Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging element capable of increasing a channel area of a pixel transistor and reducing a parasitic capacitance of a gate.

Abstract: A gland packing having required characteristics is obtained by finding relationships between required characteristics and the value of the limiting oxygen index, and adequately defining the level of the required characteristics. The gland packing is configured by twisting or braiding a single or plurality of yarns that are formed by twisting fibers having a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 21 to 30, preferably 22 to 26. The fibers contain fibers in which a flat ratio is defined as 1.1 to 2, the flat ratio being a value obtained by dividing the maximum value of an interval between two parallel straight line in a state where a section of each of the fibers is interposed between the straight lines, by the minimum value. The fibers contain fibers in each of which a sectional shape has one or more recesses 1 having a depth h of 0.4 ?m or more.

Abstract: A gland packing having required characteristics is obtained by finding relationships between required characteristics and the value of the limiting oxygen index, and adequately defining the level of the required characteristics. The gland packing is configured by twisting or braiding a single or plurality of yarns that are formed by twisting fibers having a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 21 to 30, preferably 22 to 26. The fibers contain fibers in which a flat ratio is defined as 1.1 to 4, the flat ratio being a value which is obtained by dividing the maximum value of an interval between two parallel straight lines in a state where a section of each of the fibers is interposed between the straight lines, by the minimum value. The fibers contain fibers in each of which a sectional shape has one or more recesses having a depth of 0.4 ?m or more.

Abstract: A gland packing is braided in a state where, in crossing angles of yarns which are exposed on four side surfaces of a string-like member, crossing angles in adjacent side surfaces of the four side surfaces are different from ch other. The string-like member is looped so that the crossing angle on the side surface in the four side surfaces, the side surface being to function as an inner circumferential surface, is larger than the crossing angles on side surfaces which are to function as side circumferential surfaces adjacent to the inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: A gland packing is braided in a state where, in crossing angles of yarns which are exposed on four side surfaces of a string-like member, crossing angles in adjacent side surfaces of the four side surfaces are different from ch other. The string-like member is looped so that the crossing angle on the side surface in the four side surfaces, the side surface being to function as an inner circumferential surface, is larger than the crossing angles on side surfaces which are to function as side circumferential surfaces adjacent to the inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: A gland packing having required characteristics is obtained by finding relationships between required characteristics and the value of the limiting oxygen index, and adequately defining the level of the required characteristics. The gland packing is configured by twisting or braiding a single or plurality of yarns that are formed by twisting fibers having a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 21 to 30, preferably 22 to 26. The fibers contain fibers in which a flat ratio is defined as 1.1 to 4, the flat ratio being a value which is obtained by dividing the maximum value of an interval between two parallel straight lines in a state where a section of each of the fibers is interposed between the straight lines, by the minimum value. The fibers contain fibers in each of which a sectional shape has one or more recesses having a depth of 0.4 ?m or more.

Abstract: A yarn having characteristics required in a gland packing is obtained by, when the yarn is to be constructed by fibers such as organic fibers, finding relationships between the required characteristics and the value of the limiting oxygen index (LOI), and adequately defining the level of the required characteristics. A yarn is formed by twisting fibers having a limiting oxygen index of 21 to 30, preferably 22 to 26. The fibers contain fibers in which a flat ratio is defined as 1.1 to 2, the flat ratio being a value obtained by dividing the maximum value of an interval between two parallel straight lines in a state where a section of each of the fibers is interposed between the straight lines, by the minimum value. The fibers contain fibers in each of which a sectional shape has one or more recesses having a depth of 0.4 ?m or more.

Abstract: A gland packing having required characteristics is obtained by finding relationships between required characteristics and the value of the limiting oxygen index, and adequately defining the level of the required characteristics. The gland packing is configured by twisting or braiding a single or plurality of yarns that are formed by twisting fibers having a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 21 to 30, preferably 22 to 26. The fibers contain fibers in which a flat ratio is defined as 1.1 to 2, the flat ratio being a value obtained by dividing the maximum value of an interval between two parallel straight line in a state where a section of each of the fibers is interposed between the straight lines, by the minimum value. The fibers contain fibers in each of which a sectional shape has one or more recesses 1 having a depth h of 0.4 ?m or more.

Abstract: A weighing device includes a weighing unit, a conveying unit, a plurality of discharge parts, a discharging unit and a controlling part. The controlling part is configured to set an order of priority for the discharge parts, to sort the objects weighed by the weighing unit into a plurality of predetermined weight ranks, to select a combination of a plurality of the objects in the same weight rank so that the combination has a total weight equal to a final target weight, and to control the discharging unit to discharge the objects selected for the combination into one of the discharge parts having the highest priority among the discharge parts that are not being used.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supplying articles in an automatic weighing system in which a number of weighing hoppers are arranged in sets composed of two weighing hoppers each. The weighing hoppers in each set provide weight values indicative of the weight of the articles contained in the hoppers, and a combinatorial computation is performed based on the weight values. Those of the weighing hoppers that correspond to an optimum combination of the weight values are selected and are caused to discharge their articles. These weighing hoppers are resupplied with articles from pool hoppers, with one pool hopper being provided for each set of weighing hoppers.

Abstract: A combinatorial weighing system having a row of weighing hoppers provided on corresponding weighing machines, a plurality of tiltable pool trays provided diagonally above corresponding ones of the weighing hoppers, the pool trays being provided at a height where they can be viewed from outside the apparatus, and a collecting conveyor for collecting articles discharged from weighing hoppers belonging to a selected combination. A batch of the articles is placed in each of the pool trays, where the articles are temporarily retained. When a weighing hopper has discharged its articles, the corresponding pool tray is tilted to automatically resupply the weighing hopper with the articles retained by the tray.