Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device includes an optical switching member; a light guide plate made of a thermoplastic material, which includes at least one light introducing portion on at least one side surface thereof; and a light source disposed on the at least one side surface, in which: the at least one light introducing portion includes, in plan view of the light guide plate: a first portion extending from a light incident surface, which is an end surface of the at least one light introducing portion, while keeping a substantially constant width; and a second portion, which extends from the first portion and has a form which widens; and at least the second portion is connected to a front surface of the light guide plate through an inclined surface which is smoothly continuous with the front surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A bottom 6 is disposed on a lower end portion of a body 2 made of a film having barrier properties against gases. The bottom 6 is composed of a shield 7 and a reinforcement 8. The shield 7 is formed from a film having barrier properties against gases. A lower end opening of the body 2 is closed by welding an outer circumferential surface of a short cylindrical part 7A of the shield 7 to an inner circumferential surface of the body 2. An outer circumferential surface of the reinforcement 8 is welded to an inner circumferential surface of the short cylindrical part 7A. The lower end portion of the body 2 is maintained in a predetermined shape by the reinforcement 8.

Abstract: A heat-resistant fuel-activating substance is affixed to a combustion device such as a boiler in an adequate manner, that is, the substance is affixed in an adequate position over an adequate area, whereby the effect of activating combustion is rapidly, stably, and inexpensively produced. A heat-resistant fuel-activating substance having a spectral emissivity of 0.85 or higher at electromagnetic wavelengths in the range of 3-20 ?m is affixed to a combustion device so that the heat-resistant fuel-activating substance is disposed in a position which is located outside or inside the combustion chamber at the back of the flame-generating portion of the burner and rises to at most 300° C. in temperature and that the substance occupies at least 50% of the area of the projected part of the combustion cone.

Abstract: A fuel-activating substance comprising a fuel-activating material and having heat resistance imparted thereto. This fuel-activating substance can hence be applied or attached even to parts to be used under such temperature conditions that use with organic resin binders has been impossible, whereby the effect of saving energy in combustion devices is further heightened. The heat-resistant fuel-activating substance is characterized by being obtained by melt-mixing 50-150 wt. % metallic thermal spray material with 100 wt. % fuel-activating material of which the spectral emissivity for electromagnetic waves with wavelengths in the range of 3-20 ?m is 0.85 or more and making the mixture capable of thermal spraying. Alternatively, 100 wt. % the fuel-activating material and 50-150 wt. % metallic material having a melting point of 420° C. or lower may be formed into a sheet through melting. Furthermore, a mixture of 100 wt. % the fuel-activating material and 75-150 wt.

Abstract: When generating an RF test signal for mismatch calibration for receiver in order to calibrate reception mismatch of an I-phase signal and a Q-phase signal that are output from demodulated signal processing circuits coupled to mixers for receiving, a Tx VCO avoids covering the higher frequency of an RF received signal in an FDD system. An RF test signal generating unit generates, in a calibration mode of a mismatch calibration for receiver circuit, the RF test signal by using an oscillation output signal of the Tx VCO and other circuits, and supplies the same to the mixers for receiving via a switch. The RF test signal has a frequency within an RF reception frequency band that is higher than that of an RF transmission signal with the maximum frequency band of multiband radio frequency communications. By switching the switch in a reception mode, an output of a low-noise amplifier that amplifies the RF received signal received by an antenna is supplied to each of the mixers for receiving.

Abstract: A dielectrically isolated semiconductor device of high reliability is provided by realizing a fine and deep element isolating region which can prevent dislocation of an oxide film as an insulation layer by oxidation-induced stress. The dielectrically isolated semiconductor device includes an SOI substrate supporting an active element layer deeper than an expanded distance of a depletion layer subjected to the highest voltage applied to the device, and an element isolating region which encloses the active element layer. The element isolating region contains a deep trench which comes into contact with the insulation layer, and which is filled with n heavily doped layers on both side walls, second insulation films each adjacent to the n heavily doped layer and a polycrystalline semiconductor layer formed between the second insulation films.

Abstract: To provide an information display device suitable for a portable terminal for displaying on a display screen images of actual printed pages.

Abstract: An ECU executes a program including: detecting the engine speed NE and the current KL (S1010, S1020) when the ISC learning control is started (“YES” in S1000); changing the ignition efficiency so that the NE and the output torque are kept unchanged even when the throttle valve opening amount changes (S1030); calculating the target torque by multiplying the ISC target torque by the ignition efficiency (S1040); calculating the target KL based on the target torque, the NE and the MBT (S1050); calculating the throttle valve opening amount based on the target KL (S1060); calculating the target ignition timing based on the NE, the current KL and the target torque (S1070); and controlling an engine using the calculated throttle valve opening amount, ignition timing and fuel injection amount (S1080).

Abstract: A breaker includes a contact unit provided in an airtight container. The contact unit has fixed contact points and a movable contact point which selectively contacts with the fixed contact points. Further, the breaker include a movable shaft having a part projecting outward from the airtight container, for moving the movable contact point to and from the fixed contact points, and a metal member for ensuring airtightness of the airtight container. The metal member has one end fixed to the airtight container and the other end fixed to the movable shaft and is extensible and contractible in accordance with the movement of the movable shaft. Moreover, the breaker includes a lever unit for moving the movable shaft between a closed position where the movable contact point is in contact with the fixed contact points and an open position where the movable contact point is separated from the fixed contact points.

Abstract: A target throttle opening degree computing device of a control apparatus computes a target throttle opening degree of a throttle valve and includes a phase lead compensator. A filter filters the target throttle opening degree to provide an ultimate target throttle opening degree, which is used to drive a drive motor to adjust an opening degree of the throttle valve.

Abstract: To provide a curable composition, from which a cured film having a low dielectric constant can be obtained and which is excellent in providing embedding planarity at the time of film formation. A curable composition comprising a fluorinated polyarylene prepolymer (A) having a crosslinkable functional group, and a compound (B) having a molecular weight of from 140 to 5,000, having a crosslinkable functional group and having no fluorine atoms.

Abstract: A process for preparing 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) and an alkali metal salt thereof, said acid and said salt being improved in the content of 7-amino-3-[(Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (2) or an alkali metal salt thereof, the process being characterized in that an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) is treated with a high porous polymer and/or active carbon as added thereto.

Abstract: A sealed receptacle includes a case, a cylindrical member, and a closure plate. The sealed receptacle is configured to house a fixed contact, a movable contact, and an arc protection member. The arc protection member includes a peripheral wall, and a bottom. The peripheral wall is configured to conceal a junction between the case and the cylindrical member from the fixed contact and the movable contact. The bottom is interposed between the movable contact and the closure plate. The sealed receptacle houses a contact pressure provision member configured to bias the movable contact to come into contact with the fixed contact. The contact pressure provision member is interposed between the movable contact and the bottom so as to come into resilient contact with both the movable contact and the bottom irrespective of a position of the movable contact.

Abstract: An oil pressure control apparatus for an automatic transmission configured with an oil pressure servo that engages and disengages a friction engagement element. The friction element is engaged by first and second hydraulic oil chambers that individually provide low torque, and can provide a higher torque when working in combination. A failure solenoid valve outputs a signal when a failure occurs to stop oil pressure to an oil pressure servo. Valves are configured to determine whether oil pressure is supplied to or discharged from the first and second hydraulic oil chambers. A switching valve is switched on the basis of the failure signal, and an oil pressure can be individually supplied to and discharged from the first and second hydraulic oil chambers based on the status of the switching solenoid valve and the signal from the failure solenoid valve.

Abstract: An operation unit is used for a user to perform a tilt operation. The operation unit includes a disc-shaped detection subject member with a detection subject plane, which intersects with a basic axis Q of the operation unit and is movable integrally with the operation unit. Three detecting units are fixed in three different disposed positions surrounding a neutral axis N to detect displacement parallel with the neutral axis, which is generated by movement of the detection subject plane. A computing unit determines three-dimensional detected positions M1, M2, M3 of the detection subject plane by using (i) the disposed positions (X, Y) of the three detecting units and (ii) displacement detection outputs Z detected by the three detecting units. A tilt direction, in which the operation unit is tilted, is determined using a displacement plane DP defined by the three-dimensional detected positions M1, M2, M3.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display unit having luminescence elements that individually becomes luminous depending on a current amount. The luminescence elements are arranged in a matrix pattern. The display device comprises a luminescence amount regulator for setting a reference duty for regulating a luminescence amount per unit time for each of the luminescence elements, according to picture information of an input picture signal, and also comprises an adjuster for adjusting, based on the reference duty, an effective duty regulating a luminous time for which the luminescence elements become luminous within a unit time, so that the effective duty is within a predetermined range, and for adjusting a gain of the picture signal, so that a luminescence amount regulated with the effective duty and with the gain of the picture signal equals to the luminescence amount regulated with the reference duty.

Abstract: A contact device including a pair of fixed terminals 2 with a fixed contact 2a each, a movable armature 3 with movable contacts 3a which contact to or separate from the fixed contacts 2a, a movable shaft 4 connected to the movable armature 3 at its one end, a movable core 8 secured to the opposite end 4b side of the movable shaft 4, a movable core receiver 7 slid onto the movable shaft 4 so that it faces a surface 8b on the movable armature side of the movable core 3 to receive the movable core 8 driven by an electromagnetic mechanism, an impact absorber 17 disposed on a surface 7a on the movable armature side of the movable core receiver 7 to absorb an impact generated when the movable core 3 hit the movable core receiver 7, and a stopper 16 (a movement restriction member) disposed on a surface on the movable armature side of the impact absorber 17 to restrict a movement of the impact absorber 17.

Abstract: To provide a bias circuit for gain control that can reduce gain variation at low-power output, facilitate setting of output power, and is unlikely to be affected by variation in element values and variations among products. Use in an HPA having three bias circuits serially-connected is assumed. Current of the third bias circuit is varied with a square-law characteristic. The square-law characteristic is amplified by a buffer amplifier including a linear amplifier and a peripheral circuit thereof. Output current of the third bias circuit varies depending on a current drivability coefficient of the diode-connected FET branched from the connection point between a constant current source and the linear amplifier. The output current of the third bias circuit is controlled by providing a circuit that draws a certain amount of current from the current flowing in the FET.

Abstract: Noise reduction is performed on the basis of characteristics of an image in a detection range. A noise reduction block 4? performs a second-order differentiation process and a symmetry process to decide adjacent pixels with which noise reduction is preformed for an attention pixel. With the pixel level of the attention pixel in the detection range and the pixel levels of adjacent pixels used for noise reduction, an arithmetic mean processing section 16 calculates a mean value. A median filter 17 selects a median value. With the number of pixels used for noise reduction, it is determined whether the image in the detection range contains a flat portion, a ramp portion, or an edge. The mean value and the median value are weight-added with a weighted coefficient that are changed on the basis of characteristics of the image. The result is substituted for the level of the attention pixel.

Abstract: Fit structure of a housing formed of first and second halves is provided. The first half has a fit projection piece having a fit tongue at the tip. The second half has a presser part and an engaging piece constituting a fit groove. The fit projection piece, presser part and engaging piece are formed so that the fit tongue is positioned in the inner part of the fit groove along the root of the presser part. The housing further has a nail stuck out in an inward or outward direction of the housing and a nail holder engaged with the nail. The nail and nail holder are located at one and the other of a part of the fit projection piece and a corresponding part of the engaging piece. The part of the fit projection piece is nearer to the root of the fit projection piece than the fit tongue.