Author: claimsbot

1. A method of creating a switch to be disposed along a longitudinal axis of a device, comprising:
providing a hollow body defining an interior cavity;
disposing a switching element movably within the interior cavity, the switching element having:
a longitudinal switching axis disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device and defining:
a switch-making position at a first longitudinal position along the switching axis; and
a switch-breaking position at a second longitudinal position along the switching axis, the second longitudinal position being different from the first longitudinal position; and

a biasing element;

coupling an electrically-conductive contact to the switching element to define:
a switch-making state when the switching element is in the switch-making position; and
a switch-braking state when the switching element is in the switch-braking position; and

imparting a variable longitudinal bias to the switching element with the biasing element to place the switching element in one of the switch-making position and the switch-braking position until an external force imparted to the switching element along the switching axis exceeds the longitudinal bias thereby causing the switching element to move to the other one of the switch-making position and the switch-braking position.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the switching element is a piston.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electrically-conductive contact is physically coupled to the switching element and is moveable along the switching axis between the switch-making position and the switch-breaking position.
4. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises defining a second interior cavity by a stop element in which the switching element is movably disposed, the stop element being at least partly disposed in the interior cavity of the hollow body.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the switching element further comprises a bias contact.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the biasing element is disposed about at least a portion of the switching element between the stop element and the bias contact.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein a magnitude of the longitudinal bias is dependent upon a longitudinal position of the stop element within the interior cavity of the hollow body.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the switching axis is disposed coincident with the longitudinal axis of the device.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the biasing element imparts the longitudinal bias to place the switching element in the switch-breaking position to create a normally open switch configuration.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the biasing element imparts the longitudinal bias to place the switching element in the switch-making position to create a normally closed switch configuration.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the first longitudinal position and the switch-breaking position is between approximately 25 \u03bcm and approximately 750 \u03bcm.
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the first longitudinal position and the switch-breaking position is between approximately 75 \u03bcm and approximately 200 \u03bcm.
13. The method according to claim 1, wherein a range of force sufficient to cause the switching element to move between the switch-making state to the switch-breaking state is between approximately 3 ounces and approximately 20 pounds.
14. The method according to claim 1, wherein a range of force sufficient to cause the switching element to move between the switch-making state to the switch-breaking state is between approximately 5 pounds and approximately 8 pounds.
15. The switch according to claim 1, which further comprises electrically insulating the electrically-conductive contact from the hollow body and the switching element.
16. The method according to claim 2, which further comprises:
forming a switch sub-assembly having:
the electrically-conductive contact;
a switch housing longitudinally fixed and electrically conductively connected to the hollow body and at least partially surrounding the electrically-conductive contact;
a switch insulator electrically insulating the electrically-conductive contact from the switch housing; and
a piston contact movably disposed in the switch housing and longitudinally fixedly and electrically conductively connected to the piston.
17. The method according to claim 5, wherein:
the switching element has a first exterior;
the bias contact has a second exterior having a larger diameter than the first exterior;
the interior cavity of the hollow body has a first interior substantially equal in diameter to the second exterior;
the second interior cavity has a second interior substantially equal in diameter to the first exterior;
the bias contact has a third exterior substantially equal in diameter to the first interior; and
the electrically-conductive contact has a fourth exterior smaller in diameter than the first interior.
18. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises electrically connecting an electric indication circuit to the switching element and the electrically-conductive contact, the electric indication circuit having an indicator operable to transmit state-change information to signal a user that a state change of the switching element has occurred.
19. The method according to claim 6, wherein the biasing element is a compression spring compressed between the bias contact and the stop element around the switching element to bias the switching element in a direction away from the stop element.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electronic display combining at least two types of displays, comprising at least one electroded sheet.
2. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein at least one of the displays is an electronic sign comprising at least one electroded sheet substrate.
3. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein at least one of the displays is a tubular plasma display comprising an electroded sheet and an array of plasma tubes.
4. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein a first display is a reflective display and a second display is a video display.
5. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein a first display is a three layered stacked electronic sign comprising at least one electroded sheet sandwiched around liquid crystal materials and a second display is a color video display.
6. The electronic display of claim 5, wherein the color video display is a tubular plasma display.
7. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein at least one of the displays comprises at least one lens to form multiple views.
8. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein the electronic display is flexible.
9. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein the electronic display is rollable.
10. The electroded sheet of claim 1, wherein the sheet is used in creating a plane selected from the group consisting of:
a) at least one plane in a passive addressed electro-optic display;
b) at least one plane in a cholesteric liquid crystal display;
c) at least one plane in a smectic liquid crystal display;
d) a column electrode plane in a plasma-addressed display;
e) at least one addressing plane in a plasma tube display;
f) at least one electrode plane in an electrochromic display;
g) at least one electrode plane in an electroluminescent display;
h) at least one electrode plane in a quantum dot display;
i) at least one electrode plane in an OLED display;
j) at least one electrode plane in a passive addressed LC display;
k) at least one electrode plane in a MEMS display;
l) at least one plane in a 3-D display;
m) at least one plane in a multiple view display;
n) at least one plane in a flexible display;
o) at least one plane in a rollable display;
p) at least one plane in a curved display, and
q) any combination of a) through p).
11. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein the electroded sheet comprises:
a) a polymer substrate; and
b) an array of wire electrodes embedded in a surface of the polymer substrate.
12. The electronic display of claim 1, wherein the electroded sheet further comprises an array of transparent conductive electrode strips electrically connected to the wire electrodes.

1. An image processing device comprising:
a first image inputting unit that is configured so as to be capable of inputting a plurality of first images;
a comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images inputted by the first image inputting unit;
a second image inputting unit that is configured so as to be capable of inputting a second image;
a second characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines second characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the second image inputted by the second image inputting unit;
an image correcting unit that corrects the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data,
a correction-result indicating image creating unit that creates a correction-result indicating image based on the plurality of first images and the second image, the correction- result indicating image indicating the second image corrected by the image correcting unit; and
an outputting unit that outputs the correction-result indicating image,
wherein, after the outputting unit outputs the correction-result indicating image, the first image inputting unit inputs another first image;
wherein the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit updates the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the first images, based on which the correction-result indicating image is created, and the another first images; and
wherein the image correcting unit corrects the second image based on the updated comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data.
2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit comprises:
a merging unit that merges the plurality of first images in a comprehensive first image; and
a determining unit that determines, as the first characteristic quantity data, characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the comprehensive first image.
3. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the outputting unit is configured of a display unit that displays the second image corrected by the image correcting unit.
4. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the outputting unit is configured of a printing unit that prints the second image corrected by the image correcting unit.
5. The image processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a selecting unit that enables a user to select at least one of the plurality of first images after the outputting unit outputs the correction-result indicating image,
wherein the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit updates comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images, based on which the correction-result indicating image is created, except for the first image selected by the selecting unit, and
wherein the image correcting unit corrects the second image based on the updated comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data.
6. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the outputting unit further comprises a thumbnail image creating unit that creates a thumbnail image based on the second image, and creates the correction-result indicating image based on the thumbnail image and the plurality of first images.
7. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the image correcting unit corrects the second image according to a correcting value for each of a plurality of pixels constituting the second image, the correcting value being calculated based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data.
8. An image processing device comprising:
a first image inputting unit that is configured so as to be capable of inputting a plurality of first images;
a comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images inputted by the first image inputting unit;
a second image inputting unit that is configured so as to be capable of inputting a second image;
a second characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines second characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the second image inputted by the second image inputting unit; and
an image correcting unit that corrects the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data,
wherein the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit comprises a first characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines a set of first characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of each first image, and a determining unit that determines the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of sets of first characteristic quantity data of the plurality of first images,
wherein the first characteristic quantity data determining unit comprises a first dividing unit that divides, for each first image, a plurality of pixels constituting the each first image into a plurality of classifications based on a prescribed classification criteria,
wherein the first characteristic quantity data determining unit determines, for each first image, a first characteristic value for each classification,
wherein the comprehensive first image quantity data determining unit further comprises a characteristic value selecting unit that selects, for each classification, one from among the characteristic values determined for all the classifications, and
wherein the comprehensive first image quantity data determining unit determines the comprehensive first image quantity data based on the characteristic values selected for the plurality of classifications,
wherein the second characteristic quantity data determining unit comprises a second dividing unit that divides a plurality of pixels constituting the second image into a plurality of classifications based on a prescribed classification criteria,
wherein the second characteristic quantity data determining unit determines, as the second characteristic quantity data, a second characteristic value for each classification, and
wherein the image correcting unit corrects the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data to change the characteristic of second image closer to a characteristic corresponding to the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data.
9. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the first characteristic quantity data determining unit determines the first characteristic quantity data for the plurality of first images based on at least a part of the each first image, and
wherein the comprehensive first characteristic data determining unit further comprises a size determining unit that determines a size of the at least a part of each first image, thereby determining a plurality of sizes for the plurality of first images, respectively,
wherein the determining unit determines the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first characteristic quantity data and the plurality of sizes determined by the size determining unit.
10. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the first characteristic data determining unit comprises a ratio-calculating unit that calculates, for each first image, a ratio of the first image occupied by the pixels belonging to each classification, and
wherein the characteristic value selecting unit that selects, for each classification, the characteristic value corresponding to a first image that has the largest ratio occupied by pixels for the each classification, and
wherein the comprehensive first image quantity data determining unit determines the comprehensive first image quantity data based on the characteristic values selected for all the classifications.
11. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the first characteristic data determining unit divides, based on hue values of the plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels constituting each first image into the plurality of classifications, and
wherein the second characteristic data determining unit divides, based on hue values of the plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels constituting the second image into the plurality of classifications.
12. An image processing device comprising:
a first image inputting unit that is configured so as to be capable of inputting a plurality of first images;
a comprehensive first characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images inputted by the first image inputting unit;
a second image inputting unit that is configured so as to be capable of inputting a second image;
a second characteristic quantity data determining unit that determines second characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the second image inputted by the second image inputting unit; and
an image correcting unit that corrects the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data,
wherein the first image inputting unit inputs the first image optically read from a document placed in a prescribed reading position, and inputs a plurality of images independently from one another as a plurality of first images when the plurality of images are read from the document,
wherein the first image inputting unit inputs the plurality of images read in a plurality of scanning regions divided within the reading position as the plurality of first images, and
wherein the first image inputting unit further comprises a judging unit that judges whether the document is set in the reading position when a mean brightness of an image scanned in the scanning region is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores an image processing program, the image processing program comprising instructions for:
inputting a plurality of first images;
determining comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images;
inputting a second image;
determining second characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the second image;
correcting the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data,
creating a correction-result indicating image based on the plurality of first images and the second image, the correction-result indicating image indicating the second image corrected by the image correcting step;
outputting the correction-result indicating image, wherein, after outputting the correction- result indicating image, another first image is input,
updating the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the first images, based on which the correction-result indicating image is created, and the another first images, and
correcting the second image based on the updated comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores an image processing program, the image processing program comprising instructions for:
inputting a plurality of first images;
determining comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images inputted by the first image inputting unit;
inputting a second image;
determining second characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the second image; and
correcting the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data,
determining a set of first characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of each first image,
determining the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of sets of first characteristic quantity data of the plurality of first images,
dividing, for each first image, a plurality of pixels constituting the each first image into a plurality of classifications based on a prescribed classification criteria,
determining, for each first image, a first characteristic value for each classification,
selecting, for each classification, one from among the characteristic values determined for all the classifications,
determining the comprehensive first image quantity data based on the characteristic values selected for the plurality of classifications,
dividing a plurality of pixels constituting the second image into a plurality of classifications based on a prescribed classification criteria,
determining, as the second characteristic quantity data, a second characteristic value for each classification, and
correcting the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data to change the characteristic of second image closer to a characteristic corresponding to the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores an image processing program, the image processing program comprising instructions for:
inputting a plurality of first images;
determining comprehensive first characteristic quantity data based on the plurality of first images inputted by the first image inputting unit;
inputting a second image;
determining second characteristic quantity data expressing a characteristic of the second image;
correcting the second image based on the comprehensive first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data,
inputting the first image optically read from a document placed in a prescribed reading position, and inputting a plurality of images independently from one another as a plurality of first images when the plurality of images are read from the document,
inputting the plurality of images read in a plurality of scanning regions divided within the reading position as the plurality of first images, and
judging whether the document is set in the reading position when a mean brightness of an image scanned in the scanning region is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A novel indoline compound represented by the formula (I)
wherein
R1 and R3 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group,
R2 is \u2014NO2, \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is alkyl group, aryl group or \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom, \u2014COR13 (R13 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group) or lower alkoxycarbonyl group), \u2014NHCONH2 or lower alkyl group substituted by \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is alkyl group, aryl group or \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom, \u2014COR13 (R13 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group) or lower alkoxycarbonyl group),
R4 is hydrogen atom, alkyl group optionally substituted by hydroxy group, \u2014COR13 (R13 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group), lower alkenyl group, lower alkoxy lower alkyl group, lower alkylthio lower alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or cycloalkylalkyl group,
R5 is alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryl group,
R12 is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, lower alkoxy lower alkyl group or lower alkylthio lower alkyl group,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The novel indoline compound of claim 1, wherein, in the formula (I), R1 and R3 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group, R2 is \u2014NO2, \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is alkyl group, aryl group or \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom, \u2014COR13 (R13 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group) or lower alkoxycarbonyl group), \u2014NHCONH2 or lower alkyl group substituted by \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is alkyl group, aryl group or \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom, \u2014COR13 (R13 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group) or lower alkoxycarbonyl group), R4 is hydrogen atom, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or cycloalkylalkyl group, R5 is alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryl group, and R12 is hydrogen atom, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
3. The novel indoline compound of claim 1, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is alkyl group or \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom), R4 is alkyl group optionally substituted by hydroxy group, \u2014COR13 (R13 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group), lower alkenyl group, lower alkoxy lower alkyl group or lower alkylthio lower alkyl group, R5 is alkyl group, R12 is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, lower alkoxy lower alkyl group or lower alkylthio lower alkyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
4. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is alkyl group or \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom) or \u2014NHCONH2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
5. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 or \u2014NHCOR5 is bonded to the 5-position of indoline, and the other is bonded to the 7-position of indoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
6. The novel indoline compound of claim 3, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is bonded to the 5-position of indoline, and \u2014NHCOR5 is bonded to the 7-position of indoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
7. The novel indoline compound of claim 4, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is bonded to the 5-position of indoline, and \u2014NHCOR5 is bonded to the 7-position of indoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
8. The novel indoline compound of claim 6, wherein, in the formula (I), R4 is lower alkoxy lower alkyl group or lower alkylthio lower alkyl group, and R12 is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
9. The novel indoline compound of claim 8, wherein, in the formula (I), R1 and R3 are lower alkyl groups, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
10. The novel indoline compound of claim 6, wherein, in the formula (I), R12 is bonded to the 2-position of indoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
11. The novel indoline compound of claim 10, wherein, in the formula (I), R4 is alkyl group, R12 is lower alkoxy lower alkyl group or lower alkylthio lower alkyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
12. The novel indoline compound of claim 11, wherein, in the formula (I), R1 and R3 are lower alkyl groups, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
13. The novel indoline compound of claim 7, wherein, in the formula (I), R1 and R3 are lower alkyl groups, and R5 is alkyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
14. The novel indoline compound of claim 13, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 (R6 is alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
15. The novel indoline compound of claim 13, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
16. The novel indoline compound of claim 13, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHCONH2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
17. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is any of the following (1)-(5), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethyl-1-propylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethyl-1-(2-methylpropyl)indolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(3) N-(1-butyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(4) N-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethyl-1-(3-methylbutyl)indolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(5) N-(5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethyl-1-pentylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
18. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is the following (1) or (2), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethyl-1-octylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-(1-hexyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
19. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is the following (1) or (2), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(1-ethyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-(5-methanesulfonylamino-1,4,6-trimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
20. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is any of the following (1)-(6), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(4,6-dimethyl-1-octyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-(4,6-dimethyl-1-propyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(3) N-(4,6-dimethyl-1-pentyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(4) N-4,6-dimethyl-1-(2-methylpropyl}5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(5) N-(1-butyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(6) N-4,6-dimethyl-1-(3-methylbutyl)5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
21. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is any of the following (1)-(7), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(7-methanesulfonylamino-1,4,6-trimethylindolin-5-yl)-2,2-dimethylundecanamide,
(2) N-(7-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-5-yl)-2,2-dimethylundecanamide,
(3) N-7-(2-propanesulfonylamino)-4,6-dimethylindolin-5-yl-2,2-dimethylundecanamide,
(4) N-7-(2-propanesulfonylamino)-4,6-dimethylindolin-5-yl-2,2-dimethyloctanamide,
(5) N-4,6-dimethyl-7-(p-toluene)sulfonylaminoindolin-5-yl-2,2-dimethylundecanamide,
(6) N-(4,6-dimethyl-7-sulfamoylaminoindolin-5-yl)-2,2-dimethylundecanamide,
(7) N-(4,6-dimethyl-7-ureidoindolin-5-yl)-2,2-dimethylundecanamide.
22. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is any of the following (1)-(5), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(4,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-1-octylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-(5-methanesulfonylaminomethyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-octylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(3) N-(4,6-dimethyl-1-octyl-5-ureidoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(4) N-5-(N-acetylsulfamoylamino)-4,6-dimethyl-1-octylindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(5) N-5-(N-methoxycarbonylsulfamoylamino)-4,6-dimethyl-1-octylindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
23. The novel indoline compound of claim 9, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 (R6 is alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
24. The novel indoline compound of claim 9, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
25. The novel indoline compound of claim 2, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is any of the following (1)-(6), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(1-isopropyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindoline 7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-1-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(3) N-(1-cyclobutylmethyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(4) N-(1-cyclopentyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(5) N-(1-cyclopentyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(6) N-(1-cyclopropylmethyl-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
26. The novel indoline compound of claim 3, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is N-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethyl-1-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)indolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
27. The novel indoline compound of claim 3, wherein the compound of the formula (I) any of the following (1)-(6), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-1-(2-ethoxyethyl)4,6-dimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-2,4,6-trimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(3) N-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-4,6-dimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(4) N-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,4,6-trimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(5) N-1-(2-ethylthioethyl)-4,6-dimethyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide hydrochloride,
(6) N-4,6-dimethyl-1-(2-methylthioethyl)-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide hydrochloride.
28. The novel indoline compound of claim 3, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is any of the following (1)-(4), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-(2-methoxymethyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-propyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-(2-ethoxymethyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-propyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(3) N-(2-methylthiomethyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-propyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(4) N-(2-ethylthiomethyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-propyl-5-sulfamoylaminoindolin-7-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
29. The novel indoline compound of claim 3, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is the following (1) or (2), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
(1) N-1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide,
(2) N-1-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methanesulfonylamino-4,6-dimethylindolin-7-yl-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.
30. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a novel indoline compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
31. An acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyl transferase inhibitor comprising a novel indoline compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
32. A lipoperoxidation inhibitor comprising a novel indoline compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
33. The novel indoline compound of claim 12, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 (R6 is alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
34. The novel indoline compound of claim 12, wherein, in the formula (I), R2 is \u2014NHSO2R6 R6 is \u2014NHR7 (R7 is hydrogen atom), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.