Abstract: A sub air chamber provided around outer circumferential surface of a well of a rim of a vehicle wheel includes an upper plate and a lower plate connected at edges thereof which are fitted into channels in first and second vertical wall surfaces formed on the rim. At least one of the upper plate and the bottom plate has orthogonally and diagonally aligned beads to vertical walls, extending in a circumferential direction of the wheel, supporting the sub air chamber, connecting parts locally connecting the upper plate and the bottom plate. The sub air chamber has a protruding part for communicating the sub air chamber with the tire air chamber and serves as a stopper of the sub air chamber.

Abstract: According to this invention, an instrument and a method for nucleic acid isolation is realized, whereby it is possible to prevent, for example, adherence of a discharged solution upon dispersion of such solution to the vicinity of a nucleic acid isolation column outlet. A light source unit and a light-receiving unit that receives totally reflected light of the photosensor 41 for detecting the fluid level are placed on a site on the side surface of the nucleic acid isolation column 35, where the photosensor can detect the fluid level corresponding to a remaining liquid volume of approximately 10 ul.

Abstract: According to this invention, a nucleic acid purification instrument whereby it is possible to prevent dispersion of a mist that causes contamination upon discharge of a solution is realized. A pressurizing nozzle 12 is allowed to come into contact with a nucleic acid capturing column 35 so as to closely adhere to the sealing member 36 in a manner such that the sealing member 36 is compressed. Then, an aspiration fan 52 is operated and thus the air in a closed channel (surrounded by a nucleic acid capturing column retention block 37 and a liquid receiving tank 54) flows toward the bottom part of a liquid receiving tank 54 and then flows toward the aspiration fan 52 as a result of installation of a partition board 55. The inside of the nucleic acid capturing column 35 is pressurized using the pressurizing nozzle 12 such that a solution in the nucleic acid capturing column 35 is discharged The discharged solution is gravity-fed to the lower part of a liquid receiving tank 54.

Abstract: A capillary array electrophoretic device capable of securing a sample plate array and a buffer container three dimensionally on a tray of an autosampler. A tray (700) is provided with a guide groove (701) and a stopper (702) corresponding to guides (715, 716) of sample plate assemblies (710, 711) including a microtiter plate.

Abstract: In an EL element including a light emitting layer sandwiched between upper and lower electrodes, of light emitted therefrom, light totally reflected at a light emitting layer interface is not taken out, so there is a problem in that light emission efficiency reduces. Therefore, a light scattering layer in which metal particles are dispersed is provided between an electrode and the light emitting layer. According to such a structure, the light from the light emitting layer can be scattered by the metal particles and taken out, thereby improving the light emission efficiency. When plasmon is excited in the metal particles, light confined in the light emitting layer or each layer adjacent thereto can be used, thereby improving light use efficiency.

Abstract: A solid-state laser rod pumping module has a stack-type semiconductor laser including a plurality of bar-shaped components that are stacked in a direction parallel to the axis of a solid-state laser rod. Each bar-shaped component includes a plurality of laser-light-emitting portions that are aligned and integrated in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the solid-state laser rod. The large divergence angle of the stack-type semiconductor can be compensated by including a light focusing component for focusing laser light emitted out of the stack-type semiconductor laser. The focused light is guided by a laser light guiding component disposed in a diffusive reflection tube. A light guiding component guides the focused light onto a solid-state laser rod located within the diffusive reflective tube, while maintaining the length of one side of the cross section of the guided light.

Abstract: A difficulty has been given, that is, in a condition that an electrostatic chuck having an oxide layer as a dielectric layer is set in catalytic chemical vapor deposition apparatus, as a silicon thin film is repeatedly deposited on a workpiece held by the electrostatic chuck, adsorbing power of the electrostatic chuck is gradually decreased, and finally the chuck does not adsorb a substrate at all. Thus, a dielectric layer on a surface of the electrostatic chuck is covered with an insulating film containing silicon nitride or silicon oxide. Thus, since damage to a chuck surface can be prevented, the damage being due to hydrogen radicals generated during depositing the silicon film by the catalytic chemical vapor deposition apparatus, even if the silicon film is repeatedly deposited, power for adsorbing the substrate is not decreased, and consequently substrate temperature is stabilized during depositing the silicon film.

Abstract: An organic electronic device using an extremely thin substrate is manufactured by a simple and easy method. That is, according to the method of manufacturing the organic electronic device of the present invention, a first surface of a substrate is subjected to polishing, a protective layer is provided on the first surface, and a second surface on the back side of the first surface of the substrate is removed through etching to reduce the thickness of the substrate. As a result, the extremely thin substrate may be formed. Two extremely thin substrates manufactured through the above process are arranged such that etching surfaces thereof are opposed to each other. Then, the two substrates are bonded to each other so as to hold a layer containing a polymer material therebetween. Thereafter, the protective layer is removed. Accordingly, the organic electronic device is formed on the first surface from which the protective layer has been removed.

Abstract: A sample plate assembly for an electrophoresis apparatus including a tray at a sample supply portion of a capillary array, an adapter for the tray, a sample plate mounted on the adapter, a septer mounted on the sample plate and a septer holder mounted on the septer. Thereby, many number of samples can be automatically supplied to capillaries in a multi capillary array.

Abstract: A capillary array includes a light detection portion, a sample supply portion, a buffer solution supply portion and a voltage application portion which are necessary functions for electrophoresis, thereby, when assembling the capillary array into an electrophoresis apparatus, the same can be immediately used. Accordingly, a capillary array is provided which can be easily incorporated into an electrophoresis apparatus.

Abstract: A sample plate assembly for an electrophoresis apparatus including a tray at a sample supply portion of a capillary array, an adapter for the tray, a sample plate mounted on the adapter, a septer mounted on the sample plate and a septer holder mounted on the septer. Thereby, many number of samples can be automatically supplied to capillaries in a multi capillary array.

Abstract: A solid state laser pumping module (1) is so constructed as to have a plate-shaped non-doped medium (4) having a refractive index close to that of a thin solid state laser medium (3) and having no active material, the non-doped medium being disposed on a surface of the thin solid state laser medium (3) which is opposite to a reflecting surface of the thin solid state laser medium (3). Pumping light is reflected between the reflecting surface of the thin solid state laser medium (3) and a reflecting surface of the non-doped medium (4) arranged on a side of the opposite surface of the thin solid state laser medium (3) while pumping the thin solid state laser medium (3). A laser beam is taken out of the thin solid state laser medium.

Abstract: A capillary array includes a light detection portion, a sample supply portion, a buffer solution supply portion and a voltage application portion which are necessary functions for electrophoresis, thereby, when assembling the capillary array into an electrophoresis apparatus, the same can be immediately used. Accordingly, a capillary array is provided which can be easily incorporated into an electrophoresis apparatus.

Abstract: A manufacturing method permits easy manufacture of an organic electronic device using an extremely thin substrate. The manufacturing method includes a first step for polishing a first surface of a substrate, a second step for providing a protective polymeric layer on the first surface, a third step for etching a second surface on the back side of the first surface of the substrate to make the substrate thinner, a fourth step for providing a polymeric layer that contains a polymeric material on the etched second surface, a fifth step for removing the protective polymeric layer, and a sixth step for forming an organic electronic device on the first surface from which the protective polymeric layer has been removed.

Abstract: Conventional methods of crystallizing a semiconductor film through scanning with a pulse laser have had a problem in that variation in particle diameter or shape of a crystal grain causes variation in characteristics of a thin film transistor, which lowers display quality of a liquid crystal display. In view of this, in a method of crystallizing a semiconductor film according to the present invention, after a step of performing scanning with a first pulse laser, scanning with a second pulse laser, which has a higher energy density than that of the first pulse laser, is performed in a substantially orthogonal direction to a traveling direction of scanning with the first pulse laser. With this method, the semiconductor film can be crystallized uniformly.

Abstract: An apparatus measures individual measurement sites on a DNA chip in a short period of time. The DNA chip is irradiated by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) so as to excite fluorescent dye at each measurement site, and fluorescence emitted from the individual measurement sites is detected all at once. Since substantially uniform measurement conditions can be obtained for each measurement site, measurement accuracy increases. The read mechanism requires less space and is less costly, thereby decreasing the failure rate and virtually eliminating the need for maintenance of the apparatus.

Abstract: A capillary array electrophoretic device capable of securing a sample plate array and a buffer container three dimensionally on a tray of an autosampler. A tray (700) is provided with a guide groove (701) and a stopper (702) corresponding to guides (715, 716) of sample plate assemblies (710, 711) including a microtiter plate.

Abstract: A solid-state laser rod pumping module comprises a stack-type semiconductor laser including a plurality of bar-shaped (or rectangular) components that are stacked in a direction parallel to the axis of a solid-state laser rod, each of the plurality of bar-shaped components including a plurality of laser-light-emitting portions that are aligned and integrated in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the solid-state laser rod. The stack-type semiconductor laser has a large divergence angle in a longitudinal parallel to the axis of the solid-state laser rod.

Abstract: A solid-state light source apparatus includes a first excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a first wavelength, a second excitation laser light source for outputting a laser beam of a second wavelength, a difference frequency between the laser beam of the first wavelength and the laser beam of the second wavelength being in a terahertz band, and a semiconductor pseudo phase matching device which is disposed at a place where a first optical axis of the laser beam of the first wavelength overlaps with a second optical axis of the laser beam of the second wavelength, and generates a terahertz beam in a direction coaxial with the first and second optical axes on the basis of irradiation of the laser beams of the first and second wavelengths. Thus, high output and high efficiency terahertz wave generation can be easily and certainly realized while a narrow line width characteristic is maintained.

Abstract: A solid-state laser rod pumping module has a stack-type semiconductor laser including a plurality of bar-shaped components that are stacked in a direction parallel to the axis of a solid-state laser rod. Each bar-shaped component includes a plurality of laser-light-emitting portions that are aligned and integrated in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the solid-state laser rod. The large divergence angle of the stack-type semiconductor can be compensated by including a light focusing component for focusing laser light emitted out of the stack-type semiconductor laser. The focused light is guided by a laser light guiding component disposed in a diffusive reflection tube. A light guiding component guides the focused light onto a solid-state laser rod located within the diffusive reflective tube, while maintaining the length of one side of the cross section of the guided light.