Abstract: A discharge method is provided for discharging a fluid from nozzle sets having nozzles arrayed between first and second end portions. The method includes classifying each of the nozzle sets into one of a first nozzle group having a distribution characteristic in which a discharge quantity at the second end portion is greater than the discharge quantity at the first end portion, a second nozzle group having the distribution characteristic in which the discharge quantity at the first end portion is greater than the discharge quantity at the second end portion, and a third nozzle group having the distribution characteristic in which the discharge quantity at the first end portion is substantially the same as the discharge quantity at the second end portion. The method also includes forming a nozzle formation including the nozzle sets classified as the first nozzle group, the second nozzle group and/or the third nozzle group.

Abstract: A composition for forming an alignment film used during formation of an alignment film with a droplet discharge method includes a solute, a first organic solvent and a second organic solvent. The solute includes an alignment film formation material. The first organic solvent dissolves the solute. The second organic solvent is for controlling surface tension. The second organic solvent has an alkyl end group.

Abstract: A composition for forming an alignment film used during formation of an alignment film with a droplet discharge method includes a solute, a first organic solvent and a second organic solvent. The solute includes an alignment film formation material. The first organic solvent dissolves the solute. The second organic solvent is for controlling surface tension. The first organic solvent includes a solvent having a lowest vapor pressure among all of solvent components in the composition.

Abstract: A pattern forming method forms a pattern on a substrate by relatively moving a plurality of nozzle groups each including a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first direction and the substrate a plurality of times in a main-scanning direction to allow the nozzles to discharge liquid droplets thereon.

Abstract: In a film formation method, a droplet discharge unit discharges droplets of a functional liquid material on a substrate as the droplet discharge unit is moved with respect to the substrate to form a liquid film on the substrate. The film formation method includes discharging a plurality of first droplets onto a plurality of first positions on the substrate with the first positions being arranged so that the first droplets do not touch each other on the substrate, discharging a plurality of second droplets onto a plurality of second positions on the substrate with the second positions being disposed between the first droplets that were discharged on the substrate; and causing the second droplets to touch a plurality of adjacent ones of the first droplets to form the liquid film.

Abstract: A pattern forming method includes: disposing a portion of a first nozzle group composed of a plurality of first nozzles arranged in a first direction and a portion of a second nozzle group composed of a plurality of second nozzles arranged in the first direction so as to overlap each other as viewed in a second direction; and ejecting a droplet from each of a plurality of selected nozzles of the first nozzles and a plurality of selected nozzles of the second nozzles to a substrate that moves in the second direction relative to the first nozzles and the second nozzles to form a pattern on the substrate. A droplet is ejected from each of a plurality of the first nozzles selected in an area of the first nozzle group overlapped with the second nozzle group as viewed in the second direction and each of the plurality of second nozzles located between each adjacent pair of the selected first nozzles as viewed in the second direction is selected to eject a droplet.

Abstract: A liquid droplet-discharging device comprises: a droplet-discharging head having a plurality of nozzles that are arranged in a predetermined direction and discharge liquid droplets; a scanning unit for relatively moving the droplet-discharging head and a substrate toward a scanning direction: a memory memorizing pattern data corresponding to driving nozzles that are selected from the plurality of nozzles in each of a plurality of discharged regions, by partitioning a drew region of the substrate into the plurality of discharged regions every discharging frequency along a scanning direction of the substrate; a transferring unit for divining the patterned data memorized by the memory into a plurality of data to be divided and transferring the divided data to the liquid droplet-discharging head in order; and an output unit for outputting a driving signal that drives a driving nozzle selected by the divided data to discharge the liquid droplets.

Abstract: A method for forming a functional film includes a step of preparing a substrate having a surface roughness of 2.3 nm or greater, a step of preparing a functional film forming composition containing functional film forming material and organic solvent, and a step of forming the functional film through ejection of the functional film forming composition onto the substrate using a droplet ejection apparatus.

Abstract: A composition for forming a liquid crystal orientation film using a liquid ejection apparatus comprises (a) a mixed solvent including ?-butylolactone and at least one type of solvent selected from aprotic polar solvents other than ?-butylolactone and phenol based solvents, where the at least one type of solvent is no less than 5 weight % relative to the mixed solvent; and (b) a material for forming a liquid crystal orientation film.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electro-optic element including: forming a first electrode and a second electrode on a luminescent layer deposited on a substrate; applying current to the luminescent layer through the first electrode and the second electrode; thereby the luminescent layer emits light; wherein a functional liquid including a conductive material is discharged on the side of the luminescent layer of the first electrode by a droplet discharge device, in order to form a conductive spacer with optical transparency.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide a method for manufacturing an organic EL element, a system for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent (EL) element, and electronic equipment that are capable of moving a tape-like substrate by a reel-to-reel method so as to produce an organic EL element with the droplet discharge. The method for manufacturing an organic EL element provided on a tape-like substrate can include providing the tape-like substrate 11 both ends of which are reeled in as a reel-to-reel substrate, and providing a hole injection/transport layer for applying a liquid substance containing a component of the hole injection/transport layer of the organic EL element on the reel-to-reel substrate by at least using a droplet discharge method that discharges and applies the liquid substance as a droplet.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing includes providing one of the anode and the cathode, providing a layer of bank portions on the cathode or the anode, the bank portions defining apertures, providing the light emitting units in the apertures, providing the charge-generating portions over the light emitting units, at least one of the charge-generating layers being formed using a depositing device, and providing the other of the anode and the cathode. A display apparatus has a laminated organic electroluminescent element obtained with the manufacturing method. The manufacturing method provides with a high production efficiency an organic EL element having between a cathode and an opposing transparent anode at least one layer of a plurality of light-emitting units partitioned by at least one layer of charge-generating layers.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a method of manufacturing a luminescence device including forming the first electrode on a substrate, forming a function layer including a luminescence layer on the first electrode, forming a second electrode on the function layer, and forming a sealing layer that covers a luminescence portion, formed of the first electrode, the function layer, and the second electrode, and the sealing layer is formed by an ink-jet method. Accordingly, the deterioration of a luminescence device that is sealed with the sealing layer can be prevented for a long period of time by an inexpensive method.

Abstract: A body fluid measuring apparatus includes a main body (20) and a body fluid sampler (30) attached to the main body (20). The body fluid sampler (30) includes a fixed member (35) fixed to the main body (20) and a movable member guided by the fixed member (35). The fixed member (35) is provided with a body fluid-sucking chamber (39) open at the tip of the fixed member (35) and a through-hole communicating therewith. The movable member (31) includes a lancet (32) acting as a first electrode and is reciprocatively movable for bringing the tip of the lancet (32) into and out of the tip of the fixed member (35). The body fluid-sucking chamber (39) is provided with a second electrode (36) and a reactive layer containing a reactive reagent necessary for measurement. The main body (20) includes an electronic circuit (24) for determining a measured value on the basis of an electrical signal from the lancet (32) as the first electrode and a second electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a concentration measuring apparatus, a test strip for the concentration measuring apparatus, a biosensor system and a method for forming terminals of the test strip, whereby a component to be measured can be measured by the test strip fit to the target component to be measured. A type judgement electrode is provided separately from a positive electrode and a negative electrode in a measuring apparatus so as to judge the type of a set test strip with the measuring apparatus. Thus only when a test strip matching the measuring apparatus is set, the type judgement electrode is electrically connected to a terminal of the set test strip, enabling the measuring apparatus to measure a component to be measured in a liquid test sample.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a concentration measuring apparatus, a test strip for the concentration measuring apparatus, a biosensor system and a method for forming terminals of the test strip, whereby a component to be measured can be measured by the test strip fit to the target component to be measured.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a concentration measuring apparatus, a test strip for the concentration measuring apparatus, a biosensor system and a method for forming terminals of the test strip, whereby a component to be measured can be measured by the test strip fit to the target component to be measured. A type judgement electrode is provided separately from a positive electrode and a negative electrode in a measuring apparatus so as to judge the type of a set test strip with the measuring apparatus. Thus only when a test strip matching the measuring apparatus is set, the type judgement electrode is electrically connected to a terminal of the set test strip, enabling the measuring apparatus to measure a component to be measured in a liquid test sample.

Abstract: To provide a novel casting mold for use in continuous casting, which has long life and excellent heat resistance, yet capable of completely preventing corrosion, which frequently occurs on the lower portion of the casting mold. A continuous casting mold for steel made from copper or a copper alloy, wherein said casting mold comprises a plane in contact with molten steel partly or wholly covered with a tungsten alloy plating containing either or both of nickel and cobalt, and said plating containing tungsten carbide forming a solid solution therewith. To produce the casting mold above, there is used a plating solution containing either or both of a nickel salt and a cobalt salt and a tungstate, together with at least one selected from an oxycarboxylic acid and salts thereof, and at least one type of an organic compound and salts thereof having two or less of carbon atoms within the molecule, provided that its oxidation decomposition potential is lower than that of the oxycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A sensor includes an analyzing part and a passage having two ends. One end of the passage is connected to the analyzing part. The other end of the passage is closed before use so that the inside of the passage and the analyzing part is sealed to prevent a contact with the outside. When the sensor is to be used, the other end of the passage is opened so as to provide an inlet for a sample.

Abstract: A system for automatically dispensing and diluting an accurate volume of a sample includes a nozzle tip removably mounted on a nozzle for collecting a predetermined volume of the sample. The nozzle includes an inner tube and an outer tube. The system also includes a sample pump for sucking and discharging the sample and the reagent into and out of the nozzle tip, a first three-way valve that is adapted to communicate the reagent bottle with the sample pump or the sample pump with the nozzle, and a plunger pump for sucking and discharging a liquid surface-detecting gas supplied from a gas source. A second three way valve is adapted to communicate the gas source with the plunger pump or the plunger pump with the nozzle, and a pressure sensor is positioned between the second three-way valve and the gas passage in the nozzle. Also, a two-way valve is positioned between the pressure sensor and the gas passage of the nozzle.