Abstract: A display element containing at least 1 type of electrochromic compound, which is reversibly subjected to coloration or decoloration by at least either of electrochromic oxidation and reduction reaction, and an electrolyte between a pair of a display electrode and an opposed electrode; and undergoing a color tone change by an electrode driving operation, wherein a compound represented by following Formula (1) is held on the opposed electrode.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel electrochemical display element, which can realize bright white display, high-contrast black and white display, and full-color display by a simple member construction, and a method for driving the display element. The display element is characterized in that it comprises opposed electrodes, and an electrolyte, an electrochromic compound, a metal salt compound, and a white scattering material between the opposed electrodes, and multicolor display of three or more colors is carried out by black display, white display, and display of color other than black by driving the opposed electrodes by taking advantage of 1) a color change as a result of oxidation and reduction reactions of the electrochromic compound, and 2) a color change as a result of reduction precipitation and oxidation dissolution of a metallic element contained in the metal salt compound in at least one of the opposed electrodes.

Abstract: An electrochromic display element includes a pair of counter electrodes having therebetween an electrochromic compound represented by Formula (1), wherein the electrochromic compound becomes colored when being oxidized and becomes colorless when being reduced by a driving operation of the electrodes: wherein R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents >N—R4, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: An electrochromic compound represented by Formula (1), wherein R1 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X is N—R4, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom; and R4 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; provided that at least one of R1-R4 has a partial structure represented by Formula (2), —Si(Y)nR?(3-n) ??Formula (2) wherein Y is a halogen atom or OR, R is an alkyl group, or an aryl group; R? is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group, and n is an integer of 1-3.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus, includes a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed in an opposing relationship to the first substrate with a space left, and a liquid crystal layer provided in the space between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal panel including a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are provided on the faces of the first and second substrates which oppose to each other such that illuminating light irradiated from the first substrate side upon the second substrate side is transmitted through the pixel region to display an image, and the liquid crystal panel further including a light scattering layer provided on the face of the first substrate on which the illuminating light is illuminated and configured to scatter and transmit the light.

Abstract: An electrochromic display element includes a pair of counter electrodes having therebetween an electrochromic compound represented by Formula (1), wherein the electrochromic compound becomes colored when being oxidized and becomes colorless when being reduced by a driving operation of the electrodes: wherein R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents >N—R4, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photothermographic material comprising on support a light-insensitive silver salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, a light-sensitive silver halide and a reducing agent for silver ions, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises a copolymer comprising a backbone comprising a chain having a monomeric repeating unit, represented by formula (1) and a chain having a monomeric repeating unit, represented by formula (2).

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel including a driving substrate and a counter substrate, the two substrates having a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The driving substrate has pixel electrodes and transistors connected to the pixel electrodes on a surface thereof, which are covered with an alignment film. The counter substrate is provided adjacent to the alignment film of the driving substrate. The alignment film is rubbed in a direction substantially parallel to signal lines or scanning lines connected to the transistors. Each of the pixels has a projection at a substantially central position in a direction perpendicular to the rubbing direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photothermographic material comprising on support a light-insensitive silver salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, a light-sensitive silver halide and a reducing agent for silver ions, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises a copolymer comprising a backbone comprising a chain having a monomeric repeating unit, represented by formula (1) and a chain having a monomeric repeating unit, represented by formula (2).

Abstract: A thermally developable photographic material containing a support, provided thereon: (i) a photosensitive layer containing photosensitive silver halide particles, and (ii) a layer containing at least one represented by formula below on one or both surfaces of the support

Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on at least one side of a support a light-sensitive layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide and a light-insensitive organic silver salt, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises at least a reducing agent represented by the following formula (1):

Abstract: A photothermographic material containing a support having on one side of the support a photosensitive layer containing: photosensitive silver halide grains; and a compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (2): wherein the symbols in Formulas (1) and (2) are indicated in the specification.

Abstract: A thermally developable photographic material containing a support, provided thereon: (i) a photosensitive layer containing photosensitive silver halide particles, and (ii) a layer containing at least one represented by formula below on one or both surfaces of the support.

Abstract: A photothermographic materials, containing a support having thereon an image forming layer containing, light photosensitive silver halide grains; a binder; a reducing agent for silver ions represented by Formula (1); and a leuco dye represented by Formula (2):

Abstract: A photothermographic material containing a support having on one side of the support a photosensitive layer containing: photosensitive silver halide grains; and a compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (2): Formula (1) Formula (2) wherein the symbols in Formulas (1) and (2) are indicated in the specification.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel including a driving substrate and a counter substrate, the two substrates having a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The driving substrate has pixel electrodes and transistors connected to the pixel electrodes on a surface thereof, which are covered with an alignment film. The counter substrate is provided adjacent to the alignment film of the driving substrate. The alignment film is rubbed in a direction substantially parallel to signal lines or scanning lines connected to the transistors. Each of the pixels has a projection at a substantially central position in a direction perpendicular to the rubbing direction.

Abstract: A cellulose ester film comprises (a) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer having at least one of repeating units represented by formulae (1) and (2) and repeating units having ultraviolet absorbent structures represented by formulae (3), (4) and (5), (b) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer which is a copolymer of a repeating unit represented by the following formula (6), (7) or (19) with a monomer unit derived from another ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (c) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer which is a copolymer of a monomer represented by formula (8) with a monomer represented by formula (9), or (d) modified cellulose in which an ultraviolet absorbent structure bonds directly or through a spacer to a hydroxy group of cellulose or its derivative.

Abstract: A cellulose ester film comprises (a) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer having at least one of repeating units represented by formulae (1) and (2) and repeating units having ultraviolet absorbent structures represented by formulae (3), (4) and (5), (b) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer which is a copolymer of a repeating unit represented by the following formula (6), (7) or (19) with a monomer unit derived from another ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (c) an ultraviolet absorbent polymer which is a copolymer of a monomer represented by formula (8) with a monomer represented by formula (9), or (d) modified cellulose in which an ultraviolet absorbent structure bonds directly or through a spacer to a hydroxy group of cellulose or its derivative.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains a coupler represented by the following formula:

Abstract: A reflection type display having a front light comprises a light guide plate having a light incident portion to which the lights are introduced, a planar surface arranged on the surface facing said first substrate and a prismatic surface arranged on the other surface, said prismatic surface comprising pseudo-planar surfaces which are formed at an angle of approximately 0.5 to 3.5 degrees with said planar surface and are raised greater as being distanced away from said light incident portion and slanted surfaces which are formed at an angle of approximately 40 to 60 degrees with said planar surface and are descended greater as being distanced away from said light incident portion, said pseudo-planar surfaces and said slanted surfaces are arranged alternately to form multiple prisms.