Abstract: A recording medium transport apparatus includes: plural storage units each storing a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium from one of the storage units to a recording position where an image is recorded on the recording medium; a memory that stores a reference position of a recording medium prescribed for each storage unit; a measuring unit that measures a position of the transported recording medium; and a movement unit that reads the reference position corresponding to the storage unit that stored the transported recording medium, from the memory, and moves the recording medium according to the difference between the reference position and the measured position such that the position of the recording medium approaches the reference position when the recording medium is located upstream of the recording position in the transport direction thereof.

Abstract: A thermistor device having a high-speed response to temperature and a large ON/OFF ratio at the operating temperature. The thermistor device comprises a first layer of a first material having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance and a second layer of a second material having a semiconductivity and formed directly on the first layer. As the first material changes from conductive to a semiconductive or an insulative at or near the transition temperature TM-I, the interface between the first and second layer changes to a pn junction.

Abstract: In the line light source device and the plane light emission device, first recesses 14 are formed between adjoining light emission elements 5, on surfaces of sealing resin layers 10 opposite to the board 4. The line light source device and the plane light emission device, in which the light emission elements are coated with resin, have a simple configuration and high uniformity in luminous intensity in an emission end face of the device.

Abstract: A recording material moving device comprises: a position adjuster that moves a recording material in a direction which is parallel to a recording surface of the recording material and orthogonal to a transporting direction, in an upstream side of a recording position along the transport direction of the recording material; a reference position specifying unit that specifies a reference position; a determination unit that determines whether a range of a predetermined width centered on the reference position exceeds a movable range of the recording material within which the recording material can be moved by the position adjuster; and a controller that causes, if the determination unit determines that the movable range is not exceeded, the position adjuster to sequentially move the recording material within the movable range of the predetermined width centered on the reference position each time a condition for moving the recording material is satisfied.

Abstract: A recording sheet moving device includes: a moving unit that moves a recording sheet; a recording sheet specifying unit that specifies a length in the transport direction and a weight per unit area of the recording sheet; a first memory configured to record, for each of plural recording sheets, a threshold for a length in the transport direction in association with a weight per unit area; and a movement control unit that retrieves a threshold for a length on the basis of the specified weight per unit area from the first memory, and compares the retrieved threshold for a length and the specified length, to determine whether to cause the moving unit to move the recording sheet, and if it is determined that the recording sheet should be moved, causes the moving unit to move the recording sheet.

Abstract: A recording medium transport apparatus includes: plural storage units each storing a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium from one of the storage units to a recording position where an image is recorded on the recording medium; a memory that stores a reference position of a recording medium prescribed for each storage unit; a measuring unit that measures a position of the transported recording medium; and a movement unit that reads the reference position corresponding to the storage unit that stored the transported recording medium, from the memory, and moves the recording medium according to the difference between the reference position and the measured position such that the position of the recording medium approaches the reference position when the recording medium is located upstream of the recording position in the transport direction thereof.

Abstract: A package is mainly formed of a package body having a storage area for storing a pressure sensor, a capacity type pressure sensor stored in the storage area of the package body, a lid seals the package body in which the pressure sensor is stored, an adhesive agent for fixing the pressure sensor to the package body, and a bonding wire for electrically coupling a bonding pad of the pressure sensor and a conductive portion of the package body. An adhesive area of the package body and the pressure sensor is set to the area other than a projection area of the diaphragm of the pressure sensor on a mount bottom surface. This makes it possible to provide the package for the pressure sensor capable of detecting the pressure with high sensitivity although the gap between the substrate and the diaphragm has the value with the magnitude of several ?ms.

Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a gold-silicon eutectic crystal layer interposed between the contact layer and the silicon substrate. Because the contact layer and the silicon substrate are electrically connected to each other by using a gold-silicon eutectic reaction at the time of bonding the silicon substrate and the glass substrate, a contact resistance between the contact layer and the silicon substrate can be stabilized, and a Q value of the sensor can be stabilized. In addition, since the contact layer and the silicon substrate are bonded to each other by the gold-silicon eutectic reaction, the bonding strength is sufficient.

Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensor is provided. The capacitive pressure sensor includes a glass substrate that has a pair of surfaces facing each other. A first silicon substrate has a fixed electrode passing through the glass substrate to be exposed at one surface and a projection passing through the glass substrate to be exposed at the one surface. A second silicon substrate is bonded to the one surface of the glass substrate and is disposed to face the fixed electrode so as to form a cavity between the second silicon substrate and the fixed electrode.

Abstract: A package is mainly formed of a package body having a storage area for storing a pressure sensor, a capacity type pressure sensor stored in the storage area of the package body, a lid seals the package body in which the pressure sensor is stored, an adhesive agent for fixing the pressure sensor to the package body, and a bonding wire for electrically coupling a bonding pad of the pressure sensor and a conductive portion of the package body. An adhesive area of the package body and the pressure sensor is set to the area other than a projection area of the diaphragm of the pressure sensor on a mount bottom surface. This makes it possible to provide the package for the pressure sensor capable of detecting the pressure with high sensitivity although the gap between the substrate and the diaphragm has the value with the magnitude of several ?ms.

Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensor and method of manufacturing the same is provided. The capactive pressure sensor includes a glass substrate that has a pair of surfaces opposite to each other. A recessed portion is provided to form a cavity on one of the pair of principal surfaces. A first protruding portion provided in the recessed portion. A first silicon substrate has a fixed electrode formed on the first protruding portion, and a movable electrode disposed with a predetermined interval between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode.

Abstract: To provide an eutectic crystalline sugar alcohol representing a single melting peak obtained by differential scanning calorimetry, which does not show any one of problems of requiring the addition of a comparatively large amount of a seed crystal to be added for crystallization and a prolonged aging period of several days for crystal growth as well as problems in production, such as an inefficient and complicated production process, while having excellent taste, low hygroscopicity, and excellent uniformity, grindability, and non-consolidation property; and a manufacturing method thereof, which comprises allowing a liquid composition containing two or more kinds of the sugar alcohol at a predetermined ratio to be added with a powder containing crystals of the same two or more kinds of the sugar alcohol at substantially the same usage ratio as that of the sugar alcohol, and kneading and aging a resulting mixture.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a superfine copper powder slurry which enables finer-pitch wirings formation on the substrates when it is used for an electroconductive ink or an electroconductive paste for wirings. In order to achieve the object, a superfine copper powder slurry produced by suspending a superfine copper powder having powder characteristics of the value DTEM (micron meter) of 0.01 to 0.1, the ratio D50/DTEM of 1.0 to 1.5 and the ratio grain size/DTEM of 0.2 to 1 in a solvent, where (DTEM is) an average primary particle diameter of the powder particle diameter directly measured from observation image of TEM and calculated with observation magnification, and D50 is a particle diameter at 50% cumulative particle size examined by Doppler scattering photo analysis.

Abstract: An image forming system comprises a request analysis section which analyzes an input image forming process request and specifies a peripheral device for use in executing an image forming process and a judgment section to judge whether or not a version upgrade is performed in the peripheral device. A process execution control section executes the process when it is judged that no version upgrade is being performed in the peripheral device, and instructs an input/output section to display, via a report section, a message indicating a version upgrade being performed when it is judged that a version upgrade is being performed. In this manner, user convenience during version upgrade time is enhanced.

Abstract: A thermistor device having a high-speed response to temperature and a large ON/OFF ratio at the operating temperature. The thermistor device comprises a first layer of a first material having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance and a second layer of a second material having a semiconductivity and formed directly on the first layer. As the first material changes from conductive to a semiconductive or an insulative at or near the transition temperature TM-I, the interface between the first and second layer changes to a pn junction.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a flaky copper powder composed of fine particles having a sharp distribution particle size, a large crystallite diameter and high oxidation resistance. The flaky copper powder of the present invention contains P and has a crystallite diameter/D1A ratio of 0.01 or more to achieve the object.

Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a gold-silicon eutectic crystal layer interposed between the contact layer and the silicon substrate. Because the contact layer and the silicon substrate are electrically connected to each other by using a gold-silicon eutectic reaction at the time of bonding the silicon substrate and the glass substrate, a contact resistance between the contact layer and the silicon substrate can be stabilized, and a Q value of the sensor can be stabilized. In addition, since the contact layer and the silicon substrate are bonded to each other by the gold-silicon eutectic reaction, the bonding strength is sufficient.

Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensor and method of manufacturing the same is provided. The capactive pressure sensor includes a glass substrate that has a pair of surfaces opposite to each other. A recessed portion is provided to form a cavity on one of the pair of principal surfaces. A first protruding portion provided in the recessed portion. A first silicon substrate has a fixed electrode formed on the first protruding portion, and a movable electrode disposed with a predetermined interval between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode.

Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensor is provided. The capacitive pressure sensor includes a glass substrate that has a pair of surfaces facing each other. A first silicon substrate has a fixed electrode passing through the glass substrate to be exposed at one surface and a projection passing through the glass substrate to be exposed at the one surface. A second silicon substrate is bonded to the one surface of the glass substrate and is disposed to face the fixed electrode so as to form a cavity between the second silicon substrate and the fixed electrode.

Abstract: In a discharge control section of an inverter control device, when the connection of the battery and the smoothing capacitor is disconnected by means of a contactor, the charge accumulated on the smoothing capacitor is discharged by applying high-frequency voltage to the stator windings of the motor by controlling the main inverter circuit.