Abstract: Provided is a substrate treating apparatus for treating a substrate. The substrate treating apparatus includes a substrate treating unit configured to supply a water-insoluble water repellent to the substrate to perform water-repellent treatment to the substrate, a decomposition solution mixing mechanism configured to mix a decomposition solution for decomposing the water repellent to a water repellent-containing liquid that contains the water repellent as a waste liquid generated through the water-repellent treatment of the substrate, and a discharging unit configured to discharge a mixed liquid of the water repellent-containing liquid and the decomposition solution to an outside of the substrate treating apparatus.

Abstract: In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and an operation method of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the invention, a control circuit performs polarization processing on a plurality of ultrasound transducers in a non-diagnosis period, during which transmission of ultrasound waves and reception of reflected waves for performing ultrasound diagnosis are not performed, in a case where the cumulative driving time of the plurality of ultrasound transducers for performing the ultrasound diagnosis becomes equal to or longer than a specified time. A transmission circuit generates a first transmission signal having a driving voltage for performing ultrasound diagnosis using a pulse generation circuit in the case of performing the ultrasound diagnosis, and generates a second transmission signal having a polarization voltage for performing polarization processing using the same pulse generation circuit as in the case of generating the first transmission signal in the case of performing the polarization processing.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a head body, a plurality of driver ICs, a flexible substrate, and a wiring board. The head body includes a discharge hole configured to discharge a liquid. The plurality of driver ICs controls drive of the head body. The plurality of driver ICs are mounted at the flexible substrate, and the flexible substrate is electrically connected to the head body. The wiring board includes a plurality of connectors. In addition, the flexible substrate includes: a plurality of protruding portions configured to protrude in the same direction and each including a tip portion to be inserted into corresponding one of the plurality of connectors; and a slit formed between the protruding portions adjacent to each other and extending up to a region between the driver ICs adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a mixing/clarifying device 100 including a coagulant feeder 10 that feeds coagulant to water to be treated to obtain coagulant-containing water and a tank 20 in which the coagulant-containing water is mixed to form a floc and solid-liquid separation is performed. The tank 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 having an inflow port 210 that flows the coagulant-containing water into the tank 20 and an inner cylinder 22 arranged inserted from the upper side of the tank 20 to the lower side of the inflow port of the outer cylinder 21 and having a lower end open in the tank 20.

Abstract: An operation method of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes executing one or more imaging series of steps with an ultrasound transducer; and applying a polarization processing to the ultrasound transducer one or more of before, after, and interleaved between the one or more imaging series of steps, where the polarization processing is separate from the one or more imaging series of steps.

Abstract: A fuel supply control device (10) is configured to generate an operation amount used for feedback-controlling rotation of a gear pump (3) based on a deviation of a detected fuel flow rate with respect to a target flow rate, wherein the fuel supply control device generates the operation amount such that a rotation speed of the gear pump is equal to or greater than a predetermined lower limit rotation speed Nmin so as to protect a bearing of the gear pump.

Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a first electric pump which discharges a fuel toward an engine at a first flow rate, a second electric pump which discharges the fuel at a second flow rate and merges the fuel discharged at the second flow rate with the fuel discharged at the first flow rate, a first control device which is configured to control the first electric pump, and a second control device which is configured to control the second electric pump, in which the first control device and the second control device control the first electric pump and the second electric pump such that a total flow rate of the first flow rate and the second flow rate is a fuel flow rate target value.

Abstract: Provided is a mixing/clarifying device 100 including a coagulant feeder 10 that feeds coagulant to water to be treated to obtain coagulant-containing water and a tank 20 in which the coagulant-containing water is mixed to form a floc and solid-liquid separation is performed. The tank 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 having an inflow port 210 that flows the coagulant-containing water into the tank 20 and an inner cylinder 22 arranged inserted from the upper side of the tank 20 to the lower side of the inflow port of the outer cylinder 21 and having a lower end open in the tank 20.

Abstract: A fuel supply control device is provided in which a parallel flow path of an orifice and a pressurizing valve is used as a complex pressurizing valve for a fuel supply amount, and which controls a fuel supply pump on the basis of a pressure difference before and after the complex pressurizing valve that has been detected by a pressure difference meter. When the rotational speed of the fuel supply pump is below a predetermined threshold value, the fuel supply pump is controlled on the basis of a first fuel measurement amount, and the fuel supply pump is controlled on the basis of a second fuel measurement amount.

Abstract: A fuel supply control device controls a fuel supply pump based on a front-rear differential pressure across a metering valve for a fuel supply amount, which is detected by a differential pressure gauge, using parallel flow passages of an orifice and a pressurizing valve as the metering valve, in which the fuel supply control device includes a first control amount generation unit generating a first control amount based on the front-rear differential pressure, a second control amount generation unit generating a second control amount based on the rotation speed of the fuel supply pump, a control amount selection unit, a subtractor, and a control calculation unit, in which the control amount selection unit selects the first control amount in a case where the rotation speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold and select the second control amount in a case where the rotation speed exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: A fuel supply control device (10) is configured to generate an operation amount used for feedback-controlling rotation of a gear pump (3) based on a deviation of a detected fuel flow rate with respect to a target flow rate, wherein the fuel supply control device generates the operation amount such that a rotation speed of the gear pump is equal to or greater than a predetermined lower limit rotation speed Nmin so as to protect a bearing of the gear pump.

Abstract: A fuel supply control device is provided in which a parallel flow path of an orifice and a pressurizing valve is used as a complex pressurizing valve for a fuel supply amount, and which controls a fuel supply pump on the basis of a pressure difference before and after the complex pressurizing valve that has been detected by a pressure difference meter. When the rotational speed of the fuel supply pump is below a predetermined threshold value, the fuel supply pump is controlled on the basis of a first fuel measurement amount, and the fuel supply pump is controlled on the basis of a second fuel measurement amount.

Abstract: A fuel supply control device (8) is configured to control a fuel supply pump (3) on the basis of a front-rear differential pressure across a metering valve for a fuel supply amount, which is detected by a differential pressure gauge (7), using parallel flow passages of an orifice (6) and a pressurizing valve (5) as the metering valve.

Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a first electric pump which discharges a fuel toward an engine at a first flow rate, a second electric pump which discharges the fuel at a second flow rate and merges the fuel discharged at the second flow rate with the fuel discharged at the first flow rate, a first control device which is configured to control the first electric pump, and a second control device which is configured to control the second electric pump, in which the first control device and the second control device control the first electric pump and the second electric pump such that a total flow rate of the first flow rate and the second flow rate is a fuel flow rate target value.

Abstract: A push lifter is provided with a push-push mechanism. When a charger lid is positioned in a closed position to close a battery charging opening, the push-push mechanism holds a push rod in a standby state. When the charger lid, which is positioned in the closed position, is pressed so that the standby state of the push rod is cancelled, the push-push mechanism pushes the push rod with the urging force of a coil spring so that the charger lid opens. An illumination lamp turns off when a switch portion turns off due to the standby state of the push rod, and the lamp turns on when the switch portion turns on due to the standby state of the push rod being cancelled.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes: a display unit (20) that displays a set value relating to a control item of a control apparatus (60, 80); a touch panel (30) that detects a touch operation; a processing unit (40) configured to modify the set value displayed on the display unit (20) according to the touch operation, and output a signal indicating the modified set value to the control apparatus (60, 80); and a measurement unit (40) that measures a time interval between the touch operation and a previous touch operation, wherein the processing unit (40) is configured to modify a variation amount by which the set value is varied such that the variation amount when the time interval is smaller than a threshold and the variation amount when the time interval equals or exceeds the threshold differ from each other.

Abstract: A push lifter is provided with a push-push mechanism. When a charger lid is positioned in a closed position to close a battery charging opening, the push-push mechanism holds a push rod in a standby state. When the charger lid, which is positioned in the closed position, is pressed so that the standby state of the push rod is cancelled, the push-push mechanism pushes the push rod with the urging force of a coil spring so that the charger lid opens. An illumination lamp turns off when a switch portion turns off due to the standby state of the push rod, and the lamp turns on when the switch portion turns on due to the standby state of the push rod being cancelled.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes an imaging member taking an image corresponding to a vehicle peripheral area; a steering angle detecting member detecting a steering-wheel steering angle; a display member disposed in a vehicle interior to display the image; and a control member predicting a driving course of the vehicle according to the detected steering-wheel angle. The control member synthesizes a predicted driving course image relating to the predicted driving course. The control member superposes the predicted driving course image at a corresponding position of the image. The control member displays on the display member the image where at least one image, on which an index is marked at least at one height position, is superposed at least on the predicted driving course image and onto a side of the predicted driving course image while the control member displays the superposed image on the display member.

Abstract: A laminated sheet for adhering to a circuit side of a projected electrode-mounting wafer in a step of grinding a backside of the wafer, wherein the laminated sheet comprises at least a layer (layer A) contacting with the circuit side, made of a thermosetting resin, a layer (layer B) directly laminated on the layer A, made of a thermoplastic resin having a tensile modulus of from 1 to 300 MPa at 40° to 80° C., and an outermost layer (layer C) made of a thermoplastic resin which is non-plastic at a temperature of at least 25° C.; A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of grinding a backside of a projected electrode-mounting wafer wherein the laminated sheet is adhered to a circuit side of the wafer, removing other layers besides the layer A of the laminated sheet, and cutting the wafer into individual chips; and a semiconductor device obtainable by the method.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to elucidate the factors involved in the regulation of AGE (advanced glycation endproducts, which are produced in a living body accompanied with diabetes and aging) and RAGE (the receptor for AGE), in order to facilitate investigation on the biological activities, physiological phenomenon and diseases related to AGE and RAGE. Plural molecular species are known to exist for RAGE, and among such molecular species, soluble RAGE exhibits the activity to modulate interaction between AGE and transmembrane-type RAGE. Using this soluble RAGE or a nucleic acid encoding it, the soluble RAGE can be measured, in addition, investigation on various physiological phenomenon, biological activities, and diseases related to interaction between AGE and RAGE can be performed to facilitate development a medicine having further efficacy.