Abstract: An organopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula (A), (B) or (C) SinR12n+2On?1??(A) SinR12nOn??(B) SinR12n+2R2kOn?k??(C) wherein R1 may be the same with or different from each other and is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, R2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 2 to 40 and k is an integer of 1 to 3, characterized in that at least two R1's are represented by the following formula (i): wherein X is a hydrolyzable group, R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, y is an integer of from 1 to 5 and a is 2 or 3; and one SiR1 bond is represented by the following formula (ii) or one SiOSi bond is replaced with a bond represented by the following formula (iii): SiQRf1??(ii) SiQRf2QSi??(iii) wherein Rf1 is a monovalent group containing a perfluoroether residue, Rf is a divalent group containing a perfluoroether residue, and Q is a divalent organic group.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle capable of avoiding that a driver declares that a battery is defective when a battery for auxiliary traveling does not yet require maintenance. When the charged amount of the battery is lower than a specified value, operating conditions for idle/stop control are changed without any optical display such as indications by lamp so that the idle/stop control is not performed frequently.

Abstract: Novel perfluoropolyether-modified silanes are improved in water/oil repellency, parting properties, chemical resistance, lubricity, durability, antifouling properties and fingerprint wipe-off. An antireflection filter is also provided comprising an inorganic antireflection layer including a surface layer in the form of a silicon dioxide-base inorganic layer, and an antifouling layer, preferably of the perfluoropolyether-modified silane, on the surface layer. The antifouling layer has a sliding angle of oleic acid of up to 5°, a change of the sliding angle after solvent washing relative to the sliding angle before solvent washing being up to 10%.

Abstract: A non-contact reader/writer for an IC card includes an antenna substrate provided with a loop antenna and a capacitor on its upper surface, a control substrate provided with a transmitting/receiving circuit and a chip coil on its upper surface, and a magnetic sheet disposed between the antenna substrate and the control substrate. A magnetic flux generated by the chip coil on the control substrate passes through the loop antenna to cause magnetic coupling, so that the loop antenna and the transmitting/receiving circuit need not be connected to each other through a communication cable.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing amide compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein Rf is a divalent perfluoropolyether group, and each of R1 and R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group, which may be the same with or different from each other.

Abstract: Fluorinated organosilicon compounds having formula (1) wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group containing at least one ether bond, Q is a polyether group in the form of a homopolymer chain of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol or a copolymer chain of both, R is hydrogen or alkyl, X is a divalent linking group exclusive of oxygen atom, Y is a divalent linking group, p is an integer of at least 3, and n is a number of 0<n<3 have an excellent surface tension reducing ability and can be produced with ease of molecular weight control while minimizing formation of solvent-insoluble components. These compounds are safe to the human body and useful as a surfactant.

Abstract: Aspects for dynamically changing attributes in an embedded-SQL application are described. In these aspects, an option is provided within a standard SQL statement for specifying one or more attributes of at least a declared cursor. The standard SQL statement is then processed to include the specified one or more attributes in at least the declared cursor. The provision occurs with an ATTRIBUTES option and within a PREPARE SQL statement.

Abstract: In a fuel reforming system (32) of a fuel cell system (1), which includes a reformer (7) generating hydrogen-containing gas to be an electromotive fuel and a combustor (6) generating combustion gas, the combustor (6) has two combustion parts including a main combustion part (20) and a sub-combustion part (18), a fuel pre-vaporization part (19) between the two combustion parts and a main fuel injection valve (16) and a sub-fuel injection valve (15) which supply the fuel to the respective combustion parts.

Abstract: A rotary shaft of a motor-generator of a hybrid-powered vehicle is connected to an output shaft of a torque converter connected to an output shaft of an internal combustion engine. A control of acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle is assisted by controlling the motor-generator as a motor or a generator during a time period in which a slip occurs in the torque converter with a speed change control.

Abstract: A silicone composition for a release agent, which comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups bonded to a silicon atom and at least one fluorine-containing substituent bonded to a silicon atom, in one molecule, and having a fluorine content of from 20 to 40% by weight, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three hydrogen atoms bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule, (C) a straight-chain perfluoropolyether anti-foaming agent, and (D) a platinum group metal catalyst. Even when the silicone composition is diluted with a non-fluorine-type solvent, it is possible to avoid foaming (the reason for pin holes and repelling) does not occur during roller coating. Moreover, the silicone composition provides a cured coating which needs only a low peel force and hardly gives reduction in the residual adhesive ratio.

Abstract: A hydrogen combustion device includes a casing 30, a hydrogen source, a hydrogen pipe 39 to supply hydrogen gas from the hydrogen source into the casing 30, a mixer 10 on the downstream side of the pipe 39, for stirring a mixed gas and a combustion catalyst 20. The hydrogen pipe 39 has a hydrogen pipe body 40 and a hydrogen ejecting part 41 with hydrogen ejecting orifices 42. In the hydrogen combustion device, the hydrogen ejecting part 41 is positioned at a substantial center in the cross section of an air passage in the casing 30, extending along the flowing direction of the airflow in the air passage. The hydrogen ejecting orifices 40 are arranged so that their axes extend in the radial direction of the hydrogen ejecting part 41, substantially perpendicularly to the flowing direction of the airflow.

Abstract: A lens including a lens substrate, a surface layer, and a backing member provided beneath the surface layer, in which the backing member may be either the same as the lens substrate or a separate layer from the lens substrate, and wherein the surface layer includes a hydrolysis-condensation product of a perfluoropolyether modified silane with a hydrolysable functional group or a halogen atom X at both terminals, represented by a general formula (1) shown below: (wherein, Rf is a bivalent group with a straight chain perfluoropolyether structure containing no branching, which incorporates a unit represented by a formula —(CkF2kO)— (wherein, k represents an integer from 1 to 6)) is resistant to the adhesion of contaminants to the surface thereof, can be easily wiped to remove any adhered contaminants, provides a slippery surface that is difficult to scratch, and moreover displays excellent durability and is capable of retaining the above properties over extended periods.

Abstract: A laminating device 10 includes a vacuum grid 19 for holding a glass substrate 12, a curved pad 20, facing the glass substrate 12, for holding a laminated element 16 of a wafer 13 and an adhesive tape 15, and a driving element 22 for moving the curved pad 20 toward the vacuum grid 19. The curved pad 20 has a curved surface region 46 so that the distance to a smooth surface region 39 of the vacuum grid 19 is gradually increased from the center C toward the outside. By the driving element 22, the vacuum grid 19 and the curved pad 20 become close to each other in a substantially vacuum chamber. As a result, the glass substrate 12 and the laminated element 16 are gradually laminated to each other while removing a very small amount of air that may be present therebetween to the outside.

Abstract: In a display apparatus, a connector board having a check connector electrically connected to a service terminal of a main circuit board is disposed separately from a main circuit board. A connector window is formed in a back cover at a position facing the check connector on the connector board such that a dedicated plug can be fitted to the check connector through the connector window. A lid member is attached to the connector window. Rewrite of data and programs in the main circuit board is performed by fitting the dedicated plug to the check connector after removing the lid member.

Abstract: A fuel reforming system generates burnt gas by burning fuel and air in a burner (6) during system startup, and the temperatures of a reforming reactor (7) and carbon monoxide oxidizer (40) are raised by supplying the burnt gas to the reforming reactor (7) and carbon monoxide oxidizer (40). The temperature of the burnt gas produced by the burner (6) is increased according to the elapsed time from the beginning of the startup processing.

Abstract: A fuel injector (11) supplies liquid fuel to a catalytic combustor (9) of a fuel reforming device during startup of a fuel reforming device. A controller sets the injection amount (Qf) for liquid fuel to a first injection amount (Qf1) during a predetermined time (t1) after starting fuel injection. After the predetermined time, the injection amount (Qf) is set to a second injection amount (Qf2) which is larger than the first injection amount (Qf1). When the elapsed time after starting fuel injection is smaller than a value (t1), the discharged amount of uncombusted fuel is reduced by setting the injection amount (Qf) to a minimum injection amount (Qf1) which allows ignition and combustion in the catalyst.

Abstract: Load sharing rates of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor of a hybrid powered vehicle are definitely controlled to improve fuel efficiency of the vehicle during an auxiliary running with using power of the electric motor together with power of the internal combustion engine when a pressing amount of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle is small. In response to a pressing amount information of the accelerator pedal inputted to a hybrid control circuit, the hybrid control circuit calculates the load sharing rates of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor by referring to a preliminarily set control map and controls the motor according to its load sharing rate. The hybrid control circuit sends an electric signal corresponding to the load sharing rate of the internal combustion engine to the internal combustion engine control circuit, instead of the pressing amount information of the accelerator pedal.

Abstract: A combustor (BR) is provided with a premixer (10) mixing fuel and heating gas, a mixer (8) combusting the fuel and the heating gas mixed in the premixer, and a porous medium (9) disposed between the premixer and the mixer. A reformer (2) can be disposed downstream of the combustor, with the combustor and the reformer forming a fuel reforming device (R). Also, a fuel cell (1) can he disposed downstream of the reformer to form a fuel cell system (S), with the fuel reforming device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a powder coating composition, which can ensure excellent smoothness, scratch resistance, water resistance and humidity resistance, when formed into a thin film, and a coating film forming method. The powder coating composition contains an epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or higher and a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 2,500, an epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, and a polycarboxylic acid (C). 30 to 90% by weight of a polymerization unit of the epoxy group-containing vinyl copolymer (B) originates in a methacrylic acid alkyl ester (b-1) which has an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention provides an industrial robot, wherein a cable or the like spanned between an end effector and an upper arm has less bending due to a motion of a wrist portion, wherein the cable or the like does not twine around the upper arm, and wherein the cable or the like does not interfere with a peripheral device.