Abstract: There is provided a pattern formed object having an electroluminescent layer coating. The pattern formed object comprising a substrate, partition walls provided on the substrate, and a coating stacked on the substrate in its part between the partition walls, wherein the partition walls have a sloped liquid non-repellent surface and have a section form that, at least in the lower part of the partition wall, as the distance from the substrate increases, the size of the partition wall in a direction parallel to the substrate decreases, and in the coating, the ratio of the maximum thickness (Tmax) to the minimum thickness (Tmin), Tmax/Tmin, is not more than 130% as measured in the coating in its part between the lower ends of the partition walls adjacent to each other.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides game device that stereoscopically displays a game image by utilizing parallax. The game device includes a display portion capable of providing stereoscopic display, an image pick-up portion, an object setting unit for setting a position of display of an object with respect to the display portion and arranging the object at a corresponding position in a virtual space, a display control unit for setting parallax based on the position of display of the object in a direction of depth of the display portion for causing the display portion to stereoscopically display the object, an indicated position calculation unit for calculating a relative position of an indicator with respect to the image pick-up portion based on an image of the indicator, and a game processing unit for performing game processing based on relation between the position of display of the object and the calculated relative position.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element having members such as an organic EL layer formed highly precisely in a pattern with preferable light emission characteristic of the organic EL layer, and a photocatalyst containing coating solution to be used for the production thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an EL element including an organic EL layer forming process of forming an organic EL layer on a substrate, on which at least an electrode layer is formed; a peeling layer forming process of forming a peeling layer on the organic EL layer; a photoresist layer forming process of forming a photoresist layer on the peeling layer, a photoresist layer patterning process of patterning the photoresist layer by exposing and developing; an organic EL layer developing process of removing the organic EL layer of a part not covered with the photoresist layer; and a peeling layer peeling process of removing the photoresist layer laminated thereon by peeling off the peeling layer.

Abstract: A pattern formed object for an electroluminescent element includes a substrate; partition walls provided on the substrate; and a coating stacked on the substrate in its part between the partition walls. The partition walls have a sloped liquid-nonrepellent surface and have such a sectional form that, at least in the lower part of the partition wall, as the distance from the substrate increases, the size of the partition wall in a direction parallel to the substrate decreases, and, in the coating, the ratio of the maximum thickness (Tmax) to the minimum thickness (Tmin), Tmax/Tmin, is not more than 130% as measured in the coating in its part between the lower ends of the partition walls adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lyophilic/lyophobic pattern-forming method comprising a first lyophilization step for lyophilizing the surface of a first member and a second member provided on the first member and having through-holes formed down to the surface of the first member, a lyophobic layer-forming step for forming a lyophobic layer on the surfaces of the first and second members, and a second lyophilization step that lyophilizes said lyophobic layer to form a lyophilic/lyophobic pattern, wherein said first and second members are made of different materials, and the lyophobic layer comprises material, wherein locations formed on the first member are lyophilized more than locations formed on the surface of the second member during the second lyophilization step.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an organic EL device having excellent light resistance and a method for manufacturing the same. An organic EL device comprises: a first substrate as a supporting substrate; a first electrode provided on the first substrate; an organic layer that is provided on the first electrode and includes at least an organic light-emitting layer; a second electrode provided on the organic layer; a resin layer provided to cover the first substrate and the second electrode thereon, the resin layer containing, at least in a region on the organic layer, an ultraviolet light absorber that absorbs ultraviolet light; and a second substrate arranged on the resin layer to block the organic layer from ambient air.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a method for manufacturing an organic EL device, which method can form a film having high barrier properties to water vapor or oxygen, while suppressing damage to an organic EL element, during formation of the film including inorganic layers for sealing the organic EL element.

Abstract: The present invention has the object of providing a method by which a thin film pattern can be formed using a liquid material application in a prescribed area in an economical and simple manner, and a method for producing organic electroluminescent devices, semiconductor devices, and optical devices using said method. A method by which a liquid material 16a containing a thin film forming material is applied to a substrate 11 to form a thin film in a prescribed region, comprising: a step of subjecting the substrate 11 to lyophobization to make a lyophobized surface A; a step of patterning an underlayer 15 on the lyophobized surface A of the substrate 11, the underlayer 15 being more lyophilic to the liquid material 16a than the lyophobized surface A; and a step of applying the liquid material 16a to the underlayer 15 and then drying it.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a method for manufacturing an organic EL device, which can form a film with less damage to the organic EL element during formation of the film including inorganic layers for sealing the organic EL element. When an organic EL element (20) which is composed of a pair of electrodes in which at least one of the electrodes being transparent or translucent, and an organic EL layer (22) which comprises a light-emitting layer held between the electrodes, and a sealing layer (30) which includes at least one layer of inorganic film being in contact with the organic EL element (20) and which seals the organic EL element (20) are formed on a substrate (10), a first sealing film (31) which is included in the sealing layer (30) and in contact with the organic EL element (20) is formed by the facing target sputtering method, and the other inorganic film which is included in the sealing layer (30) is formed by any method other than the facing target sputtering method.

Abstract: An EL element capable of: preventing the state in which number of excessive layers are laminated on each light emitting part formed in a pattern at the time of forming the light emitting parts using the photolithography method; executing the peeling treatment easily and quickly in the excessive layer peeling process; and preventing generation of color mixture or pixel narrowing derived from the elution of the patterned light emitting part into the light emitting layer coating solution to be coated later, at the end part thereof, at the time of coating a light emitting layer coating solution. In order to achieve the above mentioned object, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electroluminescent element using a photolithography method.

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.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an EL element, capable of preferably carrying out the peeling operation at the time of peeling off an unnecessary layer such as a photoresist layer. In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an EL element comprising: an organic EL layer forming process of forming an organic EL layer on a substrate, on which at least an electrode layer is formed; a peeling layer forming process of forming a peeling layer on the organic EL layer; a photoresist layer forming process of forming a photoresist layer on the peeling layer; a photoresist layer patterning process of patterning the photoresist layer by exposing and developing; an organic EL layer developing process of removing the organic EL layer of a part not covered with the photoresist layer; and a peeling layer peeling process of removing the photoresist layer laminated thereon by peeling off the peeling layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an EL element, capable of preferably carrying out the peeling operation at the time of peeling off an unnecessary layer such as a photoresist layer. This object is achieved by providing a method for manufacturing an EL element comprising: an organic EL layer forming process of forming an organic EL layer on a substrate, on which at least an electrode layer is formed; a peeling layer forming process of forming a peeling layer on the organic EL layer; a photoresist layer forming process of forming a photoresist layer on the peeling layer; a photoresist layer patterning process of patterning the photoresist layer by exposing and developing; an organic EL layer developing process of removing the organic EL layer of a part not covered with the photoresist layer; and a peeling layer peeling process of removing the photoresist layer laminated thereon by peeling off the peeling layer.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an EL element, capable of preventing deterioration of the element characteristic by the developing agent or the rinsing agent, while providing the advantages of the photolithography method of high light emitting efficiency and taking out efficiency, the manufacturing process simplicity, and the highly sophisticated pattern formation. In order to achieve the above mentioned object, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an organic EL element comprising at least a patterned organic light emitting layer, wherein the patterning is conducted by etching with a protecting layer pattern laminated on an organic light emitting layer.

Abstract: A movement vector of an object which appears in a virtual game world is determined in accordance with an operation of a direction instruction section which is provided in a housing. The movement vector is corrected in accordance with a change in an orientation of the housing from a reference orientation or acceleration generated in the housing. Then, movement of the object in the virtual game world is controlled based on the corrected movement vector.

Abstract: A housing of a game controller is capable of being held with one hand of a player. A direction instruction section is provided in the housing for performing a direction instruction input. Movement detection means is means for detecting movement of the housing. Movement direction control means of a game apparatus is means for determining a movement direction of an object, which appears in a virtual game world, in accordance with an operation of the direction instruction section. Posture control means is means for determining a posture of the object in the virtual game world in accordance with detection by the movement detection means.

Abstract: 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. 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. The method includes: a process of discharge-placing at least an organic EL material in the form of solution on a substrate; and a process of drying the organic EL material in the form of ink placed on the substrate by heating, and the organic EL material is dried by heating over thereof.

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.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display which has excellent partiality, and which includes a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, and protrusions provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and convexly curved in section relative to the surface of the substrate. An electroluminescent layer is provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions. The electroluminescent layer in its part around the boundary between the electroluminescent layer and the protusion is in contact with the protrusion can be in such a state that the electroluminescent layer is curved in section in a direction opposite to the convexly curved protrusion.