Abstract: A translational driving apparatus that is capable of reducing the drive load of the vibration-type actuator. Each of a plurality of drive units has a vibration-type actuator and an output portion that outputs a driving force occurs by driving the vibration-type actuator. A holding portion holds the drive units. A movable body has driving-force receiving parts that slidably engage with the output portions, and that is driven by the drive units. A fixing portion supports the movable body so as to allow translation in any directions in a plane. The output portions receive no force from the driving-force receiving parts in a direction that intersects perpendicularly with the plane.

Abstract: A vibration type driving device includes an electro-mechanical energy conversion element; a vibrator fixed to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element and configured to be vibrated by application of voltage to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element; a first driven member and a second driven member frictionally driven by press-contact with the vibrator and configured to transmit rotational forces by frictional driving to an output shaft; and at least one pressing portion configured to bring the first driven member and the second driven member into press contact with the vibrator, wherein the pressing portion, the first driven member, the second driven member, and the vibrator are arranged to allow an air flow generated by an airflow generation unit to flow through an air-ventilation path of the pressing portion, between the first driven member and the second driven member, and an air-ventilation path of the vibrator.

Abstract: A work process management system includes at least one work device and a tag type individual controller that is directly or indirectly attached to a work object to control the work device. Each of the work device includes a work-device-side communicator, a work part, and a work-device-side control part. The tag type individual controller includes an individual-controller-side storage in which a work content of a work process performed with the work device is stored, an individual-controller-side communicator, and an individual-controller-side calculation controller that transmits the work content of the work process performed with the work device in which a performance result is reflected to the work-device-side communicator, and additionally stores the received performance result in the individual-controller-side storage.

Abstract: The present invention provides low hygroscopic forms of aripiprazole and processes for the preparation thereof which will not convert to a hydrate or lose their original solubility even when a medicinal preparation containing the anhydrous aripiprazole crystals is stored for an extended period.

Abstract: An optical waveguide element includes: a cladding portion made of silica-based glass; and a plurality of optical waveguides positioned in the cladding portion and made of silica-based glass in which ZrO2 crystal particles are dispersed. The optical waveguide element is a planar lightwave circuit. The plurality of optical waveguides configure an arrayed waveguide grating element.

Abstract: A spot-size-converting optical waveguide includes a core portion. A first core portion of the core portion has a first straight portion and a first tapered portion. The first straight portion extends in a direction, having width and height that are approximately constant in the direction, and the first tapered portion is continuous with the first straight portion and decreases in width and height toward a termination portion. A second core portion of the core portion has a straight-portion-coating portion, a tapered-portion-coating portion, and a second tapered portion, the straight-portion-coating portion covers the first straight portion, the tapered-portion-coating portion covers the first tapered portion continuously with the straight-portion-coating portion and decreases in width and height along the first tapered portion's shape, and the second tapered portion increases in width and height toward the direction. A refractive index of the second core portion is lower than that of the first core portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides low hygroscopic forms of aripiprazole and processes for the preparation thereof which will not convert to a hydrate or lose their original solubility even when a medicinal preparation containing the anhydrous aripiprazole crystals is stored for an extended period.

Abstract: An optical waveguide element includes a cladding portion made of a silica-based glass, and an optical waveguide positioned in the cladding portion and made of a silica-based glass in which a ZrO2 particle is dispersed.

Abstract: A spot-size-converting optical waveguide includes a core portion. A first core portion of the core portion has a first straight portion and a first tapered portion. The first straight portion extends in a direction, having width and height that are approximately constant in the direction, and the first tapered portion is continuous with the first straight portion and decreases in width and height toward a termination portion. A second core portion of the core portion has a straight-portion-coating portion, a tapered-portion-coating portion, and a second tapered portion, the straight-portion-coating portion covers the first straight portion, the tapered-portion-coating portion covers the first tapered portion continuously with the straight-portion-coating portion and decreases in width and height along the first tapered portion's shape, and the second tapered portion increases in width and height toward the direction. A refractive index of the second core portion is lower than that of the first core portion.

Abstract: A mask pattern correcting method according to an embodiment is a correcting method of a mask pattern to be used in a semiconductor device manufacturing process. In the correcting method, a plurality of kernels calculated based on an optical system of an exposure tool is prepared. Weight coefficients for weighting the kernels, respectively, to be used when the kernels are synthesized, are calculated. The kernels are synthesized using the calculated weight coefficients. The mask pattern is corrected using the synthesized kernels.

Abstract: Disclosed are a Ti alloy having an excellent hydrogen absorption inhibition effect, a Ti alloy member using the Ti alloy, and a manufacturing thereof. A Ti alloy is characterized in that it contains 0.1 to 5.0% by mass in total of at least one of Zr and Hf, and a residue comprising Ti and impurities.

Abstract: A vibration-type actuator that enables to miniaturize and stabilize pressure state between a driven body and a vibration body. A pressurizing unit applies pressure force between projections on the vibration body and the driven body. A piezoelectric device connected to the vibration body on a surface opposite to the projections moves the driven body by occurring vibration in the vibration body when drive voltage is applied. The pressurizing unit includes an energizing member, its support member, and a transfer member. A length of a contact area between the projections and the driven body is shorter than a length of an area in which the transfer member transfers the pressure force from the energizing member to the vibration body and a length of a contact area between the energizing member and the support member, in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction and to a pressurizing direction by the pressurizing unit.

Abstract: The injection molding apparatus of the present invention includes: a heating cylinder; a screw that is provided rotatably in an inner portion of the heating cylinder; a resin feed hopper that feeds a resin pellet; and a fiber feed device that is provided ahead of the resin feed hopper and feeds reinforcing fibers into the heating cylinder. The screw includes a first stage that is located on a rear side, and in which the resin pellet is melted, and a second stage that is located on a front side, and in which the melted resin pellet and the reinforcing fibers are mixed, and a lead of a second flight provided in the second stage is larger than a lead of a first flight provided in the first stage.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a topography simulation apparatus includes a division module configured to divide topography of a substance of a semiconductor device into first to n-th layers, where n is an integer of two or more. The apparatus further includes a flux calculation module configured to calculate, for each of the first to n-th layers, a flux of particles which reach a surface of the substance in each layer. The apparatus further includes a topography calculation module configured to calculate, for each of the first to n-th layers, an amount of change of the topography of the substance in each layer based on the flux.

Abstract: In an oil cooling system for a supercharged engine, coolant is introduced from a third coolant supply passage that branches from a first coolant supply passage into a coolant circulation passage of an oil cooler. The coolant has not cooled an engine and a turbocharger. By efficiently cooling lubricating oil (lubricating oil after lubricating supercharger) having lubricated the respective cooled portions of the turbocharger, oil-deterioration-suppressing effect can be improved even with the coolant of a small amount.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a topography simulation apparatus includes a division module configured to divide topography of a substance of a semiconductor device into first to n-th layers, where n is an integer of two or more. The apparatus further includes a flux calculation module configured to calculate, for each of the first to n-th layers, a flux of particles which reach a surface of the substance in each layer. The apparatus further includes a topography calculation module configured to calculate, for each of the first to n-th layers, an amount of change of the topography of the substance in each layer based on the flux.

Abstract: An electric compressor includes a motor, a scroll compression mechanism, a housing, a circuit unit, a circuit housing housing the circuit unit and integrated with the housing. The electric compressor includes a heat sink provided on a circuit unit side of a partition wall so as to project to be brought into contact with a semiconductor element of a power substrate, facing the partition wall that erects along a vertical direction to separate the inside of the housing from the circuit housing. The heat sink has a lower surface and an upper surface formed into a cylindrical shape so that width of an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the heat sink gradually decreases to reach a tip portion.

Abstract: A small wire-wound inductor has a drum-shaped core member constituted by an assembly of soft magnetic alloy grains, a coil conductive wire wound around the core member, a pair of terminal electrodes connected to the terminals of the coil conductive wire, and an outer sheath member covering the wound coil conductive wire and constituted by a magnetic powder-containing resin having a specified magnetic permeation ratio, wherein the soft magnetic alloy grains are fixedly bonded together via oxidized layers, and the core member contains 2 to 15 percent by weight of chromium (Cr).

Abstract: The present invention provides low hygroscopic forms of aripiprazole and processes for the preparation thereof which will not convert to a hydrate or lose their original solubility even when a medicinal preparation containing the anhydrous aripiprazole crystals is stored for an extended period.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor according to an aspect of the present invention includes an anode conductor including a porous valve metal body, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode conductor, and a solid electrolyte layer including a conductive polymer layer formed on a surface of the dielectric layer, in which the solid electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte layer formed on a surface of the dielectric layer, and a second solid electrolyte layer formed on a surface of the first solid electrolyte layer, and at least one continuous or discontinuous layer containing an amine compound exists between the first and second solid electrolyte layers, and inside the second solid electrolyte layer.