Abstract: A separator assembly for a fuel cell includes a first separator, a second separator, and a joined portion. In the joined portion, the first separator and the second separator are joined to each other through laser welding. The first separator includes a first surface that is intended to be opposed to the membrane electrode assembly. The first surface of the first separator includes an exposed portion where the base of the first separator is exposed. The second separator includes a second surface that is intended to be opposed to the membrane electrode assembly. A film including conductive particles is arranged on the entire second surface of the second separator. The joined portion is formed by irradiating the exposed portion of the first separator with laser.

Abstract: There is provided a water jacket spacer set in a groove-like coolant passage of a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine including cylinder bores and set in an entire circumferential direction or a part in a circumferential direction of the groove-like coolant passage when viewed in the circumferential direction, wherein a coolant passage opening through which coolant flowing on the rear surface side of the water jacket spacer passes to flow to an inner side of the water jacket spacer is formed on at least one place of upper portions of inter-bore portions, a guide wall for guiding the coolant is formed in a vicinity of the coolant passage opening, such that the coolant flows into the coolant passage opening; and an inclined wall is formed on the rear surface side of bore portions of a position where the coolant is supplied into the groove-like coolant passage, the inclined wall extending with an upward inclination to create a flow of the coolant toward the coolant passage opening.

Abstract: Provided is an image pickup apparatus capable of selection of a first shot image taken in focus bracketing as a shot image at a user's desired focus position. A focus step is an amount of change in focus position between adjacent shot images. A focus lens is driven so as to achieve a focus change speed such that the amount of change in focus per unit time is constant. A vertical synchronization signal is issued to an image pickup device on the basis of a start focus position. A reference position at which a focus position comes to the start focus position in a first shot image generated in the focus bracketing is set. A focus position at the start of exposure is determined based on a time period required for one readout by the image pickup device, an exposure time period, the focus change speed, and the reference position.

Abstract: The wire harness protector includes: electrical wiring insertion parts in which electrical wirings constituting a wire harness are divided and housed, wherein electrical wiring insertion parts are arranged in parallel, at least one side of an arrangement direction of electrical wiring insertion parts is a branch direction of the electrical wirings, at least one branch electrical wiring window is provided in each of the electrical wiring insertion parts except for one of the electrical wiring insertion parts located farthest from the branch direction to extending in a longitudinal direction and be opened in both side surfaces, into which branch electrical wirings made up of a part of the electrical wirings can be inserted, and the branch electrical wiring insertion window is provided in at least a side surface on a side of the branch direction of one of the electrical wiring insertion parts located farthest from the branch direction.

Abstract: The flux according to the present invention includes a fatty acid amide; a first solvent having a temperature, at which its mass measured by thermogravimetry at a nitrogen flow rate of 0.2 to 0.3 L per minute and a temperature increase rate of 10° C. per minute becomes zero, of from 180° C. to lower than 260° C.; and a second solvent having a temperature, at which its mass measured by thermogravimetry at a nitrogen flow rate of 0.2 to 0.3 L per minute and a temperature increase rate of 10° C. per minute becomes zero, of from 100° C. to lower than 220° C. The flux has a content of the first solvent that is lower than a content of the second solvent. The flux does not include reducing agents for reduction removal of surface oxide films of solder, and does not include activators for improving reducibility.

Abstract: A plasma processing method includes: plasma-processing a substrate placed on a surface of a placement table while causing a coolant of 0° C. or lower to flow through a coolant flow path formed inside the table; placing a dummy substrate on the surface of the placement table in place of the substrate; and removing a reaction product generated due to the plasma processing of the substrate by the plasma of the processing gas from a peripheral edge portion of the surface of the placement table while heating the surface of placement table by the plasma of the processing gas via the dummy substrate in a state where the dummy substrate is placed on the surface of the placement table.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coated object and a coating substance spreading apparatus, which coat, as uniformly as possible, a coating substance on a curved coating target surface are provided. A method for manufacturing a coated object, the coated object being an object coated with a coating substance on a coating target surface Tf of the object T, the coating target surface Tf having a curved surface, includes dispensing the coating substance onto the coating target surface Tf; and revolving the object T, having the coating substance dispensed onto the coating target surface Tf, about a revolution axis 13a located remotely from the object T. A coating substance spreading apparatus 1 includes a revolution section 10 configured to revolve an object T about a revolution axis 13a located remotely from the object T.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a soldered product by which soldering can be accomplished without using a jig.

Abstract: The presence or absence of touch is detected according to a difference of a capacitance caused by the presence or absence of a material that blocks the electric field formed between the detection electrode and the common electrode. The common electrode includes a plurality of divided electrode portions that is extended in a lateral direction and aligned with each other in a longitudinal direction. Each of the plurality of common lines is electrically connected to at least one of the divided electrode portions. The plurality of common lines is arranged in an area next to the common electrode in the lateral direction of the common electrode, arranged next to each other in a width direction orthogonal to a length thereof, is different in width from each other, and the width of the common lines is wider as the length is longer.

Abstract: A plurality of in-vehicle information collecting devices mounted on a plurality of vehicles; a center server to manage each in-vehicle information collecting device as a communication target; and a communication unit to relay communication between each in-vehicle information collecting device and the center server are included. Each in-vehicle information collecting device has an in-vehicle controller to transmit/receive information including vehicle information to/from the center server, and the center server includes a server controller to transmit/receive information to/from each in-vehicle controller. The server controller, when receiving the vehicle information from each in-vehicle controller, analyzes the received vehicle information, generates speed information defining a transmission speed of the vehicle information based on an analysis result, and transmits the generated speed information to each in-vehicle controller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin particle dispersion containing core/shell-type resin particles (A), a glycol ether (B) and water, in which a core portion resin of the core/shell-type resin particles (A) contains a constitutional unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid ester containing a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms in an amount of not less than 40% by mass on the basis of constitutional units constituting the core portion resin, and an acid value of the core/shell-type resin particles (A) is 50 to 100 mgKOH/g; and in which a hydrocarbon group in an ether moiety of the glycol ether (B) has 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and a content of the glycol ether (B) in the resin particle dispersion is not less than 2.8% by mass. The resin particle dispersion according to the present invention can be used as an aqueous ink that is excellent in storage stability and substrate-adhesion properties.

Abstract: Provided is a battery module that prevents a new current path that may be formed due to molten metal resulting from a molten and cut fuse, and has better safety than conventional battery modules. A battery module includes: module terminals; a battery cell group including a plurality of battery cells; and a plurality of bus bars connecting the plurality of battery cells of this battery cell group and connecting this battery cell group with the module terminals. At least one of the plurality of bus bars has a fuse. The battery module has a space that is located below the fuse and that allows the molten fuse to fall.

Abstract: A database system including: a database server for storing registration information including encrypted data encrypted using a probabilistic encryption method; and a terminal. The terminal includes: an encryption unit; a decryption unit; an encrypted search query generating unit for generating an encrypted search query obtained by encrypting a search query used for retrieving the encrypted data; and an additional processing unit for encrypting a search condition of a plaintext and transmitting a data acquisition request including the encrypted search condition. The database server holds database operation command definition information and search additional information.

Abstract: A method includes providing an indwelling tool having a magnetic body at the inside of a luminal organ by inserting the tool into a working channel inserted from a natural opening of a living body to the luminal organ, in a manner such that an axis along a length of the magnetic body is arranged substantially parallel to a length direction of the working channel; disposing the tool in a vicinity of a diseased part of the luminal organ; applying a magnetic field to the magnetic body by using a magnetic field generating device provided at the outside of the luminal organ, so as to attract the magnetic body and make a side face of the magnetic body along the axis thereof push against a tissue in the vicinity of the diseased part; and lifting a tissue around a position of the tool, which includes the diseased part, by applying a magnetic force to the magnetic body by using the magnetic field generating device.

Abstract: A display device includes a process-action display section, a process-object display section, a process-object selection section, and a display controller. The process-action display section displays a process action, the process-object display section displays one or more process objects on which the process action displayed by the process-action display section is to be performed, the process-object selection section makes a selection from the one or more process objects displayed by the process-object display section, and the display controller performs control to display a different process action in the same display region of the process-action display section when the selection made from the one or more process objects is different, the selection being made by the process-object selection section.

Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprises: a substrate; and a catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the catalytic region comprises a platinum group metal (PGM) component, an oxide, and a rare earth metal component; wherein the oxide is an inorganic oxide, an oxygen storage component (OSC) material, or a mixture thereof; wherein the rare earth metal component concentration by element on the surface of the oxide per unit specific surface area of the oxide is 1 ?mol/m2 to 20 ?mol/m2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer emulsion that is capable of exhibiting excellent rub fastness even when formed into a coating film or even when printed on a low-liquid absorbing printing medium, and a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in ejection stability and antibleeding properties upon the ink-jet printing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a power supply; a first interface; a first controller configured to control communication with the external device via the first interface, the communication including communication relating to image data and communication relating to power exchange to and from the external device; a second controller configured to control power fed from the power supply to the external device connected to the first interface, based on information obtained by the communication relating to power exchange to and from the external device; and a first path switch configured to: form a first communication path connecting the first controller and the first interface in a first power mode; and form a second communication path connecting the second controller and the first interface without via the first controller in a second power mode.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer endless belt containing a base material layer having thereon an elastic layer in that order from an inner side of the multilayer endless belt, wherein in a width direction of the multilayer endless belt, an average thickness of both end regions of the base material layer is in the range of 120 to 150% with respect to an average thickness of a central region of the base material layer, and an average thickness of both end regions of the elastic layer is thinner than an average thickness of a central region of the elastic layer.

Abstract: A display device includes: a connector unit including a plurality of receiving electrodes configured to receive an input signal from a plurality of transmission electrodes of an interface unit having a flat plate shape; a signal processor which determines an arrangement of an input data included in the input signal; and a display output portion which performs an image output processing according to the arrangement of the input data determined by the signal processor, wherein the plurality of receiving electrodes are disposed to face the plurality of transmission electrodes in each of a plurality of connection directions defined by in-plane rotation angles of the interface unit, in a predetermined region which the interface unit opposes, and wherein the signal processor determines the arrangement of the input data according to the connection direction of the interface unit.