Abstract: A substrate (110) includes corners (112). An insulating layer (170) includes first openings (172). A light emitting element (102) overlaps the first opening (172), and includes an organic layer (130). At least one layer of the organic layer (130), for example, a hole injection layer, is a coated film, and other layers thereof are vapor-deposited films. Meanwhile, all the layers of the organic layer (130) may be coated films. At least one layer of the organic layer (130) which is a coated film is also located on the insulating layer (170), and includes a protruding region (132) protruding toward the corner (112) of the substrate (110).

Abstract: A main object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound for medicine which has an excellent capability of fixing a biologically active substance and has such chemical/physical stability that the compound is less dissolved or deteriorated in a washing step, in particular, which can be suitably applied to a plastic substrate surface. The invention provides a polymer compound for medical material which is a polymer comprising repeating units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer (a) having a functional group for fixing a biologically active substance, wherein the polymer has a reactive functional group on at least one terminal side thereof, and a biochip substrate wherein a layer containing the polymer compound is formed on a substrate surface, thereby attaining the object.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to further improve a recording density in a magnetic disk apparatus using a shingle write system. In a magnetic disk apparatus including a magnetic disk, a recording head that writes information on the magnetic disk, and a controller that controls a writing operation of the recording head to the magnetic disk, the controller controls the writing operation such that the recording head writes information on a region including a target track and a portion of track adjacent thereto in an overlapping manner while position-shifting in a radial direction of the magnetic disk and a first writing frequency to a track on which information is last written is higher than a second writing frequency to another track.

Abstract: [Problem] A perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a magnetic disk device that are suitable for a shingle recording type are provided. [Solution] The perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the present invention is a perpendicular magnetic recording medium for a shingle recording type having a laminated film including a soft magnetic layer 13 and a main recording layer 16 formed on base 11, the soft magnetic layer 13 having a thickness found from a core width of a magnetic head for recording and reproduction with respect to the perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a track pitch narrower than the core width.

Abstract: A biochip substrate capable of realizing the high detection accuracy by restricting a nonspecific adsorption or bonding of a substance to be detected, when used for a detection or analysis of protein, nucleic acids and the like. The biochip substrate is for fixing a biologically active substance on a surface of a solid substrate, and characterized in that it has a layer comprising a polymer compound obtained by copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having an alkylene glycol residue, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a functional group for fixing a biologically active substance and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a cross-linkable functional group, on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: [Problem] A perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a magnetic disk device that are suitable for a shingle recording type are provided. [Solution] The perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the present invention is a perpendicular magnetic recording medium for a shingle recording type having a laminated film including a soft magnetic layer 13 and a main recording layer 16 formed on base 11, the soft magnetic layer 13 having a thickness found from a core width of a magnetic head for recording and reproduction with respect to the perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a track pitch narrower than the core width.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to further improve a recording density in a magnetic disk apparatus using a shingle write system. In a magnetic disk apparatus including a magnetic disk, a recording head that writes information on the magnetic disk, and a controller that controls a writing operation of the recording head to the magnetic disk, the controller controls the writing operation such that the recording head writes information on a region including a target track and a portion of track adjacent thereto in an overlapping manner while position-shifting in a radial direction of the magnetic disk and a first writing frequency to a track on which information is last written is higher than a second writing frequency to another track.

Abstract: A biochip substrate capable of realizing the high detection accuracy by restricting a nonspecific adsorption or bonding of a substance to be detected, when used for a detection or analysis of protein, nucleic acids and the like. The biochip substrate is for fixing a biologically active substance on a surface of a solid substrate, and characterized in that it has a layer comprising a polymer compound obtained by copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having an alkylene glycol residue, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a functional group for fixing a biologically active substance and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a cross-linkable functional group, on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A biochip substrate capable of realizing the high detection accuracy by restricting a nonspecific adsorption or bonding of a substance to be detected, when used for a detection or analysis of protein, nucleic acids and the like. The biochip substrate is for fixing a biologically active substance on a surface of a solid substrate, and characterized in that it has a layer comprising a polymer compound obtained by copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having an alkylene glycol residue, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a functional group for fixing a biologically active substance and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a cross-linkable functional group, on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: To provide a passenger protective device and method that can achieve a stable protective performance even when deploying the airbag from the seat belt, thus allowing for appropriate restraint of the passenger's head. Passenger protective device 1 makes the timing in which the internal pressure of thigh airbag 12 peaks slower than the timing in which the internal pressure of head airbag 11 peaks. In addition, it also makes the timing in which the capacity of thigh airbag 12 reaches the maximum slower than the timing in which the capacity of head airbag 11 reaches the maximum. In this manner, the passenger's head, which moves due to inertial force, is caught by head airbag 11 and head airbag 11 is supported by thigh airbag 12, which is softer than said airbag 11. Therefore, the passenger's head can be caught softly.

Abstract: A main object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound for medicine which has an excellent capability of fixing a biologically active substance and has such chemical/physical stability that the compound is less dissolved or deteriorated in a washing step, in particular, which can be suitably applied to a plastic substrate surface. The invention provides a polymer compound for medical material which is a polymer comprising repeating units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer (a) having a functional group for fixing a biologically active substance, wherein the polymer has a reactive functional group on at least one terminal side thereof, and a biochip substrate wherein a layer containing the polymer compound is formed on a substrate surface, thereby attaining the object.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system is provided with an air bag restraint device including a first deploying portion deploying between a vehicle occupant and a portion in a vehicle, and a second deploying portion deploying related to the first deploying portion. The second deploying portion providing a support for the first deploying portion to receive at least a part of a load acting on the first deploying portion from a head of the vehicle occupant.

Abstract: A biochip substrate capable of realizing the high detection accuracy by restricting a nonspecific adsorption or bonding of a substance to be detected, when used for a detection or analysis of protein, nucleic acids and the like. The biochip substrate is for fixing a biologically active substance on a surface of a solid substrate, and characterized in that it has a layer comprising a polymer compound obtained by copolymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having an alkylene glycol residue, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a functional group for fixing a biologically active substance and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer having a cross-linkable functional group, on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to continuously perform, under a desired condition and for a long time period, a film formation process capable of producing a high quality film. A film formation apparatus comprises: a discharge outlet disposed within a film formation chamber and facing a film formation surface of a substrate; a material accommodating section disposed outside the film formation chamber and having material containers each containing a film formation material; a heating device for heating the film formation material contained within the material-containers; discharge passages which are air-tightly communicated with the discharge outlet and the material accommodating section; escape passages branching from the discharge passages for diverting the film formation material flowing towards the discharge outlet.

Abstract: A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus for forming thin film on the film formation surface of a substrate includes a material accommodating unit containing a film formation material; a heater for heating the film formation material contained within the material accommodating unit; and a film formation flow control unit provided at an emission outlet of the material accommodating unit for controlling the direction of the film formation flow. The film formation flow control unit provides a strong directivity to the film formation flow with respect to the moving direction of the film formation surface relative to the film formation source.

Abstract: Film formation is conducted with a high level of directivity. A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus, includes a material container for housing a film forming material, a heating unit for heating the film forming material inside the material container, and a rectifier provided at an ejection port of the material container. In this source, the rectifier includes a passage partitioned into fine openings, and a set directivity is obtained on the basis of the cross-sectional area Sa of each opening within the rectifier, the distance L from the ejection tip of the rectifier to the film formation target surface, and the film formation rate R for the film forming material at a point on the film formation target surface directly above the center of the rectifier.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system of the present invention has: a seat belt restraint device (13) including a shoulder belt (11) which restrains the body of a vehicle occupant (C) diagonally from one of the shoulders (Cs) to the chest (Cc), and a lap belt (12) which restrains the waist (Cw) of the vehicle occupant (C); an upper air bag (30) supported by an upper support point (32) provided on the shoulder belt (11); a lower air bag (31) supported by a lower support point (33) provided on the lap belt (12) and coming into contact with the upper air bag (30) in a vertical direction when being inflated and extended; and an air bag movement inhibiting structure (H1–H9).

Abstract: To provide a passenger protective device and method that can achieve a stable protective performance even when deploying the airbag from the seat belt, thus allowing for appropriate restraint of the passenger's head. Passenger protective device 1 makes the timing in which the internal pressure of thigh airbag 12 peaks slower than the timing in which the internal pressure of head airbag 11 peaks. In addition, it also makes the timing in which the capacity of thigh airbag 12 reaches the maximum slower than the timing in which the capacity of head airbag 11 reaches the maximum. In this manner, the passenger's head, which moves due to inertial force, is caught by head airbag 11 and head airbag 11 is supported by thigh airbag 12, which is softer than said airbag 11. Therefore, the passenger's head can be caught softly.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system of the present invention has: a seat belt restraint device (13) including a shoulder belt (11) which restrains the body of a vehicle occupant (C) diagonally from one of the shoulders (Cs) to the chest (Cc), and a lap belt (12) which restrains the waist (Cw) of the vehicle occupant (C); an upper air bag (30) supported by an upper support point (32) provided on the shoulder belt (11); a lower air bag (31) supported by a lower support point (33) provided on the lap belt (12) and coming into contact with the upper air bag (30) in a vertical direction when being inflated and extended; and an air bag movement inhibiting structure (H1-H9).

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to easily adjust the percentage of each component when mixing together several film formation materials, so as to prevent deviation among film formation areas. A film formation source of a vacuum film formation apparatus comprises: a plurality of material accommodating units containing a plurality of film formation materials; a plurality of heating means for heating the film formation materials contained within the material accommodating units; a plurality of discharge outlets for discharging atom flows or molecule flows of film formation materials; a plurality of discharge passages for air-tightly communicating the material accommodating units with discharge outlets.