Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving, containing at least (A) a polymerizable compound having two or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds, a carbon-sulfur bond being contained at the site where two among the two or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds are connected and (B) a binder polymer. The invention further provides an image forming material containing the resin composition, a relief printing plate precursor having a relief forming layer which contains the resin composition, a relief printing plate precursor having a relief forming layer which contains a product formed by subjecting the resin composition to cross-linking, a method for manufacturing a relief printing plate including subjecting the relief printing plate precursor having the relief forming layer which contains the resin composition to cross-linking, and a relief printing plate manufactured by the manufacturing method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer film for plating comprising, on a surface of a first substrate, a plating receptive layer which contains a polymer having a polymerizable group and a functional group, wherein the plating receptive layer satisfies at least one of the following (1)-(4): (1) the saturated water absorption ratio is from 0.01 to 10% by mass in an environment of a temperature of 25° C. and relative humidity of 50%; (2) the saturated water absorption ratio is from 0.05 to 20% by mass in an environment of a temperature of 25° C. and relative humidity of 95%; (3) the water absorption ratio is from 0.1 to 30% by mass after immersion in boiling water at 100° C. for one hour; and (4) the surface contact angle of distilled water is from 50° to 150° after 5 ?l of the distilled water is dropped onto the plating receptive layer and allowed to stand for 15 seconds in an environment of a temperature of 25° C. and relative humidity of 50%.

Abstract: A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a jetting unit equipped with plural head modules, a supply channel equipped with plural branching channels, first circulation limiting units, liquid storage units and external force applying units. The first circulating limiting units allow circulation of a liquid in a direction from a storage chamber to each of the head modules and limit circulation of the liquid in an opposite direction of the circulating direction. The liquid storage units are disposed between the circulation limiting units and the head modules. The liquid storage units store the liquid, and the volumes of the liquid storage units change due to external force. The external force applying units apply the external force to the liquid storage units such that the volumes of the liquid storage units become smaller and cause liquid droplets to be jetted from the nozzles.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave detection element that can raise the speed of image read-out. Scan lines are each disposed to plural pixel lines for each of the pixel lines in a row direction of plural pixels disposed in a matrix array, and switches each TFT switch provided to respective pixels in the plural pixel lines by the respective scan lines. Plural signal lines are each disposed to each of the pixel lines in the column direction of the matrix array. In each of the pixel lines in the column direction, the respective signal line is connected to a different TFT switch from the TFT switches that are connected to the same respective scan line, and the charge accumulated in storage capacitors is read out through each of the signal lines according to the state of the TFT switches.

Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed, which includes applying a treatment liquid onto a recording medium that has a coated layer and has an area of 1,250 cm2 or more, applying an ink composition including a pigment and resin particles having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100° C. or higher onto the recording medium onto which the treatment liquid has been applied and which is conveyed at a conveyance speed of 200 mm/s or higher, heating and drying the applied treatment liquid and ink composition, cooling the recording medium that has been subjected to the heating and drying, to a temperature of 35° C. or lower, and accumulating the recording medium that has been subjected to the cooling, into an accumulation unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving containing at least an acetylene compound and a binder polymer, a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving using the same, a relief printing plate, and a method for producing a relief printing plate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a detection element that can suppress generation of a residual image. A sensor portion includes a semiconductor layer, an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The semiconductor layer generates charges due to light being illuminated thereto. The upper electrode applies a bias voltage to the semiconductor layer. The lower electrode collects charges that have been generated at the semiconductor layer. The charges that have been generated at the semiconductor layer are collected and accumulated by the lower electrode. In the detection element, a saturation prevention circuit (diode and second bias line) is provided through which the accumulated charges flow-out when the charges that have been generated at the semiconductor layer are collected and a voltage level of the lower electrode becomes a saturation prevention voltage level Vs.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a pigment dispersion composition including (A) an organic pigment, (B) a pigment derivative represented by Formula (I) below and (C) a polymer compound having a pigment-adsorptive functional group; a curable color composition including the pigment dispersion composition, a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator; and a color filter having a color region formed using the curable color composition and a method for producing the same. Q represents an organic colorant residue; A represents an ethylene group or the like; and R represents a hydroxyl group or a group represented by —NH-A-Z; Z represents —SO3H, —COOH or a salt thereof; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 4. When R represents —NH-A-Z, the structures represented by the two —NH-A-Zs bonded to the triazine ring contained in each of the n partial structures bonded to Q may be the same as each other or different from each other.

Abstract: A inkjet recording method is provided in which occurrence of curling at the time of double-sided recording is prevented. In the method, an inkjet recording medium is used which includes resin coated paper having a resin layer A of thickness “a” at one side of base paper, and a resin layer B thinner than the thickness “a” by a thickness of 3 ?m to 20 ?m at the other side of the base paper, and ink receiving layers each of which includes an inorganic pigment and a binder and are provided at both sides of the resin coated paper; and an image is recorded on the ink receiving layer at the resin layer B side of the resin coated paper, and subsequently an image is recorded on the ink receiving layer at the resin layer A side of the resin coated paper.

Abstract: A curable composition including (A) a compound which has a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated double bonds and secondary hydroxyl groups, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a coloring agent, is used to provide a curable composition which exhibits excellent storage stability such as dispersion stability even in the case where a coloring agent is included at high concentration, highly sensitive curability by exposure, high adhesiveness to the surface of a hardening material in a curing region when applied in forming patterns on the surface of the hardening material, excellent uncured region removability, and excellent pattern formability; a color filter having colored patterns, which is formed by using the curable composition and has excellent resolution and adhesiveness to the support; and a manufacturing method of the coloring filter with high productivity.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element, comprises: an active layer; a first electrode and second electrode that inject current to the active layer; a semiconductor layer between the active layer and the first electrode; and a dielectric layer that is provided on the semiconductor layer and through which light from the active layer passes; wherein the first electrode is provided on the semiconductor layer, has an opening through which light from the active layer passes, and comprises a first electrode layer that comes in contact with and is provided on the semiconductor layer, and a second electrode layer that is provided on the first electrode layer, with the first electrode layer having less reactivity with the semiconductor layer than the second electrode layer; and the dielectric layer is provided inside the opening such that the end section on the opening side of the first electrode layer extends from the top of the semiconductor layer to the top of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: This invention aims to enhance efficiency of a sieve and to greatly improve productivity of a sifting operation. There is provided a sieve comprising a metal plate including long holes, wherein the long holes are plurally provided such that lines extending in length directions thereof cross one another.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation imaging system, a power supplying apparatus, a charging apparatus, and a radiation imaging method that can prevent misidentification of an imaging subject to be imaged without requiring a large-scale configuration. Namely, a power supplying apparatus which is detachably mounted to an electronic cassette is provided with a display section that displays imaging subject information associated with an imaging subject.

Abstract: The device is structured to have a first electric modulation signal generator, a second electric modulation signal generator, a two-mode beat light source and an optical intensity modulator. The first electric modulation signal generator generates and outputs a first electric modulation signal. The second electric modulation signal generator generates and outputs a second electric modulation signal of a same frequency as the first electric modulation signal and to which a phase difference of ? radians is provided (? is a real number satisfying 0????). The two-mode beat light source is driven by the first electric modulation signal, and generates and outputs two-mode beat light. The two-mode beat light is inputted to the optical intensity modulator, and the optical intensity modulator generates and outputs a CS optical pulse train. Light transmittance of the optical intensity modulator is modulated by the second electric modulation signal.

Abstract: An ink composition for inkjet recording is provided. The ink composition contains (a) a monomer containing a fluorinated alkylene group and two or more polymerizable groups, (b) a photo initiator, and (c) a polymerizable monomer.

Abstract: An electronic cassette has a casing that houses a radiation converter thereinside. The radiation converter detects radiation from a radiation source that has been transmitted through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiographic image information. Plural handles are disposed on the casing of the electronic cassette, so that a person can grip the plural handles and carry the electronic cassette. Thus, the person can grip and carry the electronic cassette while dispersing the weight of the electronic cassette, so carrying the electronic cassette becomes easy. Further, when the person loads the electronic cassette into a shooting table or the like, the person can grip either of the plural handles and load the electronic cassette. For this reason, handling of the electronic cassette becomes easy.

Abstract: A label printer includes a cutter mechanism, a main body frame, and an upper cover. The cutter mechanism includes an upper blade which is a fixed blade and a lower blade which is a moving blade that advances and retreats relative to the upper blade, and that cuts a printing medium by causing the lower blade to advance and retreat relative to the upper blade. The lower blade is attached to the main body frame. The upper blade is attached to the upper cover, which opens and closes an upper portion of the main body frame. The upper blade is separated from the lower blade when the upper cover is opened.

Abstract: The inkjet recording medium herein provided has at least: a support; and an ink-receiving layer provided on the support, the ink-receiving layer comprising inorganic fine particles, two polyvinyl alcohols having a degree of saponification different from each other, and a low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol having an average degree of polymerization of 2000 or less.

Abstract: A droplet jetting device that includes a recording head section, a pressure sensor and a regulation pump is provided. The recording head section includes a recording head that jets droplets from nozzles and records an image at a recording medium. The pressure sensor is provided at the recording head section and senses a pressure of liquid supplied to the recording head by a main pump from a main tank. The main tank is disposed at a position away from the recording head section. The regulation pump is provided at the recording head section that is smaller in scale than the main pump and regulates pressure of the liquid such that the pressure of the liquid sensed by the pressure sensor is constant.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color display device containing plural pixels on a substrate, each pixel is composed of plural sub-pixels which emit lights different in wavelength in the visible range and a white sub-pixel, the plural sub-pixels and the white sub-pixel each have a white organic electroluminescence layer interposed between an optically semitransparent reflection layer and a light reflection layer, the optical distance between the optically semitransparent reflection layer and the light reflection layer in each of the plural sub-pixels forms a resonator having a distance for resonating emitted light, and the optical distance between the optically semitransparent reflection layer and the light reflection layer in the white sub-pixel is longer than the maximum optical distance between the optically semitransparent reflection layer and the light reflection layer in each of the plural sub-pixels.