Abstract: A scintillator plate for radiation containing a substrate having thereon a fluorescent layer, wherein the fluorescent layer contains CsF crystals.

Abstract: A battery charger is configured to use selective one of two or more power supplies including a commercial AC power supply and a DC power supply. An AC cable is fixedly secured to the body of the battery charger and a DC cable is detachably connected to the body of the battery charger. A single transformer is employed that has a first primary winding to which the AC power supply is connected a first switching element, a second primary winding to which the DC power supply is connected via a second switching element, and a secondary winding to which a battery pack to be charged is coupled.

Abstract: A radiation image detector comprising: a scintillator panel comprising a radiation transmitting substrate having thereon a phosphor layer having a columnar crystal structure produced with a vapor deposition method; a protection cover provided at a side of the radiation transmitting substrate opposite the phosphor layer, provided that incident radiation enters through the protection cover; and a flat light-receiving element provided at a side of the radiation transmitting substrate opposite the protection cover, the flat light-receiving element comprising a plurality of light-receiving pixels arranged in a two-dimensional form and capable of converting light emitted from the scintillator panel to electricity, wherein the radiation image detector satisfies the following Formula (1): W(g)<0.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and the circuit substrate is separately formed and positioned different from the array substrate of the display panel and connected to the display panel. The circuit substrate includes an insulating substrate, a conductive layer, an insulating layer to cover a part of the conductive layer, a plating layer applied to a portion of the conductive layer which is exposed from the insulating layer due to misalignment between the conductive layer and the insulating layer, and a misalignment detection pattern for detecting the misalignment between the conductive layer and the insulating layer. The misalignment detection pattern has a pattern covered by the insulating layer in a manner to prevent adherence of a plating material to the conductive layer, if the misalignment between the conductive layer and the insulating layer is smaller than a predetermined misalignment tolerance.

Abstract: A method of producing a phosphor plate comprising the step of vapor depositing a phosphor raw material on a substrate to form a phosphor layer on the substrate in a vacuum container of a vapor deposition apparatus, wherein the vapor deposition is carried out in an atmosphere of a fluorinated solvent gas having a partial pressure of 5×10?4 to 5×10?1 Pa.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a printing apparatus capable of specifying the color material concentration in ink to discharge or suck the ink in a suitable amount for suppressing degradation in print quality or ink supply failure. The printing apparatus executes printing by scanning a printhead having an orifice to discharge ink. The printing apparatus includes a scanning unit which scans the printhead without discharging the ink to generate a discharge failure orifice, and a detection unit which detects the presence of the discharge failure orifice. The color material concentration in the ink is estimated on the basis of the number of times or the time of scanning without discharging the ink required until the detection unit detects the presence of the discharge failure orifice.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus capable of high-quality recording without smudging recording media and the interior of the recording apparatus even when a frameless recording operation using reactive ink that coheres with each other when mixed together is performed. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array, and an ink absorbent facing the nozzle arrays. The first nozzle array discharges a first ink, and the second nozzle array discharges a second ink. The first and second ink is a reactive ink that coheres with each other when mixed together. During the frameless recording operation on a front edge of the recording medium, some of the first and second ink discharged from the respective nozzle arrays of the recording head adheres to the front edge, and some of the ink adheres to separate positions on the ink absorbent.

Abstract: A swing member that is provided in an ink containing chamber is swung according to movement of a carriage of a printing apparatus. Accordingly, an ink flow occurs in a hollow portion of the swing member from one of openings to the other opening, such that ink in an ink tank is stirred.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus capable of high-quality recording without smudging recording media and the interior of the recording apparatus even when a frameless recording operation using reactive ink that coheres with each other when mixed together is performed. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array, and an ink absorbent facing the nozzle arrays. The first nozzle array discharges a first ink, and the second nozzle array discharges a second ink. The first and second ink is a reactive ink that coheres with each other when mixed together. During the frameless recording operation on a front edge of the recording medium, some of the first and second ink discharged from the respective nozzle arrays of the recording head adheres to the front edge, and some of the ink adheres to separate positions on the ink absorbent.

Abstract: Nanoparticles are disclosed, comprising a core and a shell, wherein the core comprises germanium (Ge) and the shell comprises an inorganic material, and the nanoparticles exhibit an average core size of 1 to 50 nm. A biosubstance labeling agent by use thereof is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of producing a phosphor plate comprising the step of vapor depositing a phosphor raw material on a substrate to form a phosphor layer on the substrate in a vacuum container of a vapor deposition apparatus, wherein the vapor deposition is carried out in an atmosphere of a fluorinated solvent gas having a partial pressure of 5×10?4 to 5×10?1 Pa.

Abstract: A scintillator plate for radiation comprising a substrate having thereon a phosphor layer comprising CsI and two or more activators ach having a melting point different from a melting point of CsI, wherein each content of the two or more activators is 0.01% or more based on CsI; and the scintillator plate is produced by forming the phosphor layer on the substrate via a vacum evaporation method using a source material comprising CsI and two or more activators.

Abstract: A scintillator plate for radiation containing a substrate having thereon a fluorescent layer, wherein the fluorescent layer contains CsF crystals.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of video signal lines and scanning signal lines formed on the first delimiting pixel regions, a plurality of video signal line driving circuits, and a thin film transistor formed in the pixel regions, and driven by a scanning signal from a scanning signal line. A display area contains a plurality of the pixel regions and a first and second protection element lines are formed at a peripheral portion of the display area and connected to the video signal lines by first and second high-resistance elements. A first circuit board is electrically connected with a portion of the video signal line driving circuits and a second circuit board is electrically connected with another portion of the video signal line driving circuits.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus, which includes an electromagnetic shield case supported on a circuit board, and a conductive component electrically connected to the electromagnetic shield case, for intimately contacting and sealing a gap of the electromagnetic shield case, is provided. Therefore electromagnetic shielding of the electronic apparatus is achieved using the conductive component that is used as the structural reinforcement component and also used for the purpose of shielding the gap of the electromagnetic shield case.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus capable of high-quality recording without smudging recording media and the interior of the recording apparatus even when a frameless recording operation using reactive ink that coheres with each other when mixed together is performed. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array, and an ink absorbent facing the nozzle arrays. The first nozzle array discharges a first ink, and the second nozzle array discharges a second ink. The first and second ink is a reactive ink that coheres with each other when mixed together. During the frameless recording operation on a front edge of the recording medium, some of the first and second ink discharged from the respective nozzle arrays of the recording head adheres to the front edge, and some of the ink adheres to separate positions on the ink absorbent.

Abstract: There is provided a display device of high display quality having a circuit substrate, on which electronic parts are correctly mounted in a manner to afford visually recognizing presence and absence of misalignment of a solder resist opening with ease. The display device comprises a display panel and a circuit substrate connected to the display panel, the circuit substrate comprises an insulating substrate, a conductive layer, an insulating layer to cover a part of the conductive layer, a plating layer applied to that portion of the conductive layer, which is exposed from the insulating layer, and a misalignment detection pattern for detection of misalignment between the conductive layer and the insulating layer, and the misalignment detection pattern comprises a pattern covered by the insulating layer in a manner to prevent adherence of a plating material to the conductive layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of video signal lines and scanning signal lines formed on the first delimiting pixel regions, a plurality of video signal line driving circuits, and a thin film transistor formed in the pixel regions, and driven by a scanning signal from a scanning signal line. A display area contains a plurality of the pixel regions and a first and second protection element lines are formed at a peripheral portion of the display area and connected to the video signal lines by first and second high-resistance elements. A first circuit board is electrically connected with a portion of the video signal line driving circuits and a second circuit board is electrically connected with another portion of the video signal line driving circuits.

Abstract: A radiographic image forming apparatus having a radiation source for irradiating conical radiation to a test body; a stimulable phosphor plate, arranged opposite to the radiation source with the test body sandwiched in-between for recording an intensity of radiation having passed through the test body; a rotation/displacement section for relatively rotating and displacing the radiation source with respect to the test body, by placing the test body at a rotation center; a radiation controller for controlling a radiation from the radiation source; a recording section for recording at least one sinogram into the stimulable phosphor plate by the radiation; a reading section for reading a sinogram recorded by the recording section; and an image processing section for forming a two-dimensional or three-dimensional tomographic image by reconstructing a sinogram read by the reading section.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of video signal lines and scanning signal lines formed on the first substrate, and defining pixel regions, a thin film transistor formed in the pixel regions, and driven by a scanning signal from the scanning signal line for supplying video signal from one of the video signal lines to a pixel electrode and a display area containing a plurality of the pixel regions. A first protection element line formed at a peripheral portion of the display area, and being connected to a odd-numbered ones of the video signal lines by first high-resistance elements, and a second protection element line formed at a peripheral portion of the display area, and being connected to even-numbered ones of the video signal lines by second high-resistance elements.