Abstract: A dichroic filter column (4) is provided on an incident surface (11). At least one of two end parts of a light guide plate (1) in a thickness direction is divided into a plurality of light guide paths (6), in a width direction of the light guide plate (1) by a plurality of cutout grooves (5). Portions of the plurality of light guide paths (6) on an incident surface (11) side are aligned in accordance with positions of a plurality of dichroic filters (31), respectively. The plurality of dichroic filters (31) are elements of the dichroic filter column (4).

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition containing a magenta dye which has a hue and definition suitable for inkjet recording and provides recorded matter having excellent fastness such as light resistance, ozone gas resistance and the like. Also disclosed is the magenta dye. The ink composition contains, as a dye, at least one anthrapyridone dye represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof. In formula (1), Xa-Xc each independently represents an anilino group substituted by a carboxy group, a hydroxy group, or the like; R represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 represents an alkyl group or the like; and R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group and R3 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted a heteroaryl group, respectively; and with regard to the substitution positions of —SO2R3 and —SO3H whose substitution position are not specified and the both of which the benzene ring has thereon, one of their substitution positions is the para-position and the other thereof is the ortho-position to the substitution position of the nitrogen atom by which said benzene ring is substituted, and the compound of the present invention or a salt thereof has a hue which possesses high vividness suitable for inkjet recording, and provides a magenta coloring matter having higher fastnesses on recorded matter and excellent storage stability.

Abstract: Surface light source device includes: point light sources (13); light guide plate (1) having (i) two end parts in length direction, one of which serves as incident surface (2), and (ii) two end parts in thickness direction which serve as exit surface (7) and back surface (8), light guide plate (1) directing light, emitted from point light sources (13), incident on incident surface (2), so as to cause light to exit from substantially entire area of exit surface (7); and reflector (14) which reflects, toward incident surface (2), part of light which is emitted from point light sources (13) and is then reflected from incident surface (2). Incident surface (2) has elliptic arc (10) which is concave part having surface shape along elliptic arc identical to elliptic arc which is part of ellipse (31) having two focal points corresponding to point light sources (13) and reflector (14).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarizer provided on a surface of the first substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a second polarizer provided on a surface of the second substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a first phase compensation element provided between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal layer; and a second phase compensation element provided between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal layer. A plurality of pixel areas are provided for display. The first substrate includes at least one transmissive electrode, and the second substrate includes a reflective electrode region and a transmissive electrode region in correspondence with each of the plurality of pixel areas.

Abstract: A four-way valve (12) includes a valve housing (14) having a valve chamber (30) inside; connection openings (62, 64, 66) opening in the inner surface of the valve chamber (30); a slide valve element (24) for controlling communication between the connection openings (62, 64, 66) according to a sliding position thereof; and a drive mechanism for driving the slide valve element (24),the drive mechanism having a sleeve (80) defining a cylinder bore (86) inside; a piston (78) slidably fitted in the cylinder bore (86); a valve rod (76) attached with the slide valve element (24); a pilot pressure chamber (88) supplied with pilot pressure for sliding the piston (78); and an O-ring (94) supporting the sleeve (80) inside the valve housing (14), the O-ring (94) securing a gap (98) between the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve (80) and the inner circumferential surface of the valve housing (14).

Abstract: A color filter layer includes a first region and a second region, wherein the number of times that light used for display is transmitted through the color filter layer is different between the first region and the second region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ammonium salt or a sodium salt of an anthrapyridone compound represented by the following the formula (1): and an ink composition containing these; said compound has a hue with high vividness and high brightness suitable for inkjet recording; recorded matters recorded with an ink composition containing said compound is excellent in fastnesses such as light fastness and ozone fastness, and also particularly water fastness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, n represents an integer number of 1 to 3, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group, R3 represents an anilino group having, as a substituent, at least one group selected from the group consisting of sulfo group, a carboxy group, an alkoxy group, a carbamoyl group, an cyano group, an alkyl group, an anilino group, a phenoxy group, an amino group, a hydroxy group and a mercapto group, an unsubstituted anilino group or the like, or a salt thereof, and provides a magenta coloring matter (compound) having high solubility in water and a hue and vividness which are suitable for inkjet recording and being excellent in fastnesses such as light fastness, moisture fastness and ozone gas fastness on recorded matter; and a magenta ink composition containing it.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: [wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group and R3 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C5-C12 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl group, respectively; and with regard to the substitution positions of —SO2R3 and —SO3H whose substitution position are not specified and the both of which the benzene ring has thereon, one of their substitution positions is the para-position and the other thereof is the ortho-position to the substitution position of the nitrogen atom by which said benzene ring is substituted], and the compound of the present invention or a salt thereof has a hue which possesses high vividness suitable for inkjet recording, and provides a magenta coloring matter having higher fastnesses on recorded matter and excellent storage

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarizer provided on a surface of the first substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a second polarizer provided on a surface of the second substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a first phase compensation element provided between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal layer; and a second phase compensation element provided between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal layer. A plurality of pixel areas are provided for display. The first substrate includes at least one transmissive electrode, and the second substrate includes a reflective electrode region and a transmissive electrode region in correspondence with each of the plurality of pixel areas.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dye-containing blue color composition for color filter, including a triarylmethane-based dye having a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a phenyl group which may have a substituent or a benzyl group which may have a substituent, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19 and R20 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or a halogen atom and X represents a tristrifluoromethanesulfonylmethide anion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof and provides a magenta coloring matter having a very vivid hue suitable for inkjet recording, being strong in fastnesses of recorded matters, and having an excellent storage stability: wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group, and R3 represents an alkyl group which may have an aryl group, a heterocycle group, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group and the like on the alkyl group and further may have a substituent on the aryl group and the heterocycle group respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein, n represents an integer number of 1 to 3, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group, R3 represents an anilino group having, as a substituent, at least one group selected from the group consisting of sulfo group, a carboxy group, an alkoxy group, a carbamoyl group, an cyano group, an alkyl group, an anilino group, a phenoxy group, an amino group, a hydroxy group and a mercapto group, an unsubstituted anilino group or the like), or a salt thereof, and provides a magenta coloring matter (compound) having high solubility in water and a hue and vividness which are suitable for inkjet recording and being excellent in fastnesses such as light fastness, moisture fastness and ozone gas fastness on recorded matter; and a magenta ink composition containing it.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarizer provided on a surface of the first substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a second polarizer provided on a surface of the second substrate which is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer; a first phase compensation element provided between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal layer; and a second phase compensation element provided between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal layer. A plurality of pixel areas are provided for display. The first substrate includes at least one transmissive electrode, and the second substrate includes a reflective electrode region and a transmissive electrode region in correspondence with each of the plurality of pixel areas.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a nonnatural amino acid represented by the following formula (C): which is characterized by reacting a compound represented by the following formula (A1), a compound represented by the following formula (A2) and a compound represented by the following formula (A3) (step 1): to form a compound represented by the following formula (B): and then subjecting the compound (B) to deprotection of protective groups of carboxyl groups and to decarboxylation (wherein X1 and X2 are a leaving group, R1 is an aromatic group, an unsaturated heterocyclic group, or R6CO group, R2 and R3 are a protected carboxyl group, R4 is a protected amino group, R5 is hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group, R6 is an aromatic group or an unsaturated heterocyclic group, etc., and p, q and r are an integer of 0 to 10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof, and can provide a magenta coloring matter having a highly vivid hue suitable for inkjet recording, a high fastness to recorded matters, and an excellent storage stability; wherein R1 represents a benzyl group wherein the phenyl group of the benzyl group may be further substituted by a methyl group, a chlorine atom or a nitro group, 1-naphthylmethyl group or the like, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof and provides a magenta coloring matter having a very vivid hue suitable for inkjet recording, being strong in fastnesses of recorded matters, and having an excellent storage stability: {wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group, and R3 represents an alkyl group (which may have an aryl group, a heterocycle group, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group and the like on the alkyl group and further may have a substituent on the aryl group and the heterocycle group) respectively}

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a hydroxy lower alkyl group, a cyclohexyl group or a (mono- or di-alkylamino) alkyl group, X represents a cross-linking group represented by the formula: —NH—(CH2)n-NH—??(201) wherein, n is 2 to 8 and another cross-linking group, respectively or a salt thereof, a magenta ink composition containing the anthrapyridone compound, and a colored product therewith; said compound has a hue having a high vividness suitable for inkjet recording, a recorded matter therewith has strong fastnesses particularly such as light fastness and ozone fastness, and the ink composition has an excellent storage stability, whereby said compound is useful as a magenta coloring matter suitable for inkjet recording.

Abstract: A color filter layer includes a first region and a second region, wherein the number of times that light used for display is transmitted through the color filter layer is different between the first region and the second region.