upstream of the conveyance unit in the first direction. The cover includes a sliding portion that is provided on a surface facing the lever and comes into contact with the lever while the cover is rotating toward the closed position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording apparatus including a tank configured to store liquid to be supplied to a recording head that ejects the liquid, the tank including an inlet port for liquid injection; a cap unit including a shaft portion and a cap configured to turn about the shaft portion between a first position at which the cap caps the inlet port and a second position at which the cap does not cap the inlet port, the shaft portion being provided to a housing that encloses the tank; and a biasing unit configured to bias the cap unit in a direction to move the cap apart from the inlet port, wherein the cap unit does not move at the second position while being biased by the biasing unit.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a tank including a chamber configured to store liquid to be supplied to a recording head that ejects the liquid and a filling port from which the liquid is injected into the chamber, and an injection auxiliary member configured to assist injecting of the liquid into the chamber from the filling port, the injection auxiliary member including a first and a second flow channels each defined by a first or a second upper end portion that opens toward outside of the tank and a first or a second lower end portion that opens toward inside of the tank, wherein the second flow channel has an expansion portion arranged in a middle portion between the second upper end portion and the second lower end portion and configured to form a step to expand a cross-sectional area.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a support member configured to support a printhead that performs printing by discharging ink to a print medium, a connecting member including a connecting portion connected to an ink introduction portion of the printhead and through which the ink introduction portion communicates with an ink supply passage via the connecting portion, a rotation member configured to hold the connecting member such that a posture of the connecting member is changeable, and configured to be supported by the support member to be rotatable between a connecting position at which the ink introduction portion and the connecting portion are connected and a connection releasing position at which the ink introduction portion and the connecting portion are not connected, and a biasing portion configured to bias the connecting member to a first posture with respect to the rotation member.

Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode provided in a display region and configured to be supplied with an image signal at a first frequency, and a first electrode provided in a region outside the display region and configured to be alternately supplied with a positive polarity potential with a potential higher than a predetermined potential and a negative polarity potential with a potential lower than the predetermined potential at a second frequency lower than the first frequency such that a positive polarity period in which the positive polarity potential is supplied and a negative polarity period in which the negative polarity potential is supplied have a same length.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition that can be administered into the ear without any complicated operation and has a function of allowing a drug to be retained and slowly released in the ear. A pharmaceutical composition for otic administration, comprising one, or two or more drugs and a polymer, wherein when the complex viscosity of the pharmaceutical composition is measured using a rheometer under the conditions of a shear strain of 5% and an angular frequency of 50 rad/sec., while increasing the temperature from 25° C. to 37° C. at a heating rate of 1° C./10 sec., the complex viscosity is less than 1,650 mPa·s at 25° C., and is from 1,650 mPa·s to 100,000 mPa·s at 10 minutes after reaching 37° C.

Abstract: After holding a metal pipe 10 using a clamping die 5, a primary formed portion 11a corresponding to the preforming surface portion 5c is formed on the metal pipe 10 by pressing an end portion of the metal pipe 10 with a pressing die 6 in a direction of a cylinder center line C1. A final formed portion 11b is formed on the metal pipe 10 by moving an outer forming die 7 to press an outer circumferential surface of the metal pipe 10 with the outer forming die 7 after aligning a rib portion 7c with the primary formed portion 11a, while moving an inner forming die 8 to press an inner circumferential surface of the metal pipe 10 with the inner forming die 8 after aligning a recessed groove portion 8c with the primary formed portion 11a.

Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode provided in a display region and configured to be supplied with an image signal at a first frequency, and a first electrode provided in a region outside the display region and configured to be alternately supplied with a positive polarity potential with a potential higher than a predetermined potential and a negative polarity potential with a potential lower than the predetermined potential at a second frequency lower than the first frequency such that a positive polarity period in which the positive polarity potential is supplied and a negative polarity period in which the negative polarity potential is supplied have a same length.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition in which the solubility and/or dissolution properties of a poorly-soluble drug can be improved. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a poorly-soluble drug, and polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 63 mol % or more and 67 mol % or less.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition in which the solubility and/or dissolution properties of a poorly-soluble drug can be improved. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a poorly-soluble drug, and polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 63 mol % or more and 67 mol % or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inorganic oxide powder suitable for forming an inorganic oxide porous membrane, which is superior in lithium ion conductivity and has insulation performance, on at least one surface of a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator which constitute a lithium ion secondary battery. The present invention relates to an inorganic oxide powder for use in forming an inorganic oxide porous membrane having insulation performance on at least one surface of a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator which constitute a lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the powder has 1) an oxide purity of 90% by weight or higher; 2) an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or less; and 3) an average three-dimensional particle unevenness of 3.0 or higher.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inorganic oxide powder suitable for forming an inorganic oxide porous membrane, which is superior in lithium ion conductivity and has insulation performance, on at least one surface of a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator which constitute a lithium ion secondary battery. The present invention relates to an inorganic oxide powder for use in forming an inorganic oxide porous membrane having insulation performance on at least one surface of a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator which constitute a lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the powder has 1) an oxide purity of 90% by weight or higher; 2) an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or less; and 3) an average three-dimensional particle unevenness of 3.0 or higher.

Abstract: The present invention provides a trimethylgallium which has less than 0.1 ppm of a total organic silicon compound content; and a method for producing the trimethylgallium comprises hydrolyzing trimethylaluminum as a raw material, extracting organic silicon compound contained with a solvent, quantifying methyltriethylsilane by a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, selecting a trimethylaluminum having less than 0.5 ppm of methyltriethylsilane content for the raw material, purifying by distillation, followed by reaction with gallium chloride and then distilling the reactant solution to obtain the trimethylgallium.

Abstract: Silica-alumina fibers having good mechanical strength and heat resistance are produced by mixing a polyaluminoxane which comprises repeating units of the formula: ##STR1## in which X is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a hydroxy group, a silicon-containing compound in an amount of not larger than 40% by weight in terms of silica based on the weight of silica-alumina fibers to be produced, and an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 2 to 14 carbon atoms in an alkyl group in an amount of 0.03 to 0.4 mole per one gram atom of aluminum to obtain a spinning liquid, spinning the spinning liquid under a condition that a content of nonvolatile materials in the solution is maintained at least 97% by weight to form precursor fibers, and calcining the precursor fibers.