Abstract: A reflective color liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate having a light reflectibility and a second substrate having a light transmissibility. The liquid crystal layer being composed of twist-aligned nematic liquid crystal having a positive dielectric anisotropy. A circularly polarizing unit, including a single linear polarizer plate, selectively passes either right handed or left handed circularly polarized light out of natural light. The circularly polarizing unit is disposed so that a major surface of the circularly polarizing unit is on a liquid crystal layer side, the circularly polarized light exiting the circularly polarizing unit through the major surface when natural light enters the circularly polarizing unit. Various parameters of the liquid crystal layer are optimized for a liquid crystal layer having a twist angle in the range of 0° to 100°.

Abstract: A combination switch which includes a lever member operable to move relative to a stationary portion, and a position detector for detecting a position of the lever member. The position detector includes a magnet and a Hall effect sensor for detecting a strength of a magnetic field of the magnet. The magnet and the Hall effect sensor are configured to have variable relative positions to each other when the lever member moves.

Abstract: There is provided a method for forming wiring or an electrode by coating a substrate with a composition comprising (A) a complex of an amine compound and a hydrogenated aluminum compound and (B) a titanium compound or a composition comprising the complex and (C) metal particles and subjecting the obtained coating film to heating and/or a light treatment. By the method, a film can be formed that uses a conductive film forming composition with which wiring and an electrode that can be suitably used for electronic devices can be formed easily and inexpensively.

Abstract: The present invention offers reflective color liquid crystal display devices with a high contrast ratio and eye-friendly multi-color display capability, and liquid crystal display devices incorporating a touch panel arranged therefrom, of which the display is not adversely affected by the installation of a pressure sensitive input device.

Abstract: A reflective color liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate having a light reflectibility and a second substrate having a light transmissibility. The liquid crystal layer being composed of twist-aligned nematic liquid crystal having a positive dielectric anisotropy. A circularly polarizing unit, including a single linear polarizer plate, selectively passes either right handed or left handed circularly polarized light out of natural light. The circularly polarizing unit is disposed so that a major surface of the circularly polarizing unit is on a liquid crystal layer side, the circularly polarized light exiting the circularly polarizing unit through the major surface when natural light enters the circularly polarizing unit. Various parameters of the liquid crystal layer are optimized for a liquid crystal layer having a twist angle in the range of 0° to 100°.

Abstract: An acceleration sensor in which a regulation plate is fixed with adhesive onto a support frame of a sensor chip of the sensor to limit the movement of a mass portion of the sensor chip within a predetermined gap range. In the acceleration sensor, the adhesion area of the adhesive can be controlled to a predetermined value to prevent a variation of the sensitivity due to the variation of the adhesion area. The sensor chip comprises the mass portion, the frame surrounding the mass portion and having on an upper surface of the frame a plurality of the recesses to fill adhesive into, elastic support arms bridging the mass portion and the frame, and strain gauges formed on the elastic support arms. The regulation plate is fixed with paste onto the frame with the predetermined gap with an upper surface of the mass portion. The paste contains hard plastic balls, of a diameter larger than the predetermined gap, mixed with adhesive. The adhesive is preferably of silicon-rubber resin.

Abstract: A high pressure rubber hose has a plurality of reinforced layers. Each reinforced layer is buried by way of an intermediate rubber layer between an inner rubber layer and an outer rubber layer, in which an organic fiber reinforced layer braided from organic fiber cords into two spiral layers or one braided layer is disposed to the inner rubber layer on the outer circumference thereof. A steel wire reinforced layer braided from steel wires into two spiral layers is disposed to the organic fiber reinforced layer at the outer circumference thereof. The braiding angle of the organic fiber reinforced layer is less than braiding angle of the steel wire reinforced layer and the braiding tension of the organic fiber reinforced layer is higher than the braiding tension of the steel wire reinforced layer.

Abstract: An alignment method for aligning first and second objects, in an exposure apparatus for transferring a pattern of the first object onto the second object as being coated with a resist, includes a process of producing an alignment offset value related to an alignment mark forming region on the second object, after formation of the resist coating thereon, and a process of aligning the first object with the second object as being coated with the resist, in the exposure apparatus, on the basis of the offset value as produced.

Abstract: Amidino derivatives represented by the following general formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention is a cosmetic product counseling system in which a user terminal is provided with skin diagnostic equipment for measurement of the skin of customers. Cosmetic products suited for the customers are selected based on skin condition data obtained from the skin diagnostic equipment before selecting a cosmetic product and attribute data entered from the user terminal which are in the server. A product selection DB is provided in which product matrices linking each item contained in the skin condition data and product characteristics of the cosmetics are stored. Then, based on result skin condition data indicating skin condition of the customer after using the selected cosmetic product and usage evaluation data entered by the customer responding to a questionnaire, the cosmetic product is reselected until a predetermined satisfaction rating is obtained from the customer.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition which, when used for the inner tube and/or outer cover of a hose, can improve the hose flexibility at an ordinary temperature and low temperature, oil resistance, and cold resistance and can reduce the production costs since it does not require a vulcanization step and a hose having said properties using this elastomer composition for its inner tube and/or outer cover and a process and apparatus for the production thereof.

Abstract: A combination switch which includes a lever member operable to move relative to a stationary portion, and a position detector for detecting a position of the lever member. The position detector includes a magnet and a Hall effect sensor for detecting a strength of a magnetic field of the magnet. The magnet and the Hall effect sensor are configured to have variable relative positions to each other when the lever member moves.

Abstract: A clamp mechanism comprises a turntable, a plurality of chuck claws, and a driving element. The turntable is rotatably driven by a motor. A disc serving as a recording medium is placed on the turntable. The chuck claws are used to hold, that is, clamp the disc on the turntable. The driving element drives the chuck claws both in both a first direction determined to clamp the disc and a second direction determined to unclamp the disc. The driving element includes a pressing portion so that travel of the chuck claws in the first direction in cases where the chuck claws are driven in the second direction. This offers stable clamping and unclamping operations of the chuck claws to detachably hold the disc on the turntable, independently of which attitude the disc takes.

Abstract: A cartridge transporting apparatus in which a disk cartridge inserted from an insertion opening is loaded into a cartridge holder in an x-direction in a three-dimensional coordinate and the cartridge holder is transported to a reproducing position in a z-direction perpendicular to the x-direction. The cartridge transporting apparatus comprises a driving roller for transporting the cartridge in its contact with a lower face of the cartridge into the cartridge holder in the x-direction, and a holder transporting mechanism for transporting the cartridge holder in the z-direction. The driving roller continues to rotate also after the holder transporting mechanism starts to transport the cartridge holder toward the reproducing position. In this configuration, the cartridge can be transported reliably.

Abstract: This invention relates to a cycloalka[b]pyridine-3-carbonylguanidine derivative represented by the following general formula (1): and a salt thereof, which can provide a drug having sodium/proton (Na+/H+) exchange transport inhibitory action.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition which, when used for the inner tube and/or outer cover of a hose, can improve the hose flexibility at an ordinary temperature and low temperature, oil resistance, and cold resistance and can reduce the production costs since it does not require a vulcanization step and a hose having said properties using this elastomer composition for its inner tube and/or outer cover and a process and apparatus for the production thereof.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a component (A) (thermoplastic polyolefin resin), component (B) (epoxy-group-containing ethylene acrylic ester copolymer rubber), and component (C) (acid-modified polyolefin resin) comprising a continuous phase of the component (A) in which the component (B) is dispersed as a dispersed phase and is cross-linked by a peroxide; a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a continuous phase of a thermoplastic polyolefin resin (A) and a dispersed phase of an epoxy-group-containing ethylene-acrylic ester copolymer rubber component (B) and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber component (C), which is dynamically cross-linked; and a hose having an inner tube, at least one reinforcing layer, and an outer cover, wherein the inner tube and the outer cover contain a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprised of a thermoplastic resin in which is blended an at least partially cross-linked elastomer component, the reinforcing layer is a brass-plated wire, and the reinforcin

Abstract: An impact-resistant display apparatus is constituted by a display panel, a drive circuit for driving the display panel, a face plate disposed in front of the display panel, and a support member for supporting the display panel and the drive circuit. The display apparatus further includes a first elastic member between a rear side of the display panel and the support member, and a second elastic member between a front side of the display panel and the face plate. The first and second elastic members may preferably respectively define and almost closed space together with adjacent associate members so as to provide an air damper-effect.

Abstract: A scheme for detecting shot boundaries in the compressed video data at high speed and high accuracy. In this shot boundary detection scheme, a Predictive-picture (P picture) change is calculated from a P picture sequence in the input video data which is compressed by an inter-frame/inter-field forward direction prediction coding scheme, according to coded data contained in the P picture sequence, while an Intra-picture (I picture) change is calculated from an I picture sequence in the input video data which is compressed by an intra-frame/intra-field coding scheme, according to coded data contained in the I picture sequence. Then, a shot boundary is detected by evaluating both the P picture change and the I picture change.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel for data display comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates and a liquid crystal disposed between the substrates, a sheet of substantially transparent protection plate disposed opposite to and with a prescribed gap from a display surface of the liquid crystal panel for protecting the liquid crystal panel, and a polarizer sheet for selectively transmitting light having a plane of polarization in a prescribed direction disposed on at least the display surface of the liquid crystal panel. The display apparatus further includes an anti-reflection film disposed on at least a front surface on an opposite side with respect to the liquid crystal panel of the protection plate among two surfaces of the protection plate and a surface of the polarizer sheet.