Abstract: Provided is a polarizer protective film, which has high heat resistance, high transparency, high optical characteristics, and high mechanical strength, and is excellent in adhesion with respect to a polarizer. Further, provided are a polarizing plate using the polarizer protective film and a polarizer, which has high adhesion with respect to the polarizer protective film and the polarizer and is excellent in optical characteristics, and in particular, excellent in transmittance as viewing angle characteristics, and an image display apparatus of high quality using the polarizing plate. The polarizer protective film of the present invention includes a cellulose-based resin layer having a thickness of 0.3 to 3 ?m on at least one surface of a transparent resin layer containing a (meth)acrylic resin having a lactone ring structure.

Abstract: The image capturing apparatus extracts and records an effective image Ap from a captured image Ao obtained by imaging of incident light from a subject on an image capturing element by an optical system composed of optical members. When an angle of view of an image that is to be recorded is large, the image capturing apparatus adjusts an angle of view of the effective image Ap by an optical zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by a mechanical camera-shake correction unit. Only when a magnification of the optical zoom unit for the captured image Ao is maximal, the image capturing apparatus further adjusts the angle of view of the effective image Ap by an electronic zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by an electronic camera-shake correction unit.

Abstract: In an electronically zoomable digital camera having a hand shake correction mechanism, when electronic zoom operates, pixel shift is carried out in such manner of capturing a reference image and then capturing a shifted image after moving an image capturing element from the reference image by a prescribed amount of shift by means of the hand shake correction mechanism and thereafter interpolating pixels of the shifted image between pixels of the reference image. The amount of shift is changed according to a magnification of the electronic zoom. The hand shake correction mechanism has a continuous mode in which the movement is effected by a continuous amount and a fixed amount mode in which movement is effected by only a fixed amount and is driven in the fixed amount mode when the pixel shift is carried out.

Abstract: When product equipment is ordered, order list data configured to include an agreement ID and a product code is transmitted to a slip management server of a distribution company. The slip management server links a unit number to the product code, and stores the unit number and product code along with an agreement ID and status information indicating that the order has been placed in an equipment management table. In response to the order action, information that uniquely identifies the product is stored in the equipment management table.

Abstract: Equipment, which are to be checked for the amount of usage of consumables, are extracted based on an agreement ID, and a closing day for checking the amount of usage of consumables specified for each of the extracted pieces of equipment is obtained. A check is subsequently performed, by the closing day, to ascertain whether or not a check date exists on which the amount of usage has been checked by referencing a log which records the amount of usage of consumables. When a check date does not exist in the log, the sequence for checking the amount of usage is changed in accordance with priority level data specified by the agreement ID.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus having an optical zooming lens which varies shooting magnification, an imaging sensor which captures image data of a subject image focused through the optical zooming lens, a zooming ring movable around a lens barrel containing the optical zooming lens for varying a focal length of the optical zooming lens, and a digital zooming portion which digitally enlarges the image data by reading a portion of the image data from the image data captured by the imaging sensor. In the above image capturing apparatus, the digital zooming portion is operated in response to a detection that the zooming ring reaches a predetermined position when a digital zooming instruction is input to the image capturing apparatus.

Abstract: The image capturing apparatus extracts and records an effective image Ap from a captured image Ao obtained by imaging of incident light from a subject on an image capturing element by an optical system composed of optical members. When an angle of view of an image that is to be recorded is large, the image capturing apparatus adjusts an angle of view of the effective image Ap by an optical zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by a mechanical camera-shake correction unit. Only when a magnification of the optical zoom unit for the captured image Ao is maximal, the image capturing apparatus further adjusts the angle of view of the effective image Ap by an electronic zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by an electronic camera-shake correction unit.

Abstract: In an electronically zoomable digital camera having a hand shake correction mechanism, when electronic zoom operates, pixel shift is carried out in such manner of capturing a reference image and then capturing a shifted image after moving an image capturing element from the reference image by a prescribed amount of shift by means of the hand shake correction mechanism and thereafter interpolating pixels of the shifted image between pixels of the reference image. The amount of shift is changed according to a magnification of the electronic zoom. The hand shake correction mechanism has a continuous mode in which the movement is effected by a continuous amount and a fixed amount mode in which movement is effected by only a fixed amount and is driven in the fixed amount mode when the pixel shift is carried out.

Abstract: The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention is provided with a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer between which are disposed a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the first electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer is formed adjacent to the dielectric layer, and it is made of a solid electrolyte containing a conjugated polymer compound and a polymer compound having a proton-donating functional group. Repaired sections are formed in the solid electrolytic capacitor as damaged sections generated in the dielectric layer undergo self-repair due to the metal oxidation power or oxidation catalyzing power of the solid electrolyte. It is thereby possible to reduce deterioration with time and sufficiently inhibit defects and short circuits between electrodes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an acrylic polymer which has little skin stimulating property, is excellent in balance between the adhesive strength and the cohesive strength without using a crosslinking agent, and is useful for a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive material to skin, a pressure-sensitive adhesive (containing the above polymer) for pressure-sensitive adhesion to skin, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive material to skin using the above pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention is provided with a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer between which are disposed a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the first electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer is formed adjacent to the dielectric layer, and it is made of a solid electrolyte containing a conjugated polymer compound and a polymer compound having a proton-donating functional group. Repaired sections are formed in the solid electrolytic capacitor as damaged sections generated in the dielectric layer undergo self-repair due to the metal oxidation power or oxidation catalyzing power of the solid electrolyte. It is thereby possible to reduce deterioration with time and sufficiently inhibit defects and short circuits between electrodes.

Abstract: A reflection-reducing film formed by being applied onto the surface of a substrate having light transmitting property, and including a base layer formed on the surface of said substrate and a surface layer formed on the upper side of said base layer, wherein: said base layer has a thickness of from 50 to 200 nm; and said surface layer is formed of a hydrolyzed product of a silane compound represented by the following formula (I), Rn—Si(X)4-n  (I)  wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or an alkenyl group, X is a hydrolyzable group, and n is a number of 1 or 2, a metal chelate compound and a silica sol, and has a thickness of from 50 to 200 nm. The reflection-reducing film is easily formed on a light-transmitting substrate by applying a multi-layer coating thereon, and exhibits an excellent liquid resistance.

Abstract: The invention has for its object to provide a composite dielectric material having any desired dielectric constant selectable from a relatively wide range in a high-frequency band and a low dielectric loss tangent, and a film, substrate, electronic part or molded or otherwise formed article using the same. To accomplish this object, there is provided a composite dielectric material composition comprising a heat-resistant, low-dielectric polymeric material that is a resin composition comprising one or two or more resins having a weight-average absolute molecular weight of at least 1,000, wherein the sum of carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms in said composition is at least 99%, and some or all resin molecules have a chemical bond therebetween, and a filler. A film, substrate, electronic part or molded or otherwise formed article is obtained using this composition.

Abstract: A reflection-reducing film formed by being applied onto the surface of a substrate having light transmitting property, and including a base layer formed on the surface of said substrate and a surface layer formed on the upper side of said base layer, wherein:

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically organizing a variable number of lots into a batch which can be treated with high efficiency in a semiconductor wafer manufacturing line is installed for changing the number of lots organized into a batch between preceding and succeeding processes when such change is required.

Abstract: An inexpensive block polymer which is effectively available in various uses with regard to hot-melt resin compositions, pressure sensitive adhesives, carriers for pressure sensitive adhesives, and the like. This block polymer has a structure including a polyvalent mercaptan segment at its center from which two or more polymer segments are radially extended. The number-average molecular weight of this polymer is in a range of 2,000 to 1,000,000, and the two or more polymer segments have two or more different compositions. This block polymer is obtainable by a process including two or more steps of radical polymerization of polymerizable monomer components having different compositions using a polyvalent mercaptan as a polymerization initiator.

Abstract: A borosilicate glass composition comprising 55-67 mol % of SiO.sub.2, 3-11 mol % of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 16-26 mol % of B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and 3-11 mol % of at least one oxide of SrO, CaO, MgO and ZnO is useful in the preparation of ceramic substrates. Since the amount of orthoboric acid formed on the glass in contact with humid air is minimized, the glass gives rise to little trouble in the manufacture of ceramic substrates. Ceramic compositions using the glass and a filler can be fired at low temperatures into sintered substrates which are characterized by a low dielectric constant, low dielectric dissipation factor, and high flexural strength.

Abstract: A lens assembly is disclosed in which the amount of movement of at least one lens unit is achieved by combining the amounts of relative movement of at least two barrels. A linear advancement barrel advances straight ahead relative to a fixed barrel. A first lens unit moves together with the linear advancement barrel. A second lens unit is located in front of the first lens unit along the optical axis. A third lens unit is located behind the first lens unit along the optical axis. A cam ring moves together with the linear advancement barrel along the optical axis and rotates around the optical axis. The cam ring has first and second cams that move the second lens unit and the third lens unit by amounts of movement relative to the linear advancement barrel.