Abstract: A painting machine includes a powder paint spray gun, a mixer for mixing a plurality of powder paints having different colors, and a control device controlling an amount of each powder paint supplied to the powder paint spray gun so that a mixing ratio of the powder paints is continuously changed.

Abstract: Provided is a non-single-crystal germanium thin film transistor having a gate insulating film capable of reducing the interface state density between an active layer and the gate insulating film. This thin film transistor has an active layer made of a non-single-crystal germanium film, and a gate oxide film substantially made of zirconium oxide or hafnium oxide.

Abstract: In control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, the vehicle having a continuously variable transmission associated with a vehicular engine and including a belt that transmits a revolution of a primary pulley to a secondary pulley that is enabled to make a gear shift by modifying a pulley ratio between the primary and secondary pulleys with a hydraulic, a determination is made as to whether a belt slip between at least one of the primary and the secondary pulleys occurs and an output section outputs a signal to command an engine control unit to increase an engine speed by a predetermined engine speed when the belt slip is determined to occur.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer which has superior suitability for mass production and reproducibility. The process comprises the steps of preparing a first member which has a monocrystalline semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate with a separation layer arranged therebetween with a semiconductor wafer as the raw material, transferring the monocrystalline semiconductor layer onto a second member which comprises a semiconductor wafer after separating the monocrystalline semiconductor layer through the separation layer, and smoothing the surface of the semiconductor substrate after the transferring step so as to be used as a semiconductor wafer for purposes other than forming the first and second members.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer which has superior suitability for mass production and reproducibility. The process comprises the steps of preparing a first member which has a monocrystalline semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate with a separation layer arranged therebetween with a semiconductor wafer as the raw material, transferring the monocrystalline semiconductor layer onto a second member which comprises a semiconductor wafer after separating the monocrystalline semiconductor layer through the separation layer, and smoothing the surface of the semiconductor substrate after the transferring step so as to be used as a semiconductor wafer for purposes other than forming the first and second members.

Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor member comprises a first step of preparing a first member having a non-porous layer on a semiconductor substrate, and a second step of transferring the non-porous layer from the first member onto a second member, wherein use of the semiconductor substrate from which the non-porous layer is separated in the second step as a constituent material of the first member in the first step is conducted (n−1) times (“n” is a natural number not less than 2), the first and second steps are repeated n times, the semiconductor substrate is separated in n-th use in the second step and the separated semiconductor substrate is used for an use other than that of the first and second steps.

Abstract: A painting machine includes a powder paint spray gun, a mixer for mixing a plurality of powder paints having different colors, and a control device controlling an amount of each powder paint supplied to the powder paint spray gun so that a mixing ratio of the powder paints is continuously changed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for producing a color liquid crystal display device, which comprises the steps of forming a plurality of switching elements on a first transparent substrate; providing a coating layer on the plural switching elements; separately applying curable inks to predetermined opening areas between the switching elements by an ink-jet system to form a color filter; forming a transparent electrode on the color filter; forming a transparent electrode on a second transparent substrate; and charging a liquid crystal into a space between the first and second transparent substrates.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a charge storage unit, a switch unit, and a wiring unit, all of which are formed on a single substrate. A capacitor of the charge storage unit is formed at the same substrate position as that of a pattern of said wiring unit.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying images, a backlight unit disposed behind the display unit for illuminating the display unit, an inverter unit for electrically controlling the backlight unit, a controller unit for controlling the inverter unit and the display unit, and a power supply unit having an exothermic heat distribution for supplying electricity to the inverter unit and the controller unit. The inverter unit and controller unit are disposed behind the backlight unit and the power supply unit is disposed on a side of the display unit, backlight unit, inverter unit and controller unit. The display unit, backlight unit, inverter unit, controller unit and power supply unit are disposed in a common housing. The inverter unit and the controller unit are arranged behind the backlight unit.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel consisting essentially of, in terms of weight %, not greater than 0.005% of C, not greater than 0.008% of N with the proviso that the sum of C and N is not greater than 0.009%, not greater than 0.45% of Si, not greater than 1% of Mn, 10 to 12.5% of Cr, 0.05 to 0.3% of Nb, 8.times.(C+N) to 0.3% of Ti, and the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities is produced. A ferritic stainless steel for use in exhaust system equipment for cars, which can be produced at a low finish annealing temperature and is excellent in both formability at an ordinary temperature and in high temperature strength, can be provided.

Abstract: An image reading device for reading image information of an original with reading means, includes: original pressing means including a flexible sheet, a flexible member for pressing the flexible sheet, and means for pressing the flexible member.

Abstract: In an original image reading device of this invention, a reading unit for reading an image on an original, an original convey unit for conveying the original, and a drive force transmission unit for transmitting a drive force from an apparatus main body to the original convey unit are integrally arranged on single support unit, so that the device is attachable to and detachable from said apparatus main body.

Abstract: A method of producing an optical device, includes the steps of forming a space between an optical member and a first mold and a second mold by arranging the optical member between the first mold and the second mold, at least either the first or second mold is arranged to touch one surface of the optical member. A resin member is injected through an injection port provided with the first or second mold in the formed space.

Abstract: An original image reading device includes a first supporting device having an original platen roller, provided on a side of an original opposed to an image reading device, for conveying the original at a position deviated from an original reading position, and a non-cylindrical original contact device for urging the original toward the image reading device. The original contact device is provided at the original reading position on the side of the original opposed to the image reading device. A second supporting device includes the image reading device, which has a contact-type reading sensor. The image reading device reads image information of the original by receiving a light reflected from the original. The first supporting device and the second supporting device are combined at a fulcrum at an original exit side so as to relatively rotatable. The original platen roller is separated from the second supporting device upon relative rotation of the first and second supporting devices.

Abstract: In an original image reading device of this invention, a reading unit for reading an image on an original, an original convey unit for conveying the original, and a drive force transmission unit for transmitting a drive force from an apparatus main body to the original convey unit are integrally arranged on single support unit, so that the device is attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device and an information processing apparatus having the device, provided with a photosensor substrate having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements on a light transparent substrate and a mounting plate having a resin covering the side of the photosensor substrate, including a region where the surface of the mounting plate and the surface of the photosensor substrate are substantially continuous, wherein the mounting plate and the photosensor substrate are integrated without forming level difference between the surface of mounting plate and the surface of photosensor substrate so as to be combined together simply and with low costs.

Abstract: A photoelectric converting device having a guide member includes a plurality of photoelectric converting elements disposed to confront an original sheet the image information of which is to be read; a protection layer disposed on the photoelectric converting elements; a light transmissive substrate on which the photoelectric converting elements are disposed; and a flexible guide member disposed on the original-sheet supply side of the light transmissive substrate, the guide member being disposed in such a manner that at least a portion of the guide is positioned in contact with the edge surface of the light transmissive substrate.

Abstract: To eliminate non-read time in a photoelectric converting device, a photoelectric converting section is provided in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, switching elements, matrix signal wirings, and gate drive wirings are arranged on the same substrate such that the photoelectric converting section generates parallel signals. A drive switching section is provided for applying drive signals to the gate drive wirings. A read switching section is provided for converting the parallel signals which are transferred from the matrix signal wirings into a serial signal, and for outputting the serial signal. The read switching section comprises a plurality of transfer switches respectively connected to the matrix signal wirings. The transfer switches are preferably activated together, simultaneously. A plurality of read capacitors are also provided in the read switching section to store the charges transferred through the matrix signal wirings.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus having a thin plate glass wear-resisting layer is formed on photoelectric conversion devices, drive circuit and signal lines. An original document is disposed on the wear-resisting layer to confront the photoelectric conversion devices. Light is emitted from a light source disposed to confront the light transmissive substrate on the side opposing the original document, transmitted through a light transmissive substrate and applied to the original document. Reflected light from the original document is received by the photoelectric conversion devices so that electric signals transmitted from the photoelectric conversion devices can be read out through the signal lines.