Abstract: To enable size reduction of a display device having a touch sensor function in which a display area has a non-rectangular shape. In a display area, video lines extend in the first direction, and scan lines and common electrodes extend in the second direction. A video signal transmission circuit is arranged along a first edge of the display area, with which the one ends of the video lines are aligned. A scan line driver is arranged along a second edge of the display area, with which the ends of the scan lines and the common electrodes are aligned. The display area has a shape including an overlapping part between the first edge and the second edge. In a part of the frame area adjacent to the overlapping part, the scan line driver is arranged more outward than the video signal transmission circuit.

Abstract: A display device includes pixel electrodes formed in an image display area of a substrate, a common electrode formed in the image display area, inside signal lines formed inside the image display area, and electrically connected to the pixel electrodes, outside signal lines formed outside the image display area, and electrically connected to the inside signal lines, and a common line formed inside and outside the image display area, and electrically connected to the common electrode. An image is displayed under a control of a light using an electric field developed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode. A coupling capacitance is formed between the inside signal lines and the common electrode. The outside signal lines each include a first portion, and a second portion higher in electric resistance than the first portion and the inside signal lines.

Abstract: Discussed is a touch sensor for use in an in-cell type touch sensor panel that includes a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element has a shape such that a maximum diameter of a circle able to be inscribed in the sensor element is smaller than a diameter of a circle inscribed in a square having the same area as the sensor element.

Abstract: The plurality of stages of circuit blocks of a driver circuit in a display device include a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor is connected at its gate with a first node and controls conductivity between a scanning signal line and a first clock signal line applied with a first clock signal. The first node is at an active potential when at least any one signal of signals output from one stage in each of a forward direction and a reverse direction is at the active potential. The second transistor is connected at its gate with the first node and controls conductivity between the first clock signal line and an input signal line of another stage of circuit block.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an intermediate transfer belt to manufacture an intermediate transfer belt including at least a base material and a surface layer, includes: forming a surface layer by applying application liquid to an outer peripheral surface of the base material by using a plurality of nozzles while the base material is being rotated, the application liquid having a viscosity within a range of 0.5 to 10 mPa·s at 20° C., wherein, as for the nozzles used in the surface layer forming step, a flow rate per nozzle is set within a range of 3 to 10 mL/min, and a ratio value (m/L) between a nozzle inner diameter (m) and a center-to-center distance between nozzles (L) is set in a range of 0.05 to 0.10.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a driving source for driving the photosensitive drum, a charging roller, a cleaning roller for cleaning the charging roller, a bearing member having an space which allows the charging roller to be moved to a first position in which the charging roller is in contact with the cleaning roller and the photosensitive drum and a second position in which the charging roller is separated from the cleaning roller and is in contact with the photosensitive drum, and a biasing member which biases the bearing member.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a movable unit relatively movable between a first position and a second position, a lock portion configured to lock the movable unit to the apparatus body and an urging portion. The lock portion includes a locked member provided on one of the movable unit and the apparatus body, and a locking member provided on the other of the movable unit and the apparatus body and configured to move between a lock position and a retracting position. The urging portion is configured to urge the movable unit located at a position between the first position and the second position, toward the first position. The position between the first position and the second position is a position at which the locking member in the lock position and the locked member contact each other.

Abstract: A door holding device for apparatus includes an door mounted to the apparatus; an attraction member including a magnet and fixed the apparatus; an attracted member fixed on a mounting surface provided on the door and including a magnetic member when the door is in a closing position, the members being opposed and attracted to each other at an attraction plane when the door is closed; and a fastening member fastening the attracted member on the mounting surface. The mounting surface is provided opposed to the attracted member disposed in a side opposite from the plane, and the mounting surface and the plane are inclined, and wherein a fixed position of the attracted member to the mounting surface is adjustable in a direction perpendicular to an intersection line between planes parallel with the mounting surface and the attraction plane.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium having an ink receiving layer containing an inorganic pigment, starch, and copolymer latex on at least one surface of a base, characterized in that the inorganic pigment contains engineered calcium carbonate and kaolin, an amount of the engineered calcium carbonate is from 50% by weight or more to less than 80% by weight and an amount of the kaolin is from 10% by weight or more to less than 50% by weight with respect to a total amount of the inorganic pigment, and from 1 parts by weight or more to 10 parts by weight or less of an organic pigment having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20° C. or more is contained in the ink receiving layer with respect to 100 parts by weight of the inorganic pigment.

Abstract: A database system including: a database server for storing registration information including encrypted data encrypted using a probabilistic encryption method; and a terminal. The terminal includes: an encryption unit; a decryption unit; an encrypted search query generating unit for generating an encrypted search query obtained by encrypting a search query used for retrieving the encrypted data; and an additional processing unit for encrypting a search condition of a plaintext and transmitting a data acquisition request including the encrypted search condition. The database server holds database operation command definition information and search additional information.

Abstract: To enable size reduction of a display device having a touch sensor function in which a display area has a non-rectangular shape. In a display area, video lines extend in the first direction, and scan lines and common electrodes extend in the second direction. A video signal transmission circuit is arranged along a first edge of the display area, with which the one ends of the video lines are aligned. A scan line driver is arranged along a second edge of the display area, with which the ends of the scan lines and the common electrodes are aligned. The display area has a shape including an overlapping part between the first edge and the second edge. In a part of the frame area adjacent to the overlapping part, the scan line driver is arranged more outward than the video signal transmission circuit.

Abstract: Even when a light shielding film is provided between a transistor and a substrate, a threshold voltage of the transistor can be prevented or suppressed from being shifted. A display device includes light shielding films provided between a substrate and a semiconductor layer of a transistor including a gate electrode and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a source region and a drain region. Both of the light shielding films overlap the semiconductor layer when seen in a plan view, and are spaced apart from each other in a direction.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery, the lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed with a separator sandwiched therebetween and contained together with an electrolytic solution in an outer case including a flexible film, wherein the quantity of dissolved nitrogen in the electrolytic solution in injecting the electrolytic solution into the outer case is 100 ?g/mL or less.

Abstract: A method includes providing an indwelling tool having a magnetic body at the inside of a luminal organ by inserting the tool into a working channel inserted from a natural opening of a living body to the luminal organ, in a manner such that an axis along a length of the magnetic body is arranged substantially parallel to a length direction of the working channel; disposing the tool in a vicinity of a diseased part of the luminal organ; applying a magnetic field to the magnetic body by using a magnetic field generating device provided at the outside of the luminal organ, so as to attract the magnetic body and make a side face of the magnetic body along the axis thereof push against a tissue in the vicinity of the diseased part; and lifting a tissue around a position of the tool, which includes the diseased part, by applying a magnetic force to the magnetic body by using the magnetic field generating device.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire mountable on a 15° tapered specified rim, the pneumatic tire including a bead portion, bead core, a carcass, a steel cord reinforcing layer, and a bead rubber layer. A distance from a second line segment to a third line segment is from 4 mm to 8 mm, and a ratio R2/R1 is from 0.935 to 0.975, wherein R2 is a tire radius at a bead toe of a bead base portion and R1 is a tire radius at a bead heel.

Abstract: An inkjet recording method for printing an inkjet recording medium comprising an ink-receiving layer containing inorganic pigment, starch and copolymer latex on a surface of a base with inkjet ink as aqueous pigment ink, a content of the inorganic pigment being 10 g/m2 or more to 35 g/m2 or less in the ink-receiving layer, and a content of calcium carbonate being from 80% by weight or more to 100% by weight or less, the inkjet ink containing one or more selected from self dispersed pigment and pigment containing water-insoluble polymer particles, from 10% by weight or more to 48% by weight or less of a water-soluble organic solvent A having a boiling point of 230° C. or less, from 0% by weight or more to 5.0% by weight or less of a water-soluble organic solvent B having a boiling point of 280° C. or more, from 42% by weight or more to 70% by weight or less of water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solder paste free of reducing agents and activators, and a method for producing a soldered product in which the solder paste is used to achieve solder bonding. The solder paste for reducing gas of the present invention is a solder paste for reducing gas used together a reducing gas. The solder paste contains a solder powder; a thixotropic agent that is solid at normal temperature; and a solvent, and is free of reducing agents for removal of oxide films and free of activators for improvement of reducibility.

Abstract: To provide a heating apparatus and a method for producing a plate-like object that can heat a heating target object uniformly. The heating apparatus includes a heater 10 for heating target object W, and a support member 20 disposed on a front face 11f of the heater 10 and for supporting a face Wf of the heating target object W. The support member 20 supports the heating target object W in such a manner that: the support member 20 prevents direct heat transfer between the face Wf and the support member 20; a clearance between the front face 11f and the face Wf is maintained in a predetermined clearance S, wherein the predetermined clearance S allows a fluid to be present in the clearance but does not induce convection of the fluid. The method includes supporting the heating target object W with the support member 20, and heating the heating target object W with the heater 10 to produce the plate-like object.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a bead portions and a bead core at the bead portions, the tire being mounted to a 15°-tapered specified rim. The bead portions include a portion inward in a radial direction of an extension line of an inner circumferential surface of the bead core, the extension line extending in the lateral direction, that is positioned outward in the tire lateral direction of an imaginary line passing through a first intersection point between the extension line and a tire inner surface and extends inward in the tire radial direction from the extension line at an angle perpendicular to the extension line. An angle ? formed by the imaginary line and a line segment passing through a second intersection point between a bead base and the tire inner surface and the first intersection point between the extension line and the tire inner surface is from 0° to 25°.

Abstract: An automotive glass antenna includes (a) a defogger having first and second bus bars; (b) a first L-shape auxiliary element connected to a lower end of the first bus bar; (c) a second L-shape auxiliary element connected to an upper end of the second bus bar; (d) a feed point provided at a position near an upper portion of the first bus bar or a lower portion of the second bus bar; and (e) a main element that includes a main vertical element extending along an outside of the first or second bus bar to achieve a capacitive coupling therewith and a main horizontal element extending from the feed point in a substantially horizontal direction. This antenna is capable of receiving FM radio broadcast waves with high gain, even if it is installed in a limited blank space around the defogger.