Abstract: A metal coating method includes forming a metal layer on a substrate including a first member and a second member, the second member having a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of the first member, and irradiating the metal layer formed on the first member and the second member with a laser beam such that, after irradiation, the metal layer formed on the first member remains, and the metal layer formed on the second member is removed.

Abstract: A semiconductor crystal substrate includes a crystal substrate that is formed of a material including one of GaSb and InAs, a first buffer layer that is formed on the crystal substrate and formed of a material including GaSb, and a second buffer layer that is formed on the first buffer layer and formed of a material including GaSb. The first buffer layer has a p-type conductivity, and the second buffer layer has an n-type conductivity.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the general formula (I), their salts and N-oxides, and solvates and prodrugs thereof (wherein the characters are as defined in the description). The compounds of the general formula (I) are inhibitors of Factor XIa, so that they are useful in the prevention of and/or therapy for thromboembolic diseases.

Abstract: An optical film having a thickness of from 10 to 45 ?m and containing a cellulose ester, a polyester having a recurring unit represented by the formula 1A and having a blocked terminal, and a durability improving agent for a polarizer wherein Re and Rth are from ?5 to 5 nm at a wavelength of 590 nm can be used as an polarizing plate protective film and is capable of ensuring the durability of the polarizer under a high temperature and high humidity environment. X represents an acyclic divalent linking group, R represents an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl group, and m represents an integer of from 0 to 4.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes preparing a light emitting element that includes a light transmissive substrate comprising a first main surface, a second main surface, and a side surface having a light transmitting part and a light absorbing part whose optical transmissivity is lower than that of the light transmitting part, and a semiconductor laminate that is provided to the first main surface of the light transmissive substrate, joining the light emitting element to an upper surface of a base body such that the base body is opposite to the side where the semiconductor laminate is provided, providing a support member that covers the side surface of the light emitting element and part of the base body, and removing the light absorbing part by thinning the light transmissive substrate from the second main surface side.

Abstract: A lithium cobalt oxide sintered body having a bending strength of 100 MPa or more, and a sputtering target formed using the sintered body are provided. In particular, a cylindrical sputtering target for use in rotary sputtering is provided. The sputtering target is useful in forming a cathode material thin film in an all-solid thin film lithium ion secondary battery for use in vehicles, telecommunication equipment and household equipment.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus including a flexible belt having a heat generating layer, an outer ring provided on one edge side of the belt and along an outer peripheral surface of the belt, the outer ring being electrically connected to the heat generating layer, an inner ring provided on the one edge side of the belt and along an inner peripheral surface of the belt to face the outer ring through the belt, and a power supply unit that is electrically connected to the outer ring and that feeds power. A difference obtained by subtracting a diameter of the inner ring at a normal temperature from a diameter of the inner ring at a fixing temperature is equivalent to or larger than a difference obtained by subtracting a diameter of the outer ring at the normal temperature from a diameter of the outer ring at the fixing temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the general formula (I), their salts and N-oxides, and solvates and prodrugs thereof (wherein the characters are as defined in the description). The compounds of the general formula (I) are inhibitors of Factor XIa, so that they are useful in the prevention of and/or therapy for thromboembolic diseases.

Abstract: An image heating device includes a fixing belt (100) including a heat generating layer (102); a pressure roller (110) configured to rotationally drive the fixing belt; a power feed ring (119) disposed at one end of the fixing belt in a longitudinal direction and extending along an outer periphery of the fixing belt, the power feed ring being electrically connected to the heat generating layer; a brush (81) configured to be brought into contact with an outer periphery of the power feed ring and electrically connected to the power feed ring; a power supply circuit (79) configured to feed power to the brush; and a leaf spring (82) configured to elastically press the brush toward the power feed ring, the leaf spring being configured to come into contact with the power feed ring when the brush wears by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: An electric shaver according to the present disclosure includes: a body block having a holding portion; a head portion having a blade portion and supported on the body block to be swingable about a shaft portion; and a connecting member provided for connecting the body block and the head portion to each other. The connecting member is connected to the body block such that the connecting member is movable relative to the body block in an intersecting direction which intersects with an extending direction of the shaft portion, and the connecting member is also connected to the head portion by way of the shaft portion. The connecting member is connected to the body block by way of a resilient member. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide an electric shaver capable of suppressing the generation of abnormal sounds and vibrations while suppressing lowering of a swing performance.

Abstract: Provided is a backing plate obtaining by bonding an anticorrosive metal and Mo or a Mo alloy, wherein the backing plate comprises, on a surface of the Mo or Mo alloy backing plate to be cooled (cooling surface side), a layer having a thickness corresponding to 1/40 to ? of a total thickness of the backing plate and formed from an anticorrosive metal obtained by bonding one or more types of metals selected from among Cu, Al and Ti, or an alloy thereof. Additionally provided is a sputtering target-backing plate assembly obtained by bonding the foregoing Mo or Mo alloy backing plate and a target formed from a low thermal expansion material. Particularly in semiconductor applications, reductions in size have progressed and control of particles during sputtering has become stricter. The present invention aims to resolve the problem of warpage of sputtering targets formed from low thermal expansion materials and problems occurring with respect to the anticorrosive properties of Mo or Mo alloy backing plates.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an In—Cu alloy sputtering target member having high compositional homogeneity in the thickness direction. The present invention provides a sputtering target member having a composition containing from 1 to 70 at. % of Cu relative to a total number of atoms of In and Cu, the balance being In and inevitable impurities, wherein the target member fulfills 0.95?A/B?1, where A represents a Cu atomic concentration relative to the total number of atoms of In and Cu in one half of a thickness direction; B represents a Cu atomic concentration relative to the total number of atoms of In and Cu in the other half of the thickness direction; and B?A; and wherein a number of pores having a size of 100 ?m or more is less than 10/cm2 on average.

Abstract: An electronic control unit, in an idle operating state, detects a crankshaft rotation fluctuation in each cylinder using a crank angle sensor, and updates an individual correction value for a control value for each fuel injection valve as a first learned value such that a degree of deviation in the crankshaft rotation fluctuation among the cylinders reduces. The electronic control unit uses a fuel pressure sensor to detect a manner of a fuel pressure fluctuation with fuel injection by each fuel injection valve, and updates an individual correction value for a control value for each fuel injection valve as a second learned value based on a result of comparison between a detected temporal waveform and a basic temporal waveform. In an idle operating state, a learning rate of the second learned value is reduced until the first learned value converges for the first time as compared with after its convergence.

Abstract: A ceramic heater wherein in at least one cross section of the ceramic heater orthogonal to the axial direction, a first resistor cross section has no protrusion on a first inner portion of the contour of a first resistor cross section, and has two or more protrusions on a first outer portion of the contour of the first resistor cross section and a method of manufacturing the ceramic heater.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes preparing a light emitting element that includes a light transmissive substrate comprising a first main surface, a second main surface, and a side surface having a light transmitting part and a light absorbing part whose optical transmissivity is lower than that of the light transmitting part, and a semiconductor laminate that is provided to the first main surface of the light transmissive substrate, joining the light emitting element to an upper surface of a base body such that the base body is opposite to the side where the semiconductor laminate is provided, providing a support member that covers the side surface of the light emitting element and part of the base body, and removing the light absorbing part by thinning the light transmissive substrate from the second main surface side.

Abstract: A motor driving system includes an offset value learning part, which learns offset values of current sensors, when all switching elements are in off-states and a motor driving circuit is in an off-state, in which the motor driving circuit generates no motor driving current. The offset value learning part includes a first learning part and a second learning part. The first learning part learns the offset value of the current sensor of each phase at an arbitrary motor rotation angle, when an induced motor voltage of a three-phase motor is smaller than an input voltage of the motor driving circuit. The second learning part sequentially learns the offset value of the current sensor of the phase, a phase voltage value of which varying with the motor rotation angle is intermediate, when the induced motor voltage is equal to or larger than the input voltage.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device has: preparing a base body which comprises a pair of connection terminals; preparing a light emitting element which includes a substrate, a semiconductor laminate that is laminated on the substrate, and a pair of electrodes formed on the surface of the semiconductor laminate; joining the electrodes of the light emitting element to the connection terminals of the base body; covering the light emitting element with a sealing member; and removing at least a part of the sealing member and a part of the substrate of the light emitting element from the opposite side from the base body so that an upper surface of the sealing member is lower than an upper surface of the substrate of the light emitting element.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element having a first face positioned on an emission face side of the light emitting device, a second face opposing the first face, and lateral faces disposed between the first face and the second face, a light transmissive member formed from a resin-containing material, covering at least a portion of the lateral faces of the light emitting element and having a first face positioned on the emission face side, a covering member covering an exterior of the light transmissive member and having a first face positioned on the emission face side, a wavelength converting member covering the first face of the light emitting element, the first face of the light transmissive member, and the first face of the covering member, and a light reflective film including a first reflective film portion made of an inorganic material disposed between the exterior of the light transmissive member and the covering member, and a second reflective film portion made of an inorganic ma

Abstract: A metal coating method includes forming a metal layer on a substrate including a first member and a second member, the second member having a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of the first member, and irradiating the metal layer formed on the first member and the second member with a laser beam such that, after irradiation, the metal layer formed on the first member remains, and the metal layer formed on the second member is removed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: disposing a group of electrically conductive members on a support substrate, the group of the electrically conductive members forming a plurality of mounting portions arranged in two or more columns and two or more rows with the mounting portions respectively corresponding to a plurality of light emitting elements; placing the light emitting elements on the group of the electrically conductive members with a bonding member being disposed between the light emitting elements and the electrically conductive members, each of the light emitting elements being shifted from a corresponding one of the mounting portions; and melting the bonding member to mount the light emitting elements respectively on the mounting portions by self-alignment effect generated by the melting of the bonding member.