Abstract: A multilayer film for an organic electroluminescent display device, including at least one substrate layer containing a crystallizable polymer, a barrier layer, and an electroconductive layer, wherein at least one of the barrier layer and the electroconductive layer is in direct contact with the substrate layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing plate placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizing plate placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, a retardation film placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed between the liquid crystal cell and the retardation film, wherein the first and second polarizing plates have absorption axes whose directions are substantially orthogonal to each other, the retardation film is a norbornene resin-containing stretched film and has a refractive index ellipsoid satisfying the relation nx?nz>ny, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition including a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent including a peroxide as a main component.

Abstract: Provided is a packaging container that simplifies the opening operation. The packaging container includes a front cover member and a back cover member, which are attached to each other to form a housing space for accommodating an article therein. The back cover member is integrally molded from a sheet-shaped plastic. The back cover member includes an opening portion, which is surrounded by an opening assisting line portion formed in a linear form and opened by tearing the opening assisting line portion when the packaging container is opened. The back cover member is formed so that its surface is recessed at the opening assisting line portion.

Abstract: A laminated film includes a polarizing plate, a retardation film, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided in this order, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective layer placed on a side of the polarizer where the retardation film is provided, and a second protective layer placed on another side of the polarizer which is opposite to the side where the retardation film is provided, the retardation film is a stretched film comprising a norbornene resin, the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition comprising a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent comprising a peroxide as a main component. The laminated film has both good adhesion to a liquid crystal cell and easy peelability, and may improve the uniformity in a screen of liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel of the present invention comprises at least: a liquid crystal cell comprising a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule that is oriented in homogeneous alignment with no electric field applied thereto; a first polarizer placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell; a first optical element placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; and a second polarizer placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the first optical element is substantially optically isotropic, the liquid crystal cell has an initial alignment direction that is substantially parallel to the direction of an absorption axis of the first polarizer, and the absorption axis of the first polarizer is substantially perpendicular to an absorption axis of the second polarizer. The liquid crystal panel shows less discoloration of images even when the screen is viewed from oblique directions.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus in which light leakage occurring from a peripheral portion of a screen is small, and which has excellent display uniformity in a high humidity environment. A liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizing plate placed on a viewer side of the liquid crystal cell; and a second polarizing plate placed on an opposite side of the viewer side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein a dimensional change ratio (C1) of the first polarizing plate is larger than a dimensional change ratio (C2) of the second polarizing plate.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal panel capable of constituting a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a contrast and a display color are unlikely to change depending upon a viewing angle and an azimuth, and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus in which light leakage occurring from a peripheral portion of a screen is small, and which has excellent display uniformity in a high humidity environment. A liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizing plate placed on a viewer side of the liquid crystal cell; and a second polarizing plate placed on an opposite side of the viewer side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein a dimensional change ratio (C1) of the first polarizing plate is larger than a dimensional change ratio (C2) of the second polarizing plate.

Abstract: Provided is a packaging container that simplifies the opening operation. The packaging container includes a front cover member and a back cover member (2), which are attached to each other to form a housing space for accommodating an article therein. The back cover member (2) is integrally molded from a sheet-shaped plastic. The back cover member (2) includes an opening portion (23a), which is surrounded by an opening assisting line portion (23b) formed in a linear form and opened by tearing the opening assisting line portion (23b) when the packaging container is opened. The back cover member (2) is formed so that its surface is recessed at the opening assisting line portion (23b).

Abstract: The invention provides a container which can store a product which is constituted of a plurality of devices therein integrally and in a compact manner, and can also facilitate the packing of the product. A molded pulp container includes a storing recessed portion which has an opening at an upper surface thereof and is molded in conformity with a shape of a first material to be stored, a partition portion which is connected to the brim portion of the opening of the storing recessed portion and is foldable toward the storing recessed portion side to be placed on at least a portion of the brim portion of the storing recessed portion and, at the same time, forms a base on which a second material to be stored is placed, and a lid portion which is molded in conformity with a shape of the second material to be stored and is connected to the brim portion formed on the storing recessed portion and is folded to the storing recessed portion side to cover the partition portion from above.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal cell having an improved contrast ratio in an oblique direction and an improved color shift in an oblique direction is provided. A liquid crystal panel according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer arranged on one side of the liquid crystal cell; a second polarizer arranged on another side of the liquid crystal cell; a negative C plate and a negative A plate arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; and an isotropic optical element arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizer. The negative C plate is arranged between the first polarizer and the negative A plate.

Abstract: A laminated film includes a polarizing plate, a retardation film, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided in this order, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective layer placed on a side of the polarizer where the retardation film is provided, and a second protective layer placed on another side of the polarizer which is opposite to the side where the retardation film is provided, the retardation film is a stretched film comprising a norbornene resin, the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition comprising a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent comprising a peroxide as a main component. The laminated film has both good adhesion to a liquid crystal cell and easy peelability, and may improve the uniformity in a screen of liquid crystal display.

Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide a polarizing element capable of increasing a contrast ratio in an oblique direction and reducing a color shift in an oblique direction of a liquid crystal display apparatus. A polarizing element according to the present invention includes a polarizer, a negative C plate, a positive A plate, and a positive C plate each arranged on one side of the polarizer. The positive A plate is arranged between the polarizer and the positive C plate such that a slow axis of the positive A plate is substantially perpendicular to an absorption axis of the polarizer. The positive C plate has RthPC[590] of ?60 nm or less.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing plate placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizing plate placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, a retardation film placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed between the liquid crystal cell and the retardation film, wherein the first and second polarizing plates have absorption axes whose directions are substantially orthogonal to each other, the retardation film is a norbornene resin-containing stretched film and has a refractive index ellipsoid satisfying the relation nx?nz>ny, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition including a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent including a peroxide as a main component.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal panel capable of constituting a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a contrast and a display color are unlikely to change depending upon a viewing angle and an azimuth, and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide a polarizing element capable of increasing a contrast ratio in an oblique direction and reducing a color shift in an oblique direction of a liquid crystal display apparatus. A polarizing element according to the present invention includes a polarizer, a negative C plate, a positive A plate, and a positive C plate each arranged on one side of the polarizer. The positive A plate is arranged between the polarizer and the positive C plate such that a slow axis of the positive A plate is substantially perpendicular to an absorption axis of the polarizer. The positive C plate has RthPC[590] of ?60 nm or less.

Abstract: A retardation film of the present invention comprises a stretched film of a polymer film containing a norbornene-based resin, wherein the stretched film satisfies the following equation (1) and the equation (2); 100 nm?(nx?ny)·d?350 nm,??(1) 0.1?(nx?nz)/(nx?ny)?0.9,??(2) where the refractive indices in the slow axis direction, the fast axis direction and the thickness direction of the film are nx, ny and nz, respectively, d(nm) is thickness of the film, and the slow axis direction is a direction that the refractive index in film plane is maximum. The retardation film is hard to cause a shift or an unevenness of a retardation value due to a stress.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel having improved contrast ratio in an oblique direction and good display evenness without causing shift or unevenness in retardation values due to shrinkage stress of a polarizer or heat of backlight is provided. A liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; a polarizer arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal cell; a first optical element arranged between one polarizer and the liquid crystal cell; and a second optical element arranged between the other polarizer and the liquid crystal cell, wherein: the first optical element comprises a retardation film containing a norbornene-based resin and satisfying the following expressions (1) and (2); and the second optical element has substantially optical isotropy: 240 nm?Re[590]?350 nm??(1) 0.20?Rth[590]/Re[590]?0.80.

Abstract: A retardation film of the present invention comprises a stretched film of a polymer film containing a norbornene-based resin, wherein the stretched film satisfies the following equation (1) and the equation (2); 100 nm?(nx?ny)·d?350 nm . . . (1), 0.1?(nx?nz)/(nx?ny)?0.9 . . . (2), where the refractive indices in the slow axis direction, the fast axis direction and the thickness direction of the film are nx, ny and nz, respectively, d(nm) is thickness of the film, and the slow axis direction is a direction that the refractive index in film plane is maximum. The retardation film is hard to cause a shift or an unevenness of a retardation value due to a stress.

Abstract: A polarizer protective film of the present invention comprises a thermoplastic resin layer having a moisture permeability of 100 g/m2/24 hours or less; and a resin layer that contains a nylon resin and is laminated on the thermoplastic resin layer. The polarizer protective film can have good adhesion to a polarizer when it is bonded to the polarizer through an adhesive layer to form a polarizing plate, and can form a polarizing plate with good polarization properties.