Abstract: A cartridge includes upper and lower half segments butting against each other and containing a disk, a shutter provided on one side of the cartridge half segments for exposing or alternatively enclosing the disk, and a torsion spring attached to the shutter for biasing the shutter in a closing direction. An insertion opening is formed in a side portion of the cartridge for permitting insertion of the torsion spring therethrough from outside, and a protective wall is provided upright between the insertion opening and the disk to define a space by the wall and the upper half segment. The space is so sized as to permit the torsion spring to pass therethrough while leaving a small clearance, with legs thereof directed laterally.

Abstract: An image display element includes a plurality of data lines that supply display signals and a plurality of scan lines that supply scan signals. A first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode are supplied with display signals from a common data line. A first electrostatic shielding unit shields the first pixel electrode from an electric field produced by a data line that is adjacent to the first pixel electrode and a second electrostatic shielding unit shields the second pixel electrode from an electric field produced by a data line that is adjacent to the second pixel electrode.

Abstract: A surface wire that is connected to a scan line and the other surface wire that is connected to the other scan line via a thin-film transistor are arranged with a distance of at least 5 &mgr;m between these surface wires. Based on this structure, it is possible to prevent a current conduction between these surface wires due to impurity ions that is adhered to the surface wire while the power source is ON and that spreads while the power source is OFF. By suppressing a current leakage, it is possible to suppress the degradation of the screen display characteristics such as a color blur.

Abstract: The invention relates to a frequency selective plate having a radio wave transparent property. This frequency selective plate includes (a) a transparent substrate; (b) a mixture layer formed on the transparent substrate, the mixture layer containing a mixture of a metal nitride and Ag; and (c) Ag particles formed on the mixture layer, the Ag particles being two-dimensionally distributed on the mixture layer and being separated from each other.

Abstract: Electrically functional electronic device including an organic electroluminescence device is protected with a dense protective film, e.g. a silicon oxynitride film, formed on at least one part of the outer surface of the device at a low temperature by ECR plasma sputtering can prevent permeation of moisture, oxygen etc. into the device from the outside.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrogel-type sustained-release preparation comprising (1) at least one drug, (2) an additive which insures a penetration of water into the core of the preparation and (3) a hydrogel-forming polymer, wherein said preparation is capable of undergoing substantially complete gelation during its stay in the upper digestive tract such as stomach and small intestine and is capable of releasing the drug in the lower digestive tract including colon.

Abstract: In a polarizing filter, first and second protective films are adhered to a polarized film. The first protective film has rigidity at less than 320 kPa·m and degree of curl at more than 10 mm. The second protective film is not curled and has rigidity at more than 320 kPa·m. The protective films are produced in a solution casting method in which a solution is cast on a substrate continuously fed. The solution is dried to form the protective film. When a remaining solvent in the protective film is less than 60%, then the protective film is peeled from the substrate.

Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and program which enables the automation of the carrying of a lot or lots of special purpose wafers between stockers and to achieve high speed processing while suppressing an increase in storage volume. The carrying control system includes stockers for storing therein special purpose lot or lots comprising wafers which will not be processed in production facilities, or said special purpose lot or lots and usual lot or lots comprising wafers which will be processed by production facilities and a carrying host computer for controlling automatic carrying of lot or lots in carrying facilities.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to avoid squeaks caused. There is provided a ceiling embedded-type air conditioner in which a decorative panel (20) having an air suction port (21) and air blow-off ports (22) is detachably mounted onto the air conditioner main body (10), in which three sides of a pedestal portion made of sealing material (27) for sealing the outer circumference of the rectangular air blow-off port (22) are configured by reinforcing ribs (28a, 28b) obtained by integrally molding with the decorative panel, and only one side of the pedestal portion is configured by an air guide member (29) made of a foaming resin molded part.

Abstract: Novel polythiophenes which exhibit strong main chain absorption in the ultraviolet to visible region, show optical activity depending on the polymeric chain alone, and comprise as repeating units thiophene rings containing chiral substituent groups, and are represented by the following general formula: 1

Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and program which enables the automation of the carrying of a lot or lots of special purpose wafers between stockers and to achieve high speed processing while suppressing an increase in storage volume. The carrying control system includes stockers for storing therein special purpose lot or lots comprising wafers which will not be processed in production facilities, or said special purpose lot or lots and usual lot or lots comprising wafers which will be processed by production facilities and a carrying host computer for controlling automatic carrying of lot or lots in carrying facilities.

Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and program which enables the automation of the carrying of a lot or lots of special purpose wafers between stockers and to achieve high speed processing while suppressing an increase in storage volume. The carrying control system includes stockers for storing therein special purpose lot or lots comprising wafers which will not be processed in production facilities, or said special purpose lot or lots and usual lot or lots comprising wafers which will be processed by production facilities and a carrying host computer for controlling automatic carrying of lot or lots in carrying facilities.

Abstract: A device for accommodating a cartridge comprises a holder supported at one end thereof by a pivot on a chassis and positionable as inclined upward with respect to the chassis for the cartridge to be inserted thereinto. A fitting pin is provided on the chassis and is fittable into a positioning cutout formed in a front end portion of the cartridge and opened as at opening on a front side thereof. The fitting pin has a top end positioned below the path L of movement of the upper end of the opening when the cartridge is inserted into the holder and positioned above the point X of intersection of the fitting pin with the path M of movement of the lower surface of the cartridge.

Abstract: The invention provides a disk cartridge according to a new standard by making a minimized modification in the design of a conventional disk cartridge which comprises a cartridge body having an erroneous insertion preventing groove formed in its front end face and having a predetermined depth. The disk cartridge (7) of the new standard comprises a cartridge body (70) identical with the body of the conventional cartridge in external dimensions. The cartridge body (70) is formed with an erroneous insertion preventing groove (71) opened at the same position as the preventing groove of the conventional cartridge and smaller than this groove in depth along the direction A of insertion of the cartridge, and a cartridge identification groove (72) of predetermined depth not existing in the conventional cartridge.

Abstract: The invention relates to a frequency selective plate having a radio wave transparent property. This frequency selective plate includes (a) a transparent substrate; (b) a mixture layer formed on the transparent substrate, the mixture layer containing a mixture of a metal nitride and Ag; and (c) Ag particles formed on the mixture layer, the Ag particles being two-dimensionally distributed on the mixture layer and being separated from each other.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to avoid squeaks caused. There is provided a ceiling embedded-type air conditioner in which a decorative panel (20) having an air suction port (21) and air blow-off ports (22) is detachably mounted onto the air conditioner main body (10), in which three sides of a pedestal portion made of sealing material (27) for sealing the outer circumference of the rectangular air blow-off port (22) are configured by reinforcing ribs (28a, 28b) obtained by integrally molding with the decorative panel, and only one side of the pedestal portion is configured by an air guide member (29) made of a foaming resin molded part.

Abstract: An internal unit is incorporated in a body of a submarine apparatus. The internal unit comprises a plurality of system units placed in a predetermined arrangement, and coupling bars fixed to coupling-bar fixing surfaces of the system units by screws so as to couple the system units in the predetermined arrangement. The system units include at least one electronic-circuit printed board having a part to be adjusted. The coupling-bar fixing surfaces are located at positions shifted from the electronic-circuit-printed board.

Abstract: A frequency selective plate which is produced by coating an Ag layer dispersed with Ag particles on a transparent substrate. The Ag layer is formed by depositing an Ag continuous layer on the substrate and heating the Ag continuous layer to varying into Ag particles or by depositing an Ag continuous layer on the heated substrate. The frequency selective plate performs high transparency of radio waves and visible rays while sufficiently reflecting near-infrared rays of solar radiation.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to avoid squeaks caused. There is provided a ceiling embedded-type air conditioner in which a decorative panel (20) having an air suction port (21) and air blow-off ports (22) is detachably mounted onto the air conditioner main body (10), in which three sides of a pedestal portion made of sealing material (27) for sealing the outer circumference of the rectangular air blow-off port (22) are configured by reinforcing ribs (28a, 28b) obtained by integrally molding with the decorative panel, and only one side of the pedestal portion is configured by an air guide member (29) made of a foaming resin molded part.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrogel-type sustained-release preparation comprising (1) at least one drug, (2) an additive which insures a penetration of water into the core of the preparation and (3) a hydrogel-forming polymer, wherein said preparation is capable of undergoing substantially complete gelation during its stay in the upper digestive tract such as stomach and small intestine and is capable of releasing the drug in the lower digestive tract including colon. By the preparation of the invention, the drug is efficiently released and absorbed even in the colon so that a steady and sustained release effect can be achieved.