Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light source unit including a plurality of laser light sources; a dioptric system that refracts each light ray input from each of the plurality of laser light sources; a condensing optical system that condenses a plurality of refracted light rays input from the dioptric system, respectively, wherein the dioptric system is configured to refract a plurality of center light beams that are output along optical axes of the plurality of laser light sources, respectively, to proceed in directions each departing from an optical axis of the condensing optical system as proceeding toward the condensing optical system.

Abstract: A steel sheet for a crown cap having sufficient strength and formability suitable for forming crown caps even when reduced in gauge, and a method for producing the steel sheet for a crown cap. The steel sheet for a crown cap having a composition that includes, in terms of % by mass: C: 0.002% or more and 0.010% or less, Si: 0.05% or less, Mn: 0.05% or more and 0.30% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Al: less than 0.0100%, N: 0.0050% or less, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The C content is more than 0.003% when the Al content is 0.005% or more. The yield strength in the rolling direction is 500 MPa or more. The average Lankford value is 1.3 or more.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material (resin composition) having high heat insulation properties, mechanical properties, and electrical properties by controlling function of a porous film by setting a porosity size, distribution of the porosity size, and a porosity ratio of the porous film in predetermined ranges. The resin composition according to the present invention is comprised of an engineering plastic having porous structure in which not less than 80% of a total porosity is comprised of independent porosities, a mean porosity size is not less than 0.01 ?m and not more than 0.9 ?m, and not less than 80% of the total porosity has a porosity size within ±30% of the mean porosity size.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage controller includes a mode switching unit, a data input/output controller and a data arrangement controller. The mode switching unit switches a first mode to a second mode in accordance with a mode switching request from a host device based on a tier arrangement rule. The data input/output controller accesses a first sequence of blocks constituting a first file indicated by a tier arrangement rule, when the host device requests access to a logical address range storing the first sequence of blocks. The data arrangement controller transfers, to a storage area of a tier designated by the tier arrangement rule, data in an extent including a sequence of blocks located in a logical address range accessed in the second mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment a storage controller includes a mode switching unit, a data input/output controller and a data arrangement controller. The mode switching unit switches a first mode to a second mode in accordance with a mode switching request from a host device based on a tier arrangement rule. The data input/output controller accesses a first sequence of blocks constituting a first file indicated by a tier arrangement rule, when the host device requests access to a logical address range storing the first sequence of blocks. The data arrangement, controller transfers, to a storage area of a tier designated by the tier arrangement rule, data in an extent including a sequence of blocks located in a logical address range accessed in the second mode.

Abstract: A steel sheet for crown caps includes C: 0.0005 to 0.0050%, Si: 0.020% or less, Mn: 0.10 to 0.60%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.10%, N: 0.0050% or less, Nb: 0.010 to 0.050%, and Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has an average r value of 1.30 or more and a YP of 450 MPa or more and 650 MPa or less. The steel sheet is obtained by hot rolling a steel slab at a slab reheating temperature of 1,150° C. or higher and a finishing temperature of 870° C. or higher; coiling the hot rolled steel sheet at a coiling temperature of 600° C. or higher, performing pickling; then-performing primary cold rolling; performing annealing at an annealing temperature of recrystallization temperature or more and 790° ° C. or less; and performing secondary cold rolling at a rolling reduction of 10% or more and 50% or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material (resin composition) having high heat insulation properties, mechanical properties, and electrical properties by controlling function of a porous film by setting a porosity size, distribution of the porosity size, and a porosity ratio of the porous film in predetermined ranges. The resin composition according to the present invention is comprised of an engineering plastic having porous structure in which not less than 80% of a total porosity is comprised of independent porosities, a mean porosity size is not less than 0.01 ?m and not more than 0.9 ?m, and not less than 80% of the total porosity has a porosity size within ±30% of the mean porosity size.

Abstract: A porosity is freely controlled in preparation of a porous polymer film by a phase separation method. A solvent absorption sheet is used for a solvent in a polymer solution so that the coating film of the polymer solution may be covered with the sheet. After that, the solvent in the film is selectively removed. Then, the resultant is immersed in a poor solvent. Thus, a porous polymer film can be produced.

Abstract: A bottle-type blow-molded plastic infusion container that can be set in an upright position. When liquid is discharged from the container, almost no dead space occurs in shoulder and bottom portions (required amount of air to be placed in the container to remove residual liquid is less). The blow-molded container has a mouth section (1), a neck section (2), the shoulder section (3), a barrel section (4), and the bottom section (5). The barrel section (4) has a pair of broad side faces (41, 41) and a pair of narrow side faces (42, 42). The bottom section (5) is formed in a shape symmetrical about a longitudinal axis of the bottom section (5) and bent inward in a V shape. Further, the shoulder section (3) has a pair of broad side faces (31, 31) and a pair of narrow side faces (32, 32). In the narrow side faces (32, 32) are formed grooves (33, 33) symmetrical about a longitudinal axis and bent inward in a V shape.

Abstract: A method of producing an organic semiconductor device is provided in which a layer composed of an organic semiconductor having excellent crystallinity and orientation in a low-temperature region can be formed, and the device can be produced in the air.

Abstract: There is provided a film having resistance to an increase in the friction coefficient resulting from wearing. The film has a first portion having hardness of 0.01 to 3 GPa and a second portion. The hardness ratio of the second portion to the first portion is of 1.2 to 30. The first portion and the second portion form a first surface portion and a second surface region of the film, respectively. Each of the first portion and the second portion extends to a depth of 75% or more of the thickness of the film. In a 1 mm×1 mm square region disposed on an arbitrary position of the surface of the film, the second surface region accounts for 10% to 80% by area of the square region, and the first surface region and the second surface region account for 50% or more by area of the square region.

Abstract: Provided is a porous material excellent in heat insulating property, mechanical property, and surface properties (such as adhesiveness and abrasion property). The porous material is a polymer porous film of a single layer, including a first porosity size changing portion (613) formed of independent porosities each showing a gradual increase in porosity size across a region accounting for 10% or more of a film thickness from a first surface side (611) toward a second surface side (612).

Abstract: A porosity is freely controlled in preparation of a porous polymer film by a phase separation method. A solvent absorption sheet is used for a solvent in a polymer solution so that the coating film of the polymer solution may be covered with the sheet. After that, the solvent in the film is selectively removed. Then, the resultant is immersed in a poor solvent. Thus, a porous polymer film can be produced.

Abstract: A light receiving holder includes an abutting portion and a welded portion and the welded portion includes a ring-shaped projection which extends from the welded portion and whose cross-section is smaller as it is closer to the tip of the projection. A cap of a casing constituting a light receiving unit is received in a through-hole of the light receiving holder. The projection is brought into contact with a flange of the casing. Current is supplied between a lower electrode and an upper electrode to resistance-weld the projection to the flange. At this time, an angle is provided between a facing face of the lower electrode and a facing face of the upper electrode so that the light receiving holder is welded to the light receiving unit while an angle of the light receiving unit relative to the light receiving holder is adjusted.

Abstract: A method of producing an organic semiconductor device is provided in which a layer composed of an organic semiconductor having excellent crystallinity and orientation in a low-temperature region can be formed, and the device can be produced in the air.

Abstract: A method of producing an organic semiconductor device is provided in which a layer composed of an organic semiconductor having excellent crystallinity and orientation in a low-temperature region can be formed, and the device can be produced in the air.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material (resin composition) having high heat insulation properties, mechanical properties, and electrical properties by controlling function of a porous film by setting a porosity size, distribution of the porosity size, and a porosity ratio of the porous film in predetermined ranges. The resin composition according to the present invention is comprised of an engineering plastic having porous structure in which not less than 80% of a total porosity is comprised of independent porosities, a mean porosity size is not less than 0.01 ?m and not more than 0.9 ?m, and not less than 80% of the total porosity has a porosity size within ±30% of the mean porosity size.

Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed having a charging step, an exposure step, a developing step and a transfer step. This method uses a toner which includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, and inorganic fine powder, and uses a photosensitive member which has on its surface depressed portions which are independent of one another. The depressed portions have openings having an average minor-axis diameter Lpc satisfying the relationship of Dg<Lpc<Dt (Dt represents the weight-average particle diameter of the toner, and Dg represents the maximum number-average particle diameter among number-average particle diameter(s) of one or two or more types of inorganic fine powder constituting the inorganic fine powder, and the toner has an average circularity of from 0.925 to 0.995.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is disclosed which is excellent in cleaning performance, has improved durability, and suppresses image defects in various environments. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support and a photosensitive layer provided on the support. Depressed portions independent of one another are formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member so that the number of the depressed portions per 100 ?m square is 76 or more and 1,000 or less. The openings of the depressed portions have an average major axis diameter of more than 3.0 ?m and 14.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: A process for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member, which has the step of bringing i) the surface of an electrophotographic photosensitive member having at least a charge transport layer on a cylindrical support and ii) a mold having a fine unevenness surface profile into pressure contact with each other to transfer the fine unevenness surface profile to the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member. The mold and the support are so temperature-controlled as to be T3<T1<T2 where the glass transition temperature of the charge transport layer is represented by T1 (°C.), the temperature of the mold by T2 (°C.), and the temperature of the support by T3 (°C.).