Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device comprises a semiconductor chip, a package with a recess in which said semiconductor chip is fixed, and a transparent protective member for protecting an image pickup surface of the semiconductor chip and guiding a light image onto the image pickup surface. The transparent protective member includes a transparent resin layer for covering the image pickup surface and the upper surface of the package without forming a space therebetween, and an incident surface formed on the resin layer in parallel to the image pickup surface. A method manufactures a solid-state image pickup device having a construction described above by using a mold.

Abstract: An elastomer member with non-tacky surface treating layer is disclosed as well as a method of manufacturing same. An elastic adhesive layer is provided between a base elastomer member and a non-tacky surface treating layer which comprises hydrocarbon polymer, thereby improving the bonding strength of the surface treating layer and the resistance to organic solvent and crack resistance.

Abstract: A scirroscope includes a pipe-shaped shell tube, a channel for feeding water or passing a treatment instrument therethrough, an optics tube in which an observation optical system is disposed, and a bundle of optical fibres which defines an illumination optical system. An elastic member covers at least partly at least one of the internal periphery of the shell tube and the external periphery of the channel, the optics tube and the fibre bundle.

Abstract: A flexible tube and a method of manufacturing same and provided. The flexible tube comprises a tubular body of a crystalline polymer material having a porous microstructure including a number of micro-nodes which are coupled together by fibrils. A synthetic resin material having gas tightness and stretchability is filled into the pores of the porous microstructure.

Abstract: In a flexible tube for an endoscope including a metallic braided texture and a sheath tube covering the braided texture, both of which form a bendable portion and/or a flexible portion of an endoscope through which bundles of optical fibres, a flexure controlling wire or the like are passed, the internal peripheral surface of the sheath tube which covers the metallic braided texture is formed with grooves which retain an antifriction agent therein.

Abstract: A flexible tube and a method of manufacturing same are provided. The flexible tube comprises a tubular body of a crystalline polymer material having a porous microstructure including a number of micro-nodes which are coupled together by fibrils. A synthetic resin material having gas tightness and stretchability is filled into the pores of the porous microstructure.