Abstract: An optical filter is configured to have a regular transmittance of 60% or higher for light having a wavelength of 950 nm. The optical filter is also configured to be contracted by being heated at a temperature of 85° C. or higher, or a size change of the optical filter occurs from room temperature to 300° C. as monotonous increase in a tensile mode of a thermomechanical analyzer (TMA).

Abstract: The present invention provides a technology of switching the appearance of a product. A decorative film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a light control layer including a first transparent conductive film, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer containing a polymer matrix and droplets dispersed in the polymer matrix, the droplets each containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic dye, and a second transparent conductive film in the stated order from a viewer side thereof; and a reflective layer arranged on a side of the light control layer opposite to the viewer side.

Abstract: An optical transmission system converts a first electrical signal into an optical signal, transmits the converted optical signal, and converts the transmitted optical signal into a second electrical signal. The optical transmission system includes an electrooptic conversion device, an optical transmission path, and a photoelectric conversion device. The first electrical signal includes a high-frequency communication signal of above 9 MHz and 10 GHz or less. The optical transmission system further includes an additional signal generating device for generating a low-frequency additional signal having a frequency of 1 Hz or more and 9 MHz or less. The electrooptic conversion device converts the first electrical signal including the additional signal generated in the additional signal generating device and the communication signal into the optical signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technology of switching the appearance of a product. A decorative film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a light control layer including a first transparent conductive film, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer containing a polymer matrix and droplets dispersed in the polymer matrix, the droplets each containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic dye, and a second transparent conductive film in the stated order from a viewer side thereof; and a decorative layer arranged on at least one side of the light control layer.

Abstract: An optical resin composition of the present invention includes fluorine-containing resin and a refractive index modifier. The optical resin composition satisfies the following matter (a) or (b): (a) the refractive index modifier includes 95 mass % or more of a linear polymer (A) including repeating units based on a fluorine-containing ethylene-based monomer such that the number of the repeating units is 5, and a proportion of a content of the linear polymer (A) in the optical resin composition is 1 mass % or more and less than 15 mass %; (b) the refractive index modifier includes 95 mass % or more of a linear polymer (B) including repeating units based on a fluorine-containing ethylene-based monomer such that the number of the repeating units is 6, and a proportion of a content of the linear polymer (B) in the optical resin composition is 1 mass % or more and less than 13 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a method for peeling a PSA sheet adhered on a polarizing plate. The PSA sheet has a PSA layer. The PSA layer includes a layer A forming at least one surface of the PSA layer. Of the polarizing plate, the surface to which the PSA sheet is adhered is corona-treated or plasma-treated. The peeling method includes a water-peel step in which the PSA sheet is peeled from the polarizing plate, in a state where an aqueous liquid exits at the interface between the polarizing plate and the PSA sheet at the front line of peeling the PSA sheet from the polarizing plate, with the aqueous liquid allowed to further enter the interface following the movement of the peel front line.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a suction fixing sheet to be placed on a suction surface of a suction device to prevent contact between a suction target and the suction surface, the suction fixing sheet including: a porous sheet having air permeability in its thickness direction; and an adhesive layer having air permeability in its thickness direction and disposed on one surface of the porous sheet; wherein the adhesive layer includes a crosslinked adhesive agent, and sucked force obtained for the suction fixing sheet when the sheet area is 100 cm2, the sucked force being measured by a predetermined method, is 450 N or more. The suction fixing sheet of the present invention can suppress a decrease in processing accuracy of a suction target even when the sheet is used under high temperature conditions.

Abstract: A protective cover member includes a laminate including: a protective membrane having a shape configured to cover an opening when the protective cover member is placed on the face of an object; a substrate film joined to the protective membrane; and a first adhesive layer configured to fix the protective cover member to the face, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the protective cover member has a step in a laminating direction of the laminate, a first portion of the protective cover member protrudes at the step more outward than a second portion of the protective cover member does when the protective cover member is placed on the face, the first portion being positioned farther from the face than the step, the second portion being positioned closer to the face than the step, and the protective membrane and the substrate film are positioned in the first portion.

Abstract: The head-up display apparatus includes: a display unit configured to output projection light; at least one reflector configured to reflect the projection light; a housing, which has an opening portion, and is configured to store the display unit and the reflector therein; a cover member configured to cover the opening portion; and a polarizing plate with a retardation layer, which is arranged on a housing inner side of the cover member, and includes a retardation layer and a polarizer in the stated order from a cover member side. The retardation layer has an in-plane retardation Re(550) of 3,000 nm or more. The head-up display apparatus is configured so that an angle of reflection of the projection light output from the housing through the opening portion with respect to a windshield is 30° or less, or is 40° or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical debonding type adhesive sheet capable of producing a joined body in which a voltage can be stably applied to an electrical debonding type adhesive layer. An electrical debonding type adhesive sheet according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a first adhesive layer, a substrate for voltage application including an electroconductive layer and a base layer, and a second adhesive layer in this order, and has a first protrudent part, in which the first adhesive layer and the substrate for voltage application extend and protrude with respect to the second adhesive layer, and a second protrudent part, in which the substrate for voltage application extends from the first protrudent part and protrudes with respect to the first adhesive layer.

Abstract: A reinforcement structure includes an adherend, such as a metal plate, and a reinforcement sheet adhering thereto. The reinforcement sheet includes a front layer containing a plurality of fibers, a core material layer, and an adhesive layer. The reinforcement structure is capable of intensively reinforcing a first corner portion of the adherend and obtaining an improvement in strength.

Abstract: As a conventional antifouling measure to prevent adherence of aquatic organisms to a submersible sensor unit, a grease containing a stimulant, such as mustard, capable of repelling aquatic organisms is applied onto a sensing part thereof, thereby preventing adherence of the aquatic organisms. However, the irritant-containing grease applied onto the sensing part will come off within one to two months, resulting in disappearance of its effect. Thus, it is necessary to perform work of pulling up the submersible sensor unit and re-applying the grease, in each case. The present invention provides a water flow resistant submersible sensor unit which comprises an aquatic organism adherence preventive film capable of preventing adherence of aquatic organisms even when used in the submersible sensor unit for about half a year, almost without involving any underwater movement, and capable of, after use, being easily peeled off from the submersible sensor unit.

Abstract: There is provided an optical member that can achieve a backlight unit excellent in brightness uniformity. The optical member includes: a light guide plate having an end surface that light from a light source enters, an emitting surface from which the entered light is emitted, and a light extraction pattern arranged on a surface opposite to the emitting surface; and a reflective plate bonded to the light guide plate via a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film. An outer edge of the light guide plate is positioned outside an outer edge of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film, and the outer edge of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film is positioned outside an outer edge of the light extraction pattern.

Abstract: An adhesive layer is formed by cross-linking an adhesive composition containing: a polyester resin that is a copolymer of a polycarboxylic acid and a polyalcohol; a cross-linking agent; and at least one cross-linking catalyst selected from the group consisting of an organic zirconium compound, an organic iron compound, and an organic aluminum compound, the adhesive layer having a gel fraction of 40% or more after being retained at a temperature of 85° C. and a relative humidity of 85% for 300 hours, and having a 180° peel adhesive strength of 100 mN/20 mm or more with respect to a PMMA film.

Abstract: Provided are a photon up-conversion film, which is capable, of high-efficiency up-conversion even in air and even when low-intensity light is used, and a simple method of producing the film. The photon up-conversion film according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a matrix including a resin; and a pore portion, wherein the photon up-conversion film includes at least a sensitizing component capable of absorbing light in a first wavelength region ?1, and a light-emitting component capable of radiating light in a second wavelength region ?2 including wavelengths shorter than those of the first wavelength region ?1, and wherein the sensitizing component and the light-emitting component are present at an interface between the matrix and the pore portion.

Abstract: A ventilation assembly of the present disclosure includes: an internal member being a tubular body having an opening at a first end portion and an opening at a second end portion; an external member being a tubular body having a bottom; and a gas-permeable membrane covering the opening at the first end portion of the internal member, wherein the external member is joined to the internal member with the internal member inserted in the interior of the external member from the first end portion side, the ventilation assembly has a second space serving as a ventilation path connecting the gas-permeable membrane and the outside of the ventilation assembly in at least one selected from the inside of the internal member, the inside of the external member, and an interspace between the internal member and the external member joined together, and the internal member includes one first projecting portion or two or more first projecting portions projecting from the inner peripheral surface at a position on the second en

Abstract: An opto-electric composite transmission module includes a motherboard and an opto-electric hybrid board. The opto-electric hybrid board includes an optical waveguide and an electric circuit board sequentially in the thickness direction. The optical waveguide includes a core layer, an under-cladding layer, and an over-cladding layer. The core layer includes a mirror. The electric circuit board includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The optical waveguide is disposed so that an opto-electric conversion element, which is electrically connected to the first terminal, can optically be connected to the mirror. The second terminal is electrically connected to the motherboard.

Abstract: A laminated sheet includes a first porous layer including a plurality of fibers of at least one of inorganic fiber or carbonized fiber; and a second porous layer formed of a plurality of organic fibers, wherein the laminated sheet has a surface density of greater than or equal to 400 g/m2 and less than or equal to 1550 g/m2, wherein the second porous layer is formed of the plurality of organic fibers having a mean diameter of fibers being greater than or equal to 0.5 ?m and less than or equal to 14 ?m, and wherein, expressing a total volume of solids and voids filling a unit volume of the second porous layer as 100%, a percentage of the solids is greater than or equal to 1.0% and less than or equal to 8.0%.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wiring circuit board includes steps: 1) preparing a metal supporting layer, a different-reflectance layer, an insulating base layer, and a wiring layer sequentially toward one side in a thickness direction, and 2) irradiating the circuit board with reflected light including light containing one wavelength in light between wavelengths 650 nm and 950 nm from one side in the thickness direction of the circuit board to inspect the wiring layer based on the reflected light at the circuit board. In 2), the outer shape of the wiring layer is inspected based on the contrast between first reflected light at one surface in the thickness direction of the wiring layer and second reflected light at one surface in the thickness direction of the different-reflectance layer. The difference between a reflectance R1 of the wiring layer and a reflectance R2 of the different-reflectance layer is 40% or more.

Abstract: A method for producing a wiring circuit board includes a preparation step of preparing a substrate; a first patterning step of forming a first insulating layer on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction; a second patterning step of forming a conductive pattern on one side of the first insulating layer in the thickness direction; and a deposition step of depositing a metal on the other side of the substrate in the thickness direction and forming a first metal support layer. The conductive pattern has two terminals, and two wirings. The first metal support layer has a terminal support portion supporting the terminals, a wiring support portion supporting one of the wirings, and a second wiring support portion supporting the other wiring and disposed spaced from the wiring support portion.