Abstract: An electrochromic display is disclosed which comprises an array-side substrate (10) in which a pixel electrode (15) and an electrochromic layer (30) are formed, a color filter-side substrate (50) in which a counter electrode (53) and an electrochromic layer (54) are formed, and an electrolytic layer (80) injected between the array-side substrate (10) and the color filter-side substrate (50). By forming a partition wall (23) on the periphery of the pixel electrode (15) and the electrochromic layer (30), there can be prevented short-circuits between pixel electrodes (15) and short-circuits between electrochromic layers (30) between adjacent pixels, thereby realizing an electrochromic display with higher precision.

Abstract: An electrochromic display is disclosed which comprises an array side substrate (10) on which a pixel electrode (15) and an electrochromic layer (30) are formed, a color filter side substrate (50) on which a counter electrode (53) and an electrochromic layer (54) are formed, and an electrolytic layer (80) injected between the array side substrate (10) and the color filter side substrate (50). By forming the pixel electrode (15) of a reflective electrode material, it becomes unnecessary to add a coloring agent in the electrolytic layer (80) for enhancing contrast and therefore the electrolytic layer (80) can be made thin.

Abstract: An electrochromic display is disclosed which comprises an array-side substrate (10) wherein a TFT (14) and a pixel electrode (15) connected with the TFT (14) are formed, a color filter-side substrate (50) wherein a counter electrode (53) is formed, and an electrolyte layer (80) injected between the array-side substrate (10) and the color filter-side substrate (50). In this electrochromic display, the TFT (14) is formed to have an area not less than 30% of the area of the pixel, thereby supplying a larger current. Consequently, oxidation-reduction reaction in the electrochromic phenomenon proceeds at a higher rate, thereby enabling a high-speed response.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a first substrate with pixel electrodes formed in regions surrounded by a plurality of scanning lines and signal lines, a second substrate on which a transparent electrode is formed, orientation controlling means formed at least on either the first substrate or the second substrate, alignment films deposited on both substrates to which vertical treatment is applied, and a liquid crystal layer having negative dielectric anisotropy, which is sandwiched between both substrates, wherein liquid crystal molecules are vertically aligned when no electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer, and tilt to be aligned in directions controlled by the orientation controlling means when electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer, whereby the orientation controlling means is positioned to be approximately linearly symmetrical by using a scanning line and a signal line as boundaries such that the position of the orientation controlling means in relation to pixel

Abstract: A pressure sensor comprising a plurality of sensor parts arranged in matrix. A first electrode being connected with first wiring and a second electrode being connected with second wiring are disposed oppositely through a cavity part in the sensor part. The second electrode bends to the first electrode side in response to a pressure from a specimen and touches the first electrode upon application of a pressure of a specified level or above. When the specimen is pressed against a pressure detecting region, both electrodes touch each other at a sensor part corresponding to a protrusion of the specimen and are separated at a sensor part corresponding to a recess. When a scanning signal is fed from a scanning circuit to one wiring and presence of a signal flowing through the second wiring is detected by a sensing circuit, a pressure being applied to each sensor part can be detected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a card stack reader, a card thereof, a card case, a method for manufacturing the card, a game machine using the same, and a computer-readable storage medium on which a game program is recorded. The card stack reader comprises an imaging unit which reads an image from a peripheral side portion of a stack of cards, each card having a read code along a peripheral side edge thereof, the read code identifying the card, and a code recognizing unit which recognizes the read code of each card from the image read by the imaging unit.

Abstract: A pressure sensor comprising a plurality of sensor parts arranged in matrix. A first electrode being connected with first wiring and a second electrode being connected with second wiring are disposed oppositely through a cavity part in the sensor part. The second electrode bends to the first electrode side in response to a pressure from a specimen and touches the first electrode upon application of a pressure of a specified level or above. When the specimen is pressed against a pressure detecting region, both electrodes touch each other at a sensor part corresponding to a protrusion of the specimen and are separated at a sensor part corresponding to a recess. When a scanning signal is fed from a scanning circuit to one wiring and presence of a signal flowing through the second wiring is detected by a sensing circuit, a pressure being applied to each sensor part can be detected.

Abstract: A pressure sensor comprising a plurality of sensor parts arranged in matrix. A first electrode being connected with first wiring and a second electrode being connected with second wiring are disposed oppositely through a cavity part in the sensor part. The second electrode bends to the first electrode side in response to a pressure from a specimen and touches the first electrode upon application of a pressure of a specified level or above. When the specimen is pressed against a pressure detecting region, both electrodes touch each other at a sensor part corresponding to a protrusions of the specimen and are separated at a sensor part corresponding to a recess. When a scanning signal is fed from a scanning circuit to one wiring and presence of a signal flowing through the second wiring is detected by a sensing circuit, a pressure being applied to each sensor part can be detected.

Abstract: The objectives of this invention are to provide a luminescent compound capable of emitting white light by itself, and an illuminator and organic EL element that emit white light by the employment of the luminescent compound. The illuminator and the organic EL element are capable of emitting white light at a strong luminance for a long time. The luminescent compound is represented by the following formula (1) or (2): The illuminator and the organic EL element comprise a substrate on which an electrode has been formed and a luminescent layer including the compound, said luminescent layer being placed on the substrate.

Abstract: The objectives of this invention are to provide a novel Nile red luminescent compound capable of emitting red light at a high luminance and at high color purity, and a luminescence element capable of emitting light at a high luminance. To achieve these objectives, the present invention provides a Nile red luminescent compound emitting red light represented by formula (1) and a luminescence element that includes the compound in the light-emitting layer thereof.

Abstract: A two-wavelength antireflection film to prevent light in two-wavelength regions of a deep-ultraviolet region and a region from a visible region to the near-infrared region on a surface of a substrate by coating the two-wavelength antireflection film on the surface of the substrate which penetrates light from the deep-ultraviolet region to the near-infrared region, comprising a first thin film which is formed on the substrate, and has a refractive index of 1.6 to 2.0 and optical film thickness of 0.4&lgr; to 0.7&lgr; for design main wavelength (&lgr;), a second thin film which is formed on the first thin film, and has a refractive index of 1.35 to 1.55 and an optical film thickness of 0.05&lgr; to 0.6&lgr; for the design main wavelength &lgr;, a third thin film which is formed on the second thin film, and has a refractive index of 1.6 to 2.0 and an optical film thickness of 0.1&lgr; to 0.

Abstract: A two-wavelength antireflection film to prevent light in two-wavelength regions of a deep-ultraviolet region and a region from a visible region to the near-infrared region on a surface of a substrate by coating the two-wavelength antireflection film on the surface of the substrate which penetrates light from the deep-ultraviolet region to the near-infrared region, comprising a first thin film which is formed on the substrate, and has a refractive index of 1.6 to 2.0 and optical film thickness of 0.4&lgr; to 0.7&lgr; for design main wavelength (&lgr;), a second thin film which is formed on the first thin film, and has a refractive index of 1.35 to 1.55 and an optical film thickness of 0.05&lgr; to 0.6&lgr; for the design main wavelength &lgr;, a third thin film which is formed on the second thin film, and has a refractive index of 1.6 to 2.0 and an optical film thickness of 0.1&lgr; to 0.

Abstract: The objectives of this invention are to provide a novel Nile Red luminescent compound capable of emitting a light of which color is nearly crimson, a novel process for producing the same and a luminescent compound capable of emitting at a high luminance a nearly crimson light. This invention relates to a Nile Red luminescent compound emitting red light made by changing C═O in a Nile Red compound to C═CH—Ar, wherein Ar is an aromatic group including fluorine atoms, and by introducing an electron attractive aromatic acetonitrile into the skeleton of the Nile Red compound; a novel process for producing the Nile Red luminescent compound that comprises reacting a Nile Red pigment with an electron attractive aromatic acetonitrile, and a luminescent compound comprising a composition that includes the Nile Red luminescent compound.

Abstract: A card game apparatus includes a large-size panel display, a main control unit that controls screens on the large-size panel display, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses that are communicably connected to the main control unit. A game player purchases an integrated circuit card and, for example, eleven player cards on each of which, a soccer player's photograph is printed. When the game player arranges the player cards on a player card arrangement panel of one of the terminal apparatuses, card data recorded on the back of the player card will be read by an internal image sensor. Then, a team is organized by the player cards, and a game starts. The game player can direct a player's position and formation by changing placement of the player card.

Abstract: The present invention aims to reverse and transport a card in an automated card game machine, and relates to a card reversing device that reverses and transports each card, with no one touching the card. The present invention also relates to such a card game machine and a card reversing method. Each card placed on a card placement unit of a table is pulled by the magnetic force of a magnetic circuit having three electromagnet units. Accordingly, when a slider that supports the magnetic circuit is moved by a card transportation mechanism, the card slides on the upper surface of the card placement unit as if to follow the movement of the magnetic circuit. With one end portion of the card being attracted to the center electromagnet unit, the card is reversed by 180 degrees by the repulsive force generated between the other end portion of the card and the left-side electromagnet unit.

Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide fluorescent compounds comprising a naphthalene skeleton, an electron donating group substituted at the 2- or 1-position of the naphthalene skeleton, and an electron attractive group substituted at the 6- or 4-position of the skeleton. The fluorescent compound of this invention is capable of emitting visible light having a desired color by choosing an appropriate combination of the electron donating group A, which has an electron-pushing function, and the electron attractive group B, which has an electron-pulling function.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide an illuminant, which can easily be produced at low cost. This invention is a carbazole derivative luminescent compound having a carbazole ring skeleton, to the nitrogen atom of which is attached an electron-donating group, and to the carbon atom of which is attached an electron-attracting group at the third position to the nitrogen atom.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide an illuminant, which can easily be produced at low cost. This invention is a carbazole derivative luminescent compound having a carbazole ring skeleton, to the nitrogen atom of which is attached an electron-donating group, and to the carbon atom of which is attached an electron-attracting group at the third position to the nitrogen atom.

Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide fluorescent compounds comprising a naphthalene skeleton, an electron donating group substituted at the 2- or 1-position of the naphthalene skeleton, and an electron attractive group substituted at the 6- or 4-position of the skeleton. The fluorescent compound of this invention is capable of emitting visible light having a desired color by choosing an appropriate combination of the electron donating group A, which has an electron-pushing function, and the electron attractive group B, which has an electron-pulling function.

Abstract: A gas insulated switchgear apparatus comprising connection conductors connected to a connection portion to breaker side, disconnectors connected to the connection conductors, cable heads connected to the disconnectors, lightning arresters having one end connected between the disconnectors and the cable heads, single phase voltage transformers provided in one of three phases and having one end connected between the disconnectors and the cable heads and a disconnector cylindrical vessel filled with an insulating gas and containing the connection conductors, the disconnectors, the cable heads, the lightning arresters and the single phase voltage transformers therein. The cable heads are disposed so that the axis of the disconnector cylindrical vessel and the axes of the cable heads are parallel. The lightning arresters are disposed so that the axis of the disconnector cylindrical vessel and the axes of the lightning arresters are parallel.