Abstract: An object is to provide a communication system in which there are no restrictions on a communicable area and it is not necessary to install communication software on a wireless device. A communication system according to the present invention is configured so that the functions of a wireless access point are separated into a front-end unit on a wireless terminal side and a back-end side on the Internet side, radio signal processing functions supporting a wireless scheme of the wireless terminal are deployed only on the back end, and only relatively simple processing functions such as E/O conversion are deployed on the front end near the wireless terminal 311.

Abstract: In a welded portion inspection device and a welded portion inspection method, an image of a welded portion including a reflection region of light is captured in a state where the light having a circular cross-sectional outer shape is projected on the welded portion. For the image, a circumscribed rectangle of the reflection region and an inscribed circle of the circumscribed rectangle are created. When the circularity of the inscribed circle is equal to or greater than a secondary determination threshold, the welding state of the welded portion is determined to be good.

Abstract: Provided are a compound, an additive for synthetic resins, an additive composition for synthetic resins, a resin composition, and a molded article thereof, which can improve the properties of synthetic resins. A compound containing a monovalent group represented by general formula (1) can improve the properties of synthetic resins. In general formula (1), X represents a divalent group, Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, and * represents a site bonding to another atom.

Abstract: Provided are: a resin composition in which a resin component has a reduced crystallinity; and a molded article of the same. The resin composition contains a polyolefin-based resin and a nucleating agent. In this resin composition, the nucleating agent is a nucleating agent that melts at a temperature 150° C. higher than the melting point of the polyolefin-based resin, or a nucleating agent that dissolves in the polyolefin-based resin at a temperature 150° C. higher than the melting point of the polyolefin-based resin; the nucleating agent, when added in an amount of 0.2 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin-based resin, increases the crystallization temperature of the polyolefin-based resin by at least 7° C.; and the nucleating agent is contained in an amount of 0.005 parts by mass or more but less than 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin-based resin.

Abstract: Provided are: a novel nucleating agent capable of imparting excellent transparency to synthetic resins; a synthetic resin composition containing the same; and a molded object of the synthetic resin composition. The nucleating agent contains at least one triazine compound represented by Formula (1), wherein Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 each independently represent an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group. In Formula (1), for example, the number of substituents of the substituted phenyl group is preferably 1, and Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 are preferably all different groups.

Abstract: A combination needleless injector device for delivering a therapeutic effective amount of a fluid agent subcutaneously and a cover sheet for facilitating delivery of residual fluid not delivered by the needleless injector. The needleless injector has a discharge end and a drive end. The discharge end has a relatively small nozzle for fluid to discharge therethrough for delivery subcutaneously to a patient without a needle and the drive end has a piston held by a trigger and wherein a spring is pushed against the piston to drive the piston to then drive a plunger through the ampule to discharge the fluid medicament. The cover sheet has a liquid impermeable layer and an adhesive layer for surrounding an injection site.

Abstract: A switch of a connecting circuit is connected between a signal line branched from an input terminal for a pilot signal in a charging inlet and a ground line connected to a vehicle earth, and is turned on/off in response to a control signal from a CPU. The CPU causes the switch to be turned on when a connector is not connected to the charging inlet, and detects a break in a control pilot line based on whether or not a change in the potential of the pilot signal occurs at that time.

Abstract: An image shot by a shooting unit is stored in a shot image storing unit. An expected shooting state storing unit stores expected shooting state information which represents an expected shooting state of an object to be shot. A guide direction determining unit references the image stored in the shot image storing unit and the expected shooting state information, and determines in which direction the object to be shot, which is shot by the shooting unit, is to be guided. A guide direction instruction outputting unit notifies a user of a result of the determination made by the guide direction determining unit.

Abstract: An oscillator provided in a charging cable outputs a non-oscillating signal when the potential of a pilot signal is around V(1), and outputs an oscillating signal when the potential of the pilot signal is lowered to V(2). A pull-down resistance element provided in the plug-in hybrid vehicle is connected between a control pilot line and a vehicle earth, and changes the potential of the pilot signal from V(1) to V(2). A switch is connected in series between the pull-down resistance element and the vehicle earth. When the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, the switch is turned off and the pull-down resistance element is separated from the vehicle earth.

Abstract: Provided is a charging cable capable of detecting an abnormal state, such as a break, of a control line through which a pilot signal is transmitted, the charging cable including: a power cable through which an external power source feeds a power storage device; a signal generating circuit for generating a control signal to output to a vehicle; a control line L1 through which the control signal is transmitted to the vehicle; and a bypass circuit for changing a voltage applied from a vehicle side through the control line L1.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. On a circuit substrate mounted an image sensor, a plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted in the peripheral positions of the image sensor. By means of a ring-shaped light guide member, the light from the plurality of light-emitting devices is guided to an image capturing range, so as to illuminate the object. With this, by mounting a light receiving system and a light emitting system on an identical substrate, miniaturization can be achieved, and the image capturing range can be illuminated by substantially uniform light. Also, using the ring-shaped light guide member, an optical unit is housed inside the ring, thus enabling further miniaturization.

Abstract: Provided is a noncontact apparatus for performing rotating process to a subject to be processed, without contaminating environment in an airtight container. A spin head (1) is held on a holder (7) in an airtight container, a pinning force is generated between the spin head (1) and a Type-II superconductor (11), and the spin head 1 is floated by lifting the Type-II superconductor (11) by a lifting means (22). Then, rotating force generated by a noncontact rotating power transmitting body (18) arranged in the internal center of the Type-II superconductor (11) is subsequently generated on the side of the spin head (1) and the spin head (1) is rotated in conjunction with a driving motor (19).

Abstract: An oscillator provided in a charging cable outputs a non-oscillating signal when the potential of a pilot signal is around V(1), and outputs an oscillating signal when the potential of the pilot signal is lowered to V(2). A pull-down resistance element provided in the plug-in hybrid vehicle is connected between a control pilot line and a vehicle earth, and changes the potential of the pilot signal from V(1) to V(2). A switch is connected in series between the pull-down resistance element and the vehicle earth. When the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, the switch is turned off and the pull-down resistance element is separated from the vehicle earth.

Abstract: Provided is a noncontact apparatus for performing rotating process to a subject to be processed, without contaminating environment in an airtight container. A spin head (1) is held on a holder (7) in an airtight container, a pinning force is generated between the spin head (1) and a Type-II superconductor (11), and the spin head 1 is floated by lifting the Type-II superconductor (11) by a lifting means (22). Then, rotating force generated by a noncontact rotating power transmitting body (18) arranged in the internal center of the Type-II superconductor (11) is subsequently generated on the side of the spin head (1) and the spin head (1) is rotated in conjunction with a driving motor (19).

Abstract: A communication conversion apparatus achieve efficient conversion without conversion delay and converts messages that effect communication with different communication protocols and schedules. In a message conversion apparatus that performs message conversion of different communication protocols, a routing circuit and a scheduler circuits that perform scheduling of the different communication protocols are separately provided. And time-triggered scheduling and event-triggered scheduling are separately performed. Conversion of FlexRay and CAN messages can be efficiently implemented.

Abstract: A switch of a connecting circuit is connected between a signal line branched from an input terminal for a pilot signal in a charging inlet and a ground line connected to a vehicle earth, and is turned on/off in response to a control signal from a CPU. The CPU causes the switch to be turned on when a connector is not connected to the charging inlet, and detects a break in a control pilot line based on whether or not a change in the potential of the pilot signal occurs at that time.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor for capturing an image of the object by receiving reflected light, distance-measuring light-emitting devices for irradiating the object with spot light, and a control circuit for driving the distance-measuring light-emitting devices, detecting the spot light positions of the distance-measuring light-emitting devices from an image captured by the image sensor, and obtaining the distance to the object. The image sensor provided for capturing an image of the object can be used as a photodetector device for distance measurement. With this, it becomes unnecessary to separately provide a photodetector device for distance measurement, which enables miniaturization of the image capturing apparatus, as well as cost reduction.

Abstract: Provided is a charging cable capable of detecting an abnormal state, such as a break, of a control line through which a pilot signal is transmitted, the charging cable including: a power cable through which an external power source feeds a power storage device; a signal generating circuit for generating a control signal to output to a vehicle; a control line L1 through which the control signal is transmitted to the vehicle; and a bypass circuit for changing a voltage applied from a vehicle side through the control line L1.

Abstract: An image taking device (1), which takes an image of an object by focusing reflected light from the object on an image sensor (212), is provided with a distance measuring sensor (27) for measuring a distance between the object and the image taking device (1), and means for controlling exposure time of the image sensor (212) upon taking an image in accordance with a measurement result.

Abstract: In an access portion of a LAN, traffic of a received packet is detected, whether or not the traffic exceeds a predetermined threshold is determined, packet information specific to the received packet is acquired when it is determined that the traffic exceeds the threshold, and an occurrence of a loop connection is determined when the packet information acquired is compared with packet information previously held and a number of conformity thereof amounts to a predetermined number within a predetermined time.