Abstract: A light emitting device, including a substrate, and multiple drive electrodes formed on the substrate and used to obtain desired light emission, the multiple drive electrode forming a passive-matrix-driven electrode arrangement, wherein at least one drive electrode in a display region of the substrate forms an angle, that is neither parallel nor perpendicular to a given side of the display region.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organic EL element having a glass substrate and an anode, a hole-injecting layer, a hole-transport layer, a blue light-emitting layer, a hole-blocking layer, an electron-transport layer, and a cathode formed on the glass substrate sequentially in that order, wherein the electron-transport layer contains an electron-transporting material and a light-emitting material having emission-spectrum peak wavelength of longer than 555 nm, and the light-emitting material consumes the holes, thereby preventing degradation of the electron-transporting material, improving blue chromaticity, and elongating the life of the organic EL element.

Abstract: An organic EL element comprising an organic thin film layer containing a light-emitting layer between an positive electrode and a negative electrode, in which a layer in the organic thin film layer comprises 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the following structural formula (1), and a carbazole derivative expressed by the following structural formula (2), in the structural formula (1), R1–R4 may be identical or different, and may be a hydrogen atom or a substituent group,

Abstract: A light emitting array unit for emitting line-shaped light is provided. A first light emitting element array includes a first group of plural light emitting elements, for emitting a first train of spotted lights. A second light emitting element array is disposed to extend substantially in parallel with the first light emitting element array, and includes a second group of plural light emitting elements arranged alternately with the plural light emitting elements in the first group, for emitting a second train of spotted lights. A first prism element group receives incidence of the first spotted light train, and emits the first spotted light train in a predetermined direction. A second prism element group receives incidence of the second spotted light train, and emits the second spotted light train in the predetermined direction. The line-shaped light is constituted by the first and second spotted light trains and is emitted.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3each represents an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, provided that at least one of R1, R2 and R3 represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group and at least one of the aryl group and heterocyclic group contains a group represented by formula (II), R1, R2 and R3 may be linked to each other to form a ring, wherein R4, R5 and R6, each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, N—RX1 or CRX2RX3; RX1, RX2,RX3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R4, R5, R6 and X1 may be linked to each other to form a ring; Y represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or N—RY1; and RY1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: An image-forming material comprising: an image-receiving sheet comprising an image-receiving layer and a support; and a thermal transfer sheet comprising a light-to-heat conversion layer, an image-forming layer and a support, which is used with laser light, wherein at least one layer in at least one of the image-receiving sheet and the thermal transfer sheet comprises a copolymer comprising monomers represented by the formulae (a), (b) and (c) as defined herein.

Abstract: The carbon layer forming method starts a film deposition process of a carbon layer by vapor phase deposition after a content of particles having a particle size of 0.5 &mgr;m or more is adjusted in a film deposition system of the carbon layer to 1000 particles/ft3/min or less. The carbon layer forming method by means of a vapor phase deposition technique such as sputtering or CVD ensures that a high-quality carbon layer having significantly reduced pinholes or cracks can be obtained. Since the carbon protective layer obtained by this method has no cracking and delamination due to pinholes and cracks, the thermal head having the carbon protective layer has a sufficient durability to ensure that high reliability is exhibited over an extended period of time to perform thermal recording of high-quality images consistently over an extended period of operation.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising epitaxial junction type tabular grains.

Abstract: In a shooting operation of a digital camera including a MOS-type solid-state image pickup device to produce a still picture, a predetermined electronic shutter operation is interrupted to conduct a reset operation for all photoelectric converter elements at a time, a strobe device is operated after the reset operation, a light shielding device is then operated for a predetermined period of time, and an image signal readout operation is conducted during the operation of the light shielding device to obtain still picture data. Even if a shooting object is moving at a high speed, a still picture undergone backlight correction can be obtained without any blur.

Abstract: A sheet feeding method for plate-shaped members is disclosed. In a sucker unit, suction nozzles are move down from respective original positions toward a bottom plate of a cassette at a fixed speed, and time t1 until the bottom plate is detected by a contact sensor, and an amount by which the suction nozzles move, &Dgr;y, until the suction nozzles suction adhere to the bottom plate after the bottom plate is detected by the contact sensor are measured. Subsequently, separation positions of the suction nozzles with respect to the original positions are set based on an interval between the bottom plate of the cassette and separation plates, and an interval required by the photopolymer plate being bent between the suction nozzles and the separation plates at an appropriate curvature. Based on the result of the setting, the photopolymer plate is reliably taken out from the cassette.

Abstract: An ellipsoidal polarizing plate comprises two optically anisotropic layers, a polarizing membrane and a transparent protective film. Each of the optically anisotropic layers has a direction giving the maximum refractive index and a plane of the layer. The first optically anisotropic layer has an angle of 5° to 85° between the direction giving the maximum refractive index and the plane. The second optically anisotropic layer is optically positive and uniaxial. The second optically anisotropic layer has an angle of 0° to 5° between the direction giving the maximum refractive index and the layer plane.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus in which ink transfer from a donor sheet to an image-receiving sheet is carried out. The donor sheet has a size larger than the image-receiving sheet. The apparatus includes a rotating drum around which the image-receiving sheet and the donor sheet may be wound and laminated, and a squeeze roller. The squeeze roller has a middle portion with a fixed radius and a smaller radius portion at one or both ends. Outside an area for the image-receiving sheet, the drum has a first protruding mound portion with which the donor sheet is in surface-contact when the sheets are wound around the drum. A boundary of the smaller radius portion and the middle portion is positioned at an image-receiving sheet side of the first mound portion when the sheets are pressed against the drum.

Abstract: A yellow thermal head, a mazenta thermal head and a cyan thermal head are disposed along a feed path of the thermosensitive recording sheet at a predetermined distance. Each thermal heads confront to respective platen rollers. During feeding the thermosensitive recording sheet, a yellow image, a mazenta image and a cyan image are sequentially recorded. There is a difference in relative positions of the thermal heads to centers of the confronting platen rollers. An offset length has different values corresponding to coloring layers of the thermosensitive recording sheet. There is also a difference in withdraw angles at which the thermosensitive recording sheet leaves from the thermal heads. Each withdraw angle is determined corresponding to the thermal heads.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device comprises: a semiconductor substrate which demarcates a two-dimensional surface; a multiplicity of photoelectric conversion units configured in a multiplicity of rows and columns on the surface of said semiconductor substrate; a light shielding film having openings formed above said semiconductor substrate, each of the openings is formed on each of said photoelectric conversion unit; a planarizing insulating film formed on said light shielding film; micro lenses formed on said planarizing insulating film, each micro lens is formed just above each of said opening; and a modifying film having one layer or a plurality of layers formed directly on said micro lenses and having a top surface with different curvature from that of a top surface of the micro lenses.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium having high dispersion property, good running durability and good preservation property, and it comprises at least one magnetic layer having ferromagnetic powder dispersed by a binder placed on a non-magnetic support member, whereby a polyurethane resin or a polyurethane urea resin consisting of 5 mol % or less of a long chain diol having weight average molecular weight of 800 to 5,000, a short chain diol having weight average molecular weight of 50 to 500 and/or a short chain diamine and an organic diisocyanate is contained as the binder, said long chain diol has one polar group selected from —COOM, —SO3M, —OSO3M, —OPO(OM)2, or —PO(OM)2 (where M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal ion, or an ammonium ion) in the molecule, and the polar group is contained in the polyurethane by 1 to 5 mol %.

Abstract: A pair of soldering irons are fixed to a sliding plate at a predetermined interval. The soldering irons are integrally moved so as to reciprocate in a rectangular direction relative to a conveyor belt. One of the soldering irons is conveyed to a working position of the conveyor belt and the other of them is separated from the conveyor belt. While one of the soldering irons solders a circuit board, the other is cleaned. The circuit board has a slit into which a metal plate is inserted and soldered. For the slit, a soldering land constituted of a main-land and a sub-land is provided. The main-land is formed along one of longer sides of the slit. The sub-land is elongated from the main-land along a shorter side of the slit. The soldering land is not formed all around the slit so that the slit is not closed by solder when the circuit board is dip-soldered.

Abstract: A recording liquid which is obtained by changing a proportion of mixture of image forming liquid and clear liquid based on an image signal is transported as a continuous flow to an image receiving medium to form an image. An undercoating liquid is superimposed on the recording liquid at the position where the recording liquid meets the image receiving medium to form a bead so that the recording liquid is loaded on the undercoating liquid. The stream line of the undercoating liquid is bent toward the upstream side in the bead and then turned back toward the downstream side to be straightened. Accordingly, the recording liquid superimposed on the straightened undercoating liquid becomes a stable straightened flow without a sinuosity. The generation of a sinuosity of a stream line of the recording liquid is prevented to improve the image quality. Preferably, a supply amount of the undercoating liquid is set constant.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing an N-alkyl-.alpha.-dialkylaminoacetohydroxamic acid compound represented by formula (2), which comprises reacting an .alpha.-dialkylaminoacetic acid ester compound represented by formula (1) with an N-alkylhydroxylamine, wherein the reaction is carried out in water and an ether-series organic solvent, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which are the same or different, each represents an alkyl group. According to the method, it is possible to obtain the objective compound in a high yield with a short reaction time, with restrained formation of a by-product.

Abstract: Video signals are recorded in such a manner that prints having a high picture quality can be obtained while not interfering with playback of images in the form of a movie. A CCD is controlled in such a manner that exposure is performed at a shutter speed of 1/250 of a second one time in exposures performed a plurality of times in succession and at a shutter speed of 1/60 of a second at other times. The video signal outputted by the CCD is applied to a combining circuit via a CDS, AGC and signal processing circuit for an image sensing system. A PI signal generating circuit outputs a PI signal, which represents inhibition of printing, in the case where exposure is carried out at the shutter speed of 1/60 of a second, and the combining circuit superposes the PI signal upon the video signal, which has been obtained by exposure at the shutter speed of 1/60 of a second, in the vertical blanking interval of this video signal.

Abstract: A method for improving light fastness of an image, which comprises releasing or forming an image forming dye or a precursor thereof corresponding or counter-corresponding to silver development and allowing an image formed by transferring said image forming dye or precursor thereof to coexist with a compound represented by general formula (I) in an image forming material ##STR1## The symbols in formula (I) are defined in the description. Also disclosed is an image forming material for use in the method.