Abstract: An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit; a surface light source for illumination with adjustable color and adjustable brightness; a memory unit in which illumination conditions corresponding to a plurality of scenes are stored; a detection unit for detecting the color and brightness of ambient light at an installation position of the makeup mirror set; a selection unit for selecting one of the plurality of scenes according to an input operation; an acquisition unit for acquiring, from the memory unit, illumination conditions corresponding to the scene selected through the selection unit; and an adjustment unit for adjusting the color and brightness of the surface light source according to the color and brightness of the ambient light detected by the detection unit and the illumination conditions acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: Provided is a method of efficiently producing carbon fibers that can impart sufficient electrical or thermal conductivity to a material even by the addition of a small amount of the carbon fibers. The method of producing carbon fibers involves preparing a catalyst by allowing a carrier composed of silica-titania particles comprising silica in the core and titania in the shell of the particle to support a catalytic element, such as Fe element, Co element, Mo element, or V element, and bringing the catalyst into contact with a carbon element-containing material, such as methane, ethane, ethylene, or acetylene, under heating region at about 500 to 1000° C.

Abstract: A fastening device includes a rotational drive portion that rotationally drives a socket, an advance/retract drive portion that causes this socket to advance or retract along a rotational axis thereof, a magazine that retains a plurality of heads that retain bolts, and a switching portion that moves this magazine to selectively position one of a plurality of heads ahead and on the rotational axis of the socket. One of the heads is selected and positioned on the rotational axis of the socket by the switching portion, then the socket is advanced by the advance/retract drive portion and the head thus selected is retained by the socket, then the socket is advanced further by the advance/retract drive portion and the head to detach is detached from the magazine, and then the head is rotated by driving the rotational drive portion, thereby fastening a bolt retained in the head.

Abstract: An agent unit acquires apparatus status information from an electronic apparatus. A remote maintenance server receives and stores the apparatus status information transmitted from the agent unit. The agent unit (a) issues a response request of whether transmission of the apparatus status information is permitted or denied to a user of the electronic apparatus when a transmission request of the apparatus status information is detected, (b1) transmits a notification that indicates that transmission of the apparatus status information is denied to the remote maintenance server without transmitting the apparatus status information if a response to the response request is received and the received response indicates that transmission of the apparatus status information is denied, and (b2) transmits the apparatus status information if a response to the response request is received and the received response indicates that transmission of the apparatus status information is permitted.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing composite carbon fibers in which two or more carbon fibers are dispersed in a nearly homogenous state, the composite carbon fibers capable of being easily dispersed in a matrix such as a resin without leaving aggregate, and imparting low resistance. Disclosed is a method for producing composite carbon fibers, which comprises imparting a cavitation effect to slurry containing 6% by mass or less of two or more carbon fibers each having a different average fiber diameter under a pressure of 100 MPa or more and less than 245 MPa thereby to form a composite.

Abstract: An image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air cleaner for cleaning air, an image forming apparatus that is settable to a mode for economizing power, and a control unit that causes a display unit of the air cleaner to display an operating state of the image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is set to the mode for economizing power. An image forming system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an image forming apparatus that prints an image on recording paper, an air cleaner that is for cleaning air, and is integrally attached to the image forming apparatus via a support member, and supported above the image forming apparatus by the support member, and a control unit that causes a display unit of the air cleaner to display an operating state of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A seat operating device comprising: an operation member; a first clutch member that is connected to an adjusting mechanism, and in which is formed a first cut-out portion that opens outwardly in a rotation radial direction of the first clutch member; a second clutch member that is connected to another adjusting mechanism, and in which is formed a second cut-out portion that opens outwardly in a rotation radial direction of the second clutch member; and a switching member having a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion that are positioned at mutually opposite sides across a rotational center. When the switching member is positioned at one end of a range of movement of the switching member, the first engaging portion engages with the first cut-out portion, and, when the switching member is positioned at another end of the range of movement, the second engaging portion engages with the second cut-out portion.

Abstract: A power supply control device includes: a control board that is configured to control a voltage of a battery module; and a bus bar module that is configured to electrically connect the control board and the battery module, the control board and the bus bar module are arranged in a stacked manner, and connection terminals of the bus bar module which are connected to the battery module are exposed when viewed from the control board.

Abstract: An apparatus able to regulate a raw material concentration, in a mixed gas of carrier gas and raw material gas, accurately and stably to supply the mixed gas to a process chamber, with a flow rate controlled highly accurately, thereby detecting a vapor concentration of the raw material gas in the mixed gas easily and highly accurately and displaying the concentration in real time without using an expensive concentration meter, etc.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board includes preparing a first resin insulative material having a first conductive circuit on or in the first resin insulative material, forming a second resin insulative material on the first resin insulative material and the first conductive circuit, forming on a surface of the second resin insulative material a first concave portion to be filled with a conductive material for formation of a second conductive circuit, forming on the surface of the second resin insulative material a pattern having a second concave portion and post portions to be filled with the conductive material for formation of a plane conductor, and filling the conductive material in the first concave portion and the second concave portion such that the second conductive circuit and the plane conductor are formed.

Abstract: An agent unit acquires apparatus status information that indicates a status of the electronic apparatus from an electronic apparatus. A remote maintenance server transmits an acquisition instruction of the apparatus status information to the agent unit and receives the apparatus status information from the agent unit if acquisition of the apparatus status information succeeded. The remote maintenance server (a) acquires operation schedule information on the electronic apparatus, (b) transmits an acquisition instruction of the apparatus status information to the agent unit, (c) registers a retransmission schedule of the acquisition instruction so as to transmit the acquisition instruction at a timing within an operation period of the electronic apparatus determined from the operation schedule if acquisition of the apparatus status information failed, and (d) transmits the acquisition instruction to the agent unit at the timing of the retransmission schedule.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an operation panel configured to display a screen for a user and receive an operation by the user; a display control unit configured to control display of a screen on the operation panel; and an agent unit configured to control timings of starting and cancelling display of a message screen based on message data received from a remote maintenance server on a maintenance service provider side. The agent unit is further configured to generate reading confirmation data that indicates that a user read the message screen and transmit the reading confirmation data to the remote maintenance server if the operation panel receives an operation by the user for cancelling display of the message screen while the message screen is displayed on the operation panel.

Abstract: Provided is composite carbon fibers comprising multi-walled carbon nanotubes wherein 99% by number or more of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes have a fiber diameter of not less than 5 nm and not more than 40 nm, carbon particles having a primary particle diameter of not less than 20 nm and not more than 100 nm and graphitized carbon nanofibers wherein 99% by number or more of the graphitized carbon nanofibers have a fiber diameter of not less than 50 nm and not more than 300 nm, wherein the multi-walled carbon nanotubes are homogeneously dispersed between the graphitized carbon nanofibers and the carbon particles.

Abstract: A power supply control apparatus includes: a control board that is configured to control a voltage of a battery module; and a bus bar module that is configured to electrically connect the control board to the battery module, the control board and the bus bar module are arranged in a stacked manner, and the bus bar module includes a plurality of bus bars that are made to be independent by cutting off junctions connecting the bus bars to each other and a resin member that supports the bas bars in a state where the junctions are exposed.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an operation panel configured to display a screen and receive an operation performed by a user; an agent unit configured to, upon receipt of message data from a remote maintenance server on a maintenance service provider side, provide an instruction to display a message screen based on the message data; and a display control unit configured to control the display of a screen on the operation panel and configured to, when the instruction to display the message screen is received while an operation screen is being displayed, display the message screen on the operation panel upon detection of an end of an operation of the operation panel performed by the user.

Abstract: A bread packaging apparatus for packaging bread in a bag, includes a first urging unit that comes into contact with a loaf of bread and conveys the loaf of bread along a conveying path; and a control unit for controlling a speed of the first urging unit. The control unit controls the speed of the first urging unit such that the speed when the first urging unit comes into contact with the loaf of bread is different from the speed when the first urging unit conveys the loaf of bread.

Abstract: An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit having a mirror surface; side plates having attached thereto surface light sources with adjustable color; and a controller for driving the surface light sources according to an input operation and adjusting emission color and brightness of the surface light sources. The side plates are foldably connected to side edge portions of the mirror unit such that the angles between the mirror surface and the side plates are adjustable. Therefore, optimal illumination conditions can be produced, and the illuminated makeup mirror set can be easily carried.

Abstract: A battery electrode is obtained by a method comprising: mixing active material (A), carbon fibers (B) having a fiber diameter of not less than 50 nm and not more than 300 nm, carbon fibers (C) having a fiber diameter of not less than 5 nm and not more than 40 nm, carbon black (D) and a binder (E) by dry process to obtain a mixture; to the mixture, adding not less than 5/95 and not more than 20/80 of a liquid medium by mass relative to the total mass of the active material (A), the carbon fibers (B), the carbon fibers (C), carbon black (D) and the binder (E); performing kneading while applying shear stress; and shaping the kneaded material into a sheet form.

Abstract: Particles (A) including an element capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, carbon particles (B) capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (C), carbon nanofibers (D) and optionally electrically conductive carbon particles (E) are mixed in the presence of shear force to obtain a composite electrode material. A lithium ion secondary battery is obtained using the above composite electrode material.

Abstract: A speaker box and a speaker device that can be manufactured at low cost and that provide a sound-absorbing effect. A speaker box of a speaker device includes a baffle, four intermediate plates, and a rear plate. The baffle plate has a speaker mount hole at the center. Each intermediate plate has a hole. The intermediate plates are stacked such that they are alternately reversed or rotated so that the holes in the adjacent intermediate plates communicate with each other while the holes are shifted from with each other. A hollow space with a sound-absorbing effect is formed by the holes in the speaker box.