Abstract: Disclosed is a piezoelectric ceramic composition which is produced by adding two or more metal elements and has excellent piezoelectric properties. The piezoelectric composition comprises the main ingredient represented by the general formula: [Lix(K1-yNay)1-x](Nb1-z-wTaZSbw)O3 (0?x?0.2, 0?y?1, 0?z?0.4, 0<w?0.2) and the auxiliary ingredient represented by the general formula: ABO3 (wherein A and B independently represent a metal element having a valence of +3 or together represent a combination of at least two metal elements each having a valence of +3 in average; and ABO3 represents a compound having a perovskite structure).

Abstract: An optical film includes a base member and an optical layer provided on the base member. The optical layer has an irregular shape on a surface thereof, and the irregular shape is obtained by applying a coating material containing fine particles and a resin onto the base member, distributing the fine particles densely in some regions and sparsely in other regions by convection that occurs in the coating material, and curing the coating material. The resin contains 3% by weight or more and 20% by weight or less of a polymer, the fine particles are organic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 8 ?m or less, a ratio ((D/T)×100) of the average particle diameter D of the fine particles to an average film thickness T of the optical layer is 20% or more and 70% or less, and a transmitted image clarity value measured with an optical comb having a width of 0.125 mm is 45 or more.

Abstract: An exhaust-gas treating apparatus, which includes an adsorption tower for removing various harmful substances in an exhaust gas using an adsorbent, a regeneration tower for releasing adsorbed substances from the adsorbent, a first transfer passage for transferring the adsorbent from the adsorption tower to the regeneration tower, a second transfer passage for transferring the adsorbent from the regeneration tower to the adsorption tower, a lock hopper connected to one end of the regeneration tower on a higher differential pressure side of a first differential pressure between an inside of the regeneration tower and an inside of the first transfer passage and a second differential pressure between the inside of the regeneration tower and an inside of the second transfer passage to thereby secure gas-tightness, a sealing unit connected to the other end of the regeneration tower on a lower differential pressure side to thereby secure gas-tightness, and an adjusting unit for maintaining the differential pressure

Abstract: A regeneration tower including a regeneration tower main body having a long trunk, and desorbed gas discharge passages through which a desorbed gas is discharged. The regeneration tower main body is configured so that a heating unit that heats an adsorbent, a separation part that separates desorbable substances as a desorbed gas from the heated adsorbent, and a cooling unit that cools the adsorbent from which the desorbable substances have been desorbed by heating are communicatively disposed in one direction and the heating unit and the cooling unit have approximately the same sectional outer diameter.

Abstract: A panel for an indicating instrument has a base plate. The base plate has a line pattern with lines. The line pattern is defined by projections and grooves. A desired metal-like appearance is converted into a glossiness ratio Gp/Gv. The projections and grooves are formed at intervals and have at least one dimension in a direction perpendicular to the surface such that the surface has a predetermined glossiness ratio Gp/Gv. Gp is a glossiness measured in a direction parallel to an axis of at least one line. Gv is a glossiness measured in a direction perpendicular to an axis of at least one line.

Abstract: A hafnium alloy target containing either or both of Zr and Ti in a gross amount of 100 wtppm-10 wt % in Hf, wherein the average crystal grain size is 1-100 ?m, the impurities of Fe, Cr and Ni are respectively 1 wtppm or less, and the habit plane ratio of the plane {002} and three planes {103}, {014} and {015} lying within 35° from {002} is 55% or greater, and the variation in the total sum of the intensity ratios of these four planes depending on locations is 20% or less. As a result, obtained is a hafnium alloy target having favorable deposition property and deposition speed, which generates few particles, and which is suitable for forming a high dielectric gate insulation film such as HfO or HfON film, and the manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: An oil pan structure includes a plurality of reinforcement beads of several kinds. An engine utilizes the oil pan, whereby the strength and vibration-rigidity (rigidity against vibration) of the oil pan and the engine are sufficiently enhanced so that a natural frequency of the oil pan and the engine therewith becomes adjustable through a selection as to the numbers, locations, and sizes of the beads.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disk array apparatus which includes disk apparatuses and which reads and writes data of the disk apparatus based on an I/O instruction issued by a host computer, includes: a CPU which carries out a first firmware; a memory which stores the first firmware in a first storage area of physical address space; and a TLB which belongs to the CPU and makes the first storage area of the physical address space of the memory associated with a first logical area of logical address space, wherein in case that the CPU receives a second firmware and an instruction to exchange firmware, the CPU stores the second firmware in a second storage area of the physical address space of the memory, and updates the TLB to make the second storage area associated with the first logical area. A method and program for exchanging firmware are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to A lock hopper (11) provided with air-tight hoppers (A3, B3) arranged side by side with entrance valves (A1, B1) arranged above the air-tight hoppers (A3, B3) and exit valves (A4, B4) arranged below the air-tight hoppers (A3, B3). The lock hopper (11) performs control which alternately repeats the following states: a state in which granular substances in an upper system are placed in one of the hoppers and gas is supplied into the other hopper to discharge granular substances from the inside of the other hopper to a lower system and a state in which the granular substances in the upper system are placed in the other hopper and gas is supplied to said hopper to discharge granular substances from the inside of said hopper to the lower system.

Abstract: An optical film is provided and includes a base member and an optical layer on the base member. The optical layer has a surface asperity formed by applying a coating material containing microparticles and resin on the base member, distributing the microparticles densely in some parts and sparsely in other parts by convections that occur in the coating material, and curing the coating material. The average diameter of the microparticles is 2.4 ?m or more and 8 ?m or less. The average thickness of the optical layer is 6.4 ?m or more and 18 ?m or less. The arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a roughness profile of the optical layer surface is 0.03 ?m or more and 0.15 ?m or less and the root-mean-square slope R?q is 0.01 or more and 0.03 or less. The difference in refractive index between the resin and the microparticles is 0 or more and 0.015 or less.

Abstract: An iron silicide sputtering target in which the oxygen as a gas component in the target is 1000 ppm or less and a method of manufacturing such an iron silicide sputtering target are provided. The method includes the steps of melting/casting high purity iron and silicon under high vacuum to prepare an alloy ingot, subjecting the ingot to gas atomization with inert gas to prepare fine powder, and thereafter sintering the fine powder. The amount of impurities in the target will be reduced, the thickness of a ?FeSi2 film during deposition can be made thick, the generation of particles will be reduced, a uniform and homogenous film composition can be yielded, and the sputtering characteristics will be favorable. The foregoing manufacturing method is able to stably produce the target.

Abstract: A cellulose ester film is provided and includes a non-phosphoric acid additive. The cellulose ester film has: a degree of alignment of 0.12 or higher in a thickness direction of the cellulose ester film as measured by wide angle X-ray diffractometry; and an average elastic modulus of 3.7 to 4.5 GPa.

Abstract: An optical part comprising a thermoplastic resin having a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; G represents a divalent linking group; A represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or —N(R1)—; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; Q represents an atomic group of forming a hetero ring; and l indicates 0 or 1.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a belt including a heat generating layer for generating heat by energization and including a power receiving portion which has electroconductivity and is electrically connected to the heat generating layer; a stationary back-up member, provided inside the belt, for sliding on an inner peripheral surface of the belt; a pressing member for pressing the belt against the back-up member to form a nip in which a recording material is to be nip-conveyed between the belt and itself; and an electroconductive portion, provided on the back-up member, for supplying electric power to the power receiving portion by being electrically connected to the power receiving portion.

Abstract: Provided is a tungsten sintered sputtering target, wherein the phosphorus content is 1 wtppm or less and the remainder is other unavoidable impurities and tungsten. The inclusion of phosphorus heavily affects the abnormal grain growth of tungsten and the deterioration in the target strength. In particular, if phosphorus is contained in an amount exceeding 1 ppm, crystal grains subject to abnormal grain growth will exist in the tungsten target. Thus, the object is to prevent the abnormal grain growth of tungsten and improve the product yield of the target by strongly recognizing the phosphorus contained in the tungsten as a harmful impurity and controlling the inclusion thereof to be as low as possible.

Abstract: A power supply control device including: a control unit which controls power supplied from a first device to a disk array unit accessible from host devices through a network device; and a second device which supplies power to the disk array unit and the power supply control device when the power supply from the first device is disconnected, the control unit including: a collecting unit which collects power supply fault information regarding at least one of the host devices and the network device; a starting unit which starts power supply from the second device when power supplied from the first device is disconnected; and a transmitting unit which transmits a notification to the disk array unit in response to collection of power supply fault information after starting the power supply from the second device, the notification indicating that the power supplied from the first device is disconnected.

Abstract: The present invention provides an operation system for a vehicle capable of shortening an operation time, reducing an operation load, and improving visibility of a display section. The operation system includes an operation section on which a camera capturing a finger and a touch panel are installed, and a display section installed away from the operation section, and further includes a finger determination processor determining from an image captured by the camera whether or not an object approaching the operation section is a hand, a conversion processor converting a determination signal of the finger determination processor into a display instruction signal and outputting the converted result, and a pop-up processor displaying an operation button or an operation window on the display section before the hand is touched to the touch panel on the basis of the display instruction signal input from the conversion processor.

Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising inorganic fine particles and a thermoplastic resin having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the inorganic fine particles at a side chain thereof, the composition having a refractive index of 1.60 or more at a wavelength of 589 nm and a light transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 589 nm in terms of the composition having a thickness of 1 mm. The composition has high refraction properties and excellent transparency.

Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising inorganic fine particles having a refractive index of from 1.90 to 3.00, and a thermoplastic resin having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the inorganic fine particles at one or more polymer chain terminals and having a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 500,000. The composition has high refraction properties and excellent transparency.

Abstract: An iron silicide sputtering target in which the oxygen as a gas component in the target is 1000 ppm or less and a method of manufacturing such an iron silicide sputtering target are provided. The method includes the steps of melting/casting high purity iron and silicon under high vacuum to prepare an alloy ingot, subjecting the ingot to gas atomization with inert gas to prepare fine powder, and thereafter sintering the fine powder. The amount of impurities in the target will be reduced, the thickness of a ?FeSi2 film during deposition can be made thick, the generation of particles will be reduced, a uniform and homogenous film composition can be yielded, and the sputtering characteristics will be favorable. The foregoing manufacturing method is able to stably produce the target.