Abstract: A storage container for storing soft capsules to be orally ingested includes: a storage space for storing the soft capsules; an inner surface facing the storage space and contacting the soft capsules inside the storage space; and a separation unit causing part of a contact region of the soft capsules contacting the inner surface to be separated from the inner surface. The area of the contact portion of the contact region that contacts the inner surface is smaller than the area of the separation portion of the contact region that is separated from the inner surface.

Abstract: A moving object according to the present disclosure includes: a frame; and a solid-state battery placed in a hollow of the frame. According to the present disclosure, rigidity of the frame can be increased without additional components, and an increase in weight can be prevented. In addition, a space conventionally secured for placing a battery can be freed, and room in the interior of the moving object can be enlarged.

Abstract: A control device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire geographical position information of a battery registered as being mounted in an electric power supply target, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire geographical position information of the electric power supply target having the battery mounted therein, a determination unit configured to determine whether a change has occurred in a relative relationship between the geographical position information of the battery acquired by the first acquisition unit and the geographical position information of the electric power supply target acquired by the second acquisition unit, and a coping unit configured to stop supply of power to the electric power supply target having the battery mounted therein in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that a change has occurred in the relative relationship.

Abstract: This agent system includes an agent function element configured to provide a service including a speech response in accordance with an utterance and/or a gesture of a user and an acquirer configured to acquire information indicating that the user has purchased a product or a service from a prescribed seller. The agent function element changes a function capable of being executed by the agent function element on the basis of the information acquired by the acquirer.

Abstract: A preservation system comprises: a fuel cell; and an oxidant agent supply passage, positioned inside the power supply device, for supplying the oxidant agent to the fuel cell, and (i) a piping positioned outside the power supply device, and (ii) a connecting portion for oxidant agent for connecting the oxidant agent supply passage, to preserve the power supply device configured to be detachable to a work machine. The preservation system comprises: a preservation section for preserving the power supply device detached from the work machine; a purge gas conserving section for conserving a purge gas in order for purging the fuel cell and the oxidant agent supply passage; a purge gas piping, being a piping positioned outside the power supply device; and a purge gas flow rate regulation section for regulating flow rate of the purge gas supplied to the power supply device.

Abstract: The electric power supply device supplies electric power to a work machine. The electric power supply device includes a fuel cell and a utility connecting section for transferring utility to be utilized for an operation of a fuel cell between the work machine and the electric power supply device. A control device for controlling the electric power supply device for supplying electric power to the work machine includes a rated capability obtaining section for obtaining information indicating a rated value of a capability with which the work machine supplies the utility to the fuel cell in response to the electric power supply device being mounted in the work machine, or the electric power supply device being able to utilize the utility, and an operating condition determining section for determining an operating condition of the electric power supply device based on the rated value.

Abstract: A control apparatus controls an electric power supply apparatus configured to supply electric power to a working machine. The electric power supply apparatus is provided with a fuel cell. The control apparatus is provided with a restriction request acquisition unit configured to acquire a restriction request for requesting restriction of the supply of the electric power via a communication network, and a restriction unit configured to restrict the supply of the electric power in a case where the restriction request acquisition unit acquires the restriction request. The control apparatus may be provided with an end detection unit configured to detect end of use of the working machine. The restriction unit may decide to start the restriction in a case where, after the restriction request acquisition unit acquires the restriction request, the end detection unit detects the end of the use of the working machine.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch service device 100 for dispatch to a shelter includes: a calculation unit 130 that calculates an optimum vehicle dispatch pattern for dispatching an electric vehicle 200 on the basis of a vehicle request received by a communication unit 110 from a terminal device 300 of user, vehicle notification information 164 stored in a storage unit 160, received by the communication unit 110, and including identification information about the electric vehicle 200, positional information about the electric vehicle 200, and information indicating a charging state of the electric vehicle 200, and master information about each shelter stored in advance in the storage unit 160; and a management unit 140 that outputs information instructing dispatch of the electric vehicle 200 according to the vehicle dispatch pattern calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: A control device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire geographical position information of a battery registered as being mounted in an electric power supply target, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire geographical position information of the electric power supply target having the battery mounted therein, a determination unit configured to determine whether a change has occurred in a relative relationship between the geographical position information of the battery acquired by the first acquisition unit and the geographical position information of the electric power supply target acquired by the second acquisition unit, and a coping unit configured to stop supply of power to the electric power supply target having the battery mounted therein in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that a change has occurred in the relative relationship.

Abstract: A piston manufactured by combining different materials which is free from the problem of interfacial fracture in the interface between the different materials, and a manufacturing method for such a piston. The piston of an internal combustion engine includes a first portion containing a first material, a second portion containing a second material different from the first material, and a boundary portion containing both the first material and the second material, and joining the first portion and the second portion to each other by being provided between the first portion and the second portion by a prescribed thickness, wherein a composition ratio of the first material progressively decreases and a composition ratio of the second material progressively increases in the boundary portion from a side of the first portion to a side of the second portion. The boundary portion may be made by a layered additive manufacturing method.

Abstract: Provided are novel polyurethane elastic fibers having a high recovery stress, low hysteresis loss, and high heat resistance. The polyurethane elastic fibers of the present invention are polyurethane elastic fibers formed from a polyurethaneurea obtained from a copolyalkylene ether diol produced from different C2-10 alkylene ethers; a diisocyanate; and a diamine, the polyurethane elastic fibers being characterized in that the polyurethaneurea has a hard segment percentage of 14.0% to 25.0% as defined by formula (1): hard segment percentage (%)=(urea moiety number-average molecular weight)/{(urea moiety number-average molecular weight)+(moiety segment number-average molecular weight)}×100 (formula (1)).

Abstract: Provided are novel polyurethane elastic fibers having a high recovery stress, low hysteresis loss, and high heat resistance. The polyurethane elastic fibers of the present invention are polyurethane elastic fibers formed from a polyurethaneurea obtained from a copolyalkylene ether diol produced from different C2-10 alkylene ethers; a diisocyanate; and a diamine, the polyurethane elastic fibers being characterized in that the polyurethaneurea has a hard segment percentage of 14.0% to 25.0% as defined by formula (1): hard segment percentage (%)=(urea moiety number-average molecular weight)/{(urea moiety number-average molecular weight)+(moiety segment number-average molecular weight)}×100 (formula. (1)).