Abstract: A control method for printing is provided which allows an image printed in an area including a unique portion on a continuous sheet to be identified as a defective image. In a case where a disabled area including the unique portion overlaps a part of a print area of an interest image being printed when the unique portion is detected, an identification mark for identifying the interest image is applied to the continuous sheet.

Abstract: A foam structure includes: a first core material and a second core material that are obtained by splitting a foam body at a linear groove part, the groove part being formed in the foam body for fitting with a reinforcing material, and the reinforcing material into which the first core material and the second core material are respectively fitted from one side and the other side of the reinforcing material.

Abstract: A resin panel includes a first structure and a second structure stacked on each other. The structures includes reference surfaces that serve as the front surface and the back surface of the resin panel respectively. Each of the structures includes a plurality of protrusions protruding inwardly from the reference surface. The protrusions of the structure face the protrusions of the other structure each other. Jutting portions of linear shape are formed between adjacent protrusions of each of the structures. The structures are joined such that apical portions of the protrusions of each structure abut one another.

Abstract: The present invention provides a duct molding method by which it is possible to improve the adhesion of a sheet. In the duct molding method of the present invention, a molten thermoplastic resin sheet is positioned between molds. Subsequently, the thermoplastic resin sheet (P) is absorbed onto cavity surfaces of the molds and the molds are closed. Thereby, a duct is molded.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to reduce galling that occurs at a tapered thread according to generation of excessive pressure on a tip end side of the tapered thread. In order to attain the above-mentioned object, a tapered thread according to the present invention is characterized in that it is a tapered thread comprising a taper-shaped external thread threadedly engaged with a taper-shaped internal thread formed in a member that is to be fastened, a tapered thread center hole is formed in a bottom surface of the external thread, and a depth of the tapered thread center hole is not more than a half of an axial length of the external thread.

Abstract: An aggregate-removing filter material efficiently removes aggregates that are contained in a blood product for transfusion and may cause transfusion reactions without clogging, and exhibits excellent quality stability, and a blood product filtration method uses a filter apparatus that includes the aggregate-removing filter material and a leukocyte-removing filter material. The aggregate-removing filter material includes short fibers having a fineness of 0.7 to 4.0 dtex and a fiber length of 1 to 80 mm, and a ground fabric that includes long fibers, a fiber axis of the long fibers being oriented in a planar direction of the ground fabric, the short fibers being entangled with the ground fabric so that the aggregate-removing filter material has a total weight per unit area of 10 to 80 g/m2, and a layer of the short fibers forming a three-dimensional structure.

Abstract: A regenerative gas turbine combustor is provided that enable to reduce an amount of leakage of compressed air before preheating to compressed air after the preheating. The regenerative gas turbine combustor is such that a compressed air passage between a combustor inner cylinder 10 and a tail cylinder 12, and a combustor outer cylinder 7 is blocked by a division wall 15 at a position between a bleeding port 13 and an injection port 14, and compressed air is preheated in a regenerator 4 and then the compressed air thus preheated is burnt together with fuel. This combustor includes seal rings 17a-17c, a holder 16 installed on the inner circumferential portion of the division wall 15 and having ring grooves 25a-25c for holding the respective seal rings 17a-17c, and gaps 20 provided between the inner circumferential surfaces of the ring grooves 25a-25c and the outer circumferential surfaces of the seal rings 17a-17c.

Abstract: A travel distance estimating apparatus (100) estimates a travel distance of a moving body in a given section through which the moving body travels (hereinafter referred to as a “travel interval”). A current position acquiring unit (101) acquires the current position of the moving body. A variable acquiring unit (102) acquires information related to the speed of the moving body in the travel interval. An estimating unit (103) estimates based on a consumed energy estimating equation, energy consumption and a travelable distance for travel through the travel interval. A correcting unit (104) corrects information related to the moving body and used as variables of the consumed energy estimating equation. A storage unit (105) stores information related to roads associated with a travel history of the moving body. A display unit (110) displays map data including information related to travelable distance calculated by the estimating unit (103).

Abstract: A control method for printing is provided which allows an image printed in an area including a unique portion on a continuous sheet to be identified as a defective image. In a case where a disabled area including the unique portion overlaps a part of a print area of an interest image being printed when the unique portion is detected, an identification mark for identifying the interest image is applied to the continuous sheet.

Abstract: A travel distance estimating apparatus (100) estimates a travel distance of a moving body in a given section through which the moving body travels (hereinafter referred to as a “travel interval”). A current position acquiring unit (101) acquires the current position of the moving body. A variable acquiring unit (102) acquires information related to the speed of the moving body in the travel interval. An estimating unit (103) estimates based on a consumed energy estimating equation, energy consumption and a travelable distance for travel through the travel interval. A correcting unit (104) corrects information related to the moving body and used as variables of the consumed energy estimating equation. A storage unit (105) stores information related to roads associated with a travel history of the moving body. A display unit (110) displays map data including information related to travelable distance calculated by the estimating unit (103).

Abstract: A mobile-object information acquiring apparatus (100) acquires the state of a mobile object. A current-information acquiring unit (101) acquires energy consumption (actual energy consumption) accompanying travel of the mobile object. As setting unit (102) sets for each factor causing energy consumption of the mobile object to change, information related to the mobile object affected by the factor. An estimating unit (103), based on information that is related to the mobile object and for a reference point in time, estimates energy consumption (reference energy consumption) consequent to the travel of the mobile object. A calculating unit (104) calculates for each factor, the amount of change of the actual energy consumption with respect to the reference energy consumption.

Abstract: When a handwritten character or hand-drawn illustration in a color desired by a user is combined with a photograph, in order to achieve an excellent combined result, characteristics of the photograph are analyzed and an appropriate combining method from among a plurality of combining methods is selected in accordance with a result of the analysis.

Abstract: According to this invention, the date range can be intuitively designated by designating up, down, left, and right directions, and images stored in a storage medium can be easily restricted to images which may be subjected to printing. In order to restrict images stored in a memory card on the basis of the date, a region for inputting the start date of the date range is displayed at the upper portion of a display window on a display device, and a region for inputting the end date is displayed at the lower portion. One of the regions is designated and selected with up and down direction keys. A date in the selected region is changed with left and right direction keys. Images having storage dates between the start date and the end date are decided as printing target candidates.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a molded foam which is lightweight and excellent in strength. According to the invention, a method for manufacturing a molded foam from a foamed parison includes: an extruding step of extruding a resin blend containing a foaming agent and a thermoplastic resin to form a foamed parison; an attaching step of closely attaching facing portions of an inner wall surface of the foamed parison to each other to form a foamed parison laminated body; a mold clamping step of sealing and mold clamping the foamed parison laminated body by clamping the foamed parison laminated body by split mold blocks; and a sucking step of sucking air between the split mold blocks to reduce a pressure between the split mold blocks, after the attaching step and the mold clamping step.

Abstract: Provided is an image combination apparatus, in which: a handwritten original area aspect ratio corresponding to an aspect ratio of a handwriting area in which a handwritten original is to be written and a predetermined image aspect ratio corresponding to an aspect ratio of a predetermined image are compared with each other, when the handwriting area aspect ratio and the predetermined image aspect ratio differ from each other, an area to be cut out from the predetermined image is set in accordance with the handwritten original area aspect ratio; the set cutout area is cut out from the predetermined image; the image obtained by cutting out and the handwritten original are combined with each other.

Abstract: Provided is an image combination apparatus, in which: a handwritten original area aspect ratio corresponding to an aspect ratio of a handwriting area in which a handwritten original is to be written and a predetermined image aspect ratio corresponding to an aspect ratio of a predetermined image are compared with each other, when the handwriting area aspect ratio and the predetermined image aspect ratio differ from each other, an area to be cut out from the predetermined image is set in accordance with the handwritten original area aspect ratio; the set cutout area is cut out from the predetermined image; the image obtained by cutting out and the handwritten original are combined with each other.

Abstract: According to this invention, the date range can be intuitively designated by designating up, down, left, and right directions, and images stored in a storage medium can be easily restricted to images which may be subjected to printing. In order to restrict images stored in a memory card on the basis of the date, a region for inputting the start date of the date range is displayed at the upper portion of a display window on a display device, and a region for inputting the end date is displayed at the lower portion. One of the regions is designated and selected with up and down direction keys. A date in the selected region is changed with left and right direction keys. Images having storage dates between the start date and the end date are decided as printing target candidates.

Abstract: According to this invention, the date range can be intuitively designated by designating up, down, left, and right directions, and images stored in a storage medium can be easily restricted to images which may be subjected to printing. In order to restrict images stored in a memory card on the basis of the date, a region for inputting the start date of the date range is displayed at the upper portion of a display window on a display device, and a region for inputting the end date is displayed at the lower portion. One of the regions is designated and selected with up and down direction keys. A date in the selected region is changed with left and right direction keys. Images having storage dates between the start date and the end date are decided as printing target candidates.

Abstract: The present invention provides a duct molding method by which it is possible to improve the adhesion of a sheet. In the duct molding method of the present invention, a molten thermoplastic resin sheet is positioned between molds. Subsequently, the thermoplastic resin sheet (P) is absorbed onto cavity surfaces of the molds and the molds are closed. Thereby, a duct is molded.

Abstract: A sanitary cleansing apparatus includes: a main body incorporating a water discharge nozzle that squirts water from a water discharge port; a toilet seat rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively anterior position of the main body; a toilet lid rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively posterior position of the main body and generally entirely covering an upper face of the toilet seat and the main body in a closed state; a transmissive window provided at a rear of the toilet lid and formed from a material different from that of the toilet lid; and a human body detection sensor provided in the upper face of the main body and being capable of detecting a human body through the transmissive window in the closed state of the toilet lid.