Abstract: A process for production of a functional film comprises a coating liquid preparation step (12) of preparing a coating liquid; an application step (14) of applying a monolayer of the prepared coating liquid onto a substrate (18); and a drying step (16) of drying the applied coated layer. At the coating liquid preparation step (12), a plurality of solute materials are contained in at least one solvent; and when D11 is a main diffusion coefficient of a solute material A having functionality of the plurality of solute materials A and B and D22 is a main diffusion coefficient of the other solute material B, the other solute material B is selected so that an inequality A D11<D22 is satisfied; and at the drying step (16), the solute material A having functionality is unevenly distributed in the film surface.

Abstract: According to a manufacturing method of a multilayer film according to one aspect of the present invention, at the step of applying a coating liquid prepared by dissolving a plurality of monomers or polymers in at least one solvent onto a substrate and subsequently drying the coating liquid, the solvent is allowed to penetrate into the substrate at a specified speed. This causes concentration distribution of the solvent within the coated layer in the thickness direction thereof, and thus a multilayer film separated into an upper layer and a lower layer can be formed by one coating. Accordingly, a multilayer film having a different function in each layer can be formed by one coating.

Abstract: An occlusal state correction-supporting apparatus, a program therefor, and a recording medium thereof are provided, which can generate necessary, effective information in order to complete the shape of teeth excellently bitten. A shape-extracting means 10 extracts and stores shaped data of an upper jaw and a lower jaw. A position-extracting means 20 extracts and stores absolute coordinate data of reference points. A condition setting and distance-computing means 30 computes the distance between a upper jaw model 100 and a lower jaw model 200 while gradually bringing them close in a perpendicular direction. The condition setting and distance-computing means 30 also sets a condition of occlusal contact point, executes such approach movement again, and computes the distance.

Abstract: A liquid sending method comprises the steps of sending a coating solution to a liquid sending pipe, passing the coating solution to an orifice which is provided at a part of the liquid sending pipe to prevent a vibration propagation and passing the coating solution to a pulsation absorb device which is provided at a part of the liquid sending pipe where is located at a downstream of the orifice, wherein the pulsation absorb device includes a first chamber that a liquid can flow in and out, a second chamber which is introduced a gas, and a diaphragm which separates the first chamber and the second chamber.

Abstract: A method for producing with high productivity a resin structure which can be used in an optical control film is provided. The method for producing a resin structure includes: applying with a coating applicator, a coating liquid in which at least one polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer and a polymerization initiator are dissolved to a traveling support; and irradiating the coating liquid with ultraviolet rays, with an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus, to cure the coating liquid by polymerization to form a columnar structure.

Abstract: An agent comprising a substituted aromatic azo compound is capable of making a liquid surface express anisotropy in a simplified manner.

Abstract: An occlusal state correction -supporting apparatus, a program therefor, and a recording medium thereof are provided, which can generate necessary, effective information in order to complete the shape of teeth excellently bitten. A shape-extracting means 10 extracts and stores shaped data of an upper jaw and a lower jaw. A position-extracting means 20 extracts and stores absolute coordinate data of reference points. A condition setting and distance-computing means 30 computes the distance between a upper jaw model 100 and a lower jaw model 200 while gradually bringing them close in a perpendicular direction. The condition setting and distance-computing means 30 also sets a condition of occlusal contact point, executes such approach movement again, and computes the distance.

Abstract: A secret postcard in accordance with the present invention is comprised of a single sheet, and a released paper. The sheet is foldable about a return line, and has a first area and a second area. A first perforation, and a second perforation are formed at a front surface of the second area. A first adhesive layer is formed at a rear surface of the second area in an area sandwiched between the return line and the first perforation. A second adhesive layer is formed at the rear surface of the second area in an area sandwiched between the second perforation and an edge of the second area extending in parallel with the return line. The second adhesive layer has such an adhesive force that the rear surfaces of the first and second areas cannot be released from each other after they were adhered to each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for applying a coating solution by discharging a coating solution from a slit provided at a tip of a slot-die toward a surface of a web fitted onto a backup roller, the method comprising: a stand-by step of staying the slot-die at a stand-by position having a larger clearance between the slot-die and the web than that of a standard coating process; and a two-stage moving operation including a first moving step in which the slot die is moved to a coating initiation position having a smaller clearance than that of the standard coating process to initiate application of a coating solution, and a second moving step in which the slot die is moved away from the coating initiation position to a standard coating position having the clearance of the standard coating process to perform constant application of the coating solution.

Abstract: A paper product in accordance with the present invention is made of a single paper comprising a substrate layer, and a material layer formed on the substrate layer. The material layer is ply-separatable from the substrate layer, and has an extending area which extends outwardly beyond the substrate layer when viewed from above.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an antireflection film comprising applying, using a slot die, a coating solution onto a web which is backed up by a back-up roller and runs continuously to form at least one layer which has a thickness of 200 nm or less in a dried state and has a refractive index lower than that of the web. The slot die has an edge lip downstream of the running web which has a land length along the running web is 30 to 100 ?m, and the space between the edge lip of the slot die upstream of the running web and the surface of the web is set to be 30 to 120 ?m larger than the space between the edge lip of the slot die downstream of the running web and the surface of the web.

Abstract: In an electron source manufacturing apparatus, the quantity of heat generated from an electron source substrate is measured. A temperature of a support member for the electron source substrate is controlled based on the measured quantity of heat generated. A variation in performances of electron source substrates is suppressed, which increase their life.

Abstract: A probe for applying a voltage to lines provided on a substrate comprises (a) a conductive sheet, the conductive sheet including a mesh sheet in which linear members are woven into a mesh and a conductive material which coats the mesh sheet, (b) an elastic member for pressing the conductive sheet against the lines, and (c) a holding member for holding the conductive sheet and the elastic member together. The probe has improved electrical connectivity and durability, and achieves a reduction in size and facilitation of operations of an apparatus for manufacturing an electron source.

Abstract: A switching power supply unit which contains a secondary battery for backup and a circuit for controlling the charging and discharging of the secondary battery in its enclosure and which properly manages the charging and discharging of the secondary battery. A switching power supply circuit includes a rectifying and smoothing circuit for smoothing alternating-current input from commercial power supply Vin at normal operation time, a battery pack charged by a DC—DC converter which can continuously output a predetermined direct-current power supply voltage for supplying power supply voltage to the DC—DC converter at the time of a stoppage in alternating-current input, a charging circuit section for controlling the charging and discharging of the battery pack, and a charging and discharging control circuit. The battery pack and circuits, such as the DC—DC converter, are mounted in the same unit enclosure.

Abstract: In an electron source manufacturing apparatus, the quantity of heat generated from an electron source substrate is measured. A temperature of a support member for the electron source substrate is controlled based on the measured quantity of heat generated. A variation in performances of electron source substrates is suppressed, which increase their life.

Abstract: A coating solution is applied to a web to form a coating layer. Then the web is transported into a drying apparatus, in which a guide roller guides the web such that an angle of the web to a horizontal direction is smaller downstream from the guide roller. The angles at entrance and exit of the drying apparatus are named entrance and exit angles &thgr;1, &thgr;3, respectively, and satisfy a condition &thgr;1>&thgr;3. The coating layer has the temperature T1 at the entrance, the temperature T2 at the exit, and the temperature T3 in the drying apparatus. The differences |T2−T1| and |T3−T1| are at most 5° C. In the drying apparatus, as the organic solvent evaporates uniformly, the generation of the unevenness is reduced. Thereafter, the drying is made at the large drying speed in the blow-drying apparatus to obtain a film product.

Abstract: In a coating apparatus, a nozzle connects a feed pipe for feeding a coat solution to a manifold of a die with an opening of the manifold. The nozzle satisfies conditions: 1.5≦B/A≦5.0 and 0.8≦C/B≦8.0, when A is an equivalent diameter of an end of the nozzle to be connected with the tube, B is an equivalent diameter of another end of the nozzle to be connected with the opening, and C is a length of the nozzle. The coat solution fed from the feed pipe enters in the nozzle. In the nozzle, the coating solution diverges along with an inner wall of the nozzle to enter into the manifold. In the manifold the coating solution flows in a widthwise direction and flows out through a slit extending from the manifold to a lip of the die, such that a moving web is coated with the coating solution uniformly.

Abstract: A probe for applying a voltage to lines provided on a substrate comprises (a) a conductive sheet, the conductive sheet including a mesh sheet in which linear members are woven into a mesh and a conductive material which coats the mesh sheet, (b) an elastic member for pressing the conductive sheet against the lines, and (c) a holding member for holding the conductive sheet and the elastic member together. The probe has improved electrical connectivity and durability, and achieves a reduction in size and facilitation of operations of an apparatus for manufacturing an electron source.

Abstract: In an energization processing apparatus for performing, in a reduced-pressure atmosphere, an energization process on electric conductors which are placed on a substrate, separate temperature controlling mechanisms are provided for a vacuum region on the substrate where the electric conductors are placed and for the other region of the substrate, to thereby reduce a temperature difference on the substrate and avoid breakage of the substrate due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient.

Abstract: A probe for applying a voltage to lines provided on a substrate comprises (a) a conductive sheet, the conductive sheet including a mesh sheet in which linear members are woven into a mesh and a conductive material which coats the mesh sheet, (b) an elastic member for pressing the conductive sheet against the lines, and (c) a holding member for holding the conductive sheet and the elastic member together. The probe has improved electrical connectivity and durability, and achieves a reduction in size and facilitation of operations of an apparatus for manufacturing an electron source.