Abstract: A biomass solid fuel having low self-heating. In the biomass solid fuel, mutual bonding or adhesion between pulverized biomass particles is maintained and the biomass solid fuel has a maximum reaching temperature of less than 200° C. in a self-heating property test based on the “UNITED NATIONS Recommendations on the TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS: Manual of Test and Criteria: 5th revised Edition: Test method for Self-heating substances”.

Abstract: A light source unit includes a light source, a light source support to hold the light source, a fixing member which is attached to the light source support and includes a through-hole through which beams of light emitted from the light source pass, a lens holder inserted into the through-hole and attached to the fixing member by an adhesive; and a collimating lens to collimate the beams of light from the light source, wherein attachment surfaces of the adhesive for the lens holder has a tilted attachment surface tilted relative to the optical axis of the collimating lens.

Abstract: A laser scanner includes an optical source emitting a laser beam; and an optical deflector deflecting the laser beam emitted from the optical source to scan an object with the laser beam deflected thereby, wherein the optical deflector includes a reflecting mirror; a motor rotating the reflecting mirror around an axis of the mirror: a first member fixed on a shaft of the motor, rotating with the shaft and a second member fixed on the axis of the mirror, engaging with the first member when the shaft rotates to rotate with the axis of the mirror.

Abstract: A light source unit includes a light source, a light source support to hold the light source, a fixing member which is attached to the light source support and includes a through-hole through which beams of light emitted from the light source pass, a lens holder inserted into the through-hole and attached to the fixing member by an adhesive; and a collimating lens to collimate the beams of light from the light source, wherein attachment surfaces of the adhesive for the lens holder has a tilted attachment surface tilted relative to the optical axis of the collimating lens.

Abstract: A laser scanner includes an optical source emitting a laser beam; and an optical deflector deflecting the laser beam emitted from the optical source to scan an object with the laser beam deflected thereby, wherein the optical deflector includes a reflecting mirror; a motor rotating the reflecting mirror around an axis of the mirror: a first member fixed on a shaft of the motor, rotating with the shaft and a second member fixed on the axis of the mirror, engaging with the first member when the shaft rotates to rotate with the axis of the mirror.

Abstract: An imaging device able to simplify an optical system, able to reduce costs, and in addition capable of giving a restored image having a suitable quality in accordance with stop control and having a small influence of noise, and an image processing method of same, including an optical system 110 and an imaging element 120 forming a first order image and an image processing device 150 forming the first order image to a high definition last image, wherein a control device 200 detects stop information and controls a switching unit 140 so as to input a dispersed image signal of an object captured by the imaging element 120 via an AFE 130 to the image processing device 150 and input a dispersion-free restored image signal to a camera signal processing unit 160 when not closing the stop down to a predetermined value, while directly input the dispersed image signal of the object captured by the imaging element 120 via the AFE 130 to the camera signal processing unit 160 without passing through the image processing de

Abstract: A surface treated calcium carbonate in which calcium carbonate is surface treated with a fatty acid surface treatment agent satisfying the following equation (a), and the surface treated calcium carbonate satisfying the following equation (b) is provided: C12+C14 85(%)??(a) and Pv 90(%),??(b) C12 is a ratio of a fatty acid surface treatment agent having an alkyl group of 12 carbon atoms, C14 is a ratio of a fatty acid surface treatment agent having an alkyl group of 14 carbon atoms, and Pv is a ratio of a volume (vol. %) precipitated in hexane. The surface treated calcium carbonate of the present invention can provide the resin compositions having slip resistance and slump resistance with a good balance between them, especially the resin compositions having an excellent slip resistance.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an image processing method able to simplify an optical system, able to reduce costs, able to obtain an image blurred only in a background by a single imaging operation, and able to obtain a restored images with little influence of noise, wherein a signal processing portion formed by an image processing device 140 etc.

Abstract: An imaging device able to simplify an optical system, able to reduce costs, and in addition capable of giving a restored image having a suitable quality in accordance with stop control and having a small influence of noise, and an image processing method of same, including an optical system 110 and an imaging element 120 forming a first order image and an image processing device 150 forming the first order image to a high definition last image, wherein a control device 200 detects stop information and controls a switching unit 140 so as to input a dispersed image signal of an object captured by the imaging element 120 via an AFE 130 to the image processing device 150 and input a dispersion-free restored image signal to a camera signal processing unit 160 when not closing the stop down to a predetermined value, while directly input the dispersed image signal of the object captured by the imaging element 120 via the AFE 130 to the camera signal processing unit 160 without passing through the image processing de

Abstract: After specifications of a power converter are determined, circuit parameter values, a semiconductor device to be used, and an equivalent circuit of the semiconductor device are determined, and parameter values of the equivalent circuit are extracted. Semiconductor device loss is calculated from semiconductor device equivalent circuit parameter data, circuit parasitic parameter data, and circuit basic parameters. Determination as to whether or not the circuit loss optimal value has been achieved is made in consideration of power conversion circuit component parameter data. When the optimal value has not been achieved, the circuit parasitic parameter values are set again so as to create the circuit parasitic parameter data. When the optimal value has been achieved, the semiconductor device loss and the circuit parasitic parameter values at that time are output as design data, and the power converter is designed by use of the optimized semiconductor device loss and circuit parasitic parameter values.

Abstract: The surface-treated calcium carbonate is disclosed which is surface-treated with an organic surface treating agent, said surface-treated calcium carbonate satisfies the particular BET specific surface area (Sw), reduced heat amount per unit specific surface area (As), average pore diameter (Dxp) at which an increased amount of mercury penetration reaches the maximum value in a method of mercury penetration, and amount of an average pore diameter [maximum value of an increased amount of mercury penetration (Dyp)/average pore diameter (Dxp)]. The surface-treated calcium carbonate of the present invention is particularly useful for resins and it not only improves adhesion of resin compositions to a subject to be adhered, but forms a rigid coating film when blended into resins.

Abstract: In a power integrated circuit, a voltage-type single-phase full-bridge conversion circuit is used as a basic unit. The basic unit includes a level-shift-type gate drive circuit. An integrated single-phase multi-level conversion circuit is formed by connecting basic units in series. An integrated three-phase multi-level conversion circuit is formed by connecting three basic units in parallel or by connecting three sets of serially connected basic units in parallel. Since the output multi-level voltage waveform of the integrated single-phase or three-phase multi-level conversion circuit is low in harmonic content, it can constitute a single-phase or three-phase power converter without use of a passive filter.

Abstract: After specifications of a power converter are determined, circuit parameter values, a semiconductor device to be used, and an equivalent circuit of the semiconductor device are determined, and parameter values of the equivalent circuit are extracted. Semiconductor device loss is calculated from semiconductor device equivalent circuit parameter data, circuit parasitic parameter data, and circuit basic parameters. Determination as to whether or not the circuit loss optimal value has been achieved is made in consideration of power conversion circuit component parameter data. When the optimal value has not been achieved, the circuit parasitic parameter values are set again so as to create the circuit parasitic parameter data. When the optimal value has been achieved, the semiconductor device loss and the circuit parasitic parameter values at that time are output as design data, and the power converter is designed by use of the optimized semiconductor device loss and circuit parasitic parameter values.

Abstract: A surface treated calcium carbonate in which calcium carbonate is surface treated with a fatty acid surface treatment agent satisfying the following equation (a), and the surface treated calcium carbonate satisfying the following equation (b) is provided:

Abstract: A transfer destination address generator includes an arithmetic device that calculates a difference between a transfer destination address and a transfer source address, a difference holding register that stores the difference, and an arithmetic device that calculates the transfer destination address based on the difference stored in the difference holding register, and on the transfer source address. A transfer source address generator includes a transfer source address register that stores a present value of the transfer source address, and a transfer source reload register that stores an initial value of the transfer source address.

Abstract: The surface-treated calcium carbonate is disclosed which is surface-treated with an organic surface treating agent, said surface-treated calcium carbonate satisfies the particular BET specific surface area (Sw), reduced heat amount per unit specific surface area (As), average pore diameter (Dxp) at which an increased amount of mercury penetration reaches the maximum value in a method of mercury penetration, and amount of an average pore diameter [maximum value of an increased amount of mercury penetration (Dyp)/average pore diameter (Dxp)]. The surface-treated calcium carbonate of the present invention is particularly useful for resins and it not only improves adhesion of resin compositions to a subject to be adhered, but forms a rigid coating film when blended into resins.

Abstract: A transfer destination address generator includes an arithmetic device that calculates a difference between a transfer destination address and a transfer source address, a difference holding register that stores the difference, and an arithmetic device that calculates the transfer destination address based on the difference stored in the difference holding register, and on the transfer source address. A transfer source address generator includes a transfer source address register that stores a present value of the transfer source address, and a transfer source reload register that stores an initial value of the transfer source address.