Did You Know...
...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164700 | Thin film transistor array, method for manufacturing the same and active matrix display One embodiment of the present invention is a thin film transistor array including an insulating substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors and a sealing layer. The sealing layer is stripe-shaped and covers a plurality of the thin film transistors. The sealing l... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158213 | Aqueous polymerizable monomer composition, gas barrier film and production process of the film An aqueous polymerizable monomer composition including an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and a polyvalent metal ion in an amount sufficient to neutralize 10 to 90% of a carboxyl group of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer in the form of a solut... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147945 | Display and labeled article [Problems] A higher forgery prevention effect is realized. [Means for Solving Problems] A display according to the present invention is characterized by includes a relief-structured region as an image-constituting element including recessed portions, protrudi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8134657 | Optical component, lighting device and display device One embodiment of the present invention is an optical component, including a first main surface and a second main surface wherein a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged first convex parts are arranged on the first main surface, each of the first convex parts bein... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130342 | Liquid crystal display device and color filter for liquid crystal display device Disclosed a liquid crystal display device including a backlight device including a white-emitting LED device which emits a white light arising from a color mixture created through a combination of a blue-emitting LED, a red-emitting phosphor and a green-emitting pho... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113063 | Fluid measurement device, method of measuring fluid, and fluid spacial distribution visualization device A fluid measurement device includes a fluid measurement unit which includes a plurality of fluid measurement sections configured to measure a measurement fluid introduced into a measurement chamber from the outside, each of the fluid measurement sections including a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110344 | Metal photoetching product and production method thereof A metal photoetching product comprising at least one large cavity of minor axis W1S, major axis W1L and depth D1 in a surface of the product, wherein one or more cavities are included inside at least one of the at least one large cavity,... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110304 | Packing material for lithium cell and production method thereof A packing material for a lithium cell of the present invention includes a first adhesive layer, an aluminum foil layer, a coating layer, an adhesive resin layer or a second adhesive layer, and a sealant layer laminated sequentially onto one surface of a base materia... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107143 | Optical device, labeled article, and optical kit Increased is the variety of changes of an image in accordance with observation conditions displayed on an optical device including a solidified liquid crystal material. An optical device includes a layered structure including a recess-forming layer with light-transm... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101249 | Retardation substrate, method of manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display A retardation layer that includes regions causing different retardations can be manufactured easily. A retardation substrate includes a substrate and a solidified liquid crystal layer supported by the substrate. The solidified liquid crystal layer includes first to ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097485 | Solid state image pickup device and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a solid state image pickup device including photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged in a semiconductor substrate, and a color filter having a plurality of color filter patterns differing in color from each oth... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8081276 | Color filter having a retardation-regulating agent, coloring composition for a color filter, and liquid crystal display device having a color filter A coloring composition for a color filter includes a transparent resin, an organic pigment dispersed in the transparent resin, and a retardation-regulating agent dispersed in the transparent resin and containing a compound which is capable of increasing retardation ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071235 | Packing material for lithium cell and production method thereof A packing material for a lithium cell of the present invention includes a first adhesive layer, an aluminum foil layer, a coating layer, an adhesive resin layer or a second adhesive layer, and a sealant layer laminated sequentially on one surface of a base material ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062835 | Method of manufacturing master plate, method of manufacturing microneedle patch and apparatus exposure apparatus A method of manufacturing a master plate includes the steps of forming a photoresist film on a substrate, disposing a photomask having a plurality of island radiation shields on the photoresist film followed by integrating the photomask and the photoresist film, app... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062716 | Method for forming thin film, apparatus for forming thin film, and method for monitoring thin film forming process A thin film forming method for plasmatizing a mixture gas, the mixture gas being made up of a monomer gas and an oxidizing reactive gas, and for forming a thin film on a surface of a substrate, the thin film being made of an oxide. The method includes forming a firs... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8054550 | Optical device, laminate and labeled article A special visual effect is achieved. An optical device includes a light-reflecting interface provided with a first relief structure including first recesses or protrusions arranged two-dimensionally, the first relief structure emitting a first diffracted light when ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049844 | Color filter and liquid crystal display device A color filter includes red, green and blue filter segments and is adapted to be used in a liquid crystal display device using, as a light source, a white LED having specified spectral properties. The red filter segment has a 50% transmittance wavelength within a ra... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049809 | Solid-state image pickup device and electronic instruments A solid-state image pickup device which includes a circuit board provided with a hole and with a circuit layer formed thereon, a solid-state image pickup element housed in the hole and having an upper surface constituting a light-receiving face and electrodes formed... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049805 | Color imaging device and color imaging device manufacturing method A color imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of photoelectric transducers, and a color filter including a plurality of coloring layers provided to associate with the photoelectric transducers of the semiconductor substrate. Each of... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8030115 | Solid-state image pickup device with color filter and method of manufacturing the same A solid-state image pickup device which includes a substrate carrying a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged therein the substrate having a plurality of rectangular light-receiving faces each corresponding to the photoe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012654 | Photomask blank and photomask A photomask blank is provided comprising an etch stop film which is disposed on a transparent substrate and is resistant to fluorine dry etching and removable by chlorine dry etching, a light-shielding film disposed on the etch stop film and including at least one l... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012560 | Optical disc and method of manufacturing same An optical disc (10) includes a substrate (11), which is formed from either a resin-impregnated paper produced by impregnating a paper with a resin, or a resin-coated paper produced by coating a surface of a paper with a resin, and a recording layer ( | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012430 | Methods for producing microchannel chips, microchannel chips, methods for separating biomolecules using the microchannel chips, and electrophoretic apparatus having the microchannel chips The methods for producing microchannel chips of the present invention comprise the steps of shielding substrate surfaces on which groove-like channels have been formed, using a mask that exposes the channels, and then forming polymer membranes on the exposed surface... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012362 | Electromagnetic shielding light-transmitting member and method for manufacturing same Disclosed is an electronic shielding light-transmitting member having an adhesive (2) and an electromagnetic shielding material (3) between two release films (1) and (4). By removing one of the release films (1) and (4) from... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007964 | Photomask blank and photomask A photomask blank to be used as a material for a photomask is provided with a mask pattern having a transparent area and an effectively opaque area to exposure light on a transparent substrate. On the transparent board, one or more layers of light shielding films ar... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004028 | Solid state imaging device, manufacturing method of the same, and substrate for solid state imaging device A solid state imaging device including photoelectric conversion devices which are arranged two-dimensionally; a color filter including a plurality of picture elements, each disposed corresponding to each of the photoelectric conversion devices; and a plurality of tr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003284 | Photomask blank and photomask A photomask blank is provided comprising an etch stop film which is disposed on a transparent substrate and is resistant to fluorine dry etching and removable by chlorine dry etching, a light-shielding film disposed on the etch stop film and including at least one l... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989124 | Photomask blank and photomask making method A photomask blank comprises a transparent substrate, a light-shielding film deposited on the substrate and comprising a metal or metal compound susceptible to fluorine dry etching, and an etching mask film deposited on the light-shielding film and comprising another... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973895 | Antiglare film having first and second particles with different average diameters An antiglare film includes an antiglare layer having a binder matrix, and particles A and particles B therein on a transparent substrate. A difference in density between the particles A and particles B is 0.2 g/cm3 or less. The quotient value (RA | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968961 | Solid-state image pickup device and method for manufacturing the same A solid-state image pickup device which includes a solid-state image pickup chip, a transparent plate disposed to face a light-receiving surface of the solid-state image pickup chip, a frame-like spacer disposed on a peripheral portion of the light-receiving surface... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965353 | Color filter with perpendicular optical retardation and liquid crystal display device A color filter comprising a substrate, a red pixel, green pixel and blue pixel, each being disposed on the substrate, wherein a perpendicular optical retardation RRth of the red pixel, a perpendicular optical retardation GRth of the green pixel... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955466 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing polarization plate When a polarization plate is manufactured by laminating and laminating at least two types of retarder films onto a polarizer film by a laminating apparatus, with the two films of at least the two types of retarder films and at least the polarizer films being laminat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951279 | Electrophoresis apparatus and device therefor There is provided an electrophoresis device including an insulator that includes: a first-separating-medium storing section for storing therein a first separating medium; a first opening and a second opening that are in communication with the first-separating-medium... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948623 | Method for evaluating color filter, color filter and liquid crystal display device A method of evaluating a color filter including a substrate, and at least three color pixels disposed thereon, the method includes determining an oblique visibility of a liquid crystal display device equipped with the color filter on the basis of value ξ1 | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948590 | Retardation substrate, semi-transparent liquid crystal display, and method for manufacturing retardation substrate A retardation substrate is provided, which includes a substrate and an optically anisotropic solidified liquid crystal layer which is supported by the substrate and formed as a continuous film made from a same material. The solidified liquid crystal layer comprises ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948583 | Color filter, coloring composition for color filter and liquid crystal display device A coloring composition for a color filter, which includes a transparent resin, an organic pigment dispersed in the transparent resin, and a retardation-regulating agent containing a compound which is capable of increasing a retardation. A color filter which is provi... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947411 | Membrane and electrode assembly and method of producing the same, and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell To provide a membrane and electrode assembly comprising a catalyst layer that improves water holding properties and exhibits high power generation characteristics even in low humidified conditions without inhibiting the diffusibility of reaction gas, the removal of ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7932122 | Manufacturing method for solid state image pickup device A method of manufacturing a solid state image pickup device including photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged in a semiconductor substrate, and a color filter having a plurality of color filter patterns differing in color from each oth... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7846622 | Alkali-developable, colored photosensitive resin composition and color filter using the alkali-developable, colored photosensitive resin composition An alkali-developable, colored photosensitive resin composition obtained by adding a colorant and a photopolymerization initiator to an alkali-developable resin composition, containing a reaction product obtained by esterification between an epoxy adduct and a polyb... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7876221 | Seal having an IC tag and method of attaching the same The seal having an IC tag is to be attached to cover a bordering part between the cover and main body of a container. The seal has a base member serving as a support, an antenna provided on one surface of the base member and having a slit, an IC chip connected to th... | 01/25/2011 |
