Abstract: A detailed sheet bundle process may be efficiently performed even in a state in which a plurality of general sheet process apparatuses are connected. The print system capable of individually conveying sheets to a plurality of sheet process apparatuses, comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain waiting times in which conveyance of a sheet is to be waited between sheet bundles of the sheet process apparatuses and switching times required for switching a sheet discharge destination; a determination unit configured to determine whether a sheet process apparatus to be used is to be changed for every sheet bundle among the sheet process apparatuses in accordance with the waiting times and the switching times obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit configured to allow change of a sheet process apparatus to be used for every sheet bundle when the determination unit determines that a sheet process apparatus to be used is to be changed every sheet bundle.

Abstract: A detailed sheet bundle process may be efficiently performed even in a state in which a plurality of general sheet process apparatuses are connected. The print system capable of individually conveying sheets to a plurality of sheet process apparatuses, comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain waiting times in which conveyance of a sheet is to be waited between sheet bundles of the sheet process apparatuses and switching times required for switching a sheet discharge destination; a determination unit configured to determine whether a sheet process apparatus to be used is to be changed for every sheet bundle among the sheet process apparatuses in accordance with the waiting times and the switching times obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit configured to allow change of a sheet process apparatus to be used for every sheet bundle when the determination unit determines that a sheet process apparatus to be used is to be changed every sheet bundle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arthropod pest control composition comprising 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole and an inert carrier, wherein the volume median diameter of 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole is from 1.5 to 5.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with continuously-variable transmission includes a drive source; a continuously-variable transmitting mechanism including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley and a power transferring member; a friction engagement element provided between the drive source and the continuously-variable transmitting mechanism; and a vehicle-stop LOW shift control section including a vehicle-stop judging section configured to judge if the vehicle is in a stopped state. A power-transferring state of the friction engagement element is controlled by an engaging-force control. The vehicle-stop LOW shift control section starts a vehicle-stop LOW shift control to shift a pulley ratio of the continuously-variable transmitting mechanism toward LOW side when the vehicle-stop judging section determines that the vehicle is stopped under a power-transferring state where the friction engagement element is in an engaged state and the pulley ratio is not in a LOWEST region.

Abstract: A present sheet processing apparatus controls to stack sheets on a sheet stack unit and controls to align sheets by a plurality of alignment members. When the alignment unit cannot align sheets, the apparatus prompts a user to move the alignment members.

Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of processing a variable data printing (VDP) job including a plurality of records includes a determination unit configured to determine whether the number of occurrences of printing failures depending on a reusable object included in the VDP job is greater than or equal to a set number of times, and whether the number of appearing times of the reusable object on remaining pages of the VDP job is less than a set value, and a printing control unit configured to control continuing or cancelling the variable data printing job based on a determination result of the determination unit.

Abstract: The corrosion-resistant brick is a corrosion-resistant brick obtained by, in an Al—Cr-based brick, an Al—Mg-based brick and a Cr—Mg-based brick, providing a layer of magnetite powder on a brick surface, and heating and melting the magnetite powder so as to react the respective components of the brick with Fe, thereby forming a coating layer which is a ternary oxide of the brick components and Fe, and is made of a spinel solid solution having a melting point of 1600° C. or higher.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to reduce workload of setting colors that are most suitable for printing image data. In order to solve the problem, a printing device according to the present invention is a printing device that can be loaded with M color materials, comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires image data; an analysis unit that analyzes the image data acquired by the acquisition unit; and a determination unit that determines, based on the analysis result by the analysis unit, N priority colors from colors of the M color materials where N is a number less than M.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a counter substrate, a TFT substrate, and a liquid crystal layer enclosed between the counter substrate and the TFT substrate. The TFT substrate has, on a counter surface thereof, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix. The counter substrate has, on a counter surface thereof, a single counter electrode having light transmission capability and facing the pixel electrodes. Voltages applied between the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode have a frequency of less than 60 Hz. The voltages between the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode are periodically reversed. The counter electrode includes a plurality of pixel counter regions facing the respective corresponding pixel electrodes, and a grid region between each of the pixel counter regions. The grid region is located further away from the TFT substrate than the pixel counter regions are.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with continuously-variable transmission includes a drive source; a continuously-variable transmitting mechanism including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley and a power transferring member; a friction engagement element provided between the drive source and the continuously-variable transmitting mechanism; and a vehicle-stop LOW shift control section including a vehicle-stop judging section configured to judge if the vehicle is in a stopped state. A power-transferring state of the friction engagement element is controlled by an engaging-force control. The vehicle-stop LOW shift control section starts a vehicle-stop LOW shift control to shift a pulley ratio of the continuously-variable transmitting mechanism toward LOW side when the vehicle-stop judging section determines that the vehicle is stopped under a power-transferring state where the friction engagement element is in an engaged state and the pulley ratio is not in a LOWEST region.

Abstract: A lever switch device, includes a lever main body rotatably supported by a body around a predetermined rotation center axis, a first remote shaft rotatably incorporated in the lever main body, and comprising a first operating knob at one end and a first operation portion at another end for operating an operational object by a rotational operation of the first operating knob, a second remote shaft rotatably arranged in the lever main body with a coaxial structure with the first remote shaft, and includes a second operating knob at one end and a second operation portion at another end for operating an operational object by a rotational operation of the second operating knob. Rotation centers of the first and second operation portions are provided on the rotation center axis of the lever main body.

Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of processing a variable data printing (VDP) job including a plurality of records includes a determination unit configured to determine whether the number of occurrences of printing failures depending on a reusable object included in the VDP job is greater than or equal to a set number of times, and whether the number of appearing times of the reusable object on remaining pages of the VDP job is less than a set value, and a printing control unit configured to control continuing or cancelling the variable data printing job based on a determination result of the determination unit.

Abstract: A method of machining a wafer in which, at the time of grinding the back-side surface of the wafer, only a back-side surface region corresponding to a device formation region where semiconductor chips are formed is thinned by grinding, to form a recessed part on the back side of the wafer. An annular projected part surrounding the recessed part is utilized to secure rigidity of the wafer. Next, the recessed part is etched to cause metallic electrodes to project from the bottom surface of the recessed part, thereby forming a back-side electrode parts, then an insulating film is formed in the recessed part, and the insulating film and end surfaces of the back-side electrode parts are cut.

Abstract: A back grinding method for a wafer includes covering a face-side surface of the wafer with a resin film, and cutting the surface of the resin film to form a flat surface parallel to the face-side surface of the wafer. The wafer is held with the surface of the resin film in contact with a suction surface of a chuck table in a grinding apparatus, and the exposed back-side surface of the wafer is ground. Unevenness in thickness of the resin film is suppressed, whereby the thickness of the wafer subjected to back grinding is made to be uniform.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to reduce workload of setting colors that are most suitable for printing image data. In order to solve the problem, a printing device according to the present invention is a printing device that can be loaded with M color materials, comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires image data; an analysis unit that analyzes the image data acquired by the acquisition unit; and a determination unit that determines, based on the analysis result by the analysis unit, N priority colors from colors of the M color materials where N is a number less than M.

Abstract: A speed change control device for an automatic transmission according to this invention determines whether or not a request to downshift a gear position of the transmission exists during traveling in a manual speed change mode (S1, S2), and calculates an input shaft rotation speed of the transmission following a downshift based on the downshift request (S4). When it is determined that the calculated rotation speed is higher than a rotation speed limit value (S5), the speed change control device performs a downshift to a gear position at which the input shaft rotation speed of the transmission is lower than the calculated rotation speed (S6, S8).

Abstract: A speed change control device for a belt type continuously variable transmission has a speed change control unit (32) which controls an oil pressure for determining a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission (10) by operating a step motor (40), and detects a rotation speed of a primary pulley or a secondary pulley. A driving speed of the step motor (40) is limited using two or more of a temperature of a working oil of the speed change control unit (32), the speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission (10), and the detected rotation speed as parameters.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a designation unit configured to designate a concealing procedure of variable data relating to print data containing reusable data and variable data, an attribute addition unit configured to add, according to the concealing procedure designated by the designation method, concealment attributes relating to the concealing procedure of the variable data, to print attributes of the print data in association with the variable data, and a transferring unit configured to transfer a print job containing information relating to the print data and the print attributes to which the concealment attributes have been added by the attribute addition unit, to a printing apparatus.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a control section having a normal control section configured to actuate the step motor at a first speed by using a feedback control including an integral control in accordance with the target pulley ratio and the actual pulley ratio, a high speed control section configured to actuate the step motor at a second speed higher than the first speed by an open loop control based on the target pulley ratio, a judgment section configured to judge whether there is a high speed operation request, and a switch section configured to select the normal control performed by the normal control section at a normal condition, and to switch to the high speed control when a switch start condition is satisfied, the switch start condition including a first condition that the judgment section judges there is the high speed operation request.

Abstract: A bright pigment of the present invention includes a scaly inorganic base 10, a silver-containing coating 11 that covers the inorganic base 10 and contains silver or a silver alloy, and a yellowing-suppressing coating 2 that covers the inorganic base 10 from outside of the silver-containing coating 11 and contains a metal compound functioning as an oxidizing agent. The metal compound is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxide of metal, an oxide hydrate of metal, and a salt of an oxide hydrate of metal, and the metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth, vanadium, or cerium.