Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a first electrode plate including a core plate and an active material layer including an active material and a binder, and disposed on a surface of the core plate; a second electrode plate; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. When the surface of the active material layer in contact with the core plate is taken as zero point, the amount of the binder in a 0%-10% thickness region X is 8.5 to 9.5 mass % of the total amount of the binder in the active material layer, the amount of the binder in a 90%-100% thickness region Y is 9.5 to 11.5 mass % of the total amount of the binder in the active material layer, and a binder-richest portion across the thickness of the active material layer resides in a 55%-100% thickness region across the thickness of the active material layer.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a light source (51) that emits light in a predetermined wavelength band, a diffractive optical element (53) that diffracts the light emitted from the light source (51) to have a predetermined light distribution pattern, and a shade (55) that shields, of the light forming the predetermined light distribution pattern, at least part of the light forming the outer peripheral portion of the predetermined light distribution pattern, and the shade (55) shields the light forming the outer peripheral portion of the predetermined light distribution pattern over the entire circumference of the light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a negative electrode including a negative electrode core and negative electrode mixture layers formed on both surfaces of the negative electrode core. Each of the negative electrode mixture layers contains a cellulose-based binder composed of at least one of carboxymethyl cellulose and a salt thereof. When each of the negative electrode mixture layers is divided in half, at the center in the thickness direction, into a first region near the negative electrode core and a second region far from the negative electrode core, the content of the cellulose-based binder present in the first region is 35% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass of the total mass of the cellulose-based binder contained in the entire of each of the negative electrode mixture layers.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp (1) includes a light source (30) that emits pieces of laser light (LR, LG, LB) having different wavelengths in a time division manner, and a plurality of diffraction gratings (43R, 43G, 43B) corresponding to the pieces of laser light (LR, LG, LB) of the wavelengths, respectively. The laser light (LR, LG, LB) of the wavelengths emitted from the light source (30) are incident on the diffraction gratings (43R, 43G, 43B) corresponding to the laser light (LR, LG, LB), and regions irradiated with light (DLR, DLG, DLB) emitted from the diffraction grating (43R, 43G, 43B) overlap with each other.

Abstract: A vehicle headlight (1), which is one aspect of a vehicle illumination lamp, includes: light sources (52R, 52G, 52B), and diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) for diffracting light incident from the light sources (52R, 52G, 52B). The light diffracted by the diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) is irradiated in a predetermined light distribution pattern. A projection area (AR) to which are projected components (LCR, LCG, LCB) advancing and passing through the diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) among the light incident on the diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) is positioned below the light distribution pattern and within a range (RNG) in which a field of view of a driver of a vehicle is obstructed by the vehicle.

Abstract: To provide an image printing apparatus, a reading apparatus, an image printing method, and a printing medium conveyance method, with which occurrence of image unevenness or streaks due to conveyance is prevented, an image sensor reads an image area, so as to detect a conveyance amount of a printing medium. Further, the conveyance amount is corrected according to a distance between the image sensor and the printing medium, which is detected by a height detection sensor, so as to obtain a highly accurate conveyance amount.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a light source (51) that emits light in a predetermined wavelength band, a diffractive optical element (53) that diffracts the light emitted from the light source (51) to have a predetermined light distribution pattern, and a shade (55) that shields, of the light forming the predetermined light distribution pattern, at least part of the light forming the outer peripheral portion of the predetermined light distribution pattern, and the shade (55) shields the light forming the outer peripheral portion of the predetermined light distribution pattern over the entire circumference of the light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp (1) includes a light source (30) that emits pieces of laser light (LR, LG, LB) having different wavelengths in a time division manner, and a plurality of diffraction gratings (43R, 43G, 43B) corresponding to the pieces of laser light (LR, LG, LB) of the wavelengths, respectively. The laser light (LR, LG, LB) of the wavelengths emitted from the light source (30) are incident on the diffraction gratings (43R, 43G, 43B) corresponding to the laser light (LR, LG, LB), and regions irradiated with light (DLR, DLG, DLB) emitted from the diffraction grating (43R, 43G, 43B) overlap with each other.

Abstract: A multilayer LC filter array includes an element body of a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a first filter including a first inductor and a first capacitor, a second filter including a second inductor and a second capacitor, a first input terminal electrode and a first output terminal electrode that are connected to the first inductor, a second input terminal electrode and a second output terminal electrode that are connected to the second inductor, and a ground terminal electrode that is connected to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The element body includes a principal surface. The ground terminal electrode is disposed at a center of the principal surface. The first input terminal electrode, the first output terminal electrode, the second input terminal electrode, and the second output terminal electrode are disposed at respective different corner portions of the element body when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the principal surface.

Abstract: To provide an image printing apparatus, a reading apparatus, an image printing method, and a printing medium conveyance method, with which occurrence of image unevenness or streaks due to conveyance is prevented, an image sensor reads an image area, so as to detect a conveyance amount of a printing medium. Further, the conveyance amount is corrected according to a distance between the image sensor and the printing medium, which is detected by a height detection sensor, so as to obtain a highly accurate conveyance amount.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry sequentially acquires image data of time-sequential DSA images of an object, and acquires a parameter value for each pixel based on temporal change of a pixel value of the each pixel corresponding to the same region of the object in the sequentially acquired image data of time-sequential DSA images. Further, the processing circuitry sequentially generates image data of parameter images in such a manner that identification information according to the parameter value is assigned to the each pixel corresponding to the same region of the object, each time image data of a DSA image of the latest time phase being acquired.

Abstract: A mesh nebulizer includes a main body with a recessed portion opening upward. The nebulizer includes a cap that covers an upper portion of the main body and a replacement element separate from the main body and the cap and detachably mountable in the recessed portion of the main body while being separated from the cap prior to operation of the nebulizer. The replacement element includes a sheet including a mesh portion, a bottom plate portion, and a sidewall portion. When the cap is closed with respect to the main body, the cap presses the upper edge of the sidewall portion of the replacement element toward an edge portion around the recessed portion to position the replacement element with respect to a longitudinal axis direction of the main body.

Abstract: A hard coating composition applied to an optical element body formed of organic glass. The hard coating composition contains a hydrolyzate of alkoxysilane as a main agent, a polyvalent organic carboxylic acid and a nitrogen-containing compound as auxiliary agents, and a metal oxide colloid as a refractive index control agent. The alkoxysilane contains a epoxy group-containing trialkoxysilane as a first component, tetraalkoxysilane as a second component, and a sulfide bonded tetraalkoxysilane as a third component. The hard coating composition has practical abrasion resistance by the first component and the second component, and a blending amount of the third component is an amount not impairing the practical abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A hard coating composition applied to an optical element body formed of organic glass. The hard coating composition contains a hydrolyzate of alkoxysilane as a main agent, a polyvalent organic carboxylic acid and a nitrogen-containing compound as auxiliary agents, and a metal oxide colloid as a refractive index control agent. The alkoxysilane contains a epoxy group-containing trialkoxysilane as a first component, tetraalkoxysilane as a second component, and a sulfide bonded tetraalkoxysilane as a third component. The hard coating composition has practical abrasion resistance by the first component and the second component, and a blending amount of the third component is an amount not impairing the practical abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp configured to selectively perform a low-beam irradiation and a high-beam irradiation includes a projector lens, a light emitting element disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming a low-beam light distribution pattern, a light emitting element disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming an additional high-beam light distribution pattern, a upward reflecting surface (shade) disposed behind the projector lens and configured to form a cutoff line of the low-beam light distribution pattern, and an optical path change portion configured to change an optical path of a part of light emitted from the light emitting element so as to travel toward a portion between the low-beam light distribution pattern and the additional high-beam light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a negative electrode including a negative electrode core and negative electrode mixture layers formed on both surfaces of the negative electrode core. Each of the negative electrode mixture layers contains a cellulose-based binder composed of at least one of carboxymethyl cellulose and a salt thereof. When each of the negative electrode mixture layers is divided in half, at the center in the thickness direction, into a first region near the negative electrode core and a second region far from the negative electrode core, the content of the cellulose-based binder present in the first region is 35% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass of the total mass of the cellulose-based binder contained in the entire of each of the negative electrode mixture layers.

Abstract: A medical needle manufacturing method, a medical needle manufacturing apparatus, and a medical needle are disclosed capable of suppressing the generation of a level difference and burrs/flashes in a boundary section between a needle hub and a needle body in an inner peripheral portion of the needle hub. The manufacturing method of a medical needle includes a large-diameter-portion molding step of molding, by a core pin, a large-diameter portion in a proximal portion of a needle body; a core-pin backward-movement step of moving backward the core pin by a predetermined distance relatively to the needle body; and an injection molding step of molding a needle hub by injecting a resin into an injection molding mold.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes an excitation light source; a light deflector configured to receive light from the excitation light source and two-dimensionally scan the light received from the excitation light source; and a projection lens that transmits the light scanned by the light deflector. The vehicle headlamp includes a first auxiliary lens that is arranged between the light deflector and the projection lens so as to transmit the light scanned by the light deflector toward the projection lens, and the first auxiliary lens has a negative force.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a first electrode plate including a core plate and an active material layer including an active material and a binder, and disposed on a surface of the core plate; a second electrode plate; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. When the surface of the active material layer in contact with the core plate is taken as zero point, the amount of the binder in a 0%-10% thickness region X is 8.5 to 9.5 mass % of the total amount of the binder in the active material layer, the amount of the binder in a 90%-100% thickness region Y is 9.5 to 11.5 mass % of the total amount of the binder in the active material layer, and a binder-richest portion across the thickness of the active material layer resides in a 55%-100% thickness region across the thickness of the active material layer.