Author: claimsbot

1. A solar cell panel inspection device for performing inspection with respect to a solar cell panel, said solar cell panel including a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back-side electrode layer sequentially stacked on a main surface of a transparent insulating substrate, and having an outer peripheral insulating area located in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate and exposing said main surface of said transparent insulating substrate, and said solar cell panel inspection device is for inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area, the solar cell panel inspection device comprising:
a housing accommodating said solar cell panel subject to inspection;
a first terminal for abutting against said back-side electrode layer;
a second terminal for abutting against a region in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area;
a voltage applying section applying voltage respectively between said first terminal and said second terminal;
a current detecting section detecting a current flowing between said first terminal and said second terminal applied with voltage by said voltage applying section; and
means for reducing moisture amount in said housing.
2. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing the moisture amount includes a drying air.
3. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing the moisture amount includes a dehumidifier.
4. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing the moisture amount includes a drying agent.
5. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, further comprising means for regulating the moisture amount in said housing.
6. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 5, wherein said means for regulating the moisture amount regulates temperature and humidity in said housing.
7. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 5, wherein said means for regulating moisture amount regulates humidity at a maximum temperature in said housing.
8. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 5, wherein said moisture amount is regulated to be equal to or lower than 14.3 gm3.
9. A method for inspecting a solar cell panel, said solar cell panel including a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back-side electrode layer sequentially stacked on a main surface of a transparent insulating substrate and having an outer peripheral insulating area located in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate and exposing said main surface of said transparent insulating substrate, the method for inspect insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area, comprising the steps of:
reducing moisture amount in an atmosphere around said solar cell panel subject to inspection; and
detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a location in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing the moisture amount.
10. A solar cell panel including a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back-side electrode layer sequentially stacked on a main surface of a transparent insulating substrate and having an outer peripheral insulating area located in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate and exposing said main surface of said transparent insulating substrate, said solar cell panel manufactured by using a solar cell panel inspection method for inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area,
said solar cell panel inspection method including the steps of:
reducing moisture amount in an atmosphere around said solar cell panel subject to inspection; and
detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a location in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing the moisture amount.
11. A method for manufacturing a solar cell panel, comprising the steps of:
stacking a photoelectric conversion layer and a back-side electrode layer onto a transparent electrode layer provided on a transparent insulating substrate;
forming an outer peripheral insulating area by removing said transparent electrode layer, said photoelectric conversion layer, and said back-side electrode layer stacked in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate;
reducing a moisture amount in an atmosphere around said transparent insulating substrate; and
inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area by detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a region in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing a moisture amount.
12. A solar cell panel manufactured by using a method for manufacturing a solar cell panel,
said method for manufacturing a solar cell panel including the steps of:
stacking a photoelectric conversion layer and a back-side electrode layer on a transparent electrode layer provided at a transparent insulating substrate (2);
forming an outer peripheral insulating area by removing said transparent electrode layer, said photoelectric conversion layer, and said back-side electrode layer stacked in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate;
reducing a moisture amount in an atmosphere around said transparent insulating substrate; and
inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area by detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a location in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing the moisture amount.

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 device for filtering a liquid processing medium used in a shaping operation performed by cutting, the device comprising:
an intake for a contaminated processing medium;
first filter cells each comprising an inlet, a filter element, and an outlet, wherein the filter element is adapted to be back-flushed;
a discharge for purified processing medium;
a disposal container;
a suction andor conveying device;
wherein, for filtering the contaminated processing medium, the intake is connected with the inlets of the first filter cells by a first valve, respectively, and the outlets of the first filter cells are connected to the discharge for the purified processing medium;
wherein, for back-flushing the filter elements of the first filter cells, at least one of the inlets of the first filter cells is connected either through the first valve or a further valve to the disposal container and not to the intake;
at least one second filter cell comprising a filter element for contaminated processing medium of the disposal container, the at least one second filter cell disposed above or at least partially inside the disposal container;
wherein the at least one second filter cell, for filtering the contaminated processing medium of the disposal container, is connected by the suction andor conveying device to the discharge for the purified processing medium; and
a cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell wherein waste products removed during cleaning pass from a filter element of the at least one second filter cell directly into the disposal container.
2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one conveying device that is arranged between the intake and the first valves.
3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one second valve that is arranged between the outlets of the first filter cells and the discharge for the purified processing medium.
4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the filter elements of the first and second filter cells are in the form of paper filter elements embodied as cartridges.
5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the outer circumference of the filter element of the at least one second filter cell in a direction toward the disposal container is open so as to form an inlet and wherein an interior of the filter element of the at least one second filter cell in the direction of the disposal container is closed and in an opposite direction forms at least one outlet.
6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the filter element of the at least one second filter cell is comprised of two stacked parts wherein the liquid component, disposed above the solid waste products, is removed from the disposal container through the lower part and conveyed by the suction andor conveying device to the discharge for the purified processing medium.
7. The device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell is a coupled vibration motor.
8. The device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell is a device for generating compressed air that is connected to the interior of the at least one second filter cell.
9. The device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell is a coupled vibration motor and a device for generating compressed air that is connected to the interior of the at least one second filter cell.
10. The device according to claim 5, further comprising a suction jacket that is arranged about a circumference of an upper part of the filter element of the second filter cell and is spaced from the upper part of the filter element.
11. The device according to claim 1, comprising a filling level sensor arranged in the disposal container, wherein the filling level sensor senses a filling level of settled solid components of the waste products separated from the processing medium in the disposal container, wherein upon reaching the filling level the connection to the first filter cells is interrupted by a valve, the residual liquid component of the processing medium is conveyed through the at least one second filter cell and the suction andor conveying device to the discharge for the purified processing medium, and at least an uppermost layer of the settled solid components in the disposal container is dried by the suction andor conveying device connected to the at least one second filter cell.
12. The device according to claim 1, comprising a control unit and actuating devices connected to the control unit and acting on the first valves, wherein the control unit controls the actuating devices such that several of the first filter cells filter the contaminated processing medium while at least one of the first filter cells is back-flushed by means of filtered processing medium of said several first filter cells.
13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter cell is arranged springily and the cleaning device is a coupled vibration motor, wherein an attachment is provided on the disposal container and the at least one second filter cell and the coupled vibration motor are disposed in the attachment, wherein in the attachment a sensor for determining the filling level is arranged.
14. The device according to claim 1, wherein downstream of the first filter cells a buffer container for back-flushed processing medium of the filter elements of the first filter cells is arranged.

1. An antireflection substance characterized by comprising an antireflection film formed on a transparent substrate, the antireflection film being composed of a multiple layer in which a first layer serving as an adhesion-improving layer, a second layer serving as a barrier layer against moisture, a third layer, a fourth layer and a fifth layer are laminated in this order, and in which said second layer and said fourth layer are each set to have a refractive index higher than that of said third layer and said fifth layer.
2. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said second layer is formed of a film that has a refractive index of 1.7 to 2.4 in a visible-light region and has a physical thickness of 10 nm to 50 nm.
3. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said second layer is formed of a film having an attenuation coefficient of 0.1 or less in the range of wavelengths 450 nm to 650 nm.
4. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said second layer is formed of silicon nitride or silicon oxidic nitride produced by a reactive physical vapor deposition process.
5. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said second layer has a moisture permeability of 0.6 gm2day or less.
6. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein the substance including said transparent substrate and said antireflection film has reflectance of 4.0% or less in the range of wavelengths 450 nm to 650 nm, light transmissivity of 90.0% or more at the central wavelength 550 nm, and also light transmissivity of 90.0% or more at the respective wavelengths 450 nm and 650 nm.
7. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said antireflection film has a surface resistance of 109 or more.
8. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said fourth layer is formed of metal oxide or metal nitride having a refractive index of 1.9 to 2.4 in a visible-light region and a physical thickness of 18 nm to 50 nm.
9. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said fourth layer is an optical film different from said second layer, and is formed of one kind of material selected among titanium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, niobium nitride, and zirconium oxide.
10. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein the substance including said transparent substrate and said antireflection film has a moisture permeability less than 1 gm2day.
11. An antireflection substance according to claim 1, wherein said first layer serving as the adhesion-improving layer is formed of metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxidic nitride having a physical thickness of 3 nm to 10 nm and light transmissivity of 86% to 92% in a visible-light region.
12. A display apparatus characterized by comprising an antireflection substance on the display surface, including an antireflection film composed of a multiple layer formed on a transparent substrate, in which a first layer serving as an adhesion-improving layer, a second layer serving as a barrier layer against moisture, a third layer, a fourth layer and a fifth layer are laminated in this order, and said second layer and said fourth layer are each set to have a refractive index higher than that of said third layer and said fifth layer.
13. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said second layer is formed of a film having a refractive index of 1.7 to 2.4 in a visible-light region and a physical thickness of 10 nm to 50 nm is formed.
14. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said second layer is formed of a film having an attenuation coefficient of 0.1 or less in the range of wavelengths 450 nm to 650 nm.
15. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said second layer is composed of silicon nitride or silicon oxidic nitride formed by a reactive physical vapor deposition process.
16. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said second layer has moisture permeability of 0.6 gm2day or less.
17. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which the substance including said transparent substrate and said antireflection film has reflectance of 4.0% or less in the range of wavelengths 450 nm to 650 nm, light transmissivity of 90.0% or more at the central wavelength 550 nm, and also light transmissivity of 90.0% or more at the respective wavelengths 450 nm and 650 nm.
18. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said antireflection film has a surface resistance of 109 or more.
19. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said fourth layer is composed of metal oxide or metal nitride having a refractive index of 1.9 to 2.4 in a visible-light region and a physical thickness of 18 nm to 50 nm.
20. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which sand fourth layer is an optical film different from said second layer and is formed of one kind of material selected among titanium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, niobium nitride and zirconium oxide.
21. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on he display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which the substance including said transparent substrate and said antireflection film has moisture permeability less than 1 gm2day.
22. A display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein on the display surface the display apparatus includes said antireflection substance in which said first layer serving as the adhesion-improving layer is composed of metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxidic nitride having a physical thickness of 3 nm to 10 nm and light transmissivity of 86% to 92% in a visible-light region.

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 method of keeping records, comprising:
recording on a computer-readable medium information entered by a first user to provide a first computer-readable record, and metadata associated with the first computer-readable record, wherein the metadata is protected from changes;
displaying the first computer-readable record to a second user for acknowledgement; and
recording, on a computer-readable medium, an acknowledgement by the second user of the information entered by the first user.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein recording the acknowledgement includes recording an approval or a disapproval of the information entered by the first user.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the acknowledgement includes a comment by the second user.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein recording a disapproval includes requiring the second user to record a comment.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata associated with the first computer-readable record includes an identity of the first user, a date, a time, or a combination thereof.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information entered by the first user includes information describing a laboratory manipulation carried out by the first user.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the laboratory manipulation is performed according to a standard operating procedure.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the standard operating procedure specifies mandatory information describing the laboratory manipulation that must be recorded in order to comply with the standard operating procedure.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first user is required to enter the mandatory information.
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the information describing a laboratory manipulation includes a user identity, a sample identity, a sample description, an identity of a standard operating procedure, a version of a standard operating procedure, an equipment identity, a reagent identity, a reagent manufacturer, a reagent expiration date, a reagent amount, a reagent quantity, a start time of a manipulation, a stop time of a manipulation, a duration of a manipulation, an amplitude of a manipulation, a result of a measurement, an identity of a manipulated sample, a location of a manipulated sample, a user comment, or a combination thereof.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the laboratory manipulation includes a manipulation related to a nucleic acid preparation, a nucleic acid purification, a nucleic acid labeling, a protein preparation, a protein purification, a protein labeling, a metabolite preparation, a metabolite purification, or a metabolite labeling.
12. The method of claim 6, wherein the laboratory manipulation includes a gene expression profiling experiment, an ELISA-based assay, a cell-based assay, a flow cytometry assay, a multiplex bead-based assay, a proteomics assay, a PCR-based assay, a spectrophotometric analysis, a gel electrophoresis experiment, a capillary electrophoresis experiment, or a combination thereof.
13. The method of claim 6, wherein the laboratory manipulation includes a manipulation related to tissue homogenization, total RNA preparation, cRNA preparation, or hybridization of cRNA to a DNA array.
14. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording on a computer-readable medium a comment from the first user when the second user disapproves of the first electronic record.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising submitting the first computer-readable record to a regulatory agency.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording on a computer-readable medium information entered by a first user to provide a second computer-readable record and metadata associated with the second computer-readable record to provide a collection of computer-readable records, wherein the metadata is protected from changes.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the collection of computer-readable records is displayed to a second user for acknowledgement.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the collection of computer-readable records describes a laboratory workflow.
19. The method of claim 16, further comprising modifying the collection by recording on a computer-readable medium a third computer-readable record and metadata associated with the third computer-readable record, wherein the third computer-readable record corresponds to and modifies an existing computer-readable record in the collection, wherein the existing computer-readable record and its associated metadata are retained in the collection.
20. The method of claim 16, further comprising recording on a computer-readable medium information entered by a first user to provide a plurality of computer-readable records and metadata associated with the each of the plurality of computer-readable records to provide a collection of computer-readable records, wherein the metadata is protected from changes.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising generating an audit trail for the collection of computer-readable records from the metadata.
22. A computer program for record-keeping, the computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer system to:
record on a computer-readable medium information entered by a first user to provide a first computer-readable record, and metadata associated with the first computer-readable record, wherein the metadata is protected from changes;
display the first computer-readable record to a second user for acknowledgement; and
record, on a computer-readable medium, an acknowledgement by the second user of the information entered by the first user.
23. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the acknowledgement includes recording an approval or disapproval of the information entered by the first user.
24. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the acknowledgement includes a comment by the second user.
25. The computer program of claim 23, wherein recording a disapproval includes requiring the second user to record a comment.
26. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the metadata associated with the first computer-readable record includes an identity of the first user, a date, a time, or a combination thereof.
27. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the information entered by the first user includes information describing a laboratory manipulation carried out by the first user.
28. The computer program of claim 27, wherein the laboratory manipulation is performed according to a standard operating procedure.
29. The computer program of claim 28, wherein the standard operating procedure specifies mandatory information describing the laboratory manipulation that must be recorded in order to comply with the standard operating procedure.
30. The computer program of claim 29, wherein the first user is required to enter the mandatory information.
31. The computer program of claim 27, wherein the information describing a laboratory manipulation includes a user identity, a sample identity, a sample description, an identity of a standard operating procedure, a version of a standard operating procedure, an equipment identity, a reagent identity, a reagent manufacturer, a reagent expiration date, a reagent amount, a reagent quantity, a start time of a manipulation, a stop time of a manipulation, a duration of a manipulation, an amplitude of a manipulation, a result of a measurement, an identity of a manipulated sample, a location of a manipulated sample, a user comment, or a combination thereof.
32. The computer program of claim 27, wherein the laboratory manipulation includes a manipulation related to a nucleic acid preparation, a nucleic acid purification, a nucleic acid labeling, a protein preparation, a protein purification, a protein labeling, a metabolite preparation, a metabolite purification, or a metabolite labeling.
33. The computer program of claim 27, wherein the laboratory manipulation includes a gene expression profiling experiment, an ELISA-based assay, a cell-based assay, a flow cytometry assay, a multiplex bead-based assay, a proteomics assay, a PCR-based assay, a spectrophotometric analysis, a gel electrophoresis experiment, a capillary electrophoresis experiment, or a combination thereof.
34. The computer program of claim 27, wherein the laboratory manipulation includes a manipulation related to tissue homogenization, total RNA preparation, cRNA preparation, or hybridization of cRNA to a DNA array.
35. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the computer program includes instructions for causing a computer system to record on a computer-readable medium a comment from the first user when the second user disapproves of the first electronic record.
36. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the computer program includes instructions for causing a computer system to format the first computer-readable record for review by a regulatory agency.
37. The computer program of claim 22, wherein the computer program includes instructions for causing a computer system to recording on a computer-readable medium information entered by a first user to provide a second computer-readable record and metadata associated with the second computer-readable record to provide a collection of computer-readable records, wherein the metadata is protected from changes.
38. The computer program of claim 37, wherein the collection of computer-readable records is displayed to a second user for acknowledgement.
39. The computer program of claim 37, wherein the collection of computer-readable records describes a laboratory workflow.
40. The computer program of claim 37, wherein the computer program includes instructions for causing a computer system to modify the collection by recording on a computer-readable medium a third computer-readable record and metadata associated with the third computer-readable record, wherein the third computer-readable record corresponds to and modifies an existing computer-readable record in the collection, wherein the existing computer-readable record and its associated metadata are retained in the collection.
41. The computer program of claim 37, wherein the computer program includes instructions for causing a computer system to record on a computer-readable medium information entered by a first user to provide a plurality of computer-readable records and metadata associated with the each of the plurality of computer-readable records, to provide a collection of computer-readable records, wherein the metadata is protected from changes.
42. The computer program of claim 41, wherein the computer program includes instructions for causing a computer system to generate an audit trail for the collection of computer-readable records from the metadata.
43. A system for record-keeping, comprising:
a computer system configured to:
record on a computer-readable medium a plurality of information entered by a first user to provide a plurality computer-readable records, and metadata associated with the plurality of computer-readable records, wherein the information describes a laboratory manipulation carried out by the first user and the metadata is protected from changes;
display at least one of the plurality of computer-readable records to a second user for acknowledgement; and
record, on a computer-readable medium, an acknowledgement by the second user of information entered by the first user; and

a laboratory instrument in communication with the computer system, wherein the laboratory instrument is configured to communicate a result of a measurement to the computer system.
44. The system of claim 43, wherein the computer system is further configured record the result on the computer-readable medium to provide a second computer-readable record, and metadata associated with the second computer-readable record, wherein the metadata is protected from changes.
45. The system of claim 43, wherein the laboratory instrument includes a balance, a spectrophotometer, a spectrofluorometer, a centrifuge, a barcode reader, or a pipettor.
46. The system of claim 43, wherein the laboratory instrument includes a nucleic acid array reader.
47. The system of claim 43, wherein the laboratory manipulation is performed according to a standard operating procedure.
48. The system of claim 47, wherein the standard operating procedure specifies mandatory information describing the laboratory manipulation that must be recorded in order to comply with the standard operating procedure.
49. The system of claim 48, wherein the first user is required to enter the mandatory information.
50. The system of claim 43, wherein the computer system is configured to analyze the result.
51. The system of claim 43, wherein the computer system is configured to generate an audit trail for the plurality of computer-readable records from the metadata.
52. The system of claim 43, wherein the computer system is configured to format at least one of the plurality of computer-readable records for review by a regulatory agency.
53. The system of claim 43, wherein the computer system is configured to generate a report summarizing the plurality of computer-readable records.
54. The system of claim 53, wherein the computer system is further configured to store the report in an archive.