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Provided is a touch panel including a substrate (2) having a detection region (4) provided on a front surface (3) thereof and a wiring region (6) provide outside the detection region (4), in which the detection region (4) has a plurality of detection electrodes (5) for detecting the presence of a conductor (19) formed therein, and the wiring region (6) has wiring electrodes (7) for transmitting a detection signal formed therein. The touch panel further includes a first shield electrode for shielding against noise from outside, the first shield electrode being formed on an outer periphery of the substrate (2).

A fuel cell has a unit cell whose output is increased. A unit cell of a fuel cell includes a cathode electrode having a gas diffusion layer and an electrode catalyst layer. The electrode catalyst layer is made of carbon black carrying a Pt—Mn-based alloy such as a Pt—Mn alloy on its particle surface. For operating the fuel cell which includes the cathode electrode, it is preferable to make the pressure of an oxygen-containing gas supplied to the cathode electrode higher than the pressure of an hydrogen-containing gas supplied to an anode electrode to make the pressure at the cathode electrode higher than the pressure at the anode electrode.

In a non-aqueous electrolyte battery using titanium oxide or lithium titanate as a negative electrode material for negative electrode, polymeric electrolyte is interposed between the negative electrode and a positive electrode. If titanium oxide or lithium titanate is used as the negative electrode material for negative electrode and the polymeric electrolyte is interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, the polymeric electrolyte is less liable to be decomposed by catalytic reduction induced by titanium oxide or lithium titanate. This prevents decline in the charge / discharge efficiency which occurs when a non-aqueous electrolyte solution is used. Thus, the non-aqueous electrolyte battery excellent in charge / discharge efficiency is provided.

A laminate which can easily attain safety standards such as impact resistance, while cost reduction is aimed for, for example, when the laminate is provided on a display viewing surface, and a display apparatus using this laminate are provided. By using a filter for a display having a specified parameter and a specified thickness, the impact resistance is enhanced. By using the filter for the display containing a transparent adhesive layer having a specified Young's modulus and a specified thickness, the impact resistance is enhanced. By using the filter for the display containing a transparent resin layer having a specified Young's modulus and a specified thickness, the impact resistance is enhanced. By using the filter for the display containing an impact absorption layer having a specified penetration and a specified thickness, the impact resistance is enhanced.

A yellow toner for developing electrostatic images is formed of yellow toner particles containing a binder resin and a yellow colorant. The yellow toner has a storage modulus G'180 at 180 DEG C. and a minimum storage modulus G'min(120-170) in a temperature range of 120-170 DEG C. giving a ratio [G'180 / G'min(120-170)] of 2.0-8.0. The binder resin comprises a polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of 50-65 DEG C. and an acid value of 2.0-25.0 mgKOH / g. The yellow toner is a compound represented by Formula (1) below: Formula (1): The primary particles of the yellow colorant exhibit a length / breadth ratio of at most 1.5. The yellow colorant is dispersed in the toner particles as independent particles (including primary particles and secondary particles) providing a number-average particle size of 0.1-0.7 mu m. The yellow toner is provided with improved fixability and anti-offset property as well as good color toner performances.

A toner for developing an electrostatic image includes a binder resin, a colorant and a wax. The toner shows heat-absorption characteristics represented by a DSC heat-absorption curve obtained on temperature increase in a temperature range of 30-150 DEG C. by a differential scanning colorimeter (DSC). The DSC heat-absorption curve shows a maximum heat-absorption peak (P1) in a temperature range of 70-90 DEG C. The DSC curve also provides a differential curve showing a first maximum (Max1) on a lowest temperature side at a temperature (T1) of 50-65 DEG C., showing a second maximum (Max2) on a next lowest temperature side at a temperature (T2) of 65-85 DEG C., and showing a minimum (Min1) on a highest temperature side at a temperature (T3) of at least 95 DEG C. Because of the DSC heat-absorption characteristics, the toner exhibits excellent fixability (including anti-offset characteristic) over a wide temperature range and excellent continuous image forming characteristic.

A press-clamping portion 13 includes a pair of braid press-fastening portions 17 which extend in an upstanding manner respectively from opposite side edges of a terminal bottom plate portion 11, and can be press-connected to a braid 15 of a coaxial cable 3 by press-fastening, and a connecting piece portion 25 which can be inserted at its distal end portion between an inner insulating layer 23 of the coaxial cable 3 and the braid 15 from the end side of the coaxial cable 3 so that the braid 15 can be held between the connecting piece portion 25 and distal end portions of the braid press-fastening portions 17. Grooves 29 of a triangular cross-section are formed in an inner surface of the press-clamping portion 13, and extend in respective directions intersecting a direction of insertion of the coaxial cable 3. Each of the grooves 29 is formed such that that corner of the triangle, defining a bottom of the groove 29, is located upstream of a center of an opening of the groove 29 in the direction of insertion of the coaxial cable 3.

A luminescence device having a layer containing a metal coordination compound which has a partial structure. MLm of formula (2) below and is preferably entirely represented by formula (3) below: MLmL′n  (3) wherein M denotes a metal atom of Ir, Pt, Rh or Pd; represent mutually different bidentate ligands; m is 1 or 2 or 3; n is 0 or 1 or 2 with the proviso that m+n=2 or 3; the partial structure MLm is represented by formula (2) below (wherein B is an isoquinolyl group bonded to the metal M with its N and including a position-1 carbon atom bonded to a cyclic group A which includes the C bonded to the metal M), and the partial structure ML′n is represented by formula (4), (5) or (6) shown below. There is provided a luminescence device capable of high-efficiency luminescence and long-term high luminance and adapted to red luminescence.

A toner is formed of toner particles each comprising a binder resin and iron oxide particles dispersed therein. The toner particles are characterized by uniform but non-surface-exposed dispersion of the iron oxide particles within the toner particles as represented by (i) a carbon content (A) and an iron content (B) giving a ratio B / A<0.001 at surfaces of the toner particles as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, (ii) an average circularity of at least 0.970, and (iii) at least 50% by number of toner particles satisfying D / C<=0.02, wherein C denotes a projection area-equivalent circular diameter of each toner particle and D denotes a minimum distance of iron oxide particles from a surface of the toner particle, based on a sectional view of the toner particle as observed through a transmission electron microscope (TEM).

An automatic teller machine capable of verifying the authenticity of bank notes while maintaining high-speed execution of transactions. The machine comprises a bill validator outputs a result of verification of whether a received note could be classified or not, and a cash box for notes unclassified by verification results, and a cash box for notes other than unclassified notes. After transaction hours, re-verification is carried out, in which notes are retrieved one sheet at a time from the unclassified note box and sensed again by a sensor, and the bill validator receives a signal from the sensor and re-verifies the note by using an algorithm with higher accuracy than in verification at the time of a receiving transaction.

A liquid storage unit including a first liquid storage chamber having a constant volume and being capable of holding liquid supplied from a liquid tank; a second liquid storage chamber communicating with the first liquid storage chamber; a pressure control chamber configured to change a pressure of the pressure control chamber through actuation of a pressure control unit; and an elastic member being configured to tightly partition the second liquid storage chamber and the pressure control chamber from each other and being deformable so as to increase and decrease a volume of the second liquid storage chamber in accordance with the pressure of the pressure control chamber. The elastic member is capable of removing bubbles in the first liquid storage chamber by increasing and decreasing the volume of the second liquid storage chamber through the deformation.

A lens holding jig used for immersing a lens (L) in a liquid by holding the lens (L) at at least three positions that are side holding portions (41, 42) for holding both left and right edges of the lens (L), and at a lower-side holding portion (43) for holding the lower edge of the lens (L). The jig is structured such that the side holding portions (41, 42) each have a letter V-shaped holding portion (404) for holding the edge of the lens and have a vertically extending portion (403) extending downward from the V-shaped holding portion (404) along the edge of the lens (L). Further, a lower-side holding portion (1) is structured so as to have a support plate (11) having at its upper end a cut-out portion (110) for supporting an end edge of a lens (L2), and an auxiliary plate (12) formed in one piece with the support plate (11) at an intersection angle. The jig can reduce as much as possible the occurrence of appearance defect of a lens at the side holding portions for supporting the sides of a lens and at the lower-side holding portion for supporting the lower side of the lens.

A polishing method and a polishing apparatus particularly suitable for finishing a surface of a substrate of a compound semiconductor containing an element such as Ga or the like to a desired level of flatness, so that a surface of a substrate of a compound semiconductor containing an element of Ga can be flattened with high surface accuracy within a practical processing time. In the presence of water (232) such as weak acid water, water with air dissolved therein, or electrolytic ion water, a surface of a substrate (142) made of a compound semiconductor containing either one of Ga, Al, and In and the surface of a polishing pad (242) having an electrically conductive member (264) in an area of the surface which is held in contact with the substrate (142) are relatively moved while being held in contact with each other, thereby polishing the surface of the substrate (142).

A touch panel has a substrate with a front surface, a detection region provided on the front surface, and a wiring region provided on the front surface outside the detection region. Detection electrodes are formed in the detection region and are electrically insulated from one another. Wiring electrodes are formed in the wiring region and are electrically connected to the detection electrodes for transmitting a detection signal. A shield electrode is formed on an outer periphery of the front surface of the substrate for shielding the detection electrodes and the wiring electrodes against external noise.

A connector includes a ground terminal connected to a braid shield of a coaxial cable at an end portion thereof, a housing receiving the ground terminal therein, and an earth plate for connecting the ground terminal to a mating member of a conductive nature provided outside the housing. The earth plate is formed by pressing a single metal sheet into a predetermined shape, and includes a housing retaining portion for being retainingly mounted on the housing, a terminal retaining / connecting portion for being engaged with the ground terminal to retain the ground terminal within the housing and also to be electrically connected to the ground terminal, and a grounding portion for electrical connection to the mating member.

A connector includes a ground terminal connected to a braid shield of a coaxial cable at an end portion thereof, a housing receiving the ground terminal therein, and an earth plate for connecting the ground terminal to a mating member of a conductive nature provided outside the housing. The earth plate is formed by pressing a single metal sheet into a predetermined shape, and includes a housing retaining portion for being retainingly mounted on the housing, a terminal retaining / connecting portion for being engaged with the ground terminal to retain the ground terminal within the housing and also to be electrically connected to the ground terminal, and a grounding portion for electrical connection to the mating member.

There is provided a coating film applied onto structural members of automotive body, such as drive shaft, which coating film is formed by hardening of a coating composition comprising an epoxy resin powder coating material and at least either a polyolefin resin or a modified olefin resin containing a polar group. As the polyolefin resin or modified olefin resin containing a polar group, there can be selected those of 0.1 to 80 g / 10 min melt index at 190° C. and −100° to −20° C. brittle temperature. In the coating composition, the ratio between epoxy resin powder coating material and polyolefin resin or modified olefin resin containing a polar group on a weight ratio basis is set for 1 to 70 : 99 to 30.

There is provided an electric motor that requires reduced manpower for assembling core members and is capable of being assembled in a shorter period of time. A height difference surface 225 on which a circuit board 5 for driving control is mounted is provided between a first inner peripheral surface 222 and a second inner peripheral surface 223, the tip end of a terminal pin 6 is projected in a part of the height difference surface 225, and further a first concave portion 228 formed by recessing the surroundings of the terminal pin 6 in the axis line direction of the terminal pin is provided in the height difference surface 225.

An electric connection box is mounted within an engine room of a vehicle. A bus bar and a current sensor are sequentially mounted on a lower cover, and an upper cover is joined to the lower cover to cover the bus bar and the current sensor. The current sensor is molded integrally with the upper cover. With this construction, the current sensor and the bus bar are less liable to be displaced relative to each other, and the number of the component parts, as well as time and labor required for an assembling operation, is reduced.

The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film provided on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a porous metal film provided on the insulating film; a protective film provided on the porous metal film, and having an opening portion for defining a pad region; and a wire wire-bonded to the porous metal film in the pad region. The stress generated by the impact of wire-bonding is mostly absorbed in the porous metal film owing to the distortion of the porous metal film, preventing generation of cracks in the insulating film.

A light emitting device which is substantially free from misrecognition occurring due to external light and is less conspicuous. The light emitting device includes an inner lens subjected to a half mirror treatment and provided around a light emitting member. The inner lens is tubular, and has a half mirror formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof by metal coating. The inner lens surrounds the light emitting member, and its lower portion is retained by a case. An engagement cover is attached to an upper portion of the inner lens. Thus, the inner lens is fixed to the outer cover, and prevents external light from intruding into the inner lens.

A level shifter that accommodates lower driving voltage of a driver circuit and has a sufficient capability of converting the amplitude of an input signal even when the voltage amplitude of the input signal is low is provided. A level shifter utilizing a current mirror circuit 150 and a differential circuit 160 is used in a portion for converting the voltage amplitude of the signal. Since the potential difference of a signal input through transistors 105 and 106 to the differential circuit 120 is amplified and outputted, the voltage amplitude can be normally converted without influence of the threshold of a transistor even when the voltage amplitude of the input signal is low.

There is provided a highly reliable autoanalyzer less liable to sample and reagent carry-over and capable of preventing contamination and precisely pipetting samples and reagents. Using a sample pipetting nozzle 27 having water-repellent surfaces, a sample is pipetted from a sample cell 25 to a reaction cell 4 having a hydrophilic bottom face.

Disclosed herein is a flame retardant hydraulic oil excellent in the flame retardancy, heat stability and oxidative stability, unaccompanied by the dangers of pinhole fire and giving rise to no environmental contamination.This flame retardant hydraulic oil contains a hydraulic base oil including as the essential component a synthetic ester, which is a product formed by reacting (A) at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of neopentyl glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl-2',2'-dimethyl-3'-hydroxypropionate, glycerin and trimethylolpropane with (B) a carboxylic acid including 15 to 85% by mole of oleic acid based on the total carboxylic acid and 15 to 85% by mole of isostearic acid based on the total carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid obtained by incorporating into the carboxylic acid 85% by mole or less of monocarboxylic acid having 6 to 22 carbon atoms (excluding oleic acids and isostearic acids) based on the total carboxylic acid. The synthetic ester has a kinematic viscosity of 40 to 80 cSt at 40° C. and a flash point of 290° C. or higher.

A hub unit includes a double-row outer ring having a first inner peripheral raceway and a second inner peripheral raceway, a hub having a wheel-mounting flange provided with a reference surface for mounting the wheel formed on a vehicle outer end-side thereof, a first outer peripheral raceway opposed to the first inner peripheral raceway of the outer ring, a shaft body and an inner ring element having a second outer peripheral raceway opposed to the second inner peripheral raceway of the outer ring, rolling members interposed between the double-row inner peripheral raceway of the outer ring and the double-row outer peripheral raceway of the hub and cages. A rust-preventive layer is provided at least on the wheel-mounting reference surface of the flange.

In a power supply system using various kinds of storage batteries such as a large capacity storage battery or a small capacity storage battery, an electric power path is complicated, which may increase failures such as a short circuit trouble. There is a problem in that, when a short circuit trouble between storage batteries occurs, damage to a smaller capacity storage battery is serious. Accordingly, in a power supply system according to the present invention, the relationship among voltages, current capacities, and electric power capacities of various kinds of storage batteries such as a large capacity storage battery or a small capacity storage battery is defined so that damage to the storage batteries may be minimized even when malfunction occurs in, for example, switching a switch, and energy transfers from a higher voltage storage device.

A liquid storage unit including a first liquid storage chamber having a constant volume and being capable of holding liquid supplied from a liquid tank; a second liquid storage chamber communicating with the first liquid storage chamber; a pressure control chamber configured to change a pressure of the pressure control chamber through actuation of a pressure control unit; and an elastic member being configured to tightly partition the second liquid storage chamber and the pressure control chamber from each other and being deformable so as to increase and decrease a volume of the second liquid storage chamber in accordance with the pressure of the pressure control chamber. The elastic member is capable of removing bubbles in the first liquid storage chamber by increasing and decreasing the volume of the second liquid storage chamber through the deformation.