Abstract: A plasma treatment apparatus is constituted by a treated base material at a ground potential in a plasma treatment chamber and an inductive coupling antenna unit disposed to face the base material, and a bias electrode which modulates a plasma potential is provided between them. In addition, an in-line type plasma treatment apparatus in which a plurality of the treatment chambers are connected is provided.

Abstract: A plasma treatment apparatus includes a plasma treatment chamber in which a treated base material is accommodated, a conveyance part which conveys the treated base material into the plasma treatment chamber, an inductive coupling linear antenna configured to generate plasma, a bias electrode which modules a plasma potential, and a heating part which heats the treated base material. A cross section of the bias electrode cut perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction has a dome-shaped or U-shaped box shape, and the inductive coupling linear antenna and the heating part are disposed substantially in parallel in the bias electrode in the longitudinal direction of the bias electrode.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer contains: a toner containing a toner particle and an external additive; and a carrier containing a magnetic particle and a resin layer covering the magnetic particle; and the toner particle has a surface property index value of 1.0 or more and less than 2.0; and the carrier has a surface having a ratio B/A of a surface area B to a plane view area A of 1.020 or more and 1.100 or less, the plane view area A and the surface area B being obtained by three-dimensional analysis of the surface of the carrier.

Abstract: There is provided a simple configuration capable of feeding power to a conductor present between a pair of dielectric plates. A feeding structure including a first dielectric plate; a second dielectric plate that faces the first dielectric plate; an interlayer that is disposed between the first dielectric plate and the second dielectric plate; a conductor that is disposed between the first dielectric plate and the second dielectric plate; a feeding portion that is disposed on a side opposite of the interlayer from the first dielectric plate and that sandwiches at least one of a portion of the interlayer and a portion of the second dielectric plate between the conductor and the feeding portion; and a first transmission line that is connected to the feeding portion, wherein the feeding portion electromagnetically couples to the conductor with a gap smaller than a thickness of the first dielectric plate.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a battery pack including a solid-state battery cell and a restraining member, and a battery control device which controls power on charge and discharge of the battery pack. During a charge of the battery pack, the restraining member is compressed due to expansion of the solid-state battery cell, and a surface pressure applied to the solid-state battery cell is increased. During a discharge of the battery pack, the restraining member is restored due to contraction of the solid-state battery cell, and the surface pressure is decreased. The battery control device performs control to limit an output opening rate of the battery pack in a case where a temperature of the battery pack is equal to or higher than a control start temperature, and sets the control start temperature based on a usage state of the battery pack and a battery state of the battery pack.

Abstract: A slewing control device includes an attachment information acquisition unit, an angular velocity setting unit and a slewing control unit. The attachment information acquisition unit acquires attachment information for setting the maximum slewing angular velocity based on the transverse load acting on an attachment. The angular velocity setting unit sets the maximum slewing angular velocity of an upper slewing body based on the attachment information. The slewing control unit controls a slewing drive unit such that the slewing angular velocity of the upper slewing body does not exceed the maximum slewing angular velocity set by the angular velocity setting unit.

Abstract: A medical support system according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry and a display. The processing circuitry acquires biometric data of a subject to be examined or treated. The processing circuitry generates information on the probability of success in cell production in the future based on biological samples of the subject, on the basis of the biometric data. The display displays information on the probability of success in cell production in the future.

Abstract: An elevator device includes a guide rail (1), a car (3), and a guide device (4). The car (3) is movable in a horizontal direction at a specific height. The guide device (4) includes a supporting member (11) and a guide member (12). The guide member (12) is displaceable to a first position for restricting movement of the car (3) in the horizontal direction and guiding up-down movement of the car (3) and a second position where the guide member (12) does not come into contact with the guide rail (1) when the car (3) moves in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: An electronic component includes: a first internal electrode which is provided inside an element body and is drawn on a first main surface corresponding to a mounting surface; a second internal electrode which is provided inside the element body, is provided at a position different from the first internal electrode when viewed from a third direction, and is drawn on the first main surface; a third internal electrode which is provided inside the element body, is provided at a position facing the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode in the third direction, and is drawn on the first main surface; wherein the first internal electrode and the third internal electrode face each other in the third direction to form a first capacitor portion, and wherein the second internal electrode and the third internal electrode face each other in the third direction to form a second capacitor portion.

Abstract: An electronic component includes: a first internal electrode provided in an element body; a second internal electrode provided in the element body; a third internal electrode provided in the element body and drawn out to a first side surface; and a fourth internal electrode provided in the element body and drawn out to a second side surface. The third internal electrode and the fourth internal electrode are electrically connected to each other through an external connection conductor formed on at least the first side surface and the second side surface. In a first direction, the first internal electrode faces the third internal electrode without facing the second internal electrode and the fourth internal electrode. In the first direction, the second internal electrode faces the fourth internal electrode without facing the first internal electrode and the third internal electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes an element body including a ceramic layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode formed on an outer surface of the element body and electrically connected to part of the internal electrode layer. The external electrode includes a first layer in direct contact with the element body and containing a first insulator phase and first metal phases, and a second layer in contact with an outer surface of the first layer and containing a second insulator phase and second metal phases. An area ratio of the first metal phases in the first layer is more than 8% and 30% or less. An area ratio of the second metal phases in the second layer is larger than the area ratio of the first metal phases in the first layer. The first metal phases have an average aspect ratio of 3.5 or more.

Abstract: To provide a 3D data acquisition device, a 3D data acquisition system, and a 3D data acquisition method for an elevator which are capable of improving measurement accuracy of 3D point group data on an inside of a shaft. The 3D data acquisition device for the elevator includes: a housing that constitutes an outer shell; and a plurality of 3D distance imaging sensors which are provided in the housing so as to directly face each of a plurality of side walls of a shaft of the elevator on a horizontal projection plane and which acquire 3D point group data. According to the configuration, measurement accuracy of 3D point group data on the inside of the shaft can be improved.

Abstract: A vehicular lighting fixture is provided which includes a combination of an aiming mechanism and a leveling mechanism that can reduce deformation of an aiming/leveling bracket. A vertical aiming mechanism and a leveling mechanism include an aiming/leveling bracket that is integrally molded with a resin. A rectangular recess is formed in the aiming/leveling bracket so as to accommodate an aiming nut serving as a point of load for the vertical aiming and an actuator output shaft serving as a point of effort. The rectangular recess is located on or near the central axis of the aiming nut where the central axis substantially coincides with the front-rear direction of a vehicle.

Abstract: An elevator device includes a guide rail (1), a car (3), and a guide device (4). The car (3) is movable in a horizontal direction at a specific height. The guide device (4) includes a supporting member (11) and a guide member (12). The guide member (12) is displaceable to a first position for restricting movement of the car (3) in the horizontal direction and guiding up-down movement of the car (3) and a second position where the guide member (12) does not come into contact with the guide rail (1) when the car (3) moves in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A vehicular lighting fixture is provided which includes a combination of an aiming mechanism and a leveling mechanism that can reduce deformation of an aiming/leveling bracket. A vertical aiming mechanism and a leveling mechanism include an aiming/leveling bracket that is integrally molded with a resin. A rectangular recess is formed in the aiming/leveling bracket so as to accommodate an aiming nut serving as a point of load for the vertical aiming and an actuator output shaft serving as a point of effort. The rectangular recess is located on or near the central axis of the aiming nut where the central axis substantially coincides with the front-rear direction of a vehicle.

Abstract: A droplet jetting apparatus includes: a nozzle that ejects a jet of liquid droplets; a detector that detects a hand or an object in a flight path of liquid droplets from the nozzle; a pump including a suction portion for suction of liquid, and a discharge portion which is connected to the nozzle and discharges the liquid which has been sucked into the suction portion; a driver which by rotation of a cam, sucks liquid into the pump and discharges the liquid in a compressed state; and controller which actuates the driver. When the detector detects the hand or object, the controller actuates the pump by rotation of the cam, and ejects a jet of liquid in droplet form from the nozzle.

Abstract: A wastegate sealing jig (13) includes a base (14) which is fixable to an exhaust portion (11) of a turbocharger (1), the base (14) including a wastegate valve (6), and a turbine hole (12) which discharges exhaust gas in a turbine chamber (4b), a protrusion (15) which is provided in the base (14) so as to extend toward the exhaust portion (11), a valve member (16) which is attached to a distal end of the protrusion (15). The wastegate (5) is closed by the valve member (16) by inserting the valve member (16) between the wastegate (5) and the wastegate valve (6) of the turbocharger (1) in a state in which the wastegate valve (6) is opened.

Abstract: This storage system is designed to: divide data into a plurality of chunk data (pieces of data) in a deduplication process; select one or more chunk data from among the plurality of chunk data in accordance with a sampling period which indicates that, on average, one chunk data be selected from among each N chunk data; and calculate a fingerprint, such as a hash value, for each of one or more characteristic chunk data, which are the selected one or more chunk data, and determine whether data including the one or more characteristic chunk data is a duplication. The storage system changes the sampling period on the basis of the results of past deduplication processes.

Abstract: In an elevator hoisting machine mounting device, an elastic support device includes a supporting elastic body that deforms elastically upon reception of a load from a hoisting machine unit. A buckling suppression device disposed at a remove from the elastic support device in a horizontal direction includes first and second buckling suppression elastic bodies that sandwich, from above and below, a buckling suppression attachment portion provided on a lower portion of the hoisting machine unit, and a holding tool that holds the first and second buckling suppression elastic bodies on a machine base. The buckling suppression device suppresses, by an elastic restoring force of the first and second buckling suppression elastic bodies, buckling of the hoisting machine unit relative to the machine base due to the elastic deformation of the supporting elastic body.

Abstract: A storage system according to an aspect of the present invention includes one or more storage devices for storing write data to which a write request from a host computer is directed, and a storage controller that provides one or more volumes to the host computer. Further, the storage system manages the time when a write request is last received from the host computer for each partition within the volume. Then, the storage controller performs a deduplication process upon detecting the partition not receiving a write request for a predetermined time or more from the time when the write request is last received.