Abstract: An apparatus is provided which allows a subject to determine by himself/herself whether or not he/she has a status apt to develop a deep-vein thrombosis in a region of lower limb in a simple manner. A subject is instructed to change his/her body orientation from one to another so as to apply a load to muscles in the lower limb region and thereby to force the blood having stored in the lower limb deep-vein to be circulated entirely across the body by a muscular pumping action. By measuring the bioelectric impedance at this time, a transfer of body fluid (blood) within the body can be captured. A motion for changing the posture 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, and a variation between the bioelectric impedance values measured respectively before and after such a posture change is compared with a reference value.

Abstract: A sealing apparatus includes an adhesive tape applying mechanism disposed at least below a transport path along which a workpiece is horizontally transported. The adhesive tape applying mechanism includes an adhesive tape roll RT and an applicator unit 10. An adhesive tape drawn from the adhesive tape roll RT is guided to and wound around an applicator roller 25 of the applicator unit, to be applied continuously to surfaces of the workpiece transported along the transport path. The adhesive tape applying mechanism disposed below the transport path is supported to be vertically pivotable about a pivotal axis x between a tape applying position and an adhesive tape roll changing position exposed above the transport path.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence multi-color display comprising a transparent electrode, a plurality of organic compound material layers including at least light emitting layers, a metal electrode, which are stacked on a transparent substrate in sequence, respectively, and a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements comprising the light emitting layers made of different organic compound materials and taking on different colors of light emission. Each of functional layers, having the same function, of the organic compound material layers excluding the light emitting layers are different in thickness corresponding to a color of emitted light.

Abstract: In a bioelectric impedance measuring method of the present invention, a first, second and third bioelectrical impedance values are determined by a measurement using alternating currents having a first, second and third frequencies respectively. Then, an vector impedance locus is derived from only the derived first, second and third bioelectrical impedance values to determine the bioelectrical impedance values at 0 frequency and at an infinite frequency. The body composition is also judged based on the measured results. Limiting frequencies used for the measurement to three kinds enables the apparatus to be simplified and to be manufactured at a low cost as well as achieving shortened measuring time and enhanced measuring accuracy.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence multi-color display comprising a transparent electrode, a plurality of organic compound material layers including at least light emitting layers, a metal electrode, which are stacked on a transparent substrate in sequence, respectively, and a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements comprising the light emitting layers made of different organic compound materials and taking on different colors of light emission. Each of functional layers, having the same function, of the organic compound material layers excluding the light emitting layers are different in thickness corresponding to a color of emitted light.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining a degree of fatigue of a human body, comprising: two pairs of electrodes; an electric current source; a voltage measuring unit; an arithmetic unit; a storage unit; and a display unit. The two pairs of electrodes are configured to contact with a body of a person under test. The electric current source feeds a measurement current via selected ones of said electrodes. The voltage measuring unit measures a voltage between another selected ones of said electrodes. The storage unit stores a bioelectrical impedance calculated by said arithmetic unit and a reference value. The arithmetic unit calculates the bioelectrical impedance based on the measurement value from said voltage measuring unit and a degree of fatigue of the person under test by comparing the currently measured value of the bioelectrical impedance with the reference value of the bioelectrical impedance stored in the storage unit. The display unit indicates the degree of fatigue of the person under test.

Abstract: An electroluminescence device and process, the device including a metal electrode and a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes a light-emitting interface for emitting primarily light having a wavelength of &lgr;.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining a degree of restoration of a diseased part, comprising: two pairs of electrodes; an electric current source; a voltage measuring unit; and an arithmetic unit. According to the present invention said two pairs of electrodes are contacted with a skin in the surrounding area of the diseased part, and said electric current source feeds a measuring current via selected ones of said electrodes. Furthermore said voltage measuring unit measures a voltage between another selected ones of said electrodes, and said arithmetic unit calculates a parameter representing a degree of restoration of the diseased part based on the measurement data from said voltage measuring unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dividable apparatus for measuring living body impedance in which a first housing section 22 having a first current feeding electrode 4 and a first measurement electrode 5 mounted thereon can be physically separated from a second housing section 3 having a second current feeding electrode 6 and a second measurement electrode 7 mounted thereon, but said first and second housing sections 22, 3 are kept electrically connected to each other via an electric cable 11, whereby said first and second housing sections 22, 3 can freely be positioned on any parts of the body for impedance measurement.

Abstract: This invention relates to organic electroluminescent elemental devices (organic EL devices) of excellent durability and to organic EL materials useful for such organic EL devices. The organic EL material of this invention comprises a tertiary aryl amine containing 2-4 nitrogen atoms forming triarylamines and, as impurity, compound (A) containing one less nitrogen atoms forming triarylamines than said tertiary aryl amine or compound (B) containing one more nitrogen atoms forming diarylamino groups than said tertiary aryl amine with the content of compound (A) controlled at 1 wt % or less and that of compound (B) at 2 wt % or less.

Abstract: A method is provided for driving a luminescent display which includes a plurality of luminescent units adapted to be selected for light emission, so as to display an image. This method is characterized in that during a predetermined period, a reverse voltage having a direction opposite to that of a voltage to be applied for light emission of a luminescent unit, is applied to each luminescent unit.

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: High frequency current application electrodes are brought into contact with both hands, both feet, etc., which are extreme parts of a body in order to apply current to the parts of the body to be measured. Potential difference measuring electrodes are brought into contact with the parts to be measured along the path of the high frequency current. High frequency current application electrodes and potential difference measuring electrodes are selected to select the path of the high frequency current and the path of the potential difference measurement in accordance with the purpose. Impedance on each of the parts of the body is measured and body composition is derived.

Abstract: A sealing apparatus includes an adhesive tape applying mechanism disposed at least below a transport path along which a workpiece is horizontally transported. The adhesive tape applying mechanism includes an adhesive tape roll RT and an applicator unit 10. An adhesive tape drawn from the adhesive tape roll RT is guided to and wound around an applicator roller 25 of the applicator unit, to be applied continuously to surfaces of the workpiece transported along the transport path. The adhesive tape applying mechanism disposed below the transport path is supported to be vertically pivotable about a pivotal axis x between a tape applying position and an adhesive tape roll changing position exposed above the transport path.

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.

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 an apparatus for determining a degree of restoration of a diseased part, comprising: two pairs of electrodes; an electric current source; a voltage measuring unit; and an arithmetic unit. According to the present invention said two pairs of electrodes are contacted with a skin in the surrounding area of the diseased part, and said electric current source feeds a measuring current via selected ones of said electrodes. Furthermore said voltage measuring unit measures a voltage between another selected ones of said electrodes, and said arithmetic unit calculates a parameter representing a degree of restoration of the diseased part based on the measurement data from said voltage measuring unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining a degree of fatigue of a human body, comprising: two pairs of electrodes; an electric current source; a voltage measuring unit; an arithmetic unit; a storage unit; and a display unit. The two pairs of electrodes are configured to contact with a body of a person under test. The electric current source feeds a measurement current via selected ones of said electrodes. The voltage measuring unit measures a voltage between another selected ones of said electrodes. The storage unit stores a bioelectrical impedance calculated by said arithmetic unit and a reference value. The arithmetic unit calculates the bioelectrical impedance based on the measurement value from said voltage measuring unit and a degree of fatigue of the person under test by comparing the currently measured value of the bioelectrical impedance with the reference value of the bioelectrical impedance stored in the storage unit. The display unit indicates the degree of fatigue of the person under test.

Abstract: A body fat measuring apparatus for measuring body fat in a patient's body comprises apparatus for simultaneously measuring an impedance between the patient's feet, and for measuring the patient's height and the patient's weight, and a calculator for calculating body fat from the measured impedance value, height and weight. The calculator estimates body density using a formula having a correction term either for increasing the body density upon increase of the impedance compared to the original impedance or a correction term for decreasing the body density upon increase of the weight with respect to the original weight.

Abstract: A body fat measuring apparatus for measuring body fat in a patient's body comprises apparatus for simultaneously measuring an impedance between the patient's feet, and for measuring the patient's height and the patient's weight, and a calculator for calculating body fat from the measured impedance value, height and weight. The calculator estimates body density using a formula having a correction term either for increasing the body density upon increase of the impedance compared to the original impedance or a correction term for decreasing the body density upon increase of the weight with respect to the original weight.