Abstract: An image pickup lens having high reliability is realized. The image pickup lens includes a substrate holding member that holds a flexible substrate. The substrate holding member is fixed with respect to a first surface. The substrate holding member has an opening which is formed therein and in which a polymer lens and a connection part are located in a plan view.

Abstract: A diaphragm to be used in a chemical flow control device that controls a flow of a chemical in a semiconductor manufacturing process and to which a pressure of a working gas is applied. The diaphragm includes a membrane portion and a permeation reduction layer. The membrane portion is made of fluoroplastic that is resistant to the chemical. The permeation reduction layer is less likely to pass the working gas in comparison to the membrane portion and disposed on a surface of the membrane portion to which the pressure of the working gas is applied.

Abstract: A communication device includes one or more processors. The processors acquire, from at least one electronic device, output data output from the electronic device and current time information managed by the electronic device. The processors communicate with a server device using a communication technique in which numbers indicating communication timings are synchronized, and transmits the output data to the server device. The processors calculate corrected time information by correcting the current time information on the basis of a reference number indicating a number serving as a reference. The processors set the calculated corrected time information in the electronic device.

Abstract: A communication device according to one embodiment includes one or more hardware processors. The processors serve to acquire, from at least one electronic device, output data output from the electronic device. The processors serve to communicate with a server device by a communication technique in which numbers indicating communication timings are synchronized. The processors also serve to transmit, to the server device as a destination, the output data in association with a first number out of the numbers. The first number indicates a timing at which the output data is acquired.

Abstract: There is provided an antenna device including: a finite ground plane; a feeding point; feed antenna elements arranged in a radial fashion around the feeding point at a height from the finite ground plane; a selector switch to connect a first end of a feed antenna element selected from the feed antenna elements to the feeding point; and parasitic elements arranged correspondingly to the feed antenna elements, in which a first end thereof is connected to the finite ground plane and a portion including a second end thereof is capacitively coupled with the feed antenna element corresponding thereto, wherein a first length of the parasitic element is approximately a quarter of a wavelength of a radio frequency to be used, and a length from the second end of the feed antenna element to the feeding point is shorter than the first length of the parasitic element.

Abstract: There is provided an antenna device including: a finite ground plane; a feeding point; feed antenna elements arranged in a radial fashion around the feeding point at a height from the finite ground plane; a selector switch to connect a first end of a feed antenna element selected from the feed antenna elements to the feeding point; and parasitic elements arranged correspondingly to the feed antenna elements, in which a first end thereof is connected to the finite ground plane and a portion including a second end thereof is capacitively coupled with the feed antenna element corresponding thereto, wherein a first length of the parasitic element is approximately a quarter of a wavelength of a radio frequency to be used, and a length from the second end of the feed antenna element to the feeding point is shorter than the first length of the parasitic element.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus comprises a ground board; a feeding portion for supplying electric power to the antenna apparatus, disposed on said ground board; a first line element having one end connected to said ground board, wherein a length from said feeding portion to an other end thereof is ¼ wave of resonance frequency; and a second line element having one end connected to said first line element, disposed along said first line element from the other end of said first line element, wherein a length from said feeding portion to an other end thereof is not k/12 (k is integer) wave of resonance frequency.

Abstract: There is provided with an antenna device includes a conductive ground plane; an antenna including a radiating element; at least one variable capacitor having one end connected to the conductive ground plane; a plurality of switch elements having one ends connected to the other end of said at least one variable capacitor and other ends connected to the antenna at different locations; a switch controlling unit configured to control an ON/OFF state of each of the switch elements; and a capacitor controlling unit configured to control a capacitance of said at least one variable capacitor.

Abstract: An example antenna device includes a conductive ground plane and first and second antenna elements connected to the conductive ground plane through first and second feeding points, respectively. Directivities of the first and second antenna elements are arranged to be approximately perpendicular to each other. A phase adjusting circuit is configured to provide a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees between first and second received signals by the first and second antenna elements, respectively and a combining circuit is configured to combine the first and second received signals having a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees therebetween to obtain a combined signal. A radio unit is configured to process the combined signal.

Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna element, a capacitor and a inductor. The antenna element has a length which is a quarter of a wavelength due to a first frequency. One end of the antenna element is connected to a feeding point. The other end of the antenna element is opened. The capacitor is arranged at a position having a distance which is equal or shorter than a half of a wavelength due to a second frequency from the other end of the antenna element. The inductor is arranged at a position having a distance which is equal or shorter than a quarter of the wavelength due to the second frequency from the other end of the antenna element.

Abstract: The antenna device includes a ground plane 101; a first radiating element 103 having a first conductive element 103a and a second conductive element 103b; a second radiating element 104 having a third conductive element 104a and a fourth conductive element 104b; a variable capacity element 105 arranged between the first conductive element and the third conductive element; and a capacity controller 108 to control the capacity of the variable capacity element.

Abstract: There is provided with an antenna device provided on a board, which includes: a first linear element 6; a feed element 4; a ground element 5; a second linear element 7 and a third linear element 8 arranged in parallel with each other; a fourth linear element 9; a fifth linear element 10; and a sixth linear element 11. A first radiating element is formed of the first linear element 6 and the feed element 4, and the second radiating element is formed of a portion of the feed element 4, a portion of the ground element 5, and the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth linear elements 7-11.

Abstract: There is provided with an antenna device includes a conductive ground plane; an antenna including a radiating element; at least one variable capacitor having one end connected to the conductive ground plane; a plurality of switch elements having one ends connected to the other end of said at least one variable capacitor and other ends connected to the antenna at different locations; a switch controlling unit configured to control an ON/OFF state of each of the switch elements; and a capacitor controlling unit configured to control a capacitance of said at least one variable capacitor.

Abstract: There is provided with an antenna device including: a dipole element that includes a first linear element and a second linear element with each one end thereof being provided closely; a loop-shaped element that includes a third linear element and a fourth linear element provided approximately in parallel to the first linear element and the second linear element with each one end thereof being provided closely, and a fifth linear element with one end thereof being connected to the other end of the third linear element and the other end thereof being connected to the other end of the fourth linear element; and a feeding point feeding power to each one ends of the first linear element and the second linear element and to each one ends of the third linear element and the fourth linear element.

Abstract: There is provided with an antenna device, including: a conductive ground plane; first and second antenna elements connected to the conductive ground plane through first and second feeding points, respectively, directivities of the first and second antenna elements being arranged to be approximately perpendicular to each other; a phase adjusting circuit configured to provide a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees between first and second received signals by the first and second antenna elements, respectively; a combining circuit configured to combine the first and second received signals having a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees therebetween to obtain a combined signal; and a radio unit configured to process the combined signal.

Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel supply apparatus includes a fuel pump driven by the engine, a pressure accumulating device for retaining the fuel pressurized by the fuel pump, a relief device which opens when a fuel pressure in the pressure accumulating device exceeds a predetermined upper limit pressure. An injection device is connected to the pressure accumulating device and injects fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine. A fuel pressure in the pressure accumulating device is detected. A discharge amount of the fuel pump is controlled so that the detected fuel pressure coincides with a target fuel pressure. The target fuel pressure is reduced when the detected fuel pressure is equal to or greater than a predetermined fuel pressure, to suppress opening of the relief device.

Abstract: First and second monopole conductive elements are disposed so as to be approximately mutually perpendicular and so that respective open ends are adjacent, and with respect to a straight line that passes between open ends of the first and second monopole conductive elements and through a center of a conductive ground plane, a first conductive ground plane portion formed on a first monopole conductive element-side of the straight line among the conductive ground plane and the first monopole conductive element are formed so as to be approximately symmetrical to a second conductive ground plane portion formed on a second monopole conductive element-side of the straight line among the conductive ground plane and the second monopole conductive element.

Abstract: First and second monopole conductive elements are disposed so as to be approximately mutually perpendicular and so that respective open ends are adjacent, and with respect to a straight line that passes between open ends of the first and second monopole conductive elements and through a center of a conductive ground plane, a first conductive ground plane portion formed on a first monopole conductive element-side of the straight line among the conductive ground plane and the first monopole conductive element are formed so as to be approximately symmetrical to a second conductive ground plane portion formed on a second monopole conductive element-side of the straight line among the conductive ground plane and the second monopole conductive element.

Abstract: In an oil level detection system of an internal combustion engine having a filter to capture particulates in exhaust gas that is burned off by fuel supplied by post injection to be regenerated and having an oil level sensor installed in an oil pan, it is determined whether the engine is under a long idling state and if so, an estimated value of the engine oil level is calculated by correcting output of the oil level sensor by an evaporation amount correction factor. Then, it is determined whether the level of the engine oil is sufficient by comparing the estimated value with a threshold value. With this, it becomes possible to detect the oil shortage without delay.

Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel supply apparatus includes a fuel pump driven by the engine, a pressure accumulating device for retaining the fuel pressurized by the fuel pump, a relief device which opens when a fuel pressure in the pressure accumulating device exceeds a predetermined upper limit pressure. An injection device is connected to the pressure accumulating device and injects fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine. A fuel pressure in the pressure accumulating device is detected. A discharge amount of the fuel pump is controlled so that the detected fuel pressure coincides with a target fuel pressure. The target fuel pressure is reduced when the detected fuel pressure is equal to or greater than a predetermined fuel pressure, to suppress opening of the relief device.