Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a plate-shaped workpiece under suction on a holding surface thereof, a processing unit for processing the workpiece held on the holding surface of the chuck table, and a moving unit for moving a support base supporting the chuck table thereon in a processing-feed direction. The chuck table is formed from a porous material having pores, and has the holding surface and a mountable assembly positioned opposite the holding surface and mountable on an upper surface of the support base. Fluid passages defined in the chuck table for allowing a negative pressure transmitted from the support base to act on the holding surface are provided only by the pores in the porous material.

Abstract: A step of obtaining a mixture by adding 0.3 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of a particulate binder dispersion, which has a solid content concentration of 20% by weight to 60% by weight in terms of a solid content, to 100 parts by weight of an electrode active material; a kneading step of stirring the mixture by a kneading blade to obtain a uniformly dispersed mixture; a crushing step of crushing the uniformly dispersed mixture by a crushing blade to obtain granulated particles; and a drying step of drying the granulated particles are included.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a plate-shaped workpiece under suction on a holding surface thereof, a processing unit for processing the workpiece held on the holding surface of the chuck table, and a moving unit for moving a support base supporting the chuck table thereon in a processing-feed direction. The chuck table is formed from a porous material having pores, and has the holding surface and a mountable assembly positioned opposite the holding surface and mountable on an upper surface of the support base. Fluid passages defined in the chuck table for allowing a negative pressure transmitted from the support base to act on the holding surface are provided only by the pores in the porous material.

Abstract: A step of obtaining a mixture by adding 0.3 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of a particulate binder dispersion, which has a solid content concentration of 20% by weight to 60% by weight in terms of a solid content, to 100 parts by weight of an electrode active material; a kneading step of stirring the mixture by a kneading blade to obtain a uniformly dispersed mixture; a crushing step of crushing the uniformly dispersed mixture by a crushing blade to obtain granulated particles; and a drying step of drying the granulated particles are included.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a housing that accommodates electronic components for processing security information, a power source that supplies power to the electronic components, a detection circuit that is connected in parallel to the power source with respect to the electronic components and detects an abnormality when a physical opening action affects the housing, a memory processing section that deletes the security information or makes it impossible to read out the security information from a memory in the electronic components when the abnormality is detected, and a notifying section that notifies the abnormality when the abnormality is detected. When the abnormality is detected, power is supplied from the power source to the memory.

Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat-radiating device and a centrifugal pump provided in a closed circulation passage for circulating refrigerant. The centrifugal pump contacts and absorbs heat from heat-generating electronic parts by heat exchange of the refrigerant therein to radiate the heat via the heat-radiating device. The centrifugal pump includes a lower casing that comes into contact with the heatgenerating electronic parts, an upper casing disposed to face the lower casing to form a pump chamber, and an impeller sandwiched between the upper casing and the lower casing. The lower casing includes a recessed conical surface facing the impeller, at least one protrusion provided in a center portion of the recessed conical surface and a contact face with which the heat-generating electronic parts come into contact formed directly below the protrusion on an opposite side of the recessed conical surface.

Abstract: In an information recording and reproducing apparatus, information representative of first video contents is recorded on a recording medium. A decision is made as to whether or not a remaining usable capacity in the recording medium corresponds to longer than a predetermined time during the recording of the first video-contents information on the recording medium. When it is decided that the remaining usable capacity in the recording medium does not correspond to longer than the predetermined time, recorded information representative of second video contents is erased from the recording medium to increase the remaining usable capacity in the recording medium. Continuing the recording of the first video-contents information on the recording medium is enabled due to the erasing of the second video-contents information from the recording medium.

Abstract: A program signal is recorded on a recording medium. The program signal is reproduced from the recording medium. First time information is generated in accordance with lapse of time. Second time information is generated from the reproduced program signal. The second time information represents one of (1) a time at which the program signal was recorded and (2) a time at which the program signal was broadcasted. On-screen information is superimposed on the reproduced program signal. The on-screen information represents (1) a picture portion indicative of a time, (2) a first mark positionally corresponding to the first time information, and (3) a second mark positionally corresponding to the second time information.

Abstract: In an information recording and reproducing apparatus, a plurality of first video-contents signals are recorded on a first recording medium. A plurality of second video-contents signal are recorded on a second recording medium. The second recording medium differs from the first recording medium, and is removable. Signals representative of thumbnails are generated in response to the second video-contents signals respectively. The signals representative of the thumbnails are recorded on the first recording medium in cases where the plurality of the second video-contents signals are recorded on the second recording medium. The signals representative of the thumbnails are reproduced from the first recording medium. The thumbnails represented by the reproduced signals are displayed.

Abstract: A cooling device including a heat-radiating device and a centrifugal pump provided in a closed circulation passage for circulating refrigerant. The centrifugal pump comes into contact with heat-generating electronic parts to absorb heat from the heat-generating electronic parts by the heat exchange of the refrigerant therein to radiate the heat via the heat-radiating device. A pump chamber of the centrifugal pump is defined by a combination of a plurality of casings, that is, an upper casing, a ring-shaped sealing member and a lower casing. A contacting surface that comes in a surface contact with the heat-generating electronic parts, and a recessed conical surface that faces an impeller are formed in the lower casing of the casings that comes into a direct contact with the heat-generating electronic parts. A plurality of heat-radiating pins protruding toward the impeller is provided in a center portion of the recessed conical surface.

Abstract: A hair treatment agent, a shampoo or a hair coloring agent comprising a silylated peptide-silane compound copolymer composition which is produced by the following process and has viscosity in a range from 500 to 20000 mPa.s in 70% of solid content concentration of said copolymer composition at 20° C.

Abstract: In an information recording and reproducing apparatus, a plurality of first video-contents signals are recorded on a first recording medium. A plurality of second video-contents signal are recorded on a second recording medium. The second recording medium differs from the first recording medium, and is removable. Signals representative of thumbnails are generated in response to the second video-contents signals respectively. The signals representative of the thumbnails are recorded on the first recording medium in cases where the plurality of the second video-contents signals are recorded on the second recording medium. The signals representative of the thumbnails are reproduced from the first recording medium. The thumbnails represented by the reproduced signals are displayed.

Abstract: A program signal is recorded on a recording medium. The program signal is reproduced from the recording medium. First time information is generated in accordance with lapse of time. Second time information is generated from the reproduced program signal. The second time information represents one of (1) a time at which the program signal was recorded and (2) a time at which the program signal was broadcasted. On-screen information is superimposed on the reproduced program signal. The on-screen information represents (1) a picture portion indicative of a time, (2) a first mark positionally corresponding to the first time information, and (3) a second mark positionally corresponding to the second time information.

Abstract: In an information recording and reproducing apparatus, information representative of first video contents is recorded on a recording medium. A decision is made as to whether or not a remaining usable capacity in the recording medium corresponds to longer than a predetermined time during the recording of the first video-contents information on the recording medium. When it is decided that the remaining usable capacity in the recording medium does not correspond to longer than the predetermined time, recorded information representative of second video contents is erased from the recording medium to increase the remaining usable capacity in the recording medium. Continuing the recording of the first video-contents information on the recording medium is enabled due to the erasing of the second video-contents information from the recording medium.