Abstract: The present invention relates to a thiazolidinedione derivative, represented in formula (1) below, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. Further, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound represented in formula (1) below, wherein: X represents a carbon or nitrogen atom, Y represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen, or an aryl group, Z represents an oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom, and R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom; or R1 and R2 together form a bond.

Abstract: An electroluminescence display device including a substrate, a corrugated structure formed on the substrate, wherein the corrugated structure disperses light through diffraction and reflection; and a first electrode layer, a first insulation layer, a fluorescent layer, a second insulation layer, and a second electrode layer sequentially formed on the substrate to follow the shape of the corrugated structure.

Abstract: A method for forming an alignment layer of a liquid crystal display device includes providing a substrate having a plurality of unit panels formed thereon, loading the substrate onto a stage, selectively dropping an alignment material onto a first one of the unit panel regions by an alignment material dropping unit having a plurality of heads, each of the heads having a plurality of holes arranged along a row at regularly-spaced interval distance d1, and forming an alignment layer on the substrate to have a uniform thickness.

Abstract: The present invention is a method, apparatus and program storage device for providing data path optimization for redundant data paths. The present invention provides data path optimization that increases the data access throughput and availability to a device by using multiple paths when a modification event occurs.

Abstract: A downloadable postage rate calculating device including a platform for receiving a parcel and providing a weight for the parcel, and a processor configured to receive current rates information downloaded from a computer or other similar device. The processor calculates a postage amount for the parcel based on at least a portion of the current rates information and the weight of the parcel. The processor can also compare the postage amount for a first carrier and shipping method, with that of a second carrier and shipping method, or between two shipping methods offered by the same carrier.

Abstract: A method for forming an alignment layer of a liquid crystal display device includes: providing a substrate with a unit panel area; loading the substrate on a stage; selectively dropping an alignment material onto the unit panel area through an alignment material dropping unit having a head that has a plurality of holes through which the alignment material is dropped; and removing alignment material remaining about the holes of the alignment material dropping unit by an alignment material removing unit which scrapes the surface of the alignment material dropping unit having the holes therein.

Abstract: Blocks of organic material (58) are fed from a plurality of directions into a reactor (10) having three zones (16, 18, 19). The material forms a bed (70) atop a bed of consumable carbon catalyst (60). These beds are heated by a series of plasma arc torches (42) mounted in inlets (37) about the reactor. Gas is supplied via inlets (39, 41) from wind drums (38, 40). The superheated gas from the reaction is vented through an outlet (30) and is used to produce electrical energy.

Abstract: A method for forming an alignment layer of a liquid crystal display device includes providing a substrate having a plurality of unit panels formed thereon, loading the substrate onto a stage, selectively dropping an alignment material onto unit panel areas by using an alignment material dropping unit having a plurality of heads, each of the plurality of heads having a plurality of holes, and removing the alignment material remaining on a surface of the holes using an alignment material removal unit connected to the alignment material dropping unit.

Abstract: Organic dye molecular materials prepared by coupling existing organic chromophore molecules to benzene or carbazole derivatives and nonlinear optical polymeric compounds having polyimide repeating units coupled with the organic dye molecular material are provided. The organic dye molecular material coupled to a polymer main chain in the preparation of the nonlinear optical polymeric compound has one of the following formula: where X1 is carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, ester (CO2), or amide (CONR1), where R1 is an alky or phenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, D is an organic chromophore molecule, and n is an integer from 1 to 10.

Abstract: A system and method for creating a controlling device. In response to a user specifying one or more operating criteria for the controlling device, the system selects executable instructions from a library of executable instructions and command code sets from a library of command code sets that are to be stored in the memory of the controlling device. In addition, the system uses the criteria to suggest command key/command code mappings for use within the controlling device. The user may interact with the system to modify the selected executable instructions, command code sets, and command key/command code mappings. When stored in the memory of the controlling device, the executable instructions are to be used to perform various operations and functions within the controlling device and the command codes are to be transmitted from the controlling device to command the operation of controllable devices in response to activation of one or more of the command keys.

Abstract: The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfide phosphor. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a surface coated phosphor comprising contacting the uncoated phosphor with a rare earth hydroxide gel solution to obtain a rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor, drying the gel coated phosphor to remove solvent residues, and heat treating the dried rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor. The surface coated phosphors of the present invention have improved cathodoluminescence efficiency, coulombic aging resistance, chemical, and/or oxidative stability.

Abstract: Light-emitting copolymers and electroluminescence products made therefrom emitting a wavelength range from that of blue light to that of red light. The light-emitting copolymers are represented by the following Formula 1, in which the energy of blue light emission from a fluorene repeating unit on a blue light-emitting fluorene-based main chain is transferred to a red comonomer in the copolymer to emit red light.

Abstract: Disclosed is a densification process of a W—Cu composite material, and more particularly, a sintering method for a W—Cu composite material without exuding of Cu. The sintering method comprises the steps of: holding a W—Cu composite power compact for a certain time at a Cu solid phase temperature or at a temperature just above a melting point and thus inducing a nearly complete densification; and sintering for a short time at a Cu liquidus temperature.

Abstract: A water solution of a mixture of quinine and camphor in preferably a ratio of 2 parts quinine to 1 part camphor is injected into hemorrhoidal tissue to effectuate a cure of the hemorrhoid. After a period of time, dependent upon the age and other aspects of the physical condition of the patient, the hemorrhoid will turn black, shrivel and flake off to yield a clean non-hemorrhoid area surrounding the anus.

Abstract: A micro-actuator having a stage capable of a see-saw motion and a method for its manufacture are disclosed. In the micro-actuator according to the present invention, a plurality of parallel driving comb-type electrodes are formed on the bottom of the stage, and a plurality of parallel fixed comb-type electrodes are formed on a base plate. At both sides of the stage is a torsion bar that enables the see-saw motion. The torsion bar is supported by a frame comprised of a first frame layer and a second frame layer. The torsion bar and the first frame layer form one body. The first and second frame layers are bonded by a metal eutectic bonding layer between metal layers.

Abstract: A magnetic recording disk has a ferromagnetic recording layer and a “paramagnetic” write assist layer in contact and exchange coupled with the ferromagnetic recording layer. The write assist layer is a ferromagnetic material that has a Curie temperature less than the operating temperature of the disk drive so that at operating temperature and in the absence of a write field, the write assist layer is in its paramagnetic state and has no remanent magnetization. When a write field is applied in a direction opposite to the magnetization in previously written regions of the ferromagnetic recording layer, the write assist layer exhibits a magnetization aligned with the write field and assists the write field in reversing the magnetization in the ferromagnetic recording layer due to the exchange coupling.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) source driving circuit having a reduced circuit footprint. A plurality of the LCD source driving circuits are typically disposed along a side of an LCD panel and drives the LCD panel in response to digital image signals, such as color signals R, G, B, and control signals received from a control circuit. Also, the LCD source driving circuit includes a plurality of latch circuits, a plurality of level shifters, a plurality of Positive voltage digital-to-analog decoders, a plurality of Negative voltage digital-to-analog decoders, a plurality of multiplexor (MUX) circuits, and a plurality of amplifiers. Thus, the LCD source driving circuit is capable of selectively latching digital image signals using the latch circuits with MUX circuit functions, thereby reducing the circuit footprint of source vertical channels within the LCD source driving circuit.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor package and method for fabricating the same.

Abstract: The present invention describes an axial flow fan blade that presents innovation on its shape that results in a lower noise emission and in a higher efficiency. The axial flow fan blade, object of the present patent, has a lower vortex emission than the blades available on the previous art. This lower vortex emission is responsible for a lower level of pressure fluctuations, which results in a lower noise emission, and is also responsible for a lower energy expense on the vortex formation, which results in an efficiency increase. The present axial flow fan blade can be employed in various applications where it is necessary to move any gas.

Abstract: Described is a plasma switched organic electroluminescent display, which includes an electroluminescent part including a cathode layer, an electroluminescent layer on the cathode layer, and an anode layer on the electroluminescent layer, a first power supply unit connected electrically to the anode layer and disconnected electrically to the cathode layer so as to supply the electroluminescent layer with a first power, a plasma generating part generating a plasma wherein the plasma becomes contacted with the cathode layer, and a second power supply unit generating the plasma by supplying the plasma generating part with a second power, wherein the cathode layer is connected electrically to the first power supply unit through the plasma, thereby enabling to emit light by organic electroluminescent as well as drive the display by a low driving voltage using a plasma discharge as a switch.