Abstract: Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool) that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, substrates processed in the cluster tool have a more repeatable wafer history, and also the cluster tool has a smaller system footprint. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to improve the coater chamber, the developer chamber, the post exposure bake chamber, the chill chamber, and the bake chamber process results. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to increase the reliability of the substrate transfer process to reduce system down time.

Abstract: If a defect flag stored in a CF 19 while a BIOS is being booted, an information processing device 10 boots a second program stored in an external device 31 connected to a connection section 21, and if the defect flag is not detected, the information processing device 10 confirms whether or not the first program is bootable. If the first program is confirmed to be bootable, the first program is booted and if not, the defect flag is set in the CF 19 and the power of the information processing apparatus 10 is turned off.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus and method for pretreatment of substrates for manufacturing devices such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) or laser diodes (LDs). One embodiment of the present invention comprises pre-treating the aluminum oxide containing substrate by exposing a surface of the aluminum oxide containing substrate to a pretreatment gas mixture, wherein the pretreatment gas mixture comprises ammonia (NH3) and a halogen gas.

Abstract: A turning operation of a headset lever is completed, and a printing head can be detached from a carriage part. By the above described turning operation of the head set lever, a supply port insertion and extraction part connected via a link slides, a needle pipe of the supply port insertion and extraction part is brought into a state of being the farthest from the printing head, and a needle insertion and extraction lever is brought into state in which it moves under a case wall. Thereby, an operator cannot turn only the needle insertion and extraction lever when the head set lever is in an opened state. In this manner, when the headset lever is in the opened state, the operation of the needle insertion and extraction lever which is used for connection of the supply port insertion and extraction part to ink supply port is restricted.

Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus comprises an ink tank including an ink accommodating unit, an ink leading-out mechanism for leading out the ink in the ink accommodating unit to an outside, and a housing, and an ink tank holder for removably retaining the ink tank, wherein a space is formed between the ink leading-out mechanism and the housing, and when the ink tank is mounted to the ink tank holder, an ink flow passage is formed by contact of an outer periphery of an ink leading-out needle in the ink tank holder with a sealing member in the ink leading-out mechanism, further comprising restriction means for restricting a position of the ink tank to the ink tank holder such that when removing the ink tank from the ink tank holder, the ink tank stops in a state where a tip end of the ink leading-out needle is in the space.

Abstract: A trunk locking system provided with an emergency trunk release handle inside a trunk, a locking mechanism of the trunk locking system being unlocked by operating the emergency trunk release handle, wherein the emergency trunk release handle includes a handle body, which is made of a luminous resin material containing a luminous material, including at least one icon-shaped through-hole that is shaped into an icon in cross section; and a non-luminous resin material which is embedded in the icon-shaped through-hole.

Abstract: A trunk locking system provided with an emergency trunk release handle inside a trunk, a locking mechanism of the trunk locking system being unlocked by operating the emergency trunk release handle, wherein the emergency trunk release handle includes a handle body made of a luminous resin material containing a luminous material, and a locking-mechanism interconnecting member made of a non-luminous resin material. One of the handle body and the locking-mechanism interconnecting member is molded with the other of the handle body and the locking-mechanism interconnecting member to be joined thereto with at least a part of the other of the handle body and the locking-mechanism interconnecting member embedded in the one of the handle body and the locking-mechanism interconnecting member.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a memory; a store control section to divide and store image data in plural vacant memory regions in the memory; and an image administrating information registering section to register each divided image data divided by the store control section by correlating position information of each divided image data in the image data before dividing the image data with storing position information of each divided image data indicating a storing memory region.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a first recording medium which stores a first program; a connection section which is capable of connecting to a second recording medium outside of the information processing apparatus; an instruction input section to input, while the information processing apparatus is in an activated state, an instruction for booting a second program stored in the second recording medium that is connected to the connection section on booting of the BIOS; and a controller which, performs a check when booting of a BIOS, if the second recording medium is connected and the instruction has been input while the information processing apparatus is in an activated state; in case when the second recording medium is connected and the instruction has been input is confirmed, the control section boots the second program; and in case when it is not confirmed, the control section boots the first program.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus which saves data in a volatile memory into a nonvolatile memory when power is off, the data processing apparatus including: a detecting circuit for outputting a momentary interruption detecting signal when a power source voltage is below a first threshold voltage, and a power failure detecting signal when the power source voltage is below a second threshold voltage that is lower than the first threshold voltage; and a control section adapted to start saving of the data in the volatile memory into the nonvolatile memory when the detecting circuit has output the momentary interruption detecting signal, continue save of the data, and carry out a predetermined shutdown processing when the detecting circuit has output the power failure detecting signal after the detecting circuit has output the momentary interruption detecting signal.

Abstract: A first link member 4 is swingably connected to the base member 2 on a forward side, and a second link member 5 is swingably connected to the base member 2 on a backward side. A third link member 6 is swingably connected to the output member 3 on the forward side, and a fourth link member 7 is swingably connected to the output member 3 on the backward side. A swinging end of the third link member 6 is swingably connected to the first link member 4 on a first connecting axis J5, and a swinging end of the fourth link member 7 on the backward side is swingably connected to the first link member 4 on a second connecting axis J6. A swinging end of the second link member 5 is swingably connected to the fourth link member 7 on a third connecting axis J7.

Abstract: To improve operation efficiency and safety at the time of trial run after installation and inspection, an outdoor unit includes a casing, a box provided within the casing, a main control board which is disposed along a perpendicular direction within the casing and at least on a forward side and a deep side such that they overlap each other, a fan motor driving board and a noise filter board, wherein the main control board is provided to be rotatable to the forward side with its bottom side as a fulcrum point.

Abstract: A wheel bearing apparatus includes a roller bearing, an inner shaft having an outer circumferential surface to which an inner ring of the roller bearing is installed, a coupler ring attached to an end portion of the inner shaft, and a caulked portion provided in an end portion of the inner shaft so as to fix the coupler ring and the roller bearing to the inner shaft so as to be immovable in an axial direction of the inner shaft. An outer diameter of the coupler ring is set smaller than a diameter of a shoulder portion of the inner ring. Alternatively, a protruding portion is provided in any one of opposing end surfaces of the coupler ring and the inner ring, whereby the coupler ring is arranged away from a seal member. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid an interference of the coupler ring with the seal member.

Abstract: Group III-nitride N-type doping techniques are described.

Abstract: A method of processing a sensor element includes the steps of: (a) preparing a gas atmosphere containing hydrocarbon, having an air-fuel ratio of 0.80 to 0.9999, and having a small amount of oxidizing gas added thereto; and (b) subjecting a sensor element to a heat treatment in the gas atmosphere at a temperature of 500° C. or higher for 15 minutes or longer. The sensor element includes an electrochemical pumping cell constituted of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte and an electrode having a NOx reduction ability. A NOx gas in a measurement gas is reduced or decomposed in the electrode. A NOx concentration in the measurement gas is obtained based on a current which flows in the electrochemical pumping cell at a time of the reduction or decomposition.

Abstract: To provide a novel JAK3 inhibitor that is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for rejection and graft versus host disease (GvHD) in organ transplantation, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, Behcet's disease, type I diabetes mellitus, autoimmune thyroiditis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, eczema, psoriasis, allergic conjunctivitis, uveitis, cancer, leukemia and the like. The pyridine-3-carboxyamide derivative represented by the general formula (1): or its salt or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: A flywheel based energy storage apparatus and method are disclosed. The flywheel based energy storage apparatus includes a housing and a hub-less flywheel mounted within the housing. The hub-less flywheel has a mass which is shifted radially outwards from a central axis of the hub-less flywheel thus increasing the energy density of the apparatus. The flywheel includes an outer axially extending annular surface, an inner axially extending surface and two radially extending side surfaces. The inner axially extending surface has a plurality of magnets aligned to form a rotor. A plurality of coils is supported by the housing and is aligned with the rotor to form a motor/generator. A controller controls the motion of the hub-less flywheel to reduce vibrations and controls electrical power transfer to and from the motor/generator.

Abstract: A plasma reactor includes a vacuum enclosure including a side wall and a ceiling defining a vacuum chamber, and a workpiece support within the chamber and facing the ceiling for supporting a planar workpiece, the workpiece support and the ceiling together defining a processing region between the workpiece support and the ceiling. Process gas inlets furnish a process gas into the chamber. A plasma source power electrode is connected to an RF power generator for capacitively coupling plasma source power into the chamber for maintaining a plasma within the chamber. The reactor further includes at least a first overhead solenoidal electromagnet adjacent the ceiling, the overhead solenoidal electromagnet, the ceiling, the side wall and the workpiece support being located along a common axis of symmetry.

Abstract: Nano-spherical group III-nitride materials and methods of forming nano-spherical group III-nitride materials are described. Also described is a 1-dimensional LED or similar device formed from a single nano-rod of a nano-spherical group III-nitride material.