Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition that cuts visible light and has infrared light transmittance. A thermoplastic resin composition including a thermoplastic resin and a coloring material, wherein the refractive index at a wavelength of 894 nm is 1.60 or greater, and when the thickness of the thermoplastic resin composition is 1 mm, the maximum value of the transmittance of wavelengths of 380 nm-630 nm is greater than 0% and less than or equal to 1.00%, and the average transmittance of wavelengths of 840 nm-940 nm is greater than or equal to 80%.

Abstract: A driving device includes a drive source including a plurality of windings, a plurality of driving components configured to transmit a driving force output from the drive source to a load, a current detector configured to detect a driving current flowing through the plurality of windings, and at least one processor configured to determine a lifespan and presence or absence of abnormality of the drive source and the plurality of driving components based on the driving current, wherein the current detector is configured to detect a first driving current flowing through a first winding with a first low-pass filter having a first cutoff frequency, and detect a second driving current flowing through a second winding with a second low-pass filter having a second cutoff frequency which is higher than the first cutoff frequency.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data, a reader configured to read the sheet on which the image has been formed, an inspector configured to execute an inspection of a reading result of the image read by the reader, a display configured to display an inspection result of the inspection executed by the inspector, and a controller configured to execute main printing for controlling the image forming unit to form an image based on the image data, or test printing for controlling the image forming unit to form an image based on only a part of the image data, wherein the display is configured to display first information and second information.

Abstract: Compounds and use of the compounds for formula (I) where X is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, N—(C1-C4)-alkyl, N—Ar1, CR5R6, S, S(O) and SO2; Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from hydrogen, -Alk-OH, —CH2—Ar2—CH2—OH, -Alk?-C(O)ORx, —CH2—Ar2—C(O)ORx and —C(O)—Ar2—C(O)ORx, where Rx is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl and C1-C4-alkyl; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic aryl having from 6 to 26 carbon atoms as ring members and optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic hetaryl having a total of 5 to 26 atoms as ring members, R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and a radical Ar1; R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl; Alk is C2-C4-alkandiyl; provided that R1 and R2 are not both phenyl, if R3 and R4 are both hydrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where X is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, N—(C1-C4)-alkyl, N—Ar1, CR5R6, S, S(O) and SO2; Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from hydrogen, -Alk-OH, —CH2—Ar2—CH2—OH, -Alk?-C(O)ORx, —CH2—Ar2—C(O)ORx and —C(O)—Ar2—C(O)ORx, where Rx is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl and C1-C4-alkyl; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic aryl having from 6 to 26 carbon atoms as ring members and optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic hetaryl having a total of 5 to 26 atoms as ring members, R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and a radical Ar1; R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl; Alk is C2-C4-alkandiyl; provided that R1 and R2 are not both phenyl, if R3 and R4 are both hydrogen.

Abstract: An inspection system displays a setting screen for setting content of image inspection, sets an area in which an image to be formed is changed for each sheet as a variable area in the setting screen, and executes the image inspection according to a condition set in the setting screen. The system presents a candidate area in which the image inspection is to be performed as the variable area in the setting screen, before the variable area is set by an input device.

Abstract: A dry etching method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes plasmatizing a dry etching agent and etching a silicon oxide or a silicon nitride with the plasmatized dry etching agent, wherein the dry etching agent comprises CF3I and a C2-C3 fluorine-containing linear nitrile compound, and wherein the concentration of the C2-C3 fluorine-containing linear nitrile compound relative to the CF3I is higher than or equal to 1 vol. ppm and lower than or equal to 1 vol %.

Abstract: Provided is an optical resin composition for lenses that contains a resin having a structural unit represented by formula (1), and a binaphthalene compound and/or a binaphthalene compound oligomer having a structural unit represented by formula (2). A, p, K1, K2, Z, and q in formula (1) are as described in the present specification. R1-R10, a, and b in formula (2) are as described in the present specification.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there can be provided a thermoplastic resin comprising a constituent unit (A) derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R12, Rk, and Rp each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a cycloalkyl group containing 5 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkoxyl group containing 5 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, which comprises one or more heterocyclic atoms selected from O, N and S, or an aralkyl group containing 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and X and Y represent a single bond or an alkylene group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, i and ii each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4, and K1 and K2 each independently represent —

Abstract: A driving device includes a drive source including a plurality of windings, a plurality of driving components configured to transmit a driving force output from the drive source to a load, a current detector configured to detect a driving current flowing through the plurality of windings, and at least one processor configured to determine a lifespan and presence or absence of abnormality of the drive source and the plurality of driving components based on the driving current, wherein the current detector is configured to detect a first driving current flowing through a first winding with a first low-pass filter having a first cutoff frequency, and detect a second driving current flowing through a second winding with a second low-pass filter having a second cutoff frequency which is higher than the first cutoff frequency.

Abstract: A crankshaft shape inspection method includes: acquisition step that acquires three-dimensional point cloud data of a surface of a crankshaft S; generation step that generates, while using the three-dimensional point cloud data, first point cloud data based on point cloud data generated by performing isolated point removal processing that removes data points whose distance to the nearest neighbor data point is equal to or more than first threshold value Th1 and generates second point cloud data based on point cloud data generated by performing isolated point removal processing that removes data points whose distance to the nearest neighbor data point is equal to or more than second threshold value Th2 (>the first threshold value Th1); and a calculation step that calculates a side dimension of a counterweight SC using the first point cloud data and calculates a longitudinal position of the counterweight SC using the second point cloud data.

Abstract: Provided is an optical lens formed by integrally molding a lens part that is an optically effective portion and has a light incidence/emission surface, and a lens edge part that is an optically ineffective portion and has a surface thereof except the light incidence/emission surface. The lens edge part includes a non-transparent region in part or all thereof, the lens part and the lens edge part include a thermoplastic resin, and the non-transparent region in the lens edge part contains a total of 0.1-5 mass % of one or more of a black dye and a black pigment.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin having a high refractive index, a low Abbe number and a high moisture and heat resistance is provided. In an embodiment, a polycarbonate resin including a structural unit represented by general formula (1) below is provided.

Abstract: A crankshaft shape inspection method includes: acquiring three-dimensional point cloud data of a surface of a crankshaft S; superposing the three-dimensional point cloud data on a surface shape model of the crankshaft S; moving the three-dimensional point cloud data superposed on the surface shape model to match with a coordinate system used when the crankshaft S is machined; generating an estimated machined surface, which is the surface after machining of a predetermined machining portion of the crankshaft S, in the coordinate system used when the crankshaft S is machined; and calculating a distance between machining portion point cloud data extracted from the three-dimensional point cloud data moved and the estimated machined surface generated and determining a machining stock of the crankshaft S to be insufficient based on the calculated distance.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin including a constituent unit (A) derived from a monomer represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R1 and R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group having 6-12 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and X represents one of general formulas (a) to (d). In general formulas (a) to (d), R21 to R57 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkoxy group having 1-7 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to triarylmethane compounds of the formula (I), which suitable as monomers for preparing thermoplastic resins having beneficial optical properties and which can be used for producing optical devices. R1 , R2 are e.g. hydrogen; Y is an alkylene group having 2, 3 or 4 carbon atoms, Ar is selected from mono- or polycyclic aryl and mono- or polycyclic hetaryl; X1, X2, X3, X4 are CH, C—Rx or N, provided that in each ring at most two of X1, X2, X3, X4 are N; Rx is e.g. halogen, CN or CH?CH2. The invention also relates to thermoplastic resins comprising a polymerized unit of the compound of formula (I).

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition for an optical material is provided. The thermoplastic resin composition contains a compounding agent represented by general formula (1). (In general formula (1), R1 to R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in total which may have a substituent; R6 to R9 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in total which may have a substituent; and R10 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to carbon atoms in total.

Abstract: The present invention relates to triarylmethane compounds of the formula (I), which suitable as monomers for preparing thermoplastic resins having beneficial optical properties and which can be used for producing optical devices. R1, R2 are e.g. hydrogen; Y is an alkylene group having 2, 3 or 4 carbon atoms, Ar is selected from mono- or polycyclic aryl and mono- or polycyclic hetaryl; X1, X2, X3, X4 are CH, C—Rx or N, provided that in each ring at most two of X1, X2, X3, X4 are N; Rx is e.g. halogen, CN or CH?CH2. The invention also relates to thermoplastic resins comprising a polymerized unit of the compound of formula (I).

Abstract: An optical film is provided in which a wavelength dispersion characteristic at a wavelength of 400 nm to 800 nm satisfies the following general formula (1): ? ? ? ? ? 5 ? 5 ? 0 = a ? ? - b ( 1 ) wherein a has a value of 1500<a<6600, b has a value of 1.17<b<1.27, ?? represents a photoelastic coefficient at an arbitrary wavelength ? nm in a range of 400 nm to 800 nm, and ?550 represents a photoelastic coefficient at a wavelength of 550 nm and which has a thickness of 10 m to 1000 m, can be provided.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition that is highly fluid and has good moldability, and that has excellent optical properties. More specifically, provided is a resin composition that contains a thermoplastic resin and a specific compounding agent containing a naphthalene structure and/or a fluorene structure.