Abstract: A group-III nitride crystal growth method comprises the steps of: a) preparing a mixed molten liquid of an alkaline material and a substance at least containing a group-III metal; b) causing growth of a group-III nitride crystal from the mixed molten liquid prepared in the step a) and a substance at least containing nitrogen; and c) creating a state in which nitrogen can be introduced into the molten liquid prepared by the step a).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method of producing an ink composition for offset printing, which can improve the productivity of inks considerably, and in which the printing quality of printed substances obtained in using the foregoing ink composition for offset printing for sheet-fed printing is equal to or higher than that of printed substances obtained with the acid powder carbon black, while using the acid carbon black, particularly an acid bead carbon black. The present invention pertains to a method of producing an ink composition for offset printing, including the steps of wetting 100 parts by mass of an acid carbon black having a pH value of 2.0 to 6.0 with 25 to 400 parts by mass of a wetting agent containing at least water, using an oil-based varnish for a printing ink containing an alkyd resin having an acid value of 30 KOH mg/g or less to perform flushing of the wetted acid bead carbon black, and then removing the wetting agent.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (100) comprises a fuel injection valve (21, 22) which supplies a first fuel having a higher self-ignitability than gasoline and a second fuel having a higher combustion speed than gasoline such that an air-fuel mixture containing the first fuel and the second fuel is formed in a combustion chamber (14), a spark plug (25) which ignites the air-fuel mixture, and a programmable controller (41) programmed to control supply proportions of the first fuel and the second fuel such that the ignited air-fuel mixture undergoes flame propagation combustion and then undergoes self-ignition combustion. Thus, a reduction in emissions can be achieved, and high thermal efficiency can be realized through the self-ignition combustion.

Abstract: The present invention teaches and claims an electronic appliance for controlling a device via a controller comprises an application managing unit, a storing unit, a controller API and a secondary API. The application managing unit manages an application. The application is prepared with the use of an API, which operates the device to offer a service to a user, and is selected upon activation of the electronic appliance. The storing unit stores information about a correlation between the application and the API. The controller API is called by the application, and issues a request to the controller such that the controller operates the device. The secondary API has an interface so as not to be implemented in the controller API, and is called by the application on the basis of any correlation information, which consequently starts up the application with the use of the interface when version information of the API is newer than version information of the controller API.

Abstract: A controller (70) controls combustion in an internal combustion engine that injects a fuel having high self-ignitability into a cylinder during a compression stroke, in which a premixed gas formed from a fuel having low self-ignitability is compressed within the cylinder, and ignites the premixed gas using the injected fuel as an ignition source. The controller (70) is programmed to detect any one of a self-ignitability of the fuel forming the premixed gas, a self-ignitability of the fuel serving as the ignition source, and an internal cylinder pressure, and set the other two in accordance with a resulting detection value. Thus, combustion conditions can be controlled appropriately, regardless of the engine operating conditions.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method of producing an ink composition for offset printing, which can improve the productivity of inks considerably while using a neutral carbon black and in which the printing quality of printed substances obtained by using the ink obtained by the method to perform sheet-fed printing is higher than that of printed substances using an acid carbon black, and an ink composition for offset printing prepared by the production method. The present invention pertains to a method of producing an ink composition for offset printing, including the steps of wetting 300 parts by mass of a neutral carbon black with 100 to 900 parts by mass of a wetting agent containing at least water, using an oil-based varnish for a printing ink containing an alkyd resin having an acid value of 30 KOH mg/g or less to perform flushing of the foregoing wetted neutral carbon black, and then removing the wetting agent.

Abstract: An infrared emitting diode that can be utilized as a high power and rapidly responsive infrared light source for both infrared and remote control communications is disclosed which comprises at least one p-type clad layer containing AlxGa1-xAs of p type where 0.15?x?0.45, an active layer containing AlyGa1-yAs of p type where 0?y?0.01 and at least one n-type clad layer containing AlzGa1-zAs where 0.15?z?0.45 wherein said active layer has a thickness of 2 to 6 ?m and which has an emission peak wavelength of 880 to 890 nm at room temperature.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a premixed mixture formation device that forms a premixed mixture of fuel and air in a combustion chamber, a fuel gas supply device that injects fuel gas directly into the combustion chamber, and an ignition device that ignites the fuel gas. The fuel gas supply device is configured to inject the fuel gas into the premixed mixture near a top dead center of a compression stroke such that a spray of the fuel gas passes through a firing position of the ignition device, to produce the spray of the fuel gas in a predetermined area substantially extending from one end of a cylinder bore to the other end as viewed in a cylinder-bore direction defined by a centerline of the cylinder bore. The ignition device is configured to directly ignite the spray of the fuel gas and to ignite and burn the premixed mixture by way of flame propagation along the spray of the fuel gas.

Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides an internal combustion engine, including a first fuel injector that supplies a first fuel to a first predetermined region in a combustion chamber, and a second fuel injector that supplies a second fuel to a second predetermined region in the combustion chamber. The second fuel has an octane number that is different than an octane number of the first fuel, and the second predetermined region is different from the first predetermined region. An ignition device is configured to start ignition of one of the first and second fuels based on an ignition signal. An operation condition detector detects at least one engine operating condition. A controller is configured to provide the ignition signal to the ignition device and to determine which one of the first and second fuels to ignite by the ignition device based on the engine operation condition.

Abstract: An application operates in an application execution environment by a framework. A browser communicates with the application through a route for directly communicating with a controller element section in order to manage the application. The controller element section is commonly used by the application execution environment and the application.

Abstract: A high-speed response AlGaAs light emitting diode which has an emission peak wavelength of 880 nm or more and is provided with double hetero junction. The LED is provided with at least three layers of a P-type clad layer composed of a P-type AlGaAs compound, a P-type light emitting layer composed of a P-type AlGaAs compound, and an N-type clad layer composed of an N-type AlGaAs compound. The light emitting layer is added with Si and Ge as dopant.

Abstract: A neutral-point terminal device for use with a neutral point side bundle of wires in a polyphase winding of a dynamoelectric machine includes a metal sleeve and an insulating cap covering the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is covered by the insulating cap so that distal ends of the bundled neutral point side wires remain in an interior of the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is then pressurized thereby to be deformed so as to be secured to the distal ends of the bundled wires.

Abstract: A method, program product, and system to provide an image processing system which allows the user to utilize a function of an image processing device with operation through another image processing device without implementing a large scale of modification on the device. The image processing system includes a service use device, a service provision device, and a management server which are connected to a communication network. The system can include more than one service provision device. The service use device transmits to the management server a service request signal which corresponds to a service selected by the user and image data. The management server transmits to the service provision device a service execution command signal corresponding to the received service request signal and the image data. The service provision device processes the received image data according to the received service execution command signal.

Abstract: An automatic installation system for printer drivers including a network; at least one printer connected to the network; a printer driver database unit which has a printer driver database and connected to the network; and a terminal connected to the at least one printer via the network, wherein the terminal is adapted to obtain a printer driver from the printer driver database, to install the printer driver, and to set configurations regarding connection and printing when a user selects one of the at least one printer from a list thereof displayed on the terminal based on printer information obtained from the at least one printer, and in a case in which a printer driver is not installed in the terminal or in a case in which a printer driver that has been installed needs to be updated.

Abstract: An image forming system according to one embodiment of the present invention has a user authentication mode for granting only authorized users a setting change for an image forming apparatus. This image forming apparatus 200 includes a user authentication section 203 to perform authentication on receiving user information from a host computer 100. The image forming apparatus 200 also issues an authentication key for an authorized user and sends the key to the host computer 100. The host computer 100 sends a changed setting and the authentication key to the image forming apparatus 200, whereby making the setting change swiftly. This structure makes it possible to address a problem with related art systems that send user information every time a setting is changed and send a changed setting only when a user is deemed to have authority where authentication is redundant and time consuming.

Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance type rotating machine includes a rotor core formed by stacking a number of annular core materials each of which includes magnetic concave and convex portions. The rotor core has two keys which are formed at two positions on an inner circumference of the rotor core. The positions are spaced 180 degrees apart from each other with respect to the rotor core. The rotor core is divided into a plurality of blocks and the core materials constituting at least one block have the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle relative to the core materials constituting the other or another block on the basis of a center line passing through the keys. A whole or part of the core materials of at least one block are located circumferentially 180 degrees apart form the core materials constituting the other or another block.

Abstract: A material member blanked from metal sheet is subjected to upsetting to form an annular peripheral portion that is thinner than the center part of the material inside the annular portion, and the thicker inside portion is formed into a concavity. The first intermediate product thus formed is drawn to form a cup-shaped case with an internal boss and/or an external boss, and an outside flange. The intermediate product can also be used to make gears and the like.

Abstract: A group-III nitride crystal growth method comprises the steps of: a) preparing a mixed molten liquid of an alkaline material and a substance at least containing a group-III metal; b) causing growth of a group-III nitride crystal from the mixed molten liquid prepared in the step a) and a substance at least containing nitrogen; and c) creating a state in which nitrogen can be introduced into the molten liquid prepared by the step a).

Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance type rotating machine includes a rotor core formed by stacking a number of annular core materials each of which includes magnetic concave and convex portions alternately formed on an outer circumference thereof and a central through hole, the rotor core having a key axially extending on an outer circumference, the rotor core being divided into a plurality of blocks, the core materials constituting one of at least three blocks having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle in one of a rotating direction of the rotor and a direction opposite the rotating direction of the rotor relative to a center line passing the key, the core materials constituting each one of the blocks located at both ends of the one block having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle in the other of the rotating direction of the rotor and the direction opposite the rotating direction of the rotor relative to a center line passing the key, and a ro

Abstract: The Inventor invented a combustion control device which optimizes combustion regardless of the cetane number of a fuel of an internal combustion engine (1) by focusing on the correlation between the cetane number and specific gravity of the fuel, and correcting combustion control based on the specific gravity of the fuel. The combustion control device comprises a sensor (7, 32, 36, 37) which detects the specific gravity of the fuel, a device which adjusts a combustion-related element of the internal combustion engine (1) such as fuel injection, compression end in-cylinder temperature and an intake air swirl (15, 19, 27, 51), and a controller (21) programmed to correct a target value of the element based on the specific gravity of the fuel (S414, S424, S430), and control the adjusting device so that the corrected target value is realized (S415, S425, S430).