Abstract: When at least one scope of 0.5 mm square or more of a surface of an optical sheet having the unevenness is measured, height data of each of a plurality of pixels of an image obtained is determined, an approximated surface is calculated, from the height data of each pixel, for a minute region of 100 ?m2 or less, and a calculation is repeatedly performed to obtain an inclination angle between: (i) a flat surface appearing after the unevenness is imaginarily removed and: (ii) the approximated surface, while two-dimensionally shifting the minute region at equal intervals along the flat surface by using at least one of the pixels as a unit to obtain a plurality of minute regions, a total area of some of the minute regions each having the inclination angle of 30° or more, accounts for 30% or more of a total area of all the minute regions.

Abstract: This composite material blade, which is formed using a composite material including reinforcing fibers and resin, and which has a positive pressure surface and a negative pressure surface, is provided with a ventral part, being the part on the positive pressure surface side in a blade thickness direction, which is the direction joining the positive pressure surface and the negative pressure surface, a dorsal part, being the part on the negative pressure surface side in the blade thickness direction, and a metal shield portion which is provided on the leading edge side, being the upstream side in a flow direction in which a fluid flows, wherein: the metal shield portion includes a main body portion provided on the leading edge side, and an embedded portion which is provided on the trailing edge side, being the downstream side in the flow direction, of the main body portion, and which is provided between the ventral part and the dorsal part; and the plate thickness of the metal shield portion in the blade thick

Abstract: A thermosensitive part sensing temperature; a temperature sensor for measurement provided in the unit and measuring temperature by contacting the unit with a body to be measured; a temperature detecting part detecting, from when the unit contacts the body, the time when the sensor senses a difference from an initial temperature of the sensor, and a measured temperature of the sensor at that time, and detecting, from when the difference is sensed, a time after a certain length of time and a measured temperature of the sensor at that time; an estimating part estimating, from the time when the difference is sensed and a time after a certain length of time, the time when the thermosensitive part contacts the body, and the measured temperature at that time; and a heat conduction analyzing part estimating the measured temperature based on output information from the temperature detecting part and the estimating part.

Abstract: A temperature measurement device (10) comprises: a thermosensitive unit (41) that senses temperature; a thin film thermosensitive element (1) for measurement capable of measuring the temperature by bringing the thermosensitive unit (41) into contact with a subject; a thin film thermosensitive element (2) for protective heating disposed to enable heat exchange with the thin film thermosensitive element (1) via an insulating layer (S1), and controlled so that the temperature thereof is equal to the temperature of the thin film thermosensitive element (1); a temperature control element (3) capable of causing the thin film thermosensitive element (1) to be in a temperature state in which the temperature thereof is a certain degree lower than the temperature of the subject; and a control processing unit (5) controlling the thin film thermosensitive element (1), the thin film thermosensitive element (2), and the temperature control element (3).

Abstract: A camera module advantageous in simplifying an assembly process is provided. A camera module 22 includes a barrel unit 66 having a housing space S; a lens holding unit 68 which holds an imaging optical system 34, which is housed in the housing space S, and which is supported such that the lens holding unit 68 is movable along an optical axis of the imaging optical system 34; an image pickup element 29 which is disposed in the barrel unit 66 and which picks up an object image guided by the imaging optical system 34; and a driving unit 72 which moves the lens holding unit 68 along the optical axis of the imaging optical system 34. The barrel unit 66 includes an inner barrel 80 in which the housing space S is formed and an outer barrel 78 disposed outside the inner barrel 80. A retaining plate 86 includes a front plate portion 86A and two side plate portions 86B.

Abstract: A mesh sheet of the present invention is a mesh sheet in which a metal mesh comprising fine bands is laminated on a surface of a base substrate, the mesh sheet being used and adhered along a surface of an arbitrary member having a curved surface portion. The metal mesh has a part in which the fine band positioned between connection points of the fine bands which are adjacent to each other is a curved line so as to absorb stress relative to deformation to be placed along the curved surface portion with a large curvature without destructing the metal mesh.

Abstract: A lens holding member (30) is molded by filling a molten synthetic resin from a gate of a mold into a product cavity, and a portion corresponding to the gate of the mold for molding remains thereon as a gate portion (72). By mounting a coil (52) on a rear cylindrical face (60), an adhesive filling recess (70) that opens in a direction parallel to an optical axis of an image pickup optical system (28) is defined by a center face (66), side faces (68) standing from both sides of the center face (66), an outer face (58), and an inner peripheral surface of the coil (52). The gate portion (72) is provided on the center face (66) of the adhesive filling recess (70). By filling the adhesive filling recess (74) with adhesive B, an outer peripheral portion of the lens holding member (30) and an inner peripheral portion of the coil (52) are bonded together, and the gate portion (72) is buried in the adhesive B.

Abstract: A camera module (22) that is advantageous in increasing the endurance and impact resistance is provided. The camera module (22) includes a barrel unit (66), a lens holding unit (68), springs (70), an image pickup element (29), and a driving unit (72). The barrel unit (66) includes a front barrel (78) and a rear barrel (80). The driving unit (72) moves the lens holding unit (68) along an optical axis of an imaging optical system (34), and includes magnets (74) and coils (76). The two magnets (74) are disposed on the lens holding unit (68) at positions having the optical axis therebetween and extend parallel to a single imaginary plane which passes through the optical axis. The coils (76) are respectively disposed on the barrel unit (66) at two positions where the coils (76) face the magnets (74).

Abstract: A camera module includes a rear lens barrel, a front lens barrel assembled to the rear lens barrel, the front lens barrel and the rear lens barrel together forming a housing space, a lens holder that holds an imaging optical system and is housed in the housing space, a guiding mechanism that movably supports the lens holder along the optical axis of the imaging optical system, and a driving unit that moves the lens holder along the optical axis of the imaging optical system, the driving unit including a magnet provided in the lens holder and a coil that faces the magnet. The rear lens barrel has a bottom wall that faces the housing space. The coil includes first and second coils disposed in the rear lens barrel on opposite sides of the optical axis in the housing space.

Abstract: A mesh sheet of the present invention is a mesh sheet in which a metal mesh comprising fine bands is laminated on a surface of a base substrate, the mesh sheet being used and adhered along a surface of an arbitrary member having a curved surface portion. The metal mesh has a part in which the fine band positioned between connection points of the fine bands which are adjacent to each other is a curved line so as to absorb stress relative to deformation to be placed along the curved surface portion with a large curvature without destructing the metal mesh.

Abstract: A camera module advantageous in simplifying an assembly process is provided. A camera module 22 includes a barrel unit 66 having a housing space S; a lens holding unit 68 which holds an imaging optical system 34, which is housed in the housing space S, and which is supported such that the lens holding unit 68 is movable along an optical axis of the imaging optical system 34; an image pickup element 29 which is disposed in the barrel unit 66 and which picks up an object image guided by the imaging optical system 34; and a driving unit 72 which moves the lens holding unit 68 along the optical axis of the imaging optical system 34. The barrel unit 66 includes an inner barrel 80 in which the housing space S is formed and an outer barrel 78 disposed outside the inner barrel 80. A retaining plate 86 includes a front plate portion 86A and two side plate portions 86B.

Abstract: A lens holding member (30) is molded by filling a molten synthetic resin from a gate of a mold into a product cavity, and a portion corresponding to the gate of the mold for molding remains thereon as a gate portion (72). By mounting a coil (52) on a rear cylindrical face (60), an adhesive filling recess (70) that opens in a direction parallel to an optical axis of an image pickup optical system (28) is defined by a center face (66), side faces (68) standing from both sides of the center face (66), an outer face (58), and an inner peripheral surface of the coil (52). The gate portion (72) is provided on the center face (66) of the adhesive filling recess (70). By filling the adhesive filling recess (74) with adhesive B, an outer peripheral portion of the lens holding member (30) and an inner peripheral portion of the coil (52) are bonded together, and the gate portion (72) is buried in the adhesive B.

Abstract: To provide a communication system which enables to mutually find out a presence status of a communication counterpart in real time between users of an instant message service and enables to transmit and receive a message to and from the communication counterpart who uses a different message type. An IPM server converts a message type of an instant message transmitted from an SMS client, an MMS client, or an IPM client so as to match that of a destination terminal, acquires presence status information indicating whether or not the clients are communicable, and notifies each of the clients of the acquired presence status information.

Abstract: A camera module (22) that is advantageous in increasing the endurance and impact resistance is provided. The camera module (22) includes a barrel unit (66), a lens holding unit (68), springs (70), an image pickup element (29), and a driving unit (72). The barrel unit (66) includes a front barrel (78) and a rear barrel (80). The driving unit (72) moves the lens holding unit (68) along an optical axis of an imaging optical system (34), and includes magnets (74) and coils (76). The two magnets (74) are disposed on the lens holding unit (68) at positions having the optical axis therebetween and extend parallel to a single imaginary plane which passes through the optical axis. The coils (76) are respectively disposed on the barrel unit (66) at two positions where the coils (76) face the magnets (74).

Abstract: A camera module includes a rear lens barrel, a front lens barrel assembled to the rear lens barrel, the front lens barrel and the rear lens barrel together forming a housing space, a lens holder that holds an imaging optical system and is housed in the housing space, a guiding mechanism that movably supports the lens holder along the optical axis of the imaging optical system, and a driving unit that moves the lens holder along the optical axis of the imaging optical system, the driving unit including a magnet provided in the lens holder and a coil that faces the magnet. The rear lens barrel has a bottom wall that faces the housing space. The coil includes first and second coils disposed in the rear lens barrel on opposite sides of the optical axis in the housing space.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bipolar transistor semiconductor device wherein the active regions of a transistor are formed in an opening provided in an insulating film, electrodes are led out by a polycrystalline silicon film formed on the insulating film, and the upper surfaces of the emitter and base electrodes and the exposed surface of the insulating film are substantially even.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a bipolar transistor which comprises an n-type Si semiconductor body having a convex portion, an insulation film covering the surface of the semiconductor body other than the convex portion, and a p-type polycrystalline Si layer formed on the insulation film. A p-type region formed in the convex portion serves as an intrinsic base region, the polycrystalline Si layer serves as an extrinic base region, an n-type region formed in the intrinsic base region serves as an emitter region, and the body serves as a collector region.

Abstract: A radiation-hardened semiconductor device including a bipolar transistor is disclosed in which a highly-doped layer equal in conductivity type to and larger in impurity concentration than the base region of the transistor is formed in that portion of the surface of the base region which exists beneath an insulating film, to prevent minority carriers injected into the base region, from reaching the above-mentioned surface portion. Thus, the injected minority carriers can reach a collector region without being extinguished by the recombination at the surface of the base region.

Abstract: A bipolar transistor comprises an n-type Si semiconductor body having a convex portion, an insulation film covering the surface of the semiconductor body other than the convex portion, and a p-type polycrystalline Si layer formed on the insulation film. A p-type region formed in the convex portion serves as an intrinsic base region, the polycrystalline Si layer serves as an extrinsic base region, an n-type region formed in the intrinsic base region serves as an emitter region, and the body serves as a collector region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device wherein the active regions of a transistor are formed in an opening provided in an insulating film, electrodes are led out by a polycrystalline silicon film formed on the insulating film, and the upper surfaces of the emitter and base electrodes and the exposed surface of the insulating film are substantially even.