Abstract: A heat-resistant sheet is provided between a fusing roller and a pressing member made of a resilient material. The heat-resistant sheet is composed of a glass fiber substrate coated with or impregnating a fluororesin having good mold lubrication and heat-resistance, such as PFA and PTFE. A paper having a pre-fused toner image is carried through a section between the fusing roller and heat-resistant sheet. Accordingly, wear or separation of the heat-resistant sheet caused by friction with the fusing roller can be prevented, thereby improving durability of the heat-resistant sheet.

Abstract: The gallium nitride compound semiconductor light emitting element includes: a substrate; a first semiconductor multilayer structure including, at least, an active layer, a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type, and a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type, the first and second cladding layers sandwiching the active layer therebetween; a dry etching stop layer of the second conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor multilayer structure; and a second semiconductor multilayer structure formed on the dry etching stop layer.

Abstract: The diffusion optical guide plate of this invention includes a transparent plate having the first plane, the second plane and side faces; and a light scattering controlling means for scattering incident light from said side face so as to allow the light to go out through the second plane, and transmitting incident light from said first plane so as to allow the light to go out through said second plane.

Abstract: An optical disk having thereon intermittent spiral guiding grooves composed of a pit array, wherein each guiding groove has a wobbling side wall at either side, so that the pit array is used as a data reproduce-only area and spaces between adjacent guiding grooves are used as a data recordable area, thereby realizing a high-density optical disk having both the data reproduce-only area and data recordable area.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an input device for receiving input information; a display device for displaying information on a display screen; and a database for storing words and information related to the words to allow information related to a related word related to an input word be retrieved.

Abstract: An active type photoelectric converting device includes: a transistor formed in a surface region of a semiconductor body, the transistor accumulating signal charges generated by light incident on the transistor at the surface region of the semiconductor body in the transistor, and outputting variation of an electric signal in response to variation of the accumulated signal charges; and a first gate region including a portion of the semiconductor body, a first insulating film formed on the portion of the semiconductor body, and a first gate electrode formed the first insulating film; the gate region, provided adjacent to the transistor, for transferring the accumulated signal charges from the surface region of the semiconductor body into an inside of the semiconductor body in response to a voltage applied to the first gate electrode.