Abstract: A surface mount electronic component includes an element including a dielectric layer that includes a first main surface and a second main surface, a first external electrode disposed on the first main surface, a second external electrode disposed on the second main surface, a first metal terminal connected to the first external electrode by solder, a second metal terminal connected to the second external electrode by the solder, and an exterior material covering at least a portion of the element, the first and second external electrodes, and the first and second metal terminals. The solder satisfies a relational expression: element diameter D (mm)×about 0.003 mm?solder cross-sectional area S (mm2)?element diameter D (mm)×about 0.02 mm.

Abstract: Laser lights L1 to L3 are relatively moved along a line to cut 5, while repeating a converging step of simultaneously converging the laser lights L1 to L3 at converging positions P1 to P3 separated from each other along the line 5. This forms a plurality of modified spots S along the line 5 and causes the plurality of modified spots S to form a modified region 7. The converging positions P1 to P3 in the repeated converging steps are kept from being superposed on each other, while at least one of converging positions P21 to P23 in the converging step in a later stage is located between converging positions P11 to P13 in the converging step in an earlier stage.

Abstract: In an aberration-correcting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in an aberration-correcting method for a laser irradiation device 1 which focuses a laser beam on the inside of a transparent medium 60, aberration of a laser beam is corrected so that a focal point of the laser beam is positioned within a range of aberration occurring inside the medium. This aberration range is not less than n×d and not more than n×d+?s from an incidence plane of the medium 60, provided that the refractive index of the medium 60 is defined as n, a depth from an incidence plane of the medium 60 to the focus of the lens 50 is defined as d, and aberration caused by the medium 60 is defined as ?s.

Abstract: A seat back board includes: a flexible plate member which is made of a resin material and has the Shore hardness higher than 50, the plate member including: a back-surface covering part which covers a back surface of a seat back; and a bottom-surface covering part which covers a bottom surface of a seat cushion; a sewing part, which is sewn with a cover member covering a front surface and side surfaces of the seat back or is sewn with a coupling member to be coupled with the cover member in a detachable manner, being provided in an edge portion of the back-surface covering part; and a locking part, to be locked in the seat cushion, being provided in the bottom-surface covering part.

Abstract: A seat includes an airbag module fixed to a seat frame, a trim cover including a breaking part which breaks according to an inflation and a deployment of an airbag of the airbag module, a first stay cloth and a second stay cloth which guide the inflating and deploying airbag to the breaking part, a first fixing member which is attached to the backside frame and stretches and supports the first stay cloth, and a second fixing member which stretches and supports the second stay cloth, in which the backside frame is provided with a pair of first attachment holes into which both end portions of the first fixing member are inserted and a pair of second attachment holes into which both end portions of the second fixing member are inserted.

Abstract: In an apparatus for modulating light, a spatial light modulator includes a plurality of pixels and configured to modulate input light in response to a drive voltage for each of the pixels. An input value setting unit is configured to set an input value for the each of pixels. The input value is a digital value, an entire gray level of the digital value is “N”, and “N” is a natural number. A converting unit is configured to convert the input value to a control value. A control value is a digital value, an entire gray level of the control value is “M”, and “M” is a natural number greater than “N”. A driving unit is configured to convert the control value to a voltage value and drive the each of the pixels in response to the drive voltage corresponding to the voltage value.

Abstract: An iterative Fourier transform unit in a modulation pattern calculation apparatus performs a Fourier transform on a waveform function including an intensity spectrum function and a phase spectrum function, performs a replacement of a temporal intensity waveform function based on a desired waveform after the Fourier transform, and then performs an inverse Fourier transform. The iterative Fourier transform unit performs the replacement using a result of multiplying a function representing the desired waveform by a coefficient, and the coefficient has a value in which a difference between the function after the multiplication and the temporal intensity waveform function after the Fourier transform is smaller than a difference before the multiplication of the coefficient.

Abstract: In an automotive lamp, a lamp unit is housed in a lamp chamber, an LED being used as a light source of the lamp unit, and the lamp chamber including an outer lens and a lamp body. The automotive lamp includes a heat sink including a plurality of heat dissipating fins and mounted to the lamp body such that the heat dissipating fins are exposed outside the lamp chamber; an LED support member that supports the LED and that is tiltably supported relative to the heat sink; and a spirally-shaped heat pipe connecting the LED support member and the heat sink.

Abstract: In an apparatus for modulating light, an spatial light modulator includes a plurality of pixels and configured to modulate input light in response to a drive voltage for each of the pixels. An input value setting unit is configured to set an input value for the each of pixels. The input value is a digital value, an entire gray level of the digital value is “N”, and “N” is a natural number. A converting unit is configured to convert the input value to a control value. A control value is a digital value, an entire gray level of the control value is “M”, and “M” is a natural number greater than “N”. A driving unit is configured to convert the control value to a voltage value and drive the each of the pixels in response to the drive voltage corresponding to the voltage value.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a driving mechanism rotates a bottle attached to a bottle attaching portion by engaging with a first end of the bottle. A cover member, positioned to face a second end of the bottle, is supported to be able to open and close an opening from which the bottle is inserted. An elastic member applies upwards elastic force to the bottle attaching portion. A level sensor detects a position of the bottle attaching portion in an up-down direction. A signal processing device executes a full-state notifying process when a detection signal of the level sensor during operation of the driving mechanism fails to satisfy an abnormality condition, and the position indicated by the detection signal is lower than a predetermined reference position. The abnormality condition includes either or both of an amplitude condition and a cycle condition for a rotation cycle of the bottle.

Abstract: Thickener powder for a lithium-ion battery of the present invention is thickener powder that is used to thicken a water-based electrode slurry for a lithium-ion battery, the thickener powder includes a cellulose-based water-soluble polymer, and a content of a water-insoluble component in the thickener powder, which is calculated from Condition 1, is equal to or less than 1.0% by mass. (Condition 1: The thickener powder is dissolved in water, thereby obtaining a thickener aqueous solution having a concentration of 1.3% by mass. Next, the thickener aqueous solution is filtered using a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ?m. Next, the water-insoluble component remaining on the filter is dried, and a mass of the water-insoluble component is measured. Next, the content of the water-insoluble component in the thickener powder is calculated.

Abstract: A load sensor includes: a substrate; a rib on the substrate; and two vertical transistors. Each vertical transistor includes: a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, and a semiconductor thin film on the side surface of the rib; a bottom electrode layer on a bottom of the substrate, on which the rib is not arranged, with contacting the semiconductor thin film; and a top electrode layer on a top of the rib with contacting the semiconductor thin film. Each vertical transistor flows current between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer when a channel region is provided in the semiconductor thin film. Each straight line along normal line directions of the channel regions in the vertical transistors is arranged on a different side surface of the rib from each other, and has a predetermined angle between the straight lines.

Abstract: An optical module (1A) includes a polarization beam splitter (10) that receives input light (L1) including a p-polarization component using a light splitting surface (11), a first polarization element (20) that rotates a polarization plane of the input light (L1) transmitted through the light splitting surface (11), a first reflective SLM (30) that modulates the input light (L1) to generate first modulation light (L2), a second polarization element (40) that rotates a polarization plane of the first modulation light (L2) passing through the first polarization element (20) again and reflected by the light splitting surface (11), and a second reflective SLM (50) that modulates the first modulation light (L2) to generate second modulation light (L3). The second modulation light (L3) passes through the second polarization element (40) again, is transmitted through the light splitting surface (11), and then is output.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a projector lens, a first light source disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming a low-beam light distribution pattern, a second light source disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming an additional high-beam light distribution pattern, and a metal base member. The base member includes a first surface on which the first light source is disposed and a second surface on which the second light source is disposed. The second surface is inclined with respect to an optical axis such that an emission portion of the light emitting element faces obliquely forward and upward. A plurality of metal plate-shaped fins extending in a left-right direction and an upper-lower direction of the lamp are arranged along a front-rear direction of the lamp on a rear surface of the first and second surfaces.

Abstract: A vehicle's accelerator pedal depression amount is detected; a speed limit of a road on which the vehicle is traveling is determined; a start of a lane change is estimated; an upper-limit speed is determined each time when the speed limit changes; and the travelling speed is controlled to not exceed the upper-limit speed even if the accelerator pedal depression amount increases to cause the speed of the vehicle to exceed the upper-limit speed. The speed of the vehicle is controlled, until a predetermined timing, to not exceed the upper-limit speed determined before the start of a lane change is estimated, if (i) the start of a lane change is estimated, and (ii) a reduction in the speed limit is determined. After the predetermined timing, the speed of the vehicle is controlled to not exceed the currently determined upper-limit speed.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp configured to selectively perform a low-beam irradiation and a high-beam irradiation includes a projector lens, a light emitting element disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming a low-beam light distribution pattern, a light emitting element disposed behind the projector lens and configured to emit light for forming an additional high-beam light distribution pattern, a upward reflecting surface (shade) disposed behind the projector lens and configured to form a cutoff line of the low-beam light distribution pattern, and an optical path change portion configured to change an optical path of a part of light emitted from the light emitting element so as to travel toward a portion between the low-beam light distribution pattern and the additional high-beam light distribution pattern.

Abstract: Information equipment 300 is controlled by a HEMS 200 and located in a consumer's facility 10. The information equipment 300 comprises a storage unit 300configured to store a variable indicating a route type of an operational instruction on the information equipment 300.

Abstract: A modulation pattern calculation apparatus includes an iterative Fourier transform unit, a filtering process unit, and a modulation pattern calculation unit. The iterative Fourier transform unit performs a Fourier transform on a waveform function including an intensity spectrum function and a phase spectrum function, performs a replacement of a temporal intensity waveform function based on a desired waveform after the Fourier transform and then performs an inverse Fourier transform, and performs a replacement to constrain the phase spectrum function after the inverse Fourier transform. The filtering process unit performs a filtering process of cutting a part exceeding a cutoff intensity for each wavelength, on the intensity spectrum function in a frequency domain.

Abstract: A communication device includes a substrate, a magnetic sheet disposed above an upper surface of the substrate, a first coil disposed above an upper surface of the magnetic sheet, a second coil having a portion facing an edge surface of the substrate in a direction parallel with the upper surface of the substrate, and an electronic component disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The electronic component is configured to generate noise. The magnetic sheet has a portion overlapping the second coil viewing from above. The electronic component is exposed from the magnetic sheet viewing from above. This communication device has a small size and prevents influence of noise generated by the electronic component.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a driving mechanism rotates a bottle attached to a bottle attaching portion by engaging with a first end of the bottle. A cover member, positioned to face a second end of the bottle, is supported to be able to open and close an opening from which the bottle is inserted. An elastic member applies upwards elastic force to the bottle attaching portion. A level sensor detects a position of the bottle attaching portion in an up-down direction. A signal processing device executes a full-state notifying process when a detection signal of the level sensor during operation of the driving mechanism fails to satisfy an abnormality condition, and the position indicated by the detection signal is lower than a predetermined reference position. The abnormality condition includes either or both of an amplitude condition and a cycle condition for a rotation cycle of the bottle.