Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of efficiently removing a foreign substance in a reaction tube. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube in which a substrate is processed; and a substrate retainer including a plurality of support columns configured to support the substrate, wherein at least one among the plurality of the support columns includes: a hollow portion through which an inert gas is supplied; and a gas supply port through which the inert gas is supplied toward an inner wall of the reaction tube.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a positive electrode active material for an alkali ion secondary battery, the positive electrode active material containing a large amount of a transition metal and enabling operation of the battery. In the method for producing a positive electrode active material for an alkali ion secondary battery, in which the positive electrode active material contains 34 mol % or more of CrO+FeO+MnO+CoO+NiO, the method includes: a step of preparing a positive electrode active material precursor containing crystals; and a step of irradiating the positive electrode active material precursor with light to melt the crystals and amorphize at least a portion of the positive electrode active material precursor.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a first conveyor that unspools a rolled-up medium for transport; a print head that prints on the medium; a cutter that cuts off, from the medium, a printed portion on which printing has been performed by the print head; a second conveyor that transports, in a sandwiching manner, the printed portion cut off by the cutter; a drive that drives at least the first conveyor; and a processor that controls the drive, wherein after the printed portion is cut off by the cutter and before printing is started by the print head, the processor controls the drive such that the first conveyor transports the medium in an ejection direction to a position where the medium is sandwiched by the second conveyor.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a powder composition that can be used for cosmetics or skin topical agents and that replaces plastic powder bodies such as a nylon powder body, an acrylic powder body, and a urethane powder body. Provided is a composition which is a powder composition containing (a) acyllysine and (b) cellulose and/or starch, and which has a median diameter of the volume-based distribution of (A) acyllysine of 9 ?m or less. The contained amount of (A) is 2-40 mass %, and the contained amount of (B) is 3-95 mass %, with respect to 100 mass % of the total of the powder composition. The total amount of (A) and (B) is 10 mass % or more.

Abstract: This steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, at a depth position of ¼ of a sheet thickness from a surface, an area fraction of GAM0.5-1.7 is 50% or more and 100% or less, an area fraction of GAM>1.7 is 0% or more and 20% or less, an area fraction of GAM?0.5 is 0% or more and less than 50%, an area fraction of residual austenite is 0% or more and less than 4%, a total area fraction of the residual austenite, fresh martensite, cementite and pearlite is 0% or more and 10% or less, an average grain size is 15.0 ?m or less, an average dislocation density is 1.0×1014/m2 or more and 4.0×1015/m2 less, a total of pole densities of {211}<011> and {332}<113> in a thickness middle portion is 12.0 or less, and a tensile strength is 980 MPa or more.

Abstract: This electric furnace includes one or more upper electrodes, one or more bottom-blowing tuyeres, a mechanical stirrer equipped with an impeller, and a charging device which injects an iron oxide-containing iron raw material.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a first conveyor that unspools a rolled-up medium for transport; a print head that prints on the medium; a cutter that cuts off, from the medium, a printed portion on which printing has been performed by the print head; a second conveyor that transports, in a sandwiching manner, the printed portion cut off by the cutter; a drive that drives at least the first conveyor; and a processor that controls the drive, wherein after the printed portion is cut off by the cutter and before printing is started by the print head, the processor controls the drive such that the first conveyor transports the medium in an ejection direction to a position where the medium is sandwiched by the second conveyor.

Abstract: A carburizer, which effects carburization with respect to molten iron accommodated in an electric furnace or a ladle, includes a mixture of quicklime and a carbon material having an ash content of from 5 mass % to 18 mass %, and satisfies the conditions 0.6?(mc+Mc)/ms?2.7 and 0.7?(mc+Mc)/ma?6.5. A method of carburization uses this carburizer. Here, mc represents the mass of CaO in the carbon material, ms represents the mass of SiO2 in the carbon material, ma represents the mass of Al2O3 in the carbon material, and Mc represents the mass of the quicklime.

Abstract: A printer includes a medium feeding device that is one of different types of medium feeding devices including a first medium feeding device that feeds an elongate medium from a first print medium including the medium, and a second medium feeding device that feeds the medium from a second print medium including the medium and a plurality of wireless communication elements provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the medium, and a printing device including a printing portion that performs printing on the medium fed from one of the medium feeding devices. The printing device includes a connector portion that is selectively connectable to the common connection portion of each of the different types of medium feeding devices. The second medium feeding device includes a wireless communication portion that communicates with the wireless communication elements, and a terminal portion that connects the wireless communication portion to the printing device.

Abstract: A roll supporting device includes: a pair of supporting rollers which support an outer circumferential surface of a rolled medium, and which are provided so as to rotate together with the rolled medium; a side wall which has a reference surface coming into contact with one end surface of the rolled medium in an axial direction along a central axis of the rolled medium; and a pair of restricting members which press another end surface of the rolled medium toward the reference surface. The pair of supporting rollers are disposed on both sides of the central axis of the rolled medium when viewed in the axial direction of the rolled medium. The pair of restricting members are disposed outside a space between the pair of supporting rollers in a circumferential direction of the rolled medium, and are respectively adjacent to the supporting rollers, and are provided so as to be movable independently from each other.

Abstract: This electric furnace includes one or more upper electrodes, one or more bottom-blowing tuyeres, a mechanical stirrer equipped with an impeller, and a charging device which injects an iron oxide-containing iron raw material.

Abstract: A drug solution filling unit includes: a drug solution reservoir instrument comprising: a drug solution reservoir portion configured to store a drug solution, an exterior case that accommodates the drug solution reservoir portion, a first port portion provided in the drug solution reservoir portion, and a first seal member disposed in the first port portion; a filling adapter detachably mounted to the drug solution reservoir instrument, the filling adapter comprising: a first needle tube configured to be connected to a drug solution container containing the drug solution and to pierce the first seal member, and an adapter main body portion to which the first needle tube is attached; and a lock mechanism configured to restrict relative movement of the filling adapter with respect to the drug solution reservoir instrument.

Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement apparatus for measuring a shape of an object to be measured, including a processing unit configured to obtain information on the shape of the object to be measured based on an image obtained by imaging the object to be measured onto which pattern light alternately including a bright portion and a dark portion along a first direction is projected, wherein the processing unit obtains a plurality of first signals different from each other and indicating a light intensity distribution in a second direction intersecting the first direction, from a region of the image, which corresponds to the dark portion.

Abstract: A substrate for suspension comprises a metallic substrate, an insulating layer formed on the metallic substrate, a conductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and a cover layer covering the conductor layer. The insulating layer and the cover layer are formed from different materials, whose coefficients of hygroscopic expansion are in the range between 3×10?6/% RH and 30×10?6/% RH. The difference between the coefficients of hygroscopic expansion of the two materials is 5×10?6/% RH or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for suspension that includes a first structural part including a metal supporting substrate, an insulating layer, a wiring layer, and a cover layer, and a second structural part formed so as to extend continuously from the first structural part and has no metal supporting substrate. A position of an edge of an upper surface of the insulating layer coincides with a position of an edge of the lower surface of the cover layer or the position of the edge of the upper surface of the insulating layer is positioned on a side closer to the wiring layer than to the position of the edge of the lower surface of the cover layer at a boundary region between the first structural part and the second structural part.

Abstract: A substrate for suspension comprises a metallic substrate, an insulating layer formed on the metallic substrate, a conductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and a cover layer covering the conductor layer. The insulating layer and the cover layer are formed from different materials, whose coefficients of hygroscopic expansion are in the range between 3×10?6/% RH and 30×10?6/% RH. The difference between the coefficients of hygroscopic expansion of the two materials is 5×10?6/% RH or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for suspension that includes a first structural part including a metal supporting substrate, an insulating layer, a wiring layer, and a cover layer, and a second structural part formed so as to extend continuously from the first structural part and has no metal supporting substrate. A position of an edge of an upper surface of the insulating layer coincides with a position of an edge of the lower surface of the cover layer or the position of the edge of the upper surface of the insulating layer is positioned on a side closer to the wiring layer than to the position of the edge of the lower surface of the cover layer at a boundary region between the first structural part and the second structural part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement apparatus for measuring a shape of an object to be measured, including a processing unit configured to obtain information on the shape of the object to be measured based on an image obtained by imaging the object to be measured onto which pattern light alternately including a bright portion and a dark portion along a first direction is projected, wherein the processing unit obtains a plurality of first signals different from each other and indicating a light intensity distribution in a second direction intersecting the first direction, from a region of the image, which corresponds to the dark portion.

Abstract: An inner panel of a vehicle hood has a 0.2% proof stress of 70 MPa or more and 120 MPa or less after assembling of the inner panel and completion of bake coating. An outer panel has a 0.2% proof stress of 150 MPa or more. The outer panel is made of JIS 5000 or 6000 series aluminum alloy plate material, and the inner panel is made of a JIS 3000 series aluminum alloy plate material. The inner panel has hat-shaped main beads arranged in a center portion. An elongation amount (L?L0)/L0 determined by cross-section line length L of a concave or convex portion of the main bead projected from the surface of the center portion and a line length L0 of a line segment linearly connecting ends of the portion is 0.4 ? to 0.6 ? to a breaking elongation ? in uniaxial tensile deformation.

Abstract: An inner panel of a vehicle hood has a 0.2% proof stress of 70 MPa or more and 120 MPa or less after assembling of the inner panel and completion of bake coating. An outer panel has a 0.2% proof stress of 150 MPa or more. The outer panel is made of JIS 5000 or 6000 series aluminum alloy plate material, and the inner panel is made of a JIS 3000 series aluminum alloy plate material. The inner panel has hat-shaped main beads arranged in a center portion. An elongation amount (L?L0)/L0 determined by cross-section line length L of a concave or convex portion of the main bead projected from the surface of the center portion and a line length L0 of a line segment linearly connecting ends of the portion is 0.4 ? to 0.6 ? to a breaking elongation ? in uniaxial tensile deformation.