Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprises: a pair of electrodes; and one or more organic compound layers at least one of which is a light-emitting layer, the one or more organic compound layers being provided between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one of the one or more organic compound layers comprises a compound represented by general formula (Z): wherein R31 and R32 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R3A represents a substituent other than an aromatic hetero ring connected through a nitrogen atom, or a hydrogen atom, X31 to X38 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and Y31 to Y33 each represents a nitrogen atom or C—R3B (wherein R3B represents a substituent other than an aromatic hetero ring connected through a nitrogen atom, or a hydrogen atom).

Abstract: When the electrical condition of a driver who is an operator of a vehicle is acquired by providing an electrode part on a steering wheel or the like that comes into contact with the driver, the electrode part is formed on a steering-wheel structure and is covered with a protective member. Conductive parts that pass through the protective part are formed by way of holes that are formed in the protective member. The conductive parts make the hand of the driver touching the steering wheel be in electrical contact with the electrode part. This configuration enables detection of the electrical condition of the operator without losing the degree of freedom in design by increasing the durability and easing the restrictions on the material and shape.

Abstract: A photoelectric sphygmograph measurement device includes a light emitting part emitting light pulses, a light receiving part having a light receiving element that receives the light pulses and producing a corresponding output signal, and a control part driving the light emitting part to emit the light pulses and performing a pulse wave measurement by using the output signal. The control part drives the light emitting part so that a charge accumulated in the light emitting element converges on a predetermined amount in a case where the charge accumulated in the light receiving element decreases to the predetermined amount or less during a time when driving of the light emitting part is stopped and/or in a case where the light receiving element changes to a first state in which the light receiving element is capable of receiving the light pulses from a second state in which the light receiving element is not capable of receiving the light pulses.

Abstract: Each of transducers of a touch panel device includes a piezoelectric thin film, a plate electrode disposed at one surface of the piezoelectric thin film and a comb-like electrode disposed at the other surface of the piezoelectric thin film. The comb-like electrode has a plurality of comb-like electrode fingers and a linear bus electrode to which one end of each of the plural comb-like electrode fingers is connected. A plurality of wiring electrodes is provided at the outer side of any of the transducers in parallel with the bus electrode of the transducer and is connected to the bus electrode and the plate electrode of any of the transducers. Each of the wiring electrodes includes an electrode base portion formed by printing silver paste containing fine particles on the substrate and an electrode main body formed by printing silver paste containing large particles and fine particles in a mixed manner on the electrode base portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inspection method capable of performing an inspection of high reliability even for very fine and thin-film electrode pads of a target object, by using needle traces formed on the electrode pads and making the electrode pads repeatedly contact the probes at high accuracy. In the inspection method, under the control of a control unit 15 of an inspection apparatus 10, by using old needle traces formed on the respective pads P of the target object such as a semiconductor wafer W, contactable regions S for the probes 12A in preparation for a present inspection, so that each of the probes 12A contact each of the electrode pad P in the contactable region S and within an empty area with no needle trace.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic layer contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): wherein Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a nitrogen-containing heterocycle coordinated with the platinum through a nitrogen atom; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a group bonded with the platinum through a carbon atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or a phosphorous atom; Q1 and Q2 each represent a structure different from each other; L1 and L2 each independently represent a single bond or a linking group; and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: Surface acoustic waves are propagated in a lower-left oblique direction and a lower-right oblique direction from an excitation element located on the upper side of a non-piezoelectric substrate and then received by receiving elements located on the left side and the right side, while surface acoustic waves are propagated in an upper-left oblique direction and an upper-right oblique direction from an excitation element located on the lower side of the non-piezoelectric substrate and then received by the receiving elements located on the left side and the right side. Based on the received results at the two receiving elements, a position of an object in contact with the non-piezoelectric substrate is detected.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a test apparatus in which the testing efficiency is drastically increased. The test apparatus has a plurality of stages for testing wafers by using operation buttons displayed on the operating screens of each of a plurality of monitors. Exclusion condition buttons for excluding operation buttons are set in at least one monitor using exclusion condition data prepared by combining data required to perform various functions of the test apparatus and an exclusion condition pattern prepared by combining the exclusion condition of the exclusion condition data into data for deciding whether the operating button configured to operate each function can be pressed or not. Also, display of the screen that satisfies the exclusion condition for at least one monitor is prevented.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, which has, between a pair of electrodes, at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer, in which the organic layer contains a specific tetraphenylene compound, and in which the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent material; and a specific tetraphenylene compound that can be used in the device.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, which has, between a pair of electrodes, at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer, in which the organic layer contains a specific tetraphenylene compound, and in which the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent material; and a specific tetraphenylene compound that can be used in the device.

Abstract: A touch panel device includes an excitation transducer for exciting a surface acoustic wave upon application of a burst wave and a reception transducer for receiving the surface acoustic wave and converting the same into a reception signal that are arranged at a peripheral portion of a detection area so that a position of an object touching the detection area is detected in accordance with a change in the reception signal. A control method for eliminating noises in the touch panel device includes the steps of detecting a differential between a reception signal due to a burst wave and another reception signal due to another burst wave, deciding that there is a noise if the detected differential exceeds a preset threshold value, and performing a control operation so that the detection of an object based on the reception signal is not performed in accordance with the decision.

Abstract: A water-insoluble colorant dispersion, containing water; a polymer having at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units represented by the following formula (1) or (2); and water-insoluble colorant particles, each of the particles containing at least two kinds of pigments; wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; any one of R2 to R5 represents a single bond to bind to W, and the others each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; J represents —CO—, —COO—, —CONR10, —OCO—, or a methylene group, a phenylene group, or —C6H4CO—; R10 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; W represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; A1 represents a heterocyclic group; Q1 represents a group of atoms which is necessary for forming a ring together with a carbon atom.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to determine a needle mark, which can more accurately determine whether marks formed on electrode pads of devices are probe needle marks, thereby significantly reducing misdetermination of the marks as the probe needle marks.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic compound layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one of the at least one organic compound layer comprises a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein in formula (I), Q1 represents an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the carbon atom; Q2 and Q3 each independently represent an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the nitrogen atom; X represents a partial structure comprising an atom that is linked to the platinum atom; A1 represents a linking group; B1, B2 and B3 each independently represent a linking group or a single bond; m and n each independently represent 0 or 1; and at least one of m and n is not 1.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device contains: a pair of electrodes; and an organic compound layer containing a light-emitting layer, the organic compound layer being between the electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains a platinum complex including specific structure.

Abstract: A dispersion of a water-insoluble colorant, having: fine particles of at least one kind of water-insoluble colorant dispersed in a water-containing medium; and a polymer compound or surfactant having a structural unit represented by formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; one of R2 to R5 represents a single bond which bonds to W, and the others each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Q represents a group of atoms necessary for forming, with the carbon atoms, a ring; J represents —CO—, —COO—, —CONR6—, ?OCO—, a methylene group, a phenylene group, or —C6H4CO—; R6 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; W represents a single bond or a divalent linking group.

Abstract: Provided is a charge transport material represented by the following general formula (1) or (2). In the foregoing general formulae, each of L1 and L2 independently represents a connecting group; each of R and RN independently represents a substituent; each of R1 and R2 independently represents a substituent, provided that R1 and R2 do not represent an aryl group at the same time; each A independently represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; n represents an integer of 2 or more and not more than 10; and each m independently represents an integer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic layer contains at least one platinum complex compound having a quadridentate ligand containing a partial structure represented by formula (I): wherein Z1 represents a nitrogen-containing heterocycle coordinated to the platinum through a nitrogen atom; L1 represents a single bond or a linking group; R1, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and R2 represents a substituent.

Abstract: A plurality of excitation elements are disposed on two facing sides of a quadrilateral detection range in a non-piezoelectric substrate, and a plurality of receiving elements are disposed on the other two sides of the detection range so as to face the excitation elements respectively. Surface acoustic waves are transmitted from the respective plurality of excitation elements in two diagonal directions of the detection range respectively, and the surface acoustic waves from the two diagonal directions are received by the respective receiving elements, so that a position of an object in contact with the substrate is detected based on received results in the receiving elements.

Abstract: A burst wave is applied to an excitation element of a touch panel main body from an oscillation section so as to excite surface acoustic waves, and the excited surface acoustic waves are received by a receiving element of the touch panel main body. The received signals are A/D converted by a receiving section, and a control section calculates the contact position and the contact width of the object in contact with the touch panel main body, based on time-series changes in the received strength. Based on the received strength of surface acoustic waves, the control section controls the wave number of the burst wave to be applied to the excitation element.