Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Pilkington Group Limited

Ortus Technology Co., Ltd.

Nishinihon Shoko Co., Ltd.

S D S Bioteck K.k.

Mamoru Yoshida

Hiroki Sato

Takashi Muromachi

Hisashi Ogawa

Kunpei Kobayashi

Nobuki Iwai

Tsutomu Nomoto

Satoshi Nishikawa

Makoto Sasaki

Minoru Hashimoto

Takuya Suzuki

Takashi Suzuki

Tetsushi Yoshida

Susumu Sato

Shigeo Udagawa

Kazuhisa Ono

Kazuyoshi Inami

Hiroaki Kakinuma

Tsutomu Tamaki

Tsukasa Watanabe

Michael Lyon

Minoru Yamaguchi

Koichi Matsuo

Kousuke Yasooka

Hiroyuki Okimoto

Naotaka Ikawa

Shunichi Sato

Kazuo Inada

Tomoo Araki

Kazuhiro Yamashita

Kozo Okamoto

Takeshi Sueda

A glazing is disclosed comprising at least one ply of glass having an electrically conductive component on at least one surface, and an electrical connector electrically connected to the electrically conductive component through a soldered joint, the solder of the joint having a composition comprising 0.5 wt % or more indium, wherein the electrical connector comprises a nickel plated contact for contacting the solder. Also disclosed are solders having a composition comprising 14 to 75 wt % In, 14 to 75 wt % Sn, to 5 wt % Ag, to 5 wt % Ni, and less than 0.1 wt % Pb. Also disclosed is use of a solder having a composition comprising 0.5 wt % or more indium to solder a nickel plated electrical connector to an electrically conductive component on the surface of a ply of glass. The aspects of the invention improve the durability of electrical connections on glazing.

Glazing with a soldered connector

A liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell, and an intermediate layer sandwiched therebetween. The first liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, and a first electrode. The second liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a third transparent substrate and a fourth transparent substrate, a second liquid crystal layer aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a high dielectric constant layer and a third electrode including one or a plurality of opening portions.

Liquid crystal lens, method of driving liquid crystal lens, lens unit, camera module, and capsule type medical device

A photovoltaic light-polarizing element includes a first transparent electrode, an alignment film, an electron collector, dichroic dye molecules, a second transparent electrode and an electron supplier. The first transparent electrode is formed on a first transparent substrate. The alignment film is formed on the first transparent electrode and is alignment-processed in a first direction. The electron collector is formed on the alignment film as a porous layer having pores aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second transparent electrode is formed on a second transparent substrate, the second transparent electrode facing the first transparent electrode with a predetermined gap. The electron supplier is arranged in the gap between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. And the dichroic dye molecules are arranged in the pores of the porous layer such that the dichroic dye molecules are aligned in the second direction.

Photovoltaic polarizing element and method of manufacturing the same

A glass substrate is held by a glass substrate holding member in the vertical direction, and a nozzle is used to eject an infrared cutoff liquid onto the upper portion of the glass substrate. The infrared cutoff liquid flows vertically downward so as to be applied onto the glass substrate. The film thickness of the lower portion of an infrared cutoff film is greater than that of the upper portion. The glass substrate is dried for approximately five minutes at room temperature. Then, the glass substrate onto which the infrared cutoff liquid has been applied is placed in an oven preheated to 200&#xb0; C., heated for ten minutes, and then cooled. The glass substrate having the infrared cutoff film thereon is installed in a railroad vehicle such that the lower portion of the glass substrate is located on the lower side with respect to the railroad vehicle.

Vehicle window glass and manufacturing method therefor

A window pane for an automobile includes a single sheet of glass plate and an infrared cutoff film formed on the single sheet of glass plate. A film thickness of the infrared cutoff film on an upper portion of the window pane is greater than the film thickness on a lower portion of the window pane when the window pane is installed in the automobile. A variation from a minimum value in the film thickness on the lower portion to a maximum value in the film thickness on the upper portion is at least 1000 nm per 600 mm in a vertical direction of the window pane when installed in the automobile. The infrared cutoff film is formed on a surface of the single sheet of glass plate by using a flow coating method.

Vehicle window pane and manufacturing method therefor

A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer which is arranged between first and second aligning films formed on inner sides of first and second substrates, has liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned in a direction from the first aligning film toward the second aligning film when an electric field is not applied between first and second electrodes, and generates retardation of substantially &#x3bb;/2 with respect to transmitted light. First and second polarizing plates are arranged on outer sides of the first and second substrates. A transmission axis or an absorption axis of the first polarizing plate is substantially matched with a direction along which the liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of the first aligning film are aligned when a sufficiently intensive electric field is applied.

Liquid crystal display device with a pair of discotic viewing angle compensating films

Liquid crystal display device having two discotic liquid crystal compensating films and two retardation films

A high-frequency module has an antenna configured by integrally connecting a slot plate laid out with radiation slots to a plate having plural thin plates formed with a waveguide for supplying power to the slot plate, using a diffusion bonding. The waveguide of the antenna is connected to a dielectric waveguide of a high-frequency package via a waveguide provided on a resin substrate, thereby configuring a slot antenna at low cost, and connecting a power-supply slot of the slot antenna to a waveguide terminal of the high-frequency package with low loss.

High frequency module

A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer which is arranged between first and second aligning films formed on inner sides of first and second substrates, has liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned in a direction from the first aligning film toward the second aligning film when an electric field is not applied between first and second electrodes, and generates retardation of substantially &#x3bb;/2 with respect to transmitted light. First and second polarizing plates are arranged on outer sides of the first and second substrates. A Transmission axis or an absorption axis of the first polarizing plate is substantially matched with a direction along which the liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of the first aligning film are aligned when a sufficiently intensive electric field is applied.

Liquid crystal display device with a pair of discotic liquid crystal compensating films

A vehicle window glass which is capable of preventing a film formed on a surface of a glass plate from peeling off to thereby improve the appearance quality of an edge portion of the glass plate. The vehicle window glass comprises a polished edge portion of a glass plate and a surface of the glass plate. A film is integrally formed on the surface of the glass plate and on at least one side of the polished edge portion of the glass plate, and a side of the edge portion on which the film is integrally formed is exposed outside when the vehicle window glass is mounted on a vehicle.

Vehicle window glass and process for manufacturing the same

A liquid crystal display device includes first and second aligning films which are respectively arranged on first and second substrates. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and the second aligning films. A first polarizing plate is arranged on an opposite side of the first substrate. A second polarizing plate is arranged on an opposite side of the second substrate. A viewing angle compensating film formed of at least one discotic liquid crystal, which the compensating film being arranged in at least one of a part between the first polarizing plate and the first substrate and a part between the second polarizing plate and the second substrate. At least one retardation plate is arranged in at least one of a part between the first polarizing plate and the first substrate and a part between the second polarizing plate and the second substrate.

Liquid crystal display device having liquid crystal layer in which liquid crystal molecules are homogeneously oriented

A thin film transistor array comprises an insulative substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix on the insulative substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors connected respectively to the pixel electrodes, a plurality of address lines formed on the insulative substrate, each address line being connected to a plurality of control electrodes of the thin film transistors, and a plurality of data lines arranged on the insulative substrate in such a manner as to intersect the address lines, each data line being connected to a plurality of data input electrodes of the thin film transistors. A short-wiring is formed on the outside of a display region on the insulative substrate on which the pixel electrodes are arranged, and the short-wiring is connected to at least two of the address lines and the data lines by a two-terminal element having non-linear resistance characteristics defining voltage/current characteristics on the basis of a space charge limited current.

Thin-film transistor array and liquid crystal display device using the

A thin-film transistor matrix comprises thin-film transistors formed on a dielectric substrate and arranged in rows and columns. Each of the transistors comprises a control electrode, an insulation film formed on the control electrode, a semiconductor film formed on the insulation film, a first main electrode formed on the semiconductor film, and a second main electrode formed on the semiconductor film. Row interconnection layers are provided for the respective rows to interconnect the control electrodes of the transistors of the respective rows. Column interconnection layers are provided for the respective columns to interconnect the first main electrodes in the respective columns. The insulation film and the semiconductor film are formed in the regions where the transistor is formed and in the regions where the column interconnection layer is formed.

Thin-film transistor matrix for liquid crystal display

A contradeglutitious solid herbicidal composition comprising a 1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridylium salt in a substantially solid state and a thickening agent and, optionally, a water absorbable inorganic fine powder. This composition is difficult to swallow in its original form or even when diluted in a glass of water. The composition does not impair the inherent herbicidal effects and applicability of paraquat.

Contradeglutitious solid herbicidal composition

A method of manufacturing an electrophotographic photoreceptor for use in a copying apparatus or a printer is disclosed. The method comprises steps of providing an electrically conductive substrate, providing a first layer provided on the substrate for preventing injection of electrons into the photoreceptor from the substrate, providing a second layer of amorphous silicon provided on the first layer for determining charging characteristic of photoreceptor and providing a third layer for preventing injection of holes into the photoreceptor from the surface thereof and for effecting passivation of the surface. The second layer is subjected to doping of boron, which is effected by introducing a mixed gas of boron and silicon with a ratio of 0.2-2 ppm into a growth chamber.

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Tokyo, Japan

Mamoru Yoshida