Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a stacking portion on which a print medium printed by a printing unit configured to perform printing is stacked, a discharge unit configured to convey the print medium printed by the printing unit to the stacking portion, a passage forming portion arranged above the stacking portion so as to face the stacking portion and configured to form a discharge passage of the print medium together with the stacking portion, and an outlet port located at a downstream end of the discharge passage in a conveying direction of the print medium. In the outlet port, the passage forming portion extends to the downstream side of the stacking portion in the conveying direction.

Abstract: A developer supply device for supplying developer contained in a developer container toward a developing device in an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus includes a conveyance passage, a developer receiving portion, a sub-hopper, and a conveying tube. The conveyance passage delivers the developer discharged from the developer container. The developer receiving portion is detachable and attachable with respect to the developer container. The sub-hopper is detachable and attachable with respect to the developing device and stores the developer discharged toward the developing device. The flexible conveying tube has a first end portion coupled to the developer receiving portion and a second end portion coupled to the sub-hopper, and conveys the developer from the developer receiving portion to the sub-hopper. The developer supply device is detachable from and attachable to the apparatus body with a connection among the developer receiving portion, the sub-hopper, and the conveying tube being maintained.

Abstract: A charge roller includes a base and a surface layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the base, with a contact angle between the surface layer and toluene being 6° or more, and a contact angle between the surface layer and tetradecane being 22° or more.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a reception unit configured to receive, from a server, first authority information indicating whether a user of the vehicle has an authority to use a specific vehicle control function, an update unit configured to update, based on the first authority information, second authority information that indicates whether the user has the authority to use the specific vehicle control function and is stored in a storage device of the vehicle, and a vehicle control unit configured to perform the vehicle control function based at least in part on the second authority information indicating that the user has the authority to use the specific vehicle control function.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe including a PMUT array including a plurality of channels and including a plurality of three or more PMUT cells within each of the channels, in which piezoelectric elements of the plurality of PMUT cells are electrically connected to each other in a series/parallel mixed connection in which parallel connections and series connections are mixed.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a vehicle control unit configured to execute a particular vehicle control function based at least in part on that a user of the vehicle has authority to use the vehicle control function, a first receiving unit configured to receive information indicating whether the user has the authority to use the vehicle control function from a first server by using a first communication module, and a second receiving unit configured to receive information used in the vehicle control function from a second server by using a second communication module different from the first communication module.

Abstract: A vehicle control device having a driving assistance function, includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with a server; a controller configured to control the vehicle based on a validated vehicle function; and a sensor configured to detect a traveling state of the vehicle. When the communication unit receives update information for invalidating the vehicle function from the server while the vehicle is traveling, the controller prohibits invalidation of the validated vehicle function.

Abstract: A conductive roller includes a base including an outer surface along and about an axial line thereof, and a surface layer arranged on the outer surface of the base. The surface layer includes particles. The ten-point height of irregularities Rz of the outer surface of the base is greater than or equal to 6.0 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.0 micrometers. A ten-point height of irregularities Rz of an outer surface of the surface layer is greater than or equal to 5.5 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.5 micrometers. The base included in the conductive roller preferably includes a core member and a conductive elastic layer arranged between the core member and the surface layer. The surface layer preferably includes a conductive portion including a resin material and a conductive agent.

Abstract: A current sensor may include a first support portion and a first lead frame which is made of a material different from that of the first support portion. The current sensor may include: a signal processing IC which has a first surface supported by a first surface of the first support portion and is electrically connected to the first lead frame; at least one magnetoelectric conversion element which is configured separately from the signal processing IC, is mounted on a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface of the signal processing IC, and outputs, to the signal processing IC, a signal processed by the signal processing IC; and a second lead frame which has a second terminal portion, at least a part of which is arranged to face the second surface of the signal processing IC, and through which a measurement current flows.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: planarizing a surface of a substrate having a conductive material embedded in a first hole so as to expose the conductive material embedded in the first hole, wherein the first hole is formed in a region which is on an insulating film laminated on the substrate and is surrounded by a spacer film; laminating a mask film on the surface of the substrate; forming a second hole in the mask film such that at least a portion of an upper surface of the conductive material embedded in the first hole is exposed; embedding the conductive material in the second hole; and removing the mask film.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode is doped with lithium. The power storage device includes first through-holes penetrating the negative electrode current collector in a thickness direction thereof. On at least one side of the negative electrode current collector, the power storage device includes second through-holes penetrating the negative electrode active material layer in a thickness direction thereof. An aperture ratio of the first through-holes on the negative electrode current collector, or an aperture ratio of the second through-holes on the negative electrode active material layer is 0.001% or higher and 1% or lower.

Abstract: In a stack type photoelectric conversion apparatus in which a first substrate and a second substrate are bonded with junction electrodes disposed on the respective substrates, a first silicon nitride film disposed on the first substrate and a second silicon nitride film disposed on the second substrate differ in compression stress.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a mouthpiece includes manufacturing the mouthpiece that is to be placed within an oral cavity to cover teeth by an additive manufacturing device and laminating hardened layers not to form an annular lamination trace in a buccal portion that covers a buccal surface of a front tooth.

Abstract: A case, a piezoelectric vibrator, and a wire are provided. The case has a bottomed cylindrical shape, the case including a bottom portion and a side wall portion. The piezoelectric vibrator includes piezoelectric ceramic containing Ti and Zr, and is attached to the bottom portion inside the case. The wire is connected to the piezoelectric vibrator and extends to an outside of the case. A resonance frequency in a spreading vibration mode of the piezoelectric ceramic not attached to the bottom portion becomes minimum at a temperature in a range of about ?30° C. or higher and about 10° C. or lower. A cross-sectional porosity in any longitudinal cross section of the piezoelectric ceramic is about 1% or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a diode trench gate, and an electrode layer. The first semiconductor layer is provided as a surface layer on the upper surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor layer is provided below the first semiconductor layer. The diode trench gate includes a diode trench insulation film formed along, out of the inner wall of the trench, a lower side wall and a bottom that are located below an upper side wall located on the upper end side of the trench. The diode trench gate includes a diode trench electrode provided inside the trench. The electrode layer covers the upper side wall of the trench. The first semiconductor layer is in contact with the electrode layer on the upper side wall of the trench.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an antibody that enables simple, rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-COV-2, i.e., the causative virus of COVID-19 while suppressing nonspecific reactions, and an immunological detection method and a kit comprising the antibody. By using an antibody that binds to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-COV-2 or an antibody fragment thereof, in particular, an antibody that recognizes a specific region of the protein or an antibody fragment thereof, provided are a specific and sensitive immunological detection method and kit, in particular, a detection method using a sandwich method such as an immunochromatography method or ELISA method, as well as immunochromatographic test strip containing the antibody and a kit containing the test strip.

Abstract: A semiconductor device production method includes providing a first electrode and a second electrode on a rear surface of a substrate where an active region emitting light is formed and providing a laminated object formed of a material less brittle than the substrate at part of a region between the first electrode and the second electrode so as to position directly below the active region; and exposing a plane on which the active region appears by cleavage of the substrate together with the laminated object in a state where the laminated object is located directly above the active region.

Abstract: An indium phosphide substrate, the phosphide substrate has an angle ? on the main surface side of 0°<??120° for all of the planes A, the indium phosphide substrate has edge rounds on the main surface side and a surface side opposite to the main surface; wherein a chamfered width Xf from the wafer edge on the main surface side is 50 ?m or more to 130 ?m or less; wherein a chamfered width Xb from the wafer edge on the surface side opposite to the main surface is 150 ?m or more to 400 ?m or less; and wherein the indium phosphide substrate has a thickness of 330 ?m or more to 700 ?m or less.

Abstract: Provided is a vulcanized rubber composition with excellent on-ice performance without degrading other performances such as wear resistance. In order to solve the above problem, the vulcanized rubber composition of the present disclosure is a vulcanized rubber composition obtainable by vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising a rubber component and a resin component, wherein the rubber component contains an isoprene skeleton rubber and at least one selected from a styrene-butadiene rubber and a butadiene rubber, the resin component has a softening point higher than 110° C. and a polystyrene-equivalent weight-average molecular weight of 200 to 1600 g/mol, and having a plurality of pores.