An integrated circuit package system includes: forming an array of external interconnects with an intersecting region between the external interconnects; removing the intersecting region for forming an isolation hole between the external interconnects; mounting an integrated circuit die over the external interconnects; connecting an internal interconnect between the integrated circuit die and the ...

An ester blend, including an ester having neopentylglycol and a source of 2- ethylhexanoic acid as its reactive components and an ester having pentaerythritol and a source of 2-ethylhexanoic acid as its reactive components, is especially effective as a lubricant for chlorine-free fluorocarbon refrigerant heat transfer fluids, particularly Refrigerant 134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane).

A machine for producing a nonwoven feeds continuous filaments onto two surfaces that form a convergent passage. At least one of the surfaces is moving to drive the continuous filaments through the passage to form the nonwoven web. The continuous filaments have filament portions that are respectively received on the two surfaces to form spaced lateral web parts joined by a central web part formed b...

The present invention provides a tubeless tire in which air permeability is significantly decreased. Specifically, the present invention relates to a tubeless tire wherein an air chamber is formed between the inner face of a tire body and a rim, by mounting the tire body to the periphery of the rim, and a gas barrier layer, comprising an inorganic layered compound having a particle size of at most...

A vertically adjustable fixture, such as a ceiling hook, comprises a base member adapted to be secured to an overhead surface, e.g. a ceiling, a beaded cable retractable in and extendable out of the base member, and a hook at a lower end of the cable for connection to an article such that the article may be suspended from the ceiling. An extension/retraction mechanism provided in the base member i...

A sheet feeding apparatus includes a transport unit that transports a recording sheet from a storage unit, a separation unit, when stacked plural recording sheets are transported by the transport unit, separates a first recording sheet from the other recording sheets, and a push-back unit that can pivot from a separation action point to an end point of the storage unit and that pushes back ends of...

Groups of discharge ports having plural discharge port rows are arranged in a zigzag shape, and thereby the difference in landing time among the dots which are adjacent to one another in an array direction of the discharge ports while dots overlap one another is kept constant.

The method manufactures a nozzle plate in which a liquid-repelling film is formed on a surface of a nozzle forming substrate having nozzle holes for ejecting liquid droplets, the surface being on a droplet ejection side of the nozzle forming substrate. The method includes the steps of: a spreading step of spreading sealing members for sealing the nozzle holes, over the surface of the nozzle formin...

A liquid ejection head includes a liquid chamber configured to contain liquid to be ejected from a nozzle, a liquid ejection member including the nozzle, and an energy generating element configured to provide energy to the liquid contained in the liquid chamber. The energy generating element ejects the liquid contained in the liquid chamber from the nozzle as a liquid droplet. A depression is form...

A printhead module is provided for an inkjet printhead assembly. The printhead module includes a support. An elongate carrier is mounted to the support. The carrier defines a plurality of transverse ribs and an ink channel located between the ribs. A subassembly includes a micro-electromechanical integrated circuit (IC) configured to eject ink. The subassembly is mounted to the carrier so that the...

To provide an electrostatic actuator, etc. which is capable of miniaturizing the size, and preventing moisture, etc. from entering a gap in an effective manner. An electrostatic actuator includes an electrode substrate 10 having individual electrodes 12 as fixed electrodes, and a cavity substrate 20 having diaphragms 22 as movable electrodes which are disposed so as to be opposed to the fixed elec...

An actuator device including vibration plates formed on one side of a substrate; and piezoelectric elements mounted through the vibration plates and each including a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode, wherein a ratio d31/S11E of a piezoelectric constant d31 of the piezoelectric layer to an elastic compliance S11E of the piezoelectric layer is greater than 5 C/m2, and t...

The liquid ejection head comprises: a plurality of nozzles through which liquid is ejected; a plurality of pressure chambers which accumulate the liquid to be supplied to the nozzles; a plurality of pressure generating devices which apply pressure to the liquid inside the pressure chambers to eject the liquid through the nozzles; a common flow channel through which the liquid is supplied to the pr...

The present application is directed to piezoelectric actuator devices. One embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator comprises a chamber diaphragm having a major surface. A piezoelectric transducer is positioned on the major surface of the chamber diaphragm. The piezoelectric transducer has a major surface having a first dimension which is smaller than a corresponding second dimension of the major su...

A piezoelectric element includes two electrode films and a layered piezoelectric film which is sandwiched between the electrode films and made of two thin piezoelectric films each having preferred orientation along the (111) plane. The two thin piezoelectric films are aggregates of columnar grains, respectively, which are continuously linked to each other. The columnar grains of the second thin pi...

An inkjet head includes a flow path unit, an actuator unit, a flat flexile cable, a cover member and plural filters. The actuator unit is joined to an inflow-port face of the flow path unit. The reservoir unit supplies ink in an ink reservoir thereof into the flow path unit through the filters against which a region of the reservoir unit at least partially abuts. A side face of the reservoir unit ...

[The present invention provides] a light source device comprising: a light conductor which has a first light incident end surface, a second light incident end surface and a light emitting surface; a first primary light source and a second primary light source which are disposed respectively adjacent to the first light incident end surface and second light incident end surface; and a light deflecti...

A sanitary napkin includes a napkin body containing a liquid absorbent layer and a three-dimensional structure is disposed on the skin-side surface of the napkin body. The three-dimensional structure is formed of an air-laid nonwoven fabric and a liquid-permeable sheet, and the air-laid nonwoven fabric is formed with upwardly extending compressed portions. The three-dimensional structure comes int...

An optical hair removing device includes a light emitting unit for emitting a light and an irradiation unit for irradiating the light emitted from the light emitting unit to body hairs on a skin. Further, the optical hair removing device includes a control unit for controlling the light emission unit. The irradiation unit has a movement detection unit for detecting a movement of the irradiation un...

The present invention provides an optical element capable of improving the adhesive property between a refractive index anisotropic layer and an alignment property providing layer for providing alignment property to the refractive index anisotropic layer and further improving the endurance of each of the layers.