Abstract: To provide a poiyamide type composition excellent in impact resistance. A composition comprising a polyamide and a fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated polymer has a glass transition temperature of less than 30° C. and has no melting point, and the fluorinated polymer is dispersed in the polyarnide, and the average dispersed particle diameter of the fluorinated polymer is less than 12 ?m.

Abstract: To provide resin compositions excellent in electrical conductivity and flexibility. A resin composition comprising a fluororesin and a carbon nanostructure, wherein the carbon nanostructure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are branched and share a common wall with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermally conductive composition that contains 10 to 50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 50 to 90 parts by mass of a metal oxide (B) such as magnesium oxide (a total of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the metal oxide (B) being 100 parts by mass), and a thermally conductive composition that contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and a metal oxide (B) such as magnesium oxide, in which a modified polyolefin-based wax (C) is further contained in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A), such thermally conductive compositions being useful for applications such as a container, a piece of tableware, a heat dissipating member, a water-circulating structure material, an electronic device casing, a timepiece exterior material, a tumbler, and a commodity for daily use.

Abstract: An oil condition determination system includes a resistance value measurement unit and a determination unit. The resistance value measurement unit applies a measurement voltage between a pair of measurement electrodes in contact with oil to measure a resistance value of the oil. The determination unit determines, when a change tendency of the resistance value of the oil is reversed, that condition of the oil is changed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 10 to 80 parts by mass of polyolefin resin (A), 10 to 80 parts by mass of styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (B), and 1 to 20 parts by mass of at least partially crosslinked rubber (C) (with the total amount of the components (A), (B) and (C) being 100 parts by mass), wherein the composition has a type D hardness (i.e., the instantaneous value) of 35 or more and 70 or less in accordance with JIS K6253, and relates to a molded thermoplastic elastomer product obtained by molding the composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermally conductive composition that contains 10 to 50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 50 to 90 parts by mass of a metal oxide (B) such as magnesium oxide (a total of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the metal oxide (B) being 100 parts by mass), and a thermally conductive composition that contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and a metal oxide (B) such as magnesium oxide, in which a modified polyolefin-based wax (C) is further contained in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A), such thermally conductive compositions being useful for applications such as a container, a piece of tableware, a heat dissipating member, a water-circulating structure material, an electronic device casing, a timepiece exterior material, a tumbler, and a commodity for daily use.

Abstract: An optical element including a substrate that is transparent to light at a using wavelength band, an antireflection layer, a matching layer, and a birefringent layer formed of an oblique angle vapor deposition film, wherein an optical loss in the optical element at the using wavelength band is 1.0% or less, and the optical loss is calculated using the following formulae from intensity of transmitted light and intensity of reflected light measured by S-polarized light at an incident angle of 5° in the optical element, Transmittance=intensity of transmitted light/intensity of incident light (%) Reflectance=intensity of reflected light/intensity of incident light (%) Optical loss (%)=100%?transmittance (%)?reflectance (%).

Abstract: An oil condition determination system includes a resistance value measurement unit and a determination unit. The resistance value measurement unit applies a measurement voltage between a pair of measurement electrodes in contact with oil to measure a resistance value of the oil. The determination unit determines, when a change tendency of the resistance value of the oil is reversed, that condition of the oil is changed.

Abstract: A blood pressure estimation apparatus includes: a pulse wave measurement unit measuring a user's pulse wave signal; an electrocardiogram signal measurement unit measuring a user's electrocardiogram signal; and a processing circuit estimating a user's blood pressure value by using the pulse wave and electrocardiogram signals, wherein the processing circuit (a) acquires a pulse wave signal feature by using the pulse wave signal, (b) acquires an electrocardiogram signal feature by using the electrocardiogram signal, (c) acquires a pulse wave propagation time by using the pulse wave and electrocardiogram signals, (d) selects a blood pressure group indicating a relationship between a pulse wave propagation time and blood pressure of the user by using the pulse wave signal feature, electrocardiogram signal feature, and pulse wave propagation time, and (e) estimates the blood pressure value by using the blood pressure group, pulse wave signal feature, electrocardiogram signal feature, and pulse wave propagation time

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes: a robotic arm provided with a robotic hand capable of changing its position and its orientation by using joints; a visual sensor which measures a position or an orientation of a gripped object gripped with the robotic hand at a measurement teaching point; and a control device. The control device controls the position or the orientation of the gripped object when the gripped object is attached to an attachment target object at a corrected teaching point corrected based on a measurement result by the visual sensor. In this case, the control device determines a measurement teaching point, where the measurement with the visual sensor takes place, such that a driving direction of each of the joints from the measurement teaching point to the corrected teaching point is set to a definite driving direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 10 to 80 parts by mass of polyolefin resin (A), 10 to 80 parts by mass of styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (B), and 1 to 20 parts by mass of at least partially crosslinked rubber (C) (with the total amount of the components (A), (B) and (C) being 100 parts by mass), wherein the composition has a type D hardness (i.e., the instantaneous value) of 35 or more and 70 or less in accordance with JIS K6253, and relates to a molded thermoplastic elastomer product obtained by molding the composition.

Abstract: A controller corresponding to production equipment, requiring upgrade can be selected automatically, thereby reduction in operating rate can be reduced. When software is upgraded, version upgrade software relating to a predetermined action description and version information are transferred to a controller management apparatus (S1). A version change determination unit selects a controller including the predetermined action description described in the version information (S2 and S3). The selected controller downloads the new version of software to change the software (S4 and S5) after stopping operation of the production equipment. On the other hand, a controller not selected does not download the software, and the operation of the production equipment is not stopped.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition including: a crystalline olefin resin (A) having a melting point of 100° C. or more; an olefin resin (B) satisfying requirements (B-1) to (B-3); and an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (C), the weight ratio of (A)/((B)+(C)) is from 70/30 to 30/70, and the weight ratio of (B)/(C) is from 100/0 to 1/99: (B-1) the resin (B) has a main chain of an ethylene copolymer and a side chain of an ethylene polymer or a propylene polymer, the ethylene copolymer includes repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from at least one ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and the repeating units derived from the ?-olefin contained within the range of 10 to 50 mol % to the total repeating units in the main chain; (B-2) the melting point measured by DSC rom 60° C. to 170° C.; and (B-3) Tg measured by DSC from ?80° C. to ?30° C.

Abstract: A wavelength plate, wherein first birefringent layer and second birefringent layer are laminated such that in-plane directions of optical axes of first birefringent layer and second birefringent layer cross each other, wherein the wavelength plate satisfies formulae (1), (2), (3), and (4), and wherein at least one of first birefringent layer and second birefringent layer is obliquely-deposited birefringent layer formed by oblique deposition, ?n1×t1=?/2??(1) 1.7?(?n1×t1)/(?n2×t2)?2.

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes a manipulator, a teaching apparatus, and a control apparatus. The manipulator includes a hand and an arm having a plurality of joints. The teaching apparatus teaches operation of the manipulator. The control apparatus controls the manipulator based on a control signal from the teaching apparatus for causing the manipulator to operate in a predetermined operation direction. In a case where the predetermined operation direction has been checked, the control apparatus transmits, to the manipulator, a control signal for causing the manipulator to operate at a regular speed. In a case where the predetermined operation direction has not been checked, the control apparatus transmits, to the manipulator, a control signal for causing the manipulator to operate at a speed lower than or equal to a safety speed that is set based on the regular speed.

Abstract: This invention provides a polarization conversion element that is highly resistant to the heat and light that result from increased brightness levels. In said polarization conversion element, inorganic half-wave plates provided selectively on the output surface of a polarizing beam-splitter array have obliquely deposited layers comprising a dielectric material and the side surfaces of said obliquely deposited layers are covered by protective films.

Abstract: A wave plate capable of increasing a birefringence quantity and being made into a thin film, and a method of manufacturing the wave plate. The wave plate includes a substrate, whereon convex portions and concave portions are formed with a period less than or equal to the wavelength of light that is used therewith, columnar portions, wherein fine grains of a dielectric material are layered by oblique vapor deposition of a dielectric material from two directions, in a columnar shape on the convex portions in the vertical direction relative to the surface of the substrate, and interstices that are located on the concave portions and disposed between the columnar portions. Using birefringence from the fine grains of the dielectric material and birefringence from the concave/convex portions of the substrate allows increasing the birefringence quantity and making a thin film.

Abstract: This invention provides a polarization conversion element that is highly resistant to the heat and light that result from increased brightness levels. In said polarization conversion element, which is provided with a polarizing beam-splitter array in which polarizing beam splitters having polarization separation layers and reflecting prisms having reflective layers are bonded together in alternation, said polarizing beam splitters and reflecting prisms are bonded together by first adhesive layers each comprising a silicone adhesive.

Abstract: A blood pressure estimation apparatus includes: a pulse wave measurement unit measuring a user's pulse wave signal; an electrocardiogram signal measurement unit measuring a user's electrocardiogram signal; and a processing circuit estimating a user's blood pressure value by using the pulse wave and electrocardiogram signals, wherein the processing circuit (a) acquires a pulse wave signal feature by using the pulse wave signal, (b) acquires an electrocardiogram signal feature by using the electrocardiogram signal, (c) acquires a pulse wave propagation time by using the pulse wave and electrocardiogram signals, (d) selects a blood pressure group indicating a relationship between a pulse wave propagation time and blood pressure of the user by using the pulse wave signal feature, electrocardiogram signal feature, and pulse wave propagation time, and (e) estimates the blood pressure value by using the blood pressure group, pulse wave signal feature, electrocardiogram signal feature, and pulse wave propagation time

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes: a robotic arm provided with a robotic hand capable of changing its position and its orientation by using joints; a visual sensor which measures a position or an orientation of a gripped object gripped with the robotic hand at a measurement teaching point; and a control device. The control device controls the position or the orientation of the gripped object when the gripped object is attached to an attachment target object at a corrected teaching point corrected based on a measurement result by the visual sensor. In this case, the control device determines a measurement teaching point, where the measurement with the visual sensor takes place, such that a driving direction of each of the joints from the measurement teaching point to the corrected teaching point is set to a definite driving direction.