Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus collectively processes a plurality of substrates with the plurality of substrates immersing in a processing liquid. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tank, a camera, and a controller. The processing tank stores the processing liquid. The camera is provided vertically higher above the processing tank and captures the inside of the processing tank to generate a plurality of items of captured image data. The controller generates smoothed image data obtained by smoothing a brightness distribution of waving caused on a liquid surface of the processing liquid based on integration of the plurality of items of captured image data, and monitors the inside of the processing tank based on the smoothed image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, a charging device, an exposure device, a development device, a development voltage power supply, a humidity detection device and a controller. The exposure device exposes the surface of the image carrying member charged by the charging device to form an electrostatic latent image. The development device includes a development container which stores a developer including a toner and a developer carrying member which supplies, to the image carrying member, the toner in the developer, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a toner image. The development voltage power supply applies, to the developer carrying member, a development voltage with an alternating voltage superimposed on a direct voltage. The humidity detection device detects an absolute humidity around the development device. The controller stepwise increases the frequency of the alternating voltage as the absolute humidity detected by the humidity detection device is increased.

Abstract: A developing device (3a-3d) is provided with a development container (20), a first stirring conveyance member (25), a second stirring conveyance member (26), and a developer carrier (31). The development container (20) has a first conveyance chamber (21), a second conveyance chamber (22), and a communication portion (20). The first stirring conveyance member (25) includes a first rotation shaft (23a) and a first stirring blade (24a). The second stirring conveyance member (26) includes a second rotation shaft (23b) and a second stirring blade (24b). The developer carrier (31) is opposed to the second stirring conveyance member (26). The first rotation shaft (23a) includes, at least in a partial region in an axial direction of the first rotating shaft (23a), a tapered portion (36) of which a shaft diameter increases toward a downstream side in a developer conveyance direction in the first conveyance chamber (21).

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate holder, a nozzle, a camera, and a controller. The substrate holder holds a substrate in the chamber. The nozzle discharges a processing liquid toward the substrate held by the substrate holder. The camera captures an image of an imaging region including the monitoring target in the chamber, and generates captured image data. When the captured image data includes a droplet, the controller monitors the monitoring target using a region obtained by removing at least a part of a droplet region indicating the droplet in the captured image data.

Abstract: A water level sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a controller. The first electrode is installed at a first height in a tank that stores water containing impurities including microorganisms that can form a biofilm. The second electrode is installed at a second height higher than the first height in the tank. The controller detects that water reaches the second height through contact of the first electrode and the second electrode with water.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, a charging device, an exposure device, a development device, a development voltage power supply, a humidity detection device and a controller. The exposure device exposes the surface of the image carrying member charged by the charging device to form an electrostatic latent image. The development device includes a development container which stores a developer including a toner and a developer carrying member which supplies, to the image carrying member, the toner in the developer, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a toner image. The development voltage power supply applies, to the developer carrying member, a development voltage with an alternating voltage superimposed on a direct voltage. The humidity detection device detects an absolute humidity around the development device. The controller stepwise increases the frequency of the alternating voltage as the absolute humidity detected by the humidity detection device is increased.

Abstract: A developing device (3a-3d) is provided with a development container (20), a first stirring conveyance member (25), a second stirring conveyance member (26), and a developer carrier (31). The development container (20) has a first conveyance chamber (21), a second conveyance chamber (22), and a communication portion (20). The first stirring conveyance member (25) includes a first rotation shaft (23a) and a first stirring blade (24a). The second stirring conveyance member (26) includes a second rotation shaft (23b) and a second stirring blade (24b). The developer carrier (31) is opposed to the second stirring conveyance member (26). The first rotation shaft (23a) includes, at least in a partial region in an axial direction of the first rotating shaft (23a), a tapered portion (36) of which a shaft diameter increases toward a downstream side in a developer conveyance direction in the first conveyance chamber (21).

Abstract: A membrane unit includes: a cross-flow membrane filter; a cylindrical casing housing the membrane filter; a cap provided with an inflow port that allows water to flow into the casing, a first discharge port that discharges, to outside of the casing, permeated water obtained as a result of water that flows into the casing from the inflow port permeating the membrane filter, and a second discharge port that discharges, to the outside of the casing, concentrated water obtained as a result of water being concentrated as a result of the permeated water permeating the membrane filter, the cap detachably occluding the casing; and a positioning member which is fixed to the cap taking the first discharge port as a reference, and which defines a position of the membrane filter inside the casing.

Abstract: A dispensing device includes: a pump that discharges a liquid; a pipe through which a liquid discharged by the pump flows; a dispensing portion that is connected to the pipe and dispenses a liquid that flows through the pipe; a nozzle that houses the pipe, the dispensing portion being arranged therein in an opening portion; and an antenna that is provided inside the nozzle and transmits and receives radio signals.

Abstract: Appropriately generate or update algorithms for a water circulation management system. In a filter management server having a processor for managing the water circulation management system equipped with various sensors including a treated water sensor and a drainage water sensor, for treating drainage water using one or more filters, the processor acquires, using the various sensors, predetermined information necessary for analysis of each of performance of the filters and status of use by a user of a water utilization unit. The processor generates, by analyzing the predetermined information and based on information from the various sensors, information related to timing of replacement of the one or more filters, and user use information including use status of a water utilization unit by the user and water use information including water pollution degree. The processor executes control to notify the user of the water use information and the user use information.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developing container, a first stirring conveyance member, a second stirring conveyance member, a developer carrying member including a developing sleeve and a magnet, and a regulation member. The regulation pole in the magnet has a region extending over 10° or more in which a maximum value of a vertical magnetic force is not more than 65 [mT] and a vertical magnetic force gradient is not more than 0.3 [mT/°]. A peak position of the vertical magnetic force gradient of the regulation pole is arranged at a position opposed to the second stirring conveyance member, and when a value of the vertical magnetic force gradient and a value of the vertical magnetic force at the peak position of the vertical magnetic force gradient are indicated as A [mT/°] and K [mT], respectively, A?2.8 and A×K?62.5 are satisfied.

Abstract: The problem addressed by the present invention is to suitably generate or update an algorithm for a water treatment system. In a filter management server 1 for managing a water circulation management system W for treating wastewater using one or more filters 31, an acquisition unit 101 acquires information necessary for analyzing filter 31 performance or sample water DW. An analytical unit 102 analyzes the one or more filters 31 on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit 101. An analysis results analytical unit 104 analyzes the one or more filters 31 or sample water DW on the basis of the results of the analysis by the analytical unit 102. An update unit 105 updates the algorithm for water treatment on the basis of the results of the analysis by the analysis results analytical unit 104. This configuration solves the aforementioned problem.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a storage unit and a controller. The storage unit is configured to store video information that is information on a video captured by an in-vehicle camera and uploaded by a first user. The controller is configured to execute accepting designation of a point or a section from a second user, and extracting a first video including the designated point or section from among a plurality of the uploaded videos.

Abstract: An information processing device estimates an emotion of a driver of a vehicle based on an image acquired by a camera mounted on the vehicle, and specifies a first point that is a point where a predetermined emotion is estimated as the emotion of the driver.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus collectively processes a plurality of substrates with the plurality of substrates immersing in a processing liquid. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tank, a camera, and a controller. The processing tank stores the processing liquid. The camera is provided vertically higher above the processing tank and captures the inside of the processing tank to generate a plurality of items of captured image data. The controller generates smoothed image data obtained by smoothing a brightness distribution of waving caused on a liquid surface of the processing liquid based on integration of the plurality of items of captured image data, and monitors the inside of the processing tank based on the smoothed image data.

Abstract: Providing a water treatment system with which it is possible to efficiently share a plurality of water utilization means including a shower, and with which it is possible to use drain water in environments in which it is difficult to secure water. The water treatment system containing shower stalls which, when input water is used by a user, output the used water as drain water, wherein treated water sensors are capable of detecting a given physical amount, or an amount based thereon, pertaining to at least a portion among the water input to each information processing device controlling the shower stalls and the drain water output from each of the shower stalls. An information generation unit generates information pertaining to the use by a user of each of the shower stalls based on at least a portion of the results from the treated water sensors.

Abstract: An electronic control unit of an internal combustion engine is configured to, when cooling fuel is supplied to a combustion chamber, calculate a target amount of supply of the cooling fuel and calculate a first upper limit injection amount that is an upper limit of an amount of fuel allowed to be injected from a second valve as the cooling fuel, when the target amount of supply is less than or equal to the first upper limit injection amount, supply the cooling fuel in the entire target amount of supply from the second valve to the combustion chamber in a first mode in which single-stage injection is performed, and, when the target amount of supply is greater than the first upper limit injection amount, supply the cooling fuel to the combustion chamber in a second mode in which the cooling fuel more easily diffuses than in the first mode.

Abstract: A sleeve (11) is a hollow cylindrical member provided in a shield terminal (10), and pressable by a wire barrel (18) by being arranged between an insulating portion (63) and a shield portion (62) of a shielded cable (60). A convex portion (36) shaped to bulge radially outward over an entire circumference is provided at an intermediate position of the sleeve (11) in an axial direction. The convex portion (36) is crushed and elongated by the wire barrel (18) of an outer conductor terminal (13). The insulating portion (63) can be prevented from being excessively compressed.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developing container, a first stirring conveyance member, a second stirring conveyance member, a developer carrying member including a developing sleeve and a magnet, and a regulation member. The regulation pole in the magnet has a region extending over 10° or more in which a maximum value of a vertical magnetic force is not more than 65 [mT] and a vertical magnetic force gradient is not more than 0.3 [mT/°]. A peak position of the vertical magnetic force gradient of the regulation pole is arranged at a position opposed to the second stirring conveyance member, and when a value of the vertical magnetic force gradient and a value of the vertical magnetic force at the peak position of the vertical magnetic force gradient are indicated as A [mT/°] and K [mT], respectively, A?2.8 and A×K?62.5 are satisfied.