Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite to the front panel; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires. The back panel is divided such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, and a groove part having a shape wider at the top on the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel than at the bottom is formed at the divided portion. The metal wires are connected to the exposed electrode terminals of the groove part.

Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; plural pixels arranged in a matrix between the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. The panels are bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween. The electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. The back panel is divided so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the top surface of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. A contact resistance reducing means is disposed at the connection part interface between the electrode terminal and the conductive paste.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an image display element including: a front panel; a back panel facing the front panel; plural pixels arranged in a matrix between the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels, the panels being bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes being connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires, includes a first step of performing dicing from the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel, and forming a groove part such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, with the back panel bonded thereto, and a second step of forming the metal wires so as to be connected to the electrode terminals exposed at the groove part.

Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. The panels are bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. The back panel is divided so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the top surface of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. Partitions are disposed between the adjacent electrode terminals at the bottom of the groove part.

Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. Division is performed so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the surface of the top of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part.

Abstract: There are provided a shielded cable having a core wire for carrying an electrical signal, and a shield around the circumference of the core wire and connected to the core wire via a drive circuit, wherein the drive circuit has a band limiting circuit which decreases an output voltage in a predetermined frequency band; and an apparatus which acquires a bioelectrical impedance value or biological composition data by using the shielded cable.

Abstract: An organic EL element includes a plurality of light-emitting units which exhibit organic EL luminescence and at least two different luminous colors and are connected in series; and a light-emitting surface formed by overlapping partly or wholly light-emitting surfaces of the light-emitting units. The plurality of light-emitting units includes light-emitting units which exhibit one color and are formed in multiple stages. A desired mixed color is obtained from the light-emitting surface by combining the different luminous colors.

Abstract: An organic EL display equipped with an organic EL device with an organic material sandwiched by at least two electrodes, including: a light emitting layer which emits light; a front reflecting portion arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to the light emitting layer; and a rear reflecting portion arranged on the side opposite to the viewer with respect to the light emitting layer, wherein the optical film thickness of the organic material, intensity reflectance R1 at the front reflecting portion and intensity reflectance R2 at the front reflecting portion are adjusted so that the external light intensity reflectance of the display viewed from the viewer is 10% or less by an optical interference effect.

Abstract: There are provided a bioelectrical impedance measuring device which calculates bioelectrical impedance parameter values by use of an AD converter incorporated in a low-cost general-purpose microcontroller and a body composition measuring apparatus using the device. The bioelectrical impedance measuring device measures voltages generated in a living body according to alternating currents of predetermined frequencies applied to the living body and comprises digital data acquiring means for acquiring digital data by sampling the measurement signals of the voltages by sampling frequencies which are not higher than the Nyquist frequencies and calculation means for calculating bioelectrical impedance parameter values based on the digital data. Thus, since high-speed processing is not needed at the time of conversion to the digital data, sampling can be processed by the AD converter in the low-cost general-purpose microcontroller, thereby making cost reduction possible.

Abstract: Disclosed is a female physical condition managing apparatus, which comprises input means for entering a bioelectric impedance-related parameter value, storage means for storing a time series of the parameter values entered for a given time period, change-trend acquisition means for acquiring a parameter-value change trend in accordance with the time-series parameter values, and physical condition estimation/determination means for estimating and determining a woman-specific cyclically-occurring change in physical condition, and a change in physical condition occurring independently of the cycle, in accordance with the change trend. The female physical condition managing apparatus of the present invention is capable of reliably estimating and determining a change in physical condition which is felt by a subject, irrespective of a menstrual cycle, and is useful in making an action plan in subject's daily life.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention for a self-emission device to maintain an acceptable luminescence by removing internal electric charges from its self-emission element during a non-driving period of the self-emission device. The device comprises i) a self-emission element formed by interposing a luminescent layer between a pair of electrodes and ii) control means for controlling the emission/non-emission of the self-emission element. The self-emission element is formed by laminating, on a substrate, a first electrode (lower electrode), a layered structure, a second electrode (upper electrode), with the upper and lower electrodes being connected to the control means by way of lead wires.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided which allows a subject to determine by himself/herself whether or not he/she is apt to develop a deep-vein thrombosis in a region of a lower limb in a simple manner. A variation between the bioelectric impedance values measured respectively before and after a posture change is compared with a reference value. The posture change includes a bending and stretching exercise, a bending and stretching in knees in a seated position and a repeating of standing-up and sitting-down motion. Alternatively, a blood storage capacity of the lower limb region may be estimated from a gradient of bioelectric impedance represented by a variation thereof per unit time to determine whether or not the subject is apt to develop deep-vein thrombosis in the lower limb region.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) device has a low-reflectance laminated structure using optical interference composed of a first semitransparent layer, a second semitransparent layer and a reflective layer laminated in this order or an order opposite thereto. The organic EL device has a structure in which an organic electroluminescence layer including a light-emissive organic material sandwiched by at least two electrodes. The second semitransparent layer constituting the low-reflectance laminated structure is made of an organic material.

Abstract: An organic EL element includes a plurality of light-emitting units which exhibit organic EL luminescence and at least two different luminous colors and are connected in series; and a light-emitting surface formed by overlapping partly or wholly light-emitting surfaces of the light-emitting units. The plurality of light-emitting units includes light-emitting units which exhibit one color and are formed in multiple stages. A desired mixed color is obtained from the light-emitting surface by combining the different luminous colors.

Abstract: There are provided a shielded cable comprising a core wire for carrying an electrical signal, and a shield provided around the circumference of the core wire and connected to the core wire via a drive circuit, wherein the drive circuit has a band limiting circuit which decreases an output voltage in a predetermined frequency band; and an apparatus which acquires a bioelectrical impedance value or biological composition data by using the shield cable.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) device has a low-reflectance laminated structure using optical interference composed of a first semitransparent layer, a second semitransparent layer and a reflective layer laminated in this order or an order opposite thereto. The organic EL device has a structure in which an organic electroluminescence layer including a light-emissive organic material sandwiched by at least two electrodes. The second semitransparent layer constituting the low-reflectance laminated structure is made of an organic material.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved bioelectrical impedance gauge which is so designed that the high-frequency current flowing between two selected points in a living body may be detected in the vicinity of either selected point, and that the voltage appearing between two points selected in the current passage in which the high-frequency current flows may be applied to a high-impedance buffer circuit proximate to the two points selected in the current passage.

Abstract: An organic EL display equipped with an organic EL device with an organic material sandwiched by at least two electrodes, including: a light emitting layer which emits light; a front reflecting portion arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to the light emitting layer; and a rear reflecting portion arranged on the side opposite to the viewer with respect to the light emitting layer, wherein the optical film thickness of the organic material, intensity reflectance R1 at the front reflecting portion and intensity reflectance R2 at the front reflecting portion are adjusted so that the external light intensity reflectance of the display viewed from the viewer is 10% or less by an optical interference effect.

Abstract: Disclosed is an edema measuring method comprising the steps of: putting at least two pairs of electrodes on different locations selected in the body; making an alternating current to flow in the body via one pair of electrodes; measuring voltage appearing between the other pair of electrodes; calculating impedance on the basis of the supplied alternating current and the measured voltage; and calculating an index value representing the degree of edema on the basis of the impedance. Also, an apparatus using the method is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a impedance measuring apparatus which is easy to use, and which is guaranteed to be free of incorrect measurement caused by some joints appearing in the current flowing passage intervening between two selected body parts and by the indefinite length between two selected body parts. The measuring apparatus of the present invention limits the place of the body under measurement to “one body region”, i.e.