Abstract: In an AC adapter provided with a circuit board having first and second surfaces opposite to each other in a thickness direction, a transformer portion is mounted on the circuit board. A secondary capacitor is connected to an output side of the transformer portion. The secondary capacitor has a low profile and extending in parallel to the circuit board. Thus, the AC adapter as a whole is reduced in external size. Preferably, the transformer portion is mounted on the first surface while the secondary capacitor is mounted on the second surface.

Abstract: An optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus is provided which can, with the help of the same apparatus, record information on both an information recording area of an information recording medium for hologram and an information recording area of an existing optical disc typified by BD, DVD or CD and/or reproduce the information recorded on both the information recording areas. The optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus performs recording and/or reproduction of information on and/or from a hologram memory disc and an optical disc by means of an optical pickup and has a stepping motor for driving the hologram memory disc and a DC motor for driving the optical disc.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting suspended particles, includes a laser source configured to emit a beam of laser light, a diameter expander configured to expand the diameter of the beam, and a distributor configured to distribute the laser light in a sheet-like space, the distributor varying the traveling direction of the laser light in continuous directions at a fixed angle with respect to a reference axis.

Abstract: A workpiece attitude change apparatus includes a first suction nozzle which includes a suction port, the suction port being able to suction a first surface of a workpiece, a second suction nozzle which has a predetermined inclination relative to the first suction nozzle, the second suction nozzle including a suction port, the suction port of the second suction nozzle being able to suction a second surface of the workpiece, and a vacuum pressure switch device for imparting a vacuum pressure to the first suction nozzle to cause the suction port of the first suction nozzle to suction the first surface of the workpiece, the vacuum pressure switch device stopping supply of the vacuum pressure to the first suction nozzle and imparting a vacuum pressure to the second suction nozzle to cause the suction port of the second suction nozzle to suction the second surface of the workpiece.

Abstract: An optical pickup for recording a hologram by using an angle multiplexing method. An optical beam is separated into two beams, a signal beam and a reference beam having different convergence/divergence degrees, by using an optical component such as a diffraction lens. The signal and reference beams are made incident upon the same objective, and the optical component or the objective lens is moved in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, to thereby realize angle multiplex recording. If an optical information recording medium is inclined, the optical component or the objective lens is moved along the direction along which the optical information recording medium moved to change an angle of the reference beam incident upon the optical information recording medium and compensate for degradation of a reproduction signal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a nano-particle light emitting material having a specific ligand and an electric field light emitting diode having high light emitting efficiency. The nano-particle light emitting material includes: a core portion formed of a nano-particle; and a shell portion formed of at least two kinds of ligands localized on a surface of the core portion, in which at least one kind of the ligands includes a hole transportable ligand, and at least one kind of the ligands includes an electron transportable ligand.

Abstract: An inductance device comprises a magnetic core, a coil a conductor and a dielectric member. The coil is made of turns of insulated conductive wire. The conductor is distinct from the coil and is insulated from the magnetic core. The dielectric member is disposed between the conductor and the coil. The dielectric member, the conductor and the coil constitute a capacitor. The inductance device is used in, for example, a filter device or a noise filter.

Abstract: An optical disc recording method of suppressing variations in the record quality due to variations in an initial strategy of a write strategy using many parameters corresponding to a next-generation large-capacity optical disc. Modulation conditions for recorded data on the optical disc are determined based on a real measurement thereof; an initial strategy that meets the modulation conditions is determined; an optical strategy is determined in which the record quality is best in the vicinity of the initial strategy; and data is recorded on the optical disc, using the optimal strategy.

Abstract: A computer system boots the system from a bootup-memory-image stored in a nonvolatile memory unit forming part of a main memory device. When the first write access occurs after system operation, the system copies the data of a block of the bootup-memory-image to a readable/writable main memory unit forming another part of the main memory device for each block of the bootup-memory image. The system performs write operation on the copy, and subsequently switches access to an area of the bootup-memory-image to which data has already been copied to access to the copy. A bootup method for a computer system and program recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A plate for a magnet cylinder includes a main body, a nonmagnetic portion, and a magnetic piece. The main body is formed of a flexible thin plate-like magnetic material to be magnetically mounted on the outer surface of a magnet cylinder. The nonmagnetic portion is projected from one end of the main body. The magnetic piece magnetically sandwiches the nonmagnetic portion against the outer surface of the magnet cylinder.

Abstract: A plate guide device includes a magnet cylinder and guide plate. A plate is to be mounted magnetically on the outer surface of the magnet cylinder. The guide plate guides the plate removed from the magnet cylinder.

Abstract: A blood purifier includes a first material selected from a group made of copper material, platinum material and molybdenum material, a second material selected from a group made of black silica material, radon material, germanium material, neodymium material and silica material and a titanium oxide material. The blood purifier at least includes the titanium oxide material for a contact part with a user's outer skin. The contact part is made of the second material and a mix-coated layer that contains the titanium oxide material. The contact part is also made of a surface coating layer that contains the titanium oxide material, having a middle coating layer that contains the second material and a cover base placed in this order underneath the surface coating layer.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a package for a capacitor element including an anode lead portion and a cathode portion. The package includes an insulating resin member which is arranged to cover the capacitor element and which includes hole portions formed therethrough. An anode terminal of the solid electrolytic capacitor includes a metal-plating layer which is placed in the hole portion to be electrically connected to the anode lead portion through the hole portion. A cathode terminal of the solid electrolytic capacitor includes a metal-plating layer which is placed in the hole portion to be electrically connected to the cathode conducting portion through the hole portion.

Abstract: In an AC adapter provided with a circuit board having first and second surfaces opposite to each other in a thickness direction, a transformer portion is mounted on the circuit board. A secondary capacitor is connected to an output side of the transformer portion. The secondary capacitor has a low profile and extending in parallel to the circuit board. Thus, the AC adapter as a whole is reduced in external size. Preferably, the transformer portion is mounted on the first surface while the secondary capacitor is mounted on the second surface.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a package for a capacitor element including an anode lead portion and a cathode portion. The package includes an insulating resin member which is arranged to cover the capacitor element and which includes hole portions formed therethrough. An anode terminal of the solid electrolytic capacitor includes a metal-plating layer which is placed in the hole portion to be electrically connected to the anode lead portion through the hole portion. A cathode terminal of the solid electrolytic capacitor includes a metal-plating layer which is placed in the hole portion to be electrically connected to the cathode conducting portion through the hole portion.

Abstract: To accelerate the booting time of a computer by a booting method using a communication network, a boot-up main memory image of an OS and application programs is used to boot a computer. The main memory image is managed in one batch on a server, and is regularly updated with the latest programs. When booting up the computer, only an initial load image which is the minimum part of the main memory image necessary to start the system is loaded, and remaining parts of the main memory image are suitably loaded in an on-demand manner after the system starts operating.

Abstract: A surface mount type capacitor includes an anode section having an anode portion and first and second leads, cathode section including a cathode portion, first and second anode terminals, a cathode terminal, and a metal member. The capacitor further has an additional terminal electrically connected to the metal member and to be grounded to an object to which the capacitor is to be mounted.

Abstract: In a solid electrolytic capacitor, a package comprises an insulating resin member which is arranged to cover the element. The insulating resin member has hole portions formed therethrough. The anode terminal comprises a metal-plating layer which is placed in the hole portion. The anode terminal is electrically connected to the anode lead portion through the hole portion. The cathode terminal comprises a metal-plating layer which is placed in the hole portion. The cathode terminal is electrically connecting to the cathode conducting portion through the hole portion.

Abstract: A surface mount type capacitor comprises an anode section having an anode portion and first and second leads, cathode section including a cathode portion, first and second anode terminals, a cathode terminal, and a metal member. The capacitor further has an additional terminal electrically connected to the metal member and to be grounded to an object to which the capacitor is to be mounted.

Abstract: A recording medium is one on which recording information can be recorded at one or several types of recording speeds. The recording medium comprises a recording area on which the recording information is recorded, and a recording speed range information recording area which can be necessarily used when recording the recording information on the recording medium and contains at least a basic recording speed preset for each type of the recording medium, and on which recording speed range information indicating a range of the recording speed preset for each type of the recording medium is recorded.