Abstract: To provide a solid-state imaging device in which the number of transistors for each signal readout circuit provided in a semiconductor substrate side is reduced and the number of image signal readout lines is reduced, solid-state imaging device a semiconductor substrate; a stacked photoelectric conversion films detecting different colors contained in an incident light; and pixel electrode films partitioned in accordance with pixels, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes: a plurality of color selection transistors corresponding to one of the pixels, wherein the color selection transistors each corresponds to one of the photoelectric conversion films and connects to one of the pixel electrode films on the one of the photoelectric conversion films so as to be capable of selecting the one of the photoelectric conversion films; and a charge detection cell corresponding to one of the pixels, the charge detection cell being common to the photoelectric conversion films.

Abstract: A number of photoelectric conversion elements are disposed in a plurality of rows and columns in a pixel shift layout, and an analog/digital conversion unit is provided per two photoelectric conversion element columns to form a MOS type solid-state image pickup device. It is possible to suppress an increase in the manufacture cost of MOS type solid state image pickup devices with built-in A/D conversion units and improve the integration degree of photoelectric conversion elements.

Abstract: In a solid-state image pickup device in which a large number of photoelectric converters are disposed in a shifted-pixel layout, a charge transfer channel configuring a vertical transfer CCD includes a section having a first width and being contiguous to a readout gate region and a section having a second width and being separated therefrom. The first width is less than the second width. Alternatively, a relative positional relationship between each photoelectric converter and the readout gate region corresponding thereto is fixed for all pixels. This makes it possible to easily prevent the event in which the light collecting efficiency and sensitivity of each pixel vary between two adjacent pixel rows. It is also possible to increase the pixel density while suppressing the decrease in area of the light receiving section of each pixel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a colored curable composition including a dye represented by the following formula (I), a color filter prepared by using the colored curable composition, and a method for manufacturing the color filter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dye-containing curable composition comprising at least an alkali-soluble resin, a dye and a photosensitive compound, the dye being an azaporphyrin compound represented by the following formula (1); wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; rings represented by A1, A2, A3 and A4 each independently represent a ring structure represented by the following formula (A) or formula (B); at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 is a ring structure represented by the following formula (B); and n represent an integer from 1 to 4:

Abstract: A navigation apparatus includes a memory that stores registered routes, wherein each registered route includes a previously traveled route, a corresponding starting point, and a corresponding destination point. The navigation apparatus includes a controller that searches for a route from a specified starting point to a specified destination point, compares the searched route with the registered routes, and utilizes, if a corresponding starting point is substantially identical to the specified starting point or a corresponding destination point is substantially identical to the specified destination point, a portion of a registered route including the substantially identical starting point or the substantially identical destination point as a navigation route.

Abstract: An information storage unit stores pieces of information that are classified on the basis of their relationships. An information providing unit provides a client terminal with information stored in the information storage unit via a communication network in response to an access request from the client terminal. An access frequency acquiring unit acquires access frequencies, for respective classification items of the pieces of information, of accesses to the pieces of information. An information generating unit generates prescribed information so that pieces of information of plural classification items will be displayed in the client terminal in such a form as to be based on histories of the access frequencies.

Abstract: A vibration absorbing device is disposed between a fuel tank and a fuel pump of a fuel delivery system. The vibration absorbing device includes a first member fixed in position relative to the fuel pump, a second member fixed in position relative to the fuel tank, and a plurality of vibration absorbing members. The vibration absorbing members are provided on one of the first and second members and resiliently slidably contact with the other of the first and second members.

Abstract: An image composition method comprises: subjecting a first high-sensitivity image signal generated based on high-sensitivity image outputs from corresponding ones of a plurality of pixel positions in a solid-state imaging element that has imaged a subject, to a first nonlinear conversion, so as to prepare a second high-sensitivity image signal; subjecting a first low-sensitivity image signal generated based on low-sensitivity image outputs from corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel positions, to a second nonlinear conversion, so as to prepare a second low-sensitivity image signal; and subjecting the second high-sensitivity image signal and the second low-sensitivity image signal to weight adding at every common pixel position, over the entire range of an incident light exposure level exhibited by each incident light that entered to each of the plurality of pixel positions, so as to produce a composed image signal of the subject.

Abstract: A curable composition and a negative type color filter including a compound represented by the following formula (1). A is a residue of a five-membered heterocyclic diazo component A—NH2. B1 and B2 are each —CR1?, —CR2? or N. R5 and R6 are each H, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group or the like. G, R1 and R2 are each H, a halogen, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or the like. R1 and R5, or R5 and R6 may be bonded with each other to form a five-membered or six-membered ring.

Abstract: An irrigation/aspiration apparatus capable of detecting an aspiration pressure accurately while preventing an aspirated liquid from entering an aspiration pressure detecting system. The apparatus, which supplies an irrigation liquid to a surgical site and aspirates the supplied liquid with eliminated tissue to be discharged out of a body, has an aspiration channel, a shape-alterable diaphragm in pouch form, including a liquid chamber which communicates with the aspiration channel, a gas chamber which stores and surrounds the diaphragm, and a pressure sensor connecting with the gas chamber via a connecting part.

Abstract: In a reservoir unit installed in a fuel tank, in order to reduce noise generated from the engaging faces between guide rails extending from a plate-shaped portion of an upper subunit, fixed to the top face of the fuel tank, to a lower subunit, and slots provided in a reservoir in the lower subunit, a reservoir is configured of an upper subunit, a lower subunit and an elastic member, wherein the upper subunit is provided with a plate-shaped portion to block an opening formed in the fuel tank and guide rails extending from that plate-shaped portion to the bottom of the fuel tank; and slots and to slidably accept those guide rails are integrally formed with a reservoir. A metal plate intervenes between at least one position of the engaging face of the inner circumference of each slot and a guide rail, and the guide rails are formed in a flat plate shape, with slits extending upward from the lower part being formed at the tip of each.

Abstract: In order to fit a reservoir unit to be installed in a fuel tank in such a manner that the air-tightness of the fuel tank be not lost even if a large acceleration or deceleration works on the fuel tank, the reservoir unit is configured of an upper subunit, a lower subunit and an elastic member. The upper subunit is provided with a plate-shaped portion to block an opening formed in the fuel tank and guide rails and extending from that plate-shaped portion to the bottom of the fuel tank, and the two elements are integrally molded of resin. The lower subunit is provided with a resin-built reservoir, and slots to slidably accept the guide rails are integrally molded with the reservoir. When a large force works on the reservoir unit and the fuel tank, the guide rails and are destroyed before the plate-shaped portion would be, so that the destruction of the plate-shaped portion can be prevented.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device comprising a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged on a surface of said semiconductor substrate both in a line direction and in a column direction perpendicular to the line direction to form a tetragonal lattice, wherein: said photoelectric conversion elements include a plurality of high-sensitive photoelectric conversion elements for performing photoelectric conversion in relatively high sensitivity, and a plurality of low-sensitive photoelectric conversion elements for performing photoelectric conversion in relatively low sensitivity; and said plurality of high-sensitive photoelectric conversion elements and said plurality of low-sensitive photoelectric conversion elements are arranged so as to be shaped like a checkered pattern.

Abstract: A power supply management system and method for an on-board device that, when required by a user of the on-board device and/or when a power supply is capable of supplying electric power, allows remote operation of the on-board device by supplying electric power to a communication device so as to place it in a communication-capable state. Further, when not required by the user of the on-board device and/or when the power supply is not capable of supplying electric power, it is possible to inhibit discharge of a power supply by interrupting supply of electric power to the communication device.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine is provided with a decompressing mechanism including: a pin supported so as to be turnable on a camshaft; a flyweight supported for turning relative to the camshaft by the pin on the camshaft; and a decompression cam capable of operating together with the flyweight to apply valve opening force to an engine valve. The pin is inserted in holes formed in the flyweight so as to be turnable. A spring washer restrains the pin and the flyweight from movement relative to each other, so that generation of rattling noise due to collision between the pin and the flyweight can be prevented or controlled.

Abstract: In a solid-state image pick-up device of FIG. 1, a plurality of photoelectric converting devices 100 having almost square light receiving regions are provided like a tetragonal grid over the surface of a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of vertical transfer sections 200 are provided corresponding to the respective photoelectric converting device strings respectively. The vertical transfer section 200 includes a vertical transfer channel and a plurality of vertical transfer electrodes provided on the upper layer of the vertical transfer channel, and the vertical transfer channel is provided in winding shape between the photoelectric converting devices 100 constituting the corresponding photoelectric converting device strings.

Abstract: A magnetic head suspension of the present invention includes a flexure, a load-bent portion, a load beam and a base portion. The base portion has a main body and an embedded body embedded in the main body so as to be positioned in a region where the main body and the load-bent portion overlap with each other. The main body is made of a material having a specific gravity lower than that of the embedded body. The embedded body is made of a material which can be welded to the load-bent portion. The load-bent portion and the embedded body are welded to each other to thereby join the load-bent portion and the base portion to each other.

Abstract: A dye-containing curable composition contains at least an alkali soluble resin, a dye, and a photosensitive compound, the dye being a phthalocyanine compound represented by the following general formula (I):

Abstract: In order to provide a simply-structured fuel filter which permits soaking at least part of a filter unit all the time in fuel in a reservoir, a reservoir unit is configured of a resin-built cylindrical reservoir having a bottom arranged on the bottom of a fuel tank, a primary filter installed near the inner bottom of that reservoir and a fuel pump sucking fuel in the reservoir through the primary filter, wherein projections protruding upward from the inner bottom of the reservoir are integrally molded and engaging holes to engage with those projections are bored in the circumference of the primary filter.