Abstract: A driver circuit controls a first switch element. A first resistor is connected between the driver circuit and the first switch element. A second switch element is connected to the first switch element. An overcurrent detector circuit controls the second switch element based on an overcurrent current flowing through the first switch element. A second resistor is connected between the overcurrent detector circuit and the second switch element. The first and second resistor is set such that a turn-off time of the first switch element when the second switch element is turned on by the overcurrent detector circuit is longer than a turn-off time of the first switch element when the first switch element is turned off by the driver circuit.

Abstract: A converter is configured for connecting between a solar cell and an inverter configured to convert direct-current power output from the solar cell into alternating current power, and the converter is configured to increase the potential-to-ground at the negative terminal of the solar cell to greater than the potential-to-ground at the negative terminal of the inverter when outputting the direct-current power generated by the solar cell to the inverter side.

Abstract: A supply flow passage branches into a plurality of upstream flow passages. The plurality of upstream flow passages include a branching upstream flow passage that branches into a plurality of downstream flow passages. A plurality of discharge ports are respectively disposed at a plurality of positions differing in distance from a rotational axis and discharge processing liquids, supplied via the plurality of upstream flow passages, toward an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding unit.

Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a liquid film forming step of forming a liquid film, a liquid film heat retaining step of keeping the liquid film warm, a gas phase layer forming step of forming a gas phase layer which holds the processing liquid on a center portion of the liquid film, an opening forming step of forming an opening in the center portion of the liquid film by excluding the processing liquid held by the gas phase layer, a substrate rotating step of rotating the substrate around a rotation axis, and an opening expanding step of expanding the opening, while a state in which the gas phase layer is formed on an inner circumferential edge of the liquid film is maintained, by moving the irradiation region toward a circumferential edge portion of the substrate while the liquid film heat retaining step and the substrate rotating step are performed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is connected to a camera head capable of imaging a left eye image and a right eye image having parallax on one screen based on light at a target site incident on an optical instrument. The image processing apparatus includes: a deriver that derives parameters of signal processing for the left eye image and the right eye image which are imaged by the camera head in accordance with switching from a 2D mode to a 3D mode; an image processor that performs the signal processing of the left eye image and the right eye image which are imaged by the camera head, based on the derived parameters; and an output controller that outputs the left eye image and the right eye image to which the signal processing is performed to a monitor.

Abstract: An incubator includes an incubator main body, a baby accommodation chamber disposed in the incubator main body and capable of being shielded from external air, and a humidifier disposed in the incubator main body so as to generate steam for supplying humidified air into the baby accommodation chamber. The humidifier has a connection portion to which a water supply hose is connectable so as to supply water for generating the steam from a water supply container located outside the incubator main body. In addition, the humidifier includes a humidifying tank which stores the water for generating the steam, a water supply port portion which supplies the water into the humidifying tank in communication with the connection portion, and a float valve which opens and closes the water supply port portion by moving upward and downward in response to a water level of the water stored inside the humidifying tank.

Abstract: A shortest path searching unit 121 identifies a first group by a shortest path search conducted from a start point node in a forward direction within a first distance and identifies a second group by another shortest path search conducted from an end point node in a reverse direction within a second distance. A feature graph generating unit 122 generates, when sum of a distance of a first shortest path between the start point node and a first node included in the first group and a distance of a second shortest path between the end point node and a second node included in the second group is not more than a threshold obtained by adding a specific distance to a distance of a shortest path between the start point node and the end point node, a feature graph including the first shortest path and the second shortest path.

Abstract: A conductive paste, for forming an electrode of a solar cell, includes (A) a conductive component, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) an imidazole and (D) a solvent. An amount of (C) the imidazole in the conductive paste is 0.1 to 1.0% by weight based on 100% by weight of the conductive paste excluding (D) the solvent.

Abstract: A substrate processing method includes forming a liquid film of a processing liquid covering an entire upper surface of a horizontally-held substrate; heating the substrate to make the processing liquid of the substrate evaporate to form a gas phase layer between the upper surface of the substrate and the processing liquid and maintain the liquid film on the gas phase layer; blowing a gas at a first flow rate onto the liquid film on the substrate to partially remove the processing liquid to open a hole in the liquid film; heating the substrate to spread the hole to an outer periphery of the substrate and move the liquid film on the gas phase layer to remove the processing liquid, constituting the liquid film, off the substrate; and blowing a gas at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate onto a region of the upper surface of the substrate within the hole after the hole opening step to spread the hole to the outer periphery of the substrate and move the liquid film on the gas phase layer to remove

Abstract: A technology for suppressing a performance degradation of a solar battery caused by PID is provided. A conversion device includes a DC/DC converter and a control part. A solar battery is connected to an input end of the DC/DC converter. When direct-current power generated by the solar battery is converted and output, the DC/DC converter makes a potential of a negative electrode of the solar battery to be higher than a potential in a negative electrode of the output when the power input from the solar battery exceeds a prescribed value. The control part changes a voltage of the power output from the solar battery to detect a peak value of the power, and stops the operation of the DC/DC converter when the peak value is smaller than the prescribed value.

Abstract: A liquid film of a processing liquid containing at least one of sulfuric acid, a sulfate, peroxosulfuric acid, and a peroxosulfate, or a processing liquid containing hydrogen peroxide is formed on a substrate. A plasma is radiated to the liquid film. Thereby, a substrate processing method in which substrate processing using an oxidizing power of the processing liquid can be efficiently performed is provided.

Abstract: A substrate processing method and a substrate processing apparatus are provided, which solve problems of pattern collapse and particles. The substrate processing method includes: a surface modification step of modifying a surface of a substrate having an oxide thereon to improve or reduce roughness of the surface; a surface cleaning step of supplying a treatment liquid to the modified surface of the substrate to clean the surface of the substrate with the treatment liquid; and a hydrophobization step of supplying a hydrophobizing agent to the cleaned surface of the substrate to hydrophobize the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The thermally reversible cross-linked hot-melt adhesive has good handling properties and storage stability, can be repeatedly melted by heating and solidified by cooling, and has high adhesiveness and good pot life. It is obtained b melting and mixing a maleimide compound, having a maleimide group at a plurality of ends thereof, with a mixture of a star-branched-structure polyurethane resin having a furan ring at a plurality of ends thereof and a straight-chain polyurethane resin having a furan ring at both ends thereof. It has a low viscosity when being melted by heating, and, after being solidified by cooling, forms a high molecular weight body having a three-thmensionally cross-linked structure, and therefore, is a resin having high cohesive force and high adhesiveness. It does not react with moisture in the air and therefore can be stored in air, and is suitable as a hot-melt adhesive for bookbinding.

Abstract: A binding machine includes: a main handle configured to accommodate a staple; a staple driver supported by the main handle and configured to drive the staple; and a clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle and including a clincher, the clincher being configured to clinch the staple driven by the staple driver. The staple driver includes: a driving portion that extends in a direction away from the main handle and is configured to drive the staple toward the clincher, and an attachment portion with which the driving portion is attached to the main handle, and the attachment portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the main handle from a side edge of the driving portion.

Abstract: TMAH, hydrogen peroxide and water are mixed to make alkaline etching liquid containing TMAH, the hydrogen peroxide and the water and not containing hydrogen fluoride compound. The etching liquid is supplied to a substrate on which a polysilicon film and a silicon oxide film are exposed, thereby etching the polysilicon film while inhibiting etching the silicon oxide film.

Abstract: A binding machine, includes: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a wound binding tape; a main handle; and a clincher arm. The accommodating portion includes, with the wound binding tape in an accommodated state, a side wall portion that faces a side surface of the binding tape, and a circumferential portion that is continuous with the side wall portion, faces a front surface of the binding tape, and is provided with an opening for accommodating the binding tape in a part of the circumferential portion.

Abstract: One of a setting dissolved oxygen concentration and a setting atmosphere oxygen concentration is determined based on a required etching amount. Thereafter, based on the required etching amount and the one of the determined setting dissolved oxygen concentration and setting atmosphere oxygen concentration, the other of the setting dissolved oxygen concentration and the setting atmosphere oxygen concentration is determined. A low oxygen gas whose oxygen concentration is equal or approached to the determined setting atmosphere oxygen concentration flows into a chamber that houses a substrate. Furthermore, an etching liquid whose dissolved oxygen is reduced such that its dissolved oxygen concentration is equal or approached to the determined setting dissolved oxygen concentration is supplied to the entire region of the upper surface of the substrate held horizontally.

Abstract: A sheet-like article (1) for an absorbent article of the invention includes a plurality of absorbent units (4), each including: a long base portion (2); and water-absorbent polymer particles (3) that are fixed to a surface of first side of the long base portion (2). In the sheet-like article (1), the absorbent units (4) are arranged such that the longitudinal direction thereof is oriented in one direction. When the water-absorbent polymer particles (3) absorb a liquid, the water-absorbent polymer particles (3) swell beyond the lateral side edge portions (2s), of the long base portion (2), that extend along the longitudinal direction, and a position, in the thickness direction, of each long base portion is varied from the position thereof before absorbing the liquid.

Abstract: Provided is a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt adhesive (PUR) that, when heated, produces less hazardous isocyanate gas, and is safe and easy for a user to handle. This moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt adhesive comprises 100 parts by weight of a urethane pre-polymer which is a product obtained from a reaction between an excessive amount of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and a mixture of a crystalline polyester polyol and a non-crystalline polyester polyol and/or a non-crystalline polyether polyol, and 5-20 parts by weight of a surface-modified silica gel containing an amino group. Preferable as the surface-modified silica gel is a silica gel to which a residual group of a silane oligomer, which is a hydrolytic product of aminoalkyl(di or tri)alkoxysilane, is linked.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a petroleum resin having the content of a volatile organic compound component of less than 100 wt ppm; and a hydrogenated petroleum resin having the content of a volatile organic compound component of less than 100 wt ppm.