Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent (EL) element comprising at least a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate and an electric light emitting layer and to a display using this element as pixel unit. The object of the present invention is to provide a display without property deterioration due to heating of the EL layer or remaining of the solvent, and is practical though the thickness of the film is uneven. A display comprising the electroluminescent element, wherein the light emitting region is changed by the applied voltage, as a pixel unit wherein the display is driven by a digital gradation driving method in which a low voltage value at which the pixel dose not emit light is a non-selected state, and a high voltage value at which the light emitting region within the pixel is saturated is a selected state. By using the present invention, though the film thickness is not even, a practical display with excellent gradation control property can be provided.

Abstract: The dielectric-forming composition according to the invention is characterized by consisting of: composite particles for dielectrics in which part or all of the surfaces of inorganic particles with permittivity of 30 or greater are coated with a conductive metal or a compound thereof, or a conductive organic compound or a conductive inorganic material; and (B) a resin component constituted of at least one of a polymerizable compound and a polymer. In addition, another dielectric-forming composition according to the invention is characterized by containing: ultrafine particle-resin composite particles composed of (J) inorganic ultrafine particles with the average particle size of 0.

Abstract: An organic EL display which is capable of carrying out scanning time efficiently in the view of power consumption, and is capable of providing a normally white display. The display is formed by arranging a plurality of pixel units having a light emitting unit and a semiconductor switching circuit for operating the light emitting unit to emit light. The semiconductor switching circuit of each pixel includes an inverter, and operating output for operating the light emitting unit to emit light via said inverter. When each pixel is not selected, the light emitting unit emits light. When each pixel is selected, the light emitting unit does not emit light A normally white display is provided as a whole.

Abstract: There are provided a metal material for electrode formation, which can form an electrode provided in an organic function element without adopting vapor deposition, can easily realize an increase in size, can reduce production cost, and does not cause any disconnection of the electrode upon exposure to flexure and, thus, is highly reliable, and, at the same time, has a high level of electron injection function, and an organic function element using the metal material. The metal material is a Ga(gallium)-base alloy which is in a paste state at a temperature of the melting point of the Ga-base alloy or above, the Ga-base alloy comprising at least a Ga-base liquid metal in a liquid state at room temperature and an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and having an electron injection function.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic functional element such as an organic EL element, an organic TFT element or the like, wherein the organic functional element does not require vapor deposition in formation of an electrode on an organic material layer, and does not cause an electrode breaking even when bended, and a method for producing the same. An organic functional element of the present invention at least comprises more than one electrode and an organic material layer, wherein at least one electrode is made of a liquid metal.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition for forming a dielectric of the present invention comprising inorganic particles, an alkali developable resin and additives, wherein the additives comprise a compound having a quinonediazido group (C1), a compound containing at least two alkyletherified amino groups in the molecule (C2) and a thermal acid generator (C3), or wherein the inorganic particles comprise inorganic superfine particles (A-I) having a mean particle diameter of less than 0.05 ?m and inorganic fine particles (A-II) having a mean particle diameter of not less than 0.05 ?m. The composition can be calcined at low temperatures to form a dielectric layer with high dimensional precision, said layer having a high dielectric constant and a low dielectric loss. Also provided are a dielectric and an electronic part prepared from the composition.

Abstract: A chlorosulphonated ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having a chlorine content of 0.5-20% by weight and a glass transition temperature in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of ?50° C. or lower and being crystalline. The chlorosulphonated ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is obtained by chlorinating a crystalline ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having a density of 890 kg/m3 or lower, obtained by copolymerizing ?-olefin comprising a hydrocarbon having 4 or more carbon atoms, with ethylene, and then chlorosulphonating the chlorinated copolymer.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL display which is capable of carrying out scanning time efficiently in the view of the power consumption and capable of providing the normally white display. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a display formed by arranging a plurality of pixel units comprising a light emitting unit and a semiconductor switching circuit for operating the light emitting unit to emit light, wherein the semiconductor switching circuit of each pixel includes an inverter, an operating output for operating the light emitting unit to emit light is output via said inverter, when each pixel is not selected, the operating output is supplied to the light emitting unit via the inverter, so that the light emitting unit emits light, when selected, the operating output is not supplied to the light emitting unit via the inverter, so that the light emitting unit does not emit light, and a normally white display is provided as a whole.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing an EL layer of uniform thickness, causing effective light emission of pixel openings and manufacturing an organic EL display showing sufficient brightness and excellent in practicability, by an ink jet method. Further object is to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing a color filter excellent in practicability by an ink jet method, in which a dye layer with uniform thickness is formed and optical coloring of uniform tone is conducted at pixel openings.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit capable of forming an image with a hypochromic toner and a hyperchromic toner of a substantially same hue, a first toner containing portion containing the hypochromic toner, a second toner containing portion containing the hyperchromic toner, and a density detecting unit which detects a density of an image formed with the hypochromic toner and the hyperchromic toner. Thus an image can be formed with the hypochromic toner and the hyperchromic toner of a substantially same hue.

Abstract: A display comprising: an electrically insulative substrate; a plural of current driven type light emitting elements arranged, on the electrically insulative substrate, in a matrix form; a scanning line which is disposed at least one piece per each element row; a data line which is disposed at least one piece per one or two element columns; a power source supply line disposed on the electrically insulative substrate; and a switching circuit portion which is disposed at least one piece per at least one current driven type light emitting element.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus has an image forming portion capable of forming an image on a transferring medium by the use of a hypochromatic toner and a hyperchromatic toner of substantially the same color. The image forming portion is provided with a developing device for developing with the hypochromatic toner and the hyperchromatic toner, wherein, in an image area in which the hyperchromatic toner and the hypochromatic toner are mixedly present, the recording rate of the hyperchromatic toner is 1/16, the minimum size Wmini of a toner image of the hyperchromatic toner is 50 ?m or less on the transferring medium. Thereby, it is achieved to reduce graininess.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic image recording apparatus apparatus including a photoconductive image bearing member, a charging apparatus for uniformly charging the image bearing member, an exposure apparatus for effecting an imagewise exposure on a surface of the image bearing member after charging thereby forming an electrostatic latent image, a development apparatus for adhering a toner onto the electrostatic latent image thereby forming a toner image, and a transfer member for transferring the formed toner image onto a final support member such as plain paper, in case of forming an image with a hyperchromic toner and a hypochromic toner of a substantially same hue, image formation is executed with a writing resolution for the hypochromic toner larger than a writing resolution for the hyperchromic toner. Thus drawbacks of streak generation by a screen used for the hypochromic toner and a difficulty in obtaining a photographic texture can be resolved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent (EL) element comprising at least a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate and an electric light emitting layer and to a display using this element as pixel unit. The object of the present invention is to provide a display without property deterioration due to heating of the EL layer or remaining of the solvent, and is practical though the thickness of the film is uneven. A display comprising the electroluminescent element, wherein the light emitting region is changed by the applied voltage, as a pixel unit wherein the display is driven by a digital gradation driving method in which a low voltage value at which the pixel dose not emit light is a non-selected state, and a high voltage value at which the light emitting region within the pixel is saturated is a selected state. By using the present invention, though the film thickness is not even, a practical display with excellent gradation control property can be provided.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing an EL layer of uniform thickness, causing effective light emission of pixel openings and manufacturing an organic EL display showing sufficient brightness and excellent in practicability, by an ink jet method. Further object is to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing a color filter excellent in practicability by an ink jet method, in which a dye layer with uniform thickness is formed and optical coloring of uniform tone is conducted at pixel openings.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition for forming a dielectric of the present invention comprising inorganic particles, an alkali developable resin and additives, wherein the additives comprise a compound having a quinonediazido group (C1), a compound containing at least two alkyletherified amino groups in the molecule (C2) and a thermal acid generator (C3), or wherein the inorganic particles comprise inorganic superfine particles (A-I) having a mean particle diameter of less than 0.05 &mgr;m and inorganic fine particles (A-II) having a mean particle diameter of not less than 0.05 &mgr;m.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit capable of forming an image with a hypochromic toner and a hyperchromic toner of a substantially same hue, a first toner containing portion containing the hypochromic toner, a second toner containing portion containing the hyperchromic toner, and a density detecting unit which detects a density of an image formed with the hypochromic toner and the hyperchromic toner. Thus an image can be formed with the hypochromic toner and the hyperchromic toner of a substantially same hue.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a display that makes it easy to supply a large current to each pixel constituted by a current driven type light emitting element, and an electronic device equipped with the display.

Abstract: To improve the water squeezing function of a shoe press belt for papermaking, the wet web side layer of a main body of the belt is composed of a high molecular weight elastic material, and the wet web facing surface of the wet web side layer is made hydrophobic. Water, squeezed from the wet web under compression in a shoe press, and transferred to the surface of the wet web side layer of the belt through a felt, may be shaken off reliably before the belt is again subjected to compression.

Abstract: There is provided an organic electroluminescent display having excellent practicality that can be produced by a simple method which does not cause electrode breaking and can realize even thickness of an electroluminescent layer. There is also provided a pattern formed object having a coating as an electroluminescent layer or the like having even thickness, for an electroluminescent element, formed using a coating liquid and provided in each area surrounded by partition walls provided on a substrate. The electroluminescent display comprises at least a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, protrusions which each are provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and are convexly curved in section relatively to the surface of the substrate, and an electroluminescent layer provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions.