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An interlayer film for laminated glass with sound-absorbing properties contains at least two individual films, wherein the first individual film comprises a polyvinyl acetal with a portion of polyvinyl acetate groups of 0.1 to 11 mol % and a second individual film comprises a polyvinyl acetal with a portion of polyvinyl acetate groups of between 5 and 8 mol %.

Methods and apparatus which characterize the ionospheric error across a network of GNSS reference stations are presented. The method relies on dual-frequency phase measurements in a geometry-free linear combination. The data are filtered for ambiguities and the characteristic parameters of the ionosphere. In combination with filter results from other combinations of phase measurements (ionosphere free combination), the physically-based model provides rapid and reliable ambiguity resolution.

Latex articles with geometrically defined surface structure providing enhanced grip characteristics in dry, wet or oily environment; and a method of making same comprising applying a polymeric coagulant coating to a smooth former surface, wherein the coating becomes tacky during drying, applying discrete coagulant particles of selected size, shape and distribution to the tacky coating to attach and protrude from the former surface with the polymeric coagulant coating, dipping the former into an aqueous latex emulsion, wherein the polymeric coagulant coating and the discrete coagulating particles destabilize the latex, thereby developing a latex layer, vulcanizing and stripping the latex article inside out, and dissolving the discrete coagulant particles in water or suitable solvents to reveal the geometrically designed texture with pre-selected size, shape and distribution of impressions providing improved dry, wet and oily surface grip by removal of a fluid boundary layer.

A strain sensing assembly implements thermal management and/or temperature measurement techniques to adequately mitigate against and compensate for temperature changes in optical fiber strain sensors of a distal end of a catheter. In one embodiment, the distal end of the catheter includes an end effector such as an ablation head that introduces significant thermal temperature changes proximate the distal end of the catheter. In one embodiment, a plurality of temperature sensors is utilized for accurate determination of each of a plurality of optical fiber strain sensors. In other embodiments, a single temperature sensor may be utilized by implementing thermal management techniques that adequately reduce temperature differences between the single temperature sensor and the plurality of optical fiber strain sensors.

The present invention inputs a face image through an image input section, extracts feature points of face components such as an eye, nose, mouth from the input face image, and divides the face image into many patches according to predetermined rules to describe the face image as a set of patches. Then the present invention extracts a feature amount for each patch to describe the face image as a set of feature amounts to identify a person.

Disclosed herein is a dispersant for dispersing carbon nanotubes which comprises a head having a high affinity for carbon nanotubes and a tail having a high affinity for a dispersion medium. The head includes an aromatic hydrocarbon group with a high affinity for carbon nanotubes to prevent aggregation of the carbon nanotubes, thereby improving the dispersibility of the carbon nanotubes. Further disclosed is a carbon nanotube composition comprising the dispersant.

This invention provides a vision system camera, and associated methods of operation, having a multi-core processor, high-speed, high-resolution imager, FOVE, auto-focus lens and imager-connected pre-processor to pre-process image data provides the acquisition and processing speed, as well as the image resolution that are highly desirable in a wide range of applications. This arrangement effectively scans objects that require a wide field of view, vary in size and move relatively quickly with respect to the system field of view. This vision system provides a physical package with a wide variety of physical interconnections to support various options and control functions. The package effectively dissipates internally generated heat by arranging components to optimize heat transfer to the ambient environment and includes dissipating structure (e.g. fins) to facilitate such transfer. The system also enables a wide range of multi-core processes to optimize and load-balance both image processing and system operation (i.e. auto-regulation tasks).

An oxide semiconductor target of a ZTO (zinc tin complex oxide) type oxide semiconductor material of an appropriate (Zn/(Zn+Sn)) composition having high mobility and threshold potential stability and with less restriction in view of the cost and the resource and with less restriction in view of the process, and an oxide semiconductor device using the same, in which a sintered Zn tin complex oxide with a (Zn/(Zn+Sn)) composition of 0.6 to 0.8 is used as a target, the resistivity of the target itself is at a high resistance of 1 Ωcm or higher and, further, the total concentration of impurities is controlled to 100 ppm or less.

The present invention relates to flares and other solid propellant devices, rockets or the like, equipped with an igniter or igniter system which is based in whole in part on an extruded igniter stick.

An organic/inorganic oxide mixture has high capacitance density so as to realize a capacitor material that can be self-contained in a substrate. The mixture film made of inorganic oxide particle has a mean particle size of less than 90 nm dispersed in organic polymer, of which relative dielectric constant is more than 10 and thickness is less than 900 nm.

An engine mount which is capable of changing its vibration transmission characteristics with a simple structure using an inexpensive actuator is provided. A partition is inserted to a side member to which a mount rubber (rubber vibration isolator) of the engine mount is spliced to close a space between the mount rubber and to create an air chamber. An air duct pipe which communicates with the air chamber is connected to the side member and is connected to a VSV (vacuum switching valve) via a connection pipe. The VSV is controlled to ON/OFF states based on a driving voltage Vout from an ECU which corresponds to explosive vibrations of the engine to switch pressure within the air chamber to negative pressure of a vacuum tank in which negative pressure of an intake manifold is accumulated or to atmospheric pressure, interlocking with the vibration of the engine. Thereby, the vibration transmission characteristics of the engine mount may be adequately changed and the vehicular vibration may be reduced significantly.

The semiconductor device 100 of this invention includes: a semiconductor layer 2 arranged on the principal surface of a substrate 1 and made of a wide bandgap semiconductor; a trench 5 which is arranged in the semiconductor layer 2 and which has a bottom and a side surface; an insulating region 11 arranged on the bottom and side surface of the trench 5; and a conductive layer 7 arranged in the trench 5 and insulated from the semiconductor layer 2 by the insulating region 11. The insulating region 11 includes a gate insulating film 6 arranged on the bottom and the side surface of the trench 5 and a gap 10 arranged between the gate insulating film 6 and the conductive layer 7 at the bottom of the trench 5. The gate insulating film 6 contacts with the conductive layer 7 on a portion of the side surface of the trench 5 but does not contact with the conductive layer 7 at the bottom of the trench 5. The thickness of the insulating region 11 measured from the bottom of the trench 5 through the lower surface of the conductive layer 7 is greater around the center of the trench than beside its side surface.

A discharge distribution ratio calculating unit calculates a discharge distribution ratio, according to the ratio between an amount of electric power allowed to be discharged from a first storage device connected to a first converter, and the sum of amounts of electric power allowed to be discharged from second and third storage devices. A charge distribution ratio calculating unit calculates a charge distribution ratio, according to the ratio between an amount of electric power with which the first storage device is allowed to be charged, and an amount of electric power with which the storage device electrically connected to the second converter by a switching device is allowed to be charged. Then, the first and second converters are controlled according to the discharge distribution ratio in a discharge mode, or according to the charge distribution ratio in a charge mode.

Disclosed is an optical planar thermoplastic resin composition including a lactone ring-containing polymer as a main component thereof, or including a lactone ring-containing polymer and at least one other thermoplastic resin. The optical planar thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention has high transparency, high heat resistance, and high optical isotropy, and therefore, can sufficiently exhibit characteristics according to various optical applications.

The present electrostatic protection circuit includes: a series circuit that is connected between a first node and a second node and includes a first impedance element and a clamp element connected to each other by a third node; a first transistor that is connected between the first node and a fourth node and turns on in accordance with an increase in voltage generated in the first impedance element; a second impedance element connected between the fourth node and the second node; a second transistor that turns on in accordance with an increase in voltage generated in the second impedance element, and increases current flowing in the first impedance element; and a discharge circuit that allows current to flow from the first node to the second node when the second transistor is in an on state.

The following are included: a series circuit that is connected between a first node and a second node and includes an impedance element and a capacitor connected to each other by a third node; a first transistor that is connected between the first node and a fourth node and turns on in accordance with an increase in voltage generated in the impedance element; a voltage divider circuit that divides voltage between the fourth node and the second node; a second transistor that turns on in accordance with an increase in the divided voltage and increases current flowing in the impedance element; a detection circuit that activates an output signal upon detection of an on state of the second transistor; and a discharge circuit that allows current to flow from the first node to the second node when the output signal of the detection circuit is activated.

A manufacturing method of a negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery has a primary kneading step and a secondary kneading step. In the primary kneading step, conductive material, polymer, and a dispersion medium are mixed and primarily kneaded. The conductive material contains at least fibrous carbon of which aspect ratio is at least 10 and at most 10000. In the secondary kneading step after the primary kneading step, active material capable of storing and emitting a lithium ion and another portion of the dispersion medium are added, and secondary kneading is performed. The active material contains at least silicon.

Provided is a printing device which prints an image using a metallic ink and a color ink, the device including: a recording unit which records the metallic ink and the color ink on a printing medium; an input unit which inputs image data; a metallic ink region specifying unit which specifies a region using the metallic ink, in the formation of the image according to the input image data; and a print control unit which prints the image while the color ink is formed relatively larger than that of a region without using the metallic ink, in the region using the metallic ink.

A method is provided for preparing a sample containing potential cells of interest and of using a laser of a laser based system for novel excitation and emission collection, and data usage including use of obtained data for direct and ratio based measurements. The prepared sample is configured to emit signals having spectral characteristics sufficient to permit filtering to differentiate and eliminate most false positives from true positives among acquired imaging events, in an imaging system employing a laser spot having a range of diameters from 1 to 20 μm or greater and which excites the fluorescence in a conventional or novel manner. These filtered events may be subsequently imaged and confirmed with another higher resolution device such as a fluorescent microscope in a short amount of time.

An object is to provide a semiconductor device including an oxynitride semiconductor whose carrier density is controlled. By introducing controlled nitrogen into an oxide semiconductor layer, a transistor in which an oxynitride semiconductor having desired carrier density and on characteristics is used for a channel can be manufactured. Further, with the use of the oxynitride semiconductor, even when a low resistance layer or the like is not provided between an oxynitride semiconductor layer and a source electrode and between the oxynitride semiconductor layer and a drain electrode, favorable contact characteristics can be exhibited.