Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microlens includes: ejecting liquid drops containing a material for forming microlenses from a liquid drop ejection head to make the liquid drops land on a substrate; and irradiating the liquid drops with ultraviolet light at least once at a time period between after the ejection of the liquid drops and immediately after the landing of the liquid drops on the substrate. In addition, an apparatus for manufacturing a microlens, includes: a liquid drop ejection head that ejects liquid drops containing a material for forming microlenses; a table that supports a substrate above which the microlenses are to be formed; and an ultraviolet light radiating device that irradiates with ultraviolet light one of: the liquid drops that are flying from the liquid drop ejection head to the substrate; and the liquid drops that has landed on the substrate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microlens includes: ejecting a liquid drop containing a material for forming the microlens from a liquid drop ejection apparatus to make the liquid drop lands on a substrate; and waiting until a predetermined time elapses after the liquid drop has landed; and performing a curing treatment on the landed liquid drop.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments provide: a composition for forming a functional material layer that can form a functional material layer of a constant quality for a long time, the composition for forming a functional material layer including a solution of a strong-acid functional material, to which a specific amount of a base is added so as not to corrode components of an ejection device. A method for forming a functional material layer includes the composition onto a substrate using ejection device. A method for manufacturing a fuel cell that has a first current-collecting layer, a first reaction layer, an electrolyte film, a second reaction layer, and a second current-collecting layer, includes forming at least one of the first and the second reaction layers by applying the composition for forming a functional material layer using the ejection device.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a method of manufacturing a fuel cell that includes a reaction layer, to which a catalyst is evenly applied, and that has high reaction efficiency, and which can be easily manufactured. A first gas passage is formed in a first substrate, which is conveyed by a belt conveyor that is driven by a drive unit according to a signal from a drive unit, at dischargers. At another discharger, a first current-collecting layer is then formed on the first substrate conveyed by the belt conveyor. At another discharger, a first reaction layer is formed by applying a catalytic solution several times to respectively different places. Then, an electrolyte membrane is formed in another discharger. In the same way, a second reaction layer is formed at another discharger and a second current-collecting layer is formed at another discharger.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a pattern forming method that secures sufficient alignment accuracy when a pattern is formed by droplet ejection. Exemplary embodiments provide a pattern on a substrate by placing a liquid material including a pattern forming material onto the substrate by droplet ejection, including placement of the liquid material including an alignment mark forming material, onto the substrate by the droplet ejection prior to forming the pattern; and placement of the pattern forming material by making use of a placed alignment mark.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide an ejection method to form a micro lens efficiently on each of a plurality of semiconductor lasers in a wafer state. So that a distance in an x-axis direction between two mutually adjacent sections subject to ejection and a distance between any two nozzles of a plurality of nozzles arranged in the x-axis direction may be in agreement, the ejection method can include a step of positioning a substrate having the two sections subject to ejection, a step of moving relatively the plurality of nozzles along a y-axis direction intersecting the x-axis direction perpendicularly to the substrate, and a step of ejecting a liquid material respectively from the two nozzles to the two sections subject to ejection if the two nozzles should respectively penetrate areas corresponding to the two sections.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide shortening of the process time when a multi-layered type pattern is formed using a droplet discharging device.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an optimal manufacturing method of a microlens to diffuse light. According to exemplary embodiments, a manufacturing method of microlens includes forming a generally convex shaped lens portions made from a light transmissive resin on a substrate having light transmissivity, and curing the lens portions, forming the lens portions being a process in which a plurality of the lens portions are formed so as to be coupled on the substrate.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a device which includes processes in which a plurality of unit regions (first bits D1 and second bits D2) are established upon a substrate in the form of a lattice, and in which liquid drops are discharged by an ink device in each unit region, when a first bitmap which is made up from a plurality of the first bits D1 and a second bitmap which is made up from a plurality of the second bits D2 whose size is different from that of the first bits D1 have been established, the highest common divisor of the size of the first bits D1 and the size of the second bits D2 is calculated, this highest common divisor is taken as the size of third bits D3, the first bitmap and the second bitmap are re-set to the third bits, and the liquid drops are discharged in positions regulated by the third bitmap.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro lens that can enhance the accuracy of landing positions of droplets and can fabricate a micro lens with good shape accuracy, a micro lens, an optical device, an optical transmitting device, a laser printer, head and a laser printer are provided. In a method of manufacturing a micro lens, a given number of droplets of a lens material are ejected from a droplet ejection head on a base member formed on a substrate. The method includes stopping relative movement between the substrate and the droplet ejection head; and ejecting a plurality of the droplets on a given position on the substrate from the droplet ejection head.

Abstract: A micro lens is provided with proper optical characteristics, such as a condensing function. Furthermore, a fabrication method of a micro lens is provided as well as, an optical device, an optical transmitter, a laser printer head, and a laser printer. The micro lens is equipped with a lens member formed by a liquid droplet ejection method, including: a base member formed on a substrate, a lens member formed on an upper surface of the above-mentioned base member to which the lens material is ejected in a plurality of dots by the liquid droplet ejection method, the upper surface of the base member having a concavity and a convexity with at least a part of the upper surface of the base member being subjected to repellant treatment.

Abstract: The invention provides a surface treatment method by which a substrate with desired uniform lyophilicity is obtained in order to enhance the formation of a film pattern by an ink-jet process; a surface-treated substrate obtained by the surface treatment; and a method of forming a film pattern. A surface of a substrate is subjected to lyophobic treatment by forming a self-assembled layer composed of organic molecules. The lyophobicity is then modified by ultraviolet irradiation or the like to obtain desired lyophobicity.

Abstract: A device includes banks formed on a substrate, a conducting film formed by droplet ejection onto a predetermined pattern formation region in a groove between the banks, and a second conductive film formed by droplet ejection disposed outside the pattern formation region and electrically separated from the conductive film.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for fabricating a pattern which makes it possible to obtain a wide pattern having edges of a preferable shape. The apparatus for fabricating a pattern ejects a liquid material as liquid droplets from an ejecting section, and dispose the liquid droplets on a substrate in a line-shaped pattern. A plurality of line-shaped patterns are formed on the substrate by disposing a plurality of liquid droplets on the substrate in the line-shaped patterns, and then another set of liquid droplets are disposed between the line-shaped patterns so as to integrate the line-shaped patterns with each other.

Abstract: A pattern formation method for forming a film pattern upon a substrate, including the steps of: forming banks in a predetermined pattern upon the substrate; disposing liquid drops of a functional liquid at the end portions of groove portions which are defined between the banks; and after having disposed the drops at the end portions of the groove portions, disposing liquid drops in positions of the groove portions other than the end portions thereof.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a thin film pattern on a substrate, includes the steps of: forming a concave part on the substrate that conforms to the thin film pattern; and applying a function liquid into the concave part.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing a micro lens, a micro lens, an optical device having the micro lens, an optical transmission device, a head for a laser printer, and a laser printer, by which excellent lens characteristics, such as a condensing function, can be obtained by optionally controlling the shape thereof. The micro lens is formed on the upper surface of a foundation member formed on a base. The upper surface of the foundation member is subjected to lyophobic processing. The micro lens is formed by ejecting lens material in a plurality of dots by a droplet ejecting method.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of producing a transmissive screen having a structure including light-absorption-material patterns that are formed on locations corresponding to locations of lens members, which are provided side by side on a light-transmissive substrate, and to locations of boundary portions between the corresponding lens members. In this method, lens compositions are discharged onto and are caused to land on the light transmissive substrate, and, by drops of the lens compositions, very small lens members or precursors thereof are formed. It is possible to provide a method of producing a transmissive screen, which makes it possible to realize, at a low cost, a bright transmissive screen which has high contrast ratio and which can display a high-quality image having reduced or no moiré and reduced or no speckles.

Abstract: A process of providing a hydrophobic property to the surface of a plate, and a process of providing a hydrophilic property to the surface by irradiating energy light (radiation) on the surface of the plate, which is provided with the hydrophobic property are provided. Variations in the accumulated illumination intensity of radiation on the surface of the plate are controlled to 20% or less.

Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a micro lens, a micro lens, an optical device having the micro lens, an optical transmission device, a head for a laser printer, and a laser printer, in which excellent lens characteristics, such as a condensing function, can be obtained by optionally controlling the shape thereof as well as the non-uniformity thereof can be suppressed, a micro lens is formed on the upper surface of a foundation member formed on a base. The upper surface of the foundation member is subjected to lyophobic processing. The micro lens is formed by ejecting lens material in a plurality of dots on the upper surface of the lyophobic-processed foundation member from at least two nozzles by a droplet ejecting head having a plurality of nozzles.