Abstract: A minute-particle trapping device includes: an air duct having a duct space through which air containing minute particles flows; a first filter disposed to block the duct space in the air duct and having a honeycomb structure to trap the minute particles contained in the air; and a second filter disposed in the air duct at a position downstream from the first filter in an air flow direction to block the duct space, the second filter being formed from a nonwoven fabric folded in a wave pattern to trap minute particles contained in the air that has passed through the first filter.

Abstract: An irradiation probe system, includes: an irradiation probe having a core and first cladding surrounding the core; at least one light source; and a coupling portion that couples light output by the at least one light source, to at least one of the core and the first cladding, wherein the core includes a first input end portion at one end of an axis of the core, and an output end portion that is at the other end of the axis, and the first cladding includes: a second input end portion at one end of the axis; and a leakage portion that is provided at a position separate from the second input end portion and leaks, radially outward, light transmitted inside the first cladding, from an outer peripheral surface of the first cladding.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor board and a display device. The sensor board includes a light-emitting device array (106) in which light-emitting devices is two-dimensionally arranged and loop coils which, in operation, detects a position that has been indicated by an electronic pen, through electromagnetic induction generated with the electronic pen. Line conductors connected to the light-emitting devices of the light-emitting device array is partly used in common as coil conductors formed by the loop coils.

Abstract: A film-like epoxy resin composition includes an epoxy resin (A); a curing agent (B); a cure accelerator (C);an inorganic filler (D); and an organic solvent (E). The film-like epoxy resin composition satisfies all the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) at least one of the epoxy resin (A) and the curing agent (B) contains a component being a liquid at 25° C. in an amount of 30% by mass or more based on the total mass of the epoxy resin (A) and the curing agent (B); (2) the content of a volatile portion that volatilizes by being heated at 180° C. for 10 minutes is 0.2% to 1.5% by mass based on the total amount of the epoxy resin composition; (3) the minimum melt viscosity in temperature rising from 40° C. to 200° C. is 800 Pa·s or less; and (4) the film thickness is 50 to 500 ?m.

Abstract: A multi-needle sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars, a needle bar case having a thread supply path along which threads are supplied to needles attached to lower ends of the needle bars respectively, the needle bar case supporting the needle bars, an arm on which the needle bar case is mounted, an embroidery frame located below the needle bar case and configured to hold a workpiece cloth, a projector configured to project an image onto the workpiece cloth from above the embroidery frame, and a support member supporting the projector and configured to be capable of switching the projector between a first position where the image is projectable onto the workpiece cloth and a second position differing from the first position.

Abstract: Provided is a film-like epoxy resin composition including an epoxy resin (A); a curing agent (B); a cure accelerator (C); an inorganic filler (D); and an organic solvent (E) and satisfying all the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) at least one of the epoxy resin (A) and the curing agent (B) contains a component being a liquid at 25° C. in an amount of 30% by mass or more based on the total mass of the epoxy resin (A) and the curing agent (B); (2) the content of a volatile portion that volatilizes by being heated at 180° C. for 10 minutes is 0.2% to 1.5% by mass based on the total amount of the epoxy resin composition; (3) the minimum melt viscosity in temperature rising from 40° C. to 200° C. is 800 Pa·s or less; and (4) the film thickness is 50 to 500 nm.

Abstract: A CMP polishing liquid comprises water and an abrasive particle, wherein the abrasive particle comprises a composite particle having a core including a first particle, and a second particle provided on the core, the first particle contains silica, the second particle contains cerium hydroxide, and the pH of the CMP polishing liquid is equal to or lower than 9.5.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a detection unit configured to detect a moving direction of an object when the object placed on a sewing machine bed is moved in any direction, a cutting needle having a distal end formed with a blade edge and configured to form a cut in the object, an up-down drive mechanism configured to reciprocate the needle in an up-down direction, a rotational drive mechanism configured to rotate the needle about a rotation axis line of the needle, and a control device configured to control the up-down drive mechanism and the rotational drive mechanism based on a result of detection by the detection unit so that an orientation of the blade edge is changed according to the moving direction of the object and the needle is reciprocated to form the cut in the object with the blade edge being in the changed orientation.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for measuring the spectral intensity and phase of a light pulse having an arbitrary time duration. The apparatus includes: a nonlinear mixing means for generating a signal light pulse expressed by the following Formula (? denotes an operator representing general nonlinear mixing, and ? denotes a coefficient which is proportional to a nonlinear susceptibility in the nonlinear mixing) by nonlinearly mixing a reference light pulse having an electric field Er(t??) delayed by an optical delay means and a measurement target light pulse having an electric field E0(t); and Er(t??)+?Er(t??)?E0(t) an imaging spectrum device for spectrally splitting the signal light pulse and outputting a Fourier transform signal expressed by the following Formula (F denotes a symbol indicating Fourier transform, * denotes a complex conjugate, and R denotes a symbol indicating a real part), |F[Er(t??)]|2+|?F[Er(t??)?E0(t)]|2+2R{?F[Er(t??)]*·F[Er(t??)?E0(t)]}.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a sewing portion, a display, a processor, and a memory. The sewing portion is configured to perform sewing on a sewing workpiece. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform processes that include determining a plurality of first positions based on embroidery data, causing the display to display an image showing an embroidery pattern and a plurality of feature points superimposed on the image, identifying one of the plurality of first positions indicated by one of the plurality of feature points displayed on the display, identifying, as a second position, an arbitrary position on the sewing workpiece, changing positions of a plurality of stitches identified by the embroidery data, and causing the sewing portion to sew the plurality of stitches based on the changed positions of the plurality of stitches.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a coordinate indicator, a processor, and a memory. The coordinate indicator includes a cylindrical housing, a rod-shaped indicating member, a switch, a single transmitter, a receiver, and a flat surface. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform processes that include computing a plurality of sets of first coordinates based on a plurality of times at which the receiver receives a ultrasonic wave, computing a movement direction based on at least some of the computed plurality of sets of the first coordinates, computing a movement distance based on at least some of the computed plurality of sets of the first coordinates, and computing second coordinates based on at least some of the plurality of sets of the first coordinates, the movement direction, and the movement distance.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a coordinate indicator, a processor, and a memory. The coordinate indicator includes a cylindrical housing, a rod-shaped indicating member, a switch, a single transmitter, a receiver, and a flat surface. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform processes that include computing a plurality of sets of first coordinates based on a plurality of times at which the receiver receives a ultrasonic wave, computing a movement direction based on at least some of the computed plurality of sets of the first coordinates, computing a movement distance based on at least some of the computed plurality of sets of the first coordinates, and computing second coordinates based on at least some of the plurality of sets of the first coordinates, the movement direction, and the movement distance.

Abstract: A sewing machine that includes a processor, a plurality of detection devices that is configured to be capable of changing mounting positions and configured to detect an ultrasonic wave, and a memory that is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps comprising, identifying, when a first ultrasonic wave transmitted from a transmission source of the ultrasonic wave is detected by the detection devices, a position of the transmission source of the first ultrasonic wave, based on information relating to the detected first ultrasonic wave, and controlling sewing based on the identified position of the transmission source of the first ultrasonic wave.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a bed, a sewing device, a projection portion, an item detection portion, and a control portion. The sewing device includes a needle bar and a feed portion that moves a work cloth. The projection portion projects, onto at least one of the bed and the work cloth, a projected image that includes at least one operation item that indicates an operation of the sewing device. The item detection portion detects whether a user's finger has touched a location, on the at least one of the bed and the work cloth onto which the at least one operation item is being projected by the projection portion, where one of the at least one operation item is being projected. The control portion operates the sewing device in accordance with the operation item that has been detected by the item detection portion.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a detection unit configured to detect a moving direction of an object to be processed when the object placed on a sewing machine bed is moved in any direction, a cutting needle having a distal end formed with a blade edge and configured to form a cut in the object, an up-down drive mechanism configured to reciprocate the cutting needle in an up-down direction, a rotational drive mechanism configured to rotate the cutting needle about a rotation axis line of the cutting needle, and a control device configured to control the up-down drive mechanism and the rotational drive mechanism based on a result of detection by the detection unit so that the cutting needle forms the cut in the object while changing an orientation of the blade edge according to the moving direction of the object.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes at least one detecting portion, a processor, and a memory. The at least one detecting portion is configured to detect an ultrasonic wave that has been transmitted from a transmission source. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps including identifying a position of the transmission source of the ultrasonic wave based on information pertaining to the ultrasonic wave that has been detected by the at least one detecting portion, and controlling sewing based on the position of the transmission source that has been identified.

Abstract: A multi-needle sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars, a needle bar case having a thread supply path along which threads are supplied to needles attached to lower ends of the needle bars respectively, the needle bar case supporting the needle bars, an arm on which the needle bar case is mounted, an embroidery frame located below the needle bar case and configured to hold a workpiece cloth, a projector configured to project an image onto the workpiece cloth from above the embroidery frame, and a support member supporting the projector and configured to be capable of switching the projector between a first position where the image is projectable onto the workpiece cloth and a second position differing from the first position.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a sewing portion, a display, a processor, and a memory. The sewing portion is configured to perform sewing on a sewing workpiece. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the sewing machine to perform processes that include determining a plurality of first positions based on embroidery data, causing the display to display an image showing an embroidery pattern and a plurality of feature points superimposed on the image, identifying one of the plurality of first positions indicated by one of the plurality of feature points displayed on the display, identifying, as a second position, an arbitrary position on the sewing workpiece, changing positions of a plurality of stitches identified by the embroidery data, and causing the sewing portion to sew the plurality of stitches based on the changed positions of the plurality of stitches.

Abstract: A coordinate computation device includes a position indication portion, a detection portion, a processor, and a memory. The position indication portion includes an indicating portion, a switch, and a transmitter. The detection portion is configured to detect ultrasonic waves transmitted by the transmitter. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions cause the processor to perform processes that include computing sets of first coordinates, based on times when the detection portion detects the ultrasonic waves, computing a movement direction of the position indication portion on a plane, computing an angle formed between the plane and a direction in which the position indication portion is long, and computing a set of second coordinates, based on the computed movement direction, the computed angle, and a set of third coordinates among the sets of the computed first coordinates.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for measuring the spectral intensity and phase of a light pulse having an arbitrary time duration. The apparatus includes: a nonlinear mixing means for generating a signal light pulse expressed by the following Formula (? denotes an operator representing general nonlinear mixing, and ? denotes a coefficient which is proportional to a nonlinear susceptibility in the nonlinear mixing) by nonlinearly mixing a reference light pulse having an electric field Er(t??) delayed by an optical delay means and a measurement target light pulse having an electric field E0(t); and Er(t??)+?Er(t??)?E0(t) an imaging spectrum device for spectrally splitting the signal light pulse and outputting a Fourier transform signal expressed by the following Formula (F denotes a symbol indicating Fourier transform, * denotes a complex conjugate, and R denotes a symbol indicating a real part), |F[Er(t??)]|2+|?F[Er(t??)?E0(t)]|2+2R{?F[Er(t??)]*·F[Er(t??)?E0(t)]}.