Abstract: A seat cushion is formed integrally by a body pad portion, an outer peripheral edge portion, and a connection portion. The outer peripheral edge portion protrudes toward a floor panel from the outer peripheral edge portion in a plan view and contacts a floor panel at its lower face. The connection portion is provided to protrude toward the floor panel at a portion which is separated from a front-side part of the outer peripheral edge portion and a rear-side part of the outer peripheral edge portion, respectively. The connection portion connects the floor panel and the body pad portion. A portion between the front-side part and the rear-side part of the outer peripheral edge portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction is a separation portion where a lower face of the seat cushion faces an upper face of the floor panel with a gap.

Abstract: A thermal head according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a plurality of heat generating portions, a plurality of first electrodes, and a second electrode. The plurality of heat generating portions are located on the substrate. The plurality of first electrodes are located on the substrate and respectively connected to the plurality of heat generating portions. The second electrode is located on the substrate and is located across the plurality of first electrodes. The second electrode includes protruding portions protruding in a first direction from the second electrode toward corresponding ones of the first electrodes and being in contact with the corresponding ones of the first electrodes.

Abstract: A spam call prevention apparatus 11 includes: a response unit 111 configured to convey, to a phone terminal of a sender of a call, a response that, in a case where the call from the sender is evaluated as a spam or a fraud by a receiver of the call, the sender is billed a sum of money corresponding to a probability of being evaluated as the spam or the fraud; a notification unit 112 configured to notify, when the sender has requested, in responding to the response, the call to the receiver, a phone terminal of the receiver of a request for returning an evaluation result of evaluating the call from the sender after the call between the sender and the receiver has ended; and a determination unit 114 configured to determine, when the call from the sender has been evaluated as the spam or the fraud in the evaluation result, the sum of money corresponding to the probability of being evaluated as the spam or the fraud, as a sum of billing.

Abstract: An iridium-containing oxide having a total pore volume of 0.20 cm3/g or more, calculated by a BJH method from nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm measurement, and a pore distribution having an average pore diameter of 7.0 nm or more.

Abstract: A design evaluation device (100) includes a sensitivity information acquisition unit (111) that acquires sensitivity information of an evaluator with respect to a design of an object, an attribute information acquisition unit (112) that acquires attribute information of the evaluator, and a purchase expectation degree prediction unit (115) that predicts a purchase expectation degree with respect to the design of the object on the basis of the sensitivity information and the attribute information.

Abstract: A spam call prevention apparatus 11 includes: a response unit 111 configured to convey, to a phone terminal of a sender of a call, a response that, in a case where the call from the sender is evaluated as a spam or a fraud by a receiver of the call, the sender is billed a sum of money corresponding to a probability of being evaluated as the spam or the fraud; a notification unit 112 configured to notify, when the sender has requested, in responding to the response, the call to the receiver, a phone terminal of the receiver of a request for returning an evaluation result of evaluating the call from the sender after the call between the sender and the receiver has ended; and a determination unit 114 configured to determine, when the call from the sender has been evaluated as the spam or the fraud in the evaluation result, the sum of money corresponding to the probability of being evaluated as the spam or the fraud, as a sum of billing.

Abstract: A power transmission mechanism (2) includes left and right drive shafts (3L, 3R) that transmit rotational torque from a drive source to drive wheels provided on left and right sides of a vehicle. In the right drive shaft (3R) and the left drive shaft (3L), the numbers of rolling elements (23, 33) included in plunging type constant velocity universal joints (6L, 6R) are different from each other.

Abstract: The supported catalyst synthesis device according to the present disclosure includes a first source for a liquid containing a reducing agent; a second source for a liquid containing elements to constitute single-metal fine particles or solid solution fine particles to be supported; a third source for a liquid containing support particles; a reaction unit that joins flows of these liquids; a liquid feed route connecting between the first source and the reaction unit; a liquid feed route connecting between the second source and the reaction unit; a liquid feed route connecting between the third source and the reaction unit; and a collection unit, connected to the reaction unit via a pipe, to collect a produced reaction product, and further includes a pressure adjustment mechanism connected to the collection unit.

Abstract: A thermal head according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a plurality of heat generating portions, a plurality of first electrodes, and a second electrode. The plurality of heat generating portions are located on the substrate. The plurality of first electrodes are located on the substrate and respectively connected to the plurality of heat generating portions. The second electrode is located on the substrate and is located across the plurality of first electrodes. The second electrode includes protruding portions protruding in a first direction from the second electrode toward corresponding ones of the first electrodes and being in contact with the corresponding ones of the first electrodes.

Abstract: A multi-layer substrate with metal layers as a moisture diffusion barrier for reduced electrical performance degradation over time after moisture exposure and methods of design and manufacture. The method includes determining a diffusion rate of an insulator material provided between an upper metal layer and an underlying signal line. The method further includes calculating a diffusion distance between a plane opening of the upper metal layer and the underlying signal line using the diffusion rate of the insulator material.

Abstract: A multi-layer substrate with metal layers as a moisture diffusion barrier for reduced electrical performance degradation over time after moisture exposure and methods of design and manufacture. The method includes determining a diffusion rate of an insulator material provided between an upper metal layer and an underlying signal line. The method further includes calculating a diffusion distance between a plane opening of the upper metal layer and the underlying signal line using the diffusion rate of the insulator material.

Abstract: A multi-layer substrate with metal layers as a moisture diffusion barrier for reduced electrical performance degradation over time after moisture exposure and methods of design and manufacture. The method includes determining a diffusion rate of an insulator material provided between an upper metal layer and an underlying signal line. The method further includes calculating a diffusion distance between a plane opening of the upper metal layer and the underlying signal line using the diffusion rate of the insulator material.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image formation part that forms an image on a paper sheet; a conveyor that includes a plurality of conveying members and conveys the paper sheet; a hardware processor that acquires information on a smudge on a paper sheet on which an image has been formed by the image formation part, and identifies, from the plurality of conveying members, one or more dirty conveying member(s) that may have caused the smudge based on at least one of the information on the smudge, information on the conveying members, and information on a job for image formation executed by the image formation part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an image forming portion configured to form a pattern image for image quality adjustment in a marginal part other than an image forming region of a recording medium, a reading portion configured to read the pattern image for image quality adjustment formed on the recording medium, and a control portion configured to reflect a reading result by the reading portion on image quality adjustment and determine an execution order of jobs corresponding to presence/absence of the image quality adjustment set for each job.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image formation part that forms an image on a paper sheet; a conveyor that includes a plurality of conveying members and conveys the paper sheet; a hardware processor that acquires information on a smudge on a paper sheet on which an image has been formed by the image formation part, and identifies, from the plurality of conveying members, one or more dirty conveying member(s) that may have caused the smudge based on at least one of the information on the smudge, information on the conveying members, and information on a job for image formation executed by the image formation part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an image forming portion configured to form a pattern image for image quality adjustment in a marginal part other than an image forming region of a recording medium, a reading portion configured to read the pattern image for image quality adjustment formed on the recording medium, and a control portion configured to reflect a reading result by the reading portion on image quality adjustment and determine an execution order of jobs corresponding to presence/absence of the image quality adjustment set for each job.

Abstract: The optical circuit board includes a wiring board including a plurality of laminated insulating layers, and a wiring conductor disposed between the insulating layers; an optical waveguide including a lower clad layer, an upper clad layer and a core sandwiched between the lower clad layer and the upper clad layer, disposed on an upper surface of the wiring board, and extending in one direction; a reflection surface including an inner surface of a groove formed in a part of the core of the optical waveguide, and being perpendicular to an extending direction in a plane view and having a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface in a cross sectional view; and a metal layer disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer on the upper side than the wiring conductor of the wiring board, and set as a bottom surface of the groove.

Abstract: The optical circuit board includes a wiring board including a plurality of laminated insulating layers, and a wiring conductor disposed between the insulating layers; an optical waveguide including a lower clad layer, an upper clad layer and a core sandwiched between the lower clad layer and the upper clad layer, disposed on an upper surface of the wiring board, and extending in one direction; a reflection surface including an inner surface of a groove formed in a part of the core of the optical waveguide, and being perpendicular to an extending direction in a plane view and having a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface in a cross sectional view; and a metal layer disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer on the upper side than the wiring conductor of the wiring board, and set as a bottom surface of the groove.

Abstract: A multi-layer substrate with metal layers as a moisture diffusion barrier for reduced electrical performance degradation over time after moisture exposure and methods of design and manufacture. The method includes determining a diffusion rate of an insulator material provided between an upper metal layer and an underlying signal line. The method further includes calculating a diffusion distance between a plane opening of the upper metal layer and the underlying signal line using the diffusion rate of the insulator material.

Abstract: A multi-layer substrate with metal layers as a moisture diffusion barrier for reduced electrical performance degradation over time after moisture exposure and methods of design and manufacture. The method includes determining a diffusion rate of an insulator material provided between an upper metal layer and an underlying signal line. The method further includes calculating a diffusion distance between a plane opening of the upper metal layer and the underlying signal line using the diffusion rate of the insulator material.