Abstract: A shipping assistance device includes an order information acquirer, a shippable product storage-site information acquirer, a shipping schedule information acquirer, a shipping product storage-site selector, and an outputter. The order information acquirer acquires order information containing an ordered product, a delivery due-date and a delivery destination. The shippable product storage-site information acquirer acquires information indicating a product storage-site that is able to ship the ordered product. The shipping schedule information acquirer acquires shipping schedule information for each product storage-site indicated with the information which the shippable product storage-site information acquirer has acquired, the shipping schedule information containing a shipping schedule date and a delivery destination for the product that is scheduled to be shipped from a particular product storage-site.

Abstract: A connection mechanism between a beverage container and a beverage dispenser, the connection mechanism includes: a container mount having a notch configured for engagement with a beverage delivering port of a beverage delivering member arranged in a beverage container; a connection member having a cylindrical sharp tip portion at a top end thereof to be inserted into in the beverage delivering port and configured to be connected to a piping system; and an operating member serving for inserting the connection member into the beverage delivering port, wherein an end surface of the sharp tip portion opposing to the beverage delivering port defines a guide plane operable to guide the beverage delivering member to move in its allowable moving direction within the notch when the end surface is in contact with a perimeter edge of the beverage delivering port.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a packing box having its ridge(s) collapsed so that there would be no body bulging occurring in the box and potential serpentine folding line would be avoided. Provided is a packing box having a top panel 3, a bottom panel 7, two long side panels and two short side panels, in which at least either one of a ridge defined between said top panel and said long side panel or a ridge defined between said bottom panel and said long side panel is formed by at least two parallel rules configured to be different in depth from adjacent one.

Abstract: A beverage dispenser (10) supplies a beverage from a beverage container (12) through a piping system, wherein a device is provided for sterilizing, by heat, said piping system and a connection portion (61) of said beverage container connected to said piping system. A beverage dispenser further supplies a beverage from a beverage container (12) through a piping system and a cock (32), wherein a device is provided for sterilizing by heat said piping system and said cock (32). Thus, the piping system in the dispenser is heat-sterilized.

Abstract: A connection mechanism between a beverage container and a beverage dispenser, the connection mechanism includes: a container mount having a notch configured for engagement with a beverage delivering port of a beverage delivering member arranged in a beverage container; a connection member having a cylindrical sharp tip portion at a top end thereof to be inserted into in the beverage delivering port and configured to be connected to a piping system; and an operating member serving for inserting the connection member into the beverage delivering port, wherein an end surface of the sharp tip portion opposing to the beverage delivering port defines a guide plane operable to guide the beverage delivering member to move in its allowable moving direction within the notch when the end surface is in contact with a perimeter edge of the beverage delivering port.

Abstract: A beverage dispenser (10) supplies a beverage from a beverage container (12) through a piping system, wherein a device is provided for sterilizing, by heat, said piping system and a connection portion (61) of said beverage container connected to said piping system. A beverage dispenser further supplies a beverage from a beverage container (12) through a piping system and a cock (32), wherein a device is provided for sterilizing by heat said piping system and said cock (32). Thus, the piping system in the dispenser is heat-sterilized.

Abstract: An abrasive liquid for CMP process characterized by comprising an abrasive material, an aqueous solvent and an addition agent, and containing abrasive particles having a particle diameter of 20 to 80 nm by 15 weight % or more on the basis of the weight of the abrasive liquid; and a method of polishing by using the abrasive liquid are appropriate for the processing of flattening the surface of a device wafer on which at least a silicon oxide film is formed, and take effect of being capable of stably performing superior abrasive properties such as flattening properties, low flaw properties and high washing properties, and then are the most appropriate for the processing of flattening the surface of a semiconductor device comprising a layer insulation film or an element separation film, a magnetic head and a substrate for a liquid crystal display in the semiconductor industry.

Abstract: Fluorine-containing dioxolane compounds and electrolytic solution compositions containing the fluorine-containing dioxolane compounds are disclosed. Lithium secondary batteries or electric double layer capacitors, having various improved characteristics such as improved charge and discharge cycle life or improved durability over a long period of time can be obtained by using the electrolytic solution compositions.