Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image forming apparatus configured to output an image in an orientation expected by a user. A controller can execute a mode in which an image is formed on a sheet by an image forming portion even if a sheet size included in the image forming job is inconsistent with a sheet size stored in the storage portion. In such a mode, the controller executes an operation by which an image having an orientation corresponding to a sheet orientation stored in the storage portion is formed on the sheet if a sheet orientation included in the image forming job is inconsistent with the sheet orientation stored in the storage portion.

Abstract: This battery state determination device (10) is provided with: a voltage detection unit (13) that detects the voltage (V) of a rechargeable battery (M) to be evaluated; a current detection unit (12) that detects the current of the rechargeable battery (M); a charge state detection unit (11) that detects the state of charge (SOC) of the rechargeable battery (M); and a determination unit (11) configured so as to calculate the absolute value of the voltage gradient (G), which indicates the change in voltage with respect to the discharge amount (Ah), when the state of charge (SOC) of the rechargeable battery (M) is less than 40%, compare the absolute value of the voltage gradient (G) to a pre-set upper limit value (Gmax), and, when the absolute value of the voltage gradient (G) is greater than the upper limit value (Gmax), determine that a small short circuit has occurred in the rechargeable battery (M).

Abstract: An electrochromic device is provided. The electrochromic device includes a laminated body having a curved surface shape and an optical lens on a first surface of the laminated body. The laminated body includes a substrate, a first electrode layer on the substrate, an electrochromic layer in contact with the first electrode layer, a second electrode layer facing the first electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and in contact with electrochromic layer.

Abstract: A tread portion of a pneumatic tire in which a tread pattern is formed includes: a first circumferential groove extending in a tire circumferential direction; a second circumferential groove outward of the first circumferential groove in a tire width direction; a first lug groove group containing first lug grooves disposed in the tire circumferential direction, each first lug groove extending, inclined with respect to the tire width direction, from the second circumferential groove toward the first circumferential groove; and a second lug groove group containing second lug grooves disposed in the tire circumferential direction, each second lug groove being disposed between the first circumferential groove and the second circumferential groove with both ends disposed at a position spaced apart from the first circumferential groove, the second circumferential groove, and the first lug grooves, and intersecting with at least two of the first lug grooves.

Abstract: A package substrate includes an inner interlayer, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, an outermost interlayer, an outermost conductor layer including first and second pads to mount electronic components, vias including first and second vias such that the first vias are connecting the first conductor layer and first pads and the second vias are connecting the first conductor layer and second pads, and skip vias penetrating through the outermost and inner interlayers such that the skip vias are connecting the outermost and second conductor layers. Sum of insulation distances (t1, t2) is in range of 40 ?m or less to 10 ?m or more, where the insulation distance (t1) is insulation distance between the outermost and first conductor layers and the insulation distance (t2) is insulation distance between the first and second conductor layers, and difference between the insulation distances (t1, t2) is less than 5 ?m.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a plurality of transmission-wave generation circuits configured to supply a plurality of transducers of an ultrasonic probe with a plurality of transmission waves for driving the plurality of transducers via a plurality of channels; and a transmission control circuit configured to independently and dynamically control each of the plurality of transmission-wave generation circuits at a timing different for each channel.

Abstract: In executing a job for combining a plurality of images and outputting the combined image, an information processing apparatus stores log information to allow a system administrator to later identify what image has been output while effectively saving the capacity of a storage device to be used.

Abstract: This method for restoring battery capacity is provided with an oxygen-generating/exhausting step for charging a nickel-metal-hydride storage battery, causing the generation of oxygen gas in a positive electrode, opening a safety valve device, and discharging at least a portion of the oxygen gas through the safety valve device to the outside of the battery. The battery temperature when starting the step is in the range of ?30 to 10° C. and the SOC is in the range of (30-Ta) to 100%, or the battery temperature (Ta) is in the range of 10 to 50° C. and the SOC is in the range of 20-100%.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread pattern which includes a center land portion between a first outer circumferential groove disposed outward of a tire center line in a tire width direction and a first inner circumferential groove disposed inward of the tire center line in the tire width direction, an outer land portion between the first outer circumferential groove and a second outer circumferential groove disposed outward of the first outer circumferential groove in the tire width direction, and an outer shoulder land portion disposed outward of the second outer circumferential groove in the tire width direction, the center land portion. The outer land portion, and the outer shoulder land portion are continuous land portions which are continuous in an annular manner in a tire circumferential direction.

Abstract: A current detecting device includes an exciting coil (3) wound around a magnetic core (2) enclosing a conductor through which flows a measurement current, and an oscillator circuit (4) that generates a square wave voltage which is supplied to the exciting coil (3). Furthermore, the current detecting device includes a duty detector circuit (5) that detects the measurement current based on variation in the duty ratio of the square wave voltage output from the oscillator circuit (4), a frequency detector circuit (7) that detects an overcurrent of the measurement current based on the frequency of the square wave voltage output from the oscillator circuit (4), and an oscillation amplitude detector circuit (6) that detects an overcurrent of the measurement current based on the magnitude of the square wave voltage output from the oscillator circuit (4).

Abstract: A tread pattern of a pneumatic tire includes a land portion being continuous around an entire circumference of the tire and continuous from a first circumferential groove to a tire ground contact edge in a tire width direction; a first inclined groove that extends in the tire circumferential direction from a position spaced outwardly apart from the first circumferential groove in the tire width direction, a first lug groove that extends from an outward end portion in the tire width direction of the first inclined groove to the ground contact edge, and a second inclined groove shorter in the tire circumferential direction than the first inclined groove, the second inclined groove extending from a land portion spaced apart from the first inclined groove and the first lug groove in the tire circumferential direction to a portion where the first incline groove and the first lug groove connect.

Abstract: A method of selecting a used secondary battery includes an internal resistance measurement step of measuring a specific internal resistance (second internal resistance) at a specific battery temperature (second battery temperature) of each of used secondary batteries, and a selection step of selecting a used secondary battery or batteries having the specific internal resistance (second internal resistance) smaller than a preset threshold from the plurality of used secondary batteries whose specific internal resistances (second internal resistance) have been measured in order to exclude an electrode-deteriorated battery from the used secondary batteries.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of obtaining a booklet of a correct opening direction. A reading unit reads a spread of an original and generates image data of a plurality of pages. A first receiving unit receives an opening direction of the original from a user as a setting about reading of the original. A storage unit stores the image data of the plurality of pages in association with information showing the opening direction that the first receiving unit receives. A second receiving unit receives an opening direction of printed matter from the user as a setting about printing of the image data stored in the storage unit. An indication unit indicates the opening direction that the information stored in the storage shows to the user when the second receiving unit receives the opening direction of the printed matter.

Abstract: A package substrate includes interlayer insulating layers including outermost and inner-layer layers, conductor layers including an outermost layer, a first layer between the outermost and inner-layer layers, and a second layer on which the inner-layer layer is formed, via conductors including first and second conductors through the outermost insulating layer, and skip via conductors through the outermost and inner-layer insulating layers to connect the outermost and second conductor layers. The outermost conductor layer includes first and second pads to mount first and second electronic components on the outermost insulating layer, the first conductors are positioned to connect the first conductor layer and first pads, the second conductors are positioned to connect the first conductor layer and second pads, and the first conductor layer has area on surface of the inner-layer insulating layer which is in range of 3 to 15% of area of the surface of the inner-layer insulating layer.

Abstract: A stationary electrical storage system includes: a stationary storage battery including nickel metal hydride secondary batteries; and a controller repeatedly carrying out charging with an external power supply and discharging to supply electric power to a load, stopping discharging to the load when an SOC of any secondary battery has become a first threshold, and stopping charging from the external power supply when an SOC of any secondary battery has become a second threshold. The controller additionally charges the whole stationary storage battery such that the secondary battery other than the secondary battery having the lowest SOC is allowed to be charged to a fully charged level beyond the second threshold by not stopping charging when the SOC of the any secondary battery has become the second threshold and the SOC of the secondary battery having the lowest SOC becomes higher than or equal to the second threshold.

Abstract: This invention provides a technique of preventing a collision between an original document and a printing material on a conveyance path which is partially shared for conveyance of them in an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus of one aspect of this invention, which includes a printing unit configured to convey a printing material via at least part of a conveyance path used for original document reading processing, and execute printing processing of an image on the printing material, executes if the original document reading processing is not being executed when the printing processing of the image on the printing material is instructed, the printing processing without waiting for completion of the reading processing, and executes, if the original document reading processing is being executed, the printing processing upon completion of the reading processing.

Abstract: A method for reusing a vehicle rechargeable battery to rebuild an assembled battery from a plurality of battery units having a usage history is provided. The method includes measuring a remaining charge of each of a plurality of battery units obtained by dismantling an assembled battery having a usage history. The method further includes selecting from the battery units a battery unit in which the measured remaining charge is greater than or equal to a remaining charge lower limit value, which is set in a range that is greater than zero and less than a lower limit value of a remaining charge control range of a vehicle in which the assembled battery was installed, and assembling a new assembled battery using the selected battery unit.

Abstract: In a method for adjusting a nickel-metal hydride storage battery, based on a correlation between a charge amount after valve opening and an increased amount of a discharge reserve capacity which are previously ascertained, the charge amount after valve opening corresponding to a target value of the set increased amount of the discharge reserve capacity is calculated and this calculated value is set as a target charge amount after valve opening. In a discharge reserve adjusting step, when a charge amount of the battery from the time when a safety valve device is opened after start of overcharge of the battery reaches the set target charge amount after valve opening, overcharge of the battery is terminated.

Abstract: Provided are a cylindrical base, a master and a method for manufacturing a master enabling a uniform transfer of a fine pattern. A cylindrical base of a quartz glass having an internal strain in terms of birefringence of less than 70 nm/cm is used. A resist layer is deposited to an outer circumference surface of this cylindrical base, a latent image is formed on the resist layer, the latent image formed on the resist layer is developed and the pattern of the developed resist layer is used as a mask for etching to form a structure including concaves or convexes arranged in a plurality of rows on the outer circumference surface of the cylindrical base.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘YHLAX15’, characterized by its light pink-colored inflorescences under alkaline growing condition, light violet-blue colored inflorescences under acidic growing conditions, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.