Abstract: A network system includes a plurality of printers and a digital copying machine interconnected through a data transmission line, detects a free space in an image memory of each printer, adds a user identification code to image data of a document read in an image reading section of the digital copying machine, and then sends the image data to a printer with the image memory having a sufficient free space so as to store the image data. With this structure, even if the digital copying machine does not have an image memory, it is possible to store the image data subjected to an image formation within the network and omit an image reading process when performing an image formation according to the same image data later. Moreover, with this structure, various processing can be executed on the image data by effectively using the functions of the respective apparatuses.

Abstract: A method of making a substrate having a buried structure includes the steps of preparing a glass substrate having a principal surface, forming a groove on the principal surface of the glass substrate by a wet etching process, and depositing a first material over the principal surface of the glass substrate and filling the groove with the first material to form the buried structure having a surface that is substantially flush with the principal surface. The step of forming the groove includes the step of performing the wet etching process by using an etchant that includes hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride, and hydrochloric acid or oxalic acid.

Abstract: An oil strainer comprises upper and lower partial bodies, made of synthetic resin, joined together to form a roughly tube-shaped strainer main body, the interior of which is provided with a filter. The oil strainer has a flange section for attachment with bolts, and the flange section is provided with at least one bolt hole which passes through the interior of the roughly tube-shaped strainer main body. With this structure, it is possible to provide an oil strainer which can be installed on a small installation surface, which is able to reduce resin fatigue, and which can prevent impairment of the seal due to loosening of installation members.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a roll brush for scrubbing the surface of the substrate, and an ultrasonic nozzle for blowing an aqueous cleaning solution against the surface of the substrate and generating an ultrasonic wave, wherein the roll brush and the ultrasonic nozzle are provided so as to oppose one another so that the substrate can be set in between. With the synergetic effects of brush scrubbing cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning and shower-cleaning, the precision cleaning of the upper surface of the substrate can be performed at a sufficient level of cleanliness. Moreover, in a state where the substrate to be cleaned is set, the roll brush can be cleaned automatically by the ultrasonic nozzle, and it is therefore possible to maintain the roll brush at high level of cleanliness without requiring maintenance operations.

Abstract: Corrected values C1, M1, and Y1 corrected in a quasi-grayscale processing section of an image forming device by an error diffusion technique performed for each channel are evaluated in threshold value sections provided for individual channels, so as to determine whether or not they are greater than threshold values. If an overlapping CMY dot formation detector section detects that the density is higher than the threshold value in all of the three channels, a minimum density channel identifying section instructs a first quantized value substitution section and varies the outputs from the threshold value sections, so that the output in the channel with the lowest density has a value that does not represent dot formation. As a result, overlapping dot formation for the three channels is interrupted.

Abstract: Out of a plurality of pairs of input pixels that face each other across a pixel to be interpolated, that pair which exhibits the highest correlation is selected. Assume that this pair is composed of a first and a second pixel, that the sign of the difference between the value of the input pixel lying adjacently on the left of the first pixel and the value of the first pixel is a, that the sign of the difference between the value of the input pixel lying adjacently on the left of the second pixel and the value of the second pixel is c, that the sign of the difference between the value of the input pixel lying adjacently on the right of the first pixel and the value of the first pixel is b, and that the sign of the difference between the value of the input pixel lying adjacently on the right of the second pixel and the value of the second pixel is d. If a=c or b=d, the average value of the values of the first and second pixels is determined as the value of the pixel to be interpolated.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrode plate for a color display, a manufacturing method thereof, and a color display using the display plate, capable of preventing the physical/chemical damage of a color filter or an organic protective film in a more convenient way and capable of improving the adhesive properties with a conductive film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of insulating substrates bonded to each other via a sealing material, and liquid crystal filled between a pair of the insulating substrates. A cell gap is formed so as to gradually increase from the center to an end of a display area at room temperature. According to this arrangement, it is possible to smooth out a difference in thermal expansion between the liquid crystal and the sealing material when an atmospheric temperature rises, and it is possible to prevent a cell gap from being too large in the center of the display area. Consequently, an irregular display color can be eliminated.

Abstract: An amplification type solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region including a plurality of amplification type photo-electric conversion elements arranged in a matrix array, vertical signal lines for transmitting a pixel signal and a reference signal for each pixel, a plurality of horizontal signal lines, a horizontal scanning circuit for transmitting signal pairs each including the pixel signal and the reference signal to the plurality of horizontal signal lines, a selection switch for sequentially switching the plurality of horizontal signal lines and for leading the plurality of horizontal signal lines into a common signal line, and a differential signal detection circuit in the common signal line for providing a differential signal between the pixel signal and the reference signal.

Abstract: There is provided a method for fabricating electrical wirings capable of being manufactured with low cost and easily applied to large-scale substrates. A photosensitive ground resin film is formed on an insulating substrate by coating process. The ground resin film is subjected to exposure and development processes, by which a ground resin film patterned into a wiring pattern is obtained. Then, on the patterned ground resin film, a low-resistance metal film made of Cu is formed by electroless plating.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, which includes a substrate and an amorphous magnetic layer, made of an amorphous magnetic material, for magnetic recording of data, is provided with an underlayer between the substrate and the amorphous magnetic layer, the underlayer being made of amorphous metal element, and having a mean thickness of 10 nm or less. In this manner, movement of magnetic domain walls of the amorphous magnetic layer is effectively limited by minute irregularities on a surface of the underlayer. This realizes a stable formation of a minute recording mark. This realizes recording having a sufficient signal quality, even when the high-density recording is performed by forming such a minute recording mark that a shortest length of the recording mark is less than 100 nm. Moreover, this allows the magnetic recording medium to have a simplified layer structure.

Abstract: In a droplet spray apparatus spraying out ink from an ink path by altering the volume of an ink channel formed in a trench that is covered with a cover plate and that has a conductive member provided at one end formed at a piezoelectric member, an ink supply opening to supply ink is provided at the end side where the conductive member is provided. Accordingly, an ink jet head that can be made compact, fabricated easily, and superior in productivity is obtained.

Abstract: A mail server includes a forwarding confirmation section which notifies a mobile phone of receipt of an e-mail, and mail and address forwarding sections which send attached data separated and a user ID to a print server, respectively. Each printer is managed by the print server that includes data holding and stored data search sections for storing the attached data and user ID. The printer has an input section from which the user ID is inputted. The print server is notified of the user ID inputted from the printer so as to search for attached data corresponding to the notified user ID and transfer it to the printer for print. It is thus possible to provide a print service system capable of printing out attached data when not recognized by some mobile devices including a mobile phone, by a nearest printer connected with a broadband network, without increasing communications costs.

Abstract: The invention relates to metastin derivatives represented by the formula: X-AA1-AA2-AA3-AA4-Z (I), or a salt thereof, or a pro-drug thereof, which have cancer metastatis suppressing activity and cancer proliferation suppressing activity. The invention also relates to the use of these derivatives as drugs for preventing or treating cancers.

Abstract: Front and side surfaces of an image forming device are provided with a front cover and a side cover, respectively, which cover an image forming section, and which can opened and closed. A supporting hinge of the side cover is provided along a lateral edge thereof toward the rear of the main body of the device, and the side cover opens to widely expose a lower portion of the image forming section. Further, by means of an obstructing body provided integrally with the front cover, the and side covers are given an order of opening and closing.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes base substrate, gate lines, data lines, thin-film transistors and pixel electrodes. The gate lines are formed on the base substrate. The data lines are formed over the gate lines. Each of the data lines crosses all of the gate lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween. The thin-film transistors are formed over the base substrate. Each of the thin-film transistors is associated with one of the gate lines and operates responsive to a signal on the associated gate line. Each of the pixel electrodes is associated with one of the data lines and one of the thin-film transistors and is electrically connectable to the associated data line by way of the associated thin-film transistor. Each of the pixel electrodes and the associated thin-film transistor are connected together by way of a conductive member.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided which includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of switching elements, a plurality of picture element electrodes connected to the plurality of the switching elements and a plurality of color filters which are arranged so as to correspond to the plurality of the picture element electrodes on an area of the first substrate corresponding to a display region of the liquid crystal display device, and a light shielding frame layer around a periphery of the display region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel secretory polypeptides and precursor proteins thereof, which show a high homology to MIA (melanoma inhibitor activity)/CD-RAP (bovine cartilage-derived retinoic acid-sensitive protein); are specifically expressed in the cartilage tissue; and have an effect on the cartilage differentiation. The polypeptides and the DNAs encoding the same can be used for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of bone and joint diseases or pathological angiogenesis. As well, the polypeptides are useful as a reagent for screening a compound that promotes or inhibits the activity of the polypeptides. The antibody to the polypeptides can be used for the detection, quantification, or neutralization of the polypeptide in a test sample fluid. Further by using the promoter of the present invention, a therapeutic protein can be expressed predominantly in the cartilage tissue for a gene therapy.

Abstract: A partner appliance that communicates with a mobile node is connected via a communication network with a home agent and a foreign agent that relay the communication between the mobile node and the partner appliance. When the mobile node, moving during the communication, comes to be connected to a foreign link of the foreign agent, a moved address is assigned thereto. If the mobile node receives call setup request information regarding data transmission from the partner appliance via the home agent while moving, it determines, based on the received call setup request information, whether real-time transmission is required for the data. If so, the mobile node notifies the partner appliance of the moved address assigned thereto. When the moved address is notified, a communication path is established between the mobile node and the partner appliance, and the partner appliance sends the data to the mobile node via the communication path based on the moved address notified.

Abstract: In a charge amount detection circuit, one part of circuit elements constituting a low pass filter circuit and one part of circuit elements constituting a voltage amplifier circuit are commonly use. A charge sensitive amplifier is followed by the low pass filter circuit and the voltage amplifier circuit, respectively, in this order. Since the low pass filter circuit is provided so as to share one part of circuit elements of the voltage amplifier circuit, it is possible to suppress the enlargement of the chip size due to the provision of LPF as much as possible so as to suppress the rise of the chip cost as much as possible.