Fujifilm Corporation

Satoshi Tanaka

Hideyuki Nishikawa

Makoto Takahashi

Ichiro Nagata

Shigeki Uehira

Toshiaki Aoai

Masaki Okazaki

Sumiaki Yamasaki

Kazuto Shimada

Kazuto Kunita

Naoyuki Nishikawa

Masaki Noro

Yuichiro Murayama

Satoshi Hoshi

Takashi Kubo

Kenji Naoi

Taisei Nishimi

Daisaku Abiru

Yoshihito Hodosawa

Takahiro Nakazawa

Yoshiaki Kondo

Kazuhiro Amino

Teiichiro Ikeda

Masashi Yamauchi

Naoki Nakamura

Chizue Tanaka

Aya Kishimoto

Misaki Hiroshima

Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus capable of automatically and stably optimizing an imaging parameter for each examination even in a situation where an original ultrasound signal and electrical noise or the like are mixed in a reception signal, and shortening examination time. A pilot ultrasound signal for detecting a feature of a subject is radiated from an ultrasound element to the subject. Based on a reception signal from the ultrasound element, a feature value, which is a value representing a mode of distribution in a depth direction of the subject or an energy value at a specific depth of energy of the pilot ultrasound signal, is calculated. A predetermined parameter value is determined based on the feature value. An imaging signal is transmitted to one or more ultrasound elements, and an imaging ultrasound signal is radiated from the ultrasound element to the subject. A reception signal that is output by the ultrasound element receiving the imaging ultrasound signal reflected by the subject is processed using the parameter value to generate an image.

Ultrasound imaging apparatus and signal processing method

There are provided a paste-like composition for pressure measurement, including a microcapsule that encompasses an electron-donating dye precursor and an electron-accepting compound that causes the electron-donating dye precursor to develop a color, and a pressure measurement method using the paste-like composition for pressure measurement.

Paste-like composition for pressure measurement and pressure measurement method

Provided are a material for pressure measurement, including a color forming layer that contains microcapsules A encapsulating an electron-donating colorless dye precursor and microcapsules B not encapsulating an electron-donating colorless dye precursor, in which a volume standard median diameter D50A of the microcapsules A and a volume standard median diameter D50B of the microcapsules B satisfy Equation 1; a material composition for pressure measurement; and a material set for pressure measurement:5050  Equation 1.

Material composition for pressure measurement, material for pressure measurement, and material set for pressure measurement

Provided are a material for pressure measurement, including a color forming layer that contains microcapsules A encapsulating an electron-donating colorless dye precursor and microcapsules B not encapsulating an electron-donating colorless dye precursor, in which a volume standard median diameter D50A of the microcapsules A and a volume standard median diameter D50B of the microcapsules B satisfy Equation 1; a material composition for pressure measurement; and a material set for pressure measurement:5050&#x2003;&#x2003;Equation 1.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel which is excellent for the operability of a capacitance-type touch panel, which is able to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions in a capacitance-type touch panel in a wide range of temperature environments from low temperatures to high temperatures, and which is also excellent in pressure-sensitive adhesion. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a laminate for a touch panel and a capacitance-type touch panel which include a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel. In the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel of the present invention, a relative dielectric constant obtained by impedance measurement at 1 MHz at 20&#xb0; C. is 4.0 or more, a temperature dependency obtained from a temperature dependency evaluation test is 25% or less, and a 180 degree peel strength with respect to glass is 0.2 to 1.2 N/mm.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for touch panel, laminate for touch panel, and capacitance-type touch panel

In a pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule, a radiation-curable gluing agent is encapsulated by a wall film, and the average particle diameter is smaller than 500 &#x3bc;m. A pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule-containing liquid includes the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule and a binder. A gluing sheet includes a layer including the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule on a support. A method for manufacturing the gluing sheet includes forming a layer including a pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule on a support by applying the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule-containing liquid onto the support and then carrying out radiation irradiation. A method for manufacturing a laminate includes gluing the gluing sheet and an adherend by bringing a surface of the layer including the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule in the gluing sheet and the adherend into contact with each other and compressing them together.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule, pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule-containing liquid, gluing sheet and method for manufacturing same, and method for manufacturing laminate

A compound having a triptycene moiety represented by formula (1) is disclosed. In the formula, Aand Arepresent &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;, or &#x2014;NR&#x2014;; Rand Rrepresent a substituent; n is an integer from 0 to 2; Rand Ran electron-withdrawing group having a Hammett's substituent constant &#x3c3;of equal to or more than 0; L, L, Land Lrepresent a single bond or a divalent group selected from the group consisting of &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;S(&#x2550;O)&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;, &#x2014;COO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCOO&#x2014; and &#x2014;NR&#x2014; where Rrepresents a Calkyl group or hydrogen atom, &#x2014;CH&#x2014; and any combinations thereof; Zand Zrepresent a divalent 5- or 6-membered cyclic linking group; Rand Rrepresent a hydrogen atom or substituted or non-substituted alkyl group; and m1 and m2 each respectively represent an integer of from 0 to 2. 

Compound having a triptycene moiety

To provide a hydrophilic coating composition excellent in hydrophilicity, wear resistance, transparency, storage stability, antifogging properties, antifouling properties, visible light transmittivity, adhesion properties, chemical resistance, weather resistance, and water resistance and a hydrophilic member using the composition. The hydrophilic coating composition has (A) a ternary copolymer having a1) a repeating unit having a hydrophilic group, a2) a repeating unit having a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, an isocyanato group, a blocked isocyanato group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, or an amino group, and a3) a repeating unit having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and (B) a metal complex catalyst, wherein a content of the repeating unit a) having a hydrophilic group is 50 mol % or greater.

Hydrophilic coating composition and hydrophilic member using the same

A compound represented by the following formula (DII): wherein Y, Yand Yeach independently represents a methine group or a nitrogen atom; R, Rand Reach independently represents the following formula (DII-R): 

Compound, composition and thin film

A hydrophilic member comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic coating film provided on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic coating film is produced by coating a substrate with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer, (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al, and (c) a metal complex catalyst, and heat-drying the solution applied.

Hydrophilic member and process for producing the same

A retardation plate comprising at least one optically anisotropic layer, wherein at least one of said optically anisotropic layers is formed from a composition containing a liquid crystalline compound represented by the following formula: wherein Y, Yand Yare methine or N; L, Land Lare single bond or divalent group; H, Hand Hare formula (DI-A) or (DI-B); YA, YA, YBand YBare methine or N; XA and XB are O, S, etc.; R, Rand Rare -(-L-Q)-L-L-Q; Lis single bond or divalent group; Qis cyclic divalent group; n1 is 0-4; Lis &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;CO&#x2014;, etc; Lis &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, etc.; Qis polymerizable group or H. 

Retardation plate, elliptically polarizing plate and liquid crystal display

A compound useful for fabrication of retardation plates, which is represented by the formula (DI): wherein Yto Yrepresent methine or nitrogen; Rto Rrepresent a group of the formula (DI-A) below or others: wherein Ato Arepresent methine or nitrogen; Xrepresents oxygen, sulfur, methylene or imino; Lrepresents &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;C(&#x2550;O)&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;CO&#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;NH&#x2014;, &#x2014;SO&#x2014;, &#x2014;CH&#x2014;, &#x2014;CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;, or &#x2014;C&#x2261;C&#x2014;; Lrepresents a divalent linking group; Qrepresents polymerizable group or hydrogen.

Compound, composition, retardation plate, elliptically-polarizing plate and liquid-crystal display device

A liquid-crystalline compound of the following formula: wherein Y, Yand Yare methine or N; L, Land Lare single bond or divalent group; H, Hand Hare formula (DI-A) or (DI-B); YA, YA, YBand YBare methine or N; XA and XB are O, S, etc.; R, Rand Rare -(-L-Q)-L-L-Q; Lis single bond or divalent group; Qis cyclic divalent group; n1 is 0-4; Lis &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;CO&#x2014;, etc; Lis &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, etc.; Qis polymerizable group or H. 

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Minami-ashigara, Japan

Satoshi Tanaka