Abstract: The invention generally relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer, for re-aligning the liquid crystals, whose field has a component parallel to the liquid-crystal layer which is desirable for the re-alignment, including a liquid-crystalline medium of positive dielectric anisotropy, where the medium can include one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of the formulae II and III in which R1, R2 and R3 are each, independent of one another, alkyl or alkoxy having 1 to 7 carbon atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, Y11, Y12, Y21, Y22, Y31 and Y32 are each, independent of one another, H or F, are each, independent of one another,  and Q—X is F, Cl, —OCF2H or —OCF3.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a re-alignment layer, for re-aligning the liquid crystals, whose field has a component parallel to the liquid-crystal layer which is desirable for the re-alignment, including a liquid-crystalline medium of positive dielectric anisotropy, where the medium can include one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of the formulae II and III 1

Abstract: The instant invention relates to liquid crystal media comprising a component A, comprising one or more compounds of formula I 1

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy, which contains at least one compound of formula I 1

Abstract: The invention relates to dielectrically positive nematic liquid crystal compositions for active matrix displays with high voltage holding ratio and very low birefringence. The composition of the mixtures is given in claim 1. The compositions are particularly suited for reflective displays. The invention further relates to particular reflective displays with low optical retardation.

Abstract: The instant invention relates to liquid crystal media comprising a dielectrically positive component (A), comprising compounds with high values of &Dgr;n of formula I and simultaneously a second dielectrically positive component (B), comprising one or more compounds of formula II 1

Abstract: A two-dimensional code recognition processing method for recognizing a two-dimensional code made of a plurality of square cells arranged in accordance with predetermined layout rules. The method comprises the steps of: generating binary data from image information acquired externally in accordance with a predetermined threshold value; detecting a reference cell serving as a reference in recognizing the two-dimensional code based on the binary data generated in the binary data generating step; detecting corner cells each located in a predetermined search range with respect to the reference cell detected in the reference cell detecting step, on the basis of the binary data generated in the binary data generating step; and detecting code data assigned to the two-dimensional code existing inside an area of a code part enclosed by the reference cell and by the corner cells on the basis of the binary data generated in the binary data generating step.

Abstract: The invention relates to liquid-crystal media which comprise at least one compound selected from the group of the compounds of the formulae I to III 1

Abstract: A two-dimensional code recognition processing apparatus, and two-dimensional code recognition processing program storage medium for recognizing a two-dimensional code made of a plurality of square cells arranged in accordance with predetermined layout rules, wherein two-dimensional code recognition processing method comprises the steps of recognizing code data assigned to the two-dimensional code, from externally captured image information, and if a plurality of code data are recognized successively over time in the recognizing step, or if a plurality of code data are recognized from the same image information in the recognizing step, then linking the plurality of code data to generate expanded code data.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image processing apparatus comprising: an image acquiring element for acquiring an object image; a displaying element for displaying the object image acquired by the image acquiring element; an identification information recognizing element for recognizing, from the object image acquired by the image acquiring element, identification information representing each of a plurality of predetermined image patterns; a retrieving element for retrieving, based on previously input retrieval information, identification information coinciding with the identification information recognized by the identification information recognizing element; and a cursor display controlling element for displaying, based on results of the retrieving by the retrieving element, a cursor in a position corresponding to the predetermined image pattern displayed by the displaying element.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a realignment layer for realigning the liquid crystals, where the field thereof has a significant component parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, comprising a liquid-crystalline medium having negative dielectric anisotropy, where the medium comprises at least one mesogenic compound which contains at least four compounds which contain a group of the formula A

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy, which contains at least one compound of formula I ##STR1## and at least one compound of formula II ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 8 C atoms or alkenyl with 2 to 7 C atoms,R.sup.2 is alkenyl with 2 to 7 C atoms,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 8 C atoms, ##STR3## m is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method effectively clean the entire surface of a substrate to be cleaned by uniformly irradiating ultrasonic waves to the substrate. Ultrasonic waves generated by an ultrasonic oscillator provided on the side wall of an outer tank are transmitted through an ultrasonic wave transmission medium provided between the outer tank and an inner tank, for example, water, and are irradiated on a substrate to be cleaned, for example, a semiconductor wafer, in the inner tank through a cleaning chemical in the inner tank. By irradiating the ultrasonic waves from the side of the cleaning apparatus, a support base blocks the least amount of ultrasonic waves from reaching the substrate. This is effective to uniformly clean the substrate.

Abstract: A motorcycle has an article storage box equipped with a lid member which is locked and unlocked and with a fuel tank having a gasoline injection port which is closed or opened by a lid member. The locking and unlocking of the lid members of the storage box and the fuel tank injection port are controlled by an electric circuit system. The electric circuit system includes a battery, a main switch unit operatively connected to the battery, a solenoid switch connected to the main switch unit for carrying out an on-off operation to the lid locking and unlocking mechanism for the fuel tank injection port lid, and a solenoid switch connected to the main switch unit for carrying out an on-off operation to the lid locking and unlocking mechanism for the storage box.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes an engine unit disposed below a main tube extending rearwardly from a head pipe and a seat detachably mounted upon a seat rail extending rearwardly from a rear end of the main tube. The motorcycle is also provided with a storage box container or compartment disposed at an upper central portion of the body frame of the motorcycle and comprising a storage box body having a rear portion supported upon the seat rail so as to be pivotable upwardly and rearwardly by a first hinge mechanism and a front portion secured to the main tube. A lid member is disposed for opening and closing the storage box body and is pivotable upwardly and forwardly by a second hinge mechanism. The storage box body has its rear portion disposed so as to be overlapped by a front end portion of the seat and is pivotable body is upwardly to a position disposed rearwardly of the first hinge so as to have a substantially upright attitude with respect to the seat rail when the seat is removed.

Abstract: A storage box equipment of a motorcycle is disposed at substantially an upper central portion of a body frame of the motorcycle and comprises a storage box body having an upper portion defining an opening and having a rear portion supported to the body frame to be openable by a first hinge mechanism, a lid member for opening and closing the opening of the storage box body by a second hinge mechanism and a lock mechanism mounted to the storage box body for locking the lid member. The lock mechanism includes a pair of strikers which are engaged with a pair of hook disposed on the lid member and includes a solenoid which is attached to a base plate secured to the storage box body. The second hinge member is disposed at a front end portion of the storage box body and comprises a lever and a spring members. The lid member may be reinforced with a reinforcing member disposed on the side of the lid member.

Abstract: A multilayer semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of wiring layers in which at least the lines of a lower layer are extended on wiring channel regions arranged in a grid. Dummy pedestals are formed of the same conductive layer as that forming the lines of the lower layer and are arranged in the intersecting areas of the wiring channel regions where none of the lines of the lower layer is placed. A method of manufacturing such a semiconductor integrated circuit comprises steps of preparing dummy pedestal layout data for arranging the dummy pedestals in all the intersecting areas of the wiring channel regions and line layout data for forming the lines of the lower layer on predetermined wiring channels among all the wiring channel regions, and combining the dummy pedestal layout data and the line layout data by logical sum (OR).