Abstract: A display element comprising a pair of substrates; a display layer provided between the substrates for performing a display operation; and a looped seal member provided between the substrates for enclosing the display layer between the substrates; the substrates having different linear expansion coefficients; the looped seal member comprising a plurality of resin layers stacked from an inner side to an outer side, at least one of the resin layers being composed of a thermosetting resin, the rest of the resin layers being composed of a UV curable resin.

Abstract: A composite-based rim and methods for manufacturing such a rim are provided. The rim includes multiple fiber-based, co-mingled layers, wherein the strength and/or stiffness of the layers increases from the innermost layer of the rim to the outermost layer of the rim, but where the radial stress and strain generated in the rim decreases from the innermost layer to the outermost layer. Incorporation of this rim into a high stress and strain usage environment, such as a flywheel system, allows the rim to be spun at high speeds in order to generate high levels of kinetic energy while beneficially managing the amount of strain and radial stresses generated within the rim, and, in turn, minimizing or at least controlling the formation and propagation of cracks within the rim.

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: 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 display device capable of allowing a page to be turned to give a feeling as if a page is actually turned includes a memory for storing information, a display for displaying information, a page turn instruction unit for detecting that the unit itself is tilted to output a detection signal indicating the direction of the tilt, and a display control unit for receiving an instruction from the page turn instruction unit to read information of the next or previous page from the memory according to the direction of the tilt and display the read information on the display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to treatment media for purifying water, and methods for forming such treatment media. Formation of the treatment media of the present invention entails heating an alumina substrate to a temperature in the range of 375° F. to 300° F. and then depositing a predetermined quantity and concentration of silver onto the activated alumina substrate such that silver ions are released and catalysis reactions occur, thus beneficially ensuring both an immediate and a residual germicidal effect to water that is treated by the treatment media.

Abstract: A composite active-matrix substrate includes: a plurality of active-matrix substrates which are disposed adjacent to one another; a base substrate which is disposed to oppose a bottom surface of the active-matrix substrates; a sealant which is disposed in the form of a frame between the active-matrix substrate and the base substrate; a first filler which fills a spacing surrounded by the active-matrix substrate, the base substrate, and the sealant; and a second filler which fills a gap between edges of the active-matrix substrates. The sealant prevents the first filler from seeping out. In this way, seeping of an adhesive filler can be prevented in the arrangement where a plurality of active-matrix substrates are fixed on the base substrate using the adhesive filler. An electromagnetic wave capturing device according to the present invention uses such a composite active-matrix substrate.

Abstract: An oxide film is formed on an insulating substrate by means of a wet type film forming technique such as a sol-gel method, a chemical deposition method or a liquid phase deposition method. Next, the oxide film is patterned according to the shape of interconnections. Then, a metal film made of Ni is formed on an oxide film pattern by such a wet type film forming technique as a wet type plating method. Further, a metal film made of Au that has a low resistance is laminated on the metal film made of Ni by electroless plating, and a metal film made of Cu that has a low resistance and is low cost is laminated on the Au film by electroplating. Thus, by the above method for manufacturing electric interconnections, a large-area interconnection substrate for a display device and an image detector is able to be fabricated at low cost without using a vacuum film forming apparatus.

Abstract: An alumina fiber aggregate comprising alumina short fibers whose average diameter is 4.0 to 10.0 &mgr;m and smallest diameter is not less than 3.0 &mgr;m, and a method of producing an alumina fiber aggregate which comprises spinning a spinning solution containing basic aluminum chloride, a silicon compound, an organic polymer and water by the blowing method, and calcining the obtained aggregate of alumina short fiber precursor, the spinning solution being one in which the aluminum/silicon ratio is 99/1 to 65/35 calculated as Al2O3/SiO2 ratio by weight, the concentration of basic aluminum chloride is 180 to 200 g/L and the concentration of the organic polymer is 20 to 40 g/L. The alumina short fibers in the alumina fiber aggregate are enlarged in diameter to suppress scattering of the fibers.

Abstract: A method is described for enhancing mass and heat transport of fluids in a fine pore structure through an appropriate modulation of the fluid pressure. For example, in an air drying process for a porous material that contains liquid, the air pressure is modulated throughout the volume of the drying chamber. Alternatively, the fluid pressure is modulated in a process stream. As an example, this method can be used for rapid drying of any open porous substances ranging from small pored materials such as aerogels and xerogels, to larger pored substances or articles such as industrial articles, agricultural articles (e.g., densely stacked vegetables, coffee beans, hops and other grains), paper-based products, thin films, pharmaceuticals, cloth, and clothing.

Abstract: An image display device allowing viewing of zoomed images with good operability includes a divided line region extracting portion (2) for dividing a line region included in an input image in a line direction, and extracting a plurality of divided line regions; and a processing portion (4, 5) connected to the divided line region extracting portion (2) for zooming in or out, arranging and displaying the divided line regions at a predetermined zoom rate in units each formed of the extracted divided line region while keeping a sequence of arrangement.

Abstract: This invention is an optical data recording medium having a substrate protective film for effectively suppressing deformation (warpage) associated with change in environmental humidity. The optical data recording medium includes a transparent substrate, a thin film layer formed on one surface of the transparent substrate, a thin film protective film formed of a resin as a main component on the thin film layer, and a substrate protective film formed of a resin as a main component on the other surface of the transparent substrate than the thin film protective film, in which the thin film layer is a single layer film or a multi-layer film including at least one of a dielectric film, a recording film and a reflective film, and the substrate protective film has a coefficient of humidity expansion that is larger than a coefficient of humidity expansion of the thin film protective film.

Abstract: A reflector includes a substrate, a plurality of convex/concave portions formed on the substrate, and a thin reflective film formed over the convex/concave portions. When light is incident upon the reflector from a certain direction, an intensity of reflected light in a viewing angle range of about −45° to +45° with respect to a regular reflection direction of the incident light 10 is about 60% or more of an intensity of light which is incident upon a standard white plate from a direction inclined by about 30° from a direction normal to the plate and is reflected to the direction normal to the plate.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for oxygenating infusion/irrigation fluid, and for providing the hyperoxic infusion/irrigation fluid so formed to an ophthalmic surgical site.

Abstract: Metallic track members having locking slots designed for receiving and retaining metallic stud members that contain construction aids enable the assembly of metallic frames used in the construction of buildings. A flat metallic strip is converted to a W-shaped metallic track member by a series of stamping, bending and severing steps. U-shaped stud members, manufactured in a similar manner are inserted into the track members and held relatively stable by upper and lower track members. An upper track member can be the same shaped design as the lower member or can be U-shaped with stud retaining means into which the stud members can slip-fit. The process for manufacturing is adaptable for computer aided manufacturing using data from the computer aid design of the building. Manufacturing equipment for the manufacture of the construction members is relatively light-weight and can be transported to the job site.

Abstract: A modified polyolefin resin composition according to the present invention comprises a polyolefin resin modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid and is suitable for imparting a good adhension property.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting tool with an asymmetric tooth form, and a method for making the same. Such tooth forms are useful for cutting tools such as band saw blades, circular saws, hacksaws and other saw type products. The tooth form of this invention can improve precision over prior art tooth forms by reducing manufacturing variability. The improved precision provides more consistent performance and a better quality of the cut surface. The non-symmetrical form ground tooth profiles cut designated chip profiles and thereby cut specific portions of the kerf much like a broaching application. This non-symmetrical ground tooth profile can alter the distribution of the downfeed cutting force allowing for more aggressive cutting or conversely, cutting at the desired rate with less downfeed pressure.

Abstract: In a projection type display, light rays emitted from two light sources pass through an integrator made up of fly-eye lenses or the like, and proceed through predetermined light paths including condenser lenses, and are focused on liquid crystal light valves of liquid crystal panels or the like, where the light rays are converted into video information. This projection type display includes: two light sources; two parabolic reflectors for condensing light rays from the light sources; and a multiple number of prisms for dividing the light rays condensed by the parabolic reflectors in the substantially same direction into multiple elongate rectangular sections.

Abstract: A ground pattern film 12 for interconnections is formed on a glass substrate 11, and a plating film 13 is formed by selective plating on the ground pattern film 12. A taper angle &agr; which both sides of the plating film 13 form with the surface of the glass substrate 11 is made in the range of 0<&agr;<90°. This arrangement allows the formation of new metal lines on the plating film 13 without a break and allows the patterning of a new film on the plating film 13 without a remaining film.

Abstract: A magnetic memory element has a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer disposed between these ferromagnetic layers. The non-magnetic layer has an electrical characteristic that is changeable depending on an external magnetic field applied to the non-magnetic layer.