Abstract: Provided is a piezoelectric element including a first electrode provided above a substrate, a piezoelectric layer provided above the first electrode, containing potassium, sodium, and niobium, and having a perovskite structure, and a second electrode provided above the piezoelectric layer. In a case where the piezoelectric layer is divided into two portions at a center thereof in a thickness direction, the piezoelectric layer includes a first portion on the first electrode side and a second portion on the second electrode side. The piezoelectric layer includes line defects. A density of the line defects in the second portion is higher than a density of the line defects in the first portion.

Abstract: An organic EL device as an the electro-optical device includes a reflective layer; an opposite electrode as a semitransparent reflective layer; and a first luminescence pixel and a second luminescence pixel as first pixels, and a third luminescence pixel as a second pixel respectively having an optical path length adjustment layer and a functional layer provided between the reflective layer and the opposite electrode; in which the optical path length adjustment layer of the first luminescence pixel includes a fourth insulation layer as a luminance adjustment layer and the optical path length adjustment layer of the third luminescence pixel does not include a third insulation layer.

Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a sensor device including an inertial sensor; a substrate to which the sensor device is bonded; a case member accommodating at least the sensor device; and an adhesive member provided to cover, in a plan view of the substrate as viewed from the case member side, an outer periphery of the sensor device and so as to connect the sensor device with the case member.

Abstract: A food analysis device includes a variable wavelength interference filter adapted to disperse light reflected by the food into a plurality of lights with respective wavelengths, an imaging section adapted to image the lights with the respective wavelengths obtained by the dispersion to obtain spectral images corresponding respectively to the wavelengths, and a control section adapted to obtain spectrum of each of the pixels from the spectral images corresponding to the respective wavelengths, and then detect a pixel including the absorption spectrum of water, and then detect a plurality of components based on the spectrum of the pixel detected.

Abstract: A projector includes a projecting unit configured to project an image on a projection surface, a projection control unit configured to cause the projecting unit to project a correction pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, and a correction control unit configured to detect the first pattern and the second pattern included in the projected correction pattern and correct distortion of the projected image. The correction control unit detects the second pattern projected on a screen and detects the position of the first pattern on the basis of the position of the detected second pattern.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a housing body, an opening/closing member, attached to the housing body via a pivot shaft so as to be capable of rotating freely, that covers the surface of the housing body on one side thereof, and an ink tank having an injection port for filling an ink holding chamber with ink used in recording. Here, the ink tank is disposed so that one end thereof is positioned within the housing body on the opposite side of the housing body as the side in which the pivot shaft is provided, and has a stepped shape including a step portion, the step portion being provided on a side of the ink tank that is further from the pivot shaft. The injection port is provided in the step portion, and when the opening/closing member is opened and the ink is to be filled.

Abstract: A sealing member, disposed between a first member in which a first liquid flow channel is provided and a second member in which a second liquid flow channel that communicates with the first liquid flow channel is provided, includes: a plurality of communication openings; a reinforced portion in which the communication openings are provided; at least two first reference holes; a flexible portion, provided between the two first reference holes, that is weaker than the reinforced portion; and a second reference hole provided between the two first reference holes.

Abstract: A transmitting terminal carries out communication with a printing apparatus terminal including a print executing unit which prints print data via an IP network.

Abstract: When creating recording level specifying data referred to during recording of ink drops of N types (N is an integer of 2 or greater) of different ink levels onto a printing medium by a printing device, standard color value data indicating an association relationship between ink tone values and color values under a standard printing condition is acquired; under a predetermined printing condition, and using at least one type of the aforementioned N types of ink drops for each ink color, patches are printed at a plurality of recording levels, and the color values of the printed patches are acquired; the aforementioned plurality of recording levels are associated with color values; and on the basis of association of the aforementioned plurality of recording levels and color values and of the aforementioned standard color value data, there is created recording level specifying data that specifies, for each ink color, an association relationship recording levels of the aforementioned N types of ink drops and tone v

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to flexible boards, electrooptic devices having flexible boards, and electronic devices. In one example, wires are disposed longitudinally along the length of a flexible board. Terminals are arranged laterally across the width of the flexible board near an end of the flexible board, the terminals being electrically connected to the wires. Plating lead wires are electrically connected to the terminals and extend longitudinally from the terminals to a lateral edge of the flexible board. The width of the plating lead wires is less than the width of the wires. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the terminals are alternatingly displaced on the flexible board in a staggered manner. This abstract is intended only to aid those searching patents, and is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims in any manner.

Abstract: An image output controller is capable of directly or indirectly controlling a printer printing a color chart and a color measuring apparatus carrying out color measurement for the color chart. When color authentication is executed for an optionally set image, a process is carried out in relation to user's setting or automatic optimization including at least one of a printing position of the color chart, a layout of the color chart and a color value of the color chart. The printer is controlled according to a printing condition based on the user's setting or the automatic optimization so that the color chart is printed on a sheet of predetermined printing paper. The color measuring apparatus is controlled so as to carry out color measurement for the printed color chart.

Abstract: To provide a method to effectively manufacture a fuel cell having high output density and excellent cell characteristics, and an electronic apparatus and an automobile including the fuel cell as a power supply, the fuel cell including reaction layers with high reaction efficiency and current collecting layers to effectively collect electrons generated from the reaction layers. A method of manufacturing a fuel cell, which includes a first current collecting layer, a first reaction layer, an electrolyte membrane, a second reaction layer, and a second current collecting layer, and an electronic apparatus and an automobile, which include the fuel cell as a power supply, are provided, the manufacturing method including forming the first reaction layer by repeatedly applying a predetermined amount of reaction-layer-forming material on the first current collecting layer at predetermined intervals.

Abstract: In a front light type liquid crystal display device, to prevent a reduction in the quality of a visible image to be displayed caused by dust entering the liquid crystal display device. To prevent a reduction in the quality of a visible image to be displayed caused by ununiform close contact between the light-guiding member and another member of the liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device 21 including a liquid crystal structure 6 consisting of a pair of substrates 17a and 17b with liquid crystal L filled therebetween; a light source 2 which emits light; a light-guiding member 3, disposed at the observer side of the liquid crystal structure 6, for guiding the light from the light source 2 to the liquid crystal structure 6; and a cover 23 disposed at the observer side of the light-guiding member 3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tape printing device for printing a desirable series of characters on a tape and cutting the tape to a label of a desirable length, and also a tape cartridge used in the tape printing device. The tape cartridge has a characteristic element readably storing specific information on the tape such as a width of the tape. The tape printing device reads the characteristic element to control printing conditions according to the type of the tape cartridge. More specifically, the tape printing device determines a variety of parameters including a number of lines and character sizes of the character series printed on the tape as well as lengths of left and right margins. When a tape of a relatively large width is set in the tape cartridge, the device increases a rotation torque of a platen for feeding the tape.