Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a semi-hard magnetic white powder having characteristics suitable as a security pigment, such as the magnetic powder contained in magnetic inks used for MICR. The white powder includes base particles made of a semi-hard magnetic Alnico alloy, the base particles having a titanium oxide film and a metallic silver film in this order on the surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a separator to separate a sheet from sheets. The separator includes a separation conveyor; a separation resistance member to press against the separation conveyor via the sheet; a resistance-member holder; a biasing member to contact and bias the resistance-member holder to press the separation resistance member toward the separation conveyor, the resistance-member holder to rotate about a resistance-member rotary shaft to separate from the biasing member in detaching from an apparatus body; and a biasing-member holder configured to rotate about a biasing-member rotary shaft to more incline the biasing member in a state, in which the biasing member is spaced apart from the resistance-member holder, in a moving direction of the resistance-member holder to detach from the apparatus body than the biasing member in a biasing state in which the biasing member biases the resistance-member holder in contact with the resistance-member holder.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of conveyance rollers to convey a sheet, a motor to drive the plurality of conveyance rollers, an image reading unit to read an image of the sheet, a control device to perform a stop control that stops the sheet in a course of a conveyance path, and a clutch to transmit a driving force of the motor. A first conveyance roller group includes at least one of the plurality of conveyance rollers upstream from a leading end of the sheet stopped by the stop control in a conveyance direction, to which the driving force is transmitted via the clutch. A second conveyance roller group includes at least one of the plurality of conveyance rollers downstream from the leading end of the sheet stopped by the stop control in the conveyance direction, to which the driving force is transmitted without the clutch.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a magnesium secondary battery, and a positive electrode for a magnesium secondary battery and a magnesium secondary battery in which the positive electrode active material is used are provided. The positive electrode active material consists of a magnesium composite oxide which is represented by Formula (1): MgxM1yM2zO2 and which has a rock salt-type crystal structure of space group Fm-3m. In Formula (1), M1 is Ni, Co, or Mn, M2 is different from M1 and is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Nb, W, Mo, and Ru, 0<x?1, 0<y<2, 0<z<1; and 1.5?x+y+z?2.0.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of conveyance rollers to convey a sheet, a motor to drive the plurality of conveyance rollers, an image reading unit to read an image of the sheet, a control device to perform a stop control that stops the sheet in a course of a conveyance path, and a clutch to transmit a driving force of the motor. A first conveyance roller group includes at least one of the plurality of conveyance rollers upstream from a leading end of the sheet stopped by the stop control in a conveyance direction, to which the driving force is transmitted via the clutch. A second conveyance roller group includes at least one of the plurality of conveyance rollers downstream from the leading end of the sheet stopped by the stop control in the conveyance direction, to which the driving force is transmitted without the clutch.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a separator to separate a sheet from sheets. The separator includes a separation conveyor; a separation resistance member to press against the separation conveyor via the sheet; a resistance-member holder; a biasing member to contact and bias the resistance-member holder to press the separation resistance member toward the separation conveyor, the resistance-member holder to rotate about a resistance-member rotary shaft to separate from the biasing member in detaching from an apparatus body; and a biasing-member holder configured to rotate about a biasing-member rotary shaft to more incline the biasing member in a state, in which the biasing member is spaced apart from the resistance-member holder, in a moving direction of the resistance-member holder to detach from the apparatus body than the biasing member in a biasing state in which the biasing member biases the resistance-member holder in contact with the resistance-member holder.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a sheet container, a separation feeder, a plurality of conveyance drivers, a multifeed detector, a sheet detector, and a conveyance controller. The conveyance drivers are driven to convey a sheet to a conveyance completion position on a sheet conveyance path. The multifeed detector detects occurrence of a multifeed on the conveyance path. The sheet detector detects presence or absence of the sheet at a sheet detection point on the conveyance path. The conveyance controller controls the conveyance drivers to be continuously driven until a preceding sheet preceding multifed sheets is conveyed to the conveyance completion position after the multifeed detector detects the occurrence of the multifeed. The conveyance controller controls the conveyance drivers to stop in a period in which at least one of the multifed sheets is present at the sheet detection point after the preceding sheet is conveyed to the conveyance completion position.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a magnesium secondary battery, and a positive electrode for a magnesium secondary battery and a magnesium secondary battery in which the positive electrode active material is used are provided. The positive electrode active material consists of a magnesium composite oxide which is represented by Formula (1): MgxM1yM2zO2 and which has a rock salt-type crystal structure of space group Fm-3m. In Formula (1), M1 is Ni, Co, or Mn, M2 is different from M1 and is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Nb, W, Mo, and Ru, 0<x?1, 0<y<2, 0<z<1; and 1.5<x+y+z?2.0.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a sheet container, a separation feeder, a plurality of conveyance drivers, a multifeed detector, a sheet detector, and a conveyance controller. The conveyance drivers are driven to convey a sheet to a conveyance completion position on a sheet conveyance path. The multifeed detector detects occurrence of a multifeed on the conveyance path. The sheet detector detects presence or absence of the sheet at a sheet detection point on the conveyance path. The conveyance controller controls the conveyance drivers to be continuously driven until a preceding sheet preceding multifed sheets is conveyed to the conveyance completion position after the multifeed detector detects the occurrence of the multifeed. The conveyance controller controls the conveyance drivers to stop in a period in which at least one of the multifed sheets is present at the sheet detection point after the preceding sheet is conveyed to the conveyance completion position.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a dielectric film excellent in the deposition stability in forming a high-density dielectric film by an electrophoresis method using a dielectric particle-dispersed slurry in which dielectric particles are dispersed. In order to achieve the object, a method for producing a dielectric film using an electrophoresis method comprising arranging a cathode electrode and an anode electrode in a dielectric particle-dispersed slurry in which the dielectric particles are dispersed and carrying out electrolysis to form a dielectric film on one of the electrodes, wherein the dielectric particles contained in the dielectric particle-dispersed slurry are the calcined dielectric particles.