Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a rectangular display panel, which includes a screen frontward thereof; an optical sheet having a rectangular shape, which is arranged rearward of the rectangular display panel; a light guide plate having a rectangular shape, which is arranged rearward of the optical sheet; a light source, which is arranged to face a side surface of the light guide plate; and a first close contact prevention layer provided on a surface, facing the optical sheet, of the light guide plate, wherein the first close contact prevention layer comprises a first binder and a plurality of first beads dispersed in the first binder, and the plurality of first beads form a plurality of first protrusions for preventing close contact with the optical sheet, at a surface of the first close contact prevention layer.

Abstract: Plasma display panels (PDPs) that can be readily manufactured and that have increased bright room contrast ratios are provided. One PDP includes a front substrate adapted to allow visible light to pass, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, and a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate defining a plurality of discharge cells. At least a portion of the barrier ribs is colored with a first color. The PDP further comprises a plurality of sustain electrodes disposed on the front substrate facing the rear substrate, each of which has a plurality of electrode parts. The PDP also includes a front dielectric layer disposed on the front substrate covering the sustain electrodes. The front dielectric layer is colored with a second color. Brightness and chroma of both of the first and second colors are reduced when the first and second colors are subtractively mixed.

Abstract: A reefing slider for providing improved line management and canopy deployment characteristics of a ram air inflated airfoil type canopy. During initial descent of the parachute the slider, secured by fastening elements, is held against the canopy in the upper reefing position where it mechanically restricts canopy deployment while giving the canopy time to achieve proper orientation following the drop from the launching aircraft. Upon sufficient air flow into the canopy cells, the fastening elements retaining the slider are broken, releasing the slider and enabling full opening of the canopy.

Abstract: An insulating frame of a deflection yoke is fixed to a funnel with a metal band and a metal screw. A partition formed so as to be integrated with a holder holding a magnet ring of a CPU includes a first partition provided on a first axis so as to hide the metal screw when the deflection yoke is seen from the holder side along a tube axis, and a second partition provided on a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. A height H1 of the first partition, a height H2 of the second partition, a minimum height Hmin of the partition, a height HM of a pull of a magnet ring on a side closest to the deflection yoke, and an outer circumferential edge diameter RM of the magnet ring excluding the pull satisfy relationships: H1>H2, HM?H2>10 mm, and Hmin>RM. Because of this, a discharge between a metal band and a metal screw that fix the deflection yoke, and a velocity modulation coil can be prevented without decreasing the operability of the rotation adjustment of the magnet ring of the CPU.

Abstract: A display device includes; a thin film transistor formed on a insulating substrate, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an organic layer formed on the pixel electrode, a wall surrounding the organic layer, a reflective film formed on the wall, and a common electrode formed on the organic layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved Christmas bulb structure, which comprises: a bulb shell; two conductive wire, extending from the interior of the bulb shell to the exterior of the bulb shell; an insulator, separating those two conductive wires; an elastic platelet, installed between those two conductive wires; a tungsten filament, with its two ends separately connecting the elastic platelet and one of those two conductive wires; and a transverse conductive wire, installed inside the insulator and between those two conductive wires; when the Christmas bulb structure is electrically powered, the other conductive wire will contact the elastic platelet, and the tungsten filament will be lit on. The present invention is characterized in that the transverse conductive wire enables the Christmas bulb structure to possess two current paths; thereby, the present invention can obtain a diversified lighting effect, and the cost can be lowered.

Abstract: A display device includes a back substrate having a plurality of cathode lines, and a plurality of control electrodes, which are insulated from the cathode lines on an inner surface thereof, and a front substrate which is arranged to face the back substrate in an opposed manner with a set distance therebetween, and which has phosphors and an anode which constitute a display region, on an inner surface thereof. Distance holding members are provided for maintaining the set distance between the back substrate and the front substrate inside of the display region. The phosphors are constituted of three colors, and the cathode lines are formed into groups each consisting of three cathode lines corresponding to the three colors. The plurality of cathode lines include line portions and cathode portions which are wider than the line portions. Electron sources are formed on the cathode portions.

Abstract: The invention is a method of determining the phase difference between two interferometric images. The method includes the steps of measuring the intensities of the two beam arms, and measuring the intensities of the interfering beam arms at two different times (two frames). From the recorded data, the phase angle between the arms can be determined for each frame. These frame phase angles subtracted, and the sine of the difference is taken. The resulting data set is examined to determine a multiplicative factor that converts the minimum and maximum to the bounds of the sine function (?1, +1). This multiplicative factor is applied to a bounded trig function of the difference of the frame angles, and the inverse of the bounded trig function is taken, resulting in the phase difference between frames.

Abstract: A heat sink is attached to a subject-side end portion of a barrel body of a lens barrel. The heat sink is provided with a large number of radiation fins formed in whorl. A heat pipe is disposed between the heat sink and a mount-side end portion of the barrel body. A CCD is fixed to the mount-side end portion of the barrel body. Heat of the CCD is transferred to the heat pipe via the mount-side end portion. Successively, the heat is efficiently transferred to the heat sink by the heat pipe. The heat having been transferred to the heat sink is efficiently radiated into the air by the whorl-like radiation fins regardless of conditions of the lens barrel.

Abstract: A display device having a light-emitting element which has a lower electrode, an upper electrode, a functional layer, and a cavity in which light generated in the functional layer is resonated wherein the optical distance of the cavity portion in a first light-emitting element is made equal with the optical distance of the cavity portion in a second light-emitting element, and the optical distance of the cavity portion in the first light-emitting element is different from the optical distance of the cavity portion in a third light-emitting element.

Abstract: A filament for an X-ray tube has a varied wire diameter but has a constant coil outside diameter to obtain a good uniformity of the longitudinal temperature distribution of the filament. The filament has a wire diameter d which is gradually reduced from the longitudinal central region to the longitudinal ends while the coil outside diameter D is fixed along the longitudinal direction. The wire is polished at only the inside of the coil to reduce the wire diameter. In order to make the longitudinal temperature distribution uniform as far as possible, the difference ?d between the wire diameter dmax at the longitudinal central region and the wire diameter dmin at the longitudinal ends should satisfy the following limitation: ?d/dmax=0.041 to 0.145.

Abstract: A field emission device manufactured by the disclosed method and employed in a display unit includes a glass substrate, an emitter electrode formed on the glass substrate, a carbon nanotube (CNT) emitter formed on the emitter electrode, and a gate stack formed around the CNT emitter. Electron beams are extracted from the CNT emitter and the extracted electron beams are focused onto a given position. The gate stack includes a mask layer that covers the emitter electrode provided around the CNT emitter, a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode sequentially formed on the mask layer, a focus gate insulating layer having double inclined planes facing the CNT emitter on the gate electrode, and focus gate electrode coated on the focus gate insulating layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a first insulation layer which is disposed on a support substrate with a first refractive index and has a second refractive index which differs from the first refractive index, a second insulation layer which is disposed on the first insulation layer and has a third refractive index which differs from the second refractive index, and a plurality of kinds of color pixels generate lights of different wavelengths, and have a refractive index which is substantially equal to the second refractive index. At least one kind of color pixel is put in contact with the first insulation layer via an opening portion that penetrates the second insulation layer.

Abstract: The spark plug manufacturing apparatus includes a holding plate formed with a plurality of mounting holes penetrating from a front surface to a rear surface thereof for holding therein hollow tubular insulators of spark plugs, each of which is fitted therein with a center electrode and a metal stem provided with a terminal part, and is charged with a powder resistance material between the center electrode and the stem, and an electric furnace for heating the insulators held in the mounting holes of the holding plate. The holding plate is made of a ceramic material containing not less than 50 wt % of silicon nitride.

Abstract: An arc fault detection circuit collects samples of sensed current, determines a peak current value from the samples for each line cycle, determines a hysteresis value for a compressor load as a function of differences between the peak current values, and generates a trip signal responsive to the sensed current and the hysteresis value. The circuit determines a difference value for each line cycle from the present peak current value less the previous peak current value, low pass filters the difference value to provide a low pass filtered value, determines a peak value from the low pass filtered value, determines that the absolute value of the low pass filtered value is less than a portion of the peak value and responsively saves the peak value, and determines the hysteresis value as a function of the saved peak value. An operating mechanism opens separable contacts responsive to the trip signal.

Abstract: A metal halide lamp includes a translucent air tight vessel having a light emitting tube portion with an internal discharge space, and sealing portions formed on both sides. A discharge medium in the discharge space contains at least metal halide and rare gas. A pair of electrodes, one ends of which are sealed at sealing portion and the other end of which are arranged in the discharge space facing each other. The discharge space has a nearly circular shape in a cross section perpendicular to the tube axis and has a structure in which the discharge medium is accumulated between the electrodes. The light emitting tube portion has a wall thickness of a lower portion thinner than that of an upper portion. The metal halide lamp has a high luminous efficiency, a quick rise of light flux and an easy manufacturing ability.

Abstract: A nonlinear hysteresis control system for controlling an actuator with nonlinear hysteresis effect is disclosed. An improved extended hysteresis effect profile further stores the displacement when a applied voltage of the actuator is from 0 voltage to a specific voltage and back to that specific voltage. Therefore, the system can be used under the condition of not very slow motion of the actuator.

Abstract: In an integrated circuit (1) having a substrate (3) and having a signal-processing circuit (4) which is produced at a surface (8) of the substrate (3), there is provided on the substrate surface (8) a protective layer (12) that has at least one aperture (13) through which a second contact pad (14) is electrically and mechanically connected to a first contact pad (9), wherein the second contact pad (14) is of a height of at least 15 ?m and projects laterally beyond the aperture (13) on all sides and is seated on the protective layer (12) by an overlap zone (z) that is closed on itself like a ring, wherein the overlap zone (z) has a constant width of overlap (w) of between 2 ?m and 15 ?m, and wherein at least one element of the signal-processing circuit (4), and preferably only one capacitor (5) of the signal-processing circuit (4), is provided opposite the first contact pad (9).

Abstract: Disclosed is a rear plate of a plasma display panel. In the rear plate, a dielectric layer or a barrier wall layer is formed by forming slurry in a tape of a green tape and then attaching the green tape to upper surfaces of electrodes and a glass substrate. Therefore, a PDP employing a rear plate according to the present invention has superior electric and optical characteristics.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: a focal position adjusting device operable to adjust a focal position of an optical system to a predetermined position in a first image capture period and change the focal position of the optical system in a second image capture period; a display operable to display an image captured in the first image capture period; a distribution generator operable to generate a distribution of sharpness corresponding to focal positions based on an image captured in the second image capture period; and a focused position detector operable to detect the focal position of the optical system, at which an image of a subject is in focus, based on the generated distribution of sharpness.