Abstract: For an image forming apparatus including first and second storage chambers, an inequality expression of “R2>A×R1” is met. R1 is a sum of a passage resistance value obtained by flowing air through a first air communication portion and a passage resistance value obtained by flowing liquid through a supply portion. R2 is a passage resistance value obtained by flowing air through a second air communication portion. A is a cross-sectional area ratio obtained by dividing a first average cross-sectional area of a first space of the first storage chamber taken along a plurality of horizontal planes by a second average cross-sectional area of a second space of the second storage chamber taken along the plurality of horizontal planes. The first space contains at least a portion adjacent to the supply portion and accumulating the liquid. The second space contains at least a portion accumulating the liquid.

Abstract: A simulated moving-bed type chromatographic separation method including: using a circulation system in which three or more unit packed columns each filled with an adsorbent are connected in series, dividing the circulation system into at least three-sections annularly continuous from an upstream side to a downstream side so that each section has at least one of the unit packed columns, and separating, by using an eluent, a weakly, a strongly, and an intermediately adsorptive component having adsorption performance on the adsorbent, which performance is intermediate between the previous two components, the weakly, strongly, and intermediately adsorptive components being included in a feed solution, wherein positions of supplying the feed solution, extracting the weakly adsorptive fraction, extracting the intermediately adsorptive fraction, and extracting the strongly adsorptive fraction have a specific relationship. A chromatographic separation system carries out the chromatographic separation method.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a viscosity-index improving agent having an excellent friction reduction effect to reduce friction of a lubricating oil composition when the viscosity-index improving agent is added thereto. The present also aims to provide a lubricating oil composition containing the viscosity-index improving agent. The present invention relates to, for example, a viscosity-index improving agent containing: (co)polymer (A) containing, as an essential constituent monomer, a polyolefin-based monomer (a) represented by the following formula (1); an ester oil (B1) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1.00 to 2.50 mm2/s; and an ester oil (B2) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2.51 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides the compound, 3-[(1S,2S)-1-[5-[(4S)-2,2-Dimethyloxan-4-yl]-2-[(4S)-2-(4-fluoro-3,5-dimethylphenyl)-3-[3-(4-fluoro-1-methylindazol-5-yl)-2-oxoimidazol-1-yl]-4-methyl-6,7-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine-5-carbonyl]indol-1-yl]-2-methylcyclopropyl]-4H-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-one, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, as well as a preventative agent or a therapeutic agent for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 2 diabetes) or obesity containing such compound.

Abstract: There have been cases where transistors formed using oxide semiconductors are inferior in reliability to transistors formed using amorphous silicon. Thus, in the present invention, a semiconductor device including a highly reliable transistor formed using an oxide semiconductor is manufactured. An oxide semiconductor film is deposited by a sputtering method, using a sputtering target including an oxide semiconductor having crystallinity, and in which the direction of the c-axis of a crystal is parallel to a normal vector of the top surface of the oxide semiconductor. The target is formed by mixing raw materials so that its composition ratio can obtain a crystal structure.

Abstract: A toner container includes a bag, including an opening and formed of resin film, stores toner and a leading edge portion mounted on the opening of the bag, the leading edge portion including a nozzle provided with a discharge port to discharge the toner stored in the bag external to the toner container, wherein the leading edge portion includes a portion formed of resin and provided with a two-dimensional code, and wherein the portion has a thickness greater than a thickness of the film.

Abstract: A power storage device includes a case lid member, a terminal member, and a resin member. The resin member includes a resin outer portion, a resin inner portion, and a resin inside-hole portion. The case lid member and the resin member are configured that, when the power storage device is placed under a temperature environment of ?40° C., the resin member forms an outward convex warp in a lid thickness direction with respect to a lid longitudinal direction so that a pair of longitudinal joint faces of the resin inner portion press the terminal member in the lid longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A power storage device includes a case lid with a terminal inserting hole, a current collecting terminal having a hole insertion portion inserted in the terminal inserting hole and an external connection portion placed on a front surface side of the case lid, and an insulating resin member integrally molded with the current collecting terminal and the case lid. The insulating resin member includes an outer-periphery-side insulating resin portion and a back-surface side insulating resin portion connecting the current collecting terminal and the case lid. The back-surface side insulating resin portion is formed with a hollow portion penetrating through a back surface of the back-surface side insulating resin portion to a back surface of the outer connecting portion. The back surface of the outer connecting portion is formed with an annular band-shaped sealing portion along the outer edge portion of the hollow portion.

Abstract: A power storage device includes a case lid with a terminal inserting hole, a current collecting terminal having a hole insertion portion inserted in the terminal inserting hole in a case front-back direction and an external connection portion continuous with the hole insertion portion and placed in parallel to the case lid on the case front-surface side, and an insulating resin member integrally molded with the current collecting terminal and the case lid to connect the hole insertion portion and the external connection portion to a hole outer edge portion and a hole surrounding portion. The insulating resin member includes a back-surface side insulating resin portion connecting a back surface of the external connection portion and the hole insertion portion to the hole outer edge portion and the hole surrounding portion. The back-surface side insulating resin portion is formed with a recessed portion opening on a case back-surface side.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an exterior body that seals the capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode body, a dielectric layer that is formed on the surface of the anode body, a cathode part that covers at least a portion of the dielectric layer, an anode lead with one end portion electrically connected to the anode body, and a cathode lead with one end portion electrically connected to the cathode part. The other end portion of the anode lead and the other end portion of the cathode lead are drawn out from the exterior body. The cathode part includes a solid electrolyte layer that covers at least a portion of the dielectric layer. When the solid electrolytic capacitor is subjected to a processing corresponding to mounting reflow, the amount of gas generated is 1600 ?L or less.

Abstract: Provided is a lid body including: a terminal member being mainly made up of a first metal; a sealing plate mainly made up of a second metal; and a sealing material. The sealing plate has a mounting hole for attaching the terminal member. The terminal member is inserted into the mounting hole and is attached to the sealing plate in a state where the sealing material is joined to a peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole. With as ?S a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the sealing material, ?1 as a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the first metal and ?2 as a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the second metal, ?L??S??H is satisfied, where ?H is the higher value and ?L is the lower value from among the ?1 and ?2.

Abstract: A filter device includes an unbalanced terminal, balanced terminals, and first and second resonant circuits. The first resonant circuit is connected to the unbalanced terminal. The second resonant circuit is connected to the balanced terminals and electromagnetically coupled with the first resonant circuit. The first resonant circuit includes a resonator in which an inductor and a capacitor are connected in parallel between the unbalanced terminal and a reference potential. The second resonant circuit includes a resonator including an inductor connected between the balanced terminals and capacitors connected in series between the balanced terminals.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a bumper reinforcement in which bonding process time is short and open time is long. A method for manufacturing a bumper reinforcement of one embodiment includes: a pre-bonding step of preparing a layered body containing, in the following order, a metal member, which is a body section, a solid adhesive mainly comprising an amorphous thermoplastic resin that is at least one of a thermoplastic epoxy resin and a phenoxy resin, and a resin member, which is a resin reinforcement; and a bonding step of heating and pressurizing the layered body to melt the solid adhesive, and bonding the metal member and the resin member. Either the epoxy equivalent of the amorphous thermoplastic resin is 1,600 or more or the amorphous thermoplastic resin does not contain epoxy groups, and the heat of fusion of the amorphous thermoplastic resin is 15 J/g or less.

Abstract: In a battery, a lid member of a battery case is provided with a terminal part and a resin member. The terminal part has a terminal plate-shaped portion located inside the battery case, which extends wider than a through hole along an inner surface of the lid member. The resin member has an inner resin plate-shaped portion located between the inner surface of the lid member and the terminal plate-shaped portion. The lid member, on the inner surface side around the through hole, includes a protruding portion defined by a protruding inner surface joined to the inner resin plate-shaped portion and protruding toward the inside of the battery case relative to a non-protruding inner surface farther from the through hole than the protruding inner surface. Side surfaces of the protruding portion and the terminal plate-shaped portion do not project outward beyond a side surface of the inner resin plate-shaped portion.

Abstract: Apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for cell recovery or cell separation. A cell separation system has at least a first container having a first filter for separating a first removal target from a suspension comprising cells and a removal target including at least the first removal target and a second removal target; a cell separation apparatus; a first flow path connecting the first container and the cell separation apparatus; and a first pump interposed in the first flow path for transferring the suspension from the first container to the cell separation apparatus by decompression suction, for example.

Abstract: A developing device includes an accommodating portion for accommodating toner, a developing roller and a stirring member. The developing device is for use with an image forming apparatus and detachably mounts a replenishing container for replenishing the toner. The accommodating portion includes a receiving opening through which the toner replenished from the accommodating portion is received in the accommodating portion, the receiving opening being provide on a first end side of the accommodating portion with respect to a rotational axis direction of the developing roller. An opening area of the receiving opening when the developing device is viewed in the rotational direction is wider than the opening area of the receiving opening when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body having a first metal terminal, a plurality of toner cartridges to store toner and including a housing storing the toner, a supporting member provided at one end, and a memory medium including a chip for recording information about the toner cartridge and an electrical contact and being supported by the supporting member, and a tray movable between a housed position and a drawn-out position. The tray includes a frame which can mount the plurality of toner cartridges, a plurality of tray-side electrical contacts provided at the frame and able to contact the electrical contact of the memory medium of the plurality of toner cartridges respectively, and a second metal terminal electrically connected to the plurality of tray-side electrical contacts and able to contact the first metal terminal.

Abstract: A power storage device has a case member, a terminal member, and a resin member subjected to insert molding to fix the terminal member to the case member. The resin member is made of a resin material including a thermoplastic main resin having a first glass transition temperature equal to or higher than 70° C., a thermoplastic elastomer, and a filler. The elastomer has a second glass transition temperature that is equal to or higher than ?10° C. and equal to or lower than 20° C. and a third glass transition temperature equal to or lower than ?40° C.

Abstract: A power storage device includes a current collecting terminal, a case member having a terminal insertion hole, and an insulating resin member connecting the current collecting terminal with a hole periphery and a hole surrounding portion of the terminal insertion hole. The current collecting terminal and the case member have seal portions that ensure airtightness in a case, at connecting portions connecting with the insulating resin member, and each of the seal portions is a roughened surface. The insulating resin member has a thermoplastic resin material including high molecular weight particles with a molecular weight of 10,000 or more and low molecular weight particles with a molecular weight of 500 to 5,000, and the low molecular weight particles are included 5 to 15% by weight in the thermoplastic resin material and are unevenly distributed closer to the roughened surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a power storage device includes a laser welding step in which a laser beam is irradiated to an opening portion of a case body and a peripheral portion of a case lid member of a lid assembly over the entire circumference to laser weld them while the opening portion of the case body is closed by the case lid member, a shielding step, prior to the laser welding step, in which a shield member is placed in position on the lid assembly to prevent scattered light of the laser beam from reaching a resin member, and a removing step, after the laser welding step, in which the shield member is removed.