Abstract: A pressure sensor has a stem in which a pressure introduction hole into which a pressure medium is introduced and a diaphragm deformable according to the pressure of the pressure medium are formed, and a strain detecting element which is arranged on the diaphragm via an insulating film and being configured to output a detection signal according to the deformation of the diaphragm. The strain detecting element is configured to have a portion made of polysilicon. A low doping layer having a higher electrical resistivity than polysilicon and a higher crystallinity than the insulating film is arranged between the insulating film and the strain detecting element.

Abstract: A light guide plate having light-emitting-side unit optical shapes arranged on a light emitting surface in a direction perpendicular to a light guide direction and a thickness direction of the light guide plate. The optical shape extends in the light guide direction and has a groove shape recessed in the light emitting surface, and a bottom of the groove is formed on a surface which is concave toward the back surface side. Inclined surfaces which are inclined from an edge portion toward the bottom side are formed in two end portions of the concave surface in an arrangement direction. When a width of the optical shape in the arrangement direction is W21, a maximum inclination angle ? of the inclined surface relative to the light emitting surface satisfies 20°???45°, and a radius of curvature r of the concave surface satisfies r?W21/(4×sin ?).

Abstract: A light guide plate having light-emitting-side unit optical shapes arranged on a light emitting surface in a direction perpendicular to a light guide direction and a thickness direction of the light guide plate. The optical shape extends in the light guide direction and has a groove shape recessed in the light emitting surface, and a bottom of the groove is formed on a surface which is concave toward the back surface side. Inclined surfaces which are inclined from an edge portion toward the bottom side are formed in two end portions of the concave surface in an arrangement direction. When a width of the optical shape in the arrangement direction is W21, a maximum inclination angle ? of the inclined surface relative to the light emitting surface satisfies 20°???45°, and a radius of curvature r of the concave surface satisfies r?W21/(4×sin ?).

Abstract: A light guide plate 13 has a number of back surface-side unit optical structures 131 arranged in a back surface 13d along a light guide direction. Each back surface-side unit optical structure 131 is tapered in a direction away from a light exit surface 13c, and has a first inclined surface 132 lying on the light entrance surface side, a second inclined surface (133) lying opposite the first inclined surface and which totally reflects at least part of incident light, and a top surface region 134 lying between the first inclined surface 132 and the second inclined surface 133, and located farthest from the light exit surface 13c. The top surface regions 134 each include a plurality of surfaces 134a to 134d which are parallel to the light exit surface 13c and have different heights “h” in the direction away from the light exit surface 13c.

Abstract: An optical module includes a polarizing plate and a light emitter disposed in a position facing the polarizing plate. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a protective film joined to the polarizer. The protective film has a light control function that changes the traveling direction of light. The light emitter is disposed in a position directly facing the protective film of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: A light guide plate 13 has a number of back surface-side unit optical structures 131 arranged in a back surface 13d along a light guide direction. Each back surface-side unit optical structure 131 is tapered in a direction away from a light exit surface 13c, and has a first inclined surface 132 lying on the light entrance surface side, a second inclined surface (133) lying opposite the first inclined surface and which totally reflects at least part of incident light, and a top surface region 134 lying between the first inclined surface 132 and the second inclined surface 133, and located farthest from the light exit surface 13c. The top surface regions 134 each include a plurality of surfaces 134a to 134d which are parallel to the light exit surface 13c and have different heights “h” in the direction away from the light exit surface 13c.

Abstract: There is provided a protective film to be bonded to a polarizer to form a lower polarizing plate for a liquid crystal display panel. The protective film for a lower polarizing plate includes a matrix of a resin material and a diffusing component dispersed in the matrix. At least one-side surface, which is to face the polarizer, of the protective film is flat.

Abstract: An optical module (20) includes a polarizing plate (40) and a light emitter (26) disposed in a position facing the polarizing plate. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer (41) and a protective film (50) joined to the polarizer (41). The protective film has a light control function that changes the traveling direction of light. The light emitter is disposed in a position directly facing the protective film of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: There is provided a protective film to be bonded to a polarizer to form a lower polarizing plate for a liquid crystal display panel. The protective film for a lower polarizing plate includes a matrix of a resin material and a diffusing component dispersed in the matrix. At least one-side surface, which is to face the polarizer, of the protective film is flat.

Abstract: A multipath noise reducer detects and removes the individual noise spikes occurring in an interval of multipath noise, thereby reducing the multipath noise with minimal distortion of the audio output signal. The multipath noise spikes are detected by comparing a rectified signal with a threshold signal derived from the rectified signal. When the multipath noise reducer is used in an FM stereo radio receiver, stereo separation may also be controlled according to the detection of multipath noise.

Abstract: An ornamental tape or ribbon having a base portion; a plurality of spindle-shaped tape portions extending from at least one side of the base portion; a plurality of suspended tape portions vertically extending from one of an upper and a lower side of the base portion; and a fastening tape portion vertically extending from another of an upper side and a lower side of the base portion across the base portion and having a tab for engagement in a slot where the vertically extending tape portions join the base portion.

Abstract: A data processor adopts a CPU that is represented by an RISC type CPU and capable of processing one instruction in one clock cycle. The data processor has an instruction bus and a data bus independently of each other and includes an EPROM connected to the instruction bus and a DRAM connected to the data bus. The RISC type CPU accesses the EPROM with no wait states and the DRAM with one wait state.

Abstract: An improvement in a decoration consisted of a belt shaped strip with plural segments longitudinally interconnected both edges of which segments are rounded out in substantially in symmetry and a looped elastic string folded and passed through plural holes provided on suitable positions of the belt shaped strip, the improvement comprising a decorative configuration provided on one end segment alone and consisted of at least two decorative pieces, said decorative configuration being formed only on one side of the segment with respect to the longitudinal axis of the belt-shaped strip.

Abstract: The present invention includes a rotable disk type of hologram which deflects an incident light beam such as a laser into an intermediate scanning path of a curvilinear configuration. An extended prism provides a variable incident angle surface for refracting the incident curvilinear configuration into substantially a linear scan path on an object surface.